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The Australia leg
Just on the Western Australia proposed leg, March or April are still 30-35 deg Celsius but do hit the 39’s. Don’t underestimate the dangers. Aboriginals die out there when their cars break down - and it’s their backyard
But the main issue is if your bike breaks in the Great Sandy / Gibson / Tanami Deserts the recovery costs will be more than the bikes value. Think of paying a tow truck for four days straight….
There’s a few YouTube vids of bikes breaking and the issues they faced getting it back.
Just one other thing, due to the costs of freight, you could buy and sell here. Just need an address to register it to and a few of us on here can help with that.
Have fun.
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Just on the Western Australia proposed leg, March or April are still 30-35 deg Celsius but do hit the 39’s. Don’t underestimate the dangers. Aboriginals die out there when their cars break down - and it’s their backyard
But the main issue is if your bike breaks in the Great Sandy / Gibson / Tanami Deserts the recovery costs will be more than the bikes value. Think of paying a tow truck for four days straight….
There’s a few YouTube vids of bikes breaking and the issues they faced getting it back.
Just one other thing, due to the costs of freight, you could buy and sell here. Just need an address to register it to and a few of us on here can help with that.
Have fun.
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Hey Homer,
Thx for the advice ..... for the Australian part I will still have to figure out when to go where to avoid the big wet and also heat .... do you have an advice when to go to WA ? ....
I think about temporarily joining tours or team up for the tough stuff like Great Sandy / Gibson / Tanami .... read the books ... watched the vids...
As my time is limited and I really like to be on my own bike which I can rely on - I decided not to buy/sell locally - but thought about it too in the beginning
cheers
Jonas
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Thx for the advice ..... for the Australian part I will still have to figure out when to go where to avoid the big wet and also heat .... do you have an advice when to go to WA ? ....
I think about temporarily joining tours or team up for the tough stuff like Great Sandy / Gibson / Tanami .... read the books ... watched the vids...
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We initially spent time in Queensland, NSW, SA, and WA from March to June, we were in Northern NT in July to avoid The Wet (although we plan to return in this season at some point to experience the different environment), we were in the Red Centre in August, then Queensland, back into NSW, and then into Victoria and Tasmania in October and November. Even in November the road to Cradle Mountain was closed for snow so we re-routed returning 3 weeks later.
We crossed the Simpson on our own (one other vehicle per day for the first 4 days), however in a 4x4. We saw a group of bikes heading west on the 5th day. For what it's worth I would not try any of the deserts in Australia on my own (and I have experience travelling solo on a bike in the Kalahari).
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Hey Homer,
Thx for the advice ..... for the Australian part I will still have to figure out when to go where to avoid the big wet and also heat .... do you have an advice when to go to WA ? ....
I think about temporarily joining tours or team up for the tough stuff like Great Sandy / Gibson / Tanami .... read the books ... watched the vids...
As my time is limited and I really like to be on my own bike which I can rely on - I decided not to buy/sell locally - but thought about it too in the beginning
cheers
Jonas
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Hi Jonas
I cannot really comment on the WA stuff. WA is virtually a seperate country to us in the East.
But, there are more than enough amazing remote riding, both desert and bush, in the regions east of centre.
The attached link has the major tracks. Unless you have support, If it were me, I would look at those from Alice Springs East.
Most of those have daily travellers - so at least you can get assistance.
Have fun.
Outback tracks in Australia
https://youtu.be/kvCHXUZ2Ouc?si=cLwLcFvtbTnOw73C
Last edited by Homers GSA; 1 Jun 2024 at 03:50.
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