| UPDATE : The trip completed on 12th January 2008 after 72 days.
Some Statistics : No. of Days on road : 72 Kms done : 20,423 kms Route Taken : Melbourne-Wangarrata-Bairnsdale-Thredbo- No.of G’Days : 2.6 per sq km No. of No Doz Tablets : 6 No. of Insects splattered on helmet visors : 5 per km No. of roadtrains overtaken : Over 20kms of cumulative length (one road train average length 50mtrs) No. of dead animals seen : enough for Dawn of the Dead : Animal Kingdom Minimum Temperature : 6 degrees without windchill factor in Hotham Maximum Temperature : Tennant Creek to Katherine (46 degrees in the shade) Accidents : zilsch |
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- The End : A continent conquered
- Day 71 : Jan 10th : Hobart to Launceston
- Day 70 :Jan 10th : Hobart - Huon Valley : Achtung Baby : Special Ride : A BMW 1200GS
- Day 69: Hobart to Gordon Dam and back
- Day 68: Strahan to Hobart
- Day 67 : Devonport to Strahan
- Day 66: Black Spur & Spirit of Tasmania
- Day 62 - 65: In Melbourne
- Day 61 : NYE in Melbourne
- Day 60 : Port Fairy to Melbourne (via The Great Ocean Road)
- Day 59 : Adelaide to Port Fairy
- Day 57 and 58 : In Adelaide
- Day 56 : Ceduna to Adelaide
- Day 55 : Norsman to Ceduna (1200kms) :Merry xMas
- The Big Brother screws all the bikes
- Happy New Year 2008
- Day 54 : Albany to Norseman
- Day 53 : Augusta to Albany
- Day 52 : Perth to Augusta
- Day 49 to 51 : Around Perth and Fremantle
- 1200kms and a new biker
- Hang On
- Day 48 : Geraldton to Perth
- Day 47 : Carnarvon to Geraldton
- Day 46 : Tom Price to Carnarvon
- A short Music video in a cage
- Day 45 : Port Hedland to Tom Price
- Day 44 : Broome to Port Hedland
- Day 40-43 : In Broome (and Stranded)
- Day 39 : Halls Creek to Broome
- Day 38 : Kununurra to Halls Creek
- Day 37 : Katherine to Kununurra
- Day 36 : Darwin to Katherine
- Day 34 and 35: Suspended Animation in Darwin
- Day 33 : Around Darwin
- Day 32 : Katherine to Darwin
- Day 31 : Tennant Creek to Katherine
- Day 30 : Alice Springs to Tennant Creek
- Day 29: Uluru to Alice Springs
- Podcast 2 : Nov 29th 2007 (With Mannu in Brisbane)
- Day 28: Alice Springs to Uluru
- Day 27: Around Alice Springs
- Day 26: Tennant Creek to Alice Springs
- Day 25: Mt Isa to Tennant Creek
- Day 24: Charters Towers to Mount Isa
- Day 23: Airlie Beach to Charters Towers
- Day 22 : Nov 22nd : Whitsunday Islands
- Day 21 : Nov 21st : Rockhampton to Airlie Beach
- Day 20: Nov 20th : Hervey Bay to Rockhampton
- Day 19: Nov 19th : Brisbane to Hervey Bay (via Glasshouse Mountains)
- Day 17: Brisbane – Gold Coast – Brisbane
- Day 15-16 : Around Brisbane
- Podcast 1 : Nov 8th 2007
- Day 13 Cessnock to Port Macquarie (via Thunderbolts Way and Oxley Highway)
- Day 12: Sydney to Cessnock (Hunter Valley)
- Day 11 : Around Sydney (meetup with Varun)
- Day 10 : Nov 10th : Around Sydney : The Great Sydney Walk
- Day 9 : Katoomba to Sydney (via Lithgow and Bell Line of Road) : 182 kms
- Day 8 : Nov 8 : Wollongong to Katoomba (Blue Mountains)
- Day 7 : Nov 7th : Around Wollongong (Bike Service)
- Day 6 : Canberra to Wollongong ( via Batesmans Bay, Nowra, Kangaroo Valley and Robertson)
- Riding in the Fog : Bairnsdale to Thredbo : Short Video
- Spotted : Benelli Cafe Racer 1130
- Day 5 : Nov 5 : Around Canberra
- Day 4 : Nov 4th : Thredbo to Canberra
- Day 3 : Nov 3rd : Bairnsdale to Thredbo
- Day 2 : Nov 2 07 : Wangaratta to Bairnsdale
- Day 1 : Nov 1 st 07 : Melbourne to Wangaratta
- Random Musings : A week before the trip
- International License
- Dream Sporting Gear : Riding gear and stuff
- Which GPS?
- Detailed Route
- Etiquettes in a Foreign Land
- What is GAur : A Short Video
- Planning the Route : Melbourne to Sydney
- GAur : Camera Advice Required
- The Idea
- Which Country?
- Day 1 : July 3rd : Singapore Changi Airport
- Day 2 : July 4 2007 : Landing in Adelaide
- Day 3 : July 5 2007 : Around Adelaide
- Day 4 : July 6 2007 : Around Adelaide : Mount Lofty, Waterfall Gully & Marion Mall
- Day 5 : July 7 2007 : Around Adelaide : Rundle Mall
- Books we referred
- Day 6 : July 8 2007 : In front of the Laptop & of Dhoom & Sponsorships
- Down Under Trivia from a first time Indian visitor
- Day 7 : July 9 2007 : Around Melbourne
- Day 8 : July 10 2007 : Around Melbourne & the Van hunt
- Day 9 : July 11th : Redwing Showroom
- Day 10 : July 12th 2007 : Riding in the city : My first experience
- Day 11 : July 13th : Around Melbourne : Rialto Towers
- Day 13 : July 15th : Around Melbourne in a train
- Day 16 : July 18th 2007 : Radio Jockey
- Day 17 : July 19th : Sydney Opera House
- Day 18 : July 20th : Sydney Night Life
- Day 19 : July 21st : Sydney Explorer Bus
- Day 22 : July 24th 2007 : Hyosung or not?
- Day 23 : July 25th 2007 : Elizabeth Street and the Wrecker
- Day 24 : July 26th 2007 : Mp3
- Day 25 : July 27th 2007 : Around Melbourne on the Comet 650
- Day 25 : A rendezvous with an Aprilia RSV
- Day 27 : July 29th 2007 : Adelaide Skate Park
- Day 28 : July 30th : Lamborghini in Adelaide
- GAR Official Pre-Trip Wallpapers
- Tour Down Under 2007
- Australia Day 07
- Carnivale 07 Adelaide
- Clipsal 500 2007
- General Adelaide Photographs
- Adelaide Cup 2007
- Adelaide Motorshow 2007
- Adelaide Zoo
- Adelaide Fringe Festival 07
Preparing for the trip
