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LC4skin wrote:
Quote:gavb wrote:Quote:That should be the next OBT competition.Who has the bigest Rack :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :blush:
Sorry I couldnt resist
She has a pretty big rack
I give in – you win 4skin
gavb wrote:
Quote:That should be the next OBT competition.Who has the bigest Rack :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :blush:
Next entry for biggest rack comp. :laugh: :laugh:
Trailboss wrote:
Quote:mickp wrote:Quote:Guys
I’ve got a small 800W inverter generator we can take if you wish. It is safe for running/charging electrical gear etc as well as a couple of lights for the camp if required.Mick
Sold and I will bring the long lead to keep it way out of camp
TB
Its no Honda but is still reasonably quite (64db @ 7m). I’m sure we wont here it over TB after he’s had a couple of Bundys :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Mick
Nickj wrote:
Quote:Their are always 12v to 240v invertors which are fine to charge from .
They are alright if they are sinewave inverters, modified square wave inverters can fry some electrical gear. You would need a fair bit of battery capacity to charge all the gear and run some lights etc.
Mick
Trailboss wrote:
Quote: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
Nickj wrote:
Quote: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
Trailboss wrote:
Quote:Trailboss wrote:Quote: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.TB
Well I received a fast reply from Pineview Station here below
Dear GregThank 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
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
Nickj wrote:
Quote:I decided to see if the 28 ltr Safari tank which I bought for my DRZ 12 months ago actually fitted the bike. I have never needed it until now and thought I might be a good time to see if it was actually made for a DRZ :huh:After a bit of persuasion the big tank was on and looking very beefy :dry:
I filled it to the brim and it was bang on 28 ltr, I was starting to wonder how an extra 20 kg would feel and handle. My first impressions when I wheeled the bike out of the shed were ‘bugger ,this feels way heavier than normal’
I went for a very slow steady lap of my farm and within 100m was banging up the gears and feeling very confident indeed, I rode down to the gravel road at the end of the drive and pinned it . This is great news no negative difference at all and if anything the wind is deflected away from the legs by the flared front of the tank :woohoo: :woohoo:
The tank messing up the bikes handling has been quietly playing in the back of my mind since I got in on this trip so I’m now well happy
Have a ride of yer bike with all the gear loaded on the back as well, you will defintely notice a big difference. On our ride yesterday I could notice the difference with the rear end not sliding as much and the front seeming to plough a bit in softer corners. Also the bike tended to want to do wheelies all too easy if you got a bit carried away with the right wrist with so much weight at the rear of the bike :woohoo:
But I would think we would be taking it more steady on the corner ride :silly:The air hawk seats work a treat, Wayne can also vouch for that. Use only the minimum amount of air in them so the seat height is really no taller and when you stand up the airhawk is out of the road towards the rear of the seat, you dont know its there until you sit down again for a soft landing. After doing 2 rides of 425km and 500km and no sore ass :woohoo:
The rest of the body was complaining though, but a few of Krusty’s tampons will fix that :laugh: :laugh:Mick
