I am fairly new to Boxertrix, just become a proper member – picked up an 1100S last Saturday – been waiting since Easter weekend – but had to align some things first. I see there is a section for write ups of longer trips. Although I did it on my 1150GS I think my trip last year qualifies……..
Anyway. I live in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia and since 2005 have had an 1150GS.
In 2016 I had some changes with my work and was able to go to the OCR.
OCR, Whats that? Off Center Rally. Dreamed up by the elders back in 1983, the minimum parameters of the meeting location were 200km/ 120miles of dirt, Cold Beer and fuel. The event is held every other year some where around central Australia though it went to Cape York once. There is no organising committee, no responsible people or persons and the location is by general agreement of the elders and word of mouth.
In recent times, the 200km of dirt to the gathering has become harder to include due to progress and development, for next years event, the most direct route to the location will likely be less than 200km. Just the way of progress.
Anyway, through ADV Rider I contacted some others in the Cairns area and when we all met up, our mob was 8 of us. We made our way through western Queensland to Birdsville, over the border to South Australia to Mungerannie, the site of the 2016 OCR.
After the gathering, our group of 8 headed in to the Flinders Ranges and stayed at Blinman. From there I carried on to Adelaide for work and the others headed northwards to Cameron Corner and through central Queensland back to Cairns.
Whilst I had my moto in Adelaide I went to the Woomera Rocket Range and the MotoGP at Phillip Island, as well as some other local touring around. I ended up spending much longer in Adelaide with out my moto, and so included more about other things and events that I saw.
I took a week to travel from Adelaide to Cairns via Brisbane in November before it got too hot.
This is a short write up with a few pictures below. The full write up has taken me a bit of time and is here on ADV Rider. If you have any questions or want to know some more, don’t hesitate to ask on this thread / forum, or ADV if you on there.
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/h ... 6.1165282/
Day 1
Leaving home. My kit bag probably looks a bit larger than it needs to be. I had a small back pack, my laptop, notes and paperwork for work, some work clothes, spares and tools, tent and sleeping bag. I had a tank bag and a pretty comprehensive First Aid Kit on the back.
I thought I was a bit overloaded.
Day Two, sunrise at Hugenden
Smoko at Muttaburra
Camp at end of day 2
Somewhere on day 3
Day 4 - Birdsvile
yep, the pub is open but its day time
Atop Big Red just outside of Birdsvile on the edge of The Simpson
Camp set up at Mungerannie
About 300 people and 250motos
remember I said I thought I was a bit overloaded?
This is an 1150GS with a trailer AND a sidecar.
Day 7 we headed left Mungerannie and headed south, like most of the others.
At Maree stopped at the road house for fuel and re-group and there was a lot of information and news paper cuttings about Donald Cambell when he took Blue Bird (car) to Lake Eyre.
Also at Maree is an original Mosque, built by the Cameleers back in the 1800's
There are also some ghost trains. The tracks are long gone and the railway has been re-routed
We all camped in Blinman that night. In the Flinders there was more moisture and so we woke to frost.
at Stokes Hill Lookout. Saw some great landscapes
I got to Adelaide, the hotel I stayed at for work was on the beach front. I did beach to beach.
the last 25km or so were a bit wobbaly
