Assuming it's your BMW F800GS Adventure, I think 74 litres in total sounds an overkill as it works out at about 11km/litre. Riding steadily off-tarmac the 800GSA should achieve around twice that consumption rate (my KTM 690 regularly gets over 25), in which case you'd need 35 litres in total. But of course you'll need some more just in case, so maybe another 10-15 litres on top.
But then you're looking at carrying maybe 26 litres (20 kg) outside of your tank which gives all sorts of problems. And you'll need probably 20 litres (20 kg) of water. And these weights don't include the containers. With your camping and other gear you might be looking at a total load of 70kg on top of the wet weight of about 230 kg. Add you in heavy biking gear into the equation and you're maybe up to 400 kg.
Is there any way you could arrange for someone to leave a fuel and water stash between Ilkulka and Laverton and another between Ilkulka and Coober Pedy?
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Last edited by Tim Cullis; 20 Apr 2017 at 22:01.
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