Thorn Sherpa fully loaded and ready to go on a tour from Canberra to Sydney by the backroads. Weighs 38kg loaded: includes 3.9 kg of food but without water in the bottles.
Unladen weight is 15.5kg including accessories and various attachments e.g. racks, lights, GPS, bottles (empty) before the loaded panniers and bags are attached. With full paniers attached, including food but excluding water, the total loaded bike weight is 38kg.
AyUp light with 'gecko' (Velcro) attachment. Garmin etrex Vista Hcx GPS. Cateye Strada wireless odometer
The water supply. The big blue bottle is neither a fire-extinguisher nor a nitrous oxide power booster. A Wollongong bikie I met on the ride was convinced that it had to be one or the other of these gadgets. He didn't quite get the idea of a machine without a motor.
