BMWMCCWA

G'Day Slackers,

Myself and one other Club member are leaving for the BMW Enduro (Streaky Bay to Broken Hill) on Wed 20th July. Link for event is here:
https://bmwsafari.com/events/2016-bmw-gs-safari-enduro/

From there I will continue to the OCR at Mungerranie Pub on the Birdsville Track. Link is here:
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/o ... t-29826936

Other Riders are welcome to join us as we head East for the first day or two (or longer). We will probably take a mixture of sealed roads and good unsealed farm roads to Hyden and overnight at The Breakaways on the Hyden-Norseman Road (weather dependant) and then slab it to the WA/SA Border the following day. After that we will take the Old Eyre Highway as far as Yalata and smell the roses along the way.

More to follow...

So much to do; so little time.

Do you want to do the Simpson on the 1200 between the Border run and the OCR.
I am considering it but need a another rider to go with.

boomer61 wrote:Do you want to do the Simpson on the 1200 between the Border run and the OCR.
I am considering it but need a another rider to go with.

That's very funny.
No...I will entertain myself around Broken Hill for a few days before heading off to Cameron's Corner. I guess your taking the X Challenge...not the first crossing of the Simpson on that bike. You should come home via the Anne Beadell. That will satisfy the 'Adventure Rider' in you.

The plan is to depart the Liberty garage in Karragullen at 8.00AM on Wednesday 20th and use farm roads and backroads to Hyden before overnighting at the Breakaways for the night.

Hopefully will update the Forum with photos of destruction and mayhem from the Enduro as the event progresses.

SPOT link is here;
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... UCtYLNPufa

Might see some of you at the Races,

Hope you both have a great trip, looking forward to the video of the carnage lol.

Keeping an eye on ya Digger. Expecting to see ya around the Gascoyne. Safe trip. Kots.

Have arrived at Streaky Bay today (Saturday) and ready for Registration and welcome dinner tomorrow evening...relatively seamless journey across except for cold weather and a couple of rain storms.


We thought there may have been some road closures but the Hyden to Norseman road was open. We camped about 50km west of Norseman on the first night. Very cold the following morning which made it hard to get outta bed.

We called into Koonalda Homestead (abandoned) on the Old Eyre Highway. Lots of old wrecks that didn't make the journey across the original road back in the day. The Homestead is accessible by a 12 km unsealed road from the current Eyre Highway and worth a visit to break up the journey across.

The old refuelling point at the Homestead which was a place to rest for many a weary traveller. The Homestead is still standing and is in good shape. Over the last few months they have erected a new long drop dunny...ideal place to camp overnight and explore Koonalda Cave.

Chris and I are camping for one last night before commencing the Enduro...today was a chance to dry out gear after last nights rain storm and 100kph winds. In this photo Chris can be seen swapping out his rear tyre to start the event with new rubber.

SPOT link is here;
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... UCtYLNPufa

Back to work Slackers

Digger wrote: Very cold the following morning which made it hard to get outta bed.

Cold? He's a master of understatement. My testicles have been awol ever since!

And the wind and rain, no joke last night (Saturday). Standing still presents a problem, and that's before the alcohol sets in.

Great trip so far!

I always get a little anxious before the start...perhaps unnecessarily. This guy dropped his bike and needed a hand to pick it up...in the car park of the motel we're staying at. Oh dear...it could be a long week.

Looks like you are set for another great adventure, enjoy and have a safe trip

End of Day One. We had to refuel at Kingoonya due north of Streaky Bay. Kingoonya is exactly as I thought it would be...nothing more than a hotel and a bowser. It use to be on the main road heading to Darwin back in the day but now it is all but deserted.



Most of the Stations in the Woomera Ptrotected Area have their own bomb shelter because they are in the path of some of the rocket launches and testing.

An abandoned Observation Facilty also used in rocket launches and testing.



We covered 600 km today and are overnighting at Coober Pedy. It proved to be a big day with late sunrises and early sunsets at this time of year.

SPOT link is here;
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