2 Week Tassie Adventure

Thanks guys!

+1 to the Greg & Paul fan club
Gotta love the ride reports, awesome photos and write up.

+1 on enjoying the report. Had a great time reading along. Much appreciated!

Glenn

I’ve had a few people ask about some logistical details regarding our trip so I thought I’d pass on some information that may be of some use.

Costings è

Spirit of Tasmania Ferry (Jan 2012) è
Return Trip (1 Day sailing, 1 shared overnight cabin)
· $542 each return (including motorcycles)
Total cost (everything) for 2 weeks was a little over 1K each

Fuel è

Greg’s DR650 (Dynojet Kit with open airbox, clip in the 3 position, Staintune exhaust)
· 2777 kms covered (including Geelong Melbourne return)
· 156.38 lt
· Average 17.8 Km/lt
Paul’s DR650 (stock) averaged over 20km/lt during the entire trip

Navigation è


GPS
· Garmin 60cx
· Loaded with Topo Australia, City Navigator, Shonky Maps, Tracks 4 Australia

Books
· Off Road Tasmania (www.roving.com.au)

Maps
· Tasmap 1:250000 (4 map set) (https://www.tasmap.tas.gov.au/do/category/250000TOPO)
· Hema Handy Map Tasmania

Websites
· Parks and Wildlife Service - A Guide to 4WD Tracks in Tasmania (http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=7542#1)
· Cruisin' Without Bruisin' - Track Guide and Code of Practice for Recreational Vehicle Users (http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6467)
· Listmap Tasmania on-line maps (http://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/listmapstart.jsp)

Ride Reports
· There is a stack! Great listing here (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=218696)

Route Information
· All of the GPS logs for the trip have been uploaded to the Trans Australia Trials website (http://transaustraliatrail.com.au/) under the heading “Tasmanian Loop”
· They have been split into separate files for each day to improve accuracy when loading them on to your GPS
· Don’t forget to support this site by adding any GPS logs you may have
· Each of the individual maps (13 days) can be viewed at ‘Ride with GPS’ (http://ridewithgps.com/users/26382) There is a toggle on the RHS to see a Satellite view

Any other queries - just flick me a PM


Cheers

(Thanks Senfiddy )

Great work!

Awesome RR, thanks. (except for the pics of you two in your grundies :eek1, horrible, just horrible )

Did you finally discover what God Paul was praying/giving thanks to?

Again, great read.

Good stuff. Well done in staying focussed on the dirt and tents while the weather was pear shaped.

Very nicely done! Thanks for posting.

*sigh* The more I read this forum, the more I want to sell my streetbike and get a dual purpose machine. All I need now is $$$ haha.

Looks like you guys had an awesome trip.

Fantastic report men. Been to Tassie but only in the car. It looks a lot like where I am in the Great Southern of WA, we have big trees here and not quite as many red-necks who want to cut them all down

Great read.

All that praying to the rain god paid off. Clear sunny sky at Cradle Mountain! Someone told me it's usually clear in the morning and raining in the arvo, or the other way around.

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The first question I have is.......how does Paul keep his shirts looking so neat? One day on the road and I look like a hobo
I swear that briefcase is like a Mary Poppins bag, full of surprises.

That is a question often asked... ex army reserve seems to be the only answer. Still, I was always too embarrassed to look too deeply inside the briefcase for fear of what I might find.<o></o>
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The biggest issue for me was the sideways glances we often got in those rural pubs when we rocked in for a beer. I get the feeling that his neatly pressed shirts may have got them whispering about our possible sleeping arrangements
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I've been lurking through the ADV site for a couple of years, never thought I'd need a dictionary here .............peristalsis
.........never heard of it before. Word of the Day!

What I can tell you is that once peristalsis was completed that hamburger had two other rather unpleasant side effects - halitosis and flatus

Cheers

Found your RR today!

Excellent!

Thank you for sharing!

Greets from Germany
Rudi

Fantastic report bull600. A really intertaining read and top pics painted the picture of a great adventure. Made me want to get back to tassie and do it properly this time.

Great RR - I hope to make it there someday!

One question though. I broke my Garmin on the last ride, so I'm wondering if you could point me in the direction of a good map... of Tassie?

Glad you enjoyed the RR. It's a fantasitc place to visit.. even when it rains!

I took a set of 4 maps which were each 1:250000. They are available on line here:

https://www.tasmap.tas.gov.au/do/category/250000TOPO

Most good map shops should be able to get them in.

Have a great trip

Cheers

I was recently alerted to the fact that many of the photo links in this report were either corrupted or missing. Sure enough when checking I found that the image host I had been using was very unstable so I have transferred all the photo links to a new host and reposted them all.

Should now be all good for anyone interested in checking out Tassie

Cheers