| Around Australia on a Yamaha Road Star

Accommodation is Finalised

By Toasty, on April 28th, 2010

Another update from the Steven Walter Foundation in the mail – accommodation is locked in! We previously received accommodation info from Tenterfield around to Scarborough in Perth. Now we have the second half from Margaret River across to Lakes Entrance which is the last stop before Thredbo. Only a couple of minor changes to the itinerary and it is possible the group may be split up across some of the smaller towns as finding accommodation for what will probably be in excess of 60 people was probably a challenge.

So with a shade over five months to go things are

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Yamaha Cast Wheels – Part 1

By Toasty, on April 16th, 2010

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post so I thought I would put this up to let you know the Ride Around Australia is still progressing well.

So well in fact I have some very good news in regards to bike preparation. My ’99 Yamaha Road Star runs spoked wheels, which in turn require the use of inner tubes. This has been weighing on my mind somewhat, as a puncture with inner tubes will leave me stranded on the side of the road waiting for a support vehicle. Not too much of a drama you might think?

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