Lap of Tassie - Episode 2

[@geoffnewberry477]

We love watching your videos, no bullshit, just as you see things and narrated as though you are sitting telling the story over a few beers. Keep em coming mate they're excellent.

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@geoffnewberry477 Thank you. Thats basically what I’m trying to do, cut out all the pretend drama. Ep 3 is nearly done, will be up by Friday.

[@NeilMarksChasingtheDog2024]

Fun times on the road. Loving the journey.

[@gregoryc1970]

It wouldn’t be the same without a hotel room description. And an analysis of the materials of construction. Gold 😂Your videos crack me up. Watching it now. Keep up the great content!

[@abitofadetour7315]

Happy to hear my “humour” hits the mark on occasion.

[@gregoryc1970]

Can I ask how John’s K1600 went on the trip. Currently on a Ducati Diavel but looking to step up to the 1600 in the next couple of years. Be interested to hear how he went on the trip. Cheers. Greg.

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@gregoryc1970 It went everywhere the VFR went, almost. You’ll have to keep watching to get the full story but suffice it to say it’s a very capable machine and that engine is an absolute peach. Makes a great noise too.

[@stephenmundane]

Heartily agree -it's why I watch these videos 😉

[@ShaftedJohn]

@@stephenmundaneAll the good noisies only come from the middle outlets of each 3 outlet muffler. The top and bottom holes on each are bullshit decoration holes. Have a look into a K16 muffler with a torch.

[@maccas44]

Loved even more ……..well done you got me back

[@TheBison917]

I just stumbled onto your channel. very entertaining commentary and great footage. thanks for sharing. I feel a career in stand up comedy has been missed :)

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@TheBison917 My wife no longer laughs at my ‘jokes’ so I’ve turned to KZbin instead. Glad to have you aboard.

[@MotoPassport]

the commentary gets me every time 🤣😂

[@abitofadetour7315]

I’m pleased to hear that.

[@GiantClock69]

"...they never did find his body..." hahah

[@rastusbaker]

Gotta Love that Wherrett work

[@abitofadetour7315]

He always said to use all the road, and whenever I get the chance I do just that. I always liked his thought provoking presentation style.

[@rastusbaker]

@@abitofadetour7315 five by five

[@marksteele4364]

You never fail to put a smile on my face.....love the descriptions and narration.....but keen to see what route you take as I will be doing Tassie in Jan 25. cheers

[@abitofadetour7315]

Thanks for watching. There’s heaps of roads in Tassie but you kind of end up following around the coast if you want to see most of the state and with a few side trips into the middle if you want to check out Cradle Mt etc. In some spots there is really only one option especially on the West coast which is still very wild and lightly populated.

[@darrabase1]

I would love to do a trip to Tassie, with my wife on my 23' Himalayan 400cc. Now it is not a big bike, but it should do it, especially if we added some foam to the seats. We did an 1983' trip around OZ on a Z250 together, for 9 months, so I think the himi could do it. I am enjoying your vlog, very light hearted. and quirky.

[@abitofadetour7315]

You could definitely get around Tassie on a Himalayan as long as your not going to camp. If you’ve never been you owe it to yourself to go!

[@stephenmundane]

Such a well edited, enjoyable video -- thanks a lot.

[@abitofadetour7315]

Cheers!

[@rlands5134fd]

Good work, another great episode 👌 You definitely deserve to be paid a lot more.😊

[@abitofadetour7315]

Perhaps you can talk to the bigwigs at Google and see what can be arranged? It’s fair to say I wouldn’t want to be doing this for the money, I’d starve.

[@scottastell9415]

Very enjoyable trip so far.

[@jrp87]

Only got onto your channel a few days ago, already binge watched all of your videos. Really enjoying them, good pace, love the drone footage and the 'dry humour'. Hope you have got cruise control for the highways? safe travels.

[@abitofadetour7315]

Thanks for the compliment. It’s good to know people enjoy watching the fruits of my labour! No cruise control but I did have one of those plastic throttle things that you’re wrist sits on for my around Oz trio which was actually pretty useful.

[@jasonstansborough3037]

Considered riding in hiking boots when touring? I think its fair to say you have captured the beauty of riding Tasmanian roads. Love your work.

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@jasonstansborough3037 I wear proper boots as I once crushed my ankle pretty badly in a crash on my dirt bike (even though I was wearing boots) and ever since I’ve been a big fan of quite stiff boots. I could easily change into my hiking boots in the pannier but the truth is I’m just lazy!

[@thebigw3377]

Just watched all your vids mate - nice work 👍 I really enjoyed them 😃 be better if you were on a vstrom however 😂

[@abitofadetour7315]

Happy to hear you have worked your way through the back catalogue. You’ll be pleased to know a Vstrom does appear in an upcoming video but I’m not on it.

[@jeffarnie]

Impressed with your route, not just a quick dash to Geelong for the boat. Plenty of sightseeing along the way. I was wondering if you had to pre-book all your Tassie accommodation?

[@abitofadetour7315]

I did prebook Tassie as the school holidays for a few states were still going. Everywhere else we just winged it.

[@kensbikestuff]

Bloody awsome. ive watched every one of your videos. Can you tell me please the app you use to track your route on the maps. Ken

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@kensbikestuff Good to know you’re enjoying the fruits of my labour! I use a program called Davinci Resolve (which is made in Australia and has an excellent free version) to edit my videos and I create the maps inside this program using Fusion which is part of the software. I learned how to do it by watching a video from a guy on KZbin called ‘tshansen’ who explains the process very well in an easy to follow way. It still takes me about 20-30 minutes to make each one, a bit more if I’m crashing ferries into island states!

[@grahamcairn8379]

Great video. I'm thinking John's B.M.W must of come off the assembly line mid week. To ride off road and in the rain and still going, well let's face it that's pretty unheard of. I had two BMW's and every time it raind they would stop working. I put it down cause i live in N.Z and at nearly the bottom of the world the rain is heavy as it has further to come. Your motel reviews keep me laughing. And on the riding and seeing your country outstanding. I still think you are going to need the toe rope ..sorry John.

[@abitofadetour7315]

If you keep watching you never know what will unfold. My thin lips are sealed.

[@shegocrazy]

We haven't used the Geelong port yet but it must be better than negotiating CBD Melbourne which I always found to be a nightmare - esp if disembarking and it's dark and you don't know Melb streets. In two trips to date I got lost twice.

[@abitofadetour7315]

Its easy to get in and out that's for sure. All big cities are hard to navigate when you're not a local I reckon.

[@grantsimmo]

You make me laugh mate , "if you like stretching in carparks in gym wear "😅

[@shegocrazy]

Hey mate. Great stuff. You always ride with specs on? They suck I reckon esp in sht weather when they fog up. I always take disposable contact lenses when touring on the bike and use ordinary contacts (that you clean and reuse) at home. Better vision as well because no edge distortion.

[@abitofadetour7315]

I used to use contacts but just find glasses less fiddly. Fogging up hasn't been a big issue, at least not with the Neotec.

[@krisztiangulyas5068]

Another great video! I love them, just like your motel descriptions! You deserve at least a hundred times more subscribers! Anyway how do you like your FodSports navi? I use a very old (8 years or so) Wayteq X960 with iGO Primo, it works good, however it's bloody slow and actually I cannot see the screen in direct sunlight. I'm considering to get something low budget waterproof device with better screen brightness. No Garmin. :)

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@krisztiangulyas5068 Thanks very much, I agree with you! The GPS came with the bike and it works well but has a few issues with waypoints in that once you arrive at a waypoint it keeps trying to take to back to it so you can only really set one destination at a time. Other than that it’s pretty good.

[@krisztiangulyas5068]

Cool, thank you! I consider to give it a try. I found it on Aliexpress around 130 USD. Oh yes, it's an issue of the iGO Primo. I mean not really an issue, it's a bad default setup I guess, because mine did the same with the waypoints, but I could solve it. Somewhere in the Primo configuration you can find an option something like "Waypoint arrival speed". The default speed is 30 km/h I guess. I did set it up to 100 km/h and now it does not want me to turn back.

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@krisztiangulyas5068 Cheers for the info, I’ll check it’s settings and make some changes.

[@ninocardone8691]

Great video, enjoyed it immensly. What time of year did you do trip?

[@abitofadetour7315]

Mid April to mid May. I prefer the colder months as riding in the heat isn’t my cup of tea. I’m not a great fan of the cold either but it’s the lesser of two evils I reckon.

[@thebigw3377]

Take Albonese swimming at that beach immediately 😂

[@abitofadetour7315]

I’m not sure I’m ready to see any of our current political leaders in their budgie smugglers ready for a swim at a windswept beach.

[@thebigw3377]

You went through the big apple capital of Yarram and didn’t film it or stop for a pie ??

[@abitofadetour7315]

I’m sorry to say I didn’t see it. I can assure anything larger than normal I pass by ends up in a video but it’s fair to say I do very little forward planning on these trips preferring to leave things to chance and happenstance. Maybe next time.

[@casnick1]

What date did you catch the Spirit of Tasmania to Tasmania?

[@abitofadetour7315]

We crossed over to Tassie on the 21st of April and came back on the 30th from memory. Were you onboard?

[@casnick1]

While you were stopped near the cafe, just after disembarking, and were talking to the camera, a silver Commodore wagon drives past in the background. We have the same model silver wagon, and when we disembarked there were blokes standing with their bikes near the same cafe. So I thought we were but we travelled over on the 12th of May. 😂

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@casnick1 I did surprisingly run into a few subscribers on this trip, which I have to say is kind of weird!

[@deanthomas6207]

hello mate, I'm on the sunshine coast and looking for people to do some long trips with. I'm on a caponord 1200. My riding seasons are fast closing due to early dementia, hence the desire to look for riding buddies to keep me on track hehe. If you are up for some company next trip please let me know! If not feel free to tell me 'nick off' Also have you considered sharing your gpx files for you trips?

[@abitofadetour7315]

I’m not always great company so that can be a factor. Having said that I’m always up for a ride so we could always tee up a day ride some time. While I have a GPS I don’t use it all that much but I’m sure it probably creates GPX files but I couldn’t tell you how to extract them!

[@shegocrazy]

I actually wrote a letter to TT line complaining about the disembarking procedure that has bike access start at the same time as cars. We can't just chuck our gear in the boot so it takes time and next thing you know everyone is driving out and the missus is still trying to get her helmet on lol. Why couldn't they give bike riders 5-10 minute early access before the car drivers and kids jam the corridors? Sure some drivers will not get the memo and try access their cars early but most will do the right thing. I didn't get a reply BTW.

[@abitofadetour7315]

I don't have a big problem holding up car drivers for a minute or two while I get organised, but it sure does get busy down there.

[@shegocrazy]

25:50 Best tip for mainland riders is don't assume that nice corner you are scraping your knee on doesn't have dirt or gravel or moss on the inside that will send you into destination f'cked.

[@abitofadetour7315]

Good advice, I assume this of every corner really, and occasionally that pays off.

[@adrianloney8009]

Tallangatta Wangaratta Coolangatta same same but different

[@abitofadetour7315]

I’ve now been to all three but haven’t stayed in Wang. Maybe one day.

[@jaisabai4155]

Too many ads, so I stopped half way through.

[@abitofadetour7315]

I’m sorry about that. KZbin puts them on there whether I monetise the video or not, so I may as well get my $6 a month!

[@stevo6341]

you seem to have a very negative attitude to everything, especially when money is involved, is this just a act for the video's ? 🤔

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@stevo6341 I tell people that but my wife would disagree. I’m not as grumpy as I make out but I’m not an external optimist either. The spending money thing is as you see it, I am quite Scottish by nature.