Yes. The Rabbit Road Off Road School of Hard Knocks. Started out at 8yo on a Lowe's mini bike Christmas of 1968, progressed to a 1972 Kawasaki 90, then a 1974 Suzuki TM125. The little Kawasaki put me in the hospital for two weeks with a broken collarbone and a cracked spleen. Ahhhhh... the good ol' days.
Used to go to the Tillamook burn every Sunday. 11 to 20 + dirt bikes. Lived in Portland Oregon. 50 down to the cost. My bike was first untied, and the very last bike loaded.
Nothing formal. I spent 15 years of my youth riding and racing in the deserts of So Cal though. It's cool that Harley does this kind of training, but that is not the bike I would want to learn to ride in the dirt on.
I started riding by Motocross and Enduros LONG before Road Riding and I fully believe it is a life saving skill as CRASHING teaches you much about recovery skills for unexpected road events
Just like with an on-road bike things happening to the bike are amplified with weight. I learned on a TT-125, rode baggers for 3 years then jumped on the CRF250 out in the desert. Going back to a "smaller" bike was absolutely the best route. If it's something that you want to follow, consider smaller if you're uncomfortable. Hell, even a grom and just blipping the throttle. Experience how a bike reacts to specific inputs. Good video and never be discouraged!
Turned 40 this year and got into Dual Sports last year. First time learning to ride. It is so addictive. Would love to see more ADV/Dual Sport content.
Loving the raw emotion that’s coming out of the videos from everyone there. Looks like such an exhausting but rewarding experience. Glad you had a good time!
You are so fortunate to be able to participate in these type of events and experience what the motorcycle community is about! This is great content for your viewers. Thanks for sharing!
I use to teach people how to fly planes and loved seeing their confidence build. I could see it on their face and in their eyes, the "I can do this" moments. I can hear it in your voice. I love this video.
Great to see you enjoying the dirt. No more fear of gravel roads!! I started riding dirt bikes in gravel pits and sand washes in 1974 and to this day I’m more comfortable off road than on road. No distracted cagers trying to kill you in the dirt! At age 62, I had to give up hard core off road riding - miss it sooooo much. Keep up the dirt practice. You can do it!
Hi. American living in UK now after 30 years. Rode cruisers in USA. Ride E Bikes off road and Naked Road Bikes. Live in Northwest UK. Having the time of my life riding 2 completely different styles over here. Starting a channel thanks to you...Love yours....Keep 'em.coming. Total.Girl Power...xxx
It was great to see and feel the rollercoaster of emotions as you and the other bikers were taking on the challenges. Thanks for bringing us along with you!
Thank you for the share. I'm very happy you enjoyed the experience. I'm old with back and knee problems and I'm in no hurry to ride on sand. I'm a bagger and I'm going to stay with what I know and enjoy. It was funny watching you crash into a bush.
When we started our son, age 8, at a local motocross track Adrienne and I both decided to ride motocross too. We had some instruction and loved the track riding, esp jumping. We rode off road for years including Virgina City, NV and Adrienne rode in the Sacramento Gran Prix with Tammy Rice. As we aged , now 69 and 78, and living in Nor Cal, we decided to road ride only and have had some nice 4 and 5 day trips through Oregon, Northern California and Nevada. We love your off road day. Now, go back home and get back on the gravel backroads with Jorden!
What an amazing experience! You did such a good job tackling this on a big bike. We can really see how much more confident you are by the end of the video. I hope to do more off road training this next year, maybe with these guys. Safe travels!
I started riding dirt bikes when I was younger, worked my way up to a YZ450. I then moved onto street bikes. Starting in the dirt and sand is the way to go in my opinion.
Learning how to fall is important if you're going to spend a lot of time on dirt. Falling down happens quite a bit even for the best riders. Learning how to fall safely can be a big deal, that extends to how to equip your bike for safer falls. One of the things that bothers me about the Pam Am is that it will lay flat on the ground. That means it can more easily trap a leg. You can help to mitigate that by installing panniers, but I wouldn't recommend hard cases as they can easily mess up a foot or ankle. Soft bags really don't prop the bike up much. You have to learn how to get your foot out of the bike's fall path as it goes down. I hate to say this, but it takes practice to build muscle memory. You have to fall down to learn this skill.
Dirt bikes are very light so you can fall and not hurt yourself or the bike. You can even prevent a fall by putting your foot down. Taking a fall on a 1250cc, 560 pound ADV bike is a whole different thing and quite dangerous. Stay safe.
@@MostlyInteresting Yeah, I wasn’t that impressed by what I’ve seen in the videos from the various YT’s that went to the HD training classes so far. I’ve taken several classes, I won’t call them out, but I’ve seen much better approaches to teaching the skills needed to ride a heavy bike off road. It is honestly a different skill set than ridding a lighter smaller displacement bike. Small things like riding in second gear primarily instead of first are really much more important when you move from 50 HP to 130-150 and 90+ foot-pounds of torque. Weight matters because sometimes you have to go faster than the little guys and hit obstacles harder, or you find that the bike just eats up the bumps in a way the lighter bikes will practically buck you off the seat. But the lighter bike will fly over loose sand and gooey mud where you have to paddle through. In my opinion the better classes spent a full day on drilling the basics and the second day reinforced them. The area they worked in was better organized and made it easier for instruction as riders went through the drills. For example one of the courses everyone used a com system. No doubt the classes are like the Pan Am, a good place to start with lots of opportunity to improve. I’ve seen guys that struggled on the road get the basics of riding off road on a big heavy bike in a weekend. I don’t personally believe that there is a bad motorcycle to start on as long as you are committed to building the skills you need.
With Motorcycles, I started out on dirt. The nearest paved road was a few hundred miles away only accessible by air from where I was located. I now live on the road system and I had no idea that street riding was so much fun. Dirt is still a lot of FUN to me. The Pan America is the first Harley Davidson I ever wanted.
Hey,, I've been a subscriber for sometime. One of your instructors Bob is my best friend from Ohio. We grew up together, first on mini-bikes then all kinds of dirtbikesin the Hocking Hills. (Hide-A-Way Hills) where I still live. He was the AMA District 11 125A MX champ in the '70s. Love him like a brother. Dig your chanel.
So awesome that you got to experience ALL of that. Zakar and Rawhyde is no joke. Some top level trainers for sure. The desert is beautiful. The bikes are awesome. Confidence is everything off road, once you know the techniques, it’s practice, practice, practice. It was awesome watching you start out scared and tense, then seeing you get more and more confident. You did great! Can’t wait to see more from the 2nd day. Dirt riders make the best street riders, street riders make the worst dirt riders. A lot of the techniques you learn and habits you develop on the street don’t work on the dirt, and can sometimes get you in trouble. Literally EVERYTHING you learn in the dirt will make you a better street rider. I will say, if you want to get into off roading more when you get back home to Ohio, get a dirt bike and practice your skills on that. It’s so much easier and you’ll progress a lot faster.
@@HerTwoWheels if you want to get into trail riding, the absolute best way is on a legit dirt bike or dual sport. The best way to get into it is to find a local enduro/dual sport trail riding club. I don’t know much about the clubs in Ohio, but I’m sure you could do some research. The club I belong to DVTR usually volunteers at Over and Out which is an all women only dirt event. Most of the woman in the club start out on bikes like the Kawasaki KLX140G, Honda CRF150 or 230, or for street legal dual sports there’s the Honda CRF250L and the new 300L and the Kawasaki KLX250 and new 300. These bikes are much lower to the ground than most dirtbikes/dual sports and have very manageable power delivery and are less intimidating than most other full size off road bikes. And also much less expensive and lower maintenance than their European counterparts like KTM/Husky, GasGas, Beta and Sherco.
A lot of riders start off in the dirt when you and graduate to the street. I feel it has helped me since I was young and it helps with better bike control. I am glad you went through the dirt training. It will make you a better rider. Good luck. Be safe, have fun.
I give you mad props girl! I’ve been riding dirt bikes and dual sports for years, and I would never wish anyone starts on such a heavy bike off-road. Especially in sand. Lol
Great video. I would have to agree that learning to ride off road on a bike that size is not where I would recommend anyone to start. I had 15 years of experience on dirt including a few years of motocross before I bought a street bike. Did both for several years. Skills from both would definitely help when riding an adventure bike. Still have to start easy and see how the bike handles and balances. Learning how to dismount when you go down is a key maneuver.
It happens to us all, I did the Triumph Adventure Experience, I fell off, as did a couple of others. Its part of a learning curve. Its a very good lesson to learn. Teaches you how to fall, how to get back up and how to pick it up and get moving again. Cool Vid, Keep it up. Not many Girl bikers out there.
I have watched now yours, Doodles and Queen Sits' off road adventures and all I can say is that you all amazing and blessed. I am especially jealous I started and am still on my Ninja 300 about one year before you all. I still enjoy my Ninja and you all inspire me to do more. But for now I enjoy living vicariously through your videos. Keep it up! 🏍🛵👍🏼✌🏾 Two wheels down, or off in this case.
As my wife was watching she suggested watching Itchy Boots (one of the only Motorcycle channels she will watch). You did a great job learning to ride off-road.
👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 Great job!!!! Putting yourself in an uncomfortable situation and learning a new skill.. I grew up on dirt, raced dirt. Whole different animal. When our HOG group happens to come across roads that have tar and stone I will give a quick instruction (Road Capt.) to those that have never ridden on such terrain before. Again, Great Job 👌
I've never had off road training, but I did grow up riding off road bikes on the farm, and I did Vintage Motocross for quite a while and Iove riding my 1988 Lowrider on dirt roads, I would have had a ball on that ride day. I appreaciate what you felt as I remember the first time I road a dirt bike when I was 10, and scared the shite out of my self, now I'm 58 and I still love riding. If you want to be challenged, try learning to ride a sidecar, solo, through the mountains, that is my current pashion, lots of weight shifting and the sidecar is up on every left hand bend (In Australia we have sidecars on the left, as we ride on the left). Great video.
I remember when you took your scrambler on gravel for the first time 🙂... You aced everything (with a little practise) they threw at you on that PA. Yes, I know a bit about off-roading, as a matter of fact, I look for gravel roads as a better option when I'm on my trips... Good going and thank you!!!
Looks like fun 🤩 and love seeing some kewl TH-camrs together. I started on off road when I was a kid almost fifty years ago and miss those off road adventures. No formal training other than me running around the sandpits and trying to outrun the locomotive trains. Great memories running the woop dee dooos and dumping in the sand haha. I was on a little 1976 Honda XL-70 that did it well. Enjoy!
Congratulations hope this opens up more opportunities for you and the channel I would really enjoy adv content. I enjoy both but my heart always goes towards dualsport since that is how I got my start riding on road to get to the dirt. Anyway thank you for sharing with us the community
Watching this video made me appreciate growing up riding dirt bikes and race MX. Also, going slower in loose dirt isn't the best. You wanna keep the momentum when going straight like that. That's why your tires slid out a bit in the beginning of the video. You did great though!
I was so excited to here about this ride for you. I started out in the early 70s riding off road and single track. I have never taken a class in off road riding but would love to do so. I got back into riding in 2013 after having not ridden since the 80's. You where getting some excellent instruction in this video. The only thing I would say is if you want to get good at it at a faster pace , get a small used Japanese 250 dual sport or smaller and you will have more fun learning it and faster.
practice practice practice creates muscle and motion memory for me when I do things. my brain becomes less and less of what im doing and the sensation or muscle memory takes over to such a degree that I almost dont even need my eyes. The sixth sense for me is that sense of inertia on my body. It becomes a rhythm sense. I would NEVER recommend drinking and driving but sometimes its almost like if I had one single beer to relax the overpowering tension that inhibits learning. of course on a machine that could be fatal but in other things in life... anyway, good video and I think the more you do it the more comfort and fun you will have as you get into the rhythm of it.
There are three types of ADV riders; those who haven't dropped the bike, those that have, and those that know they will drop their bike again. Even Noraly Itchyboots drops her bikes from time to time...so your technically not dropping it is REALLY good. Looking forward to the next videos on the Pan American!
Tanks for sharing your experience and the things you learned. Looking forward to part 2 and more info on the HD Pan Am. Doodle made a passing comment about you doing Keto. Keep it up. I have been Keto for almost 3 yrs and lost 135lbs. My health and blood work are greatly improved. It more than about weight loss. Total health improvement.
I have been “on again- off again” keto for three years as well. I did so much traveling this year that I basically just stopped and ate whatever I could get my hands on during my road trips. The weight definitely came back. So now we’re back on it full time! No negotiations! Congrats on the success!
Have you tried Bullet Proof Coffee when you get up in the morning and also Time Restricted eating:1-2 ,meals in a 6hr window. Carbs are your enemy. Read labels!
Same to me I have seen on all of the TH-cam people that went to ride the pan Am in the desert a lot of you crashed the Pan Am. Not something I care to do. I am in the process of looking for a Harley-Davidson 2021 SGS. I will stick to the black top.
Looks like you’re out in my neck of the woods... red rock canyon is 20 miles away. Glad you had fun and learned some skills! Learning to ride in the dirt will make you a better rider overall.
I bought a NC750X, threw on some knobby tires and just went out in the wood to learn. The bike was smaller than an Africa Twin, but heavier than a dirt bike, which helped me learn to deal with the dirt bike to adventure bike transition.
You did great. Those trainers are top notch. When I learned to ride off road the same lessons applied. Great Video for sure. I must add a suggestion, drop the apostrosphe t in your vocabulary it makes of think positively. Great job.
From i was 18 to 25 I did off-road on hills, sand, gravel, stone, over lakes you name it. But never on that kind od heavy machine as you on. The Honda XR650L was introduced in ‘93 that was absolutely amazing machine is did so much off road on that machine. ❤️ Dear Her two wheels, next time you do a off-road stuff please do it on a more lightweight bike. Like the Honda CRF250F or KTM 790 Adventure. I really want to see you go more off road. Yours sincerely The Danish Viking 🇩🇰
Have you ever had off road training?
Yes. The Rabbit Road Off Road School of Hard Knocks. Started out at 8yo on a Lowe's mini bike Christmas of 1968, progressed to a 1972 Kawasaki 90, then a 1974 Suzuki TM125. The little Kawasaki put me in the hospital for two weeks with a broken collarbone and a cracked spleen. Ahhhhh... the good ol' days.
Used to go to the Tillamook burn every Sunday. 11 to 20 + dirt bikes. Lived in Portland Oregon. 50 down to the cost. My bike was first untied, and the very last bike loaded.
Self taught in the woods in Michigan.
I learned to ride on the logging roads in northern NH. Here's a dirt bike good luck. That was after giving me a skateboard that didn't kill me.
Nothing formal. I spent 15 years of my youth riding and racing in the deserts of So Cal though. It's cool that Harley does this kind of training, but that is not the bike I would want to learn to ride in the dirt on.
I started riding by Motocross and Enduros LONG before Road Riding and I fully believe it is a life saving skill as CRASHING teaches you much about recovery skills for unexpected road events
I love shadetree’s reaction when you told him you crashed into a bush
“HELL YEAH!”
That’s a good friend.
He’s a great friend!
Jess, I feel bad for you. People don't normally learn off-road skills on a 1250cc, 560 pound bike. You did well.
No joke. I think I learned on a 150 lb bike. Even at 95 lbs myself, I could throw it around.
People take adventure bikes into the dirt all the time, that's what they're for.
Just like with an on-road bike things happening to the bike are amplified with weight. I learned on a TT-125, rode baggers for 3 years then jumped on the CRF250 out in the desert. Going back to a "smaller" bike was absolutely the best route. If it's something that you want to follow, consider smaller if you're uncomfortable. Hell, even a grom and just blipping the throttle. Experience how a bike reacts to specific inputs. Good video and never be discouraged!
Fact!
Turned 40 this year and got into Dual Sports last year. First time learning to ride. It is so addictive. Would love to see more ADV/Dual Sport content.
Loving the raw emotion that’s coming out of the videos from everyone there. Looks like such an exhausting but rewarding experience. Glad you had a good time!
There was no way to hide the struggle! Haha
I grew up on two-stroke Yamahas... It was like being a kid again! Thank you Jess for the trip down memory lane!!!
You are so fortunate to be able to participate in these type of events and experience what the motorcycle community is about! This is great content for your viewers. Thanks for sharing!
I use to teach people how to fly planes and loved seeing their confidence build. I could see it on their face and in their eyes, the "I can do this" moments. I can hear it in your voice. I love this video.
Total beginner to dirt with a 500+lbs adv bike on sand. You did great and a trick with sand the faster you go the easier it gets
Great to see you enjoying the dirt. No more fear of gravel roads!! I started riding dirt bikes in gravel pits and sand washes in 1974 and to this day I’m more comfortable off road than on road. No distracted cagers trying to kill you in the dirt! At age 62, I had to give up hard core off road riding - miss it sooooo much. Keep up the dirt practice. You can do it!
I am ready to explore more here in Ohio!
Agree. Growing up on dirt bikes makes the Pan Am a dream!! Dirt Bike on Steroids!! I also still own and drive the XL500 I bought in HS in 1979.
Hi. American living in UK now after 30 years. Rode cruisers in USA. Ride E Bikes off road and Naked Road Bikes. Live in Northwest UK. Having the time of my life riding 2 completely different styles over here. Starting a channel thanks to you...Love yours....Keep 'em.coming. Total.Girl Power...xxx
The rock formations at the end were spectacular. So glad you got that experience Jess
I love your positive attitude. Really enjoy watching your channel and wish you a ton of success.
You rock, Jess! Your excitement and enthusiasm is infectious. Love your videos. Thank you.
Wow ! That looks like SO much freakin fun ! Glad you took that opportunity to go off road ! Thanks for sharing , great video !
It was great to see and feel the rollercoaster of emotions as you and the other bikers were taking on the challenges. Thanks for bringing us along with you!
Thank you for watching! It was quite the emotional day!
Thank you for the share. I'm very happy you enjoyed the experience. I'm old with back and knee problems and I'm in no hurry to ride on sand. I'm a bagger and I'm going to stay with what I know and enjoy. It was funny watching you crash into a bush.
i think you are a legend Jess, i have ridden off road and it definately is not easy, you did amazingly well, I am very impressed x
When we started our son, age 8, at a local motocross track Adrienne and I both decided to ride motocross too. We had some instruction and loved the track riding, esp jumping. We rode off road for years including Virgina City, NV and Adrienne rode in the Sacramento Gran Prix with Tammy Rice. As we aged , now 69 and 78, and living in Nor Cal, we decided to road ride only and have had some nice 4 and 5 day trips through Oregon, Northern California and Nevada. We love your off road day. Now, go back home and get back on the gravel backroads with Jorden!
Great first half. Can't wait to see the second half right now. Solid editing on this one. I really feel like I was there.
What an amazing experience! You did such a good job tackling this on a big bike. We can really see how much more confident you are by the end of the video. I hope to do more off road training this next year, maybe with these guys. Safe travels!
Always has been a fine filly, but now a super-brave one too!
Congrats Jess !! The views look awesome and it look so much fun learning to ride off road!! Thank you
I started riding dirt bikes when I was younger, worked my way up to a YZ450. I then moved onto street bikes. Starting in the dirt and sand is the way to go in my opinion.
Thanks Jess! Looks like a blast....makes me want to take this course! Can't wait to see Doodle's video too.
Great job Jess! Those off raod skills will make you a better street driver too.
Great vlog Jess! Well done you, you smashed it! Looking forward to more! 🎉🏍👏🏼🙌🏼 🌟
Thanks so much!!
That was fun to watch ! THANKS for sharing !
Awesome stuff Jess! I bet you never thought in such a short time you would be having the experiences you're having. Very cool!
Never in a million years!
Learning how to fall is important if you're going to spend a lot of time on dirt. Falling down happens quite a bit even for the best riders. Learning how to fall safely can be a big deal, that extends to how to equip your bike for safer falls. One of the things that bothers me about the Pam Am is that it will lay flat on the ground. That means it can more easily trap a leg. You can help to mitigate that by installing panniers, but I wouldn't recommend hard cases as they can easily mess up a foot or ankle. Soft bags really don't prop the bike up much. You have to learn how to get your foot out of the bike's fall path as it goes down. I hate to say this, but it takes practice to build muscle memory. You have to fall down to learn this skill.
Absolutely! One of our first lessons was how to “get away” from the bike as it falls. And how to pick it upn
Dirt bikes are very light so you can fall and not hurt yourself or the bike. You can even prevent a fall by putting your foot down. Taking a fall on a 1250cc, 560 pound ADV bike is a whole different thing and quite dangerous. Stay safe.
@@MostlyInteresting Yeah, I wasn’t that impressed by what I’ve seen in the videos from the various YT’s that went to the HD training classes so far. I’ve taken several classes, I won’t call them out, but I’ve seen much better approaches to teaching the skills needed to ride a heavy bike off road. It is honestly a different skill set than ridding a lighter smaller displacement bike. Small things like riding in second gear primarily instead of first are really much more important when you move from 50 HP to 130-150 and 90+ foot-pounds of torque. Weight matters because sometimes you have to go faster than the little guys and hit obstacles harder, or you find that the bike just eats up the bumps in a way the lighter bikes will practically buck you off the seat. But the lighter bike will fly over loose sand and gooey mud where you have to paddle through.
In my opinion the better classes spent a full day on drilling the basics and the second day reinforced them. The area they worked in was better organized and made it easier for instruction as riders went through the drills. For example one of the courses everyone used a com system.
No doubt the classes are like the Pan Am, a good place to start with lots of opportunity to improve.
I’ve seen guys that struggled on the road get the basics of riding off road on a big heavy bike in a weekend. I don’t personally believe that there is a bad motorcycle to start on as long as you are committed to building the skills you need.
With Motorcycles, I started out on dirt. The nearest paved road was a few hundred miles away only accessible by air from where I was located. I now live on the road system and I had no idea that street riding was so much fun. Dirt is still a lot of FUN to me. The Pan America is the first Harley Davidson I ever wanted.
Probably your best video to date that looks like the most fun you can have on 2 wheels well done
i learned off roading in my youth, its like being in thee zone down the highway & out of nowhere the bridges with grating that makes my heart drop
Hey,, I've been a subscriber for sometime. One of your instructors Bob is my best friend from Ohio. We grew up together, first on mini-bikes then all kinds of dirtbikesin the Hocking Hills. (Hide-A-Way Hills) where I still live. He was the AMA District 11 125A MX champ in the '70s. Love him like a brother. Dig your chanel.
awwwwww so cool!!!!! He was wonderful!!!
Congratulations, you did great and it looked like you were having fun! ADV riding isn’t easy, but it’s a lot of fun!
So awesome that you got to experience ALL of that. Zakar and Rawhyde is no joke. Some top level trainers for sure. The desert is beautiful. The bikes are awesome. Confidence is everything off road, once you know the techniques, it’s practice, practice, practice. It was awesome watching you start out scared and tense, then seeing you get more and more confident. You did great! Can’t wait to see more from the 2nd day. Dirt riders make the best street riders, street riders make the worst dirt riders. A lot of the techniques you learn and habits you develop on the street don’t work on the dirt, and can sometimes get you in trouble. Literally EVERYTHING you learn in the dirt will make you a better street rider. I will say, if you want to get into off roading more when you get back home to Ohio, get a dirt bike and practice your skills on that. It’s so much easier and you’ll progress a lot faster.
I don’t know if I’m ready for a real dirt bike, but I have definitely been entertaining the idea of a smaller enduro!
@@HerTwoWheels if you want to get into trail riding, the absolute best way is on a legit dirt bike or dual sport. The best way to get into it is to find a local enduro/dual sport trail riding club. I don’t know much about the clubs in Ohio, but I’m sure you could do some research. The club I belong to DVTR usually volunteers at Over and Out which is an all women only dirt event. Most of the woman in the club start out on bikes like the Kawasaki KLX140G, Honda CRF150 or 230, or for street legal dual sports there’s the Honda CRF250L and the new 300L and the Kawasaki KLX250 and new 300. These bikes are much lower to the ground than most dirtbikes/dual sports and have very manageable power delivery and are less intimidating than most other full size off road bikes. And also much less expensive and lower maintenance than their European counterparts like KTM/Husky, GasGas, Beta and Sherco.
That course looks amazing! Great work..
This whole weekend was a constant learning experience! Great crew! I should have written RELAX in caps on that little backpack haha
OMG YES! 🤣 next time! We all wear words of encouragement for the person behind us hahaha
A lot of riders start off in the dirt when you and graduate to the street. I feel it has helped me since I was young and it helps with better bike control. I am glad you went through the dirt training. It will make you a better rider. Good luck. Be safe, have fun.
I give you mad props girl! I’ve been riding dirt bikes and dual sports for years, and I would never wish anyone starts on such a heavy bike off-road. Especially in sand. Lol
Amazing video! Super hyped for the next one! 🏍
Thank you!
No doubt I am learning alot from this video thanks for sharing
Great video. I would have to agree that learning to ride off road on a bike that size is not where I would recommend anyone to start. I had 15 years of experience on dirt including a few years of motocross before I bought a street bike. Did both for several years. Skills from both would definitely help when riding an adventure bike. Still have to start easy and see how the bike handles and balances. Learning how to dismount when you go down is a key maneuver.
Good job girl you did awesome what a great course thanks for taking us along take care and be safe
I am so glad you got to do this. It will open up new destinations, and a greater sense of security.
You go Jess. Great job riding and learning more confidence on the bike . You'll be a better "cruiser" rider because of it👍👏👏👏
Awesome video I really enjoyed watching can’t wait for the second part of it white safe and that you’re happy holidays to you and your family
Thank you! You too!
You never gave up Jess. That’s all that matters..Good job !
It happens to us all, I did the Triumph Adventure Experience, I fell off, as did a couple of others. Its part of a learning curve. Its a very good lesson to learn. Teaches you how to fall, how to get back up and how to pick it up and get moving again.
Cool Vid, Keep it up. Not many Girl bikers out there.
I am glad you took this one on, and I'm sure you learned a lot from it. Good for you!
Jess great job, 1st time off road and on a 1250 cc heavy bike with great instruction, you rocked it
Hope to demo ride the Pan America during Daytona Bikeweek I have ridden the Africa Twin.
This one was fun to watch. I started on dirt bikes so, I got a few laughs on this one. You did great.
I have watched now yours, Doodles and Queen Sits' off road adventures and all I can say is that you all amazing and blessed. I am especially jealous I started and am still on my Ninja 300 about one year before you all. I still enjoy my Ninja and you all inspire me to do more. But for now I enjoy living vicariously through your videos. Keep it up! 🏍🛵👍🏼✌🏾 Two wheels down, or off in this case.
Congrats!! Never stop learning!
I love the sincerity in ur voice. It makes me nervous just to watch.
As my wife was watching she suggested watching Itchy Boots (one of the only Motorcycle channels she will watch).
You did a great job learning to ride off-road.
👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 Great job!!!! Putting yourself in an uncomfortable situation and learning a new skill.. I grew up on dirt, raced dirt. Whole different animal. When our HOG group happens to come across roads that have tar and stone I will give a quick instruction (Road Capt.) to those that have never ridden on such terrain before. Again, Great Job 👌
Thanks for sharing Jess🌹🌹🌹
Thank you for watching Jeff!
For learning on such a big bike you did great. Most people learn on small dirt bikes. I raced moto cross for years
You done a great job Two Wheels!! That bush just had to be in the way lol. Proud of you, you didnt DROP IT!!!
I've never had off road training, but I did grow up riding off road bikes on the farm, and I did Vintage Motocross for quite a while and Iove riding my 1988 Lowrider on dirt roads, I would have had a ball on that ride day. I appreaciate what you felt as I remember the first time I road a dirt bike when I was 10, and scared the shite out of my self, now I'm 58 and I still love riding. If you want to be challenged, try learning to ride a sidecar, solo, through the mountains, that is my current pashion, lots of weight shifting and the sidecar is up on every left hand bend (In Australia we have sidecars on the left, as we ride on the left). Great video.
I think when you grow up riding off road, you naturally learn all the things I learned in this video 🤣
Learning new things as an adult is tricky!
Great job Jess! Way to grow outside of your comfort zone!
I remember when you took your scrambler on gravel for the first time 🙂... You aced everything (with a little practise) they threw at you on that PA. Yes, I know a bit about off-roading, as a matter of fact, I look for gravel roads as a better option when I'm on my trips... Good going and thank you!!!
Looks like fun 🤩 and love seeing some kewl TH-camrs together. I started on off road when I was a kid almost fifty years ago and miss those off road adventures. No formal training other than me running around the sandpits and trying to outrun the locomotive trains. Great memories running the woop dee dooos and dumping in the sand haha. I was on a little 1976 Honda XL-70 that did it well. Enjoy!
Congratulations hope this opens up more opportunities for you and the channel I would really enjoy adv content. I enjoy both but my heart always goes towards dualsport since that is how I got my start riding on road to get to the dirt. Anyway thank you for sharing with us the community
maybe one day!
Thanks for the video! 💯 Mrs Jess 🌹
everyone should ride off-road, you learn so much from it!
Looks soooo much fun! Great job!
You’re a rock star Jess! I’d love to go take an off roading course like that!
Good for you Jess, congrats at sticking through this adventure!
Thank you!
Hell yeah! As tough as it might have been it looked like you guys had a lot of fun and learned a bunch of new things
That looked like fun, they have training courses (classes) for this awesome. Good job Jess 👏
HUGE THUMB 👍UP TO YOU JESS. WELL DONE 👏
Thank you!
Loved the video. You did great. Keep learning off road skills. You can see such amazing places. In your group was that Sprite, a fellow youtuber?
Great video Jess! Way to step outside of your comfort zone and grow as a rider and a person. Bravery thy name is Woman! 👊😉
Watching this video made me appreciate growing up riding dirt bikes and race MX. Also, going slower in loose dirt isn't the best. You wanna keep the momentum when going straight like that. That's why your tires slid out a bit in the beginning of the video. You did great though!
Oh great video that looks so fun.
You crushed it! 👊. So fun to watch you build your skills, nice work!
Thanks man! It was a WHOLE NEW WORLD for a lot of us! You guys were always so encouraging!
I was so excited to here about this ride for you. I started out in the early 70s riding off road and single track. I have never taken a class in off road riding but would love to do so. I got back into riding in 2013 after having not ridden since the 80's. You where getting some excellent instruction in this video. The only thing I would say is if you want to get good at it at a faster pace , get a small used Japanese 250 dual sport or smaller and you will have more fun learning it and faster.
yep! I needed to pick up the speed for a LOT of what I was learning! my brain just kept telling me, "DO YOU WANNA DIE?!" hahahaa
@@HerTwoWheels once you get the hang of it it's lots of fun.
You never let the fear stop you 😊 Congratulations!
practice practice practice creates muscle and motion memory for me when I do things. my brain becomes less and less of what im doing and the sensation or muscle memory takes over to such a
degree that I almost dont even need my eyes. The sixth sense for me is that sense of inertia on
my body. It becomes a rhythm sense. I would NEVER recommend drinking and driving but sometimes
its almost like if I had one single beer to relax the overpowering tension that inhibits learning. of course on a machine that could be fatal but in other things in life... anyway, good video and I think the more you do it the more comfort and fun you will have as you get into the rhythm of it.
There are three types of ADV riders; those who haven't dropped the bike, those that have, and those that know they will drop their bike again. Even Noraly Itchyboots drops her bikes from time to time...so your technically not dropping it is REALLY good. Looking forward to the next videos on the Pan American!
Tanks for sharing your experience and the things you learned. Looking forward to part 2 and more info on the HD Pan Am. Doodle made a passing comment about you doing Keto. Keep it up. I have been Keto for almost 3 yrs and lost 135lbs. My health and blood work are greatly improved. It more than about weight loss. Total health improvement.
I have been “on again- off again” keto for three years as well. I did so much traveling this year that I basically just stopped and ate whatever I could get my hands on during my road trips. The weight definitely came back. So now we’re back on it full time! No negotiations! Congrats on the success!
Have you tried Bullet Proof Coffee when you get up in the morning and also Time Restricted eating:1-2 ,meals in a 6hr window. Carbs are your enemy. Read labels!
Same to me I have seen on all of the TH-cam people that went to ride the pan Am in the desert a lot of you crashed the Pan Am. Not something I care to do. I am in the process of looking for a Harley-Davidson 2021 SGS. I will stick to the black top.
I wish I could take a course somewhere like this! This looked like so much fun to learn
I learned how to ride in the bush. I did enduro riding on a Suzuki PE 250 and Yamaha TT500. And somewhere in between I started riding on the road.
Looks like you’re out in my neck of the woods... red rock canyon is 20 miles away. Glad you had fun and learned some skills! Learning to ride in the dirt will make you a better rider overall.
I loved this. I grew up in Arizona doing this kind of riding. Now I miss it. Lol
I would love to do what you just did! I have a new africa twin and it hasn't seen the dirt yet. I can't wait.
Great job Jess did a great job
Wide safe and joy awesome video happy holidays to you and your family
Same to you!
Sure it was Lali’s cute little bookbag you were checking out. Don’t worry, we understand.
I bought a NC750X, threw on some knobby tires and just went out in the wood to learn. The bike was smaller than an Africa Twin, but heavier than a dirt bike, which helped me learn to deal with the dirt bike to adventure bike transition.
Great job Jess!!
You did great. Those trainers are top notch. When I learned to ride off road the same lessons applied. Great Video for sure. I must add a suggestion, drop the apostrosphe t in your vocabulary it makes of think positively. Great job.
That looks hard AF and fun as hell! props yo.
I see Doodle! Glad you two took that class. I am thinking about the course from BMW in March.
Ahhh! You should!
From i was 18 to 25 I did off-road on hills, sand, gravel, stone, over lakes you name it. But never on that kind od heavy machine as you on.
The Honda XR650L was introduced in ‘93 that was absolutely amazing machine is did so much off road on that machine. ❤️
Dear Her two wheels, next time you do a off-road stuff please do it on a more lightweight bike. Like the Honda CRF250F or KTM 790 Adventure.
I really want to see you go more off road.
Yours sincerely
The Danish Viking 🇩🇰
You're a rock star!! Great job
Wow! Way to push yourself out of your comfort zone and keep going. You did an amazing job!