We took a day off work and decide to head out to the Condamine Gorge, 1.5 hours from Brisbane. 13 river crossings, 430 kilometers of great roads, and a top bunch of blokes... Heaven!!
Beautiful scenery, challenging but enjoyable terrain and appreciated your work on the crossings. Nice bunch of guys to ride with and share the experience. Well-done on the editing.
Did the Condamine solo today on F800GS BMW. Brisbane to Boonah then straight through The Head (stopping to watch the lazy 3.5m python crossing the road), past Queen Mary Falls and down into Killarney. Turned back east and up the Condamine River Road. "Roads Closed due to Floods" sign was visible about 5 km in, but it hadn't rained for a week, and also by then I was sort of committed so kept going. Was a little deeper today than in the video, eg the flat rocks visible at the start of Crossing No. 5 were about 20cm under. Made it the whole way without dunking it, but quite a few oh sh*t moments. Novel feeling getting the gloves splashed as the bow wave creeps up, and dabbed the feet more than once but the new TCX Infinity Goretex stayed dry as. Turned right back at Carney's Creek Road then down Fletcher Road and up Burnett Creek Road coming in the back of Maroon Dam. Right turn to Rathdowney and then left up Cannon Creek Road and back to Brissy. 340 km 5hrs. Great day!
Excellent video of a great ride. I really enjoyed it. This is in my 'backyard' so im quite inspired now to do this route. I noticed Cannon Creek Rd early in the video. I have done that on my new Africa Twin but would love to do the Condamine Gorge sometime. Thanks for sharing this :)
Thanks mate.Yep it's a great part of the world. Much prefer doing Condamine on the DR, rather than the Beemer though! The big ships take a bit of concentration. Cheers.
Hi Strummer - great Video, have been on a lot of those roads, but would you have a gpx / map !? I have an R1200 GS - bit big for some parts- and have struggled with those water crossings, but its pretty dry now. Thanks so much for doing this.
***** Hey Brad. I have done it on a 1200gsa. Only dropped it once! Try looking on the TransAustraliaTrails website. Barry puts all his gpx files up there. Cheers.
+advrider777 Thanks mate.KLR should be ok as long as you are with another rider who can help pick it up if you drop it! Usually after rain the river swells a bit, but when we were there it was only about 8 inches deep. Watch for slippery rocks though! Cheers.
Dear Strummer, I just wanna thank you and your friends. Very nice video very nice adventure. I appreciate all of you guys. And especially making this video and sharing. Ride safe fellows. Peace. PS: I am going to share this video on our Adventure riding group on Facebook... ;) facebook.com/groups/advtours/
That was an awesome ride! The Condamine River Road is on my bucket list but I am not sure how I'd go on the crossings with the combination of my crap ability and the heavy weight of my V-strom. Maybe I'll have to get a lighter bike or increase my skills! The first part to the dam looked OK for me though, until you got past the border and went a bit further offroad. Is there a way to get through that part and on to the road to Queen Mary Falls without going that extreme? Is it White Swamp Road?
***** Hey, yep it's possible to do a bitumen ride out there, or part dirt road, or more extreme, depending on your tastes. White swamp road is quite easy. I have done it all on a 1200 beemer, but it's definitely easier and more relaxed on a smaller bike like a DR650. Doable on the strom, but take help with you just in case you need to pick the bike up! Enjoy, Cheers. Strummer
Beautifully done! I LOVED the music and especially the voiceover!
Wow! What a gorgeous ride, sure wish there was open land like that to ride in Kentucky!
Brilliant as always Strummer ...... some nice looking views there.
Beautiful scenery, challenging but enjoyable terrain and appreciated your work on the crossings. Nice bunch of guys to ride with and share the experience. Well-done on the editing.
Did the Condamine solo today on F800GS BMW. Brisbane to Boonah then straight through The Head (stopping to watch the lazy 3.5m python crossing the road), past Queen Mary Falls and down into Killarney. Turned back east and up the Condamine River Road. "Roads Closed due to Floods" sign was visible about 5 km in, but it hadn't rained for a week, and also by then I was sort of committed so kept going. Was a little deeper today than in the video, eg the flat rocks visible at the start of Crossing No. 5 were about 20cm under. Made it the whole way without dunking it, but quite a few oh sh*t moments. Novel feeling getting the gloves splashed as the bow wave creeps up, and dabbed the feet more than once but the new TCX Infinity Goretex stayed dry as. Turned right back at Carney's Creek Road then down Fletcher Road and up Burnett Creek Road coming in the back of Maroon Dam. Right turn to Rathdowney and then left up Cannon Creek Road and back to Brissy. 340 km 5hrs. Great day!
awesome tour and wonderful landscape!
+The Real Life Guys Thank you!
WOW! that nice ... this form of off road is much like ... thanks for this moment ... my best 14 minutes today.
A greeting
Medel
I'd wondered how well a bike would do on the Condamine...too easy by the looks of it. Keep up the great videos.
Epic ride ,awesome view, great people.
Thanks mate, coming from you, that's high praise indeed!
Looked like a great ride. Keep the vids coming!
Nice vid mate, those are my local tracks.
I see you went through Hoffmans place, after the forestry. It's big country up there mate.
Ride on!
Thanks mate, was one of the best rides I've ever had!
Thanks mate, beaut part of the world, and not very well known to outsiders!
Cheers.
Thanks for commenting, glad you enjoyed the vid. Cheers.
Excellent video of a great ride. I really enjoyed it. This is in my 'backyard' so im quite inspired now to do this route. I noticed Cannon Creek Rd early in the video. I have done that on my new Africa Twin but would love to do the Condamine Gorge sometime. Thanks for sharing this :)
Thanks mate.Yep it's a great part of the world. Much prefer doing Condamine on the DR, rather than the Beemer though! The big ships take a bit of concentration. Cheers.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it!
Did that run in a 64 LandRover a few months ago. Will have to go back and do it on the VStrom.
Cheers Paul
Gracias Amigo! The country is very similar to your rides. Un saludo, Strumm
Thanks Joe. I'm using my 2 studio vocal mics, Rode NT1-A and Rode NT3, both nice condenser mics.
Hi Strummer - great Video, have been on a lot of those roads, but would you have a gpx / map !? I have an R1200 GS - bit big for some parts- and have struggled with those water crossings, but its pretty dry now. Thanks so much for doing this.
***** Hey Brad. I have done it on a 1200gsa. Only dropped it once! Try looking on the TransAustraliaTrails website. Barry puts all his gpx files up there. Cheers.
Thanks, we did it last September. Was great. I did not fall off. Was a great trip back from Benalla in Victoria
love the music strummer not to mention the vid ,,, grest job ! ps how would a newby to creek crossings go on my klr cheers
+advrider777 Thanks mate.KLR should be ok as long as you are with another rider who can help pick it up if you drop it! Usually after rain the river swells a bit, but when we were there it was only about 8 inches deep. Watch for slippery rocks though! Cheers.
What a great ride Strummer! I loved the voice over too, great sound quality, what mic are you using for that?
Thanks maaate. Pretty good riding eh?
Dear Strummer,
I just wanna thank you and your friends. Very nice video very nice adventure. I appreciate all of you guys. And especially making this video and sharing. Ride safe fellows. Peace.
PS: I am going to share this video on our Adventure riding group on Facebook... ;)
facebook.com/groups/advtours/
That was an awesome ride! The Condamine River Road is on my bucket list but I am not sure how I'd go on the crossings with the combination of my crap ability and the heavy weight of my V-strom. Maybe I'll have to get a lighter bike or increase my skills! The first part to the dam looked OK for me though, until you got past the border and went a bit further offroad. Is there a way to get through that part and on to the road to Queen Mary Falls without going that extreme? Is it White Swamp Road?
***** Hey, yep it's possible to do a bitumen ride out there, or part dirt road, or more extreme, depending on your tastes. White swamp road is quite easy. I have done it all on a 1200 beemer, but it's definitely easier and more relaxed on a smaller bike like a DR650. Doable on the strom, but take help with you just in case you need to pick the bike up! Enjoy, Cheers. Strummer
strummerdrz Thanks mate. I have done the bitumen route a few times but really want to do some of the gravel roads up that way at some stage.