Outback Trip Anyone

Outback Adventure Anyone - Off centre Rally 14 -15 August



The Bi Annual Off centre rally is on again this year. Innamincka in the far
NE of SA is the venue for this the 10th off centre Rally.



The Off centre rally is a meeting of mainly off road tourers (there are
always some crazy roadies there) in a remote location, the rules for the
location are: it must have petrol and beer and have 200km of dirt road from
any direction. Usually there are 60 - 90 bikes at the meeting. All riders
and all types of bikes are welcome



The rally moves around every time and generally follows an East of centre
event followed by a west of centre event at the next one.



Innamincka is a great place with huge waterholes surrounded by desert
country so the concentration of bird life is amazing. History is all around
you there with the restored AIM hospital and reminders of the Burke & Wills
tragedy, you can even camp at the famous dig tree.



Here are some stories of past Off Centre's to wet your appetite.



About the Off centre

http://www.users.bigpond.com/rto/off_centr2.htm



2002 Off centre at Urandangie in Qld

http://www.ozmoto.com.au/veale01.html

http://www.ozmoto.com.au/off2002-1.html



2000 Off centre, Kimberley's WA

http://au.geocities.com/riderage/index.html



94 Off centre at Mt Dare SA

http://www.geocities.com/fwarner_au/trips/94aug/index.html



92 Off centre at Stonehenge in Qld

http://www.geocities.com/fwarner_au/trips/92aug/index.html



90 Off centre at Mt Augustus WA

http://www.geocities.com/fwarner_au/trips/90aug/index.html

 

I'm likely to attend, leaving Melbourne on about 11 August
and riding there the easy way, maybe coming back some
more interesting way.

-----sharks (XLV750, in case anyone forgot)

 

Any one leaving from south queensland ?

 

Knobblies on the XX? Big travel suspension too perhaps? A "Gee-Esque"
version? Hmmm... May have to unlink the brakes for all that dirt work. Can
only imagine what 240 would feel like up a dirt track...

Faarrk - this is exactly the type of trip I want to do. Why didn't I buy
that big Beemer???

Cheers,
Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX
.... hmmm... probably about $5,000 reasons I didn't actually.

 

christ if I could get ride of the kids for a month, I'd be THERE!

Kate.

SV650S

 

No but if you had bought a Vardero you would still have several thou left
over & you could still go.

 

Might get there this year Greg, sidecarring it. Last one for me was '92

Al

 

There will certainly be people heading out from south Qld, you should be
able to find someone to ride with on the Oz Adventure riders email list,
have a look at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oz_adventure_riders/
Greg

 

If anyone is interested, a few of us are getting together to have a meal, a
beer or 2 and check out some maps etc and do some offcentre planning, all
welcome to come along.
When - Tuesday 25th May
Where: Drummoyne RSL, 162 Victoria rd Drummoyne

Time 7 for 7.30pm

 

Oi! I resemble that!

Eh? There was only about 100km of dirt to Urandangi from Mt Isa last
year!

I'll almost certainly be there. If not, it's because I'm enjoying a
4-month soujourn as a convict.


BTH

 

Free the Tarago 1! Booth Spraying is not a Crime!

-----sharks

 

Ok greg...this sand biz.... ? I have ridden some bad arse beaches on beemers
& know too well of their downfall in the fat pig stakes. Is the sand deep
like the high tide stuff ? Or can you actually pull 2nd gear ?

 

I just couldn't cope with the guilt any more, so I went to the police
and turned myself in.

Yes, *I* let the dogs out. :-(


BTH

 

Haven't heard it called *that* before......

Moike

 

John,

how long is a piece of string ???. The depth of the sand depends on the road
and how much traffic and when it was lasy graded. The OCR at Innamincka is
very doable for anyone, you learn as you go. The main roads to Innamincka
are good for outback roads (there are plenty of harder options for the
adventurous) and it would be a good introduction to outback touring as long
as you dont set yourself a to demanding schedule and realise that good is a
relative term.

the sand is not like beach sand !!!. I travel through many sandy patches at
100kmh, its best to keep some momentum. Knobby tyres help a lot.

Greg

 

Eh?

-----sharks