Yes he is, and I am in awe of people who can great things too. I showed Dave your message and it made his day. Not sure if you are online or on instagram but he has a little instagram feed if you're interested instagram.com/thewattleroad/

haha, thank you Frank it is greatly appreciated. I'll use it for fuel to hopefully take me down some random dirt track to discover something even more random. Thanks again the support is greatly appreciated.

It has been an epic trip.

Thanks mate, greatly appreciate the info, I'll look into one. I was going to name where I came down but was not 100% sure it was correct so I left it out (I didn't note it down and do have any tracking apps etc) I am pretty sure it is Nerriga Rd Between Nerriga and Sassafras NSW...... I think 😳. The next trip (which I'll be leaving soon on, I'll be more onto things like this. This trip was just a round idea and I wasn't even sure I would film it all but it's been a lot of fun so I am going to go again.

@@freewayproject thanks 🙏 mate love your work doing a stellar job mate 👍

Thanks Jason. Just one more form this ride, but going on another adventure soon.

Thanks Rodney, glad you're enjoying them, I am doing this all for the purse joy of it, love getting out there on the bike and like taking a pic or 2 😁. The greys not too bad at all, subtle, with a wee bit of style.

Thanks as always Larry, just the one video to go from this trip. But I'll be heading off on another very soon.

thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it, yes put my thermal on that i use in the snow, it seem to work in the end, I wasn't expecting it to be that cold there in summer, I'll have to be better prepared next time.

Thanks Ron, glad you enjoyed it. The Beartooth HWY looks epic 🤯. I have driven through Wyoming before but definitely didn't get onto that HWY. It doesn't get that cold in the mountains here, it's more heat you need to worry about especially in the summer. Sorry I keep going back to google images of the Beartooth HWY 🤯🤯🤯, that's going to b e epic.

yes it's getting the job done.

Thanks mate. I ended up getting a small lithium batteries power air pump, so I have it with me and don't need to rely on petrol station as we know how reliable they are.

thanks Terri.

Thanks mate. This is episode 17 of 18 from this series, it all started in a totally different climate... the desert haha it's a big country to explore.

I actually stop at a few more places to check the air (didn't want to bore you with the repetitiveness of it all). In the end it seem I put the pressure in and it push the tire at the exact spot to stop the air from coming out. Yes I could have used the centre stand to oil the chain, it was a case of me being way to lazy haha.

Thanks Shawn.

Yes it is getting harder to find air pumps that are actually working. I hope the changing to bar things doesn't catch on. Yes I am curious to my question why they feel I am to close. Maybe they were wanting understand where I was so see more background, not sure...... or maybe it's just my face 😂😂😂 they think should be way in the back ground.

@@freewayproject 🤪😂

I am still unsure which one it was haha. I should really get one of those tracking things. Glad you are enjoying the series, thanks for the support.

@@freewayproject They don't call it Snowball for nothing! Cheers,

Yes Scott glad you picked it up and it wasn't just my jaw that dropped. The swell is manly from the south east there and that wave has to wrap around 180 degrees to get into that bay. There were a few others that were better than the one filmed.

Thanks

Thanks Michael, glad you have been enjoying the ride. New Himalayan nice. I am going to do a video on the gear I used and another video on the bike, how I have found it after riding it for 20 000km + so should have that in about 3 weeks.

Thanks Paul, glad you are enjoying the series. Questions, what time of year would be best to ride around your 2 islands?

@@freewayproject well this summer was a total non event but usually March is the most settled and things have calmed down after the school hols. South island had a good summer this year and because we are quite skinny compared to AU things can change very quickly. Avoid Christmas at all costs, everywhere is packed and it brings a special type of motorist out.

Well March it is them (maybe a bit of February and April too). Now to worth out everything else to make that happen. Yes would like to avoid the special type of motorist 😂.

Yes Dave does nice work. I stumble onto that road, lots of fun Pippa.

Thanks Samiboy, Glad you are liking the series. I am going to make a video once I am back on the gear I used for the ride, I can add the camera gear into that one. but this is what I am using, a DJI Osmo Action for filming when on the bike (from the helmet) otherwise I using a Sony A7SIII. I am taking photos with a Sony A7RIII, I only have room for 2 lenses Sony GM 24mm 1.4 and Sony GM 70mm - 200mm 2.8. I also have an old DJI Mavic Pro drone from 2016

Hi mate, the width of my back rim is to wide for it to be at an angle I can get it on. If I had an extension on the valve then it would work. I have another solution for the new trip, much easier, I'll bring it out soon.

@@freewayproject understandable! Improvise, adapt, overcome ! Looking forward to seeing more adventures!

Yes it is, there are some other videos form this ride where I went through the outback which is totally different landscape, also there are a few episode where I road around Tasmania, these might interest you if you want to see more. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Alan, on my next ride it will be winter, so I'll need to avoid any mountains. It. will be winder in 3 weeks, so that must mean I am going on another ride 🙌🏻.

thanks T glad you are enjoying the series. yes it's a lottery with air pumps and I think that is everywhere.

That's a lot of bike history you have there. The Honda 1973 XL 350 sounds like it would have been a super cool bike, it sounds like it created a lot of great memories. I have a video on the channel about how I find the Himalayan to ride if that might help. There is an App called Wikicamps the Australia version it shows all the free camps, plus other paid site if needed.

They are great for exploring on a motorbike.

Googled it, have added it to the list of things to buy 😂😂😂 Thanks mate.

@@freewayproject great, you will like it, i have mina for about 2 years, and 1 charge can calibrate about 8x

Thanks mate.

After rain then dirt the rain then dirt the chain stiffens up in sections the mechanics said the only way to get it to loosen up again is to clean it and re lube, it worked for me.

Thanks Steven, glad you enjoyed it. I have what came with the bike so I have tubes in the tires. You would need to add that special tape to be able to seal the inside where the spokes coming to the rim. I am sure it would be possible.

Don't worry Malcolm I won't be home for long. I think a couple weeks where I'll do a video on the gear I took and another on the bike. Then I am thinking of heading west........ that's as far as I have got with the planing stage 😂😂😂. I'll just have to wing it..... 🤔 maybe that's what I'll call the next series "winging it"😂 I am using Final Cut Pro, the 3 main editing software are all good, experience for these types of videos. I am not collaborating with anyone, I do not have special effect etc... so it's more about speed of use. I have use Final Cut Pro since version 4 or 5. so I know it like the back of my hand, also I am on a Mac laptop so FCP is the fastest editing program as it is optimised for the Mac.

@@freewayproject thanks for the heads up I’ll look into FCP. Well, you have hundreds looking into your video’s and enjoying each one, so the format works; keep up the great work and enjoy the process. Thanks again, Malcolm

I think iMovie (if you're on an Apple computer ) is an entry leave to FCP, and I think comes free with the computer (it used to). an easy way to get into it. I didn't mention the other to Adobe Premiere Pro and Davinci Resolve

Thanks for the support mate. It was only one day that was cold and a couple cooler day over the month and there is nowhere else in Australia that is colder it mainly like the first few episode to hot to wear riding gear haha. But definitely will look into a heated vest when riding in colder places, would be good with out needing all the jackets. I have not ridden in Scotland or Ireland but would love to, from what I have seen the landscapes are stunning. Are there a lot of trails there to get off the main roads? Just one more episode in this series, but will be on to the next very shortly.

​@@freewayproject Unfortunately Scotland and Ireland don't have off road trails, but wild camping is allowed. Some of the Tasmanian scenery is similar to Scotland and Ireland. What bike did you have before the R.E.?

I gather wild camping would be best in Summer. Yes the distance from the equator is similar for Scotland/Ireland and Tasmania, just towards the opposite poles so it would make sense some of the vegetation and scenery might look similar. I also have a KTM EXC-F enduro bike, I was doing photo/film shoot in Canada with the KTM guys here and had to ride bike to get into some remote country, loved it ever since. I road around Australia last year on a Husqvarna 401 with 2 other mates for one of there birthdays, totally the wrong bike for it but a lot of fun for 50 days.

thank Sudesh, glad you are enjoying the series. Yes I could do with a wider angle lens, I only have 2 with me a 24mm and a 70-200mm. I cold put the camera on a tripod but then it's to far a way to get good sound, I could then get a lavalier mic but then I have to set it all up and when I just want to say something quick to camera in 10 seconds it doesn't seem worth it, so I'll have to save up for a wide angle lens at about 14 - 16mm. Can I ask why you think it would be better with more distance form the camera?

@@freewayproject apparently he doesn’t like your smiling face 😃

haha, well not sure how to fix that one 😂

just a stone caught between the tread, it ended up being a pin hole size leak, that if the tube was in the right position it stopped leaking.

The Himalayan tank is 15 L, I have gotten 420km when I filled up I put 14L in, so there was still one L left in the tank, doing the math mean I theoretically could get 450km. The extra tanks on the sides of my bike are 5L so should get me 150km each. So in total I could get 750km. but this is riding conservatively, if hard on the throttle obviously you'd get a lot less.

@@freewayproject thats impressive range still. Yourself and Tina and Jason who are travelling Aus on a pair have convinced me to get one instead of a bigger adventure bike I was looking at for twice the price. Took one for a test ride and loved it

I just saw something online that claims 462km range on the Himalayan so my experience seem to support that, again depend how hard you twist that throttle 😂 All adventure bike are great as they get you out there, I think it's more about stepping back and understanding what type of riding you want to do and what is your true ability on a bike (not what we all would like to be able to ride like). I have a dirt bike which is epic but to ride fast down a trail (using all the ability of the bike) alone in the outback with camera gear on my bike, well lets just say the ride would be over in the first hour or so with me coming off and destroying all the gear (and having to service it ever 15 hours would mean it getting service every 3 or 4 days). The Himalayan is a great bike for exploring, if you going flat-out you have to concentrate hard so you miss out on all the things you could be exploring. Well that what I have found.

Hi, Hope you enjoyed the episode.

I guess it would be better to take a small electric pump when riding there. I haven't been to France for 20 years, loved the place, would be awesome to come back and explore on a bike.