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ballisticexchris
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Well squarebore, there is a difference between BS and Humor. No harm was meant. I would caution you to not believe anything you read on the internet.
Bahahaaaa….I learned that a long time ago. If he says some thing that makes you think "wait....what?", he's probably messin' with ya'.Really have to question anything you say now. Getting a track record of BS....
Haha, yeah I am a little slow at times as I tend to trust until proven otherwise. I do love a joke though. So no harm done and I have learnt something.Bahahaaaa….I learned that a long time ago. If he says some thing that makes you think "wait....what?", he's probably messin' with ya'.
My bad Squarebore.Haha, yeah I am a little slow at times as I tend to trust until proven otherwise. I do love a joke though. So no harm done and I have learnt something.
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I'm guessing 65lt for direct partly via the french line. Let's say 600km. Take about 4 days. Normal fuel on s10 is 5lt/100km. So 30lts. In the Simpson you need to prepare for double your normal consumption (Lots of soft sand dunes including Big Red). So 10lt/100km for about 400km plus easier for the other 200km. About 40lt + 10lts =50lt. I've added 15lts as a reserve for backtracking, getting lost etc.I'm direct. After that, it's how you read it.
I am curious though. Your 65L is the 1200km+ route around? I average 42mpg and 65L is about 17 US Gal. That works out about right for the longer route and your DR likely does a little better on fuel usage.
My understanding from the OP was that he wanted to ride across the Simpson desert from Birdsville to Mt Dare and on to Finke. It's about 100km from Mt Dare hotel to Finke. If you use the desert track from Birdsville to Mt Dare, it's only ~500km. Seems like it would take a lot less fuel for that route. (I know it's more challenging, but it's what the OP asked about.)
Thank you for taking the time to elaborate.I'm guessing 65lt for direct partly via the french line. Let's say 600km. Take about 4 days. Normal fuel on s10 is 5lt/100km. So 30lts. In the Simpson you need to prepare for double your normal consumption (Lots of soft sand dunes including Big Red). So 10lt/100km for about 400km plus easier for the other 200km. About 40lt + 10lts =50lt. I've added 15lts as a reserve for backtracking, getting lost etc.
I don't think I could ride my S10 over big red. It was challenging on a fully loaded DR560.
Most people I know who have ridden the Simpson have been supported by 4wd or have left fuel/water caches. You need 6 lts of water a day per person as well. This makes for a heavy bike. If I ever do it, it will be on a wr450 carrying nothing and supported by a 4wd.
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