Riding
Riding Australias’ Southern Alpine Loop – Part 3
Having stayed up late into the night chatting away with other backpackers reminiscing of my past trips and discussing my upcoming plans for South and Central America, it was once again a late start on day 3. I had contemplated having a run back up the Great Alpine Road as it was a bright and […]
Riding Australias’ Southern Alpine Loop – Part 2
After an early night and a good rest, I was up late again. Got the chain cleaned and lubed and faced my first problem. I had wheeled the bike to right in front of my room, over the grassy terrain. Didn’t expect the morning moisture to turn it into mud. Taught me a lesson in […]
Highest road in the world
The final ride from Leh was to Khardung La. Regarded as the highest motorable road in the world (although this is disputed by some), this was the road for which I had given up a further stay in Brasil an opted to come to India instead. Once again, inner line permits were needed to ride […]
Road to Tibet
Arriving in Leh meant taking care of a few key necessities. – Good food – Hot showers – Organising ‘Inner Line Permits’ which are necessary to ride out onto many key roads in the region (While these can be procured at the “Deputy Comissioners Office”, this only seems to be available to holders of Indian […]
Himalayan Green
Having pulled over as soon as I saw the engine check light come on, a hundred things started going through my head as to what may have gone wrong with the bike. Luckily for me, started with the basics, topped up the oil to level and lo and behold, problem solved. Still, having to unpack […]
Making tracks through the dust
The ride plan was the easier of 2 options favoured by bikers in the the northern most state of Jammu & Kashmir; both ending at Leh. The options were either a route from Manali to Leh, a challenging route that traverses the 2nd highest road in the world (Tanglang La) or from Jammu to Leh […]
From Brazil to the Himalayas
Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul. And so it was that I decided to cut short as month long trip to Brazil and instead spend the last 2 weeks riding a family members borrowed bike through the Himalayas in India. The plan, if it can be called that, was simple, to […]
Riding Australias’ Southern Alpine Loop – Part 1
The Idea Having worked a full weekend prior and with a sunny one forecast for the next one amongst constant weekends of rain, I figured I’d forgo my usual overtime pay and just take the 2 days off instead, making a 4 day weekend and riding as far as I could manage to get a […]
Sydney to Cairns – Resource Guide
Bike – GSXR600 (K7) Fuel range – ~280km (No spare fuel carried) – Fuel was available at regular intervals Fuel costs – $630 Modifications/Preparation – 12V power outlet – New oil/filter – New plugs – Clean air filter – New sprockets/chain (520 conversion) Tools – Standard GSXR toolkit – Spanners 8-12 – Ratchet & Sockets […]
Sydney to Cairns (Part 3) – The wet way home
After a relaxing couple of days which mainly involved drinking goon with backpackers, it was time to make my way back home to get back into the 9-5 grind. Mother nature however seemed to have a different agenda and wasn’t going to make this an easy ride home. As I was leaving Cairns I was […]
