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They are out in the Simpson now , must be gunna swag it tonight , probably be a below zero morning tomorrow , wish i was out there with them instead of doing home maintenance this week .
pete the wulf wrote:Sounds like a stockton beach run is on, full ADV bikes only 👿 👿 👿
Stockton to Anna bay :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Challenge accepted :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:PTW
Only trouble there Pete is the speed limit , 40 kph along Stockton , they have the radar out there at times too , If ya want sand , go out to the Pilliga Scrub Forests , it is mostly sand out there . The only pigs out there have Four legs and Really stink .It is also legal to shoot them
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5 mins before it all turned pear shaped for Fish .
Good luck with the OP Clive , you are one tough nut .
Cheers
AlanPS . I also would like to thank those Old Bulls that helped out with a sticky situation on Wednesday afternoon and night , namely
Katgirl for finding TB’s number quickly
TB for organizng Bollocks to collect Boulder and Fish’s bike
Boony for allowing a KTM in his Man cave :SCheers Guys and Girl , it’s great to be a part of a family that looks after their own.
I have 2 x 6 L dromedary water bladders , they are veterans of 2 Simpson Desert expeditions now , both perfectly water tight and will be for as long as I look after them . Good bit of kit
.Cheeses you blokes are Drama Queens , fair dinkum , you’ll say anything to make youse sound tough and distinguished . :laugh:
I’ve had no dramas , must be because I am ridin` a KTM V twin Aye ………..
I will see the Cripples and Pete in Bourke about 10 ish Friday , gunna do Carinda via Mendoran and Coonamble Tomorrow and the Carinda to Bourke stretch should take me about 2 hrs on Friday Morning . I might stay with ya’s to Birdsville and back to the Corner , just ta laugh and poke fun at the drama queens :laugh:
On a serious note , I will ride with ya`s from Bourke to Big red and back to the corner , cause I think you 2 cripples might wear Pete out with your ” needs” at overnights and stops along the way , I’ll help Pete out and share the Load
.And Pete and I can take a six pack each and leave the Cripples to their devices and go for a wander around and check out the places we stop at :cheer: .
I have an NRMA map in front of me that says 219 km from Bourke post office to Hungerford via Fords Bridge ),I’ll check another map and see if it is different .
Checked a UBD state map and it says 215 km via Fords Bridge ( straightish line )
Just remember when a bushie says its just down the road :whistle: ……….. it could be 300 k’s away , it’s all relative to where you are ……. and how isolated you are used to living .Same goes for bushie Km’s , when a bushie says about a hundred k’s he is usually understating the distance by quite a margin
.Trailboss wrote:Leaving Trangie 7am Friday morning, 285kms to Bourke 3 hrs, 150 220 actually :ohmy: to HF say 5 hrs including a fuel stop. It’s 12 closer to 1 pm arrival :whistle: midday then have lunchleave 2 ish and 150ish to Thargomindah fuel up and leave 4 ish ( roo time :angry: ) or stay. That’s the planned overnight stay, where is the race in that? Next day 420 to Windorah and its still only Sat. You must be getting old Al :laugh: I reckon if we wanted and had a go we could and would do Trangie to Windorah on the first day
TB
I was more trying to suss out your route from Trangie to Bourke , and by your reply it is obvious , doing the main drag , dodging Roos , goats and sheep at 110 kph
, look out for plod too , he’ll be sitting about 10 -20 k out from one of the 60 k zones ( towns) along the way .I might extend my Thursday stretch to Sandy Camp in the Macquarie Marshes,that way I can do mostly dirt into Bourke and still be there by 10 , where are you likely to refuel ? I will use the BP out of town on the rd to Nth Bourke ( and Hungerford ) because they do premium at a reasonable price . The Bourke Bakery in town does a magic coffee and food too if anyone is in need of one or both , come to think of it , I may have to stop there and refresh my memory of the coffee .
Trailboss wrote:Oldfatbeerman wrote:Where are you guys intending to overnight this Friday TB ?I am looking at Binnaway for Thursday night and Innamincka Saturday Night but have nothing to aim for in between . I thought I may be able to catch up with you and Pete and Crash Friday , lunch or Dinner or just drinkies :whistle: .
So what is your Friday game plan ?
Ummm Friday night will be either Thargomindah or further. Lunch Hungerford unless we are early in which case who knows? Not going through Innamincka now the thieving pricks there can stick the joint up there arse :laugh: when will you be in Birdsville Al? We are supposed to be there lunch Sunday but may just hump out into the desert and go west until its time to turn back for Monday?
TB
Hungerford is around 2 hrs from Bourke …….. are you slabbing it from Dubbo to Bourke ?
Last time I was in Hungerford we had overnighted in Bourke and still had an early lunch in Hungerford before going on to Thargo for fuel and the Noccundra for a night camped accross the road from the pub next to the billabong .
Seems to me you might be pushing it a bit hard time wise , it’s not a race ……. is it ? 👿
