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There were 3 Okas at the Festival of Flight  Watts Bridge near Toogoolawha Qld on the weekend

Only one there last year..............OKA196.

Cheers,

Peter

I just re-named this thread from '3 Okas' to 'Spotted an OKA'... I've been thinking that, given the rarity of these things, it's always interesting to other owners when they are seen unexpectedly. I didn't always used to think that way - when we first got ours, I thought they were common as muck, and could sometimes muster a wave as we passed one on the road. I know better now!

I've seen two in recent weeks. There was one parked off the side of the main drag between Minilya and Carnarvon, camped up well off the west side of the road, in early August. We were running late and couldn't stop. Tried CH 40 but no response. Might have been a dual cab with a canvas back.

Then a few weeks before, spotted dual cab rego 1CNW676 on Leach Highway in Perth. Just as well I was in the HSV, because there's no way I would have caught up to get that rego in our own Oka. That dual cab sounded great and went like a scalded cat. Would be very interested to know what the go pedal was attached to in that.

Let's see if this thread keeps going. There are still a bunch of Oka owners out there who haven't put their hand up here - would be good if we can draw some of them out.

Three OKAs apart from mine at dalhousie Springs - escorting 3 paraplegic blokes who were riding quad bikes revisiting the scenes of their accidents. WA to Uluru across the Simpson to birdsville and then down south,

Two of the OKAs were towing fairly heavy trailers - with standard ball couplings. Each vehicle had a tow ball on the back (including one of the trailers and two OKAs had an A-frame on the front. I believe the intention was to couple all three OKAs and two trailers up like a train and go over any difficult sections like that.

Must have been a different simson desert to the one I just crossed.

Tony Lee at August 29, 2010 at 7:44 PM

Three OKAs apart from mine at dalhousie Springs - escorting 3 paraplegic blokes who were riding quad bikes revisiting the scenes of their accidents. WA to Uluru across the Simpson to birdsville and then down south,

Two of the OKAs were towing fairly heavy trailers - with standard ball couplings. Each vehicle had a tow ball on the back (including one of the trailers and two OKAs had an A-frame on the front. I believe the intention was to couple all three OKAs and two trailers up like a train and go over any difficult sections like that.

Must have been a different simson desert to the one I just crossed.

Hello Tony

I can picture what you have described, but did you take a photo of the setups?

I just love google. this is the site for that quad quest.

Dig deeper into face book for a glimpse of some okas.

One looks like it has a huge house setup.

http://www.againstthegrain.org.au/The_Journey.htm

regards

Jo-Anne

Hello Hal,

Thanks for adding this thread.

Spotted last week an OKA (they do stand out),  driving down Carnarvon Street Chinatown in Broome, lady driver, reg OKA 249 ? or OKA 049 ?

Speaking of lady drivers, whenever Big Al & I are on the blacktop in our OKA we play "I Spy". Any car/caravan combo, was mother driving? Perth to Brisbane and back, over 300 counted, mother was at the wheel only 21 times. Almost never

spot another OKA.

Regards

Jo-Anne

"I can picture what you have described, but did you take a photo of the setups?"

No, they were driving as individuals when they left but with the A-frames lashed vertically back to the bullbar.

I was tempted to tag along and watch the first acent of a dune with doglegs and jumpups on the way up followed by a tight right angle just over the crest but I didn't want to get involved in helping untangle the resulting carnage.

maybe they only intended coupling up across the lakes in which case it might be a case of unbogging three OKAs and two trailers - all linked solidly by severely jammed couplings and bent A-frames.

Hope I'm wrong, but that still leaves the trailer couplings between an OKA heading down at 45 degrees on one side of a dune and a trailer heading up at 45 degrees.

They had had a bit of trouble with losing the brake caliper clips so I sold them one of my two and then carted the laptop over to show them the info on the mods to stop it happening. Also gave them one of my 10mm tent pegs to use as david described if they had more trouble.

One of the 3 Okas spotted at the Festival of Flight, Watts Bridge, Toogoolawah, belonged to us (Paul & Sue Crompton), with a white pop top camper bus.  We spent the weekend at the event.  The other white pop top Oka also stayed for the weekend, the vehicle belonged to a couple from the Sunshine Coast.  The third Oka which came in for the day on Sunday (black dual cab with tray which tows a fifth wheeler) belonged to a couple from WA who have been staying in the area for the last 12 months.  It was not an arranged meeting but it was certainly nice to see some other Okas and to say hello.  Bye for now.

WE saw one oka on the csr and one in Halls creek but did not meet them, then we passed a nother one going the other way but they did not respond to my radio call and met oka 247 at Barn hill. all in August.

Here are the pics of the Against the Grain support vehicles that I pinched off Facebook... there's a website that goes with the name Out Yonda, and the name that goes with the phone number is Brett Arundel of Harrismith, which is four hours south east of Perth, about halfway to Hopetoun. <edit> Brett has since joined this site.

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I spotted a white OKA dual cab with a canvas covered tray body approx 30 kms north of Fitzroy Xing on thursday the 5th of Aug I was north bound  it was south bound no responce on channel 40

Posted by PJ:

Spotted 054 in Suncampers yard in Mt Kuringai awaiting a camper conversion, reg in Victoria MYOKA1 plate:

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Have just been to Alice Springs via the gulf from home south of Sydney. Wife spotted an OKA motor home towing a caravan in Mataranka on the 23rd august heading south on stuart hwy. We never caught up with it.  Wife again spotted an OKA in Alice on the 10th sept. It was either a dual or multicab with canopy with lots of little doors.(her description). Drove around town after loading the shopping but never saw it again. Spotted OKA bus/camper stopped at a rest area about 100k south of Wycliffe Well on the Stuart Hwy on the 10th sept. Pushed for time so didn't turn back for a chat.

These are the only OKA's we have seen on our trip so far.

We are in QLD now camped for 4 nights on the sunshine coast. Are there any OKA owners near Montville/Buderim? Maybe we could meet up for cuppa/beer?

My number is   0418 679 948 or 0402 003 970

Cheers,

Russell and Vanessa 

we left Sunny Coast Friday we live there now in Melb 

Spotted  Healesville  Today 20/9   about 11:30  Green Oka  we were heading in opposite direction  We were cutting across from Hume Hwy  via Seymore to Warragul

Saw the same Green Oka  on Pakenham bypass  Wednesday 21/9  appeared to be broken down Nobody with it though So we kept going

We are now in Canberra for a day or 2 Then of to Hill End Near Bathurst  Then Millmerin  for the following  weekend Camp over and Bush poetry

We were in SA headed into Adelaide , from the northern side, Port Wakefrield, we passed 2 OKA's within about an haour both headed north & both dual cabs.This was about the 7th or 8th of September. Have seen several in SA on recent trips there.

A few days heading West near Yalata spotted a red dual cab OKA heading east.

Red!?? What's the caper - I thought the only red OKAs were in WA!

Yep me too. It definitely was red. Dual Cab, with a steel canopy on the back, if that makes sense. I tried to call them on the UHF, but no answer.

Also stopped of at OKA Kal, he was sending parts to Nullabor as one was broken down there.