Hey guys this is what i got upto on the Easter long weekend.

 

A total of 1,068 km in 4days. It was an awesome Trip... first time doing a trip like this with the old man! Lots of fun!

We went through some Amazing countryside.

 

Here is the MAP for your viewing pleasure! (note: the map is in the reverse direction)

 

 

Here are some of the pics i took... the rest can be viewed here...(didnt take as many i would of liked)

 

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn177/SgtTrip/P4100021.jpg

 

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn177/SgtTrip/P4100035.jpg

 

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn177/SgtTrip/P4120094.jpg

 

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http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn177/SgtTrip/P4110074.jpg

Edited April 17, 200916 yr by Gypsy8

Looks great Trip. Onya mate!

BOOOOOOO KTM Adventure FTW!!! (o;

 

jealous, have my RE myself but none of my mates have licenses so my dreams of being able to go on a bike adventure like that are . . . ahem . . . just that )o:

I love the Australian bush....

BOOOOOOO KTM Adventure FTW!!! (o;

meh if i had the money i'd be getting the new BMW F800gs

 

 

jealous, have my RE myself but none of my mates have licenses so my dreams of being able to go on a bike adventure like that are . . . ahem . . . just that )o:

go by yourself...! i've done 2 trips before this jus over 1 night camp thru the namadji and brindabella's near canberra. they were all offroad... but i had an eperb and GPS with me... this was the first long trip and first more then 1 day trip with my dad.

Edited April 17, 200916 yr by Gypsy8

Mate that looks awesome.

 

It's on my to-do list.

looks like it was a lot of fun.

 

http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq162/paulwar2/586f528e.gif

 

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn177/SgtTrip/P4120083.jpg

Edited April 17, 200916 yr by Pudgeinabowl

Shame you didn't do it on a bicycle

nice, looks like fun.. although l prefer my riding off road

 

 

matching bikes hey? who copied who? lol

my dad copied me .... i guess thats what u get buying second hand... u get wat u find...

any sth aussie riders

nice bike man,my dad has a 1200gs,nice on beach,tracks,road.the lucky ass

that would off been mean...to bad im in nz that aussie bush looks like alot of fun

 

First post ever on the forums

nice bike man,my dad has a 1200gs,nice on beach,tracks,road.the lucky ass

 

 

yeah, nice until you hit the tight single track, then a 1200 would be like driving a bus bus through the isles in woolies... not much fun and a lot of hard work

 

But get it out on the open tracks and dirt roads and it's more than at home..

 

My next bike is gunna be a KTM400exc ... perfect for trails but still enough legs for highway use occasionally..

f800gs man.... good for smaller tracks, good for longer trips and eats up tarmac!

Shame you didn't do it on a bicycle

 

funny u say that chuc... we meet a father and son on mountain bikes going the opposite direction from us and they were from jindabyne, going to Omeo and back! they were crazy!

l wanna be able to throw it off the odd jump and the occasional mx track

 

F800GS

Dry Weight: 185.00

 

no thanks, no fun dropping that beast, and the way l ride, dropping is a normal part of a ride

 

KTM400exc-r

Dry Weight: 113.90

 

But the gs would be heaps more comfortable on long trips.

Hey, a couple of those photos look familiar, the timber bridge, is that along delegate river road, after the bonang highway????

 

For those not familiar with that area of eastern victoria, (with phone numbers of 02 instead of 03) around tubbut / delegate, Bonang highway, 90Km's of windy gravel road, yeah wasn't i impressed when i did that trip in my eb station wagon, with no mobile coverage!!!!!!, would of enjoyed on a motorbike more.

 

Great photos and thanks for sharing

the suspension bridge... yep its on Mckillops rd near to the bonang-delegate road, not far from tubbut... built in 1935... cant drive across it no more... they built a new bridge next to it.

 

but its Mckillops bridge which is so impressive.... 260m long and 20-30m high! so amazing...

Edited April 17, 200916 yr by Gypsy8

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn177/SgtTrip/P4120083.jpg

 

This made me chuckle mate great photo glad you made it through safe and had a good time.

all there is at seldom seen is a gas station. a gas station which you have never seen the likes of before!

It was more like a junk yard with 2 pumps in the middle!

 

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn177/SgtTrip/P4120084.jpg

Edited April 17, 200916 yr by Gypsy8

LOL i remember seldom seen, how wierd are the guys at that petrol station, and those hell-wierd sculptures they made!

 

i went on a 236k trip from perisher to the bass straight, was all hiking/biking/canoeing though 20 days in total under our own steam.

 

did you go through the pilot wilderness?

 

i almost went insane, 3 days of the exact same scenery and you can't see more than 3m ahead of you on the sides of the track.

 

looks like alot of fun mate, its a great area of australia. not to hot not too cold just right, only problem is the air is so thin :>

I know delegate well.... ex missus had family down that way (delegate and bendoc).... got into a drunken slanging match with the local copper (both were drunk) - missus had to drag me outta there as he was starting to get pretty agitated....

Thats cool, Id love to do some travel/ camp stuff like that.. Ive done the odd half day/ full day with my old man but these days his to old for that sorta stuff lol.. bad knees/ back etc and all the rest of it due to a life time of riding offroad since he was a kid.. I also havent ridden my bike for a while (wr250f), friends sold theres for one reason or another... so Im gonna sell it.. no point keeping it an paying rego etc when Its not getting use

 

 

I bought a new toy to play in the bush with tho not so long ago.. Had some rain today so went out to take it for a swim, and happened to find some very challenging tracks on the way

 

Started pouring rain after I got outa this section.. thank god it was not wet ground at the time, was having enough trouble already with only 3 wheels on ground.. had 2 ft of air under the 4th wheel.. :S

I got out to take pics so I if I rolled it Id have something to show the reason why.. lol

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/2844/editdsc02933.jpg

 

 

You said 2nd hand? Those bikes look reasonbly new to me.. Not that I know anything of that type.. They just look clean'ish lol..

 

What year models and klms are on them? They expensive $? If I get another bike (in a few yrs time) it will be a 400 or 600 but probably not as aggresive as what I have now as its skinny and light as hell, and there for not nice on the ass for long rides lol.. And the throttle is either ON or off.. hehe.

 

Maybe a new DRZ400 or something..

Edited April 18, 200916 yr by DoomKillsU

my f650 beemer has 37,000kms on it and my dads has 48,000kms. they are both 2000 models. you can probably pick one up for around 5,500 or less. i got mine feb last yr and paid too much for it from a dealer. my dad got his in sept, and paid 6,500 from a private dealer.

 

the new f650gs is actually the same f800gs engine, jus toned down with different gearing and larger bore on the pistons. the new 650 is about 15,990, and the 800 is 17,990.

 

seriously i would recommend this bike to anyone, specially if your a learner. great bike to learn on! but the new f650 is not learner legal if anyone is THAT interested.

 

they look clean cause it rained enough to wash any dirt off them.... so much that on the last leg towards home i went thru some dirty/mud puddles jus to make it look like we got dirty. plus all the dirt tracks we took were damp enough not to kick up any dust!

Edited April 18, 200916 yr by Gypsy8