I ride a t7, and I pack 2x gloves, a spare tube, tyre levers, a bead buddy, a mini jack to lift one wheel, duck tape and zip ties. Couple of sockets to fit the most common bolts. All fits under the seat of the t7
With your experience and abilities on your 300, you’re gonna nail it on the 890. Looked like a cool ride, narrating was awesome & entertaining as always! Good times ahead, looking forward to more adventure content 🤘
I always found that an old car engine cam-belt was easy to pack and extremely useful for dragging the bike out of mud holes and gorse bushes. You can't break them and they even make ace tow straps. The teeth are good for grip too.
For tools to carry on an adventure bike, I would say: tire puncture repair kit is most important (air pump), the tools you used to change oil, and spark plug, remove gas tank, (there are many T25 torx bolts on my KTM). Then things like thread locker, zip ties, electric tape. Don’t bring the whole socket set, or wrench’s, just the pieces related to the size bolts on your bike.
Hey dude, long time 790R owner, when offroad as a beginner switch your bike into offroad mode, it calms it down a bit and make sure ABS is set to offroad and traction control is off completely. It can get you into trouble on gravel. Happy riding man cant wait for the adv content
Hells yes! Well done mate. Cross-skill between the adv and enduro bikes is awesome. Switching between my T7 and 21 EXC tpi I find that engine speed is the greatest difference: the T7 can lug through anything at low revs and the EXC wants constant high revs. Also learning to steer with the rear on the adv makes for more speed through the corners - scary to begin with but heaps of fun once mastered. Keep up the good work mate - we love it!
Hi. I watched your video where you say it's the first time you ride a dual purpose motorcycle in the field. In my humble opinion, you're just a great rider, or you're just an experienced rider without fear of overturning or dropping the motorcycle, something that always sits on the side of my brain and pecks at me like a crow. Keep it up, I wish you zero falls or motorcycle crashes.
If your looking for good duel sport tires or even dirtbike tires I suggest shinko duel sport 705s or if your just looking for a good dirt tire try the Dunlop MX33s. You won’t be disappointed with either
Love it! Happy to see you enjoying adventure riding. Planning for a day trip I pack a manual tire pump, safety wire/pliers, roll of tape, basic toolkit(2-3 common sized wrenches), tire levers and a spare tube. Also a 3 month old smashed snack bar somewhere in the pack, just in case. That's usually enough to make sure I can either get home or somewhere safe.
@@nickrussell4073 It might work for some. Where I'm at they aren't exactly street legal. I do a fair amount of road riding at highway speeds and would be concerned with the mousse overheating over time. Some people get away with it though.
Brilliant mate, more of this content will be epic . I ride a tiger 800 (as well as off road bikes) and was nice to see this type of video. appreciate your efforts bud✌🏼
Thing to pack. First, don't bother packing anything you don't know how to use to get yourself home. But here's what I take to the desert for multi day trips. InReach rescue beacon. (Also good for texting significant other at bedtime) Tow strap for unrepairable problems. (There are too many to prepare for). Also useful for tying things back onto the bike that fell off. Spare 21 inch tube and tyre levers. Now you can ride out on a tubeless tyre with a bent rim. (One of the tyre levers should have a 27mm wrench on one end to remove the axle.) Small bicycle pump. Hose Clamps. I once made a gear selector lever with 2 of these and a stick. SteelStick or similar epoxy putty for fixing holes in engine case etc. Sockets - 13, 10, 8, 6mm. Bring the smallest ratchet you can find. Chapman tools make excellent ones for $9 Allen or Torx bits. (Chapman ratchet will also fit these. Spanners, double ended 13-10, 10-8mm Non gargantuan multitool. 2 Bic lighters. One of them is always empty. (Fire. Our first successful attempt at cutting edge physics/chemistry.) Duct tape. (Just a bit wrapped around a tyre lever will do. Its impossible to fashion anything like this from found materials, and its a fire starter too. Spare fuses. Bit of electrical wire. Electrical continuity tester. (i.e. A bit of wire with a bulb and 2 crocodile clamps.) Torch/flashlight Headlamp. Another one of those, just in case. Spark plug socket. (For when you flood the engine dropping it in a river.) I can't remember anything else, and can't be bothered to walk to the shed. FWIW I used to ride a KTM 640 alone around the desert here in California, and I broke down a lot. At first.
I'm sure it's been mentioned, but a portable battery air compressor is game changer. Air down to about 16-18 lbs and then back up to 36 or whatever your preference when you're back on asphalt...
I’m traveling America (Chicago to Balcarce, Argentina) on a GSA 850, right now I’m Costa Rica… I wish I had your skills! I like doing off-roading but I’m much slower (I blame it on the weight) 😂. Still loving every minute of it. Keep on sharing your rides!
A lot of us here in oz are ditching the bigger heavier adv bikes and choosing 500 to 700cc bikes .for my self trying to pick up the big adv bikes after a stumble was getting a bit old .
Long adventuring day: Water. Lots of it. Snacks. Lots of 'em. Spare Front + Rear Tubes. Trail Stand for propping up the bike to remove/reinstall wheel. Trail Tool with every nut/bolt size for wheels (make sure to undo all wheel nuts/bolts and do them up with the Trail Tool to ensure you can undo them with the tool should you need to). Hand Pump that can go to the right pressures. Gaffa/Duct Tape. Electrical Tape. Multi-Tool. Screwdrivers. + and -. Puncture Patches/Adhesives. Then the usual stuff like spares gloves, goggle lenses, phone, GPS, wallet etc.
Planning a trip through Southern Utah and Northern Arizona in April, around 2,000 miles total. I ride a Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro. May explore some dirt roads and forest trails but the riding will be mostly on pavement. Thought about camping, but it's still cold at night in Utah and I want to keep my gear to a minimum. Thanks for your video. Nice production value, great sound and visuals.
I’m an all round experienced rider having experienced most types of bike. Just done 13000miles in Central America off road and with a surf board and guitar. I used a honda Xr 190 and I am now converted to riding smaller bikes. I would not have liked to do my journey on a larger bike as they are too heavy and therefore limited. I now have reintroduced the beauty of riding also through being on a smaller bike.
Looks great, been following the enduro for a bit, but super stoked to see ya on a big bike and offroading it already! As far as traction control goes, I recommend not turning it off initially but just using it in rally mode. When I was getting used to mine I rode offroad throttle response (I came from a underpowered 250 so I had to get used to instantaneous power), but street throttle now. Basically 9 is for rain and saving tires/less amount of spin as possible, it's the same to what you'll find on rain mode, 7-8 is for when you want to not spin up a lot but good for general dirt roads and what I use on road (I use when I want the bike to help save the tire for me), 5-6 is what I recommend for the roads in the video, able to spin up a bit but without getting out of hand till you're used to the bike. 3-4 when you wanna have fun with the rear end but just ride general trails or dirt/gravel roads. 1-2 for single track when it's tacky or loose dirt/gravel/mud/sand and you wanna get the tire spinning without thinking or have lots of spin on gravel roads. Tc off (have to go to the mtc menue and hold button with throttle off but it'll turn off if you cycle keep in mind) for when it's mud bog, sand, snow and you need full wheel spin to keep momentum. I prefer riding it in rally mode because it keeps the mode saved no matter how often you stop and turn off the bike, and it's fast to go from high tc to low. For abs just stick it in offroad abs and leave it till you get back on road if you want, turning abs off off doesn't have a great effect for most people and will only help them not fall in 90% of cases, I'll only run abs off off on enduro stuff and even then offroad abs is fine, and usually in tc 1 or 2 less there's some hill climbs or sloppy stuff. For gear that I bring with me; space blanket, first aid, saw (to make shelter or fire, weatherproof matches, co2 launcher to set a bead if needed, tire plugs (yes you have tubeless), 21"tube and wrenches ofc, tire inflator of some sort (mini compressor is good for airing up and down, (don't go lower than 28psi on that front unless you're ready to buy a new rim)), paracord, water and water filtration, energy chews or bars, inreach, compass and map of the area unless you know it super well, whistle incase you're pinned under bike and need help (or if there's another fisky adv rider), the saw can double as bike stand if you have branches near by but if you don't maybe a bike stand is a good idea, tool kit can get filled out on top of what comes with the bike. The bike is super capable, you picked a good one! I'm sure you'll enjoy it, there's plenty of mods I can recommend but it's all dependent on the person. Those tires were good for the start but they fell off quickly, puncture resistance was fine, and better on road then dirt. My rear mitas E-09 (dakar) lasted 5k on average but gripped better than the karoo3 ever did all the way down to nubs at 6000km. E-13 looks like it would serve well for the terrain in this video, if you don't mind some noise on the roads. I'm on a d908rr rear now because it's cheaper for me in the PNW in NA, but if the mitas are a good price for you I would recommend. If you wanna peep my credentials I got some vids up of my bike riding on the channel. Cheers, hope this helped answer some questions!
I really liked your 1st ride vid. You have purchased a fine machine for sure. While your bike is muddy, you can practice laying it over and then picking it up. Due to the unique gas tank design, it is supposed to be easier to pick up than most bikes of its class.
Don't turn traction control off, just set ride mode to Rally and change slip as you go or as the situations dictates. I preferred Street throttle response myself, but you might wanna give Rally throttle a go. Also set ABS to offroad so that you can lock the rear up. Get rid of the Karoo3 tires. They slip sideways real easy and are treacherous af. Go with something like the Mitas E-09 or Motoz Rallz/Desert if you want something decent offroad but still road worthy and pretty durable. Remove the rubber inserts from the footpegs, they get real slippery when wet and muddy. Also, about the sound. Wings, Dobermann or Remus slip-ons sound bloody awesome and is a stupid easy install. If you want to take it to a whole other level remove the cat and install a rottweiler intake. It'll roar like a thousand dragonbears.
What this guy says, not convinced of the E09s as they spin up a lot at street pressure but if you get serious fit a narrower rear rim to let the tyre dig better. The Rottweiler intake and a power commander brings them to life but just the cat removal crispens the exhaust note up. I ride my 790 in rally mode, abs in off road and usually play with the traction control a bit on the fly. Don't be scared of dropping it, its very hard to break stuff (I've tried) and easy to pick up and I'm a 67 year old skinny white guy.
@@iainsmith6294 Rottweiler adventure Power Plate, Arrow cat back , and Tekmo muffler, ride in rally mode, and hang on !! 69 yr old retired desert racer. Great Fun.
@@SteveHofsaess Ha Ha , 58 year old skinny white guy here, is always fun when to pass the young guys when they least expect it, we get more cunning when we get older.
I've got an 890 as well, traveling Idaho to Alaska this spring. We have of course the flat repair kit, but also the Airmoto inflator. It's compact and light, charges quickly. It's a sweet tool for adjusting tire pressure really fast.
Best commentary I’ve ever heard. You should do radio too! First time? Back when I was flying off of Aircraft Carriers, you would be known as NAFOD. No apparent fear of death. Quite the rider!
Dude, I just found this channel by this video and let me say that I am so STOKED to see more videos from you on the 890. Also you got some incredible riding where your at!!! So jealous!!!
Love the video man and looking forward to seeing more of this type of content. I’ve a T7 and absolutely love some of the places it takes me. Been putting videos up each week of some of my adventures, hopefully will make it over to wales again this year too. Anyway keep it up 👌🏼
that moment riding behind someone and you hear their pipe and it sounds good and you think to yourself ‘maybe I need an exhaust too……’ is so relatable it made me laugh
Funny lad 😊 it’s always nice to listen to funny lads. That sounded like hell of a fun, which is what offroading, and bikes in general should be all about. Cheers!
puncture repair, rope, foldable shovel, foldable saw, small took kit, the rope comes in handy if you are on your own, easier to winch and drag the bike if it has landed in a awkward place to pick it up. I adventure on my F750GS, she is heavy when laying on her side, which she has on more than one occasion offroad on my own. A bit of huffing and puffing and going through my swearing vocabulary, all good once the bike is back on two wheels
I love How it looks I wish I had this in my country, un new to offroad, afraid of falls AND all my scenery Is like forest with steep Hills up AND down I want to but do not know How people do, stand up on a dusty Hill Is just so difficult! But cheers for the Views!
Day trips I carry, allen keys, a microfibre cloth for my mirrors and visor and there is some stuff you can buy for your visor so the water beads off, don't know what it's called, and a spare bike key. oh and an external battery charger for phone and go pro.
12v pump and puncture kit, racks and soft panniers, I use a 5m x 5m dd hammocks tarp and extendable tarp pole,packs smaller than a tent, lite weight 3 season sleeping bag,small ground sheet and a UL 80 sleeping matt, spare levers,spare gear stick and brake pedal,proper hand guards like bark busters and good quality crash bars, we go away 3 times a year for 4 to 6 day trips offroad on Welsh tet and great Western tet and trf trails on our 600cc bikes and this year we doing some trips to Scotland and Europe mainly tarmac and gravel roads on the big adventure bikes like the ducati desert x and African twins for the easy stuff
Tirelevers, pump, spanner and 21" tube for the front, because it also fits in the back in an emergency. Ratched set on the front fender, cold metal paste, Leatherman and that's it, even for long trips
bring a 21" tube and spoons with you, the 790/890 stock rims are butter and eventually you will bend one once you start picking the speed up. pick up a set of wrap around hand guards, and once you break a mirror go to the double take units. The Camel ADV clutch arm is worth the money. I like the Motoz Rallz rear tire and AX41 front for a mix of riding (the rallz front wanders on the road badly for me). ADV bikes are really fun in their own unique way
@@MidWestMX always do mate, i watch your vids religiously lol soon as i see a vid from both channels i always watch them, also gives me the inspiration to jump on my kx 125 and go for a blast lol 1 day i shall have a tpi or tbi, you have made my mind up for me on defo getting 1 lol ps always good to see you mixing things up on the channel
On my basic list : spare tube, reamer tool/puncture repair kit, foot pump, cable ties, decent rope (car towing if needed), KTM ALU tire levers, hex and torx tool and bits, Garmin watch (for emergency TXT feature and compass and maps-navigation) and a friend on a 2nd bike. I did the TET in Belgium once alone in rainy conditions, got in a tricky situation between 2 small rivers in slippery muddy trail of 1 meter width with an 1190R, stuck between twigs and the bike after an attempt to jump a 1m deep hole ( Chris Birch style but failed big time ), said to myself to never do that alone anymore :)
Yo! Loving the new adv content! Few months back picked myself up a Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro and it was one of my best decisions adding a adv bike into the garage! Keep up the good work and keep the content coming!
Nitrile/latex gloves (if it starts raining or gets cold put those under your riding gloves). Zip ties/cable ties because you never know when you'll need them. Snacks. Flashlight. And what kind of maniac eats a KitKat like that? 😂
I've got a 1290 SAS and I've done a lot of dirt and gravel and even some forestry roads. I always wonder how the non-knobby alloys would fare on a rocky road like this one.
looked like a blast, and some beautiful country. Things i usually take on a longer ride or overnight are: backpack with water bladder, on the outer ''bottle pouches" i put two msr feul canisters just in case, small tool kit with (pliers/multitool, some sockets and a socket wrench, plugs/patches for tires, couple of zip ties, DUCT TAPE, ) flashlight, a small can of fix a flat (mainly because it has enough pressure to inflate a tube/tire not necessarily for stopping the leak), tire guage, small ifak/first aid kit, socks (multiple uses other than just wearing), and recently added one of the small battery jump starters that has usb ports for charging phone too, lighter, some spare fuses, spare bulb for headlight, snacks, and of course some Toilet Paper.
I too have a little piggie... I have found little piggie really likes to have the tires aired down offroad, I carry a small compressor and air piggie back up for the street. Cheers.
Ride it like a 300 mate - rally mode - offroad , use the clutch - Awsome , always take a mini 12v pump and tyre plug type repair kit for tubeless tires
Ride a 300 versys carry phone, multi tool, enouth tools to remove broken parts (intebitable in mud, for me at least) warmer layer of clothes, motul tire repair spray (never got to use it), zip-ties(must) and some wire. Nice to have water and a snack as well.
If riding off road in remote areas I always carry a Garmin InReach GPS that has a feature which can request help via satellite SOS button that sends your exact GPS position and allows text messaging via satellite also. The iPhone 14 also has satellite rescue features, which include accident detection and will prompt you to ask if you want to cancel the request if you don’t want the cavalry to come to the rescue.
I ride an AT. My bike has the tool kit in a tool tube, I carry a spare tube and a baja no pinch tool for tire repairs. GPS on the tower. Tow strap for stuck bike, bead breaker, tire irons are under the seat. In my pack I carry spare map, lunch, good first aid kit with a tourniquet and mylar blanket, and a small air compressor. Thats it.
If you have Rally mode enabled (not just Off Road mode) you can adjust traction control to 9 settings on the fly with the up/down buttons. I heard that the true Rally mode on the new KTM 890s is only temporary and times out after a few months and you need to pay a KTM dealer to enable it permanently. I have a 2020 Adventure 790 R and it is permanent from the factory. KTM likes to make extra money now on things that should be included.
Love it. I'm about to trade a seldom ridden "extra" cruiser for my first ADV. Been riding for decades, but it'll be out first ADV. Looking at midrange, as well... probably a V-Strom 650 from what we're looking at now. Totally loving this content. Cheers. 😎
Meeting adventure friends is the biggest perk IMO. I recently made two friends. One on a DRZ400 I met at the local dealership and the other was on Reddit. We have only ridden 3 times since then but are already thick as thieves.
Sir, I'm jealous of your riding! Well. Yesterday, we rode on the lake. It's half a meter of snow still....ridiculously fun, but you need swim pants on....... Gravel roads is a lot more fun and not so cold. The roads you ride, I'd sell a daughter for that gravel roads around here!!! Amazing! Ride safe and day hello if you want a cup of tea in middle part of Sweden.
I like TC in Rally mode set at about 3-5 is enough to let the front wheel loft when needed and can have some fun drifting around a turn but won't step out completely sideways. If you hit some washboard and starts to cut off you can drag the rear brake to keep the wheelspin down and power up. I set throttle response to rally in more gnarly stuff that needs the front lofted to get out of holes and what not, but then set to offroad on easier stuff so your arms don't get sore from all the hard hitting power.
Great video and looks bloody awesome. Loved how you were dodging the puddles at the start as not to get her dirty 🤣 can’t wait for the next adventure and let’s hope you make another friend. Ooo friend 👍🤣🤣
Put gloop in your tyres ure tubes ure carry tin of tyre foam an spare chain link that fits chain thats on it gloop has never let me down an its a shock what you find stuck in your tyres when you change them
I think if I ever had the opportunity to run a bike in a place like that, quiet exhaust would be my preference. Sure, the big boy exhaust sounds nice once in a while, but having it droning on and on as your trying to navigate your way through terrain would just get old after a short while. Although, I find the older I get, the more I appreciate the quiet. lol!
I had an KTM 890 and loved it. I should never have sold it. I am currently looking for another one. Great video, I am a first timer on your channel. Nice content.
I ride a t7, and I pack 2x gloves, a spare tube, tyre levers, a bead buddy, a mini jack to lift one wheel, duck tape and zip ties. Couple of sockets to fit the most common bolts. All fits under the seat of the t7
Good one for the t7 is the rally raid spanner, designed to fit under the t7 seat, proper handy
duck tape?!
There's no way all of that junk fits under the stock seat. Lol
@@Sarrus25 I do have a rally tall seat admittedly
Nobody eats a KitKat bar like that…nice video though…
I can’t tell you how uncomfortable it made me to see you eat that Kit Kat that way 😂
So i am , i feel dizzy watching him eat that choclate bar
It's a heinous act of KitKat annihilation.
straight up psychopath
The dude took a bite out of the whole KitKat like a psychopath
He took four fingers :)
Hahha
Isn't it a Ritter Sport?
With your experience and abilities on your 300, you’re gonna nail it on the 890. Looked like a cool ride, narrating was awesome & entertaining as always! Good times ahead, looking forward to more adventure content 🤘
Thanks mate. Yeah it’s so much fun. I’m addicted
Don't buy those big cc high hp, heavy bikes. They are shit to handle, and They are to fragile, to do seriously offroading!!!
I always found that an old car engine cam-belt was easy to pack and extremely useful for dragging the bike out of mud holes and gorse bushes. You can't break them and they even make ace tow straps. The teeth are good for grip too.
good one john!
used them on snow
Took your advice now my neighbors car won't run
For tools to carry on an adventure bike, I would say: tire puncture repair kit is most important (air pump), the tools you used to change oil, and spark plug, remove gas tank, (there are many T25 torx bolts on my KTM). Then things like thread locker, zip ties, electric tape. Don’t bring the whole socket set, or wrench’s, just the pieces related to the size bolts on your bike.
Hey dude, long time 790R owner, when offroad as a beginner switch your bike into offroad mode, it calms it down a bit and make sure ABS is set to offroad and traction control is off completely. It can get you into trouble on gravel. Happy riding man cant wait for the adv content
Yeah I totally forgot. My bad. I’m just stupid 🤣
Hells yes! Well done mate. Cross-skill between the adv and enduro bikes is awesome. Switching between my T7 and 21 EXC tpi I find that engine speed is the greatest difference: the T7 can lug through anything at low revs and the EXC wants constant high revs. Also learning to steer with the rear on the adv makes for more speed through the corners - scary to begin with but heaps of fun once mastered. Keep up the good work mate - we love it!
Just getting into adventure riding, what do u mean steer with the rear? Is it like skidding into corners and powersliding out while standing?
EXC 500 owner here, and there's no end of low down rideable power. It will chug up anything if you mess up enough to need it.
Hearing that Tenere exhaust brings a smile to my face. KTM made a great bike, but the Tenere is a fantastic value and sounds wicked.
Agreed. I need an exhaust upgrade
I’m tempted to buy the Tenere just for that engine and bark alone. Got to try a KTM 790 too.
Hi. I watched your video where you say it's the first time you ride a dual purpose motorcycle in the field. In my humble opinion, you're just a great rider, or you're just an experienced rider without fear of overturning or dropping the motorcycle, something that always sits on the side of my brain and pecks at me like a crow. Keep it up, I wish you zero falls or motorcycle crashes.
If your looking for good duel sport tires or even dirtbike tires I suggest shinko duel sport 705s or if your just looking for a good dirt tire try the Dunlop MX33s. You won’t be disappointed with either
second that! I've got some shinko 705s and love them. Their 700s and golden boys are good too but more dirt biased. 🤙
Love it! Happy to see you enjoying adventure riding. Planning for a day trip I pack a manual tire pump, safety wire/pliers, roll of tape, basic toolkit(2-3 common sized wrenches), tire levers and a spare tube. Also a 3 month old smashed snack bar somewhere in the pack, just in case. That's usually enough to make sure I can either get home or somewhere safe.
Thank you
Not sure its a thing for adventure bikes but what about some harder mouses? Save messing with tubes?
@@nickrussell4073 It might work for some. Where I'm at they aren't exactly street legal. I do a fair amount of road riding at highway speeds and would be concerned with the mousse overheating over time. Some people get away with it though.
@@BadMarmot what about a can of tire slime?
@@drzoidberg9758 I have no experience with the slime. If it works for you then 👍
Brilliant mate, more of this content will be epic . I ride a tiger 800 (as well as off road bikes) and was nice to see this type of video. appreciate your efforts bud✌🏼
Thing to pack.
First, don't bother packing anything you don't know how to use to get yourself home.
But here's what I take to the desert for multi day trips.
InReach rescue beacon. (Also good for texting significant other at bedtime)
Tow strap for unrepairable problems. (There are too many to prepare for). Also useful for tying things back onto the bike that fell off.
Spare 21 inch tube and tyre levers. Now you can ride out on a tubeless tyre with a bent rim. (One of the tyre levers should have a 27mm wrench on one end to remove the axle.)
Small bicycle pump.
Hose Clamps. I once made a gear selector lever with 2 of these and a stick.
SteelStick or similar epoxy putty for fixing holes in engine case etc.
Sockets - 13, 10, 8, 6mm. Bring the smallest ratchet you can find. Chapman tools make excellent ones for $9
Allen or Torx bits. (Chapman ratchet will also fit these.
Spanners, double ended 13-10, 10-8mm
Non gargantuan multitool.
2 Bic lighters. One of them is always empty. (Fire. Our first successful attempt at cutting edge physics/chemistry.)
Duct tape. (Just a bit wrapped around a tyre lever will do. Its impossible to fashion anything like this from found materials, and its a fire starter too.
Spare fuses.
Bit of electrical wire.
Electrical continuity tester. (i.e. A bit of wire with a bulb and 2 crocodile clamps.)
Torch/flashlight Headlamp.
Another one of those, just in case.
Spark plug socket. (For when you flood the engine dropping it in a river.)
I can't remember anything else, and can't be bothered to walk to the shed.
FWIW I used to ride a KTM 640 alone around the desert here in California, and I broke down a lot. At first.
I'm sure it's been mentioned, but a portable battery air compressor is game changer. Air down to about 16-18 lbs and then back up to 36 or whatever your preference when you're back on asphalt...
I’m traveling America (Chicago to Balcarce, Argentina) on a GSA 850, right now I’m Costa Rica… I wish I had your skills! I like doing off-roading but I’m much slower (I blame it on the weight) 😂. Still loving every minute of it.
Keep on sharing your rides!
Thanks for confirming that the 890 is easy to ride on trails like these if you got some enduro skills before! Loving this content.
A lot of us here in oz are ditching the bigger heavier adv bikes and choosing 500 to 700cc bikes .for my self trying to pick up the big adv bikes after a stumble was getting a bit old .
I bump into Adrian every time I’m riding in Mid Wales. 😂 great guy.
Who eats a Kit Kat like that?! YOU ANIMAL!
Long adventuring day:
Water. Lots of it.
Snacks. Lots of 'em.
Spare Front + Rear Tubes.
Trail Stand for propping up the bike to remove/reinstall wheel.
Trail Tool with every nut/bolt size for wheels (make sure to undo all wheel nuts/bolts and do them up with the Trail Tool to ensure you can undo them with the tool should you need to).
Hand Pump that can go to the right pressures.
Gaffa/Duct Tape.
Electrical Tape.
Multi-Tool.
Screwdrivers. + and -.
Puncture Patches/Adhesives.
Then the usual stuff like spares gloves, goggle lenses, phone, GPS, wallet etc.
Planning a trip through Southern Utah and Northern Arizona in April, around 2,000 miles total. I ride a Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro. May explore some dirt roads and forest trails but the riding will be mostly on pavement. Thought about camping, but it's still cold at night in Utah and I want to keep my gear to a minimum. Thanks for your video. Nice production value, great sound and visuals.
Nice real world ride, thanks for sharing. The 890 is my current "gotta have it" bike.
A thing I've never seen before: Eating a kitkat like that. The rest on the video was a blur after that :)
Good video ( I'm guessing ) 😂
I’m an all round experienced rider having experienced most types of bike. Just done 13000miles in Central America off road and with a surf board and guitar. I used a honda Xr 190 and I am now converted to riding smaller bikes. I would not have liked to do my journey on a larger bike as they are too heavy and therefore limited. I now have reintroduced the beauty of riding also through being on a smaller bike.
Looks great, been following the enduro for a bit, but super stoked to see ya on a big bike and offroading it already! As far as traction control goes, I recommend not turning it off initially but just using it in rally mode. When I was getting used to mine I rode offroad throttle response (I came from a underpowered 250 so I had to get used to instantaneous power), but street throttle now. Basically 9 is for rain and saving tires/less amount of spin as possible, it's the same to what you'll find on rain mode, 7-8 is for when you want to not spin up a lot but good for general dirt roads and what I use on road (I use when I want the bike to help save the tire for me), 5-6 is what I recommend for the roads in the video, able to spin up a bit but without getting out of hand till you're used to the bike. 3-4 when you wanna have fun with the rear end but just ride general trails or dirt/gravel roads. 1-2 for single track when it's tacky or loose dirt/gravel/mud/sand and you wanna get the tire spinning without thinking or have lots of spin on gravel roads. Tc off (have to go to the mtc menue and hold button with throttle off but it'll turn off if you cycle keep in mind) for when it's mud bog, sand, snow and you need full wheel spin to keep momentum. I prefer riding it in rally mode because it keeps the mode saved no matter how often you stop and turn off the bike, and it's fast to go from high tc to low. For abs just stick it in offroad abs and leave it till you get back on road if you want, turning abs off off doesn't have a great effect for most people and will only help them not fall in 90% of cases, I'll only run abs off off on enduro stuff and even then offroad abs is fine, and usually in tc 1 or 2 less there's some hill climbs or sloppy stuff.
For gear that I bring with me; space blanket, first aid, saw (to make shelter or fire, weatherproof matches, co2 launcher to set a bead if needed, tire plugs (yes you have tubeless), 21"tube and wrenches ofc, tire inflator of some sort (mini compressor is good for airing up and down, (don't go lower than 28psi on that front unless you're ready to buy a new rim)), paracord, water and water filtration, energy chews or bars, inreach, compass and map of the area unless you know it super well, whistle incase you're pinned under bike and need help (or if there's another fisky adv rider), the saw can double as bike stand if you have branches near by but if you don't maybe a bike stand is a good idea, tool kit can get filled out on top of what comes with the bike.
The bike is super capable, you picked a good one! I'm sure you'll enjoy it, there's plenty of mods I can recommend but it's all dependent on the person. Those tires were good for the start but they fell off quickly, puncture resistance was fine, and better on road then dirt. My rear mitas E-09 (dakar) lasted 5k on average but gripped better than the karoo3 ever did all the way down to nubs at 6000km. E-13 looks like it would serve well for the terrain in this video, if you don't mind some noise on the roads. I'm on a d908rr rear now because it's cheaper for me in the PNW in NA, but if the mitas are a good price for you I would recommend.
If you wanna peep my credentials I got some vids up of my bike riding on the channel. Cheers, hope this helped answer some questions!
wow! and theres me with a bottle of water and an old paper map!
I really liked your 1st ride vid. You have purchased a fine machine for sure. While your bike is muddy, you can practice laying it over and then picking it up. Due to the unique gas tank design, it is supposed to be easier to pick up than most bikes of its class.
Put it in Rally Mode, slip control 0 to 9 & ABS Offroad which no interference rear brake & partial on the front, read the manual explains real well.
Also in Rally Mode I prefer Street throttle response 👍
Don't turn traction control off, just set ride mode to Rally and change slip as you go or as the situations dictates. I preferred Street throttle response myself, but you might wanna give Rally throttle a go. Also set ABS to offroad so that you can lock the rear up.
Get rid of the Karoo3 tires. They slip sideways real easy and are treacherous af. Go with something like the Mitas E-09 or Motoz Rallz/Desert if you want something decent offroad but still road worthy and pretty durable.
Remove the rubber inserts from the footpegs, they get real slippery when wet and muddy.
Also, about the sound. Wings, Dobermann or Remus slip-ons sound bloody awesome and is a stupid easy install. If you want to take it to a whole other level remove the cat and install a rottweiler intake. It'll roar like a thousand dragonbears.
What this guy says, not convinced of the E09s as they spin up a lot at street pressure but if you get serious fit a narrower rear rim to let the tyre dig better. The Rottweiler intake and a power commander brings them to life but just the cat removal crispens the exhaust note up. I ride my 790 in rally mode, abs in off road and usually play with the traction control a bit on the fly. Don't be scared of dropping it, its very hard to break stuff (I've tried) and easy to pick up and I'm a 67 year old skinny white guy.
@@iainsmith6294 Rottweiler adventure Power Plate, Arrow cat back , and Tekmo muffler, ride in rally mode, and hang on !! 69 yr old retired desert racer. Great Fun.
@@iainsmith6294 dont under estimate the 67 year old skinny white guys,, I have a 2023 890 S coming this week
@@SteveHofsaess Ha Ha , 58 year old skinny white guy here, is always fun when to pass the young guys when they least expect it, we get more cunning when we get older.
+1 to all the above, except: best bang for buck is the KTM Rally foot pegs. So much easier to ride with.
I've got an 890 as well, traveling Idaho to Alaska this spring. We have of course the flat repair kit, but also the Airmoto inflator. It's compact and light, charges quickly. It's a sweet tool for adjusting tire pressure really fast.
Best commentary I’ve ever heard. You should do radio too! First time? Back when I was flying off of Aircraft Carriers, you would be known as NAFOD. No apparent fear of death. Quite the rider!
Gorgeous ride, great job! Fun to see you enjoying your friend so much -- what a blessing 🙏
WHO EATS A KITKAT LIKE THAT?!? Blasphemy!
That KitKat made me sub. That's the type of possitive chaotic energy we need among YT bikers.
Another great vid, get some pivot pegs, they make a huge difference. Keep up the mix of enduro and adventure, loving it
Dude, I just found this channel by this video and let me say that I am so STOKED to see more videos from you on the 890. Also you got some incredible riding where your at!!! So jealous!!!
Thanks man. Yeah I cant wait to film some more stuff on the big bike
Love the video man and looking forward to seeing more of this type of content. I’ve a T7 and absolutely love some of the places it takes me. Been putting videos up each week of some of my adventures, hopefully will make it over to wales again this year too. Anyway keep it up 👌🏼
Good to see that others eat kit-kat's like me!
When im not alone. Pissing people off is the greatest thing there is!
“having a good day?” eats kitkat in a very very WRONG way “How about now?”🤣🤣🤣
Great call on the adventure bike - get into the TET, trans European Trails. 👍
Whereabouts is this byway?
that moment riding behind someone and you hear their pipe and it sounds good and you think to yourself ‘maybe I need an exhaust too……’ is so relatable it made me laugh
I haven't stopped thinking about it since
Funny lad 😊 it’s always nice to listen to funny lads. That sounded like hell of a fun, which is what offroading, and bikes in general should be all about. Cheers!
What kind of savage eats a Kit Kat like that 😂
One thing I've found about ADV bikes, it's one of the most welcoming communities. They just want to ride when and where they can lol
Bro eats that chocolate like a serial killer. That's a menace to society. 😂
What microphone are you using with the GoPro media mode?. Great video!
Where about where are you riding?
puncture repair, rope, foldable shovel, foldable saw, small took kit, the rope comes in handy if you are on your own, easier to winch and drag the bike if it has landed in a awkward place to pick it up. I adventure on my F750GS, she is heavy when laying on her side, which she has on more than one occasion offroad on my own. A bit of huffing and puffing and going through my swearing vocabulary, all good once the bike is back on two wheels
I love How it looks I wish I had this in my country, un new to offroad, afraid of falls AND all my scenery Is like forest with steep Hills up AND down I want to but do not know How people do, stand up on a dusty Hill Is just so difficult! But cheers for the Views!
Day trips I carry, allen keys, a microfibre cloth for my mirrors and visor and there is some stuff you can buy for your visor so the water beads off, don't know what it's called, and a spare bike key. oh and an external battery charger for phone and go pro.
i apreciate the way you chomped that kitkat. lmao
12v pump and puncture kit, racks and soft panniers, I use a 5m x 5m dd hammocks tarp and extendable tarp pole,packs smaller than a tent, lite weight 3 season sleeping bag,small ground sheet and a UL 80 sleeping matt, spare levers,spare gear stick and brake pedal,proper hand guards like bark busters and good quality crash bars, we go away 3 times a year for 4 to 6 day trips offroad on Welsh tet and great Western tet and trf trails on our 600cc bikes and this year we doing some trips to Scotland and Europe mainly tarmac and gravel roads on the big adventure bikes like the ducati desert x and African twins for the easy stuff
Tirelevers, pump, spanner and 21" tube for the front, because it also fits in the back in an emergency. Ratched set on the front fender, cold metal paste, Leatherman and that's it, even for long trips
bring a 21" tube and spoons with you, the 790/890 stock rims are butter and eventually you will bend one once you start picking the speed up. pick up a set of wrap around hand guards, and once you break a mirror go to the double take units. The Camel ADV clutch arm is worth the money. I like the Motoz Rallz rear tire and AX41 front for a mix of riding (the rallz front wanders on the road badly for me).
ADV bikes are really fun in their own unique way
where is this trail..? looks great
loving the content and the singing lol haha the levellers beautiful day lol haha class tune lol, also loving the fact your mixing things up, great job
Glad you enjoyed
@@MidWestMX always do mate, i watch your vids religiously lol soon as i see a vid from both channels i always watch them, also gives me the inspiration to jump on my kx 125 and go for a blast lol 1 day i shall have a tpi or tbi, you have made my mind up for me on defo getting 1 lol ps always good to see you mixing things up on the channel
On my basic list : spare tube, reamer tool/puncture repair kit, foot pump, cable ties, decent rope (car towing if needed), KTM ALU tire levers, hex and torx tool and bits, Garmin watch (for emergency TXT feature and compass and maps-navigation) and a friend on a 2nd bike.
I did the TET in Belgium once alone in rainy conditions, got in a tricky situation between 2 small rivers in slippery muddy trail of 1 meter width with an 1190R, stuck between twigs and the bike after an attempt to jump a 1m deep hole ( Chris Birch style but failed big time ), said to myself to never do that alone anymore :)
Yo! Loving the new adv content! Few months back picked myself up a Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro and it was one of my best decisions adding a adv bike into the garage! Keep up the good work and keep the content coming!
“I’m not as nervous with a friend” well yeah if you’re following them there’s a fear u get when in front😂
I like to carry puncture repair kits and all that kind of stuff. Just what I plan on longer trips. Not overnight just what's in my backpack.
I thought I should let you know, you earned my like with the kit-Kat. The sub is because your amusing. Keep having fun guy.
what a nice trail you got there keep on riding my friend nice vid👍👍
You became less cautious following him and it amped up your ADV skills. Well done. Looks like you had a lot of fun.
Awesome scenery, but what's going on with your headlight @15:37?
Nitrile/latex gloves (if it starts raining or gets cold put those under your riding gloves). Zip ties/cable ties because you never know when you'll need them. Snacks. Flashlight. And what kind of maniac eats a KitKat like that? 😂
I've got a 1290 SAS and I've done a lot of dirt and gravel and even some forestry roads. I always wonder how the non-knobby alloys would fare on a rocky road like this one.
looked like a blast, and some beautiful country. Things i usually take on a longer ride or overnight are: backpack with water bladder, on the outer ''bottle pouches" i put two msr feul canisters just in case, small tool kit with (pliers/multitool, some sockets and a socket wrench, plugs/patches for tires, couple of zip ties, DUCT TAPE, ) flashlight, a small can of fix a flat (mainly because it has enough pressure to inflate a tube/tire not necessarily for stopping the leak), tire guage, small ifak/first aid kit, socks (multiple uses other than just wearing), and recently added one of the small battery jump starters that has usb ports for charging phone too, lighter, some spare fuses, spare bulb for headlight, snacks, and of course some Toilet Paper.
That was extremely helpful. Thank you my friend 🙏
I too have a little piggie... I have found little piggie really likes to have the tires aired down offroad, I carry a small compressor and air piggie back up for the street. Cheers.
Ride it like a 300 mate - rally mode - offroad , use the clutch - Awsome , always take a mini 12v pump and tyre plug type repair kit for tubeless tires
Ride a 300 versys carry phone, multi tool, enouth tools to remove broken parts (intebitable in mud, for me at least) warmer layer of clothes, motul tire repair spray (never got to use it), zip-ties(must) and some wire. Nice to have water and a snack as well.
Just got my first ADV as well KTM 890 Adventure R and I love it! Great video!!
I love your excitement of making a friend, lol I too am like this.
If riding off road in remote areas I always carry a Garmin InReach GPS that has a feature which can request help via satellite SOS button that sends your exact GPS position and allows text messaging via satellite also. The iPhone 14 also has satellite rescue features, which include accident detection and will prompt you to ask if you want to cancel the request if you don’t want the cavalry to come to the rescue.
BLASPHEMY!!! How dare you eat a Kit Kat in that manner! 😂
I ride an AT. My bike has the tool kit in a tool tube, I carry a spare tube and a baja no pinch tool for tire repairs. GPS on the tower. Tow strap for stuck bike, bead breaker, tire irons are under the seat.
In my pack I carry spare map, lunch, good first aid kit with a tourniquet and mylar blanket, and a small air compressor.
Thats it.
I just picked up my 890 R. Cant wait to get it on the trails in 2 weeks.
im so happy for you that you have this freedom and you can do what you love
5:20 and the Tenere shows up --- its exhaust sound is lovely :) And yes the KTM stock exhaust does suck :)
If you have Rally mode enabled (not just Off Road mode) you can adjust traction control to 9 settings on the fly with the up/down buttons. I heard that the true Rally mode on the new KTM 890s is only temporary and times out after a few months and you need to pay a KTM dealer to enable it permanently. I have a 2020 Adventure 790 R and it is permanent from the factory. KTM likes to make extra money now on things that should be included.
I don't see off-road, all I see is great roads =)
cheers mate!
Love it. I'm about to trade a seldom ridden "extra" cruiser for my first ADV. Been riding for decades, but it'll be out first ADV. Looking at midrange, as well... probably a V-Strom 650 from what we're looking at now. Totally loving this content. Cheers. 😎
Meeting adventure friends is the biggest perk IMO. I recently made two friends. One on a DRZ400 I met at the local dealership and the other was on Reddit. We have only ridden 3 times since then but are already thick as thieves.
Sir, I'm jealous of your riding!
Well. Yesterday, we rode on the lake. It's half a meter of snow still....ridiculously fun, but you need swim pants on.......
Gravel roads is a lot more fun and not so cold.
The roads you ride, I'd sell a daughter for that gravel roads around here!!! Amazing!
Ride safe and day hello if you want a cup of tea in middle part of Sweden.
I like TC in Rally mode set at about 3-5 is enough to let the front wheel loft when needed and can have some fun drifting around a turn but won't step out completely sideways. If you hit some washboard and starts to cut off you can drag the rear brake to keep the wheelspin down and power up. I set throttle response to rally in more gnarly stuff that needs the front lofted to get out of holes and what not, but then set to offroad on easier stuff so your arms don't get sore from all the hard hitting power.
cant wait to see more of this mate looks awesome
Great video and looks bloody awesome. Loved how you were dodging the puddles at the start as not to get her dirty 🤣 can’t wait for the next adventure and let’s hope you make another friend. Ooo friend 👍🤣🤣
What trail is this, looks great? I rode the KTM 890 Duke R at Sweet Lamb Farm and it was an awesome ride, traction control was in rally mode.
Put gloop in your tyres ure tubes ure carry tin of tyre foam an spare chain link that fits chain thats on it gloop has never let me down an its a shock what you find stuck in your tyres when you change them
I now have a a crippling need to go adventuring, grazie.
Have neard nothing but the best about the 890's
Rally mode is really good, no need to shut TC off if you dial down to 1-3 - it can actually get you more traction since it tames the 100hp cleanly.
Ditto! I have the Norden 901 with explorer mode.
Ive had 790 R for years done enduro on it too, get the Motoz Rallz tyres for proper off roading or Pirelli Scorpion 50/50 for bit of both.
Good stuff! I can't wait for the snow to melt so I can go hit some trails.
Well when you ride in the Winter get electric electric vest and/or a heated grips heated seat, works. Really well plug them into the bike
I think if I ever had the opportunity to run a bike in a place like that, quiet exhaust would be my preference. Sure, the big boy exhaust sounds nice once in a while, but having it droning on and on as your trying to navigate your way through terrain would just get old after a short while. Although, I find the older I get, the more I appreciate the quiet. lol!
I had an KTM 890 and loved it. I should never have sold it. I am currently looking for another one.
Great video, I am a first timer on your channel. Nice content.
Have you played around with the modes? Rally mode is good on that bike off-road
What kind of a savage take a bite of all 4 sections of Kit Kat at once??? lol...
Adv bikes rule, especially the 790/890R ! The T7 is nice too! Loving this content …. More please!!
Congrats on 200k! 🤙
>driving down a rural road:
"so, we're officially off-road!"
Realistically everywhere is a road. Depends how you look at it.
how excited you got for a new friend