Glad to see you taking an ADV classes. I have taken 3 learn to race schools over the my 54 years of riding, two motocross schools and one Road race schools. I ve improved 100% every time and I can t stress how much safer you will be after taking ride classes, the best money you can spend.🏁👍🏍
So much fun to re-live ADVFest!!! I love getting time with you! I'm passionate about training. My first class was Dirt Bike Safety Training in Washington. It was life changing. In a few short hours I learned a ton. But riding has been a challenge, so I've taken their beginner class a few times, worked with Ramey Stroud, did a PSSOR class, and attended the ADV Woman Rally with Pat Jacques! This inspired me to intern with Pat and now I teach beginners; we know I don't have advanced skills, but I love helping newer riders master anxiety or fear related to riding. It blends my day job (mental health counselor) and my passion for riding perfectly! I'm so glad you got to train with Pat. She has infused my life with joy!
💖💖💖 I was just thinking gah how do I get more riding time with Kris XD Can speak from experience you are a wonderful teacher and I particularly appreciated your gentler approach to communicating critique. Not gonna lie after I got halfway through the day and was already crazy tired, it was hard not to tear up while Pat was giving me the speech about dabbing XD She was not being mean, but since I was already fatigued... well I get emotional when I'm fatigued lol and my normal resistance to feedback, translates to feeling attacked. lol completely irrational.
I highly highly recommend Bret Tkacs classes! Bret and Paul are fantastic and teach each year in Oregon and on Washington as well as provide a tour with training on the first parts (or all) of the WABDR and across the globe. Just took his training in July and cannot say enough good things about it.
I bought an ADV bike last year but had no intention of really taking it off road. I just completed 2 days in South Carolina taking a 1 day on road and a 1 day off road class from BMW. I am so glad I did. I gained so much confidence and skill. I took their bike (why risk damaging mine? Lol) places I never would have expected I'd be able to and with a confidence to do so that surprised me. I completely agree with you when you recommend taking a class. I'm glad I did.
I took a Shane Watt's two day Dirt Bike School. It was two days of boot camp. I was somewhat afraid of my bike going in but after that class I gained so much confidence. I really learned a lot. I would take another class in a heart beat if I had the time and funds. I want to start focusing more on the ADV part of riding though as I am not a competitor. I can use a lot of skills from Shane's class on riding in general but being able to do some stuff on a bigger bike would be awesome.
Thanks for showing everyone the good and the....less than perfect...but you keep going. The times that are hard are what we remember most.....right? Thank you for sharing! 👍👍
Doing squats and lunges while watching this video. I took my Kawasaki Versys 1000 on the gnarliest Vermont dirt road yesterday and had a blast. Waiting for my KLX 300 to arrive. You inspire me Amanda! #goals #dreams
Just did one last week with the Off-road Adventure Academy, it was worth every cent too! I agree with you and would highly recommend anyone take one, regardless of how many hours of TH-cam how to’s you may have watched lol
Great video! I got into ADV riding this year after many years of road touring. I started working out including core strength training (I’m older) and it really paid off. I took a course with the Pine Barrens Motorcycle School in New Jersey and it was a great experience. Just returned from Wyoming and Montana and enjoyed seeing some familiar sites in your video. Keep up the good work!
I did a one day course a few years ago, I drove there in the car ( bikes were supplied ) I was so exhausted when I had finished that I fell asleep on the way home at a set of traffic lights. Another great vlog again thanks Steve
Been following you for a while. That Honda is very dependable you have. I grew up on Honda’s My father only believe in buying Honda’s for my sister and me. Honda’s only needs tires oil and gas. I can’t think of one mechanical thing any of my Honda’s every needed. Now I have a BMW for some reason. It’s also been dependable. Not like all the sport bikes Iv own. Keep on keeping on. It’s pouring rain here in Nashville Tennessee So I’m YouToobin riding. Keep posting.
Congratulations on “doing the thing “ (your ADV class). This will improve your confidence to go off-road by light years…!! Really enjoy your videos….! Please keep them coming….
To your closing Q. Nope and I need some tuition but haven't found much on offer where I am in Dallas TX. Got me a H-D Pan America a few months back. It's an amazing bike especially on the asphalt but I don't want its capabilities to be limited by my off-road inexperience., so... I may have to travel further afield to find the help I need. I've been watching your channel for some time now and I'm always impressed with how you have grown and the channel has matured. Keep the good work up, you are an inspiration to anyone trying to take their first step towards Adv travel, both on and off-road. Thank you.
Really appreciate your comment about "if you are hesitant to pay..." As an old guy, I know I still need some adv training on the Super Tenere. I got rid of a Goldwing because it was too big.. now I'm almost feeling the same of the ST... But, I bought it for its capabilities and know its capabilities are well beyond the abilities of its owner. Would love to know where to find schedules for this type of event...It's either that or admit I've grown too old to be doing this.... and dang it.... I don't feel that old! btw, you are one tough lady to still be doing this type of riding after breaking your wrist a couple years ago..
Thanks Richard! I was fore sure a skeptic about off-road training, especially the cost, I didn't really know if it would be worth it, or if I would get there and get told things I already knew from doing all the research I do. But after the experience I genuinely believe it's worth the money, and am saving some pennies to maybe go do the Jocelyn Snow course if I can. I hope you get the opportunity to take a course with your Super Tenere! I feel like you would gain a lot of confidence!
at six months shy of 70 i stepped up from a vulcan 900 to the vulcan 1700 voyager and now six months shy of 71, no regrets and loving this big bike that handles as nimbly as the 900 even on under-maintained county roads but with so much more comfort. hang in there brother. let the good times roll...
I'm nearly 60 and I have a Kawasaki KLR650 with a tall seat height. When I was young, I passed 6'1" in height but now days I feel like I'm 1'6" tall. I still manage to get on the KLR easy enough though. A good set of 50/50 tyres are on it so the bike gets me there, where ever that turns out to be. Anyhow, my idea of riding is ride for the fun of it, even camping, and take my time and keep an eye out for photo opportunities. I do have an advantage though, when I was a kid I used to ride trail bikes and ag bikes(farm bikes) on my grand parents farm. I haven't broken my wrist but I did break my arm @ the distal end of my left ulna - the forearm bone at the wrist near the thumb. It healed misaligned so I had to get it rebroken and a plate in my arm to hold it together while it healed. Dad joke time:- I all ready have a plate so all I need is a knife and a fork and some food and I can have a picnic. Ta da!
@@davebrown3117 With that joke, all I can say is don't retire early to start a career in comedy. As for me, whenever I come to a fork in the road I feel my appetite kick in........ never understood quite why.
I did the RawHyde LVL I followed by Base Camp Alpha back in 19 on my Tiger. The return trip was also my longest solo ride to date (LA to SEA via 395). Loved it. As you said they're confidence builders and they help us understand our bikes. But I haven't really been offroad since and am looking to do it again in 2022.
Never taken a motorcycle class of any kind. Spent 15 years riding and racing in the deserts of SoCal before ever riding on the street. Now after 20 years of nothing but street I've got myself a proper ADV bike and I'm thinking an ADV class might be a good thing.
hey amanda, nice video again. Few years ago I went to the bmw "endurorpark" in germany. It was the first time I could really really feel such an efficient learning curve ! as you said, those people have enough experience, knowledge, black magic, in them to know that you dont put enough weigth here or there or that you are too slow or to aggressive with your levers... I did things I never thought I would do or achieved things I failled at 20 times just because the instructor told me to change this or that. ADV training are really a must, even if you are only planning to stay on tarmac
Amanda!!! 13:59 in the video you say/sing: "This is so pretty". Did you notice that you are in perfect tune with the music? I'll bet you have a great singing voice. I love your videos!! Thank you.
awesome video (as per usual). thanks for sharing; if they make this an annual event, we'll have to attend next summer. i've never taken a dirt or adv course, but our youngest son took a dirtbike course when he was 11 & it was fun watching. the only riding courses i've ever taken were reg pridmore's CLASS & the CCS new racer school for roadracing. had much fun at both of them. highly recommended.
I took a dirt bike clinic with Megs Braap and it was awesome. I'm hoping she'll come back to OK and do another one. I'm also considering an ADV clinic with Bill Dragoo, especially since he's fairly local to me.
So, now you know why I live here. lol Never took an ADV class, but, the first bike I ever rode was a friend's Yamaha Enduro 500 from the late '70s. The one with the compression relief lever to pull before you tired to kick start it or it would launch you over the handlebars. lol
Thanks for another fun (for us) video. I just got my first dirt bike in 45 years and while I am the most sad, pathetic off-road rider in the state of WV, I’m lucky to have a local buddy who is a former winning motocross racer and a very patient teacher. Thanks again.
Great job Amanda, my sister in law works for Continental I can get a nice discount for tires. Today I am on vacation and going to start my trip in Northern Michigan. About 1400 mile trip.
Now this was a fun video. Love mud but not necessarily on my bike. As a street bike rider, I hate it when my BMW gets dirty 😆. Buying my first duel sport I think this weekend so I can get muddy Haven’t taken any ADV classes but I take advantage of Team Oregon courses
I’ve never had a formal class in off road riding, but when I was much younger I had a friend who was quite competitive in enduro who spent some time trying to teach me how to ride better off road 😃👍. I mostly practiced falling down 😆😆🤪!!!
Cool video Amanda. Im surprised they didn’t mount the TKC 70 rocks on the rear of your bike. It’s a little more aggressive than the regular 70. I put one on My Africa Twin and love it. Hope Revzilla does this again I will try to make it if they do. Yes I took some ADV training from Crooked Raven here in Arizona. Great class and felt way more confident in sand than before training.
The closest one is to far away right now but excited to do it next year when they offer the course in my province. I did do an experienced rider course this year and learned how much I can not do🤷♀️
Great vid! I’ve never taken a dirt biking class but I started riding dirt bikes when I was 19 and learned at the school of hard knocks. Learning to ride in the dirt will make you soooooooo much better on the street IMHO.
No, though this looks like a ton of fun. I have a little Yamaha TTR125 dirt bike I bought to build confidence after I lost it dumping my NC700X when I first got it. I may have to brush the dust off and bring the ole girl out for a spin again and practice in the field!
Amanda you did great! Just remember you did this on a CB500x with no Rally Raid package and 50/50 tires. Badass! Lisa and I can't wait to see you next month. Really enjoyed the video.
No "official" ADV training courses yet but we have Sierra Nevada Adventures here in Sacramento leading occasional classes plus 1, 2 and 3 day group rides limited to 20 riders per, so the size is manageable. Note to self: work out at least 2 months before attending these courses so your muscles can stand the stress.
I’m planning to take a couple of rawhyde classes in the next year! I’ve heard a lot of great things about them. Other than that, I’ve done the basic rider course to get my endorsement and an advanced rider course a couple of years ago. Definitely different than dirt/ADV focused classes, though. So I’m nervous to see how terrible I’ll be in the intro to ADV course! hahaha
I am watching on my TV and had to log in to comment. I wish I had known about this so that I could have attended. Pat looks like an amazing trainer and I would love to get training from someone who is also short like me. It is nice to learn from someone who knows what we go thru. Your attitude is so positive. I need to learn from you (lets say that I have had some epic meltdowns and leave it at that) Beautiful footage as always.
You can take training without going to a big festival :) Depending on what part of the country you live in there's lots of options out there! This map is a little old but has some good places to start! www.advpulse.com/adv-prepping/off-road-motorcycle-training-centers/
I love your videos. You were one of the first 3 people I watched when I started my channel. I'm hooked! You're very entertaining and your laughter is infectious, Amanda!
SD trails look like a blast. Those white rocks remind me of Beartooth when you get off the pavement. End Crew...Nope. I've looked into some, never committed. Witnessed a couple events with BMW instructors, that confirmed, some of these guys are blow bags. I'd really like to ride out to BC and do GrizzBait. You get a bike for the week and there's small warm ups before the days rides. Not cheap, but your riding with the eRag crew and a whole bunch of reprobates😆
Thank you for always inspiring, Amanda! So glad you and Kris got to ride together! I'm sad I missed this one but official BDR business had to be done that weekend. I took the Dirt First training with Jason Sherman on my 790. I learned a lot. Rode off feeling like I have more to learn than I thought I knew at the start of the training. It was definitely a humbling experience. Keep on being awesome! -Nathan
Hey J! I talked about the new camera mount at the end of one of the IDBDR videos. I won't be staying with it though, will be going back to my trusty Telesin mount. The camera is just angled down too much, there's no way to mount it upside down, so in order to get a good shot I have to think about angling my head up to get the shot and it's just not something I want to have to think about especially riding offroad when I need to be focused on the road lol
@@AstheMagpieFlies I'll have to go back and watch again. If it's the video I'm thinking of, there was tons of giggling at the end. I have the bikini style one that you used to use. I can't close my visor all the way and it gives me a ridiculous amount of wind noise.
Nope, never took a class but would love to do so. Amanda, did this hugely improve your sense of what you can and can not do on your Honda? It just looked miserably heavy when you were picking it up. I've only been out in the sticks with a 250 dual sport and even that got old getting in and out of trouble. Also, how happy were you once you got back to paved roads? Sometimes you have to revel in a nice bit of pavement.
I'm considering doing the Honda Australia Rider Training Adv course.. It's designed around the Africa Twin, so I thought it might be the most appropriate. 😊 But.... Gotta wait till lock down is over.. 😔
@@AstheMagpieFlies I'm hoping so too, I'd like to do it before I set off on my RTW trip.. I think it will serve me well to have learnt more.. I'm currently in the middle of recording fitting my radiator guards for a how to video, hehe.
@@AstheMagpieFlies I hope you don't mind my suggesting you for that podcast. I didn't think you'd be too worried, just a matter of timing. Tim also liked my comment for it. Hopefully we can all get on there, after all it gets the word out about our endeavours. 😊
If it's any consolation, I would have dropped my Versys 650 a dozen times on that dirt 'road'. (It's more of trail) Yes, it's a ADV bike, but it's so top heavy it's hard to control at slow speeds.
@@AstheMagpieFlies You're too cute Ms. Amanda. When you buy a pair of pants the tag gives you two measurements. One is the waist size and the other is the measured distance from the crotch seam to the bottom of the pant leg, also known as the inseam. I ask because you handle all the bikes well. Thanks for responding!
I know what an inseam is. That measurement comes on jeans. I haven't worn jeans in three+ years. I wear hiking pants, they don't come with an inseam measurement. Thank you. 👍
Not trying to offend anyone but I have to ask. Do you enjoy dropping your bike? From what I see there are just as many fun roads and things to see that are not in this bad a shape. I am a cruiser guy so I may just not understand. I enjoy the videos but I don't get the draw of this type of thing.
lol if you choose to ride off road dropping and picking up bikes is just apart of the game man. Yes there's lots of cool places to see on slab, but there's also a lot of beautiful scenery to be seen off-road. Rough roads are just part of it. Did you watch the IDBDR videos? especially that road between Featherville to Yellowpine then Yellowpine to McCall, you just don't get those kinds of experiences when you're on slab and surrounded by people.
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Glad to see you taking an ADV classes. I have taken 3 learn to race schools over the my 54 years of riding, two motocross schools and one Road race schools. I ve improved 100% every time and I can t stress how much safer you will be after taking ride classes, the best money you can spend.🏁👍🏍
no matter what the road ahead throws at amanda she always smiles
good vid 👍👍👍😊😊😊
So much fun to re-live ADVFest!!! I love getting time with you!
I'm passionate about training. My first class was Dirt Bike Safety Training in Washington. It was life changing. In a few short hours I learned a ton. But riding has been a challenge, so I've taken their beginner class a few times, worked with Ramey Stroud, did a PSSOR class, and attended the ADV Woman Rally with Pat Jacques! This inspired me to intern with Pat and now I teach beginners; we know I don't have advanced skills, but I love helping newer riders master anxiety or fear related to riding. It blends my day job (mental health counselor) and my passion for riding perfectly! I'm so glad you got to train with Pat. She has infused my life with joy!
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I was just thinking gah how do I get more riding time with Kris XD
Can speak from experience you are a wonderful teacher and I particularly appreciated your gentler approach to communicating critique.
Not gonna lie after I got halfway through the day and was already crazy tired, it was hard not to tear up while Pat was giving me the speech about dabbing XD She was not being mean, but since I was already fatigued... well I get emotional when I'm fatigued lol and my normal resistance to feedback, translates to feeling attacked. lol completely irrational.
I highly highly recommend Bret Tkacs classes! Bret and Paul are fantastic and teach each year in Oregon and on Washington as well as provide a tour with training on the first parts (or all) of the WABDR and across the globe. Just took his training in July and cannot say enough good things about it.
I bought an ADV bike last year but had no intention of really taking it off road.
I just completed 2 days in South Carolina taking a 1 day on road and a 1 day off road class from BMW. I am so glad I did. I gained so much confidence and skill. I took their bike (why risk damaging mine? Lol) places I never would have expected I'd be able to and with a confidence to do so that surprised me.
I completely agree with you when you recommend taking a class. I'm glad I did.
I took a Shane Watt's two day Dirt Bike School. It was two days of boot camp. I was somewhat afraid of my bike going in but after that class I gained so much confidence. I really learned a lot. I would take another class in a heart beat if I had the time and funds. I want to start focusing more on the ADV part of riding though as I am not a competitor. I can use a lot of skills from Shane's class on riding in general but being able to do some stuff on a bigger bike would be awesome.
Thanks for showing everyone the good and the....less than perfect...but you keep going. The times that are hard are what we remember most.....right? Thank you for sharing! 👍👍
Doing squats and lunges while watching this video. I took my Kawasaki Versys 1000 on the gnarliest Vermont dirt road yesterday and had a blast. Waiting for my KLX 300 to arrive. You inspire me Amanda! #goals #dreams
Just did one last week with the Off-road Adventure Academy, it was worth every cent too! I agree with you and would highly recommend anyone take one, regardless of how many hours of TH-cam how to’s you may have watched lol
Great video! I got into ADV riding this year after many years of road touring. I started working out including core strength training (I’m older) and it really paid off. I took a course with the Pine Barrens Motorcycle School in New Jersey and it was a great experience. Just returned from Wyoming and Montana and enjoyed seeing some familiar sites in your video. Keep up the good work!
I saw SPURGEON DUNBAR!!! (said in Zach Courts' very gruff voice)
Western South Dakota is absolutely fantastic.
Props to you Amanda for getting out there beyond your comfort zone. You are truly living the life!
New rubber is always awesome
No ADV course. But I did just drive across a field to find my friends camper at White Mtn Boogie N Blues, that's as off road as I get.😃
I did a one day course a few years ago, I drove there in the car ( bikes were supplied ) I was so exhausted when I had finished that I fell asleep on the way home at a set of traffic lights. Another great vlog again thanks Steve
Been following you for a while. That Honda is very dependable you have. I grew up on Honda’s My father only believe in buying Honda’s for my sister and me. Honda’s only needs tires oil and gas. I can’t think of one mechanical thing any of my Honda’s every needed. Now I have a BMW for some reason. It’s also been dependable. Not like all the sport bikes Iv own. Keep on keeping on. It’s pouring rain here in Nashville Tennessee So I’m YouToobin riding. Keep posting.
Congratulations on “doing the thing “ (your ADV class). This will improve your confidence to go off-road by light years…!! Really enjoy your videos….!
Please keep them coming….
Yes! Thank you!
To your closing Q. Nope and I need some tuition but haven't found much on offer where I am in Dallas TX. Got me a H-D Pan America a few months back. It's an amazing bike especially on the asphalt but I don't want its capabilities to be limited by my off-road inexperience., so... I may have to travel further afield to find the help I need.
I've been watching your channel for some time now and I'm always impressed with how you have grown and the channel has matured. Keep the good work up, you are an inspiration to anyone trying to take their first step towards Adv travel, both on and off-road. Thank you.
Really appreciate your comment about "if you are hesitant to pay..." As an old guy, I know I still need some adv training on the Super Tenere. I got rid of a Goldwing because it was too big.. now I'm almost feeling the same of the ST... But, I bought it for its capabilities and know its capabilities are well beyond the abilities of its owner. Would love to know where to find schedules for this type of event...It's either that or admit I've grown too old to be doing this.... and dang it.... I don't feel that old! btw, you are one tough lady to still be doing this type of riding after breaking your wrist a couple years ago..
Thanks Richard!
I was fore sure a skeptic about off-road training, especially the cost, I didn't really know if it would be worth it, or if I would get there and get told things I already knew from doing all the research I do. But after the experience I genuinely believe it's worth the money, and am saving some pennies to maybe go do the Jocelyn Snow course if I can.
I hope you get the opportunity to take a course with your Super Tenere! I feel like you would gain a lot of confidence!
at six months shy of 70 i stepped up from a vulcan 900 to the vulcan 1700 voyager and now six months shy of 71, no regrets and loving this big bike that handles as nimbly as the 900 even on under-maintained county roads but with so much more comfort. hang in there brother. let the good times roll...
Us old dogs can still learn... we are never too old. Damn but I know there is a Ural and sidecar in my life when I can't hold up the ST.
I'm nearly 60 and I have a Kawasaki KLR650 with a tall seat height. When I was young, I passed 6'1" in height but now days I feel like I'm 1'6" tall. I still manage to get on the KLR easy enough though. A good set of 50/50 tyres are on it so the bike gets me there, where ever that turns out to be. Anyhow, my idea of riding is ride for the fun of it, even camping, and take my time and keep an eye out for photo opportunities. I do have an advantage though, when I was a kid I used to ride trail bikes and ag bikes(farm bikes) on my grand parents farm.
I haven't broken my wrist but I did break my arm @ the distal end of my left ulna - the forearm bone at the wrist near the thumb. It healed misaligned so I had to get it rebroken and a plate in my arm to hold it together while it healed.
Dad joke time:- I all ready have a plate so all I need is a knife and a fork and some food and I can have a picnic. Ta da!
@@davebrown3117 With that joke, all I can say is don't retire early to start a career in comedy. As for me, whenever I come to a fork in the road I feel my appetite kick in........ never understood quite why.
I did the RawHyde LVL I followed by Base Camp Alpha back in 19 on my Tiger. The return trip was also my longest solo ride to date (LA to SEA via 395). Loved it. As you said they're confidence builders and they help us understand our bikes. But I haven't really been offroad since and am looking to do it again in 2022.
It appears you were one of the guests of honor! Just an all round great video. Eric
Great Adventure. The gai drinking from the cooler was epic lol..
Never taken a motorcycle class of any kind. Spent 15 years riding and racing in the deserts of SoCal before ever riding on the street. Now after 20 years of nothing but street I've got myself a proper ADV bike and I'm thinking an ADV class might be a good thing.
hey amanda, nice video again. Few years ago I went to the bmw "endurorpark" in germany. It was the first time I could really really feel such an efficient learning curve ! as you said, those people have enough experience, knowledge, black magic, in them to know that you dont put enough weigth here or there or that you are too slow or to aggressive with your levers... I did things I never thought I would do or achieved things I failled at 20 times just because the instructor told me to change this or that. ADV training are really a must, even if you are only planning to stay on tarmac
Amanda!!! 13:59 in the video you say/sing: "This is so pretty". Did you notice that you are in perfect tune with the music? I'll bet you have a great singing voice. I love your videos!! Thank you.
Great! Mud riding is always tricky. Well done! Loved the video. Keep safe and well.
Thanks 👍
A Blessing to have great friends nice job
I've never rode an ADV of any kind. Despite that, love the channel and all the adventures. Looks like a lot of fun (sometimes)
Fantastic! Looks so exciting. Congratulations.
Kudos for challenging yourself! Respect.
I have not but I need to for sure!
awesome video (as per usual). thanks for sharing; if they make this an annual event, we'll have to attend next summer. i've never taken a dirt or adv course, but our youngest son took a dirtbike course when he was 11 & it was fun watching. the only riding courses i've ever taken were reg pridmore's CLASS & the CCS new racer school for roadracing. had much fun at both of them. highly recommended.
This was very beautiful Amanda! Dirt, Mud, and All! You did excellent! 😊
I took a dirt bike clinic with Megs Braap and it was awesome. I'm hoping she'll come back to OK and do another one. I'm also considering an ADV clinic with Bill Dragoo, especially since he's fairly local to me.
Another great video. I have not taken an ADV course, but have taken other courses and I have I learned from them all. Ride safe
So, now you know why I live here. lol Never took an ADV class, but, the first bike I ever rode was a friend's Yamaha Enduro 500 from the late '70s. The one with the compression relief lever to pull before you tired to kick start it or it would launch you over the handlebars. lol
Thanks for another fun (for us) video. I just got my first dirt bike in 45 years and while I am the most sad, pathetic off-road rider in the state of WV, I’m lucky to have a local buddy who is a former winning motocross racer and a very patient teacher. Thanks again.
Thanks so much Marco!
Patient friends are the best friends!
So cool! Thanks for taking us to this event- so eye-opening. I will be looking into this kind of course when I get my ADV bike.
Thanks for the video! I look forward to each one. 🙂
Awesome! Thank you!
Great job Amanda, my sister in law works for Continental I can get a nice discount for tires. Today I am on vacation and going to start my trip in Northern Michigan. About 1400 mile trip.
That is awesome!
Now this was a fun video. Love mud but not necessarily on my bike. As a street bike rider, I hate it when my BMW gets dirty 😆. Buying my first duel sport I think this weekend so I can get muddy
Haven’t taken any ADV classes but I take advantage of Team Oregon courses
That looked like a lot of fun, if only there was more open space and fewer people in the UK 😄
I’ve never had a formal class in off road riding, but when I was much younger I had a friend who was quite competitive in enduro who spent some time trying to teach me how to ride better off road 😃👍. I mostly practiced falling down 😆😆🤪!!!
Thank you for this one! So freakin inspiring! I definitely will find me an ADV course…….fun and challenging!
Cool video Amanda. Im surprised they didn’t mount the TKC 70 rocks on the rear of your bike. It’s a little more aggressive than the regular 70. I put one on
My Africa Twin and love it. Hope Revzilla does this again I will try to make it if they do. Yes I took some ADV training from Crooked Raven here in Arizona. Great class and felt way more confident in sand than before training.
The closest one is to far away right now but excited to do it next year when they offer the course in my province. I did do an experienced rider course this year and learned how much I can not do🤷♀️
Great vid! I’ve never taken a dirt biking class but I started riding dirt bikes when I was 19 and learned at the school of hard knocks. Learning to ride in the dirt will make you soooooooo much better on the street IMHO.
No, though this looks like a ton of fun. I have a little Yamaha TTR125 dirt bike I bought to build confidence after I lost it dumping my NC700X when I first got it. I may have to brush the dust off and bring the ole girl out for a spin again and practice in the field!
Amanda you did great! Just remember you did this on a CB500x with no Rally Raid package and 50/50 tires. Badass! Lisa and I can't wait to see you next month.
Really enjoyed the video.
🙌 every dang video. Love it lady!
No "official" ADV training courses yet but we have Sierra Nevada Adventures here in Sacramento leading occasional classes plus 1, 2 and 3 day group rides limited to 20 riders per, so the size is manageable. Note to self: work out at least 2 months before attending these courses so your muscles can stand the stress.
For real XD I should have been doing squats like the whole month leading up to this haha
That was fun. Thanks for bringing me along.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching it Roy :)
Great video... almost have me wanting to get an ADV bike... almost lol.
That's great. Improving skills. Keep it up guys 😊👍👍
I’m planning to take a couple of rawhyde classes in the next year! I’ve heard a lot of great things about them. Other than that, I’ve done the basic rider course to get my endorsement and an advanced rider course a couple of years ago. Definitely different than dirt/ADV focused classes, though. So I’m nervous to see how terrible I’ll be in the intro to ADV course! hahaha
I am watching on my TV and had to log in to comment. I wish I had known about this so that I could have attended. Pat looks like an amazing trainer and I would love to get training from someone who is also short like me. It is nice to learn from someone who knows what we go thru. Your attitude is so positive. I need to learn from you (lets say that I have had some epic meltdowns and leave it at that) Beautiful footage as always.
Wonderful editing and super jealous of the fun you had! (Even if it didn't go to plan :p)
Thanks so much! 😊
Awesome work you are sharing to the planet! I admire your attitude and joy of motorcycling, keep it up and cheers from Mexico!
Thank you very much!
Another great inspiring video Amanda.
Thanks so much!
So nice 🤍 big love from Portugal
Thank you so much!
Awesome video Amanda, thanks for sharing! 👍👍
Thanks for watching!
I have not been to one of these events but I would love to take some training .
You can take training without going to a big festival :)
Depending on what part of the country you live in there's lots of options out there!
This map is a little old but has some good places to start! www.advpulse.com/adv-prepping/off-road-motorcycle-training-centers/
@@AstheMagpieFlies Thanks Amanda I will check it out.
It's good to see you back in the Zito tuxedo the Rev'it suit just didn't seem right.
You DID the thing!!!
😀💖
I see you did the thing 👍
Well, on the bright side, if you've gotta take a bunch of dumps on your bike in one day, you picked a gorgeous place to do it in. =)
Right? As long as it's pretty, I'm not mad XD
Those was some knarly mud holes for dirt bike, I have laid a dirt bike down few times in holes like that lol
I love your videos. You were one of the first 3 people I watched when I started my channel. I'm hooked! You're very entertaining and your laughter is infectious, Amanda!
Thank you Amanda! I love making them.
An old saying "If you think knowledge is expensive, try ignorance".
SD trails look like a blast. Those white rocks remind me of Beartooth when you get off the pavement.
End Crew...Nope. I've looked into some, never committed. Witnessed a couple events with BMW instructors, that confirmed, some of these guys are blow bags.
I'd really like to ride out to BC and do GrizzBait. You get a bike for the week and there's small warm ups before the days rides. Not cheap, but your riding with the eRag crew and a whole bunch of reprobates😆
Awesome! We're going to try and go next year, as well as Rocky Mountain Roll of course!
Thank you for always inspiring, Amanda! So glad you and Kris got to ride together! I'm sad I missed this one but official BDR business had to be done that weekend.
I took the Dirt First training with Jason Sherman on my 790. I learned a lot. Rode off feeling like I have more to learn than I thought I knew at the start of the training. It was definitely a humbling experience.
Keep on being awesome!
-Nathan
Looks like a wonderful time. It looks like you changed camera mounts. What are you using? On my next trip, I think I'm going to ride with my AT950.
Hey J! I talked about the new camera mount at the end of one of the IDBDR videos. I won't be staying with it though, will be going back to my trusty Telesin mount. The camera is just angled down too much, there's no way to mount it upside down, so in order to get a good shot I have to think about angling my head up to get the shot and it's just not something I want to have to think about especially riding offroad when I need to be focused on the road lol
@@AstheMagpieFlies I'll have to go back and watch again. If it's the video I'm thinking of, there was tons of giggling at the end. I have the bikini style one that you used to use. I can't close my visor all the way and it gives me a ridiculous amount of wind noise.
Nope, never took a class but would love to do so. Amanda, did this hugely improve your sense of what you can and can not do on your Honda? It just looked miserably heavy when you were picking it up. I've only been out in the sticks with a 250 dual sport and even that got old getting in and out of trouble. Also, how happy were you once you got back to paved roads? Sometimes you have to revel in a nice bit of pavement.
I'm considering doing the Honda Australia Rider Training Adv course.. It's designed around the Africa Twin, so I thought it might be the most appropriate. 😊
But.... Gotta wait till lock down is over.. 😔
🙌 I hope you get the opportunity to take it soon!
@@AstheMagpieFlies I'm hoping so too, I'd like to do it before I set off on my RTW trip.. I think it will serve me well to have learnt more..
I'm currently in the middle of recording fitting my radiator guards for a how to video, hehe.
@@AstheMagpieFlies I hope you don't mind my suggesting you for that podcast. I didn't think you'd be too worried, just a matter of timing. Tim also liked my comment for it.
Hopefully we can all get on there, after all it gets the word out about our endeavours. 😊
If it's any consolation, I would have dropped my Versys 650 a dozen times on that dirt 'road'. (It's more of trail) Yes, it's a ADV bike, but it's so top heavy it's hard to control at slow speeds.
What are you using for a cell phone mount/ holder?
Nice love it!
Thank you! Cheers!
Love it. Very nice editing. No adv course for me just watch a lot of Bret Tkacs TH-cam
Glad you liked it!
Has anyone heard Amanda mention her inseam size?
lol probably not because I don't know what it is.
I am 5'7" that's what I know XD
@@AstheMagpieFlies You're too cute Ms. Amanda. When you buy a pair of pants the tag gives you two measurements. One is the waist size and the other is the measured distance from the crotch seam to the bottom of the pant leg, also known as the inseam. I ask because you handle all the bikes well. Thanks for responding!
I know what an inseam is.
That measurement comes on jeans.
I haven't worn jeans in three+ years.
I wear hiking pants, they don't come with an inseam measurement.
Thank you. 👍
Not trying to offend anyone but I have to ask. Do you enjoy dropping your bike? From what I see there are just as many fun roads and things to see that are not in this bad a shape. I am a cruiser guy so I may just not understand. I enjoy the videos but I don't get the draw of this type of thing.
lol if you choose to ride off road dropping and picking up bikes is just apart of the game man.
Yes there's lots of cool places to see on slab, but there's also a lot of beautiful scenery to be seen off-road. Rough roads are just part of it.
Did you watch the IDBDR videos? especially that road between Featherville to Yellowpine then Yellowpine to McCall, you just don't get those kinds of experiences when you're on slab and surrounded by people.
Bike in the mud is better than riding a horse who decided to roll in the mud when your on it
A lot of views look like WV
It's wild if you travel cross the US how many features you can find all over the place that also look like other places :P
No class, but I do know what color your bike becomes if slide on the side of your bike in muddy Georgia red clay.
No need to ask how I know...