72 Hours of Off-Road Motorcycle Training (I had a ROUGH time)
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- I spent 72 Hours Training with an Off-Road Motorcycle Instructor and I had a Rough Time on the 2022 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES DCT at Touratech Rally West.
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Why did I, a 45 year old man, get emotional watching this? The fact that this exists for women riders is so amazing. Awesome video. I can't wait to show this to my daughter!
Because it's full of love. You can be hardcore and soft at the same time. We men have so much to learn - and unlearn.
Way to go Amanda!
I was super stoked to see so many women riding at Touratech.
All of us, men and women, benefit from training.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks Critter :)
Well done! It's not always as easy as it looks. The training looked excellent. I'm a 64 year old man and 5 months ago attended a 2 day course on the Africa twin. Although I had some off road experience I didn't think there was sufficient basic training as shown in this video before hitting the real technical stuff. As a result I had a big off and am now recovering from rotator cuff surgery. I wish there were more training schools across the UK like SHEADV for both men and women. Well done again.
I have no doubt that you put a lot of pressure on yourself, perhaps subconsciously. With 47,000 subscribers, you knew that every moment you were being held to a higher standard and THAT is a lot of pressure. All of us who have watched your videos over the years know that you can ride and do ride fearlessly but never, never recklessly. All of us remain impressed with your skills and your ability to give us enjoyment from your enjoyment. Hang in there!
🤗 Thank you for your kind words Richard!
Gee that was a nice comment.. So much negative stuff out there keep up the support of bikers.
Definitely don't be hard on yourself! Doing the slow speed stuff on a DCT bike is really hard. So you did amazing achieving what you did on the DCT Africa Twin! Main thing is that you kept getting back on the bike! 😊👍
Well done, Amanda! We've been riding for so long, we've fallen into the inacurate assumption that we don't "need" more training. You've inspired me to seek out a course I can take this year. I think a re-fresher to help me hone my skills would be a huge help. Thanks for always inspriring us to go further, push harder, and always have fun!!!
good for you sticking with it.
Thank you for the kind words!
Rain can't stop this crew! Thank you for your candid view of how things went. You have excellent perseverance and are a badass indeed.
I appreciate that!
I felt your pain and starting frustration to begin but rejoiced in your successes. My bike is way too big, but you have given me hope.
Please keep going.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your support!
I believe in you! You've got this
Keep learning, always.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Analyse what happened, try to figure out what went wrong, how to prevent it, or how to correct it, then try to practise that.
I've learned so much watching your videos. You are an amazing rider and an amazing human.
Great job, Amanda. You are inspiration to all people trying something hard to do. And you don't quit. Please don't change.
Well done Amanda! You are an inspiration for all of us!
Really great video Amanda, thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
That was so cool thanks for sharing your experience I think we all can relate
Glad you enjoyed it!
Rain can’t stop this crew! Way to stick with it Amanda 👍
Rain can't stop this crew!
Amanda, another excellant production, thanks. You did great, practice is great, but by experience you done this and more out where it really counts, on some remote fire/bm/trail gravel/dirt road a bike that's packed like a mule. Your handicapped a bit by the Africa Twin DCT, a great bike, but is big and a bit top heavy. You were taught to use the clutch and rear brake for tight turns, not the throttle, so understandably the DCT poses a muscle memory conflict. After totaling my CB500X in a puddle with 28 inches of clay, I considered buying the Africa Twin because of you. However, I sat on both, the Transalp 750 won, it had lower center of gravity and weighed 100 lb less with almost the same hp, so at my age [80] I could pick it up. I watched your presentation in front of those ladies, they awed by your experiences. Never doubt your abilities or credentials, like the girl said, she couldn't ride it load with luggage. I commend you on your riding skills, because in reality, your have faced, adjusted, and over come all the off road issues will riding a loaded bike knowing you had to press on. Keep positive, never doubt your abilities, and alway pick the right track for you.
Mastering whatever bike you're on currently is why taking classes is so helpful! :)
I'm glad you like the Transalp! It seems like a great bike!
The Twin is great for what I do because I'm doing a LOT of Big Mile Days with like 70% of that on slab, so the Twin just offers a lot more comfort than a smaller bike could.
Thank you for the kind words!
As a man that didn't start riding until later in life I could use a course like this.
I think you did great. Sometimes we all put too much pressure on ourselves and sometimes we have good days and bad days. What's amazing to me is, you constantly train to make yourself better, a thing a lot of riders don't and should do. I love watching your videos. You are an inspiration to other riders and just keep doing what you are doing. Looking forward to more videos. I too am going to try a bmw or triumph off road course here in the UK, based on what I have seen you do
Hi Amanda, I am new to youtube and I have watched a few of your videos! You are an inspiration to all! You are doing "the thing" and you give it your all! You are awesome in my book! I have really enjoyed seeing the Country from your eyes. I have driven across the US 14 times but not on a Motorcycle. I have been riding "street" bikes since 1986 an I have over 30 thousand miles of riding between a GS750, Dyna and now my 09 Heritage. You are really good at making videos also. You have a great Brother, and when you and Gary are riding together, I see lots of happiness in both of you obviously! I wish I had a Brother or Sister to ride with me. They don't ride motorcycles. I have really enjoyed the rides I have been on and there is so much more I want to see. I have seen 31 States, most by car or truck, some on motorcycles. I love the West and the East, I have lived on both ends and, in many States, in between. I guess my favorite States to ride in have been New Mexico and North Carolina. I was stationed at the Air Force Base near the White Sands National Park, and I think everyone should see it at least once! I have been there many times myself. Thank you for sharing! Please be safe as usual, I know you are. Maybe I will make a video sometime. I have seen videos from other people as well and I think I have some things to add from my experiences. I wish you all the best and safe travels! Keep going!
Great video. I dont know why you dont have more subscribers. I have 3 favorite riders to follow: You, Kinga , and Noraly. It would be awesome if the stars were to align, and you could all do a collaboration. And remember, you only get old when you stop learning.
What an amazing experience you had. I rejoiced to see you did the obstacle course and that you were just enjoying the experience. It's so easy for us to get in our heads and forget that we should be enjoying training, even when we aren't getting it down. It's about time for me to get my cones out and really practice. Thank you for this great and inspirational video. See you on the road!
Glad you enjoyed it!
In many ways we learn more from our failures. That cross drill is no joke.
You did great. I was at the rally on my wr250r and had fun. But even after riding over 55 years, I feel my skills need a class now.
Rain can't stop this crew.
Another great video Amanda. It's been an awesome journey watching your community and channel grow. Here's to an epic 2024
Amanda, you are doing great! Keep up the good work and attitude. Thanks for the vid.
Great job Amanda. That AT is not very forgiving in slow technical stuff. Being an Africa Twin owner I can attest to that. Add your anxiety issues (that I can relate to as well ) you did an awesome job.
Rain can't stop this crew
I love watching you grow your skills. Have a great 2024!
Thank you so much ☺️
I love love love that you keep going forward. The glass is never full. There is always a want for more. Not in a greedy way, but in a spiritual way. You are amazing Amanda. I do not do adventure riding. I can’t stand watching it on other channels. It’s not my thing. I will watch your videos forever because you inspire the soul, not the mechanics of it. Your channel for me is about personal growth, the willingness to be brutally honest and vulnerable, and the courage to face the fears and the adventures ahead. Keep being beautiful.
hats off to ya mam you dine forgot more than me ever learned smile ole man from mississippi on a wing and and a prayer and retired smile
Wooooooo! Rain can’t stop this crew! ❤
Great job overcoming "obstacles" of all kinds. 🙂
Thanks! 😊
Great video Amanda!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much 🤗
Well done. I have not reached out lately, but I am still watching and seeing your journey.
I appreciate that!
Those tight drills are very challenging. You did great.
Thank you!
Man ya'll are wild. After growing up on dirt bikes I really don't think I could take a bike that big and heavy off road. I'll take a yz250f any day.
Good for you
Great video! Important video. Keep riding. Keep creating.
Rain can’t stop this crew! What an awesome video, Amanda! What an amazing experience! You did so great 🤩👍🏻
🤗 thanks so much!
I love your videos because they are authentic. You are real !!!!! I cannot wait for my street to thaw so I can get out there. I live at 8500 feet in the mountains in Colorado.
Thank you so much!!
One of my goals for riding is taking more classes like this one. I wish there were more opportunities in the Midwest.
Absolutely LOVED this. Your dedication to improving and sharing that gets me so pumped!
As a very short male rider I prefer watching the women riders because on average they are smaller and I can relate to their struggles. I would live to be able to participate in one of these classes. Leg strength is not an issue for me as I'm a bodybuilder. Subscribed
What a brilliant vid! I found it and you really inspirational so thank you and good luck with your next adventure 💜
I always appreciate the honesty and sincerity of your content.
Well done! Congratulations!
Awesome video. Shared it with my wife for encouragement
Thanks for sharing!!
That was painful to watch. I cannot imagine how hard a DCT bike is to make tight turns. Good on you young lady!!
Rain Can't Stop This Crew.
Great video as always
I think unlearning habits is much harder than learning a technique right. I have ridden most of my life, about 55 years now. The thing that keeps me going is that I am always learning something new. A recent change to my bike coral has really helped. I have my adventure bike, T7. I also do Hair scrambles and endurance rides on my WR450F. The newest addition has been the Montesa 260 4RT. The balance , throttle and brake work I do on this 140lb bike translates into better control on the bigger bikes. I can drop it 300 time a day and its nothing to pick up over and over. In a trials event, the bike will go as far as my skill will take me. The big plus, I can practice in my yard. You can do anything you want to do. I have found as I age it's easier to work through my bad habits on the Montesa. Maybe consider taking some trials lessons. It's helped me a lot. You are a good rider and have done things that most people would never do SOLO. Hold your head high and have fun. You have accomplished so many things and inspired many people to get out there and ride. Looking forward to your next adventure. B
Amazing. What a great opportunity. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Rain can’t stop this crew 😊
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Cool video. I have an Africa Twin. It is a heavy bike in my opinion and is top heavy to boot. With your riding experience, you would have aced this on a lighter, more agile bike. I also have a crf 250f and Goldwing. They both excel at what they were made to do. Adventure bikes are made to offer you the opportunity to do pavement or off-road, but with compromises. I admire that you are so determined to improve your riding skills, that you are willing to accept the challenges that come with it. The technical challenges do make us better riders, but picking that heavy bike off the ground is more than enough challenge for me! See you in the next video!
Great stuff. Those bikes are huge!
nice work! glad you didnt give up
Thanks😊
@@AstheMagpieFlies keep doing the thing! I know you will....
Great video thank you very well done as always thanks for taking us along and putting in all the work. Cheers to ya.
Thanks 👍
This was so interesting and helpful to see!
Oh my goodness 🙏 thank you so much for watching 😊
I'm so glad you found it helpful!
Proud of any lady that chooses a big bike and rides. Great 👍🏼 stuff and keep it up. Stay safe on 2 wheels 🛞 🛞 and let the good times Cape Town South Africa.
Hi Amanda! Love your passion and dedication! Sure hope to see you and your brother at Americade one of these years 😂 Motorcycles, Mountains, Lakes, camping...what could go wrong?! Much love !
Thank you so much for this! I've been thinking about selling my Honda CB500X lately. Been riding Harleys for more than 20 years and it's sooo different.. But after seeing this video i'm not giving up! I will practice, i will get more confidence, and i will enjoy it!
Forward is forward, no matter how big or small. Be kind to yourself 😊
Thanks for the kind words ☺️
You are an amazing woman, Amanda. I'm a road rider that's as adventurous as I've gotten so far. Love your video's, love you . Stay safe.
I so felt you on this! I did 2 offroad training programs last summer with mostly men, which seemed to add to the pressure. I struggled so bad the first day with not being as good going in one direction than the other then messing up an obstacle and missing the next one entirely 😅 I must have practiced in my dreams because the lessons clicked more the second day! From what you showed, I think you did awesome! I have a CB500X and to me that is a big, heavy bike. The Africa Twin is a beautiful machine but it's way too much for my skill level. You do this very well, I think ❤️🤗
Rain can't stop this crew! Happy to see you back!! :)
👏👏👏
Congratulations I watch all your videos very proud of you
Thanks Richard!
Honda, all Amanda's fans thank you.
Very inspiring video! Great job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video! Amazing group, and you did it!!
Thanks so much!!
👏 Great video and info thanks Amanda.❤
Looks like great training for any rider.
What a great training class!
It was!!
thank you, this video is very informative on motivation and focus needed
Physical skill doesn't matter if the head isn't on the same level. The mental side is 90% of things!
Congratulations!
I can relate. Concentration is extremely important. I've participated in 2 day training sessions where we ride all day. The last sessions especially, you try to prove to yourself that you have improved and can do everything perfectly. When doing high speed track riding, that is not only incorrect, but downright dangerous. The last 15 minute session, I felt some lapses in concentration. My line, feet positions, vision and braking were all a little bit off. I thought to myself: "Hey! You have been learning so much this weekend, and what's the benefit in going through the motions when you keep doing beginner mistakes?". So I just slowed down and let other riders pass me. The next round another rider went down, one of the instructors actually, and the session was cancelled.
The moral of the story is that sometimes you should give yourself a pass. You should definitely challenge yourself, but sometimes you have to take a step back to take two steps forward.
You did great 👍 Especially considering the weight and the dct. You inspire a lot of people
First we love you and what you do for the MC community. Don't beat yourself up! Second, How do you feel the DCT did? Would having a clutch make off-road easier?
Because of what you do and how you do it you are better than a lot of riders. You do not have to be perfect. Being really good or great at something is fine. Let others that always strive for perfection go through mental and physical mistakes and suffer disappointment. You should try getting into the mindset that you are great at what you do and inspire others to try to reach your level. I feel that you do what you are doing for enjoyment and not a means of frustration and suffering failure. What you do should be fun and not a job.
Enjoyed watching! Classes like this make me nervous! I could do better if it’s simply for fun in learning. The pressure to succeed though…😰
Iron Cross is tough. The trick is to use the whole space. Come out to the centre then dive back to the edge of the next arm. Lots of fun.
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Amanda, I think you’re amazing!!! Despite how you think you’ve performed during this intense training, your riding skills have definitely benefited. You go girlfriend!
Thank you so much!!
Way to go!😊
Great job in a high pressure environment!,😅😅😅
Outstanding Amanda. I need some training!
😜 It's a great time to plan 💛
Yup, certified badass!
Pretty cool! I'm a man, but I would love to take this course!
Great training skills, What's the helmet you're rocking in this vid?
You say you have 11 years riding experience? Amazing
You inspire me
shall is awesome!
Rain stops me,until i put on my rainsuit.;-)
Regardless of the gender, this video is very educational.
Thank you so much for reminding us.
🙏 thank you very much for watching
most impressive. i'm taller than you, larger than you, sporting a 32" inseam, & when i tried the AT, i found it (surprise!) a bit tall & top-heavy; ended up with the AT's smaller sibling, the transalp. you rule that big bike! hey, no end-crew question?
I love the Twin for what I do which is a LOT of long days on the bike, like 70% of what I do with the Twin is lonnnng highway days and it's just so great for that with more capabilities off-road than my 2016 cb500x thanks to the higher ground clearance and just better suspension overall, purpose but wheels etc.
I'm so glad you're enjoying the Transalp though! It seems like a wonderful bike 😊
There was a secret end crew message 😜 check again
@@AstheMagpieFlies "dang it, bobby!" i was listening for that message, not reading. my bad. ok, "rain can't stop this crew!" BTW, i agree with chris' assessment: a fully loaded AT is a daunting challenge to ride. doubly impressed that you rule it.
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Rain can't stop this crew.
I have a hard time imagining what it's like to run a dtc bike off road. On road I'd be perfectly find with it, but off road... I'd be going for the clutch every 5 seconds.
It has definitely taken some getting used to, and like Shal said I use my brakes to modulate speed quite a bit. However, hill climbs are so much nicer now because I'm never worried about what gear I am in, or losing torque mid climb because I'm in too high of a gear and can't shift fast enough and so on -it's been so nice!!
We are dying for some more material…. Do you have enough old material that you can put together a video?
this is so awesome :)
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I did definitely @@AstheMagpieFlies
Thanks for sharing your experience! As one who has studied the process of learning new skills and then applying to performance (former world champion endurance athlete and also playing many hundreds of songs on guitar professionally) I’d like to share something that I was told many years ago, “thinking is stinking”… when your brain gets in “analyze” mode it no longer is processing information fast enough to perform complex things like live-music performance or high level physical/mental activities. A nice way to deal with this is to smile and sing silly songs or make funny noises inside your head (or helmet in this case) This distracts your analytical brain from getting in the way and allows the “flow state” to happen that top athletes and musicians describe. Hope this helps. (I’m sure you can find many articles on-line that can explain better and with the science to back it up) Please do a follow up video if you find this to work for you. Thanks!
After learning many different skills, there is only one truth about learning a new skill: everyone learns differently, everyone goes at their own pace, and the "breakthrough" moment or tool is different for everyone.
You’re a badass
I would never consider you a quitter, Amanda. You do things I would pass up on.
(hashtag bad-ass babe 😉)