This four part series is the best of its kind I seen. I have an 1190 Adventure (not the R). I absolutely love my bike but am too old and inexperienced to go very far off road. 500 pounds is a lot of motorcycle to throw around, and inevitably, pick up, especially if dropped down hill in soft dirt. What this series shows is the upper end of what is possible on a properly set-up 1190 Adventure R, ridden by professional/experts. I would have loved to have tried this when in my 20s and 30s (30 to 40 years ago) but there were a couple of obstacles. I didn't have the money, and the bikes didn't exist. . I'm quite sure I use my bike like a most people do their SUVs. They buy them with the idea that they *might* go off-road; they might use them to carry their gear to camp next to pristine mountain lakes - but...only a few owners (< 5%?) actually ever do. I occasionally ride dirt and gravel roads, gentle power line trails, and on some fairly steep grass hills between parking lots (now *that* impresses an audience), but the primary appeal of the bike is how much fun it is to ride on paved roads in the Southern Appalachian Mountains near where I live, and how well it tours. It's stable at speed, feels amazingly nimble, and stops so fast you feel like you could go over the handlebars. But I don't commute. I don't ride to get from A to B. I ride for fun. For me, what makes it fun is the power, which is breathtaking. Just stunning. Cycle World's road test reported a 10.6 quarter @ 130. I don't have the skill, or the impulse to terrify myself to replicate that, but that power is available in every situation. I enjoy merely knowing that, and sometimes using it. But great videos. Many thanks.
Great scenery, great driving, great camerawork, great audio (thanks for using no musik). One of the best enduro videos I've ever seen. Thank you, ARiemann
Keep the dream alive boys! I mean it. As an Aussie bloke whos been dealt a shitty hand of cards and is going through tough times, I dream of this stuff which you guys do. And you know what, thats enough to make me feel good. Keep the Dream Alive
i live vicariously through your videos, man. i LOVE your work. from one moto videographer to another, please don't stop making these kinds of videos. :D
Just awsome! Nice one, boys. Amazing footage....on all terrains....and some great examples of what not to do. Thank you....very cool to watch....and to learn from your experience.
My rear tyre lasts about 2 weeks,about 2000km,kenda big block.I use mitas e 09 most times,get about 4000k from them,but thats how i ride it....hard,no tc 90% of the time in offroad mode
Thanks for putting this video together. Bloody beautiful scenery and great action footage, I enjoyed it. Top marks fellas. I was also glad to see you guys come to your senses and go around that river crossing. I've owned my Africa Twin since February and wouldnt have crossed that myself, probably even in a 4x4.
i have owned mine since mid 2013 and i love it. its amazing at how well it reacts like a dirt bike, i noticed that you guys have the same problem where they are abit nose heavy on landings though, its when its airborne that you notice the weight, or when you have to pick it up lol...
Hey Adam, I need your opinion. I am impressed what you can do with this KTM and I admire you. I ride BMW R1200GS 2011 and I know that you have been driven both of this bikes. Is the KTM lighter and better in handle than BMW? What about heat from the engine? I need Your opinion before I decide to change my bike.
Great video series and depiction of how adventure life should be on an adventure bike! Now if everyone's salary could support riding like that on a consistent basis it would be amazing!
Another beautifully shot video Adam, I've got a 15 1190R and live on the NSW South Coast and would love to go for a fang if your organising one. Thanks for the inspiration mate.
I watched this before. Awesome! Can someone explain to me: why does one of the 1190 bikes (assume different model years) flicker with the day driving light and the other one not. Also one seems to have much stronger main stand springs or some kind of damping, as you can see one of the main stand bounce around like crazy on the jumps while the other one seems pretty solid.
Giday. I'm loving all of your videos and have a question about choice of an adventure bike if your able to provide your take. I'm in Brisbane but ride a Lot through SEQ as well as in the Victorian High Country. I'm on the old tractor, the DRZ400e. I'm an intermediate rider (better than a newby but not totally advance). I ride the trails as well as, as much single tract as I can find. I want to get into adventure biking where I travel great distances over our great land, but also want to be able to get down and into remote to check it out. I think I want a mid size adventure bike but have not made my mind up on any as yet. What would you recommend. Regards, Joe.
I am new to your channel so let me just say this is an amazing stuff! Made me interested in adventure enduro riding in a few minutes and the skills you got.. Just pure entertainment to watch. Keep it comming :)
Awesome Adam.. Cheers for the great videos and keep them coming.. Excellent.. Whens the 2016 adventure ride going to be ???And where more importantly??
Hi! I'm a new subscriber and have just watched part 1-4. I have been riding sportbikes since mid 80's and have just sold my Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2006. I started to look for a bike to start riding with my 8 year old son and since he like orange I looked at KTM. I found 1190 Adventure R and I like it more and more the more I learn about it. I have som offroad experience but not that much. I did ride the old Africa Twin all year here in Sweden with studded tires in the winter. I think that the 1190 will allow me to keep up with my sportbike friends on the tarmack as well as allow me to explore the Swedish gravel roads and allow me to learn more about that. Perhaps even try the Trans European Trail? 😊 Thanks for a great channel! /Anders
Ah WHAT?! This is the perfect bike to do that river crossing! Its big and heavy, just whats needed. I was expecting you guys to gun it and get right across. I guess I am not getting an 1190R after all ;)
Hello Adam.. towards the end you mentioned joining you guys on an adventure ride, where can I find more info about this? also A question , Im a new owner of Husqvarna 701 enduro with some world travel plans for charity. I am just curious how Husqy is being received into the Ktm Family , Support, events, etc..? or are they trying to forge their own path keeping their distance so to speak?
As a noob ADV rider how do you mange to stop the front end washing out on that pea gravel? Everytime I'm on it I feel like the bike is going to go out from under me if its even tilted over a little. Is it a case of just give it more throttle through the corners or will that be a dangerous way for a noob rider to approach it?
I see your using some sena headsets. I get a couple a while back and they completely change riding with other people. A much more social experience with loads of laughs.
Counting down the days until I can get just a little taste of the Adventure Bike Life...not on a KTM, but on a KLR-650. I'm aiming for the 1190R but not quite yet.
It's one of those weaknesses that you can get fixed @ KTM dealer under warranty =) But what is really nice though is the difference between your TT suspension and the standard one !
Great video Adam, I know your not trying to make out the 1190 is the same as an enduro bike they seem like a great machine and in the hands of a capable rider can do a lot of technical single track stuff (e.g. chris birch doing the hut track or Nerb1 going through the simpson and recently the crab track) not bad for a bike that weights 2 X 450's ;-).
I totally love these videos and they definitely have inspired me. I just don't understand however how it's enjoyable to ride so fast so close and to get my equipment and bike sandblasted with debris. Perhaps it's for the film as their demo bikes.
This four part series is the best of its kind I seen. I have an 1190 Adventure (not the R). I absolutely love my bike but am too old and inexperienced to go very far off road. 500 pounds is a lot of motorcycle to throw around, and inevitably, pick up, especially if dropped down hill in soft dirt. What this series shows is the upper end of what is possible on a properly set-up 1190 Adventure R, ridden by professional/experts. I would have loved to have tried this when in my 20s and 30s (30 to 40 years ago) but there were a couple of obstacles. I didn't have the money, and the bikes didn't exist. .
I'm quite sure I use my bike like a most people do their SUVs. They buy them with the idea that they *might* go off-road; they might use them to carry their gear to camp next to pristine mountain lakes - but...only a few owners (< 5%?) actually ever do. I occasionally ride dirt and gravel roads, gentle power line trails, and on some fairly steep grass hills between parking lots (now *that* impresses an audience), but the primary appeal of the bike is how much fun it is to ride on paved roads in the Southern Appalachian Mountains near where I live, and how well it tours. It's stable at speed, feels amazingly nimble, and stops so fast you feel like you could go over the handlebars. But I don't commute. I don't ride to get from A to B. I ride for fun. For me, what makes it fun is the power, which is breathtaking. Just stunning. Cycle World's road test reported a 10.6 quarter @ 130. I don't have the skill, or the impulse to terrify myself to replicate that, but that power is available in every situation. I enjoy merely knowing that, and sometimes using it.
But great videos. Many thanks.
Adam is a blessing to the off road enthusiasts
Airemann1 Simply the Best
these landscapes and trips look like pure heaven !! what a life !
Absolutely love this series, authentic, raw adventure nothing better! :)
Great scenery, great driving, great camerawork, great audio (thanks for using no musik). One of the best enduro videos I've ever seen. Thank you, ARiemann
Love the footage of the australianature while rideing bikes!!!!!
This Chanel gives me goosebumps
That was awesome Adam, you really make the 1190 shine! You and Chris Birch are the kings of the 1190 AR !!!
Best adventure movies I've ever seen. Keep up the good work
Keep the dream alive boys! I mean it. As an Aussie bloke whos been dealt a shitty hand of cards and is going through tough times, I dream of this stuff which you guys do. And you know what, thats enough to make me feel good. Keep the Dream Alive
Your movies are awesome don't stop. I so need to test ride a 1190 R
hands down, the best video i've seen in weeks!!!!!
Your movies are brilliant, thank you for sharing.
Loved this, your films always deliver! 😀👍👏
i live vicariously through your videos, man. i LOVE your work. from one moto videographer to another, please don't stop making these kinds of videos. :D
Dream bike! Great video Adam once again.Greetings from South Africa.
What a great part of Australia for riding a big bore adventure KTM awesome footage 👌👍
Just awsome!
Nice one, boys.
Amazing footage....on all terrains....and some great examples of what not to do.
Thank you....very cool to watch....and to learn from your experience.
How often do you change tyres, because of the wheelspin all the time?
My rear tyre lasts about 2 weeks,about 2000km,kenda big block.I use mitas e 09 most times,get about 4000k from them,but thats how i ride it....hard,no tc 90% of the time in offroad mode
Maaaaaaaaaan... I love Australia!!! Real inspiration for adventures! :) thumbs up!!!!
Great video Adam, always looking forward to your 1190r adventure vids.
fast moving water is no joke, you made a good choice there. I've seen 4x4s get swept away in stuff that didn't look that bad
i love how you take control of your bike...
Thanks for putting this video together. Bloody beautiful scenery and great action footage, I enjoyed it. Top marks fellas.
I was also glad to see you guys come to your senses and go around that river crossing.
I've owned my Africa Twin since February and wouldnt have crossed that myself, probably even in a 4x4.
i have owned mine since mid 2013 and i love it. its amazing at how well it reacts like a dirt bike, i noticed that you guys have the same problem where they are abit nose heavy on landings though, its when its airborne that you notice the weight, or when you have to pick it up lol...
Man. Just watched part1-4 non stop. Really entertaining. Got to get me one of those beasts. Looks way more fun than my GS1200
Its nice there
You have a really chilled way of narrating. Kinda nice.
Wow ! Well done video work. That looked like a blast ... very encouraging
Seem like Australia is KTM’s heaven.
Great videos, it seems to be easy to ride big adventure bikes, it is not, but you are right they are a lot of fun.
INCREDIBLE! No coments!
Love this series
One of the reasons I brought this bike... Good vids guys
My friend yu are the most professionally in this trip ; yu drive very fast in the difficult situation.
Awsome KTM report!!!You guys fly !
This series is awesome Thanks!
Yeah ! Awesome and SO beautiful adventure ! :D
So COOL! Thanks for sharing.
Another Great Video. Thanks !
The Oceanside ride was heaven tho
Subscribed...DOH! i cant subscribe twice!
Love the west coast. Keep em coming mate.
Hey Adam, I need your opinion. I am impressed what you can do with this KTM and I admire you. I ride BMW R1200GS 2011 and I know that you have been driven both of this bikes. Is the KTM lighter and better in handle than BMW? What about heat from the engine? I need Your opinion before I decide to change my bike.
those parrots look like they could represent the South African flag ! nice film, glad you had a blast with a long time buddy!!!
Great video series and depiction of how adventure life should be on an adventure bike! Now if everyone's salary could support riding like that on a consistent basis it would be amazing!
Your riding skills are just amazing. Love the videos. All the best from Greenville, SC, USA
Awesome, I can only say... "See it to believe it"
Congratulations also to the publisher
Best regards
Medel
What a handling in the sand.. 👍👍👍
Awesome video and riding skills; fantastic
I went from the big dual sport to the 500exc and cant go back. The 500 just does everything so well.
Another beautifully shot video Adam, I've got a 15 1190R and live on the NSW South Coast and would love to go for a fang if your organising one. Thanks for the inspiration mate.
Giddy up
Impressive riding and beautiful area to do it in!
Great adventure , loved it mate !
I watched this before. Awesome! Can someone explain to me: why does one of the 1190 bikes (assume different model years) flicker with the day driving light and the other one not. Also one seems to have much stronger main stand springs or some kind of damping, as you can see one of the main stand bounce around like crazy on the jumps while the other one seems pretty solid.
Loved the mudbath. Awesome footage!
Amazing! Great job!
ARiemann1, I don't know if you do formal opinions but why should I buy the 1190R over the new Africa Twin?
Awesome adventure videos✌️
Simply epic !!
Giday. I'm loving all of your videos and have a question about choice of an adventure bike if your able to provide your take.
I'm in Brisbane but ride a Lot through SEQ as well as in the Victorian High Country. I'm on the old tractor, the DRZ400e. I'm an intermediate rider (better than a newby but not totally advance). I ride the trails as well as, as much single tract as I can find.
I want to get into adventure biking where I travel great distances over our great land, but also want to be able to get down and into remote to check it out. I think I want a mid size adventure bike but have not made my mind up on any as yet.
What would you recommend.
Regards, Joe.
What all do you have done to your 1190? I am picking up one tomorrow. Can't wait!!
Mate great Vid may be your best 1190 video yet! Keep up the good work
I am new to your channel so let me just say this is an amazing stuff! Made me interested in adventure enduro riding in a few minutes and the skills you got.. Just pure entertainment to watch. Keep it comming :)
Hi m8, what do u consider to be best helmet for offroad adventure riding? The one with a visor or a normal mx helmet with goggles?
Big thumper fun. Just the way we like it. Cheers
So awesome!
Amazing video! I'm not sure if I enjoyed the scenery or the riding more, but it was all great!
PARABENS.....SHOW......SIMPLESMENTE MAGNIFICO....
Quality dude! Really enjoyed it
Great stuff as always mate, your quality is always top notch keep it up and stay safe!
Great filming great driving .Congrats from Italy
Sehr tolle Aufnahmen.
Nice riding very beautiful place
Again, great work! :D
Awesome Adam.. Cheers for the great videos and keep them coming.. Excellent.. Whens the 2016 adventure ride going to be ???And where more importantly??
Great riding skill, I wish I can ride like that
you ride like a BOSS!
Hi! I'm a new subscriber and have just watched part 1-4. I have been riding sportbikes since mid 80's and have just sold my Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2006. I started to look for a bike to start riding with my 8 year old son and since he like orange I looked at KTM. I found 1190 Adventure R and I like it more and more the more I learn about it. I have som offroad experience but not that much. I did ride the old Africa Twin all year here in Sweden with studded tires in the winter. I think that the 1190 will allow me to keep up with my sportbike friends on the tarmack as well as allow me to explore the Swedish gravel roads and allow me to learn more about that. Perhaps even try the Trans European Trail? 😊 Thanks for a great channel! /Anders
Ah WHAT?! This is the perfect bike to do that river crossing! Its big and heavy, just whats needed. I was expecting you guys to gun it and get right across. I guess I am not getting an 1190R after all ;)
Hello Adam.. towards the end you mentioned joining you guys on an adventure ride, where can I find more info about this? also A question , Im a new owner of Husqvarna 701 enduro with some world travel plans for charity. I am just curious how Husqy is being received into the Ktm Family , Support, events, etc..? or are they trying to forge their own path keeping their distance so to speak?
you guys are living MY dream ;) !
duudee wicked video!! Makes me wanna get off my CB and onto a chook chaser!
As a noob ADV rider how do you mange to stop the front end washing out on that pea gravel? Everytime I'm on it I feel like the bike is going to go out from under me if its even tilted over a little. Is it a case of just give it more throttle through the corners or will that be a dangerous way for a noob rider to approach it?
Awesome content man!
I have enjoyed all your vids to date
Keep it up!
Bloody well done, like your videos :-)
I see your using some sena headsets. I get a couple a while back and they completely change riding with other people. A much more social experience with loads of laughs.
Love the videos mate good job
Another great vid mate!
Epic,just epic.
My next motorcycle for sure! nice driving btw!
Counting down the days until I can get just a little taste of the Adventure Bike Life...not on a KTM, but on a KLR-650. I'm aiming for the 1190R but not quite yet.
The KLR will serve you well Matt, get into it!
Awesome episode mate!
Great footage and edit as always!
A group ride would be great! 😄
Great vid lads, awesome skills.
You need new springs on your center stand adam! the 11 20 jump shows it flopping around.
I cringed so hard when I saw it bottom out
You're right, the centre stand on Jeggo's new bike doesn't even move during that same landing. Thanks for pointing that out Nerb1
I saw that too, you have to be careful that the stand switch doesn't cut the motor on landing
Steve Pickering the centre stand doesnt have a switch
It's one of those weaknesses that you can get fixed @ KTM dealer under warranty =) But what is really nice though is the difference between your TT suspension and the standard one !
we need a tour like that with New Honda Africa Twin!
Great video Adam,
I know your not trying to make out the 1190 is the same as an enduro bike they seem like a great machine and in the hands of a capable rider can do a lot of technical single track stuff (e.g. chris birch doing the hut track or Nerb1 going through the simpson and recently the crab track) not bad for a bike that weights 2 X 450's ;-).
damn, you guys were moving! great video
I totally love these videos and they definitely have inspired me. I just don't understand however how it's enjoyable to ride so fast so close and to get my equipment and bike sandblasted with debris. Perhaps it's for the film as their demo bikes.