Shipping and touring Australia

[seekeronsaltspringisland]

The Big Plan Number One

Calls for getting a new ural gear up in 09 and shipping the thing to Australia for a four month tour of the island. By shipping my own it have two wheel drive for the out back as the route covers the Plenty of Highway for the north east coast to Alice on the back roads.

So does any one have any ideals on the route or things to see there?


What the best way to deck out the side car for long range travel?

Plan to carry
4X10L gas range 780 to 1560 miles
2 canvas bags of water and one 5 gal jug water 10 gal (4 days)
rope puller and 50 ft of 3/8 rope fording and getting out of sand
5 tires ( three off road ones)
5 inner tubes
ax and shove
three man tent
kit for two men
2 folding chairs
camp stove

engine three oil filters and 4 air filters ( due to sand and dust )
2 spark plugs and oil for one change. ( water in oil from fording)

Heard there it may be hard to get tires along the way there does any one know if ural tires can be got in the larger cities?

How deep can the bike go though water and can it be pulled in deep water by blocking the exhaust pipes and the air in take with cork or duct tape? There seem to be river closing in the out back dust or water?

As anyone drove the Penty Higway to Alice ?

Trip route is follow the coast and then head from North East coast to Alice on the secondary highways. To see the Out Back.

Still waiting to hear back from shipper and the airlines on shipping from Vancouver BC to the east coast of Australia to see what cheap and easy to use. Under importing for personal use as tourist the unit can clear customs and use it plates from it;s home country

wonder if the co-driver my son like the ideal of sitting in the sidecar facing on coming truck trains as the bike has the car on the right.

Still waiting to see what the new urals cost down there to compare with bring mine down there and back again.

The plan calls for buy the ural next year and leaving by march or may for the trip. Hopeful the rains be gone.

So if any one as any ideals for the trip let me know them.

Bye for now Seekeronsaltspring.