I quit riding motorcycles off road forever (not clickbait)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
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0:00 Intro
0:59 My background on off roading
2:54 The video I was sent...
4:37 Getting there
5:00 Hubris and the CRF250RX
8:19 Feeling better!
9:47 Single track nightmare
14:09 Rocky endless climbs
17:12 The beginning of the end
18:13 I cracked
19:38 It was never about dirtbikes
21:13 Why I'm quitting - ตลก
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Sure it wasn't the Rye and Canadian beer causing the wipeouts? Lol
Sell all your off-road bikes and get a street legal xr650r. Jack of all trades. Torque, light, reliable, comfortable, can do 100 mph.
Hey @yammiwnoob to be completely honest I don't watch many of your videos, but today I'm glad I clicked on this one. I understand where you're coming from in this video I've felt that way in other areas of my life as well couldn't have said it better bro. Great video Man 🤜🏽...
I grew up riding dirt bikes in the high desert (started at 8 years old, 58 now). In summer, we rode all day every day. It wasn't Erzberg, but it wasn't easy riding, either, and it was on 1970s bikes with crappy suspension, riding in jeans, sneakers, sparkly helmets while carrying canteens. I couldn't do it now but they were some of the best times of my life.
I wish I could do it again. Physically unable unless I trained for two years.
To me, having done all types of riding, harder single-track enduro that requires great balance, reflexes and clutch/throttle/brake control is second only to trials in terms of making you a better rider. Those skills really tranfer to other styles and can save your life. They saved mine on many occasions.
Hopefully you don't give it up forever. Take smaller bites and have fun. It should be fun.
Great honest video.
This is like doing a climb on Mount Everest when you just started hiking 5 years ago and quitting hiking forever because Mount Everest was so hard
Exactly this.
Well, I think you jump from level 40 straight to level 100 and the extreme difficulty just wears you down completely. If you have slowly progressed by upping the challenges bit by bit, you might still be doing off-road riding.
Anyway, try to do everything well is extremely taxing and yeah, you are right to focus on what you are capable of handling.
Yep, you have to walk before you can run. 5 days of enduro in a row is crazy, I've been riding for 200hrs+, and two days in a row is about all I can handle. My guess is I'll need to put in another 200-300hrs before I'd be even close to ready for a trip like that, and would need to train for mths leading up to it.
Jumping from 20-30m trail rides, into a 5 day ride like that, he never stood a chance.
@@ShawnBlais yup, u wont see any "new talent" in enduro. its always guys who have been doing it for a decade
Guy always does this, hopefully this time he's taken something from nearly breaking himself
Comes a time in your life when you don’t want to break your body.
I’m watching this with a broken wrist from overconfidence in a track.
Yup. I get back pain from cruising on the highway lol I can't even imagine how bad a dirt bike would beat me up.
Im reading this comment as a 25 yr old that just tore his acl and meniscus. I don't want to slow down :(
Happened to me last year 😅👊
@@ninja1970fin I have a R1250GS… but never take it off road
It's not embarrassing to straggle, you're out there doing it.
It’s embarrassing to quit.
@@lukefish7562 I think it's impressive when you can identify 'the line' were quitting is the better choice for you
@@lukefish7562kinda weird comment but Ight lol
always remember: those who mind; don't matter. and those who matter; don't mind. that sounds like some feel good delusional bullshit that you tell yourself to avoid accepting the reality that you suck, but it only has proven itself more and more truthful over the years of my life.
the people who are going to shame you for being last are people who are so immature and small you are better off not having their respect or friendship.
I feel your pain BUT, what’s wrong with going out for a few hour ride? You don’t have to do these marathons every time you go off road. I mean this in the most positive way- I believe that you truly enjoy off road- that trip sounds like a bit much for anyone who has never experienced something like that. great channel- thank you much
agreed
my mann
Exactly quitting something because you were doing for 5 days and were overwhelmed sounds like some stupid shit.
Well put.
@@RookCustomsIn his defense he has like 3 other motorcycle avenues he seems to enjoy more that don't put his body through the ringer, and he's been riding king enough to know what he likes from it. If he wants to put down offloading, I don't see an issue
There are levels to this. I’ve raced mx , and have ridden off road my entire life. Skill wise I can do near any type of riding at a fast pace, however at my current off road endurance level I would know immediately that no way am I riding for 6+ hrs a day, 5 straight days on the type of off road I like to ride. I guess I’m skilled enough to know how physically exhausting that is. It would take me 6 months of preparing riding off road to get my endurance to that level again. I’m am still skilled off road, and enjoy it ,but you will not see me signing up for a pro hard enduro race. Neither would your rough experience with little sleep make me quit! There are many of us that are very skilled who don’t have endurance on that level atm ,but know real off road well enough to know not to push it until endurance is up to par. Don’t completely quit over this man!!
Yeah, just because you didn’t enjoy that, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the dirt. I just bought a crf450l to start a little trail riding. But hours of technical doesn’t interest me at all.
Some of us are just made for it,others not so much....
Even at 45 with a plethora of injuries that cripple most....
I can hop on an ATV or dirt bike and ride until I decide not to. Then again I was a state champ wrestler two times, hold a few power lifting records in my state, did MMA, boxing and jujitsu. Started riding at 5 years of age, all Enduro day one until current.
It ain't for everyone.... Once had a bunch of pro football players that were training for a new season want to go riding with me and my ex pro hockey best buddy Mark.
They lasted less than 20 miles on a planned 100ish. To be fair highly technical trails.
They never said anything again about how easy riding was compared to football 😂
@@johnnyringo35 💯 you have it because you’ve been at it your whole life. I started young just not as young. I did multiple sports as well. My endurance today isn’t what it once was though. I could make it out of anywhere, but wouldn’t choose to do a pro hard enduro with my health the way it is. I can still kinda easily go 35 miles though. Idk I’m not a quitter. Don’t need to be hard core to enjoy it. Especially when still green to it. Racing mx was more taxing than football for sure.
Thanks for the honesty Yammie. Maybe after some time, you’ll change your mind and revisit off road again.
And re-buy the bikes he sold...😂😂😂
Yammie went so hard he started thinking about the meaning of life.
😂😂😂🤘
As I was watching I kept remembering Yammie saying in another video, "If you go out to your bike and it doesn't feel right, if your mind isn't in the right place, don't ride."
Why cant dirt bike guys just enjoy nature and the ride?
This is probably my favorite video you've ever made. Not because your quitting enduro, because something I love broke a competent rider like yourself. I mean no offense in any way by that comment. It just goes to show the hardcore enduro crowd are a rare breed that seriously enjoy the challenge this sort of riding presents. I've been broken myself and riding 5 days like that in a row I believe would break most people. It's a lot to ask of any persons body. I don't think you should quit personally just stick to shorter or milder rides.
He is gonna be back once he overcome "his brokenness" jaja
@@AuslanIz literally haha
i'm 39 and i can't see myself to stop !! i love a hard make your own road kick you down type of ride i go out 2/3 days a week i would do 6 days but got'a work to pay for all of it lol
I'm 51 and just got back from riding in Idaho for 6 or so days. It's funny to look back at this video. Being from the midwest we don't see terrain like Idaho and the biggest hurdle for me was the sidehills. It was more mental than physical. I even had a 50ft fall but lucky for me I was not injured bad and was able to continue on. It's funny how after so many days in a row you start to get used to it. Kind of like Yammie said being conscripted into the army. But I'd for sure go back if the opportunity presented itself.
I really wouldn't underestimate how much your lack of sleep hindered you. We do so much of our learning and skill improvement while asleep.
It can also be very mentally taxing to be in a group where you feel embarrassed about your mistakes. When learning to ride, my skills were mich sharper when it was 1on1 with an instructor, rather than in a group, simply because I was embarrassed about being the worst.
There is a reason Rossi has a dirt track in his backyard. Just saying
That's cool the yams can admit when it's too much for him. Appreciate the content!
This story and Spite's first off-road trip early on from his channel are actually inspiring. That thing that guy is doing IS hard and DOES require skill and practice and it's OK if I suck at it for a while. Thanks Yammie!
I'm quitting offroad as well. I used to be a pretty decent motocross rider back in my teens and 20's, but the problem for me is that I'm not anywhere close to my previous skill level, but it's difficult not to try to push myself to my old level. I've decided that it's more likely for me to get injured offroading. Especially since trails get a bit boring, and lots of trails are coupled with motocross tracks and I can't keep myself from riding tracks.
I'm 52 now and I'm just as good as I was when I was 20. I sucked then and I still suck now. I just ride for fun and I don't ever take it too seriously.
“I’m not a quitter” immediately quits and sells everything.
I will say you are right, you don’t have to be good at everything motorcycle related. We’ve got Fortnine for that.
Watch a lot of your videos and I enjoy them all. This was great because of your honesty and integrity with regard to your own personal desires and limitations. We all have them and we all need to recognize where our strengths lie. Thank you for your content.
Yammie Noob: Guys, I am not a quitter.
Seal Team 6 Trainer: We’ll see …
Congratulations on hanging in there and making it to the end, even when it was tough. I know I’ve watched videos of hard enduro riders ace sections that looked absolutely impossible to me, it didn’t even look possible and yet somehow they make it look effortless. There’s definitely different levels of skill of riders out there.
I can almost guarantee altitude played a factor in how bad you felt. That's been me every time I've had to do stuff at high elevation.
Walked up mt fuji touristing in japan tried to sleep a lil at a stop cabin.... was just sick af for a while til i adjusted not much sleep but still great in overall
Good point, I've had issues with elevation before. Can really wipe you out.
Damn that must have been one hell of a 5 day excursion
Sounds like he needed a vacation from the vacation! 😂
you did your best and pushed yourself. overall it sounds like a great experience but very humbling to other, but similar, styles of riding. Keep up the good work man! Besides, it's more impressive to succeed when you've failed time and time again. Or failed hard. Yet succeeded in the end. You're a great example of that in that you didn't quit right away but pushed yourself and kept going.
Your a BOSS, Yammie. I really appreciate your commentary on your experience. We ask for challenges and have expectations, then reality hits and we face more than we were expecting. SURPRISE! What do we get? Growth! Keep growing, brother.
Dude…..you are awesome. This has to be the most honest thing I’ve ever seen on the youtube. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and keep the shiny side up.
My wife and I have enjoyed your videos for more than a year, and this is your best video yet. The reason, I love the honesty and vulnerability you show here. We started our adventure riding about 4 months ago and made a choice not to approach single track anytime soon, but forest roads to those hidden natural vistas, old mining camps etc and frankly just to get out in nature away from the rat race is our goal. Interesting you said you have no problem at high speeds on the track but 185 heart rate dodging trees -- that is the inverse for many. You did mention several times your enjoyment of the vistas, the hidden mining camp - so maybe you are wrapping hard-core single track into a broader bucket of riding that doesn't require such technical work and calling it 'off road' - that is a bit of a misleading term. Sorry you had such a rough time, great vid clips though and your candor is awesome here.
Coming from MTB DH the trip you describe seems like a lot of fun, I have a street bike now I want an off road one
It was an awesome trip! I recommend you check them out - Dallas runs a tight ship with the erag crew
Probably one of the best things that you have done. You’ll look back on this as one of the best, although worst, experiences that you have earned. Give it time but don’t give it up - it does make you a more knowledgeable motorcyclist as a whole and we benefit from you sharing your knowledge. Respect.
At least you stepped up to the challenge. I dislocated my shoulder a week ago & this video was good to hear about the human spirit & how we endure. I will be riding again!! thanks yamm been watching you before I even bought my first bike, keep it up bro!
I started riding dirt bikes at age 8. Its how I learned everything. Its the same as riding street, don't go above your limits.
I think this is one of the best videos you have ever done. It takes a lot of courage and humility to post something so brutally honest. I’m not a dirt bike rider and at 65 don’t plan on exploring that facet of motorcycling. I’ve done numerous cycling centuries and countless hours of mountain biking but quit a track day on my RT after 2 of 3 scheduled sessions because I was just mentally and physically done! I hope you reconsider selling your dirt bikes. Just because your not a Navy SEAL, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a day at the beach.
This is a good watch. Thanks for sharing your experience and honesty about how you felt about that ride. It's true about the mental barrier, and I think breaking through that is one of the hardest things to do. There's no person that enjoys discomfort, but I'll tell you, your tolerance goes up. I can guarantee that even now, on your track rides or any other ride, you will feel like it's so much less effort. And when you get to a point of struggle, then you are able to handle it much better than usual. Like you said, these types of stuff really push you to a breaking point, and I think that's probably the goal with that. To see how far you can push it and not compare yourself to others, but know how far you have pushed your own limits. And that's where you can say, "I deserve that pat on the shoulder because I went way past my comfort zone."
I respect the hell out of you for trying it. I have ridden 1000s of hours on the trail, from dawn till dusk. I climbed hills and jumped streams, so many questionable things. It all feels normal to me.
I jumped on my first street bike in 40 years a month ago and I feel like I have never ridden before. The thought of an interstate terrifies me. I’m going to beat it, but it is so different. I road street from trail to trail but it’s not the same.
Thanks for sharing and I hope you jump back in. I’m pushing my limits at 45 I know you have it in you and are a much better rider.
Best of luck and I hope you always have fun.
Thank you for your honesty about your struggles.
Part of winning is knowing when to quit. Most of us really aren't ready for five intense days of riding off road like that. You're not alone.
what ? lol
So amazing adventure you lived there, beautiful sights, I'd love to try some day an experience like that in off-road to se if that would be something for me. No shame on recognizing one's own limits, it is for brave men, and sane ones, to embrace and accept it.
Cool to see your introspection just letting you know I completely understand how you feel do what YOU love at the end of the day
Totally respect your decision and your willingness to share the reasons. I'll do the braapin for both of us, buddy! Enjoy and good luck in your future endeavors!
This is the same attitude I have when I have to go to work
Love these kind of stories. This was well told too. Great job nonetheless. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Your honesty and humility made this a joy to watch, like eating my favorite meal. Nice work gettin to day 4, I would have skipped a day to get caughtvup on my sleep after taking a good dose of Cal/Mag! I ride easy off road to be in nature and camp, enjoying the experience.
Such a cool experience. Been following the channel for a while but starting to become a real fan. Hope to run into you some day yam!
Love this video... You got to experience your own limits and humanity! It is an amazing and wonderful thing to find one's breaking point. As a triathlete and a rider I can say that I am right with you. Find your breaking point and love it. It is the definition of who you are (now) and what you can become (tomorrow). 👍
Welcome to Canada! Tough SOBs up here. That's how us Bush kids roll.. Endurance for days..
Mental fortitude is how we endure our winters.
Somewhere below someone said this is probably their favorite video, and I have to agree. Very well done. I am also a road (and gravel) cyclist, and have done 9+ hour days on those. I have done over 100k miles on road motorcycles (sadly never on a track)... and about 50 miles off road on my CRF250. My avid cyclist mind and fit body was shocked that my quads hurt for days after that minor "excursion". Props for sticking to it. And props for the philosophical outlook.
Hopefully you can recover and at least take a dual sport to go sightseeing in the woods on dirt roads. That's way different than pushing a bike on a single track.
There are a lot of Off road rides that don't involve suffering. Try only pushing your comfort zone a few times per ride... Keep it fun.
Thanks for giving us this eye-opening perspective. It has been educational , entertaining, and appreciated.
If an event will cause you to quit dirt, then maybe the event is not good. Certainly before this you found some joy in offroad riding.
What an awesome video. My friend I have the outmost respect for you. Honesty and great character. God Bless you!! And take care of yourself. Thank you for sharing that experience..
"It started becoming like I was a soldier conscripted for duty." My man, you were almost there. You were almost to the point of learning the absolute most valuable lesson in life. The best things in life come after you realize that your brain holds you back more than your body. You can do more than your mind tells you you can.
I remember my first hare scramble race very vividly lol it was raining, cold and one tough course. Was about 15 years old and riding my rm125. It was the most soul crushing motorcycle experience of my life. I only made it about a lap and a half before my bike was so mud packed I couldn't even hold it up, I wasn't experienced enough to know I needed to go faster and I would unpack the tires and have grip. It was a constant slip and slide picking my bike up over and over and over. I trained so hard to be ready for this but the rain was just an unexpected element that completely changed things. I was so exhausted but so determined to keep going. In the small areas that had people around, they were so helpful getting me back up on my bike and back in the race but it hit a point that I just couldn't do it. I had to bail from the race. It crushed my soul. I felt like there was just no way I could race like this. I had been riding since I was six but this was my first time racing. As a young teen everything lead up to this moment and I fought so hard to get there. The ride back to the truck felt like all these years of riding were a waste and I would never keep up with these guys that had been racing since I had just started riding. I ended up making friends with one of the racers and training with him for a summer on his property, came back and killed it over all for a season. Long story short, don't give up because of one bad experience. Sometimes you gotta make it through the toughest of times to show you your weaknesses and allow you to build your strengths. Keep riding and don't give up.
Motorcycles are not for everyone, riding on the street is simple enough for most but learning on dirt makes you the best possible street rider.
What a cool and varied video. This was really interesting to see. I'm just getting into moto stuff with my ktm duke 390 and this was really inspirational to see that there's so much you can do outside of the typical street and track riding. Really enjoyed this and I appreciate you making it despite how humbling the experience was. How tf did you come up with the "OBGYN technique" joke? God damn hahahaha got me dyin over here.
I hope you post a video of all that. I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WOULD NEVER POST ANY MORE OFF ROAD CONTENT. But I would love to see it. Sorry to see that the trip discouraged you to the point of quitting offroading.
Just getting into trail riding myself. As much as I would like to improve my skills and challenge myself, I'd probably would be right there with you - humbled and exhausted. I'll take your story as cautionary tale - don't over do it or it will kill the fun.
The absolute beating I took during countless hours of long days snowmobiling and ORV riding as a kid taught me hard lessons about focus and being tough that have served me well in life.
I really felt you on holding up the pace after days of trying to hold my dads buddies pace once I outgrew family trips
Awesome. Honestly the best video I've ever watched by you. Thanks for the honesty
All a part of discovery. Props to you for going through that experience.
Good stuff man! I feel you I enjoy riding my shadow 600 vlx nothing crazy just some back country roads cruising!
awesome story thanks for sharing!!
to bad you had such a poor trip
go get em noob!
Thank you for sharing your embarrassment and being vulnerable. I had a similar experience. I consider myself as a motorcycle enthusiast and did adventure riding, then technical riding ect. Just last month I was invited to be on a Baja riding team. Then, I got invited to a 2 day single track ride on my 500exc. My Ktm was the biggest bike there. Everyone had a tricked out hare scramble 2 stroke with cut down bars…. I broke myself in the 40 miles. Crashed several times then I got hurt. My endurance was awful, my skill was the worst in the group. My confidence dropped. I just don’t like single track. But don’t cross off “off road” forever. You spent years having a blast ripping 2 track. That’s all.
You did good for a No prep kind of thing…shows your in much better shape than most tbh…I have all the experience, yet still and always learning, I have all the Will and want, but I sure as heck don’t have the physical capabilities 🥹 Good on yah for the Adventure my Dude. No Regrets👊
Hey, You gave it your best and that is all that counts. I love being in the dirt and the pavemnet is what's exhausting to me. To each his own Yammie❤
Those canucks are crazy nutters lol. Hoping to get back there next year!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Wow this video was so compelling to watch lol good stuff
Great video, very thought provoking!
Forever is a long time mate....
Catch you on an outback track someday, after you come to your senses.
@17:10
Yammie, just for you. 👏👏👏
Good job!
Honestly it does sound pretty hardcore.
Your honesty is refreshing 👍👍👏
It takes alot of strength to admit your weakness. Good stuff. I hope you get back in the dirt eventually
Yammie dude I started out in the dirt years ago dirt builds fundamentals foundation balance clutch work body position braking throttle control if proud of you for trying it but don’t give up .
Not all off road riding needs to be that extreme
What a great story! 👍A fantastic endurance experience and I know that it would not be for me. I imagine it as motorcycling for special forces training. You did well to last as long as you did.
That sleep deprivation would definitely contribute man. I wish you wouldnt sell your dirt/DS/ADV bikes tho. Going on a light dirt trail now and again you still may enjoy.
Also: All suffering arises within our thought. With our thought we shape the world. - Dhammapada
Good report Yammie. Compliments for having the guts.
I’m going the other way…fast approaching 60 and I am tired of the road. Seems like every time I’m on the road, someone tries to kill me at least once. Off-road, it’s solely when I run out of skill that endangers me….lol
Reminds me of my UP300 experience in Marquette MI. It was a good ride and several years since I spent much time on a dirt bike. I took a little Honda 230. Good bike.
Tomorrow i return to my first day on a MX bike. Picked up a new husky FC250. Looking forward to it. I feel good about it as I am an avid MTB rider for over a decade.
Damn, I’m happy to just have one motorcycle
Back in my Late 20's early 30's I rode with a group of dirt bike riders who were multiple levels above my riding skill. I learned a lot of riding techniques from them, on a bike with great suspension, but a terrible motor and clutch. 1990 CR250. I realized after being away from dirt bikes for 15years I love it. I picked up a little TTR125, to get back into it, and now have a TW 200. The way I ride has a big impact on how much I enjoy the riding. I still ride technical single track, but much slower...
Your story reminds me of basic training and how my 6-minute-mile was an 8 under that abuse. I couldn't keep skin on my feet, i wasnt recovering well. Then you get imposter syndrome and focus on what you can't do rather than what you can. You question your motives and reasons for being there. you make 3 times as much in your civilian job that 3/4 of these idiots couldn't do. Then you can't process it so you dissociate from it by removing the act and the memory. The effects of truama remain long after the memory of it fades. Xanax... disconnects your feelings from your body and mildly suppresses the central nervous system allowing you to sleep 9 hours. Doesn't matter what you think, you go to sleep 😴 . As time passes, you'll remember the thing you walked away from and you'll challenge yourself to return for no logical reason
Been watching a long time. This was a real human moment from Yammie
i own a crf250f myself and its so good for trails, i love it !
Can completely relate to how you were feeling on just day one, having your confidence shaken.
Took my T7 out w/ a buddy, didn’t do anything all that hard, I was out of the right mindset, crashed twice, kinda got tweaked after the second and had to call it. I didn’t care about dropping my bike, but I was on too big of a bike for my skill, and wasn’t confident. Haven’t been back out since, and that was at least a year ago. Haven’t hit dirt since. But I haven’t ruled it out. Get back on that horse, err bike. Don’t quit because you were in over your head.
In 2015 Dallas took my bike down to Halifax NS on his trailer of off road toys, and brought it back after a week. Saved me a thousand miles of highway riding.
Small world, lol
off roading is how I started riding dirt bikes when I was a kid lol. I would wake up in the morning grab a quick breakfast and stick a bologna sandwich in my pocket and be out in the woods all day. so tired at the end of the day but so much fun. I found a pipeline once and was flat out flying down this pipeline and the front tire sank in some mud, the bike instantly stopped but I didn't, I slid about 100ft on my chest LOL got up, turned around, and my bike was still upright. so many great memories.
I turn 55 tomorrow and still ride both on and off road.
5 days, kill me. I did a 3 day hard-core single track tour in Colombia. Had the same experience except with food poisoning. I still don't think I've mentally/emotionally recovered from that torture test. It was 4 years ago
I just watched a video of yours where you talked about liking off road riding, lol.
Thanks for sharing.
Yeah as someone who lives in England most of our riding is done within an acre or a couple of acres. So I’m mostly used to setting up a bbq,going and having a ten minute mess about on bikes then come back,smoke some weed,go have another ride etc etc.
the idea of riding hours on hours 5 days in a row is wild to me because if I did that here I’d have put a rut in every inch of the local field 😂
Great video buddy … and I defy anyone who rides a lifetime to say they haven’t been humbled by both bikes and terrain. In two years I will celebrate riding every kind of bike for 50 years. From my first Honda 50 in 1975, to my 80’s XL 200, 76 Yamaha Virago 750, 86 Yamaha Venture 1100, and through years of not riding, and 15 years of downhill mountain biking in the early days in Whistler, to today on my 2022 Monster Plus 937 - if there is a lesson I have learned and relearned a thousand times it is the choices we make that decide our fate. I watched your off road video and knew immediately this was going to be one of those BC backwoods technical riding crews…no thank you! I can bomb dirt jumps, I ride on street in triple digits every day, I can’t wait to get on track, but every time I have ever gotten in over my head - and usually ended up with broken bones (wrist, knee, ankle, clavicle, spine…you name it I probably broke it), every time I was riding too far outside my comfort zone. I would take a step further to say it is a lesson we all have to learn, and maybe in 20 something years Yam you will be looking back saying I found my true moto groove by trying it all and eliminating the things that didn’t work for me. Now would I cut out all off road riding??? No, but those technical riders in slow maneuvers over rocks and through tight trees - I am never doing that again either. Find your zone and hang there bro.
Appreciate the honesty. Relatable.
I motocrossed in my teens. In my 40's I purchased a Honda CR250 two stroke and entered a race and was lapped so many times my children thought I was in first place. Those guys are crazy . My forearms were so sore I thought I would drop the bike. After the race I was so exhausted my kids had to help me load the bike. When we got home I collapsed on the living room floor for two hours. The next day may hips, lats and forearms were so sore I released I was no longer going to keep that bike. I feel your pain. Best to realize your limits before you get hurt. Somehow now at 55, I was considering purchasing a 2 stroke RM 125 but it's best not. Love those good old days.
You're a better rider now. Welcome to Canada!
Ty for the vids. I saw a supermoto vid that you made. It looks like you're not weighting the outside peg. Works on dirt too. Weight the outside peg. It not only drives the back wheel into the ground and makes the tire hook up, it allows you to feel the undulations of the ground underneath you. Long story short, push on the outside peg, always. Once again, ty for the vids. Subscribed.
I understand you noob! Before my car accident. It would take at least a month to get in to riding shape. Being in shape and being "in riding shape" is to totally different things
nice to see kamloops, great riding around there
Some of the nicest scenery in the world getting up there from Vancouver. He'd have loved the trip if he had been on a street bike with a group of riders. 😊
I definitely need to go on one of these trips!
Riding single track /offroad is no joke. It makes you tougher. Of course it's harder than cruising around on the streets. The challenge and frustration is the point