Honda GB350 - My Dirt Road Ride To Long Point In Central NSW Australia

Big dirt ride on my 2024 Honda GB350 to Long Point in central NSW Australia

[@mikegrimshaw7946]

Great vid Warro. That road was enough to loosen your fillings! Can't wait to get back down under in October.

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah it was a rough track to do the run on. probably a total mess now as its been raining solid for a good 24 hours. all the best!

[@dondle2]

You sure proved that 4WD sign was a bum steer.

[@ridewithwarro]

pretty happy with the tyre choice too. ran along extremely well under condition i thought were not too good. ran well on the sealed too and had no issues running at 100 kph apart from the odd tyre hum.

[@norsehall309]

G'day Warro, that track would be rougher than it looks on the video, the Honda performs well, the wide handle bars would help stability when going through damaged road, cheers mate, Neil 🤠. PS, stay safe and on two wheels.

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah on the day the constant corrogations were a real killer...lol in most cases not that much of it around these roads where i reside but for some reason that track is full of them. ive been on it several times and its never been like that. maybe the grader smoothed it over and it rained and then the ripples appeared. not sure but its not a nice road...lol plus if you look at my enfield clip im sort of in the same area say within 10 klm of this track.

[@user-eo6tn2sc1z]

Hi Warro, That was great fun to watch. It looked like the Honda suspension was handling things better than the Enfield's, but it sounded like the Honda was trying to lose a few bits along the way. Also, have you ever considered trying a Yamaha TW200? I had a 2022 model that I traded in last year and I've regretted it ever since. It vibrated a bit, but was still decent on the road, and felt like a mountain goat off pavement. At the time I traded it I didn't have my head wrapped around owning more than 1 motorcycle - now I have 2 in the shed and want approximately 11 more. Or 111 more, possibly. Thank you for the video!

[@ridewithwarro]

you'd have to be on that road to know how bad it really was. i was wearing my back pack with various items in it. i hit one rough section and heard a sound and pulled over and my coffee making cup had totally ejected from my bag and was on the track...lol never happened before and lucky too. well over $100 in value and could have lost it on the spot. i didnt notice anything noise wise. i thought it ran extremely well. mabe an audio issue. if for one moment i wasnt happy-i'd sold it by now but all good. one thing i can say - i am in no hurry to ride that track again on any bike. ...lol ie heard of the tw200 but i believe never came here. the closest bike i had would have been a xt250 which was ok too but i think the tw200 has bigger tyres. i still have the GROM ther. it may run well with the off road tyres too...lol all the best!

[@findingneutral]

That was a rough riding road. Decent incline too. Your new tires sure did a great job.

[@ridewithwarro]

i think so, id say one of the worst roads ive been on over past few years

[@ruahinesrider]

Looking good sounding good & great views great weather awesome.

[@ridewithwarro]

Thanks 👍 still got part 2 to run and the ride to the river. has the drone shots in those plus i made a cup of coffee too...lol tyres are great!

[@daintree2455]

See the sheep mate?

[@ridewithwarro]

@@daintree2455 i did...nice....lol

[@ruahinesrider]

@@daintree2455 🐑🐏😁😆😂🤣.

[@daintree2455]

@@ruahinesrider ...sheep the reason I'm Australian...my ancestors decided to have sheep for dinner, pity it was someone else's sheep haha. Just the head mind not the whole bloody sheep so off to Tassie for free.

[@steven_scattergood]

Great ride again Warro. Some of our main roads in Melbourne are like that. I remember when I first started riding and we played ‘chicken’ with a CB175 and a motor scooter. The CB175 felt like a big and heavy bike all those years ago. I am wondering what your preference is between the Honda and the RE350. 👍🇦🇺

[@ridewithwarro]

honda goes better than a classic 350 but classic 350 looks better...lol my motoz tyre change did well too and its possible to sit on 70 to 80 kph on the dirt. not so prior to the stock tyres. although this was a bad road really and im in no big hurry to try it out again...lol i think it was a 90 klm round trip but in part 2 i did pull over at the river for a coffee break..lol

[@chrisweeks6973]

4-wheel drive only? Really? The driveway at my daughter's old property in country Victoria was worse that that! They had a beat-up old Hilux 2WD ute... Reckoned only city folks needed 4WD! 🤣 So, which handled the dirt better, Warro - the Honda or the Enfield?

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah that sign is more a pre-warning for the final one klm drop to the river. that is really steep plus a 2wd would not make it across the river as i could see very large rocks in there. i would not take the bike across by myself anyway. that would or could be expensive if it fell over in the drink..lol hard call on which bike is better as both are now running off road tyres. id say the Gb350 would easily be the fastest ride of the two as i had it at times sitting on 70/80 kph on the dirt which i feel is pretty fast considering i usually ride 45/50 kph on dirt plus feels much lighter too

[@coreys8070]

Thanks for the GB video. I got mine out today also for about a 7km street run. How many kms now? Mine is 770kms so will get its first service soon

[@ridewithwarro]

i think close on 1500 klm now. this clip was testing out the new motoz tyres i had installed yesterday

[@coreys8070]

@@ridewithwarro have you had a service yet? If so any difference after that?

[@ridewithwarro]

@@coreys8070i just did the oil and filter change myself but again your watching a stock bike with 13t front sprocket fitted. the stock bike is far behind this performance wise especially in hilly country. you can pick up a 13t for $30 fit it yourself in 5 minutes and away you go

[@coreys8070]

@@ridewithwarro shorten the gears does it? Thanks

[@ridewithwarro]

@@coreys8070 makes the bike far more interesting to ride...especally that 5 th gear

[@stevesanelli90]

Such beautiful countryside there Warro! Simply stunning

[@ridewithwarro]

Couldn't agree more! gets better closer to the river. bit of a steep decent into it but nice when you arrive. great place to make a cuppa too.

[@daintree2455]

Shitty corrugated road i know Warro but beautiful country.

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah it was a bit of a shaker and really not many roads like that here. tyres handled the dirt very easy and i ran with traction control on too so that may have helped a bit

[@simonchilli2088]

If yuve got any Warro mate I hope your fillings are still in your teeth😁

[@ridewithwarro]

that was a pretty rough ride..lol in fact worst road ive been on around here. new clip up tonight by the river so that ooks nice country

[@thefika]

You're an off road Demon Now Wazza. Corrugations suck. The only bikes with good enough suspension for that proper off road stuff is the HIMALAYAN 450

[@ridewithwarro]

may be too...lol a real dirt road demon. off road tyres now on all 3 bikes. all the best!