Yeah, I've never quite seen someone shove their bike up at a run then smoothly hop on it like that. I can't make a peanut butter sandwich with that much grace!
There is a lot of videos on ADV riding tips and techniques yours are the most favourite, but when it comes to DCT Bret you are like Einstein in the world of DCT, delivering new materials that no one has ever talked about. Keep it coming man cheers from Lebanon
Happy to see you have fun with an AT. I have a 2017 manual AT and I absolutely love the thing. I ride it as if it were a dirt bike and I have almost 50k miles on it, with no issues so far except usual maintenance. Good ole Honda reliability.
Bret, if you ever do a training in Michigan.... You are an asset to the riding community. If I had even 1% of your skill. Your tips and training guides have been incredibly helpful.
Hi Bret! Not sure if there are other channels out there which go into details of DCT riding offroad, and then they still would miss your style of instructing. So please keep them coming!
Really cool to see you back on UA-cam with teaching videos !! After you've quit making videos for Mototrek it wasn't really the same anymore. Hope you keep it going for a while here, I have learned so much already. And continue to practice handling my bike, just to make myself a better rider. You’re a true inspiration for motor riders 👍🏼
Anytime I think I can ride well I just watch your videos and realize just how much more I have to learn. And I'm excited about learning more. Looking forward to when things get back to "normal" and seeing if I can ride south and attend one of your courses.
@@BretTkacs I would not call that a blooper, i would have not make it up hill or onto the trail with my skills. Who's the blooper now? Nice video (again)! Would to super happy to have 20% of your skills.
Also. I would love you throw a bone and help you with your audio if you'd like? I'm a full-time sound mixer and constantly hear distortion/noise and can help clean up what needs restoration as well as center/L/R designation. I have some pointers as well in the on location process that could help as well. I've got time the next 3 months since I'm in post anyways buddy. let me know!
An idea for a video if it takes your fancy would be seeing you do these kinds of technical stuff on a klr650. I always feel i struggle with lack of power and the top heaviness of it so would be good to see your production level showing what they are actually capable of and any special tips you think they need.
Great video and a very good breakdown about line selection, traction surface and using slide turns. Also, you are throwing that AT around like a 250cc dirtbike!! Nice work!!
Good stuff as always Bret. I think DCT do kick ass in the dirt even though I never rode one ; last time riding dirt I thought man it would be so much less to worry about with auto tranny; even though I a do enjoy using clutch in technical sections
My bike looks just like that one. I clearly need to practice, thanks for the video. My biggest gripe is that fighter pilot checklist when you turn on the bike.
I like the way you pick up the bike. Can you please do some video about this? What way is best? and what you can use on different environment! Thank you
Wondered about DCT and it's off-road ability. Test rode the 2020 AT around Buriram from Buriram Honda (Thailand) this year waiting on mechanics performing 48k major shim service on my 2016 CB500X. Really didn't like the DCT. Among many other reasons, lane splitting Bangkok traffic often enough sees me permanently feathering the clutch, i doubt DCT would suffice. You're making me like DCT here good Sir - thank you.
Wow great riding, what I would like to see is an explanation why you dropped the bike in the last clip, as we who are learning will have more offs and will want to know why it happened as opposed to just seeing the masters at work.
I picked up the KTM from the shop and have it in hand again... I will share the final on the 790 when the whole story ends. As of now KTM has warrantied every request and has made an attempt to fix everything. Dealer is doing what they can. No hard feelings but my final judgment is still on hold.
@@BretTkacs manufacturers need to spend time making bikes reliable again - not on rider aids which are 90% of the problem with today’s bikes. If you’re moving to the Honda you’ll be better off than the having the KTM, but I’d rather have a T7 and put the savings into suspension.
Bret Tkacs You are lucky to have a good dealer... in the UK KTM monitor the net to see if riders have been off road with there bikes, then look for reasons to refuse warranty. 🙈
@@BillCairns ktm germany wanted to refuse warrenty for my dripping fork after some months, because it was dusty on the photo. They said i would use in competition. After sending them some photos of how they advertise the 690 on their website, and of my gravelroad trip with full luggage they didi it, but only with big displeasure. Your dealer has to be on yoir side 100% and bring a lot of efforts to discuss with the headquarter to achive anything. For my smcr i am waiting now 10weeks because of an oil pum manufacture demage. I never got any answers to my complains, untill i wrote 2 emails (first polite, second ironic), before i got an excuse and and a voucher for ktm powerparts i do need, hahah. But i believe if everybody writes to them, there is a little chance that they change their quality standards, at least i feel better, hahhaha
I didn't know you like Royal Enfields, Brett. I see one right on back photo of your Patreon page. 👍🏼 On an other note I really thank you your videos and the great tips you show on them. You have helped me to overcome some of my fears. Little by little I feel more confident on my motorcycle. AG from Mexico.
I got into a few inch of silt. The whole profile was full, the back wheel just rotating without any grip until i fell to the side. What to do in that case? It was not a full offroad profile just a half assed tire with limited ability to self clean.
I am learning this on a Sur Ron right now, then on the KTM Adventure bike. My only problem is getting the sliding rear end into a smooth straight acceleration without stalling (and probably tipping over on the inside).
I’ve seen you ride your GS and then your KTM and I’ve gotta say... you seem to be the most carefree and fun on the AT. But then.... I ride one so I might be a tad biased. 😉
As a novice offroad rider, the guts it takes to try it the first few times without it ending in disaster is what males me hesitate to give this skill a go
Hey, I'm somewhere north of 200k miles on the road and I have HUGE problems riding like this. I can't stop acting like I'm on pavement in traffic where you'd never be doing a burnout / turn type of thing and under no circumstances do you drop it! 2019 AT here BTW.
Hi bert , can you teach how to wheely with 790 , I tried but although I put power in second gear the motorcycle accelerate and does not lift the front wheel ? Thanks amir
😳 OMG😳 DCT😱 I’ve been waiting to see how, if any, possible tips to avoid “Whiskey Throttling” off/out of deep ruts on DCT! It’s been the ONLY thing that makes me nervous out on the trail with my 2016 CRF1000 DCT. It’s been a challenge for me to figure it out! Got a few good sprains because of it. I’m hoping Bret that you can give some good insights on this for me.
I just put a boosterplug on my 18 ATAS and it has helped with the slow speed issues. I also added in a rear brake lever where the clutch should be, thieves beware. Lol
I had an incident, and I am trying to understand what caused it. As I was practicing my pivot turns, I realized I was not adding enough power (it was not turning enough). So, I added power (maybe too much!). The bike dropped beneath me, and as I was getting ready to let it go and jump to stand beside it, the handlebar hit (really hard) my left hip. It is painful and I might have fractured my pelvic bone. But, the more painful is that I do not know how it can happen. I would be grateful if you can let me know what I possibly did wrong. Too much power? The surface was not slippery enough? Clutch? Thanks!
Full lock, man, full lock. I am pretty sure I wouldn't be able to make myself do that while trying to slide on hardpack in dry conditions. Awesome video as always but I'd like to see a more simple version in better conditions on flat ground too.
Great video as always Bret. I'd like to add to your "this is not a novice maneuver" comment. You art correct, it's not a novice maneuver. Maybe it's just me and my version of the maneuver and the mechanics of performing it but I would add that this involves a good bit of hand work. Hands are as busy as the lower half of the body in my opinion. I feather the clutch in conjunction with rolling in or out of the throttle. What say you Bret?
It turns out this is one thing that the DCT kicks ass at... better than a manual clutch. You can do it on either but the simplicity of the DCT gives it the nod however to do this on a DCT as a less skilled rider will make the DCT more dangerous. DCT is not a bike to hand riders that are weak on skills...
The way you handle the big bikes, they always appear much lighter than they actually are. On my AT, I always feel like its a beast I can't wrestle around. You always make getting it far leaned over (or picked back up) look so easy. I'd love to hear in a future video any tips you have for that type of bike handling - besides working out more :)
@@BretTkacs I absolutely love the trails out there they are my number one go to...every few months I'll ride out to ranier or the olympics but tahuya is where it's at rain or shine..especially if you can go out on a weekday....you wont see another soul
790 Adventure? In my mind the 790 is still the class leader off road for the big ADV bike category (we could debate the T7 of course). Looking at balance, range, power and electronic rider aids it is still bad ass off road. Change that to a discussion about reliability, touring or riding double up and things change. In the end it depends on what you want your bike to do. I had money in hand to buy the first gen Africa Twin and only walked because of the lack of cruise control. I could be happy with either (as long as the bike is dependable).
@@BretTkacs yes the 790 Adventure. I am new to adventure bikes. I have limited dirt bike experience and love watching your videos. Last summer I bought a 2014 BMW F700GS and I love it. I figure I will get some experience there and then buy something new later. Thank you for your videos.
so most instructors I have seen recommend the bike behind you with your back to it when picking it up. have you found picking up the bike while its in front of you better / easier?
I do not teach that method and never use it. It is more difficult and you are more likely to injure your back unless you bike is resting on luggage or crashbars. Sounds like a video topic to me...
I see in this video you stick a leg out in tight and slow turns to help you with balance. I feel this is more to keep yourself up than the bike itself. Am I wrong? Also, is there a point (speed) where you wouldn't do that? With too much momentum wouldn't you risk that leg be propelled way back and risk being caught by the back wheel? With no rack or luggage, of course.
watch careful... my legs is NOT down, it is forward like you would ride a dirtbike. I am throwing forward to plant for the pivot. It is not about holding up the bike. If you watch other videos I do or some of the early slides you will see my leg is always up. It has to do with the amount of lean the bike has an how tight I am sliding the bike.
I had to get several angles I suppose I did around 10 or so until my rut was so deep I couldn't get it to slide consistently anymore (hence the blooper) Each new angle you see in the video is a run.
That's some good riding. Glad you were able to recover this video. This is the one you lost audio on initially, right? Thanks again for another great video Bret!
This was almost all new video... still as tough day and we lost a ton of video due to the low light and rain but in the end it turned out ok. Not terrible for only being able to use the Gopros and a few drone clips.
Dare I ask, 790 back in the shop for repairs? I've given up on the idea of a new 390 adventure now,; so a Versys 300 maybe? And Bret, c'mon, a slide move hat to helmet? Sneaky...
Most impressive thing in this video was Bret's seamless hat to helmet transition
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Damn. I wish I had only 1% of your riding skills which would improve mine about 100%. Great video
Yeah, I've never quite seen someone shove their bike up at a run then smoothly hop on it like that. I can't make a peanut butter sandwich with that much grace!
😆@@zugmeister314
Would like to see more adventure riding points / tips on the DCT AF. Thanks for some great pointers and you make it look so easy.
finally someone who actually goes off road more that a dirt road and isnt a fanboy...you sir...cheers to you
More proof that lighter may be better but skill is best!
Excellent work Sir
It’s always good to the experts show their mistakes . Makes them seen like us ordinary folk 😁
There is a lot of videos on ADV riding tips and techniques yours are the most favourite, but when it comes to DCT Bret you are like Einstein in the world of DCT, delivering new materials that no one has ever talked about.
Keep it coming man
cheers from Lebanon
That's why I did it. I try to look for a need rather than pure volume.
You can thank my Patreon supporters for this 😁👍
It's good to see Bret give some love to DCT. I own an Adventure Sports DCT 2018 and love every minute i ride.
That was quite intense to watch :D throwing the AT around like that.
Happy to see you have fun with an AT. I have a 2017 manual AT and I absolutely love the thing. I ride it as if it were a dirt bike and I have almost 50k miles on it, with no issues so far except usual maintenance. Good ole Honda reliability.
Bret, if you ever do a training in Michigan.... You are an asset to the riding community.
If I had even 1% of your skill. Your tips and training guides have been incredibly helpful.
0:53 Slides AT while standing on the ground!
240kg: Am I a joke to you?!!😂
It's so amazing just to see you riding!
Hi Bret! Not sure if there are other channels out there which go into details of DCT riding offroad, and then they still would miss your style of instructing. So please keep them coming!
Brett...your killing me. I have a ‘17 AT manuel. I’m a pretty good rider, but you got me here. Great vid! Keep up the AT vids.
Thank you
Really cool to see you back on UA-cam with teaching videos !! After you've quit making videos for Mototrek it wasn't really the same anymore. Hope you keep it going for a while here, I have learned so much already. And continue to practice handling my bike, just to make myself a better rider. You’re a true inspiration for motor riders 👍🏼
This is my home, subscribe and enjoy :-)
Even more than that spread the word.
Great skills on that big & heavy AFRICA TWIN!....congratulations Bret
Thanks, please more videos of the DCT
Anytime I think I can ride well I just watch your videos and realize just how much more I have to learn. And I'm excited about learning more. Looking forward to when things get back to "normal" and seeing if I can ride south and attend one of your courses.
Hat to helmet transition is on point.
I hope you liked the blooper reel at the end too
My favorite part of every video. One day he'll miss it and we might be able to see what his head looks like.
@@BretTkacs You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
I think this is the skill I will work on over the rainy season here.
@@BretTkacs I would not call that a blooper, i would have not make it up hill or onto the trail with my skills.
Who's the blooper now? Nice video (again)! Would to super happy to have 20% of your skills.
The overhead view was great, very professional touch!
Glad that helped, we just about killed the drone in the rain.
Dude I could see you ride the AT all day, wow. That is just so awesome.
Epic flex, Bret. Definitely one of the best out there.
Liked 👍🏻 for the helmet hat maneuver. Keep it up Brett, love your videos. Cheers from Colombia 🇨🇴
Thanks, that was awesome to watch. Amazing the way you throw that big boy around 👍🤓🇦🇺
so good. learned a lot! amazing how easy you picked up the beast.
New subscriber here from philippines!
I dont have any motorcycle but i love africa twin
So happy you make some DCT content for us DCT riders!!!!
Also. I would love you throw a bone and help you with your audio if you'd like? I'm a full-time sound mixer and constantly hear distortion/noise and can help clean up what needs restoration as well as center/L/R designation. I have some pointers as well in the on location process that could help as well. I've got time the next 3 months since I'm in post anyways buddy. let me know!
Thanks man, thats what im looking for. I would like to see what the AT is capable of regarding off-road and enduro stuff. please more :)
That pick up is pretty amazing. Dropped a cb 1000r on an incline and it was a biiiiitch trying to pick it up.
They key is to use your back in a quick, twisting, jerking motion
An idea for a video if it takes your fancy would be seeing you do these kinds of technical stuff on a klr650. I always feel i struggle with lack of power and the top heaviness of it so would be good to see your production level showing what they are actually capable of and any special tips you think they need.
@ Bret Tkacs I would even lend you my KLR just to see you ride a pig to its fullest potential.
I agree,I'd like to see Bret ride more affordable motorcycles when doing these lessons, not everyone is a dentist.
@@vaga4239 ha ha that is what I call BMW and KTM owners.
@@49Roadmaster ktm riders are cinderellas, because the pumpkin only works till the clock strikes 12 lol
Great video and a very good breakdown about line selection, traction surface and using slide turns. Also, you are throwing that AT around like a 250cc dirtbike!! Nice work!!
As always, you got the moves :D
Can even crash with style...
I'd definitely love to come do one of your training camps.
3:48 that top-down view was well worth the trouble. It helps seeing the angle of the bike a lot better.
Awesome video Bret, thanks 👌🏻
Awesome I wanted a lot to see dct how can do this especially africa! Great job!
dude, that is insane skill
Good stuff to know before I purchase one, thank you!
More demonstration with AT please.
I would like to learn how you can ride through Utah’s powder sand with a fully loaded AT.
Good stuff as always Bret.
I think DCT do kick ass in the dirt even though I never rode one ; last time riding dirt I thought man it would be so much less to worry about with auto tranny; even though I a do enjoy using clutch in technical sections
My bike looks just like that one. I clearly need to practice, thanks for the video. My biggest gripe is that fighter pilot checklist when you turn on the bike.
fighter pilot checklist?
I know what you mean: tc off / abs off / G mode / S mode. :-)
" fighter pilot checklist" Yours doesn't have user definable presets?
Not on the 2017 at least.
@@BretTkacs That turning off TC, G mode, abs that you had to do when you started the bike. Like a fighter pilot every time in the cockpit.
I like the way you pick up the bike. Can you please do some video about this? What way is best? and what you can use on different environment! Thank you
Nice ride
Offroad tips for dct, please ;-)
Impressive skills!!
Wondered about DCT and it's off-road ability. Test rode the 2020 AT around Buriram from Buriram Honda (Thailand) this year waiting on mechanics performing 48k major shim service on my 2016 CB500X. Really didn't like the DCT. Among many other reasons, lane splitting Bangkok traffic often enough sees me permanently feathering the clutch, i doubt DCT would suffice.
You're making me like DCT here good Sir - thank you.
I am a fan... Another video will follow with my thoughts.
@@BretTkacs yes please.
Wow great riding, what I would like to see is an explanation why you dropped the bike in the last clip, as we who are learning will have more offs and will want to know why it happened as opposed to just seeing the masters at work.
Thank you I really need to know tips and tricks for the dct
Excellent, thank you!
What’s happens to the ktm790.... is it broken again...😂😂😂👍🏴🥃
I picked up the KTM from the shop and have it in hand again... I will share the final on the 790 when the whole story ends. As of now KTM has warrantied every request and has made an attempt to fix everything. Dealer is doing what they can. No hard feelings but my final judgment is still on hold.
@@BretTkacs manufacturers need to spend time making bikes reliable again - not on rider aids which are 90% of the problem with today’s bikes. If you’re moving to the Honda you’ll be better off than the having the KTM, but I’d rather have a T7 and put the savings into suspension.
@@mojosdad68 1090R hands down on the weak competition aaaalll day every time
Bret Tkacs
You are lucky to have a good dealer... in the UK KTM monitor the net to see if riders have been off road with there bikes, then look for reasons to refuse warranty. 🙈
@@BillCairns ktm germany wanted to refuse warrenty for my dripping fork after some months, because it was dusty on the photo. They said i would use in competition. After sending them some photos of how they advertise the 690 on their website, and of my gravelroad trip with full luggage they didi it, but only with big displeasure. Your dealer has to be on yoir side 100% and bring a lot of efforts to discuss with the headquarter to achive anything. For my smcr i am waiting now 10weeks because of an oil pum manufacture demage. I never got any answers to my complains, untill i wrote 2 emails (first polite, second ironic), before i got an excuse and and a voucher for ktm powerparts i do need, hahah. But i believe if everybody writes to them, there is a little chance that they change their quality standards, at least i feel better, hahhaha
Amazing 🤩
I didn't know you like Royal Enfields, Brett. I see one right on back photo of your Patreon page. 👍🏼
On an other note I really thank you your videos and the great tips you show on them. You have helped me to overcome some of my fears. Little by little I feel more confident on my motorcycle.
AG from Mexico.
That is a picture of me on a 500 Bullet in India
Absolutely awesome sight!
Awesome just knowing how heavy that bike is you should be in the movies as an adventure rider
What kind of cash bar did you put on the Africa twin?
i can't go to usa but if you ever come to quebec i'll be there for your training
I got into a few inch of silt. The whole profile was full, the back wheel just rotating without any grip until i fell to the side. What to do in that case?
It was not a full offroad profile just a half assed tire with limited ability to self clean.
I am learning this on a Sur Ron right now, then on the KTM Adventure bike. My only problem is getting the sliding rear end into a smooth straight acceleration without stalling (and probably tipping over on the inside).
most likely its body position but there are a LOT of things you could be doing to not get the result you want
I’ve seen you ride your GS and then your KTM and I’ve gotta say... you seem to be the most carefree and fun on the AT. But then.... I ride one so I might be a tad biased. 😉
As a novice offroad rider, the guts it takes to try it the first few times without it ending in disaster is what males me hesitate to give this skill a go
This video is really not a good one for first timers... I did one several years ago on Mototrek but will also do a new one in the future.
Hey, I'm somewhere north of 200k miles on the road and I have HUGE problems riding like this. I can't stop acting like I'm on pavement in traffic where you'd never be doing a burnout / turn type of thing and under no circumstances do you drop it! 2019 AT here BTW.
Cooool, Nice Video thank you and best regards!
If Cirque de Soleil ever includes 🏍
you da man 😆👍.
Great videos and very informative. When are you visiting the UK?
Hi bert , can you teach how to wheely with 790 , I tried but although I put power in second gear the motorcycle accelerate and does not lift the front wheel ? Thanks amir
Realy liked the vídeo quality! 👌
😳 OMG😳 DCT😱 I’ve been waiting to see how, if any, possible tips to avoid “Whiskey Throttling” off/out of deep ruts on DCT! It’s been the ONLY thing that makes me nervous out on the trail with my 2016 CRF1000 DCT. It’s been a challenge for me to figure it out! Got a few good sprains because of it. I’m hoping Bret that you can give some good insights on this for me.
I just put a boosterplug on my 18 ATAS and it has helped with the slow speed issues. I also added in a rear brake lever where the clutch should be, thieves beware. Lol
editing that video now
@@CaptainLasVegas Been researching ways to add a rear brake lever to my 2020 DCT, should have come that way from factory.
I had an incident, and I am trying to understand what caused it. As I was practicing my pivot turns, I realized I was not adding enough power (it was not turning enough). So, I added power (maybe too much!). The bike dropped beneath me, and as I was getting ready to let it go and jump to stand beside it, the handlebar hit (really hard) my left hip. It is painful and I might have fractured my pelvic bone. But, the more painful is that I do not know how it can happen. I would be grateful if you can let me know what I possibly did wrong. Too much power? The surface was not slippery enough? Clutch? Thanks!
I wonder how that would look with 28" inseam. Great video
Do you find it difficult to lift the front end and wheelie with the DCT?
Do you have the foot shifter installed? Are you using it?
Great vid!
Ooooh damn, what a bad ass intro.
Amazing!!!
Absolute bliss 😍
Full lock, man, full lock. I am pretty sure I wouldn't be able to make myself do that while trying to slide on hardpack in dry conditions.
Awesome video as always but I'd like to see a more simple version in better conditions on flat ground too.
That's on my list... I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to shoot this spot. It was soooo much fun!
He's like a magician with the hat trick😄
This is going to inspire me to do some proper dumb things next season
Much better to learn this technique on a dirt bike or small dual sport than a 500+ lb adv bike.
true... this is not for the faint of heart on a big bike
@@BretTkacs you were sounding a bit faint when you flipped open the lid
@@Crust2013 😂
bret on a DCT awesome !!!!!!!!!
Great video as always Bret. I'd like to add to your "this is not a novice maneuver" comment. You art correct, it's not a novice maneuver. Maybe it's just me and my version of the maneuver and the mechanics of performing it but I would add that this involves a good bit of hand work. Hands are as busy as the lower half of the body in my opinion. I feather the clutch in conjunction with rolling in or out of the throttle. What say you Bret?
It turns out this is one thing that the DCT kicks ass at... better than a manual clutch. You can do it on either but the simplicity of the DCT gives it the nod however to do this on a DCT as a less skilled rider will make the DCT more dangerous.
DCT is not a bike to hand riders that are weak on skills...
No plans to do something in Philippines?
Can you teach me how to do slide turns on asphalt with a sport bike?
why did the DCT stall and have to be restarted?
You’re having way to much fun !
The way you handle the big bikes, they always appear much lighter than they actually are. On my AT, I always feel like its a beast I can't wrestle around. You always make getting it far leaned over (or picked back up) look so easy. I'd love to hear in a future video any tips you have for that type of bike handling - besides working out more :)
Good to know...
What kinda gloves are those
Just playing around in the sandhill gravel pit over by sandhill elementary huh?
Yep
@@BretTkacs I absolutely love the trails out there they are my number one go to...every few months I'll ride out to ranier or the olympics but tahuya is where it's at rain or shine..especially if you can go out on a weekday....you wont see another soul
How do you like the Africa Twin vs. KTM Adventure?
790 Adventure? In my mind the 790 is still the class leader off road for the big ADV bike category (we could debate the T7 of course). Looking at balance, range, power and electronic rider aids it is still bad ass off road. Change that to a discussion about reliability, touring or riding double up and things change. In the end it depends on what you want your bike to do.
I had money in hand to buy the first gen Africa Twin and only walked because of the lack of cruise control.
I could be happy with either (as long as the bike is dependable).
@@BretTkacs yes the 790 Adventure. I am new to adventure bikes. I have limited dirt bike experience and love watching your videos. Last summer I bought a 2014 BMW F700GS and I love it. I figure I will get some experience there and then buy something new later. Thank you for your videos.
@@BretTkacs also my favorite videos are poser skills.
Id that a stock side stand? asking for a friend nameed Jesse! thnks
100% stock... there is a trick to using the stand they way I do. It's not just "stand on the peg"
@@BretTkacs thanks my stock 2016 bends alarmingly without much of a load.
so most instructors I have seen recommend the bike behind you with your back to it when picking it up. have you found picking up the bike while its in front of you better / easier?
I do not teach that method and never use it. It is more difficult and you are more likely to injure your back unless you bike is resting on luggage or crashbars.
Sounds like a video topic to me...
@@BretTkacs A video on how to pick up bikes sounds great. especially a large adv bike for smaller riders.
One day I will find a way to take a course with you
Nice control of that big heavy bike. Congrats! Hey, no need to be so concerned about helmet hair. Any rider can relate to that. 🙂
I see in this video you stick a leg out in tight and slow turns to help you with balance. I feel this is more to keep yourself up than the bike itself. Am I wrong?
Also, is there a point (speed) where you wouldn't do that? With too much momentum wouldn't you risk that leg be propelled way back and risk being caught by the back wheel? With no rack or luggage, of course.
watch careful... my legs is NOT down, it is forward like you would ride a dirtbike. I am throwing forward to plant for the pivot. It is not about holding up the bike. If you watch other videos I do or some of the early slides you will see my leg is always up. It has to do with the amount of lean the bike has an how tight I am sliding the bike.
Loved the blooper at the end :-).
Isn't it joyous to ride a lighter bike on terrain like that Vs a 1200 GS?
Africa is hardly lighter than a GS though
I can't say the AT is much lighter but it is narrower for sure!
Where are you located and when do you offer training ?
I am based out if ID (now) but train in Virginia, Georgia, Washington, Oregon and maybe in 2023 California
@@BretTkacs when will you be giving training in Georgia? I am based in Florida and interested in taking one.
How many takes did you do before the one you put on here? It looked like there was already a skid there.
I had to get several angles I suppose I did around 10 or so until my rut was so deep I couldn't get it to slide consistently anymore (hence the blooper)
Each new angle you see in the video is a run.
@@BretTkacs You should post the bloopers! Lets us know you are human and not a cyborg rider
@@garthtohms5489 did you watch the end of the video ?
@@BretTkacs Yes, but more would be fun!
I slid my AT the other day, unfortunately I slid it on top of me at 60kph resulting in five broken ribs and a torn up ankle.
That's some good riding. Glad you were able to recover this video. This is the one you lost audio on initially, right? Thanks again for another great video Bret!
This was almost all new video... still as tough day and we lost a ton of video due to the low light and rain but in the end it turned out ok. Not terrible for only being able to use the Gopros and a few drone clips.
Dare I ask, 790 back in the shop for repairs? I've given up on the idea of a new 390 adventure now,; so a Versys 300 maybe? And Bret, c'mon, a slide move hat to helmet? Sneaky...
The 790 is back home but I had the borrowed DCT so I wanted to really get to know it