A much closer inspection revealed that the left-handĬhain tensioner had broken which caused the rear axle to move under torque. One of my newly fitted rear shocks had somehow parted company with a I stopped and checked but everything looked good.Īfter riding a bit further with the issue still evident, I thought that perhaps This also happened under braking….almost like a tyre I noticed the bike squirming each time I changed up or down (which you doįrequently on a Postie).
That doesn’t mean that the trip (undertaken with Keith, a long-timeĪdventure riding mate.) was uneventful. Setup time was literally 6 minutes (1 st time around)! The tent is fantastic! Super lightweight, compact and Really loose gibble and a couple of kms of rough rutted track leading to our campsite. Probably 100km+ of the trip was riding on gravel surfaces with some The suspension delivered a much more comfortable and safer
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Video to a 3 person Naturehike Cloudup 3 tent plus offloaded my HelinoxĬamp bed altogether in favour just using the inflatable sleeping mat. Swapped from the voluminous (and heavy) motorcycle camping tent of my previous Shortish (560km) test ride……Just as well!Īside from testing out, under load, the new VOPOĪdjustable rear shocks I had fitted and the adjustments to the front forks, IĪlso wanted to test a much lighter tent and camping kit arrangement. Thursday, 3 February 2022 saw me undertaking yet another Has to go right to get me all the way around! We’ll see…….įollow me from 25 April (in near real-time) on my Million times as it burns around 530 litres of fuel.
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Spark plug generating its impressive 7hp (at full bore) will fire around 85 Will translate into 8.1 million rotations of its skinny wheels and the lone Way too much time on my hands, I have calculated that the 15,500km round trip
A new rear tyre along withĪ new chain and sprocket set were the final touches to a long but thoroughlyĮnjoyable process of getting the Red Peril setup for the big job ahead. The way, I intend to take a few detours to see places of interest or visit I will be taking an inland route for most of this leg toĪvoid areas that have been damaged and affected by recent flood events. The 1st leg of my journey is a relatively benign ride from Sydney to Just 9 days to go for me now and I'm getting reallyĮxcited. My target to see if $10,000 is achievable. Honestly believe that I can do even better for MSF. Now, without wanting to come across as greedy, I On this endeavour, I really didn't have any expectation of reaching the very Support and generous donations generated by my upcoming ride.
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