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what battery do you use?

It is so fantastic to watch this after having ridden it. Thank you for making this video.

How difficult is this race compared to other hare scrambles? Videos are hard to judge the steepness and difficulty level.

You are an incredible inspiration! thank you so much for providing this series to us! I can’t wait to see what you have planned next!!

I lost a counter shaft bolt early on a three day ride. Rode the rest of the trip without it. Now issues. Very impressive vids. Hard enough to put the hours in but to film it is overtime.

Great videos!! I would love ride all that at once but at my own pace. lol. I’m from MT. There is nothing better than being in the back country away from everything and everyone!

I'm so glad you're back for a 2023 trip! I loved your 2022 videos, they're so inspiring, one day soon I'll start chipping away at the tour. Does anyone make roadbooks for these trails yet?

This has to be one of the best motorcycle endurance videos I’ve seen. I was in awe the entire video. I felt every kind of emotion watching this video. Excitement, nerves, and jealousy. Ha, I’m so damn jealous 😂 Thank you for sharing your experience with those of us with the same interests as yours. I am truly inspired by you!!! I live in Oregon at the moment, till I can move back to Boise, three years from now after I retire. This is a bucket list, but I’ll be 57 when I can retire, so I’ll have to wait till then. I’m not sure I’ll be able to complete the course, but that won’t stop me from trying 😁 Till then, I’ll just have to watch your videos. Again, I fully enjoyed this!!

Is that a husky 501?

The Tour of Idaho solo is easily analogous to climbing Everest solo. The ability and intellect required to stop the ride or the climb can save your live and allow future adventures in those domains. Adventures at this level are seldom successful given the numerous opportunities for failure because of weather, rider error, or machine failure. Thanks for sharing your amazing adventure, and especially for being intelligent enough to survive it. Great video editing and photographic skills also!

Mile 98.5 reminds me of riding above treeline on the Alpine Loop in Western, CO. I am amazed to see you riding this section sitting down!

Well done and thanks for the videos!

Thanks for sharing this adventure.

Love Idaho, I need to get back out there

I've gotten hooked on your TOI video series. What other GPOS units have you used for riding? I have used a Garmin 176, 276C and currently have a 478. They are all the same form factor. I like the detailed mapping they offer for off-highway riding. For a short time I had a 276CX (2020) but I hated it because it was very slow to redraw the maps when zooming in and out, so I sold it after the 2020 riding season and kept using my 478. The 478 seems to have a minor issue with the screen not being as bright as it used to be, so I think it's time to replace it. Maybe the Montana 700 is what I need. On my Tenere 700, I started using a Zumo XT, but it really lacks the level of detail for backcountry riding I am accustomed to with the old school Garmins I've been using.

I've heard about the Tour of Idaho before, and watched probably one video from someone else, but I had no idea it was a course laid out and an "event" that had to be completed in a given number of grueling long days of riding. Thanks for explaining what it is and sharing your experience.

I was a little surprised to see you back. You must be a gluten for punishment, lol. As always, very entertaining and impressed with your personal fortitude. I was telling Shonky Productions about you carrying a chain saw and gave him a link to your set up in v1 of last year.

How many laps is this race??

Thank you for sharing. Epic on all levels. Much respect.

Great song list, well done...

Clever fix! Nice work! My countershaft seal started leaking on the tour also. I tried to bribe a dealership in Missoula with 100$ to deliver a replacement to St. Regis but no luck. Ended up not being an issue

Maté what an effort I feel for you hold your head high that was hard core not many would have the balls well done also picture quality and music choices were excellent 2022 2023 2024 has to be your year All the best from down under 👍

Very inspiring I’ve loved your videos. For not being around here and this style of riding on top of being fairly new to the sport you did incredibly well. Bravo sir.

Wow. Thank you for this series. I’m sorry you didn’t get to complete but what a great adventure. Well done, sir.

At 1:05:00 when the massive attack X your flow kicks in…. Apex moto vlogging. Thank you for taking the tremendous amount of time it took to share this adventure with us.

Amazing adventure!! Thanks for sharing. But my god, why not run a nitromousse?! They’ll last a full 1000+ mile race if you install and lube them correctly in the first place.

Awesome series. I’m looking for alternative lighting to use when running my saw rack, what are you using ? Thanks

Facinating tour. Where did you sleep each night, hotels/motels?

Thanks for the videos, I was looking forward to number eight. Sad to see what happened. It’s amazing what a person can do. Good luck to your future endeavors your voice sounds like the Mandalorian from Disney so I’ll call you the Mandalorian trail rider thanks again I’m 66 and just bought my first two bikes this year went for the road and went for the dirt, you’re inspiring.

unbelievable journey and i am really gutted for you - i have to ask why not run mousse in the first place? i will never remove them from my dirtbike as out there in the wild i do not desire to spare thoughts or waste my energy on punctures....

some f'in commitment to a ride this is, fair play fella

Not to sound like everyone else reviewing your ride, YOU ROCK! Great music too!

I pre-rode all that stuff in the Lemhi range and into Leadore in 2022. It wasn’t on our Tour route in 2020. That stuff is sooooo good. I dubbed Devil’s basin “Devil’s buttcrack” and I think the 2022 iteration was the toughest and obviously took some teams out unfortunately. You faced some serious adversity and I can’t believe your resilience with crazy long days in the saddle. Great job with the editing. Even taking the emotional energy while you’re riding to be thinking of getting the shots, takes thought and energy on top of everything else you’re already dealing with.

Another great job. I just finished Day 2. I appreciated the additional detail about the Tour rules. So many people just don’t get it and don’t understand why you can’t just get help along the way or have some chase you, then throw in special navigation sections, challenge points, bonus sections. We’re a select breed to enjoy this 😂

You the man Brian, like you, ive only made 7 days of TOI....Next up, Ridaho I guess. Thanks for the vid, its hard to convey how difficult this is in words, excellent job with the vids

good bike info - great videos, great journey

Hey brian , would you be willing to share your routes ?

Thanks for bringing us along, a lot of work has gone into this post ride - what a trip

epic video and fair play to you for the massive effort, great riding - thanks

brilliant -day 3 next in queue - thankyou for the huge effort in creating these

1: watching and rooting for you big time all the way from little old England: YOU ARE A DAMN TROOPER sir, so are all who try this. 2: I cannot put into words how hard this must be mentally. 3: you are so lucky to have such a vast landscape to ride which leads me onto 4. 4: If i said i could imagine or comprehend how this must feel i would be lying, i have done long trips here on our island and we can get bad weather (most of the time hahahaa) and exposed terrain but the sheer area you are in is just unimaginable to people like me here. 5: what a shame they have stopped the event, what a shame. I know this is in the past but i am going to watch each episode and i truly hope you make it, i really do.

Unbelievable, good job. I looked at this when it was 10 days long, but when people said it was a good idea to pre run some of it ahead of time it just seemed like a crazy commitment. Did you ride any of it in the year prior to this attempt? I hope you touch on your fitness level, I race MX and would consider myself above average for 55. But 13 days at that pace would be a dream. I'll target RIdaho, probably more my speed LOL. Good job on editing too!!

What a hard core day. My motto has always been that it’s not an adventure unless is starts or ends in the dark. You did both so that makes for an epic adventure! You showed some serious persistence to ride almost 24 hours and deal with all that you were dealt.

What a day!!!!! Congratulations. Nice riding, nice editing and storytelling. Enjoyed watching this very much.

Husky bike but not a husky chainsaw? Blasphemy. Seriously hardcore adventure dude thanks for sharing this!

Great videos Brian. This series is inspiring me to give this tour a shot. Do you live in the North East? I'm in New York state and if your close let's ride sometime.

Damn Brian, you're an animal! looking forward to catching up on the rest of the series.

I watched every video I thought you had it stupid tubes great job. I would love to have an opportunity like that even if it was only seven days.

I watched every video. A gallant effort this year. What comes next now that there is no T1 anymore? Also how would one go about replicating this experience without gpx tracks (more of a T2)?

Nice work.