28:03 WTF with 17C Matt Garcia taking both the course markers and you out for what, an additional 1-2 seconds? You held it together far better than i would have. You're a far better man than me. Great ride as always!
Yeah….wasn’t my best moment or language when that happened 😀 I heard him rev his motor right at the top of the hill as we were descending to the finish chicane. I’m all for enduro etiquette and it works both ways but I wasn’t going to completely come to a stop that close to the finish. I moved to the right of the trail and then went high in the left turn just before the final descent to give him a lane both times. When he didn’t take it, I just went for the finish line because at that point and in that spot I was still racing too. It was kind of a D move to take out the finish chute but hey, that’s racing 😀
After binge-watching the whole 10-part series, I was at the end as emotional with joy as if I had been part of the trip. This is just crazy. Besides the probably more frequent wheelies than Chris Burch performs, the incredible riding skills and the dedication to accomplish the TOI, I was struck by the extremely positive and humbled mindset. So well done guys!
I’m glad you enjoyed the whole series. It’s been almost 4 years already and I still think about this experience every day. It was such a great time and cool adventure.
I run 50:1 Lucas Oil. On this TBI, I had just been running the stock map for the first year. I recently had it remapped, but that was just to make sure I was current since KTM had come out with a few updates.
Mike these are great videos. It looks like you and your buddies had an awesome adventure. I’m very curious about your radio set up a couple of buddies and myself are about to take a big ride and we’re discussing options. What did you guys run? And how did you do it?
We used Baofeng short-wave radios that were reprogrammed to use a GMRS channel. We used headsets in our helmets with a push to talk button on the bars. They were wired which was a bit of a pain because you had to plug in every time you got on and off the bike, but we intentionally chose these over the many bluetooth options because the range is exponentially better and we wanted to be able to ride out of each other's dust.
Best video I’ve seen for the Tour of Idaho. I want to do this so badly. Question… I did t see a chainsaw on any of the bikes. I thought that was a requirement?
Chainsaws became a requirement the past two years. In 2020 it was not a requirement although we all carried Silky Saws and used them. The Tour is no longer “official” although the route still exists if you want to try it.
Chainsaws became a requirement the past two years. In 2020 it was not a requirement although we all carried Silky Saws and used them. The Tour is no longer “official” although the route still exists if you want to try it.
@@ridewithmike962 I literally just found out that it didn’t exist anymore. I’m very upset about this I really wanted to try it. How would I go about looking into the unofficial ride?
Great reviews! I watched all of them while waiting for my bike to arrive and current Ride with the Knights subscriber. Curious what you're running for fork pressure. I'm 53, B-level, and 195 w/o gear. I'm running 132-138 depending on terrain. Struggling to really get it dialed. Thanks for the great content.
Remember that one day Mike monstertrucked a guy lol! It was my first race on two wheels... The wr250r didn't handle the whoops at all! lol P57 in open 35+ novice. 2nd in my group of 4 older dudes is pretty cool on a bone stock bike. you killed it out there! Fast for being "rusty"
This looks like a blast! I live in Texas and we have nothing like that here. I race in a cross country club that has races on seven to eight mile loops, its fun but im always wanting to ride in other states like Utah! Were you able to practice this loop?
Great ride Mike! Lot of fun passing so many riders. How is Josh doing these days? So far as I checked doesn't look like he rode this one. All the best!
I think i would have got lost and made my own trail:) I sure like how that KTM pulls through. very strong bike. When i wathced the video i was like, stop cleaning your visor i can't see which way your going. freaked me out
That is the transponder we were using for team racing. Rather than the standard sticker-type that you put on your helmet visor, team racing requires you to physically move the transponder from one bike to the other when you switch riders (assuming you're riding different bikes). My brother was riding his Beta on Loop 2 so when I came in from Loop 1 I pulled that off my bar pad and handed it to him. .
Amazing video and thorough explanation!!! Hey I was wondering if you had ridden a 300XC TBI version side by side as a comparison and would you still choose a 250? I’m about to buy one. I’ve had tons of both 250 and 300’s. The last 2 were 250’s because I liked the quicker responsiveness. I haven’t ridden the 250XC TBI yet but I did ride the 300 and felt it was flawless although it felt like a big bike . The 250’s feel smaller and lighter . What are your thoughts ? I ride the same class as you and same type of rider
We were using Baofeng radios with a wired push to talk button on the bars. It was a bit of a pain to be wired, but the range is exponentially better than bluetooth devices for this type of ride where we could ride separated and out of the dust when needed.
We used the Baofeng UV-82 radios. They're readily available for cheap on Amazon. They're technically short-wave radios (so not "legal" without a short wave license) but you can hack them to use just a regular GRMS channel, but they use the higher power of the radio. This is what all my buddies and I use for regular trail riding, but we don't use the wired push to talk connectors on our bars. We just put the radios in a pocket of our KLIM vests and then have the small handheld mic clipped to the front. For the Tour, the only thing we did different was to buy some in-helmet speakers with a push to talk button on the bars which made it easier to communicate while riding and did not require stopping (whereas the way we use them when just "regular" trail riding, is that you pretty much just use them when you're stopped and need to communicate something to the larger group. Lots of videos on RU-vid about how to re-program them. It's been several years since I did it so I don't remember all the details, but I remember it involved a USB cable connected through my laptop (that came with the radio) to re-program them.
Late to the party, but outstanding video with genuine, well rounded information and opinions. Far too many RU-vid reviews present their (usually uninformed) opinions as fact, thanks for not falling into that trap.
