A Solo Adventure Ride - The 'Australian DRZ400E' - Part 1

[@ozadv]

Yes, Bridal Track looking smooth as..! Love the free wheeling commentary

[@simon9600]

Your joy of motorcycling and the Aussie landscape really shines through on these videos. I talk to myself all the time on my solo trips during tricky parts, really helps get you through. Thanks for sharing!

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Thanks mate. I love being able to ride in Australia. So much on offer.

[@ladytradiej8027]

I love watching your videos, thanks for going to the effort of showing them to us. 😊

[@braaaaaaaaaaap]

You and your bike are way more capable than you give yourself credit for.

[@_JoshJB_]

Nice one mate, I used to love the riding around Lithgow, Bathurst and Oberon when I was living around Sydney. Keen for the next Ep 👍🏼

[@anneligustafsson16]

I find i easier to stand up on the pegs when it is a tricky part. 😊

[@allaussietraveller9879]

Good one Lance, looking forward to part 2!

[@VMVarga-yf6eg]

Hilarious reaction to the river crossing🤣

[@blakemyles6580]

Always a good yarn to watch

[@ace_dog28]

bikes are such an amazing perspective to experience the country!

[@gumbysenduro6546]

Awesome was just starting to get into it and it finishes, now i gotta wait for part two lol.

[@KevinDiaz-kk4wk]

You deserve wayyy more subs! Quality stuff here!

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Thanks mate. I appreciate it.

[@ricardor890]

What a great choice of bike, so reliable with a bullet proof motor

[@lukemaitland6005]

Marrangarro. My old backyard! Best riding out there

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Yeah mate I have been there many times since. Great place.

[@artiexr222]

Great video Lance as always great scenery and amusing narrative we love watching them and even on road gearing Sally is just amazing and never lets you down. Ride safe from the UK Martin

[@km_loop]

that water looks refreshing!

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Ohhhh it was lol.

[@budget-adventure]

In summer yes, not this time of year lol

[@vanveen8472]

nice one Lance, thanks for sharing, wish I could reach the ground from my DRZ as easy as you can

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Haha yeah having long legs is good at times. Not so good on the freeway all bashed up though.

[@craigkennedy5328]

Fun ride Lance. I’ll try to look up where you went as it’ll be great to follow your tracks! Some of the hills look a bit steep for me on my DR650. But you’ve done plenty of detours so that’s possible! Look forward to Part 2. Oh, good to know Bridal T is open!

[@craigkennedy5328]

Hey Lance, don’t be too embarrassed about riding through rivers the pansy way…..I do it all the time but doesn’t always keep my feet dry! Would be great if you have gpx files of your rides. I’m use GAIA GPS which works really well for planning trips. Kind regards.

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

@@craigkennedy5328 hey buddy. Yeah sorry I’m the worst with GPX files and what not. I just pick areas of google maps and figure it out from there. Not ideal for others following lol. You’ll be sweet on the 650. Plenty of ways around the hills if need be.

[@breakM]

Awesome vid like always. Additionally, I'm the one who mentioned before that fps seems lower then 30 in your vids. Now you changed something and it is 30/60 and you uploaded higher then 1080p so youtube uses different codec and all resolutions chosen (even lower ones) look better then when you only uoloaded 1080. Good stuff 👍

[@AusMoto]

Awesome one Lance, I gotta come up that way some time, tracks and scenery look great!

[@marksteele4364]

As always Lance another great Vlog, always manage to put a smile on my face. Hoping to transition from road to track next year ...can't have you taking all the fun 🙂 . look forward to the next one mate, cheers

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Well welcome to the club in advance. You’ll love it. 👍

[@budget-adventure]

Ha ha the shit we go through to film a trip. I used to operate excavators in the pine plantations raking all those fallen trees up into rows so they can be burnt. We had 4 point harnesses in the machines just to keep Us in the seats. Soo steep, most of the time we slid down the hill, using stumps as a block. That second lot of pines you rode through are 10-15 years old so it takes a while for the pine trees to grow back ready for the first thinning harvest.

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Thanks for the info. Good to know actually. It would be nuts working on a hill like that. Crazy stuff.

[@bradmullaerialphotography]

@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer got a few grey hairs now because of it lol

[@ronwarber535]

Great video. When I was travelling solo on the bike, I just carried a tarp and sleeping bag. I used to put the bike on the center stand and threw the tarp over the bike and made a triangle and placed the sleeping bag under the tarp and bag a few zzzzz's Just out of interest the myth or maybe not a myth is that if you have a dried up cow paddie you can light it and it keeps the mozzies away. But that might just be a myth.

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Mate it may work. I guess they use elephant poo as a mozzie repellent. I’ll have to try it next time.

[@suzyamerica4679]

Timber operations do suck, but at least the trees will grow back. It's much worse when the land gets covered with condos and shopping :(

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Absolutely. In the end it still gets to be some sort of bush.

[@trailrideadventures]

gr8t

[@kyjelly5524]

What gears do you have ? I want to change my drz to 15/42 for more highway. I should still be able to do trails too. I just hate revving the hell out of it.

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

I had a 15-44 on this trip and hated it. Normally I run a 15-47.

[@kyjelly5524]

@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer I do a lot of street too so I want a little more up too. I have 15/44 and I’m going to try 15/42

[@budget-adventure]

Did you see that massive hole in the causeway you just missed?

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

What hole? I’d say that’s a no haha.

[@sdjuxu]

First crossing,kangangra walls area?

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Nah mate, up near Lithgow just before Sunny Corner.

[@budget-adventure]

Is that a power bank zip tied to the gauge cluster?

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Nah it’s my dual charger. The sticky tape has worn off.

[@EddyOtway]

Ride it like a 2 stroke down hills, let it go and hope For the best lol

[@Jasper-ju8lt]

what style bars so you have? and do u have risers as well?

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Just some basic fat bars with a taper. They were pretty cheap to back when I bought them.

[@drumsgunsandadr6506]

I must ride with you if I’m ever in NSW with my DR650 ( boss hog ). You could ( perhaps ) teach me some tips, I’ve just posted a vid of my 4th try at adventure riding, check it out if ya can be bothered. 🤟

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Keep at it mate. We need more good videos out there for us Aussies to view. 👍

[@drumsgunsandadr6506]

@@The_Apprentice_Adventurer dunno if it’ll be “good” but will do. 😏

[@phatpizza610]

Good tips for the newbies, jeeze google maps really sent you off piste

[@The_Apprentice_Adventurer]

Mate and I only filmed a little bit of it. It was the worst google maps experience I have ever had. It was all completely wrong.

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

you don't stand up much , one can tell by the angle of your hands on the bars