Bribie Island to Blue Mountains: 8-Day Tour on Ducati SuperSports

What's it like to tour on a Ducati SuperSport 939? Join my riding buddy Astrid and I for an 8-day road trip we took from Bribie Island in Queensland to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales (6 days riding, 2 days hiking). We share our experiences with heaps of the relevant questions about what it's like to tour on these almost-sportbikes, on curvy, potholed, rainy, roadworks-riddled Australian backroads and country highways. And we share where we rode, where we stopped and where we stayed overnight along the way, in case you want to try something similar. CHAPTERS... 00:00:00 DAY 1 Depart Bribie Island & Introduction 00:01:29 Trip Overview 00:02:02 Why Roadtrip a SuperSport 00:04:02 Cruise Control 00:05:29 AstridCam on Lions Road 00:07:25 Grafton Rest Stop 00:08:45 Fuel Range & Fuel Stop Strategy 00:10:15 Rest Stop Strategy 00:11:36 Fuel Consumption Calculation 00:11:59 Nambucca Heads 00:12:34 Luggage (Kriega Tail Packs) 00:15:27 DAY 2 Nambucca to Gloucester & Rain Riding 00:16:37 Stuarts Point Rest Stop 00:17:05 Wauchope Fuel Stop & Start Oxley Highway 00:19:45 Gingers Creek Rest Stop 00:21:49 Apsley Falls Rest Stop 00:23:29 Route Planning & Navigation 00:26:44 Walcha Fuel Stop 00:26:13 Suspension 00:27:52 Pioneer Lookout & Thunderbolts Way 00:29:32 Gloucester 00:31:13 DAY 3 Gloucester to Katoomba 00:31:56 Torque 00:33:48 Heated Grips 00:33:45 Stability 00:35:56 Dungog Rest Stop 00:36:33 Putty Road 00:37:52 USB Charger 00:39:36 Grey Gum Cafe 00:40:20 Bells Line of Road & Katoomba 00:41:35 Glove Warmer ;-) 00:42:17 Arrive Katoomba 00:42:43 DAY 4 & 5 Blue Mountains & Grand Canyon Walk 00:44:11 Katoomba Oatley Cottage Tour 00:45:04 DAY 6 Katoomba to Quirindi 00:47:27 Bathurst & Motor Racing Museum 00:48:16 Mount Panorama Lap 00:51:31 Quirindi Silo Light Show 00:52:25 DAY 7 Quirindi to Tenterfield 00:53:23 Daily Distances & Comfort 00:57:10 Reliability 00:57:56 Quickshifter & Shifting 00:58:45 Odometer Hits 50000km 01:00:08 Temperature Sensor Fails 01:02:01 Astrid's Base Model SuperSport Review & Mods 01:03:37 Panniers 01:04:31 Thunderbolt's Lookout & Castlerag Rd Torrington 01:05:20 Torrington & Dirt Riding 01:08:38 New England Highway 01:09:29 Overtaking 01:10:23 Tenterfield Donnelly House Tour 01:11:09 DAY 8 Tenterfield to Woodford (Then Home) 01:12:45 Astrid's Fuel Gauge Issues 01:14:05 Perfect Travelling Companions 01:14:42 Our Overtaking Technique 01:15:30 Helmet Hair 01:15:55 Closing Thoughts CREDITS… Thanks to Evan Splash for the theme music Drive It Now, provided by Tunetank at: tunetank.com/track/429-drive-it-now/