Author Topic: 2012 Border Run (Read 34139 times)

Mitch · « **Reply #50 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:10:48 PM »

Hi Gavo,, stop
I'm planning on leaving Southern Cross just after 2:30pm

(4:00pm ACST) 1070klm to the border.

Turtle · « **Reply #51 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:13:16 PM »

Gavo you leaving 4pm Friday night where you planning on stopping for the night?

Gavo · « **Reply #52 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:24:31 PM »

Could be leaving Souther Cross at 4.00 pm fiday arvo i think

STRay (Roo Killer) · « **Reply #53 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:36:29 PM »

Subject to the OK from the doc and physio ( bad bursitis in the left shoulder from work ), I plan on leaving Perth around 15:00 on Friday, no overnite stop. Probably straight thru to Nullabor and back to the check-in at Border Village, then on to Balladonia for a couple of hours sleep!!

Then back to Perth before 15:00 Sunday!

Then after all that, LOTS of sleep.

Yep, one those IBA rides!

scarp · « **Reply #54 on:** July 27, 2012, 08:41:46 AM »

I was a maybe at the start & I'm a definate non starter for this one, enjoy the ride

STRay (Roo Killer) · « **Reply #55 on:** July 27, 2012, 09:07:52 PM »

Got the OK from the doc yesterday, so looking real good now. Just have to wire up my new CB radio and the heated clothing over the weekend and I will be ready to go!

Streak · « **Reply #56 on:** July 27, 2012, 09:09:00 PM »

Fantastic news mate!

Quote from: STRay on July 27, 2012, 09:07:52 PM

Got the OK from the doc yesterday, so looking real good now. Just have to wire up my new CB radio and the heated clothing over the weekend and I will be ready to go!

STRay (Roo Killer) · « **Reply #57 on:** July 27, 2012, 09:11:26 PM »

Thanks, see you there? I will be the blur of red going thru!

Streak · « **Reply #58 on:** July 27, 2012, 09:16:11 PM »

No I will be looking after the kids while the other half is at work :)

Quote from: STRay on July 27, 2012, 09:11:26 PM

Thanks, see you there? I will be the blur of red going thru!

saaz · « **Reply #59 on:** July 27, 2012, 09:25:49 PM »

Hope to see everyone there. Somehow I managed to organise a RTE on Sunday, away for two nights straight after, then leave first thing Thursday morning to do the Border run. So packing on Saturday, bike maintenance done today (oil and filter, tyres, perhaps even a wash tomorrow). I will have to have words with whoever organises my calendar :) I don't even have time to buy new gear for the bike like a Tyre Pressure Monitoring system...

alans1100 · « **Reply #60 on:** July 28, 2012, 11:32:29 PM »

We've decided to leave home at midday and make it a more relaxed ride there and making the return trip as quickly as possible. (it's just over 2050kms return)

Mitch · « **Reply #61 on:** July 30, 2012, 02:08:53 PM »

Something has come up

and I won't be able to go on the Border run next weekend.

Brock · « **Reply #62 on:** July 30, 2012, 02:41:13 PM »

Oh no

alans1100 · « **Reply #63 on:** July 30, 2012, 02:45:47 PM »

Quote from: Mitch on July 30, 2012, 02:08:53 PM

Something has come up and I won't be able to go on the Border run next weekend.

Oh well!!!!.........just have to catch up with next year........

Turtle · « **Reply #64 on:** July 30, 2012, 02:49:38 PM »

Bugger

Streak · « **Reply #65 on:** July 30, 2012, 04:16:31 PM »

Quote from: Turtle on July 30, 2012, 02:49:38 PM

Bugger

seconded

Turtle · « **Reply #66 on:** July 31, 2012, 06:17:36 PM »

My plans are to head off at 4am from home on Friday morning heading for Caiguna for the night I have my UHF on Ch 40

I will meet most of you at the Border as Gavo and Ray and myself all heading at different times

Im also staying at the Eucla Motel $45 warm Bed or cold tent maybe wet I took the room

a short ride back to Eucla after a few soft drinks on Saturday night

Turtle

alans1100 · « **Reply #67 on:** July 31, 2012, 07:18:05 PM »

Forcast for Eucla on Saturday is overcast with temp ranging from 12C to 20C, almost a heatwave compared to my home.......lol.

Heather wants to leave a little earlier, so I made it Midday, now looks like 10am. Don't mind that as we can have KFC for lunch at Port Augusta..........

Even gave the bike a quick wash & polish today so it'll look good for the first 100kms or so..lol

Turtle · « **Reply #68 on:** July 31, 2012, 07:28:35 PM »

I better not ask you Alan to pick me up some KFC might be a bit cold and hard by the time you get to the Border

alans1100 · « **Reply #69 on:** July 31, 2012, 08:09:43 PM »

Quote from: Turtle on July 31, 2012, 07:28:35 PM

I better not ask you Alan to pick me up some KFC might be a bit cold and hard by the time you get to the Border

You can always detour into Kalgoorlie...........lol

alans1100 · « **Reply #70 on:** August 04, 2012, 05:37:09 PM »

I had to cut the ride short after waking up in the middle of the night with a sore throat and feeling a lot worse in the morning. It was better to get us and the ST1100a back home in one piece while I could. More details when I feel better.

OzRider · « **Reply #71 on:** August 07, 2012, 12:51:17 PM »

Just back from the Border caught up with Saaz & Turtle shame some of the others couldn't make it, next year maybe.

I started the home leg from Port Augusta at 5.45am on Monday and hit Darwin at 5.15am on Tuesday that's a Centreline 24 in FarRider terms, the ST as usual performed like a champion even fended off 2 roos and around 20 birds without a glitch.

Report will follow, Alan that was me behind you a the Big Galah.

tj189 · « **Reply #72 on:** August 07, 2012, 04:55:02 PM »

still very impressed with that run up the centre

harieg · « **Reply #73 on:** August 07, 2012, 06:56:13 PM »

LETS have the pics and report SOONEST

Turtle · « **Reply #74 on:** August 07, 2012, 08:53:34 PM »

Just a hope your feeling better Alan maybe next year mate for that drink at the border

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