PP I recall you like the long ( insanely? 
) rides but it will depend a bit what bike you end up with here. I think you can get your current bike here.
You would have to time the trip if you want to circumnavigate as the top end can be impossible in the wet. You'd want to watch the vlogs for routes.
Likely the hinge seasons ...maybe spring here which is Sept so you have at least 6 weeks before the Wet sets in.
Critters on the highway are a real threat as many areas even for the major highways in the north there are no fences for cattle, horses and of course roos which are crazy fast. Generally drivers in the north are decently polite with the possible exception of tradies.
I'd suspect Melbourne and Sydney are completely different.
Sydney should be a bucket list for sure.
There is good riding west of Brisbane.
As there is no real winter at all roads are generally very good on the major routes....it's just the distance.
Got a photo of a sign with Alice Springs some 1400 km away....maybe two small towns in between.
Kakadu is a must do. Crocs, birds, buffalo as it may have been like a couple centuries ago....maybe Arnheim Land and the gorge at Katherine when you are in that area. Speeds are 130 in part of that area
Can't speak to the western part of Australia. Still on my bucket list.
Timed wrong you could really get hung up for many many days in the north crossing to the west - there are simply no alternative routes.
Starting in the North then looping around makes the most sense to me as you move south as the weather warms up.
S Africa is spectacular ....500 km wine route out of Cape Town and roads are good. Risks in the Western Cape are drunk drivers on payday and heat in the deserts.
Will be interested in seeing what you choose.
Spending a couple days on the Reef means maybe a meetup.
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oh yeah mind the right turns...
) rides but it will depend a bit what bike you end up with here. I think you can get your current bike here.You would have to time the trip if you want to circumnavigate as the top end can be impossible in the wet. You'd want to watch the vlogs for routes.
Likely the hinge seasons ...maybe spring here which is Sept so you have at least 6 weeks before the Wet sets in.
Critters on the highway are a real threat as many areas even for the major highways in the north there are no fences for cattle, horses and of course roos which are crazy fast. Generally drivers in the north are decently polite with the possible exception of tradies.
I'd suspect Melbourne and Sydney are completely different.
Sydney should be a bucket list for sure.
There is good riding west of Brisbane.
As there is no real winter at all roads are generally very good on the major routes....it's just the distance.
Got a photo of a sign with Alice Springs some 1400 km away....maybe two small towns in between.
Kakadu is a must do. Crocs, birds, buffalo as it may have been like a couple centuries ago....maybe Arnheim Land and the gorge at Katherine when you are in that area. Speeds are 130 in part of that area
Can't speak to the western part of Australia. Still on my bucket list.
Timed wrong you could really get hung up for many many days in the north crossing to the west - there are simply no alternative routes.
Starting in the North then looping around makes the most sense to me as you move south as the weather warms up.
S Africa is spectacular ....500 km wine route out of Cape Town and roads are good. Risks in the Western Cape are drunk drivers on payday and heat in the deserts.
Will be interested in seeing what you choose.
Spending a couple days on the Reef means maybe a meetup.
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oh yeah mind the right turns...
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