Power! Nothing like power and Tweak that Route!

Started looking at what we needed to do to the bikes and revisiting the 2018 route that I took.

Have ordered a couple of surface mount power outlets and handlebar outlets, associated SAE cabling and power relays.

The surface mount power outlets will be placed in a pannier allowing battery packs, Gopro and any other items to be charged when not in use. I didn't have this capability last time and missed having the ability to charge items fully overnight from the battery pack. Lesson learned.

The handlebar power outlet is primarily for the CB radio charging. I already have a phone wireless charging holder.

The use of the SAE cable joiners will allow the panniers to be unplugged from the bike for removal if needed. The power from the battery will be switched using the relay connected to the tail light lead. I have no desire to flatten the battery while the bike is not running. A few pics below.

It's time to review the last ride route and tweak it a little bit. As with the 2018 ride the intent is to roughly follow the A1 around Australia. We will head a little further north up the East Coast to Port Douglas this time before making our way back down and across to Georgetown. We will also be taking a trip from Darwin over to Umbakumba on Groote Eylandt to visit my daughter. While not on the bikes, this will be a highlight of the trip for me.

WikiCamps was an excellent tool last time in picking overnight stops. This time I'd like to do a bit more Country Pub camping, though I realise travelling the A1 is not really country.

Rocks under the tent just seem to be softer after a visit to the Rubidy.