Day 14:
The end. It's 140 ks from Onion's holiday shack to my place and it was probably the most dangerous part of the trip. Traffic, cars, buses, people, traffic lights, traffic and traffic. YUK! Riding out in the never-never is so much more pleasant, but unfortunately reality hits and it wasn't long before I was back home with my family (which was nice).
The Wash Up:
I'd left home with 6975 ks on the clock and returned with 11675, giving a total of 4700 for the trip.
Two BMW G650 GS's set off on a bit of an adventure. They encountered one flat (not my fault) and both bikes had the chain-guards self destruct over the corrugations on 'The Track'. Other than that, the bikes performed faultlessly.
Both bikes were fitted with Andy Strapz
AVDURO PANNIERZ which worked a treat. I can't vouch for their waterproofness, as we didn't encounter any rain.
My bike was fitted with Shinko
E804-805 SERIES tyres, while Onion had Continental TKC 80s. Its fair to say that, given my tyres had already done some 900 ks on the Dargo ride before this event, they lasted better than the Conti's. Once again, I can't vouch for how they'd perform in the wet, cos it didn't rain!
Aldi camping gear worked a treat.
Losing your wallet sucks, but finding it again is a hoot.
We have a great, big, beautiful country out there and riding a motorcycle through it is one of the best ways to see it, especially if you go with a bloke like Onion. thanks mate, it was a hoot!