You had the bike, and this episode certainly shows you now have the adventure in this series! Also, this channel deserves more views and likes. With 53K subscribers, and such good content, I don't why it doesn't. Keep it up, this is one of the best offroad motorcycle channels out there. Content has a bit of everything with some unreal editting.
I enjoyed that. I like the way you point out how much harder some parts of those trails would be on adventure bikes. That's a big deal for a newbie like me.
After a 20yr break from riding I am back into a big adventure bike (probably a bad move) and your videos, detailed explanation, demonstration are really good and help me practice and build confidence. I also like the fact that you take your dad on some of the trips as it helps me feel little better and realise that maybe I am not too old to hit the tracks. Well done, thank you and keep going, big supporter.
Quality vid. I think the last bit is probably the most important part. Things didn't go to plan, and that's fine. The trails, the mountains, the scenery, is all going to be there another day. Making the right decision to scrap an adventure because of external circumstances, although tough, is one of the best decisions; otherwise, things can go really bad, really quickly.
From the comments and the title I gather that there is some less-than-great stuff coming in later in the video but: Up to seven min mark (where I'm at as I write this) it is just beautiful! The trail, the landscapes, the weather, the filming, the music. Good work!!!
Really sad to hear about your mom, hope that she is recovering well. It really didn’t help that you had an off that ended the ride. Hope you have recovered and on the mend as well 👍🏾✌🏾
What a great difference it makes when you ride this trails on a proper light weight bike. And what a great video too, thanks and wish you guys the best
Great video and the accompanying music really gelled with it, you certainly picked some idyllic countryside to ramble over. Sorry to hear about your mum I hope she and obviously your head, are recovering alright.
Get better, man! Your content is in the best of the best on adventure riding and dual sport. Thoroughly thought thru, engagingly narrated and accompanied by quality shots and nicely matched soundtracks. You got all the ingredients perfect). Thanks!
Thanks Llel! Great video. I’m sort of entering the light ADV world on a bit of a budget. I picked up a 09’ 690 enduro and am slowly adventurizing as I go along. But it’s also my day to day wheels so I’m trying to plan well to find a good middle ground for the right mods. Loving every moment of being on two wheels. Your content is always exactly what I’m after. Thank you.
Just watched this again & Again and love the story, the photo's/video and riding Glad your all good and your mum and all the best for 2022 - Lets do it on the 250's :-)
Great stuff.Got caught in the dark between Aguadas and Pintada once-never been on a dirt road in the dark in me puff! 790 headlight is an impressive thing to behold.Turned out to be a hoot.Dust,trucks and darkness.Then a tropical storm just to ice that cake.
Your best video to date. I love the longer format and the storytelling. Hope all in the family recover quickly. That bike is a beast, as are you when you ride it. More please:D
Enjoyable, well put together content as always. Sorry to hear about your Mom and your crash. I hope everyone heals up alright and that you guys get to complete the ride in the future.
Glad you ok mate. I came off 8wks ago and dislocated and fractured my shoulder. Trying to get fit for trip to the lake District. Love your videos. Thanks. Hope your mum was ok
My last short trail stint was similar, ignition failures, skidplates vibrating off on A roads and some gnarly crashes in southern wales as we got a bit too send-y. I'll never forget it, even though it was hard I'll remember these times fondly. Great film!
Great vid! Think Adventure means it doesn't always go to plan, crashes, mechanicals, bad weather etc all add to the memories to look back on. 😀. All the best!
Sorry for your accident.Its always a downer when that happens, and someting i worry about at times.Hopefully all will be well soon and your mini tips will help me to stay upright as well-all the best!
@@BrakeMagazine still glorious. Only drawbacks are long road sections (seat in order) and not being able to GS Trophy. Maybe I’ll keep going smaller: this 350 is a delight.
My buddy put mineral oil in his clutch which called for dot. Did the same thing. Swelled the seals. Had to rebuild the whole system. Glan you weren’t hurt too bad and hope your moms doing good. Can’t wait for part 3.
We're all good! Pt 3 is coming soon! I think it was just age tbh. The clutch was re-bled when the bike was new, but it's done more than 100 hours including Morocco Rally since then.
Riding well above my skill set - so I'm inclined to comment that I'm surprised you didn't crash hard earlier. :D On the upside - you get to do this again! Hopefully with less problems and drama.
Sorry your ride didn't turn out like you planned. I live in the States and lived in Colorado for 5 years. I did a lot of hard, remote, enduro camping and much of it was solo. I rode a heavily modified Japanese bike because of the low cost and high reliability. The hydro clutches feel great, but it is hard to beat a simple cable clutch and a good carburetor for sheer reliability. Wales looks amazing, please do another video of the whole trip. I am looking forward to it!
Really enjoyed that trip!..probably more than you🤕..Hope you and your Mum are all good now. Would love to see more of the same, maybe minus the injuries!😆
I just got back from an awesome ride on my Husky 501 and then watched your video. I also fell off, but I think yours was worse? Only a few scratches for me. Hope everyone is ok. The Husky Enduros are fantastic light adventure bikes. Looking forward to seeing more of these vids. Cheers
@@BrakeMagazine I absolutely love my 501. I use it mainly for day trips exploring the forests of Eastern Australia. I also have a 690 for multi day trips and commuting. Cheers
Great video Llel. Hope you are doing OK and that your mum is recovering.Currently saving up for a smaller Enduro bike to keep the GSA company in the garage, as want to do the same kind of trips!!
What you say at about 3:52 explains why you ''should'' take an ADV bike on this kind of trips. A lot of ''roads'' even though in bad shape tend to get boring really soon on an Enduro. I own both type of bikes en like them both as much. In the beginning i wanted a light weight enduro ish ADV bike. But now, being a bit more experienced, i love to do ''technical'' stuff on my big 2 cylinder (990 ADV). I pick the bike like this: Is it ment as some kind of road? Yes: ADV bike. No: Enduro.
That was a bit the reason for the series really. I've always been like you but if you come back for EP 003 you'll see why we don't use big bikes a bit more.
Sorry about the trip being a wash. Hopefully you can retry in 2022. I've already replaced the clutch slave with a rekluse one. Hope my master never fails in the field on my 501.
Great Video as always. Gotta say i was watching it thinking “these guys are great riders, never see them fall off”........5 minutes later......o shit, glad your all OK! Keep up the great work.
Great video. Epic landscapes. I would love to ride there sometime. Crashing is a big bummer. Good you're okay now. PS: Since I ride a KTM 350 EXC this kind of video meets much more my kind of riding than big adv bike stuff. I am looking forward to Pt. 3. In my YT channel I posted a video about our unexpected epic adventure in the snow of Sicilia with our enduro bikes.
Had a friend with the same type of clutch problem on a '17 Husky. Turns out the shop had put Magura Blood in the clutch instead of Dot 4. Broke down all of the seals over time and the rubber piece in the reservoir had the same slimy feeling when we took it apart. Needed new master and slave cylinders.
Yeah, it's odd. Si did the service himself and said he used Dot4 so it was a bit odd. This bike has a fair few more hours on it than it looks though. Not sure really. 🤔
Weirdly, I've just come across this video, 2 years after it was originally published. Very pleasantly surprised to do so, as it features 2 Simon's whom I've become acquainted with after attending the Off Road Skills courses and 5 day Welsh Adventure this year (2023). As @k_plax said back then, dunno why there haven't been more views of this, it's great footage and inspiring to us lesser riders to see how it's done on proper off-road bikes. So, the big question, is there an episode 3?
Amazing vid. Bummer you got hurt. Hope you are ok. Hope your Mum is well. Cheers, Cam from NZ :) My bike is all sorted for ADV-ing now, but we are 'Locked-Down' in NZ - hope to get out very soon :)
@@BrakeMagazine Nah, no end date. We have another announcement next Monday. If our status in Auckland changes it will be Level 3 (Which is exactly the same as level 4, except you can get takeaways and coffees for contactless pick-up). After that I would expect to be in L3 for at least a week... Maybe out, into Level 2 in two- three weeks. Thanks for the message :) I put up my first decent Bike vid on the weekend. I've changed the bars on my AT to lower flatter bars for (in my opinion) better control. Can't wait to try them out properly.
Hope you’re on the mend, hope your mum is ok too; please do make episode 3 - really enjoy being along for the ride and experience. I would also really appreciate a mechanical bites series to learn more about trail-side maintenance and fixes, with sights on longer TETs in Europe in the future I need to learn the spanner skills as much as the riding skills. Would you have been able to repair the master cylinder with a small kit of parts, or would the only fix be to replace it?
A really beautiful video. Great scenery, music, editing, everything! Well, save for the broken bike, broken head and broken mum. I hope all are healing well. As for the chicken, he deserves to be dead.
Think it would have been good to include the crash footage ,just to show what can & does happen .Then you could maybe do a video of how to avoid it so others could learn also ? Glad you are ok & are able to ride . Thanks for the video.
Awesome video as per! How about a feature length mini tip Monday film where you take brake subscribers on a ride out and teach us while you film? And as it was my idea can I come please 🤣🍻
