2,305 km | 11 days

Why is this so challenging?

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Section 1 is the stress test — fine-tuning the Experia’s real-world range with a full touring load, calibrating charging stops and daily distances while still in relatively populated areas, before the route turns remote and those numbers become non-negotiable. Leaving Sydney in late June adds another layer: cold mornings, long hours in the saddle, and short days that put pressure on arrival times at each charge point.

​Ed rides the eastern seaboard north from Sydney through Taree, Grafton, the Gold Coast and Brisbane before reaching Airlie Beach .

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Day 4 includes a media stop at Grid Motorcycles on the Gold Coast, the Australian Energica distributor, and another media meeting on Day 5 in Brisbane with David Waterworth, who is following the story for CleanTechnica.

By Day 7, Ed is covering 346 km through Queensland’s coastal hinterland, with chargers at Gayndah and Monto before a slower overnight charge at a country motel. Sally flies to Airlie Beach to meet Ed at the finish of Section 1. The solo ride now becomes a two-up adventure.