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

[@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".

[@mountainconstructions]

Gotta love a Thursday

[@jamiesteele698]

Still Wednesday here 😉🍻

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@davidhardstaff8110]

Piss works as coolant in an emergency trust me.

[@TwoWheeledBooBear]

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

[@williamveniez1400]

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

[@mountainconstructions]

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

[@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.

[@lostagain2992]

Another outstanding video!

[@davidsampson3537]

Stunning video Tom wow

[@wayde4192]

Thanks for the great vid.

[@Jonathan-L]

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

[@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.

[@aoa1015]

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

[@samfrewen2107]

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

[@wobblysauce]

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

[@barrymurphy3554]

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

[@Flip01]

Great adventure Tom. You guys rule👍🍻

[@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.

[@brianboys9015]

Good man TOM

[@chiller5438]

Super..well done men!

[@brianrmorris5518]

Awesome Adventure 👌

[@paulobrien619]

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

[@noobsonwheelsadventures8315]

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

[@trenthays7]

It’s Lil Sebastian!

[@richkeylor787]

🤣

[@out-about7652]

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

[@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.

[@Geoff-hg8yo]

Good stuff legend

[@BlackdogADV]

What fairing is on the 690?

[@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 distance between fuel stations?

[@FULLPELTAdventures]

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

[@VarlsSki]

Bloody ripper tunes by the fire

[@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

[@mototrailz]

26:39 Nerb can ride 🔥the sand @nerb1

[@paulokeeffe2135]

2nd view! Warmer than Ireland!

[@carlredmond3642]

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

[@bazza8947]

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

[@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.

[@krisdieber9459]

Surprised no one was carrying that epoxy repair putty stuff

[@RidingWithTom]

we tried it in Silas bike, it did not work

[@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 👌🏼

[@paulobrien619]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@sam-dm7ci]

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

[@vaughndrew852]

Block one radiator off

[@Wayne-Kerr_Rudy-Zarzoff]

Everything ‽

[@sevenshadesofsmooth]

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

[@Africatwin93]

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

[@6226superhurricane]

something something weak bladders

[@spanial]

bro buy a heat gun and touch up your plastics

[@rogernam2092]

Nice riding 👍 Greetings from Namibia..

[@megamindtvsydney3967]

Yeah boi