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Road blog : Day 7 & 8 :Brisbane – Maryborough – Airlie Beach
The main highlight of our exit from Brisbane on day #7 was the ride with Hari, an xBhpian from India who is now settled in Brisbane. He’s a techie and rides a Suzuki GSXF 1250. We rode together via the scenic Mount Glorious route, which is the favorite weekend ride destination for Brisbane bikers –…
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Brisbane – A Pictorial (Day 5 & 6)
So we had our first ‘day off’ from the ride in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. Brisbane is a bustling city and it is also the third most populous city in Australia. It is also one of the oldest cities of Australia and it rightfully demanded an extra day from us to explore it. Though…
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Day 4 & 5: Byron Bay – Gold Coast – Brisbane
Day 4 of the #powerTrip360 saw us crossing into the state of Queensland from New South Wales as we rode around 100 kilometers from Byron Bay to the Gold Coast. Gold Coast is the 6th largest city in Australia, which also makes it the largest non-capital city and the second largest city in the state…
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Day 2 & 3 : Gloucester – Port Macquarie – Byron Bay
The Day #2 turned out to be rather eventful for us. First, we were not going to take the fastest route to reach the destination for the day, i.e., Port Macquarie. The highway route from Gloucester to Port Macquarie is about 150 kilometers and about 2 hours. But then we were here to take the longer…
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So it Starts : Day 1!
Day 1 of the #PowerTrip360 saw us riding around 325 kms from Sydney to Gloucester via the Putty Road. The Putty Road is full of high-speed twisties and is a famous hangout zone for motorcyclists from Sydney. You can see a lot of them riding here particularly on a weekend. It was also the day…
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Preparing the bikes for 20,000 kms on the road!
What goes into preparing 2 Sports Bikes for a 20,000 km trip? It is primarily on asphalt, but nevertheless, a roadtrip is a roadtrip. Having sports bikes means that you don’t have the luxury of a good posture and space like you would have on adventure motorcycles. Obviously, solutions can always be found; thankfully, this…
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