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You should have been on Yamahas 600 5V Teneres .....did London to Auckland in 1987.....so you know the fun and games.......great trip yamahas didnt faulty after 40K .......would have loved to had video...... Have lots of adventure riders calling in at NZ Cheers Pete Will be heading back to London 2018 on Tenere 1200
This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational.
I'm halfway through this video and I have tears in my eyes. My father and I are avid bikers but lost our bikes due to financial reasons...we soon will be making plans to Travel our beautiful country South Africa. Thank you for the inspiration!
KTM's are real adventure bike, because breaking down in the middle of a foreign country is always going to make for an adventure. Looks like a ton of fun. I always thought Portugal-Japan on Harleys would be quite an experience.
Paul Bubnash don't do it! The roads aren't good enough for a big street bike. Lots of dirt and gravel roads. Check out the London to Ulaan Baator ralley! What a barash of breakdowns and 33 flat tires!
in 2006 myself and 2 friends decided upon a 'Long Way Round' style trip, inspired by the Charlie and Ewan. We didn't't have their budget, we didn't have a tv crew, in fact we didn't really have money. We set off from the UK, 2 of us on XT 600's and I was on a newer XTz660. our route was not dissimilar to yours until we got to Mongolia. I and a friend ran out of money, though the 3rd chap by chance met another English guy and they both continued on the Road of Bones through to Magadan and then to USA. Overall, my most memorable occasions were the ones when were were in trouble. ALWAYS someone came to our assistance. If it were a push, if it were a spanner, if it were welding, if it were a bed for the night and a drink together. We found, the less people have, the more they are inclined to share it with you. Often we found ourselves in a spot of bother (even a similar in Ukraine to your russian visa problem (100 Bucks made it go away to the right person)) but it was a life changing experience. If you are thinking of doing something similar, DO IT. Life is short, life is uncertain and life is for living. LIVE IT!
Sounds wonderful. My first time back packing the Philippines I stayed at a village and the family I arranged to stay with had breakfast cooked for us. We hiked around the base of the Mayon volcano, came back down for lunch and they claimed they had nothing. Turned out they fed us the last of their food. Long story short you are right, the more poor people are the more they want to help.
Once in a lifetime ride. Unfortunately it could be decades before it will be possible to do it again if ever. Thank you for bringing me along for the ride 🍻
Motorcycle Adventure Dirtbike TV I can watch this over and over mate. As a matter of fact I've watched it 3 times already. Congratulations! I wish that I could have done it with u guys.
absolutely AMAZING. its my dream... I Ride from london cross France spain and portugal, was just amazing, me and my wife on my Honda Nc750x!!! Congratulation guys!!! and thanks for sharing with us! 👏
I ride a NC750X too (DCT) and this bike goes on forever, economical too, 1 in 30 kms easy. It is stock not perfect for off road, but with some high-end parts, it will get you far and beyond.
I have a 2012 NC700 and everything is fine, I rode about 12000km on it, in total it has 24000km on it now. I bought it as my first bike. My longest tour was 2000km, the only issue I had was that I ran out of fuel (500m before the gas station and it was totally my fault, the range is fine). The fuel gauge is a bit pessimistic xD The only other things I did (except the regular maintenance at 12k and 24k)was change the tires, replace the fork seals at 18k km and change the chain at 22k (it was already in bad shape when I bought it)
Looking back at 2016 and thinking about the horrors occuring in areas of Ukraine you rode thru. And how a repeat of this trip won't be likely for decades. Great filmwork.
@@blackcarmafia It's not, the 690 Enduro R is an absolutely amazing dual sport motorcycle, do the service intervals when it needs to be done, look after the bike and it'll give you thousands of great kilometers, only complaint I do have with mine is the small 13L tank, luckily I've added two extra tanks. Another great KTM would be the 950/990 Adventure
@@mordor958 We all have our preferences, all I'm saying is don't judge the KTM too Harshly, I had a Suzuki DR as well but sadly couldn't get the parts for it as it was an old 1985 model...
The tourist must be respected by the police because he is a passerby and has an important role in discovering the world with its civilizations, and he encourages global tourism. My respect for tourists from all parts of the world
"It doesn't get any better than this" Australian males can't finish a documentary/travel bit without saying this. And these guys managed to Jimmy one in after just one minute.
Chris Smith I bet they are still biting their asses till today for not sponsoring the long way round. But the BMW´s did a great job for the circumstances.
With 2 bikes in the garage needing run in and 3 feet of snow outside, this really helps with the abstinence and getting through the Swedish winter. Cheers!
I didn't think there'd be a character travelling the world on a motorbike with a personality as loveable as Ewan McGregors. Happy to see I was wrong - David you've made Aussies proud :D
I can imagine. I'm tempted to say that they're even worse than KTMs, but earlier this year, I met the Swiss owner of a 690 in Hua Hin, Thailand. He'd been round the world and done well over 40,000 km with no problems whatsoever.
Another thing I keep seeing is how "kind" people are. Isn't it odd how we typically judge an entire people based on their government? I think we can all find a common theme here as far as where most of our problems come from. It isn't the people as much as it is their gov'ts.
Dudes, excellent stuff, hats off. I am sure that the most challenging at the end was to edit TBs of footage and squeeze such an epic trip into an hour. Good job, boys
Alex Kunze If you've ever tried ridinga 650cc carburetor bike at 4500 mts height above sea level, like mentioned in the video... U'll realize that it'll start struggling like a 250cc Honda at high altitudes...Fuel injection is the only solution around that problem..
This film was very well done and I truly enjoyed watching it. I am dreaming of my first big motorcycle adventure and this film really got my wheels rolling. I just wish it would have been in English. I should have studied Australian in college.....
I don't know if that's really true, it's just that people are less likely to talk to strangers. Much easier to strike up a conversation in a county pub when there are only 3 people in there :)
@@waylonk2453 On a visit to NYC I hugged I lady just on the avenue. I pointed out the direction to our hotel to my wife, and the lady walked right into my arm and as a reflex I pulled her into my chest. She looked as she'd swallowed a mail box. Honestly, I got quite a bit embarrassed myself :)
Thanks guys for putting yourself out there, and for all the extra hassle of shoting all this! Epic movie! It is really encouraging, maybe my CBR needs an touring brother. Thanks guys!
Brett Watson yeah I’m planning a similar trip in future years and I was gonna go with a BMW 1200 Adventure bike but after watching videos like this I think I’m gonna go with a DR650
I enjoyed watching the duo travelling from London to Sydney and along the way life experience about human kindness to strangers and wonder if the world can be just that kindness not greed and wars !!!
Thank you very much for this great video about your amazing trip, mates ! I can feel every second of your amazing and sometimes bad situations, because from 2012-2016 I travelled with my austrian travelpartner by pushbike from Munich to Singapore and completely around Australia including Tassie...28.000km in total. After a very bad food poisining in Kashgar my travel partner and me had to go back to Bishkek for a new chinese visa and spent four months there in KGZ...... the most impression experience was the very amazing kindness and hospitality of the people on the whole trip. my next adventure will be the Panamericana from Anchorage to Ushuaia, but then by motobike.. stay safe and healthy and enjoy your life !
Yes Gerd I strongly agree. We should forget about governments and focus on the people from those countries and invariably they are kind and thoughtful.
This was an amazing and inspiring journey to get to see! Great work on documenting and narrating this adventure. I will most definitely binge all your content now ;-) Thanks for taking us along your ups and downs guys. Ride Safe - Ride Far! :-)
Watched & loved the whole video, thank you guys so much! Key learning-filter gas or change bikes to carburetors. Lyndon Poskit does that with his rally bikes, guess he knows what he’s doing. Anyway, really enjoyed all the trials & tribulations you overcame. I do a week riding in Baja Mexico every year, your trip makes ours look like child’s play.
I'm not a subscriber yet but this long journey that you guys have taken was an outstanding beautiful story told by you and it's so nice meeting new people around the world especially when you're riding half way around the world like you two . If there's anything powerful about this video it's people who don't understand one's language but help you anyway , that's God's sent angels . From a new subscriber from America 🇺🇸 I give you my peace , love and much respect to you John . your family , friends and everyone around the globe Peace be with you all the day's of your life God bless.
What I learned from this is the west really ruins reputation of mother Russia and its people, I got so much respect and love towards the people of that wonderful country 😊
@@Iftihussain Here's my reply from America, and I speak for all 328 million of us by the way: NO, of course we would NEVER help ANYONE out EVER. Is that what you were waiting to hear? God, what a stupid question! And are you trying to make some point by mentioning that you're a middle eastern muslim living amongst the white folks of New Zealand? What exactly are you getting at? You sound like a dumb shit.
You mean west is ruining reputation of state which backstabbed other countries during WWII and started it together with Germany? Hitler wouldn't start the war without Stalin by his side. Now with Putin in power they try to write new history. And yes, people are nice in Ukraine and Russia, but no one says people there are bad, it's just corrupt government that you hear about.
Dave, I’ve watched your adventure several times and it’s the best depiction of bike life I’ve ever seen. In addition you have a fantastic story telling talent. Greetings from the other side of the Globe!
Totally hubling and amazing . Kind thanks for taking the time during your trip to document and share it with all. I'm an old rider myself, not able to try anything so magnificent as this. I'm ashamed of the the Americans who staged the protest at the base camp and messed things up, not only for you, but other adventurists. What possesses people to do such foolish things. Thanks again for the great sharing and spectacular video. Instant LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! Greetings from Alaska.
@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV Packing right now for a trip to a place called Coldfoot. I live in Seward. It's not nearly as ambitious as your trips, but hey, not many people can say they took the weekend and rode north of the Arctic Circle and back home for work on Monday. Keep up the fine work. Greetings again from Alaska.
Guys what and adventure, it’s short films like this that really fuels my passion for adventure and to just get out there and see and enjoy the world. 🇦🇺🇯🇵👍🏻
The BMW's had their fair share of issues as well - they had to buy a Russian bike for Claudio to cover one long section! That's why I ride japanese bikes, boring but they'll get you there. If you watch ADV documentaries with decent Japanese bikes (mad in the med for instance), they almost don't talk about the bikes.
What a great film guys, well done! I am currently sailing my yacht around the world and this inspires me to continue until I reach home in New Zealand!
Your video randomly came on while I was tinkering in my garage on my ktm. I listened while I worked for about the first 15min, after that, all worked stopped. I was glued to my phone as I immersed myself in your experience. As in life, your journey proved that the reward is not reaching your final destination, it's the triumphs and adversity faced along the way that provides the memories and the ultimate prize for ones soul. I wonder how difficult this trek would be to navigate today given the current climate of uncertainty from country to country? What a great experience!
If your stomach can't take local foods, and you do so out of politeness, make sure to take one to two shots of alcohol, e.g., tequila, immediately to kill off any bug. Thank you for the awesome documentary of the once-in-lifetime journey!
So lessons learned: ride a diesel bike or install a fuel filter if you drive thru russia :) Same thing 25 years along the way to Greece, it's only possible in a diesel or an older car without injection. And you have to be prepared to clean the filter if you running low on fuel before refueling. I guess the issue is greater on petrol because it's more fluid and on vibrations particles keep going thru the tank. Else petrol bikes tend to suck from the bottom of the tank, diesel trucks not, they have a lower layer in the tank which is never used.
Man, I really miss the old days before the Pandemic came down upon us. Where we can just only have our motorcycle, camping kit, enough money for the journey and friends to go with. This is such a nice video. I'm glad I found this. Cheers from Philippines.
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You should have been on Yamahas 600 5V Teneres .....did London to Auckland in 1987.....so you know the fun and games.......great trip yamahas didnt faulty after 40K .......would have loved to had video...... Have lots of adventure riders calling in at NZ
Cheers Pete
Will be heading back to London 2018 on Tenere 1200
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Inspiring movie !. Planning similar bike trip and wondering what you used to produce the movie ?
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This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational. This is a trip of a life time wow It is very inspirational.
I wanted to only check 5 minutes of your video..... it turned into 1h10. Great adventure guys.
Me too.
same )))
same here!!!
Same here!!!
same😂
What I learned watching this awesome journey is that owning a KTM is definitely an adventure of its own.
It really is! I still have the bike and it's going strong. The last video posted includes a piece on the bike at the end of the video.
That's what you get when you buy motorcycles made i India lmao
Makes me love my Honda even more! Still great content
@@khalil8043 Only the cheapo model are built in India, like the 390 Adventure and the like.
@@simulacrae I see
I'm halfway through this video and I have tears in my eyes. My father and I are avid bikers but lost our bikes due to financial reasons...we soon will be making plans to Travel our beautiful country South Africa. Thank you for the inspiration!
Great. Get out there. Even if you do it on a 100cc postie bike.
Postie bike this must be Darren saying that lol goodcold Aussie spirit cheers dazza lol
Probably the best motorcycling video about motorcycling across the world I've ever seen!
Glad you liked it.
Which of part of this trip did you remember the most? 'Er well, there was this blonde Russian girl on a boat'..................
Is that what those wonderful breast were attached to?
21:50 :)
Only part i rewound
@@NostalgicGames-ov2lc stunning women!
bhahah gold was thinking the same thing lol
KTM's are real adventure bike, because breaking down in the middle of a foreign country is always going to make for an adventure. Looks like a ton of fun. I always thought Portugal-Japan on Harleys would be quite an experience.
Paul Bubnash don't do it! The roads aren't good enough for a big street bike. Lots of dirt and gravel roads. Check out the London to Ulaan Baator ralley! What a barash of breakdowns and 33 flat tires!
Paul Kojack in one breath you slam KTM’s as break-down machines, then say you’d like to go from Portugal to Japan on a Harley... 😂 SMDH.
@@ME-wy3xm Well he never said he would like to do it..
@@ME-wy3xm woosh.....
Your better off on a KTM mate as harleys don’t go round bends.
in 2006 myself and 2 friends decided upon a 'Long Way Round' style trip, inspired by the Charlie and Ewan. We didn't't have their budget, we didn't have a tv crew, in fact we didn't really have money. We set off from the UK, 2 of us on XT 600's and I was on a newer XTz660. our route was not dissimilar to yours until we got to Mongolia. I and a friend ran out of money, though the 3rd chap by chance met another English guy and they both continued on the Road of Bones through to Magadan and then to USA.
Overall, my most memorable occasions were the ones when were were in trouble. ALWAYS someone came to our assistance. If it were a push, if it were a spanner, if it were welding, if it were a bed for the night and a drink together.
We found, the less people have, the more they are inclined to share it with you. Often we found ourselves in a spot of bother (even a similar in Ukraine to your russian visa problem (100 Bucks made it go away to the right person)) but it was a life changing experience. If you are thinking of doing something similar, DO IT. Life is short, life is uncertain and life is for living. LIVE IT!
Thank you.
Wow, amazing trip and adventure, thx for share your experience!!One life live it!!
Thanks for sharing this valuable insight and reflection on life. Hats off and stay safe brother/sir
Sounds wonderful. My first time back packing the Philippines I stayed at a village and the family I arranged to stay with had breakfast cooked for us. We hiked around the base of the Mayon volcano, came back down for lunch and they claimed they had nothing.
Turned out they fed us the last of their food. Long story short you are right, the more poor people are the more they want to help.
True 👍
Once in a lifetime ride. Unfortunately it could be decades before it will be possible to do it again if ever. Thank you for bringing me along for the ride 🍻
Yeah so sad to think the route we took is impossible to complete at the moment and for how long in the future
what a great documentary of an epic trip!!
Thank you. I'm not sure people appreciate how much effort to film and produce this with out a support crew of cameramen, editors, producers.
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I appreciate it. great job you guys.
It's rare when cam-crew behind the Scenes get any real appreciation...good acknowledgement !
Motorcycle Adventure Dirtbike TV I can watch this over and over mate.
As a matter of fact I've watched it 3 times already.
Congratulations! I wish that I could have done it with u guys.
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Once you turn off the news, you realize there are lots of good people in the world. What a mostly fantastic adventure!
This was just so epic. Thank you guys for sharing this adventure with us!
This one hour long video felt like 10 minutes long, what a fantastic journey!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Congratulations guys... Riding on the straight roads for thousands kms need an another level of patience. Loved to watch every second of this video.
absolutely AMAZING. its my dream... I Ride from london cross France spain and portugal, was just amazing, me and my wife on my Honda Nc750x!!! Congratulation guys!!! and thanks for sharing with us! 👏
how was nc750x in long distance riding? any comments?
I ride a NC750X too (DCT) and this bike goes on forever, economical too, 1 in 30 kms easy. It is stock not perfect for off road, but with some high-end parts, it will get you far and beyond.
I have a 2012 NC700 and everything is fine, I rode about 12000km on it, in total it has 24000km on it now. I bought it as my first bike. My longest tour was 2000km, the only issue I had was that I ran out of fuel (500m before the gas station and it was totally my fault, the range is fine). The fuel gauge is a bit pessimistic xD
The only other things I did (except the regular maintenance at 12k and 24k)was change the tires, replace the fork seals at 18k km and change the chain at 22k (it was already in bad shape when I bought it)
@@renevanoyen3817 ducati 7
Jesus is everywhere!
Looking back at 2016 and thinking about the horrors occuring in areas of Ukraine you rode thru. And how a repeat of this trip won't be likely for decades. Great filmwork.
Very sad.
decades? naaaaahhhh
The war won’t be going for decades at this rate. Russia will lose too many men.
@@Fausto_4841 what's funny?
@@promalp3609 i wasn't laughing?
I feel like giving this video a thumbs up doesn't show my appreciation enough! Awesome stuff, living the dream. Thanks for inspiring others guys.
Damn, this is really a super awesome adventure of a lifetime. Nobody except the two of them owns such an experience. Congratz guys. I envy you.
The more I watch this, the more I LOVE my suzuki drz400s.
Ktm seems like s shit bike for adventure
@@blackcarmafia It's not, the 690 Enduro R is an absolutely amazing dual sport motorcycle, do the service intervals when it needs to be done, look after the bike and it'll give you thousands of great kilometers, only complaint I do have with mine is the small 13L tank, luckily I've added two extra tanks. Another great KTM would be the 950/990 Adventure
The Basitin Engineer I want to believe you but watching this video makes me think differently
@@mordor958 We all have our preferences, all I'm saying is don't judge the KTM too Harshly, I had a Suzuki DR as well but sadly couldn't get the parts for it as it was an old 1985 model...
@@mordor958 I think it was the bad/dirty fuel they were using without filtering it.
Glad you included the moment when you both were nearly in tears over the kindness of strangers. Very special.
A very humbling moment that has literally changed my approach to life.
have you ever wondered how better this world would be without armies? the people love each other and its so evident in this video
If there wouldn't be armies, simple people would start fighting with each other on their own. So not much would change
Everything is a Rich Mans Trick. A great documentary you can find here on TH-cam.
History says there would be theft, cannibalism, slavery and rape without armies. With them too.
So very true.👍🏾
Its not the armies, its the governments
Spent two months aimlessly exploring Canada on my KLR a couple years ago , best trip of my life. Did it solo.
Resonating dude... Resonating.
Well done guys epic and what beautiful people are scattered around the world restores my faith in humanity
The tourist must be respected by the police because he is a passerby and has an important role in discovering the world with its civilizations, and he encourages global tourism. My respect for tourists from all parts of the world
enjoyed a lot, watch full length of the video till credit roll without pause and skip, felt like i am riding from London to Sydney, cheers guys
"It doesn't get any better than this"
Australian males can't finish a documentary/travel bit without saying this. And these guys managed to Jimmy one in after just one minute.
KTM trying to make up for not sponsoring Ewen and Charlie 😂
Chris Smith
I bet they are still biting their asses till today for not sponsoring the long way round. But the BMW´s did a great job for the circumstances.
Well said.
@@MrIdiotique Yeah being completely useless in real off road
Well at least Ewen and Charlies plan B bike choice didn’t cause them potential Russian jail time co’s of mechanical problems.
@@alfredwilson7276 what a stupid law!
With 2 bikes in the garage needing run in and 3 feet of snow outside, this really helps with the abstinence and getting through the Swedish winter.
Cheers!
Excellent
I didn't think there'd be a character travelling the world on a motorbike with a personality as loveable as Ewan McGregors. Happy to see I was wrong - David you've made Aussies proud :D
I didn't expect to stay for the entire video. What an epic adventure and great video!
The XT660 towing the KTM says it all really. :) :) :)
I was just noticing that the XT660 just soldiers on like a tractor! Since the XT660 towed the KTM, the XT660 really is a tractor!
TS50ER our KTMs towed broken down BMW 650GS across Masai Mara in Kenya
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I can imagine. I'm tempted to say that they're even worse than KTMs, but earlier this year, I met the Swiss owner of a 690 in Hua Hin, Thailand. He'd been round the world and done well over 40,000 km with no problems whatsoever.
The XT660 got filtered fuel the KTM690 did not
G'day from Germany, motorcyclist and former resident of Australia myself! Thank you for sharing your adventure!
Welcome! Glad you liked it.
i have never finished a 1 hour video on YT. That was amazing
Another thing I keep seeing is how "kind" people are. Isn't it odd how we typically judge an entire people based on their government? I think we can all find a common theme here as far as where most of our problems come from. It isn't the people as much as it is their gov'ts.
Responsible motorcycle adventurers move with humility and mutual respect.
No aplogies for my political rant. Corporate America would have us all believeing that any country beyond their borders are bad,
Thats because media portray reality... never trust the media or our leaders that lead us to wars and cause hatred between nations.
Good point of view mate
The eastern people are more friendly and help
As I have noticed less materialism more hospitality
@ so, so true
Dudes, excellent stuff, hats off. I am sure that the most challenging at the end was to edit TBs of footage and squeeze such an epic trip into an hour. Good job, boys
just wanted to let you guys know that this is what got me really into adventure motorcycling. thanks, it changed my life
Yes, the more of these I watch the closer I get to buying a Tenaray 700, lol.
Note to self.....always ride a carbureted motorcycle.... great trip, awesome video, thanks for sharing
Alex Kunze the more modern thing one use the more prone to breakdown
Alex Kunze If you've ever tried ridinga 650cc carburetor bike at 4500 mts height above sea level, like mentioned in the video... U'll realize that it'll start struggling like a 250cc Honda at high altitudes...Fuel injection is the only solution around that problem..
What a great movie. You made the movie with great respect to the people you met and countries you visited. I watched it with a lot of fun.
Humility is a key component of the approach of all adventure riders in another country.
Someone should write poetry,
An Ode to the Simplicity and Beauty of the Old Fashioned Carburettor
:-)
Hospitality is disarming and genuine! The generosity is, as you say, humbling!!!
Thank you for sharing this amazing, heart-filled adventure with the rest of us! My butt's so sore just from watching you guys!
This film was very well done and I truly enjoyed watching it. I am dreaming of my first big motorcycle adventure and this film really got my wheels rolling. I just wish it would have been in English. I should have studied Australian in college.....
Very cool...! These guys makes we want to go on an adventure like this...! :-) 👍🏍😃
I fell asleep while watching motomadness, woke up to this. And I'm glad I did. What a journey.
This is so emotional to me. And One of the best Experience Of being Human, it almost made me teary. watched the full film.
Didn’t want it to end! Fantastic trip and documentary thanks for sharing your journey, guys. Love from England 👍🏽
Watching this makes me feel happy and realize people really are great. Thank you very much!
Right! People are wonderful. This past year kinda made us forget at times.
What an amazing journey. A job very welldone in getting it in a YT video like this. Making friends all over the world is a real blessing.
Couldn't agree more!
I loved watching every minute! Thank you for doing such a great job of documenting your adventure and sharing with us!
awesome trip guys, honestly I'm jealous. but those Russian chicks oh sheeeat...
The "kindness" of people you talk about also exists in Australia in the country area's.....City people are a complete different story!
I don't know if that's really true, it's just that people are less likely to talk to strangers. Much easier to strike up a conversation in a county pub when there are only 3 people in there :)
Cheers to that! Have you ever met a New Yorker? I could never live there.
@@waylonk2453 On a visit to NYC I hugged I lady just on the avenue. I pointed out the direction to our hotel to my wife, and the lady walked right into my arm and as a reflex I pulled her into my chest. She looked as she'd swallowed a mail box. Honestly, I got quite a bit embarrassed myself :)
This is a sweet film. It really grew on me. Great viuals. Great respect shown to locals. Life affirming. I liked it a LOT.
Glad you enjoyed it! It was my first dcent attempt at a motorcycle adventure documentary.
Very cool trip, thanks for sharing!
Nice to have Carburetor and a set of jets for these kind of trips...would never get stranded)
true but you would have to continuously have to adjust stuff at those high altitudes. :)
Thanks guys for putting yourself out there, and for all the extra hassle of shoting all this! Epic movie! It is really encouraging, maybe my CBR needs an touring brother. Thanks guys!
One of the few documentaries ive really enjoyed in a long time. Building friendships and making memories
Thank you.
I carried a spare fuel pump for my 950 supermoto. Never needed it, but it was good piece of mind.
amazing video. I'm very jealous. A KLR 650 would have laughed at some of the problems yall had but im happy everything worked out
Brett Watson yeah I’m planning a similar trip in future years and I was gonna go with a BMW 1200 Adventure bike but after watching videos like this I think I’m gonna go with a DR650
I was thinking the exact same thing. A KLR650 can run on monkey pee.
@@49Roadmaster right now mine is running on the good stuff, gas is cheap haha
@@brettw1518 YUPP! Here it is 50 cents a liter cheaper than 3 months ago. Unfotunately, it has been to cold/wet to do any type of pleasure riding.
Why jealous ? Coz of those beautiful Russian chicks on the boat ? Haha
It’s June 24th 2020 and I stumbled on this most beautiful trip.
Thanks,
Frank
I enjoyed watching the duo travelling from London to Sydney and along the way life experience about human kindness to strangers and wonder if the world can be just that kindness not greed and wars !!!
The best posted adventure I’ve seen, bar none!
Thank you guys so much…
Well spread the word!
What Alex actually meant to say was, " I love KTM. It makes me lots of money!"
Truly inspirational...Thanks guys..!!!
Thank you very much for this great video about your amazing trip, mates ! I can feel every second of your amazing and sometimes bad situations, because from 2012-2016 I travelled with my austrian travelpartner by pushbike from Munich to Singapore and completely around Australia including Tassie...28.000km in total. After a very bad food poisining in Kashgar my travel partner and me had to go back to Bishkek for a new chinese visa and spent four months there in KGZ...... the most impression experience was the very amazing kindness and hospitality of the people on the whole trip. my next adventure will be the Panamericana from Anchorage to Ushuaia, but then by motobike.. stay safe and healthy and enjoy your life !
Yes Gerd I strongly agree. We should forget about governments and focus on the people from those countries and invariably they are kind and thoughtful.
I hav`nt seen something this good on Utube for a long time.Thanx.
Glad you liked it! Have a look at our Himalayan Motorcycle Adventure, it's better.
I enjoyed the trip too. Thank you guys for featuring Nepal in an awesome way. I wish if you could come back soon to ride across Nepal.
This is how legends are made🙏❤️🇳🇵
damn those Russian gals are fine!
superwwt 21:50
I've traveled a lot and I must say Russian women are by far the most beautiful
NinjaKat they're easy too, so it's a win, win situation.
I thought he meant the granny
You can order one on line!
Must be good as 3 years later I have watched it again and enjoyed as much as I did the first time.
Glad you enjoyed it again
what a fantastic adventure. great video. great landscape. great bikes. great people.
i must say i really am impressed.
cheers
Tom (Germany)
Thomas Geser Same for me, and I'm also from Germany hahs
This was an amazing and inspiring journey to get to see! Great work on documenting and narrating this adventure. I will most definitely binge all your content now ;-) Thanks for taking us along your ups and downs guys. Ride Safe - Ride Far! :-)
Watched & loved the whole video, thank you guys so much! Key learning-filter gas or change bikes to carburetors. Lyndon Poskit does that with his rally bikes, guess he knows what he’s doing. Anyway, really enjoyed all the trials & tribulations you overcame. I do a week riding in Baja Mexico every year, your trip makes ours look like child’s play.
I'm not a subscriber yet but this long journey that you guys have taken was an outstanding beautiful story told by you and it's so nice meeting new people around the world especially when you're riding half way around the world like you two . If there's anything powerful about this video it's people who don't understand one's language but help you anyway , that's God's sent angels . From a new subscriber from America 🇺🇸 I give you my peace , love and much respect to you John . your family , friends and everyone around the globe Peace be with you all the day's of your life God bless.
Thank you. We hope to convey the best humanity has to offer in all our stories.
What I learned from this is the west really ruins reputation of mother Russia and its people, I got so much respect and love towards the people of that wonderful country 😊
And that US Leftists even ruins mount everest.. protesting in foreign soil... what a delusional millenial generation of self-righteous narccisists
@@Microphunktv-jb3kj Why spoil it for everyone just because of your personal views? Just inconsiderate really.
@@Iftihussain Here's my reply from America, and I speak for all 328 million of us by the way: NO, of course we would NEVER help ANYONE out EVER. Is that what you were waiting to hear? God, what a stupid question! And are you trying to make some point by mentioning that you're a middle eastern muslim living amongst the white folks of New Zealand? What exactly are you getting at? You sound like a dumb shit.
People in all the countries are great, the goverment's not so much.
You mean west is ruining reputation of state which backstabbed other countries during WWII and started it together with Germany? Hitler wouldn't start the war without Stalin by his side. Now with Putin in power they try to write new history. And yes, people are nice in Ukraine and Russia, but no one says people there are bad, it's just corrupt government that you hear about.
Nice! Im doing a Sweden to New zeeland tour on my 125cc! The best thing ever🤙
Heyy i love advanture...you just get a new subscriber...love from Malaysia
All the best friend...
Absolutely Amazing ! Congrats on this Epic Adventure and thanks for sharing it with us .
I’m having a MAD day, I have watched London to Sydney, the Himalayan trip, and the trajic movie so far! Amazing movies, great commentary.
Now that's a MADTV binge record.
all it takes to bring a KTM around the world - is your mates YAMAHA xD
calm down boys, just a joke. been a KTM owner myself (640 LC4)
or a ktm rider good enough at enduro to know not to bring anyone on a ya mom a ha=)
Yeah! Haha!
Came to watch 5mins and was lost in adventure for a hour and 10 mins!
Dave, I’ve watched your adventure several times and it’s the best depiction of bike life I’ve ever seen.
In addition you have a fantastic story telling talent.
Greetings from the other side of the Globe!
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
What awesome courage, fortitude, goodwill gents, and no doubt sponsors with deep commitments.
Whilst we were greatly appreciative of sponsors, for the most part we did it from our own resources.
suzuki dr 650 old scool carby clean it on the side of the road lol
all jokes aside bloody good video mate 👍👍👍😊😊😊
That's my ride, and my sentiments exactly!
Same here! The Mighty DR650 would have been begging for more!
Totally hubling and amazing . Kind thanks for taking the time during your trip to document and share it with all. I'm an old rider myself, not able to try anything so magnificent as this. I'm ashamed of the the Americans who staged the protest at the base camp and messed things up, not only for you, but other adventurists. What possesses people to do such foolish things. Thanks again for the great sharing and spectacular video. Instant LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! Greetings from Alaska.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV Packing right now for a trip to a place called Coldfoot. I live in Seward. It's not nearly as ambitious as your trips, but hey, not many people can say they took the weekend and rode north of the Arctic Circle and back home for work on Monday. Keep up the fine work. Greetings again from Alaska.
It’s the Liberal Woke Left. All they do is Protest, about anything…..
Probably one of the nicest travel videos on TH-cam!
Guys what and adventure, it’s short films like this that really fuels my passion for adventure and to just get out there and see and enjoy the world. 🇦🇺🇯🇵👍🏻
Great, love to hear that.
Great film, so much for KTM not making it the long way round !
Simon Foster when you put gas that's black in, any fuel pump will kill itself
The BMW's had their fair share of issues as well - they had to buy a Russian bike for Claudio to cover one long section!
That's why I ride japanese bikes, boring but they'll get you there. If you watch ADV documentaries with decent Japanese bikes (mad in the med for instance), they almost don't talk about the bikes.
The towing Yamaha had the same gas
54:05 awesome nepali music..thanks for the nepal visit.
What a great film guys, well done! I am currently sailing my yacht around the world and this inspires me to continue until I reach home in New Zealand!
Great, coz that's what we a trying to do
Your video randomly came on while I was tinkering in my garage on my ktm. I listened while I worked for about the first 15min, after that, all worked stopped. I was glued to my phone as I immersed myself in your experience. As in life, your journey proved that the reward is not reaching your final destination, it's the triumphs and adversity faced along the way that provides the memories and the ultimate prize for ones soul. I wonder how difficult this trek would be to navigate today given the current climate of uncertainty from country to country?
What a great experience!
Thank you. Our ten year anniversary this year
Thumps up for that Russian guys !!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME VID GENTLEMAN ,Greetings from Cape Town ,SA
Jacques van Heerden coming to cape town in may! greetings from Berlin!
1. How many times did you do oil changes?
2. How many times did you wash air filters?
3. Awesome video!
"I'm now a convert to the chinese medical system"
2020: imma end this man's career
Irrespective of what is currently happening it worked for me. It cut my revoery time to about a third.
If your stomach can't take local foods, and you do so out of politeness, make sure to take one to two shots of alcohol, e.g., tequila, immediately to kill off any bug. Thank you for the awesome documentary of the once-in-lifetime journey!
good idea
So lessons learned: ride a diesel bike or install a fuel filter if you drive thru russia :)
Same thing 25 years along the way to Greece, it's only possible in a diesel or an older car without injection. And you have to be prepared to clean the filter if you running low on fuel before refueling. I guess the issue is greater on petrol because it's more fluid and on vibrations particles keep going thru the tank. Else petrol bikes tend to suck from the bottom of the tank, diesel trucks not, they have a lower layer in the tank which is never used.
And the next time you drive past 4000 meters you maybe should invest in salbutamol. Legal drug against asthma but helps in this situations as well. :)
OMG those russian babes.
Sta ce bosnjo drugo vidjeti nego dobre djevojke! hahah
Edinson1 ó88
sexy af, might have to pull a viking raid on volga from usa to iceland to finland to russia
oojjj ha kako bi ih pocjepao ko onu pumpu za gorivo na surovom terenu
Was thinking I'd like to have been Darren's left elbow about right then.
Awesome video and thanks for reflecting my country Nepal
I will go back to Nepal, most likely through India in the next year or two. Loved your country and its people.
Man, I really miss the old days before the Pandemic came down upon us. Where we can just only have our motorcycle, camping kit, enough money for the journey and friends to go with.
This is such a nice video. I'm glad I found this. Cheers from Philippines.
Right on
Suck a great videos of this amazing trip. Good filming, well edited and great story telling!
Great video , very professional, loved every moment, well done.
This motorcycle journey is of such quality that it should/could be on National Geographic etc..
I've probably watched this 4 or 5 times because it's such wonderful videography and storytelling.
Thank you.