I love when you show the history of Australia on your trips.

Finishing each episode with a crash - that's going to be a tough routine to maintain 🙂

I always look forward to your videos no buggering around just good content.

Good on ya mate. Started with a bike down and finished with the same. Keep on rolling! 👍🏻🙏🦘

Thanks Steve. I haven’t ridden the Nullarbor since 1975 on an 1100 Yamaha when it was all dirt. Good to see you riding some parts of the old track. I’m enjoying your trip.

Great Video MDP I stayed at the Koonalda homestead when i rode my Pushy across the Nullarbor plains many years ago, i was alone the whole night... it was an interesting place and stark reminder of how progress can change things sometimes rapidly like a few of our Ghost towns in the US it seemed like they just walked away.....Also reminded me of Route 66 here in the US and how the new Highway killed a lot of small towns and rest stops....it became less about the journey and more about the destination! Keep up the good work!

The ROAD CLOSED sign is the north end of the Balladonia Rd, which is THE short cut to Esperance via Condingup. The Esperance Shire part of the road is well maintained and mostly sealed for the farmers. There are also turn-offs to the coast including Cape Arid. The Dundas Shire have stopped maintaining and officially closed their end of the road, as stated on their website. This is to 'encourage' travellers (and their tourist dollars) going to and from Esperance to pass through Balladonia and Norseman.

For the space nerds: at 5:30 you can see a bit of wreckage from the Skylab space station on top of the roadhouse. It broke up during planned re-entry in 1979. Those bits were part of either the Saturn V third stage or the Apollo Command Module which made up Skylab.

Towed one of them BMW’s across the nullabour once on my vstrom - used a drag chain off a D8 dozer - even tow started a road train at a roadhouse to help a bloke out. VStrong 💪

The place is a lot busier than it used to be. That's progress, I guess. Thanks for showing us some of the alternate routes, really interesting and good content.

Excellent,, I’ve said it before,, you’re pure Australiana Steve,, I look forward to your work 👍🏼

Thanks Steve ….. another great vid!

No Dingo's to save at Ivy Tanks this time? Great video Steve.

Hi Steve, my Father used to drive a Leyland Hippo back in the fifties across the Eyre Highway, many blowouts and wheel bearings. Was followed by a bright light in the sky for some 50 ks, maintained it was a ufo. Used to set up a strecher next to the hot diff to keep him warm at night. Picked up a mob in Yalata who uccupied the empty dog, dropped them off at the next stop only to discover later they had relieved him of all his tools. When the railroad was completed he stopped driving trucks. Tough times.

Thank you really enjoying your videos - showing off our country.

A few off's and no one hurt and everything is servicable. Cant get better than that Mr Bly. The drone footage is spectacular. Thanks for sharing. 🍻

Thanks mate , that was fantastic

I see the old chili and beans is a staple for you too. Must keep you regular on the road, we never see you make a quick dash to a roadside bush though. Military training showing through? 😂

Great video Steve very sad to see a lot of the lovely old cars from Koonalda have been stolen

$2:61 is good mate as it's $3:04 here currently in Auckland New Zealand 🇳🇿....DAMMMM!!!!!....lol.& crying😢...ride safe guys.

Yes, those damn caravans are such a pain now days! Go so slow on the roads and tracks so you can't get past them - I call them "road snails". Take up all the good camp spots and the first thing they do is pull out a noisy genny - some large enough to power a small town - so they can watch the latest episode of neighbors on their sat TV at 1:00am in the morning with the volume turned full up! Talk about totally destroying the amenability of the camping experience. Once you used to be able to get away from them by taking a difficult track but now days with the range of off road vans available even that option is getting less and less. I just hope with the price of fuel going up and up less people will be temped to take an outing with one of these mobile gin palaces attached to the rear of their vehicle!

Took my Goldwing out on the beach sands around Elephant Butte lake (N.M., usa) as a young buck. Bent the handlebar picking it back up. Lesson? NO BIKE handles well in sand! But if you don't try to slow down but keep power on enough to keep moving or a little acceleration, stick yer butt out back as far as possible, it will glide through with a bit of control. 65 years of constantly paying attention does buy you something, ??? 10👍/10

Only easy day was yesterday - US Navy Seals

Awesome video Steve! Can't wait for episode 3!!! Stay upright mate 🙂

Another great video, I felt like I was there. Imagine a trip where the 90 mile straight on the Nullarbor was only a fraction of your journey !! Wow.

Beautiful stuff, Steve, and thanks for sharing. Makes you feel like you're there. You do fine work as an outback tour guide too :)

It is a rough old pancake - would be quite interested to see a bit more from your rest stops - the old cars - how did they get there, what kind - any of the Old Stories... You neeed air bags on your bike to stop it hitting the dirt!! Stay safe!

Thanks Steve.

Pleased as your up, after the 7.5 m8, you made it, otherwise we wouldn't be watching your vid. That holes bigger than Mel's Hole in the US. But Mel's Hole is more famous. Thanks m8, enjoyed that ride, wish I could take a drive over that way. Stay vertical though Eh!

Very quick but love your adventures 😊

Thanks mate , quality video ! Keep them coming ;-))

I remember the bull dust on that road.😊

So glad to have you back. Love your content and laid back commentary. You are correct about the old highway.. People dont understand.. Sometimes thats a good thing😊

Another great video.I see you buy your Adventure gloves from Bunnings like me. Those M-Pact gloves are sturdy and very protective. Looking forward to the next instalment. Thanks again.

Great video Steve ride safe

Every time I get the joy of watching one of your videos I fall in love with our beautiful brown island all over again. Gotta get myself back out into the centre or across the Nullarbor.

great vid. always enjoy them.

My Mrs would kill me if I chose the old track over the blacktop, so I need to do it alone. Thanks!

like all the other coments i love the content and when you have been to the places you ride, it makes it ever better Thanks Steve

Awesome

Your a legend mate

Totally absorbing. Thanks Steve.

I’m enjoying your journey and happy no one has died.

Another top video Steve. Wow, you were lucky missing the tree when you laid the bike over.

Thanks Steve, I always enjoy your videos. The car graveyard at Coonalda kept me entertained when we were there last year. I think it’s been well picked over for anything that would look good on a mancave wall. The Nullabor would have been a tough trip before it was sealed!

I’ll be heading to W.A. For the Black Dog Ride in October from Vic, great watching this for alternative rides for the way home. Thanks, 👍

Was on the Old Eyre highway April this year. Kanalda was an interesting stop over. Amazing people back then!

Australia is very harsh for the moto camper. What can you eat? Tinned Spag baked beans stew thats it. A shed a silent tear for the man who buys Ice for a 6 pack, thats a wonderful thing.

Great stuff. Did the old road several times when it was the only road. It was very wide, about the width of 4 trucks. Interesting how nature has reclaimed it.

Going by the endings your turn next haha enjoy

good to see some fresh iron deposits on the land...

great video, haven’t been to Ivy tanks since 1972. wow things have changed. looking forward to the next video.

Another top episode keep ‘‘em coming Steve definitely better than watching the crap on tv👍

WoW! Hard to imagine life in the outback all that time ago. I wonder if atmospheric conditions were different for settlers or pastoralists then.

I don't understand why people refuel at the Border Crossing roadhouse when Caiguna is often 30c cheaper. Sorry meant Eucla.

Jeez, that 27 minutes went quickly. I was about to hit the fart sack when the video popped up, so what could I do but stay up a bit longer and watch it. More good work, Steve.

Hi Steve Always love your KZfaq adventures. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. Question about the sheepskin seat cover. I can only flat foot on one side or on my toes with both feet. Do you think the seat cover adds a lot of extra height and width? Trying to decide if adding one for comfort might make stopping more risky to hold bike up. Would love to hear your thoughts. Slangevar Craig

How would you go paying $3.11 per litre. That's in a big city here in N.Z. Looking forward to the next episode Steve.

10:26. Can’t believe even out there

What was the communication with the “Overlander” Ute? “Two up”?

Hey Steve what sort of travel time from Nullabor Road House on the old HWY till you pop back out on the black stuff.

If the large hole in the ground was the area water supply why is there no water in it now.

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Two years ago I inquired about travelling the Old Eyre Highway between Nullarbor Roadhouse and Yalata community and was informed that it is closed to the public and permits are not available. You might want to hide the evidence, Steve.

When it goes to shit it happens quick. It seems like your doing 75-80 KPH but the speedo looks like your going much slower 🍻

MDB music at the end Steve?

Why did you say to the guy "There's two of us?"

Can't you see your getting a bit to old for your most favorite sport, couldn't you please find something not as stressful as this sport is getting you into, it's far better going into older age on 2 good feet, rather than maybe in a wheelchair which I dread for anyone, and I have met a younger man already that is such because of motorcycling, now he assembles his wheelchair from his specially redesigned motor car just to go shopping, then de assembles his wheelchair after negotiating himself back into his motor car. I don't like old age, especially being unwell continually, and I certainly don't want it to come to you in any kind of manner because of your motorcycle. Mick