Riding old gold mining tracks. Dirt Alt Series 3 Episode 6
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2024
- I leave Sydney and head north west in search of the Bridle Track, a foot and horse trail created in the 1840's after having to navigate rain and fog through the blue mountains.
Watching this in the RE dealership in Adelaide, waiting on my glacier blue Himalayan getting serviced.
Hope you enjoyed it mate
@@freewayproject If you want to wash your tent, I did mine once bit-by-bit in a large billy with a bar of velvet soap. So a pot, bucket, basin, bath or shower would all work.
as always, I can never get enough of you and your himmy rides. I take my MSF course mid march and I plan on getting myself a 2023 himmy as well. It's such a gorgeous motorcycle despite being as spartan and utilitarian as it is. I hope to get a pine green himmy but none of the dealerships near me carry one, maybe i'll just buy replacement parts with the pine green parts and install them.
Thanks mate, I am glad you are enjoying the series. Awesome you're getting a bike. Don't rush to concord the gnarliest mountains, enjoy the process of learn, there are so many fun small wins along the way.
Yet another superb video. Thank you Joe.
Thanks for watching mate, glad you are still enjoying the series.
Known the world over...celebrity Joe....Great ride and tracks...wish I lived down there.....we got dumped with 3 ft snow over the last weekend.
Thanks mate, they were great tracks to ride even though totally different. Wow that is a big dumping of snow, not the best for riding in.
Bloody good video Joe, I just finished the Bridal with a few mates, had so much fun. What a great place to be!
Thanks mate, yes an awesome place to camp and ride through
@@freewayproject Just planning another Bridal trip now and will camp on the trail overnight. What was that off-road website you were talking about?
@@ADVBrett hey mate, transaustraliatrail.com.au/tracks/mapview#content
and there is another one sites.google.com/view/thegoatgreatozadventuretrail/
Thanks for another great video, I was recently in Bathurst and drove the race track, quite an eye opener and a lot of fun.
Another good source for tracks is the G.O.A.T, great oz adventure trail, check it out for future rides. Thanks for the vids.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing the website source it is greatly appreciated, I've had a quick look already and it looks like there are a lot of tracks to explore on there .
Going around the race track was awesome! But "it is a beautiful little valley" You made it to the Bridle Track, oh I want to ride it one day! Lightning would love it lol
Yes was interesting to ride around a track I have seen on TV. The bridle track was a great ride, and meeting people from the other side of the world in random spots was pretty crazy.
Can’t wait to watch when I get home from work ( yes I wait for your videos).
I hope this one is worth the wait.
Another great adventure around our great country. I ride a Tiger 800XC but I'm developing a liking for the Himalayan. Keep up the good work.
Thanks mate, I am glad you enjoyed it, yes we do have a great place for exploring.
Brilliant! If you dont know it by now Joe,, you're an inspiration to others. Thank you.
thanks mate, I am glad you are still enjoying the series.
It is many years since I've been to Bathurst (there is a street there named after my family!) and Hill End (no "s"). Sofala is interesting too. Great country as usual. Thanks.
That's cool family history there. Yes awesome area to ride through.
I worked that out when I got to Hill End at the end of the track (in the next episode) when I read the sign of the towns name, it was my dyslexia kicking in, for some reason my brain thinks it should have a "s" on the end 😂.
Another brilliant video Joe with a bit of everything thrown in including some dismal weather just like over here in a miserable Uk with near sub zero temperatures and rain 🌧️🥶so it’s nice to get some arm chair adventures in with you Joe 👍
thanks mate, I am glad you enjoyed it. Luckily it wasn't sub zero here, it was about 25°C so I didn't have to deal with the cold on top of the rain and fog.
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You wouldn't believe it but I just got back today from taking a couple of Bridle Track virgins for a 3 day run through there then off to Kangra Walls and back through Wombeyan Caves road with as much dirt as we could find.
It's a pity people can't do Monaghans Bluff anymore. That was an interesting part of the track with not much room for error especially with the boulder on the track😂.
The new bypass was steeper than I expected.
I was going to ask you if you noticed all the goats the closer you got to Hill End but you obviously have lol.
I'm looking forward to your next installment
Your ride sounds awesome. Yes the old narrow part sounded awesome. Yes the bypass was steeper than I expected too. Oh I got goat, well next time I came across a lot of animals
Superbe. Thanks Joe. Maybe with your extra dirt road maps you’ll come back for another tourd’tassie 🤔
Stay safe. Annie
Thanks Annie, yes I gather there would be so many more dirt roads tracks and trails to explore.
Great ride Joe. Sometimes it is good to ride in the rain, even if on purpose 🙂
Yes it was all good, just the fog was a little tricky.
Apart from the Nurburgring the only other track I can think of that you can ride on a bike is the Isle of Man T.T. course. I never have ridden there , but maybe one day. Great episode Joe.
thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. Yes it is interesting to check out race tracks I've seen on TV.
Amazing how green it is out that way this time of year. Thanks Joe
yes it is a lot greener than I thought it would be.
I must really put that ride on my must do list looks great.
Last time i rode to Bathurst ,i enjoyed the track so much ,i went around twice.
Another great episode.
Thanks Noel, yes the Bridle track is a fun ride and a great spot to camp.
Hi Joe, I have been blasting through all your videos and just want to say the quality of them and also your photos are amazing! You should reach out to the tourism body’s of the states you go through and get them to buy your photos for them to use! ( I work in tourism) anyway just wanted to say you’re awesome and thank you!
thanks mate, I am glad you enjoyed the series.
I wouldn't know where to start with things like tourism board etc... how to sell, not a skill set I have.
Ahhh the Bridal track !!!
Literally my back yard…
Very pretty part of Australia’s landscape
You do have a beautiful back yard I must say, I gather there are a lot more fun tracks out there.
Hi Joe that was a cool one like all your others . but meeting that guy on the mountain thats something.
Stay safe and have a great time .
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. Yes so random, what are the chances of meeting and it Bathurst of all places, I was so close to riding straight past the race track and just riding to the Bridle track.
Nice wildlife encounters Joe. A bow might have seen you having venison for tea.😂
yes would have been a good/better option 😂
Did the Bridle Track in The New Year break and saw Deer too!!! Beautiful Drive
It is a fun track to ride, so much wildlife
Hi Joe, thanks for sharing another trip. Great video, really enjoyed it as usual.
Well done on getting another motorcyclist into Australia and down to Tassie!! 👍🇦🇺
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the episode, it is awesome to see people out there exploring, especially Tassie.
Another great video. Was in Bathurst for v8,s in October, I was wishing I had my bike with me to ride bridle track.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. The Bridle track is worth checking out and so many good camping spots along the rivers.
Hi Joe
Thanks for another great video
I took your advise and downloaded "Gaia" Maps and made up a track in the Southern Flinders ranges
It took us to this area that no one had been for a long time. Lots of big Billy Goats, Kangaroos and Emu"s
The thing that impressed me about the "Gaia" maps was its accuracy the track was very hard to see because it was overgrown and we lost it. So we looked closley at the map and just rode untill we where on top of it and picked up the tarck again Very Impressive !
That sounds like an awesome ride and real exploring, I am glad the app worked well for you, I have found it easy to use and work out.
Great video. I have riding my Himalayan in the desert for the first time in Arizona in the U.S. I normally ride in the forest.
I had no idea how beautiful the desert would be.
They can be spectacular, unique beauty.
Awesome vid, as usual 🤟 bridle track is a beautiful trail
Thanks mate, yes awesome trail to ride
Hey there, Joe, well, another great video, one little bit of information that I have done with my tent. Every time I am gone on these long trips I will fill up my bathtub with warm water and put the whole skin in the tub and let it soak for a while, then hang it out and then set the tent up as though I am camping to let it air dry in the sun, seems to work really well, anyway, I love where you’re riding as I always do, such an awesome country hang in there and look forward to your next, as I always do, Rob from the US
Thanks mate, I am glad you are still enjoying the series.
I did something similar with the tent, I put it in a big tub in hot water left it sit for over 24 hours, let it dry etc.... I have done it a few times after trip, maybe I just didn't do it straight away after the first long ones. I first used it when on foot on the Lake Tahoe Rim trail in California then the PCT. Anyway still works fine, just a new shade of brown, we'll call it character😂
Excellent as always, ride safe dude
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the episode.
Absolutely spectacular in every way mate!
Thanks mate, I am glad you enjoyed the episode, it's a great place to ride and camp.
@freewayproject its somewhere I've never been but always been intrigued by, the only hard thing with so many spectacular places would be deciding where to visit first so for me when i get an adventure bike will be point it in a direction and see where i end up lol
Its very clear the extra finer details you are adding to your editing, every time its like wow he somehow made things even more awesome with all of those little things which you probably question at times is it worth these extra hours (if you do yes some of us really appreciate it) 👌
Fantastic Joe, was up riding that way few months back to do Bridle Track, did Mt Panorama in teaming rain and with 15mm of rain decided to give Bridle Track a miss. Great to see you got through!
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it, bummer you missed doing the track, not sure how it would do with that much rain on it.
Thanks
Thanks mate
Hi Joe, I saw you inspired a Dutch bloke over here to ride. Well, you also inspired my wife and I to do a lot of different tracks around Tassie. Just to let you know, the Styx Forest is well signposted now. Rob
I am glad you guys are out there exploring, how tall are those tress in person. You have to go see the centurion tree and let me know how to get there for next time, I think it is east of Styx
Thanks!
Joe, I miss riding my Himalayan. However, the winter in the Pacific NW has been awful with gray skies and cold weather with rain.. I bought a SXS so I can ride the logging trails and forest Service roads this summer. Take care. and continued safe travels.
Thank as always Larry, as you know it is greatly appreciated and will go towards the next journey. Awesome you are still enjoining them. The weather there does not sound great for being outside, but a SXS sounds like a lot of fun, I am glad you are about to get outside and explore.
Nice ride Joe! I really enjoy your narration, and that adds to my learnings. Our World is so amazing when you meet people from so far away. To know you on UA-cam is fantastic. That's the benefits of Motorcycle Adventures. Great work as usual! 👍🙂
Thanks mate, glad you liked it. It is pretty cool meeting people from the other side of the world who are also exploring.
So, what was your lap time on the track? I'll bet it was blistering! 🤣 Not exactly what our bikes are built for, but at least they’re brilliant on roads like the Bridal Track, what a beautiful area! I rode some dirty twisty bits last Sunday, as always the old tractor just chugged along, taking it all in stride. After hearing about the DRZ rider, I'm even more tempted to come to Oz.
😂 well blistering could be one way to describe the lap😂 I probably didn't quite reach the 300kmph speeds the race cars do down the back straight.
Yes it is a stunning area to ride and camp and yes definitely worth coming to explore.
I Love your video's Joe Its a shame that they are a bit fussy due to the speed you are going. I know you cant fix that. The camp site looks great. Its great to see a bit of the wild life.
thanks mate, glad you are still enjoying the series.
Loved it mate 🙂
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it.
Wife and I rode Melbourne to Byron and back in 2013 on a GS. Stayed overnight in Bathurst but was devastated to learn that we were resurfacing the track while we were there. Still not over it
That sound like a great ride, bummer you couldn't get on to the track. Maybe an excuse to go again
Bloody Beautiful mate!
It is stunning out there
I love these videos , time to ditch the FJR1300
Thanks Shane, I am glad you are enjoying the series, I have never ridden a FJR1300 but I can tell you getting off road and exploring on anything that can handle the dirt is a lot of fun.
One of your best videos yet enjoy those old back roads with the history that you include and the wildlife and of course the character of that long stroke air cooled Himalayan
Thanks Gary, i am glad you enjoyed this one, it was a fun track to ride and an great spot to camp.
The worldwide brotherhood of motorcycling is strong! :)
That it is Greg, that it is.
Giddyup. Inspiring people round the world. Betcha that was a suprise bumping into him.
Thanks for sharing.
Definitely as surprise, but was cool. Such a random place to bump into someone.
Great video again. You have shown me that there is something good about NSW. Never to old to learn. Good dinner choice.👍
😂 Yes NSW does have some good bits still out there.
You’ve hit my back yard and my favourite part of the country.
Awesome!!!!
You have a stunning back yard, stunning area to explore and ride.
Hi Joe, your films are brilliant - thank you for making them.
Thanks Ian, I am glad you are enjoying the series.
Hilarious, a Himalayan track day. I love it!
yes I must have gotten close too the lap record I'm sure 😂
Was from up that way “ Mudgee “ and you have pronounced “ Hills End “ wrong it’s actually Hill End , so no S on Hill . The Bridge Track is epic mate . I met an American young fella on a Honda CB125 travelling around Australia, meet him at McDonald’s car park Wodonga on a Sunday, I helped him out with a clutch lever that I had to modify to fit his bike .
I worked that out when I get to Hill End at the end of the track (in the next episode) when I read the sign of the towns name, it was my dyslexia kicking in, for some reason my brain thinks it should have a "s" on the end 😂.
It's could to meet others out there exploring, and the kindness of people like yourself help others keep there journey going.
@@freewayproject I actually the worst at pronouncing stuff , Glad your enjoying the off road stuff , I’m doing WA from Wodonga in April “ not like 👍 your winter 🥶 ride 😂😂😂, but do honestly enjoy your episodes. I brought a holiday house above Cairns in the Atherton Tablelands and will be their for Winters June - August every year. If you get up that way or Wodonga the other 7 months look me up 👍
Another fantastic video Joe, the narration is spot on and interesting to listen to the about the history. Awesome job.👌🎥🏍️
thanks mate, glad you are enjoying the series.
You’ve outdone yourself Joe. The videos just keep getting better 😊
thanks Bruce, I am glad you are still enjoying the series.
Once again you seem to have a beautiful part of Australia all to yourself...(except the roos,...deer,...goats,..)
Yes, I am not sure why, but I seem to come through most of these places when there's no one there, not complaining
You are an inspiration will have to try the aralewan trip looked nice along the river do you no the rd name if your heading north it is a nice ride thru gundy moonan flat 20 River ride to Nundle and back to gundy good loop
Thanks mate, I am glad you enjoyed it.
From the town of Moruya on the Princes HWY you turn on to Campbell St, which turns in to Luck st, which turns into Araluen Rd
GPX thanks
Did you want to know where to get the GPX?
Hey mate
Howz things
Loving this new series
Thanks for the continued support Paul, stoked you're still enjoying them.
Thanks Joe, I really enjoy these videos. Cheers
Thanks for watching mate, I am glad you are enjoying the series.
Wow what can I say, every video seems to get better your camera skills and story telling are at the top end of the scale, love your work joe would be nice to meet you one day just to say hello. Ride safe .
Thanks mate, I am glad you are still enjoying the series, it a long of fun to ride and create it.
👍😁
thanks mate, glad you liked it.
Another great vid Joe. I think I’ll have to add the bridle track to my list of rides. Fantastic. What time of year did you ride it?
Thanks mate, I am glad you enjoyed it, definitely worth riding the track.
I did it a few weeks ago.
I bet next episode will be "racing the goats".
you got it 👌🏻
Thanks for another awesome program. Would you share the website you use for trails
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed this episode. There are 2, the first one I used on this trip
transaustraliatrail.com.au/tracks/mapview#content
sites.google.com/view/thegoatgreatozadventuretrail/
Awesome story Joe, thank you. Is Gaia Maps the website you referred to in this episode ?
Thank mate glad you enjoyed it. Yes Gaia GPS is what I have been using for this series. So both the website and the phone app while on the bike to navigate
Thanks Joe. Using your trip to plan my vic to NSW trip. Living life in the Himmy lane 😅. Hope to cross paths one day. I owe you a bevvy
@@crankstermedia If you're looking for tracks, trails and dirt roads to ride these site have GPX files you can load into Gaia. The first one also does manly tarmac if you want to stay on sealed roads
transaustraliatrail.com.au/tracks/mapview#content
sites.google.com/view/thegoatgreatozadventuretrail/
Hey Mate, What website do you use for more dirt roads? Heading to Tassie mid March 🙂
Hi mate this is one of the, you pick the area you. want to ride, the if mostly on road or off, then the level, if you click on the icon on the left of the name it will appear on the map. if you click the other one it will download the GPX file
transaustraliatrail.com.au/tracks/mapview#content
@@freewayproject Thanks Mate 👍🏼
I'm planning on a ride from Sydney to Tassie. As much as possible I want to avoid the main roads and enjoy the scenery. What route do you recommend?
I would have a look on the GPX files on this website transaustraliatrail.com.au/tracks/mapview#content . There are trails west of Sydney and you can either go west (around the Tumult) or east of Sydney (deus national Park area). Then getting on Barry Way from Jindabyne. You can take a left from there to McKillops Bridge or take Limestone road towards Omeo, from Omeo you can get back onto the dirt to Dargo. Then there are a series of dirt roads and tracks towards Melbourne, The GPX files have all the details. Hope that helps.
Hey Joe great episode loved it. Re those soft paniers the rinowalk 24litre ones? How are they ? Do you prefer the soft now over the hard?
thanks Lincoln, glad you enjoyed it. the Rinowalk 24 are great, no issue with them I have dropped the bike and dragged it and didn't damage them, everything has stayed dry, so far they are doing the job.
Hard verses soft. if you are going to be doing long road sections, stopping in towns more then the hard ones are great as they are lockable in town and they are way easier to get in and out of and pull stuff in and out. If you are going to be more on dirt (rougher harder tracks) the soft ones are better due to them being lighter it is easier to ride the bike and you don't start with your suspension already compressed further. The soft ones do take longer to get in and out of and it's harder to find stuff and pull it out .
@freewayproject Thanks Joe for the detailed reply. You are a massive inspiration. I'm in tassie and can't wait to rise around my own state. I also loved your around Bali series and I'm doing that next trip there. Wifes from Java so we are planning to try Bali to Solo in Java where she is from and maybe on to Kalmantan. You should do Kalmantan it would be awesome. Sorry last question. Any feedback on the rinowalk rackless panniers? They are interesting because of the weight reduction but I'm scared there maybe be an issue with heat on the exhaust. Any feed back much appreciate, stay safe.
@@LincolnRandall-vy9nl one of the straps dropped onto the excuse as I hadn't put it through the tidy look properly and it came lose. I have had no other issues with the excused, it sit about 5cm above it and doesn't move.
Well I am sure not too many people will read this far down, but I am currently in Indonesia doing some research, I am trying to see the logistics of getting from Wetar Island in the East all the way to Banda Aceh in the west along the island chain. (oh and I am here surfing).
I have surfed the outer island of Sumatra a lot and islands to the east (lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba tip of Java) but If you have any information on Java Sumatra or any thing else in Indonesia, places to explore etc, I would love to hear. I am not sure if I can pull this off but I am at least going to do the research and try.
@freewayproject Awesome matey I m excited at the proposition of that trip and watching on youtube. I'm still a bit if nube so I doubt I can help you much. I have sufed some of the places you talked about when I was younger. I had an idea a while ago of riding across lombok then on to Bali then Java and then on to Kalmantan. I don't thing there is any issues with ferries on that trip. Kalmantan would be awesome as it's not as densly populated as Java or bali and has some amazing national parks. It has a larger river system running through the middle. My wife is keen and she said no problems with ferries and vechiles on that route. I'm not sure about other islands but generally in indonesia there is always a way if you have money 🤣. Best of luck and hope the surf is pumping.
Hey Joe, what's the app that you use for travels?
The app is Gaia GPS and the website that have some GPX files are
transaustraliatrail.com.au/tracks/mapview#content
sites.google.com/view/thegoatgreatozadventuretrail/
Hey Joe, what website did you recommend to the Dutch rider?
Hi mate this is one of them
transaustraliatrail.com.au/tracks/mapview#content
Someone else sent me this one, but i have not used it as yet but it looks like it's got a lot of trails also
sites.google.com/view/thegoatgreatozadventuretrail/
Hello, do you have the stock exhaust or are you using another one? Thank you!
Hi mate, I got my bike second hand, it came with an after market exhaust. Below is a link to the one that is on my bike, I hope that helps.
www.ebay.com.au/itm/275531662335?hash=item4026f783ff:g:yI4AAOSwl5lguhDk&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8H6FeKEXXVea7QD3OH6aMcUWsh8UJmvGme3mZnYHFib%2BrM3QvwboBxsFenU%2B%2FrpQBIi9Kfg8LQKUUzV45lT%2FIL24C2nWzW5p8eklceUJ7WiK%2BarmrTBpThmVU2WZQjry9fBioThvSY21KB%2FLzh1nArWuaMtG%2FR3EzEGlM75NUsKYpx8ndvD%2FZQbgnsX%2FpeCIfpbp6NZC68XCU6W7DzPvYMEqV5HCxivwORCb6mqNtRE1jcV04jMhksPwpsbqfGXjteny6OamDkRGlNEgZ8%2B9OP9isNBuaN7ZW4bZ0e10Mu554SPVePYFve3lkwAX%2FQlVag%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM0JO6r7Nj
@@freewayproject Thank you for the info! Great content by the way! Keep it real😎
Thanks
thanks mate.
Thanks
As always thank you for the continued support mate