Post Corona Adventure Ride Part 1 - KTM 690 Enduro R
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2020
- With restrictions lifted I along with some mates get back out there for a Mini Adventure Ride. It's full of amazing sites, awesome tracks, great laughs, and a little carnage along the way.
Hopefully, you enjoy the adventure as much as we did.
Cheers, ride safe and see you on the trails.
Hi Craig! I enjoyed! Now that's a true adventure. I reckon the choice of bikes is so important. Reasons: are obvious. I really like the map and the black line showing your journey. The mix of dronage, cutting in with other shots, and commentary is great. Great work as usual.
Hey Robert, yes the choice of bike is important however things like this happens. I rode the Duke in the same if not worse terrain and I was very surprised how capable the bike was. Handled the rough stuff just fine.
Anyway, thanks for the comments mate and hope youre well.
I really enjoy the 'culture' that you create on your rides. Everyone chips in and helps out, to make sure all of you get through, or at least are helped out when needed. No one is left behind. Really positive atmosphere. Good job.
Thanks for the comment Marcel. Glad you like the comradery and positive atmosphere. For me its the only way to ride. Come up against challenges and work together as a team to overcome them. Cheers again mate.
Great production - looking forward to part 2! Cheers
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh no! Poor Multi. Amazing bikes ... not built to fall over.
Multi will be back at it in no time. Cheers mate.
exactly the video I was looking for NICE! I just been there 4 days ago turned around at the white car.. it's still there. alone on a 790.. lot of trouble to get back up from the white car.. it ate my whole confidence :D
Glad the vid is still helping people. Cheers mate for the comment and hopefully you didn't eat too much now..
Great video, as always! Glad to see you're safe, healthy, and back on the bike, mate! Looking forward to the rest of this one 👍👍
Cheers Ben, part 2 not far off mate.
Great stuff👍 All the ingredients for a great adventure. Looking forward to part 2 👊
Cheers Biker Bytes. You are dead right mate, exactly what adventure is about....
Part 2 only a few days away mate..
Awsone vid craig awsome ride.
Looking forward to part 2. Like the map details as well. Good for riders to plan the own trips and also what to expect.
Thanks once again take care.
Hey Terry, glad you liked it mate and can get some relevant info out of the vid.
Cheers for the support mate.
Another great video, enjoying the thrills and spills and the commentary too.
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice to see you out and about again, fun video looking forward to the second instalment..
Thanks for the support Robs.
Awesome footage mate! Love your team spirit! 👍🏻 nice bike fix! You are lucky to be surrounded by great guys and beautiful nature! Looking forward to watch Part 2! Greetings from Germany ✌🏻
Matt
Hey Tiuskilin, thanks for the comments mate. I am very lucky to live here and such a awesome adventure riding country. As for the lads, they are all top blokes.
Part 1 enjoyable, looking forward to the next video..👍👍
Thanks 👍
Another great adventure vid... can't wait to see the carnage in part 2.. cheers Craig!
Thanks for the comment Craig.
Part 2 only a few days off mate..
Great to see you back and doing a good job you guys are smashing it 👍
Cheers Nigel mate. Appreciate your comments.
Great to have you back. Great video. I agree about the camera and steep hills , just doesn't do them justice. cracking adventure.
Cheers Blenderbends. You are right mate, the camera never does it justice hey. Cheers again
Nice video Craig!
Too bad that the Ducati went off.
Love the video.
Ride safely buddy😉
Cheers Shai, yes shame about the Duke but it and rider will be back out there in no time.
Haha... Carnage! Looks like this series will be fun! Cant say im surprised about the multi. Might be ok off-road, but dont handle a fall well.
Looking forward to the rest.
Hey buddy, next ep out very soon. I was surprised how well the Multi handled the rough stuff. If there was some crash bars and some bark busters on the bike she would have been all good.
Nice ride, good friends, technical hills, awesome stuff!!
Thanks! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it mate. Stay tuned for part 2
Another awesome adventure.
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome - this is going to make my day!
Cheers mate, hopefully part 2 entertains you just as much...
Great ride craig. Looking forward to next. Just joined the 690 crew and parted with the 1190. Wow what a difference.
I did exactly the same. Thanks for the comments mate. Cheers
Excellent video! Loved it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great series 😊Since you rode this shallow tail pass has washed out so much that where you were standing before the crossing is all exposed rocks making it a rough entry. On the exit there is a good drop off the concrete. Must have all washed away in the heavy rains earlier this year (2021), I’ve always wondered about going up across Guineacor as was out that way fighting bushfires before the 2019 ones (fought those closer to home)
I think I’ll stick to going out to Taralga then pick up range/Jerong/Lang’s. Love your map trails, to give a great overview of the trip. (I’m on a R1200GS Rallye)
Hey Serge, old Swallow tail sounds like its copped a beaten. I might have to get back down there once lockdown is done. Bet your 1200GS Rallye is eating up those trails too. Cheers mate and have a good one.
Cool adventure! Thanks for sharing locations, I've made some notes to take my 701. :-D
Thanks for the comment mate. It takes time and effort when editing to add that information and it makes it worth it when other riders take advantage of it.
Good on you and good luck on the 701.
Great vid Craig well done mate 👍💯
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! Fantastic production quality man! Great video! I feel like I’m watching the Long Way Round series all over again. Gonna be binging these few episodes man!
Thanks for the comment Ben, really appreciate it. Hopefully the bing was worth it.
Shadower 75 💯 was worth thx man!
good on ya Craig another great video 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Great to see you back!
Cheers Tan B.
Good to see y'all back on the road.
Thanks Luzianna
WOW...its got it all, bring on Part 2
Not long now Rob. Cheers
Fun trip! Great editing too! Hard to beat 690 and 701 for this type of ride mate.
Hey Braaap, very true mate. The 690 are built for this terrain.
From the bottom ,it sure looks steep! Great video!
Thanks 👍
great riding guys .cheers Steve/west aus
Thanks 👍
I'll have to convince Nerb to come up for a ride with you for a few days. Looking forward to part 2.
Hey Mark, we will have to organise something real soon mate. I've been chatting with Nerb re our next ride. Cheers mate
Great stuff as usual.
Thanks again!
Awesome trail riding.When you see bikes like the Duc go down you realize its better to have more suitable Off Rd bikes(No disrespect to your friend).The 690/701 is a weapon of choice.Cheers.
Cheers Bruce, thanks for watching mate.
Great Video Craig, loving the banter, glad im not picking up the bill for the Duke
Hahahah cheers Fitchy, shame the duke went down but I was very surprised how well it handled the dirt afterwards.
Thanks Craig. As a fellow Sydney rider I found it useful to have locations and road names for reference for future rides. Would be good to get more ideas for off road rides closish to Sydney. Cheers.
Cheers Thomas, glad you could get some intel out of our ride. Thanks for the support mate.
@@Shadower75 like wise mate, already planning a ride around these parts on my KMT500 and my mates WR450F. Curious, did you have to get any permissions to ride any of those tracks or are they all open to the public to use?
That ducati is just so out of its turf mate. 😀 That bike is made for checking blonds at the riviera. 😀😀😀. What an awsome riding team.
Hahahaha maybe it was mate but i was very surprised at how well it handled the rough stuff. Very capable bike.
Thanks for the support Toby
@@Shadower75 to bad the plastic is insanely expensive 😀. Always great when you put out some new stuff.
Well done, enjoyed your vid. I know some of those areas well, great riding great tracks.....I better not attempt the hills on my own now i can put dimension to my GPX file. Full credit to the Multi, he probably didn't read the fine print.
Certainly is a great area to ride. So many tracks everywhere. And yes, probably not the most suited bike for that type of terrain but it was a adventure after all. Cheers
Nice one mate. I was out over the long weekend here in SA. Great ride a little spoiled with a breakdown on the way home. However, that's what ADV is about; adventure.
Cheers DoctorMoo. Good see you're out and about, shame about the break down though. You are dead right mate, that is adventure.
@@Shadower75 ADV riders have got to keep a positive attitude! I'm picking the bike up from it's bush retreat tomorrow and am actually looking forward to working out what's gone wrong and fixing it. Yes, I'm strange. Inspired by you and a few others I've launched my own UA-cam Channel; KLunkeR650. My first crappy video is up and shows a little ride pre-breakdown. One day my videos may become as professional as yours... maybe?!!
@@1DoctorMoo haha I'm no professional. Just giving it a crack. I'll check your vid out.
Cheers mate
Great video
Cheers
Thank you! Cheers!
Jeez that Ducati crumbled...made outta gingerbread I imagine
It did take a beating on that ride. Still a great bike to ride though. Cheers mate.
So was that coolant or tears leaking from the Duc. I'm guessing that will be a write off? Great video and good to see bikes being used for what they should be used for.
Hahaha could have been tears.
Not a write off mate. Only the radiator was seriously damaged. All the rest was just cosmetic, scratches, hand guards and a broken foot peg etc.
The Duke will be back on the trails in no time..
Cheers Andrew and thanks for the comments mate.
Excellent adventure but I hated seeing the Multi in that environment!
Look forward to the next episode.
Hey mate, yeah possibly not the most suited bike for the terrain however when I rode it in the rough stuff it was a very capable bike. I was pleasantly surprised.
Shadower 75 yep. I have a friend who used his Multi in a similar fashion. Just shows that the “adventure” is the important thing, not the machine you ride.
@@AfricaTwin-Stuff So so true mate. The adventure is always number 1 for me.
That ducati just exploded.. 5mph drop and a grands worth if damage..
Looks like a film star, built like a clown car
The duke was actually a nice bike to ride and surprisingly capable in the rough stuff..
Jezz mate you missed your calling, you should have been a profession tour operator 👍Great edit!
hahah you think I should give up the day job hey. I'm just lucky I have great blokes around me I think.
Hope your healing ok mate.
Ohhh I have missed the induction roar of that KTM 690 of yours Craig.
Cheers Neil. Hopefully some more vids out soon.
That was just unlucky for Danny. Im guessing the front washed out on the rut. Super easy to do on the big girls.
I just sold mine for a 790R. Great bikes, people underestimate them but they're quite capable.
Danny mate, get your self some bark busters, if nothing else they'll save your clutch and brake reservoir and the ducati crash bars are pretty decent I found in testing
You are spot on Epectitus, just a simple front wheel wash out and down she went. A set of crash bars and some bark busters and we would have picked her up and kept going. The bike was quiet capable in that terrain which was a surprise.
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
Great vids 👍probably been asked this loads but what make are those mirrors ?
Cheers Gavin.
They are Doubletake Mirrors, enduro model.
Fantastic film well done on the repair, who carry's kneed it i do and that's why :)
Thanks for the comment Gumby's Enduro. It's a handy piece of bits and bobs to carry that's for sure.
Great ride mate. Glad to see you back out amongst it. Where do you get your music from for your vids? Cheers.
Cheers Phoenix, great to be back out there.
Copyright music is where I get some of my music from.
yay!!!!!
Cheers
Ouch! It hurts watching beautiful/expensive bikes getting "beauty marks" like that. Looks like fun though!!! Of course, it's better than buying a bike to have something to ride to Starbucks with... and now you're going to make us wait for part 2.... grrrr
Great comments in2ADV. Glad you liked it mate and not long for part 2..
That was what I call a bush fix on the radiator!
It worked a treat too. Managed another 700kms without a problem. Cheers
Hey boys. These trails look epic. Do you have any gpx files particularly for the second day where you start heading north out the back of south Sydney. Thanks legends
Cheers for the comments James. I don't have any files but the route is pretty straight forward from Wombeyan Caves Rd. Onto Langs then onto Range Fire Trail. Cheers again.
Hello, thank you for your interesting videos on the 690 enduro. I wanted to know where did you buy your EVO2 tank protection Thank you, a rider from France;)
Thanks for the support Gino.
I got those crash bars from Rally Raid Products in England however I dont believe they make them anymore.
I think there's a company in Southern Africa that still make them.
Try these guys:
toys2go.co.za/motocycle-products/ktm-690-enduro-r/
Cheers mate
@@Shadower75 toys2go.co.za/products/ktm-690-enduro-r/ heres the current link
Inspired by this video I attempted this trail yesterday on My Wr250r.
Due to recent rain parts of the trail were quite muddy & slippery.
I only got as far as the top of the steep decent that brings You down to the abandoned 4wd before turning back.
My 2 cents for anyone else wanting to try this trail.
Guineacor Firetrail is an expert level trail, I recommend not going it alone.
Also definitely avoid this one if there has been any recent wet weather.
On the other hand, Brayton road / Swallow Tail Pass is a nice easy dirt road for anyone to enjoy as part of a day trip.
Good on you Reano 29 for giving a crack. I'm glad my video inspired you. Hopefully one day you can get back there in better conditions and give it another go. Im sure youll eat it up on the WR250r. Cheers mate and have a good one.
Hey mate
I’ve been thinking about buying either a KTM690 or Husky 701 for a while now ! I just love that rally look for an adventure bike ! I used to own a DRZ400E and loved it for the light weight that it is compared to the big bikes ! And think the 690 and 701 is on par with that !
However I see a lot of reviews on the bikes but never any of the issues they have !? I’ve heard issues with the seal in the clutch master cylinder going within a few weeks on the 701 and my mate had similar issues on the 690 I’m just wondering if you’ve ever had that and what you take on the bike is ?! Love the vids 👍🏾😎
Cheers for the comments mate.
In regards to the 690's and 701's clutch seal I've never had any problems with my bike and as far as I know neither have the other 690 and 701's on the ride.
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video mate, I just got a 2014 690 recently and love it.
What tyres do you run on yours?
James
Hey James, well done on the purchase mate. Great bike.
ATM I'm running Motoztractionator Desert HT.
@@Shadower75 yeah the bike is amazing, it's had the extra tanks at the front which is great too.
How do you rate the desert HTs? I have a 606 on the back and mt21 on the front atm but it's alot more aggressive than I need. Saying that I got abit carried away in the watagans on a single track a few weeks back.
You should invite us next time you're going out for a ride!
Next time!
A mini adventure that covers a lot of territory when the shadow casts in.
Cheers Chris, hope you enojyed it mate.
@@Shadower75 Yes, nice surprise to see the Duck! Maybe you know a Beta owner too sometime...
I’ve only just got my learners I brought a Honda 450L thought it would be a good light adventure bike that I could ride legally wanted the KTM 690 but I’m not allowed to ride on Ls unfortunately do you think my bike choice was good?
I hear the Honday 450L is not bad at all. Hopefully it will be exactly what you are after for a adventure bike and who knows, maybe when you legally can you might want to change your bike. Adventure is all about getting out and about not riding a specific bike. Cheers mate.
Hhmmm...cast wheels with tubeless tyres are always risky offroad, but it’s even worse that the front wheels are 17” and not suited to such terrain. 19” would be the minimum I’d consider, and 21” is of course ideal.
Fair point however I rode it a fair bit and it was actually a capable bike.
Cheers Ronan mate.
Shadower 75 ...good video, thanks. I look forward to part two.
When the marketing meets the road
surprisingly the bike handled the rough stuff pretty well. Cheers mate.
Stitchup ride for the beemer and Ducati
lol not at all.
that Ducati belongs on the street lol
lol you would think so hey but the bike actually went well.
Well I don’t think that Ducati belongs in such terrain. A little bit of gravel is ok but not that. Or get crashbars
Crashbars for sure however the Duke was very capable in that terrain.
Shadower 75 Well its way lighter and not so extremely high. The main problem ist the height
TBH I WOULDN'T TAKE A MULTI STRADA OFF ROAD
Id take one if I had it set up. Very capable bike. Cheers mate
Is it Sadistic of me to slightly enjoy watching people take their road oriented bikes off road and crashing them? Great video nonetheless.
hahaha yes it is mate...
I rode the Duke and was very surprised with how well it handled the terrain.
Cheers for the comments though.
So called Ducati is showcase bike only good on smooth European roads.
I thought the Duke was very capable and handled the rough stuff ok. Cheers mate