Australian Adventure Ride - Flinders Ranges - Part 5 - Mt Gill and Catastrophic Failure

[@PSBEadventures]

Wow, this one spoke to me man. As a bike technician of almost 30 years, unfortunately I know how the stars have to align for you NOT to have mechanical issues on these fantastic machines. I often wish I had no idea how many gears turn, springs and discs hold pressure, o-ring and seals seal, valves and rings seat and just how many working parts have to be in perfect order for them to not fail. I have had some really good luck out of my bikes, but I've had to walk a time or two for sure. Thanks Brent, these are some of the best videos on KZbin currently if you ask me.

[@brentbat]

Yeah, so true. We are usually prepared enough to deal with a lot of mechanical issues on the trip... but not a broken universal joint!

[@PSBEadventures]

@brentbat on another different note, we are heading out late this summer all the way to the Idaho backcountry (we are on the east coast in SC) to do some of the Tour of Idaho t1 and t3 trails. Starting in the Sawtooths and headed north til we run out of time and hopefully take the bdr back south. Watching content like yours has really made me want to see some of the world and document it. I really appreciate you taking the time to do these videos man!

[@brentbat]

@@PSBEadventures Sounds like you have an amazing adventure ahead of you. I rode the Idaho BDR several years ago and it was amazing. I never knew Idaho had such stunning landscapes. What sort of bikes are you doing this on? Are you moto camping or staying in hotels?

[@PSBEadventures]

@brentbat saw your video on it! A good friend of mine lives in southern Idaho. He told me about 20 years ago he could go out of his backyard and ride single and double track dirt to Canada. I've wanted to ride it ever since. My riding buddy and I are going to his place, scoop him and his son up, and we are gonna camp off the bikes! He rides a Honda Trail 90, his son a crf150, and Koty and I will be on our tw200s! We mainly ride Suzuki DRs but wanted to take the little bikes on this one.

[@garyyaxley7898]

Sorry the bike cut your trip short but looks like you still had a great time. A great video and thank you for all the details. We’re planning a trip opposite direction to Cameron’s corner. Then down to Flinders. You have given us more details on places to see, accomodation and fuel is my main worry. Awesome video. Safe riding

[@joshuasarfati5520]

You all did very well. Good on you boys. This is my new favourite bike channel. I love the Flinders

[@rodneywright3370]

What an awesome video series! The best thing to come out of this is go with the flow. Don’t let a mech failure upset you, or drag you down. It’s an adventure. Enjoy it for what it is. Thanks, and look forward to your next adventure.

[@dandersonjr]

And that gentlemen is why they call it Adventure riding. Thanks for taking us along on your journey. Enjoyable to watch.

[@thecorporategypsy]

What a hoot. Loved your mates taking the piss. A true demo of Aussie mateship in action. Well done!

[@pckopp]

Thank you for this series. It was great to follow along. As always, your production values are excellent and these videos are a delight to watch. Someday you’ll have to post that spreadsheet so we can get organized!

[@stevencohen4580]

Husky to the rescue of a BMW chalk that one on the wall, its usually the orange bikes that break down, great series thanks for sharing.

[@sausagesandwichSA]

Awesome series...bugger about the ending but you got Mt Gill done 👍

[@TRAVERSE_ADV]

The production on these videos is great. Thanks for putting in the hours on the editing!

[@Subaruleone69]

Living life to the fullest.. You never disappoint Brent.. You are the best in these videos... Ride hard and ride safe... Beautiful ending man 😢😢😢such an incredible adventure....

[@brentbat]

Thanks a lot for your comments. A lobor of love.

[@ADVBrett]

Brilliant series guys, great work, even though you didn't make it. It gives a great excuse to get after it again! Hope you give it another shot!

[@robpinter5431]

Bloody great series, and pelican mates.

[@paul.vanhout57]

Great episode with a tough ending😕. Amazingly positive attitudes given the circumstances.

[@ladytradiej8027]

That was awesome, one of your best in my opinion! F....g spectacular!! 🤣🤣

[@briangschaefer7048]

Brilliant adventure. Wonderful scenery. Great production. Thank you guys :)

[@MotoRidesAustralia]

OMG, the commentary of this one is brilliant!!! So funny, and hitting a little close to home ;-P I'm now wondering how many of my videos mention a spreadsheet!

[@shieldsymusic]

Wow, its all part of the adventure, hey. I also recently went there, to the Flinders, Mt. Gill and the SA outback a few months ago. We stayed 2 nights at Warraweena to really take in Mt Gill. My bike suffered a series of ride ending failures and had to finish on a trailer too. All good!!

[@PShep4u2u]

Brilliant as always, Brent.

[@AirbornephotographyAustralia]

A fabulous video series that you’ve captured and produced Brent. Love your work and looking forward to your next adventure. That Skydio is a real game changer. I’m hoping they become available again soon. Cheers Steve

[@MightyMooseMovies]

Fantastic series of videos Brent. Looking forward to a trip a few of us are going on this September. Staying at Angorichina Village for 4 nights, going out for day rides. Watching your video is just making me more excited to get on to the bike. Thanks again for putting time in to produce such great videos.

[@trev0437]

Absolutely amazing series, enjoyed every second of it

[@adv-moto-rider7216]

Enjoyed the series thanks for sharing

[@richardkenna149]

Top notch filming, editing, scenery, stories. Inspiring stuff. Have done a bit of the Flinders in a 4x4, can't wait to get my bike there one day.

[@bradjones1933]

That’s a journey and still have a smile on your faces, great mates.

[@mikebeaton4934]

Another great series Brent. Glad you all survived to tell the tale. It does appear however that you have ‘unfinished business’ 😀🏍️💨

[@adrianmettam9800]

Thanks Brent. I really enjoyed this series and will start planning to do the Flinders, following in your tracks. Great work.

[@lifeiswarwarislife1972]

Excellent road side skill applied there HD.

[@ShadowVonChadwick]

Thanks for sharing, enjoyed it 🖖 PS: great camera, drone & post-production.

[@nextstopadv]

Well done on another great series, Brent. As terrible as those breakdowns can be at the time, they can create some pretty great memories too.

[@stuartferrier7560]

Congratulations on another excellent series of videos Brent. You captured the beauty of the Flinders Ranges so nicely with your expert videography and video editing. Having completed a 6 day ride there myself last September, I understand the beauty that you set out to document. Well done you!

[@jaredandersen82]

What an adventure! Have loved tuning in, amazing cinematography as always and an epic adventure!! Headed out with my mates for 7 days in Colorado on the Tiger 900 next week!

[@brentbat]

Wow, 7 days in Colorado sounds amazing.. I hope you can do all the passes.

[@MaxBetMotors]

@@brentbat Yes!! We get to spend 2 days in Ouray as well so hoping that we get maybe 7-8 of the main dirt dozen passes!! Sadly with record snowfalls it's touch and go as Ophir & Black Bear are still closed!! Fingers crossed, I'll post a video when back home but it's nothing on your level!! Glad you guys are all good and had another memory-maker trip!!

[@tjracingteam]

Brilliant story telling guys. I always enjoy your videos Brent. Thanks for sharing.

[@b-radsadventures6846]

Ironmen. Incredible friendship.

[@robdotcom71]

Excellent series.... loved it. Thanks for sharing.

[@MrBlinky900]

Thank you Brent for bring us another one of your great adventures. Watching this episode gives me the chills I've got exactly the same bike, model even down to the colour as HD and apart for the weight and sheer size of the Rhino it's a super comfortable and fantastic touring machine but I'm often worried about any part of the technology and complexity of today's modern bikes and worse in the Beemers where something as small as a side stand switch would see the bike on a truck or trailer With today I'm riding more off-road and often think about owning another DR650 basic technology simple fix and the adventure can continue on in most cases.

[@KaneTerry]

Yes the Flinders & rocks, never ending rocks, sharp tyre destroying rocks. Great video

[@harleyjetdriver1957]

That sucks! But, it makes great stories. And better friends!

[@rastusbaker]

You do these vids so well Awesome.

[@kiwiadventurer]

The old story Brent, if you're with the right people, sharing doubles the enjoyment. I've run out of surperlatives when describing that country and thoroughly enjoyed the video as usual. I had the same ending with my South Island trip March this year. Instead of taking the Africa Twin I started a new series using a new CRF 300 Rally with the best suspension etc and a pair of solid walking sneakers. I was doing the remote adventure thing where Blacky my AT dare not go. Being solo I had to be prepared to walk 30 or 40 kilometres if the worst case senario should arrive. The bike had only completed 6000 kms of careful running and good maintenance when the piston got destroyed taking the cylinder with it. Unlike you guys the upshot was I pulled up to a stop (in the country side) oppisite a house owned by a mature motorcycle enthusiast with an awesome w/shop. The flight back up to the Nth Island, then having the bike couried up was only the begining of expenses. I look forward to doing it all again, starting from where the bike terminated next Mch. Cheers Darryl

[@tonychen7257]

Good work you legends, thanks for sharing, great adventure.

[@williammacdonald9955]

Hi Brent, fantastic video, started watching your nerdy mapping video’s (cannot believe there is people like me out there that love doing that stuff😊 picked up some great tips . Was planning to do a trip like this with a couple of mates but now sitting in hospital after having a major cardiac arrest, lots of time now to plan routes! Keep posting stuff to keep me inspired. Better a broken bike then a broken body

[@brentbat]

Hey William First of all, sorry to hear about your "broken body"... wow that must have been a real scare. But if you are sitting in hospital... then I'd call that a "happy ending". I wish you a full recovery and hope you will be back out on the trails exploring again soon. I think there must be a "Nerdy mapping GPS gene" that some of us have... because there are definitely a bunch of us who love that stuff.... and ton of people who couldn't care less :-)

[@williammacdonald9955]

@@brentbat thanks Brent, yes in Alfred hospital another week, Will do some “nurdy”route making. Having a go at FATMAP the 3D satellite seem really good. Thanks for the time you’ve spent doing your videos loving them.

[@joanhuggett5164]

You have to add spare bikes to your spares list :) Wonderful series. Thanks for sharing, Brent. The two Ghan images were awesome.

[@ralph1252]

Great video Brent, HD is a great commentator, you would be perfect as his wingman!!

[@brentbat]

Yeah, I've gotten that feedback a bit.... But if I pass that on to HD his head will never fit in his helmet :-)

[@FrancoisTX1974]

Amazing scenery, tks. I thought the Husky would be the problem and boom…BMW and Honda….crazy.

[@brentbat]

My Husky is rock solid.... I have tremendous confidence in it when I'm on my trips.

[@camstarx]

Great series Brent !! Thanks for creating .

[@haitch1980]

Great job. Thanks for your efforts and advice.

[@tassieadventurerider4815]

Another excellent well edited video Brent. I’m about to do my 3rd Cairns to Cape trip but this trip is on my bucket list too.

[@DickieWanaka]

Awesome adventure!! Really need to plan a ride to oz and do the flinders ranges !! You’ve inspired me to go to oz instead of going to USA ! Just need to sort out rentals or ship my 890r over ! Thanks for the great series Brent

[@throttleridingadventures]

Blimy glad the trailer was 450ks away still a long day for you once again thankyou

[@jimwood1068]

Great series. Nice one. Jim Uk.

[@dmolloy9814]

Thanks for this, enjoyed it

[@feralbeemers]

Fantastic Brent, such a shame HD didn’t do Mount Gill. Flinders will always be unfinished business i think, you can go back and back time and again.

[@agro1942]

Lol, love HD's narration. Do it again sometime :)

[@richardkessen7009]

Great vid as always Brent. Sorry about the breakdown of the GS. You might still have some more unfinished business in the Flinders. I’m looking forward to my own trip to the Flinders with some mates in October.

[@seisamigos397]

Way to go fellas! Now that's an adventure!!

[@ernier9033]

Great series, thank you. Now that I’ve heard JD and Coco I understand what great friends you three are. While I think you have a great story-telling voice, Brent, I suggest you let the other two share some of the commentary in any future videos.🕊️

[@brentbat]

Ooohhhhh. A new member in the HD and Coco fan club. Thanks Ernie.

[@ernier9033]

@@brentbat PS The reliability of a bike is proportional to the maintenance done by its owner - that should keep HD and Coco grounded😉

[@peterdd4994]

How about a follow up video of the de-brief and what would I do differentially if I had my time again?

[@marski5260]

Outstanding trip !

[@jackhurley7543]

nice one mate.. heading over soon! would you by chance have a gpx to share for the trip? all good if naah..

[@drz400_moto]

I’ve absolutely loved this series Brent and can’t wait for the next one! Looking forward to where that might be. Do you take request? 😜 I’m sure there’ll be plenty of suggestions! 👌

[@ride4adventure]

1st Class 👍

[@TheHornetRider1]

Can't wait for the next ride there Unfinished Buisness 2 "Still unfinished"

[@k_plax]

Great series Brent. Enjoyed HD’s commentary. So the next video series will be “Flinders Ranges - Un unfinished business”?

[@occyman]

Interesting series but there is no way I could spend that long in the Flinders …one day is enough

[@jamestomlinson3968]

Curious to know if you had a permit to fly a drone in the National Park?

[@williamlewis180]

What was the name of the gorge? Can't seem to find it on maps...

[@brentbat]

Do you mean Brachina Gorge? It's here goo.gl/maps/qpZ822K84P5mA2ao9

[@williamlewis180]

@brentbat that's the one, couldn't get the spelling right. Cheers mate.

[@motorsonny]

Mind me asking if you use any kind of video filters on top of your video's if so which are they mind me asking? overall colouring looks highly professional. I run a channel myself and want to learn how to edit properly myself i'm still learning!

[@brentbat]

Yes, I do colour grade my footage and I apply a LUT which gives it more of a cinematic look. I have a whole playlist on my editing techniques....... Here's the video on colour grading. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6nGZomvfq-Fn7s

[@motorsonny]

thank you kindly@@brentbat I am watching your tutorials ! thanks a lot :)

[@jarosawskrzypek1373]

It's not the first drive shaft fail in GS used off road that I see. Makes me think that chain is better off road solution. At least, easier to fix on the road one might think. Could you please advise what was the milage of that GS when drive shaft failed? I would appreciate it. Great videos like always by the way :)

[@brentbat]

It was 91,000 km... and knowing HD, they were probably pretty "tough" kms, but HD said to me that he has heard of similar issues all around the 90K / 100K mileage.

[@TubbyTrialTeam]

It’s all part of the adventure I suppose

[@jmsask]

Sometimes what we plan turns to shit but then make good memories 🍻

[@EddyOtway]

Bloody beemers🙄 someone told me that’s a common fault on the 1250 if you pressure wash the seals on the swingarm

[@MotoRidesAustralia]

Brent, here's a statement you may feel conflicted with, but is it an adventure because it doesn't go to plan?!

[@RealHooksy]

Bad luck with the tyre, but I think you dodged a bullet there. Mt Gill is NOT the place to take a big adventure bike. I’m sure some could do it, but I wouldn’t. Btw, Rob’s dirt bikes in Broken Hill has tyres. The place looks a bit rough, but they know their stuff and helped us out on a Sunday morning when we needed a tyre. #Legends Good video 👍

[@brentbat]

Thanks for your note... and ordinarily I would totally agree with you about big bikes not being suitable for Mt Gill. But.... HD can ride his GSA better than I can ride my 701 (not hard). I have no doubt that not only would he have got around the track OK... but he would have been cackling like a little girl over the Sena the whole way.

[@feralbeemers]

🤔 can I disagree? 😬

[@RealHooksy]

@@feralbeemers of course you can 😎

[@brentbat]

@@feralbeemers you can definitely disagree. But are you disagreeing with @Realhookseys comment that says Mt Gill shouldn’t be ridden on a big bike or disagreeing with my assertion that HD would have not only smashed it, but would have loved it?

[@feralbeemers]

@brentbat Never doubted HD, really really wanted to see him smash up that hill!

[@MrEtnorb]

Can you imagine all the 690/701 haters who initially put all their bets on the 701 breaking down now being disappointed.

[@brentbat]

Yes, for sure. In fact HD was giving me shit about my Husky being "from KTM lineage" and was sure I was going to suffer some form of mechanical issue. I love my 701 and find it super reliable.

[@3goldfinger]

You are looking at a few thousand dollars for that repair. Please let us know how it goes.

[@brentbat]

Actually HD got it repaired under warranty I believe.

[@3goldfinger]

@@brentbat kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3-nh2uFbb99nKM

[@lifeiswarwarislife1972]

Vulcanise.

[@brentbat]

You are correct... THAT is the word I used... (Not Emulsify).

[@666dualsport]

bmws---why why why do people buy em

[@brentbat]

They are great bikes for the right riding. Normally they are super reliable (albeit heavy).

[@grego10r]

sell that junk ang get real japan made bike .

[@brentbat]

Oh so very funny. The Husky was the last bike standing.

[@grego10r]

@@brentbat they all junk dude i know it ktm bs an bmw crap no ty keep on fixing haha

[@feralbeemers]

🤔 you have some relevant experience in the matter obviously. I would disagree somewhat