Camerons Corner in Oct 2010

[Mick PilgrimMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Trailboss wrote:

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I have contacted Pine View station this evening to see if we can purchase fuel there to top up our tanks between Broken Hill and Camerons. The support vehicle will have 3 Jerry cans as a back all trip but it will be needed between topping up at Pine View and Camerons Corner.

Pine View Station

TB

Well I received a fast reply from Pineview Station here below

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Dear Greg

Thank you for your enquiry, yes we do have fuel here that can be purchased @ $2/litre
We can also offer accomodation, shearers quarters @ $15 /head if you wish, I have also done meals for groups travelling through if you are interested, I do need advance notice though.

Just wondering which way you may be arriving from as the ride through Silverton from Broken Hill is quite interesting as is the one along the Corona road past Mt. Gipps.
Also I can recommend a few places further North of us for accomodation/etc if you would like.(Theldarpa Station, Cameron Corner)

Cheers
Jen

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I will reply with our route and see if Jen has some ideas. $2 a litre I actually thought it would have been dearer to tell the truth

TB

Sounds good, a decent? bed and shower would be good on occassions.

Mick

[ChrisMember]

mickp wrote:

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Sounds good, a decent? bed and shower would be good on occassions.
Mick

Ditto.. there are some of us who need Tampon changes.. :laugh: :laugh:

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Trailboss wrote:

Hey Jeffro are you carrying your swag for an emergency overnight stay everyday?

Its a good looking setup there mate real nice Did you get your tyres for it yet?

TB[/quote]

I was thinking I might keep the swag with me for emergencies, and no, no tyres yet. There were some other things he was ordering for me too but I can’t remember what they were. The Biketique (is that right) barkbusters I got haven’t been fitted yet either, the bar end mounts are too big to fit in my bars. I was thinking of changing the bars anyway but will have to try a few out to see what will be comfortable, definately nee to be a bit higher though.

[Dwayne OMember]

So who is the new member from Newy going on a Tenere??? Daniel I think it was I heard,,,,

I was at my local shop again today & a bloke was in there yesterday buying spares etc for a trip to the corner with OBT

[GregMember]

EAGLE`02 wrote:

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So who is the new member from Newy going on a Tenere??? Daniel I think it was I heard,,,,

I was at my local shop again today & a bloke was in there yesterday buying spares etc for a trip to the corner with OBT

WTF :ohmy: :ohmy: Tell him he is dreamin rides full :laugh:

A confused TB

[GregMember]

EAGLE`02 wrote:

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So who is the new member from Newy going on a Tenere??? Daniel I think it was I heard,,,,

I was at my local shop again today & a bloke was in there yesterday buying spares etc for a trip to the corner with OBT

So who is this new mystery member that thinks they are on this ride does anybody know ??

[BillMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Nickj as per our discussion today here is how I have mounted the UHF where I can use it safely. I will have an ear piece with a push to talk button on my camelback strap to use with my left hand whilst riding

TB

I use to use this setup so we could comunicate amongst each other, I have a few sets of UHF Radio’s with push to talk buttons with the ear piece that mounts in the helmet, I would hand them out to a couple of guys when we went riding, (don’t do it anymore) lead & tail man had one. I just kept the UHF in my top pocket thought it was easier than mounting it.

[Dwayne OMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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EAGLE`02 wrote:

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So who is the new member from Newy going on a Tenere??? Daniel I think it was I heard,,,,

I was at my local shop again today & a bloke was in there yesterday buying spares etc for a trip to the corner with OBT

So who is this new mystery member that thinks they are on this ride does anybody know ??

Man, that is pretty weird!!!
I will do some more research into the matter if possible, my source was pretty spot on with the trip time, destination etc

I suppose the internerd is a plethora of information to all :laugh:

[Nick JacksonMember]

Well my B&B rear rack arrived today and has solved all my luggage problems, I had an issue with the saddlebags being to close to the exhaust or too close to my legs when standing. With the rack fitted it allows me to move the bags back and its wide enough to leave plenty of room from the pipe

The picture below is with everything I will be taking on this trip loaded on the bike , and after a test ride and a couple of jumps to try and shake it off I can say its a success

The only thing that will be different is the tie downs will be replaced with Andy Strapz, their will be an air hawk and screen.

The saddlebags have clothes and toiletries in one side and camping stuff ,spares,waterproofs and thermals in the other

The rear waterproof bag has tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow and seat

[GregMember]

Tough gig sitting here in the lounge room, the bike is on the back deck still fully loaded from the test run teasing me still looking like this

I wish this ride would get here, although there is another heap of rain out there at the moment which will see road closures again.

Spoke with Boulder yesterday and we will have the next catch up / planning meeting soon

TB

[Mick PilgrimMember]

Nickj wrote:

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Well my B&B rear rack arrived today and has solved all my luggage problems, I had an issue with the saddlebags being to close to the exhaust or too close to my legs when standing. With the rack fitted it allows me to move the bags back and its wide enough to leave plenty of room from the pipe

The picture below is with everything I will be taking on this trip loaded on the bike , and after a test ride and a couple of jumps to try and shake it off I can say its a success

The only thing that will be different is the tie downs will be replaced with Andy Strapz, their will be an air hawk and screen.

The saddlebags have clothes and toiletries in one side and camping stuff ,spares,waterproofs and thermals in the other

The rear waterproof bag has tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow and seat

Hi Nick,
the load looks nice and compact. Lotsa and I both have the small cruiser air hawks which work great They taper in at the front and dont get in the way at all when standing and working on the bike.
Have you got photos of the super tent and gear yet.
Lotsa got one of the screens from the link that was posted earlier, but I’m not sure what he thinks about it at the moment. I think he was going to adjust it to see if it worked better.

Mick

[Mick PilgrimMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Tough gig sitting here in the lounge room, the bike is on the back deck still fully loaded from the test run teasing me still looking like this

I wish this ride would get here, although there is another heap of rain out there at the moment which will see road closures again.

Spoke with Boulder yesterday and we will have the next catch up / planning meeting soon

TB

I know how you feel :S :angry: :woohoo:

Mick

[Nick JacksonMember]

mickp wrote:

Hi Nick,
the load looks nice and compact. Lotsa and I both have the small cruiser air hawks which work great They taper in at the front and dont get in the way at all when standing and working on the bike.
Have you got photos of the super tent and gear yet.
Lotsa got one of the screens from the link that was posted earlier, but I’m not sure what he thinks about it at the moment. I think he was going to adjust it to see if it worked better.

Mick[/quote]

Hi Mick
I have ordered an air hawk and a screen from suttos so hopefully thats the comfort side of things taken care of

Below are a few pictures of the tent, its very light and compact with the poles all joined together to make it easy to put up. It has a bucket floor which means no pegs are needed and its ideal for camping on sand

[Brendon CarreMember]

To give you some idea of how it gets out there when its wet!! This picture was taken after driving just 28k’s on a wet road. :blush:

Dont worry Bollocks we will give you a hand to wash the camper when we get back to condo. :huh:

[GregMember]

Yeah Boulder it needs to stop raining soon mate here is the road report current as of 9.21am this morning

ROAD DESCRIPTION STATUS COMMENTS

BARRIER HWY- BROKEN HILL TO WILCANNIA SH8 OPEN –
BARRIER HWY- WILCANNIA TO COBAR SH8 OPEN –
COBB HWY- WILCANNIA TO IVANHOE SH21 CLOSED –

COBB HWY- IVANHOE TO HAY SH21 OPEN –
IVANHOE TO BALRANALD MR67 CLOSED –
IVANHOE TO COBAR MR416 CLOSED –
IVANHOE TO TRIDA SR18 CLOSED –
IVANHOE TO MENINDEE MR433 CLOSED –
MENINDEE TO POONCARIE MR68 (C) CLOSED –
MENINDEE TO BROKEN HILL MR66 OPEN –
MENINDEE TO WILCANNIA (EAST SIDE) SR10 CLOSED –
MENINDEE TO WILCANNIA (WEST SIDE) MR68 ( CLOSED –
WILCANNIA TO TILPA (EAST SIDE) SR1 CLOSED –
WILCANNIA TO TILPA (WEST SIDE) MR68 (A) CLOSED –

WILCANNIA TO WANAARING SR5 CLOSED
WILCANNIA TO WHITE CLIFFS MR435 OPEN
WHITE CLIFFS TO MUTAWINTJI MR428 CLOSED –
WHITE CLIFFS TO MANDALAY SR6 CLOSED –
WHITE CLIFFS TO MONOLON SR4 CLOSED –
TILPA TO LOUTH SR2 CLOSED –
TILPA TO TONGO SR3 CLOSED –
DRY LAKE ROAD SR7 CLOSEED –
SPRINGDALE TO CULTOWA SR20 CLOSED –
CULTOWA TO TREVALLYN SR22 CLOSED

Basically the only thing open is the bloody Hwy (Dubbo to Adelaide via Broken Hill)

STOP RAINING :angry:

TB

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