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BFA MOTO
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Neck Brace Road
Super good section of the BIG FUN loop out at Marana. Not quite at full speed due to the fact I did not actually have my neck brace on. KTM 450 XC-F was feeling spicy though!
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San Manuel "Waterfall"
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Cool section out in San Manuel. Fun to rip it fast like this as an extra challenge.
Extra Decent Riding: Marana A/B Loop with Josh and Noah
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I had riding plans all set up for this day already but my dog Mani Lettenbarkler decided to run off to chase a coyote right when I was about to leave! Chased his ass down in the desert on my XR80R for over an hour (no video of that) then made impromptu decision to join Josh @AZMidlifeEnduro and Noah out in Marana. I wound up having a blast chasing Josh around while he did a fantastic job read...
Desert Tortoises Humping
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Was headed back to the truck when my GoPro caught something very special...hope me flying by didn't throw him off his moves too bad!
Bib Mousse Install Technique: Gummy tire with bib mousse and dual rim locks
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It can be challenging to learn how to install a tire with a bib mousse. This is my technique for doing it which I've iterated and improved on over dozens of tire changes. I run Dunlop AT81EX gummy tires with Nitro Mousse Platinum bibs and dual Motion Pro Lite Loc rim locks to help prevent tire/rim slip and to keep the bead seated. You don't have to run dual rim locks but I find it helps give th...
the MOTO FVCK$ ride BROWN MOUNTAIN: honk honk
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The MOTO FVCK$ ride BROWN MOUNTING OHV in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. I got a LOT of horn action in on the guys....Elliott suffered the most but Caesar and Shawn got some too...I was handing it out like candy! Oh we did some dirt bike riding too...it was a blast. I think this kicked the crap out of Elliott and Caesar but they both did GREAT! What a riot!
Marana Hard-Enduro: 2 canyon wash loops with LOTS of rock obstacles and deep sand
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Did a solo ride to scout out some "hard-enduro" type loops near Marana. First one is a ride I've done before and would rate it intermediate level. Second one is something I found with OnX and is upper intermediate level...definitely not for the faint of heart!
BFA Moto & Moto Bacon @ Doe Mountain (part 2 of 2)
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Arizona desert guy goes to ride some East Coast hillbilly wet woods gnar: I learned that Doe Mountain is no joke! This second trail we did started out immediately with a seriously steep uphill, off-camber section with deep ruts filled with rocks, mud, and tree roots...and it was soaking wet from raining all morning...wtf else could possibly be thrown in?!?!?! I followed Shawn and had Travis fol...
BFA Moto & Moto Bacon @ Doe Mountain (part 1 of 2)
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Arizona desert guy goes to ride some East Coast hillbilly wet woods gnar: I learned that Doe Mountain is no joke! This first trail we did was STEEEEP. We probably went up and down the side of these hill about 5 times each way ...and it rained pretty heavy on and off the whole day which made everything a little extra hard. I followed Shawn and had Travis following me...like a BFA/Bacon sandwich!
23 Mile MFer: Full Loop Ridealong
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Come along for a full lap around 23 Mile MFer! Not nearly as bad as the name implies...this is a loop I laid out that goes around the Marana single track area and provides a great mix of terrain. There is twisty desert single track, rocky 2 track trails, long sections of wide open wash, and fast flowy whoop sections all in one loop! This is an awesome loop to do on a bigger bike like a 450 but ...
Fun Section of Patagonia Loop
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I was very happy that Gary turned me loose when we got to this section. You can hear Joe right on my tail on his new 500 EXC-F…Chris B behind Joe on his big bike too!
Kelly Saves A Desert Tortoise
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Riding in Marana, my buddy Kelly saves a Desert Tortoise. If you ask me, you can learn a lot about a person by the way they treat animals...Kelly just went up a few points in my book...now he's at a few points haha!
kTm 450 XC-F shredding some sand washes and 2-track
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Rippin' up the sand washes and roads near Amado, AZ. Arnold, Joe, Roy, Rocky, Dennis, and myself.
Sand Pass
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Finally got out to do some rippin' on my 450 XC-F...more video to come soon but check out this good pass in the sand by Joe!
11 Mile A$$ Whoopin': Marana Arizona's Single Track Challenge
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11 Mile A$$ Whoopin': Marana Arizona's Single Track Challenge
2024 New Year's Day Club Ride in San Manuel: Starting the new year shredding single track
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2024 New Year's Day Club Ride in San Manuel: Starting the new year shredding single track
Arivaca Annihilation: Desert Sand Wash Shredding POV on kTm 300 XC
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Arivaca Annihilation: Desert Sand Wash Shredding POV on kTm 300 XC
Reno 2 Vegas Training Ride with Joe: High speed riding on kTm 450 XC-F
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Reno 2 Vegas Training Ride with Joe: High speed riding on kTm 450 XC-F
2023 AMRA Kelly Canyon Test 1 Shoulder Injury Crash
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2023 AMRA Kelly Canyon Test 1 Shoulder Injury Crash
30 MILE MF'ER: Gnarly desert race training loop in Marana, AZ
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30 MILE MF'ER: Gnarly desert race training loop in Marana, AZ
Riding With Dad: Rice Peak (Part 3 of 3)
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Riding With Dad: Rice Peak (Part 3 of 3)
Slick Rock Hill Climb at AMRA Rampage 2022 (Hard Enduro exhibition)
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Slick Rock Hill Climb at AMRA Rampage 2022 (Hard Enduro exhibition)
Riding With Dad: Ironwood Forest (Part 2 of 3)
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Riding With Dad: Ironwood Forest (Part 2 of 3)
Riding With Dad: Park Links AZ State Trust Land (Part 1 of 3)
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Riding With Dad: Park Links AZ State Trust Land (Part 1 of 3)
Musical Spokes: Checking and Adjusting Spokes Manually (without spoke torque wrench)
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Musical Spokes: Checking and Adjusting Spokes Manually (without spoke torque wrench)
I missed the waterfall ??
This may seem like a stupid question, but is your lower triple clamp loose?
@@thehooonda well, to get the axle holes on each fork leg to be perfectly aligned you need to loosen one side of the triple clamps. I do the right fork leg and just slightly move it up or down to get the axle aligned.
Now thats what i rode in up until i got to AZ. Fun stuff!!
Oh yeah, Doe Mountain was some serious business. These are my buddies from NC. Some point they’re going to come out to AZ so I can show them what the desert is all about!
@BFAMOTO nice. If you ever get to eat the you should try windrock. And I will get you some other good places. But the Hatfield and McCoy trails in WV that's amazing stuff
i love this video so many of my friends in one spot i cant wait kelly beers and gerald almost time for surgery then the heal up and i will be out there. thanks mr brad for the great content
Good job brother!
Thanks man, it was mostly clean except that bobble at the start! Crazy how that little section changes so much each time you ride it
Thank you for taking along for the ride. I had a lot fun way the video. I saw those couple of close call with Saguaros. I was trying to find out more information on the A/B Loop. I like to head out there with my Sur-Ron. I'm a 50 year old looking for a little fun on the dirt but I don't know anywhere to take the Sur-Ron aside from Penal AirPark and Red Rock.
@@owtbakowtlaa Glad you liked it!!! I can send you gpx files for the Marana area where this is. We see electric bikes out there every now and then. Some of these trails are a bit gnarlier than they look on camera but usually there are ways around the rutted up hills.
this looks like what i rode daily back home in Tennessee and West Virginia
Snotty and slick everywhere…almost zero traction! Way different than desert riding out here…but I grew up in upstate NY…was a long time since riding this kind of stuff but it was FUN! There’s a couple other video from this trip too.
His first time on A/B and you took him the opposite of how most ride it. Awesome! It doesn't flow quite as well that direction so that makes it more fun IMO.
Fun day!! I sat a bit more than I would have liked, but everyday on a bike is a good day!!
Guitarist, here. I'm using a tuner, playing a tuning fork pitch sound at E5 659hz and just going around and around slowly until they're all about the same. Doing the front wheel right now. Mine is higher pitched than your front, it's about the same as your rear wheel. The frequency is a direct indicator of the spoke tension. I'm new at this, not sure if this is the best way to make the wheel true. But I just bought this bike and they all sounded like duds and a couple spokes I could turn by hand lol. Scary to think I took it for a few rides in the desert. But ya, I set a tone through a speaker and match each spoke to it. At 659hz.
@@Channel-io1di yeah it’s definitely not a way to make sure the wheel is true…just that all the spoke tensions are all relatively even. Having a spoke or a few too loose puts extra load on the others around it and can pull the wheel out of true. Having a spoke too relative to all the others puts it at much higher risk of breaking. To true a wheel you definitely need to see it on a stand and have an indicator to see runout.
@BFAMOTO ya I spent an hour trying to figure it out myself and gave up and had to search the procedure. I have a really nice balancing stand. After doing it wrong, my wheel was not true at all. I loosened all the spokes and tried again. Not even close lol. Now I've watched the procedure from the rocky mountain video and I'm pretty confident I can do it. You gotta keep the wheel true as you go.
What brought you out to NC? Are you from there? Still seems weird to me seeing mud and water on a trail. 😂
This is perfect?
@@Mooseknuckle713 nah…I don’t bother polishing the axle or all that. Just clean everything really well and make sure the bottom fork legs/axle holes are as close as possible. In theory it will prevent binding and help the front end do its thing better.
thanks for sharing, i was wondering the exact method to adjust my bike's wheel spoke but afraid to do so
@@ejwang615 glad it helped!
You disturbed their romantic moment, lol!
I actually felt bad about that…but glad I saw them and was able to easily avoid!
This helps! I dropped a wheelie and was worried the spokes might be off a bit this definitely gonna help me ease the worry of them being at risk of popping bc i cant find the size or any for sale for my 2024 hawk
@@31AdventureZ nice! Yeah if you’re practicing wheelies and dropping the front end a lot (especially a bigger bike) this is great way to quick check the wheel.
0:00 Wheel prep tips: using trueing stand for cleaning, sealing nipples with Gorilla tape/heat gun, and talking about using dual rim locks 2:37 Lubing the tire and bib mousse 2:59 Inserting bib mousse into tire 3:14 Positioning bib mousse/tire on to rim under 1st rim lock and using cinch strap to hold 3:34 Working bottom bead around rim 3:54 Getting bottom bead over 2nd rim lock 4:33 Flipping wheel over and setting bottom bead under rim lock 5:08 Setting top bead under 1st rim lock 5:53 Working top bead around rim 6:23 Other handy tools that can be used to make things easier 7:03 Finishing up getting top bead on to rim at 2nd rim lock 7:18 Last move to get top bead set under 2nd rim lock 7:40 Inspecting bead for proper seating at both rim locks (both tire beads) 8:29 Talking about importance of proper bead seating and bib mousse feeling 9:03 Tightening up rim locks and talking about sealing up 3rd hole in rim with RTV
Sex Mop
I’m down to go ride that with you
0:00 INTRO & Brad Shredding/Getting warmed 1:46 Almost close call with SxS but not really 2:46 First slice of Beefcake 4:56 Following Shawn 5:48 Shawn almost does a Flying W 7:36 Break and chat with Caesar (new to off-road riding) 8:47 Following Caesar a bit 9:28 Brad & Travis switch bikes...now on Beta 390 RR 11:22 Following Travis a bit 12:33 Gnarly hill climb to rock cave area (Shawn and I did this and others went a different way) 13:27 You can't park there 14:39 Off the bikes and checkin out the rock cave area 16:02 Shawn showing us how it's done dropping into rock cave 17:23 Brad taking the challenge into the rock cave 18:12 Brad going reverse back up rock cave...kind of... 21:01 Things fall apart quickly with Beefcake on a log and Caesar sinking his bike/Travis's daughter's bike 22:17 Back on the trail and more horn shenanigans 22:32 Showing Shawn some speed on the Beta 23:23 Chasing Shawn through the trees 24:42 Even more horn shenanigans...Shawn gets some as we stop after a water hole/steep hill for the noobs 25:18 Beefcake goes right up (not expected and nicely done) 25:30 Squeezer goes right up (not expected and awesome job) 25:39 Trav goes right up (expected) 26:14 Back on the struggle bus...plus MORE HORN ACTION 26:36 That's a bush! 26:47 Caesar gets pysched up and does a tree root step up no problem!!! 27:09 Beefcake gets f'ed up by the...you guessed it...HORN!!! ah ha ha ha 27:49 Balancing on a rock face showing off for Travis...back on the 300 XC-W 28:09 Nasty ass wet uphill section 29:15 Doing some bushwhackin to get back on trail 30:00 Brad almost goes over bars...probably because of being an ass all day with the horn
Looks awesome. You found all the good lines. I’ll ride that with ya when I get back in October. Roy
@@Motoboogers awesome, I was wondering where you’ve been!
@@BFAMOTO Idaho for the summer
New power line acces road you crossed over at 37:21. It runs to the west end of Dove Mountain near the west park. Cuts across fence line east and west as well.
Yes! I didn’t say anything on video but it surprised me…normally wouldn’t blast across an intersection like that but didn’t know it was there!
@@BFAMOTO I came across it on fence line east. Came around a corner and there it was.
Wow, you still ride? 😁 BTW, that quad trail is the oldest trail in Marana. It was singletrack until the quaders destroyed it.
0:00 Intro & Single Track/2-Track around outside of 11-Mile 11:45 Connector to next section 13:10 Quick section to Carpenter Ranch Road 15:23 Turn onto Carpenter Ranch Road 16:30 Rocky 2-Track section North of Carpenter Ranch Road 20:31 Derrio Wash fast open sand section 23:55 Connector section South Mule Deer Road back to Carpenter Ranch Road 27:30 Cottonwood Wash long and fast open sand section 30:40 Turning out of Cottonwood Wash onto Rocky 2-Track headed towards Tortilla Foothills Trail 34:30 Long fast 2-Track whoops section South of Torilla Foothills Trail headed towards Powerline Road 41:00 Turning South off Powerline towards lookout hill 42:00 Up Lookout Hill to scout next section 44:01 Down Lookout Hill to State Trust Land Fenceline 2-Track 54:10 Single Track just off Powerline Road at end of loop 01:00:24 Powerline Road back to staging area
Thanks a lot for the tips. As a beginner this is useful information. Btw I got the same boots 😎
So the boots should be loose enough around the calf to allow enough ankle flex?
😂 I have “chicken legs” and need my MX socks and knee guards to fill everything out!
@@BFAMOTO oooh ok I’m new lol
@@bobjenkins3rd your boots should be tight but still comfy. Most reputable brands/models of boots have good ankle pivot features. I’m partial to Astars Tech 7’s but I hear good things about the Gaerne SG12’s. Both are great mid-level boots. Not cheapos but also not stupid expensive.
Sound don’t mean shit. How bout the ridability?
Didn’t put too many hours on the stock pipe so a little hard to compare. If I had to comment I’d say it feels like the slight increase in low to mid range power also came with a smoothed out delivery if that makes sense. More noticeable on the “easy” map setting than the all out map.
@@BFAMOTO makes perfect sense. Thank you
Looks rowdy af lol its shaking so much
Kind of true in general about the 450 XC-F! I will say it doesn’t look as bad when actually on the ground and sitting on it…probably because your body is absorbing it all!
Ha! I did what I could! Thanks for posting it up as wondered how goofy I looked doing a slow crash, lol!
Nice
How can i get to this single track?
You can access just North of the Gardner Middle School in San Manuel. Trail Riders of Southern Arizona have club rides there pretty frequently and are hosting an AMRA race on March 9th using these same trails!
@@BFAMOTO alright thanks i ride the single tracks out there alot but ive never seen this one looks fun
Nice, just some DB killer have no hole at the end. Just need to hook on one side 🤗
Glad you got to have some rippin fun! Wish we would have gotten down to the South loop and the waterfall. Sadly, some in my group was already getting tired when I would have turned for down there but instead I took them back to the museum.
Yeah, it was a great day! First time riding with Steve and Joey….we had a fun group and covered a LOT of ground!
IDK what year your ktm is. But ktm had an update. Slack should be 68 to 70mm on 2022.5 and newer bikes. You can take the bottom shock bolt and one link bolt out and check for yourself.
Great riding with you on Sunday! Oh, glad you found the trail you were looking for. Beers and I are pretty proud of it . BTW, we'll be hitting Marana this weekend if you want to join us.
Thanks for posting
thanks, nice video! but that should i do if i bought clapped ktm and all the spokes ar different(like most of them are changed)and theyre braking really often, and the only tool with alot of heads are like 150$
If the spokes are breaking often there might be another problem. Can you check rim runout? Even if just on the bike, spin the wheel and look for bent spots in all directions. If the rim looks pretty good I would get a full set of new spokes and change them out next tire change.
@@BFAMOTO yeah the rim runout is okay, if they will brake again too, i will replace all of them, thanks!
Looking good - can not wait to get out there again !!!
Shoulder all healed up it appears.
Yup, I hit PT hard and have been back on the bike for about 3 weeks now. Riding Red Springs in the morning but we should do some Marana soon!
@@BFAMOTO I'm going out in the morning and beat up Marana. Have fun down in Red Spring.
There is actually a chart I have seen listing tge musical note needed to tune bicycle spokes based on length and thickness of the spoke…do a google search. I have not seen one that applies to motorcycle spokes unfortunately
'Promo sm' 😌
Sounds deeper
Deeper note for sure…and louder! Especially when on the gas.
Is it faster
@@pipefitterdirtbikerider3013 hard to say for sure because I didn’t put much time on the stock exhaust…but the bike absolutely rips with the FMF full exhaust! I needed the ability to put a spark arrestor in for racing too. It will also pass our typical 96dB sound restriction with just the spark arrestor screen. You can get a quiet insert too but I haven’t used it at all.
I'm sorry about your accident and injury, hope you get healed up soon!!😎🙏👍
Nice video. Is the GPX file for this loop available anywhere? Thanks.
I was thinking I should match the highest pitch currently on the wheel? after watching this I am thinking it would be best to find the most constant across all the spokes and maybe lower the higher ones if they are in the minority.
yes, that's typically what i do...find the higher ones and lower them to balance the rest...or find the extremely low/loose ones and bring them up slightly to match the rest. this definitely isn't a substitute for using a spoke torque wrench...just a quick way to find extremes either too tight or too loose and get them back closer with the rest
Great information. Thank you!
So I know absolutely nothing about dirt bike racing, but I thought it was wild that you have to start the race with the bike off. One of those little things that I imagine can make or break the start of a race. Good riding! Looked like a beautiful day in the desert.
Dead Engine Starts are more of an offroad racing thing...motocross with gates that drop you would have the engine on and bouncing off the rev limiter.
Kudos for checking on that downed rider and helping him as much as you could.
Just bought a place in munds and looking to explore the single track when everything melts. Any chance you have single track GPX files available for these trails? Looks epic
It is epic...and yes I have gpx files I could send. You're going love living right there in the middle of it all. Kelly Canyon was my favorite parts. Send me your email and I will share them!
That would be awesome man. It is my first name.last name at g. Mail
What a cool area! Which power setting are you running in? I tend to run mine in the lower power setting. The higher setting makes my throttle feel twitchy.
Hey man, I pretty much leave it on the Map 1 setting. It likes to break traction enough as it is and like you said, it keeps the throttle response a bit smoother!
Yoooo- I’m the guy on thd husky around the 28 minute mark. Good riding with ya.
Hey man yes it was fun riding with you guys for a bit...you were shredding on that Husky! Very cool setup you had too, wasn't it a rally-type kit?
Yeah, that was me with the Nomad-Adv rally tower on the fe501. I can’t believe you got that big girl through the single track, you’re a machine!
Love the video! I was riding with Kris, and that was one of my favorite days out in quite a while. Let me know if you ever need more riders for future content, etc. 🤘
@@KobyDecker Heck yeah and it was obvious you were having a blast...same here! I'll be back up for next year too.
@@Agentwilliams122 Yeah but not without a couple boo-boo's! Those dirt roads and wide open fields is where it really shined 😉