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Boony wrote:

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yous will have a ball

If Bollocks doesnt poison us we will, cheers for the weather information etc though mate is appreciated in the light of day

TB

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What now Boony You have mentioned the wet, bogs, mud, rain, bad weather and now the Locust plague whats next meteorites

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Anything more and I am not going I will be to scared :blush:
:laugh:

TB

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Boony wrote:

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Nah Boony there just bugs, bloody grass hoppers heaps bigger and worse then that mate, heaps worse. We dealt with them at the Condo this year :laugh: They splatter heaps bigger and are a sun of a bitch to clean off

TB

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BOLLOCKS wrote:

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it will be back in drought conditions and stinking hot by the time we get there Boony :cheer:
The grass hoppers can be used as traction if we get bogged…they are planning a welcoming party for us allready

Yeah yeah yeah where are the pictures of the gear Bollocks :laugh:

Seriously Bollocks I will be making a screen for my radiator tomorrow, thanks

TB

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XR650Rob wrote:

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Sounds great.
your help is appreciated.
Do you want breaky when you arrive

Breaky yeah bloody oath will pack some pig, eggs and bread

OWL 02 wrote:

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Brecky, Yee Haar I’m up for that cheers Rob.

TB, you say we will be there before 8. What time and where are we hooking up.

6.30am my place Gaz

TB

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mickp wrote:

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The Hondas are a great little generator.

We will be able to sell power to the locals with that genny

Honda :laugh:

Thanks again Gaz

TB

[GregMember]

Owl 02 has loaned us his Honda inverter / generator for the trip, he demo’d it at the farm the other week and its really quiet and well equipped (the generator not Gaz :laugh: ) Gaz will give it a service and throw a plug in it for us

Looks like this

Cheers Gaz

Bollocks was going to inspect all the gear he is borrowing today and said he would take some photos

TB

[GregMember]

Prologue results here

1 SMITH KTM

2 ROBERTS Honda CRF450X 00:19

3 GRABHAM KTM 530 EXC 00:23

4 STRANGE Honda CRF450X 00:36

5 SMITH Honda 00:40

40 seconds over the top four through 19km prologue.

TB

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I can only imagine the Penguin getting in and out of his buggy every gate that needs opening and closing. Squeeze out open the gate, in drive through, out close the gate squeeze back in, do the belts up until the next gate and imagine how funny it will be when the gates are close :laugh:

Picture borrowed

TB

[GregMember]

When chatting with the King of the big mile Boulder the other day he suggested we make sure everybody going has Ambulance cover minimum (or at least remind / advise them) because a Ambulance ride out of a remote area would cost a small fortune and and air Ambulance ride :ohmy: the amount would cover the cost to run a small country :huh:

TB

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boulder wrote:

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Roads we are using are still open and still weeks of drying to go yet!!

http://www.exploroz.com/NSW/Outback_NSW/Roads.aspx

There is two tracks there we may need Boulder but is still three weeks it will be perfect (put your house on it :laugh: )

TB

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Boony wrote:

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http://wxmaps.org/pix/aus.vv.html

Nah that runs wide Boony she’ll be right , since when did you become the queen of doom amd gloom :laugh: :laugh:

TB

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I will be arriving with Crash and Owl 02 on saturday morning before 8am now Rob. I have a couple of loops worked out and an area to explore.

TB

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Trev wrote:

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Hey TB

Been watching with interest the Camerons corner preparations with Envy.
I am looking to do the same sort of thing in 12 months time.
Good luck with the weather. It looks wet hey?

Anyways, the question is – Why buy the Tenere ?

I assume you looked at the BMW 650/800gs ? Yes I looked at the BMW’s cost was the main thing because everything with the exception of the heated grips I was going to have to do to the bemmers as well. I like the Bemmers but for me it was the up front out lay and cost of spares and accessories is ridiculous. Nice bike and maybe one day when I am older

The KLR650 IMO the only thing the kawasaki has going for it is cost, the bike has nothing else going for it IMO. I have ridden two now and did consider one for a minute and researched the mods needed, if you just like cruising softer style they will do the job and are very reliable

The banana DR650 (Vince Strang $10 000 all set up wow that’s cheap) The DR650 was my next choice and a Srang one would have been the way to go IMO. Two DR650’s just set to coast to coast record of 3 days and 20 hours they are very reliable and a great adventure bike proven

Honda ( would that be the Transalp ?) Honda dont offer anything new that I know off

Triumph Tiger (hee hee hee….)Kidding the Tiger would have been over its head in my driveway (its concrete by the way)

From what I gather the Tenere is a few grand more. Is it that much better ? Yes and no, the suspension on a stock Tenere is terrible and needs attention but any of the bikes you have listed will as well if you are going to carry bags and crap. The Tenere I have is now a very balanced very stable ride that does everything I want it to do the way I want to do it

I have a 2010 WR450. It is great. Maybe the Tenere would be a logical addition to the stable.

Just thought I’d ask anyways. If you’ve already done all the homework it makes it shit easy for me doesn’t it ? Yes mate it does and you are welcome to take mine for a ride if we can hook up, I am doing a BIG write up regarding my bike and its first 4000kms all the mods all the mistakes I have made and all the successes I have had IMO

Trev

Note everything I have written is my opinion, but the opinion written is from experience or having spent over 6 months researching or speaking with people whose experiences or opinions I respect before I out layed my hard earned

[GregMember]

I found this posted on another site, seems north west of where we are going is a shit fight still. Oh well we are riding adventure bikes may as well have an adventure :laugh: :laugh:

“Things are a mess outwest”

If your planning on an outback trip soon, check the conditions, the roads are crap and dangerous. Is it worth the risk?

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The manager of Mungeranie Hotel on the Birdsville Track says roads in outback South Australia should be closed indefinitely until they dry out.

The northern section of the Birdsville Track in SA was re-opened after recent flooding, but is closed again because of more rain.

Phil Gregurke from the hotel says the Track should be closed to all but essential travellers.

“I think what they need to do is declare all the outback area from Oodnadatta across to Cameron’s Corner to Birdsville, Mount Dare as a disaster area and just close the entire place down,” he said.

“If it keeps raining like this there is going to be a major accident and we’re always concerned about anyone travelling along these roads when they’re in this sort of condition.”

The Transport Department says the northern section of the Birdsville Track is again closed in SA but the southern section from Marree is open to four-wheel-drives.

The Qld side of Birdsville is no better

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Who knows what that really means for us, maybe nothing maybe we will have to sell Bollocks virginity to get canoe home will tell all when we get back

TB

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