Yeah... for sure... I've flown plenty of drones for many years, but flying the fpv drone is intense... it is a lot of fun... but those first few flights are certainly stressful.

I was also there last year and experienced the flash flooding... quite amazing!

Wait to the final episode... you'll see a lot of HD "fun and games".

Thanks Juan... it's a labour of love.

Yeah, I'm going to talk about Waraweena in the series. We camped their and it was amazing and then rode the Mt Gill track... which was a lot of fun.

Thanks Korhan 👍

I love Mt Samuel. One of my favourite rides. You’ll see that in Part 3. 👍

Part 2 should come out next week.

Yes, I agree with you... You can plan to perfection, but then reality kicks in. You'll see an excellent example of that in the last episode where things go pear-shaped and ultimately result in a recovery.

Well... you will just have to wait a few episodes to see which bike dies. :-)

@@brentbat Sounds like a good idea for a poll!

@@bazza8947 Yes, Great idea.

Hey Davey I was giving that gpx file out, but Peter Barber (who guided us) asked me to stop giving that file out to others because it did go through a bit of private property. I'm going to respect his wishes and not give it out to any more people, but you could try asking Peter (who runs the Petersborogh hotel). I normally share all of my gpx files, but this is an unusual case.

Hey Mark It's a great place to ride.... I'm going to be putting the next part up tomorrow. You can download the gpx files from my first trip in the description of this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9Ngnpl9nM3JgGw.html I'm overseas at the moment, but if you want the gpx files for this trip specifically, then email me at brentbat@gmail.com in 2 weeks and I'll send them via email.

Yes, I've fitted Rally tanks on the front which give me an extra 17L I believe... carried nice and low.

Obviously you are an FPVer. Yes, I did about 40 hours in the Sim before flying... but it is still quite different when flying "for real". Yes, I need quite a few more flights before I will attempt anything ambitious.... but it is a lot of fun.

@@brentbat yep - the perfect sport for obsessed control freaks who embrace extreme risk as much as crashing/rebuilding and never give up. Enjoy!

I'm afraid that I am using some pretty complex mapping software called Geolayers 3 that runs on Adobe After Effects. So it's not for the faint hearted, but there are a couple of simple ways of doing animated maps. Here's one that I came up with...kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gK6VdreDnbC0aJ8.html

@@brentbat I thought it must be something pretty special because I haven’t seen anything like it. Great videos mate. I know they would have taken you a long time to edit 👍

@@SaferiderS1000RR Hey Mike Yes, the videos take some time to edit, but here's the thing... I LOVE editing and video production in general, so they way I view it, I get more time to have fun, relive the ride and create something that some people may find interesting. Even if I was the only one who watched the videos I would still edit them for fun and to rewatch in the future.

Didn’t take the fpv on the main adventure as we were unsupported, so I took the skydio.

@@brentbat the skydio and your videography is top notch so looking forward to it all

Hey Tom Thx for your comments. Regarding the Aurora kit, I only have the tanks, not the tower. I love everything about the tanks EXCEPT for one thing... the bash plate. It's made of Carbon Fibre and looks like a work of art when it is new, but one run through the rocky Flinders did a real number on it. I'm having chats with Aurora and they are replacing it free of charge which is great, and there is discussions about having alternate bash plates to Carbon. Either aluminium or the high tech plastic (which would be my preference). But I looked at all the fuel options for the 701 and chose Aurora for a bunch of reasons. it is crazy expensive, but in my opinion it is the best if you can afford it. I love having the second fuel pump for redundancy, the fuel is carried down low, so even when the bike is full of fuel I don't notice any handling issues. The range is fantastic now.

@@brentbat yes it's definitely the premium long range option. I have never seen someone else pair it with the Lynx. Looks pretty good. My 701 unfortunately got sent down the road and did not survive the encounter... I am waiting on the replacement and back to the drawing board as to build intentions.

@@tomkennedy8292 When you say your 701 got "sent down the road"...do you mean you had a big crash on pavement? or it was stolen? Sorry to hear that your bike was written off.... hopefully fully insured and you can build a new one... better than ever :-)

@@brentbat a large crash on the pavement unfortunately. Unrecoverable tankslapper after a bit of a crest. The bike actually set on fire, fuel leaked from the breather onto the exhaust. Definitely not great, and I copped a number of fractures, but I still count myself lucky. The insurance has been excellent. No financial loss. New 2023 701 to collect in the coming weeks. I'll be ordering a Scotts damper...

@@tomkennedy8292 Wow. I’m glad you are ok. Bikes can be replaced. As a matter of interest did you have a steering damper on the bike. I had a few wobbles on mine before I fitted the dampener. Now it’s great at high speed. Rock steady.

I assume you mean the fpv drone. I am using the the Speedybee F7 V3 stack and the DJI O3 camera. (the footage shown was from GoPro on top).

Did I get what from Somersby?

Mainly from this guys channel www.youtube.com/@JoshuaBardwell

I loved Rever when I was riding more in the USA on graded roads (I used the Butler graded motorcycle information). But now that I am riding offroad more in Australia, Rever doesn't have the same level of map detail that Gaia has.

Hey Billy What pictures are you referring to?

I love it. It is MY unicorn because it matches the style of riding I'm doing perfect.... More technical adventure exploration. It's been totally reliable for me. I have got it perfectly set up now for the riding that I do. I can't think of any other bike I would want in it's place.

@@brentbat nice one. Thanks for the response

Ha! Neil won't let me ride his bikes anymore. I say they are jinxed... he says I just ride too hard. But I'm literally banned from the GS now. If I ride some more BDRs I'll have to renta 690 :-)

@@brentbat you went to the 701 dark side! Neil referred to the KTM as a hooligan bike and the 701 is in that family! 😁

@@thecorporategypsy Yes, I'd put the 701/690 in the "Hooligan bike" category, but for the more technical adventure riding that I'm doing here in Australia, it is the perfect bike. There is NO WAY I would have the skill to ride a GS on these tracks... My buddy "HD" in the video does... but he's a bit of a freak.... and a much better rider than me.

@@brentbat obviously I watch your film and yes, going to the 701 was a good move for that terrain. Totally perfect bike for it

Really? I didn't realise that all drones used LiPos, I thought they used Lithium Ion batteries. As you have gathered, while I've been flying drones for years, I'm new to the world of FPV drones. These batteries seem scarier than the more "consumer oriented" batteries in my other drones. I've never had to think twice about recharging them, storage voltages etc. etc. Now I just need to work out how to get more than about 4min per flight!!!

Not that I am aware of. there are plenty of shops selling drone gear etc.

Do both :-)