still do not get why people think his choice of bike is un unusual this bike is more than capable of going around the world and off road the usual adventure bikes are heavy and difficult to pick up if you fall this bike is light and very easy to handle you can get away in traffic and it is fast.
@@motobob Lots of people have done it on KLRs. Probably a better option if you don't have dealers replacing engine, forks etc. In no way am I trying to take away from Henry's fantastic achievement, just not so sure about the everyman doing this on his new Desert Sled.
@@hudsonquay If anything, the desert sled Ducati at least 10 times more robust that Japanese crap. You think KLR's crappy fork is more robust than Sled's 46mm USD KYB? 😅 Sled's air-cooled engine would go around the world 5 times without a touch, you get a hole in Japanese bike's radiator and you have to kiss life goodbye in the middle of nowhere.
Well done Henry a very ambitious but successful adventure on a day to day bike. The most mine goes off road is the garden but rides nicely on the roads with great stance. Swapped my tyres for more road oriented Pirelli’s 👍🏻
Heard about this fella when he was setting off and I'll be honest I had my doubts (considering route, age and choice of bike), properly pleased to see he made it.
The desert sled and the Yamaha tracer were the other bikes I was considering before I bought the Versys. I found that the Ducati wasn’t really good for long distances. And then Henry proved me wrong 😆
Haha😀 yeah not having a windscreen on long rides can be hard.. But maybe If you never ridden a bike with a windscreen, you don’t know what you’re missing?
I'm a short-arse so I've fitted the low seat so mine gives me numbum on a long ride in the Scottish highlands. Finding a nice place to go off-road gives me a chance to get out of the saddle.
@@motobob yes, it's only 20mm shorter but it must make it a bit harder. I can spend all day on my Triumph Thruxton R without it affecting me the same way, even though it's still got the original bars on.
@@motobob I think it's because of the Thruxton's cafe racer ergonomics which pitches the rider's weight more forwards onto the bars compared to the Desert Sled's more 'sit up and beg' off-road seating position which automatically exerts more of the rider's weight onto the saddle.
My buddy with his Multistrada had similar problem - at first was his shifter, and we thought perhaps one of the holder was lose. But it gave up during the trip and gearbox failed...we were just a few miles off the highway from Mojave desert so got lucky. Then came the electrical issues...and then the display etc etc. When it works, its great...but the question should be “when would it work..?”. FYI, its 2017 model.
Nice to see somebody do it on something different as opposed to a lard arsed GS! I remember Ted Simons doing it on a Triumph 500 way back in the 70's - a great book BTW.
he does not have to prove that you can do it with anybike. What about the guys that did it with DR350's without cellphones and GPS's and all that? (Mondo Enduro) Anyway, great adventure
I'm thinking of doing this on a Honda MB-50 🤔😂 Seriously, this is fantastic, especially since Ducati has very little presence in a lot of the places he rode trrough.
Many small bike bikers 125cc to 250cc, travel around the world, you have to look at south and latin america riders in you tube, they do great things with almost nothing.
" Anyone can do it on any bike " ... had half the parts of the bike swept out by his sponsor Ducati. I mean, common on man, you achieved something amazing but those kind of statements are just anoying.
