Just got back from the Off Centre Run this afternoon, we got to the site in the Northern Territory Wednesday afternoon and by Friday morning I was ready to come home. A fast run home on my own, 3 days and 3,000 kilometres, the last 500 km leg from Roma to Brisbane was nonstop (love those 35 litre tanks and John Moorehouse seats). 7,000 kilometres in 8 riding days, covering all sorts of roads and tracks, with temperatures ranging from 4 below to a comfortable 24 in the NT. Only one problem I had to swap a alternator rotor out at Camooweal on the way home, it was lucky that I noticed the battery light was out after fuelling up so I did not run the battery flat, took me 20 minutes of cursing and swearing to decide to get down to it and swap it over (lucky I always carry a spare) and 20 minutes to do the job. Fighting 40 kph headwinds in the Northern Territory saw fuel consumption on the R100GSPD drop to 11.5 kilometres per litre, and viscous crosswinds saw us riding sideways for hundreds of kilometres at a time. About 600 kilometres of the trip was dirt roads and tracks, hitting bulldust holes at 120 kph was interesting but following the advice of more experienced dirt riders and gassing it up standing up and putting my weight to the rear saw me come through the trip with no damage except some soiled underwear. Fuel prices ranged from </body>.45 to .00 per litre with consistent prices of .00 per litre being normal. Boxer
