In this video I ride my Royal Enfield Himalayan out to Mount Panorama with my friend Tom on his Suzuki V-Strom. We camp for two nights along the way, first night was here www.hawkesbury....
Mate you should do more of these vlogs ... You are good at it and come across as a genuine bloke which I quite liked. And I am glad you didn't get hurt in the fall .. look forward to watching your next podcast ...
Thanks mate. I hope to do more videos like this, it's just hard to find the time to get out on the bike unfortunately, but when I do I will always film it and upload it. :)
On road off road, greenery, highway , wildlife, over the river, and a place to camp a complete paradise package for bikers . What a adventure 😎. And bro hope you didn't hav a very nasty fall and I believe you are ok now. And the last 3 or 4 mins while riding through cave the camera angle was pointed upwards .. Nice video and I believe you had mixed adventure . Recover well and we will be waiting for your new videos buddy.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the vid. Yes, I knocked the camera at some point and didn't notice. I think I'm going to mark the best position with some white paint so that I can easily spot if it has moved.
Nice trip, thanks for the ride. Love the Enfield and what you have done to it. Tubeless tyres for bikes came along in the 1980s and were the best safety feature ever also stopping the waiting hours for breakdown trucks in most cases. Really all new motorcycles should never have a tube fitted. Spokes can go to the outside of the rim like the BMW wheel. Ride safe.
It's a tough call. For true adventure riding in the middle of nowhere tubes still have their advantages. I'm going to look into sealing the rims and going to thicker tubes though to make them a bit safer on the road.
@@DangarMotorcycling Makes me Laugh as Itchy Boots has travelled from India 33k miles across some of the Harshest Environments and she never had one puncture . :Life can be cruel for some , but as they say if it doesn't kill you , it only makes you stronger. Get back on that horse mate , you will be just fine mate.
You dressed for the slide instead of the ride, so popping over like that you managed to not get seriously injured. I've been checking out your channel due to wanting to get a Royal Enfield Himalayan, and seeing your videos has really helped strengthen my position on wanting one.
Loved the video. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger they say. What they don't tell you is that it still hurts like hell. I do like like your down to earth commentary. Look forward to seeing more adventures with you and your Himalayan but hopefully no more carnage.
What a bummer that flat tyre was, glad you didn’t do yourself serious damage. I used to use a product called Tyreseal in my tyres. I saw a demo at the m/c show in BHam, UK. The guy has an inflated wheel on a spindle and he really jabs it with a spike or marlin spike. That tyre did not go down. I’m guessing you know the easy was to lift any downed m/c. Stand with your back to the seat, crouch down and grab the grip and under the seat and walk backwards and she will come up! My last bike was a BMW K1200lt and at the time was the heaviest production bike on the market, I know this works.
Hey mate, your videos are quite informative and you come across as a genuine person. I have learnt few things/tricks from your videos. Keep up the good work Stuart and thank you.
Please be careful with tube type tyres. Thank god it was not front wheel. Please seal your rim if you can & install different set of tubeless tyres. Royal Enfield should have provided heavy duty tube and good quality tyres on Himalayan. I hope I would do a trip to Sydney on my Honda CB500X soon. Ride safe. Cheers!
Hi Stuart I just had the exact same experience on my Himalayan without the foam sealer in the tyre. I had left Tumut for Cooma when in a split second I found myself heading into oncoming traffic as the bike swerved sideways back and forward before dived across the road down into a 8 foot table drain on the opposite side of the highway . So close to becoming a mascot on the approaching truck. No real damage to the bike itself, except a new rear tube and a few scratches, for me a sore knee and shoulder. Back home now and I’ve removed the both tyres and rims cleaned up the rust around the spokes, under coated and top coat the inside of the rims and sealed the spokes around the rims with 3M 4412 adhesive tape in the hope the next time I pick up a self tapper screw I get a few more seconds of air in the tyre to control the bike also I’m going to invest in a TPMS. Regards David.
Nasty experience David, I'm glad you weren't badly hurt. It takes a while to recover psychologically from an accident that wasn't your fault. It really makes you realise that no matter how carefully you ride things can still go wrong. I like your idea of sealing the rim. I've heard of people doing that to go tubeless, but I like the idea of doing it just to give yourself a few extra seconds of pressure. A TPMS would be a good investment too, I should do the same.
@@DangarMotorcycling It doesn't make any sense. We have RE's for a long time in India and they don't fall down even if the tire goes flat fast. You still get time to stop the bike before it really becomes unstable. I don't like RE but this is 1 thing which I have experienced myself and appreciate the bike for that stability.
@David Pyle - I've used Loctite 290 and 3M 4412 and a screw-on sealed valve to successfully convert my 2010 T100 Triumph Bonneville to tubeless. I plan to do the same on my Himalayan. If you have sealed the spokes, that's good, but you'll still risk getting sudden deflation from around the tube valve stem, or have you sealed around that too?
Hi Stuart there’s nothing like true reality to drive the message home. I just rang my dealership and order a front and rear tube for my Himalayan. When you’re use to riding on tubeless you don’t think of the tube shredding. Thanks for the experience l’m sure it’s not just me that will benefit from your unfortunate experience.
Thanks David, I certainly wish I had bought some before I left. I think I might even try to find some thicker heavy duty ones that are more likely to puncture but not "pop".
I had the same scenario (Tek screw in the back wheel at speed) on my DRZ400 loaded with luggage. The same outcome too,; death wobbles and I finally rode it to the ground, with me on top of the bike. It was a " bring me my brown pants" moment. My tube was shredded too. I always carry a spare 21 inch tube as a result. It will work on both front and back ( sort of)
Good to see you weren't too badly damaged mate. I enjoyed the video thoroughly right up until the puncture. A bit scary what can happen with tubes !! Great scenary shown in the vid - just what motorcycling is all about, even in adversity. Dave
Followed your marine vids for a long time just found your bike vids and I'm thinking of buying a Himalayan so I'm working my way through all of them.great vids thanks.
That tube didn't deflate, it popped, you had no chance of adapting to that before coming off. Glad you're only sore, not broken or worse. Dual lane , double centre line, corner - thank goodness no one was driving near you when you came off. Safe riding squire.
Really good to see the Himalayan out in the woods! Hope your feet's all good now,and Mount Panorama race track is exactly the same as i play in real racing! Peace :)
Hi, Flat tyres suck, luckily no serious damage. Mt. Panorama is usually much quieter, that was the day of the Ford Falcon Coupe get together. Stay upright and ride safe. Cheers PB
Yeah Bro I tried that foam, all it did was make an ungodly mess! Great Vid, showing what can and does go wrong on the odd occasion. Nice scenery that neck of the woods.
it was nice watching your well edited video. the tight road before the river crossing minded me of the Kaladungi rd to get to Nainital in the actual Himalayas. Getting hurt and a breakdown seriously questions "why am I doing this?" Please keep sharing stuff on accessorizing yr Himalayan and trips! dhanyavad! John from India
That tyre foam stuff is only recommended for tubeless tyres , I have never had tube seal with that stuff. And on tubeless tyres I would much rather use a plug and gas canister system. As for the mountain, as you ride across the top and see the road 20metres in front disappear from sight yo appreciate the sheer guts of the race drivers going through there at 200kph+, just trusting that no one has spun out or crashed out of sight down the dipper!
I actually had it recommended to me at the bike shop because I had tubes at the usual plugs aren't an option. It has worked for me in the past when it has just been a puncture, at least well enough to ride somewhere convenient to do a more permanent repair. I think the big trouble is you don't know how bad your tube is until you've used it and then you just have a big mess to clean up before you get on with the job of replacing the tube. I think for that reason I'll just go straight to replacing the tube from now on. I've got some 3mm thick ones on order so I'm hoping they will help too.
Hey Danger danger Man, that was real unplanned adventure roadside stuff Sir - the spice of life. That cave canyon road was particularly intrueging, marvellous, must have been a river course or something way way back. I've seen Biker bits sort out a guy with that can sealant, he did 400 k's or so home on it afterwards, you just need a normal puncture to begin with !! Thanks for uploading your videos, I've been enjoying the Himmy mods and tech. I'd stick with tubes and take the occasional hit, you go tubeless and you need a whole whack of air just to seat the bead ..... can't necessarily do that on the trail or roadside. Kind Regards.
Just an idea for you. Instead of enlarging the base of your side stand, just carry a three in square or round piece of plywood or other suitable material in your bag. Put it under the stand when in the soft stuff.
Glad all is well Stu. Hey it made for a great storyline for your video. Lucky you finding a nodding/waving rider. I thought they were extinct. Love how you went into dangar marine mode taking off the rear wheel.....
"Long Neck Sheep" - covers the Llama / Alpaca group :P Last time I went to Colo - The water was at high as that first little area off to the right when you started down that side road..
I'll have to remember that. ;) The river was quite dry, that's for sure. During some floods once I took a boat up to St Albans and the water was almost up to the pub door. It's crazy how high it can get.
Yeah, it was amazing just how quickly it came up.. We left and the water was just at the bridge. Trapped a few of the our 4WD club guys over the other side as they didn't leave when we did.. 45 mins later and it was that much higher.
Hi Stu. Sorry for your bad luck. I wonder if tubeless tires isn't better. Here in Europe, tube tires is something of the past, as it seems to me. Love your vids both here as with the outboards. I ride a 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 (VN 1600 in Europe). Greetings from a Portuguese living up in Sweden.
I think tubeless tyres definitely go flat more slowly most of the time. Tube tyres are definitely something you don't see on bikes with aluminium rims, but not as easily possible on spoked wheels, and spoked wheels are highly desireable off road. There are a few solutions to the problem though so I'll do a vid when I come up with something!
@@DangarMotorcycling hi, love your videos and was much excited when this motovlog came up. But really sad for your horrible puncher in the worst way possible. Hope your foot & thumb is better now. Btw, i use Seelin (just google it or visit www.seelin.in) on all my tube + spoke tyres. It's supposed to prevent punchers upto 4mm. I'll pulled out nails from my tyres few times (after coming home from a tour/trail). Also, Himalayan is an osm bike but must must must carry spare tubes. Take care buddy & happy riding:-)
Subscribed for your Hindi, Himalayan and great scenic rides. Kangaroos hope on the roads is a bit exciting and dangerous though. May be normal for you. Keep it up 👍😊
Re your sinking side stand, I toured for many years with the Guzzi club and we usually carried a U B (you beaut) stick. A lump of floor board about 6''x3'', would go under the side stand or even better, the centre stand. No more waking up in the morning to a bike on its side. s.j.e
Great video as always. That tire puncture sucks. In regards to the bike falling over at the campsite, instead of welding a plate on, you could try and 3D print a custom plate if you have access to a 3D printer. -Jack
It would be interesting to make up a CAD model for a foot that can clip over the existing metal one. The great thing then is I could share the model as I'm sure other people would want one too.
i never ride without stand alone Leatt knee guards . Under or over the pants . i got just two knees , and one already completely busted . Good vid . Ride safe !
Again another great vid. I hope that your foot and thumb healed up OK. Looks like the Himalayan did OK also. Was there any damage to the bike in spill from the deflated rear tyre?
That was a horrible thing to happen to you, I'm glad you got were not seriously hurt, very scary you ending up on the wrong side of the road on double lines. Do you think you just picked up the screw, or had it been in a while and slowly deflating. Did the quality of the original tyre and tube contribute to the accident at all do you think. Great videos you are doing, keep it up.
What rotten luck. In order to try to reduce my chances of a flat tire, I ride as much as possible on the areas of the road where the car tires travel, hoping that these areas of the road have already been swept free of screws and nails. Whether or not this actually helps, I don't really know. What a bummer, going down with a flat tire and the camera didn't record it. But it made an interesting video re. roadside emergencies, tire repair and inflators/sealers. Thank goodness you weren't seriously hurt!
I certainly think staying away from the gutter and centre line helps your chances of avoiding punctures, but as you say, you can just be unlucky. Twice if you include the camera falling! ;)
Hi, I'm Martin Devlin from Argentina, congratulations on the channel !. I wanted to ask you a question, recently I bought the Himalayan BS4 and I noticed that when you release the handlebar the bike turns to the right. It is normal? The motorcycle has only 500km. Greetings, and sorry for my English
Mine too. My dealer's mechanic said it was the tread pattern. (Yeah, right). I tried slackening the forks and bouncing the front end, I've checked rear wheel alignment ok, I've checked no excessive cable or hose tension. It's not too bad, I'm living with it, I'll check forks are straight sometime.
Hi, nice vlog, I think you can make this rim to tubeless Tyre, just we need to seal inerside of rim by something silicon kind of sealant and one tubeless valve. I am not sure for this but in future I will try....
Oh yes, don't worry, I've done plenty of research into the options. There are ways of doing it properly, but even so there are advantages that are making me think I might actually stay with tubes. I had my thicker 3mm tubes arrives yesterday so I will be installing them next week.
great vlog Stuart... just wanted to know that why did u opt for dirstsacks rather than aluminium panniers...I think they might have went well with the bike with the top box?!
Thanks mate. That's a good question about the bags. I guess mostly I like the look of them, even though they aren't that practical with regards to rain etc. If I end up doing some longer trips I think I will look into aluminium panniers.
Thanks mate. It's a Sena 10C so it has the mic and speakers combined for talking to other bikes or paring with your phone. I'm still learning to use it, but so far I'm really happy with it.
Yes, our workshop is in the industrial estate there. Here is a link to the camp ground www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/services/places-and-facilities/upper-colo-camping
Hi! Nice video. Is there any option to turn the Tube Tyre into Tubeless or puncture free? I do want to have the Spoke Rims as those are much tougher than that of the Alloy wheels.
I know this is 2 years old now, but if you get a chance, check out "Itchy boots" its a young Dutch lady that seems to travel the world on her Himalayan in fact done so many miles on her first one, she now has another new one.. Happy riding all of you.... Itchy Boots 10.000 KM review ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BsdKwqc1040.html
Never travel without at least a front tube (it will work in front or back) levers and the knowledge to use them. Only use the tools to fix things on the bike that you would on the road or trail...even in your garage. The foam is simply shit and makes things worse...obviously.
I was just going to edit that and give you a break because I just got to the unfortunate part, too late. that sucks man, first time out and everything, I thought you had gone a bit over the top carrying all those tools, sadly not. hope you're ok.
Yeah, I'm okay, little sore still but I'll live. That's the thing about bikes, you really do need to carry every tool you might need, even though 99% you don't need any of them.
it was an amazing act at 17:38 :D :D ROFL.... when I dropped by motorcycle I picked it up like this (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jlUY8DWNzy0.html) you can ignore if you also do this, and kept the side stand on before picking it up for extra support.
Stu you really got "screwed " this time....sorry for the pun....Oh and me thinks you might need a few more cans of sealant mate..or tummy filler tonight.
@@DangarMotorcycling Seeing your vid has made me order spare tubes within minutes: so some good has come from your mishap...good karma to you buddy...I was carry spray foam but no spare tube too. I plan to do a TL conversion when my tyres are shot, in a couple of thou, but I'll carry tubes and spoons until then, (and maybe afterwards as well.) धन्यवाद
Dude that was definitely not funny. Man glad your ok. The funny part is you took canned air instead of spare tubes. Peace and be safe out there. Ps rubber just isn't for lovin.
