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A smaller bike is so much fun. I'm 65 and for adventure trips I ride a KTM 390 (with many mods). Great bike, and it carried me at 200lbs plus clothing and 90 pounds of bags and gear through the NMBDR without an issue. And handles hours at 70+ mph on freeway stints.
I'll second the 390adv suggestion! RIdes well at speeds above 70, will do 85 (and more) if you push it, and is just fun to throw around! Hope you get better soon! Take the time to make sure it heals correctly, I've been in 2 bike down events in my life (broken knee cap in first, broken cheek bone in second) and its no fun, but even worse when things don't heal right because ya rushed it!
Glad to see your doing better. The fitness journey isn't always the easiest but very rewarding. I'm newly on it too and seeing others is good motivation. Ride on!
Thank you for sharing your experience, directly! Sometimes in life we get redirection opportunities...you've been making the most of yours, props to you for that! Keep going, you've got this! 👏🏻👏🏻🤘🏻
Great to see you making videos again! Glad you're pumped about the upcoming season. I broke my tib/fib at a rally in central BC a few days after you and am in the same place in my recovery. I totally agree with your comment about the injury helping to refocus you. I feel exactly the same. A little anxious about the upcoming riding season but excited as well. About the South Island, it actually tons of great paved and unpaved riding and had you had enough time, you could have spent 3 days or more on forestry roads making your way to Nimpkish and avoid that boring "Island Highway" you referred to in the beginning of the video. Hope you come back and check out more of what the Island and the rest of British Columbia has to offer. I also loved my Africa Twin (love hearing that exhaust not on your videos!) but after 3 seasons of trying to make it do all things for me, I downsized to an XT250 for the trails and bought an ST1300 for touring all for about the same price as what I could sell the AT. I'm now decking out a CRF300L for some light adv moto camping type work. One bike won't do it all...or at least not the way I need it to do!
Glad to see you on the mend in such a positive way!!! Thanks for sharing your experience as well! Hope to ride with you again soon. PS: had you guys taken the 19A instead of the 19 you would have enjoyed that ride a lot more…lots of curves but….it also would have added another hour to your ride, so there’s that 😜 Again, so great to see you on the ole UA-cam’s again. Cheers.
Thank for sharing your experience with us Travis, I love your positivity in finding a silver lining to the unfortunate circumstance of you fall. I enjoyed meeting you up at GLFY 2023 and I hope to cross paths and ride with you some time.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Your perseverance is motivational. I appreciate your positive attitude, sincerity and sense of humor. Wishing you a quick and full recovery.
Glad to here the update! These things are tough to endure, but they do shine a light on what an amazing community that 2 wheels brings together. I had a significant crash in 2008 far from home; wife was on the back seat - helocopter(s) rides were involved. We would not have made it if it were not for those within the FJR community that pitched in to assist in so many ways. Ride on!!
First off you are looking great Travis , that program you are doing is really paying off . Great job on this production, I hope you continue to put out content when time allows . Was there any issues contacting emergency services up there ? What did you use to do so ?
A cell phone 😂 couple guys went out to the road and had service. The EMS responders arrived QUICKLY considering there isn’t much around up there. All this is what I’m told happened. I do not myself remember any of it.
wishing you a speedy recvoery and many miles in the near future. I broke my tib/fib during wrestling practice in 9th grade - it was by far, the worst pain i've ever felt.
Awesome video, I am a biker, and a truck driver, for nearly 3 decades. I travel for a living. I've been hurt far from home, and in the middle of nowhere, and been in bike wrecks.. I'm glad you are OK, 2 years ago I was learning to walk again, then to drive again, then finaly to ride again. I nearly lost my leg. Take it easy, and let yourself heal. Prayers for a good recovery, and take your time.
Glad you’re back making videos Travis. I’m not a Doctor but that looks like a spiral fracture which is no joke. I suggest for your BDR bike a DR 650. I’m too far away here in AZ but I’m selling mine soon. That’s what I bought it for but don’t have the time or inclination to do an entire BDR any more. Still will Moto camp on my Transalp . Keep the content coming
I was thinking about you the other day when I was tinkering on the bikes. I'm glad you're doing well and getting better every day. Friends are the absolute best thing on the planet.
Oh, you asked about lighter bikes. I bought a Husky 501 last year. Definitely a light bike compared to my 890 Adventure S that I had a t the GL Rally. But, I can't seem to get around riding too much pavement to get to great off-road riding. This makes me think I should have gone with the 701. I know the 701 is heavier than the 501 but it is way lighter than the big twins. Just my thoughts.
Glad your on the road to recovery! I found you through Ben's channel and I got a bike because you all showed me that "old" guys can have fun too! I can't wait for new camping vids with you guys just riding and enjoying life.
I it’s good to hear you’re recovering well, definitely a hard way to go out of 2023. Shoutout to tech 7’s sheesh. I’m in the market for new boots so I’ll most definitely give those a try! Take it easy and work on your health and wellness, we all look forward to some more moto camping videos 🤙🏽 cheers man.
Well done, Travis! You’re really looking fit and awesome to hear you’re gonna get back on that horse… and for sure, a smaller bike is the way to go for still having fun out on the dirt. Hope to see you back on the island at some point! ☘️
Things can happen when you least expect it.....we all have been there....I bin down a few times, no broken bones...been sore for a few months....I have been riding for 45 years now....turning 68 this year and finished a complete build of a new KLR...1500 klm and did everything including suspension....a little heavy, but I have slowed down and stay riding where I can handle. Look forward to seeing more footage...pun intended...😁😁 from you. Garth
Long straight boring road - don’t I know it. And being sequestered here on the island it’s the only way to really get to and from all the good spots if you wanna stay off the ferries. My riding buddies and I have considered just uhauling all our bikes to Commox and launching there. Still, that all fades away when you get to see the beauty of the North island. I’m glad you made it out and are coming back stronger than ever. Nice seeing so many familiar faces there. Ride on!
Delta Bravo here, posting under my new UA-cam name. I can totally related to your thought process about the future of your riding. I'm going through the same thing. My broken wrist, Your broken leg, and the broken leg of another rider in your group during your 2022 WABDR trip have me doing exactly what you mentioned at the end of this video: I'm refocusing my riding and which bike I will ride on given terrain. It's making me not have much desire to even keep my T7, which I haven't even ridden off pavement yet. I'm also at a point in my life where I need to be a little more careful, so I don't break myself and then end up out of commission for months on end healing from a bad injury. All of the above injuries are what are causing me to "rethink" my future riding style. I call it "Risk Mitigation" Your CT Scan and X ray were eye opening - that was a very bad break! I'll post a few question in a new comment. I was riding my KTM 450 last May when I broke my wrist - it was my first ride of the season. It sidelined me until September. I was standing up while riding on a dirt road and hit a little dip (probably a water trough) in the road and it jarred my wrist pretty hard. That was incident #1. Incident #2, I went through a small muddy area and the back tire kicked out and I did a 180 in the road and bonked my left forearm on the left handlebar when I went down. One or both of those incidents cause the fractures. It's highly likely I will sell my T7 and just ride my DRZ for the most part. My DRZ is fully capable of riding on a BDR trip in the PNW - though I would not ride it to the start point of the WABDR. I'd set up a base camp near Plain, where I have friends, and then ride the WABDR in stages from there. I could easily ride part of the IDBDR too from where I live. Another factor I keep thinking about is that the T7 is so heavy, I'd never be able to pick it up by myself when it decides to take a dirt nap. I really don't think I have much desire to tackle any sort of big ADV trip on my T7 and be far, far away from home now.... it's all due to the "rethinking" stuff I mentioned above.
Man dude, what a year last year for you, glad to see you back on track and not rushing anything......because of watching Dorks videos and yours, I plan on getting a garment in reach before hitting any type of trail this year and getting a lighter motorcycle
Awesome video/ glad you’re doing better trav ,them Old train bridges 😡🤬😡nuff said - my vote 🗳️ for new smaller bike is of course TW200 custom built BDR KILLER 💪🏼💪🏼 😂
As a Canadian from BC, I had a bit of a laugh at "foreign" country. I feel we are all the same peeps! We love you all when you come visit! I suppose by definition we are another country, but us West Coasters represent! Happy to see you on the mend! Also, I'm going to visit a foreign country on my own Africa Twin when I come to Touratech in June! See you all soon friends!
Yeah had to do the title that way. More enticing to get the almighty clicks and strictly speaking true 😂 But I get it. I lived way north Peugeot Sound in the San Juans. Never felt like BC was a foreign country to me back then
Great to hear you are in good spirits! I haven't ever broken a bone (*knock on wood*) but I have sprained both my ankles at the same time and that sucked! I think it took about 3 years before I could finally workout pain free. I gotta see if I can make Dork's campout this year!
Hi Travis, great to see you back. Thank you for sharing the great content with us, what a great ride up to Vancouver you had. Thank you for your honest story, I look forward to your future content, stay hairy!
Thank you for the video. Smaller bike could be CRF300 Rally with some modifications to wake it up. It is nice and easy to ride on single tracks and on woods. I use mine on winter roads too. I think you could test drive Dork On The Roads bike. I think you would love it.
Dude! I was holding my leg the whole time I was looking at your injury. I can't imagine the pain. It's good to see you doing well. How did you get the bike back home? That's always been on my list of concerns, if something like this ever happens to me. Cheers!
The amazing folks with @theadventurecooperative graciously brought my bike and remainder of my gear home a month later when they were on their way down to California. GOOD people.
@ExploreAdventureMoto amazing. I had an unfortunate incident last year and complete strangers rallied around me, saved my ass and saved me a fortune. I broke down at the northern tip of Vancouver Island and I was on my own. Definitely helped me restore my faith in humanity.
I saw Dork's video, showing the fall. Yep, big bikes have a magnet to the earth when stuff goes wrong. It pulls them down faster and harder than just gravity alone. I read this ^^^ on the internet, so it must be true?
We want to say great video but we all know the outcome. It was tough watching the beginning knowing what was to happen. We’re excited to see Windy Waters in person this coming September. Not sure if you will be going back but we hope so.
Well, I am again, so glad it was not your neck. Glad to see you back on the bike now, even though it is for something boring like going to work. Remember, the offer is open for my pain killer....
I have the tech 7 drystar variant and am in a love/hate relationship. Generally I love it, but they don't keep my feet dry when I hit decent puddles at speed. Plus they squeak so loudly when I walk that I couldn't sneak up on anyone. Wondering how you folks found them for water; it's making me wary of doing a trip to Alaska on them when, on past trips, I'm usually in the rain for several long, wet rides.
Mine were not the drystar so I have no comparison that would help you. For the squeak, the Alpinestars rep at Get On ADVfest last year told me to use a bit of chain lube. Worked perfectly and didn’t break down the material
Food for Thought: If your budget allows, consider a dual sport bike for doing more technical off pavement riding, but have a bike big enough that your could also do some shorter ADV trips on. Maybe give some thought to replacing your 450X with something that's plated, in a similar size class. I've had my 2002 DRZ since 2006. It has a little over 19k miles on it now. It had 875 when I bought it in Feb 2006. Yes, it's a bit heavy, but I've ridden it all over Washington, doing fire roads and single track, part of the IDBDR and parts of the WABDR. I have a few videos of those rides on my channel. My DRZ is a much more enjoyable "fire road bike" than my KTM, but my KTM was a lot of fun when I went to Silverton, CO and was riding 10,000' + mountain passes for 4 days, due to it being fuel injected. Maybe sell your 450X and buy Ben's 450L? just an idea. I heard he is selling his 450L - though maybe it's gone already.
Is there some sort of "travel medical insurance" a person can get when travelling to Canada? Did your medical insurance work for any of the medical expenses in Canada?
No memory speaks a little bit to concussion? Maybe I missed reference to that in your video, kinda in shock looking at the scans of your leg. I’m a little older than you but just want to say that even though you’re always going to be able to predict the weather, you’ll be feeling better in another couple of years. My uncle rode motorcycles in ww2 as a messenger. Blackout night time delivery in France after D Day, got whipped around in ruts, stuck a leg out, got tangled up in a hedge. Picked up out of the ditch by allied soldiers delivering wounded pow’s to the field hospital. Was immobilized there for three months surrounded by guys who didn’t speak English, then shipped to England, then back here to Canada where he spent a year in the local VA hospital waiting for bone to grow around the three inch length of steel that replaced a chunk of his shin bone. This was before I was born. The takeaway from this story is that he was still hiking the bush with us during hunting season when he was age 82 years young.
@@ExploreAdventureMoto I have picked three guys up off the ground with head injuries back in the 80’s. One of them didn’t make it. None of them were wearing helmets. My brother and I both quit riding, one funeral too many. In 2022 I bought a bike again, my brother took it for a two minute ride then went out and bought one of his own. And we both bought new helmets 😎
When you break your leg or body in Mexico, in larger metro areas it's Cruz Roja( Red Cross) that have good abundance service, but on the Baja peninsula there are long stretches without good cell service and no human beings for miles!! German guy I know had to get driven to a clinic in Bahia DLos Angeles and then he paid the $1300 bucks for a medical helicopter to Tijuana and then transferred to a hospital in San Diego, towing bill for his motorcycle was $475 from Bahia to TJ.. and it's a @7+ hour drive so the guy with the truck was coming back empty.. And always think about it for all the people doing bucket list trips on Baja, yes it's absolutely beautiful but if you are riding off the pavement and eat it, all the ambulances are regular 2 wheel drive vans, so you could end up getting shuttled back to the road in a 4x4 pickup..on the bright side you will have cold beer..all Mexicans in a 4x4 off road are drinking beer
Please please get a smaller bike. Love seeing you but man you’ve had way too many accidents on the AT and every video I see with you it just looks like too much for you to handle
A lot of it was simply not being a good enough shape. I’m getting that puzzle piece in place and good to go next year. BUT I will be doing more difficult off pavement stuff on a smaller bike. I did the WABDR two years ago on the twin with zero issues because I was in better shape and a better head space. WABDR is my benchmark. More difficult (ORBDR) smaller bike. Less (IDBDR) the twin.
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You're my boy, bro! Happy I was able to help. Great to see the story from your perspective.
My dude. Your positivity and outlook is amazing. Rock on homeskrillit.
A smaller bike is so much fun. I'm 65 and for adventure trips I ride a KTM 390 (with many mods). Great bike, and it carried me at 200lbs plus clothing and 90 pounds of bags and gear through the NMBDR without an issue. And handles hours at 70+ mph on freeway stints.
I'll second the 390adv suggestion! RIdes well at speeds above 70, will do 85 (and more) if you push it, and is just fun to throw around!
Hope you get better soon! Take the time to make sure it heals correctly, I've been in 2 bike down events in my life (broken knee cap in first, broken cheek bone in second) and its no fun, but even worse when things don't heal right because ya rushed it!
Main thing is, you are still with us. You will heal and be able to get back to doing what you love. Stay Hairy!!!
Glad to see your doing better. The fitness journey isn't always the easiest but very rewarding. I'm newly on it too and seeing others is good motivation. Ride on!
Glad to see that your recovery is progressing as well as it is. It's good to see you back on the road again. Look forward to seeing you out and about!
Thank you for sharing your experience, directly! Sometimes in life we get redirection opportunities...you've been making the most of yours, props to you for that! Keep going, you've got this! 👏🏻👏🏻🤘🏻
Glad you are doing well. As an ER nurse I can imagine the amount of pain and rehabilitation it takes to get where you are now. Keep it up man!
Great to see you making videos again! Glad you're pumped about the upcoming season. I broke my tib/fib at a rally in central BC a few days after you and am in the same place in my recovery. I totally agree with your comment about the injury helping to refocus you. I feel exactly the same. A little anxious about the upcoming riding season but excited as well. About the South Island, it actually tons of great paved and unpaved riding and had you had enough time, you could have spent 3 days or more on forestry roads making your way to Nimpkish and avoid that boring "Island Highway" you referred to in the beginning of the video. Hope you come back and check out more of what the Island and the rest of British Columbia has to offer. I also loved my Africa Twin (love hearing that exhaust not on your videos!) but after 3 seasons of trying to make it do all things for me, I downsized to an XT250 for the trails and bought an ST1300 for touring all for about the same price as what I could sell the AT. I'm now decking out a CRF300L for some light adv moto camping type work. One bike won't do it all...or at least not the way I need it to do!
Damn!! That was a nasty spiral fracture!! 😮 I'm glad you're on the mend!! ❤
Glad to see you on the mend in such a positive way!!!
Thanks for sharing your experience as well!
Hope to ride with you again soon.
PS: had you guys taken the 19A instead of the 19 you would have enjoyed that ride a lot more…lots of curves but….it also would have added another hour to your ride, so there’s that 😜
Again, so great to see you on the ole UA-cam’s again.
Cheers.
Great storytelling my friend, really enjoyed this, and by that I mean your pain 😂😂 glad to see your recovering!
Most excellent brother! Great to see you back in the saddle, ride on my man!
Glad you made the video, Happy you're getting back on track. All the best Travis.
Nice to see you getting better, keep working the recovery thing and get back riding when you feel it is time. Thanks for the update.
Thank for sharing your experience with us Travis, I love your positivity in finding a silver lining to the unfortunate circumstance of you fall. I enjoyed meeting you up at GLFY 2023 and I hope to cross paths and ride with you some time.
Great video! Glad your back. Ride Safe.
It take a lot of guts to be this vulnerable, mad respect.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Your perseverance is motivational. I appreciate your positive attitude, sincerity and sense of humor. Wishing you a quick and full recovery.
Glad to here the update! These things are tough to endure, but they do shine a light on what an amazing community that 2 wheels brings together. I had a significant crash in 2008 far from home; wife was on the back seat - helocopter(s) rides were involved. We would not have made it if it were not for those within the FJR community that pitched in to assist in so many ways. Ride on!!
First off you are looking great Travis , that program you are doing is really paying off .
Great job on this production, I hope you continue to put out content when time allows .
Was there any issues contacting emergency services up there ? What did you use to do so ?
A cell phone 😂 couple guys went out to the road and had service. The EMS responders arrived QUICKLY considering there isn’t much around up there. All this is what I’m told happened. I do not myself remember any of it.
wishing you a speedy recvoery and many miles in the near future. I broke my tib/fib during wrestling practice in 9th grade - it was by far, the worst pain i've ever felt.
Glad you’ve had a smooth recovery. See you at one of the events in the future.
Glad to see you Travis! Keep the faith, you’ll come out of the recovery stronger!
Awesome video, I am a biker, and a truck driver, for nearly 3 decades. I travel for a living. I've been hurt far from home, and in the middle of nowhere, and been in bike wrecks.. I'm glad you are OK, 2 years ago I was learning to walk again, then to drive again, then finaly to ride again. I nearly lost my leg. Take it easy, and let yourself heal. Prayers for a good recovery, and take your time.
Thank you for sharing with all of us. So glad to see you recentered and taking care of yourself. See ya out on the trails!
Well done Travis!
Travis glad you are healing keep the videos coming love your enthusiasm
Glad you’re back making videos Travis. I’m not a Doctor but that looks like a spiral fracture which is no joke. I suggest for your BDR bike a DR 650. I’m too far away here in AZ but I’m selling mine soon. That’s what I bought it for but don’t have the time or inclination to do an entire BDR any more. Still will Moto camp on my Transalp . Keep the content coming
May have started as fractures, but both bones were fully broken plus pieces floating
Thanks for sharing, and once again glad you'll be okay. But you've demystified the "scary" part of riding a bit for us.
I was thinking about you the other day when I was tinkering on the bikes. I'm glad you're doing well and getting better every day.
Friends are the absolute best thing on the planet.
Oh, you asked about lighter bikes.
I bought a Husky 501 last year. Definitely a light bike compared to my 890 Adventure S that I had a t the GL Rally.
But, I can't seem to get around riding too much pavement to get to great off-road riding. This makes me think I should have gone with the 701. I know the 701 is heavier than the 501 but it is way lighter than the big twins.
Just my thoughts.
Agreed. Friends are the best
Glad your on the road to recovery! I found you through Ben's channel and I got a bike because you all showed me that "old" guys can have fun too! I can't wait for new camping vids with you guys just riding and enjoying life.
Much appreciated. Glad you enjoy the content!
I it’s good to hear you’re recovering well, definitely a hard way to go out of 2023. Shoutout to tech 7’s sheesh. I’m in the market for new boots so I’ll most definitely give those a try! Take it easy and work on your health and wellness, we all look forward to some more moto camping videos 🤙🏽 cheers man.
Well done, Travis! You’re really looking fit and awesome to hear you’re gonna get back on that horse… and for sure, a smaller bike is the way to go for still having fun out on the dirt. Hope to see you back on the island at some point! ☘️
We'll miss you at Rocky MTN Roll, but the Dork Campout will be great. It was my favorite Moto thing last year.
I am glad you are getting better and looking forward to your feeds
Things can happen when you least expect it.....we all have been there....I bin down a few times, no broken bones...been sore for a few months....I have been riding for 45 years now....turning 68 this year and finished a complete build of a new KLR...1500 klm and did everything including suspension....a little heavy, but I have slowed down and stay riding where I can handle. Look forward to seeing more footage...pun intended...😁😁 from you. Garth
Glad you are well on your way to recovery! 🤘
Long straight boring road - don’t I know it. And being sequestered here on the island it’s the only way to really get to and from all the good spots if you wanna stay off the ferries. My riding buddies and I have considered just uhauling all our bikes to Commox and launching there. Still, that all fades away when you get to see the beauty of the North island.
I’m glad you made it out and are coming back stronger than ever. Nice seeing so many familiar faces there. Ride on!
Delta Bravo here, posting under my new UA-cam name. I can totally related to your thought process about the future of your riding. I'm going through the same thing.
My broken wrist, Your broken leg, and the broken leg of another rider in your group during your 2022 WABDR trip have me doing exactly what you mentioned at the end of this video: I'm refocusing my riding and which bike I will ride on given terrain. It's making me not have much desire to even keep my T7, which I haven't even ridden off pavement yet. I'm also at a point in my life where I need to be a little more careful, so I don't break myself and then end up out of commission for months on end healing from a bad injury. All of the above injuries are what are causing me to "rethink" my future riding style. I call it "Risk Mitigation"
Your CT Scan and X ray were eye opening - that was a very bad break! I'll post a few question in a new comment.
I was riding my KTM 450 last May when I broke my wrist - it was my first ride of the season. It sidelined me until September.
I was standing up while riding on a dirt road and hit a little dip (probably a water trough) in the road and it jarred my wrist pretty hard. That was incident #1.
Incident #2, I went through a small muddy area and the back tire kicked out and I did a 180 in the road and bonked my left forearm on the left handlebar when I went down. One or both of those incidents cause the fractures.
It's highly likely I will sell my T7 and just ride my DRZ for the most part. My DRZ is fully capable of riding on a BDR trip in the PNW - though I would not ride it to the start point of the WABDR. I'd set up a base camp near Plain, where I have friends, and then ride the WABDR in stages from there. I could easily ride part of the IDBDR too from where I live.
Another factor I keep thinking about is that the T7 is so heavy, I'd never be able to pick it up by myself when it decides to take a dirt nap.
I really don't think I have much desire to tackle any sort of big ADV trip on my T7 and be far, far away from home now.... it's all due to the "rethinking" stuff I mentioned above.
Man dude, what a year last year for you, glad to see you back on track and not rushing anything......because of watching Dorks videos and yours, I plan on getting a garment in reach before hitting any type of trail this year and getting a lighter motorcycle
Smart. I always recommend have some way of contacting EMS by satellite. The inreach stuff works very well
That break looked nasty!
Yes not the cleanest of breaks.
Awesome video/ glad you’re doing better trav ,them Old train bridges 😡🤬😡nuff said - my vote 🗳️ for new smaller bike is of course TW200 custom built BDR KILLER 💪🏼💪🏼 😂
Travis, Glad you're healing and progressing. All the very best to you!
As a Canadian from BC, I had a bit of a laugh at "foreign" country. I feel we are all the same peeps! We love you all when you come visit! I suppose by definition we are another country, but us West Coasters represent! Happy to see you on the mend! Also, I'm going to visit a foreign country on my own Africa Twin when I come to Touratech in June! See you all soon friends!
Yeah had to do the title that way. More enticing to get the almighty clicks and strictly speaking true 😂
But I get it. I lived way north Peugeot Sound in the San Juans. Never felt like BC was a foreign country to me back then
Great to hear you are in good spirits! I haven't ever broken a bone (*knock on wood*) but I have sprained both my ankles at the same time and that sucked! I think it took about 3 years before I could finally workout pain free. I gotta see if I can make Dork's campout this year!
I’ve only had a toe or two before this in my life. First real break. If you’re going to do a thing, may as well do it right. Right? 🤷♂️
Hi Travis, great to see you back. Thank you for sharing the great content with us, what a great ride up to Vancouver you had. Thank you for your honest story, I look forward to your future content, stay hairy!
Thank you for the video. Smaller bike could be CRF300 Rally with some modifications to wake it up. It is nice and easy to ride on single tracks and on woods. I use mine on winter roads too. I think you could test drive Dork On The Roads bike. I think you would love it.
Dude! you look so healthy right now. i need to get on that "bullshit" Take care!
Dude! I was holding my leg the whole time I was looking at your injury. I can't imagine the pain. It's good to see you doing well.
How did you get the bike back home? That's always been on my list of concerns, if something like this ever happens to me.
Cheers!
The amazing folks with @theadventurecooperative graciously brought my bike and remainder of my gear home a month later when they were on their way down to California. GOOD people.
@ExploreAdventureMoto amazing. I had an unfortunate incident last year and complete strangers rallied around me, saved my ass and saved me a fortune. I broke down at the northern tip of Vancouver Island and I was on my own. Definitely helped me restore my faith in humanity.
I saw Dork's video, showing the fall. Yep, big bikes have a magnet to the earth when stuff goes wrong. It pulls them down faster and harder than just gravity alone. I read this ^^^ on the internet, so it must be true?
😆 The Shining Twins shot with Ben and Eddie 😆
I took the pic hoping the “gag” would turn out somehow……
Id recommend a beta 500 for a bdr bike its the best in class performance dual sport I love mine but I got to get ride of it since I bought a Tuareg
We want to say great video but we all know the outcome. It was tough watching the beginning knowing what was to happen. We’re excited to see Windy Waters in person this coming September. Not sure if you will be going back but we hope so.
Well, I am again, so glad it was not your neck. Glad to see you back on the bike now, even though it is for something boring like going to work. Remember, the offer is open for my pain killer....
I have the tech 7 drystar variant and am in a love/hate relationship. Generally I love it, but they don't keep my feet dry when I hit decent puddles at speed. Plus they squeak so loudly when I walk that I couldn't sneak up on anyone. Wondering how you folks found them for water; it's making me wary of doing a trip to Alaska on them when, on past trips, I'm usually in the rain for several long, wet rides.
Mine were not the drystar so I have no comparison that would help you. For the squeak, the Alpinestars rep at Get On ADVfest last year told me to use a bit of chain lube. Worked perfectly and didn’t break down the material
Glad your recovering so nicely! How was your insurance coverage? Did it cover it all? Boots and other gear? Medical? Thanks!
Covered none of it. All is out of my pocket on payments. Word to the wise. Purchase travel insurance when out of the country.
Copy that, and that sucks. Thanks for the response. Happy healing. @@ExploreAdventureMoto
What socks were you wearing? Glad you're back on the bike dude!
YOU know the socks……
Good to see your doing better and have to agree running sucks.......
Hope you're doing well, Trav!
Food for Thought: If your budget allows, consider a dual sport bike for doing more technical off pavement riding, but have a bike big enough that your could also do some shorter ADV trips on. Maybe give some thought to replacing your 450X with something that's plated, in a similar size class.
I've had my 2002 DRZ since 2006. It has a little over 19k miles on it now. It had 875 when I bought it in Feb 2006. Yes, it's a bit heavy, but I've ridden it all over Washington, doing fire roads and single track, part of the IDBDR and parts of the WABDR. I have a few videos of those rides on my channel.
My DRZ is a much more enjoyable "fire road bike" than my KTM, but my KTM was a lot of fun when I went to Silverton, CO and was riding 10,000' + mountain passes for 4 days, due to it being fuel injected.
Maybe sell your 450X and buy Ben's 450L? just an idea. I heard he is selling his 450L - though maybe it's gone already.
Is there some sort of "travel medical insurance" a person can get when travelling to Canada?
Did your medical insurance work for any of the medical expenses in Canada?
KTM 890 R. Smaller but still has the thrills.
Glad you're going to be ok man. Good thing that was your leg and not your face, you're already scary enough 😂
Well played. I see what you did there lol
🎗️🎗️Jack’s Army🎗️🎗️…2023 seemed to be the year of the broken bone(s) for many.
How did you get the bike back to Oregon? Was it a problem getting it back with no rider on it?
The very kind folks with the adventure cooperative were gracious enough to bring it down with them on their way to CA
That was a total freak accident. I hope you’re doing well.
honda xr650L baby! or honda 300 rally
Did you just ride right into the railroad track rut?
I explain it at the end of the video
No memory speaks a little bit to concussion? Maybe I missed reference to that in your video, kinda in shock looking at the scans of your leg. I’m a little older than you but just want to say that even though you’re always going to be able to predict the weather, you’ll be feeling better in another couple of years. My uncle rode motorcycles in ww2 as a messenger. Blackout night time delivery in France after D Day, got whipped around in ruts, stuck a leg out, got tangled up in a hedge. Picked up out of the ditch by allied soldiers delivering wounded pow’s to the field hospital. Was immobilized there for three months surrounded by guys who didn’t speak English, then shipped to England, then back here to Canada where he spent a year in the local VA hospital waiting for bone to grow around the three inch length of steel that replaced a chunk of his shin bone. This was before I was born.
The takeaway from this story is that he was still hiking the bush with us during hunting season when he was age 82 years young.
Yes when I hit the ground, my head hit the rail of the bridge. Broke my helmet and concussion
@@ExploreAdventureMoto I have picked three guys up off the ground with head injuries back in the 80’s. One of them didn’t make it. None of them were wearing helmets. My brother and I both quit riding, one funeral too many. In 2022 I bought a bike again, my brother took it for a two minute ride then went out and bought one of his own. And we both bought new helmets 😎
When you break your leg or body in Mexico, in larger metro areas it's Cruz Roja( Red Cross) that have good abundance service, but on the Baja peninsula there are long stretches without good cell service and no human beings for miles!! German guy I know had to get driven to a clinic in Bahia DLos Angeles and then he paid the $1300 bucks for a medical helicopter to Tijuana and then transferred to a hospital in San Diego, towing bill for his motorcycle was $475 from Bahia to TJ.. and it's a @7+ hour drive so the guy with the truck was coming back empty.. And always think about it for all the people doing bucket list trips on Baja, yes it's absolutely beautiful but if you are riding off the pavement and eat it, all the ambulances are regular 2 wheel drive vans, so you could end up getting shuttled back to the road in a 4x4 pickup..on the bright side you will have cold beer..all Mexicans in a 4x4 off road are drinking beer
Please please get a smaller bike. Love seeing you but man you’ve had way too many accidents on the AT and every video I see with you it just looks like too much for you to handle
A lot of it was simply not being a good enough shape. I’m getting that puzzle piece in place and good to go next year. BUT I will be doing more difficult off pavement stuff on a smaller bike. I did the WABDR two years ago on the twin with zero issues because I was in better shape and a better head space. WABDR is my benchmark. More difficult (ORBDR) smaller bike. Less (IDBDR) the twin.