Australian chapter, any one know Anthony

[ray bear]

Anyone here know Anthony, didnt get his last name and hes not on this forum, I met him this morning when I was out meandering aimlessly around on the Eldo at  Strathalbyn  bottom of South Australia, Anthony  left Hervey Bay Queensland 6 weeks ago on his T3 and travelling anti clockwise around the country (I believe its about 6 Ks shorter to go that way because your on the inside lane) Hes had a trouble free run apart from rear trans seal leaking into rubber boot and having to top up trans and drain boot every 3 or 4  of days , Hes going to be at the Spaghetti rally at King River on the 21st october (Floods allowing)  and suggested I get my self there so may well go for a ride yet if its not flooded out, Hmm Eldo or Convert Ill have to think about that. Apart from his mobile hes got  sat nav or electronics gadgets, the only way to travel just bike and a paper map on his tank bag,   Ray

[Huzo]

No mate I don’t know him, but on the subject of distance around..

The 6 k thing is an urban myth perpetuated by some. If you consider the road around Oz to be a circle you can see the following.
It’s about 6 times further around a circle (diameter) than it is from the centre of that circle to the edge (radius).
Now if you consider that the centre of the outside lane is say, 6 metres further away from the centre (an increase in the radius by 6 m) then the budding Pythagoreans will realise that it’s an increase of about 36 m on the outside lane mathematically speaking.
Now of course it’s NOT a circle, but the thousands of left and right bends will approximate to being equal and the effect will be the same.
I once saw Professor Julius Sumner Miller pose the question…
“If I wrap a ribbon around the equator of the Earth an pull it snugly tight and tie it there.
Then I cut the ribbon and add one foot to the length, how high will the ribbon then sit from the surface…?

The answer..?
2 inches…(because 6 x 2 = 12)

Back to the topic of our Guzzi guy.
I saw this in Beaufort (Australia) some time ago


Obviously a bit ratty, but well travelled and I sort of really liked it..
Slightly reminiscent I’d suggest.

[Huzo]

Apart from his mobile hes got  sat nav or electronics gadgets, the only way to travel just bike and a paper map on his tank bag,  

Hmmm….
I tried that map/tank bag thing once when looking for pre booked accomodation in Berlin, 2 hours after dark in the pouring rain.
I thought at the time that there was probably a better way.

[ray bear]

i know what your saying Huzo when you absolutely have to be somewhere but when Im out with nowhere to be I try my hardest to get lost and dont want to be given directions, just so long as im not late home for dinner.

[Huzo]

i know what your saying Huzo when you absolutely have to be somewhere but when Im out with nowhere to be I try my hardest to get lost and dont want to be given directions, just so long as im not late home for dinner.

Indeed Ray and I completely accept your point.
If often just ignore the GPS with a casual disregard for my location. One thing I do a lot, is if it’s good weather and I have plenty of time to arrive a a pre determined point, I’ll select “avoid toll roads” on the GPS and just float along.
If it starts to get uncomfortably late, I just switch to “toll roads” and within 5 minutes I’m back at 130 km/h and at my destination for dinner…! 
Another absolute requirement is when you leave your camping or hotel, select your current location and check that the GPS says “50 metres” and “one minute”, so you know how to get back.
I failed to do that once in Isques France and became hopelessly lost in the dark.