Starting in Sydney on the 23rd of June 2018, with the bike fully serviced, new tyres, full tank of fuel and loaded up with 2 panniers for riding gear, tools, clothing for all seasons (over packed of course), a gear sack with camping gear sitting on the seat and tank bag with a few daily essentials, I hit the road. It was a glorious 19 degrees sunny day. The feeling when I jumped on and took off was one of relief or probably more disbelief that the day had arrived. I have ridden out of my street many times but this time it really did feel different. The anticipation of the unknown road before me.
I started from Newport on Sydney’s Northern Beaches . On to the M1 and it was north I went. Up past Newcastle and a left onto The Bucketts Way into Gloucester and then towards Taree. I stopped short of Taree, at Wingham where I had a bed at a mate’s for my first stop on my first day. A real cruisy, ride day ending on a farm with dogs that bite and horses at the bedroom window. I was on the road and in the country. 300 k’s done and maybe 18000 k’s and 39 days to go.
Motorbike Touring 