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Title: Video of the ride to Australian KLR riders rally
Post by: roverfj1200 on July 05, 2017, 02:23:26 AM
Bit of a video of the ride to the KLR rally.. 10min long :morning1:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltr0lv04Ap8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltr0lv04Ap8)
Title: Re: Video of the ride to Australian KLR riders rally
Post by: oldktmdude on July 05, 2017, 05:16:41 AM
   Great video Richard. The only thing missing was a short, beer drinking bloke riding a black TDM 900.  :good2:
Title: Re: Video of the ride to Australian KLR riders rally
Post by: ribbert on July 05, 2017, 05:19:59 AM
What a fabulous trip Richard. That KLR must know its own way around every dirt road in Eastern Australia by now.

Not everyone's cup of tea but I love riding through country like that, even on the FJ.

Great vid.

Hope you can make it to Bermagui.

Noel
Title: Re: Video of the ride to Australian KLR riders rally
Post by: roverfj1200 on July 05, 2017, 05:22:16 AM
Quote from: oldktmdude on July 05, 2017, 05:16:41 AM
   Great video Richard. The only thing missing was a short, beer drinking bloke riding a black TDM 900.  :good2:

Would have been great to catchup but it was not to be..

Heres the Sat tracker

https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=148485937de12a4998&hoursPast=0&showAll=yes
Title: Re: Video of the ride to Australian KLR riders rally
Post by: Bones on July 05, 2017, 05:29:11 AM
Great video Richard, gives a bit of an idea of how vast this country is and shows a little bit of what's out there even though you didn't venture to far inland. Millions of acres of land out there but you can always rely on the locals to come out to meet you to keep you on your toes and keep things interesting.

The KLR seems to soak up the corrugations pretty good, you can see how rough the road is in places but doesn't seem to affect the camera footage at all. How do these bikes handle the punishment, can they take a bit of a beating or are they more road orientated, would love to get into dirt riding again but don't think the body could handle it.
Title: Re: Video of the ride to Australian KLR riders rally
Post by: roverfj1200 on July 05, 2017, 05:53:48 AM
Quote from: Bones on July 05, 2017, 05:29:11 AM
Great video Richard, gives a bit of an idea of how vast this country is and shows a little bit of what's out there even though you didn't venture to far inland. Millions of acres of land out there but you can always rely on the locals to come out to meet you to keep you on your toes and keep things interesting.

The KLR seems to soak up the corrugations pretty good, you can see how rough the road is in places but doesn't seem to affect the camera footage at all. How do these bikes handle the punishment, can they take a bit of a beating or are they more road orientated, would love to get into dirt riding again but don't think the body could handle it.

I have done a few mods to the suspension on my bike but even in standard form these old tech bikes can handle just about anything and they are cheap
Title: Re: Video of the ride to Australian KLR riders rally
Post by: Sparky84 on July 05, 2017, 06:20:59 AM
Loved the footage Richard, looked like a great trip and the vast amount of land travelled.

Loved the Sat Tracker info.

What's a Spotwalla?

Cheers Alan
Title: Re: Video of the ride to Australian KLR riders rally
Post by: Firehawk068 on July 05, 2017, 01:58:03 PM
Awesome video!
Great scenery, and what a great way to travel through it!

Boy those Kangaroos sure are fast buggers.................
Title: Re: Video of the ride to Australian KLR riders rally
Post by: PaulG on July 06, 2017, 11:22:12 AM
So this was only going to the rally? Can't wait to see if you have any further video of the rally itself. Or the trip home. Great stuff.  Keep it coming.  (popcorn)