Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting

• Pre-Registration
  
  
  • Pre-Register to attend the Meeting
    
    
  • Present YOUR travel adventure!
    
    
  • Present YOUR Tech Clinic - good at something of interest to motorcycle Travellers? Please do a Tech Clinic for us!
    
    
  • Vendors! Register here
    
    
  • Press! Magazine, newspaper, TV, radio etc with credentials, Register here
    
    
  • Please Volunteer to help out! Odd jobs, registration, gate, etc. Just 2 hours of your time, and it's a great way to meet people! Register on this page and tick Volunteer box, OR here if you have already registered and want to add volunteering.
    
    
• Meeting Location - Where is it?
• Camping on site
• Other Accommodation
• Information about the area
• Membership
• Rides
• Local hosts, information

• Discussion Thread for this event. See who went, what happened, photos and plan for next year!

Event posters!

Want to know what people thought of other HU Meetings? Is it worth coming to the Meeting?

"I'm so looking forward to another UK meet. My only problem is that I simply can't get to every talk I want, such is the amount of terrific presentations on offer. Each year I've been astonished at how articulate, intelligent, informative and entertaining the speakers are. I'm willing to help with anything that doesn't keep me from a talk - and my timetable will be full to bursting!"

The Plan

The plan is simple. Show up on Friday afternoon, meet people and setup. Travel Presentations and Tech clinics are planned throughout the meeting, starting Saturday, possibly something Friday night. More Detailed Schedule here.

We can always use some help! If you want to assist, please sign up to volunteer to assist on the day or here for advance work or to ask questions. Thanks!

 

2010 Speakers and Tech Clinics:

• GPS - what's it good for?
  • Andrew Roberts
    Instructional session and discussion
• Russia!
  • Chris Newcastle
    Travels in Russia
• RTW once is not enough
  • David and Cheryl Laing
    Introduction, top 10 hints, then a Q and A session
• RTW by Vstrom
  • Richard Winter
    The Americas, from Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia
• 4 years on the Road
  • Mathias Schmid
    Get the right bike and equipment
• Maleny to Mullingar
  • Ken Taylor
    Australia to Ireland on a $500 Honda Transalp
• Canada-USA-Mexico
  • Errol Goodenough
    Tim Hortens-Maccas-Tacos & other atrocities
• Intro to GPS navigation
  • Andrew Roberts
    Basics of GPS navigation
• Packing Demo
  • Glen Cochrane and Leeanne Holden
    Squeezing it all in
• Sumatra Touring
  • Marcus Phillips
    Cruising the high road, Indonesia
• Asia/Middle East
  • Haydn and Diane Durnell
    Nepal to Jordan 2010, Off the beaten track
• Eurasia 09 - Turning Dollars into Dust!
  • Dennis Barber
    Solo journey in 5 months through 23 countries on an 18 year old Boxer
• Stove Cook-off
  • Everyone bring your stove and lets see what works - and what doesn't!
    The Pros and Cons of stoves, fuels and pots, recipes, pans etc
• Bedding Discussion
  • Discussion in the camping area
    What works, cheap vs dear and which ones keep you warm and comfy!
• Tent Discussion
  • Discussion in the camping area
    What works, cheap vs dear and which ones keep you dry and comfy!
• Breakdown Diagnostics
  • The bikes stopped at the side of the road. :(
    Now what?
• For Women Only
• Panel discussion.
• Tire Changing!
• And more how-to's of course!

• Experienced Travellers Panel - ask the experts anything you want!

 

Rideouts

Vendors

The following companies will be on site with products and have generously donated raffle prizes. Vendors can register here, or if you have any questions, please contact me for details.

• Bike Her - Motorbike clothing & accessories for women who ride
• MT Downunder - Lachlan Campbell will be there to show you the latest Jesse Luggage products.
• Motorcycle Adventure Products - Suppliers of quality motorcycle accessories for adventure, cruising, commuting, sport & touring
• Team moto - New and Used motorcycles, parts & accessories, riding school
• Moto Components - Distributors of motorcycle parts and accessories - suspension, tool boxes, fasteners, specialty components
• Tyres for Bikes - Road and off road tyres
• Coastline BMW - Motorcycle Division
• Aussie Biker Industries - Tours and rentals, importers of AirHawk Comfort Seating Systems, Rivco Products for Triumph cruisers, Rain-Off overgloves

Contributors

The organisers also wish to express our thanks to the following companies, who have generously donated raffle prizes or products/services to help make this event happen!

• Touratech Australia - World’s leading accessory manufacturer for the touring, rally and adventure motorcycle market.
• ARB 4x4 accessories - Built for the harsh conditions of the Australian Outback, ARB's 4x4 accessories are designed tough to withstand the extremes faced by enthusiasts the world over.
• Andy Strapz - Straps, panniers, bags, clothing, bike covers, secure luggage, travel accessories, gloves
• Trailbike Adventure Magazine - Magazine and website
• City Hire - Event and party specialists
  

Schedule

It's all over!

Registration is over!

2011 Event is in the planning stages, information to come as soon as we know. See the Meetings index page for details on all events.

You can help!

If you have a few minutes, please download the poster ( Adobe pdf format) and print off a few and hand them round your club or your local bike shop or anywhere seems like a good place.

Poster in pdf format (500kb approx) full colour HU Australia Travellers Meeting poster. (You may need to right click and choose "save target as...")

Thanks for the help!

The Meeting Location for 2010

Near Cooroy, Queensland.

The closest town is Cooroy, and Noosa for all types and prices. Noosa is more of a resort town with beaches etc. Cooroy is a country town.

There will be signs along the road as you approach the area to get to the exact spot. Watch for the HU logo!

We're at:

Riders Rest
699 Cooroy - Noosa Road
Cooroy
QLD 4563

For maps, GPS etc see below: "Maps"

We have several large buildings on the property available as shelter, work area etc. There will be a large Marquee for presentations. Also extra toilets.

Pond in the campground

Campground

Toilet block

Maps

Camping

• One price, only $10 per night per person, no reservations required. (Not included in registration fee, so only campers pay)
  • Pay on the day
  • Huge grassy field right at the meeting room, which will be a large marquee. We also have several large sheds available if needed.
• Showers onsite.

Other Accommodation

Links to local Hotels and Motels

Budget Accommodation is available in Cooroy (about 7 km from the HU Meeting Site)

More expensive and upmarket accommodation is available at

There is so much accommodation available in Tewantin/Noosa that it is probably best to contact a local accommodation centre: Noosa Accommodation Centre, Noosaville. PH 1300790830, or use an online accommodation booking service.

Information about the area

Closest Hotels & Bottleshops

Closest Restaurants/Eateries (7 km from the HU Meeting Site)

Other Useful Information

Any info you have on the area, rides etc, please let me know.

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Local Motorcycle Clubs and Dealers

The Wild Geese Motorcycle Club: "...a multi-national, multi-skilled, multi-lingual, multi-talented, non-political, non-sectarian bunch of bike-loving bikers"

Ulysses Club Queensland Branches

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