AUSTRALIAN SNOWY MOUNTAINS ADVENTURE RIDE (Solo & unsupported) Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 1 апр 2022
- A solo 5 day 2300km Australian Snowy Mountains adventure ride. I take my DRZ400E from Sydney to some of the highest and steepest tracks Australia has to offer. I travel and explore the Victorian, New South Wales and Canberra's High Country. This trip truly tested man and machine with swollen river crossings and slippery hill climbs. Sit back and enjoy some of Australia's premium adventure riding locations. This is part 2 of a 2 part series.
Part 1: • AUSTRALIAN SNOWY MOUNT...
Top vid mate. And hats off to Mohamad for not turning around taking on a pretty tough track 💪😎
@Mid Coast Adventures, yeah he wasn’t to keen on going down on his own and then saw me coming up. So he jumped to the chance to follow someone down and I was more than happy to help. He did it well in the end.
Edge of seat excitement! Who needs to watch billion dollar mainstream movies!!!
Replace your stock air fuel mixture screw with a R&D flex jet you may have to file the hole in the fuel bowl abit untill you can fit the flex jet through it to tune for the altitude differences on the go basically just turn your idle down and ajust the flex jet/ fuel air mixture screw left and right until you achieve peak RPMs inbetween the stutters each direction then readjust the idle screw to desired idle rpms it's fairly simple and straight forward
@shannon hartnett, thanks for the info mate, I have done a bit of reading and it all points to what you just said. Awesome 👍
Mate your trips are bloody legendary !! Full commitment !! Video content & down to earth Aussie commentary even about the roos & number 2's 🤣🤣👌.. I got my DRZ new a year ago, now have 2 other mates with same bikes 😃. I've done a few camp trips now & also go solo at times. We're often in the Vic High Country..... Very similar riding to you, mostly the harder off-road stuff..... we're hovering around the 50yr old mark so a bit older but damn fun watching your adventures. Top of the class in your apprenticeship I reckon 🤣🤣👍👍 Cheers for the great vids
@OFF-ROAD DOWNNUNDER, awesome stuff. The DRZ is a great workhorse to have. I’d love to muck around out there unloaded. I’d be happy to try any track if that was the case. Thanks for the compliments. Hopefully I’m still kicking and riding at 50. 👍
Heart was pounding for you during those high current crossings!!
Mate I was one beat away from a heart attack. Very full on indeed.
Amazing trip and solo on top of it! 💪
Mate Im just in the process of watching your clips. Bloody fantastic effort.
Just 1 wee tip.....Please stop freewheeling.. (turning your engine off) This is why your front brakes are fading badly...because you are relying 100% on your breaks alone and we always bias more to the front brakes. The fluid will boil and result in zero brakes.
Leaving your engine running...Idling down using minimal breaks evens out breaks AND Engine breaking (compression) to slow you down.
If your bike gets away on you while freewheeling chances are that you wont get it in control again and end up binning it.
I hope that helps mate.
Keep up the adventures 😁
Mate you do some seriously amazing, challenging and WET rides. Brilliant video once again. Those crossings take some balls !
@Alexander Wagner, thanks mate, I can assure you I don’t plan to be caught out it the full on stuff, however once out there and presented with the challenge, it certainly doesn’t deter me. Lol maybe all my adv rides are destined to just be hard. 👍
“Lance dumbest decision on the trip, but I pulled it off! So it’s not the dumbest decision” 😂
Haha totally makes sense right?
Haha Roo Poo. Great vid. Thanks for the entertainment.
Billion dollar views with just determination and a bullet-proof Zook aka Sally! Keep going buddy! 😍😁🤪👍
Been binge watching. Total respect. Sally is a trooper.
@Marv, lol yeah she has done me proud these last 5 years. Plenty more to come hopefully.
Great vids, loved escaping on the adventure with you. Keep em coming!
Another great vid. Love the crossing - and the trip notes. 👍🏼👍🏼
Bloody good adventure mate , you’ve made up my mind to buy a drz 400 and get into it , love ya work son 👍
Thanks mate. Shit I need to start making some commission from Suzuki.
It will be a good purchase. You’ll love it.
Sweet video Dude, love your work. That river crossing was insane! Keep up the wicked videos 🤠
Well done Lance 👏🏼 you smashed it. Really enjoyable adventure in your beautiful country.
I really enjoy these adventures! Great stuff! Those river crossings though 😱
Lance you are a legend thanks for uploading your adventures I really enjoyed watching them although the river crossings well rather you than me mate.
Ride safe looking forward to the next adventure.
Thanks for taking us with you again!!! 👌
Cant beat Elevation and Motorcycling great Video , Thanks for sharing..
I was just rewatching part 1 last night. So good to see some Australia on 2 wheels - esp when there's no BS, just riding and having a good time. Cheers mate!
Fantastic, first half of video had me stressing with those river crossings I’ve driven that crooked river track in a car and has been over my bonnet i wouldn’t even consider doing it on a bike! Keen to see your next trip
absolutely epic!!! thank you for shearing
Sweet vid, Loving the mini series!
Excellent viewing. Hat,s off to you Lance and Sal. 10/10 for commitment, guts and entertainment- keep it up.
Well done young fella.....always look forward to the candor in your commentary. Maybe next year I'll follow your adventurous spirt . Keep going mat, well done
Mint. The Aussie bush is something special, it really gets highlighted with the dense canopy of our natives in this vid. Back in 81, my old man was on a search and rescue flight in a helicopter searching the Barrington Tops for a lost small plane that left QLD, i don't believe the plane or any of the passengers have ever been found. Thnx for sharing Lance, your a solo legend
Lance, Another set of great videos! Really entertaining, a good laugh and plenty of knowledge shared. You've a great way of taking the viewer with you on the trip and for my part I lived the emotion of it. Thanks and look forward to the next adventure. Cheers
@michael cooper, thanks for the nice compliment. I appreciate it, such comments is a good reasons to keep filming my trips 👍
EPIC, EPIC riding, well done Lance, this is great viewing! excellent riding and commentary.
Well done. Looked like an awesome trip.
i love your adventure rides , i hope one day i go to Australia myself and ride those roads too ♥
Best i have ever seen. could enjoyed lots 😄😄😄❤️❤️❤️
Amazing series and awesome commentary!
@Blue Sky, Thanks mate, I appreciate it.
Fantastic video Lance, great scenery and beautiful country. Also an insight into the decision making process and the judgement of risk. I can tell you I would have turned around, where you pushed through. Great adventure ride, you've made me think of a visit to the Brindabellas very soon. Can't wait to see your next adventure.
@Geoff Turner, yeah I think I got lucky out there, definitely risky business being in those rivers. I’m glad I didn’t push on to the unknown side. Mate the Brindabellas was a pleasant surprise. Much busier but still a good local place to ride.
Nice one Lance ( and Sally ),
Really enjoyed the footage. It's really refreshing to see a regular guy on a sub litre adventure bike not pretending to have a good time but actually having a great time.
An adventure bike is a bike you have an adventure on! 👍🏁
@Elvis Parsley, yeah Sally has done me proud over and over again. 100% not every minute of the adventure is fun yet fun is still had. Very weird concept to explain to the typical person who never gets out and about. 👍
I can't believe you got through the river! 😮
Me to, it was a crazy moment.
This one was absorbing man, I was there with you the whole way bro. Love your content and your no BS style!👍🌲
@Grand River, thanks mate, it’s awesome to read such comments 👍
My family and family freinds always go to the vic high country for easter. Beautiful place, billy goat is fun track too
Great video Lance. Geez that water crossing was a bit sketchy. Some of the hill climbs looked very tough. But the scenery, what can I say bloody magnificent. I love your commentary throughout the video.
I'd love to get over that way one day to see for myself. Thanks for sharing mate. All the best.
@David Clark and to think the GoPro always down plays the hard stuff. That river crossing just plain old sucked and I should have just avoided it. So close to loosing my bike a couple of times that day. Mate it’s a great place to ride in the right weather.
Thank you so much Lance for helping me out on that day and in that do or die situation, you are a legend mate
Hey buddy. Nice to hear from you. It was an epic ride over all. Many good, funny and bad memories.
The mighty DRZ doesnt let you down yet again. Concurring tough things in our lives are what living is about and not just surviving day to day, that said there are certainly times when its best to bail, as always a good watch , I must have subscribed not long after this was 1st posted so just working back thru your old vids and yeah thx to you I bought a DRZ
Good to hear mate. They are a great bike. Although mine finally let me down two days ago. 😭
Enjoy your videos mate, I live in NSW and have a drz400e as well
Keep up the good work 🤙
That was some tough climbing and descents! And I enjoy you talking to yourself over the tough spots. I do the same thing to stay motivated and focused. That river crossing was more than a little sketchy as a single rider. You got a family to get back to, son. Just cause you made it doesn't mean it wasn't dumb 😉
@Hazcat, I know, definitely looking back it was the worst call I’ve made on a bike for sure. I’ve gotta learn to not get so fixated on my tracks I want to achieve, it will be my demise one day otherwise.
Good Vid. I have ridden with Mohamed in the Flinders Ranges. A top bloke.
@Living, Loving Riding ADV. Ah nice one, it was such a random encounter, it was nice to be able to help him down Billy Goat.
Well done that’s what you call adventure 👍unplanned route are sometimes the best you will never forge. You don’t call yourself the apprentice adventure for nothing well done Lance 👍👍
@Andrew Headland, absolutely, just winging it with a general direction can sometimes turn out to be the best trips.
Great videos mate . I've just bought an old DRz250 myself , learning to ride dirt at 59 , after a lifetime of road bikes 🤪 inspirational stuff mate . Well done .
Thanks mate.
That’s awesome. You’ll love the transition. Can explore so much more on the dirt.
AMAZING VIDEO 👏👏👏👏thank you ,FROM CORAL SPRINGS FL USA .
Absolutely loved your adventure. This is what makes me want to get a bike and go on my own adventure!
@lucas budzynski, mate it’s never to late. Grab yourself a bike and start exploring. You won’t regret it. 👍
I got my first bike (DR650) at 40 years old, cant agree enough, get a bike and get out there.
Loved it mate, your videos keep getting better and better, and they were bloody good to start with! Now I'm going to have to go on a mini adventure ride this weekend to scratch the itch 🤣
@All Aussie Traveller, thanks man, yeah even I can notice my filming and videos are improving which is nice to see considering I’m learning as I go and winging it. Mate I also have the itch to ride. It’s good and bad at the same time. 👍
lance you maniac . going through that river. i mean that in a nice way. you make me laugh thanks mate
Yeah not my finest moment. That was a dumb move on my behalf. Haha.
I don't have a bike. Yet just binge-watched this series and loved your adventures and the views. Now I want to buy a bike like yours, lol. 😂
@Monika Mundell, thats the spirit, get amongst it and start riding. Never to young or old to start. 👍
Brilliant stuff Lance! I'd love to get up there on the DR, those tracks are fantastic and the views are bloody incredible!! Well ridden mate, and good job on the river crossings. I think I was helping you hold the bike up, I caught myself leaning into it as I was watching...
@Dave Walton, thanks champ. To funny you said that. When I was reviewing the footage I to was leaning and squeezing the arm chair and I bloody knew what the outcome was already. Very very full on moment in my adventure riding life that’s for sure.
G'day Lance, thanks for showing billygoat and all the other tracks. I have been wanting to do this ride and I can see its tough. I have a drz as well , might have to change gearing as I am running 15,42. Great vid mate cheers.
@Bazz 66, thanks for watching buddy.
You’ll get the tracks done in that gearing but if you want all the help you can from your bike I’d run a 15-47. In my opinion that will make a big difference especially going down. Even more so if your fully loaded up👍
Epic trip mate.
So good
Sunday morning on the big screen
Thanks fella
@Wind Tech, your welcome. Hopefully you learnt what not to do lol.
@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer Awesome video mate.
Familiar with a lot of those tracks ..
Big Props for you doing it Solo..
Being alone adds a very "Real" aspect
Man that was one hell of a trip.
Mate those river crossing were worse then my Cape York Trip. The high country is no joke.
Great stuff buddy. I loved it dearly, I'd wish I could do it..
Watched the video to the end and it has been a real reminisce for me have been down the crooked river, part way up Basalt south track, camped at the same place as you on the blue rag range track, camped on the Gibbo river all in a toyota hiace. And the missus and i have just camped at O'Hare camp on the Tumut river. Why i what and enjoyed your videos is that i have ordered a Honda 300 Rally coming in June 22. Cheers
@Maurice Ralph, haha is sounds like I copied your trip. Great place to ride or drive. The Honda 300 is a great bike I reckon. My dad use to have the 250 equivalent and loved it.
Amazing ride
Mate your vids are brilliant...capture the moments and luv your honesty.Just wish go pro could capture how steep those climbs are.Great work and thanks for sharing.
Good stuff Lance👍
Love the vids. Play them in the car and the kids always say ‘oh it’s the swear man again’ 😂
@White Unicorn, hahaha nah this time I made sure not to swear. I think I did twice but even apologised for it. Role model material for sure Lol 👍
Lance your not an apprentice anymore, that's tough country my backyard I don't travel on bike by myself anymore there, your hardcore the creek crossing s were giving me anxiety, well done great adventure
@Martin Buhler, haha mate I’ll always be an apprentice, well until someone pays me to ride lol. What a dream that would be.
Trust me, it was giving me more than anxiety being in it. Learnt a lot that day. 👍
What a great watch Lance, I absolutely love the realness with your commentary, you seem to just say what’s going through your head at the time and I can connect with that 😂
Those were some absolutely awesome tracks, I’ve seen some of them on RUclips before but am so keen to do some Victorian high country myself 👍
Always love your adventures, I gather the kangas went and read all about it after your morning poo 😂 (great story 🤣) what’s next? Can’t wait 🤙
@Kayzee Moto, half the time I have no idea what I have said until I get home and start editing. So much doesn’t make the video because nothing Make sense, half words, half sentences, the stress and excitement sometimes makes me mix my words up. Lol
Yeah I’d love to do another trip out there in the future. So much more to explore.
It will be a while before my next BIG trip, maybe flinders and west NSW, the Cape or even just Sydney to Queensland border via the bush.
@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer that's half the fun, I always look forward to editing my vids just so I can laugh at myself 😂
Your channel will blow up when the algorithm kicks in. Great stuff!
@MickMcM, mate I have no idea how RUclips does what it does. What algorithm needs to kick in?
I've just done some of that area and it was nice to see you doing the hard stuff I wasn't able to do. You're a legend Lance.
Thanks mate, how come you couldn’t do it? On the bigger bikes?
@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer I'm on an Enfield Meteor 350 (!). I'm looking for a bike that is going to be a bit more dirt-worthy but still road biased. I'm a brand new rider at 60+ years old. I did the road down from Delegate to Orbost which I think is called the Bonang Rd. Also did the Snowball Rd south from Braidwood and from Tumut through to Wee Jasper all on Ceat street tyres. The ride over Hotham was 2 degrees and foggy and only slightly warmer when I went back over Falls Creek to Omeo, I wish I had your weather. The ride from Khancoban over to Selwyn is pretty epic, and the Elliott Way is also pretty choice. I am not, under any circumstances, going to follow you.
@@lowend5566 well all I can say is awesome work being over 60 and still giving it a shot. In my opinion It’s not about how hard a trail is, more just Pushing your own comfort zone which may be an easy trail for some or super hard for others.
Haha I’ll get you into the thick of it for sure.
Outrageous vlog you did a great ride and ya commentary was great although you may not think so.👍
Great adventure and video mate. Poo Roos I think they call them
Great vid mate thanks
Damn what a sick adventure
Excellent film mate, I hope my sons feel the same about me as you do about your dad. Keep up the good work.
Thanks mate. If you raised him well nothing will get in the way of a solid father and son relationship 👍
@The_Apprentice_Adventurer tomorrow he is coming on the back of the tiger 800 for a 5 day tour of the Welsh mountains. We are both as excited as each other. Can't wait for the day when he is old enough to have his own bike then we can keep having adventures.
Great video buddy ride safe
Crazy dangerous water crossing.
man oh man farrrrrr out man .. so good to see ..mate you hit a tree !!!!! .your a pelican crazy son of a B .... what a legend mate and your doing what i want to do.... all the way fucken eh.... lucky your riding a DRZ !!!!! !!!! oh mate so good to watch ya bro ....
I don't know how you made those river crossings but I'm glad you did ! Great adventure , thank you for sharing your videos
@qBMOp, mate me neither. Looking back It was just so silly to attempt the first one when it wasn’t necessary. I can assure you doing it for real and solo was one of the scariest and most fatiguing things I have down on a bike. I survived so all good I guess👍
@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer I am glad you made it . It seems like adventure can take you to the edge of giving up or death and it can take you to the mose beautiful places. Or maybe sometimes the most beautiful places are on the paths that are hardest to travel. I don't know lol . Adventure life is the best life for me
Man that river crossing looked sketchy. Inspiring stuff!
All these tracks are at my back-door step, can't wait to get my first bike! Going to go for a drz400
@Fun Simulator, tell me about it. I was shitting bricks the whole time.
Awesome part of the country for riding. You’ll be set for years with trails out there.
Great stuff! Getting a drz soon, going have to get my skills up in the local forest before i tackle anything like this.
Nice one mate. Don’t worry, when I first started I struggled on a flat firetrail. Just starts small and aim to do a little better each ride. Your on the right bike for the job. 👍
dont have a bike, i hike, kayak and fly, but heck i love your content, cheers Debs
@Deb Oxy, well if your ever looking to add to your hobbies, ADV riding could just be one of them 😉
Fantastic stuff mate..
I liked how you moved the blue tongue lizard off road.
But not the brown snake. Scary shit..
@Robert Bullock, mate in my youth I would of tried but not worth the risk messing with such a poisonous animal these days. 👍
dude that river crossing was insane, idk how you can even sit will balls that big
@Jakasaurus, hahaha they hurt all day long smashing around on the seat. Maybe balls or stupidity 👍 either or it makes for a good tough trip.
That was a great series, thanks for posting it, warts and all. It's nice to see the struggles as well as the pretty scenery. Also appreciate you keeping the camera going through the tough times, that takes dedication.
I have a feeling your dad would be pretty proud of you, as a dad of grown kids I think I can say that with confidence.
Looking forward to your further adventures. I'll probably never get to ride in Aus, but I sure like to watch.
Thanks mate, I appreciate the kind words. Yeah I try to keep my videos as real as possible. No matter how hard it gets I truly love it all. Even though at times it gets a bit frustrating.
Another great video. It's like I went on a mini adventure with you but without any physical pain. I wonder if you had a way to make a fire at the top of the mountain when it was cold. That would have been pretty cool.
Thanks mate. No real reason. Probably just a bad habit I guess from being in too many situations where the bike was struggling to start. Like stuck on a hill or cold temperatures and leaving it running was the safest thing at the time.
I know it's an older Vid mate, you did awesome.
Man watching you cross the river at 17 minutes. Don't know if it's respect or admiration you doing that solo, but deffs have a man crush on you now
@Simmo Adventures, hahaha nothing wrong with man crushes. Let me tell you though, it was bloody hard, stressful and risky work.
Epic ya mad man :)
My man! This two part serious looks beyond awesome! 2300km over 5 days. Looks like a surreal trip! Any chance you would share the locations you visited or the route you took? I'd like to attempt myself. You killed it brah, keep it coming
@Harry Farrell, thanks mate. It certainly was a trip I won’t forget.
I don’t keep any GPX files and kinda just go off hand written notes. At the end of the second video I put some google maps up of the tracks I used and where I camped for each day. Have a look. If that’s no good DM in Instagram (link on my channel) and I’ll try to give you more info.
Great video mate. And with the Carb, normally you go down one jet size for every 500m in elevation.
@Mike Malone, yeah I have read a lot about it since my trip. I think for Australia and the rare occasions I’ll be up that high in this country I’ll get away with just leaving it. Thanks for the info though. 👍
back through thr river.
Great Dual Sport content! Take a light weight bike, bolt on a 20L tank, a comfortable seat, a windscreen and get to the exploring. The most fun type of riding.
@Mike Island, no arguments from me. My bum cheeks might disagree but they will be alright 👍
@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer It's always amazed me that no manufacturer has ever stepped up and built a good lightweight bike that comes with a good seat and a big tank. They could call it their "Explorer" model. Until that day comes we'll just have to keep building our own!
Goodday well dun and yrs carbs suffer st altitude need injection but a quick jetting can help stay safe
Those bloody Kangaroos.. always out for a perve!
Great videos Lance, well done, you’re a great communicator. I also have a Drz400 and am heading to the Alpine region in May, is there any mods or tuning I should do to the carby to handle the altitude and lower oxygen ? Cheers
@Paul Goldie, mate I seriously wouldn’t worry about it. Mine played up a little bit, but it was so short lived as the mountains descend as quick as they ascend. The bike will run fine overall and may just be a bit sluggish on the highest spot. But it’s not high enough to cause alarm. If you rejet the carby for heights then you have the same problem when going to normal altitudes. I think for Australia we can get by just fine in the carby bikes. Good luck on your trip.
Lance, fantastic watch!! Learnings for me too! Thanks for sharing your Motorcycle Adventure. I'm curious what tyres are you using? This Old fart loves his DRZ400E too, amazing Motorcycle for Adventures. 👍😁
@Bob Drakeford, thanks for tuning in. Mate I just run the classic D606’s, but the rear I use 130/90. I can’t fault those tyres and use them for every big ride I go on.
You're a Beast! Bravo! think about a larger Front Brake Roter it may help with Brake Fade👍
Yeah the old DRZ could do with a few modern upgrades that’s for sure. I love keeping her stock standard though. I’m torn lol.
@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer it's a relatively inexpensive Bolt-on Caliper Bracket and of course the rotor you can always go back to stock with little effort.
Great riding. I assume you have redone your breather hoses. I have done stuff in water that deep and it’s stalled on me 10 seconds in. Maybe a video on how to do that with the breather hoses would be great.
Yeah bud, i learnt the hard way with the river crossings. My two hoses now run under the seat. Nil dramas since relocating them.
Hi from England , 9 out of ten blokes would have dropped that bike on at least one of those crossings probably
Stay safe 👍
@Daily Allowance, mate I’m lucky I’m 193cm tall and 100kgs because I was pretty close to loosing the bike there off camera. My height and weight definitely helped to keep the bike upright. 👍
That was a big ass lizard.
Good ride. Way to go on those rivers. Imagine if you were a smaller, out of shape person. That bike would have gotten away from you!
@Joe Root, mate I totally agree, I use to compete in amateur strongman comps. I was even thinking to myself while crossing “thank f#*k I’m pretty strong” otherwise i was done for I reckon.
great trip and video, really enjoyed the commentary just as it happens....Sally is a good workhorse.....
what average speed do you sit on when on main road to get to dirt roads?
@Rods rides, if I have the 15-44 gearing on I’ll do 110km per hour no dramas. The for beginning of this trip that was my speed for the first 5 hours.