Valley's Lite 2023 - KTM 890 Adventure R - First Lap

One whole lap of the lite track at the Valleys Xtreme race 2023 at Walters Arena in Neath, Wales. First race I have ever entered on a motorcycle. Finished in 7th place in class 600cc & above twins.
/ adv_weekender

[@JamesStacey-my8yx]

Great job! That was awesome... respect! Showing up some of those enduro boys too... love it! ;)

[@advweekender5709]

Thanks James! Was great fun!

[@TimZ750]

Some effort that on a big bike! Well done!

[@advweekender5709]

Thank you Tim!

[@TubbyTrialTeam]

I so wish i'd picked your line after the start and not got stuck behind the Africa twin!!

[@advweekender5709]

I had a terrible start. But yeah, I chose the right line where you got stuck behind the Africa twin 😂

[@MeerkatADV]

Nicely done, that looks like a ton of fun!

[@advweekender5709]

Thanks dude, it sure was!

[@ecosse_adv]

Great job! Plenty of sniper roots in there!

[@advweekender5709]

Thanks dude. Really enjoyed it!

[@dawn-moon]

Nice ride, not an easy course at all with a big adventure bike ! Waiting on my 2023 890r. What tires were you on ?

[@advweekender5709]

It was great fun to be fair. A good mix and fast sections and technical ones. Congrats on the bike! I’m sure it will be awesome. I’m currently running Michelin tracker tyres front and rear. They performed really well! I do have aftermarket wheels though.

[@gordonblackley8863]

Can you teach us that start technique at EdFest? Almost got the holeshot 😉

[@advweekender5709]

😂 plan out the window from the start 🤦‍♂️

[@gazzale]

that looked like so much fun, how often do they run that event?

[@advweekender5709]

It was bloody brilliant! First race I’ve even done. There was no pressure, relaxed environment and a great track! Once a year this specific event is but they run other events throughout the year. Check Valleys Xtreme on Facebook.

[@MegaTilts]

2023 890r worth the money?

[@advweekender5709]

Haven’t had chance to ride one yet dude. I’m on a 22 and love the bike!

[@darnsarf]

What tyre you running

[@advweekender5709]

I ran Michelin trackers for this event dude.

[@darnsarf]

Would you use them again

[@darnsarf]

I just checked they are proper enduro tyres thanks

[@advweekender5709]

@@darnsarf yeah I would definitely. I’m doing dusk till dawn this weekend and am going to run Michelin enduros front and rear. But I will be keeping trackers on for trail riding definitely.

[@concernedcitizen5506]

Just think that when the 15 minute cities become a thing this event will be gone forever. Enjoy it while you can. I wonder what we will do with all of our bikes. We won’t be permitted to ride them and we won’t be able to sell them. I guess they will end up in land fill, crushed or melted down.