I know that feeling with dealing with stuff in life, riding definitely helps as you said bout not needing the best literally went to bike shop had a look at what they suggested then jumped on fb market place and got 1 for 1/4 of price just a hardtail and couple of market place upgrades lol

I'm 6'1" and I love my 390 Duke!

can you tell me where did you buy the mirrors?

Man! That would be tough. I really hope that you work through it all and talking about it has helped. It's easy to hide vulnerability, but it's fucking hard to put yourself out there and show it. Ride on brother 💪👊

Hey bro just wondering if you knew of any reasons my bike is not getting spark to the coils have the exact model as you my mate came fell off it and just been issues since then

Pretty good idea of what you do and yeh that would be a tough gig. As a nurse, I specifically have no intention of doing ED or ever trying to get into Paramedics for the very reason you are experiencing now. I get lots of anxiety so getting out is hard; even more so when I have no one to ride with so I get not really riding by yourself. If I feel really flat its hard to get myself to ride alone, but I am far more likely to go out with mates and everytime I do I feel so much better; it really is like meditation or therapy and I feel better for having done it everytime. When you are out and so focussed on the trails and riding you don't have time to think or worry about anything else and I always come home feeling more alive and thankful for it.

I’m glad you uploaded this one Kiel. Like everyone…we all start riding for different reasons(mainly fun)but I can’t almost guarantee clearing one’s cluttered mind would be up there. I know I definitely do! Life is fucking hard, being able to switch your brain off and enjoy what riding does is massive. Still keen to shoot some paper targets with ya bro, we definitely need to ride again too! Much love homie👊🏼

See blokes talk more because real blokes like you lead the way. Bro I use my channel to talk through stuff because I want blokes to see it’s ok to make yourself vulnerable . It’s not for everyone but those lucky enough I find it’s a huge part of mind space health. I use mine to talk about cancer I had / got but my biggest thing in my life is having two kids with disability . Bro I love them but it’s hard man. I ride to reset my mind to be my very best for them . I’ve often pulled up somewhere and had a cry feeling sorry for myself but things just make sense after a ride . I completely applaud you for putting those big balls out there and saying “ hey riding is my mental health tool” . I know about your previous injuries so I can only guess the importance of MTB to you. I also have no clue what you do for a living but I hope you enjoy it . I thoroughly enjoyed your video and I sure can relate . Thanks for making this video mate❤️

Heavy stuff mate. Riding is like meditation, great for the soul . Ride on brother

Relatable for many I’d say mate, can’t imagine life without bikes. 💪👍 looked like a good therapy session !

Nice video! Did you end up dialing in your rear shock? And if so, what did you have to do?

Heck yeah, got my first FS bike this year a Marin Alpine Trail XR. Took it instantly into an enduro race! Such a great bike.! Have upgraded a few things , look forward to growing with it 🎉

Hi mate, what brand is the headlight and how difficult it is to fit to the bracket? Thx in advance!

Nice work! The conditions look nice. We raced the fox superflow there a couple of months ago and I slid into the small tree on the left of the trail at 00:00:44 at like 35km/h and dented my downtube, cost me a frame! Apart from the dust the trails there are fun. Well ridden!

I still haven’t been out to Castle Hill yet…. Maybe I should head out there in a few weeks

Fully pinned dude👌🏼dig the beat too #rooksandroyals

Absolutely flying man!

Awesome video mate! Its been a while since I have gone out there - might be due for another look I reckon.

Awesome vid! Just got myself a VTR250 recently myself. Did you have a link to the headlight? Cheers 🤙

Have you been out to hiddenvale ? 500 above is epic. Good shuttles for the analogue

Stoked to see out the bike dude. Spewin I couldn’t make it. You were hookin down there man. Sick👌🏼

Firstly it’s great to see you riding MTB. Looked like you held speed pretty well without the weight of a ebike helping with momentum . Bloody great first ride on a nice bike bud 🤘

Always a pleasure my bro! Glad to see you back on the pedals 👊🏽

Cool build. Where did you get the under cowl/belly pan?

I adore my marin riftzone 27.5 super fun to ride

Woo hoo congrats mate that is one stunning bike😍. Don’t underestimate a short travel trail bike. I reckon that’s where it’s at for long day stuff or a shred after work. Great choice there. I really like the VEE CO tires on my Rifty but blew the side wall out . The cushcore got me home. I seriously love it mate and hope you get many years of fun on it. When’s the first ride video??? 🤣

Congrats mate you did it! 👍 One of your eeb mates should grab a tow rope ! Bet you are keen to get out on it!

Along as your out on the trails riding dude, doesn’t matter what you ride….. I’m a big fan of Marin!👌🏼

Another place I need to go check out! nice one mate

Hi, its look fantastic VTR. Where can i get one of belly pan like yours? Thnks

The bike looks spectacular. I'm going to buy the same one to transform it, I wanted to ask you what motorcycle the keel you put on it is from. Greetings.

Planning to do the same as this, where'd you get the taillight from?

Cool bike! I want to do a really old school cafe racer build with an early 80s steel frame VT250F

良いカスタムですね！

That looks alright.

Maaaatttee, it’s off it’s head. Well done 🔥🔥

Awesome…I’ve been searching for ages for an actual KZbinr having a proper go at modding these little gems- I’ve got an 07 model with 91thousand ks on the clock- will most likely be copying your build tbh ahah

MTC is traction control.

Hola, estoy a punto de comprar la honda vtr 250 para modificarla, tus videos son muy utiles. Aqui en España dan pocas opciones para customizar motos, me las apañare. Gracias

sounds awesome

At the start when you found that drop on pleasant view it was a different traill called noodles

Is that miles or kilometres ?

That combo looks deadly

perfection

Leave the trellis frame grey, it pops nicely against the black and matches the forks and covers

Tank looks so sweet

Which handlebar are you using? Looks sick

Do you know the brand of the handlebars?

Hi, just some background info. My wife and I have had a total of 5 vtrs. 2 the same series as yours, and 3 the newer fuel injected versions. We have been playing with them for over 12 yrs. Great bikes. Good simple cheap tricks,- change rear sprocket +2 teeth (max revs then means 160km/hr) gives better acceleration. Braided brake line (front most important). Upgrade front fork springs or at least add spacer above springs, 10mm for lighter rider, 12mm for heavier. 7.5 or 10w fork oil. If you have more budget rear shock upgrade is seriously good for handling.. yss for cbr600f4 with adjustable length drops in and is huge upgrade. Drop front end a bit (5-8mm) and lift the back with the yss and it is a brutal canyon carver. Destroys larger bikes by being radically more agile and stable. We live on Mallorca so tight corners are normal.

Brought the exact exhaust for my 2006 vtr and I’m loving it, sounds amazing without the baffle