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I have to say I’m extremely envious of this ride. It has everything I love about exploring the landscape. Mountains, dirt roads, historic towns and industrial archaeological sites. Add to all that, riding at altitude which I have never had the opportunity due to Australia being vertically...

Welcome from South Australia. My story is similar. A long time sans bike before getting back into it 10 years ago. I’d recommend doing a riding course. You don’t know what you’ve forgotten in those years.

Bit of a diabetes epidemic here in Aus too. In the 1980s my boss took his family to Hawaii for a holiday. He came back after a fantastic trip but was stunned by the serving sizes and the type of food that was served for breakfast at the hotel. Lots of sweet food like huge donuts and cakes. It...

Great conversation people. Thanks for raising it RCinNC. I think talking about these things openly and honestly helps all of us face them with less stress. I’m in Australia but we have all the same issues of increasing obesity and unhealthy lifestyles leading to poor health outcomes. I’m in the...

Was the 550km all ridden in the Netherlands or did you ride into other countries? I never get the opportunity to ride into another country living in Australia. I can ride 3000 kilometres north and west and still be riding away from my house. 1500 kms to the east and I end up in the ocean.:eek:

Even better!

Hello Han, welcome to the forum. 안녕하세요 한씨, 포럼에 오신 것을 환영합니다.

You could try finding a freight forwarder in the UK that will handle a small parcel. I've bought heaps of things from sellers in the US who don't ship to Australia. There is bound to be some in the UK. Z

My feeling was that it would be in need of a lot of work. The first question is, why was it parked up in the first place? The clutch cable is disconnected for start. Z

That's the one. Not worth the trouble?

There is a Guzzi T4 for sale on line here in Australia at the moment. In a garage covered in dust for the last 10 years but "ran well when last used". I am sorely tempted seeing these bikes. It could make a good 'evening project bike' getting it back on the road. I'm not the type to make it...

If you have ever owned a motorcycle or car with carburetors, and I'm sue many here have, and had to start them in the morning after a cold, damp or frosty night, all of the above will be familiar. Leaving engines sitting through winters leads to fuel that is less enthusiastic to combust and the...

Was the bike definitely getting fuel to the cylinders? All the hard start strategies are good ways to start a flooded engine or compression start (bump start) even works for a bike with a flat battery. But if there is no fuel getting to the compression stroke you're dead in the water. I hope...

Hello from Adelaide.

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I was on a ride to Uluru (Ayer’s Rock) last year and met some guys doing just that. They were on KTM 890s. Ironically they had to turn back because part of the route was flooded.

Thanks for the write up. It’s great hearing other people’s adventures in foreign lands. It’s been a long, long time since I laast rode in snow and ice. Not part of the climate where I live these days. Dom

Thanks Rob, that is what I meant. I have fitted the stabiliser brackets and they have made a huge difference to the stability of my GPS unit. Dom

So is it strong enough and safe enough to mount a GPS to it do you think?

Got it at Jaycar for $30.