Where do you think I should take the Pan America NEXT? Where would it really shine!? Don't forget to check out part 1 of this adventure! 👉 bit.ly/3rlwF7A
Well Jess you were correct in saying that hardened ADV riders would think nothing of the roads you were on but as one of those old ADV riders that grew up riding in the mountains I have not forgotten what it felt like starting out. You did a great job. I want to let you know that some of us old guys get a little emotional writing these comments and I am not ashamed to say so. Watching some one learn to ride like you have been brings on tears of joy. I am going to encourage you to rent or barrow a small dual sport bike and take it off road. You will be shocked at how much fun it is to ride a less than 250 cc bike of road. Keep on keeping on and don't look back.
When I was young paved roads were hard to find in my area... So, I know the feeling of sliding around. Nowdays, I have to look really hard to find dirt tracks 🙂. True word John!!
Awsome, you did it so well! 👍🏻 I want to share with you a tip I got doing a track racing training years ago. As we did the first day of theoretical stuff, everybody went around talking about how difficult this was going to be, ending up with a preprogrammed mind. The first laps was a disaster with wrong lines, wrong apexes, wrong braking points and the list goes on. When we discussed with the instructors how difficult it was, one of them said the following: I want you all to change out the word “difficult” in your minds with the word “different”. Yes, it is different. You do things differently from what you know from before. It’s not difficult, it is different. That has since then helped me a lot in all kinds of situations. 😊🏍
Jess, that was an incredible day of riding! You are a natural. You need a Pan America now! And, I mean NOW! Wow, toward the end, the windshield described the washboard perfectly! You sure had fun and made it look too easy. Lol… thanks for such a great show. Ride safe.
Welcome to the best type of motorcycle riding, specially for the traverlers. An ADV gives you what you need to do some highway miles, plus, the option to ride some off-road trails. Love your channel, love your content, and of course, I love to see you do more off-road adventure. Saludos desde Mexico ✌️
Welcome to the world of adv riding. I see things constantly that I've passed for decades not knowing what was up that gravel road and over the next hill. I LOVE exploring on my heavy adv.
I don't know what is stranger, Shadetree pissing in a bottle on a bus, or you filming it!! 🤣 Great video Jess!! The road conditions came thru well. TREACHEROUS! What is the fuel range on the Pan America? Was there a fuel stop on that trip?
Jess, Looking back at all of the things that you have accomplished in just a few short years many of us that are your fan club have s great deal of confidence in you. YOU ARE A ROCK STAR = KUDOS!
This is one reason you have more than one bike in the shop. I ride both off and on road.....the only way to get the full experience! Great job Jess. It's good to see "new" riders learn off road.
It’s like skiing, first you are a beginner, then intermediate, then advanced and with enough time, possibly an expert and the full journey is amazing. Enjoy your journey in ADV.
I've been riding and racing off-road for over 45 years. You done awesome for your first time, I noticed that your were starting to FLOW in several different areas. That's when it gets really fun. Good Job!!!
Incredible! Handling those giant / heavy machines off road! Lightweight 125 - 250 c.c. motorsickles would have been massively easier. You need to be young and fit to even consider doing that. At 71 years I would have been in pain for a full three weeks afterwards, and I ride nothing but very big bikes!
Hi Jess always a pleasure So excited to set in for another winter and enjoy your footage Thanks for all you have shared with us you are still my favorite host .Keep being you😊 (tubers)♡
Oh hell yeah ! Do it in the dirt! What a beautiful place to ride . Sounds like you are having so much fun! What a wonderful ride you gotta take Appa next time! Thanks for sharing this awesome video with us. Think about when motorcycles were first being built they really didnt have too many paved roads , they just rode wherever . Those early riders were just badass ! Like You !
Wow awesome job and absolutely stunning scenery! That looks beautiful and glad you had a great time! Thanks so much for sharing and capturing it in only a way you can - your editing skills are certainly next level and it felt I was watching a TV program! Keep up the great work and keep the rubber side down!
Thank you for sharing your experience. You did great! Really enjoy your videos as it is like being there. The viewer gets to experience the adventure with you. Camera work and editing is well done.
A year ago, I have left the bagger world and gone to an ADV bike. I am so glad I made this decision after a lot of thought. I have been places on a bike that I would never have even considered on a road bike. Love your channel! Keep up the great work.
Woo Hoooo! That was awesome, YOU were awesome! I have been drooling over this Pan AM since I read the first releases. At 67, I am considering one of these to travel down to Patagonia. You know, ride down the Pacific Coast and return on the Atlantic Coast. I would really like to do it with a group like you were with in this video. That would be fantastic. Thanks for the fun and the inspiration to follow my instinct and GET ME ONE.
Congratulations Jess!! Another big notch on the lipstick case. 💄 First Iron Butt and now this. Keep up the new adventures and ride safe. God Bless You!!
Awesome! New adventures and techniques are always scary until you learn enough to become creative with them. Then new windows to amazing worlds open to you. Colorado will be calling you soon! 🤗
Awesome job on learning a new style of riding. I had the pleasure of riding the Pan America in Sturgis. But only on the pavement I like you (before this) have never ridden ADV OFF ROAD. LOOKS like a blast and very fun. Thanks for sharing this ADVenture. You did GREAT.
Wow! Clearly that was a life event worth the excitement! You were just beaming at every shot of you, and you looked GREAT riding that bike. What a great fit for your latest adventure spree! I wonder if this will be the evolution of Her Two Wheels...
Fantastic videos Jess, I have teenage experience trail riding here at home with black dirt and steep hills,but the sand trails have got to be a very unique experience all together...Thanks
Holy cow, lady! That was some grade A character building stuff right there!! They really put you guys through it! For the first time on the dirt on a bike that heavy, that was a pretty full plate! What a great video! Did you guys have to ride down after all that?
Awesome Jess, off road riding is challenging at the best of times, but you decided a 1200cc Adventure bike should be your first attempt! Bravo 👏🏻, great stuff. A beautiful place to ride too.
You may have been out of your element. You may have a lot of sore muscles. You may have been lucky not to fall a couple times. Offroading is dicey. But you are about as good as a beginner gets. Really. You made it through with yourself and your bike unharmed, leaving thousands of rocks unhit, dozens of cliffs uncollided with, un-jumped off. You did not do any of the dumb things that get people hurt. That is far from mediocre. That is enough for you to explore Nowhere to your heart's content. Even if you have to go slow and rest a lot, you can still see all the things. The door is already open. The more often you go there, the better your speed and endurance will get. You have a real talent for operating your machine. You also have high standards, calling it a crash just cause you ran over a bush. You have the perfect attitude to never stop getting better. That's class. There are two elements to comfortable bad-road and off-road riding. Reading the terrain: You need to get good at sizing up your traction, and what the road contour will do to your bike when you hit it. This can only come with experience. You need to develop taste in lines, always picking the least risky- a good habit when you are alone in the sticks. You need to develop taste in speed- there is an ideal speed for every bike on every line at every moment, and sometimes speed is critical. You need enough momentum to carry you up rises too steep for traction to work. You need to go slow enough that the contour of the road won't throw you off your bike, and you can follow the next bend. Operating the bike: There is an ideal posture (your body, your attention, your gearing, all the controls, tire pressure, everything) for every riding situation. Once again, it comes with experience. Off road, finding a more ideal posture is often the difference between making it easily, and crashing. A couple basics. Off road, a quick confidence boost (because it will make the bike less squirrelly) is to cut tire pressure by about 20-25% versus the factory recommended for road. As long as you are not colliding at speed with sharp-edged rocks, this will help a lot. As soon as things get squirrelly, shift down. You want enough revs that you can break the rear wheel loose, or at least lighten the front wheel, at any moment. In sand, the most secure way to steer is to tilt the bike while standing, and gas it. The rear wheel will walk out a little, and steer you in the direction of the lean. Revs are required for this! If your front wheel slips in a turn, you can often reset it by briefly gunning the motor, unweighting the front wheel and sliding the rear to keep up with the washout so you don't tip over. If you are Jay Springsteen, you can do this around every turn. If you are Jess, it earns you another shot when you throttle down and try to find traction again. Once again, revs required. Any time traction is insecure, go down a gear. In super-dicey situations, you may even have to creep and ride the clutch for a bit. Notice that what bike you are riding is not on the list. There are better or worse bikes, but all bikes could do what you just did, with a skilled rider and decent suspension. I have done a lot of roads like those on my 1997 Kawasaki Concours, a 600lb. sport-tourer. I feel like the king of the road on pavement, and pavement is how you get to the remote mountain trails, so I ride what I brung. I'm sure Shadetree has some stories too. In the worst stuff, like deep sand, I am in first gear the whole time, running at 4-6000RPM cause that's where my road engine makes its most controllable power. Screaming along, waving at the ATV's. I had to maintain a decent forward speed or the bike would become unstable. On a set of uphill hairpin turns paved with golf-ball sized round gravel, I never had the traction to get up to the speed where I could let out the clutch for more than a few seconds, before there was another hairpin. Very uncomfortable. I had to stop occasionally to study a bad patch, and choose a line that wouldn't bust my coolant overflow tank, low and in front on the chassis. There were potholes the size of big deer, that appeared too suddenly to avoid. Sweetie and I had to both stand up so the suspension wouldn't bottom too hard. Oh yes, that trip was two-up, through Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, between Page, AZ and Bryce Canyon, UT. 450lb. riders and gear, 80lb. luggage. Far from ideal. But if you want a story you can tell forever, go there. If you really want to enjoy off road adventure the most, the lighter the bike and the longer the suspension, the better. Suddenly the range of speeds and gears and lines that will work for you just opens right up, and everything gets more easy and fun if you ride something like a Suzuki DRz400. That's when you get to enjoy the scenery.
Great job Jess! You should be proud. Filming was fine. I freak out on steal bridges and roads that have be graded out for repaving. Those washboards I could feel every bump. 👍👍🙂
Nicely done Jess. Stay loose and keep on the throttle. I grew up in SW Florida where all we did was ride dirt bikes in sugar sand. It's tough and a heck of a workout - you did great!
The 1st video I saw of yours was a camping trip on your Dyna. All I could think of was she needs an Adventure bike while I watched it. These last 2 videos were Awesome to watch. Hope to see you do an adventure camping trip some day.
Jess, I am convinced, and you should be by now, the you can accomplish anything that you set your mind to! Mastering an adventure bike adds an incredible breadth to your arsenal of skills, but it can bite you if you don’t constantly pay attention. Do that and you have gained a great way to kick fear in the ass! The old man in Florida!
Wow, I'm always out looking for dirt roads...please, don't be hard on yourself, coz, YOU DID GOOD...and, one more thing. I really like your stands on the PA, you look good riding that bike. It would be nice to follow you on a dirt road ride in the Columbus area... Big thanks for taking me/us along the ride!!!
You still living the life jess. I intending ride my triumph america third day in row before weather worsens forecast for snow tuesday. I wish my lowrider and xmax were not ailing i prefer both of them to triumph but all good 1 is working. Peace love and light
That was a cool adventure. Since you couldn't look around and enjoy the scenery, I just tell you, there were some pretty spectacular panoramic views. Those mountains are gorgeous. Looks like you handled that adventure bike in your typical flawless manner. Nice that you helped your fallen comrade pick up her bike. She really took a tumble. Fun video Jess.
Ok this got to be one my favorite mototvlogs of yours, just amazing views and the roads sort take me back to younger days riding dirt bikes. Did you have to stand the whole time on the dirt roads?
you have an endearing quality about you. I appreciate your ability to overcome fear. its hard to believe that eventually it becomes almost boring or mundane but on some rides it is.
Awesome that you were able to get some quality training as a pure noob. No bad habits to unlearn, unlike those of us who are mostly self taught. Great video, and fun seeing the same experience through different youtubers perspectives.
This is the first video in a while that didn't have a cute in it. I love when you're riding along and all of a sudden, "Awwww cute puppy!!" Still looks like a lot of fun, but one hell of a workout too!!
Congratulations. As a very experienced motorcyclist riding both on road and off road. I KNOW that it takes a lot to control a big torquey adventure bike off road. You did well and I hope you continue to explore the various types of bike and riding environments, maybe ice speedway could be next :) In any case stay safe and have fun. Steve. UK 🇬🇧
LOL! You didn't crash, that was a humorous incident. You did so well, and really, don't you want to do it again? I am kind of hoping to see some more back country and you are just the girl to show it. Great job!
Hey, it is fun to see you enjoying to ride a big bike offroad…. I saw both videos with you on the Pan America. And I saw your last video on the R18…. perhaps when you change your BMW in 4 or 5 month, ask for a R1250GS. I thing, it will be much more fun for you than this time… and i hope it will be a lot of fun for me/us to watch you….
Nice job! Hey, now you've been on some of the roads us So. Cal. desert riders grew up on. If I knew you were here I would have brought the africa on over and took some pics of the group. It was a great choice seeing Harley build an ADV bike. No shame there. A lot of us would be proud riding a bike built in the US.. Again! Death Valley is coming up? Stop on by my off-road place and enjoy the view. DV in summer is way too hot on a bike for my blood, winter is nice if you avoid storms.
Yeah I get it when you said you didn’t get to enjoy the view in some places because you were so focused on controlling the bike . Great video ! Hopefully all this press is helping Harley !
As graddad1911 said, you didn't crash. If your not bleeding and the bike is ridable, no crash. You done an awesome job. When you get more accustomed to off road then you can look around at the and enjoy the ride. If you remember when you first started riding it was probably the same way till you got used to riding. Great vid. And I am still jealous of you. Live long and prosper! 🖖
Great job. You did really well. It took me a few weekends to be comfortable riding in the Florida sugar sand.. The Pan American is a nice bike. But if you are planning to do more Adventure rides. You need to try the BMW GS/
Congratulations, Jess, on something I wouldn't do even when I was a young man. This is what Jordan was trying to get you into. BTW, if you're not injured and the motorcycle is still rideable then you haven't crashed. You may have dropped the bike, you may have high-sided it, but you haven't (and didn't) crashed it. Good job! Ride on girl, you've got many miles to go.
@Her Two Wheels, Jess, the way you feel a top of an ADV Bike, is how I felt when getting off my GS and hopped on a 1000 lbs Harley 😂 You are off to a great start, just remember..let your Hips and arms loose, throw the bike around with the pegs and knees while looking at your desire way...the bike will go there. remember..on anADV bike, you are always in gear ( the lower possible one ) to avoid low speed drops or rolling backwards like the rider did 18:39 😱
Great job Jess. Just think of the possibilities for camp sites on an adv bike. Now you understand when a adv rider says. I rode 80 miles today and I’m wore out. You can relate. Proud of you girl. Wayne National Forest here you come.
That is the cool thing about the world of ADV. You do not have to be an expert at big rock single track to still have fun. I started on gravel at 15 years old on a friend's Yami 500 Enduro. My first bike was a standard. Then the next several were all heavy cruisers. And by heavy, I mean an 850 pound V-twin. That one I took up a mountain on heavily washboarded gravel. That was a true adventure. I am looking forward to getting some more road and gravel time next summer.
yep! Wash boards at speed. On a bike that size, your ride is quite impressive. Not to take away from you at all but the bike DOES look very capable. Congrats for hanging on and not only riding that section but RECORDING it too. What a kid!
Yo DIRTGIRL, I am Proud of you. Stepping out of your comfort zone especially on Dirt is Real. I learned to ride Motorsickles on dirt then the progression to Motocross. Head up weight the pegs always keep it loose. One less creosote bush in the 🌎 will not hurt the environment. 🤣 You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda Valkyrie. Keep the Shiny Side Up.
Where do you think I should take the Pan America NEXT? Where would it really shine!? Don't forget to check out part 1 of this adventure! 👉 bit.ly/3rlwF7A
Jess-- Death Valley in January is always a great time. We also have a ton of great ADV rides here in central Arizona.
Baja I puke be pretty cool. Lots of sand though. Or maybe the Alaskan hwy.
Bring it out to Colorado!
Check out the Sani Pass in Lesotho 🇱🇸.
Looks like a comfortable bike to take anywhere 👍
Well Jess you were correct in saying that hardened ADV riders would think nothing of the roads you were on but as one of those old ADV riders that grew up riding in the mountains I have not forgotten what it felt like starting out. You did a great job. I want to let you know that some of us old guys get a little emotional writing these comments and I am not ashamed to say so. Watching some one learn to ride like you have been brings on tears of joy. I am going to encourage you to rent or barrow a small dual sport bike and take it off road. You will be shocked at how much fun it is to ride a less than 250 cc bike of road. Keep on keeping on and don't look back.
Truer words have never been spoken 🙂
@@f360dude I second that 🙃
When I was young paved roads were hard to find in my area... So, I know the feeling of sliding around. Nowdays, I have to look really hard to find dirt tracks 🙂. True word John!!
Great advice. I used to ride a Harley street glide. Now I ride a suzuki drz 400. I've had way more fun on the drz! Lol!
Awsome, you did it so well! 👍🏻 I want to share with you a tip I got doing a track racing training years ago. As we did the first day of theoretical stuff, everybody went around talking about how difficult this was going to be, ending up with a preprogrammed mind. The first laps was a disaster with wrong lines, wrong apexes, wrong braking points and the list goes on. When we discussed with the instructors how difficult it was, one of them said the following: I want you all to change out the word “difficult” in your minds with the word “different”. Yes, it is different. You do things differently from what you know from before. It’s not difficult, it is different. That has since then helped me a lot in all kinds of situations. 😊🏍
Jess, that was an incredible day of riding! You are a natural. You need a Pan America now! And, I mean NOW! Wow, toward the end, the windshield described the washboard perfectly! You sure had fun and made it look too easy. Lol… thanks for such a great show. Ride safe.
Welcome to the best type of motorcycle riding, specially for the traverlers. An ADV gives you what you need to do some highway miles, plus, the option to ride some off-road trails. Love your channel, love your content, and of course, I love to see you do more off-road adventure. Saludos desde Mexico ✌️
Welcome to the world of adv riding. I see things constantly that I've passed for decades not knowing what was up that gravel road and over the next hill. I LOVE exploring on my heavy adv.
I don't know what is stranger, Shadetree pissing in a bottle on a bus, or you filming it!! 🤣 Great video Jess!! The road conditions came thru well. TREACHEROUS! What is the fuel range on the Pan America? Was there a fuel stop on that trip?
Jess, Looking back at all of the things that you have accomplished in just a few short years many of us that are your fan club have s great deal of confidence in you. YOU ARE A ROCK STAR = KUDOS!
This is one reason you have more than one bike in the shop. I ride both off and on road.....the only way to get the full experience! Great job Jess. It's good to see "new" riders learn off road.
You learned. You grew. What an accomplishment. Damn good job Jess. So proud of you.
This series is probably my favorite so far. What a great experience for you all. Ride Safe
It’s like skiing, first you are a beginner, then intermediate, then advanced and with enough time, possibly an expert and the full journey is amazing. Enjoy your journey in ADV.
I've been riding and racing off-road for over 45 years. You done awesome for your first time, I noticed that your were starting to FLOW in several different areas. That's when it gets really fun. Good Job!!!
Incredible! Handling those giant / heavy machines off road! Lightweight 125 - 250 c.c. motorsickles would have been massively easier. You need to be young and fit to even consider doing that. At 71 years I would have been in pain for a full three weeks afterwards, and I ride nothing but very big bikes!
Hit me in the feels to see you struggle. Excited you are and continue to expand your experience riding.
Hi Jess always a pleasure So excited to set in for another winter and enjoy your footage Thanks for all you have shared with us you are still my favorite host .Keep being you😊 (tubers)♡
Oh hell yeah ! Do it in the dirt! What a beautiful place to ride . Sounds like you are having so much fun! What a wonderful ride you gotta take Appa next time! Thanks for sharing this awesome video with us. Think about when motorcycles were first being built they really didnt have too many paved roads , they just rode wherever . Those early riders were just badass ! Like You !
Wow awesome job and absolutely stunning scenery! That looks beautiful and glad you had a great time! Thanks so much for sharing and capturing it in only a way you can - your editing skills are certainly next level and it felt I was watching a TV program! Keep up the great work and keep the rubber side down!
Thank you for sharing your experience. You did great! Really enjoy your videos as it is like being there. The viewer gets to experience the adventure with you. Camera work and editing is well done.
We could see how rough the roads were! AWESOME, Jess!! Enjoyed this so much!!
A year ago, I have left the bagger world and gone to an ADV bike. I am so glad I made this decision after a lot of thought. I have been places on a bike that I would never have even considered on a road bike.
Love your channel! Keep up the great work.
Woo Hoooo! That was awesome, YOU were awesome! I have been drooling over this Pan AM since I read the first releases. At 67, I am considering one of these to travel down to Patagonia. You know, ride down the Pacific Coast and return on the Atlantic Coast. I would really like to do it with a group like you were with in this video. That would be fantastic. Thanks for the fun and the inspiration to follow my instinct and GET ME ONE.
Congrats young lady . Showing your real self and how you overcome was really refreshing . Good job .
Congratulations Jess!! Another big notch on the lipstick case. 💄 First Iron Butt and now this. Keep up the new adventures and ride safe. God Bless You!!
Awesome! New adventures and techniques are always scary until you learn enough to become creative with them. Then new windows to amazing worlds open to you. Colorado will be calling you soon! 🤗
I watched all your vlogs an love them.Thumbs up and keep smiling , from uk .
YASSS girl!! glad i wasn't alone in the struggle
Awesome job on learning a new style of riding. I had the pleasure of riding the Pan America in Sturgis. But only on the pavement I like you (before this) have never ridden ADV OFF ROAD. LOOKS like a blast and very fun. Thanks for sharing this ADVenture. You did GREAT.
Great job Jess! You should be proud, this took you way out of your comfort zone and you did amazing!
Fantastic looking bike, great scenery and excellent friends who could want for more.
Wow! Clearly that was a life event worth the excitement! You were just beaming at every shot of you, and you looked GREAT riding that bike. What a great fit for your latest adventure spree! I wonder if this will be the evolution of Her Two Wheels...
Just wanted to say i love the channel. Hey from Tennessee. 5 minutes from missing link and 20 minutes from the dragon. Keep up the good work.
Love the shadows in front of you. It makes it really obvious how you are standing and how much work it must be.
Fantastic videos Jess, I have teenage experience trail riding here at home with black dirt and steep hills,but the sand trails have got to be a very unique experience all together...Thanks
Man, it's beautiful out there. Awesome you got to experience that.
Holy cow, lady! That was some grade A character building stuff right there!! They really put you guys through it! For the first time on the dirt on a bike that heavy, that was a pretty full plate! What a great video! Did you guys have to ride down after all that?
Awesome Jess, off road riding is challenging at the best of times, but you decided a 1200cc Adventure bike should be your first attempt! Bravo 👏🏻, great stuff. A beautiful place to ride too.
You may have been out of your element. You may have a lot of sore muscles. You may have been lucky not to fall a couple times. Offroading is dicey. But you are about as good as a beginner gets. Really. You made it through with yourself and your bike unharmed, leaving thousands of rocks unhit, dozens of cliffs uncollided with, un-jumped off. You did not do any of the dumb things that get people hurt.
That is far from mediocre. That is enough for you to explore Nowhere to your heart's content. Even if you have to go slow and rest a lot, you can still see all the things. The door is already open. The more often you go there, the better your speed and endurance will get.
You have a real talent for operating your machine. You also have high standards, calling it a crash just cause you ran over a bush. You have the perfect attitude to never stop getting better. That's class.
There are two elements to comfortable bad-road and off-road riding.
Reading the terrain: You need to get good at sizing up your traction, and what the road contour will do to your bike when you hit it. This can only come with experience. You need to develop taste in lines, always picking the least risky- a good habit when you are alone in the sticks. You need to develop taste in speed- there is an ideal speed for every bike on every line at every moment, and sometimes speed is critical. You need enough momentum to carry you up rises too steep for traction to work. You need to go slow enough that the contour of the road won't throw you off your bike, and you can follow the next bend.
Operating the bike: There is an ideal posture (your body, your attention, your gearing, all the controls, tire pressure, everything) for every riding situation. Once again, it comes with experience. Off road, finding a more ideal posture is often the difference between making it easily, and crashing. A couple basics.
Off road, a quick confidence boost (because it will make the bike less squirrelly) is to cut tire pressure by about 20-25% versus the factory recommended for road. As long as you are not colliding at speed with sharp-edged rocks, this will help a lot.
As soon as things get squirrelly, shift down. You want enough revs that you can break the rear wheel loose, or at least lighten the front wheel, at any moment. In sand, the most secure way to steer is to tilt the bike while standing, and gas it. The rear wheel will walk out a little, and steer you in the direction of the lean. Revs are required for this! If your front wheel slips in a turn, you can often reset it by briefly gunning the motor, unweighting the front wheel and sliding the rear to keep up with the washout so you don't tip over. If you are Jay Springsteen, you can do this around every turn. If you are Jess, it earns you another shot when you throttle down and try to find traction again. Once again, revs required. Any time traction is insecure, go down a gear. In super-dicey situations, you may even have to creep and ride the clutch for a bit.
Notice that what bike you are riding is not on the list. There are better or worse bikes, but all bikes could do what you just did, with a skilled rider and decent suspension. I have done a lot of roads like those on my 1997 Kawasaki Concours, a 600lb. sport-tourer. I feel like the king of the road on pavement, and pavement is how you get to the remote mountain trails, so I ride what I brung. I'm sure Shadetree has some stories too.
In the worst stuff, like deep sand, I am in first gear the whole time, running at 4-6000RPM cause that's where my road engine makes its most controllable power. Screaming along, waving at the ATV's. I had to maintain a decent forward speed or the bike would become unstable. On a set of uphill hairpin turns paved with golf-ball sized round gravel, I never had the traction to get up to the speed where I could let out the clutch for more than a few seconds, before there was another hairpin. Very uncomfortable. I had to stop occasionally to study a bad patch, and choose a line that wouldn't bust my coolant overflow tank, low and in front on the chassis. There were potholes the size of big deer, that appeared too suddenly to avoid. Sweetie and I had to both stand up so the suspension wouldn't bottom too hard. Oh yes, that trip was two-up, through Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, between Page, AZ and Bryce Canyon, UT. 450lb. riders and gear, 80lb. luggage. Far from ideal. But if you want a story you can tell forever, go there.
If you really want to enjoy off road adventure the most, the lighter the bike and the longer the suspension, the better. Suddenly the range of speeds and gears and lines that will work for you just opens right up, and everything gets more easy and fun if you ride something like a Suzuki DRz400. That's when you get to enjoy the scenery.
You are leading a charmed & adventurous life. Excellent!
Great job Jess 👏 looked like when you were riding in the dirt, you standing up on all dirt roads. Looked really bumpy. 👍
"Jess You Rock"
Great job Jess. Loved the video. I’m really liking the pan America. 👍
Great job Jess! You should be proud. Filming was fine. I freak out on steal bridges and roads that have be graded out for repaving. Those washboards I could feel every bump. 👍👍🙂
You looked great out there. How fun. I do like the pan America can't wait to see @shadetree thinks about it.
Nicely done Jess. Stay loose and keep on the throttle. I grew up in SW Florida where all we did was ride dirt bikes in sugar sand. It's tough and a heck of a workout - you did great!
The 1st video I saw of yours was a camping trip on your Dyna. All I could think of was she needs an Adventure bike while I watched it. These last 2 videos were Awesome to watch. Hope to see you do an adventure camping trip some day.
This whole thing looks like so much fun! You killed it! Ride safe
You're doing great. Thats the type of terrain I grew up ridding, it takes me back to when me and dad would ride enduro's in the Mohave desert .
What a great video. It is pretty cool you get to be doing so many new and fun things on bikes. Keep going girl. Thank you!!!!
Enjoyed both videos. Great content it really showed off what the bike is capable of.
Jess, I am convinced, and you should be by now, the you can accomplish anything that you set your mind to! Mastering an adventure bike adds an incredible breadth to your arsenal of skills, but it can bite you if you don’t constantly pay attention. Do that and you have gained a great way to kick fear in the ass! The old man in Florida!
That was so sick! Good on your for getting out there!
I love it when Jess makes sound effect on the bike, It's comforting to know I'm not the only one yelling "weeeee" in my helmet 😂😂😂
Awesome video really enjoyed watching have fun ride safe and enjoy happy holidays to you and your family
Iam glad you are having fun, my 1st bike was a 450 Honda enduro love riding on sand in Florida panhandle
Loved the montage at the end! 😍🥰 makes me miss my bike!
Wow, I'm always out looking for dirt roads...please, don't be hard on yourself, coz, YOU DID GOOD...and, one more thing. I really like your stands on the PA, you look good riding that bike. It would be nice to follow you on a dirt road ride in the Columbus area... Big thanks for taking me/us along the ride!!!
You still living the life jess. I intending ride my triumph america third day in row before weather worsens forecast for snow tuesday. I wish my lowrider and xmax were not ailing i prefer both of them to triumph but all good 1 is working. Peace love and light
Congrats! Prayers Flying from Michigan for safe travels.
Awesome Jordan went with you ... Good to see him
That was a cool adventure. Since you couldn't look around and enjoy the scenery, I just tell you, there were some pretty spectacular panoramic views. Those mountains are gorgeous. Looks like you handled that adventure bike in your typical flawless manner. Nice that you helped your fallen comrade pick up her bike. She really took a tumble. Fun video Jess.
Definitely looked like an amazing adventure!!! Great job Jess!!!
Y’all did great on dirt. Especially on big heavy bikes.
Ok this got to be one my favorite mototvlogs of yours, just amazing views and the roads sort take me back to younger days riding dirt bikes. Did you have to stand the whole time on the dirt roads?
you have an endearing quality about you. I appreciate your ability to overcome fear.
its hard to believe that eventually it becomes almost boring or mundane but on some rides it is.
You did an awesome job tackling new skills! You looked pretty confident in that last shot going around that sharp dirt turn!
Awesome that you were able to get some quality training as a pure noob. No bad habits to unlearn, unlike those of us who are mostly self taught. Great video, and fun seeing the same experience through different youtubers perspectives.
What a great adventure! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Love all the TH-camrs in the video
Lot of vloggers but very few as true and wonderful as you Jess.
This is the first video in a while that didn't have a cute in it. I love when you're riding along and all of a sudden, "Awwww cute puppy!!" Still looks like a lot of fun, but one hell of a workout too!!
The one next week does! 😅
Congratulations. As a very experienced motorcyclist riding both on road and off road. I KNOW that it takes a lot to control a big torquey adventure bike off road. You did well and I hope you continue to explore the various types of bike and riding environments, maybe ice speedway could be next :) In any case stay safe and have fun. Steve. UK 🇬🇧
Awesome video!! I used to race dirt bikes when I was a kid, now I want to do some adventure motorcycling!!
Well done jess done fantastic keep it up
LOL! You didn't crash, that was a humorous incident. You did so well, and really, don't you want to do it again? I am kind of hoping to see some more back country and you are just the girl to show it. Great job!
yes you and shade-tree need a channel with blockhead. your the best . love you guys
together
That was some beautiful scenery! Good ride 👍🏻👍🏻
You need to come to Northern California and do Yosemite valley, Mariposa, and Sanora pass. All paved, but really beautiful.
Awesome so when is the pan American coming home bet your having more fun than you did on your Triumph Scrambler 🏍🏍🏍🏍🏴🏴🏴🏴
Hey, it is fun to see you enjoying to ride a big bike offroad…. I saw both videos with you on the Pan America.
And I saw your last video on the R18…. perhaps when you change your BMW in 4 or 5 month, ask for a R1250GS. I thing, it will be much more fun for you than this time… and i hope it will be a lot of fun for me/us to watch you….
Nice job! Hey, now you've been on some of the roads us So. Cal. desert riders grew up on. If I knew you were here I would have brought the africa on over and took some pics of the group. It was a great choice seeing Harley build an ADV bike. No shame there. A lot of us would be proud riding a bike built in the US.. Again! Death Valley is coming up? Stop on by my off-road place and enjoy the view. DV in summer is way too hot on a bike for my blood, winter is nice if you avoid storms.
Lol! OMG girl! Welcome to ADV! It's a hoot! Think about it... You like moto camping, you love the outdoors, it sounds like a fit to me!
Yeah I get it when you said you didn’t get to enjoy the view in some places because you were so focused on controlling the bike . Great video ! Hopefully all this press is helping Harley !
As graddad1911 said, you didn't crash. If your not bleeding and the bike is ridable, no crash. You done an awesome job. When you get more accustomed to off road then you can look around at the and enjoy the ride. If you remember when you first started riding it was probably the same way till you got used to riding. Great vid. And I am still jealous of you. Live long and prosper! 🖖
You did freaking awesome! Keep up the good work! 👍
Great job. You did really well. It took me a few weekends to be comfortable riding in the Florida sugar sand.. The Pan American is a nice bike. But if you are planning to do more Adventure rides. You need to try the BMW GS/
Shiiit, Her Two Wheels has now vastly expanded her comfort zone, good job girlie!!!
Way to go Jess, you did good girl. and I'm telling you, off road riding WILL make you a better and more confident rider.
Congratulations, Jess, on something I wouldn't do even when I was a young man. This is what Jordan was trying to get you into. BTW, if you're not injured and the motorcycle is still rideable then you haven't crashed. You may have dropped the bike, you may have high-sided it, but you haven't (and didn't) crashed it. Good job! Ride on girl, you've got many miles to go.
@Her Two Wheels, Jess, the way you feel a top of an ADV Bike, is how I felt when getting off my GS and hopped on a 1000 lbs Harley 😂 You are off to a great start, just remember..let your Hips and arms loose, throw the bike around with the pegs and knees while looking at your desire way...the bike will go there. remember..on anADV bike, you are always in gear ( the lower possible one ) to avoid low speed drops or rolling backwards like the rider did 18:39 😱
Looks like too much fun. Between the giggles and the freckles, I can't even....lol
Great job Jess. Just think of the possibilities for camp sites on an adv bike. Now you understand when a adv rider says. I rode 80 miles today and I’m wore out. You can relate. Proud of you girl. Wayne National Forest here you come.
Jess, It was 76 deg F. here is Kansas City, MO today. So get ready, it is headed your way!!!
Beautiful scenery!
That is the cool thing about the world of ADV. You do not have to be an expert at big rock single track to still have fun. I started on gravel at 15 years old on a friend's Yami 500 Enduro. My first bike was a standard. Then the next several were all heavy cruisers. And by heavy, I mean an 850 pound V-twin. That one I took up a mountain on heavily washboarded gravel. That was a true adventure. I am looking forward to getting some more road and gravel time next summer.
yep! Wash boards at speed. On a bike that size, your ride is quite impressive. Not to take away from you at all but the bike DOES look very capable. Congrats for hanging on and not only riding that section but RECORDING it too. What a kid!
What a great adventure. I hope to see more of this content in the future
Everything hurts ... but you did it !!!!! what a filling !!!! awesome :)
Awesome Job Jess.
Yo DIRTGIRL, I am Proud of you. Stepping out of your comfort zone especially on Dirt is Real. I learned to ride Motorsickles on dirt then the progression to Motocross. Head up weight the pegs always keep it loose. One less creosote bush in the 🌎 will not hurt the environment. 🤣 You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda Valkyrie. Keep the Shiny Side Up.
Jess it's all about seat time. The more time you spend on that bike the more you will relax. Be in the moment.