No coffee or lunch in this video. Today we go to Gloucester in New South Wales. I joined a group ride aimed at introducing new riders to adventure riding. This is day 2. We did several river crossings across fast flowing water. My first time off-road and in water. How did I do??? [CC for translations]
Timestamps:
00:00 – Start
00:04 – Preview
00:22 – G’day
02:22 – Ride start
04:40 – Dirt road start
06:52 – River crossing 1
07:32 – River crossing 2
08:00 – River crossing 3
08:54 – River crossing 4
11:11 – Good advice
11:49 – Back on the tarmac
The bike – early 2021 Euro 4 Royal Enfield Himalayan
The tour – Aussie Bike or Hike – https://www.aussiebikeorhike.com/
(I highly recommend them – very experienced and great teachers)
and they’re on YouTube – https://youtu.be/1QtU-70MoPw
The place – Gloucester NSW – https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/hunter/barrington-tops/gloucester
#motonumnum #royalenfieldrides #australia #royalenfieldhimalayan #aussiebikeorhike #advrider
15 Comments
Absolutely amazing! You do with your Himalayan what most of us just dream of doing. Love this video! Hope you don't mind if I share this one. Wahoo!
I often forget how fortunate I was to be trained to ride in the Military Police. We learned properly; both on and off road skills. You did fine; good on you for getting the training and experience and not thinking you know it all. I would have taken the water crossings standing up on the pegs and perhaps a bit slower to avoid the bow wave. I would also respectfully suggest you rev higher; drop down a gear on those muddy corners (9:59 on) and have it revving higher and more in the zone for a pull out. Bikes are different to cars and you should keep the revs up, or so I was taught. I checked out the Royal Enfield offerings and can see why you chose the Himalayan. It would be my choice, too, for the kind of riding you're doing. I did miss the Num Nums!
..gotta love watching a fellow Sleet doing what mine has yet to do. Nice ~
Thanks a lot! You really give me confidence in that bike and a good thinking driver! Since january I call a RE Himaliyan (2021) my own. I gave the rest of my money and bought it for my 60th birthday. Fullfilling a dream of my youth, when I drive a BMW 600 Policebike… it is not easy to refresh that old experience in new driving technique, but I am hopefully, that I will go to a Africa-Tour with my "Rosinante" end of the year!
By the way, you people in Downunder have a strange method for cleaning a bike… first under with water, than upper with rain… ๐ but it seems you like it! Will follow you! ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ป๐
I gave you a thumbs up because you put a smile on my face
Very nice video of offroading and river crossings
Great video and nice scenery! Hows Himalayan doing on the Aussie backroads? Like 80 to 100 km zone.
Good Content
Which bike will you prefer for on road and off-road ( Yezdi adventure or Royal Enfield Himalayan)
Thanks for this videos!
Nice video with himalayan๐๐๐๐๐๐
Cool! What road was the river crossings on? I can't say I've been ridding around there. Cheers ๐
First time watcher and amazing place your home. Please can we get to know you by your words and voice? Many thanks.
Thatโs funny I really want a Himalayan but currently have an XR-AG 190 then the first guy in the group has the same one and the same jacket
Thereโs mods for the air box on YT worth looking into. Also check water hasnโt entered engine oil via breather