Xt tenere
 

Hi just wondered if anyone knows of a xt tenere rider, riding around Australia or doing the round the would thing..as i saw someone today in south Australia in river land area with Italian plates bike fully loaded

Pommie


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I know of a French-Argentinian guy (French plates) riding a blue Tenere, currently in WA. His name is Nacho; I rode with him for a while through some of the Stans, China and Mongolia. Good guy.
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I say Italian as number plate had letter 'I' in top left corner in blue box (Europe plates)..this person was coming from poss Victoria border into SA.
I pasted this rider to get fuel, did keep eye for him but didn't see him again

Alex

Yep, that's Itallian

I reckon I saw him yesterday at Bashams Beach, near Middleton South Oz. Was going to stop but was riding my pushy and was feeling knackered. Wish I had now.

That wasn't me, I'm still in Western Australia... And I have a French plate ;) but you'll see me on the other side soon enough. As soon as I get across that nothingness in the middle.

Nacho

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Nothingness? That hurts. Admittedly this time of the year is a very bad time to be riding across that country.

But usually the crossing is interesting if you want it to be. It's often different: different seasons, animals, weather (very hot is the default around now) and so on. It's a matter of looking and seeing, imo. As distinct from looking just to cover distance. The vastness alone is impressive. There is nothing like wide, open space. It soothes the soul while all is going well, and can frighten poo out of you when it isn't.

Night travel is risky, especially if you're using only the Tenere's awful headlight. Day travel is risky if it's really hot. You can dehydrate beyond recovery. A Japanese rider overheated and died one day when I was riding down from Alice Springs to Adelaide. Plenty of water doesn't necessarily ensure survival. You can cark it with a bellyfull. It reaches a point where it can't be distributed fast enough. But you probably know all this anyway, as most widely-travelled people research things properly.

Safe travels, and have fun mate.

Good luck riding the plain 100km road dead straight..Nacho if riding the plain bores you,you could always play the worlds longest 18 golf course its found along the nallabore plain...when you make it to adelaide try and make contact i live in salisbury heights you should past my way when your on port wakefield road...if you need help fixing bike i can help im a mechanic
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Alex

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Hi guys!
I just see these messages now. I didn't mean to hurt by calling it nothingness, I guess I was a bit scared by the emptiness, the scarceness of people specially.
Now that I'm on the other side, I can say it was a sobering experience. All that time inside your helmet really is something. I was visited by the ghost of Christmas past, present and future but emerged victor of my internal struggle. On the outside, amazing landscapes (although 100k of each could have sufficed :-P). The cliffs alone are worth the ride. A couple of encounters, people you see again and again at the rest stops, people working at the roadhouses, animals, all made it a very interesting experience.
And yes, it was damn hot.
Alex, I saw this reply too late, otherwise I may have given you a call when I passed by. I will still be here tomorrow if you want to have a drink. I don't need as much repairs it's more a valve clearances check I need. The front frame (the one around the headlight) is bent but I'll fix that in Argentina.
Cheers,
Nacho

No, no Nacho! You didn't cause any offence at all. It's just that everyone uses the expression you did (or similar) when referring to remote areas. Those of us who live and/or work in those areas like to pretend that we are slightly offended by them, which we really aren't. We certainly understand why travellers think that way! Sometimes it's pretty bad for us, too, and we wonder what the hell we're doing there.

So I apologise for making you feel bad. That wasn't my intention at all.

I hope the rest of your journey is safe and fun.