What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today?

[Staffy]

I like your set up, all very neat.  With hindsight I wish I'd bought the same panniers as yours, then I wouldn't have had to mess about resiting the indicators.  It must be great to be able to set off from home and do a straight 3000 mile journey without ferries etc and have sunshine pretty much guaranteed all the way.  We'd  need to fit waterwings and a snorkel for that kind of distance from a base in the Uk, and thats just for the rain, never mind the channel!

 

The setup I have has the indicators there because I built the racks.  I used Givi fittings on my own racks so I wouldn't have to pay Givi $200, I wouldn't have to reposition the indicators and I could also then have a support bracket running behind the bike for an extra brake/tail light.

 

There is a plus side to being in Australia with the good weather and a huge country, you're right.  It's just a shame that where I live (Adelaide, South Australia) once you leave the inner country areas here you have a good half a days ride at least before there are any interesting roads interstate. It does rain here too (though sometimes I wonder if that's true) and when it does it gets ya.  

 

I remember one trip where I headed via Melbourne then along the south and east coasts.The first day and a half of riding was at around 45 degree lean angle in a straight line and a lot of this was with the rain coming in sideways.  Those coastal winds along the highway between Adelaide and Melbourne are a killer.  Not that I'm complaining, I enjoy it all the same and wouldn't trade this place for anything.