How To Ride Slippery Wet Trails on an Adventure Motorcycle 

As a multi decade dirt rider, it's good to be reminded that the big adventure bikes need to be ridden a little differently. Great channel, keep it coming!

You sir are a REAL Pacific north-westerner. Zero craps given about the rain.

Oh hey, I fell on that trail today!

I enjoy that it's raining in every one of his videos :-)

Excellent advice and thanks for pointing out the difference between the ADV bikes and dirt bikes. Many videos by individuals and motorcycle manufacturers on youtube purport to show the ADV bike to be as capable as dirt bikes when in reality they are a lot harder to ride and lot less forgiving in tough offroad conditions.

I got into enduro for my first end of 2016 when I got my Multistrada Enduro 1200. I had to learn the riding skills from youtube channels, but when I saw your channel, my riding skills improved a lot. So thank you and keep up the good work

Love the Music !

Thank you for the tips! I went down my first gravel road this weekend and this really helped me.

Thank you so much again for this nice video. I really enjoy watcing you. A sympathic character you are. Congratulations.

Love the focus on strategy Bret....you've got to be ahead of these beasts

Short and to the point. Excellent as usual.

I really, really, really enjoy this channel! thanks a lot!! Cheers from Mexico!

I'm not an ADV rider -- yet -- but I think a lot of these strategies can be applied by us street riders as well. Keep the videos coming!

Thank you bret I have benefited so much from these videos. I currently converted my Sportster 1200 to off road and your advice on the big heavy bikes has helped me so much. Thank you again.

Wow, very clear explanation! Thanks!

You have a great skill in explaining things so people can truly understand, outstanding videos BTW>

Another great video thank you ! cheers from Nashville!!

These are great tips, thanks!

love your videos, the quality of them is simply uncanny. cant wait to be done with my studies so i can stop being poor and buy myself a motorcycle and apply all these stuff in real life. keep up the good work, greetings from austria

Outstanding educational video, as always. Thank you!

I'm just new at this adventure bike thing. As a 50 year old female (5'11"), I struggle with the weight of the bike. I'm much happier when riding it than when trying to manoeuvre it without the engine running. I would honestly say I'm a little scared of it under those conditions. But I LOVE riding it, and your videos are so wonderfully illustrated and super helpful for this newbie. Thank you so much for the effort you go to in providing such great instructional videos!

Excellent video. Thanks for the lesson. Also it feels real , been in the rain and mud then telling the story

Everytime good and useful explainations. Thanks!!! :-)

That's perfectly precise! I have a CRF230 and a V-Strom 650XT and they are, of course, two different worlds! The way you approach roots on the CRF are more like "whatever"... Meanwhile, you use a lot a strategy when it comes to bigger and heavier bikes! Amazing video as usual, guys! Keep it up and cheers from Brazil!

Yes, These bikes are very heavy when compared to a traditional dirt bike that I am used to riding. These bikes just take different strategies altogether to make them perform... Nice Video!!!

You deserve more subs.thanksnfor an awesome channel that helps me every day.

Awesome and very clear explanation off the subject. Thanks 👍

Thank you, that was excellent advice!!!

Thank You! Learned a lot from this video!

Excellent video! Thank you for your efforts and a first class channel! Greetings from the east coast

Love the percussion.

Enjoying the videos. Informative and entertaining.

Great videos....all of them!!! More please!

I learn a lots of techniques from you thank you!

Thanks for the video

Great tips!!! Very helpful!

Great video, great channel, personally I am very inspired to look for off-road routes ... of course as soon as temperatures rise a little

New fan of your channel, great content....background music as well.

Great! Thank you!

Brilliant video.

nice one, that's the nice thing about riding in the coastal environments, eons of rain have washed most of the mud away and you are mostly dealing with gravel, downside is your always in raingear, different strategy for the clay of the prairies, there you put away your raingear and wait for it to dry up, or stay on the pavement

Good stuff as usual thanks.

Nice quality vid again!

Love the music also. And your teachings . im glad because i got a gs 1200 and after ridding dirt enduro . i don't know if im going to abuse the gs on the bush . bit i will do dry gravel dirt roads . if i have to . is good to be ready for the troubles . !! If they come

again...👍👍...I love this channel.

Brilliant product

Thanks for the tips. I've been riding for years and recently got into adventure bikes. I ride an Africa Twin and it's true large bikes are not as forgiving and especially in wet slippery conditions. There is always room for adopting new techniques and strategies for one's choice of bike. My greatest challenge is riding slippery rutted logging roads. Too slow, you'll fall. Too fast, you'll hurt yourself if you fall... I guess the trick is finding the right momentum and front wheel as straight as possible. :)

Keep up the good work

Fantastic video and video series btw. How have I not come across your channel before. I love this video specifically because it’s sooo true. I’m fortunate to have ridden mountain bikes for years before buying my first 1200GSA (my first adventure bike actually) and these principles take a lot of the fear out and build confidence. Subscribed!

Just found this channel. Good explanation, gotta subs

Nice... love this “old” gs! 🤣🤘

Thank you . great video .

Very good video and excellent channel. Thank you

Masterclass of a video

Thank you !

I'm a off-road lover... rail buggies... owned STREET bikes thinking on getting a BMW r1250gsa or so... love your videos..I'm in middle-Tennessee and a lot of your riding looks local to me..

That was very useful. Thanks.

I love that weather! Mak s me feel at home. In WY we don have rain!

Thank you.

top notch info and production values, wish I lived closer to the west coast

Looks like Tahuya. It was great riding/racing my 200 EXC there, but a GS? Wow.

KEEP THEM VIDEOS COMING AND BY THE WAY THANKS :)

After an afternoon at the local trails on my Africa Twin this has definitely been a point in the right direction. I would however love to see a video on technique for riding slick trails with deep ruts and puddles in places. In Canada we have a large number of these type of trails in the mountains due to overpowered jeeps and Side by Sides attempting to ride on ATV trails and becoming stuck. I’m sure the advice would be greatly beneficial to a large amount of your viewers (myself included) Thanks Brett! Keep up the awesome work!

Nice!

I feel like each of these videos could be hours long lol. So much knowledge here, we can tell you're only scratching the surface. Would you ever consider doing a video tutorial series Brett? The videography and sound is so good, and with your amazing teaching prowess I think they would be an amazing resource - maybe THE resource - for budding "adventure" riders. I for one would gladly throw down some greenbacks for that. Of course, taking your course would be ideal... that's in the works too I hope.

I like this VID!!!!

Yes. Very helpful. I would like to take your class.

thank you buddy

Oh man, I moved a away from Washington a few years ago for family reasons. You’re killing me with these PNW forest videos.😅

Thanks for your videos, I enjoy even the ones that I do not think I might use. I love that you get down and do the work, kneeling in a mud puddle is great, what is your rain gear?

Excellent

Did you made a video related to river crossing technique? Learn a lot from your channel. Keep it up

Fantastic! I never thought I was doing it correctly on my small underbone bike by instinct when I pass by on off-road routes. I guess I should really continue on my purchase of a bigger adventure bike.

And the nature is beautiful. Almost studio quality :)

Appreciate the "perpendicular to the earth" explanation. Riding tight single track on a lighter weight enduro further emphasizes the banking/line choice decision. Adding wet, muddy, rooted tracks makes for an interesting ride. I still prefer a lighter-weight bike, though -- sub 400 pounds, if possible.

Excellent channel, very entertaining host. I have very limited off-road experience on a 1999 Yamaha TDM 850 and now I ride a GS Adventure. When I'm perpendicular to the planet, how do I get the bike to lean, so that it's perpendicular to the ground? Do I step into the curve on the footpeg, so it leans and after that I keep my perpendicular-to-the-planet posture, so that the front tire retains its traction? I'm guessing that it's not a good idea to steer with the handlebar on very loose terrain. Thanks a lot for your videos. Unfortunately, being in Europe, I won't have a chance to attend your riding courses.

Thanks !

As much as I love the intro, a huge pet peeve of mine on short RU-vid videos is an intro that takes up nearly 25 seconds. Aaarghhhh lol! Probably because I've watched all your videos in one day haha

Great video and lesson, like all of your vids. I wish that you would mentioned something about not riding muddy and wet trails if you dont absolutely have to. You can do a lot ofDifficult to repair damage to trails riding in those conditions.

I am french from the alp and i love your videos. Do you have a school driving and where ? Thanks for your great job 👍

Well explained.

Really helpful! If you can make one video specifically on Royal Enfield Himalayan(as it's entry level adventure bike) riding technique that would be great! Thanks in advance!

If ever you come out to Northern Va area (to teach) let me know, I like your style. Cheers.

Thanks for the great videos! Everytime I ride I try something new from your videos. Do you perhaps have any tips for riding on slick hardpacked clay dirt roads right after rain a shower? I couldn't help but paddle along , sometimes my tracks were a foot apart for a few meters. #farmerslife

PLEASE MAKE VIDEO ON HOW TO RIDE AN ADV BIKE THROUGH LONG STRETCHES OF MUD. We often find such stretches on our travels so what is the right technique to make it through them? How to approach? Around a puddle or through it? Accelerate out or constant speed? Stop-and-go or constant movement? Sitting or standing? Deflate tyres or not? THANKS!

What skidplate are you using on the GS? Would love to know this. Keep up the nice work !!! 👍🏼👍🏼

Bret , thank you for your amazing videos and instructional tips . I'm jonesing to go ride and start practicing but winter has arrived here in the North East . By the way , is that your good luck cap you're always wearing ? As always, I look forward to watching your next training videos. Thanks !

Interesante! Todos los videos, los felicito! Deberían considerar en la medida de lo posible poner la opción en todos el idioma español !! Gracias 🙏

Thank you so much

I like it. Not too short. U tube is full of 20 minute blah blah blah videos where the presenter repeats themselves endlessly. 👍 Oh and dirt bikes suck at 85mph in the sweepers

Can you make a video of what the difference is between a dual sport helmen and a normal integral helmet. Most important: why to buy a ds helmet. I would apreciate that!

Thanks for the vid! I have huge problems with this - it's 60% rider, 25% tires and 14% bike (noob, on street tires riding a 700GS) - the mud here is like toothpaste - super-fine dust mixed into a slurry. Practice, some TKC's and some confidence will help :-)

I'd love to see you do a video on forged wheels vs spoked for Adventure Bikes. I am looking at the new Tiger 1200 but torn between the XRt with forged wheels the XCa with wire wheels. I am not going to be doing a lot of off road other than some dirt roads or packed gravel. Mostly paved miles. Nothing horribly rough or extreme. I am also concerned about the maintenance required to maintain wire wheels.

I own a V Strom 1000...so my strategy off-road is everything with such low ground clearance.

I do this stuff on my Honda Rebel but I’m not riding in the mud, but I’ve took it on trail roads and apple orchards

Great detailed explanation. I have question on how should we brake when facing wet muddy road? I've fallen once when approaching it due to sudden front braking. Thanks. Subscribed.

Can u do a video for a Non ABS motorcycle

why always on BMW GS? I wold like to know your opinion about 2018 Afrika Twin Adv.

I've just watched this again. Very helpful. I have a question about road camber. My husband and I ride a lot of gravel roads. I'm new to all of this. I find it hardest when the gravel is loose and the corner is off-camber. How is it best to deal with positioning of the bike? I'll be riding along a straight and approach a corner which changed from a nice wheel rut to off camber, and I have to figure out how to get my bike into the right position (which usually involves a few terrified squeals from me!). These roads are narrow, one-lane roads but two-way traffic, and the corners are blind. So, we have to ride as far over to the left as possible (NZ). I find it very difficult. But I'm persevering. Any tips? 🙂

Hi my friend! my name is Leandro! i'am from Brasil. I admirated so mutch your videos. Please: what year your motorcycle? thanks