I watched the whole video! Had some time leftover so I’d gave it a go. Nice video as always. ❤ The crash was a bit mad. Thought it might be the end for that guys bike. But bikes can be stronger than one would think. I had a friend who crashed with a deer and bike ended up in ditch. Thought it was gone but he got it up and running again. Insane! Hehe I might be the only one who noticed: at the start of the video at the gas station the old man in the background hit his knee on his car 😂 made me giggle.
@@Darkvisor holy crap you watched the whole thing? You don’t normally get all the way through😅Jesus hope your friend was ok. Oh man that gave me the biggest laugh re watching the footage because I watched him do it in the moment would hurt like a mf😂😂😂thanks for watching mate appreciate it👍
@@anotherguyonabike4726 yeah I literally had like 20 min leftover so it was perfect timing. ⏱️ I usually watch yours by skipping around. But I will catch up eventually 😄 Haha did you see it whilst it was happening or by rewatching? I had to rewind to watch it again after I saw it the first time hehe Yeah my buddy has at my place. Bbq all night. Then he was going to head home. I told him, it’s late, watch out for deers dude! Literally 8 mins after rang me. he told me ambulance is on its way, crashed with deer 🦌, can you come and see that my bike gets picked up. Dude was bleeding from arm and stuff. He only got some scratches and only stayed like one day at hospital 🏥. I helped town truck getting it out of ditch at like midnight. The whole road smelled like a slaughterhouse from the deer being everywhere 😅
@@Darkvisor hahaha wow sounds like there’s heaps of fear around your area. Yeah I watched it as it happened was so hard not to laugh at him poor bugger😂
Awesome mate glad to see you trying it again. As a truck is myself I’m torn, out there where it’s only single lane tar most would say get off the road and let the truck have the tar so no rocks or dust are being thrown up. But the witches hat and colvert washed out didn’t give you many places to go. It sounds like he didn’t handle the situation well, but it’s one of those accidents that’s going to happen in the worst spot. Can’t wait for pt 2
Yeah mate I agree with you. My old man has been in interstate driver for 30+ years and I used to work in a depot so I totally understand how hard it can be stopping or moving a Mc vehicle fully loaded. I was trying to stop and give way however by time I saw him plus trying to stop our bikes with there weight just didn’t leave much room. We weren’t blaming him by any means i think he just felt as if he had to defend himself as a driver, which I do understand. Part 2 is on way mate🤙
Good on you for having another crack at crossing the Simpson looks like one hell of an adventure ! If was 20 years younger, I’d be doing it myself the only thing I ask, is it would be great if you could show a map pop-up occasionally to show just where you are on your great adventures. 👍🏽
Hey Steve, glad your enjoying the channel man. Yeah I imagine it would be cold as all buggery down there this time of year, good to hear your still riding though. Cheers Curtis👍
@@anotherguyonabike4726 Cheers Curtis. I just watched your rocky river one just before. Man thats amazing country up there. I remember my wife and i joking about Woodenbong as we rode through. I tbink we even stopped in for a beer there. Looking forward to making our annual pilgrimage up to Qld in September. Such beautiful riding, though our mt07s obviously dont see the places you do. That vid looked hard going, the 3 of you pushing each bike tbrough tbe mud. Not one if yas stopped smiling though. Good mates youve got.
@@pbrady25 ah Roger that iv never had one come with a filter nd the bike has never had one either. It’s an ex police bike that was serviced properly but maybe they forgot to put it back on and I never noticed.
Good one Curt! Massive trip, and a great first Ep. If it isn't over-sized 4wd's driven by kids in the bush, it's inconsiderate blue singlet wearing bogans in trucks on the asphalt 🤬🤬 Glad you all fine! Cheers for the upload! 😎👍
Inconsiderate blue singlet wearing bogans in trucks .....??? Have you ever had to put a left wheel on the dirt , or pull a truck up in a hurry @MidCoastAdventures? I think not. How about you put your brain into gear before your keyboard. Congratulations, you just lost a subscriber...wanker. Curt, great vid. Glad nobody was hurt. Keep up the good work 😎👍
Inconsiderate blue singlet wearing bogans in trucks....? Have you ever put a left wheel onto the dirt, or had to pull a truck up in a hurry? I think not! How about you put your brain into gear before your keyboard @MidCoastAdventures. Congratulations, you just lost a subscriber. Curt,great vid. Glad nobody was hurt. Keep up the good work 😎👍
Good vid. It's magic country out there. 2 tips for you - trucks cant maneuver that well so move over for them and dont ride so close together. It's a bloody long way from anywhere.
Yeah we did move over which was why we were on the side of the road. Fully loaded bikes on dirt don’t stop as fast as we would have liked unfortunately and we are considerate of trucks having driven them myself I understand there position was just a shit area for all of us at once. Yeah definitely a magic place out there, thanks for watching mate👍
Lucky escape for your mates. A older guy gave me some advice when I started driving. Never follow your friends closely as you are off guard and will likely hit them if there is some issue. I see you have one of the budget phone mirror units on your bike. How do you find it and does it tax your phone battery much as it talks for day?
Yeah mate unfortunately the boys we a bit too close behind me lesson learnt I’d say. It actually isn’t too bad with the battery I also have it plugged into the usb so it doesn’t drain it, the mount did break on the harsh corrugated roads though.
Great video, did I hear you mention rhinowalk luggage? What’s that stuff like? Seen it on Amazon and it looks pretty well priced. I’m looking for a small set for my xtx so I can do some multi-day trips without wearing a backpack.
Thanks mate appreciate it. Honestly I rate them, like anything if your rough with them they could break or tear but for the price they’re hard to beat. Here’s a review I done of my experience using them mate👌 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ITB_JJr5X4k.htmlsi=MSHoLknKd4PMJSNK
Saw the video in my feed and it was an INSTANT "play". Random question but how many km's on your DRZ? I'm looking at one I can get pretty cheap from a relative but it has 24,000kms - too many? 2018 model.
Thanks mate I’m glad you’re enjoying the vids. My drz has just clicked over 36000 kms man I got it with 8000. I don’t think 24000 is that bad as long as it’s been serviced regularly for example Jake in this vid bought his at 27000. I will say this though I am going to need a top end rebuild soon my bike has done some hard kays in the last 8 months.
@@agro1942 Well my bikes burning a lot of oil which usually means rings are shot and if the rings need replacing I’d bet the piston will most likely need replacing too. It’ll still ride fine for ages but I’d rather have it done so I can trust it in the more remote areas man.
Hey Angelo, Jake and I pretty much ran the same gearing 14/41 and 14-42. I did previously have 15-44 on but I was taking a spare 14 front so I switched the rear to a 41 as 14-41 and 15-44 are the same gearing👍
Any tips on tyre changes, i can never get the tyre to sit evenly on the rim. There is always one section of tyre that doesnt sit concentrically on the rim, creating a bump when the wheel rotates
Hey mate iv had this exact drama several times. I used to run the Pirelli mt21 on the front loved it but could never get the bead to seat properly even blowing it up to 100psi. Sometimes it would pop in but then fall back in the rim valley as I reduced the pressure again. When I read reviews on the motoz it seemed quite a few people had the same problem with the mt21 and after switch to a different tire the problem went away. Sorry long winded answer id consider changing the tire when you can there are plenty of great tires on the market now the motoz desert ht solves the problem for me👌
