I was here to listen what some random foreign youtubers think about Royal Enfield Himalayan. Turns out is was less concerned about the bikes and more interested in the adventure story you guys shared. That was an epic adventure indeed
As a survival instructor i gotta say this trip sounds epic and has some very valuable lessons to be learned. This is probably the longest TH-cam video I’ve watched in a while but it was very interesting.
i'm at 12500 kms on mine and most of what i do is shitty trails like this. i don't ride it crazy fast like an MX or anything but for what it is it holds a decent speed offroad.
India has a hard environment. We have the Himalayas but we also have deserts and jungles and really BAD roads. Any vehicle that wants to last here should be reliable. RE is trying to build a reputation around the world for a back to basics, fun to ride, low cost and dependable motorcycles. Once it has that people will overlook that it's made in India. Some have prejudice I want to thank anyone in the Anglosphere or in the rest of the world that has bought a RE. You have no idea how proud Indians are of RE and the fact that people like yourself are enjoying them, gives us pride.
@@seauryakumar I hired a 350 bullet in Goa 1981, loved it. Bought a 2005 bullet 4 years ago, love it. Hoping to buy a Himalayan soon. I also love Indian food, Indian music. I was treated so well travelling through India, (I remember one guy pulled me into the train when I was holding by the door and insisted I had a seat). I loved the Indan people above all , their generosity, hard work, and happy outlook. I need to visit again when its possible. I remember being told `nobody goes to India once`
Guys, this is one of the best "real world " trail bike video I've ever seen. Congrats! And I am sold on the Himalayan. It 's just been launched in Brazil last week.
A stainless single walled bottle is the way to go. Even a small one, I used to keep one on my old 77kz650 for either water or gas, which ever I could fill it with at the time. And can I tell you, that bottle was a life saver in the Sierra mountains for a three mile hike to the nearest gas station.
I'd been looking at the metal bottles that are sold for Coleman fuel just to be able to carry a little extra gasoline. I hadn't considered a metal bottle for water. Usually I just grab bottled water or refill empty bottles. The metal bottles make sense though as the disposable plastic bottles are getting thinner and more fragile. It would stink to drop the bike and lose a portion of your water from ruptured plastic bottles.
Hell, even a cheap flask will work I believe, even for only being twelve ounces. Refillable and can withstand the heat of a fire if you need to boil it. Plus they are super easy to stash away.
Single wall stainless bottles are not only durable but, able to withstand a fire for water sterilization. Of course you gotta carry a fire starting kit as well. Plus a tarp, knife, and head-lamp.
Great vid and what a playground you have! Glad you guys made it out. The unknown is a scary thing. A bunch of us Himalayan owners were in a similar situation last year. Thinking we could traverse the trail in a single day, it was waaaay more difficult than we anticipated. Dehydration set in but good thing we found a brook to refill our bottles. We eventually had to camp overnight midway with little food to share. With no cel reception, we knew we were in deep trouble - with our wives, haha. As you say, the Himalayan is a tractor and eventually got us out of there. We love our mules - tough, rugged, basic and unpretentious. Thank you for the checklist of emergency items!
In India we are used to low grip roads, you guys were revving the motor too high. Use low throttle and let the torque do the work for you. let the clutch grip completely. It prevents clutch wear and gives more control as well. Probably you guys didnt get the bike before to know how low the motor can go before it stalls, as that is very useful in these stuff. Gotta thing like a tractor. Slow speed is more traction. sliding friction
@@kotimoto i have seen a lot of experienced people make the same mistake. They keep the engine revving so as to not stall the engine but instead there are wheelspins which makes it tougher for tires to grip. What you should really do is release the clutch fully while at decent revs, the bike should pull through with a shock.
@@kotimoto -Correct. Most riders do not recognize that these trails are extremely vertical in nature. It is very difficult to even walk up these tracks, let alone ride on a vehicle closer to a wild mountain goat in behavior. Low revs can not possibly climb these perpendicular edges, approaching Salt Lake's [original] 'Widow Maker' in difficulty. Speaking from years and thousands of miles of desert riding/racing across the deserts/mountains of USA.. :)
In India except Sandakphu, we don't ride in such steep terrain. We never had any off road training neither it's available. Their clutches are gone before even mid point.And if you ride a KLR anytime, it's very front heavy and not meant for technical trails like these. But your points are absolutely correct in our conditions. Cheers.
This reminds me of a minor little day side trip my wife and I did while touring Ecuador on motorcycles. We told the hotel we would be back about 5 pm and actually got back after midnight. In the dark, new moon, 10 foot wide gulley with 100 ft vertical cliffs and bottomless sand and 30 degree angle back up. We could never have turned around. No villages, no gas, out of food and water and not really sure where we were. The pucker factor was very high...very high. Those who haven't dropped a KLR in the back country while exhausted have no idea how difficult that bike can be to get upright. Glad you guys were able to learn some lessons without serious cost. Broken femurs when you are hours or days from a rescue are often fatal. This is a great video. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going" is pretty seductive, but can lead you to disaster. It reminds me of a Pete Seeger song from years ago, "Waist deep in the Big Muddy". th-cam.com/video/uXnJVkEX8O4/w-d-xo.html
Note that most of the footage was shot on the easier parts of the trail BEFORE it all hit the fan. I look forward to going back on a smaller bike and seeing if this trail is as bad as it seemed. Have you ever been in a situation bad enough to call Search and Rescue? What did you learn from your experience?
I've never been in a search and rescue type situation, but recently I was in the middle of nowhere (I thought), and after riding for about 2 hours it was almost dark so I decided to turn around and go back the way I came, which took another couple hours to get back to a road. Got home and brought the area up on Google Earth, and I was like 1/4 mile from a main road when I turned around. Ugh. I was pretty salty about that. But it is what it is. Sometimes it's better to go the way you came than keep pushing forward. Great video! Thanks for sharing your story and glad you two made it out okay.
eveRide ADV I once road my KLR around Georgian Bay(Lake Huron) including ferry to Manitoulin island and at one point started taking snowmobile trails. I was alone and passed through some muddy spots and it got worse at one point I said to myself that I barely got through those last sections so no turning back now. Thinking that a cross road must be soon and I’d take that out.Well it got worse like floating muskeg over water. Fine when frozen for ski-doos. It took all my energy to get back, lying the bike on it’s side leaking gas and pivoting it around. I learnt to turn around at the bad spots if I’m alone and try again later with a buddy so we can help each other to get out.
Another story I have is that at the Bay of Fundy I started to follow a trail down that was at an end of the road. It just got steeper and steeper. I stopped when I realized it wasn’t a trail but erosion from water flowing down into the ocean. Had mt21’s on my KlR and made it back up it was scary but the KlR had the low end grunt to do it.
There is an app i got a while back called backcountry navigator 8 use the demo version cause im to cheap to buy the full version. But you can download the areas you are in and use maps from different source and it uses your gps on the phone even with out service. Has saved us a few times.
HamOnTheCob ... With the modern technology that is available, those incidents should be getting rarer. I use a free app called maps.me on my iPhone that works offline, no service, just the GPS. You have to download the map or maps for your area of interest while cell service is available, for me a very simple task (and I am a klutz). I use it primarily in the Mojave Desert where many areas do not have service. It very quickly and accurately locates me and shows roads and trails. It does have a tracking feature but doesn't store them for later use. If I want to store for later use a specific location that is not in coverage, I use my compass app, which gives me lat/long and altitude and do a screen grab to view later. I haven't tried a screen grab for the tracking but I should try that.
Around 9:00: That heavy breathing inside the helmet when you feel like you can't get enough air and balance on the verge of panic.Feels soo good to remove the helmet.
Recently I rode the Mississippi Hill Country loop with some friends and struggled for hours on a slippery mud section. Dragging 500+ lbs bikes up wet clay slopes in 90F+ weather (needed at least three of us) isn't my idea of fun. So glad I didn't attempt it by myself or I would've ended up abandoning my XTZ750 Super Ténéré to walk out to get help. When watching this video with my wife she suddenly said: "You really need a lighter bike!" 😍
I have wanted to buy a Himalayan since I started watching the travels of “Itchy Boots” a couple of years ago. Your trail ride made me want one even more👍
Similar thing happened to a group of three of us in the early 80’s! We were all three on Yamaha IT175’s in the mountains of East Tenn on single track. Back then. you never knew when you’d run across moonshiners running late at night. Actually, that was our greatest concern. One rider in our group was older and a newbie. In retrospect, we should never have allowed him to tag along on such steep, rough terrain. We made it out at daylight, in one piece, but exhausted from pushing and picking up his bike. Thankfully, it too was a light bike! Ride safe and plan ahead!
This is crazy as hell and ridiculously amazing at the same time.... I'm a Himalayan dreamer anyway, but now I fixed it once again... I'm gonna get it soon. Love from India.
I'm in love with the bike, after seeing my friends how they could cruise the terrain of sikkim mountains with no sweat just made me a fan instantly, my next bike to buy
I can say, this 42 min video with voiceover was one of my best watched list. Lesson learnt“staying positive “ is an absolute must. Being prepared is good but one can never be sure of 100% prepared.
This is one of the videos that sealed the deal in my mind to purchase a Himalayan (2022 Rock Red). I've watched this video 5 times, I keep picking up lessons from it.
me too, mine arrived last week (my 46th bike in 50 years) and i really love it. there are endless mods available, but in my opinion, improve yourself as a rider first off, the bike is great as totally standard.
I've been through these situation at least twice and I will never forget how tired you feel when you finally do reach the cabin at 2am instead of 6 or 7pm. You're so dam tired you just go to sleep and miss out on the camping stuff like cooking and talking by the fire. These situations are where you find out who is you're friend and who you really got riding with you. Luckily the friends I've gone with stayed positive and kept pushing. Makes you proud of you're guys.
@@andygreyriderGRN the Himalayan has a hugely robust warranty and parts a pretty easy to find depending on your location but I agree with you. Most owners describe them as fussy bikes
@@DannyB-cs9vx That information isn't quite correct. The bike she bought in India could not be registered in the Netherlands (Holland) where she lives, so the local importer (not the manufacturer) traded "Basanti" (her, by then world-famous bike) for a new (legal) one. They have it on display now. Noraly and "Basanti" have been responsible for a bunch of "Himalayan" sales.
My goodness , I am glad you two chaps survived that harrowing experience. The part about being dehydrated like never before, Wow! Scary scary stuff. Thank the Lord you guys survived, my heart was pounding! You need to watch Itchy boots channel a tiny blond Dutch girl , picked up a used Himalayan in India rode a 36,000 Km adventure Russia, Mongolia, Asian countries, mostly backroads avoids pavement "boring", through impossible mountain passes beside Afghan border, Kazakhstan passes, Uzbekistan, Iran (wonderful people) Abu Dhabi, mountains of Oman, UAE, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Austria, Slovena, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ottoman Empire, Armenia, Georgia and more. Enfield retired her bike to the showroom and gave her a new one. She rides ALONE and does all her own filming editing etc. She is now riding the new bike Patagonia to Alaska. The 2 Brits "long way down" rode with 2 or 3 three ton chase vehicles with medics, mechanics cooks every spare part in the world. I sent Norlay a comment, she hopes you two chaps are OK she would have helped had she been in the area. Stay strong, Regards James.
It's really important that experienced riders like you share your miss-adventures with us, as it shows us that everyone makes mistakes (like going down a hill you know you can't ride back up, expecting to be on a loop ride), and everyone drops their machine - more than once. Thanks so much for this video.
I really hate going over that rocky stuff on my KLR. It makes the ride more tedious than fun, and picking that top-heavy bike up after dropping it just sucks. Good to get the experience though. I love knowing the limits of what my bike can do.
Endfield Himalaya, you beated a bigger and much expensive bike, the high notoriety, the KLR 600 motorbike hands down, for my future bike purchase, it is the Endfield Himalaya hands down. Antonio, the 18 wheeler
Been in that situation myself...and was by myself. WV service roads. Did not know a torrential rain washed them out until it was too late. Your heavy breathing is the standard for a KLR owner on hard trails. Great story you have told.
Jesse and Tyler's excellent adventure! Really one of the best offerings you have done and the longest. Very interesting interactions between you two. Just great!
Well, you did a thorough off-road test of both bikes! Noobs can take some critical lessons from your struggles: 1) Wet clutches can be hyper-sensitive to the oil you use. Sometimes, the factory engineers actually know what's best for their bikes. For gearbox / wet clutch lubricants in particular, just go with their specs. 2) For serious trails, you need short gearing. First gear should be tractor-like, which makes life so much easier for you, and for your clutch. Also, bikes with a big ratio jump from first to second gear generally suck for this kind of work. 3) Big, powerful, sophisticated bikes have strong appeal for the ego. But light, nimble, tractable bikes are what you need when the going gets gnarly. If you ride alone, you MUST be able to pick the damn thing up off the ground, by yourself, without too much strain. 4) Adventurers need to think clearly all the time. Good judgement can save your life. The best comment the guys made about this adventure was that, given all the unknowns, plus the lack of preparation (water, GPS, someone who knows where you are, etc), they should have turned around instead taking that first downhill that was too gnarly to get back up. This video should be required viewing for anyone inexperienced at adventure riding. The risk is part of the fun, but risks are always... risky. Learn from this example, but don't let it stop you from enjoying the sport!
What a great story.... my boss walks into my office half way through the video..... I'm like... you gotta leave.... I'm in the middle of something important!!!
That was /is the best video of an of road adventure I have ever seen. Way better than any of the Ewan MacGregor , Charlie Boorman stuff and you guys had no back up team to dig you out. Well done and a big lesson learned for all us " off roaders" Thanks guys.
Sounds an epic adventure, the Himalayan looks like its proven to be a good bike for off roading such as this and its good that you got back without any injury. Maybe next time you need to take an emergency pack with you and something like the Spot unit just in case.
Loved the video. I have experienced that out in Colorado when we lived out there. Went to late. Knew where we needed to go. River with cliff that prevented us to get there and had no idea how to get out. We got out when it was just getting dark. This video is great as a warning to be prepared when you are on the trails or don’t go. The biggest problem for us was it was supposed to be a quick ride so we left all our gear in the hotel...dumb mistake and I do not do that any more. Thanks for the video..
Good to see you guys made it. in India when people travel they travel with full preparation like they examine the trail and what will come ahead and than they decide how to do preparation for it. First they change tyres according to trail fits extra lights on bike, carry extra fuel and water, first aid kit, tyre repair kit rain coat, how much distance they have to cover. These are just the basic things which comes handy in rides. But this was the toughest ride for you guys. I really appreciate you guys did it.
After seeing this it reminded me of a saying that I have posted on my fridge...Happiness is not the absence of problems....but the ability to deal with them! You two dwelt with your problem and conquered it...barley. Hopefully you learned some lessons. Great story and life experience...stay safe out there.
Great video. It was fun hearing you tell the story, seeing some of the rough stuff you were mentioning and sort of reliving the situation! Kudos to you guys.
Watched the whole thing. Been therr dine that. Left my two dogs at camp in northern cascades...Riders Camp. Went for some atv two track rides. Figured an hour...well like you, only prepared for a short out and back. Then after about 3 down hills thatbi knew I wasn't going back up with my bike. I had to keep going....alone and lost. Bike dropped 20+ times. A loaded down drz. Getting pics of my helmet in bushes from throwing it out of frustration. Finally after being gone 8 hours, found my way back. And yes. Now I follow the boy scout motto...be prepared. I always have tools to fix nearly anything, food water and stove. First aide. I ride mostly solo, so now, I m prepared and also bring extra fuel in my msr bottles in case someone else needs fuel. People lioe to ride with me, cauee they know I have what ever they need, so they dont carry air, tools anything.
Best story ever seen on this channel. Similar thing happened to me a few mo the ago, we were supposed to be meeting a friend on a jeep trail who was carrying all my camping gear in his jeep, after a lo g day ride up there, when we got to the jeep trail it was all granite boulders and tree roots, I smoked my clutch and dumped my bike a few times before I made the decision to turn around so my other friend and I on our bikes had to go back down the trail of gnarlyness and took paved roads all the way back. Glad to hear it all worked out. If your ever in Northern California come ride.
WOW! Gotta love the trips where you think to yourself what am I doing out here!?!?! Haha. They are certainly memorable though! The Himalayan seems like a utility atv on two wheels if that makes sense? I totally agree about being a little closer to the ground being a huge plus!
Great story, I can totally tell that you two are enjoying retelling the story. Thinking back on my "misadventures" is always fun with my war buddies. Can't wait for the next video!
Great adventure, glad you made it. These make the best stories. Like my dual sport ride last spring, thru a virgin forest in Ohio, Had rained 3 days straight before it, the forest had 6" of black top soil from leaf rot on top of wet clay. Single track with drop off either one side or both and Honeysuckle vines. Inverted my 260# AJP 6 times and was exhausted in summer heat. Had water but no help, but a peanut brittle bar got me out. Jessie may know this but fellow Himalayan owner is Jeff Carver, the American Flat Track Racer. it is his personal bike. So he goes from a fire breathing HD flat tracker to the well behaved RE and loves it.
Wow - great story - enjoyed seeing motorcycle video where the bikes don't always stay upright. However, after having seen several TH-cam travel videos where Royal Enfields journey to 18,000+ feet (with 2 people on the bike) I agree with commentor Sayan Das.
What a great adventure story! I'm so glad you made it through to tell us about it and show some great footage. That is some tough county. Thank you for helping me feel like I was there with you.
You published my nightmare. Thank you for revealing my short ride adventure. Ha ha my friend is always sucking me into these situations. Your not being dramatic your sharing the real world. Thanks guys.
i once did a narly ride thru 50 km of offroad and deep sand on my klr. beginner rider, no reception. no tools, bit of water. i got to a point where i knew i could not turn around. time and fuel was running out. took it easy and made it out. some months later my friends and i was on a trip and randomly plans changed to include this same strech of narly offroad. I opted out and rather drove tar to the campsite. the group didnt arive. as it got dark one friend franticly arived. one guy had a bad fall at high speed and was seriously injured. had to be ambulanced out by a 4x4 ambulance. broke a shoulder ect. he was in real bad pain. i learned from that to be prepared, rather be safe, dont be a hero. dont change plans and let no one know. always have emergency suplies. know your level of experience and rather live to ride another day.
Maybe this comes from years of overlanding in my Jeep, but I've adopted a policy of always overprepare. On my bike, even if I'm just going for a couple hours on paved highway, I've always got 2 litres of water on the back, plus an extra bottle. I bring tools, spare food/snacks etc. because like most of us, I like to explore and you never know how far off the beaten path you'll end up. Also as a failover, download the region's worth of Google Maps. It ends up being worth it's weight in gold, especially with a battery pack for your phone. Fantastic video and just reinforces why I'm buying a Himalayan.
Another thing to consider is it might be a good idea just to stop for the night and wait for daylight I know you won't get much rest and it'll be a long night but at least you could see and less of a chance for injury. I've had to do that.
jess check out '' ichy boots '' site she will be going from the tip of s.america to Alaska on her Himalayan ... R.E. just gave her a new bike for her old bike .. and that was been everywhere ..
The tension! That was interesting, informative and strangely uplifting, guys. It was the best example of the benefits of riding with a trustworthy friend I have ever seen. But the tension!! Safe roads, guys 👍
Bad decisions make great stories. Lol 99.9% of people are good people especially fellow Riders the guy you scared off on the quad might have just been lost and needed a drink of water.
Yeah. I mean I completely agree with the right to defend yourself and property, but that guy hadn't shown himself to be a miscreant in any way. I think it's a huge shame that culturally we've become so distrustful of others, and that's really just a modern phenomena. And we even have the least reason to do so: violent crime has consistently been going doing over the decades. I blame the media who peddles fear for money.
Reminds me of a trail my friend and I rode on. We had to climb and hoist bikes up walls of rock. We ran out of water, tired, hungry, thirsty. Hours past what we expected to have been done by. We felt like we were lost. The sun was slowly creeping lower, we were getting more tired, colder, hungrier and thirstier. We were young and dumb. Finally we found civilisation. My friend jumped a gutter to park and chill out. Lament in our stupidity and achievement. Only to have his back tyre clip the gutter and pop a tube after the stupid trail we went through.... a curb popped his tyre.
This is how every crazy story starts. You get to the end of somewhere, and your buddy is like "Hey where does this trail go?" LET'S FIND OUT! Always wind up regretting it.
This is probably one of my favorite videos from you. I think this is closest video you uploaded that really shows what's is like to dual/ trail ride. I think it would be good for your channel to show important gear ( camel packs, extra fuel, tools, high energy food, extra water ) There is definitely more to trail riding then just the bike. Most fun I ever had was on Honda 1976 TL 125 trials bike. Not fast. but that bike would go anywhere.
If this is the trail you were talking to me about at FMAR then we gotta do it next year! It was nice to meet you! Thank you for the years of content! It means more than you’ll ever know!
I have ridden a Himalayan on two Indian rides, once to the Spiti valley and than around Nepal. I would not to a ride again without changing the front sprocket to 1 tooth less. The bike is overgeared for off road work and has not sufficient power to make easy changes between 1st and 2nd. You would have possibly saved the clutch doing the same. Easy and cheap to modify and you'd have avoided the repair bill. It cuts back your tar cruising speed but is well worth it.
My dudes the description of this situation is precisely how many people die. Basic survival kits, get one. Survival classes take them. If there's mud there is water you just need to dig, And if you have a life straw You can have nice clean water to drink.If you have a good pocket filter you might even be able to refill your water reservoirs.
I went back to a wr250r for reasons like this. You can still go everywhere for the most part. Pretty good on the roads. But when you get in a jam generally you can get out of it. When you get into the mid-sized Adventure bikes that are four or five hundred pounds it can get ugly fast. Unless you're Hulk Hogan. The DRZ400 would have been fine. The problem with riding the heavier bikes is you get tempted to go on trails that seem fine but then you know what hits the fan.
Yeah. I have a KLR and just about every time I take it off the pavement I'm wishing I had a smaller lighter bike. I think it's mostly lack of skill at this point, but the bike definitely does have it's limits.
That's exactly the reason I ended up buying an XR250R after long deliberation. I would take that around the world any day over a KLR (with the Acerbis tank, lol)
I learned maybe I need to check out a Himalayan. Seriously guys, be safe out there. I always bring more water than I expect to need. I'm in FL and even if it's not that hot, the humidity will cook you in slow speed stuff. I routinely go through 2-3 liters on a 4 hour ride, in the summer time I've usually gone through the 3 liter bag and cracked open one or more of the bottles I froze and packed around the bladder to keep it cool.
Great story! I’m a big KLR fan (12000 miles and not one breakdown) and also a 1200 GSA. Love the KLR for its off-road do all capability. Many many many crashes but I love pushing the bike. Ended up going to the Moab emergency room once after a bad crash at speed finishing the White Rim trail. That was some knarly stuff you boys attacked. Love the way the KLR broke your rock in two. So friggin funny. Can you give me the name of this trail? I have a place near Moab and would love to ride it on my 250. Lots of lessons learned here. Been watching your channel for years. Could tell you were a Utah boy. Could be the top adventure motorcycle documentary of all time. Great story eveRide.
Throw it in the fire! You guys were like Frodo and Sam traversing through Mordor! Man I can’t believe how much abuse these machines take. Glad you made it out ok and have a great memory and some more wisdom to boot.
I was here to listen what some random foreign youtubers think about Royal Enfield Himalayan. Turns out is was less concerned about the bikes and more interested in the adventure story you guys shared. That was an epic adventure indeed
As a survival instructor i gotta say this trip sounds epic and has some very valuable lessons to be learned. This is probably the longest TH-cam video I’ve watched in a while but it was very interesting.
What would be the lessons?
i never figured the Himalayan tackling a trail like that and not dying or falling apart. Eyes opened ! Kudos to the Himalayan !
Have to admit the Himalayan has seriously impressed me.
It's made for the Indian Himalayan conditions...so it is quite obvious.. isn't it?
i'm at 12500 kms on mine and most of what i do is shitty trails like this. i don't ride it crazy fast like an MX or anything but for what it is it holds a decent speed offroad.
India has a hard environment. We have the Himalayas but we also have deserts and jungles and really BAD roads. Any vehicle that wants to last here should be reliable.
RE is trying to build a reputation around the world for a back to basics, fun to ride, low cost and dependable motorcycles. Once it has that people will overlook that it's made in India. Some have prejudice
I want to thank anyone in the Anglosphere or in the rest of the world that has bought a RE. You have no idea how proud Indians are of RE and the fact that people like yourself are enjoying them, gives us pride.
@@seauryakumar I hired a 350 bullet in Goa 1981, loved it. Bought a 2005 bullet 4 years ago, love it. Hoping to buy a Himalayan soon. I also love Indian food, Indian music. I was treated so well travelling through India, (I remember one guy pulled me into the train when I was holding by the door and insisted I had a seat). I loved the Indan people above all , their generosity, hard work, and happy outlook. I need to visit again when its possible. I remember being told `nobody goes to India once`
It may not have been your intent but this footage and the story have completely sold me on the Endfield.
Uh, I think you mean 'Enfield'!...lol
They are tough. I have a 2010 classic 500 with 41,000km on it and never misses a beat. I don’t baby it either but I service it meticulously myself.
Guys, this is one of the best "real world " trail bike video I've ever seen. Congrats! And I am sold on the Himalayan. It 's just been launched in Brazil last week.
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"Don't start an adventure if you're not prepared."
Solid advice! I need to start carrying more water. Glad everything worked out in the end.
A stainless single walled bottle is the way to go. Even a small one, I used to keep one on my old 77kz650 for either water or gas, which ever I could fill it with at the time. And can I tell you, that bottle was a life saver in the Sierra mountains for a three mile hike to the nearest gas station.
I'd been looking at the metal bottles that are sold for Coleman fuel just to be able to carry a little extra gasoline. I hadn't considered a metal bottle for water. Usually I just grab bottled water or refill empty bottles. The metal bottles make sense though as the disposable plastic bottles are getting thinner and more fragile. It would stink to drop the bike and lose a portion of your water from ruptured plastic bottles.
Hell, even a cheap flask will work I believe, even for only being twelve ounces. Refillable and can withstand the heat of a fire if you need to boil it. Plus they are super easy to stash away.
Single wall stainless bottles are not only durable but, able to withstand a fire for water sterilization. Of course you gotta carry a fire starting kit as well. Plus a tarp, knife, and head-lamp.
@@skannal all stuff you can probably fit in a small dry sack!
Great vid and what a playground you have! Glad you guys made it out. The unknown is a scary thing. A bunch of us Himalayan owners were in a similar situation last year. Thinking we could traverse the trail in a single day, it was waaaay more difficult than we anticipated. Dehydration set in but good thing we found a brook to refill our bottles. We eventually had to camp overnight midway with little food to share. With no cel reception, we knew we were in deep trouble - with our wives, haha. As you say, the Himalayan is a tractor and eventually got us out of there. We love our mules - tough, rugged, basic and unpretentious. Thank you for the checklist of emergency items!
In India we are used to low grip roads, you guys were revving the motor too high. Use low throttle and let the torque do the work for you. let the clutch grip completely. It prevents clutch wear and gives more control as well. Probably you guys didnt get the bike before to know how low the motor can go before it stalls, as that is very useful in these stuff. Gotta thing like a tractor. Slow speed is more traction. sliding friction
Hope you know, these guys have risen thousands of miles on tons of different bikes? I'd say, they knew the bikes characters
@@kotimoto i have seen a lot of experienced people make the same mistake. They keep the engine revving so as to not stall the engine but instead there are wheelspins which makes it tougher for tires to grip. What you should really do is release the clutch fully while at decent revs, the bike should pull through with a shock.
@@kotimoto -Correct. Most riders do not recognize that these trails are extremely vertical in nature. It is very difficult to even walk up these tracks, let alone ride on a vehicle closer to a wild mountain goat in behavior. Low revs can not possibly climb these perpendicular edges, approaching Salt Lake's [original] 'Widow Maker' in difficulty. Speaking from years and thousands of miles of desert riding/racing across the deserts/mountains of USA.. :)
He said that his clutch wasn’t working and was burning up. He had no choice but to keep it revved high.
In India except Sandakphu, we don't ride in such steep terrain. We never had any off road training neither it's available. Their clutches are gone before even mid point.And if you ride a KLR anytime, it's very front heavy and not meant for technical trails like these. But your points are absolutely correct in our conditions. Cheers.
This reminds me of a minor little day side trip my wife and I did while touring Ecuador on motorcycles. We told the hotel we would be back about 5 pm and actually got back after midnight. In the dark, new moon, 10 foot wide gulley with 100 ft vertical cliffs and bottomless sand and 30 degree angle back up. We could never have turned around. No villages, no gas, out of food and water and not really sure where we were. The pucker factor was very high...very high. Those who haven't dropped a KLR in the back country while exhausted have no idea how difficult that bike can be to get upright. Glad you guys were able to learn some lessons without serious cost. Broken femurs when you are hours or days from a rescue are often fatal. This is a great video. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going" is pretty seductive, but can lead you to disaster. It reminds me of a Pete Seeger song from years ago, "Waist deep in the Big Muddy". th-cam.com/video/uXnJVkEX8O4/w-d-xo.html
Note that most of the footage was shot on the easier parts of the trail BEFORE it all hit the fan. I look forward to going back on a smaller bike and seeing if this trail is as bad as it seemed.
Have you ever been in a situation bad enough to call Search and Rescue? What did you learn from your experience?
I've never been in a search and rescue type situation, but recently I was in the middle of nowhere (I thought), and after riding for about 2 hours it was almost dark so I decided to turn around and go back the way I came, which took another couple hours to get back to a road. Got home and brought the area up on Google Earth, and I was like 1/4 mile from a main road when I turned around. Ugh. I was pretty salty about that. But it is what it is. Sometimes it's better to go the way you came than keep pushing forward.
Great video! Thanks for sharing your story and glad you two made it out okay.
eveRide ADV I once road my KLR around Georgian Bay(Lake Huron) including ferry to Manitoulin island and at one point started taking snowmobile trails. I was alone and passed through some muddy spots and it got worse at one point I said to myself that I barely got through those last sections so no turning back now. Thinking that a cross road must be soon and I’d take that out.Well it got worse like floating muskeg over water. Fine when frozen for ski-doos. It took all my energy to get back, lying the bike on it’s side leaking gas and pivoting it around. I learnt to turn around at the bad spots if I’m alone and try again later with a buddy so we can help each other to get out.
Another story I have is that at the Bay of Fundy I started to follow a trail down that was at an end of the road. It just got steeper and steeper. I stopped when I realized it wasn’t a trail but erosion from water flowing down into the ocean. Had mt21’s on my KlR and made it back up it was scary but the KlR had the low end grunt to do it.
There is an app i got a while back called backcountry navigator 8 use the demo version cause im to cheap to buy the full version. But you can download the areas you are in and use maps from different source and it uses your gps on the phone even with out service. Has saved us a few times.
HamOnTheCob ... With the modern technology that is available, those incidents should be getting rarer. I use a free app called maps.me on my iPhone that works offline, no service, just the GPS. You have to download the map or maps for your area of interest while cell service is available, for me a very simple task (and I am a klutz). I use it primarily in the Mojave Desert where many areas do not have service. It very quickly and accurately locates me and shows roads and trails. It does have a tracking feature but doesn't store them for later use. If I want to store for later use a specific location that is not in coverage, I use my compass app, which gives me lat/long and altitude and do a screen grab to view later. I haven't tried a screen grab for the tracking but I should try that.
Around 9:00: That heavy breathing inside the helmet when you feel like you can't get enough air and balance on the verge of panic.Feels soo good to remove the helmet.
Recently I rode the Mississippi Hill Country loop with some friends and struggled for hours on a slippery mud section. Dragging 500+ lbs bikes up wet clay slopes in 90F+ weather (needed at least three of us) isn't my idea of fun. So glad I didn't attempt it by myself or I would've ended up abandoning my XTZ750 Super Ténéré to walk out to get help.
When watching this video with my wife she suddenly said: "You really need a lighter bike!" 😍
I have wanted to buy a Himalayan since I started watching the travels of “Itchy Boots” a couple of years ago. Your trail ride made me want one even more👍
Similar thing happened to a group of three of us in the early 80’s! We were all three on Yamaha IT175’s in the mountains of East Tenn on single track. Back then. you never knew when you’d run across moonshiners running late at night. Actually, that was our greatest concern. One rider in our group was older and a newbie. In retrospect, we should never have allowed him to tag along on such steep, rough terrain. We made it out at daylight, in one piece, but exhausted from pushing and picking up his bike. Thankfully, it too was a light bike! Ride safe and plan ahead!
Royal tractor...that explains a lot about the off-road capability of Himalayan.
Different riders different machines ...Himalayan, bomb proof ! Great to go round the world !
This is crazy as hell and ridiculously amazing at the same time....
I'm a Himalayan dreamer anyway, but now I fixed it once again... I'm gonna get it soon.
Love from India.
I'm in love with the bike, after seeing my friends how they could cruise the terrain of sikkim mountains with no sweat just made me a fan instantly, my next bike to buy
I can say, this 42 min video with voiceover was one of my best watched list. Lesson learnt“staying positive “ is an absolute must. Being prepared is good but one can never be sure of 100% prepared.
Himalayan is most underrated bike. Had not tweaked with syth oil, it would have gone without a hitch
my himalayan has had synthetic from 0 kms. i'm at 13000kms now, original clutch(very abused offroad). so long as its a motorcycle oil it should be ok.
@@0xsergy lol :D Agreed. My friend has a rough treated and ill maintained Himalyan and its doing just fine.
I´m not sure if could do any good in this situation but, the Himalayan has a compass on its panel. :)
they are too dependent on electronic stuff, they cant use compass but one with prudent mind can
@HellsSgt yeah
"It can't be that far" - I've been there! Nothing like getting lost in Maine wilderness... as the sun is setting... on a bike with no lights.
This is one of the videos that sealed the deal in my mind to purchase a Himalayan (2022 Rock Red). I've watched this video 5 times, I keep picking up lessons from it.
me too, mine arrived last week (my 46th bike in 50 years) and i really love it. there are endless mods available, but in my opinion, improve yourself as a rider first off, the bike is great as totally standard.
I've been through these situation at least twice and I will never forget how tired you feel when you finally do reach the cabin at 2am instead of 6 or 7pm. You're so dam tired you just go to sleep and miss out on the camping stuff like cooking and talking by the fire. These situations are where you find out who is you're friend and who you really got riding with you. Luckily the friends I've gone with stayed positive and kept pushing. Makes you proud of you're guys.
Himalayan are one tough bike just watch itchy boots channel travel almost half of the world with that Himalayan.amazing chick she is😂
coming to america
@@andygreyriderGRN didnt itchy boots channel give maintenance as a pros for Himalaya and specifically say it is easy to maintain?
@@andygreyriderGRN the Himalayan has a hugely robust warranty and parts a pretty easy to find depending on your location but I agree with you. Most owners describe them as fussy bikes
She did have problems and people sent her money. The manufacturer even gave her a new bike. Will these things happen for you?
@@DannyB-cs9vx That information isn't quite correct. The bike she bought in India could not be registered in the Netherlands (Holland) where she lives, so the local importer (not the manufacturer) traded "Basanti" (her, by then world-famous bike) for a new (legal) one. They have it on display now. Noraly and "Basanti" have been responsible for a bunch of "Himalayan" sales.
My goodness , I am glad you two chaps survived that harrowing experience. The part about being dehydrated like never before, Wow! Scary scary stuff. Thank the Lord you guys survived, my heart was pounding! You need to watch Itchy boots channel a tiny blond Dutch girl , picked up a used Himalayan in India rode a 36,000 Km adventure Russia, Mongolia, Asian countries, mostly backroads avoids pavement "boring", through impossible mountain passes beside Afghan border, Kazakhstan passes, Uzbekistan, Iran (wonderful people) Abu Dhabi, mountains of Oman, UAE, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Austria, Slovena, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ottoman Empire, Armenia, Georgia and more. Enfield retired her bike to the showroom and gave her a new one. She rides ALONE and does all her own filming editing etc. She is now riding the new bike Patagonia to Alaska. The 2 Brits "long way down" rode with 2 or 3 three ton chase vehicles with medics, mechanics cooks every spare part in the world. I sent Norlay a comment, she hopes you two chaps are OK she would have helped had she been in the area. Stay strong, Regards James.
That Himalayan just didn't look like anything bothered it .
It's really important that experienced riders like you share your miss-adventures with us, as it shows us that everyone makes mistakes (like going down a hill you know you can't ride back up, expecting to be on a loop ride), and everyone drops their machine - more than once. Thanks so much for this video.
Those are the best rides. ... afterward.
if you survive
I really hate going over that rocky stuff on my KLR. It makes the ride more tedious than fun, and picking that top-heavy bike up after dropping it just sucks. Good to get the experience though. I love knowing the limits of what my bike can do.
Didn’t know the Late Boy Scout was a KLR rider. Rock on man. Love your channel too!
@@captainklr6508 Thanks man!
Endfield Himalaya, you beated a bigger and much expensive bike, the high notoriety, the KLR 600 motorbike hands down, for my future bike purchase, it is the Endfield Himalaya hands down.
Antonio, the 18 wheeler
Been in that situation myself...and was by myself. WV service roads. Did not know a torrential rain washed them out until it was too late. Your heavy breathing is the standard for a KLR owner on hard trails. Great story you have told.
Jesse and Tyler's excellent adventure! Really one of the best offerings you have done and the longest. Very interesting interactions between you two. Just great!
Uneventful rides will fade from memory. Rides like this will be remembered always.
Well, you did a thorough off-road test of both bikes! Noobs can take some critical lessons from your struggles:
1) Wet clutches can be hyper-sensitive to the oil you use. Sometimes, the factory engineers actually know what's best for their bikes. For gearbox / wet clutch lubricants in particular, just go with their specs.
2) For serious trails, you need short gearing. First gear should be tractor-like, which makes life so much easier for you, and for your clutch. Also, bikes with a big ratio jump from first to second gear generally suck for this kind of work.
3) Big, powerful, sophisticated bikes have strong appeal for the ego. But light, nimble, tractable bikes are what you need when the going gets gnarly. If you ride alone, you MUST be able to pick the damn thing up off the ground, by yourself, without too much strain.
4) Adventurers need to think clearly all the time. Good judgement can save your life. The best comment the guys made about this adventure was that, given all the unknowns, plus the lack of preparation (water, GPS, someone who knows where you are, etc), they should have turned around instead taking that first downhill that was too gnarly to get back up.
This video should be required viewing for anyone inexperienced at adventure riding. The risk is part of the fun, but risks are always... risky. Learn from this example, but don't let it stop you from enjoying the sport!
Wow! What a story! One of the the best KLR videos on TH-cam
What a great story.... my boss walks into my office half way through the video..... I'm like... you gotta leave.... I'm in the middle of something important!!!
:D :D :D
Hahaha!
Lol
Did the Himalayan really did all of this difficult trails.... ??? If so that's a great value for money
It's not just the bike, its who rides it
It's not you,it's ME !
@@thej303 LOL
It’s not the arrow, it’s the Indian... pun unintended.
Wow, this might just be the best clip you've ever posted. Real adventure, crappy night shots I LOVE IT!
I always have my SPOT and have sent OK updates to the wife multiple times when I’m over due from flats or other mechanical issues. Great story guys
I honestly enjoyed this , thanks for posting, glad everyone made it out safely. Be prepared and ride a Himalayan....lol. 😎
That was /is the best video of an of road adventure I have ever seen. Way better than any of the Ewan MacGregor , Charlie Boorman stuff and you guys had no back up team to dig you out. Well done and a big lesson learned for all us " off roaders" Thanks guys.
Sounds an epic adventure, the Himalayan looks like its proven to be a good bike for off roading such as this and its good that you got back without any injury. Maybe next time you need to take an emergency pack with you and something like the Spot unit just in case.
Loved the video. I have experienced that out in Colorado when we lived out there. Went to late. Knew where we needed to go. River with cliff that prevented us to get there and had no idea how to get out. We got out when it was just getting dark. This video is great as a warning to be prepared when you are on the trails or don’t go. The biggest problem for us was it was supposed to be a quick ride so we left all our gear in the hotel...dumb mistake and I do not do that any more. Thanks for the video..
Good to see you guys made it. in India when people travel they travel with full preparation like they examine the trail and what will come ahead and than they decide how to do preparation for it. First they change tyres according to trail fits extra lights on bike, carry extra fuel and water, first aid kit, tyre repair kit rain coat, how much distance they have to cover. These are just the basic things which comes handy in rides. But this was the toughest ride for you guys. I really appreciate you guys did it.
After seeing this it reminded me of a saying that I have posted on my fridge...Happiness is not the absence of problems....but the ability to deal with them! You two dwelt with your problem and conquered it...barley. Hopefully you learned some lessons. Great story and life experience...stay safe out there.
Great video. It was fun hearing you tell the story, seeing some of the rough stuff you were mentioning and sort of reliving the situation! Kudos to you guys.
In an hour we will head back home - famous last words :D
Watched the whole thing. Been therr dine that. Left my two dogs at camp in northern cascades...Riders Camp. Went for some atv two track rides. Figured an hour...well like you, only prepared for a short out and back. Then after about 3 down hills thatbi knew I wasn't going back up with my bike. I had to keep going....alone and lost. Bike dropped 20+ times. A loaded down drz. Getting pics of my helmet in bushes from throwing it out of frustration. Finally after being gone 8 hours, found my way back. And yes. Now I follow the boy scout motto...be prepared. I always have tools to fix nearly anything, food water and stove. First aide. I ride mostly solo, so now, I m prepared and also bring extra fuel in my msr bottles in case someone else needs fuel. People lioe to ride with me, cauee they know I have what ever they need, so they dont carry air, tools anything.
An adventure you’ll always remember. Much longer than the benign ride you originally planned. Good recap of the lessons learned. Happy trails.
PS ... Himalayan is the bike at the top of my list as a return to motorcycling oldie.
Best story ever seen on this channel. Similar thing happened to me a few mo the ago, we were supposed to be meeting a friend on a jeep trail who was carrying all my camping gear in his jeep, after a lo g day ride up there, when we got to the jeep trail it was all granite boulders and tree roots, I smoked my clutch and dumped my bike a few times before I made the decision to turn around so my other friend and I on our bikes had to go back down the trail of gnarlyness and took paved roads all the way back. Glad to hear it all worked out. If your ever in Northern California come ride.
Great story with a happy ending. And lots of sound advice. A big thumbs up.
WOW! Gotta love the trips where you think to yourself what am I doing out here!?!?! Haha. They are certainly memorable though! The Himalayan seems like a utility atv on two wheels if that makes sense? I totally agree about being a little closer to the ground being a huge plus!
Great story, I can totally tell that you two are enjoying retelling the story. Thinking back on my "misadventures" is always fun with my war buddies. Can't wait for the next video!
The middle of the road ruts are insane they truly can change a good ride to a sketchy bad one instantly!
Great adventure, glad you made it. These make the best stories. Like my dual sport ride last spring, thru a virgin forest in Ohio, Had rained 3 days straight before it, the forest had 6" of black top soil from leaf rot on top of wet clay. Single track with drop off either one side or both and Honeysuckle vines. Inverted my 260# AJP 6 times and was exhausted in summer heat. Had water but no help, but a peanut brittle bar got me out. Jessie may know this but fellow Himalayan owner is Jeff Carver, the American Flat Track Racer. it is his personal bike. So he goes from a fire breathing HD flat tracker to the well behaved RE and loves it.
Wow - great story - enjoyed seeing motorcycle video where the bikes don't always stay upright. However, after having seen several TH-cam travel videos where Royal Enfields journey to 18,000+ feet (with 2 people on the bike) I agree with commentor Sayan Das.
What a great adventure story! I'm so glad you made it through to tell us about it and show some great footage. That is some tough county. Thank you for helping me feel like I was there with you.
It made for a good video. It really showed off riding and bikes as well.
A real confidence builder... for what not to do.
You published my nightmare. Thank you for revealing my short ride adventure. Ha ha my friend is always sucking me into these situations. Your not being dramatic your sharing the real world. Thanks guys.
It's a good thing you guys made it. It's definitely something to be grateful for
i once did a narly ride thru 50 km of offroad and deep sand on my klr. beginner rider, no reception. no tools, bit of water. i got to a point where i knew i could not turn around. time and fuel was running out. took it easy and made it out.
some months later my friends and i was on a trip and randomly plans changed to include this same strech of narly offroad. I opted out and rather drove tar to the campsite. the group didnt arive. as it got dark one friend franticly arived. one guy had a bad fall at high speed and was seriously injured. had to be ambulanced out by a 4x4 ambulance. broke a shoulder ect. he was in real bad pain.
i learned from that to be prepared, rather be safe, dont be a hero. dont change plans and let no one know. always have emergency suplies. know your level of experience and rather live to ride another day.
Maybe this comes from years of overlanding in my Jeep, but I've adopted a policy of always overprepare. On my bike, even if I'm just going for a couple hours on paved highway, I've always got 2 litres of water on the back, plus an extra bottle. I bring tools, spare food/snacks etc. because like most of us, I like to explore and you never know how far off the beaten path you'll end up.
Also as a failover, download the region's worth of Google Maps. It ends up being worth it's weight in gold, especially with a battery pack for your phone.
Fantastic video and just reinforces why I'm buying a Himalayan.
Another thing to consider is it might be a good idea just to stop for the night and wait for daylight I know you won't get much rest and it'll be a long night but at least you could see and less of a chance for injury. I've had to do that.
These trails are actually something RE Himalayan is made for, it has been tested on similar trails in the Himalayan Mountains
Well this answers my questions about Himalayans dependable or not! great video!
Ive had a Himalayan for about 4 years and I'm supposed to get my first KLR in the next few days. I can't wait to experience the difference.
jess check out '' ichy boots '' site she will be going from the tip of s.america to Alaska on her Himalayan ... R.E. just gave her a new bike for her old bike .. and that was been everywhere ..
The tension!
That was interesting, informative and strangely uplifting, guys. It was the best example of the benefits of riding with a trustworthy friend I have ever seen.
But the tension!!
Safe roads, guys 👍
Bad decisions make great stories. Lol 99.9% of people are good people especially fellow Riders the guy you scared off on the quad might have just been lost and needed a drink of water.
Yeah. I mean I completely agree with the right to defend yourself and property, but that guy hadn't shown himself to be a miscreant in any way. I think it's a huge shame that culturally we've become so distrustful of others, and that's really just a modern phenomena. And we even have the least reason to do so: violent crime has consistently been going doing over the decades. I blame the media who peddles fear for money.
Reminds me of a trail my friend and I rode on. We had to climb and hoist bikes up walls of rock. We ran out of water, tired, hungry, thirsty. Hours past what we expected to have been done by. We felt like we were lost. The sun was slowly creeping lower, we were getting more tired, colder, hungrier and thirstier. We were young and dumb.
Finally we found civilisation. My friend jumped a gutter to park and chill out. Lament in our stupidity and achievement. Only to have his back tyre clip the gutter and pop a tube after the stupid trail we went through.... a curb popped his tyre.
Epic story, I can't believe you guys did that. Great story, that was very enjoyable.
I’ve got a mini-sawyer and always take it with me. This video reinforces why it’s a great idea to have one.
This is how every crazy story starts. You get to the end of somewhere, and your buddy is like "Hey where does this trail go?" LET'S FIND OUT! Always wind up regretting it.
reminds me of when I rode Moab on my mountain bike on the warmest day in the summer :) Looks like the himalayan was a good vehicle for that ride.
Wow what a ride! Glad you booth made out safe, alive and in one piece.
This is probably one of my favorite videos from you. I think this is closest video you uploaded that really shows what's is like to dual/ trail ride.
I think it would be good for your channel to show important gear ( camel packs, extra fuel, tools, high energy food, extra water )
There is definitely more to trail riding then just the bike.
Most fun I ever had was on Honda 1976 TL 125 trials bike. Not fast. but that bike would go anywhere.
Awesome! Sounds like my kind of adventure!
Hopefully the quad rider wasnt lost looking for help!
If this is the trail you were talking to me about at FMAR then we gotta do it next year! It was nice to meet you! Thank you for the years of content! It means more than you’ll ever know!
I have ridden a Himalayan on two Indian rides, once to the Spiti valley and than around Nepal.
I would not to a ride again without changing the front sprocket to 1 tooth less. The bike is overgeared for off road work and has not sufficient power to make easy changes between 1st and 2nd.
You would have possibly saved the clutch doing the same. Easy and cheap to modify and you'd have avoided the repair bill.
It cuts back your tar cruising speed but is well worth it.
The clutch issues were due to using synthetic oil.
use Shirt to Pre-FIlter the water before you start cleaning your water. I had to do this in the swamps of Louisiana.
Amazing Experience sharing . Also a good great learning for all.
Finally in the end happy that you both home safe n sound.
Sticking together and having each other's back when the going gets tough is what we call in the military ""Brothers in arms.""
Epic story! Watched the whole thing. Glad y’all are good. It’s always situations like this that make the best stories and memories
My dudes the description of this situation is precisely how many people die. Basic survival kits, get one. Survival classes take them. If there's mud there is water you just need to dig, And if you have a life straw You can have nice clean water to drink.If you have a good pocket filter you might even be able to refill your water reservoirs.
Let's see the footage of this gnarly beast on dirt bikes. Thanks for sharing. It was a great reminder to always be prepared for the worst.
I went back to a wr250r for reasons like this. You can still go everywhere for the most part. Pretty good on the roads. But when you get in a jam generally you can get out of it. When you get into the mid-sized Adventure bikes that are four or five hundred pounds it can get ugly fast. Unless you're Hulk Hogan. The DRZ400 would have been fine. The problem with riding the heavier bikes is you get tempted to go on trails that seem fine but then you know what hits the fan.
Yeah. I have a KLR and just about every time I take it off the pavement I'm wishing I had a smaller lighter bike. I think it's mostly lack of skill at this point, but the bike definitely does have it's limits.
That's exactly the reason I ended up buying an XR250R after long deliberation. I would take that around the world any day over a KLR (with the Acerbis tank, lol)
Wow, thanks for sharing that adventure/compounded mistakes. I learned a lot. And man, having to do it with that heavy bike!!!
I learned maybe I need to check out a Himalayan. Seriously guys, be safe out there. I always bring more water than I expect to need. I'm in FL and even if it's not that hot, the humidity will cook you in slow speed stuff. I routinely go through 2-3 liters on a 4 hour ride, in the summer time I've usually gone through the 3 liter bag and cracked open one or more of the bottles I froze and packed around the bladder to keep it cool.
A mans got to know his limitations. Too gnarly for my KLR skills. Good job.
What a lesson buddies. Congrats and greetings from Costa Rica 🏍🇨🇷
Finally got around to watching this one! What an awesome story... but I’m going to have to think twice before riding with either of you alone 😉
My wife took her Himalayan on a trail and did very well! This bike is amazing if I wasn’t so tall I would own one too
Awesome is the word. Really liked the story and footage together like that. True adventure.
I got lucky and bought 2020 Himalayan with 700 miles for $2899 plus the usual fees. Had givi engine guards and delkevic slip on.
I'd recommend the "soldier water filter" it has an element that can be taken out and cleaned . Great adventure you will never forget guys .
Great story! I’m a big KLR fan (12000 miles and not one breakdown) and also a 1200 GSA. Love the KLR for its off-road do all capability. Many many many crashes but I love pushing the bike. Ended up going to the Moab emergency room once after a bad crash at speed finishing the White Rim trail. That was some knarly stuff you boys attacked. Love the way the KLR broke your rock in two. So friggin funny. Can you give me the name of this trail? I have a place near Moab and would love to ride it on my 250. Lots of lessons learned here. Been watching your channel for years. Could tell you were a Utah boy. Could be the top adventure motorcycle documentary of all time. Great story eveRide.
This is so great! Thank you for all the uncut footage and honesty! Very helpful. Appreciate you guys ✊
Epic adventure lads, well done, you'll definitely remember this one!
Throw it in the fire! You guys were like Frodo and Sam traversing through Mordor! Man I can’t believe how much abuse these machines take. Glad you made it out ok and have a great memory and some more wisdom to boot.