Ulls: Geez! How cold could it be? We woke up in Goulburn to frost on the bikes and visability of about 100 metres. Walking down the road to get some breaky, we spotted some roos in a field behind the local servo. We tend to laugh when foreigners think that kangaroos jump down the streets,

Ulls: A very late start, but we knew it would be. 2.15pm. We knew this was going to be tight. Just over 200km to get under our belts before the sun set, and being winter, she falls alot quicker than normal. We left Sydney via the Princess Highway, quite lucky really as it was just

Ulls: We got off to good start, time wise that is. After filling up at the local fuel stop, we checked the tyres and when Torsten tried to add some air, nothing came from the nozzle. We watched with horror in our eyes as his rear tyre deflated, deflating our hopes of a good run

Ulls: We were late leaving Ballina today, about 10.30am. With roadworks, wide loads being transported a wait at a raising bridge, we were slow to get in to gear. What followed was a fairly uneventful ride down over boring highway to Coffs Harbour. As we trundled through the Banana capital of Australia, a sign on

Ulls: After ditching some weight, we were finally ready to hit the road. 12 noon, exactly 24 hours behind schedule, we left home with more tears. First stop was the local servo, where we topped up with fuel and air. Just as we were about to kick off, my mobile rang and was greated by the lovely

Ulls: Well, what a start to this adventure. With Jim over the BBQ, all the staff looking their best and Irene and her family on the go, Aztec Coffee Co. was a hive of activity. Brooke and I rocked up at about 4.30am, half an hour after Jim and Irene, ready to set up. Between them,

Torsten: The mounting system is almost complete. All the parts are made up but just need to be cleaned up and attached. We managed to get one completed today. The rest will have to wait ’til the paint dries.The bags have metal channels bolted to them which hang over both the top and bottom of the

Torsten: The racks are done! Made of solid 11mm mild steel bar and 5mm plate, they should do the trick. I was initially concerned about the weight of solid bar vs tube, but Paul Keys assured me they would not be as heavy as I imagined, and he was right. The total weight for the rack

Torsten: Work with Paul on the luggage racks is coming along. The biggest problem we have is the sheer size of the bags.The rear support plate & cross braceEarlier in the year we were trying to work out what hard luggage we could use. Aluminium panniers are too expensive, and in the end we decided to