A lunch break bush mechanic fix for the IT 490 - Little Desert Dust Up Tour October 2021 - Part One

Our Little Desert Dust Up Tour had a couple of false starts before we finally made it happen. We can thank COVID for that, what a party pooper COVID is.
Our tour sees us travel from Lake Charlegrark to Murrayville in day one and return the following day. It is fair to say the riding on this tour is not for the beginner or the rookie sand rider. If you love riding in sand then this tour is for you. As with many of our tours we had the odd bike issue, on this tour we had a Vintage Yamaha IT490 (2 Stroke) ridden by Wayne. The old girl did have its share of issues and as you will see in this video, it is amazing what you can fix on the old 2 strokes on your lunch break. Enjoy!
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Filmed with:
iPhone 12Pro
GoPro 7+ Hero
GoPro 9 Black (these are shit don't buy one)
DJI Mavic Air Drone
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[@AfricaTwin-Stuff]

Another high quality Excellent Adventure. The IT added an interesting diversion. Impressed.

[@MileMunchinAdventures]

Thank you the adventures continued for part 2, you’ll see.

[@otienooduor9702]

Every biker should be a mechanic.

[@robertmauter6493]

Man wish I was there cutting the grain with you guys, one of these days I’m going to your part of the world, at least I hope to, enjoy your videos as always

[@MileMunchinAdventures]

Thanks for watching, we like to have fun I’m glad that comes through in the videos. Cheers

[@timabela7001]

Great video Brownie. Still reminiscing on our high country tour. Best ride of my life. Hope to come on another one soon!

[@MileMunchinAdventures]

Thanks Tim, hopefully I’ll get to the High Country video soon I’m a little behind.

[@timabela7001]

@@MileMunchinAdventures I've got some clips for you. I'll email you.

[@GS2wheels]

Fantastic Vid mate, awesome scenery and riding 👍

[@MileMunchinAdventures]

Thanks for your compliment, appreciate you watching my video.

[@bmccameron7642]

I had that exact IT490 model back in the day, and rode it in the LD many times. Miss it yet don't if you know what I mean. Like riding a chainsaw. My hands would be numb for a day or two after a big ride. It was good in the sand tho with all that grunt. I progressed to a KTM 640 LC4, whole nother world of refinement by comparison. I've now got a humble old Dizzer and love it despite it's limitations.

[@MileMunchinAdventures]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I haven't ridden the IT490 but I have ridden the Kawasaki KX500 and that thing would vibrate your fillings out. I've hears the KTM 640 was a vibration machine, so for you to think it was more refined might suggest the IT 490 could be the epicentre for an earthquake.

[@bobdrakeford5731]

A great watch as usual Rodney. Looked like hard work for the Riders, and the poor old IT490. Bush Mechanics at it's best. Very entertaining! I'm looking forward to Part 2! 👍😁

[@MileMunchinAdventures]

Thanks Bob, part 2 takes an interesting turn.

[@Nicontrast]

Great video, always enjoyable. Blown away by that on-site mechanic work, impressive!

[@MileMunchinAdventures]

Thank you for your kind comments, I was pretty impressed to with the bush mechanic fixes. Cheers 👍🍺

[@PeakandAbyss]

Hey mate, would love to know your prespective in protective gear and what you wear in enduro style of riding and what you wear in adventure riding to be comfortable enough but still protected. Cheers! Keep up the awesome work!

[@MileMunchinAdventures]

Sorry for the slow reply I somehow missed your comment. For adventure riding I wear and adventure jacket which has elbow, shoulder and back protection. The pants have knee protection. When I ride in the sand eg. the Little Desert Tour I wear enduro pants with knee braces underneath. When I ride pure hard enduro I wear motorcross gear with a full armour Leatt jacket under my jersey, and Pod knee braces.

[@JustAGoldfishCat]

Was it really necessary to show that stuff in the train station? And if it was, a chuckle and a “ wouldn’t get away with that nowadays” makes it look like it amuses you.

[@MileMunchinAdventures]

We can’t change history Lorraine, we were all amazed with what was considered ok in the past. None of us approved of it, and my comment is 100% true, you wouldn’t get away with it nowadays. Please accept my apologies if you were offended.

[@benjaminfrankliniii9857]

Not bad for a bunch of pensioners 😂