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What do you think? My scoots a '98 ZX6R.

Do it in two days, with a good map. Do the Gwydir Highway, the Dorrigo Mountain Road, the Oxley, Thunderbolts/Bucketts, the Putty, Bells Line of Road, Jenolan Caves Rd, the Oberon-Goulburn Road, then into Canberra via Bungendore.

You're looking at about a pair of 800-850km days there.

Oberon-Canberra stretch has a *fair* bit of dirt involved......it was in good nick last time I went through, but its dirt all the same.

If you are in a hurry, its possible to do this trip in exactly 14 hours and 8 minutes............ being 1200km, its 12 hours plus 2 hours 'downtime' for refills, cigger break etc....a mate of mine did it on a GpZ1100B1 only 3 or 4 years ago quite comfortably.....it was not during double-demerit time, but he didn't really speed, just kept the average to 100kmh, which isn't that hard really.....

If you have time, I-K's route is good, plenty variety and twisty bits

Gosling1 wrote:Oberon-Canberra stretch has a *fair* bit of dirt involved......it was in good nick last time I went through, but its dirt all the same.

When I was last there, early last year, tarmac was creeping south from Oberon towards the Abercombie River; there was only about 7-8km of dirt left north of the river, and only the 6-7km south of it, all of it in very decent nick.

Biggest thing is, coming down the New England, by the time you hit the Putty, you've given yourself concussion from smacking your head into the tank to relieve the boredom of all the straight bits.

But maybe that's just me...

I took the New England or the Newell (whichever is the most inland) a few years back in my VL Turbo and I suffered badly from a lack of self control. I'd hate to think what I'd be like on a bike with a reasonable amount of get-up.

double post...dammit

I did Toowoomba to Canberra (similar distance) in May on my ZZR1200. Left before dawn got there after dark....stuck pretty close to the limit- 10ish over most the way....sucked and I was way fatigued. Two days would be better.....or a change in our roadrules re speed limits wouldn't hurt- could have cut SEVERAL hours off the trip if I wasn't worried about my licence...BTW 14km/h over the limit and you lose 3 points now..... Watch out for the freakin kanagaroos too- worst (alive) near the Qld/Nsw border- lots (dead) near Canbra too....

Its a two day run on a bike. Some of the finest twisties in the world on that run. What we generally do is look at the twisties on the map (the Oxley, the Putty etc) and plan your trip around those. Highways are no place for a ZX6R. Ask Beryl!