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The thing about learning to break traction in a turn is...dont try to become adept in one day.

It took me a while to realize that you are probably in Australia or NZ, and not simply showing people how to prepare for a head-on collision LOL Trail braking is something every rider should know. Thanks for the video.

Great refresher 👍

Easy when you have long legs for us shorty's it's a bit different

You do realize you have the balance of an olympic gymnast, right ?

As a retired mechanic, I didn't have all the materials of measurement listed here, but I'd bought a 2020 Ducati Desert Sled, changed the front rim to 21" with an appropriate tire and slid the fork tubes up the triple clamps (head and crown if you will) and needed a system for initial setup. Having a 10 acre back yard of sand and mesquite and a (usually) dry creek bed with motorcycle trails well beat in through all of it I proceeded to testing. With front and rear at max suggested pressure it didn't take long to decide it was rolling like a rock. Those tire pressures were within 2 psi of each other and stayed at that difference for the whole test. Starting at suggested mfg. pressures I rode the track at an increasing pace until things were sliding around and the suspension was working vigorously. Back to the garage, let out 2psi, and ride to test parameters. 2 psi lower and test. Repeat. Eventually it was just wallowing around with little response to steering input. At that point I started adding pressure at the 2psi rate unti all responses were midrange acceptable. It was a well spent afternoon and I learned a lot. The Duc is running at expectations.

Ive had kawasaki yamaha triumph and honda ive just bought a benelli trk 702X if i took the stickers off the tank i wouldnt know i was riding a chinese motorcycle im absolutly made up with my purchase and can buy two for the price of one triumph it doesnt have all the bells and whitles and rider modes but neither did my honda things i dont need loads of dealers now in the uk so ive no concerns whatsoever all i can say is the bike rides just as good as all the japanese and uk triumph bikes ive had and test rode Im having exactly the same fun on the chinese bike as i did on all the others Im convinced china has turned the corner and catched up the japanese now if you doubt it just book a test ride like i did i was in no doubt the honda was being traded in as soon as i got back from test riding the benelli trk702X i wasnt bothered in the slightest were it was designed nor were it was built and produced all i cared about was having a superb riding motorcycle that i could throw around the twisties coming off the cb500x the benelli is on another level in my opinion fantastic riding experience with all the power you need for road and street riding DONT KNOCK THEM UNTIL YOU TRY AND TEST THEM YOU MIGHT GET THE SURPRISE I DID safe riding guys take care thats my honest unbiased opinion for what its worth

That's what we call proper comparison video...kudos to you👍

In the UK, we are clever. We have always had the front brake in the right hand and the rear brake in the left on all bikes. Why would you have the most effective brake in the most uncoordinated hand? It's an easy fix. The bike shop I used in Canada just changed them over for the strange English guy who spoke too quickly and used the letter Y at the end of words (because thats when you should use the letter Y in the English language). That way, you could brake safelY and quicklY preventing accidents through stupiditY.

The Tech 7 truly is an Enduro boot. I wear them and spend a lot of time walking down trails, helping other people pick up their bike, running up a train to scout, moving around. I think I would hate my life doing all that walking and climbing in the Tech 10. You sacrifice protection for movement. My 530lb adventure bike has fallen on my Tech 7 ankle area and while I had a really good bruise, no breaks. I wear them on my adventure rides and sometimes you have to walk up or down a path to get a good photo. You need that movement the Tech 7 offers

I can't believe this is really a myth. How a person can think standing lowers your CG is beyond me and such a person surely can not function well in society. I am baffled.

Why are we riding on the other side of the road in your diagram on the board versus your video clips!? Am I missing something? Don't like this "guessing" you keep mentioning! Its all about the "Vanishing Point" - no guessing!

Just had two of my Shoei helmets done yesterday at a traveling P.F.S. demo for FREE! Made all the difference in the world. They can even make the helmet that you bought too large fit correctly. Check their schedule, they may be coming to a Shoei dealer near you.

Bret knows braking!

Love the socket idea. All seems like great logic to me. Interesting about the WD-40. So many conflicting views out there with the effect of it on rubber. So is it safe to clean O & X-ring chains with WD-40 ?

For me the Tech 7 was too stiff, making them dangerous

Lots of physics, well explained, so we can all understand what's going on. Thanks, much appreciated, Günter/Nürnberg

I wish you could make a video with terrain examples - like - "this is example of a trail, where you have no business in anything less then a full motocross boot" and "this kind of a trail you will propably be forgiven for wearing beefy ADV boot"

Short 20 foot dip in the concrete road, water running most of a summer only 1 ft. deep. Algae strings 3 ft. long and scum thick on the bottom. The rear end just drifted in the direction of the current all by itself and when I made the dry ground the bike high sided and smashed itself up after flipping. I wasn't even moving very fast. Broke my collar bone and tore rotator cuff (tried to hang on to the bar for some reason) .. Also my ribs were memorable for a couple of weeks. Water crossing, or just 'obstacle'?

We don't sit due to saving your back . Plus, it's faster and easier to relocate yourself depending on where you want the weight to transfer. Plus, the bike will adjust faster when standing vs sitting . But I guess on these heavier machines you would have to sit more from getting too fatigued .

I see the 1st problem right out of the gate . A dinosaur of a bike is one problem . You may have good advice, but it still might be wrong advice for their skill level . And why is anyone gripping to much bars . Keep vertical. Use your feet to steer unless you want arm pump faster . Keep that front-end light through rocky terrain. Why hit when you can go over or skip off the object . It's hard to overcome if you are coming off of street riding . Peace ✌️

Another great video! Keep up the great work!

No comparison, Mosko it the best.

Good vid. Also covers really well as techique, even though not mentioned, that braking efficiency is pretty much only about making that braking load so-to-say controlled so pressure (=traction) on wheels doesn't change abruptly from very sudden weight change.

@2:20, Bret... then Aprilia is breaking the law (what law?) you're citing with the Tuareg 660. It stays in off-road or individual mode, with TC/ABS/etc disabled or tuned to your spec in those two profiles. But I am 100% certain my Tuareg keeps ABS turned off if I kill the bike and take out the key while in one of those two modes, then turn it back on. I used to own a 2013 800XC... does the rake still suck on this new model (I was a new adv rider when I bought the 800XC)? My understanding is the 900 series you have to dismount and crank down the rear preload to get an offroad bias rake. And does servicing the air filter still involve dismantling half a dozen pieces of body plastics and the gas tank? Or did they pull their heads out of their asses and put it under the seat and make it more accessible?

Just an amazing video! Thank you!

Just got myself first big adv. Older Super Tenere 1st gen. First of all I've heard/watched tons of vids about how crucial it is to be able to deactivate ABS. Note this is my first ever ABS bike. I was almost scared when I rode it first time to gravel and I was testing brakes from really and I do mean safe speeds and distances expecting bike to just keep rolling on like riding on marbles. But the very first brake I was like "Ok, that's not bad at all and doesn't feel scary at all". Now I haven't rode this bike much at all on gravel and I'll keep my cautious approach, but still right now I have feeling that even that older ABS is much safer and still removes speed well. But all in all, I've ran into multiple "oops, it's getting close" feelings rear or even frontend sliding bit too much on my old non-ABS XT600e, even though that bike is really easy to ride. My next "field trip" with ST is going to be finding some nearby gravel road stretch that is hard packed, but which would still have that fine round, slippery as hell, small round rock layer and really test if it ABS on that bike hinder braking. On what might add safety. Well now mostly ridden in tarmac with it. I think cruise would increase safety a bit. If I'm thinking that it would now be nice, I think it obviously means I'm putting some focus into thinking that. Oh and loud pipes save lives is absolute total BS. Why? Cause as driving my car I almost crashed into one loud bike with rider wearing hi-vis clothing etc. So how the heck that almost happened? I approached intersection and do note that I DO watch like min. three times to side already approaching intersection. I saw nothing, but when I started to roll into intersection bike appeared and avoided collision just like meter two away. Bike just simply remained the complete time approaching behind my cars A-pillar. Always remember that on bike, that you can and you WILL fit there. Look to see if you can actually see car driver. If not, be very cautious.

Eye-talian

My Harley Davison Road Glide has a product of Thailand sticker on it complete with a bar and shield on it.

Seems like one could start by taking larger U-Turns and then progress to smaller U-Turns. Why is this not emphasized when teaching how to do U-Turns? Seems like most instructional videos teach how to take those tight U-turns but never mention to start large and gradually tighten your U-Turn as you feel more confident. It might also prevent one from laying their bike over. It's a great instructional video though. Probably the best one I've seen.

Brayutt, ah thank yer dee-meeenin man culchurrrr. Why you wanna tahk lahk thatyutt?

It can be easier to understand if you look at it backwards. As your come out of a turn, you can apply more throttle as you unlean the bike or unwind a car's wheel. That is because you can only ask so much of your tire(s). Same with cars, there is only so much grip your tires have. Trailing the brakes is used to keep the front springs compressed which sharpens your turn.. the more you add steering input, the more you have to trail off the brakes. As you unlean the bike or unwind a steering wheel, you can start applying throttle.

My question why all people when buy motorcycle get upgrade to crash bar.... On my opinion thhis motorcycle wił be enough protection if not not worth sale price

I've always had jap bikes. They're really great. But I was in one shop few months ago that had CFmoto's 700cc, can't recall exact model, but anyway adv bike. I looked few minutes while waiting it very closely and I gotta say I got really impressed in visual quality of that bike. I've seen older Chinese vehicles and they're usually quite bad even new aestethically. But that CFmoto truthfully got me really curious about the brand. I just bought Yamaha bike, but I'd still like to test ride that model and I'm _really_ curious how they will fare in long run and what is the part availability.

CZcams Motorcyclists be like trying to school me to hold the handlebars lightly so the front wheel can find it's own way and recover from a wobble. I've taken out three wooden construction horses in a row on an interstate at 65mph when I started going blind, you can be sure I'm holding on to those handlebars tight with a deathgrip to stay on the bike. I have no problem with it. Been riding for 25 years as my daily driver. And no, you don't need to cover the clutch and the brake with two fingers all the friggin time. Your hands will get even more tired doing that than a deathgrip. You're having to do these extreme measures because you're driving in dangerous roads unsuitable for travel and dodging things all the frigging time and starting and stopping all the time... so.. shrug, yeah, in that scenario, maybe I would too. Or, I mean, you could just take a paved road and enjoy a smooth ride...

Why not just ride the bike through the turn?

I am currently training myself due to upgrading to a Tiger 900 Rally Pro and your videos are really helpful as the Bike is kinda too much bike when I first tried it and after a few weeks of training using your vids, It does not feel like too big of a bike anymore. In fact it feels just right.

There is a "recall" in Europe for the 10 cm fuel tube. That is why your moto does not start. Here in Greece, if you report the problem to a dealer, they change it free of charge. That is why the recall was on quotes. I do have a X-Cape, I got a Seiemezzo, but they are the same regarding this issue.

But what about the most important question - Can I tuck my trouser's leg inside the boot, or leave it outside? If I go with all the hassle of spending on those cool motocross boots, and learning to use the properly, can I at least show off? :D (A bit tongue in cheek, but question still stands ;))

Watching this after Motogiants latest vid, I'm about to go boot shopping.

your such a good teacher,, thank you,,

Awesome. Thanks for instruction and tips. 👍👍

Air box under gas tank for X....total FAIL. Dumb review. Who wants to spend an hour plus accessing your air box to clean it after proper off road riding??? FAIL. enjoy ur X

Excellent, excellent video. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sadly, no matter how many FACTS you show to them, the racists are going to continue doing their thing.

1. Good training 2. Good tyres 3. Abs

Hey man, I'm using a pair of Gaerne Fastback boots (which is an enduro one). I heard you said that it's not gonna work with enduro boots, but is it impossible to tuck it in? I love this pant and would like to try it but there is nowhere selling this in my place.

the desert x is soooo much better looking though if you can afford it

Puts me off even trying one before I decide which adv bike to buy - now I know why the simple Ténéré is so popular.

I was worried for a bit on new bike on rutted dirt road. Trying to ride up out of a rut. That was one of my worries. I did get a lot of practice taking off in loose gravel at stop signs.

I have a lot of 2 track wooden bridges I cross in the U.P. of Michigan. The Mackinac bridge has grates. The grates can make tires wobble.