Brad it may not be viable for you to change things around that much. But something to consider. One way would be to get some second hand earlier ...

Came across a little slip of an old lady just south of Canarvon a couple of decades ago. She was on the almost last leg of peddling around Australia...

Watching to see how this goes. Looked up 150/70/17 tire diameter (yours) as against my stock V9, 150/80/16 rear. Close in size. I now run a 165/...

Snuff.

G'day Brad good to have you aboard. Yes I am the Guzzi owner. Though mine is a V9 Bobber. It's the earlier version of your engine. Had to ...

@miles-ladue would love a Wooler. Just plain classy quirky. And a Boemerland? Forgotten the spelling. Cambodia would not need buses.

81 at 2-30am is something. Over 100 is something else on a bike. Hope you are able to maintain normal travel rates tomorrow.

Did a little research today. According to an article I read. There's at least 90 different welding processes or types of welding. And that was...

Did a little welding yesterday. Just some 48mm OD water pipe. Used a cheap welding mask that looks identical to the one I had 50 yrs ago. Used ...

Yes it's a concern to be heading of to the wilds if a simple puncture can stop progress in civilisation.

Looked like a great experience. Lov3 how you got lucky with replacement wheel bearings.

Nice Dodge. Will have to translate the fuel costs sometime to $AU liter. Happy travels.

@scott-h sounds like when I built the Minerva frame. An advertisement from 120 years previous is not a lot to go by.

Never bothered to spend the extra on a flash helmet. Maybe that was a mistake.

It's a complete made in America bike and sidecar isn't it? I wonder just vaguely what it would take to import one down under? We could do a prom...