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Just bought a 2011 650 abs today on July 29 2024 . Thought it was a great deal, bike has 12:21 14,000 miles and all you guys make me feel great about my new / used purchase. I sold my last bike in 2000 ( 1993 GSXR 1100) and now just looking to ride, explore and have a good time on 2 wheels again . Hope it’ll be good enough for 2 riders now and then.

Wow, what a great little spot you got there! Now I am jealous, will have to try to get out there one of these days!

I bought a 2000 BMW K1200 LT. Clutch went out at 58000 miles so I bought an 84 Honda Goldwing 1200 gl Interstate to ride while Im fixing it but foumd the old suspension needing a goimg through so ai bought a 2003 BMW R 1150 RT to ride while Im fixing the other two.

Have the same age bike, and in the same color. For me it's easily the best bike I've ever had. Keeper !

It's always awesome to be able to leave the luggage and explore locally - that's my plan for next year, find a central postion to camp, and explore each day in a different direction. Such a cool place where you stayed! Gulgong is pretty cool - we spent a couple of hours there on one of our Ute trips. I think most of the roads out that way are a bit f&*$ed... Leave those sheep alone!!! Great trip so far guys!!

Bro I seriously had to rewind the bobtail bit, especially when you called, it a land mullet or something😂😂😂😂😂💯👍

When I hear Mudgee I think of The Twelfth Man album with Ken Sutcliffe "The male model from Mudgee". Also, what is the significance of your Animal muppet? I've seen him in a few of your videos now. Used to be a keen drummer back in the muppet days and Animal was a favourite

Well, that was one long necked sheep 😆🤣

Power? There is zero power in these

That looked quite a sketchy ride once darkness came in.... and chilly. Hahahah... how was the bed? 😀

I remember that bee attack! We even saved one from the honey :D I know all those places, great to see them again. You really need a watch (or to notice the impending darkness coming 😅) What a weird place to stay, I remember the pics and insta posts from back then - actually quite nice, but definitely weird arriving in the dark!!

The way you looked right, I thought you were considering riding along the train track 😀 That waterfall is superb. Someone seems to be using a laser level on your bike at night.

Fantastic trip.. Just make me miss old dame edna again😢😅

The road from Walcha to Bendemeer is my most favorite ride and I live at Wauchope lol

Nice work but I can't imagine going two-up for that long - then again I ride a gixxa and pillions aren't exactly a priority for sports bikes 😄 My wife says she would love me to get a more comfortable bike so we can do some trips... guessing you'd recommend a V-Strom eh! Hope you got some sleep in the caravan 🙂

Thunderbolts Rock has been graffitied ever since I can recall, and I've lived in northern NSW since 1972. They should get all the wannabe graffitists and hooligans to clean it as "therapy". It'd do them good and make the rock more aesthetically pleasing.

Great video, I loved the caravan set up. I ride a 2017 VSTROM 650 purchased new in 2018. Done 57,000 fault free km so far. I have ridden all over that country, it is beautiful. I would not chance riding around dawn or dusk . My son and I stayed in Uralla for the night . He departed for Sydney early in the morning , I was going to head back to Brisbane a little later. I advised him to turn off the main highway and go over the Barrington Tops to Gloucester. Ten minuets out of Uralla he hits a large Kangaroo. Said he was only doing 80 km/hr but made a mess of his front mudguard, but fortunately he was ok. It was lucky he was riding his Harley CVO Streetglide , the one with the custom paint job . That bike is built like a brick shithouse. Back in Uralla we needed a tyre lever to get the mudguard a safe distance off the tyre. He called in to the Harley dealer in Tamworth to get clearance to see if the bike was safe to ride back to Sydney. Fortunately it was. A new mudguard had to be made and sent from America . As much as I love my VStrom, I don’t think it would have survived that Kangaroo hit. Keep having fun and stay safe

Awesome me and my Strom travel WA but it would seem there is much more to see where you are how's the Beast running great absolutely no doubt about that it's great to see two people enjoying a bike and each other looking forward to the rest of your journey stay safe be happy Ride Free ❤from WA

Awesome stuff mate! Loved the video :-)

I would love to buy one of these! Website is gone though ☹️

Haha sweet video my Aussie brother I just sold my GSXR 1000 and also my KTM 450 im heading towards 50 fast grrr I am seriously considering buying a 2008 what do you think ?

I keep thinking that you are so lucky having all this beauty on your doorstep... then remember that it is a days riding away. I should try and do some more big trips, Scotland and the north of England have a lot to offer on a bike, as does Spain and France. This trip is looking to be an epic AusAdventure indeedy!

Nice one! Err any chance you could send us some of that sun? Middle of summer here in UK - and all we got is rain!

Another Aus Adventure to look forward to watching. To where in Vic are you headed?

The Wallalambie (SP) falls was fantastic looking. sorry for the spelling.

🤣🤣You really need a riser on that old lady, got a bitt saggy in the suspension over the years. I rised mine 20mm and that bottoming out was history. You two are fun to watch 🤣 Ride safe my friend

I do love a good waterfall. I don't think I'd like a bike bottoming out though!

Pillion on a bike with panniers ? That's a challenge. 1:33 I recognize those tunnels. When I did my trip the Melbourne, I stopped a lot more. First stop was Ballina although I went from Brisbane (not the Gold coast) 12:04 I wish I knew about these places when I was doing my trip.

Great stuff. You both look like you're having the time of your lives.

Ha ha! You two are nuts, but then you know that, and that's why I love yous 😆 That bottoming out is a bit of a worry - did you adjust anything in the rear suspension? Yep- we still end up riding west into the sunset... slow learners 🤣 Can't believe you'd never been in to Wollomombi Falls! My first naughty platform pic was there, on the old timber one, with a dirt path down to it with a switchback - so adventurey!! Tight fit, plenty of hip exercise getting on and off 😯

Cool, thanks! I am being tempted by one of these, that looks identical to yours, local to me here in Toronto Canada. Oh what to do !? Cheers.

My folks live at the Mornington Peninsula (eg free accommodation 🙂) so very familiar with many of those roads. Thinking about it, I rarely take the motorbike there unless it is to catch the ferry to Queenscliff. That way I avoid the Geelong freeway and enjoy some scenic riding instead... we've done that for the last two Tassie trips now the terminal is in Geelong. Arthurs Seat is a cracking ride both on the motorbike and the pushie. I've seen many motorbikes run wide at the 15km/h left hairpin at Franklins Lookout... it is tight, and steep, and catches you out if not ready for it! Thanks for another enjoyable video

Wow - amazing tree house... and who knew you're into waterfalls?? (well, probably Sharon did 😆) Good job the floating breakfast wasn't part of the snorkelling adventure... Awesome shots underwater though mate. Dirt Bikes, quad bikes, beaches, getting drunk... going full tourist? Nah just having a great time 😊 OMG Scooter Bro!! Everywhere!! Awesome trip mate, nice work Shazza!

What an amazing trip, and you did some super cool things and visits 🙂

This is my dream trip. your partner did a fantastic job with the Air Bnb for the first night..she deserves a champion badge!

Good times 😎👍

Wow what an awesome tour.

WOWZERS! What an absobloominlutely awesome experience. Some scary stuff there, as well as some top notch views 🙂

It's hard to believe that motorcycles last that long these days. When I was young I seldom saw a bike get 20'000 miles and they were usually crap by then. I quit riding in 2002. I Hhad a wreck and scared my Mom bad so I sold my old Honda Magna 750. I have a lot of friends that call themselves bikers. That usually consists of someone with a Harley that rides it from bar to bar.. I never got into that. I'm not far from the mountains in North Carolina and I've made many trips to the mountains and stayed for days at a time. I'm coming across a good sum of money soon and I've been looking at the V Storms. If I can get my 5'7" frame on one without dropping it it will be on then! I quit drinking and I was only a social Drinker at that so I don't have much of a social life anymore. I'm 53 years old and I still do some solo backpacking but one of these days Sasquatch is going to get tired of me encroaching on this territory. The best logical thing for me to do is go buy a nice Yamaha V-Strom 650 granted I can get my leg over the thing. I've never heard anyone talk about the possibilities of lowering one but I'll do what I have to do. My money will be here within the week and I'm fairly excited. It been two years since I quit going to bars and I'm looking forward to some Adventure that does not require alcohol to tolerate the people that I'm around. I'm going to ride some of this weight off of me too. The last time I had a on-road off-road bike was back in 99. I had a Honda XR250L. I weighed 180 lb when I bought that bike. I was 28 years old. I dropped from 180 to 155 in 2 months just riding the wheels off of that bike. I never stopped to eat and I road a few Motocross tracks. That'll work you! I'm only about 4 hours from the North Carolina Beach. Maybe I'll start making trips there if I can keep all the Hooligans from messing with my bike. It gets crazy all up and down the North Carolina coast at certain times of the year. I've seen people put bikes up to flagpoles and them up in the air and that was 30 years ago. Their crazier now than they were then. On second thought maybe I'll just keep my direction towards the mountains unless I can find a place to lock a motorcycle up at the beach. Either way I'm ready to ride and I mean something fierce. It has been too long. Your video has sold me on the V-Strom. I always heard they were the best and and now I know. Great video!

Wow! Absolutely spectacular!

I did laugh when you were expecting a flat ride in the mountains 🤣 That was technical as all hell mate! Was this what spurred you into getting the DRZ, or did you already have it then? That downhill was insane! What a great playground the volcanic gravel makes - and Sharon's a natural!! She's got guts that girl! You guys find amazing things to do - I watched the quad one too, but I always watch your vids on the big screen and don;t always get back to the computer to comment. Great stuff mate!

Man that must have been steep it even looked so on the camera and we all now how flat they make things look 😳

My 650 had just 2300km on the clock when I got it in 2009. It's now got 165,000km on it and counting. Zero problems apart from the usual consumables. Chains, sprockets, tyres, brake pads, oil changes and the like. I recently pulled the starter motor out to investigate sluggish starting. The brushes were reaching their use-by date. I cleaned things up and reinstalled it with a great result and have now ordered new brush set. Very easy to work on too, and it only took 15 minutes to sort out. Like you, I intended to use it for the big lap, but that just hasn't happened for various reasons. I added a used 2014 dl1000 to my collection about 2 years ago. Even though that's an awesome machine, I kept the trusty 650 as it still goes great, and still ride it as often as I can. It's like an old friend I just love spending time with. A lot of my riding is on dirt roads, living as I do between a national park and a national highway. I often encounter tourists on their way through mounted on all manner of bikes. A lot of Ewan/Charlie copycats complete with the obligatory GS with an internet of farkles. Knobby tyres that have never left the tarmac, go pros, and intercom systems. It's hilarious to see them looking down their noses at the "peasant" on his dirty poverty pack Suzuki when I invite then on a guided tour of the local points of interest. I know I'm having way more fun than them. I suspect they are worried that, while they look like they can take on anything, in reality they are worried the plucky little strom will embarrass them with it's capabilities haha. No plans to pension it off any time soon. Happy trails

Gorgeous country we live in and yes I've travelled all these roads too. Time is often an issue of course but as my old Scots grannie used to say 'if I had my druthers, I'd druther not' do the motorways. Tablelands Way from Goulburn through Taralga, Oberon and on through Kandos Denman and Muswellbrook is a great alternative to going through Sydney.

Im looking to buy one 2008 with 111k km too...

I know I should do some kind of location sharing thing, especially as I use my phone to navigate, so it is mounted on the bikes

You're not wrong Mr Aus, I can't remember how many times I have ridden the Alpine road over the last thirty five years and the High Country and Murray Valley in general, but it never disappoints. And yes I've had one or two moments like yours with the truck...

What a crazy property to cruise around on, hard not to smile. Cheers 4 sharing sir.

Wow that looked like fun 😎👌

Thank you for the video mate. Been going strong staying off in 3 month periods but relapsed again the last few days. Caffeine makes this world a place full of blown egos and stress. It is not the way we should live. It makes it painful to see when people in your closest circle accept you more when you are caffeinated. It sure helps socialize with people, but if everyone wasn‘t so caffeinated, we would also accept each other more uncaffeinated. The social aspect is what worries me the most, because in my own experience people dont like me uncaffeinated. When I‘m uncaffeinated I feel at peace, free from stress which leads me to shut the fuck up more. But in this world full of caffeinated people where constant conversations are demanded, it is hard to find the home you belong to. Hope somebody can relate to this