I remember when I was about 7 my family drove through the Simpspon desert. We got to Cameron's Corner and I pissed in all three states at once. Yep that's what I remember.
Love it out there. did it in 09 with a 990s 56 liters of fuel ,solo...what an adventure , keep up the Adventures Tom and crew! Man, did i count 3 sets of gloves Plus heated grips;}
Cable ties are life savers! I cycled 2,000 miles across Portugal, Spain, France and England over five weeks this summer, my toolkit was a tyre lever, Swiss army knife and 25 cables ties. I used them all, plus six jubilee clips!
Nice work dude. I've been across the Simpson a couple of times in a 4WD, can't imagine doing it on a bike. you guys are hardcore! Cameron's Corner brought back some memories...
What an adventure!! Going to do something like this with my two sons except with a jeep instead of bikes. Loving this series Tom, can't wait for more. Kinda reminds me of Ewan Macgregors trips, long way down and long way around.
You're such a natural, effortless rider. Probably the best "amateur" out there. For someone like me who just started riding in my mid-20's, I'm not sure I can ever reach that level.
what an awesome ride Tom! Super fun with great friends is what it is all about, I am so looking forward to planning a Smokey Mountain trip similar in the near future, since we don't have the dessert!
Great Video and really enjoyed seeing the outback through your Go Pro as its much better than watching a TV production as its so real. Thank you for the experience.
in michigan we have a lot of sand off road, really deep and soft sand too. and what we learned is fast speeds, soft front end (not to soft) and move your center of mass back
Is that an 'Awesome players' sticker? ;) I'd love to ride across Australia sometime...just got back to cold Sweden after some really nice weeks on the east coast and Tassie. Thumbs up guys!
I know you don't have the 690 anymore . But when you did did you notice when you shim to your valves if there are noisy. I just resend my valves and they became very noisy they were tight so I gave a little bit more space but within spec and they're super noisy.
One trick to having low PSI and non slipping inner tube / tire combo is to clean wash the whole thing, rim, tube and tire before installation. One variation i've tried is to use an older tube that i cut to fit over the rim (only that portion that usually rests on the rim), have that super tight against the rim, like really work for it to get it there, and talcum powder everywhere else except on that portion that's between the old cut tube sleeve and the functional tube. This has two effects, the older cut tube has super grip on the rim and in turn the inflated tube has grip on that so the rim and the tube stick together and the talcum powder makes the surface between the tube and the tire slippery, so if the locked bead slips on you, even if it does, it reduces the twist effect. It's not 100% but it's certainly better than sheared valves. I also keep a glue on pair of valves on my person, because you never know when you're gonna rip one off riding at low PSI. I mean, a puncture, no big deal, my oldest bike (which i ride like every few months) has a puncture glued with a strip of shaved rubber off the sole of my shoe and super glue, it's been holding on the front tire for ~3 years now. Either way numb rant aside awesome trip video so far, desert riding rocks, especially when you have a few types of terrain to play with.
Holy shit. That Dakar KTM was serious! Cable ties FTW! So many wheelies! #TomTheGardenSnake Innaminka was where I was thinking of meeting you guys. Nerb mentioned me riding with you guys to Birdsville but I don't think I would have handled that sand though. I'm too shit a rider. I remember watching the tracking of you guys riding through this section so it was awesome to see the footage of it.
nice video tom... out of curiosity, what do you do that allows you to afford all of your moto adventures? are the youtube royalties that good? anyway keep up the good times
beeza copper i meant specifically what is costing so much...you could put brembos, a full akro exhaust, ohlins suspension, the best tires/rims, skid plate, a stronger swingarm, headlight and bodykit for less than 10k in parts i cant figure out why its costing so much... maybe there is carbon fiber parts?
HeadCamThis you can get an EVO2 adventure bodykit for around a 1000 bucks for the ktm 690... i think thats what this guy has, if it its almost identical. and then you could even sell the old OEM fairings like like 2-3 grand literally making a profit by modding the bike lol
how many miles has the 690 covered and what issues have you had. your response could mean me parting with £8000 english pounds in the next few days! Top reviews pal, keep it up
+neil mcloughlin test ride one at highway speeds, my mate had one for about 9 months and found it had too much vibration so traded it on the 1190r twin and is now very happy, only problem it costs about $8000 aussie dollars more than the 690 !!
hi your trip looked fun wish l was thier on my bike l own a ktm 950 superenduro Ezeberg on the hadlebars l have a gopro hero 4 black with a trail rail steel bracket which is soild as and run the gopro hero 4 off the motorbike,s electrical sytem which saves taking the gopro batterys which only last a hour or 1.2.hours the video l have is really good.!!!. but l am getting a back bone camera which will be really good espically with a high quailty lens with a zoom feature which really will be good and keep the bugs of the cover of the camera housing.!!!!.and have a anti glare cover for the cover as the sun heading west at the wrong time of day is really bad.!!!.but your video looked fun.!!!.
I remember when I was about 7 my family drove through the Simpspon desert. We got to Cameron's Corner and I pissed in all three states at once. Yep that's what I remember.
Hahahahahha that is the most creative thing to do
Best memories as a child
I didnt realise how fun my own country can be. need a desert bike !
+R1Bayside Haha dude our country is like 90% desert! And it's awesome!
Yeah man !!
Looks like some fun off road ropes !
P.S. Where's our dual vlog twat ! ;)
He's too busy busting extreme sand ropes
The dual vlog is coming! I had to finish these desert videos then it's all USA vids!
RidingWithTom CHEAH! :)
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Love it out there. did it in 09 with a 990s 56 liters of fuel ,solo...what an adventure , keep up the Adventures Tom and crew!
Man, did i count 3 sets of gloves Plus heated grips;}
Cable ties are life savers! I cycled 2,000 miles across Portugal, Spain, France and England over five weeks this summer, my toolkit was a tyre lever, Swiss army knife and 25 cables ties. I used them all, plus six jubilee clips!
"Kangaroos all over the joint" Most Australian phrase ever spoken LOL
These videos have been awesome. i have to do this one day. that ever changing landscape and those beautiful sunsets.
truly beautiful
Amazing series looks bloody hard work!
Nice work dude. I've been across the Simpson a couple of times in a 4WD, can't imagine doing it on a bike. you guys are hardcore! Cameron's Corner brought back some memories...
im loving these videos tom, great editing. definately worth the wait
+Evilclinty4 thanks man!
What an adventure!! Going to do something like this with my two sons except with a jeep instead of bikes. Loving this series Tom, can't wait for more. Kinda reminds me of Ewan Macgregors trips, long way down and long way around.
That was a very quiet "thats what she said"! lol
Nerb you guys need to go on more adventures, this was a 10/10 video
+Nerb1 OK. 2 episodes down. The end of this was great to see as I remember texting you that night after stalking you the last few hours. lol
You're such a natural, effortless rider. Probably the best "amateur" out there. For someone like me who just started riding in my mid-20's, I'm not sure I can ever reach that level.
what an awesome ride Tom! Super fun with great friends is what it is all about, I am so looking forward to planning a Smokey Mountain trip similar in the near future, since we don't have the dessert!
Great Video and really enjoyed seeing the outback through your Go Pro as its much better than watching a TV production as its so real. Thank you for the experience.
in michigan we have a lot of sand off road, really deep and soft sand too. and what we learned is fast speeds, soft front end (not to soft) and move your center of mass back
Yeah, if you could upload like 40 of these vids, that'd be great.
Really enjoying these videos, very well done. It's as good as a tv reality show!
Really loving this series so far, thank you.
Is that an 'Awesome players' sticker? ;)
I'd love to ride across Australia sometime...just got back to cold Sweden after some really nice weeks on the east coast and Tassie.
Thumbs up guys!
Have you been to Wolf Creek? I heard there's a real bloody good time to be had there.
Man you were gunning it through the soft sand!
Dakarwithtom!
Really loving this series. Honestly some of your best vids. Keep'm comin
You amazing person. Putting out those videos for Seb and the fans! Thanks man!
lovin this so much! its like long way round from years back! its my dream to do a ride across Australia =)
I think the key to Jakes wheelies are loud screams and random words. Haha love these vids! Such beautiful scenery and such awesome machines!
Great vids. Makes me wish I kept my Super Tenere but I don't live anywhere close to that type of terrain.
looks cool as fook😬what an awesome experience that must of been 😉 love watching your vids 👍👍
Loved it mate! Can't wait for the rest.
+JoeJoe Moto dude that 690... did he say it rides 1000 miles a tank?!?!?
+King Trollington III Epic looking bike hey! 1000 kilometres, which is about 620 miles.
ahhhh. still though ! holy crap man that is legit!!!
Love your vids tom, been waiting for this one since you posted the one of you guys getting ready in the garage :) Have a good one!
Can't wait for more! Seriously loving this series :)
The editing you can get outa these videos from your own helmet cam is amazing... keep it up!
gave you a thumbs up for the 3rd gear loaded bike wheelie!
Awesome work Tom. Was there a "that's what she said" near the end ??
Nice! Glad you added a map and route at the start! I see my comment last video may have been noticied
i can get used to this schedule haha,
Love the desert vids!
man tom that is really cool u got me waiting for episode like a tv show
This is some Mad Max shit
Yay, part two! :) Loved the first one! Great series :)
I know you don't have the 690 anymore . But when you did did you notice when you shim to your valves if there are noisy. I just resend my valves and they became very noisy they were tight so I gave a little bit more space but within spec and they're super noisy.
those Dakar 690s looked pretty awesome!!
One trick to having low PSI and non slipping inner tube / tire combo is to clean wash the whole thing, rim, tube and tire before installation.
One variation i've tried is to use an older tube that i cut to fit over the rim (only that portion that usually rests on the rim), have that super tight against the rim, like really work for it to get it there, and talcum powder everywhere else except on that portion that's between the old cut tube sleeve and the functional tube.
This has two effects, the older cut tube has super grip on the rim and in turn the inflated tube has grip on that so the rim and the tube stick together and the talcum powder makes the surface between the tube and the tire slippery, so if the locked bead slips on you, even if it does, it reduces the twist effect.
It's not 100% but it's certainly better than sheared valves.
I also keep a glue on pair of valves on my person, because you never know when you're gonna rip one off riding at low PSI. I mean, a puncture, no big deal, my oldest bike (which i ride like every few months) has a puncture glued with a strip of shaved rubber off the sole of my shoe and super glue, it's been holding on the front tire for ~3 years now.
Either way numb rant aside awesome trip video so far, desert riding rocks, especially when you have a few types of terrain to play with.
Looks amazing, it's great to see adventure bikes actually being adventured ;)
This is going onto the bucket list for sure haha.
That looks like one hell of a treck, man.
I should do it one day.
Thank you for the great video! Which tyres do you prefer?
That was a really good video. Did you happen to glance at the night sky when out there away from all the city lights? What was it like?
had an early start this morning Tom. still on dessert time?
Holy shit. That Dakar KTM was serious!
Cable ties FTW!
So many wheelies! #TomTheGardenSnake
Innaminka was where I was thinking of meeting you guys. Nerb mentioned me riding with you guys to Birdsville but I don't think I would have handled that sand though. I'm too shit a rider.
I remember watching the tracking of you guys riding through this section so it was awesome to see the footage of it.
Awesome vid man, any outfit renting advbikes to cross the desert?
Gosh this trip looks fun, I'm so jealous! as always, good video
So jealous! great vid as always.
COS
Thoughts and prayers for SeBs family and friends. Keep your head up Tommy.
Man that was great, looking forward to the next vid. RSM8
Great video’s, how well does the MSR work for fuel? Is it one and done?
Nice vid. What tires did you use for this ride and how did you like them?
Tom you should come up to the Territory for the Finke Desert Race!
I'm loving this series :)
Love this adventure ride. Looks like bakerXderek is loving it two
Love the 690, but all the riding I do is with the misses on the back, would this work with the two of us???
Makes me want to do a trip like this, if you don't mind me asking but how much was fuel all up?
nice video tom... out of curiosity, what do you do that allows you to afford all of your moto adventures? are the youtube royalties that good?
anyway keep up the good times
how is the bike 100k? does anyone know where the costs are coming from?
I'm wondering the same thing.
Parts, tuning and labour it's full blown Dakar racing bike.
beeza copper i meant specifically what is costing so much...you could put brembos, a full akro exhaust, ohlins suspension, the best tires/rims, skid plate, a stronger swingarm, headlight and bodykit for less than 10k in parts i cant figure out why its costing so much... maybe there is carbon fiber parts?
+MrTopGunnar Bodykit is not cheap for starters-
HeadCamThis you can get an EVO2 adventure bodykit for around a 1000 bucks for the ktm 690... i think thats what this guy has, if it its almost identical. and then you could even sell the old OEM fairings like like 2-3 grand literally making a profit by modding the bike lol
Biggest thing I saw out there as a kid was people took a while to discover on the sand you need to let the tires down a bit.
13:22 Looks great fun flying through like that! #Jealous
Seen my home town pub sticker there trundle hole !
how many miles has the 690 covered and what issues have you had. your response could mean me parting with £8000 english pounds in the next few days!
Top reviews pal, keep it up
+neil mcloughlin test ride one at highway speeds, my mate had one for about 9 months and found it had too much vibration so traded it on the 1190r twin and is now very happy, only problem it costs about $8000 aussie dollars more than the 690 !!
This is a 1 year old reply so you probably know this but his 690 needed to be rebuilt twice
Hey Tom, i was just wondering is their many stars that you can see while your out in the outback?
Lovin these Simson videos man
Fantastic video!
best series ever
A tip for you: Use black cable ties since they can take the UV-rays. White Cable Ties will break after being expoused of too much UV-rays :)
What a great trip!
Makes me want to get a motorbike!! Love it!
i hope that seat was comfy, i couldn't imagine doing that ride on a stock ktm seat !!!
Haha definitely not a stock ktm seat, it's a wide seat made by seat concepts
That ride looks amazing...
What have you done as far as upgrades to your 690? Suspension? Fuel capacity? load capacity?
I love the @awesomePlayers canada Sticker on the guys' Jacket at 6:08 ;)
What an adventure!
+VeeFour what bike is that in your Profile pic?
Srib
Its a 2014 Aprilia Tuono V4R aprc
Hope u having a good time.
Great video tom
Awesome video, so jelous, im 17 and will be doing this when im outa school! south aussie!
Wow that would be so cool riding trough a wide desert road in the dark, dodging kangaroos!
Awesome video !
hahah was that a teddy bear in your bag tom around 4:46
"Adam's a legend" :D haha
Try changing gears on the back wheel mate , take your wheelies to the next level !
This makes me want to adventure now :3
Need to start changing up gears when you wheelie man
My curious question is how did you deal with fuel? ive been wanting to do a little distance on my ktm 300 exc but it tears through fuel hahahaha
Wow. Nice adventure.
RidingWithTom we need wheelies like this on the S1000rr !!!!
Much illegal very police
Awesome videos! :)
You should use a wind protector for the mic.
are you using a drift for the side helmet footage?
Nar a sena prism
Even a ktm dakar factory bike come out in europe around usd 70 000 you must have havy taxes in down under.
That was an original KTM factory bike, and AUD100k = USD70k (average exchange rate 0.72)
Do you guys have any mountains?
We have mountains, just a little shorter than the others in Europe, Asia and America
Just saying search up mt koziosko or however you spell that
hi your trip looked fun wish l was thier on my bike l own a ktm 950 superenduro Ezeberg on the hadlebars l have a gopro hero 4 black with a trail rail steel bracket which is soild as and run the gopro hero 4 off the motorbike,s electrical sytem which saves taking the gopro batterys which only last a hour or 1.2.hours the video l have is really good.!!!. but l am getting a back bone camera which will be really good espically with a high quailty lens with a zoom feature which really will be good and keep the bugs of the cover of the camera housing.!!!!.and have a anti glare cover for the cover as the sun heading west at the wrong time of day is really bad.!!!.but your video looked fun.!!!.
Hey guys, do you run the chain dry in such adventures? After riding about 2 kilometers on gravel road, my bike's chain become dry. What to do?
fuck... now I want to move to Australia :)