2024 Nürburgring Nordschleife Motorcycle Guide - HOW YOU RIDE IT!🏍️👇

[@daleyoung266]

Damn you Dale, you've planted that seed for 2 wheeled Ring laps again!

[@btgmoto]

Not guilty!

[@dozer877]

I’m riding from Ireland to the Nurburgring this July and this video has helped immensely

[@btgmoto]

That's great to hear!

[@Ranveer_Singh_sangha03]

20:42, that blue t-shirt guy 😅😂😂😂

[@btgmoto]

HAHAHAH omg, dude, you spotted it. I totally forgot. I think he got stung by a wasp down his shirt, he was one of my students!

[@snikwadRR]

The fences are very hard. 😂 I liked that one

[@nurburgringbiker]

Great Video Dale! You did forget to mention that the best line in the wet is as follows: Take a left into the car park and buy a burger instead. 😂

[@btgmoto]

Great tip! I will mention it when I do my wet video ;)

[@MaartenvanHeek]

I was there last year in a car and had a lot of fun. Last weekend on the bike - not so much. I guess taking the class would be much better.

[@bng2679]

I was in Nurburgring last year September first time learning the track in a car. I think what you need is balls, a lot of balls. The cars and bikes are so close to each other at their limit in such difficult course are insane. I am also a biker but I think I will never brave enough to ride a bike in Nurburgring.

[@cb1p111]

Anlassen 2024... This year 45000 motorcycles... Within one lap... Crazy good experience

[@Murtanio]

I miss the time of my season ticket in 2016. Did 4 laps twice a week there. Traffic in September was good, especially when you entered the track at 19:10. But I stopped because the risk of hitting an oil spill increases with the numbers of laps, even if you go there Monday - Thursday 18:00 - 19:15. Hope to be there with the Motorrad Action Team this year again and do some laps with Tim :) Are you going to be there too?

[@btgmoto]

I will be there with Doc Scholl (working), I am in contact with MAT, so I will cross my fingers. And yes, JK used to be awesome on the bike. Even when I was coming from the UK, I could get 300 laps a year with it on the bike!

[@DzasterNL]

Your face is not what i expected when i see the pov videos of the Ring. Good job! Giving goosebumps again!

[@btgmoto]

Erm, thanks, I think?! LOL!

[@theroadblog2858]

"Now listen kids!" *Dale sits down, pulls out pocket knife, cuts a slice of apple, and eats it of the blade, still with apple in his mouth* "Now listen, this is how you avoid dying too fast..."

[@btgmoto]

I'll take that as a compliment of course 🤣

[@theroadblog2858]

@@btgmoto It very much is!

[@adventureswithbumblebeezip8727]

Glad you could use some of my Anlassen video’s 🏍🏍🐝🐝🤐😎

[@btgmoto]

Thanks again!

[@dtiom]

IOM vs Nordschleife, two totally different animals. Tourists on the IOM only have free run over the mountain section for two weeks for TT when there's no racing, yes you can still ride the entire track but only the ten mile mountain section is (mostly) derestricted. I've been visiting the Nurburgring since 2008, always in the car, I haven't lapped on a bike yet, I do however lap the IOM mountain on bike and car and can confirm both the Nordschleife and IOM have their own individual characteristics and are both very special places. My tip: do one of the organised Nordschleife track walks. Loving the bike vids, please keep them coming :)

[@btgmoto]

Thanks!

[@ridervfr2798]

Been there 4 times, used rental cars, best car was the Audi with 6 speed and quarto. This year wife wants me to get a dedigated race renter. Its very expensive though. Have about 40 laps with 4 cards in my wallet. Very good video. Oh I rent a room and only drive during week 5 to 7 week days, very few weekends.

[@JJsAutomotive]

Sit down, kids. A lesson by Grandpaw Dale is in session.

[@btgmoto]

oooooof, hit me right in my grey hair!

[@Lucky808dj]

There is nothing more to add. Brilliant video.👍 Sometimes old age is also a blessing. Thanks to my birth in the 1950s, I did my first laps of the Nordschleife on a motorcycle back in 1977 and rode in series sport competitions in 1979. (the time of Helmut Dähne, who was a series winner) Then I did many laps with annual tickets (400 DM) in tourist traffic. However, I no longer like that with the car traffic and the many inexperienced drivers. So in 2018 I joined the Motor Action Team for a 2-day training session and was lucky with the weather. We rode 800 km in 2 days. I plan to ride the event again this year. I'm not getting any younger. We had great times at the Ring and met lots of great people.

[@btgmoto]

One of the best things about the Nürburgring is the people. It's like Mecca for motorheads of all nationalities. Maybe see you at the Motorrad event!

[@Lucky808dj]

@o That is absolutely right. This is a large community from all over the world. I would be happy to meet you in person.

[@Krom1hell]

Think I'm going to go for a training session.....of 1 to 2 days......just chilling at a mid pace in peace and relaxation with minimal chance of somebody to rear end you...... enjoy the track and have fun.....

[@btgmoto]

Sounds like a great plan, probably see you there. If you're really unlucky, I'll be your instructor!

[@BladeRicsi]

It was very good idea to make this video. Visiting the Nürnburg ring is on my boots list for a long time, and i this "how to" video will help a lot to happen.So thanks a lot!

[@btgmoto]

You're welcome! Just don't set the satnav to Nürnburg, that's 440km away. Nürburg is where the track is ;)

[@BladeRicsi]

@@btgmoto Yes, thank you. 😂

[@TheJamie2405]

Great vid mate. The advice about pre-buying laps especially! I bought 4 pre-paid laps last year and still struggled over a weekend to use them when I wanted!

[@btgmoto]

Thanks Jamie! It's annoying how inconsistent the experience is on 2 wheels. From the 90s we've gone from being the majority of traffic, to the whipped step-children of the Nurburgring lol

[@TheJamie2405]

@@btgmoto haha true, it’s hard to fight against the establishment when you want to use what they own 😅

[@MemorableSher]

Inspirational video Dale! I love this track so much, your perspective on it is so valuable

[@btgmoto]

Thanks so much!

[@snikwadRR]

Can Dale teach me how to wheelie? I don't know how to do it. 😊

[@btgmoto]

How I do it myself constantly amazes me. Not sure I can teach my terrible yank and crank techniques

[@pw3591]

I have always ridden bikes, and have driven the ring in a car a number of times. But I would never ride a bike round there especially on a TF mixed in with cars.

[@markypea]

I went in May 2007 over a long bank holiday weekend, on my FireBlade with a load of other riders. I only managed four laps, two of those in the damp, due to closures. Saw a biker having CPR on my first lap. The two laps on the Tuesday evening I managed to boogie with the Performance Bikes gang for a few miles, Kar Lee and others iirc, before they left me behind. I wasn't very quick back then, it was my first time on track, I wish I'd done a few local track days first. Always fancied going back, but had kids in 2008 and it felt irresponsible to have that much risk, so stuck to Silverstone.

[@MFCHRIS75]

Im glad I did my laps with Jahreskarte in the early 2000s, albeit in a VW Golf MKIII with decent suspension and semi slick street legal tyres, it was great fun. Didnt have a motorcycle license back then, and now, I still wouldn't want to try a TF on two wheels. The school/training would be worth it to me though. I enjoyed your vlog tremendously, very well presented with the respect the circuit truly deserves. It is and will always be a place where you must be completely aware of the risk invloved, but if you can get it right, learn the track, stay within proper limits, I feel it is like no other track on earth, absolutely fantastic.

[@btgmoto]

If you could bottle that feeling and sell it...

[@DrHakennase]

Damn thats some good information. I live roughly 4hours away from the Nordschleife and i wanted to go their in my holiday in the start of May

[@btgmoto]

Thanks!

[@VinceFlaherty88]

Great video! Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@btgmoto]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@neiltitley2468]

A late comer to this channel, but really enjoyed the video, thankyou for posting 🥃

[@btgmoto]

Glad you enjoyed it! I put a few days into that one, but it's a bit boring for YT, even though it has a very high % watchtime, which I hope means it's helpful to people

[@descendantofphineas7785]

I just Wish we had something like this in the States.

[@jwativ13]

Thanks for all the excellent information. I hope to do a TF as to check the box. This will help curb expectations.

[@btgmoto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KevMk3]

Very Very informative video and well presented. If only all you tube folk gave the same information from the area.....

[@btgmoto]

I appreciate that!

[@leemac2986]

Ticking off the bucket list next year if you have any more info about the 2 day training school would be great Been riding 25 years from sports , moto cross and toured so no novice but i dont think any of that matters on nurburg

[@j.j.8387]

Hi, friend! I am planning a route through Europe and on August 5 and 6 at the Nürburgring, I can access the ring with my travel equipment (Cordura jacket with protection, Kevlar jeans and light ankle boots). I'm doing 4500km around Europe in August and I don't want to take my Trackdays gear...

[@djmorgan823]

A heads up, I was refused entry this year with motorcycle jeans. Its leathers only, if the wrong staff are on that day

[@btgmoto]

As usual, the rules are somewhat loose. I've seen people riding it in trainers... eeek! I did get the official rule from the horse's mouth, that all 'ce protective clothing' is allowed, but as regulars know, the guy on the gate that day will make his own decisions.

[@UnleashedCode]

Really informative, thanks for the well put together video!

[@btgmoto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@quacktac]

The training sessions sound great. I'll definitely try to get to TF once this year or next year just incase the management decides to ban bikes soon.

[@btgmoto]

That's a pretty realistic concern, to be honest. Effectively, motorcycles are already banned many weekends, because of the no-bikes-for-one-hour-after-a-crash-guideline

[@frankensteinsgarage9632]

What a fantastic and informative video. The motorcyclist and ex racer in me have always wanted to get try this place out. However, with everything I've seen on KZbin I just dont know if its worth it. Ive always accepted the risks of riding and racing a motorbike. But, getting taken out by a car is definitely the worse way to go. Maybe one day in a car will do me. Cheers mate 🇦🇺

[@btgmoto]

I do most of my laps in a car here, and we have loads of bikers at Rent4Ring who park up and take a Swift or MINI instead

[@tonyharding5336]

My first ever lap was last year when there was a regional holiday, so every super car including track cars known to man was there, very scary lap

[@btgmoto]

Haha yeah high-days and holidays can be dreadful. You were lucky it was open to two-wheelers at all!

[@lynsmith1096]

Good video and insight to the Nusburgring. I had the pleasure to drive the ring 20 years ago in Focus RS mark 1and it was great experiance.

[@btgmoto]

Thanks!

[@Captain-Donut]

‼️‼️ This should be Good ‼️‼️

[@btgmoto]

Thanks!

[@tunctoker856]

What a valuable video. Although I am not sure if there is such a thing as riding the green hell in a "safe way"

[@vincents8165]

Isle of Man vs Nurburgring - TBH I think the IoM looks hardest and certainly the most dangerous. I've done the Ring a number of times but I'd never try to go fast on the IoM. Too much street furniture. True, the ring is mostly metal fences and very little run off, but I'd fancy my chances bouncing off a fence more than hitting a lamp post.

[@btgmoto]

Good points!

[@garethanderson6173]

Great video. Was lucky to stay and do laps with Bren back in 2008 and even got some photos from the old 'Bridge to Gantry' website where I didn't make it round 'Beginners corner' at the first time of asking 😂 Hoping to go back again next year 🤞🏼

[@btgmoto]

That's fantastic! RIP Bren :(

[@Rideezy]

Nice video Dale 🙏🏼 Nice to see myself there aswell 😁

[@btgmoto]

Thanks 👍

[@weefer34]

Hello Jackie

[@vertigo4ubob704]

Excellent information mate.

[@danjo911]

Brilliantly done video. Listen to this man. 👍🏻

[@btgmoto]

Much appreciated

[@miclchaos]

Thanks for the advice. I hope to ride my 1st lap later this year weather permiting!

[@btgmoto]

Have fun!

[@MarkusFjord]

Simple, clear. Thank you:)

[@btgmoto]

My pleasure!

[@vegareggan]

Aaah! the Ring... Remember the late 90's when i lapped my ZX9r in the low 8's. Then came the wife&kids and "no go years". Happy times again from 2006 until 2017. Tried to quit but a few years and a pandemic and i'm back again... The laps are getting slower but the bragging in the bar is now X-rated :0)

[@btgmoto]

Haha well said Vegar!

[@jamesallen4050]

Can we use tethered airbags? Thanks. 😊

[@johnhartley964]

A brilliant, brilliant informative video - Thank you

[@btgmoto]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment!

[@highviscosity749]

22:29 isn't that yamaha with racing fairings? Don't get it..

[@btgmoto]

They have a road-legal projector in the front, tail lights, mirrors and a number plate, so it passes

[@highviscosity749]

@@btgmoto thanks, very informative video 👍

[@BiglumpADV]

Great video. It's a real shame how many risks are taken by those using the ring. Even a certain well known youtuber who lives at the ring regularly films himself driving in a manor he once used to criticise, making mistakes pushing WAY to hard and ultimately it ending in a shunt from time to time. I'm yet to do a bike lap, it's a real shame there isn't more bike specific days or events.

[@btgmoto]

Thanks! I've put links to the current events in the description, but I agree, I loved the old motorcycle-only TF nights, and 4 days a year ain't enough

[@richthoven]

I didnt know about the Anlassen Event. Thanks for the infos

[@btgmoto]

No problem! Happy to help!

[@jgclara1972]

Thanks for the tips.👍🏍

[@btgmoto]

My pleasure!

[@Officialnrb]

My first time there was 93 on my FZR600

[@btgmoto]

Fantastic!

[@jamesdean8951]

Really helpful and informative- cheers

[@btgmoto]

Glad to hear it!

[@EDcase1]

Great info thanks 👍

[@kylito92]

Great video Dale 👍🏽

[@btgmoto]

Thanks 👍Glad you liked it!

[@MaxxMotoDotBe]

Awesome vid Dale!

[@btgmoto]

Thanks Max! Probably we'll see each other this year?

[@MaxxMotoDotBe]

@@btgmoto Definitely.

[@C0RSAIRS]

Great compendium! Thank you :)

[@btgmoto]

Any time!

[@magaudion]

Fabulous video, as always, Dale. Need to come and do a two day course when I get my XS9 900 GP . Got a link to the courses you run ? Ta

[@btgmoto]

Links in description! Will make a sticky comment too

[@magaudion]

@@btgmoto brilliant , ta

[@stevil.]

Having raced the HR in a car (Porsche) and the Isle of Man on a bike , Indy in a truck and over 30 years of being silly on wheels my advice is as follows , I don’t know a pro who hasn’t taken a dump So : You ride the Ring Very carefully !,

[@btgmoto]

Wise words!

[@stevil.]

@@btgmoto Thanks for a great video ,,,,

[@SteveR76]

Great video Dale! When I was there in the PB days (2006/7) my insurance covered me for the Nordschleife (I even checked...), but every policy I've had in the last 10+ years has had it named as a specific exclusion. How do tourists get around that now? Can you buy cover locally? Or are folk blissfully unaware and / or hoping for the best?? The potential financial and legal carnage if it all goes wrong is unimaginable 😱

[@btgmoto]

Blissfully unaware, and hoping for the best. I'll pull this scab off in the next video in this series, which is all about TF

[@ilovemybmwgs1200]

Well done on an informative and interesting video.

[@btgmoto]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@anashedpotato]

Great video Dale!

[@btgmoto]

You're only saying that cos you're in it 😂🤣

[@anashedpotato]

​@btgmoto 😂😂 no no. I liked some the other parts too.

[@kevinganser7895]

For an american bartemder whos dream is to take a bike down that track at 37 years old. How should i do it. Im not rich but not poor.

[@toktoktok89]

Thank you for this extremely helpful video! If I'm only visiting for one or two weekday evenings and want to maximise the chance of getting a lap in on a bike, is it beneficial/possible to arrival very early and hope to get out at the very start of the TF - hopefully before someone has caused a closure? I can't find much info on how the entry/queue system works online.

[@btgmoto]

That's a double edged sword, as most people do the same thing. So there's a massive lump of traffic all in one area. If you wait about 8 mins, it's a lot quieter

[@DaveCBR600F]

What a brilliant video thank you for the advice 👍

[@btgmoto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ternesio_Terys]

Great video , good advice is there any english website for those schools?

[@btgmoto]

Neither school really caters to the English-speakers, though there are English-speaking instructors when you get there. (Like me!)

[@fasdiablo]

Great video ! . . . What are the insurance needs for TF and the training days when coming to ride from the UK ???

[@btgmoto]

Technically you need third-party cover, and the Vnuk precedent means your insurer will have to pay for any damage you cause, but the UK companies can claim that back off you if your contract says no nurburgring, or nurburgring. As for your own vehicle, it's only covered if you have a good german insurer, mostly.

[@11Dirkys]

Sehr gut Dale

[@btgmoto]

Danke Schoen

[@1587-i3w]

How come they allowed full system exhausts as I thought those were cracked down on hard in germany?

[@btgmoto]

Exhausts are allowed if they're clearly e-marked, not modified, with baffles and cat (year dependent) intact.

[@1587-i3w]

@@btgmotolistening to some vids of the nurburgring I have my doubt they have a cat and/or baffle but maybe its me.

[@Sauron-the-great]

4:58 😂

[@sisyphus73]

any tips on bike rental options for those of us that have always dreamed of riding the ring but don't live in Europe? Not sure I can swing getting my Busa over from the U.S. :)

[@btgmoto]

It's a real struggle, the risks are so high that nobody allows their bikes on the track, even on the training courses. Local shops are obviously pretty hot on following it up, and there are photographers every day. If I figure something out, I'll make a post about it

[@DieselRider2024]

Thanks for this, got a new subscriber here. Question, is any of these trainings available for non-german speaking riders? Would love to go but I’m having a hard time finding a course in English… Google translate helps with the websites and forms, but will be useless at the track 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@btgmoto]

Both organisers have English speaking instructors - I'm one of them!

[@jimmyneutron5679]

Ayyy, my old gsxr 125 was capable of reaching up to 140kph (so about 133kph gps speed)

[@jensnoeske]

Great Video, do u have the dates for doc scholl this yesr?

[@btgmoto]

🏍️ ADAC Doc Scholl Nordschleife Training, 29 & 30th July 2024: www.doc-scholl.de/events/nordschleife.html 🛵 Motorrad Action Team Nordschleife Training, 23rd & 24th July 2024: event.motorpresse.de/motorrad-perfektionstraining-nuerburgring-nordschleife-einsteiger-aufsteiger/#!

[@Glycein]

Where can I rent a motorcycle to ride on the NÜRBURGRING? I'm not from Europe but it's my dream to ride there.

[@btgmoto]

It's really, really, difficult. Most rental places will not allow you to take their bikes on here, even on the training days. All the local bike shops will specifically tell you before you even ride the bike that you're not allowed. When you see a typical Sunday afternoon of traffic here, you'd understand why. I work at a nurburgring rental car place (Rent4Ring) and we tried it. The bike lasted half a lap and the customer broke a leg, and that was with an expert coach riding slowly in front of him. He hit oil, and touched the brake. Not even ABS could save him. Having said that, I am trying to figure out if I could rent one of my own bikes for somebody else to use on the training course.

You have to be road legal for the instruction days as well?

[@btgmoto]

Yep, that's correct. Circuit Operators make it part of the deal, and thus we still do have two training events. In the 90s there were half a dozen or more!

[@savr1200gs]

Never had any interest or inclination in riding the circuit. After watching your brilliant video guide I still don't 😂

[@btgmoto]

Hahha understandable!

[@Maxibsa]

It is allowed to Ride the Nordschleife with a 125ccm bike.

[@btgmoto]

If it can do 130kmh in the papers, yes.

[@sten4982]

Take misha charoudin for a ride as a passenger as he loves bikes on that track /s

[@btgmoto]

Think I'd rather spend a week cleaning the reactors at Chernobyl with a toothbrush, thanks

[@sten4982]

@oYep he sure can drive cars but has issues with two wheels.

[@btgmoto]

@@sten4982 everyone is entitled to an opinion 🤣

[@hansvader7515]

Hey, Thank you for the very nice Video :) My GF Forbids me to go to the Nürburgring with my GSX-R 1000 k1....but she told me i could buy a tracktool. so after driving Rent4Ring Swifts and really enjoying it - even tho i drove a lot of diffrent cars on the ring - i thought....why not and bought a modifyed one. Hope to see you around the Ring this year :) btw. Saw on the Rent4Ring homepage that they don't rent out swifts anymore?

[@btgmoto]

Hi Mr. Vader, that's correct - we've moved on to the MINI Cooper S, it's a great car and just as fun!

[@mrflores7708]

There is no mention of UK bike insurance cover. Most UK policies (if not all by now) "exclude" the Nürburgring Nordschleife and more and more the GP circuit. If you crash and cause damage to the track, you will face a hefty bill. If you cause an accident, you are not covered for damage to the other vehicle. If there are injuries to other persons in the other vehicles, the police are not going to be very nice to you. Start thinking about how you're going to sell your house, car, bike, and anything else you can. If you haven't got full eventuality insurance cover "DO NOT RIDE THE RING"

[@btgmoto]

I will cover this part of the Touristenfahrten sessions in the next video in this series, but essentially you're correct. Your insurance will pay out the 3rd parties, but now you're out of the EU, they can sue you under UK law and get those costs recovered. So you're on the hook for all 3rds parties still, just in the long run.

[@jensnoeske]

( the Nürburgring) ….. last time i checked it was in Germany 😂😂😂😂

[@radiocrash]

1999 is 25 years mate 😂

[@btgmoto]

Literally the first text box on the video is my correction. My brain gets stuck in gear sometimes... 😂

[@radiocrash]

@@btgmoto old ages is getting the best of us 😆

[@chr11sf]

👍

[@btgmoto]

🙏

[@Red-74-]

No trackbikes how disappointing, the fun police (HSC) in Germany have spoilt it again. No way would I take my road bike when insurance companies won't cover you

[@robinv2758]

I'd say just use common sense and respect, don't push too hard especially if you're unfamiliar and don't be that guy holding everyone up in a corner before zooming off into the distance on a 200hp bike just to have a row of cars on your ass again the next corner. Everyone's there to have fun, if they're fast enough to catch you every time you enter a corner just move out of their way and let them be

[@btgmoto]

Great advice! I will be talking more about mirrors in my TF guide next month :)

[@robinv2758]

@@btgmoto oooh interesting, it's really nice seeing someone talk about motorcycles specifically for once. See plenty of videos talking about driving the Nurburgring but this is my first time seeing someone talk about how to ride the Nurburgring. Seems I'll have to become a regular to this channel 😉