In 2010, the Motorbikin’ Team pulled off the first recorded crossing of the Madigan Line from Mount Dare to the Hay River. In 2015, the team took a shot at the whole shebang, almost 800km from Mount Dare to Birdsville. Phil Hodgens has the story.
Six Safari-tanked adventure bikes rested easy on their sidestands in the darkness as the smell of fresh-baked bread rose from the bakery and drifted across the sleeping outback town of Birdsville. Inside, six nervous riders clutched steaming mugs of coffee as Dusty, the Birdsville baker, loaded loaves into the racks.
“You’ve been here a while Dusty, any desert advice for us?” asked one nervous rider.“Stay the f#$% out of it. It’s a dangerous place,” he replied deadpan, holding a tray of sesame seed buns to his chest.Our fate was sealed. We mounted up and rode off into the grey dawn.