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Doing the 16,000km Lap Around The Block

Doing the 16,000km Lap Around The Block

mattt
6 years ago

Doing a 6 week 16,000km lap around Australia. Just about to reach the halfway point in the ride and have achieved a personal 'milestone' of 100,000kms on my trusty 2011 Street Glide. Absolutely reliable stock standard engine/exhaust-wise, with creature confort ergonomic changes like heated hand grips, forward mounted floor boards and the fabulous Revo-A shocks that make all the difference to the ride on the back of beyond roads in the top end and northwest coast. Loving this wide brown land we live in!

mattt
6 years ago

Will put together some ideas in due course and post it.

Kato
6 years ago

Quoting mattt on 11 Sep 2018 09:30 PM
Will put together some ideas in due course and post it.

Matt

me too.............love to know how ypu carry all your stuff . Like do you camp it or motel it on the way around .
I take it that you are doing it by yourself . Is this by choice and if so how do you find it being on your own so to speak .
100K on the engine WELL DONE ( good fpr another 100K perhaps)

Safe travels to you my friend

paulybronco
6 years ago

Good stuff, sadly my brand new 2012 street glide has been anything BUT reliable. Now up to 67000klm but plenty of issues. Enjoy your lap

mattt
6 years ago

Quoting mattt on 11 Sep 2018 09:30 PM
Will put together some ideas in due course and post it.

Quoting Kato on 11 Sep 2018 09:44 PM
Matt

me too.............love to know how ypu carry all your stuff . Like do you camp it or motel it on the way around .
I take it that you are doing it by yourself . Is this by choice and if so how do you find it being on your own so to speak .
100K on the engine WELL DONE ( good fpr another 100K perhaps)

Safe travels to you my friend

Being of a certain age (62) I'm not camping! Some great pubs available at good rates so no need to camp IMHO. You'll see the RJ gearsack on the pillion backrest in the photo. One pannier is spares, tools, wet weather gear, spare gloves. One pannier for misc stuff. Carrying five quick dry tshirts/ boxers/ sox, one pair each jeans and casual shorts, one pair each of sandals and shoes. Hotels make laundry every few days easy. Roughly riding 3-4 days then one rest day. Am riding with two other mates, who are on BMW GS1200s. Talk about the touring odd couple

Ken in Cairns
6 years ago

Great effort Matt, hope the last half of the trip is just as much fun for you.
Cheers Ken

markwoumla
6 years ago

Good on ya Matt …. Living the Dream !!!!!

If you feel inclined ,,, May want to post up your location where you think your rest day may be ,, you might get some members that live near by, and buy you a drink, or two, and may have some local knowledge that may be of help !!!!!
Good luck, and ride safe …. Cheers ….

STEAMER
6 years ago

Hi Mattt, and Cool, yeh its not a bad ride around Oz, I done it in 2015. I camped from Brissy, up Coast & across top and down to Perth. But cabins across the bottom of Oz as torrential rain. Post some more pics please, and ride Safe

JFE
6 years ago

Nice one.
More pics and stories, if/when you get time. Plenty of us on here would be jealous.

LOFTYBOB
6 years ago

Let us know if you need a place to stay or a feed in Adelaide mate.

Youngblood
6 years ago

Quoting mattt on 11 Sep 2018 08:55 PMedited: 11 Sep 2018 08:56 PM
Doing a 6 week 16,000km lap around Australia. Just about to reach the halfway point in the ride and have achieved a personal 'milestone' of 100,000kms on my trusty 2011 Street Glide. Absolutely reliable stock standard engine/exhaust-wise, with creature confort ergonomic changes like heated hand grips, forward mounted floor boards and the fabulous Revo-A shocks that make all the difference to the ride on the back of beyond roads in the top end and northwest coast. Loving this wide brown land we live in!

G'Day Mattt, wow 16 000 km trip that's a trip you can tell your grandchildren about. The longest trip I have done so far is 6 000km over a two week period with lots of sight seeing. I couldn't agree more with you on 'loving this wide brown land we live in', except that it's not all brown. Please put more pictures up for us to enjoy and maybe even get some of us inspired to go on our own trips. Thanks for posting, made me reminisce about some of my trips that I have done.

mattt
6 years ago

Quoting LOFTYBOB on 12 Sep 2018 11:30 PM
Let us know if you need a place to stay or a feed in Adelaide mate.

Thanks for your generous offer Bob. Passing thru Adelade only, riding from Port Lincoln to the Claire Valley

mattt
6 years ago

You guys asked for some photos. Hope these come through OK...
Entering Qld at Texas

Single lane at times on the Gregory Developmental Road

They do BIG windmills out here

Wide brown land
Early morning just me and my shadow and the 103 ci rumble

mattt
6 years ago

Fill up at Daly Waters

Long way to anywhere else

Road works!

Huge fire north of Derby

Terrific sunset in Derby

Sucks being second in line when the guy ahead has to put in 800 litres

Near Karijini WA

8,000kms behind us and 8,000kms to go

Near Tom Price WA

brucefxdl
6 years ago

thanks matt,excellent pics,hope the trip is going well.cheers.

mattt
6 years ago

Quoting brucefxdl on 13 Sep 2018 08:58 PM
thanks matt,excellent pics,hope the trip is going well.cheers.

Thanks Bruce

Ken in Cairns
6 years ago

Nice photos, thanks for posting.
Be doing a bit of the Gregory dev rd next week myself.
With the 5 or 6 thousand km service interval for oil and filter, how did you guys manage the maintenance side ?
Cheers Ken

Krash Kinkade
6 years ago

Thank you matt, your picture quality, brings each place alive!!
if you have not read it, you should look for a book called, " Around Australia the hard way" a good read.
safe travel's.

mattt
6 years ago

Quoting Ken in Cairns on 13 Sep 2018 10:36 PM
Nice photos, thanks for posting.
Be doing a bit of the Gregory dev rd next week myself.
With the 5 or 6 thousand km service interval for oil and filter, how did you guys manage the maintenance side ?
Cheers Ken

2011 Street Glide service interval is 8000km. Put new tyres on in Canberra and had Canberra HD give her a good check over at the same time.
I have stuck with the HD branded Dunlops because I get great mileage and grip from them. Always 20-22000km per set, and I've done Canberra to Townsville twice, Canberra to Uluru, Canberra to Margaret River, Canberra to Tassie, and a loop from Canberra through NSW-SA-Vic.(When people ask how I get that great mileage from tyres I tell them that I'm 62 not 22!). With 9500kms on them now I'm positive they'll still be good until I get home with 16,000kms on them (albeit a little more square on the profile).
96k service fell due in Townsville. Sun City HD did a great job, and once again gave it an extra close inspection knowing that I was on my way to Perth. I've used them before. They offer a free loaner for the day too! Highly recommended dealership. It's around 8000km to Perth the route we are taking and Perth HD will do the 104k service there.

-kiwi-
6 years ago

Following this with interest, sounds bloody awesome so far

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