2014 Off Centre Run (OCR)

[excess.11]

Wot???...one lil bag on the rear ....how long is the trip expected to take?
I m thinkin you need at least 2 lil bags  .............there must be back up vehicles and cooks and allocated camp spots pre nominated if it s been running that long?
A few indigenous roadside stalls selling the odd witchety grub or bush tucker treats on a stick maybe?
Cant see that many people roasting a goanna over a campfire for tucker .
But ....damn I wish I was goin.....
 Jeff..(the excess.11 Jeff)

[SCARFEY]

Steptoe

The old Dommie is gasping at about 130- 140 especially with a load of camping gear and tucker etc for a month and nearly 40 litres of fuel. [24 in the tank 15 on the rack on the back]

Did a trial pack today. Bugger I have to leave the kitchen sink home, got everything else though.

Generally there are about 100 or more turn up. The last one I went on was near the Gulf of Carpentaria at a place called Lorella Springs. Bitch to get in to. The last 30 K was basically soft sand, I fell off about five times

The idea is that there has to be a fair bit of dirt to get there and the next trip [held every two years] is decided by the attendees at the current run.  The bloke who started it twenty years ago gets quite pissed if you call it a Rally it's the "OFF CENTRE RUN" [OCR]
Lots of BMW's turn up. There is a bloke from BMWTCNSW who has been to every one on a 75/5 Boxer.

Missus and I just spent six weeks on holiday together. She needs a break don't you think, while I'm away she can go over to the Governor Generals House and get her bravery award for 44 years of being married to George.
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[excess.11]

That s the stuff dreams are made of Scarfey .......you get to tick one more off the "Bucket List".
Beware of those pesky Dingoes when camping out at night......might pay to take a "Decoy" baby....or...."Boi Boi " (according to Meryl Streep s attempt at the Aussie lingo) .
I see part of the trip travels down to the Alice...........any chance you get to open her up on the now Unrestricted section of road north of Alice?
Many others going ? What variety of bikes are making the attempt ? What does the Missus say about it?

[SCARFEY]

I'm off on a little run next Saturday on my 1993 NX 650 Honda Dominator.

We cross a couple of deserts including the Tanami from Alice Springs to Halls Creek which involves 600 Km of dirt requiring us to carry additional water and fuel to make it successfully

Not sure which way I'll come back, probably across the Nullabor [or maybe the bus if the old single single banger gives up] after visiting my Brother in Mandurah.