Daryl Beattie’s Extreme GS Adventure

Former Grand Prix ace Daryl Beattie would surely have become 500cc world champion, had injury not forced his premature retirement at the age of 27 from the crazy world of two-stroke GP racing. Now, having recently turned 40, the MotoGP commentator owns a BMW R 1200 GS Adventure and loves riding with friends. Having heard about his recent GS journey into the Hattah outback, he asked BMW Motorrad Australia’s Marketing Manager Miles Davis to show him these trails.

After day one Daryl said: “This sort or riding might not be for everyone, but when you have some experienced riders who are up for a challenge, it’s just perfect”. Day two saw a kangaroo jump out at Daryl, hitting the back of his bike while he was negotiating a deep-rutted section of track. “Luckily it was low speed and it just threw my balance out.” It happened again later that day when Daryl was chasing Miles down the Scorpion Springs track, when a roo jumped straight into the path of Miles on his GS Adventure. Luckily it didn’t impact on the front wheel or bars, so the big GS just kept on tracking straight, while the roo came off second best.

Day 1

Ride with Daryl Beattie on his amazing GS Outback Adventure. This is day 1 of the 3 day ride, Hattah to Murrayville. 3 x 1200 GS’s and one 1200 GS Adventure take on some deep sand riding in a true outback adventure. Difficult riding, big bikes, a great challenge.

Day 2

Day 2 of Daryl Beattie’s Outback Adventure, Murrayville to Renmark. This is some very hard riding in deep sand on 1200cc motorbikes. Challenging, difficult, but in the end, very rewarding. A boys own adventure that only Australian outback can provide.