Thank you again for taking me along..Just picked up an iMac and trying to figure out how to use the mouse but the display of videos like yours make it worth it..I can ride my recliner in Bangkok and still enjoy the ride...hehe
Hi Juan, I wanted to let you know how much I have appreciated getting to know you and about all the awesome things you do and are involved with through your UA-cam channel. You and I are very much alike and I think we would be good friends if we ever met. I was a senior captain for the Washington State Ferries and am now retired. I really enjoy your aviation videos and hearing about your job. Dealing with the FAA or the USCG sounds very similar and being a competent officer of any passenger hauling device be it an airplane or a ferry is not an easy task. I also have been riding dirt bikes since I was 10 which was 55 years ago for me. I just picked a 2022 Husqvarna TE250i after riding a 2003 KTM 525 EXC for the last 19 years so your dirt bike videos are especially interesting and informative. To top it all off you have fought through your health situation, never complaining, and have successfully been declared “fit for duty” so you could return to the job you obviously have such love and respect for. You are an inspiration to me and to many others I’m sure. I can just tell that you and I could talk for hours about bike setup, navigation, being a licensed officer and exemplifying the American dream. Thank you for being an example of a first class American, father and all around cool guy. Your friend Ed
Great point about the Idaho OHV stickers, I wouldn't have thought about that but 12 bucks heck yes! I have done the same in Oregon where you can get their stickers at any dealer for 10 bucks.
I actually ride from 2,500 feet near Murphy up to 10,400 feet on Railroad Ridge on the north end of the White Clouds. Idaho trails are for sure tough to beat..!! Glad I live here!
Juan, I am extremely pleased to see you riding a real dirt bike. Still cannot believe that you rode the Rubicon with a street bike; wow! Thanks for your coverage of the Oroville debacle, and the flying information. If you ever get ready to sell the Mighty Luscombe, I might have a Sonex that you might be interested in? Thanks again for all you programs!
Juan long time subscriber who enjoys your videos, your right about Idaho I did AMA Dist 37 Mex2Can in 2k1 with Larry Counts and Dave Hutchens which went from Tecate Mex to East Port Canada 2500 miles of dirt covering 4 states. Idaho was the best espesially in the Bitterroots and in pan handle. We had group of KTM riders from Oregon who were bent on having all riders finishing, true camaraderie. It took 2 KTMs and a Yamaha for me to make it but it was an awesome adventure. Your making memories that will last a life time. Thanks for sharing, your video brought back some of mine.
Great vid. I think I need to get to ID. Couple tips. If you make the switch to mousse you can eliminate the weight of the tube and the tools. You will love Giant loop bags.
Between the bush flying and the trail riding both horse or dirt bike I’m moving to Idaho! I’m serious too. Hope to be living there in the next two to three years. It’s got it all for me! Cool video. I have a KTM 300 2stroke 2014 😆👍
great video i live in tendoy idaho half of the year and the rest in Calif. love rinding in both states. I would love to try some of the trails you've ridden!
I live in challis and ride all the trails in your video. I was born and raised hear and know exactly how lucky I am to ride such awesome country. I'd love to ride with you if your ever up hear again. A lot of local guys clear the trails in June. It's very hard work and we're always looking for volunteers. So sped the word.lol
You should try snowbiking. Your 300 TPI would be a nice bike with a snowbike kit! Simply a new experience of bike riding in the snow. Timbersled snowbike kit factory is located in Idaho. Greetings from a snowbike rider in Sweden 😊
great video, watched it till the end, Idaho looks amazing! How many miles did you make in 5 days? What is the range on full tank on that tpi bike? Sweet bike btw!
Hey how do you get OHV maps on Avenza? Was looking around Victor area for some trails. Being from Utah I'd like to take a weekend and make it up there, it would be nice to find some trails so I'm not up there driving around with my head cut off. Great video by the way, I wish more people would make bike/riding videos like you do! Thanks
Idaho, a magic place for the outdoorsmen. I was there when they offered landing places for our aircraft even into wilderness areas (Chamberlain Basin). If memory serves me there was one called Voodoo. High elevation and one-way. Like I say, magic place. bp
I live in the Roseville area. I’m familiar with GV (I know where Sierra Motor Sports is). Is the bike red sticker or green sticker? Good videos by the way. 👍
Hi Juan. I really enjoy your videos and have been a subscriber for about a year now. I'm in the SF bay area, and I've been riding a 350exc for a couple years now and will be buying a 2020 XCW TPI very soon. I don't need a lot of power as I'm 52 yrs old "C" rider and ride solo much of the time. I'd rather have not enough power than too much. What would you recommend 250 or 300? Also, if you were going to buy another XCW, would you get another 300 or step down to a 250?
Love your videos just wanted to let you know it’s because of your videos that I went out and got myself a brand new KTM tpi six day edition. Can I do more videos on the bike
I have a 2018 250 TPI and it's the best bike I have ever owned. I've ridden the 300 TPI and carb versions and am faster on almost every kind of terrain on my 250! My son has the 250 XCF W and it is a really impressive bike on its own but I still love the 2 strokes. Need to ride the 250 TPI on the pipe and be in the right gear in comparison to the 300 but it feels lighter for some reason. Great bikes all around! KTM really covers their bikes as we. Had a small problem with my bike at around 25 hours and KTM took care of the whole thing! Love a company I can depend on when you need them!
Note that the spark plug they use for the a 300 with a carb is actually the best plug to use in the TPI check out Slavens racing for a great tip on why not to use the stock plug.
Sweet! Thanks for the info. Good info all the way around.thankfully it wasn't a salt water dunk. If the moisture proof connections did their job there will not be any little electrical gremlins after a year or so. I'll be interested in this over time. Fly safe, have fun.
I guess you were fortunate you didn't suck in enough water to bend the connecting rod or destroy the piston. I'm sure it was just idling when it went over, not sucking in too much water. Or did you hit the kill button or turn the switch off?
Ya so efi is actually more water resistant than a carb as it is pressurized. That is up until you get water in the tank and in the pump and downstream than you have more of a problem than a carb. 2 self tuning these systems are very dumb as far as self tuning but still a few stop and start cycles are easier than re jetting for most people. Tublis and some good trials type tires would be my recumdation for your next purchase. Also get a chainsaw on your bike I like your ohv advocacy approach to your videos but leading by example with a saw and a trials Tire would help even more.
Would love to see a comparison video between the 2 stroke and your 350 excf in regards to riding trails in Idaho. Both those bikes are at the top of my need to purchase list.
Very nice info. However the Idaho trail sticker is not Federal it is all State of Idaho. The sticker is a excellent idea and it allows the state, who cleans off bikes, to clean hundreds and hundreds of miles a year. The forest service also cleans trails but they are a old and archaic institution and still only use foot or horseback and the cost of cleaning federally per mile is many times hiigher than cost per mile for the state. Wouldn't it be nice if the Fed's would sub to the state so that more trails could be opened up each year? Many thanks to our fellow riders and clubs who also do much trail cleaning yearly. I recently met a rider who said he and his pals spend 6 weeks every spring cleaning trails. Thats dedication. If your riding on trails the sticker is required.
I have the exact in reach. I have paper and PDF of vehicle usage maps. How did you get the delorme and the PDF to jive? Avenza app? Please advise. Thanks
Very curious as to the level road characteristics of the tpi, does it burble along at steady or "float" throttle as a typical two stroke or is it clean throughout?
Juan: I'm guessing, but others may confirm it because I did identify with the music track at the opening of this posting. The expose about your off-road motorcycle while being interesting, yet it didn't really spark my interest. I reside on the mostly flatlands of Indiana, and there're trails in my community, but they are mostly for joggers and bicyclists. In fact, the trail system is quite extensive and is on the increase all of the time. It's amazing what can be accomplished with a narrow strip of asphalt pavement. Getting back to the music: the song you uploaded (there wasn't any credit graphic) reminded me a whole lot of the theme from the PBS TV (and CREATE Channel) 'The Woodwright Shop, with Roy Underhill. LINK: www.pbs.org/video/woodwrights-shop-woodwright-musical/
🤣Nice outtake there! Man, I need to get my butt out to ID! Looks like 180° opposite from where I'm at in MA, as far as OHV use is concerned. MA demands payment for NOTHING, while bending over backwards AND spending MILLIONS of taxpayer dollars, on NON motorized recreation ... all while COMPLETELY BANNING motorized recreation! It's infuriating ... but I digress. What a BEAUTIFUL area out there in ID!! LOVE that bike, too! I was super-nervous buying an EFI Polaris Sportsman 800 back in '05, but over the years it's proven to be as reliable as a stone ax. In 13 years, I haven't had so much as a hiccup in the fuel injection system, and I've sunk this thing right to the bars many times! It's got a pretty good snorkel system on it, so never filled the box up - not yet, anyway, hahaha! That said, I haven't really REALLY ridden it in over 5 years - it's been a tractor the past 5; plowing snow, skidding lumber, moving trailers and such. After seeing this, I need to RIDE this thing! I hate MA ... 😞 Great vid, and thanks for the review on the Katoom! 👍👍 😎
I like your videos on the 300 tpi! Living in portuguese island with only 90kms perimeter and 400km2, do you recomend this bike to the use 70/30% road/dirt ? I know its a pure enduro bike but would love to have one to do daily small distances. Best regards!
Thanks. Here its street legal. But because i never tested the bike, i dont know if its hard on the driver and motor to cruise on the road in midle throtle, like i experienced on my previous 4 strokes, 450 crf 2002 and 250 rmz 2010. Hated that experience.
how often do you find the fan comes on ? my 2019 TPI 300 hasn't boiled at all so far so I wasn't going to bother fitting a fan, but keen to hear your feedback
I like the way you explain everything and talk , thank you for this moment ! Subscribed
Glad you had fun and got home in one piece! Thanks for the great scenery!!
Thank you again for taking me along..Just picked up an iMac and trying to figure out how to use the mouse but the display of videos like yours make it worth it..I can ride my recliner in Bangkok and still enjoy the ride...hehe
Subscribed. Thanks for visiting our fine state and for taking time to talk about our OHV sticker program.
Hi Juan, I wanted to let you know how much I have appreciated getting to know you and about all the awesome things you do and are involved with through your UA-cam channel. You and I are very much alike and I think we would be good friends if we ever met.
I was a senior captain for the Washington State Ferries and am now retired. I really enjoy your aviation videos and hearing about your job. Dealing with the FAA or the USCG sounds very similar and being a competent officer of any passenger hauling device be it an airplane or a ferry is not an easy task.
I also have been riding dirt bikes since I was 10 which was 55 years ago for me. I just picked a 2022 Husqvarna TE250i after riding a 2003 KTM 525 EXC for the last 19 years so your dirt bike videos are especially interesting and informative.
To top it all off you have fought through your health situation, never complaining, and have successfully been declared “fit for duty” so you could return to the job you obviously have such love and respect for. You are an inspiration to me and to many others I’m sure.
I can just tell that you and I could talk for hours about bike setup, navigation, being a licensed officer and exemplifying the American dream. Thank you for being an example of a first class American, father and all around cool guy.
Your friend Ed
Great point about the Idaho OHV stickers, I wouldn't have thought about that but 12 bucks heck yes! I have done the same in Oregon where you can get their stickers at any dealer for 10 bucks.
I actually ride from 2,500 feet near Murphy up to 10,400 feet on Railroad Ridge on the north end of the White Clouds. Idaho trails are for sure tough to beat..!! Glad I live here!
Juan, I am extremely pleased to see you riding a real dirt bike. Still cannot believe that you rode the Rubicon with a street bike; wow! Thanks for your coverage of the Oroville debacle, and the flying information. If you ever get ready to sell the Mighty Luscombe, I might have a Sonex that you might be interested in? Thanks again for all you programs!
Wow, those trails and views look absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks for the information on the Idaho OHV use sticker! I’ve never been to Idaho, but, I might just buy one to help keep the trails open! Nice bike!
Juan long time subscriber who enjoys your videos, your right about Idaho I did AMA Dist 37 Mex2Can in 2k1 with Larry Counts and Dave Hutchens which went from Tecate Mex to East Port Canada 2500 miles of dirt covering 4 states. Idaho was the best espesially in the Bitterroots and in pan handle. We had group of KTM riders from Oregon who were bent on having all riders finishing, true camaraderie. It took 2 KTMs and a Yamaha for me to make it but it was an awesome adventure. Your making memories that will last a life time. Thanks for sharing, your video brought back some of mine.
Thanks Bill!
Beautiful family. Don’t stop making memories!
Thanks for playing my backyard!! I have the same bike and really enjoy it!
Great video! I agree with buying stickers to support the trail system. I live in MN and don't have anywhere near as many trails to ride.
Good vid dude. Comments on the TPI are spot as well had very similar feedback from the bike in Romania
I’ve wanted to ride in Idaho for years. I need to plan a trip. Thanks for the tips.
The Inreach works well. My brother uses one on his extreme climbs and ultra marathons. It was a life saver when he was caught in an avalanche in Peru.
Awesome, Awesome and again Awesome! 👍🏻👍🏻 Thank your for all the videos. And please be careful. ✌🏻
Here in ky one ain't swamped till your up to your neck swimming.... my ol xr-250 never stopped. New I n 93 still have her
idaho ohv sticker, best money i ever spent. i camped & rode trails in the big springs west yellowstone area.
Great vid. I think I need to get to ID. Couple tips. If you make the switch to mousse you can eliminate the weight of the tube and the tools. You will love Giant loop bags.
Between the bush flying and the trail riding both horse or dirt bike I’m moving to Idaho! I’m serious too. Hope to be living there in the next two to three years. It’s got it all for me! Cool video. I have a KTM 300 2stroke 2014 😆👍
Cheers pal you have just made my mind up on deciding which ktm to get👍
great video i live in tendoy idaho half of the year and the rest in Calif. love rinding in both states. I would love to try some of the trails you've ridden!
Very cool thanks 👍👍really enjoy your stuff
I live in challis and ride all the trails in your video. I was born and raised hear and know exactly how lucky I am to ride such awesome country. I'd love to ride with you if your ever up hear again. A lot of local guys clear the trails in June. It's very hard work and we're always looking for volunteers. So sped the word.lol
Thanks Kyle!
You should try snowbiking. Your 300 TPI would be a nice bike with a snowbike kit! Simply a new experience of bike riding in the snow. Timbersled snowbike kit factory is located in Idaho. Greetings from a snowbike rider in Sweden 😊
Sweet! Would love to ride out there what a beautiful view at 20 seconds in WOW
All fluids are incompressible. Just being a smart ass. Great video man
Very informative. Thank you for the update.
great video, watched it till the end, Idaho looks amazing! How many miles did you make in 5 days? What is the range on full tank on that tpi bike? Sweet bike btw!
Great stuff Juan! OMGosh. numbnuts, LOL 🤣 haven't heard that term in a while. Love the videos!
Brilliant video. So informative! Keep up the A+ content
Jacob Mueller Thanks Jacob!
Beautiful place to be. Keep it up!
Great video, good content and information. And anytime anyone talks about Idaho its going to resonate with me....
Funny. That water crossing at Grand Prize Gulch claimed one of my friends. Nice video.
When i come to the States im catching up with you for some ADV riding.😉😊
Hey how do you get OHV maps on Avenza? Was looking around Victor area for some trails. Being from Utah I'd like to take a weekend and make it up there, it would be nice to find some trails so I'm not up there driving around with my head cut off. Great video by the way, I wish more people would make bike/riding videos like you do! Thanks
Are single track trails by any chance considered motorized for coverage in Avenza? Awesome videos.
Awesome video. How often do you change the gear oil? Manual says after first 5hrs then every 40 hrs; seems a bit high?
One of my favorite persons on youtube!
Wow dude I bet you had good time!
That grand prize gulch crossing has claimed many. Just got back from the Yankee Fork, good stuff.
looks so easy, yet so slippery...
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
Idaho, a magic place for the outdoorsmen. I was there when they offered landing places for our aircraft even into wilderness areas (Chamberlain Basin). If memory serves me there was one called Voodoo. High elevation and one-way. Like I say, magic place. bp
Check out "Fly Idaho" for all backcountry airstrip info. There are over 80 backcountry airstrips in Idaho.
I live in the Roseville area. I’m familiar with GV (I know where Sierra Motor Sports is). Is the bike red sticker or green sticker?
Good videos by the way. 👍
Take this opportunity and explain what stol aircraft would be a good fit for a KTM? Great job as usual!
Hi Juan. I really enjoy your videos and have been a subscriber for about a year now. I'm in the SF bay area, and I've been riding a 350exc for a couple years now and will be buying a 2020 XCW TPI very soon. I don't need a lot of power as I'm 52 yrs old "C" rider and ride solo much of the time. I'd rather have not enough power than too much. What would you recommend 250 or 300? Also, if you were going to buy another XCW, would you get another 300 or step down to a 250?
Paradise man! Love it.
Best travelogue yet.
Love your videos just wanted to let you know it’s because of your videos that I went out and got myself a brand new KTM tpi six day edition. Can I do more videos on the bike
Looks awesome!! Definitely in my list now.. Idaho... who woulda thought? lol
how was germania creek? its on this years pallet for the TOI
Do you still fly for the airlines? I would be curious to see another one of those type of videos.
how different is the handling of this 2 stroke bike versus your exc 4 stroke?
Great video. I enjoy these riding videos much more than Wrangerstars.
I have a 2018 250 TPI and it's the best bike I have ever owned. I've ridden the 300 TPI and carb versions and am faster on almost every kind of terrain on my 250! My son has the 250 XCF W and it is a really impressive bike on its own but I still love the 2 strokes. Need to ride the 250 TPI on the pipe and be in the right gear in comparison to the 300 but it feels lighter for some reason. Great bikes all around! KTM really covers their bikes as we. Had a small problem with my bike at around 25 hours and KTM took care of the whole thing! Love a company I can depend on when you need them!
Excellent!
Note that the spark plug they use for the a 300 with a carb is actually the best plug to use in the TPI check out Slavens racing for a great tip on why not to use the stock plug.
Sweet! Thanks for the info. Good info all the way around.thankfully it wasn't a salt water dunk. If the moisture proof connections did their job there will not be any little electrical gremlins after a year or so. I'll be interested in this over time. Fly safe, have fun.
I guess you were fortunate you didn't suck in enough water to bend the connecting rod or destroy the piston. I'm sure it was just idling when it went over, not sucking in too much water. Or did you hit the kill button or turn the switch off?
Ya so efi is actually more water resistant than a carb as it is pressurized. That is up until you get water in the tank and in the pump and downstream than you have more of a problem than a carb. 2 self tuning these systems are very dumb as far as self tuning but still a few stop and start cycles are easier than re jetting for most people. Tublis and some good trials type tires would be my recumdation for your next purchase. Also get a chainsaw on your bike I like your ohv advocacy approach to your videos but leading by example with a saw and a trials Tire would help even more.
Good you didn't bend a rod. Juan, could you post a link to the map source. Thanks
"Works good, last a long time." KTM's new motto.
Wow I’m gunna have to check out Idaho
Great info for the riders .
You Sir are a Man ! Thank you !!
Would love to see a comparison video between the 2 stroke and your 350 excf in regards to riding trails in Idaho. Both those bikes are at the top of my need to purchase list.
The 2T is a much better trail bike.
Great video, Thanks.
Great, another video with head banging fiddle and dulcimer:)
Where is your california sticker? I they changed the altitude thing for 2020.
Super nice video, If you let your bike run it adjust the tpi as you ride.
How about a comparison of your 350 vs the 300 for the TID?
Do you ever ride out here in Southern California?
Love that bike so ready to get one.
Do it! (While you can...)
Very nice info. However the Idaho trail sticker is not Federal it is all State of Idaho. The sticker is a excellent idea and it allows the state, who cleans off bikes, to clean hundreds and hundreds of miles a year. The forest service also cleans trails but they are a old and archaic institution and still only use foot or horseback and the cost of cleaning federally per mile is many times hiigher than cost per mile for the state. Wouldn't it be nice if the Fed's would sub to the state so that more trails could be opened up each year? Many thanks to our fellow riders and clubs who also do much trail cleaning yearly. I recently met a rider who said he and his pals spend 6 weeks every spring cleaning trails. Thats dedication. If your riding on trails the sticker is required.
How many gallons of gas do those things take?
It could be that the bike is flooding from the steep incline maybe?
thanks for the great video
Idaho ROCKs. Check out the T1 and T2 trail , A## Kickers but excellent!!!!!!! T1 is my Fav.
So Idaho is grizzly country. Do they not mess with you when you're on a dirt bike?
I have the exact in reach. I have paper and PDF of vehicle usage maps. How did you get the delorme and the PDF to jive? Avenza app? Please advise. Thanks
I never linked the two yet. Cell phone GPS works great on Avenza.
Nice vlog I enjoy motorcycles also.
don't get hurt trying to keep up with Kevin...what, no stealth silencer?
Great video...
Very curious as to the level road characteristics of the tpi, does it burble along at steady or "float" throttle as a typical two stroke or is it clean throughout?
Super crisp thru the whole powerband.
Great video 👍👍
Thanks Rich!
Juan: I'm guessing, but others may confirm it because I did identify with the music track at the opening of this posting. The expose about your off-road motorcycle while being interesting, yet it didn't really spark my interest. I reside on the mostly flatlands of Indiana, and there're trails in my community, but they are mostly for joggers and bicyclists. In fact, the trail system is quite extensive and is on the increase all of the time. It's amazing what can be accomplished with a narrow strip of asphalt pavement. Getting back to the music: the song you uploaded (there wasn't any credit graphic) reminded me a whole lot of the theme from the PBS TV (and CREATE Channel) 'The Woodwright Shop, with Roy Underhill. LINK: www.pbs.org/video/woodwrights-shop-woodwright-musical/
Enter Name Here did as good a job turning out this video as you normally do, Juan. Nice work E.N.H.
I'm glad KTM has kept the kick-start on the bike while other companies are getting rid of it.
Thanks for the video man curious why you don't run the Moose bibs so you don't have to carry anything for Flats
TuBliss set up now.
@@blancolirio thanks for getting back with me how do you like it and can you tell a difference I have a 2019 TX300 and have thought about it
🤣Nice outtake there!
Man, I need to get my butt out to ID! Looks like 180° opposite from where I'm at in MA, as far as OHV use is concerned. MA demands payment for NOTHING, while bending over backwards AND spending MILLIONS of taxpayer dollars, on NON motorized recreation ... all while COMPLETELY BANNING motorized recreation! It's infuriating ... but I digress. What a BEAUTIFUL area out there in ID!!
LOVE that bike, too! I was super-nervous buying an EFI Polaris Sportsman 800 back in '05, but over the years it's proven to be as reliable as a stone ax. In 13 years, I haven't had so much as a hiccup in the fuel injection system, and I've sunk this thing right to the bars many times! It's got a pretty good snorkel system on it, so never filled the box up - not yet, anyway, hahaha! That said, I haven't really REALLY ridden it in over 5 years - it's been a tractor the past 5; plowing snow, skidding lumber, moving trailers and such. After seeing this, I need to RIDE this thing! I hate MA ... 😞
Great vid, and thanks for the review on the Katoom! 👍👍 😎
i have the same bike. love mine! i enjoy your vids, so ive sub'd
Thanks Jerott!
I like your videos on the 300 tpi! Living in portuguese island with only 90kms perimeter and 400km2, do you recomend this bike to the use 70/30% road/dirt ? I know its a pure enduro bike but would love to have one to do daily small distances. Best regards!
It's best on technical trails off road. That being said you may be able to plate one (make it street legal) where you are.
Thanks. Here its street legal. But because i never tested the bike, i dont know if its hard on the driver and motor to cruise on the road in midle throtle, like i experienced on my previous 4 strokes, 450 crf 2002 and 250 rmz 2010. Hated that experience.
It's very small and light on the road, gotta balance the wheels too. I would remove the rim locks.
Numb nuts. That cracked me up.
Wish MY trail riding "buddies" were as prepped and amiable as you are. "Watch out for that tree".......................
how often do you find the fan comes on ? my 2019 TPI 300 hasn't boiled at all so far so I wasn't going to bother fitting a fan, but keen to hear your feedback
often when crawling up hot steep trails with frequent stops. Otherwise not at all.
so no issues using the fan and the battery draining ? how often do you find the fan coming on ?
U r one cool guy!!
Buddy of mine had a mid eighties Maico compression was so high had to push start it..
490!
Thanks Juan. How long did it take to get the bike running again after the water ingestion?
About 15-20 minutes?
@@blancolirio Thanks. Having no experience with non carbureted bikes, I was curious.
Let's see your FWC!