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Thanks mate, I've got both since then (boots and tyres). It's a surprisingly isolated and dark part of the world, that's for sure.

Loving the Tiger! Been tempted sometimes by a small lighter bike, but with the big distances we have to do in Australia it really is nice having a mid-sized bike that can cover the miles in comfort

Mate I was thinking it the whole time…

Thanks mate!

Cheers mate, I will! :-)

Thanks mate! Definitely has been a while, cold winter and rainy autumn slowed things down a bit. It’s a nice easy run, a bit greasy in a few sections but well worth the trip. Whole area would be good to explore.

Thanks mate, I’ll have a closer look tomorrow! Either way my knee is fully repaired, hopefully stays that way

Thanks mate

You'll enjoy it especially Wild Cattle Creek Rd. Pretty remote that bit

@@australianadv yeah that feeling is great but also a bit scarry, we all have those moments, I was pin down under a 800 gs and barely got out, since then dowgrade to a 300L and loving it for the solo runs

Hope it helps

cheers mate appreciate that. I switched to Continental TKC80s and they are great

Sfida accettata! Ho usato l'intelligenza artificiale per generare i sottotitoli italiani (e questo commento). Non ho idea di quanto sia accurato, ma forse aiuta?

Yeah a bit of a faff

Thanks

Thanks mate, it would have been great to see the original track.

Good to know. I wonder why it’s call Bullio?

I think around 2-3 hours. Really depends how fast you’re comfortable riding but it wasn’t too rough. There was a lot of road work at the eastern end, it’s possible the off-road section is shrinking.

@@australianadv cheers👍👍

Sorry to hear that. Not sure if things have changed since I first posted the video but at the time if you follow those steps exactly it would work.

😂 not sure what it’s called but at least I think we’re talking about the same thing

Thanks mate!

It’s not as useful as an external device, and I usually just mount my phone on the bars and use that for navigation. It looks nice when I can be bothered to put though. Also handy on dirt where the vibrations can damage phone camera if it’s on a mount.

I don’t think it shows speed

At a very rough guess I would say it’s about 75 km from Bathurst to Hill End via the Bridle track. Only problem is I’m not sure how easy it is to get fuel in Hill End, you might need to go further on to find fuel.

That’s a shame, I would have thought they’d have fixed it on the new interface. Unfortunately I don’t have access to the new model so can’t troubleshoot, but if anyone reads this comment and has any tips please let us all know.

66 litres. Highly recommend it.

@@australianadv I've just got a 60l, was afraid to be too large on the sides. After see your video, I'm not afraid anymore. Same bike, same bag. We're good taste man's. 😅 Keep riding, my fried!

Some people just have it😌

Hi mate, glad it was helpful. I would keep the rebound and compression settings the same unless you’re carrying extra weight on the back of the bike. The lower the rebound and compression settings (the higher the number of clicks anticlockwise), the softer and more comfortable the ride will be, but the worse the handling and nose dive on braking. If I’m on a long ride, even if the roads not particularly bumpy I will often have it down to 15 and 15 which just takes a lot of the vibration out of the handlebars and makes the whole ride more comfortable. Unless it’s really spirited riding I don’t mind the slight loss in handling.

Absolutely, you have to respect them. They could mess up your day more than pretty much any accident.

Thanks for the comments, appreciate the feedback :-) I reckon the 850 GS is pretty similar to the tiger 900. Amazing bikes for getting to the trails, but definitely on the heavier side once you get there. Perfectly fine if you pick your trails right and don’t push the limits, and as an all round package pretty close to perfect. I do get tempted occasionally for a lighter ride, but don’t want something so light that you need to trailer it out there. Pretty happy with the tiger 900 :-)

@@australianadv Yeah that's the trick when living in the city isn't it? Small enough to ride on the rough stuff and fast enough to get you there. You want the dirt to be the most exciting part of the ride, not the highway...!

I’m sure Adam Riemann has had plenty of crashes himself, and luck would have played a part in the outcome of all of them. Motorcycling is a dangerous activity, but so is life, and they are plenty of less interesting ways you can be a burden on society.

@@australianadv Pure nonsense, a rider in complete denial over his head. Adam most certainly has had crashes, no where in my comment did I suggest otherwise. What I did suggest was that this new adv market has attracted an alarming number of riders going out on heavy bikes and hurting themselves badly, having to close roads, and require helicopter rescues...over and over....and over again. It was not an odd observation that you made on that one single day, passing a rider on the exact same bike crashing badly...like you did....on a flat road. Adam crashes jumping logs, racing at extreme speeds, competing etc. And even then the rate of crashes you would see at your local track is "without a doubt' less than the current rate of adv riders crashing out, dropping, endlessly, repeatedly, and hurting themselves inevtitably...as you said. To suggest in your comment that I need to be informed that motorcycling is dangerous etc etc, is a repeated comment pulled from the great book of motorcycling myths. Riding a hourse is dangerous, so is hiking in the mountains...so is ice hockey, and rugby. The point your missing in my contribution to your crash and injury video, is that if you learn from Adam instead of from nearly breaking your knee in half, that would be a better approach. Yes motorcycling in dangerous....duh.....but if you listen to Adam you would learn that intellectually, they are not dangerous...if you apply more thought, and less experimenting and learning from your mistakes attitude, all that will ever get you is an injury...that you may not ever recover from....whether its psychologically or physically. I say this not as grumpy comment, but as an experienced, championed, veteran off road and on road rider since 1979 to today, and spent 10 years as an actually certified instructor I ride two bikes, and have not crashed, dropped, or had to learn from an injury since I was in my 20's and I am 60. T7 and DRZE....simple as that. You can take my comment for what it is.....I have a slight limp stemming from a minor knee injury when I was mid 20's, my physiotherpist at the time predicted that limp, and low and behold it was true. Remind yourself mate, that injuries are permanent...and crashes need to be avoided at all costs.....ADV riders are showing a poor attitude, and take crashing...and the crashbar phenomena a little too lightly. Note on Adams bikes....no crash bars...and no bark busters....etc Because he knows they are not a good idea, and not needed. Crash bars, and bark busters...actually make injury risk go up...if you "think" about it.....Your welcome from Canada...good luck with your dangerous experiment.

I love your passion, and I’m sure it comes from a good place. I’ll take your advice and be more careful.

Glad you liked it, it’s one of the best trips I’ve done.

Glad it was helpful!

It’s a click that you can feel and hear. Less than a full rotation. Very easy to tell how many clicks when you’re actually doing it.

@lianadv thank you for the explanation. I only ordered the bike and waiting for the delivery, so couldn't go and try myself if there's sound.

Two good questions! Yes, you have to have cash, 99% of shops don’t have card facilities. Even petrol stations is usually a guy with a fistful of dirhams. I’d recommend keeping around 2000 dirhams on you so you don’t have to keep hunting ATMs. I bought a Moroccan sim with a provider called Inwi at Marrakesh airport before leaving the airport. Once you exit airport you can’t go back in so don’t forget to buy before exiting. It was 200 diham (20 euros) for 20gb data for 1 month.

Brilliant thanks for the info ! That’s a great help 👍🏻

lol yes he’s a funny bugger, my brother :-)

Thanks mate, appreciate it. I paid $475 for annual insurance last October. Don’t remind me!

Just iPhone. It works fine in android apparently. Something to do with iPhone using two separate Bluetooth channels for voice and navigation.

The rally was well organised and great value for two days. Hoping to go again in 2024

Yes, fully clockwise would be the sportiest, but the road would have to be really smooth and perfect. 3 clicks back from full clockwise is still nice and sporty but has a bit more tolerance for road imperfections.

Good to know, thanks for the feedback. I’ll do better next time!

I think Tenere Riders mainly does Adventure Bikes, but I saw lots of tourists on scooters so there must be plenty of rentals available

Glad you enjoyed it!

Ah sorry to hear that. I’m not sure why it’s not working, but I haven’t checked on the latest version of the app so maybe they broke something else.

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the comment! I would like to ride in France one day, I have heard that there are some good off-road sections on the TET.

@@australianadv: you are welcome! Definitely France is a great place for bike off-roading with a variety of landscapes (high mountains like the Alps, the Pyrenees, Corsica, plains, agricultural area, seaside,...), surfaces (rocks, mud, gravel, forest track , sand, snow and ice for the bravest and equipped for it), places to bivouac without danger (little risk of dangerous animals or insects like in Australia), regions full of superb little villages and heritage historic and great food everywhere! You can even make multi-country trips with our common borders with Italy and Spain. And apart from in summer where it can sometimes be hot (35 to 40 degrees Celsius), it remains bearable and manageable. And peaks at 50 degrees, it's in summer and in the southern part and because there can be hot wind from North Africa. Certain areas may be closed during the forest fire period. And overall you can ride all year round except when it's raining too much, cold and it gets muddy everywhere (not impossible but more pain than pleasure). Australia is also a dream for bikers, as we can see in your video but the conditions can be more extreme regarding weather & wildlife, distance with inhabited areas.

Bearded Presbyterians? You’ve got me curious!

Thank you, much appreciated!

Cheers mate I appreciate the comment