Bagstr 287 Posted March 13, 2017 How is the Beer on the Road?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted March 14, 2017 After 3 rest day, s, I am back in the dust, rough and tough, hot and fast. I will stay here 2 days and have a HOSTEL in Alice spring. Had some dry river crossings and yes the roads in NT are hard on Bike and rider. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted March 14, 2017 7 hours ago, Bagstr said: How is the Beer on the Road?? I have not seen any beer on the road, only at the campground, ice cold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danrider 5 Posted March 14, 2017 After all that dirt you must need beer! Great ride! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted March 17, 2017 Today the bike got new shoes and a chainset. Good for the next 10000 km. Took me 1:45 with my own tools exept a grinder to cut the chain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dress4Less 162 Posted March 17, 2017 Ride on JaJa! Keep the pics coming...what an adventure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danrider 5 Posted March 18, 2017 Keep on keeping on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted March 19, 2017 Getting ready 4 the next 1800 km dirt to the Flinders range via Mt.Dare, Oodadata, Marree, Lyndhurst. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Diego 40 Posted March 19, 2017 Really enjoying the photos and ?? ride report, Udo. But I've seen WAY too many photos of your toes! Keep living the dream, my friend. ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simicrintz 177 Posted March 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Dan Diego said: But I've seen WAY too many photos of your toes! That's funny; I was thinking the same thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHunter 15 Posted March 19, 2017 Proof the ol' DR can take some abuse. Nicely done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted March 20, 2017 And i think that's the symbol of RELAXED. Leaving tomorrow Alice spring. Bike is loaded and ready for rock and roll. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robertaccio 406 Posted March 20, 2017 Like button pressed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bp619 104 Posted March 20, 2017 14 minutes ago, robertaccio said: Like button pressed. X2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Diego 40 Posted March 20, 2017 22 minutes ago, Bp619 said: X2 Loving this RR. Somtimes there's not enough thumbs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted March 25, 2017 Hello I am here and doing fine. After riding the last Days from Alice Spring, only dirt via Finke, Mt. Dare, Dalehouse spring and Marree, I am finally in Lyndhurts. The track is almost like a FREEWAY, but for animals, not for the Bike. The road is following the old Ghan train tracks with all the old stations in good 2 bad condition. The most challenging section during this ride where from Finke to Hamilton Station. Unmaintained, rough, sandy, river beds and big sharp rocky for many 100 KM. 5Km after Mt.Dare I final had to drop the bike for the first time. I just run out of power in a round marble riverbed with deep rolling marbles. Unload the bike get it up again and of the side and then following the cow tracks thru the bush with keeping an eye on the “road”. 10.000KM today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wierdrider 187 Posted March 27, 2017 Most excellent adventure, keep it on two wheels and be safe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted March 30, 2017 Here I am again, after spending 2 days in Akaroola resort I rode down to Angorichina Village where I spend 5-6 days with some ADV biker’s. No problems with the bike. A little windy last night that I had to tie down the tent with big rocks. After the meet I will go up north to Birdsville and then over to Brisbane. And here something for the OLD technology freak’s. Power plant from 1910: 27Liter 1 cylinder 4 stroke running with 410 RPM and making 65 KW on the ranch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Diego 40 Posted March 30, 2017 You can't imagine how much I'm enjoying this RR, Udo. Keep up the great ride! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted April 3, 2017 Its Monday here and Sunday at home. Spend the last week in the Flinders range at the 14th 2017 Flinders Classic where ADV rider from all over OZ, NZ, Swiss, US and Germany meet for a week of riding the Range. Some 80 – 100 bikes and riders. First day we had some casualties and one guy broke his shoulder. I took it easy and stayed out of trouble. After the meet I will ride on Monday back north to Birdsville, Brisbane. Every one tells me to go to Cape York and then back down to Melbourne. Let see if I still will do this. Checking the map and weather, it is too early for going north with road closures and it is still raining out there. So Longreach and Mt. Isa is where I will shoot for. One town on the map “STONEHEDGE” is where we meet the Biker guys some years ago with the Exhaust header coffee maker. I found a nice water crossing and will try to cut the video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wierdrider 187 Posted April 3, 2017 Looks like you're having a great time. That's pretty cool meeting up with all those other riders. Thanks for letting us ride along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danrider 5 Posted April 3, 2017 Keep going! That is cool that there is a house out in the middle of nowhere you can bunk in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kiwi Wayne 3 Posted April 10, 2017 Awesome Stuff. Great photos. Gets me through my day at work with a smile on my face. Cheers ps I have been looking at doing that Ghan train trip as I could include the wife! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.JAJA 380 Posted April 10, 2017 Rode 700Km+ dirt in the last 2days. Fantastic. Going north to longreach now and will spend a night there. And an update from today: Wat a ?????---- day today, 346 Km Bitumen (Bitchman, what they call it here) and has nothing to do with Bitsch and Man. I have seen at least 346 Roo’s and only one survivor. The old “Tourist Adventure trail” is converted into a “Touristic scenic drive” with all Bitumen. I don’t know what I should like most here. The smell of the Eucalyptus trees, (not smelling like Cold drops), the smell of the wild flowers or the sweet smell of the Sun backed Roo’s on the side of the road. My camera has now technical problems and I will take advantage of Steve’s Phone capacity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites