Hello Taswegian Riders & Visitors, ###Links to Tassie riding info below### Being of the slow kind and not always up with modern technology (like dial up connection instead of broadband, or 2nd hand DR650 instead of a new Husky or whatever), methought that it'd help me if we had a Tassie Riders thread. Only one place to go to and look if I'm short of time or brain-space. Purpose would be to organise little trips, point to where big trips are organised and reports can be found, find out what Tassie riders are on ADVrider, exchange info about good or bad deals, and whatever ... Does this idea have a future? May just start this thread and see if it leads anyhere? ... Darwinian theory at its best ... a. _________________________________________________ Links to info about riding Tassie ... Other websites or the like https://www.facebook.com/groups/tasadv/ Publications Book: 4WD Tracks in Tasmania, best of all, worthwhile to spend the $s (http://www.roving.com.au/) Parks & Wildlife Guide to 4WD Tracks in Tas, free (http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=7542) "Ride around Tasmania!", free PDF download, some good detail maps (http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6881) "Tasmanian Favourite Roads & Trails" http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=409481 "Tasmania (Oz)..my turn (11 days 3200kms)" (vOOdsy) http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317971 "Oz - A TAste of Tasmania" (atgreg) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190259 "Round OZ on KTM 950 Adventure?" (HumanOne) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116544&page=31 "Tripple T Ride - Tassie Two Up with a Trailer" (LOFTYBOB) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301741 "Tasmania Touring Two Up" (minusone) http://members.optusnet.com.au/shirleyminus/Tassie_for_Two.pdf "Monkeys Two-up Tassie Tour" (OutbreakMonkey) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=305189 "11 days, 3100km's around Tasmania" (Warnabrother) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=311305 "ADV'ing The World Heritage Area of N.W. Tasmania" (Just Dan) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=312814 "Tasmania" (iamcanjim) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3633452 Tasmania Tarkine and more http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2265 Jafu's Tassie Tour http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1340 Tassie Tour http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2691 A taste of tasmania http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1308 A picture say's a thousand words (Tasmania) http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1460 Tassie Gems 2005 part 1 http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=795 Tassie Gems 2005 part 2 http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=796 Tassie Thrills 'n Spills pt.1 http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=807 Tassie Thrills 'n Spills pt.2 http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=806 Tassie Loops..or..how to get addicted http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=868 Tassie_Gems 2 wrap-up http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1390 March '07....Tassie Gems Ride #2...The South http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1003 Tasmania's Best Road http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=655050 2 Week Tassie Adventure (by bull600) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=759832 (trip report) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=17856116&postcount=26 (trip planning & ref to GPS tracks) ... FLICKIT's mega effort ... (29 March 2014) more to come when I happen to come across them ... a. _________________________________________________
Justin (Lemming #2, red DL650) and me are thinking about a mellow camping overniter at Lime Bay Sat/Sun 14-15 April. Lime Bay is north of Saltwater River on Tas Peninsula at the end of an easy dirt road. Free camping and fires permitted. Need to bring water. Meet at Richmond Bakery Sat 12.30 for a pie and ride from there or catch us at Lime Bay. Anyone else interested? a. PS: A few pics below.
I might just have to come along to that one! sounds just the ticket to be honest. maybe I'm going soft:huh I'll check the date and confirm for sure
Looking good from here ... will just have to do a few more chores this weekend to get the brownie points up. Which way were you thinking of going from Richmond Andeas? What time were you expecting to get to the campsite?
OK here's my take on the idea. Great for putting it up as we need ideas, but I don't think single issue threads work. You can't tell, without opening the whole thread if a new post if about something new, or just an addition to an old suggesting that you are not interested in. Much better to have a separate thread for each ride, with the ride destination and date clearly in the title. That way you can ignore threads on rides that you can't go on, and just read the relevant ones. I get over the bandwidth problems by setting up a search that just shows threads that have new posts in the Asia/Oz/Kiwi forum since the last time I was here. Then I saved this, and this is what opens up, instead of just the normal Forum. I skim down to see if there are any threads that I'm interested in that have new text, or if there are any new threads I car read them as well if the title gets my interest. Just my 2c Charlie
Count me in, I am off to Bicheno for the show and shine on Friday night, a ride down the dirt to Copping on Saturday will be pleasant. Won't organise a meeting at a pub this time :huh I go back to work the next weekend, so a good escape will be welcome.
Looks good weather too... Saturday Fine. Min 08 Max 18 Sunday Fine. Min 09 Max 19 Middy, can ya bring some Carlton Draught Stubbies along for me?
Howdy Andy, Saw ya Guzzi at the market yesterday...would recognise that rack anywhere - nice triangulation. I was thinking the dirt down from Orford too. Will see what Andreas' plans are...
... sorry for no reply in a while ... ... just back from 4 days navel gazing at some northern hippie place ;-) ... Which way? ... any suggestions? ... nuthing that a map and a few blokes (any sheilas?) over a pie at Richmond Bakery Sat 12.30 couldn't fix I guess ... What time at camp? ... dunno either ... whatever people who want to ride together feel comfy with I guess ... haven't spoken to Mr J (Lemming #2) about this in a while, but my guess is that him & me wouldn't mind being there by 4 latest ... he's got important things to do ... letting the red breathe being one of them ... a.
Hello Ian, Nice to hear from you & welcome! Looks like you've got a KLR250? (your profile, or am I confused as usual) ... my other dream bike! At least 2 ADVriders with DR650s in Southern Tas, me & Andree on Bruny (whatever his ADVrider name). a. (the soft one)
Hello Charlie, Ta for your 2c!!!! Sounds like something that might just exceed my brain space ... I'm a slow plodder after all ... in so many ways!!! Hope to meet you one day. a.
Dirt from Orford ... whatever turns you on, may see me in on this one too, plodding at the back of course! ... I'm not particularly fixed on the idea of everyone riding together all the time. If it should happen that different grouplets want to go different directions and/or different paces than I'm all for it (good old Boolean Logic bastardised here Fuddy ;-) ) ... as long as at least some look out for each other and there are some agreed 'catching/meeting up' places ... Clear as mud? ;-) a.
