Hi. I have recently bought a new XTZ and am planning to ride around Australia. I'll be heading south from Brisbane to Melbourne and Tasmania, accross to Adelaide and then up the red centre to Darwin. Then over to Perth and back up to the north coast of Queensland...ideally... Any tips for such a tour would be very welcome. i.e. necessities, especially for driving up the centre of Australia? How much water, fuel etc...types of tools I should have with me? Driving techniques...any information is welcome. I am installing two Yamaha side panniers for storage and will probably get a tank bag to balance weight distribution...

Cheers, Andrew.