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March 16, 2012 at 12:58 am #101172
Nickj, Moose, Kram and myself are going to the Cape in July. Plan is to drive to Mackay in QLD and leave the car there. Head inland NW across QLD and up to Normanton in the Gulf. From there up to Musgrove Station and up to the tip. Back down through Cape Melville NP, Cooktown, the Lion Den, PJs and back down the coast a day or two at Airlie Beach. Did the cape in 2004 and cant wait to go back :woohoo: Two weeks :woohoo: A pub crawl of such I reckon :woohoo:
TB
March 16, 2012 at 1:06 am #218211What sort of fuel range are you looking at? Mine gets 220k’s per tank or there abouts
March 16, 2012 at 1:12 am #218225Burkey wrote:What sort of fuel range are you looking at? Mine gets 220k’s per tank or there aboutsGoing on the Tenere Burkey, we have one long one at 580kms the rest are under 400kms
TB
March 16, 2012 at 1:14 am #218226Can i come on the piglet ? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
This is one on my wish list, one day i will ride there…………………. one day
PTW
March 16, 2012 at 1:15 am #218227My 2002 technology is no match unless I carry a 20 litre drum in my giant loop, a ride Id really like to do….maybe if i drained some out of your tank hahahahaha
March 16, 2012 at 8:49 am #218212There is a group of bikes and support cars going up from Narrabri to the gulf around that time too TB. I think it’s last week July and first 2 weeks August. Don’t think they are going to the tip, just the western side of the cape. They are riding from here and I don’t know their itinerary yet but if you happen to come across an unruly looking bunch they are guaranteed to have rum if you have run out. Last trip they carried the port in 10L jerry cans. Some of the support vehicle passengers are a bit partial to the festive beverages.
March 16, 2012 at 10:42 am #218213Has anyone done any of the organised ones up there
What can you expect??
March 16, 2012 at 12:05 pm #218231This ride will be a real change after mainly riding outback areas and going to the High Country twice now , riding the tropics is going to be a real change :woohoo:
last time I was that far north was 1991 so bring it on !!!!
March 16, 2012 at 11:45 pm #218232Bob wrote:Has anyone done any of the organised ones up thereWhat can you expect??
I haven’t done a pay tour up there Bob but we did stay at Punsands bay in 2004 up there the same time as one of their tours and spoke with some of the blokes doing it. They said they had access to some private property that we couldnt get onto. They were riding DRZs that looked as though they had seen some hard miles but they said were reliable. They had done a lot of the stuff that we had done. They looked well supported and were having a good time. The 2004 ride was one I organised with some mates we had our own tour guide that and we paid his way and provided the vehicle for him to drive. It worked wel and we just told him what we wanted to do and see and the time which wanted to do it. We included days off to watch the Australian GP and Bathurst 1000 :laugh:
If you haven the time etc to organise your own ride etc a fly into Carins and ride would be worth itTB
March 16, 2012 at 11:49 pm #218230Bundyroy wrote:There is a group of bikes and support cars going up from Narrabri to the gulf around that time too TB. I think it’s last week July and first 2 weeks August. Don’t think they are going to the tip, just the western side of the cape. They are riding from here and I don’t know their itinerary yet but if you happen to come across an unruly looking bunch they are guaranteed to have rum if you have run out. Last trip they carried the port in 10L jerry cans. Some of the support vehicle passengers are a bit partial to the festive beverages.Sounds like a fun trip :laugh: There are only 4 of us going because we have a chance to access some private property thus we will be able to ride some tracks not open to the public, that and we will spend a day or two at my uncles beach front holiday house at Airlie Beach and he didn’t want to many people there
TB
March 19, 2012 at 3:13 pm #218214Trailboss wrote:Nickj, Moose, Kram and myself are going to the Cape in July. Plan is to drive to Mackay in QLD and leave the car there. Head inland NW across QLD and up to Normanton in the Gulf. From there up to Musgrove Station and up to the tip. Back down through Cape Melville NP, Cooktown, the Lion Den, PJs and back down the coast a day or two at Airlie Beach. Did the cape in 2004 and cant wait to go back :woohoo: Two weeks :woohoo: A pub crawl of such I reckon :woohoo:TB
I’ve just spent the last hour looking at images from the areas we will be riding and I can’t wait to go on this ride.
It’s a ride I’ve wanted to do for 20 years and never had the right opportunity to do it.
Do we have to wait until July 👿 👿
Lets go :woohoo: :woohoo:
Kram
March 19, 2012 at 4:06 pm #218472I would love to do this trip but seeing as I told the misses I couldn’t get time off in june to go away with her because we would be flat out at work during those few months, I probably can’t explain how i could get time off in july.
One day, one day
March 19, 2012 at 10:01 pm #218474The cape trip will now include a night or two on Magnetic Island of Townsville. Just been doing some research and it will cost us $36 return to go over on the ferry with our bikes. We can camp on the beach and relax for a few days, drinks some beers
The route, it isnt set in stone but there are somethings I want to do
http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1493642&code=948adf486d57edc84a9f1045d3d39f31
ps its only 342kms a day Nick
TB
March 19, 2012 at 10:46 pm #218494The route looks great and the stop at Magnetic Island is a top idea !!
342kms a day ??? What will we do after smoko !!!
Nick
March 19, 2012 at 10:51 pm #218499Nickj wrote:The route looks great and the stop at Magnetic Island is a top idea !!342kms a day ??? What will we do after smoko !!!
Nick
After smoko TB will have to catch up with you…. 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
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