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FLICKIT · 11-20-2012, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by theMISSIONARY

well i up loaded video of the full length of Climies track El Toad Man and I did it some time ago parts 1-6

Good stuff! Thanks for that

Fuzzyone · 11-21-2012, 04:41 PM

What is everyone thoughts re: tyre pressures. Do you change pressures for different terrains, or set and forget? I normally run in the mid/high 30ies, but have been down to 10 front/8 rear in the sand which worked well with the big bike.
Thoughts?

hattah79 · 11-21-2012, 06:12 PM

Hi
Looking at doing a run down to Tassie in February
Are there any petrol stations in between Marrawah and Queenstown/Strahan ?
Cheers

Crofty · 11-21-2012, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzyone

What is everyone thoughts re: tyre pressures. Do you change pressures for different terrains, or set and forget? I normally run in the mid/high 30ies, but have been down to 10 front/8 rear in the sand which worked well with the big bike.
Thoughts?

DR650 with Knobbies and UHD tubes
Front and rear about 15PSI without any bags
Front and rear about 22 to 24 PSI fully loaded

Set and forget unless it is really greasy then drop a few PSI's out.

theMISSIONARY · 11-21-2012, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hattah79

Hi
Looking at doing a run down to Tassie in February
Are there any petrol stations in between Marrawah and Queenstown/Strahan ?
Cheers

Zeehan has fuel but you will need a Bank card

hattah79 · 11-22-2012, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by theMISSIONARY

Zeehan has fuel but you will need a Bank card

Thank you

Sharan · 11-22-2012, 08:27 PM

Hi guys,

I'm going on 10 day trip by Britz campervan to Tassie. 16th Jan arrive in Hobart, leave 26th. It is just me and my wife, who is battling serious illnes, chemo, radiation and all that shit. We are both outdoors types, if she was better we'd do some serious wilderness hiking staying in huts etc, but unfortunately we need to take easy now.

So I would like to get some suggestions about some nice places to visit. Not much into crowds or shopping, nice and quiet. There's lot of stuff on the Web, but I guess nothing beats the local knowledge.

I was thinking about sneaking one day in and hire a bike, but I go biking every weekend, so perhaps I should give it a miss this time and spend as much time as possible together.

Thanks in advance.

theMISSIONARY · 11-22-2012, 09:23 PM

Montezuma falls if your up for a walk its near Rosebery

DirtisGood · 11-23-2012, 02:38 AM

Roll on next Weekend, lookout west coast we will be there.
Thank the gods for the old Cargo Net that I always carry to secure the odd slab of grog to the back seat of the Stallion.
Top Box Mount broke this morning while playing in the Long Hill Plantation on the way to work but warranty will cover a new mounting brackets.

DirtisGood · 11-23-2012, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharan

Hi guys,

I'm going on 10 day trip by Britz campervan to Tassie. 16th Jan arrive in Hobart, leave 26th. It is just me and my wife, who is battling serious illnes, chemo, radiation and all that shit. We are both outdoors types, if she was better we'd do some serious wilderness hiking staying in huts etc, but unfortunately we need to take easy now.

So I would like to get some suggestions about some nice places to visit. Not much into crowds or shopping, nice and quiet. There's lot of stuff on the Web, but I guess nothing beats the local knowledge.

I was thinking about sneaking one day in and hire a bike, but I go biking every weekend, so perhaps I should give it a miss this time and spend as much time as possible together.

Thanks in advance.

Come back next Easter and do the Cancer Ride with us, you are both welcome that's what the ride is all about

DirtisGood · 11-24-2012, 10:45 PM

I left Sheffield with Jake this morning and headed up through West Kentish, Roland, Staverton, Cethana, over Mount Claude to the Borradaile Plains
The views were excellent and the riding was great
We explored numerous side tracks of the Borradaile Plains Road and decided that we would have to come back before Christmas and camp Saturday Night and explore more
There are tracks everywhere and you could spend days exploring, some don't go far but it's still riding
The Borradaile Plains is situated on the watershed between the Mersey and Forth Rivers
The Forth River starts in Cradle Mountain Lake St Claire National Park under Mount Pelion West and part of Mount Ossa (highest mountain in Tasmania)
The Mersey River starts in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park from Lake Meston
It was a 110 kilometre ride
http://eagledream.wix.com/stelvio-ow...ssie/apps/blog

IVA BIGGIN · 11-25-2012, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtisGood

I left Sheffield with Jake this morning and headed up through West Kentish, Roland, Staverton, Cethana, over Mount Claude to the Borradaile Plains
The views were excellent and the riding was great
We explored numerous side tracks of the Borradaile Plains Road and decided that we would have to come back before Christmas and camp Saturday Night and explore more
There are tracks everywhere and you could spend days exploring, some don't go far but it's still riding
The Borradaile Plains is situated on the watershed between the Mersey and Forth Rivers
The Forth River starts in Cradle Mountain Lake St Claire National Park under Mount Pelion West and part of Mount Ossa (highest mountain in Tasmania)
The Mersey River starts in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park from Lake Meston
It was a 110 kilometre ride
http://eagledream.wix.com/stelvio-ow...ssie/apps/blog

Hi Brian , looking very dappa there in your gear.Better take it easy you will wear out that paddle you got on the rear before next weekend. Pete and i will be together on Fri morn ,hope the weather is as good as its been lately . Have you herad if Geoff is coming along , we will wait for him if he wants see ya Paul

DirtisGood · 11-26-2012, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by IVA BIGGIN

Hi Brian , looking very dappa there in your gear.Better take it easy you will wear out that paddle you got on the rear before next weekend. Pete and i will be together on Fri morn ,hope the weather is as good as its been lately . Have you herad if Geoff is coming along , we will wait for him if he wants see ya Paul

All the gear is a bit baggy on me at the moment, but a couple of cartons of goon bags and I'll start to fill them out again. Haven't heard from KTM Geoff yet, would be good if he had time to come along. But still will be a great trip, looking forward to the ride.

Fuzzyone · 11-26-2012, 04:25 PM

What time and where from are you heading off from? Taking the morning off to go for a ride so thought I might tag along for a bit if that's ok.

DirtisGood · 11-26-2012, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzyone

What time and where from are you heading off from? Taking the morning off to go for a ride so thought I might tag along for a bit if that's ok.

Friday 30th,10.30 to 11.00 at Mackas Ulverstone. Your'e welcome if you want to come for the whole weekend Fuzzyone

11-21-2012, 04:41 PM	#5372
Fuzzyone Adventurer Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Devonport Tasmania Oddometer: 16	Tyre pressures What is everyone thoughts re: tyre pressures. Do you change pressures for different terrains, or set and forget? I normally run in the mid/high 30ies, but have been down to 10 front/8 rear in the sand which worked well with the big bike. Thoughts?

11-21-2012, 06:12 PM	#5373
hattah79 . Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Somerville VIC Oddometer: 735	Fuel Supplies Hi Looking at doing a run down to Tassie in February Are there any petrol stations in between Marrawah and Queenstown/Strahan ? Cheers __________________ https://picasaweb.google.com/hattah79/SIMPSONDESERTRIDE2012# http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=546396 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khvZzvpJ4Oc

11-22-2012, 08:27 PM	#5377
Sharan Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Jarvis Bay, Australia Oddometer: 55	Coming to Tassie soon... Hi guys, I'm going on 10 day trip by Britz campervan to Tassie. 16th Jan arrive in Hobart, leave 26th. It is just me and my wife, who is battling serious illnes, chemo, radiation and all that shit. We are both outdoors types, if she was better we'd do some serious wilderness hiking staying in huts etc, but unfortunately we need to take easy now. So I would like to get some suggestions about some nice places to visit. Not much into crowds or shopping, nice and quiet. There's lot of stuff on the Web, but I guess nothing beats the local knowledge. I was thinking about sneaking one day in and hire a bike, but I go biking every weekend, so perhaps I should give it a miss this time and spend as much time as possible together. Thanks in advance. __________________ '09 Kawasaki KLX 250S '96 Cagiva Canyon 600

11-22-2012, 09:23 PM	#5378
theMISSIONARY hunting and riding!! Joined: May 2006 Location: Devonport Tazmania Oddometer: 1,642	Montezuma falls if your up for a walk its near Rosebery __________________ Happiness is a warm barrel....i don't care if its the bikes barrel or the rifles barrel! WR250r of Awesomeness.......now with extra added Awesomeness!

11-23-2012, 02:38 AM	#5379
DirtisGood Guzzi Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Sheffield the Town of Murals, Tasmania Oddometer: 333	Weekend Roll on next Weekend, lookout west coast we will be there. Thank the gods for the old Cargo Net that I always carry to secure the odd slab of grog to the back seat of the Stallion. Top Box Mount broke this morning while playing in the Long Hill Plantation on the way to work but warranty will cover a new mounting brackets. __________________ The pain of not doing something, is greater than the pain of doing something DirtisGood screwed with this post 11-23-2012 at 02:48 AM

11-24-2012, 10:45 PM	#5381
DirtisGood Guzzi Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Sheffield the Town of Murals, Tasmania Oddometer: 333	Borradaile Plains I left Sheffield with Jake this morning and headed up through West Kentish, Roland, Staverton, Cethana, over Mount Claude to the Borradaile Plains The views were excellent and the riding was great We explored numerous side tracks of the Borradaile Plains Road and decided that we would have to come back before Christmas and camp Saturday Night and explore more There are tracks everywhere and you could spend days exploring, some don't go far but it's still riding The Borradaile Plains is situated on the watershed between the Mersey and Forth Rivers The Forth River starts in Cradle Mountain Lake St Claire National Park under Mount Pelion West and part of Mount Ossa (highest mountain in Tasmania) The Mersey River starts in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park from Lake Meston It was a 110 kilometre ride http://eagledream.wix.com/stelvio-ow...ssie/apps/blog __________________ The pain of not doing something, is greater than the pain of doing something

11-26-2012, 04:25 PM	#5384
Fuzzyone Adventurer Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Devonport Tasmania Oddometer: 16	west coast ride What time and where from are you heading off from? Taking the morning off to go for a ride so thought I might tag along for a bit if that's ok.

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