John_Johnny
Long Timer
Border Village SA/WA
In 1996 my oldest son, Trevor, was 8 years old and we rode around Australia on my BMW R1100RT.
In the '70s I saw a movie called Stork, where Bruce Spence said "One day I'm gunna do Australia on a bike!". This phase stuck with me and I set myself the task of doing just that.
My 1st attempt on a BMW R100RS failed as the bike (and us!) got too hot. After buying the newer model, we set off again in June which is Winter in Australia. You can see in the above photo that the bike was 'fully loaded' with sleeping bags, tent, air mattress. battery powered air pump, clothes and even pegs for the washing!
We had no particular schedule or timetable, just the desire to get around as soon as possible to minimize the number of school days lost and to go clockwise.
I will post some more pics and try to add some stories as I go....if my memory serves me correctly.
1996 is a long time ago, but this was the adventure of a lifetime and I'm sure most of the memories will come flooding back as I go over these photos.
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