You Don't Have to Have a Long Neck; to be a GOOSE! - Milk Run Eps 11

[@mazdar100]

Dying to find out what's wrong with that DR.

[@thejackofalltravels8267]

That early stop where he changed the T fitting. You mention bush camping even the termites don’t bush camp there. Wow desolate. So beautiful thanks so much great video series

[@Spiderwebsider]

Love your presentation style mate: old school Australian 👍👍👍

[@mountainconstructions]

Been a great series this one

[@GringoLoco]

As always, you show how the Australian outback is mesmerizing... especially the gold mining ghost town, getting stuck in quicksand, the desolate plains and that huge red termite mound!

[@WallyOnTour]

Another awesome episode Steve, there is something about the sections of nothingness that I really enjoy. Keep it upright, stay safe 👍

[@mongreldogproductions]

I'm always drawn to the harsh beauty of the Outback. Thanks for watching.

[@mrdoodle8748]

Brilliant series, those bikes certainly earn their keep.

[@bugman5337]

Steve THANK YOU 🙏 THANK YOU 🙏 your videos are so so relevant to a 68yr old like me on my v strom 650 getting closing to living the Dream 👍😉

[@mongreldogproductions]

Hi Bugman, happy to help! Stay safe.

[@peterdawson7775]

Steve , you'll have to let us long suffering dr650 riders know what was the problem with Tom's dr, pretty tricky problem! Any way , been a fantastic series do far , just loving it 😎. Cheers.

[@freedomforever6718]

That sand reminds me of quicksand. Good example of why riding with a partner is smart.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Yeah, as I say in the Vid, if I was on my own I would've done things differently. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@freedomforever6718]

@@mongreldogproductions , My pleasure! G'day mate!

[@ghostrider9978]

This DR has me more intrigued than who shot JR in Dallas. Trying to catch up with your uploads but I’m a bit behind. Your patience is greater than your mates .My little brother is a warrant officer in the army ( 35 years in ) n he has a similar approach to problem solving like yourself. Never gets to stressed and always finds a solution. Thanks again for generously sharing your adventure.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Glad you enjoy the Channel content…thanks for watching.

[@MrGfreddy]

Never disappointing Tom punches well above his weight I could have sworn I seen him smile hooking you out of the sand !

[@robertarmbruster5650]

Thanks for another great episode Steve. I won't get to see half the places you show me. You handle the big bike really well, I also have a R1200GS and know how difficult it can get. Your mate on the DR650 is to be admired, my temperament would never run that far, I think he needs a new bike. The aerial view of your path and the stills for road signs is really good, we can trace your journey.

[@grahamcairn8379]

Been watching your videos for a few years now and finding them educational for when I get over there to do my lap around Australia...I've been riding for 54 years now but I seriously thinking maybe a 4 wheel drive adventure would be a bit safer for me on my own. Thanks again for sharing and for helping us that just really don't understand how big Australia is.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Hi GC, whether you do it by vehicle or MC, just make sure you take some sensible precautions and enjoy everything that the Outback has to offer. Thanks for watching.

[@astrobusa]

This series is truly outstanding Steve. A uniquely Australian perspective by a pretty unique Australian. Nothing brightens my (viewing) day like the news you've posted a new video.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Thanks for the positive feedback...glad you're enjoying the journey.

[@stephenhadley2490]

I’ve got a mate who has an old XT Yamaha I go touring with. He likes it because it’s easy to work on. Lucky, because he’s always working on it. Anyway it always adds a bit of an unknown factor to our trips but so far we’ve always made it home.

[@mongreldogproductions]

I can relate to all of what you said lol. Thanks for watching.

[@mattw1393]

A genuine thanks for sharing your travels Steve, from a humble man with nowhere near enough time for these adventures myself at this point in my life.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Glad you can still enjoy the journey...even if it is from home.

[@aboutye]

All so relaxing to watch from my cozy seat as youse meander through dust and a big landscape :-)

[@jimdoolan2277]

Really enjoying your videos Thanks so much Cheers

[@mongreldogproductions]

You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to comment. 😀

[@vindiesel5466]

Great channel guys, could you sometime give us a run down on the camera gear you use and editing

[@b.n674]

Great viewing Steve enjoying your videos immensely.. Tell you what Tom has had his fair share of bad luck with his DR. Can certainly be diagnostically challenging at times.. Though you both seem to be mechanically minded which are awesome skills to have especially riding the Outback where help can be hundreds of kms away.. Ripper Milk run though.. lol..

[@BMW_R1250GS]

Steve, every time I watch one of your trips where you take that BMW R1200GSA is an example of skill and determination hats off to you mate. Cheers

[@mongreldogproductions]

'skill and determination'? Nah, in most cases I'm just a passenger holding on as tight as I can. Thanks for the feedback. 👍

[@tomnewell5529]

G'day mate from memory the only obstacle on the Ernest giles RD was a long sandy creek bed crossing where's If you turn north and go up the boggy hole track up to hermansberg that's a different story We found that track very challenging Thanks for another awesome video mate 👍

[@alphonsvanmaanen]

Excellent video Steve, fantastic landscapes!.. Arltunga! What a tough life that would have been back in the day! Phew! Safe riding.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Tough existence indeed. Thanks for watching and your continued support.

[@stevepike195]

Excellent series Steve, just like to agree with a comment that came a couple of videos back, freeze framing the signs gives us viewers an extra feel for where you are and where your headed. Keep em coming.

[@adriaanvanzyl]

Once again a great Video. Love seeing your Country through your Videos. TX allot

[@1mmickk]

Its going to be a hoot when they find that pebble, wherever it is.

[@justusgronts3882]

Rough road points at the plastic sluffing I mentioned. Fuel flow thru small orifice/filter makes the flakes cling to filter or pile up around jet, cutting off flow, stop and they fall away or shake um loose till flow brings them back. Just draining bowl leaves them behind to keep messing with you. they are almost invisible in a filter. 👍

[@robertmorris4784]

Thanks for that info, I'll keep that in mind if ever my DR gives me similar issues. 😀

[@mongreldogproductions]

Yeah, we never did clear the jet when on the road...every time we thought we were close to solving the problem, we weren't. Very frustrating.

[@billcotton1551]

I'm always curious about the abandoned cars along the way. Looking forward to the next one Steve.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Just broken down and abandoned...probably not economical to recover or torched before it can be repaired. Next one out in a few days.

[@maccas44]

Fantastic Steve loving this series

[@bobbyoz8251]

Thanks again for another amazing video Steve!

[@dynamadnessadventures205]

Awesome video Steve. With the footage at the end ya have to wonder how things like that happed unbelievable. Ride safe

[@mikedew380]

Enjoy your videos and the adventures. Thanks .

[@mongreldogproductions]

You're welcome.

[@bryan.meijer]

The ending always gets me keen for the next one!

[@mongreldogproductions]

Then my plan is working...watch this space!

[@in2ADV]

You and me both...! 🙂

[@nbrettoner]

Was in The Alice a few days ago then Ross River Homestead before Coober Pedy & now near Barossa.

[@gsd4me00]

Always excellent, never long enough. 🙂

[@wayneschenk5512]

Need a mate on runs like this good advice.

[@robpinter5431]

Great work Steve.

[@warrickjones590]

I'm loving the series mate n I feel for bloke on DR tractor.

[@gregbolitho9775]

Nice, thought they were joking about the emergency strip to you ranover the piano keys. Excellent! I wondered about strips out that way. Nice goin m8s, thank you.

[@mongreldogproductions]

I dont make this shit up...Watch this space.

[@gregbolitho9775]

@@mongreldogproductions Will do Sir.

[@phillipdean9879]

Sounds like the DR’s got a bit of crap in the carb. Awesome video. Beautiful country! Just loving it! 🍺🍺

[@jjsadv]

I feel for Tom. I did a 7000 Kms trip with a fuel issue one time.. You worry the whole time when you will get stuck.. Luckily for me I managed it to the end.. And you dont like to hold up you mate if riding with someone.

[@riderinsanjose337]

I feel the same way but you have to remember that your mate can bail you out much the same way you can bail him out of trouble. A major point is that you really have to vet your mate carefully. " Oh yeah. I can ride in sand " I had to back track eight times to help pick that SOB's overloaded bike up. I kept telling him how to ride it. Never tried what I was telling him. He ain't no fun. He fell right over !

[@mongreldogproductions]

It doesn't make for a relaxing journey when it's a constant worry. We knew it wouldn't leave us stranded but it wasn't very reassuring either.

[@bazza8947]

Your mate has way more patience than me! Hanging to see what the issue was….if he ever found out haha

[@JohnWilliams-ge7eh]

Great channel would love to be on one of your adventures.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Grab ya gear; Lets go!

[@JohnWilliams-ge7eh]

@@mongreldogproductions would like too mate your a long way from the u.k 👍

[@JustTex]

Sounds like the dr just wants to be off road haha. Cheers 4 sharing sir.

[@garthc8]

Slower speed less fuel runs ok, higher speed seems like a vapour lock. I would look at the breather tube on the fuel tank or see if the carb breather tubes are blocked with mud

[@mongreldogproductions]

We did check that...even tried to pressurise the tank by blowing into the breather hose. No joy. Thanks for watching.

[@rockbiterhd]

Still going with crap in the carby still loving it 👍🍻

[@johnbarton6230]

G'day mate, Years ago - I had a dr350, thought I'd be smart and ran the carby breather hose in to the air box. Guese what ?, the bike would start and run fine, sometimes for many k's, sometimes only a few K's, this went on for what seemed like every weekend for many weeks. Then I had a thought, I removed the breather from the air box - It never played up again, me thinks the vacuum created in the air box was also happening in the carby chamber and not allowing fuel through.Just a thought, maybe it will help, I certainley know he feels.

[@phil6347]

John nice to see your following the lads and their Adventures, I put in my 2bucks worth and said try spark plug, connection something might be loose, Cheers P.J.

[@johnbarton6230]

I'll go back to my earlier blurb about the DR350. Check the breather hoseis not kinked, or routed to close to the air filter inlet. love your work, been watching for several years and always enjoyed, Cheers

[@mongreldogproductions]

Hi John, we checked that early in the piece...no joy. Glad you enjoy the Channel content.

[@johnbarton6230]

Thanks Steve, thought we might have nailed it - not to be. Enjoy your travels, we certainly do, Cheers.

[@mosa4688]

No use looking in that abandoned Peugeot on the Plenty Hwy - I got the last couple of salvageable things (a luggage strap and water bottle) out of it back in July/August ! It had an electronic locking system because the doors and bonnet were not opening, no way, no how. How brilliant is the Binns Track section down to the Ross Hwy. Everyone talks about the West MacDonnell Ranges - the East side is pretty specky too. I thought when you said to "avoid the tar leaving Alice...." you were going to go down the Finke Gorge, which at the moment is a nightmare. You had more sense than us! Tom doesn't like Motorcycle Mechanics ??? There are a couple of good ones in Alice by all accounts.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Trust me, we carry enough crap with us to want to salvage more stuff from roadside wrecks lol. The Binns Track is a good track for Adv Rider purposes. Thanks for watching.

[@russellflesser2514]

Well done on the series so far steve. Feeling sorry for Tom, he obviously is a very patient man. I would have stopped in Alice until I had done everything from tank to carby. Nothing boils my lollies like an unreliable bike. Can't wait till the next one.

[@nzseagull]

Awesome Steve

[@johnrogers5825]

I'm putting my dough on shit in the fuel, either clogging a filter or in the carb. That would explain the rough dirt riding bouncing it around and letting enough fuel pass through, where as on the smooth road it settles and clogs. I couldn't find what the prize for correct answer is.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Hi jr, have a look at the Vid Description in the final vid. Every Player wins a prize?

[@robertmorris4784]

Back in 1999 about 30km east of Giles weather station I saw the aftermath of a direct head-on collision between two 4x4's... perfectly straight , dry road. I still to this day wonder how the heck they managed to do that....luckily they seemed to be Ok and waved me past. I get the impression they were already sick of people stopping and asking how it happened.

[@mongreldogproductions]

I'm still trying to figure that one out...similar circumstances, daylight, relatively straight, dry, good gravel. A tragedy that could have been so easily avoided.

[@gsd4me00]

@@mongreldogproductions. Was the truck involved as well or only parked skew-whiff to stop traffic?

[@mongreldogproductions]

@@gsd4me00 Yeah, used as early warning heading from the West...

[@gordslater]

a two minute ride yeah I've had great ideas like that before too

[@mongreldogproductions]

You can relate then lol. Thanks for watching.

[@geoffballe8766]

Drive safe you pair

[@suzyamerica4679]

Nice video & thank you for sharing. Seems no place now is safe from the possibility of those flash floods (they’re calling them “bomb storms” here in the states) these days. Too much rain too quickly. Poor Tom with that bike :( I see you flip around your cameras a bit. The two I’m using the most are a DJI Oslo Action and GoPro Hero 5 black. Been using one of them for its fine stabilization and HDR and supercruise, but the second one for its narrower field of view. Otherwise the stuff I’m looking at is often lost in the too-wide view. Can only show it right with lots of quick zooms & crops. I took a page from Rozzie and switched to editing on the phone .. way less stuff to carry when traveling :) Keep up the good work! 👍👍👍

[@mongreldogproductions]

Hi SA, all that flooding was due to a thing called Cyclone Trevor in 2019. www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/Trevor.shtml Up that neck of the woods, that part of Australia is known as Channel Country. Any big volumes of water travel hundreds of km and pour into Lake Eyre, a huge depression which was once an inland sea. It only happens occasionally but when it does, it creates a lot of misery for all those in its path. I currently use two Osmo's...I'm not a fan of GoPro. I had a nasty experience with them and refuse to use their gear (for now at least).

[@suzyamerica4679]

@@mongreldogproductions So far my only grief with the GoPro is that it sometimes corrupts files. Otherwise I wish more manufacturers would follow the lead of Drift and make available some simple remotes and the cloning feature to make multi camera segments easier.

[@Tstud433]

Hi guy’s, a huge fault with dr650 is the choke plunger jams open. Pull it out of the carby & check it. I’ve fixed a couple of them. Cheers

[@mongreldogproductions]

We didnt consider that...i know some blokes fit a choke lever and do away with the cable.

[@Tstud433]

@@mongreldogproductions tr

[@imferret244]

Clogged Secondary Air Filter? I’ve read that can cause issues with DR’s. That filter can also be an issue if the top of the air box has been opened up I believe…….

[@mongreldogproductions]

The airbox had been modified...more on that later. Watch this space.

[@tonyf7997]

Love this vid- like me - I’d prefer to be on dirt than black top … see more and usually less traffic and humans!

[@stef9243]

What's a peugeot doing in the australian outback??

[@mongreldogproductions]

At the moment, it’s rusting away and slowly becoming another part of the landscape… 🤣

[@stef9243]

I didn't imagine those cars were exported down under!

[@mosa4688]

@@stef9243 Yes they are out here too. Reasonably popular too. The abandoned one must have had some electronic locking system because the doors and bonnet were not opening.

[@NoName-ds5uq]

I’m watching these in the wrong order, but anyway… The start of this reminds me of how my grandfather described to me a part of central Australia. Like a big blue dome over a totally flat landscape. He went through there when he was in the 2nd AIF. It must’ve made an impression on his Tassie mind! 🤣

[@mongreldogproductions]

Hi No Name, I cant do anymore than give each Eps a number lol. How do i make it easier for descendants of Tasmanian's to follow in the correct order? Hope you enjoy the journey. Thanks for watching.

[@NoName-ds5uq]

@@mongreldogproductions us Taswegians do things differently! 😉 I just started watching when your first video(to me) came up in my feed. From there it’s been all over the place! 🤣

[@anthonymcneil8778]

Hi. I’ve watched all your videos and I don’t even have a motorcycles nor intend getting one. Love the way you travel. How much weight do you carry with you?

[@mongreldogproductions]

Geez, I dunno. The bike's dry weight is about 230kg, add 30 litres of fuel, 9 kg of water, and about 40kg of food and equipment. It feels like about 2 tonne! Glad you enjoy the Channel content.

[@person.X.]

You really do come across the most unlikely car wrecks out there. A Peugeot 407?! They are as rare as hen's teeth in Australia as it is. What the hell is one doing abandoned out there? In a previous video there was a Citroen CX or some such on the Gunbarrel Highway.

[@mongreldogproductions]

You're right...you see some weird shit when on the road. I saw a Valiant Charger abandoned in one of my early travels...be worth a bit now. I always wondered if that Citroen was part of the old Redex Reliabilty Trials. Why else would it be there. Thanks for watching.

[@zarb88]

Steve you don’t have to worry about the milk by now the wife has forgotten who you are and will probably call the constabulary when she finds a strange man in her kitchen

[@mongreldogproductions]

Hahaha...she's a keeper (unlike the milk!).

[@rosaliecampbell282]

That was the hugh river

[@mongreldogproductions]

Correct...

[@2906ry]

My mate had a dr and every now n again it would just stop. We never got to fix it and he traded iton a KTM. If its fuel just empty tank then clean averything incl carby

[@cliff1551]

Fuel filter on the fuel tap mate 👍

[@mongreldogproductions]

on the fuel cock??? Fuel flowed easily enough from the tank. We didn't think that was the obstruction.

[@itsallabouttheridekeepingi4449]

Maybe the stater?, great 👍 episode mate

[@mongreldogproductions]

Didnt consider the Stater...interesting thoery.

[@SmallWonda]

Oh Mate - not looking too good. Interesting territory around the Alice -. I can't imagine you'd want to get caught out there once it started raining? Get to higher they said... %$%#?!!

[@tomcat7525]

Water would have been an issue at Arltunga? A long way from anywhere. Another frustrating few days for Tom. How much would the BMW weigh loaded as you are?

[@mongreldogproductions]

BMW weight? Geez, I dunno. The bike's dry weight is about 230kg, add 30 litres of fuel, 9 kg of water, and about 40kg of food and equipment. It feels like about 2 tonne!

[@trevorjones4463]

Sounds like you've got something floating around and In the fuel tank over the cabaretta on the tared road it is settling on a fuel line or a jet all the best trevor

[@mongreldogproductions]

We never did get around to clearing the main jet...maybe that was the problem all along.

[@phil6347]

I think I mentioned to you to pull the carburetor off and apart in my last comment. Air ~Fuel ~Spark , Dr`s live for the 3.😉🤔🤔😄😄

[@R00RAL]

3:30 Mad Max..

[@nsrlegaltech]

👍🏍️🏍️

[@mongreldogproductions]

Back at ya… Thanks for watching.

[@mervharris5183]

Just a thought, Does Tom realise a DR doesn’t run on diesel?

[@silviom5164]

Yes it does. It’s a hybrid!

[@mongreldogproductions]

I'll mention it to him...

[@DirtyHarry000]

Just wondering what make and model is your drone? Thanks in advance!

[@mongreldogproductions]

Mavic Pro...probably obsolete by now. Drone technology is advancing quickly.

[@danielcharles-b5f]

Is this series about you getting milk or a the perils of travelling with a mate whose bike is in need of constant attention. Either way always look forward to a Mongrel Dog video alert!

[@mongreldogproductions]

It was supposed to be all about the milk...It did make for an interesting journey (at times).

[@tapwater9843]

Big county australia

[@stewatparkpark2933]

Big dry country .

[@jimksa67]

BIG country! No aboriginals? Looks like a tough land to get by in eh Cheers from Canada

[@mongreldogproductions]

Thanks for taking the effort to comment...I'm always humbled getting comments from outside Oz. Thanks for watching.

[@nbrettoner]

Probably acid tanks

[@kentduncan]

Blocked tank breather hose?

[@mongreldogproductions]

Nah, tried that.

[@ianclayton1538]

Time to check your fuel cap lads. Looks like your vent maybe partially blocked. Hydrolocking the tank on high demand. Armchair diagnostics from the UK. Good youtubing

[@tapwater9843]

Easy to check to just crack it while riding

[@ianclayton1538]

@@tapwater9843 Sure is, would be frustrating if it turns out to be so simple a fix spoilting your ride.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Nah, tried that early in the piece. Even tried pressurising the tank thru the breather. No joy there either.

[@ianclayton1538]

@@mongreldogproductions Your serving up the intrigue well. Thanks for some excellent vlogs.

[@Chris_Z.]

Did he check the small filter inside the carby inlet pipe?

[@mongreldogproductions]

I'm not sure that he did...I have a DR650 and that was the first thing to go.

[@dadbosworth6838]

I told him that last episode

[@wildmongols]

I like that you freeze frame the signs, maybe hold it for a couple more seconds to read the signs? And can you tell me whereabouts you are in the first part of the video? Looks like you could fall off the edge at any time! Thanks, and be safe out there.

[@mongreldogproductions]

That was just west of Boulia, Queensland.....on the Donahue Highway heading toward the Northern Territory. www.google.com.au/maps/place/Boulia+QLD+4829/@-22.8775672,139.8518241,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6a6aa608ad6a480b:0x400eef17f2097c0!8m2!3d-22.911124!4d139.9119186

[@fwqkaw]

< > and K.

[@wildmongols]

@@mongreldogproductions Thank you, sir! Love seeing the country through your eyes!

[@johnrogers5825]

Just stop it/pause it yourself if you want to read the signs.

[@jmsask]

Second time watching 1st time commenting

[@mongreldogproductions]

👍

[@2906ry]

his in tank filter is probably blocked

[@mongreldogproductions]

Possibly...

[@paulrussell7598]

Hey mate. It sound like a needle in the seat.

[@mongreldogproductions]

Needle in the seat or needle and seat??? I know what you mean. Thanks for watching.

[@berniebgf]

Is he not a fan of the camera? or just a bit Grumpy? ;-)

[@mongreldogproductions]

It's all about me...not him.

[@russellflesser2514]

@@mongreldogproductions Hahaha

[@jmsask]

Great video till the accident at the end. It sucks how fragile life is.

[@livewire..]

DR650 problem. My guess is a plugged fuel tank air vent (gas cap)

[@mongreldogproductions]

Nah, tried that early in the piece. Thanks for watching.

[@richardulrich6089]

Hope you didn't forget the sugar, otherwise....

[@mongreldogproductions]

Funny that you should mention sugar...watch this space.

[@cungwang149]

That BMW is getting schooled by the old DR what a wast of money give me a Dr anyday half the money ten times the bike .

[@mongreldogproductions]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Really insightful. Thanks for watching.

[@rodertera]

Old mate probably doesn’t get beyond the local coffee shop on his stolen pushie.

[@MrEtnorb]

At last, not a KTM suffering mechanical disasters in the outback

[@mongreldogproductions]

at last...

[@petermorrison7960]

I didn't like your review on the Michelin anakee wild as I brought one on the weekend two hundred and seventy dollars for my 91xt was running a t 63 Michelin superseded he said spewing 😡

[@lowend5566]

I was just about to ask what those tyres are, thanks

[@mongreldogproductions]

I do say that it might be a great tyre...just not suitable for Adventure Touring. I hope you get good mileage out of it. I dont normally endorse or criticise a product...that's not what I'm about. Thanks for watching.

[@lowend5566]

I was on some tkc70s on a CBX500 on gravel formed roads, meadows and looser rough stuff and they were hopeless. On the road they were terrific but as a 70/30 tyre I found that means they aren't really good at anything.

[@mongreldogproductions]

@@lowend5566 We expect a lot from our tyres...maybe our expectations are out of whack with reality. Tyres will ALWAYS be a compromise. No one tyre fits all.

[@rosaliecampbell282]

N T

[@OzzyBattler4697]

Thanks Steve - been watching the complete series. Did the Earnest Giles about 3 years ago. No problems at all! Been following your progress on Google Earth. How did you get from Plenty H'way to Aritunga?

[@mongreldogproductions]

Turned Left just East of Gem Tree down the Binn's Track thru the Zircon Fossicking fields...