The Madigan Line
- Advrider Older Magazines
- August 11, 2023
- Checkout
- As Good As It Gets With Karen Ramsay
- The Numbers Game
- How To Ride With Miles Davis
- 60 Hours, Two Bikes And One Buffoon
- The Madigan Line
- Triumph Tiger 800 XRx
- Aprilia Caponord
- Highlights
- Laos: The Hidden Gem
- A Couple Of Mates In South Africa
- Triumph Tiger XCx Long-Termer
- Miles And A Shaw Thing
- I Finke I Can
- Wish You Were Here
- Fit Out: Touratech KLR650
- Ol’ Mate
- Reader’s Ride: Sofala, NSW
- Cuba And The Blue Wave Rally
- Maschine
- It’s What We Do
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.
