T7 ADVENTURE TO DARGO VIA THE BLUE RAG TRACK! Tenere 700, KTM 690, Suzuki DR650. Vic High Country.

Continuing our famous Vic High Country, Artist Wayne, Mad Mal, Gaz Gaz, Brendo & Big Jase leave Omeo & head to the spectacular Blue Rag Track! Once that ride was complete, the boys head over to Dargo where their accommodation wasn't booked & the towns internet was down, so if you didn't have cash, you couldn't buy alcohol!!
It's always an adventure...
Featured music:
Ride of the Thuringia Hussars-US Marine band.
Ipanema Daydream-Bird Creek.
Airborne-Quincas Moreira.
Trinity-Jeremy Blake.
Take it slow-SefChol.
Animal Beast-SefChol.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Not only are these mad riders on mad adventure rides, let's not forget the time and effort put into editing such work. Top shelf effort on the ride and time behind the computer 😎👍👍

[@WayneDowsent]

Thanks heaps Mid coast Adventures!!! I love doing these videos!!💪🤩👍

[@Rsbangera]

awesome as always.......

[@WayneDowsent]

Thanks buddy!🤩👍

[@grantsimmo]

Very entertaining 🤣

[@WayneDowsent]

Thanks buddy!👍🤩👍

[@benlondon8467]

Good times 👍, it’s great getting out there, couple of beers end of day is good too 👌

[@WayneDowsent]

Yep, for sure!!! Travelling around the country is the best!!!🤩👍

[@jw8556]

Poor Bing Poxy DR 650's there not worth the tires they run on l have 40 thousand ks on my mine l dislike so much l don't even want to ride it and that's after 5k worth of accessories bolted on to it and yes it is for sale

[@WayneDowsent]

😬 I have to say, I didn't mind mine, except they're ugly!!!😂😂

[@jw8556]

@@WayneDowsent yeah the dr does the job but the ethos are shit and you need to do so many mods it's just easier to buy a T7 / 701 or such

[@Gaz_Gaz_Adv]

Well we need to go back and do basalt track / talbetville to Collingwood spur to cinthia range track.... Let's go

[@WayneDowsent]

Yep!!

[@simovision5894]

Hey Wayne i saw you did billy goats on your WR would you do it on your T7 and which track is harder Blue rag or Billy Goats.

[@WayneDowsent]

Yeah I'd definitely do it on the T7. But I'd prefer to do it on the WR!😂 Billy goats is harder I reckon, much longer so a bit more of a handful.

[@Gaz_Gaz_Adv]

Nothing harder on BGB, just longer..

[@simovision5894]

Thanks Guy's absolutely love your vid's keep them coming. If i come down that way ill send you a message. love to check out your single tracks. Doing Vic high country in Jan 2023

[@binguskhan1]

I spent the next three days flushing oil through the motor until nothing but oil came out. The DR (as Jase said) has an oil strainer and then the oil filter so nothing made it to the top of the motor and all the bigger bits stayed in the sump. I checked the top end and it was clean as a whistle. New clutch in and fresh oil and it runs just as good as ever. I did sell it and buy a CRF250 Rally though as a little bike is much better on these trails. Shame I missed Blue Rag - I was really looking forward to a good day on that track as the last time we were there it was raining and shrouded in fog/clouds. And Garry's snoring is much worse than described.

[@WayneDowsent]

Yeah Blue rag weather was sensational! And yes Gaz's snoring is far worse!🤣🤣🤣

[@Gaz_Gaz_Adv]

Bingus I'm just glad you sold the dr before these videos came out 😬, that said, it was just a clutch at the end of the day..

[@binguskhan1]

@@Gaz_Gaz_Adv It's the weight of the DR that sealed it's fate. I went to record new attempts to get that weight down. Still too fat.

[@tonyrdr7207]

Another amazing video. You made the blue rag look easy I would be walking a lot of the steep downhills for sure. How did Bing retrieve the 650?? Very interested to hear how he managed it not by himself I take it.

[@WayneDowsent]

G'day Tony!! Not sure Blue Rag looked that easy...😀 Bing put the word out on a couple Facebook pages & a guy with a quad bike helped tow the poor ol DR up the last Monkey Gum hill.🤩👍

[@jw8556]

Mate you missed the best track .l recommend the basalt trk down to talbetville and over to Collingwood spur and Cinthia range trk

[@WayneDowsent]

I'll have to look that one up JW!! 🤩👍

[@Gaz_Gaz_Adv]

Bing n Wayno , we need to check this out

[@jw8556]

@@WayneDowsent there is a great loop through wonnangatta station three ways in and out depending on where you start zeka spur is the hardest and leads up to howett hut l took the miss's for a rideon the dr from talbotville through the station and bact to Talbotville 200 K loop but heaps of loops around the dargo area

[@mickstrong6611]

You should have gone straight ahead at "the steepest part of the track" coming back out of Blue Rag. It goes out via Basalt Ridge Trail (?) Amazing trail with a nice creek crossing at the bottom.

[@KaneTerry]

We went straight on, looked like the track to the left that goes back to Dargo high plains road, is that right ?

[@WayneDowsent]

I wish we had known Mighty Mick!!!

[@michaelware7294]

Did blue rag one june long wend years ago in the snow....fun times

[@shaneprior5358]

What are the words I'm looking for... um... oh yeah, magnificent & envy! What a great leg of the journey - can't wait for the next one. Love the drone footage Wayno👍

[@WayneDowsent]

Thanks brother Shane-O!!! Yes, Mad Msl did a great job re the drone. I must get me one!!😊👍

[@jeffpeet9079]

Thanks for the laughs boys, great effort 💪

[@WayneDowsent]

You're welcome Jeff!!😁👍

[@richardlindsay9100]

Another sensational video Wayne!!

[@WayneDowsent]

Thanks Richard!!😁👍

[@1paulcave]

Another brilliant video Wayne. Good to see you enjoyed Blue Rag one of my favourite tracks.

[@WayneDowsent]

Oh yeah, Blue rag is EPIC!!! plus we had perfect weather for it! 👍😁👍

[@tjracingteam]

Brilliant. 11 out of 10. For entertainment. Double thumbs up👍👍

[@WayneDowsent]

Thanks heaps! Glad you liked it!🤩👍

[@iSim0641]

Your front tire seems soft. What pressure do you run? And which tires?

[@WayneDowsent]

Tyre pressure was fine. I'm running Motoz tyres.

[@iSim0641]

@@WayneDowsent I have the same setup on my T7. I run motoz tractionnator adventure. I was wondering because the owner's manual say 32 psi front and 36 back but on the tire it says 33psi max.

[@billybunter3753]

But what jocks does he wear and at what psi?😲

[@WayneDowsent]

@@billybunter3753 🤣🤣🤣

[@WayneDowsent]

@@iSim0641 yeah the front does need to be high so the the rims don't buckle! I could've let more out of my rear tyre, but the bike was fine enough. I run the RallyZ Motoz!!

[@jw8556]

are there more high country videos to come what happens after dargo ?

[@WayneDowsent]

Mansfield to Bright. Bright to (I can't remember)...& then home!! Going to ride Tassie with some of the boys soon JW!!!🤩👍

[@jw8556]

@@WayneDowsent yeah that sounds good l was in Tassie this time last year and was a bit cold and damp lol went right down south to Hastings caves and road as far south to recherche bay good tracks and great camping spot

[@jw8556]

@@WayneDowsent bay of fire's had some hidden tracks which were good fun on the bike ended up doing about 3000 ks on bike just poking around

[@jefftaswelder9154]

🤣🤣🤔😂😂😉🍺

[@WayneDowsent]

🤩👍 Another great day in the high country eh Jeff!!!😊😊

[@jefftaswelder9154]

@@WayneDowsent Sooo envious of you and your mates on this trip Wayne . glade you had a ball 😁🍺

[@WayneDowsent]

@@jefftaswelder9154 thanks Jeff!! We are heading to Tassie next!!!🤩

[@adriantompson]

great vid.

[@WayneDowsent]

Thanks Adrian!!😁👍

[@markcoates2527]

Hi Wayne. mate great series , I own a T7 and wanting to do a similar trip to the Highlands i was wondering what brand of tires you are running on your T7 and how did you like them ?

[@WayneDowsent]

I'm running the Motoz tyres. Can't remember exactly which type, I'll have to check & see. Great tyre though!!

[@Gaz_Gaz_Adv]

But what oil should you use😬

[@billybunter3753]

But what brand of jocks to wear? 😂

[@WayneDowsent]

@@Gaz_Gaz_Adv I use sewing machine oil...🤣

[@WayneDowsent]

@@billybunter3753 jocks? I go commando!🤣