Riding in Oz:

[denill]

From an unrelated thread:
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Originally Posted by denill
Know it's getting off the initial subject but, you are sooo right Blakamin. Did you do much riding in that area ??
When we shipped our bikes over to Queensland in July 2004 we ended up riding to Cape Trib (Or is it Cape Treeeeeb ?) Some great roads up there, especially after getting off the vehicle ferry - it was just an idyllic ride.

Some have the myopic view that only NZ has great motorcycling roads. Not so. Plus there is something about cruising into a town you have never heard of before and checking it out a bit. The small towns (and their pubs) have a lot of character. The downside is that there seems to be a hell of a lot of Aussies there.

After PI this year we drove the campervan to Sydney the back way - via Omeo and I then vowed to come back on a bike!!!!!!!!!!

Am getting costs/feasability now. Might take the LC4 if Denise doesn't want to come - and do some dirt roads as well.

What a life!!!!!!!!!!

BillW


Originally Posted by Blakamin.
rode a fair bit while i was there... cant beat that weather!
going up the tablelands from cairns used to be my favourite (cairns to kuranda...what a perfect set of twisties)
also did melb to sydney via the coast years ago.... some beautiful roads there!

I wish I was going with you!!!!

(homesick now)

[denill]

Anyone interested in riding in Oz may be interested in the 'Australian Motorcycle Atlas', produced by Hema Maps. A book of maps plus a page devoted to a description of each of the 50 best rides with those rides hilighted on the relevant page. A must if you are planning travel in Oz - off the main hiways.
Writen by Peter Thoeming, the editor of 'Austalian RoadRider'
Cheers
BillW

[Blakamin]

Might have to get myself one just to see how many of the rides I've done without knowing