So, out of curiosity, I was learning and then a crash happened. Lessons learned: Do not hit it with the clutch when there's some sand in the soil. It lost traction and started to tilt to the left until I was on the ground. Punched a hole in the crankshaft cover, leaking all the oil in the ground. I was injured, but I didn't break anything. I was doing 19km/h at the moment I hit it with the clutch. maybe 25 or 30 when I hit the ground. With full gear, my left arm got "burned" and with bruises. Turns out, the protection armor in the jacket, it cramped the skin as I was sliding and where the armor was absent (because it moved as I was sliding), I got the burn due to the friction of the tissue with the ground. Got some bruises also in the leg, but really not crazy, just like a small fall and It went away in a week. Now, I'm almost ok with the arm. I could still drive the bike with this injuries just to tell that it just fine. but the bike lost all the oil plus the hole in the crankshaft cover... TLDR: don't practice this when traction is not guaranteed ; Wear good protection gear (in all parts of the arms and legs); don't get to your bike with chenisium crash bars because they will break and harm your engine more than it can protect. Maybe, I will try it again but in a place where the floor hurts less :D
@@FarAndAway1 yup. Doing U turns and practice the balance in very slow movement it not the same as poping wheelies. I have been driving for a long time (CBR, Sk1rr, so overpowered bikes...) and never crashed. Learned the hard way. (I also own a T7 - the bike I crashed). One thing that is important: get a buddy to be with you. I got my wife (she was practicing U turns on hers) and she helped me out to get the car from home and drive me to the hospital just in case. :)
Thanks for watching. This was a loop of Ballaghbeama Gap, Black Valley, Gap of Dunloe, with a few other stops along the way. maps.app.goo.gl/AV4KUtTRawefXv236?g_st=ic
This year it was pay at gate. If you want to ride the trail you’ll need a participant pass facebook.com/share/p/7ofGKvNsPL1p81wr. See you there next year!
How do you compress the front forks by using the back brake? The front loads weight when using the front brake. Am I wrong? Keep practicing, be safe. Eager to see you succeed.
Rear brake stab compresses front enough to get a bounce. Also prevents hovering hand over front brake and possibly grabbing it, which would be bad. Anyway, I've moved on to practicing clutch-up now.
Looks good, saw it too late this year to make it but hope to make it down next year. Great to see more bike events happening in Ireland, especially off road related ones!
Just seen your channel Patrick - have a Tenere World Rally wishing there were more places/events to learn some basic off-roading. Based in Wicklow. This event looks good, think I'll try it next year, seeing that lowside on your left side gave me the jeebies! Thank god it wasn't the right as the can takes a battering if it goes down that way! Keep the videos coming and might meet you out some day soon...
Nice 1 Patrick. Good to catch up at the weekend. A great event that can only grow. I'm still nursing a sore wrist from my last off but it was totally worth it 🤣See ya again soon, Dan 👍
You should go visit kilquiggan graveyard where you will find the graves of the Presley family members and a very interesting story book about it on a qr code you scan when you enter graveyard
I've done this myself with the same trail tools as you have. It looks easier than it actually is. Hardest part for me is getting the valve stem back in.
Hello, i just got a t700 last month and been practicing wheelies a bit (Completely new to wheelies btw) I found it more precise to do the clutch up technique rather than just opening full throttle to lift the front wheel I've seen videos of people doing it in second gear so it's more "smooth" but i don't really know, i can't really lift high on second gear personally What do you think ?
@@yetanothert7 my T7 is restrain to 47,5 HP cause I'm a new driver. I can't pull a big wheelie on second gear and I don't know if it's cause I don't accelerate much or cause of the lack of HP. What do you think ? Do you accelerate all the way before clutching up ?
@@FarAndAway1 i think we understand that, its just better that the experienced teach the inexperienced. And not to coming across as criticising for the sake of it I am enjoying your channel and videos, they are well thought out and produced, fair play.
Keep practicing you’ll get it. It’s taken me years but now I can do good wheelies. I practiced a lot on a bicycle and my enduro bike before going to the ADV twin. Another technique to try is stand up and compress suspension by pushing down then power throttle and pull back a little as suspension lifts. I use this method often to loft front wheel over small obstacles. It’s a safer way to ride compared to just riding the front wheel directly into the obstacle and hoping for the best. Cheers
Its good to get used to the wheel coming up this way and the pull of cracking on throttle, but before you start lifting the wheel higher get back to clutch ups, its a lot more controlled, make sure you are pressing the footbrake every time even if you don't need it, you need the repetition, as you start lifting the wheel higher you can put some brake pressure on as you lift and ride the brake so your using it a lot more and its safer to learn, that way your actually using the brake, and worst case if you need it, there's a better chance you will use it cause it cause you are already putting pressure there, if you wait till you need to use it before pressing it, you will panic and reach for the floor, hope that makes sense 👊
Awesome, thank you. The brake technique helps with that feeling of lifting the front, but I’ll definitely be getting back to clutch up. Also your channel’s great. Subscribed!
Great series of videos, thanks for sharing your adventures! Have you considered riding with others, when conditions get muddy and slippery you’d have the support you need if the bike gets away from you. Myself, and two friends are doing days 3,4,5 of ACT U.K. in July, you’d be welcome to join us. The route takes us from the Lake District to Whitby on the north eastern coast of Yorkshire. Your riding level is like ours, and I’m also on a T7.
