BaldBaBoon
Registered user
Just to let you all know, im off to Australia this Sunday coming.( 17th )
Resigned from work......sold off all my spare stuff that i no longer need, consolidated all my savings into one main fighting fund and moved anything i still own into my parents spare room for the future.
My rather spiffing turquoise and white BMWR 100Gs Paris Dakar is being dropped off with Ernie down at Overland-Solutions the day before i leave for an entire rebuild to be ready for my return in May next year...where it will be used to tour Old Europe and then Eastern Europe on into Russia and then wherever the mood takes me.
Arranged to hire a Suzuki DR 600 in Melbourne that has been fitted out with all the gubbins including maps/panniers/spares etc cheaper than i can actually fly out my own bike to Australia and back.....so it makes sense, money wise and also being covered if the bike ever fails.
The plan is......THERE IS NO PLAN. Its a case of turning up with my bike gear and a few trusted essentials and quite simply start every day by looking at the map and making the choice wether to move on and explore or park on a beach and sunbathe for a day/week.Got no timetables to meet.....just that i want to explore Aus/New Zealand and Japan and have got till May next year to do it.
If there is any interest and i can get to an intenet cafe on a regular basis, ill send back some photos of what is going on and keep an update of things and people to meet and do and what areas are great for bikes.
Good luck to you all and seeya around.
Resigned from work......sold off all my spare stuff that i no longer need, consolidated all my savings into one main fighting fund and moved anything i still own into my parents spare room for the future.
My rather spiffing turquoise and white BMWR 100Gs Paris Dakar is being dropped off with Ernie down at Overland-Solutions the day before i leave for an entire rebuild to be ready for my return in May next year...where it will be used to tour Old Europe and then Eastern Europe on into Russia and then wherever the mood takes me.
Arranged to hire a Suzuki DR 600 in Melbourne that has been fitted out with all the gubbins including maps/panniers/spares etc cheaper than i can actually fly out my own bike to Australia and back.....so it makes sense, money wise and also being covered if the bike ever fails.
The plan is......THERE IS NO PLAN. Its a case of turning up with my bike gear and a few trusted essentials and quite simply start every day by looking at the map and making the choice wether to move on and explore or park on a beach and sunbathe for a day/week.Got no timetables to meet.....just that i want to explore Aus/New Zealand and Japan and have got till May next year to do it.
If there is any interest and i can get to an intenet cafe on a regular basis, ill send back some photos of what is going on and keep an update of things and people to meet and do and what areas are great for bikes.
Good luck to you all and seeya around.
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