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Feb 21, 2020 06:03:14 #
John Sh
Loc: Toronto, Australia
Central Australia is generally flat and empty. When you do find a "town" there may be only a handful of people living there and you take them at face value.
Should you ever visit Hungerford on the Queensland / New South Wales border have a go at riding this bike. The steering has been modified so the wheel goes the opposite way to the handle bars.
This Emu dad and chicks were in no hurry to cross the road and my presence was largely ignored. Once hatched the female Emu leaves the upbringing of the brood to the male bird. So if you ever see chicks you know the parent with them is the ever watchful male. The stripes on the chicks makes for almost perfect camouflage in the dry bush.
Wherever there is water in the outback you are almost guaranteed to see pelicans. Quite often they will be in formation, herding fish into a shallow backwater where the birds can easily feed on them.
And finally a road sign. Since we're already on the dirt this one does not have a "Road open / Road closed" sign. These are common where the sealed road ends and the dirt starts. If it has been raining, which doesn't happen all that often, the dirt roads are automatically closed.
Should you ever visit Hungerford on the Queensland / New South Wales border have a go at riding this bike. The steering has been modified so the wheel goes the opposite way to the handle bars.
This Emu dad and chicks were in no hurry to cross the road and my presence was largely ignored. Once hatched the female Emu leaves the upbringing of the brood to the male bird. So if you ever see chicks you know the parent with them is the ever watchful male. The stripes on the chicks makes for almost perfect camouflage in the dry bush.
Wherever there is water in the outback you are almost guaranteed to see pelicans. Quite often they will be in formation, herding fish into a shallow backwater where the birds can easily feed on them.
And finally a road sign. Since we're already on the dirt this one does not have a "Road open / Road closed" sign. These are common where the sealed road ends and the dirt starts. If it has been raining, which doesn't happen all that often, the dirt roads are automatically closed.
Feb 21, 2020 06:14:58 #
The opposite rotation of the handlebars might be good after becoming accustomed to it. Have you tried it? How was it? What was their reason for the modification? Nice photos. I like the one with the Emu especially.
Feb 21, 2020 06:52:15 #
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Feb 21, 2020 15:12:41 #
John Sh
Loc: Toronto, Australia
CO wrote:
The opposite rotation of the handlebars might be good after becoming accustomed to it. Have you tried it? How was it? What was their reason for the modification? Nice photos. I like the one with the Emu especially.
Yes I tried it. I fell off, as did the others with us that tried it. Why do it, because you can. Hungerford has a population of around 26, if everyone comes home for the weekend, so you do whatever comes to mind for your own sanity and to have some fun with the tourists. In this case someone has found a couple of gears and said "now what can I do with these"? The bike is the result.
Feb 21, 2020 16:42:18 #
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Feb 22, 2020 10:58:30 #
Saw a video once on how hard it is for someone to ride a reverse steering bike __ virtually no one can do it.
Your Emu shot with the kids is priceless.
Your Emu shot with the kids is priceless.
Feb 22, 2020 13:32:07 #
What a really nice set. It just feels kind of sandy and gritty and remote. Did you spend the night at the hotel?
Feb 22, 2020 15:16:48 #
Interesting world and your pictures, John.
The bike needs a lot of oil, though.
It looks like it doesn't have a gear changer and the brake?
Maybe they like to ride with a parachute, there?
The bike needs a lot of oil, though.
It looks like it doesn't have a gear changer and the brake?
Maybe they like to ride with a parachute, there?
Feb 22, 2020 16:38:08 #
John Sh
Loc: Toronto, Australia
Paul J. Svetlik wrote:
Interesting world and your pictures, John.
The bike needs a lot of oil, though.
It looks like it doesn't have a gear changer and the brake?
Maybe they like to ride with a parachute, there?
The bike needs a lot of oil, though.
It looks like it doesn't have a gear changer and the brake?
Maybe they like to ride with a parachute, there?
You generally fall off long before brakes and gear changes come into play. The average ride lasts about 5 seconds.
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Feb 22, 2020 16:43:32 #
John Sh
Loc: Toronto, Australia
Curmudgeon wrote:
It just feels kind of sandy and gritty and remote. Did you spend the night at the hotel?
Yes, it's all of the above but we love to be out there. Didn't stay in the hotel, but had lunch there.
Mar 9, 2020 01:06:13 #
John Sh wrote:
Central Australia is generally flat and empty. Whe... (show quote)
#4 can be rotated to the left and it becomes an inkblot. NSFW maybe?? A great series and i do like #4 rotated or not.. TFS Cliff
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