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Augo73
30 posts recovered 2 threads started First seen 1 Mar 2015 Last seen 3 May 2016
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All 30- Crossing Australia - Twice! 2 hours ago, TomP Nice trip -- and your write-up both feeds and increases my own wanderlust. Any gear you brought that you'd leave behind next time? (And anything you wish you'd had with you that you didn't bring?) Tom,…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 19. Torquay to Sale (home). Distance; 295 km. Weather; Check the board below (better than my crap weather reports). [image: IMG_0696.jpg] Sad day today. The ride is over. We departed the caravan park early and…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 18. Warrnambool to Torquay via the Great Ocean Road. Distance; 250 km. Weather; Fine. Cool morning. Warm Day. Woke up just before 5am and got dressed in the dark. This morning, it is 25 April. ANZAC Day in…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! 3 hours ago, Belfry No need to be coy, sounds like another K&N failure. Several have been reported here including Olive's in which she lost most of her oil but managed to stop without crashing--though she had to be…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 17. Mount Gambier to Warrnambool. Distance; 195 km. Weather; Fine. 14-28 Deg C. Went for a guided tour around Mt Gambier, courtesy of Nick and his dad, Chris. Chris rides a Triumph Thunderbird. We set off to see the…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! 9 hours ago, Mikey Awesome trip report Augo, wish I was there with you, although it feels like I am, great writing, appreciate it! Too easy Mikey. All too often we take our own back yard for granted. Australia is an…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 16. Adelaide to Mount Gambier. Distance; 490 km. Weather; Fine. Warm & sunny. 13-25 Deg C. Nick and I were up bright and early ready to go. Gav and Simon rang to say they were “getting there”….. Might have been a…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 15. Nutt Bush Retreat to Adelaide. Distance; 385 km. Weather; Fine. Sunny. 13-26 Deg C. We left Nutt Bush Retreat after having had a great night. Excellent campground, with great facilities. After packing up, we…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Duc2V4, 27 April 2016 at 0:28 AM Visiting Australia has always been on my bucket list but now it's made it a notch or two higher on the list! Thanks for posting this! Thanks Duc, it's been a pleasure to share this stuff…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 14. Border Village (+40 km) to Nutt Bush Retreat (near Iron Knob). Distance; 860 km. Weather; Fine. 14-20 Deg C. Distance day today. We had originally wanted to get to Ceduna for the night, to revisit the Foreshore…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 13. Norseman to Border Village (+40 km). Distance; About 750 km. Weather; Mainly fine. 12-20 Deg C. Straight to the Norseman BP roadhouse for breakfast. We have a couple of big days ahead of us. Check tyre…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 12. Perth to Norseman. Distance; About 740 km. Weather; Everything – patchy cloud, some blue sky, and rain. 12-20 Deg C. Departed Brett and Jodi’s at 0730. Hung over. Never drinking again. Yeah, right. Nick said…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 11. Margaret River to Perth. Distance; About 250 km. Weather; Cloud and rain. 12-23 Deg C. Remember that smell and smoke from the VFR? Appears to be a slow oil leak. Point of origin, unknown. However, the cooling…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 10. Local area Margaret River. Distance; Negligible – maybe 150 km. Weather; Patchy cloud. 14-23 Deg C. Morning was a bit of a late start – Gav and I headed out for breakfast. Found a hipster café (these things are…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 09. Albany to Margaret River. Distance; 450(ish) km Weather; Mainly fine. Sunny. 14-23 Deg C. Breakfast on the waterfront. Nice start to the day. [image: DSC04872.jpg] Dropped into that HD / Ducati dealership.…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 07. Norseman to Esperance. Distance; 203 km Weather; Patchy cloud / sunny. 14-28 Deg C. Bit of a casualty day today. Today was to be a very short day, so Gav and I had a late, lazy start. Simon had done a big day…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 06. Border Village to Norseman. Distance; 721 km Weather; Overcast, light rain. 12-23 Deg C. Today was all about the Nullabor Plain – Road Trains, Roadkill and boring straight roads. Very early departure from Border…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 05. Ceduna to Border Village. Distance; 479 km Weather; Patchy cloud. 13-23 Deg C. Went back to the Foreshore hotel for breakfast and loaded up for the day. Departed Ceduna thinking that it was a pretty cool little…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Moderators - I don't know how to remove the photos at the very bottom of my post - help!!??!!
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 04. Port Augusta to Ceduna. Distance; 499 km Weather; Light rain in the morning. Rest was sunny. 16-25 Deg C. Had breakfast in Port Augusta; was looking forward to getting out of there quickly. No sense of humour,…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Switchblade - curvy roads are coming, but it will take a week or so. The first third of this trip is focused on endurance and covering miles..... Edited April 26, 2016 by Augo73
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 03. Broken Hill to Port Augusta. Distance; 415 km Weather; Perfect - sunny. 13-23 Deg C. Before departing Broken Hill, we had a look around. Bit of a grim economic scene by the looks of it, but that’s from the…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Day 2. Mildura to Broken Hill Distance; 285 km. Temp; 13-23 Deg C. Clear / Patchy Cloud Awesome day for riding a bike. Agreeable weather conditions. Very quiet country roads and not a single Highway Patrol Officer seen…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! dfh - that is on the return leg. This half is an organised route. Back to the East Coast we are on our own. Patience..... Edited April 9, 2016 by Augo73
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Melbourne to Mildura. Distance; 577 km Weather; fine / patchy cloud. Temp; 13-21 Deg C. Today was a great day. Was the first of the decent distances, and our small group met up with the rest of the Victorian and…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Today is effectively Day Zero, to get us all to the agreed start point. Sale – Melbourne Distance - 230km. Today will end up being the second-shortest day of the entire trip. Temp range - 16-20 Deg C. Weather -…
- Crossing Australia - Twice! Time to get excited everyone. Today is the start of my 3 week across Australia (and back) trip. Departure point is Sale, a small country town in rural Victoria, in the south-eastern part of the country. Heading to…
- A Long Ride - April 2016 Jimbob, Yep, it will be brilliant - can't wait. OK, here's a bit more detail; Name’s Augo. Been on VFRD for a while, but up until now, didn’t have much to say. 43 years old. Married; 2 kids. Lost my father to Cancer…
- A Long Ride - April 2016 Situation; - "The Long Ride" is an organised motorcycle ride, converging on different destinations every year, in support of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Doesn't matter where you start from; the…
- Sport Touring Boots That You Can Walk A Mile In I use Alpinestar Gran Torino GTX - they have been great since day 1, straight out of the box. Full use through an Oz summer, so not too hot. Plenty of warmth thru winter, and excellent waterproof qualities. Have plenty…
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