@@aricmoto Michelin Enduro street legal, mostly good all over. If I ride some hard enduro with my 300, sometimes I use something else, or same Michelin Enduro soft.

It depends on which one you buy. If you get the SX, it's pretty soft. While it's not bad and is affordable, it holds up quite well. However, I've noticed that its softness can sometimes affect its grip, although it generally performs adequately. Don't expect miracles, but overall, it's worth the price.

@endurowarrior OK, thank you. Did you some videos how the tires wrap around obstacles?

Lucky that a big Harley with a passenger didn't come around the corner, he might not have moved over safely as me, and that could have made the situation a lot more complicated. Yes, I am fine. This sharp U-turn is really tricky, even when there's no traffic on the road.

Sounds good, what trails are you guys hitting? But right now I have no bike, I started bottom end and top end

It was a bit cold in the morning

I like it. That`s what I have it on right now.

Yeah, check out 39 and 40

@@endurowarriorI have 40 in one of my videos. We did 15-38-21-39-3. It was an awesome day!!

I've been here 100 times and have never seen anyone. There were thick trees all over the place, which I guess were meant to keep riders from going that way. I cleared it up, so now we can get out of here.

@ appreciate the trail clean up and the reply! I watch your videos often and love it when I know where you are riding. We had to go up to the right last time we did skunk bear cause I busted up my ribs pretty good and took the shortest route back to gravel trail. Needless to say getting up that hill was painful. Enjoy the videos man! Keep em coming

Hi, thank you for thinking of me. Maybe we'll run into each other sometime. I'm currently in the process of a complete overhaul. Kind of 500 hrs on my 300.

Where about are you guys riding?

Yes they are!

@@brandongardner9829 As the video title indicates, Windrock Park

Honestly? No one will ever tell you this. The single tracks are located in a strictly secret place, and I don't have the authority to share them. I know this is not what you wanted to hear. But if I shared them, I would anger many locals who ride here. Another thing is that if I post the location, a bunch of adventure people with big heavy motorcycles would immediately show up, not to mention the ATV riders, who would destroy all the trails in no time. I don't think anyone will ever share these trails on the internet. Those who know where they are, know; those who don't should find them on their own, and if you do find them, keep it a secret.

This is a more difficult track. It's quite visible now. When the leaves fall, you're almost blind and you can hardly find your way. Anyway, it's all secret paths. If you can find it you can wander along it, but nobody will actually tell you where it is, and that's fine. I know many trails, like a 100-150 miles. Usually nobody around there. I would not recommend this for your ADV style. This is not the place for ADV bikes.

Ok

@@endurowarrior Thanks!

Video it please

Awesome. Yeah, I will go again soon.

It's not that hard. I'd say it's about medium hard. There are really tough sections in this park, with very steep rocky climbs. What's disturbing is the heat, we've had readings over 100 F. TN is very hot and very high humidity in the summer. Even at 10pm it was sweltering.

Glad you like it!

Thanks for the tip

Yeah

Good point. I try to go slow from traction, less dangerous. Of course there are situations where speed is the key.

@@endurowarrior I mean that in a good way. The bike is good at crawling up technical terrain

I think they call it Orange trail, don`t ask the location, it is somewhere behind the 5 miles of hell. I just followed the trails. Long ride, long day.

Yes it is a pleasant trail, and the view is something wonderful

It's more of a Jeep and ATV trail. Cyclists take a different section, much further out. When you get up to the main road, you see bicyclists, there is a bike path on the left, who I talked to said they just roll down, sometimes they have to pedal a little bit.

I met an 82-year-old man here, riding his bike on Slick Rock. He was a tough old guy.

I like this section too. A real oasis in the middle of nowhere. It's a beautiful sight to behold, and in between the hard, tough sections, there are some gentle, relaxing parts.

Have you been to the USA on a motorcycle? Where have you been, in which states?

Whatever. The black TC 2.1 looks better. But in the long run, I've found that the black one is much louder, and has a much deeper sound. The TC2 is also loud after a while, but not as deep. Both are good choices in my opinion.

@@endurowarrior Agreed black looks way better, which is what I wanted. I don't care about the noise difference. But all I could find in the TC 2.1 was raw aluminum, not black. I still probably would have got a silver 2.1 but found a 2.0 priced about $30 cheaper than all the other 2.0 and 2.1 TCs which was the deciding factor. Somewhere I read the 2.0 has less packing so it's smaller and lighter; I doubt that's true. I have the 2.1 TC on two other 300 cc bikes and it's pretty compact; I can't imagine it being any smaller.

Sorry, I can't hear you because the sun is shining in my eyes. There were 3 very fast SX racers here, none of them could go up, they were pushing each other up. The plan was to go up slowly half way, and have a look around and come back. First timer here. But I changed my mind and I went up, too slowly of course. LOL. By the way, people are more curious about beginners than people who just do it. I may have thrown it away on purpose for you to see. :)

It's still quite good, not many people know about it and therefore the trails are in quite good condition. If I take my damn friend Jeff here, he's so big jerk, he'll post the log files in Facebook groups and everyone will be riding here tomorrow as he did in Florida. If I want to enjoy these trails, it's better to keep it a secret where it is. But it's also a good idea to bring people who are really reliable and don't share gps coordinates on the internet. Otherwise, I don't understand why someone would share secret trails that they haven't invested any energy in and never come to help maintain these semi secret places.

It is not my bike, I just made a video. The owner sold it long time ago, I have no idea which parts you mean. Also the Vortex sold separately.

Hi, how are you?

Thank you. I try. Low PSI and good balances.

Yes it was!

It depends on many things. It's very slippery after rain. On the other hand, how experienced you are and what kind of bike you have. I guess a bigger ADV is not a good choice here. I don't know all the trails, but some of them are very steep, I'd say about a 6 on a scale of 10. I've been on much harder trails than these.

Thanks for the reply … I was just curious . I have rode and raced Mx and enduro / hare scrambles races .. so descent rider .. have a 2024 ktm 300 xcw … have been single tracking in and around Maggie valley .. looking for more trails to ride … thanks ! .

@@randyownby7406 All these single tracks are hidden from the foreign eye. If you're going to ride a bike here, you'd better fasten your trousers. The President of the United States is not as safe as these trails, they even put bushes at the entrance so they make sure you can't find them. If you've never been here before, I guess you'll find the Jeep trails first, and be tortured by the rocky muddy trails, extreme deep ruts, mud, steep hills. If you're lucky it'll be dry. Impossible when wet.There are some trails where you go in and it's impossible to get out because both exits are steep slippery rocky. I usually come here when it hasn't rained for at least a week, which is rare here. If you ask, nobody has heard of the single tracks, not even the bikers, because they don't want to tell you where they are. They like to play dumb if you ask. But, as me, you will find many here if you keep your eyes open. Last year I rode here with a guy who already had a 2024 KTM. The guy was very cocky and said that he was riding with Graham Jarvis and that he had been riding a dirt bike all his life. However, he gave up after 2 minutes when I turned into the first serious trail, which was 15. So he went back to the trail head to sulk. Some people like a challenge, some people just have a big mouth. This place can be very brutal, you'll go much slower than you plan. But look around, give it a go. The single tracks don't officially exist, but if you're lucky you'll find some.

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It's a good question, thank you for bringing it up. You're not going to believe this, but I've been over the rubber issue for a long time, I'm going with what I've got. I used to always look for the best tire, but I found out it was a waste of money. I know a few people who can only ride IRC MB5 in deep sand. Besides, they just piss off the park rangers by ploughing up the forest. On the other hand, I know a biker who has street tires on his DR650, and he's faster than me. I think any tire is good if you can ride. I ride a worn michelin enduro and I'm happy with it. Of course I use Mousse every time I go off road, I don't like to bother with the inner tube. If you are racing then a good tire choice is very important. If you are a casual rider like me then I think any tire will be just fine. On sand it's better to have less pressure and a knobby tire, not everyone is as extreme as my DRZ650 friend who goes in the woods with street tires. Personally I don't like to leave tracks in the woods, I don't want them(park ranger) to know where I've been, so I don't use aggressive tires. I note that, from a safety point of view, the front tire is better if it's low pressure, wide and knobby, because it easy to lose the front end on sand. The only time I pay attention to the tires is when I go hard enduro riding, or on the race track with a sport bike. What you had on your bike will be fine, come anytime, I will ride every weekend in the winter. I know that many people will not like this post, and they think I am mean. But the forest is not an MX track, people go there to relax, hike, horse riding, hunting etc. Those who want to enjoy nature do not look kindly on our kind. But to answer your question, a very low pressure tire with an aggressive knobs is the very best in deep sand. Paddle tire is no needed here yet. And yes, I often use the medium michelin enduro tires in the mountains, the last time I was with you I was also using them. A lot of people don't like it, I like it because it's street approved, and not too bad on pavement.

Gently rolling along through the Glades! Nice man! Very pleased with vid work! Nice ride!! Cheers man!

Top Secret location, sorry

Wasn`t that bad a year ago

both of them same size, I guess