Simpson Desert double crossing 'unsupported' !
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Can Grant Denyer and his best mate Adrian make it across the great Simspon Desert & back again carrying everything they need on their bikes?
2 blokes on 2 Yamaha WR250r's attempt an unsupported crossing in stunning remote outback Australia.
Sweet mate, it's a bucket list for me. Watching it now.
I can remember about two weeks ago being at Poeppels Corner when two hot bike riders appeared and collapsed in the shade of the shelter shed. I'm glad you enjoyed the two cans of Coke from my fridge, you really looked like you could use a cold drink........
You BLOODY LEGEND!!! my god we really needed those. Thanks so much. I almost quit the trip until you came to the rescue! we owe ya
Well done the pair of you. As a dirt rider for the last 50 years, I felt every inch of your trip, due in no small part to your quality filming and editing. Thanks for you efforts.
From not doing much sand riding to a double crossing is a big deal Grant! Nice work gents!
Thanks grant for posting this video, I was apart of the the 6 bikes and 3 4x4 group, my son who is 6 will love watching this. It was hard but rewarding and a pleasure meeting you guys.
how awesome was it! was great seeing other riders out there. Was cool to share stories on the adventure.
Two dudes in the desert, only one of us is wearing pants... classic! Thanks for the great vid.
It was great to meet you Grant & Adrian. Solid effort with the crossing!
- Isabelle from Mt Dare
thats for taking such great care of us! we needed it. heheh. Best tasting beer ive ever had.
Great vid! thanks for the laughs, can't wait to see the next trek.👍
Good video, keep them coming!
Good work Grant! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
As someone who will never get to see this part of our amazing country, thanks for sharing your trip. Just finished watching and it looked hard but fun. Well done to both of you. Well earned beers. 🍻
Im glad you could show you one of the most beautiful but harsh parts of the country. It constantly astounds me how gorgeous this place is. We are very lucky
Thanks for the excellent video. A truly epic adventure by you two and great to watch.
Great achievement guys, always wanted to do it, sadly I'm too old now. Love watching others take it on, great filming, great music, all up a great watch 👍
Mate, respect. A single crossing with vehicle support is challenging enough, but you two made the right choice of bikes in the WR250s and a double crossing unsupported, the ultimate challenge is now knocked over. Well done.
yeah the little 250's were superb. handled the sand like a dream . So much stuff could go wrong but thankfully it was a relatively trouble free.
Bloody awesome.. hope there’s some more coming
Awesome work lads. Loved it. Can't wait for the next adventure..... LOL 🤙
I enjoyed every minute of your trip, thanks guys, so inspiring 👍
cheers brother. thanks for the kind words. glad you liked it
Grant what an epic video mate. Loved seeing you on 2 wheels
This is bloody awesome, please do more Grant.
yeah righto. I'll give it another crack. Just got to cook up some new adventurers !!
Most people would say riding a motorcycle across the simpson desert was crazy but i think those hikers take the cake by a mile... Cheers 4 sharing sir.
Well done Grant, have been across a couple of times on bikes, the second time we had support and were on the wr250r's, nothing better than an ice cold can of coke with lunch during a hot day riding in the sand, it was so good we kept going and did the Madigan line ! Well done
too right! that cold can of coke was bloody awesome. The Madigan line sounds much better. Wouldn't do the French line again. Too rough. Ive heard the Madigan is the go.
Fantastic! Hoping to do this when I move back to Aus.
Bloody ripper mate it’s a cracking ride gets the nerves going though ,you smashed it .well done cheers
Epic you guys, really enjoyed you’re BIG adventure, it’s so much easier watching it over a cuppa in the morning, but not as much fun, I know👍
This is incredible. What a feat. I feel like we were there with you the whole way!
Awesome video Grant!
I just picked up a WR250R, so I'm looking forward to one day crossing the Simpson!
A mega little weapon. Handled it with easy. Bullet proof and a joy to ride. Enjoy it!
Congrats on your double crossing Guys 👍👍🍻🍻
I’ve only gone to poppels crn in a 4wd. But watching this makes me want to do this on a bike also. This is on my bucket list on a bike now. And the night stars are amazing. Great movie Mate.
cheers ! never really shot my own things before. Bit experiental but fun to do. im sure the next one will be better !
Well done!!!
I have been following along listening to the podcast. So glad you posted this for us all to see 😁
crazy but fun! thanks for listening to the podcast. Glad you enjoyed the video. Wild!
Great trip mate, bloody fantastic!!! I hope we get to see more because this seriously put a solid smile on my face. Legend!!
great stuff mate! thanks so much. glad you enjoyed it. yeah I plan to do some more stuff. Pretty varied stuff. when I can.. while still having a family to run !
@@grantdenyer259 I know that feeling mate, between work and family I can only get out on day trips out if Newcastle. So envious you got out in the desert!!.looking forward to the next adventure!!
Great video mate, great to see a nice lightweight setup and you two absolutely smashed it.
interesting documentary,pair of larikins seeing our beautiful country,well done lads.👍🏍🏍
Well done to both, awesome viewing!
What a fantastic effort you guys. Tough going but how much fun.
''and thats how ppl die in the desert'' LOLz loved that bit hahahaha
Great video!
Great video. you made it look easy. Looking forward to more GD adventures
Lawner mower across Australia??
good call on nice light bikes and not overloaded, making it look easy :-)
Well done guys very enjoyable video great camera work. Like you I took a bike through with out much sand riding experience the first time. It gets easier one of my favourite places 👍
bit hard to ride and shoot in those conditions, especially at the start but yeah, it takes time bit sand does get easier! hated it at the start tho!
Iv just started watching this, great video. Can you do a gear and setup rundown?
This was so awesome to watch! I'd love to give something like this a go... Chuck some off road tyres on my Tracer 9 GT and off I go 🤣. So you've done the desert, now you need to come to Tassie for a winter Moto-camping adventure 😉.
Great video👍
Grant what an epic ride, well done, every time I saw the Just 1sticker I expected to see the Just Cuts logo😃
I went to their salon in the desert... funnily enough there was no queue !
@@grantdenyer259 Take a look at next year's RFDS Outback Car Trek, Geraldton In WA via the Coast to Broom and finish in Darwin NT. Just Cuts will be there in Geraldton to kick of the proceedings as usual, hope you can make the effort it's going to be a blast. Kind Regards Mike Browne
@@michaelbrowne8095 sounds like a hell of an adventure ! some of my absolute favourite memories come from those Treks. sensational experiences
A great video, well done Grant and Adrian. That trip would certainly test a dodgy back. I was really concerned you were going to collide with vehicles coming the other way.
Its a good point. It worried me too. We always made sure we took a good look up ahead when we crested a dune so we could see where traffic was towards the horizon. Had a UHF too to listen for cars. And we always stopped and spoke to cars to find out how many where behind them. One little hairy moment but otherwise it was all good as long as you stay left
I loved the 80's porn music at the start and then some Scottish music by mid way. Brilliant
Great video buddy awesome
Well done mate!!🍺👍
Good on you guys have a blast 👍👍🏍🏍
Well done, fellas. Oz,Oz, Oz 👍
Great Work mate.
Do you have any video of setting up the bikes and all the gear that you took.
Congrats on what must have been a daunting trip. I've done it in my car and thought the guys unsupported on bikes were either mad or just plain legends.
hahah. yeah looks its not to bad to do as long as you have emergency communication in case the shit hits the fan. Carrying all your stuff sucks a bit though. cool to pull it off problem free !
@@grantdenyer259 cheers btw I'm super impressed how light you travelled. I wish I had I could do that but the boy scout in me won't allow it. I'm going to give it a try though. My overloaded (by a about 10kg) dr650 landed on me a month ago east of Maree breaking my tib and fib. I did get a nice RFDS sunset flight out of it after having spent 5 hours on the side of the track with my foot pointing at right angles to my leg. The sat phone came in very handy! I'm thinking with less crap I may not have dropped it or it may not have broken my leg.
Yer Grant that was awesome 💯fun🤙🏼
Senbloodysational!!!!
‘Haven’t done much sand riding’ really? You’re fast learners!
Great vid guys, really unusual to see a whole crossing in one vid on yt👍
seriously, id only even done the tiniest bit of sand riding and it was YEARS ago and I HATED it. It sucked at first this time too, it was hard and I was pretty bad at it. But we got better the next day. Just takes time to dial in
I'm currently watching Terry from JAFFFA Adventures do a bike crossing with a few of his buddies... I've sent this to him as I think he'll enjoy this...
Looks like Greg from Ride ADV did a great job setting the bike up for the Simpson. Thought you'd take a Tenere since you did the Tragics ride on one.
Greg did a ripper job! the bike are sooo good. Tenere is a big bike for that much soft sand I thought. Saw a couple out there tho! the little 250 does great sitting on top of the sand. We'd come of bigger bikes perviously so we wanted to go the other way and go small to see how we liked it. Particularly liking a lot of single train riding, the 250 is superb
Piss of piss now. Three weeks ago a 72 yo rider did a double crossing of the Simplson, unsupported, Mt Dare-Big Red-Mt Dare in three days. Its like Everest...everyone has done it.
Sorry mate Big Red is not highest dune in southern hemisphere.
Dune 7 in Namibia is +360metres high.
yeah I realised that later. Didn't do any research, just thought thats what I remembered from hearing years ago. apologies
Good stuff, I pulled into Wyndorah pub at about 10pm after driving for about 14 hours sat down to a beer and a pie and some dude just came to my table utterly convinced he wanted to fight me for zero reason. His wife kept pulling him back and his mates kept apologising but they just let him keep pestering me for about 45 minutes until I finished and left. Some of these small towns could kick ass and get way more business if they just weren't knobs. I know I wont go to that pub again.
Very entertaining 👍
Great video Grant, you said you hadn't had much sand riding experience at Big Red, I bet you are an expert now. I would like to know some stats of the trip please, like total fuel used, how many flats, how much water etc.
Well Look who's on RUclips
Looking forward to seeing this channel grow from Sub No. 426.
Some Bathurst content too pls
Exactly what happened to my Rotopax on the crossing and I had already upgraded to a high tensile bolt. I had an Andy Strapz wrapped around it just in case...word.
Well done
What a fantastic effort, What was the sleeping bag you were using? It looked light and comfy.
Good onya great effect you 2
Well done boys. It’s a great feat doing it one way unsupported but to do it both ways is awesome. I would love to know your camera setup. Is it a gimbal? It looks fantastic. I’m riding 10 deserts in June 23 and would love to get footage as clean as yours
How bout that weather Grant !!!
jagged it! couldn't believe it actually. A perfect window between rain events
@@grantdenyer259
This is a good direction for you Grant. Some entertaining adrenaline stuff and adventure too.
Keeps you busy and your mind off negative things. 👍
Hi mate. How much fuel did you go through on the east to west leg? Doing this in July and same bike so would be great to know.
Looks like you were doing a bit of sole searching sometimes
East to west that’s the real hard way don’t want to bye them bikes un ser ported to me means no one out there at all but that would be very silly thing to do an dangerous you boys are doing very well
Great vid grant, loved watching it. How much fuel did you use each way.
25 litres each way! 18 litre tank and an 8 litre bladder. Had one litre to spare !
i rode across in november on my drz400e, much harder work doing it on the little wr250r and crossing twice.
Love it. Recently got a Just1 helmet myself and Im very happy with it (built in sunglasses on mine lol) Im vertically challenged like yourself and recently bought a new dr650 - tips of my tiptoes to reach the ground hahahaha (its got x2 height settings though i can drop it 1.6inches by moving x1 bolt and might do that) is your wr250r stock height or you change linkages? Thats one hell of a introduction to sand riding. I did about 500km of stockton beach on a cheap dirtbike to learn sand, its kinda opposite to what you think hey (eg if you start to get the wobbles go faster lols "if in doubt throttle out" lols)
the sand is a bitch at first! but you get in the swing of it after a few gnarly falls! My bike is lowered 10mm at the forks. plus a shaved seat gets me a bit extra. Its always tippey toes... traffic lights and round-a-bouts are my worst nightmare but once im going it's all good!
That's a long way just to get a VB. I mean, if it was a Reschs Pilsener or a Coopers I would understand.
thats so funny... thats EVERYONE's reaction. hehe. There is more outrage for the V8 can than anything if the life risking stuffing the video. hilarious
Gutsy effort. I would be happy with 1 way but 2?? 👍
Love this!! Definitely living life to the fullest 🤙
Have you seen the save our trails movement currently happening in NSW?
It would be awesome if you could get behind this as a fellow motorcyclist !
Heres the 7 news segment from a week ago
ruclips.net/video/yr8eKCuV9iA/видео.html
Cheers Grant, Keep Ripping!
Weird question...are you on TikTok?
Now try the Canning Stock Route.
how was the noise from the dirt bike helmet going 100km/h for hours on end? gonna be going from melbourne to simpson soon and cant decide on whether to take my adventure helmet or dirt bike helmet. Did you wear earplugs?
I reckon that kind of ride its an Adventure helmet. We didn't ride all the way from Sydney. We put ours in a ute until the end of the tar, which is about 400kms out of Birdsville. We didn't want to do massive kms on tar on a 250. We didn't have ear plugs but we should have. While its fine in the desert, anything over 90 sucks with a dirt bike helmet for noise
You did this on 250s?? Oh my.
yep. They're tough little bike. and a bit easier to pick up in the sand. couldn't fault them
Can you get uhf kits for bikes? I’ve watched a few 4x4 videos of this trip and they’re always on the uhf when they’re cresting those big blind dunes .
yes I believe you can. You'll need a set of ear pieces for them tho.
Joli
Bet the arm pump was bad
go grant
😎🤙😎🤙
Not exactly stock bikes. What are the mods?
they actually are basically stock. Mine has a little suspension upgrade, we borrowed 18litre tanks for the trip... but thats it! Bash plate and radiator guard. nothing else
Great video Boys book to do 2025 june 21
Sounds like the Yamaha’s need a 6th gear!
Bet the arm pump was bad
loosing strength from picking up the bike in the sand was the killer. Took a lot to do that out there. Worth it though
@@grantdenyer259 yeah that would of been hard specially after riding all day then falling off
Broke back sand dune????
Put some pants on lol
hahahah. Yeah that bit freaked me out too. Not sure what the hell was happening or going to
happen
You act like it’s life or death out there laying it on way to thick.
Yep. Fair call. I can be a bit dramatic. Won't lie tho, was a bit scared about hurting ourselves out there alone
I soon will do a triple crossing with no shirt on..😎
How come your friend Adrian helped you so many times. You were incapable to help him pushing the bike up the sand dune. You were just laughing like a little prince..