Great Divide Ride - Stage 2 - Hunter Valley to Mackay

Great Divide Ride is an overland expedition for adventure motorcyclists following Australia's Great Dividing Range. The worlds longest mountain range in a single country and a significant watershed in the landscape.
Powered by maschine this adventure saw over 80 riders tackle the second of three stages from Hunter Valley in New South Wales to Mackay in Queensland.
The effects of a lingering wet La Nina season made some of the tracks more interesting
Don't miss Stage 3 of our Great Divide Ride in July 2023 and a re-run of this Stage 2 in November 2023.
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[@1young-geezer]

Cracking! Beautiful coverage, top level. What a tremendous bunch of people, honestly, all of you.

[@peteheywood]

Brilliant video guys. Australia must clearly be the adventure riding capital of the world.

[@MaschineAdventure]

Damn straight! 🤘

[@mjmjphillips]

Brilliant video and event. Well done Nick, Trude, and team. 🍻

[@mikebeaton4934]

Great riding, scenery and production

[@markmuller8829]

Quote of the trip - "that time I spent in the mud yesterday was good for my skin, my complexion ...." Value added service from Mashine Adventure Bike Tours - not just an adventure ride but a luxurious spa treatment thrown in for free!

[@paultheboxer]

Ahhh the memories that events like this make, wish I could’ve joined.

[@MaschineAdventure]

You can Paul! We are re-running Stage 2 again in November 2023! Info on our website here: maschine.com.au/tour/great-divide-ride-stage-2-2023/

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Great ride Nick and co!

[@JorgeGonzalez-ei6ft]

Good job lads. 🎉

[@ozadv]

Great times indeed

[@IamthePMofAustralia]

With these memories refreshed now Im tossing up whether this or GDR1 was more fun.... cracking times!

[@heinschwartz7941]

Great footage Nick, Trudi and team 🤗

[@nicksoffski]

Thanks Hein! 👍

[@AusMoto]

Awesome vid, I'd love to do one of these rides one day!

[@MaschineAdventure]

You can @AusMoto! We are re-running Stage 2 again in November 2023! Info on our website here: maschine.com.au/tour/great-divide-ride-stage-2-2023/

[@jm162]

Excellent !! Tom and I had a ball 😎🏍

[@MaschineAdventure]

Thanks! Great to have you both there Jacki!

[@jm162]

@@MaschineAdventure it was a fabulous trip, really good company and excellently organised!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@raratate]

Great video, looks like so much fun, would really like to do this in the future

[@MaschineAdventure]

You can Rod! We are re-running Stage 2 again in November 2023! Info on our website here: maschine.com.au/tour/great-divide-ride-stage-2-2023/

[@TallyHoTech]

Nice to see a Red Bike. Any reason the Multistrada was chosen over the Desert X?

[@MaschineAdventure]

The DesertX wasn't released in Australia when this ride took place in 2022. You can bet for Stage 3 in July this year there will be a gaggle of DesertX! What even is the collective word for a group of motorcycles? A hoard? Posse? 🤔

[@TallyHoTech]

@@MaschineAdventure I think its Pack but I will go with Swarm

[@mikaelljungberg1019]

Does The 701 go on the enduro routs.?

[@rickreasoner8664]

What was the tire of choice for the muddy tracks? I’m currently running the Motoz Rallz’s.

[@MaschineAdventure]

Motoz Rallz is the perfect choice for this type of ride Rick and certainly Nick was running the Rallz on the rear of his Ducati Multistrada V4 combined with the new Motoz Dual Venture on the front. Most of the maschine support crew were running the same combination too. Motoz Rallz is one of the more aggressive off-road tyres for big adventure bikes. Perfect!

[@rickreasoner8664]

@@MaschineAdventure Cool, they’re on my 701 Enduro and did great at Moab, Utah.

[@barmyarmy935]

I nearly booked this ride, unfortunately the KTM 620 hadn't been worked on. Perhaps in the near future. This looked like a Cracker event, well done to everyone..

[@MaschineAdventure]

You have a second chance Barmy Army to join in the fun! We are re-running Stage 2 again in November 2023! Info on our website here: maschine.com.au/tour/great-divide-ride-stage-2-2023/

[@YeahMate07]

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[@jonbriddon1566]

Has anyone got the GPX files for this route

[@MaschineAdventure]

Look out for more info about a GPX file of this route later Jon...

[@ryankelly445]

@@MaschineAdventure Looks like a a great ride. Was more info about the GPX file ever released?

[@MaschineAdventure]

@@ryankelly445 it is coming! Now that the final Stage 3 has been run we will release the files. Subscribe to our email newsletters on our website to be notified when the GPX files become available.

[@ryankelly445]

@@MaschineAdventure Awesome. Thanks Nick and/or Trudi

[@glenkaminski975]

Tossing up between big singles like 690/701 and mid twins like ktm 890 for this type of ride, anyone gone from one to the other and found it worthwhile? 50+ rider, experience on road and dirt. Thanks

[@MrBerry67]

same here - still uncertain what is the best bike for this type of trip

[@markbulic5701]

Hooligans tearing up prime agricultural land. Should be reported !! Great vid by the way.👍

[@steveberente8419]

Another awesome video of some of Australia's most spectacular & stunning landscapes adventure riding. Well done !! Look forward to exploring some of these great locations real soon.

[@kevincoppalotti9682]

Luv it, bewdiful video, great production values, great drone shots, music. well done.

[@MaschineAdventure]

🥰

[@baumie4618]

What a well run event! I've watched both stages, I'M LOOKING AT BUYING MY 1ST ADVENTURE BIKE NOW! You've inspired me to get back into dirt riding. Is the stage 3 video coming out soon?

[@disappearanceclearance8212]

Banger vid Nick 👍up to you and your crew for what looks likes a polished event

[@paulmorris3022]

absolutely brilliant

[@MaschineAdventure]

Thanks @paulmorris3022 we are glad you enjoyed it! It was a memorable adventure for sure!