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It's been a looooooooong time since I've been on this fourm, mainly as I'd not been riding much so I felt I had nothing worthwhile to contribute!  I tried to post this in global report but for some reason I can't - so sorry now if this is in the wrong spot! Day 1:  Cold and wet and cold and wet...

My other job besides national parks is a performance instructor for stay upright / BMW rider training Australia. I sometimes feel compelled to try and make the school bikes do things they aren't really supposed to... Suffice to say - trying to ride a BMW scarver fast is much like riding some...

This is probably old new to you guys, but following my time offline all summer, I've been updating all my applications. Just updated mapsource to the newest version 6.12.2 - has better track and route editing, but particularly cool is the "view in Google Earth" button which automatically...

Hi all, Well my work trip to SA got smashed to bits thanks to the cyclone, but now one of my work colleagues and good friends is heading over there in June to do some work in SA and Namibia. I mentioned to them that I'd put a post on this site to see if anyone was interested in possibly...

Hi guys, It frustrates me immensely when you post your upcoming rides, and they look so great, and I can't attend them due to the minor inconvienience of being seperated from the action by a reasonably large continent, then an ocean, then more of a different continent... :? ...well in my...

Hi all, With summer getting insane here, I have come up with a way to stay cool while touring around... ...I simply wear my long or short sleeve Mountain Bike racing jerseys under my leathers (racing) or jacket (touring). The synthetic kind you buy from pushbike shops. While you are moving...

Well maybe not that easy for you RSA guys..... Well if you have read my ride reports, you will have heard me banging on about how the Atherton Tablelands roads surrounding Cairns are the best in QLD, yet I never take photos of that area as I am too busy hooning around having fun.....well good...

Well, Melissa and I got back this afternoon from our ride through the North Queensland outback to Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park. Now begins the onerous task of sorting through the photos, unpacking the bikes, and putting together a ride report for all of you. Can?t promise I will get...

And you don't need to be a racer or road rider yourself to have input, would love opinion from a spectators point of view... The season for this year has finished, and I am didn't end up racing a lot of the races, as I am frankly a bit sick of the whole scene. Been riding the same type of...

Recently Melissa?s sister had moved from Townsville to the city of Mackay, about 400km south of Townsville. Her brother was also down there doing working at a pharmacy as part of his pharmacy degree. Now it?s my belief that Mackay is possibly one of the most boring, desolate, scungy towns in...

Hi all, Just got back from a trip to Mackay and the rear tyre on Melissa's KLE 500 is now pretty much totally destroyed. Any recommendations for a good dual purpose tyre for this machine that will give a reasonable amount of wear? Cheers Leon

I'm heading over to this HUGE new "adventure" shop (www.anaconda.com.au) near my place this morning to have a look at the lightweight hiking gear and see what I can get for my camping setup. They have these folding plate things that fold flat when not in use, has anyone ever tried these out...

Hi all, Mrs has a KLE500 and we have a few rides planned for the next month or so where we are going to need about an extra 100km of fuel range. What I am wondering is if any of you guys have come across or developed a way to safely carry an extra 5L approx of fuel on the KLE or your bike...

What an epic weekend?.I was only away for 3 days but it felt like a month. Ever been on a ride where you thought it would all be pretty predictable, you expected nothing special to happen, but you just go with the flow and end up having one of the most surprising and spectacular adventures you...

Well Melissa?s birthday was coming up, so we decided the best way to celebrate was to get away for a few days to the riding paradise of tropical far north Queensland. We used to head up this way a lot when we had sports bikes and a bit more free time, but this year we have only done about 4-5...

At the risking of sounding like a total knob - I have no idea how to use the BMW tyre repair kit to repair a tubeless tyre as I have never had to do it :oops: :oops: Can someone shed some light on this for me please? 8) Cheers Leon

Hi all, Living in a sports bike town, I have trouble convincing any of my mates to get with the strength and get a DS bike :( . I've tried it all, showing them photos of how much fun I have in the bush, going on about all the additional places I can ride around here compared to the 2 sports...

Hi all, Nothing whatsoever to do with adventure riding or my usual GS riding posts, but here goes.... Yesterday I dragged out my trusty ZXR400 and went to our local club practice day. I usually race in the F3 and Formula RR class, but this year I have been slack due to wedding and work and so...

Woke up this morning, the weather was good, decided it was time to go for a bit of a Sunday morning dual-sport mission. Melissa wanted to sleep in, so off I went by myself. First up I headed west to Herveys Range, to climb up onto the high country, where there are very few people and even less...

After checking out and trying out the arse first way of picking up a bike as explained at dicussed in an earler "How it pick up a bike" thread, I just about broke my spine, and I felt like a tool! Perhaps I do not have the same tranny strength as those girls! Seeing as though my Mrs is just...