Author Topic: STrangers big FarRide and Aussie adventure. (Read 15923 times)

Lionel · « **Reply #50 on:** August 08, 2017, 10:45:34 PM »

From memory the first open speed section started about 25kms north of Alice Springs at the "highest elevation" marker on the right heading north.
I don't recall any 160 kph zones in the NT.
The NT limit remains 130 kph; no open zones at the moment. Pity.
On one of our trips to Renner Springs to meet up with Wendy and NTRebel I was riding comfortably on my Yamaha XJR at 160 kph when Saaz pulled away on his Triumph Trophy SE because he wanted to experience 200 kph. Needless to say it was during daylight hours and no sign of animals.

NTRebel · « **Reply #51 on:** August 09, 2017, 11:25:56 AM »

Johnny left Alice at 0955 this morning is planning on dropping in on Devils Marbles.

paul

Gadget · « **Reply #52 on:** August 10, 2017, 08:05:39 AM »

Alice Springs to Tennant Creek on 9 Aug 2017.

Gadget · « **Reply #53 on:** August 10, 2017, 11:09:43 AM »

Move it, move it.
Wendy's home cooking tonight?

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #54 on:** August 10, 2017, 12:08:24 PM »

covering some great country

WendyL · « **Reply #55 on:** August 10, 2017, 01:14:04 PM »

There was a hiccup with Johhny's SPOT yesterday, stopped reporting at Tennant Creek. He overnighted at the Pink Panther Hotel at Larrimah (everything else between Threeways and Daly Waters was booked out). Heard from him around 8.30 this morning and he is due in to Darwin anytime now.

Of course it's a home cooked meal tonight! Smokey barbeque chicken wings with rice and salad

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #56 on:** August 10, 2017, 01:16:16 PM »

Goodonya, Wendy!

Gadget · « **Reply #57 on:** August 10, 2017, 03:51:17 PM »

Good on ya Wendy.
My mouth is watering at the description of the meal.

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Biggles · « **Reply #58 on:** August 11, 2017, 10:04:46 AM »

Quote from: WendyL on August 10, 2017, 01:14:04 PM

Of course it's a home cooked meal tonight! Smokey barbeque chicken wings with rice and salad

Strewth Wendy. You keep advertising your hospitality this way and there will be a continuous line of riders heading for Darwin!!
You're already a legend in several Ride Reports.

Gadget · « **Reply #59 on:** August 11, 2017, 02:31:52 PM »

The vid on FB of the cooking was great.

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Brock · « **Reply #60 on:** August 11, 2017, 08:25:08 PM »

My Dinner was home cooked as well, by my Daughter. Satay Chicken on rice. Excellent cook is my Daughter.

WendyL · « **Reply #61 on:** August 11, 2017, 08:44:57 PM »

Dinner tonight was frittata with chilli sauce. JYT spent the day exploring while i slaved away at work then joined me to watch Danae play hockey.

johnnyYTED · « **Reply #62 on:** August 11, 2017, 11:34:38 PM »

STranger has endured the

heat and humidity in Darwin today. We ventured out and went riding around the city and out to Casuarina and I visited the Museum of Arts and Culture, then watched Danae play hockey before back to Wendy's for a frittata for dinner.

Tomorrow I will be doing a check over lQQk on STranger checking him out to see if anything needs doing and changing the 60w led spots to led 72w floods, before the next leg to Mackay, Qld, another 2790 k's to go on the clock..

Enjoying every minute STill on this journey.
I'm planning of leaving Wendy's around 10.pm tomorrow night to avoid riding in the 33 deg heat. and riding the 17 hrs to Mt Isa ..

STroppy · « **Reply #63 on:** August 12, 2017, 09:05:37 AM »

A pity you will miss a lot of the Territory in daylight and also just seeing the Stuart and Barkly Highways, a long ride to not be able to do more sightseeing . . Maybe next time? Have a good and safe ride Johnny . .

A few of us intend to redo the Territory and Qld/NSW next year . . Maybe you can join us?

johnnyYTED · « **Reply #64 on:** August 12, 2017, 12:49:52 PM »

Quote from: STroppy on August 12, 2017, 09:05:37 AM

A pity you will miss a lot of the Territory in daylight and also just seeing the Stuart and Barkly Highways, a long ride to not be able to do more sightseeing . . Maybe next time? Have a good and safe ride Johnny . .

A few of us intend to redo the Territory and Qld/NSW next year . . Maybe you can join us?

STroppy this was never intended on being a sightseeing tour, my focus and motivation was always to go on a 'long ride', do the Border Run and turn left on the way home and ride to Darwin,, then ride home. Just as I said a long ride,,
Maybe next year I could join you and it would be a better trip to go sightseeing when there is company to share it with, as opposed to solo riding,

STroppy · « **Reply #65 on:** August 12, 2017, 02:05:33 PM »

It would be a pleasure to have you along . . .

johnnyYTED · « **Reply #66 on:** August 12, 2017, 11:27:34 PM »

Its almost time to depart from my wonderful hoSTs Wendy and Danae,

here in Woodrofe Darwin. I'm doing the

946k's to Three ways in the cooler night temp and then turning left onto the Barkley Hwy into Queensland, and onto Mt Isa for a well earned shower sleep and feed before heading eaST to Townsville and dropping down to Cape Hillsborough, Mackay for a few days with my favourite cousin,
Hopefully my spot will keep you all informed of my progress as all dots are green and it said it was 'set up successfully on this device'