Epic Sydney Blue Mountains Adventure Ride || The Broken Clutch

Two Suzuki DRZ400E's and a KTM350 take on the Sydney Blue Mountains for one epic overnight adventure ride. Unfortunately for me, my ride comes to a premature end due to a snapped clutch cable.
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[@ssusggus]

Hey mate it was nice meeting you out on the tracks! I was one of the guys helping clean up. Thank you for also putting in an effort to help us, it’s a shame that this is the reality of the bush we share. Glad to meet some like minded people out on the tracks!

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

No dramas mate. You guys are leading by example. Keep up the good work.

[@cooganbeggs4942]

Nice work legends! There’s a special place in hell put aside for people who litter. Much thanks for taking the time to pick it up ✊

[@6226superhurricane]

don't waste your time carrying a clutch cable, just replace it every 6yrs or so whether it needs it or not. there's only 2 reasons they break old age and use or aftermaket levers or perches that cut the cable. replacing periodically avoids the age related failure, not using dodgt aftermarket crap eliminates the second type of failure.

[@blakejohn8374]

Can I have your old ones? lol

[@gasnxt6805]

To the blokes in the 4wd's, thank you. To all the people leaving trash, you suck!

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Well said. It was way worse than the camera showed.

[@gasnxt6805]

@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer it's like that where we ride, I have had to come back with the 4x4 and trailer to clean up where some shit bags dump there rubbish.

[@ssusggus]

No worries, unfortunately we have to share the tracks with these grubs so the least we can do is clean up after them and hope the message gets out to them before rangers find it and close places we all love down.

[@patrickwilliamson29]

@@ssusggus Sounds more like an enforcement issue and most of the time it's because the authorities don't have the resources to monitor it. Unfortunately it's always a small minority who make the rest of us who are doing the right thing look bad

[@ssusggus]

@@patrickwilliamson29 that’s a good point, I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. There was about a whole case worth of bottles smashed throughout the bush.

[@MotoRidesAustralia]

A love that “very well maintaines trail” cut to Titanic bog! 😜 Great riding through there.

[@anthonya7066]

My clutch lever snapped on a drop. Was riding solo on Howes trail. Luckily a guardian angel towed to top of hill, where I bump started it. Had two or three closed gates to contend with, guardian angel kept overtaking me whilst I rode slow and opened said gates. Got back to Putty Rd then had to ride home about 120km with ultra clunky clutchless gear changes and stressing about traffic lights or having to stop on an incline in traffic. Made it home with only two more bump starts. Needless to say I don’t leave home without spare levers or cable when I’m in those environments! Lance your ride home, I know how it feels mate - glad you made it I’m sure there was a few hairy moments

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Haha that sounds as rough as my ride home. Nevertheless though another life experience that a will never forget and smile back on.

[@mareef9617]

"Ride it like you stole it!" 😂😂😂😂😂 Great one liner, great video.

[@zwarst]

Yr getting good at this, good introduction, 600km of trails & road in a day - good work!

[@Wayne-Kerr_Rudy-Zarzoff]

Wonderful Documentary Lance

[@budget-adventure]

Epic ride man and yeah that looks chilli.

[@orionswitness]

Impressive riding skills

[@LukeSmit-t2c]

Nice! Let me know when your doing a day trip next time 🤙🏼

[@michal7817]

Suspension upgraded, nav-phone upgraded, what next? Awesome channel, awesome ride. You're the legend!

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Thanks mate. I reckon I could do with a new clutch cable 😜

[@WorldOfGeorgia]

solid channel. I'm new to adv. but massively helpful. keep doing these. You'll get a good audience.

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Thanks for tuning in and welcome to the adventure riding crew.

[@Morphic-Realms.]

ah yes the ol hills become more difficult off camera, found this out on my most recent ride, didn't have the confidence to tackle solo yet... Top ride fellas

[@huntersolitude8511]

I thought it was you, me and two mates rode past youwhen your mate was fixing his bike. I shouldve said G'day haha good ride mate keep it up.

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Haha yeah his handle bars were falling off. Next time stop and say hi 🤙

[@oldfashionedwrx3574]

13:05 I hate people dumping rubbish, its so easy to make a dedicated rubbish bag for the night and bring it with you. Such a nice video btw, I love riding my DRZ400E, nice scenery in the blue mountains and you see things others don't see on the bike 14:30 nice sediment rocks, you can see the bedding (the layers)

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Those blokes picking up the rubbish were legends, credit to them for making Australia better, we need more of them.

[@peterdawson7775]

Awesome 🎉, camping food , gave up on dehydrated, dont taste that good, 2 minute noodles are pretty good , pre-made toasted sangers , cooked in frying pan over camp fire are good first night . Cheers.

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

I’m with you mate. I need really good.

[@budget-adventure]

Agreed there’s a lot better options then freeze dried crap

[@jefftaswelder9154]

awesome ride mate 😁👌sucks about the clutch cable hay 😮been thinking about those kits you can get and keeping it in my tool bag for when SHTF 🤔 although a complete cable would be better 😁👍 keep well mate and ride safe-ish 😉🍺

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

I’ll be putting a cable back into my kit for sure. 👍

[@retiredwaterdoctor]

My rule of the cable is.....grease 2 years and replace the third, keep the changed one for a spare. It is usually rust that weakens them...and they are cheap for a 3 yr exchange. Garth

[@johnmignano7872]

Lance, might be good to replace manual with hydraulic clutch, the kit is affordable and worth it, cheers.

[@damienhalford6125]

The good old leather man comes in handy

[@JonPiro]

Hey Lance. Great stuff mate. Been on quite a few of those tracks but a few I dont recognise. Do you share GPX files? Love to get back up the the BMtns in spring.

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

@@JonPiro yeah it’s an awesome place. The route is in the description. Should be a link there. 👍

[@cooganbeggs4942]

What an adventure! I just wish GoPros did justice to steep terrain. I live in this area and would love to go for a ride with you some day 👍

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Thanks mate. Jump on my insta. When I do random group rides I post on there.

[@cooganbeggs4942]

@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer Cheers mate will do 👍

[@1967incPhotography]

I'm enjoying this video like all of your others. Keep up the great content! Question: I love my DRZ400 (mine's an S with E gearing). Do you sometimes wish you had a lighter, more powerful enduro or is there something that makes you stick with your DRZ over all of these other nice bikes your mates bring on these adventures?

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

I’d love a enduro bike but can’t afford two bikes so the DRZ in my books is the best option for all types of riding.

[@TRAVERSE_ADV]

Been riding with rowan a couple of times, he is a fair animal! Haha

[@user-xs7ds3hx4w]

Thank you good sir

[@TRAVERSE_ADV]

@@user-xs7ds3hx4w Mr Turner, you have a channel!

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Yeah he is a gun rider.

[@_JoshJB_]

Awesome looking ride mate. Maybe now you won’t need the grip strength of the hulk to use your clutch 😂

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Haha funny story that one. I fitted my old original cable and it’s so much easier.

[@_JoshJB_]

@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer your wrist will thank you 🤣

[@WestCoastADV]

you get on the trail clutch cable repair kits but its a bit bulky to carry a whole spare clutch cable but a repair kit is super lightweight and would serve as a replacement for Throttle or clutch... that being said im 44 seconds into this video so forgive me if im ignorant :D also love it when a friday begins with some aussie dirtbike action :D

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

That’s a good pointer. Didn’t know there was such a thing. I’ll look into that. Thanks mate.

[@blakejohn8374]

Didn’t know there was cable repair kits that’s cool

[@kluthage421]

Yo my man. You should stop editing out your hill climbs even if you mess up. Those are some of the best parts. Like the one around 11:20.

[@Jitreddy007]

Legends... may be i could only do 20% of it.

[@ridingdirty2412]

I'm really interested in watching a snippet of you riding it home without a clutch

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Sorry man there was no footage of that. I had crack the shits by then and filming was the last thing on my mind. It was alright other than stopping on a hill at a stop sign. That sucked.

[@orionswitness]

Great action video, can the DRZ 400 be lowered by 50mm?

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Thanks mate. There are lowering kits but I am not too sure if they are pre set and or you can choose your height. I do lack knowledge in that department.

[@BikesDrones]

Krooztune do a 40mm lowering link then adjust the forks in the triple clamps. If you need to lower more seat concepts have a lowered seat (expensive) that's comfortable.

[@jb26]

Watched 2 minutes of this vid then went straight to ABA and ordered some new springs.. 😂

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Nice one. Suspension is king if you get it right.