I’m in. Did the opposite direction in my 640 adventure about 10 years ago. Epic ride.
@gregb287329 күн бұрын
Great video and drone shots bringing back memories of my 2019 GAR (Great Australian Ride) from Byron to Steep Point. 22 days of unforgettable memories and chaos via Simpson Desert. My 690 was perfect. Flashed ECU and upgraded suspension helped transport my 115kgs. Recommend you take a spare fuel pump and fuel injector and get good at replacing them. About the only real weakness in these bikes. The rain will challenge you. Our ride was in drought. I am excited to follow your progress. Best of luck.
@behindthebarsdownunder29 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, not sure if they fixed the pump issues on later models but so far I'm 22000km without a drama
@gregb287316 күн бұрын
@@behindthebarsdownunder The fuel pump problem is increased if you do what I did for that ride. Standard tank with 2 x 4 litre Rotopax auxilary tanks. Riding until you run out of fuel leaves the poor fuel pump operating in air. It overheats and fails sooner. I have replaced 3 fuel pumps so far. Back to the Safari tank now. Still important to change over tanks before main runs out. My spare pump did go into another 690 on that ride. Best of luck.
@paulconnell7605Ай бұрын
Looking forward to watching the adventure ahead
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Cheers, thanks for the support..
@jasonstansborough3037Ай бұрын
Let the adventure begin! Subscribed.
@somethingelse9535Ай бұрын
Yep, I like vid series's like this. Subbed, watched #1 and looking forward to part 2..
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Cheers, glad you enjoyed it.
@katojimmyblingАй бұрын
Looking forward to watching your journey 👍
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Cheers mate, hope you enjoyed..
@baumie4618Ай бұрын
That's awesome mate! 👌
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Thanks! 👍
@alftorrisi8795Ай бұрын
Fantastic 💪
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Glad you like it!
@sausagesandwichSAАй бұрын
Awesome mate look forward to the trip. Ah the horse float, we came across that fella when we were there.
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Yeah he was long gone before I got there but didn't look like the float was going anywhere fast.
@Dashy1988Ай бұрын
Top work mate. Subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to seeing this trip unfold!
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
@dynamadnessadventures205Ай бұрын
Great video ride safe
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Thanks 👍
@duketr4Ай бұрын
EPIC !!!!...........I have planned the same ride in March but I will be riding over from Sydney.
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Unfortunately with time constraints I wasn't able to go both ways. Good luck with your trip, it'll still be pretty warm in march
@Mavo1989Ай бұрын
Definately a wild trip from WA to the Cape on a 690 not the most comfortable bike for a trip like that - i guess you would have wished it was a 890 for some extra comfort
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
'Cape Byron' the 690 does it plenty fine. Iv moded it within an inch of its life. The stock seat is a bit average after a long day though.
@crankylock7844Ай бұрын
Good start to the trip albeit a bit wet and miserable at the start. Are you heading for the most Easterly point of Oz since you started at the most Westerly? Cheers mate and looking forward to part 2. Cheers:-)
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Yeah it was a rough start. Yes mate the goal was to make it from most West to most East points
@HardEnduroAddictАй бұрын
we must have been a few days in front of you mate, same ride.
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
I started at Steep Point on the 12/6.
@HardEnduroAddictАй бұрын
@@behindthebarsdownunder we were there on the 1st
@JarrodCardnoАй бұрын
nice adventure 👍 did you calculator total fuel usage on the trip
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
I did for about the first half of the trip until I started to need fuel bladders and it got a bit hard to keep track of. I was averaging somewhere around 5ltrs per 100km
@pablo.michelin536225 күн бұрын
@@behindthebarsdownunder I was going to wait until the last video but since you are on the subject of fuel. What was the longest distance between fuel availability. I ask because I want to do it next year but on my 500EXC and don’t have the luxury of long range fuel tanks like for the 690. I crossed the Simpson twice but supported, thanks.
@behindthebarsdownunder25 күн бұрын
@@pablo.michelin5362 longest distance between fuel was around 500/550km. Carnegie Homestead to Warburton, Mt Dare to Birdsville and Birdsville to Innamincka are all around that distance. You just have to be mindful of hard going conditions and if you have to push into a head wind all day over that distance your fuel usage goes way up.
@pablo.michelin536225 күн бұрын
@@behindthebarsdownunder Thanks for that info.
@stephenlittle8541Ай бұрын
Just subscribe!.What size sprockets you running mate?.
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Thanks for the sub mate. Stock gearing 15/45
@TechnikMeister2Ай бұрын
Take a breath. Its by no means difficult any more. Even if you take the desert routes, there is ample fuel available now and four guys did it on postie bikes unaided in 2023. I would not choose a KTM for this for the simple reason that their motors are much more highly stressed than their competitors. For stone reliability its either Honda or Suzuki, followed by BMW, then Yamaha, with KTM a distant last.
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
Thanks for the comment, nothing wrong with a KTM..
@pablo.michelin5362Ай бұрын
What bike did you do it on? I’m thinking of doing it this year.
@behindthebarsdownunderАй бұрын
@@pablo.michelin5362 modified KTM690 ENDURO
@pablo.michelin5362Ай бұрын
Thanks, sorry I did see the video and knew it was a 690, I had one in the past. I was actually asking @TechnikMeister2 what bike he used when he did it.
@duketr4Ай бұрын
I respectfully disagree with your 'reliability' views of KTM or the 690. Having observed over the years these 'reliability' sprays towards KTM's I'm certain it's more of a mental issue than anything else with some people. Those who own 690's as myself happily report the bikes as being very reliable. Dave Darcy rode his 690 from the UK to Australia without any issues, enough to suggest his 2011 690 was relaible.
@antony04772218433Ай бұрын
Awesome, btw, How did you do the drone shot while riding?