Can anyone give me an idea of the road condition from Emerald to Charters Towers. Am trying to decide on a route from Brissy to Cairns in a couple of weeks. Do you know if it was effected by the floods recently, shitloads of trucks, not much worth seeing.
Travelled from western Victoria up the Kidman Way to Roma , Emerald then to Charters Towers and then across to Townsville and up to Port Douglas . This was late May 2019 . Road was ok , nothing too bad , agree with comments by Ken in Cairns re fuel .
From Port Macquarie turn inland to Walcha on the Oxley Highway. Great ride.
Cheers GB, appreciate your feedback, now intend to leave Brisbane following the Burnett hwy, swing west to Emerald, through to Charters Towers, then up to Cairns along the coast.
After Gee Bee gave me the low down on the Emerald to Charters Towers road, I took the plunge. glad I did, have been on much worse Qld roads. Met this guy and his wife at. Belleyando Crossing which is the only fuel between Clermont and Charters Towers. Ole mate was heading to Cooktown from Saffastarya to celebrate his 60th, someone hear might even know him. Check out the dog on top of the trailer in the cage, he’s got a piece of polycarbonate sheeting for a windscreen and roof. Also note the 2 gallon water container in the cage, ole mate told me it’s full of home brew scotch, he reckons if you wanna try and steal his shine outta there, good luck to ya. Been on the road for around 3 weeks, staying at country pubs, met some great characters, get out there you blokes, your a long time dead.
G’day Smokey, it’s a “Bikers Friend” barrel bag, it’s a great bag, comes with a couple of back supports too. They are a US based company, check out the website, having it strapped there stops me from slouching, well while I’m riding anyway.
