curious to learn what you've learned from all the falls. which crash protection parts have you fitted that did the most, and what protective gear you wear seemed to help the most? I still haven't fitted crash bars onto my 390 adv and have paid for it heavily by having to replace a lot of parts since I go down quite often on gravel as well 😬 also curioius about your mental state to riding after a crash? it doesnt seem like those were hard crashes but I personally suffer a lot mentally after a crash, even if I'm not too hurt, to ride again for a while. I'm personally quite concerned about the crash bar design as I've had them on my duke and when I crashed with it offroad, lowspeed highside, it bent the frame parts that it was attached to.
That's a great question, and I made a long ass response to it, but I think instead I'll make a video just for you. I am sure others could benefit from it. In short, the falls in that video are just the ones where the camera was rolling, I've had much more serious falls and came out mostly unscathed. It's a mental game, but the right protection and gear can certainly give you a piece of mind. Get those crash bars ASAP; not having them is forcing you to worry about your bike when you should always be worried about yourself in a fall.
@@advinjapan cheers dude. I'm looking forward to it. It's genuinely one of the biggest thing I think about lately about offroad riding. It's been a huge hindrance. Sometimes I'm thinking about giving up the whole adv riding thing in general and just get into dirt bikes. But still I love touring and road riding thing also but falling everytime I get on gravel and breaking a peg or lever just kills my motivation. It's sometime that I feel like most adv riders don't talk about, or don't like to admit? Don't want to open a big can of worms but I feel like hauling a bunch of luggage offroad isn't good for the handling of the bike either...
Nice! I am amazed that I have yet to put my 390 down in 5k miles. Haven't even dropped it in the garage as I typically do with any bike I have ever owned. I seem to take all my spills on the klr which of course is heavier and harder to pick up. Your bike seems to be dealing with the spills pretty well though.
What do your steering stoppers look like? I went down on a roundabout and I needed to replace my bottom triple clamp, the aluminium had sheared off and the bracket on the frame was bent up a bit.
Hi ADV IN JAPAN! they say it is very difficult to fly a drone in Japan because of some restrictions, I am just curious man, how did you managed to fly your drone during those times? is it because you flew it outside tokyo with no people? what if for an instance a police car just suddenly appeared while you are flying it? will they confiscate it and penalized you with fine?
Hey, thanks for the comment. There are three general rules to abide by and for the most part you’re good: 1) don’t fly in residential areas or places with lots of buildings. 2) don’t fly near airports. 3) and make sure you maintain sight of your drone and keep it within 150 meters from the ground. Registration is required and it’s pretty easy, maybe a few days of waiting for your registration ID. DJI is the best as they have onboard chips and will allow you to set limits on flight controls and will also notify you of nearby airports and if you are in a flight restricted area. I have never been stopped by police, and everyone who has seen me fly it are always curious and kind. I’ve even let a few people take the controls 😆. Hope this helps.
