7 Day Adventure bike ride from Sydney to Broken Hill

This video gives an overview of the 7-day trip that Nick and I did from Sydney to Broken Hill (outback NSW) in August 2020. It is designed for other adventure riders who are planning similar trips or want some insight into what a trip like this is like. We were on BMW R1250GS bikes.
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GPX files available for download here.
www.dropbox.com/s/rkk6huu5dqu...

[@ssamorfati]

Closed gate: "Didn't want 4wds spoiling the adv tracks" ha ha love it 👍😂. Great vid. Thanks

[@AnIdiotOnTwoWheels]

Plus it's a gate, not a fence, so...

[@soundzrinmygarden3833]

Yeah that was the best commentary

[@TheMorgster]

Incredible! As a 30 year Sydney road only rider you've just put an adventure bike firmly on my shopping list!

[@brentbat]

Hey Mike If you love road riding then you will LOVE Adventure motorcycling. All the fun of riding bikes, but often with no cars, the adventure of riding on dirt, and often getting to places that very few people ever see. I'm getting ready to set off on a 7 day trip to the Victorian High country. It will be 90% on dirt and we'll mix up camping with hotels etc. It is going to be amazing. My advice is to pull the trigger and try an adv bike.... it will just open up a whole new dimension for you. Brent

[@johnrussell4385]

This is one of the best motorcycle videos I have ever seen! I have visited Australia twice and love it and the people. I am an old BMW touring rider from Indiana who rode on pavement all over the US. I put about 100 k miles on my R90/6 the last 30 years and still ride it. Thanks for sharing and do it again soon.

[@brentbat]

Hey John, thanks for your note. Glad you are still riding your R90. I also have a GS in the US (Texas) and did an 11 day trip through Tenessee and the Smokey Mountains. You have lots of beautiful country to ride in over there. Stay safe. I'm planning another trip through the Australian high country in March, so I look forward to trying to do it justice with my cameras.

[@doctorboy5892]

The whole room just exploded at my house. We loved how you can see the Toyota land cruiser tracks still going ahead where you had to turn back and go to Hay. Classic and super fantastic. Still laughing here.

[@brucemcnair2]

Some friends and I did a similar trip some years ago. The Flinders were a high point for us. I was amazed how well my 1200gsa rode from highways down to tracks just so easily. Haven’t ridden for ages now but your vid brought back some lovely memories. Well done and thanks for sharing.

[@annielark6650]

Very informative video. I love the filming too...easy to watch and great narrative . Thank you. We live in a beautiful country.

[@JohnDoe-xm9ql]

Beautiful country. What a ride. Well done gentlemen. From the central coast of California... 🇺🇸🙏👏👍🍾

[@kevincadwallader871]

Love the video, you guys are so lucky to have so much off road riding. Oz is definitely on the bucket list.👍 looking forward to seeing more of your trips.

[@audio2u]

What an epic ride, and a beautifully produced video to boot. Nice work, fellas!

[@KaRa-qo4iy]

What an awesome video, thank you guys so much for sharing your trip with us! Greetings from Germany

[@watersofthesouth]

Love it guys. One of the best motorcycle travel videos I've ever seen

[@donaldjjanes2814]

Very well done guys. I have taken similar trips all over NW Canada and the US. Although the terrain through the Rockies is very different from what you experienced, equally beautiful. I spent a year in Australia in my youth and I always wanted to do a similar trip. Now that I'm retired...you gave me an idea... Thanks for posting. Cheers.

[@MrKey-mn5ji]

Glad I stumbled onto this video, well done boys.

[@Spad562]

Top production, thoroughly enjoyed your travels, well done

[@grimsadventures-bikesnpetr7913]

Great video, I ride 2010 GS it's been thruogh every condition here in SA, I wish I could ride the outback with you guys, that mud Is like a clay, I enjoy riders that can go through any conditions, proves ones riding abilities.......great great video

[@pauljordan6016]

What an amazing trip. Great roads. Great riding. Its now on my bucket list. Awesome effort. Thanks for sharing and talking us through

[@overlandertv]

You might enjoy this feature length Film on what it is like to ride a motorcycle around Australia. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6GTmKCPZslra9U

[@andrewfelcey5593]

From England,, Enjoyed that thanks for posting.

[@aarenmyatt4509]

Awesome vid. Thanks for knockin' it up and sharing. Very enjoyable. 👍

[@samwalker9170]

Very well put together video, great drone footage and enjoyed the calm and informative narration. If you don’t want an adventure bike after watching this, you don’t want an adventure bike.

[@motivate-your-mindset]

Stunning landscapes (-: they can never lockdown the human spirit!!

[@jasonchis]

Great stuff guys, looked fun, video was really well put together too. And thanks for linking to the GPX files

[@janventura6649]

Wow man, lovely scenery, great adventure, and beautifully filmed as well!

[@David.Horne72]

Great vid, what a fantastic ride, you guys are living the dream.

[@bobsmyth6706]

Love the picture of the hotel and bikes. Really enjoying watching your channel. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@garmit61]

I loved the video; you certainly have some stunning countryside down your way. Loved the national park where you were dodging the roos.

[@BikerBytes]

What a brilliant ride gents! You can’t beat the Broken Hill area, been many times, by car. There’s a great camp site in Silverton that was a park from yesteryear with old swings and slides, very eerie especially when the chain rattle. ATB Jason.

[@maxmartin-merrells3723]

Bloody lovely guys, this gives me just the inspiration I need to ride my partner and I out that far

[@roywiedemeyer5346]

What an inspirational ride and video! Love all the off road. We'll be taking our #vespa there very soon, though the deep mud does sound daunting. Well done guys

[@adriaanvanzyl]

Awesome Video. Awesome footage and trails. Awesome Bikes. Very well and awesome narrated. Just awesome guys. TX

[@mikephotographer215]

Amazing video and really well narrated. Thanks!

[@edwinloarca9470]

Thanks for sharing this video-adventure. Fantastic!.

[@wandering_armadillo]

Fabulous footage and enjoyed your narration and maps outlining where you ventured. Unformed tracks look like bush my friend, with you paving the way! Well done!

[@tomhawkesworth]

Great country. Went out that way when dry. A totally different beast when wet. Great video.

[@Zerotys_ADV]

Wow, an epic trip gents! Well done, I see an ADV bike in my future.

[@norbertweibeler7549]

What a great trip, I also has done some of your tracks while my time in Australia. Well done guys I enjoyed seeing the report and many memories came up again. Greetings from Germany :). Norbert

[@ConstantinDendrinos]

Super cool adventure! I felt like been there with you guys. And I liked the narrative approach of this video!

[@graham6250]

That trip is now on my bucket list 👍thanks fellas

[@tommcguire5525]

What a great, quality, interesting and professional video. A joy to watch.

[@brentbat]

Thanks Tom... I've got another one coming in March.. going for 7 days into the Victorian High Country... AND I'll have a new totally autonomous drone... So it should be amazing.

[@kevinbrennan5113]

That was bloody awesome guys. Using adventure bikes, for what they were intended for. No guts, no glory aye? Well done. Great watch.

[@ElectricChickenADV]

Brilliant ride guys, thanks for sharing the vid!

[@explorethebush]

Awesome trip, footage and editing. Really enjoyed it thanks

[@marinoopen]

THANKS for this vid. American starting to plan an adv trip and rental in Australia for 2022. Your vids give me a starting point.

[@brentbat]

Feel free to ping me with any questions... happy to help you out with your planning.

[@mhazel4777]

thank you for the ride or allowing us to go with you thru the video great video loved it

[@darrenwinstanley3771]

Wow, what a great ride, fantastic adventure, kudos to the guy on the Africa Twin staying 2 up on the river crossings, hope no damage was done to the people and bikes that went down.

[@mauricioribeiro1913]

Awesome ride! Australia is indeed a beautiful country. Cheers mate!

[@soloneptune5637]

This qas so amazing to see you guys riding in the wild and da gerous rouyes ....very adventurous....

[@brentbat]

Hi Sachin Thanks for your note. Those routes are actually pretty tame by Australian standards. There are so many more adventurous routes that I plan to take on. We are very lucky in Aus.

[@TheLegalMentorsTLM]

My favourite video..iv watched it many times

[@petercameron8832]

Well done fellas, tight editing makes good watching. About that mud north of Hay, my volksy 1200 in 1963 wore clods of it even back in Melbourne

[@mitchellwinks4280]

Thanks for that journey Brent!!!!!

[@garyingle7440]

Thank you for that content. Wow - what a beautiful country. Brent your videography and editing are brilliant. I hope you publish more content. Having not been on a bike for 20 years I just bought myself a GS adventure and stumbled across your channel. Really inspiring stuff. I can’t wait until I become more comfortable on the bike and can tackle some adventure rides. This video has made me add a GS trip through Australia to my bucket list! Greetings from South Africa

[@53kezza]

Thanks guys. A real treat.

[@imAgr8guy2]

Great adventure, great video. Thanks for sharing it. Hi to you guys from Bali

[@seannaylor5222]

I absolutely loved this video! Great camera work, very good narration, and a great route. I truly hope to get to Australia someday, and your video made the desire even stronger. I will be buying my first ADV motorcycle this year and have been browsing videos to see what I may have in store. Thanks for sharing this!

[@brentbat]

Hey Sean, thanks for your note. Yes, adv bikes open up a whole new world of adventure. I have lists of places I want to go... and now I'm researching them. There are plenty of good facebook groups. where you can learn about great routes, hook up with some others for a ride etc.

[@rockbiterhd]

Fantastic well done love it out there that it is something else cheers

[@anarchyfork2676]

Loved this vid. Well done lads.

[@rolandrat8291]

Looks like an awesome trip. That flashing tail light would drive me bananas 🍌 !!

[@triggerdose]

cheers for the vids Brent! love your work

[@murrayjb2883]

This was excellent. So well produced.

[@eerhardhuizinga2632]

As a South African inAustralia itching to ride. Your video has opened a world to me.

[@brentbat]

Thanks Eerhard, yes, we are really lucky... there is amazing riding all through Australia.. Enjoy exploring.

[@davidspez7267]

Just an awesome video, thank you!

[@lekkarides]

Great little edit Brent, very interesting to see things that side of the water.. Thanks :-)

[@JackRiverD]

Nice. Thanks for introducing me to this area.

[@gregarnett6994]

From Arizona, US...Glad to see you guys riding your big bikes as designed. Many here are whining about them opting for the smaller 790’s, etc... If you want to go a distance, there’s nothing like your 1250’s, well built and comfortable when on hwy. Really love the miles of dirt Au offers. Enjoy!

[@brentbat]

Hey Greg, I agree. I dont plan to do single-track, but these bikes are pretty damn capable on technical 4wd tracks. And if you have them hardened up, then they don't get damaged when you drop them. I love your part of the world. I've spent quite a bit of time in Az, Utah, NV. The Southwest is my favorite part of the USA. Will have to the AZ BDR one of these days... I'm doing Idaho in July. If you want to see a contrast in landscape, check out my Vic High Country ride. We did 7 days almost totally on dirt.... Kind of like our version of a BDR. Take care.

[@LisiJanVentures]

Omg this looks incredible

[@AdamSuperAC]

Nothing ventured, Nothing gained. Only the daring tenacity to go on. A fine adventure gentlemen!

[@ryanmalone2681]

As a fellow rider in the US touring all the national parks and trying to get some respect for the parks, I really enjoyed and appreciated your videos.

[@brentbat]

Hey Ryan You have some great riding over in the US... This year I want to do my first full BDR. I've done some of the Southern Californian BDR, but have my eye on either Colorado or Idaho this year... end-to-end.

[@UTPP]

Great video mate, looks like an awesome adventure.

[@TheFastphill]

well done Brent well filmed thanks for the gps logs

[@AnIdiotOnTwoWheels]

That's a brilliant video!

[@GSMicrobe]

that's just awesome greetings from a Belgian GS rider!

[@Retromansite]

Great story. Great ride. Thanks😉

[@christianmarth9989]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing

[@9ictv2]

Thanks for sharing...you certainly took on some tough mud! But I think the sand you guys ride on like it’s no big deal would have me beat at the end of the day😎

[@Soulbalmers]

Love the video! Waiting for my bike to be delivered in the next few days, will put this route on the list. Thanks mate, much love 🙏

[@brentbat]

Heading off in 3 weeks for an epic ride to Victorian High Country. Should be amazing.

[@Soulbalmers]

@@brentbat I'm sure you going to have an amazing time. Look forward to watching that video :) a question for you...How did you film the drone footage while riding? or is there a 3rd person we didn't see?

[@brentbat]

@@Soulbalmers Hey Jeet, no there was no third person. The shots where I was riding I had the controller on my tank bag and I had the Mavic Air 2 tracking me. It doesn't track all that well, but I got a few decent shots from it. I did end up crashing my drone when I was near Menindee Lakes because I was riding down a dirt road standing on the pegs.... right hand on the throttle, left hand trying to control the drone (which was in sports mode). needless to say the drone hit a tree :-(

[@Soulbalmers]

@@brentbat You definitely got some good shots!! Hope you got it working again, gonna need for the next trip ;)

[@keithcoulton9788]

Another awesome video Brent

[@taebert]

Thank you for sharing this adventure with us. I had thought your government had you folks pretty much locked -in due to the plague. I was surprised that I don’t recall even seeing anyone wearing a mask. Glad to see you can still get out and about. Great job of capturing this on video and telling your story.

[@brentbat]

Hey Tim, you are right, the Aus government has taken a pretty strong stance on COVID. Some states have locked other states out if there is an outbreak, and you can't even get into Australia without a FORCED 2 weeks quarantine under guard in a hotel. However, my state (NSW) has had zero new cases of COVID for 20 days straight now, and I think the country as a whole has been at zero new cases for about 7 days, so the tough approach has definitely worked, and Australia is gradually reducing it's strict approach to COVID, but I think it will keep quarantine in place from international visitors for quite some time yet. However, none of this stopped me from exploring the NSW outback in August luckily.

[@RealDimensionsSA]

Thanks for sharing your tracks

[@chrisbettles7597]

Great adventure lads and great edit!

[@michaelhazen8658]

fantastic. well organized and commented.

[@adrianlewis2113]

Great video, loved it. Cheers

[@michaelhunter4891]

This is freaking amazing

[@anthonyb8208]

Only just found your channel, but the video was great, thanks

[@mangoMango-ck3et]

Sure is a Great Southern Land,, great scenery,,,safe ride..

[@autoinnovationsuk]

Great video thanks guys !

[@radconsuperan]

Nice video... thanks for sharing!

[@den2ofoz]

While I'm trying to browse what to buy for my first bike and got this suggested. Getting my first bike soon, and after my riding skills is good enough I'll upgrade to adventure bike. Have fun adventuring! And subbed!

[@brentbat]

Hey Denz... Enjoy your first bike, not sure what you are getting, but a light dual-sport bike would be great as a first bike and also allow you to play around on dirt. Adventure riding is fantastic, and riding on dirt usually means little to no cars which is one of the big appeals.

[@waldo_s]

Amazing scenery 🙌

[@advanturest]

What a great video. 👍

[@Spiderwebsider]

Thanks for the gpx files. I’ll be using them as soon as this bloody rain stops.

[@brentbat]

Yeah, you do not want to try riding out West when it is wet. Roads are closed and it's impassible. I hear you about the rain.... I'm heading out soon to the Flinders Ranges which thankfully is dry.

[@reinmansmith]

Great video and well put together 👍

[@GavCritchley]

Spectacular. Really nice.

[@ajayboyquimzon4110]

How i wish to experience this kind of adventure 😍😍😍

[@GiliamsTravels]

Great video Brent that's a real adventure

[@davidknows3320]

How can you only have 500 subscribers? I'm sharing the heck out of this video. Extremely well done!

[@brentbat]

Hey David, thanks for your note. It's a labour of love.

[@jimmytokyo3773]

Very polished production. Can see the quality and attention that went into making it. Unlike a lot of plain lazy videos out in KZbin-land.

[@alfredoalmeida6754]

Paisagens espectaculares Votos de boas viagens Abraço de Aveiro, Portugal

[@BishopPutchie]

Thanks for sharing mate

[@craigm3994]

Fantastic vid

[@jakefinch5176]

From broken hill great vid

[@HarryKey]

Your videos are SO well made

[@brentbat]

Thanks Harry... My first career was in film and tv, so I have had professional training, and it's a labour of love. I enjoy making the videos while I ride.