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More than welcome. I made it because I couldn’t find the exact information for a ride like this. I hope it helps a little.

Well, I never wished I was on a 350 but a 350 would be perfect for this type of adventure. Shedding a few pounds is always nice. Having the low end grunt is nice though on my 500. Also, I have since gotten rid of my auto clutch and wouldn’t go back. It was nice but after riding more hard enduro and loving my clutch and not having to adjust things would be ideal in my world. I could talk for hours on this stuff. Feel free to hit me up with any questions at all. 350 though? Hell of a weapon.

@hammy7139 thanks for reply Bro.. I can talk this stuff all day also..haha.. Long story short.. I'm from Vegas Living in Philippines. Looking at getting a small dual sport to tour All around Asia and find hidden trails along the way. They don't sell KTM or husky 350s or 500s here. So I'm looking at a beta 390 or 500.. I'm leaning towards a 390.. but not sure it will eat Road miles well.

@@ZSharkPH living the dream! Yeah, I’m not sure on that. If I were traveling around the world, it would be on my 500. I’m sure you’ve watched RTWPaul’s stuff?

I don’t have any evidence one way or the other. I can say, my 501 has done everything thrown at it without hesitation. If I had to only have one bike, it would be my 501. That’s choosing between a Husky TX 300, FE501, and KTM 890 Adv R.

@hammy7139 You the man !!! Never seen RTWPaul before.. great stuff. Just watched his MotoZ tire review.. I used those on my KTM690 from VEgas to PRudo bay Alaska. With IDBDR mixed in.. they wear great. Ride on !!!

I’ve found it to be very clean overall and it doesn’t coat the chain. I’m more worried about keeping the water out of it than anything which is what WD40 does best. I’ve just found it to work great?

Thanks! It is set up really nice. I would love to ride it around the world.

I suppose it sure could? I’m not one either. However, I took my Rekluse off and it kicks ass again. I probably didn’t have it adjusted properly. I like the stock clutch better and a ton more power.

You are more than welcome. I knew it would come in handy. At the time, there weren’t any others with all this info. There are some other really good ones now. Are you a team going this year?

They are darn good bikes. I love mine.! Thank for watching.

www.goldentyrewest.com/enduro-offroad No, it’s these tires. Amazingly good.

Thank you, it is pretty dialed in. It came with stock signals so the wiring was there. I’ve all but totally illuminated them though.

I did bring the charge cord. I had a few things to charge at night. Whatever you do, don’t over look things like that and a helmet light. It’s a Tour ender if your main goes out. Gas bags… probably, if you’re getting the mileage I was getting. The problem is if it leaks. If we only would have had the bags that leaked, my buddy and I would have been in a bind. I like the 2 gallon better BUT you might be better off with 2 - 1 gallon bags. I think rolling them up might have caused the leaks but I’m not positive. Good luck, are you attempting it this year?

@@hammy7139 Thank you for the input. Got to keep it simple, but don't overlook the details. I am attempting this year, solo, leaving Aug. 4th. I have been leaning towards 2- 1gal bags. Having a backup bag is a great idea.

@@hammy7139 Thank you for the input. Got to keep it simple, but don't overlook the details. I am attempting this year, solo, leaving Aug. 4th. I have been leaning towards 2- 1gal bags. Having a backup bag is a great idea.

@@code4performance reach out if you have any questions at all. It’s a hell of an experience. The trails are the real deal so train a ton on two wheels all summer long. Another thing, practice slow speed bike balance, way better then putting things on like a LHRB. Enjoy it my friend. Seriously feel free to reach out for anything. I love this stuff.

Absolutely but I didn’t do routes just the waypoints. Routes will disqualify you from the TOI. Honestly, the waypoints Martin has are plenty. I then downloaded every map onto my phone that the waypoints were on so service wasn’t required. Don’t pass up the chance to do the TOI, it’s something else for sure and hard as hell.

@@hammy7139 we are planning on a three-man team in 2023. I'm already putting all my stuff together and plan for it. I hear it's 13 days this year but will still be awesome. I'm going to have alternate navigation but I've always used onyx and was excited to see that you were able to use it so well for the toi. Thanks for the information looking forward to August of 23

@@snogimp393 yeah, I would make sure and have 3 forms. As far as the 13 days, it’s going to be epic. The new stuff added is going to be amazing. I might go ride a few days of it this year before the season starts.

@@hammy7139 we plan on doing the first four days on four different trips this year. Looking forward to it.

It’s an awesome ride and a challenge of a life time.

Hey Levi! I don’t think so, at least I didn’t see anything significant. I did just do the Samco hoses and thermostat delete but haven’t tested that yet. I think my extreme temp readings were likely from the stupid dock for the Trail Tech Voyager Pro and not over heating but I don’t know that for sure yet. I order the new TTVP extreme duty docks so we will see how much better those are.

For the most part we were up and going on the trail by 4 AM. We were much more efficient this year than last and were usually done riding around five or 6 PM. That being said, our first attempt put us with 20 hour days. As far as the mousse bibs, they are greatly discouraged for that mileage and type of riding. The main issue is if you have a problem it’s a hard thing to fix on the trail. With an ultra heavy duty tube you can quickly patch it and keep going or just replace the tube. Running mousse bibs has ended more than one Tour of Idaho attempt. One of the solo finishers made it to Wallace but his moose bib was destroyed and if you go back and watch his interview with Martin he talks about how that was a big mistake. The tour of Idaho is something awesome and very special. It was a lot of work and life consuming but damn it was awesome. Thanks for watching let me know if you have any questions. Craig

LOL, we grabbed a couple of PBRs in Priest River before the clime to Sundance. I’m sad to see the TOI go but at least the routes will be out there. These trails are so amazing. My buddy and I plan on riding many of the days this year of the new route, they seem so cool. I did drill my tank. That vent tube is nice for having a tank bag. Thank you! Good luck and enjoy life.

@@hammy7139 Thank you for the reply. I like the drilled vent tube idea. I'm having the same issue getting my Pico bag to sit atop my aftermarket tank cleanly. Any tips you care to share? What size hole did you drill? Simple 90 degree brass fitting threaded into the tank plastic? Teflon tape on the threads?

@@idnld1588 check out tacomoto.co, they have the vent kit. It’s not very expensive. They have lots of awesome stuff.

@@hammy7139 Outstanding, thank you for the tip! Will place the order tomorrow.

@@idnld1588 cool, reach out of you have any questions at all. I love this stuff. I had my bike dialed in as good as I possibly could.

I’ll look into that insert for sure. I actually mounted that 700 on a Ram mount attached to the front cross member of my Flex Bars, utilizing the same holes as my other GPS mount. It worked awesome. Check out my other video with the review after the TOI. Actually, I ended up installing an ultra quiet pro Moto billet end cap on the stock can. I changed it the day before I left. Thanks for the info!

@@hammy7139 We just installed the ultra quiet PMB on my son's stock can too. Once we get out for a spring ride we can compare the two. I will check out your other videos. Thanks for sharing.

You bet! Let me know if you have any questions. I updated some info in the description.

Thanks, it was some work!

Are you riding the T1 for 2022?

I need to update that video a little. Yes, KILM was great and they did warranty them. As far as fuel, what are you riding and do you know your mileage?

Most of us are riding exc 350s so prolly a little better than that 500

@@hammy7139 maybe summer 22. Prolly 23

@@sanjosejeff I would only take a 2 gallon gas bag. We both had a 1 gallon back leak on us. This being said, the 2022 route will be changing a lot so I'm not sure what the longest distances are without fuel stops. Also, if I was a betting man, the Tour of Idaho is on its last years. I know Martin wants to do other things in life and its a ton of work for him. So, if you want to give it a shot, you guys need to jump on it.

Feel free to call me if you have any questions. I have lots of thoughts on the bikes and too have both. The 501 if it’s up to it.

Hey Sean, thankfully we finished. Team Coleman Stove.

@@hammy7139 sweet, I watched the interview and was surprised you were able to press on past the coolant problems from day 6/7. I was on team Dennil floss tycoon. We retired day 4 when my friend was to tired to continue. Lots learned.

@@smacnee3278 Day 4 got us last year too. It is a tough one especially when you make bad decisions like we did. As far as my cooling system, I’m not entirely sure. I flushed everything and didn’t find any debris. I’m not sure that it wasn’t the TTVP dock giving me off readings. My air temp was reading 299 deg. The 501 is amazing though. Come back next year with a new perspective on the TOI and finish it. Once it’s in your blood, there is nothing else that matters till it’s accomplished - at least it was that way for me!

Hey, thank you! They did work well but my eye are getting tired and the Garmin was a little hard to read is all. It’s way more detailed though. The 500 is awesome!

Shoot, my bad, I misread that. Our radios, yes they did. Usually we couldn’t hear the first time but knew the other guy was talking. So a quick follow up is all it took. The nice thing about the BCA’s are that all the controls are on the mic. Running them on a .5 watt channel was also good enough for us most of the time.

Hey Brad Lu - The 501 is amazing. I didn’t have any overheating issues this year and yes we finished, Team Coleman Stove, finishers #80 and #81. My mpg were consistently about 45 -47 mpg (if I remember correctly). The TOU for 2022 is going to be an epic route. See my follow up video on my bike and gear review. It all did amazingly well.

Map the 501 now. It can be tramped up like a motoX then back. It's this guy I've watched.

Very cool! Keep in touch, let me know if you need anything. It’s a huge undertaking and it overtakes your life. I’m hoping we are successful this year so I can get it out of my system… I just live over in Spokane.

We were hoping for this year but lot of my parts are on back order and two of my friends who are going with me are broken up. One broke 9 ribs front and back on the rights side about 5 weeks ago and the other fracture 5 vertebrae in his neck 4 weeks ago.

Well, need is a strong word 😉. I will say that I love this bike. I love the power, too. I have a lot of plans for this thing. I think the 350 is the perfect size for the TOI but the 501 is not much heavier at all. I wouldn’t say it’s over powered in anyway but it does have a ton of torque. I’m usually not more than 1/8 throttle. Thanks for the compliment, too. This bike is dialed in and I think I found my electrical issue but I haven’t confirmed it quite yet. Hopefully I will know this week or next.

Thanks Jeff! I’m so stoked to hit it again. Thanks for the cheers, we would love to have some numbers close to yours.