Here he is, my travelling companion:
His name is "Shotgun" and he joined our family at our oldest son's graduation from the Queensland Police Academy in 2012. So just beware, my bike is protected by a shotgun.
Now for something completely different. Have you ever noticed the state of many of Australia's public amenities? Not very good I'm afraid; and I am someone who likes good hygiene. So to help me out, I sewed this little bag together. It holds a roll of very nice toilet paper and hand sanitizer. May I suggest though, the next time a local, state or federal government wants to have a job creation scheme; how about a network of nicely built and maintained amenities, say every 50 kilometres or so along every highway. What a boost to improving life for truckies; what a boost for internal tourism, I wonder how embarrasing the current state is for overseas tourists? Surely we can do better. Anyhow, that's my rant and here is my little luxury:
Now for some statistics. Since starting this trip, I've travelled 1,212 kilometres and used 47.17 litres of fuel. This comes to an average of 25.69 kilometres per litre.
Previously this bike would average out to around 20 kilometres per litre. Those who have looked up the details on this bike would know that I have played around with the induction and exhaust and that I am currently running 115 main jets with adjustbale needles on the clip on the third or centre groove. So I can move it down towards the needle end one more to make the bike run more rich if needed, but certainly would not want to run it more lean, based on previous experimentation.
Join my travels around Australia on two wheels.
After travelling much of Australia but often with not enough time to take everything in, a desire to travel via motorcycle grew. Hopefully these pages can help share some of this enjoyment.
Index
- Captain's Log
- The trip(s) with no name
- The Rainmaker
- The Widowmaker
- The Money Pit
- Links and resources
- Horizons Unlimited
- Adventure Travel Film Festival
- Some rides for you
- My riding gear and on-the-bike stuff
- Photo Library #1. <- September 2015
- Photo Library #2 November 2015 ->
- Video Library #1. <- October 2015
- Video Library #2. October 2015 ->
- DIY Videos & Ideas
- Book Reviews
- Movie, film and TV reviews
- Sheer and Utter Nonsense
- Accomodation
The Old Stuff
- January 2024 (1)
- October 2017 (1)
- August 2017 (2)
- May 2017 (8)
- February 2017 (1)
- January 2017 (1)
- October 2016 (1)
- August 2016 (1)
- July 2016 (4)
- June 2016 (1)
- May 2016 (4)
- April 2016 (3)
- March 2016 (3)
- February 2016 (4)
- January 2016 (4)
- December 2015 (2)
- November 2015 (5)
- October 2015 (3)
- September 2015 (2)
- June 2015 (1)
- May 2015 (4)
- April 2015 (3)
- March 2015 (2)
- February 2015 (2)
- January 2015 (2)
- December 2014 (6)
- November 2014 (2)
- October 2014 (3)
- September 2014 (1)
- August 2014 (4)
- July 2014 (4)
- June 2014 (7)
- May 2014 (5)
- April 2014 (6)
- March 2014 (1)
- February 2014 (15)
- January 2014 (1)
- December 2013 (1)
- October 2013 (1)
- September 2013 (1)
- August 2013 (1)
- April 2013 (3)
- March 2013 (11)
- February 2013 (21)
- November 2012 (4)
- October 2012 (6)
- September 2012 (2)
- August 2012 (2)
- July 2012 (1)
- June 2012 (2)
- May 2012 (1)
- April 2012 (9)
- March 2012 (2)
- January 2009 (14)
- December 2008 (1)