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Sydney Man Embarks on Record-Breaking Electric Motorcycle Journey Around Australia

A Sydney retiree is nearing the end of an epic 18,000-kilometre journey around mainland Australia on an electric motorcycle, believed to be the first person to achieve this feat. Ed Darmanin, a 67-year-old retired electrical engineer, started his adventure in Sydney on June 24 and has been riding anti-clockwise around the country on his Energica Experia, visiting every mainland state and territory.

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News reporter · Updated about 19 hours ago

A Sydney retiree is nearing the end of an epic 18,000-kilometre journey around mainland Australia on an electric motorcycle, believed to be the first person to achieve this feat.

Ed Darmanin, a 67-year-old retired electrical engineer, started his adventure in Sydney on June 24 and has been riding anti-clockwise around the country on his Energica Experia, visiting every mainland state and territory.

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