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My New Favorite Place in the World 

Ash Sowman
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Growing up in New Zealand with dirt bike riding as our family sport, I was lucky enough to experience tens, maybe even hundreds of trail rides - A type of dirt biking event where you just show up and ride a natural terrain circuit 'till your heart's content. Most of my fondest riding memories spawned from just such meetings as these and I got to see so much of our beautiful countryside, whilst honing skills and experience that I still rely on every weekend to this day! Friends were made, laughs were had... It's a core part my identity. Sadly the trail riding scene dried up in my hometown of Nelson some years ago, and I've been making do with private land when available, and poaching when not 😔 But late last year, I moved up to the North Island... And am pleased to report that the trail riding scene is alive and well here! It's been so great to reconnect with this childhood passion of mine - Travelling every weekend to beautiful new places, meeting likeminded people and of course doing some amazing riding. However, one event immediately separated itself from the rest: Berm Buster. I believe it's best trail ride in New Zealand, and maybe even the world... Here's why.
Berm Buster - Official Website: www.epicevents...
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Written, Edited & Narrated by:
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@stusue9733
@stusue9733 3 месяца назад
He might not put out videos very often but they are certainly worth the watch when he does!
@oliverbell2567
@oliverbell2567 3 месяца назад
He’s got another channel mate puts out good content
@stusue9733
@stusue9733 3 месяца назад
@@oliverbell2567 How did I not know this? Thanks.
@lukehawkes1876
@lukehawkes1876 2 месяца назад
@@oliverbell2567what’s channel called
@lukagreiving5980
@lukagreiving5980 2 месяца назад
@@oliverbell2567what’s it called
@tiara-leewilliams9199
@tiara-leewilliams9199 19 дней назад
What’s the channel?
@dzzope
@dzzope 3 месяца назад
Your storytelling is class.. Makes me want to go there and I've only ever been on a dirt-bike once in an open field 😂
@terrancepepper5168
@terrancepepper5168 3 месяца назад
Perfect place to go for your first trail ride
@aaronsteele2273
@aaronsteele2273 3 месяца назад
Awesome video bro. I can personally say that the berm buster is a great ride but there is plenty more in the North Island just as good and in some cases better. Anyone that has done the tussock buster trail ride in Waiouru (including myself) will tell you that that was the best trail ride in all of NZ. Unfortunately they no longer do the tussock buster trail ride due to reason beyond my knowledge. But if they ever bring it back I will definitely attend!
@Motumatai3
@Motumatai3 3 месяца назад
Have to agree completely. Berm Buster is cool, but is so popular that the pumice trail falls to pieces very quickly. The second loop is always completely whooped out and rooted. Those last three Tussock Busters: 1600 dirt bikes for 3 days in their own little village...300 kms of divine trails. Supreme!!!! Anyone interested in the history of that enormous trail ride, just search YT.
@slownige
@slownige 3 месяца назад
Man it's been 20 years since I raced motocross... my bro does berm buster though still as he lives over that way. He loves it. Crack up seeing Renny doing suspension. Famous. Mint video 👌 by
@nickagustin
@nickagustin 3 месяца назад
Thanks for the in sight... I didnt know they run this multiple times per year. Looking at flights from Australia now.
@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623
@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623 3 месяца назад
Awesome work ash great work u doing 👍🇦🇺
@hamlander756
@hamlander756 2 месяца назад
Looks awesome! Makes me want to fly out from Norway and rent a bike! Thanks for the awesome content as always! Keep it coming!
@xanderbuffel2773
@xanderbuffel2773 2 месяца назад
Yo what’s up I live in Rotorua I’ll definitely check it out thx sooooo much
@2sipsMax
@2sipsMax 3 месяца назад
I could only be made better with a 2 stroke lol.
@LJ_Adventure79
@LJ_Adventure79 3 месяца назад
Good to see u back bro please start posting more videos with u behind the camera and the helmet
@chimpy02
@chimpy02 3 месяца назад
Have you thought about doing another dirt bike challenge ash ?
@Eametsa
@Eametsa 3 месяца назад
I wonder is there something like this in EU, this is sick
@064fiddyx
@064fiddyx 3 месяца назад
Ash have you ever been to Dansey’s Pass trail ride in North Otago? I’ve heard people have come from Australia before to do it. Hands down the best ride I’ve ever done
@HamishBligh-Jones
@HamishBligh-Jones 3 месяца назад
great to see you back again ash ive been waiting for another vid for ages and now its finally here and you havent dissappointed me. keep up the great work!
@kyza439
@kyza439 3 месяца назад
he has another channel onroad offroad follows a lot of racing events
@highlandcycles
@highlandcycles 3 месяца назад
I love it man! I am working on getting there in couple years!
@rezkidgamingyt4725
@rezkidgamingyt4725 3 месяца назад
Awsome video ash love your content bro. I’ve been trying to get the guys I ride with to plan a weekend or even a whole week of riding logging roads and trails but no one has got any time always to busy. Wow I wish there was something like this around where I live
@LickyMyNippy
@LickyMyNippy 2 месяца назад
So what I’m hearing is I need to come to New Zealand with my bike. This makes me beyond jealous.
@soundingfiber64_51
@soundingfiber64_51 3 месяца назад
Awesome vid Ash mate. So stoked to be involved and able to go ridding with ya.
@Michael_Shay
@Michael_Shay 3 месяца назад
Oh man I already have Chris Birch's videos making me desperately want to visit NZ. Such a beautiful place.
@samcooper4984
@samcooper4984 3 месяца назад
I hate the wait. Bring back the goon squad.
@aleksanderklimczak6066
@aleksanderklimczak6066 3 месяца назад
Been to NZ with 11 friends/3 cars...roud trip for almost 3 weeks......now I wanna go back, for at least a month/island. Are those funny minibus-campers with lots of colours still available? If Yes - starting to save for my 40'th birthday trip :D
@RubenWinchester
@RubenWinchester 3 месяца назад
I don’t really ride trails that often more of a mx person but there’s not many great mx tracks in the South Island… anyone got any recommendations?
@perrinbrown2336
@perrinbrown2336 3 месяца назад
Wicked clip Ash definitely a bucket list ride and well done with On-board Offroad!👍 If you want to see something other than pine trees and climb hills hundreds of metres high, and try Nutbuster level Gold Class diversions check out Te Anau Basin Trailride we're going full send next year!🤘😉
@VenomRoadRacing
@VenomRoadRacing 3 месяца назад
New ash video = click
@Noah-gd4ri
@Noah-gd4ri 3 месяца назад
Hey ash I have been wanting the wr250f and I know you own one I just wanted to know if you think they are worth it love the vids by the way
@calebvanderbijl6738
@calebvanderbijl6738 3 месяца назад
the highlight the berm buster deserves, been 3 times as i lived central, havent been back since my old man tore his ac joint and broke a couple ribs when we went riding there, this video makes me think i need another trip out, beauty video as always
@ethanbishop8352
@ethanbishop8352 23 дня назад
berm buster NEVER gets old everytime its just as fun, definitely my fav rides of every months
@sportyboyjackson
@sportyboyjackson 3 месяца назад
You guys should go to dirt world pukemara it is better than berm buster
@P2DAPIPE
@P2DAPIPE 2 месяца назад
Bermbuster has become Tussock buster, since there's no more access to the army grounds. Tussock buster used to be the biggest ride in Australasia, with people all round the world coming to ride .
@OneShotKill3r
@OneShotKill3r 3 месяца назад
Oh Jeez now people are probably gonna be flying in from a lot more places than AUS, SA and the US 😅
@youknowwhattimeitis1735
@youknowwhattimeitis1735 3 месяца назад
Ash’s videos are worth their weight in gold
@chrishirini5414
@chrishirini5414 3 месяца назад
I did the tussock buster 3 times in a row at waioru army base was freaking amazing proberly better than the berm buster
@scottdries1106
@scottdries1106 3 месяца назад
You are truly talented at content creation and narration, always a pleasure to experience your take on things. I wonder what it would cost to fly there from the island of Kodiak?🤗
@johngray722
@johngray722 3 месяца назад
Were have you been
@tristanwright9405
@tristanwright9405 2 месяца назад
love the vid man. I'm from south africa and now have a new bucket list ride
@dylanhedges5634
@dylanhedges5634 3 месяца назад
NO ROCKS!! get out! (I'm in Nelson 😄)
@clappedadventures
@clappedadventures 3 месяца назад
of course the one time i dont go to berm buster
@Sam-zc3oe
@Sam-zc3oe 3 месяца назад
Nice hear cut brutha 💯💯
@RyanThompson-bo2hx
@RyanThompson-bo2hx 3 месяца назад
went to my first berm buster on the 23rd. definitely going next month and the month after that
@shapeshift7548
@shapeshift7548 2 месяца назад
Thanks man im hoping too do my 1st berm buster this year!!!
@Mr_Poe
@Mr_Poe 3 месяца назад
i ride a yz125 and go to nearly every berm buster they're some of the best trails in nz
@JOE-rp2cz
@JOE-rp2cz 3 месяца назад
might have to fly from perth looks unreal.
@aidenmiller1071
@aidenmiller1071 3 месяца назад
I am actually so jealous i need to go to New Zealand and ride
@jaceNZ75
@jaceNZ75 3 месяца назад
⭐Churrrrr ⭐
@Footrotflats251
@Footrotflats251 3 месяца назад
Man you don’t have to sell it for me, massive shoutout to the bro Ryan (who shared this video) put me up for a few nights while I was tiki touring the north island The conversation started somthing like this “You any good at riding” “yeah bro, got my green Ps” (restricted) Nek minute we’re mishing over from Hamilton to the Ngaitui ? Enviro school trail ride And I’m on his uncles brand new husky TE450? I didn’t know what to expect at all, the closest thing we have is the Stockmans rally, start off in a paddock and manage to cover every kind of terrain except desert, multiple water crossings all while the entire circuit took a couple of hours I was amazed how fuel efficient EFI bikes are (I ride an 03 DRZ400e lol) Barely even used 5L the whole day, wasent going flat out but still It was an unreal experience that I would love to be able to do again, that’s my motivation to work hard “do the mahi, get the treats!” Also There’s an poorly edited video of it on my channel from 2018 if anyone hasent seen the Ngaitutu enviro school trail ride, idk if they change the corse each year or not
@Footrotflats251
@Footrotflats251 3 месяца назад
I actually did the stockmans rally a year before or after? the ngatutu trail ride, tbh Nz does it better so many ways, $50 entry, no rego or licence required, not even a liability waver I don’t think where’s the stockmans rally in Victoria was like $150 for the day (6 hours riding) but you needed rego and a licence for (hence why I have a licence (pretty sure I had just got a learner licence for it, just passed the restricted car test 😅
@Footrotflats251
@Footrotflats251 3 месяца назад
That’s the bro at the 3.49 mark!
@allys86nz
@allys86nz 3 месяца назад
Love towel po 😉
@richardlennon4148
@richardlennon4148 3 месяца назад
I'm a gasgas loop guy too.
@ThisTall
@ThisTall 3 месяца назад
eff sakes Ash, now I gotta fly to New Zealand
@JaydenMcDonald05
@JaydenMcDonald05 3 месяца назад
I need to see you rid at Dirtworld Pukemara
@Unclej1mmy_
@Unclej1mmy_ 3 месяца назад
love the vids bro keep it up
@lukem20001
@lukem20001 3 месяца назад
Being new to riding. About 2 years. It was one of the first long trail rides. And man. It is truly the best ever!!!! Even tho I fell off my bike at top speed and couldn’t walk for a week. HahahahahA. MY skill set not the track.
@allmtbnzscottbrownhill2896
@allmtbnzscottbrownhill2896 3 месяца назад
Awesome video, Epic events hosted some awesome rides 15-20 years ago with Desert Storm and Suzuki Sand Blast. The new owners of Epic events have elevated Berm Buster to another level. Riding paradise that could only be elevated by allowing camping like Desert Storm and Suzuki Sand Blaster had but there is simply not enough splace.
@nzslackie
@nzslackie 3 месяца назад
Long time coming! Amp'd!
@lukem20001
@lukem20001 3 месяца назад
But you did forget to mention the free camping just off the site. But if you think the south is cold then camp there. !!!! My tent was frozen solid in November !!!! Truly the best place ever. Thanks for posting this ash. If I see you there I’ll want to shake your hand for all the great vids you make!!!
@tomslack1952
@tomslack1952 3 месяца назад
Berm Buster 2020 (first one after lockdown) was my first ever trail ride having just started riding dirt bikes by that stage. To say it was a baptism by fire would be a bit of an understatement. Heard there were over 1000 bikes there that weekend alone, and was an experience I’ll never forget!
@LRH87
@LRH87 3 месяца назад
Where you been bro?! Good to see you back. Been checking in regularly and every time 😢. 😅.
@Gtdubsterx7
@Gtdubsterx7 3 месяца назад
that's sick man! I didn't realize how much i missed your content till i watched the KTM killer for a 3rd time. You are my favorite dirt bike creator and hell bonus that your also from NZ so anything you say makes sense unlike the Americans. Once i get my long distance tank for my 2017 RMX450Z and a JD jet tuner i want to go on one of these berm buster rides they look very cool! I look forward to the all new dirt bike content you come out with!
@greasyjackson6703
@greasyjackson6703 3 месяца назад
up the post ride wakey bakey
@AdventureMotoEnduro
@AdventureMotoEnduro 3 месяца назад
awesome
@xevonitechvr8201
@xevonitechvr8201 3 месяца назад
Ay just by seeing the video i want to be there, i am from France and these types of events are rare if not never been done before here and i would be lying if i say that i don't envy you. Just by seeing this video the rider in me wants to be there with y'all. I really think that Berm Buster is now added in my check-list of motocross things i want to do at least once in my life.
@fudidle
@fudidle 3 месяца назад
learned about my newest bucket list item today. Sick as video Ash!
@enduro-parts-aus
@enduro-parts-aus 2 месяца назад
How cool !
@KateAngland
@KateAngland 3 месяца назад
I did the 4 trail and am 12😂
@greybeard27
@greybeard27 3 месяца назад
I have done the Berm Buster many times, as epic as the name of the organising company. Nice one for making such a great vid about it.
@crazyhorse2995
@crazyhorse2995 3 месяца назад
Yeah boi. Onya.👍
@cdphotograaphy
@cdphotograaphy 3 месяца назад
Awesome
@therealbanksea
@therealbanksea 3 месяца назад
Your videos do more for the dirt bike scene than you think... keep it up good brother much love from south aus
@samkalma8268
@samkalma8268 3 месяца назад
Old mate got fluffy
@thegaviscon1419
@thegaviscon1419 3 месяца назад
Yes new video 😊
@MegaGouch
@MegaGouch 3 месяца назад
The best trail ride I've ever done was somewhere around Rotorua. I've done a bunch of rides around the Taupo and Rotorua areas, and only went to this particular one once and I have no idea where it was unfortunately.
@MrFeazel
@MrFeazel 3 месяца назад
could be the Tarawera trail ride out the back of Whakatane? Dirt World just next to Rainbow mountain, the tunnels trail ride over closer to Putaruru, Hamilton or Porters road, (the old abandoned roads out the back of lake Rotoiti) I think there was rides on Mt Tarawera at one stage. Burts trail ride over closer to Whakatane or there was one on a farm near Pongakawa called Pirini trail ride. I've heard stories of one up on Mt Nongataha like up in behind the zorb back in the day. Think theres a guided trail ride over near Tokoroa too. Man I am ridiculously spoiled for choice where I live!!
@MegaGouch
@MegaGouch 3 месяца назад
It was not far out of Rotorua, no idea when as it was probably 10 years ago. The south waikato/BOP area is pretty spoilt for forestry options
@LCM4x4
@LCM4x4 3 месяца назад
Was just thinking today it would be great to have another Ash video ❤
@Bigenormous_1
@Bigenormous_1 3 месяца назад
Yo bro get a wr trust
@benburnett2159
@benburnett2159 2 месяца назад
❤❤❤❤
@patrickkear2152
@patrickkear2152 3 месяца назад
Have to agree with you about pumice land great riding soil
@dancollins8453
@dancollins8453 3 месяца назад
The tracks used to be even better than now. They were in a different venue every time in the Taupo area.
@chrisvozza6530
@chrisvozza6530 3 месяца назад
Wow amazing place and yea the dirt looks epic
@MMKnight_1
@MMKnight_1 3 месяца назад
Great comeback video! Hope to see more vids in the future
@LiLMexican128
@LiLMexican128 3 месяца назад
Any bike recommendations for a newbie?
@youreasnake4548
@youreasnake4548 3 месяца назад
cr500
@LiLMexican128
@LiLMexican128 3 месяца назад
@@youreasnake4548 anything you can tell me about it
@064fiddyx
@064fiddyx 3 месяца назад
Depends on your size, height and age
@gamerbacon11
@gamerbacon11 3 месяца назад
​@@youreasnake4548NOO😊
@LiLMexican128
@LiLMexican128 3 месяца назад
@@064fiddyx 5'2" 18 and skinny
@vidarjohansson6594
@vidarjohansson6594 3 месяца назад
Another great video. Thank you
@ronlawson5819
@ronlawson5819 3 месяца назад
Cool video thanks for sharing
@bushandbeachaustralia
@bushandbeachaustralia 3 месяца назад
More please! 🍻🤙🏽
@michaelroberts6299
@michaelroberts6299 3 месяца назад
1991 and 1992 national park
@KiwiMornings
@KiwiMornings 3 месяца назад
Glad ya back on the bull baby 😊
@stevehenley8409
@stevehenley8409 3 месяца назад
Awesome ..
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