2015 Central Australia Motorbike – Ducati on Bitumen

It was a 3 day haul from Maitland to Charters Towers, longer if I stayed on the coast. But there is such a thing as “too much of a good

This was a chance to unload the bike and hangout with two amazing people, they even laughed at my jokes. Dale fired up his ST2 and disappeared ahead of me

With a classic ride on the famous and infamous (3 fatalities in the last fortnight) Putty Road planned for the day, I was keen to get moving early. The pea

I peeked out at the car park to make sure the bike was happy. And could barely see it as a  black blob in a sea of fog. It was

It was time to “haul arse” as the Americans say. leaving Broken Hill at 8:30 the temperature was touching 10 degrees with forecast showers and 50 km wind gusts.  The

the first day of spring started at minus 1 degree and I decided that it was time to point north. From Horsham I headed through the expansive broad acre cropping

I was checking out of the motel trying to ignore a shiver down my spine. the forecast was fine but at 9:00am in Mt Gambier the thermometer echoed 9 degrees

The morning heralded the first strategic decision in a fortnight. Do I turn west and head to the Eyre Peninsula (the original plan) or veer south towards Adelaide?The rain fronts

Sunday 16th August We hopped on the bike and rode 10 kms to the Canyon to tackle the Rim Walk around Kings Canyon.  It’s 6kms round trip with a steep

Days four and five were pretty much more of the same. Great roads, clear skies and lots of people. The camp grounds are a joy for social interaction and two