My planned departure is 1st May from Alice Springs. I’ll be attempting the above route in counter-clockwise direction and am planning approx 11 weeks. It’ll be the longest and toughest ride I’ve done by far, approx 7500km. It’ll take in all of Australia’s major deserts, and some smaller ones; namely the Tanami, Great Sandy, Gibson, Little Sandy, Great Victorian, Painted, Moon, Strzlecki, Sturt Stony and last but certainly not least, the Simpson.
http://russellworthington.blogspot.com.au/2009/03/10-deserts-solo-cycle-epic.html