Wildfires, breakdowns, equipment damage and even a shooting incident! Our Idaho BDR was certainly action-packed. We rode this 8-day BDR from Canada to Nevada in July 2021 with Backcountry Expeditions.
I have ridden the Idaho BDR. And loved the whole route. I highly recommend it. It is just awesome! It is so remote on some sections. You will not be disappointed! Great video!
Brent, Thanks for another epic episode. Most likely if you are watching Brent's content you are either and ADV Rider or a film maker, either way please spread the word on his channel as he should have 100K+ subscribers with the contribution he makes to this platform and the world of ADV and film making.
Absolutely wonderful video, truly enjoyed it. I've jeeped that area before many years ago, but never thought to take my bike up there (I had a Suzuki 1100D road bike too heavy for that type terrain) but I'd love to do this on a bike suited for the trail. AND your road repairs ... now there's a course in the making that anyone who wants to ride back country should take and be very good at ... you guys are amazing. Thank you for sharing. Now on to part 2 !!!
Top shelf video, Brent. Very nicely done. Thanks for your effort and time to put this together. One of the best I've seen. I've watched dozens of BDR videos and yours is truly exceptional.
Great job, nice drone footage, looking forward to part 2 ! I’m still exploring Idaho and Montana, having a blast, doing a lot of backtracking dodging fires.
Great presentation of this first part. I have ridden many of these parts on ATV and am looking forward to doing on a bike. Norther Idaho has thousands of miles of old logging and mining roads to explore. Avery is always a great place to stop and wash the dust down with a cold one. Oh Yes the fires suck but it's part of living in the Northwest.
Wow, had to pause to say, Ive driven cross country in this matter many times, often with only a simple atlas and directions from locals. So glad i was born in the west.
💕💕💕💕💕💕Thank you Brent for the lovely video💕💕💕💕💕💕i finish my pop corn this time🤭 you really made my day. Im gonna watch it again and again until you release a new adventure video💕 cant wait to see part 2 yeppy 😁
Brilliant video Brent. That tour is so well done in every way, and my god the Skydio... seeing how much trust you put in it just shows how well it has flown for you - and the footage is epic :)
Your videos are incredible. The drone shots, the action shots, the production, everything. You sir, have really sold the trip to America and ride some BDR’s to me. Thank you
Hi Brent. I'm in the midst of watching your video editing tutorials. I highly appreciate your hard work, explaining the creative but time consuming process of producing high quality videos, containing a compelling story. And then I watch your BDR videos. And I get a better sense of how much work it is from filming, over editing and publishing. I really like your style of presenting your experiences to us. Wish you all the best and keep on riding safe! Looking forward curiously, where you go next 🤗
Hey Roger, thanks for your note. Yes, it is a fair bit of work, but it is a true labour of love. I really enjoy the film making process, so it's not a burden... I see it as "bonus fun" that I get to have around a trip. My next adventure is locked and loaded. I'm going to do a 9-day solo ride to the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. This location is just absolutely mind blowing stunning, so I can't wait. That is at the end of April.
Hey Joaquin, well you live in a lovely part of the world. I really loved Idaho. I'm off on a couple of fun rides in MY backyard over the next few weeks. Swapping gum trees for pine trees :-)
Sir !! this is 1 of the best GS expedition i ever seen and the main reason for that is for the simplicity and easy going perfect for beginner riders who wants to experience it
You are right Tony, If was new to Adv riding and wanted to take my GS on a multi-day offroad adventure and not worry that the terrain was going to get too hard.... This is perfect.
I was doing the IDBDR the last week of July and we also ran into the fires. The Lolo Motorway was closed from the fires and there was no way to get up to Avery. So, I called it quits and rode over the Idaho Cenntenial Trail into Montana wrapping up my IDBDR for this year. I will try it again next year and like you, do it north to south.
I'm amazed by the amount of different footage you have collected in a group ride like this. I see that as a huge challenge my self sometimes. And the voice over feels so natural and makes such a huge difference in story telling. I have to dive deeper into this part of the storytelling myself. Thank you for setting the bar so high with this production. It motivates and inspire alot 👏🏻 The tire change is so well done and documented.... damn it mate.. this was really nice to watch 👏🏻 Cheers from Norway 🇳🇴
Thanks TShansen, I appreciate your comments. Yes, its always tough riding in a group and trying not to disrupt the group to get the shot. Often I would sprint up ahead... then stop and get shots as the group went past, or I would buy myself sometime to launch the drone without them having to wait. It's easier if the pace is manageable... if you are riding with a fast group that are going for it.... it is much more challenging.
Hey brent i love your every video's. Nice edit, nice scenarios and nice bikes🚴. Thank you for taking us to #IDAHO this times Patiently waiting for the part 2
Awesome! I would have chosen the same option as you. I once saw a video that stated to approach the object straight on for the best outcome. You didn't fall, go down or get thrown, etc. You were in control. The worst that happened was a puncture. I think with choosing any other options it could have ended worse. I could be wrong but who knows. Anyway, the video was great, the scenery spectacular and looking forward to part 2.
@@brentbat I asked a second question in part 2. How you got that over the shoulder shot. Yeah a few minutes in I heard you mention the drone. I was thinking that was it.
@@maximusmiles8435 Hey Mikes, no the over the shoulder shot wasn't the drone, I had an Insta360 camera on a little arm that was hanging out of my backpack. The 360 camera has a trick where it hides the arm automatically, so it looks like it is floating in space just over my shoulder. Once I get out of lockdown I'm going to do an instructional video on how I use and edit the 360 video camera footage.
Weight shifting! perfect example at 3:36. I was being taught how to do that last Saturday on my rideADV tour. I ended up watching for it all through your film. I can't believe your luck with the weather. Omg, I can't help thinking 'what if!' with the shooting incident... Thanks for sharing.😊
Thanks Ladytradie Yes, especially where you saw me videoing our instructor - Neil. He rides with great technique and counter balances well going into corners. Yes, the shooting incident was bizarre for sure.
I agree Edward.... I think it is about telling a story... People want to follow a journey or a story more than they want to just watch footage of people riding motorcycles on random tracks.
Beautifully done. Better than many I’ve seen on RU-vid. I’m gonna hold to my guns and say middleweight adventure bikes are gonna become more and more popular and adding some single track options for them is a plus for younger riders. Love the GS tho. I’m 56 and figure at about 70 I’ll buy one and do more fire road stuff
Your Questioning during riding on the rocks was right. I will also selected for aiming the rock Lying in the rut. We have also faced the same situation alot of time during off-roads tracks .
You may be underrated, but ur contents are so good and i find it like non commercial and good quality show. Always looking out for your travel vlogs. They are so good to watch and very much inspiring. 👏👏👏
Glad you got to do the Lolo, too bad about the fires and the damaged tire (btw, I chose the same option in your 'quiz'). I've done the Lolo a couple of times and it's fantastic (as are the elk burgers at the lodge ;) ).
I off-road Idaho, in the area close to Wallace about the same time (August 2021). (ATV instead of a bike.) The number of forest fires in Idaho, as well as smoke from fires in both Oregon and California last year was the most prolonged I've ever seen. Even California's giant, 963,000+ acre 'Dixie' fire swept smoke north into parts of Idaho. It looks like the diversion around the active shooter was actually the BEST part of that day's ride. I've also ridden back roads in Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California. My opinion is that Utah is tops for scenery and variety. But be aware that many of its roads are more technically challenging than anything shown here. Pick a route that's KNOWN for its suitability to what you plan to ride.
Thanks Greg... I'm doing two BDRs this year. Can't wait. I'd love to do Utah, and I don't mind riding more technical terrain as long as I'm on the right bike. (will probably do it on a 701 rather than a GS)
After coming out of The Lost Trails Wilderness, in Montana. I headed over to do the Idahoe BDR, In the middle of July 2021, too. I was riding 2014 CRF250L Honda, By now I'd been Traveling back country roads for two months, starting out In San Diego. I still had two and a half months more to go. I was riding solo without GPS, using Maps, which made for exciting side trips, and the occasional getting lost. You guys had better luck getting through Idahoe than I did. On the way to Wallace I found out Pierce had seven fires raging between Wallace and Pierce. It was at this point I decided to head out of Idahoe and head towards Joseph, Oregon. Anyway If you'd like to see some of my videos I've got about seventy videos from that trip on RU-vid. You can find them under : Pat McGuinness. Aloha and Happy Trails.
Wow, You are hard core Pat. 2 months riding solo without GPS. Are you riding without GPS because you want to increase the sense of adventure or for some other reason? Yeah, we were certainly dodging fires left right and center. I'll check out some of your videos. Take care
Amazing video. It is shocking you encountered an 'active shooter' but it does show the stress the last few years has placed on everyone, including those in the more rural parts of the country. Hate to see it. Love the use of drone footage to tell the story here. We just finished Section 1 of the WABDR but my footage is no-where near as visually interesting as yours!! Great job Brent.
Hey Red Dead.... Thanks for your note. Yeah the drone takes the footage to a whole new level... that is for sure. You also need to do quite a few flights with it to get the confidence with the drone and also work out how to do the more dynamic shots where the drone is moving around you. If the drone is just sitting there following you, that will get old quickly.
@@brentbat Will do, the Flinders is one of my favourite places on Earth, I have been there a few times on a motorbike, just love it, although a bit treacherous when it rains.
@@gsrossco Agreed on the Flinders when it's wet. I never knew it had that much clay, I always just thought it was rocky. Boy was I in for a shock when I got rain over there.
We all need a Neil around 🤣. That Skydio footage is impressive!
3 года назад
Excellent camera work, editing and narration as per usual. I didn't know about the BDR, I only knew that there was an American version of the Trans European Trail, so it's nice to see that you can just hop on a flight and to a tour there.
Yeah, there are a few tour companies that give you a turnkey experience which is great. Especially if you can't or don't have the time for the logistics and planning.
Idaho is my favorite state. Used to travel between Washington and North Dakota for work and got to see Idaho regularly. Another great place to visit is the Black Hills of South Dakota, where I live now, not the magnitude of Idaho but a certainly a beautiful place to explore 😀
Love the idaho bdr. Looks like you just did it. Cause I did too for the 2nd yr in a row. Always southbound from Canada border. Did the same detours you did. Hopefully you got to relax at my blue heaveb cabin. If not, yo I had the wrong guide. Its my favorite part of the Idaho BDR. Oh and next yr they open the Wyoming BDR for the first time. Know the BDR gang Well.they are in Seattle near me. Also came to our clubs summer opener this yr. If you guys ever want to be shown around on the idaho BDR, hit me up. Know it well. Will be putting out this yrs video when it have some time. But yeah. You guys truly had bad luck doing it this yr. With all the fire detours. I like to run it both ways. This yr it most of northbound traffic had more detours than southbound. They werent letting you ruin northbound out of Peirce. But southbound from Avery to peirce was wide open. Smokey, and the night I stayed at My Blue Heaven cabin, there was ash blowing in the smoke. Well anyway. Love you video. Its a great ride. Much better when you can see far off places with not smoke blocking your view. Maybe shoot for it again. But fo on Early Sept. Less fires, not nearly as hot and can actually have camp fires. Enjoy your ride where ever it takes you.
Thanks DRZ Rider. Unfortunately we couldn't get to the Blue Cabin, that part of the trail was blocked due to fires when we were going through. Yes, the fires were certainly bad this year, but I was really relieved that we did get to do Lolo and McGruder. I know my buddies from Australia are now eyeing up the IDBDR, so I dare say I will be riding it again one day. Neil invited me to ride Wyoming BDR in September, but I'm back in Australia right now, so I'll have to do that another time. Take care Brent
What a fantastic adventure and great job you did on the video! I bought my BMW f800GS thinking I would be going on adventures like this, unfortunately I haven’t been able to make time for it and mostly use my bike to commute to and from work.
Hey Anderson, well all it takes is for you to put a stake in the sand and plan an adventure. Even if it's just an overnight camping trip or staying in a cabin. Get on to a local facebook adventure riding group... find a buddy and do it. You will love it I'm sure. The f800GS is a great machine for it.
There's another way around the King Street block that doesn't take 2 hours-follow the access routes to the Hiawatha Trail bus route, and pick up the Moon Pass Road off that.
“I don’t fully understand the nuances of Americans.” Brother, none of us who live here do either! Just roll with it and enjoy. Thank you for the fantastic video.
