Far Cairn Rally 2014

nev

Super Térrarist
I hit the road early on Friday morning to head up to Tottenham NSW for the Far Cairn rally.

4:30am I was on the road heading north out of Melbourne. The temps started off around the low digits and then hit about 1° when I got to Glenrowan for my first refuel.

The shadows were long and the sun just creeping over the horizon as I reached Wahgunyah.

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Just over the border in Corowa there is a long mural on the museum.

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Stopped in Corowa to collect David, a rider we met on our trip to india in 2007.

We took the slightly longer route to Narrandera via Walbundrie, then up the Newell to West Wyalong for lunch, north to Condobolin and then the bitumen route from Condo to Tottenham, via Fifield and Tullamore.

The Fifield Pub
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The rally is held at a lovely site at the Tottenham racecourse each year. The venue caters well to the campers. Some sheltered areas to get out of the sun, plenty of grassy camping area, a canteen where the local Lions Club do a Saturday night BBQ and Sunday brekky as well as toilets and shower blocks, and a good supply of beer and ice and snacks at the supermarket in town.

Friday night we all headed to the local bowling club for dinner then headed back to get a fire going and some beers.

Saturday morning was as good as Friday afternoon. Another sunny cloudless day. My Strom in the shade and David's 800 Tiger.
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A cafe in town opened early on request so that we could get some breakfast.

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A rider turned up on this immaculately presented R100RS
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Saturday night is Movie night at the Far Cairn Rally. After the rally awards were presented the screen was unrolled and we sat down to watch "Mondo Enduro". Anyone who's been to the Adventure Travel Film Festivals will be familiar with Austin Vince and his work.

Sunday morning I was off at the crack of dawn again. Down the road to Tullamore and Trundle
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South of Forbes I avoided the highways, finding some backroads through Pullabooka, Quandialla, Combanning which was about 200km of backroads which got me back onto the main road again just north of Junee.

Church in Narraburra
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Combanning Road
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After lunch in Wagga I hit the backroads again, through Big Springs and Pulletop which got me onto the Hume Hwy at Little Billabong.

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From there it was Hume Hwy all the way home.

About 1750km round trip for the weekend
 

nev

Super Térrarist
Oh look, Moike was there :wot::wink:
Restored or original?

The bloke riding it had recently bought it with less than 15,000 on the clock. The guy he bought it from was the original owner who owned it since new in 1979 and had it in a shed. Not sure what condition it was in and what work the new owner had done to it.
 

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
Staff member
Beautiful bike...seeing those ATE single pot front calipers brings up some memories :doh: :lol:
 
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