Thanks, I appreciate that.

That’s awesome. We are just starting to learn the Cadomin area. Need a local guide. I’ve been riding in McLean and Waiporous for a long time but we live in St. Albert now so I’d like something closer to home.

@@danielleppington Hi Daniel, Yeah, idk Cadomin too well, and what I did know has been altered by the jeeps and sxs's. We used to ride right where the mine is now. The Province allowed the mine to have a haul road parallel the Mtn Park Road (now all stutter bumps & pot holes). Shame. Prior to that there was a big push to close the area completely to ohv's. Watch for Grizzlies. Mountain Park is a bit far for the small dualsport, so we trucked out there. Box canyon wasn't quite obtainable for us, as there is a short nasty hill we balked at. With the WR I would have happily tried. It is all tore up by sxs's, so whether it's still open, idk. Rocky the further in you get. I suspect it's closed when the Sheep are lambing. There is some pretty good day trip riding out of the Hinton area, towards the mountains. There is the well known Dunes, across from Brule, and a scenic pipeline nearer to the highway. Basically the whole area around the J/H Airport is is dual sportable and has multiple accesses. Ogre Canyon on the Brule side is a cool destination, and has a few side trips up and around Soloman Mtn. Riding the Snaring River backroad in Jasper Park is nice too (if it's open, as they were working on the pipeline). Maligne, Miette Hotsprings, Mt Edith Cavel, Pyramid lake are all paved. And you can do them all in one day, Especially, if you truck to Jasper. I see wilkiloc has some gps tracks in the Entrance, Brule and Mtn Park areas. Though the interface kinda bites. Cheers.

I run 13/47 for the gearing and it’s a good compromise. I do a fair amount of road as well and it seems to work ok as long i i don’t interstate much. In the words I’m mostly first and second, in the sand and open i get up into third, but like all smaller bikes you just need to be active on the clutch though I’m constantly amazed how hard it is to stall. As for the clutch, i would be amazed if you could kill it. My bike has 20000km of fairly hard riding and it still has about 80% left in the clutch. Good oils and change more often than the 10000km it calls for and you’ll be fine. The honest to goodness balance between performance and durability is amazing on the WR. I’m about 96% sure they are immortal.

13/48 makes it much better everywhere. It doesn’t mind the revs on the highway and it’s way better in the bush. Considering getting a programmer and opening the airbox so it can breathe better but honestly, everything has gotten so expensive. Great bike as is too.

Had to look it up. Looks awesome. Our groups been trying to get down there to race for years but we’ve never been able to make it work. Would love to roam the Nevada desert

I think we were pretty happy with the finish. Dual sport season almost here. Have to connect for a ride in Nordegg sometime.

It’s been a great experience riding with all my kids. Wish I’d been able to do more with my older daughter but wasn’t able to. So much fun trying to find something that clicks for each one.

Seems like a lot of people agree with you on the magura. I value the reliability more than anything because we do a lot of riding waaaaaay out into the bush so i can’t have it fail.

That makes total sense. You offered a great review on this underestimated bike. I am constantly asking myself why I bought one, but every time I ride it, I’m reminded of why. 👌🏽

I have to ask, what kind of chimken is that in your profile pic?

That’s a 6’ tall Australian Chimken.

I appreciate the irony asking as a Canadian where our climate and geography are seemingly designed as a survival tv show, but is there any animal in Australia that isn’t designed to kill us?

I think that’s what they want you to believe lol less visitors.

Thanks Steve. Appreciate your photos, great work. I’ve bought a few over the years.

Thanks, we park the same spot every year at the very end of the pits. Travel through the night in what always turns out to be a snowstorm to make sure we get there. :). Have you done the race on your WR? I did it in 2016 on mine and thinking of train again next year. See you there.

Thanks. Appreciate the feedback

The race was on my KTM 350XCF-W. I’ll be back for my WRR adventures shortly. I did do the race on the WRR in 2016 though and me and my son may try it next year on both the WRs for something different.

That’s awesome, you’ll love it. It’s the only bike I’ve ever gone back to after selling.

@@danielleppington Sv650 as the other one

Nice, my son just bought an 11 with 2900km. You’ll love it. Been riding for 20years and I still love it.

What are your thoughts on the hyper pro performance?

God loves a good obstacle course. Otherwise trees would all be in lines and the earth would be flat.

Thanks Sam. Will you be there?

@@danielleppington Yup, been to the Ironman the last 3 years in a row (minus pandemic of course). This will be the first time I will actually race. Watching this footage is working to get myself in the zone!

Funny enough, my son just bought one and wants to get some sumo wheels for when we’re not in the bush.

Anyone in the 50+ group is legend imo. That’s a lot of getting rattled around.

Worth the trip. We live about a 12hr drive from Odessa. Terrible drive but worth it for one blast every year.

Thanks. James was hauling. Looking forward to racing him this year with all my bones assembled.

That’s funny. I suppose you get to be the butt end all of all the same jokes from people who don’t know better. lol

I don’t think the rear would make a big difference one way or the other, more about tire availability for good dirt stuff. On the road the front 17 will make the bike seem more agile, the 21 tracks straighter and bridges bumps better but has more mass further out so it doesn’t turn in as well. All that being said, if you’re just into trying some gravel and not deep woods or super rocky terrain, I’m sure the 17 would be fine. Maybe try some tkc80s from continental or something like that. I’ve had good luck with those. If you want to dirt bike, I recommend getting a 21 front both for the better ride and stability as well as the smaller brake rotor. From experience, the x rotor is a little touchier off road because it’s 20mm larger. Final caveat, any bike can be off roaded if we try hard enough, I wouldn’t break the bank trying to make it perfect unless you plan on racing.

We don’t have that kind of talk on this channel. :).

I’m no legal expert but I would think that any suitable motorcycle would be fine. I would be fine taking any dual sport or adv bike in there as long as you have basic protection like a skid plate. Great area to explore

Thanks. I'll fire out a message when we get headed out on the dual sports next year. Be good to swap some trails.

It’s great to be able to share a passion with the kids and see them grow in it. Now I have to deal with being left behind as they get too fast. :)

Congrats on the 100000. That’s quite an accomplishment. Something awesome about taking something that small that far.

Ugh. I know. We’re looking for a second one save prices are crazy. Great bike though

I’m using a Dunlop D606 rear and a Mitas C16 front. A little squirrelly on the road but wear is pretty good for a pretty off-road set.

Best bike for the race is always the one you bring with you. :). I love 250. I’m a big guy at about 230 but honestly I keep going back to them. Tried 450, love the 350 but they’re just so much less twitchy when you’re on bumpy ground and that makes a huge difference over 6hrs. You never really get past 3rd or 4th maybe twice so you don’t need the top extra grunt.

Oh you’ll sit the sideline on year 1 but it’s get under your skin and it will be unavoidable to suit up for year 2. :). Best of luck. The real heroes are the 60,70 and 80 class riders.

​@@danielleppington I believe it. The CRF250X I bought a few months ago is just about ready to roll, going to mount some studded tires and do some winter riding, if I can get enough miles in, my confidence level might be high enough to give it a try this year ... save the wait LOL. Love your videos and commentary

Thanks. Hope to see you there. Stop by and say hi when you get out there. We’re always against the pit line at very north west end. Should be flying a Saskatchewan flag.

It’s always more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow. :)

Drz obviously has more torque but it’s a heavier ride that carries it weight high too. Change to a 13/49 or 13/50 on the wr and you’ll never be short of power in 1st unless you are gold glass enduro. Drz does let you choose a gear though where the wr on long steep hills is more like a goat than a cheetah. Neither is bad for my money I like the lighter wr but either is a solid choice.

Odessa Washington. About 80 miles south west of Spokane.

@danielleppington Thank you so much i've been trying to find out that information I don't think I will be going But I would like to try it at some point You should come up to nevada To try the virginia city race VCGP

@AaronMartinCOOLVIDEO funny you should say that, we’ve been trying to get together for a run at Vegas to Reno BITD. Dream race for me. What baja used to be.

@@danielleppington Yeah vegas to reno seems Awesome I don't know if I will ever do it But it's always there if I want to.

So many side roads to check out next year. If there’s one thing Alberta does well, it’s cut an obscene amount of roads into the wilderness.

Honestly, all good choices for different reasons but also honestly, WR reigns supreme. :)

I like to run the amsoil metric too. I tried the dirt stuff but it wore out faster for clutch feel. Intervals I play by ear depending on dirt vs road but probably average about 3000km between. I would really like to sample the oil and see if I really need to that often. Maybe post results next year. -40f here atm so not a lot of riding.

@@danielleppington I’m sure it’s just a waste of money change it that often I just feel better about it 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@wheeliewadethiesen2946 it’s not a waste of it makes you feel better. :).

@@danielleppington 1.4 quarts what’s $25 😂😩

Tennessee knockout is on my list of just sees. On our race bikes I run the Shinko 525 gummy rear and Mitas C16 on the front. Road tires I’d like to try some of the motoz stuff. Seems real nice.

@@danielleppington I have the 525 gummy on my 125 definitely a better tire. I just like the Moto Z Mountain high bread for its longevity probably ride 70% Road It’s not the gummy, definitely not the greatest tire for traction although it does work real good in the hard pack rocks here in the mountains.

We’re getting a second this spring for my son. Adding dual sport to his racing skills. He’s going to be a menace. lol.