Virginia to Oregon with KTM 390's | HIGHLIGHTS | 5,600 miles in 18 days along the TAT 4k
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ม.ค. 2023
- Ladies and gents hang on to your handlebars! These three riders set out along the Trans America Trial from east coast to west coast covering 5,600 miles in 18 days. Riding to the start of the trail in North Carolina and finishing in Port Orford Oregon, before heading to Portland. Enduring heavy rain on the first night and getting soaked to the bone, water crossings, bears messing with your sleep, Oklahoma mud, freezing temps, scorching heat, couple crashes, and no sale of alcoholic beverages in some dry counties along the way. The weapon of choice was KTM's 390 adventure bikes that have held up flawlessly to the end lacking a bit of power at the high elevations. The lightweight bike makes rough terrain easy to overcome and easy to pick up when you drop it 10 times. Heavy music in this video as most of my footage had no audio due to a technical issue as I was using the Gopro Hero 8 Mic adapter, with an external mic, and trying to charge with an external power bank at the same time. I learned the hard way, test your equipment before you set out. The camera was charging the whole time, but this cut off my external mic.
The mods on my bike were:
- TKC80 tires, I would use these again
- KTM aluminum skid plate, this plate took a beating and held up
- 14 tooth front sprocket (stock 15), much better low end response and torque
- KTM enduro seat, a bit more comfortable and easier to adjust your position
- Barkbuster handguards, great protection for your levers and hands
- Upgraded foot pegs, larger and flat angle are much more comfortable and provide better stance
- IXIL slip-on exhaust, I like a good exhaust note
- Tusk pannier racks and soft bags, these are bulky and big. I would go with a rack less system
or something smaller in the future
- Stock suspension was adjusted to max load and was defiantly lacking on the rough bits but works
- We ate a bunch of pot holes hard and we were sure they would be a huge bend in the wheel, however there was barely anything noticeable
- Stock windscreen works very well and I'm happy with it, a tall and tinted windscreen will obscure your vision of the potholes and rocky terrain
- I completed this trip with a stock chain, It stretched almost a foot, Get a better chain
- No flat tires the entire trip, we had tubes, plugs, and pumps ready
Filmed in 4k on Gopro Hero 8 and DJI Air 2s
More videos in the future, Thanks for watching!
Amazing! And some people say the 390 Adv isn't a true adventure bike.
Fantastic scenery. Great to see the 390 fully loaded punching out the miles.
fantastic vid! that is 25 mins of my life gladly given 😁
I am from the UK and went to buy a new 2023 390 adv today, had to ride 70 miles to the nearest KTM dealer only to be told the only salesman took the day off 🤔, just my luck..having to ride another 140 mile round trip tomorrow 🤣
Thank you! Dont have too much fun now lol
@@xmotopulse picked up the new 390 adventure 3 days ago..what a fantastic bike! cant wait until its run in...it's going to be so much fun!! 😄
Modern cowboys!!!I like KTM390 probably will be my next motorbike!Cheers from Greece!
This is the most epic video with KTM Duke 390 that i saw! Thank you brother, please continue and do it again! So hopeful route, travel and nature!
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Great video. My wife and I just picked up 2 390s and love them. Hope you put out some more videos of y’all’s rides.
Wow, great ride, loved every second of it and really good to see the plucky 390 make the trip with no issues (and fully loaded too!)! Testament to the capability of a small capacity adventure bike like the KTM!
What a fantastic video guys !!!! I had to Google TAT to find out exactly what that was. Brilliant !
Beautiful scenery, great music and above all super presentation 👍
I see another enjoyer of the KTM Adventure suit! Its good stuff.
Great video. That bike is a good light adventure bike, perhaps the best under 600cc.
Thank you for sharing
Cheers from Tasmania
Excellent video. Amazing scenery and great music! Great work
Excellent video - thanks for putting this together!
amazing scenery, great video thanks!
Excellent machine!
Looks like a good time ! Glad you all got to make the journey and return safely. Thanks for sharing the ride.
Sounds exhausting, nice work! Memories for a lifetime!
Great Video, I enjoyed it a lot
What an adventure!
Hopefully more detailed videos of trip are coming!
Stunning video, epic ride. That deep red mud looked horrible to ride through, tiring I bet.
Now that looks like an Awesome Adventure Cross Country on Gr8 Motorcycles...Aloha from Maui 🤙
18 Days
Wow !!!! Amazing 🤩
Wow, great work on this!
Belle aventure, paysages magnifiques , joli montage vidéo ! Ce petit 390 marche fort !
Excellent, Thank you!
Great video,Nice work 👏💯
Thank you for your time
Plz We need More videos like this hhhhh 😊
Very very nicely done!
Great edit man! Looking forward to trips like that on my 390 as well.
Nice!
Awesome awesome awesome!
Outstanding!!! Can you share details on how the bike is setup? Gear, tires, etc. This is exactly what I want to do!! Another video with a walkthrough on the bike and changes made for this ride, along with gear, would be welcomed.
Thanks! added some notes to the description
@@xmotopulse Outstanding! Thank you 👍
Awesome edit man!!! I hope you put out more content like this.
This is absolutely epic! ❤
Awesome adventure
Awesome soundtrack :)
Would you recommend the 390 adv for this thrip? Or would you prefer a different bike if you were going to do it again? Looking to purchase one. Thanks. Awesome trip!
That sounds looks like an amazing adventure! Would you be willing to share the route you took? I would love to replicate the trip, it looks incredible!
I feel sorry for your suspension. hahaha
This video was awesome 😁🤘
Thank you 🍻
Great adventure and great video, keep the videos coming
How did you guys mount the Rotopax to the inside of the pannier racks?
Great video. I did the TAT in 2021 and found the Ophir Pass descent the hardest part of the entire ride.
Descending the west side of Ophir in 2020 on a Versys-X 300 I walked about a hundred feet of the roughest spot, then bit it a little further down in a sandy spot!
Nice job on the video, I even liked your choice in music! Question, did you ride the bikes back to VA?
Thanks, we rented a van from budget and drove back 3 days straight.
It's very comfortable for long rides and well build product
Looks amazing. Great video. Can u share the route you took and maybe recommendations to parts you liked vs didn’t like
Great vid. I might have missed it, but what were the begin/end dates of your ride?
Brothers, that video was so much fun! Just added the Trans American Trail to my bucket list. Really well done.
Your videos are captivating; your journeys are extraordinary! 🌄 Could you share some insights on dealing with fatigue during those long rides and keeping yourself in optimal health? Can't wait!
Keep yourself fit with regular aerobic & strength training. Ride regularly also.
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I also own a KTM Adv 390. Awesome bike....
Great footage. What tires were you guys riding on?
Well done! Excellent video!
Congrats! Big adventure! It would be great to know what about the travel with the bike, feelings with the engine, the payload and the bike, etc. Thanks.
Overall, how did the bike do on that distance and loaded down? Any tips for that distance on that bike?
Could you let me know what mods you guys did to your KTMs? what you thought worked and didn't work. It looked like an excellent adventure!
Ditto. I had heard it was risky to run a 390 on the alloy rims fully loaded off road, but it looks like you three proved that theory wrong. Interested to know about tires, skid plate, any suspension mods, whether the front mud guard got jammed (I’ve considered the after-market raised dirt-bike style mud-guard), windshield mods (looks like one person in the group had a larger one), foot peg mods (heard the stock ones are tipped forward too far for good standing position)
Rims are no issue unless you air them down too much ( see Brett Tkacs video on TH-cam) or you are going faster than that bike should go.
Thanks! added some notes to the description
No mechanical issues, stalling, average fuel consumption for the trip?
All our bikes were pretty new, we did not not experience any real issues. No issues with stalling, and the 14 tooth sprocket made the low end more responsive preventing many stalls. Avg fuel varies significantly with the terrain, I never payed attention to it as I had a spare gallon that I never used.
Awesome ride. I would have liked to hear the bikes singing rather than hear a prerecorded tune. Also, I'm curious: What was your chain cleaning and chain oiling regimen during the ride?
Thanks! Just a little chain cleaner spray and wipe, then spray lube. Was not worried about it as I would replace everything at the end of the trip.
Man I wish I could do this.
what an epic road trip. great video too. How was the comfort level on the bike on long days?
Wow! What a trip. I wonder if a Fuel X device might have enabled better combustion at high altitudes?
hey do you think it can do all these miles with someone on the passenger seat?
Would the 390 be suitable for a person that is 6’2”. 235 lbs?? Or should I opt for a DR 650 ?? Thanks Tony
Take a test ride anyway you can. I've heard tall riders being comfortable. Heres a quote from an article, "The distance from the seat to the footpegs is also comfortable for taller riders like myself at 6 foot 2 inches. Although in the standing position, it is slightly cramped with the bars feeling a bit low and too far back for my size, even with the handlebar supports set in the high/forward position".
Amazing trip looks excellent...shame about the dreadful music
Did anything break?
Busted one ktm power part skid plate, right at the front bracket. It was welded back together later 😄
A nicely put together video! Good music but I wish there was at least a little commentary here and there.
is there everyone is virgin?
nice video but the music was a bit much ..
virginia to broken seal😂
Hi. Any problem with KTM's during this trip? Greetings from Poland