Planning a trip to Australia? Here are some helpful
travel tips.
Once you have decided to come to Australia you need to plan your
route according to the season. There are some parts of Australia
you cannot travel to at certain times of the year due to either
extreme temperatures or floods.
After you have chosen your route and have decided what areas
you want to visit, you need to work out the amount of time it
is going to take you to complete your journey.
You will need to work out the total number of kilometres your
journey will take and then you have to work out how many kilometres
you are prepared to travel in one day.
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Australia is vast
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It is important to consider the fatigue factor because if you
are travelling on dirt roads (dirt road conditions vary from day
to day) you will consume more energy than if you were to travel
on sealed roads.
You should not over estimate your ability when riding some dirt
roads that are not maintained on a regular basis.
It is a good idea to allow yourself some extra days in case you
come across a beautiful place you want to stay at for a day or
two.
Please feel free to use our extensive knowledge of Australia
- and if there is something we don't know we will endeavour to
find out for you.
Self Guided Travel Packs
Self Guided travel packs are travel routes that we have worked
out for our customers to follow. We have routes for Lismore to
Cape York, Lismore to the Red Centre, Lismore - Birdsville - Gulf
Country and back.
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Extra caution at dusk
& sunup - kangaroo feeding time |
Motorcycle Travel Tips
You should
never leave a dirt road that you are travelling on to go cross
country, but if you do always have the road in sight.
At every
opportunity fill your water containers up.
If you are
travelling through a remote area always inform authorities of
your destination, travel route and arrival time.
You should
always work out your fuel requirements between fuel stops.
Always reset
your trip meter after refuelling so you know what distance you
can roughly travel on your tank of fuel, it is also handy for
knowing the distance travelled in relation to your map and last
refuelling point.
You should
try to avoid travelling at night in the outback because the wildlife
tend to hang around the side of the road eating the greener grass.
Your light tends to blind and panic them. They usually jump towards
your oncoming light ie: your bike, which could be potentially
disastrous. The animals most frequently encountered are kangaroos,
wild pigs and cattle. Two of these will just kill you. The other
will kill you and eat you.
Take it
easy, keep your speed down when travelling outback roads, especially
dirt roads. Give yourself a chance to react to conditions like
bull dust, wash outs or wild animals. This writer has hit all
three (not, thankfully, on the same day) and I assure you the
results are not pleasant. You're thinking "It won't happen me,
it'll happen to the other guy..." - well I've news for you - if
you ride like a loony, they'll end up carting you off!
Before you
get going in the mornings it is usually a good idea to check your
chain tension, your tyre inflation and usually finish it off with
a good general check over. Always check your engine oil level
after filling up with petrol.
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Going Outback? Carry
an EPIRB |
