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Oldfatbeerman wrote: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
.Yeah I worked out west for years champ was sent to a turbo failure once that was “just out the road”. (7.5 hrs out the road!) 150, 180 or 220 Al it is at the most an hrs difference and 70kms out there is nothing as we both know :laugh: we will shit it in either way. To put it into relative terms even if we go to Windorah from Trangie it’s less than the guys do on the longest day and we have better faster roads from the start so its hardly a problem is it
See you there for rumskie and not that shit captain Morgan’s :pinch:
TB
pete the wulf wrote:Trailboss wrote:I reckon if we wanted and had a go we could and would do Trangie to Windorah on the first day
TB
Crash has his keen face on so I reckon we give it a crack :woohoo: :woohoo: :laugh: :laugh:
PTW
Yeah we need a challenge on this trip :woohoo:
Oh yeah Al, fuel at the BP on the north side not because of the price but because of the takeaway so can do food and fuel in the same place
TB
Which way you going from Bourke to HF for the 220 Al?
because when we were at the scrapheap just short of HF I spoke with the publican from HF and said 180kms under two hrs on the bike. I did Bourke to Trangie at Easter (double points) in the car towing a trailer with the family and the stops they require :angry: in 2hrs 45mins so we will be right as rain. We are slabbing to Bourke because as you pointed out we are time challenged but after that 285kms it’s on! We will be at HF before 12 and at Thargomindah before 3
TBLeaving Trangie 7am Friday morning, 285kms to Bourke, 150 to HF say 5 hrs including a fuel stop. It’s 12 midday then have lunch and 150ish to Thargomindah. 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
pete the wulf wrote:only 3 effin days to go, 3 very very very very very very slow effin days :unsure: :ohmy:PTW
Hope this helps mate
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
TB
Looks good Pete. I have a sea to summit 4 litres it has done ok so far done a few trips.
We will see how that MSR goes eh? I like the lid on it
TB
Not even Boony can curse a weather forecast like this
http://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/weather.aspx?q=-25.8394,139.2630&custom_header=Birdsville
Maybe it’s not having Jacko coming alone but that weather forecast for the whole time is nothing below 17 or nothing above 32 :woohoo:
Excited Crash
TB
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
ECKS-Man wrote:Trailboss wrote:ECKS-Man wrote:Thanks mate, might give Tee N Cee a call.When Craig and Tim owned Tee N Cee they wouldn’t make tank stickers I think you will notice that they are all on shrouds
TB
Wondered about that, it was the reason I asked!
For that exact reason you can’t stop it once the vapours start through the plastic/tank
TB
ECKS-Man wrote:Thanks mate, might give Tee N Cee a call.When Craig and Tim owned Tee N Cee they wouldn’t make tank stickers I think you will notice that they are all on shrouds
TB
The TTR would be my choice keep it blue eh
Otherwise price would be my next factor, none of them make a bad bike in that rangeTB
Ollie wrote:Trailboss wrote:Ollie wrote:Nothing steers like a Gasgas – except maybe an XR250
Ollie
I am sorry but it begs asking :laugh: . If a Gas Gas steers so well why did you put a CRF front end on your Gas Gas :huh: :laugh:
(I dont care about facts either :laugh: )Oh yeah nothing steers like a XR250 you are 100% correct IMO
TB
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Corrossion on fork leg (my bad) complete front end swap for Showa twin chambers for about $700 (EBAY USA)Ollie
A tube would be cheaper than $700, you forgot to add the Showa is a better front end
Still further off topic Ollie I will have a heap of XR 650 parts coming up soon. I am not getting rid of my XR just have doubles and triples of soooooo many parts gathered up over years if you are interested. There is everything from new and second hand plastics to triple trees to shocks, forks, wheels, sprockets, blinkers, radiators, hoses, stators, electrics, swing arms, linkages, discs, maybe motard wheels, brake callipers, master cylinders and heaps moreTB
Ollie wrote:Nothing steers like a Gasgas – except maybe an XR250
Ollie
I am sorry but it begs asking :laugh: . If a Gas Gas steers so well why did you put a CRF front end on your Gas Gas :huh: :laugh:
(I dont care about facts either :laugh: )Oh yeah nothing steers like a XR250 you are 100% correct IMO
TB
