Why Come to a Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle Travellers Meeting?
You can meet people who don't think you're crazy for wanting to ride your bike to South America or Africa or across Asia, or even around the world! Admit it, all your 'normal' friends and most of your family fears for your sanity! So, this is your opportunity to meet the people who will encourage you in that craziness, share their experiences and advice on how to do it, and maybe you'll meet them again in Mongolia or Timbuktu!
Tintaldra, Victoria, Australia, February 22-24, 2008
How about you? We're all here to learn, and there's LOTS to learn! We want to do more presentations and clinics - but we need volunteers to give them! Any topic you can contribute having to do with motorcycle travel, maintenance, planning etc, lasting 20 minutes or more, would be great. Please contact me here to volunteer.
Helmet removal for a first aider
Frank Warner
Why and how not to paralyze or kill your friend!
Fix that flat! How to change a tire anytime, anywhere
Arno Backes, Germany / Australia
How to prevent flats in the first place, and fix them when you get one. All the secrets to make it easy. The best tools and how to use them for tube and tubeless tires. Hand's on practical and tire changing contest for beginners to experts!
NOTE: Arno may not be able to make it - anyone else care to volunteer?
The last Stans
Mick McDonald
Riding for F.A (friedreichs ataxia) London to Vladivostok for charity
Which Stove?
Various Presenters
Bring your stove.
South America
Martin Waleki
Magadan to Istanbul
Adrian Scott
Canada to Colombia
David Breedon
How I bumped and banged my way south from Canada to Colombia
The Achievable Dream
VIDEO only - Grant and Susan Johnson, Canada Learn from Horizons Unlimited's founders and 11 year round-the-world veterans everything you need to know to ride to the next country or the next continent. Sound scary? Get the inspiration and information so YOU can hit the road! (Grant and Susan WILL NOT be at the Meeting, but you'll enjoy the video!)
For Women Only
Panel discussion, Sian Mackenzie and others.
How about you? We're all here to learn, and there's LOTS to learn! We want to do more presentations and clinics - but we need
volunteers to give them! Any topic you can contribute having to do with motorcycle travel, maintenance, planning etc, lasting
20 minutes or more, would be great. Please contact me here to volunteer.
Display 2008:
Touratech Australia -
will be there with products to see and catalogs to hand out, and will be running a GPS workshop.
Lachlan Campbell - from Jesse Luggage will be there to show you the latest products.
We would like more travel equipment vendors. Vendors please contact me for
details.
There will be slide shows and clinics on Friday and Saturday evenings, and all day on Saturday. Come
early and make it a great weekend! We recommend riding on Thursday and Sunday, and participating in the clinics on Friday night
and Saturday.
The Meeting Location for 2008
Tintaldra Hotel,
Main Street
Tintaldra VIC 3708
Tel: 61 (0)2 6077 9261
Fax: (0)2 6077 9269
Tintaldra
Camping IS NOT included in your entry fee!
Accommodation Prices:
Tintaldra Hotel: (meeting venue)
Beds from $35 per person per night, not including breakfast.
Camping $5 Bookings for accommodation and meals for the Tintaldra Hotel: Contact Alf or Maija at the Tintaldra Hotel direct, Tel 02 60779261 or Fax 02 60779269.
if you have any links or details or better maps for the area for the area please let
us know
Frank Warner sent us some links to great info on Ulmarra from Walkabout.com,
and the pub we're going to be
at. Also Government of Australia, Tintaldra
info here.
NEW link: Cartoscope. The Snowy Region one covers the meeting and North to East areas. East Gipsland one covers South and East of meeting point.
Distances:
Melbourne to Tintaldra, 450 km, 5 hours
Sidney to Tintaldra, 530 km, 7:30 hours
Adelaide to Tintaldra, 1040 km, 13 hours
Brisbane to Tintaldra, 1460 km, 18:30 hours
Local Hosts
Sian Mackenzie and Arno Backes are co-organizers of this event. Thanks!
Editors note:
We accept no responsibility for any of the above information in any way whatsoever. You are reminded to do your own research. Any commentary is strictly a personal opinion of the person supplying the information and is not to be construed as an endorsement of any kind.