SIMPSON DESERT CROSSING BEGINS, IT ALL GOES BAD! - Great Northern Adventure PART FOURTEEN!

We begin our epic 680km Simpson Desert crossing and everything goes wrong!
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[@Nerb1]

The perils of bladders!

[@wobblysauce]

They just want to pee.

[@wazza33racer]

Tom is like Talky Toaster from Red Dwarf........."your cheerful,chirpy breakfast companion".

[@nyedavis922]

Whenever I'm tempted by the 690 platform, I watch your videos and remind myself 'never again'. Sticking with the humble, reliable little WR for the long stuff, and my exc350 for the fun stuff

[@tonyrdr7207]

Great video Tom great to see that track. Don’t feel bad my 701 did not even make it to the Simpson. It blew up on the shakedown trip 😅and is had to bring my 90000 ks bike it replaced out of retirement to do the trip.

[@soilsmanadv6673]

You have now shown me the track I want to do most on the Simpson. The other routes have been interesting but this one is my favorite so far. Thank you for the detail you put into the presentations.

[@mountainconstructions]

Gotta love a Thursday

[@jamiesteele698]

Still Wednesday here 😉🍻

[@noel3070]

Your dinner looks like someone has eaten it before your turn😂 Great video

[@Anath525]

This is my dream to do something as epic as this. Straight off-road completely cut off from everything for hundreds of miles.

[@TwoWheeledBooBear]

I was skeptical at first but 15:36 convinced me otherwise. Subbed.

[@AusMoto]

I bet you're glad you haven't picked up a new 690/701 and stuck with the Ol' reliable 250 🤣

[@RidingWithTom]

I’m sometimes tempted looking at them, but I don’t think I could do it again

[@wobblysauce]

As long as you get the Airlift plan.

[@BlackdogADV]

I had my wr250r for less then a year before I moved up to the 701. Never looked back. Rode to the Arctic 2 times, no issues.

[@jonasbaine3538]

@@BlackdogADVI still wish ktm did a complete 690 adventure bike. Watch ducati do a 698 adventure with new 698 mono engine and sell every single one.

[@williamveniez1400]

Loving the videos Tom. Nothing but problems from the 690/701s. Unfortunate that they’re so unreliable.

[@davidhardstaff8110]

Piss works as coolant in an emergency trust me.

[@aoa1015]

Because of this channel I had 636, then S1000rr and now a 890 Adventure 😀

[@lostagain2992]

Another outstanding video!

[@Jonathan-L]

If something goes wrong, it's just a matter of waiting for Russell Coight to turn up and help you out.

[@Geoff-hg8yo]

Good stuff legend

[@davidsampson3537]

Stunning video Tom wow

[@wayde4192]

Thanks for the great vid.

[@evan002]

This is a far more interesting video than I thought it would be. I ride throughout the winter here in the Pacific Northwest and I keep the air flow through my lid to a minimum. I might just work on this.

[@brianrmorris5518]

Awesome Adventure 👌

[@Flip01]

Great adventure Tom. You guys rule👍🍻

[@samfrewen2107]

I've got a old 94 xr600r I want to do this with one day, good old tractor 😉

[@chiller5438]

Super..well done men!

[@barrymurphy3554]

Nice one Guys Yes unsupported is Legendary. Good on You Guys out there doing it rather than Guners

[@brianboys9015]

Good man TOM

[@noobsonwheelsadventures8315]

And im going to ride a 690 from norway to New Zealand haha.. As you say Tom "What can possible go wrong" 🤣😅

[@FULLPELTAdventures]

Great vid Tom. Gotta love the WR250R. So impressed with you riding it. You don't need those big bikes to see Australia.

[@Noastrenght]

Nice old trusty gopro footage. Keep it simple, love it. Oh on the topic. It´s tempting to retire the dr650 and move to more modern platform 701/690, but always when I just got myself hyped up a good reality check comes along and.... Yeah nah thanks.

[@wobblysauce]

The thing about the tracks were mostly straight but over time the weather, vegetation and people change it.

[@richardweston4493]

I’ve used pepper surprisingly successfully repairing a radiator in a Toyota coaster. Always thought it was a myth but I can confirm, it not only works, but works well ✅

[@Tolandur]

Cinnamon powder works even better :-)

[@zuno555]

Used pepper as well, worked straight away. Lasted 1000's kms no problems.

[@trenthays7]

It’s Lil Sebastian!

[@richkeylor787]

🤣

[@mountainconstructions]

4:00 You can hear the extra weight in the engine and gear selection

[@sirjolly81]

my 09 690 radiator was also a POS. seems ktm havent changed anything. They need a full guard around them. very thin metal. No one carries metal putty? fixes all our leaks in a pinch.

[@bazza8947]

Wonder which episode will show Nerb murdering the poor kangaroo! I knew something was wrong all this time! ;)

[@VarlsSki]

Bloody ripper tunes by the fire

[@paulobrien619]

My DR650 go a radiator leak too trying to attempt the Simpson in 21

[@morkzorckerborg5000]

i had a rock split the rubber coolant tube on my wr, took it like ten miles back no overheating lol the sewing machine will never die

[@dandoesstunts220]

I always wrap an old handgrip around exposed coolant hoses

[@paulokeeffe2135]

2nd view! Warmer than Ireland!

[@out-about7652]

ment to be the desert king bikes the 701 and 690 yet both fail with cooling leakage ,lol

[@carlredmond3642]

Great video. Would be even better if less shaky cam/fire hose shoot method when off the bike.

[@toohp]

That wr 250 continues to impress me and you have had a lot of bikes and you still choose it . Would you have tried on the ktm 500 ?

[@RidingWithTom]

No chance, not without support

[@BlackdogADV]

What fairing is on the 690?

[@BlackdogADV]

What distance between fuel stations?

[@paulobrien619]

food packets look like they are 10 years old after a 500 k ride lol

[@krisdieber9459]

Surprised no one was carrying that epoxy repair putty stuff

[@RidingWithTom]

we tried it in Silas bike, it did not work

[@djbrettell]

Did I miss something when watching this? I didn't see anything go bad!

[@davidburne9477]

A hole in the radiator (around 13:00) is not bad??? In what universe?

[@vaughndrew852]

Block one radiator off

[@damolux3388]

No one carrying quicksteel etc to fix that radiator?

[@wobblysauce]

That is better when you are mid remote section, not at the start.

[@robertmorris4784]

Yes, it's amazing stuff. I patched a pinhole in wife's crf250l radiator a couple of years ago and its still holding up perfectly.

[@damolux3388]

@@wobblysauce meh, it would easily do the job and save a trip.

[@wobblysauce]

Sure could work, or could leave you in the middle waiting for a chopper to pick you up. :P

[@damolux3388]

@@wobblysauce this is why no one will remember your name.

[@Wayne-Kerr_Rudy-Zarzoff]

Everything ‽

[@slime5430]

What happened to shadower75?

[@roblange1445]

Good question

[@RidingWithTom]

he is in Sydney and we are Melbourne plus he is often busy on his own wild adventures

[@timdudeney5072]

Yeah I’ve missed his adventures. Hope he’s doing well and gets some more ride time soon Loving this trip! Had to wait for your footage to catch up closer to Nerb though, so I didn’t keep getting everything mixed up in my head about who’s where and what’s happening. Glad it seems as though you at least got the SD Cards and footage back. Hopefully you’ll tell us about that at some point 👌🏼

[@rogernam2092]

Nice riding 👍 Greetings from Namibia..

[@dalewyatt1321]

Your bike doesn't look to loaded for all that you're carrying. Must be a good packer. Now, stop sooking about your ankle, you've got another one.

[@RidingWithTom]

haha my other ankle is full of metal from my Ktm 690 crash

[@dalewyatt1321]

@@RidingWithTom The joys of motorcycling. Goes with my 7 screws in the shoulder. Safe travels.

[@Africatwin93]

Yes 701 and 690s suck big time. Constant bloody saga.

[@6226superhurricane]

something something weak bladders

[@sevenshadesofsmooth]

I wish I got to charge people $110 every time they came to my house!

[@spanial]

bro buy a heat gun and touch up your plastics

[@sam-dm7ci]

$110 do pass through what a joke, you cant tell me its not about making money

[@mototrailz]

26:39 Nerb can ride 🔥the sand @nerb1

[@megamindtvsydney3967]

Yeah boi

[@IDGAF56852]

Your very brave doing a 3 day trip across the Simpson desert with under 10 litres of water! I hope you guys carry either satelite phones or emergency distress beacons,if something goes wrong way out in the middle of bum fck nowhere your screwed. If a roo jumps out at you going at that speed man your getting cleaned up big time on a bike,ive seen what red kangaroos do to cars let alone hitting one on a bike!