Hey DT ! Great video ! You guys hit on all great points ! the only thing I would have added was riding with your lights on, it's so much easier to see a machine coming. I couldn't agree more with "Staying on the trail" we have had a few trails closed down b/c people didn't stay on the trails and wanted to rip through a blueberry or farmers field.... and I agree 100% with the mud holes, if they are ON the trail then it's fair game but guys who drive into Rivers, Lakes, ponds, Skeg.... that's habitat for animals & fish and you may think you're just having fun but it's ripping up the land.... Thanks for making this, I'm going to share it on my FB & IG.
Great job! Awesome to see a video promoting helmets, leave no trace and not drinking alcohol, etc. Even more awesome to see a media outlet stand up for what is right instead of worrying about offending someone. Dirt Trax just went to the top of my favorites list!
Excellent job Luke, I'm sharing this. I'll apologize in advance, but I have to rant about something for a minute. I absolutely love ATVing, and promote it to anyone that will listen, but LOUD MUFFLERS, are one of the single biggest detriments for this community to gain acceptance from the public. Most ATVers I know and ride with can't stand them either, let alone the public. The people that use them are often hammering the throttle at the worst possible time, and locations. A few years ago, I lived in a community where the same two people, with painfully loud sport quads, would often fly down a trail very close to a subdivision. People complained to the municipality about it often. When town councillors hear these complaints all they hear is "LOUD ATV's" and they think ALL ATV's, and ALL ATV riders are the same.
So many good points here. In our club we have many people aware of pending issues and still come out for a ride, then 30 min into a 6-8hr day we have to tow them back or call for a trailer. And we're happy to help, but people, when you know your tires have 100 cracks in them, BUY NEW ONES!!! For your safety, and others, stay home and do your repairs/maintenance. Then come out for fun
Good reminder boys, even for those of us that have been riding since the '80s in the day of 3 wheelers! So good to have you back on Saturday mornings again!
Love It. When I go riding(like I did this past weekend) I was surprised at how intuitive these topics and tips are to my group of riders. We are a small select group that have hit the trails together for years because we share these values. We struggle when new to us riders join us and do not follow these guidelines. I would also add as a Safety tip: To Ride in Groups when possible. It is safer in case of major failure or accident. Especially when communication is spotty like it is is here closer to the mountains. It is also nice to spread the load. I do not always carry a pump or a saw... but somebody in the group does. We plan ahead and have that pre-ride check list as a group.
Thanks for this. I'm on my 2nd year of riding and I'm thinking about now getting a side x side for wife and I. I ride with my son who is 22 and we are both strict on the things you've gone over on this video. Without your channel, I don't know if I would want to go bigger. You and your brother are an inspiration to me and now my wife, with my and your helpful videos, is looking at buying our next next adventure. Keep up the great work. People like us need people like you and your brother
Good advice agree 100% . I live in Maine and there has been alot of trails and access roads getting closed down because of the few careless and disrespectful riders. Most riders are respectful and love the sport of riding but it's the few bad ones that make us all look bad. Just be respectful follow the rules use common sense and enjoy the trails
I agree with all items accept 1... mud riding and the reason is exactly what you stated. Far too many trails are closed because of people looking for mud to ride in and going off trail to find it... sometimes that ends up in farmer crop land with the crops planted at the time. If you have your own property that you want to destroy then by all means do so but not other peoples please. One other item you didnt mention was loud exhausts and I believe thats because your channel actually promotes them... keep the machines quite and you go unnoticed on the trail far more and land owners wont complain about the noise and oh yeah they wont close the trails Hmmm
Great video, thank you for taking the time to make this video. After awhile I believe that we all get a little complacent after riding for a number of years
Old video but feel this is worth noting. Here in NS, Safety courses are "required". However, 4 years into trying to take it and I still haven't been able to take it. At this point, I do up to 5000km per year and likely don't need it. But this year we've had a handful of deaths. This needs to be better managed. Right now Joe blow gets licensed to train. Then he goes on vacation to Florida for 6-8 months per year. So someone else gets licensed, they've done 2 in 1 year and did the 10 hr course on Halloween, you know, the day your rushing home from work to scarf down dinner in time to take the kids out. Lastly, despite emailing as asked to get notified for the next session, I've never been notified. It may sound uncool, but people need to know safety techniques before they hop on their very first ATV ride and it's a 1000cc
I have one for the SxS guys specifically. If a trail says 50" maximum, or it's clearly not wide enough for a UTV, don't take your machine there. There's plenty of trails made for for full size machines, so stay off the ones that aren't. That goes for people who take ATVs on designated single track dirt bike trails too, although I don't see that nearly as often.
Great video Luke , there is alot of new riders that could gain some good info from this and sadly some experienced riders that need to watch this aswell .
Great video. Last time I mentioned a small kid riding a High Lifter the mother went looney on me. He couldn't have been more that 10-12 on an 850 HL, and no helmet.
I’m riding a 850 highlifter I’m 13, 140 pounds 5’5 and I wear a helmet been riding my whole life and I’ve never tried anything crazy with it, I care nothing about going fast so the low geared highlifter is perfect for me
The helmet law just changed in Quebec. The helmet is not mandatory anymore if you have a COMPLETELY CLOSED CAB like a Defender Limited. Sure it is recommended tho. It is base on the idea that these SSV are like small pick up trucks.
Agree with this video 100%. Since the overwhelmingly amount of OHV sales since the lockdowns last year. The trails are seeing more and more rookie riders, that have never took up off-roading until last year's mandated quarantine. We have a couple trails (just like Luke mentioned) that once was a nice trail, now has within 1 year gone from a few mud holes to now an acre of mud holes. And the reason because people trying to go around the mud holes, but then someone with tractor tires on the trails dig out the mud holes deeper, causing people who have UTVs not built for the mud (like myself) have to cut through the woods to find another way around. And then someone comes in an digs out that mud hole, and so on and so on. Tractor or aggressive tires are supposed to be illegal in the National Forest. I have shared this video with most of my Facebook UTV Groups.
Great video - rules are rules and we all have had a 5 minute safety brief at work, group riders should do the same and no-one is exempt from rider safety or trail rules unless you are one of the one who don't care, which brings a bad name to all riders. Think of others and if you get banned or ticketed, hospitalized or have to take life's last ride - was it worth it. Cheers DT crew and keep them coming.
@@prestonbarksdale6859 well an 850 XMr is a powerful and heavy bike to be giving to kids. Hopefully the kid has experience on other machines before riding one of them.
If you are out enjoying the trails be respectful clean up after your self make room and share the trails with everyone make sure kids wear the appropriate riding gear Helmets and goggles 🥽 If I am riding at home on our property I don't wear a helmet but every since my son started riding I wear a helmet so he wears his helmet and very true about kids riding Adult ATVS My Dad started us riding a Rupp nitro 440 Snowmobile at 4 years old My 5th Birthday I Got my first Manco Dingo Off-road Go 8hp Brigg's & Stratton 305cc The Big Boy Manco Dingo with the Emergency Brakes we had to make Peddle Extensions so I could reach the gas and brakes she's still running strong I got my first Honda 200s three wheeler by the age of 8 my Yamaha DT175 Enduro by 10 years old I currently have a Custom Yamaha Raptor 660r Yamaha 600 twin hybrid My Homemade Banshee we have a Yamaha Moto 4 350 The Warrior Eater a Honda 300ex stage 2 hot cam T4 Pro Circuit Exhaust a Polaris Trail Boss 325 with a Polaris Indy 400 twin The Banshee Eater a Suzuki Quadrunner 250 The Trail Hog and my 2 year old son 50cc All Terrain ATV Cooler The Wheelie Machine we have 2 buggys my UTV Side By Side Tow Truck my Manco Dingo Off-road Go Kart and 6 Off-road mowers for backup and family and friends that don't have anything to ride never hurts to have a backup ATV
When it comes to mud holes and saying if you're machine can't handle the mud holes stay off the trail. How about tell people not to dog trails up. There is trails around my area that have been so good you could drive a car down. In the past 5 years, some of these trails have gotten so bad, you can barely walk them. Trail degradation is a HUGE problem and just because there's a "mud hole" doesn't mean you should play in it.
A lot of common sense thing people should know. Thanks . If you get off the trails in Colorado they will take your atv and put you in Jail. Thanx Fer Sharin
So true i hate how much hate this hobby gets and its like come on guys u cant fix stupid and most issues occur when people dont pull their head out of their asses before ridding think before u do and their shouldnt be any issues period
Do you wear a helmet in a jeep? No? Then why do i need one in my sxs with a roll cage a metal roof full doors and a front and rear windshield. Liked everything else tho.
Thanks Luke. I'm posting links to this video on all my forums.
Amazing!! Thank you very much!!!
Well said. Should be a mandatory view for all. All clubs cross country need to share this one.
Hey DT ! Great video ! You guys hit on all great points ! the only thing I would have added was riding with your lights on, it's so much easier to see a machine coming. I couldn't agree more with "Staying on the trail" we have had a few trails closed down b/c people didn't stay on the trails and wanted to rip through a blueberry or farmers field.... and I agree 100% with the mud holes, if they are ON the trail then it's fair game but guys who drive into Rivers, Lakes, ponds, Skeg.... that's habitat for animals & fish and you may think you're just having fun but it's ripping up the land.... Thanks for making this, I'm going to share it on my FB & IG.
This needs to be a yearly reminder for many. Even then, many won't listen.
Great job! Awesome to see a video promoting helmets, leave no trace and not drinking alcohol, etc. Even more awesome to see a media outlet stand up for what is right instead of worrying about offending someone. Dirt Trax just went to the top of my favorites list!
Thank you!!
Excellent job Luke, I'm sharing this. I'll apologize in advance, but I have to rant about something for a minute. I absolutely love ATVing, and promote it to anyone that will listen, but LOUD MUFFLERS, are one of the single biggest detriments for this community to gain acceptance from the public. Most ATVers I know and ride with can't stand them either, let alone the public. The people that use them are often hammering the throttle at the worst possible time, and locations. A few years ago, I lived in a community where the same two people, with painfully loud sport quads, would often fly down a trail very close to a subdivision. People complained to the municipality about it often. When town councillors hear these complaints all they hear is "LOUD ATV's" and they think ALL ATV's, and ALL ATV riders are the same.
So many good points here. In our club we have many people aware of pending issues and still come out for a ride, then 30 min into a 6-8hr day we have to tow them back or call for a trailer. And we're happy to help, but people, when you know your tires have 100 cracks in them, BUY NEW ONES!!!
For your safety, and others, stay home and do your repairs/maintenance. Then come out for fun
Excellent comment!
Good reminder boys, even for those of us that have been riding since the '80s in the day of 3 wheelers! So good to have you back on Saturday mornings again!
Three wheelers are probably the most dangerous automotive machine ever created
I’ve been riding for over 30 years and totally agree with everything that Luke said. Great video!
Thanking you for putting this out there!! Very much needed!
Thank you!!
Love It. When I go riding(like I did this past weekend) I was surprised at how intuitive these topics and tips are to my group of riders. We are a small select group that have hit the trails together for years because we share these values. We struggle when new to us riders join us and do not follow these guidelines.
I would also add as a Safety tip: To Ride in Groups when possible. It is safer in case of major failure or accident. Especially when communication is spotty like it is is here closer to the mountains. It is also nice to spread the load. I do not always carry a pump or a saw... but somebody in the group does. We plan ahead and have that pre-ride check list as a group.
Thanks for this. I'm on my 2nd year of riding and I'm thinking about now getting a side x side for wife and I. I ride with my son who is 22 and we are both strict on the things you've gone over on this video. Without your channel, I don't know if I would want to go bigger. You and your brother are an inspiration to me and now my wife, with my and your helpful videos, is looking at buying our next next adventure. Keep up the great work. People like us need people like you and your brother
That's awesome! Thank you so much!!
Good advice agree 100% . I live in Maine and there has been alot of trails and access roads getting closed down because of the few careless and disrespectful riders. Most riders are respectful and love the sport of riding but it's the few bad ones that make us all look bad. Just be respectful follow the rules use common sense and enjoy the trails
I agree with all items accept 1... mud riding and the reason is exactly what you stated. Far too many trails are closed because of people looking for mud to ride in and going off trail to find it... sometimes that ends up in farmer crop land with the crops planted at the time.
If you have your own property that you want to destroy then by all means do so but not other peoples please.
One other item you didnt mention was loud exhausts and I believe thats because your channel actually promotes them... keep the machines quite and you go unnoticed on the trail far more and land owners wont complain about the noise and oh yeah they wont close the trails
Hmmm
Great video, thank you for taking the time to make this video. After awhile I believe that we all get a little complacent after riding for a number of years
Old video but feel this is worth noting.
Here in NS, Safety courses are "required". However, 4 years into trying to take it and I still haven't been able to take it. At this point, I do up to 5000km per year and likely don't need it.
But this year we've had a handful of deaths. This needs to be better managed. Right now Joe blow gets licensed to train. Then he goes on vacation to Florida for 6-8 months per year. So someone else gets licensed, they've done 2 in 1 year and did the 10 hr course on Halloween, you know, the day your rushing home from work to scarf down dinner in time to take the kids out.
Lastly, despite emailing as asked to get notified for the next session, I've never been notified.
It may sound uncool, but people need to know safety techniques before they hop on their very first ATV ride and it's a 1000cc
System seems inefficient and needs some fine tuning. Safety course could benefit a lot of riders.
I have one for the SxS guys specifically. If a trail says 50" maximum, or it's clearly not wide enough for a UTV, don't take your machine there. There's plenty of trails made for for full size machines, so stay off the ones that aren't. That goes for people who take ATVs on designated single track dirt bike trails too, although I don't see that nearly as often.
Nice clip ! Well said. Totally with u on the garbage. Crazy how many beer cans are out there. 😡
so true
Great video Luke , there is alot of new riders that could gain some good info from this and sadly some experienced riders that need to watch this aswell .
Great video. Last time I mentioned a small kid riding a High Lifter the mother went looney on me. He couldn't have been more that 10-12 on an 850 HL, and no helmet.
that makes me physically sick
I’m riding a 850 highlifter I’m 13, 140 pounds 5’5 and I wear a helmet been riding my whole life and I’ve never tried anything crazy with it, I care nothing about going fast so the low geared highlifter is perfect for me
Thanks guys! Great review of what to do! Parking in the trail is a pet peeve of mine too. I once scolded a police officer for doing that. 🙄
Informative and educational. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching!!
The helmet law just changed in Quebec. The helmet is not mandatory anymore if you have a COMPLETELY CLOSED CAB like a Defender Limited. Sure it is recommended tho. It is base on the idea that these SSV are like small pick up trucks.
Great Video. Thank you
I would like to see more test rides and builds/accessorizing
The new season just started so stay tuned. We'll have lots more to come over the next 26 weeks.
Love this episode. Glad you touched on it. GARBAGE. Litter bugs drive me bananas. Keep up the good work DirtTrax
Thank you!!
Well said. !!
Thank you for the information
Amen Luke 👍👍
Great video!
Thanks!
Agree with this video 100%.
Since the overwhelmingly amount of OHV sales since the lockdowns last year. The trails are seeing more and more rookie riders, that have never took up off-roading until last year's mandated quarantine. We have a couple trails (just like Luke mentioned) that once was a nice trail, now has within 1 year gone from a few mud holes to now an acre of mud holes. And the reason because people trying to go around the mud holes, but then someone with tractor tires on the trails dig out the mud holes deeper, causing people who have UTVs not built for the mud (like myself) have to cut through the woods to find another way around. And then someone comes in an digs out that mud hole, and so on and so on. Tractor or aggressive tires are supposed to be illegal in the National Forest.
I have shared this video with most of my Facebook UTV Groups.
Well said excellent job
YES,YES,YES!!!
Logic man ty. Drink when they days done!
Can you make this available for download to non profit atv clubs? It's an excellent video
You're welcome to share this video wherever you like.
Bro in Wisconsin we can ride by ourselves at 12 years old on any size atv
Great video - rules are rules and we all have had a 5 minute safety brief at work, group riders should do the same and no-one is exempt from rider safety or trail rules unless you are one of the one who don't care, which brings a bad name to all riders. Think of others and if you get banned or ticketed, hospitalized or have to take life's last ride - was it worth it. Cheers DT crew and keep them coming.
You should make one about snowmobiles
Great suggestion!
I'm only on a 500 because I dont fit anything else but I am the size and weight of the average 6 foot adult
link to that DT rad relocation kit OR is that a 1 off LOL
I have trail riders that go off the trail and across my lawn, just because the trail goes beside my property 🤬
What’s the youngest age you would put on a 850 outlander XMR?
Probably a big sticker on the front fender that reads no riders under 16. Be a good start point I think
@@thomasblais3612 my recon 250 said that and it has 12 horsepower, it’s all about the skill of the rider and they’re size
@@prestonbarksdale6859 well an 850 XMr is a powerful and heavy bike to be giving to kids. Hopefully the kid has experience on other machines before riding one of them.
If you are out enjoying the trails be respectful clean up after your self make room and share the trails with everyone make sure kids wear the appropriate riding gear Helmets and goggles 🥽 If I am riding at home on our property I don't wear a helmet but every since my son started riding I wear a helmet so he wears his helmet and very true about kids riding Adult ATVS My Dad started us riding a Rupp nitro 440 Snowmobile at 4 years old My 5th Birthday I Got my first Manco Dingo Off-road Go 8hp Brigg's & Stratton 305cc The Big Boy Manco Dingo with the Emergency Brakes we had to make Peddle Extensions so I could reach the gas and brakes she's still running strong I got my first Honda 200s three wheeler by the age of 8 my Yamaha DT175 Enduro by 10 years old I currently have a Custom Yamaha Raptor 660r Yamaha 600 twin hybrid My Homemade Banshee we have a Yamaha Moto 4 350 The Warrior Eater a Honda 300ex stage 2 hot cam T4 Pro Circuit Exhaust a Polaris Trail Boss 325 with a Polaris Indy 400 twin The Banshee Eater a Suzuki Quadrunner 250 The Trail Hog and my 2 year old son 50cc All Terrain ATV Cooler The Wheelie Machine we have 2 buggys my UTV Side By Side Tow Truck my Manco Dingo Off-road Go Kart and 6 Off-road mowers for backup and family and friends that don't have anything to ride never hurts to have a backup ATV
what do you guys think of the Canada Safety Council Safe Rider Training for new riders?
Hey dirt trax Im 13 and ride a Honda Rancher 350 do you think this is an ok size Atv for my age ?
You could really ride a 450 and if you’ve been riding a while a 570
When it comes to mud holes and saying if you're machine can't handle the mud holes stay off the trail. How about tell people not to dog trails up. There is trails around my area that have been so good you could drive a car down. In the past 5 years, some of these trails have gotten so bad, you can barely walk them. Trail degradation is a HUGE problem and just because there's a "mud hole" doesn't mean you should play in it.
A lot of common sense thing people should know. Thanks . If you get off the trails in Colorado they will take your atv and put you in Jail.
Thanx Fer Sharin
So true i hate how much hate this hobby gets and its like come on guys u cant fix stupid and most issues occur when people dont pull their head out of their asses before ridding think before u do and their shouldnt be any issues period
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well said. common sense stuff but seems to be skipped a lot.
Yee yee bud
Leave the beer at home
Do you wear a helmet in a jeep? No? Then why do i need one in my sxs with a roll cage a metal roof full doors and a front and rear windshield. Liked everything else tho.
Could you make that intro music bit more louder ffs? 🦻🏻
You said it best with the garbage. I can't stand it. Disgusting. Clean up your junk. Its not hard!
Testicles.