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Title: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: Sim on January 08, 2012, 08:13:14 AM
Hi all, what a whopper! A trip to SA and back from Tassie. New tyres and full tune up of the ST13 before christmas. My exwife took the kids on four wheels - i took the ST1300.  :runyay (good deal - eh!). All possesions 'on bike' - Geeze theres some storage space on the ST! Unfortunately didnt take a lot of photos !.
So I rode from Hobart via:
1. Spirit of Tasmania (hard to choose any other route than this one!)
2. Geelong, Colac, Forrest, Otways NP, (The windy way - this is where the 'Sport' in ST bared its teeth) :)
3. Great Ocean Road to Mt Gambia (overnighted in this 'cheap as chips motel' overlooking the footy field) $60pn. :thumbs

4. Coast road via Kingston SE all way to Murray Bridge then onto Adelaide (Salt Pan country - interesting for a Taswegian to see 'dry-white' lakes??)
5. Side trip from Adelaide - Strathalbyn - Cape Jervis - Adelaide (this part with my 11yo son) Weekend coffee culture out there!
6. Side trip from Adelaide - Edithburg - Adelaide (this part too with my 11yo son) Open highway - and grasshoppers/butterflies/bees/flies - in face!

7. Then reverse of dot points 1 to 4 above.

3500km+ in ten days. My first big tour on the ST (having owned it for 6 months). I am numb arsed and cock wristed (still even 1 week later) after this huge ride to SA and back. Verdict: LOVED IT rating 8.5 / 10. Looking to wrangle some time off to get the Blackheath NSW in April.
Sim
Title: Re: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: Streak on January 08, 2012, 08:30:20 AM
That's brilliant work mate! Tassie is a beautiful place, we will look forward to meeting you in April
Title: Re: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: tj189 on January 08, 2012, 09:24:04 AM
nicely done  :thumbs like the idea of the run across the GOR to Adelaide excellent, thanks for posting up  :thumbs oh and two words Cruise Control  :whistle
Title: Re: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: Sim on January 09, 2012, 07:23:31 AM
Thanks for those words of wisdom, ("cruise control") the thought crossed my mind as i was doing every kind of wrist position possible to cater for the pain!
Title: Re: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: scarp on January 09, 2012, 11:31:11 PM
I am numb arsed and cock wristed (still even 1 week later)

Ya know what they say about those Taswiegians, Nice trip BTW ;-)
Title: Re: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: Carsten on January 11, 2012, 08:58:37 AM
Sounds like a great trip was had.  I think Barry is looking to organise a ride date for us southern Tassies.  It will be good meet you.
Title: Re: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: Diesel on January 12, 2012, 06:53:13 PM
Hey there Sim - you, my friend, have captured the EXACT spirit of what owning a ST is all about.

It doesn't get much better than heading off into the wild blue yonder on the wild blue Honda for a few nights away camping/holidaying.

Well done for inspiring that little bit in us that reckons you're a lucky, lucky b@$tard!

Keep posting pics to be an even bigger one too!       :rofl

Gotta wonder why anyone would LEAVE Tassie to ride tho?      :wink1

Thanks for posting.

Cheers, Diesel

Edit: Don't worry, I'll deal with that naughty, but somewhat clever Scarp, poste haste!
Title: Re: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: Malcolm6112 on January 12, 2012, 08:27:46 PM
Watch out Scarp, the second head bites.

 :blu13
Title: Re: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: scarp on January 12, 2012, 09:14:11 PM
 :eek
Title: Re: From Hobart to Adelaide and back
Post by: gerd on January 16, 2012, 02:58:15 PM
Great times. Good effort.  :-++