Cross the nullarbor in a 250cc Suzuki Burgman??????

Hi all,

While working in Canberra for 3 months I picked up a 2005 model 250cc Suzuki
Burgman scooter. It made 4 trips and back to Sydney without any problems.

I'm now back in Perth and need to get it back from Canberra. To get it
shipped over here is ridiculously expensive (5 quotes range between $1150
and $1380), so getting it transported over here is my least preferred
option.

My questions are: Do you think the scooter would make the journey from
Canberra to Perth, and more specifically, across the nullarbor? Is the
250cc enough? Or, does anyone have any bright ideas on a cheaper
alternative for shipping?

I'm just new to riding bikes/scooters and was looking for advice from people
that might be in a better position to know than me.

Thanks in advance.

Ticket65

 

Or, does anyone have any bright ideas on a cheaper alternative for shipping?sell it in canberra and buy one back home.

 

In aus.motorcycles on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:30:35 +0900

I rode my GPz250 across the nullabor without any problems. If the
thing will do 110 without straining too much then it will be fine.

Zebee

 

Max distance between fuel out there is ~185km. If you can do that on a
tank, then it should not be a prob. Beware around dusk/dawn - wildlife
gets far too active.

See
http://lamp.infosys.deakin.edu.au/acis03/

Oh, and be very wary of the odd oversize ...
http://lamp.infosys.deakin.edu.au/acis03/img_100_0664.html

Cheers
Goaty
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Where's Corks. Didn't he ship a new bike over from NSW? I'm sure he
didn't pay anywhere near those sort of bucks.

It's probably big enough for the trip, so long as it can run a constant
100kph into a headwind for 200km. You really wouldn't want to be going
slower than the trucks.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

I think you wouldn't enjoy sitting in front of a truck for 200K either.
Better to wait for a spot where he can pass then let him pass.

My biggest turnoff about that trip now is that there are no buses.
How does one get home if the bike does give up?

 

thumb

 

One fixes it then rides home.

 

In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:38:20 +1000

Depends on the giveup.

When my Gt Kwak threww a camchain tensioner it wasn't going anywhere.
I was lucky enough to discover the tensioner's imminent demise when I
stopped at a servo, and lucky enough that said servo was a truckstop
and a truckstop with an embankment that could be used as a loading
ramp.

And extremely lucky to find a servo manager who was mates with a
truckie who was willing to break company rules to give me and my bike
a lift back to Adelaide.

Else I'd have had to leave it there and come back for it later. Dunno
it would have got its own hotel room the way Bill's Tricolore 851 did
after the charging system died on the way back from the Island.

Zebee

 

Sitting in front of a truck for 200km is a situation you can easily
avoid. Being passed by a constant stream of trucks 40+ metres long
which are travelling 5-15kph faster than you is the situation you really
want to avoid.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:01:57 +1100

Not sure how constant they are on the Nullabor now, they weren't
constant when I did it.

When I took the MZ across the Hay Plain (top speed 100kmh) I usually
got passed by a truck then slipstreamed it for a while. Again, not
usually constant.

There are people who ride bicycles across the Nullabor and postie
bikes and 50cc mopeds. They cope. The need for speed is overrated.

Zebee

 

Ah, but then the speed differential is more like 50km/h! ;-)

And no, it's not a problem provided you keep an eye on the mirror and
move well over to the left - the truckies know what they're doing.
It's those well-meaning-but-inexperienced people towing enormous
caravans who give me the willies!


BTH

 

Marty Livingston

Yes, the scooter would most likely make it without any problems. If
you've not done many long trips you'd probably be feeling a bit the
worse for wear though.

It'd take you at least 3 days, and if you're a long-distance newbie
I'd push it out to 4 or 5. If you're trying to keep costs down you'll
want to take a tent and sleeping bag. A camelback and some extra
water would be handy. Tools, spare fuel/oil, and knowing how to use
them would also be handy. A credit card with plenty of available
money on it is REALLY handy!

I've done the trip from Perth-Canberra on an elderly GPX250, it wasn't
too hard.


BTH

 

What I didn't make clear is that it is best if you can choose where a
truck will pass you. i.e. not in a place where an oncoming truck forces
him too close to you. The truck will appreciate it too, they always gave
me plenty of room and a ""bye bye" on their horn. And don't tell me
they were being rude to me; I have found trucks very courteous on the road.

 

ave a look at the honda website, they did around australia on a 650
silverwing scooter.

just remember to calculate fuel, tyres, servicing, you wana make sure its
tip top, especially with the cvt transmission

 

BTH makes long way round look like they were going down to the corner shop

Id say DO IT, have plenty o cash in your boot, lotsa room on your camera and
let people know were ya going, have ya mobile phone if it works out that way
and check in.

Get ya scooter checked over, take spare fuel, oil, water, puncture repair
kit, and a spare cv belt and get the workshop people to show ya how to
service it ya self and carry the tools you need to do it.

take ya tent, a sleeping bag, and some MRE's

go have some fun, explore, take a week, write a website on it, run around
nekkid by the camp fire being chased by dingos.

let us know if ya make it too

I did some of my best touring on my lil vtr250

www.Mad-biker.com
who misses iron arsing it across the countryside, dang women.

 

Is that why you own guzzi's?

Johno

Beer mate?

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:40:06 +1030

And 500 singles and a 180cc scooter. Not to mention a steel
recumbent.

The object is to arrive in style!

Zebee

 

Betcha miss women more whilst iron arsing...

P

 

I'm just glad I didn't have to find out ...

Cheers
Goaty
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