Big mistake? Choosing a KTM 890 Adventure R and Norden 901 for wild adventure.

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From last-minute bike tweaks in the bustling streets of Paris to navigating unexpected challenges at the Romanian border, our motorcycle expedition is nothing short of thrilling highs and testing lows. It's not just about the ride; it's the camaraderie, the laughter echoing in valleys, the introspection atop soaring peaks, and the unexpected twists that the Carpathians throw our way.
Powered by the incredible support from our sponsors:
Revolution Race, Sightmark, Mosko Moto, MotoZ, Nexx Helmets, Osmand, and Tentsile.
Huge shoutout to the brands who believed in our dream and fueled this expedition! 🤝
Supported with parts by :
• Insta360
• Rottweiler Performance
• Vanasche Motorsports
• Carpe Iter
• Tactical Foodpack
• Rekluse
• Acta Non Verba
• Peli Products
• Bear Sentry Systems
• Perun Moto
• HP Corse
• Pajak Sport
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[@isibw0]

The best authentic adventure on you tube ever! We are waiting the next episode like dog awaiting outside butcher shop😅

[@alexislecarb]

Daaaamn what a cool feedback ahhaha !!!! ❤

[@JehadAssaf]

You guys are completely nuts! As a romanian I'm glad to see other adventure riders appreciate the beauty of the Carpathians. Welcome to Romania!

[@alexislecarb]

Man you've got such a wonderful country!!! I can't wait to be back (if I can 😁) What a playground!! (Why are we nuts tough?? 🙃)

[@antoniomarzoanotlevsen5343]

WHAT A WONDERFUL VIDEO, WHAT AN AMAZING ADVENTURE!. MERCI BEAUCOP !!

[@alexislecarb]

Maaaaaaan!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment the video!! It means SO MUCH to me. Like, I spend days working on this, and to have your feedback (positive or not) it is so cool !!!

[@Vrouuupshiii]

Incroyable travail de réalisation, de qualité de prise de vue et de narration. Avec surtout de l'aventure pure comme on aime.

[@alexislecarb]

Un grand merci mec!! Ca fait plaisir d'avoir ce genre de retours!! tu as vu les autres épisodes?

[@ADVBYRORO]

Crazy first part of this amazing story! Good job! Can’t wait to see the next episode 🔥💯🤝

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you so much bro!! And thank you for the help and support at La Maison Mécanique!!!

[@Felice_de_monaco]

Oh new speaker on the episode! Like it! Like every moment watching it and can't wait for more! Thanks to both of you! Love it! ✌🏼🍀

[@alexislecarb]

Felice, you’ve been there supporting me for such a long time, it means a lot to me! I’m truly grateful for your continuous support and I’m super excited to share this content with you!!!

[@JK-74]

I will have to watch the rest of this later, but so far I'm really enjoying the video. You really do need to have these series' picked up by like Netflix, or Discovery, or so on. I guess the only thing I've seen so far that puzzled me was the American (AI?) narration track: while it's incorporated very well, you both have excellent English, and your accents are lovely, so I think it was unnecessary.. I guess for me I'd prefer if you narrated it, but beyond that, everything I've seen has been outstanding! I think you're in your element, and it shows so well. Excellent work! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you SO SO much for your feedback my friend. It's the only way I can improve the next videos!! Indeed, I've tried to add an american narrative voice to have a separate story to tell, and indeed this is AI (even though, I feel like it does quite a fantastic job at generating a voice!!!). I decided to incorporate it in the video and try this format, but if you guys think it's unnecessary, I'll do another way!! Thank you so much again for the comment my man, truly appreciate that!!

[@romulusboicu660]

@@alexislecarb I was thinking the same thing, I would prefer to hear your voice. The narrator, even though sound cool, makes it a little cold or brings a distance between the real action and the storyteller. Your voice will brig the viewers right into the story and the action. 😉

[@porsche91157]

juste top j adore

[@alexislecarb]

Merci!! Ca fait plaisir

[@BobsBikingAdventures]

Yeah that was awesome! I've had a few run ins with Romanian border guards in the past. Well done for thinking your way around the problem. 😎👌

[@alexislecarb]

Damn! I wouldn't dare running away from them though!! I guess Romanian prisons are not that fun. Glad you enjoyed the video mate! Feel free to share it with friends!

[@BobsBikingAdventures]

@@alexislecarb haha one encounter was resolved by offering a packet of chocolate biscuits. The other saw four border guards briefly draw their weapons but was later resolved successfully. Both were over 25 years ago. Romania was a very different place!

[@lamaisonmecanique4057]

Magnifique ! Quelle aventure ! Hâte de voir la suite ! 😍

[@alexislecarb]

Merci à vous les gars!!!! ❤❤❤

[@Braapncamp]

This is totaly awesome guys, better than most pro productions in any category. Inspiring and fun, will definitely join your ADV from the sofa! Happy trails!

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you so much my man! Means a lot!! Until we can ride together!

[@Braapncamp]

@@alexislecarb 💪🤠🔥☕️🤌

[@josecarlosalmeida2090]

Very good content! You are a true inspiration for adventure riders! Looking forward to the next episode.

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you're enjoying the content. Stay tuned for the next episode - I hope it inspires you even more! 🏍️✨

[@Wild_Legends]

You remind me my trip to Greece, during the covid where official test could not be older than 24 hours, but you wait 48 hours for results. 😄

[@alexislecarb]

Inm not sure to see how it relates to that?? 🤓🧐

[@BeeAdventurous]

Absolutely crazy adventure, you're insane guys 😂 I don't think I would have tried to pass, but I'm so glad you managed to do that without 🚔🚨. As a Romanian vlogger, I'm very happy to see more and more people embracing the Carphatians ❤

[@alexislecarb]

Man your country is pure awesomeness when it comes to offroad adventures and exploring untamed wilderness. We had a blast riding the trails of the Carpathian Mountains. Been pretty much everywhere! The border crossing was edgy but definitely worth it!

[@TheHansbar]

Been waiting a long while for your content! Never fails to amaze every single time! More please Alex! Safe journey always brother!

[@alexislecarb]

Maaaan thank you so much! Means a lot!! I’m grateful for your continuous support

[@CyrilleHAASER]

On s'y croirait presque ! Merci pour le partage. On a hâte de voir la suite

[@alexislecarb]

Merci Cyrille!!! Content que ça donne cet effet là 🤪 tu aurais fait quoi toi? Demi tour ou passage clandestin? 😇

[@b3ear509]

Been waiting for this to hit the YTubes!!! What an epic adventure. Can't wait for the next one!

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you!!! Can’t wait for it too!!!

[@ride-fly-dive]

I will use one word only. Astonishing. The round of Eiffel tower to film by yourselves, it will be a total different story. Thank you guys.

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you so much buddy! You have no idea how it feels to read your comment!! Makes me feel like I gotta publish more and more!

[@ride-fly-dive]

@@alexislecarb Just do it! You make our planet seem much more interesting that it seems. Invitation in Greece will stay valid for many years along 👍

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you so much@@ride-fly-dive !!!

[@AlexFBuchholzPhoto]

What a start to an epic adventure and what a great production. Looking forward to the next episodes.

[@alexislecarb]

Thanks Alex!! Excited to share this with you! Hope it will reach a wide audience to be able to keep going!

[@majeekrides]

What an amazing move at the border 😅💪🏻💪🏻 bien joué 🙏🏻❤️

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you so much!!! Bien joué but worried as f*** on the moment 😂😂

[@majeekrides]

@@alexislecarb I guess that's an improvement for the adventure 😅 Good luck, have fun and most of all: RIDE SAFE! ✌🏻

[@alexislecarb]

@@majeekrides always ❤️

[@lolloontheroad]

Original! Original! 😂 j’attends la suite, super💪🏽

[@alexislecarb]

La suite on est en taule 😂😂😂😂

[@glennaltschwager5234]

Awesome ride and video guys. Very much look forward to the next instalment. Cheers for sharing 🍻🍻👍

[@alexislecarb]

And cheers for sharing your thoughts!! Appreciate that so much

[@nemoltu]

Awesome videos! Huge thank you! One small thing- if the series would have been put in the playlist it would have been very helpful. Now it's quite hard to find the sequence, cause you have the episode number at the end and it doesn't show on the description when watching on the cellphone. And now going to watch this one since I came from part 3 :) What a color grading! wow!!!

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you so much my friend!! Feel free to share the video to support the channel! I didn't think of the "series playlist". Good recommendation, I appreciate the help!

[@romulusboicu660]

Awsome, crazy dudes! :)) Great filming and amasing editing!! Can't wait to see more!

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you Romulus! You’ve played such an important role in this adventure, I want to thank you again and again. You’ve been so kind before and during the expedition, I owe you!! Thank you so much 🤞

[@romulusboicu660]

@@alexislecarb Anytime! Glad I could be of help! 🤜🤛

[@eleanorpayet]

We want more 🎉

[@alexislecarb]

I'm glad to hear that ;)

[@ROAM-GETLOST]

Awesome! Full of energy and love the adv film making!

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you buddy!! Got to work on the next videos now!!

[@cortobornand71]

QUALITÉ, INSPIRATION, AUDACE Merci !!! Corto

[@alexislecarb]

Merci Corto!!! Tellement sympa!

[@davidcluzeau8589]

Incroyable 😋😋😋 Encore une fois, tu nous régales !👌🏻👊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@alexislecarb]

😋

[@jcaillard]

L’aveeeeentuuuureeere! C’est l’aventuuuruureeee!

[@alexislecarb]

Hahahha c’est exactement ça! Enfin, j’avoue que sur le coup clairement j’étais en PLS…..

[@Wahz87]

Vidéo incroyable ! 🏆😁 félicitation

[@alexislecarb]

C'est vrai t'as kiffé??? Le format était cool, avec la voix off + mode interview??

[@Wahz87]

@@alexislecarb mon anglais est un peu rouillé mais c’était vraiment sympa ! Je valide ! 😂

[@alexislecarb]

Merci @@Wahz87 ca fait plaisir de fou!!

[@justsomedude445]

wow !! what an epic adventure i am envious !!

[@alexislecarb]

Man that was crazy stuff

[@pellegrinoinmoto]

amazing quality. stunning video

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you so much! Episode 2 soon out!!

[@josephineverine3574]

Amazing adventure, great movie, great guys and fun !!! Bravo

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you Josephine ❤️❤️❤️ and mostly, thank you for welcoming us afterwards you know where 🙃😍

[@grignonphilippe]

assez couillu de passer la frontière en loucedé , bravo les gars !!

[@alexislecarb]

Couillu ou insouciant 😂 merci Philippe!!

[@benjaminkessler8713]

Incroyable 😳 vivement le prochaine épisode 👍🦾

[@alexislecarb]

Merci Benjamin!! C’est trop cool de voir ça comme commentaire !! Ça fait trop plaisir

[@sebastienargy1226]

What an expedition!!! Can't waot to see next episode 👏

[@alexislecarb]

Me too!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!! It helps a lot and means a lot !! I’m grateful for this

[@elimirvic4812]

Great storytelling! And big balls 😂

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you man!! And big balls afterwards: when we were there, I can tell you we were excited but worried as f**** 😂😂😂 like « do we go, do we not??? »

[@MadryPaw]

Oh My God! That was pure adventure, love it to the bits!!! 😂🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻 I cant wait to see the rest, all the best guys!

[@alexislecarb]

Appreciate that a lot my friend!!! First day of the Carpathian Expedition and I thought we were going to jail 😂😂😂

[@MadryPaw]

@alexislecarb thankfully you didn't, who would've edit and post it otherwise?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@alexislecarb]

@@MadryPaw i swear we rode as far as we could on the first night to move away from that border 😂 once we made it to the Dallas hotel, it was true relief

[@MadryPaw]

@alexislecarb good! Soon Romania will join schengen and all that border BS will dissappear 😁

[@alexislecarb]

@@MadryPaw exactly!! I actually thought it was Schengen, and that’s some of the reasons why I didn’t bring original papers 🤪

[@GregH_09]

Excellent video, really cool to see the upgrades to the bikes at the beginning as well. First video I’ve seen on this channel & subscribed after the first few minutes. Nice work, cheers!

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you buddy, I’m grateful for your support!! I wasn’t sure people would like the « upgrade » part but it seems like you do, so I’m super happy about it!!

[@eusergiu9975]

Cool

[@alexislecarb]

Thanks man!

[@capsultom]

As usual with your amazing productions, it's so good that at the end we feel that it's way too short !!!! Can't wait for the next episode !!! 🤓

[@alexislecarb]

Oooh Tom!! Glad to hear that!! It means so much! I’m super excited to share with you the next riding video!!! It’s going to be epic I hope!!

[@gxm164]

Ouf! Entrer comme ça en Roumanie est une folie que seul la jeunesse peut excuser, pour notre bon divertissement ;)

[@alexislecarb]

Content que ça t’ait plu!!! 🤠😝

[@ionescugeorge2003]

Maybe you should think about cutting the part about crossing the boarder to avoid getting in trouble in the future.

[@alexislecarb]

Naah it’s all fine 🤠

[@ionescugeorge2003]

@@alexislecarb By the way, maybe next time you come to Romania get a KTM 690 Enduro R, should be way better suited.

[@adaptableadventurerider]

What an absolute tremendous video an journey love the story telling, thanks for taking the time to film it an share it with us. If you don't mind me asking how many miles do you both have on the 890R an Norden my dad an I have been considering both bikes to buy.

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you so much buddy. Feel free to share the video to support the channel. We just love documenting and sharing our journeys. It makes us enjoy the moment even more! I've got 17,000km on the 890 and my teammate has more than 30,000

[@chris.moon.travels]

Looks exciting, can’t wait to see more 😃

[@alexislecarb]

I can assure you it was!! I'm looking forward to sharing more content with you guys!! Thank you for taking the time to comment, it means a lot

[@sorin.n]

What? No original! You enter with no original? 😅 Soyez les bienvenus! ❤ (From a fellow Romanian rider.)✌️

[@alexislecarb]

Ahhahaha thank you my man! What a beautiful country you’ve got! I’ll be back (if officials let me 😂)

[@sorin.n]

@@alexislecarb 😄

[@lubox_adv]

Needs more views

[@alexislecarb]

I agree !!! :D

[@abdurrakibsyed7071]

Decided to subscribe, like, comment and be a fan of this channel first 30 seconds. 😀❤️

[@alexislecarb]

Ahhaha that is so nice of you!!!

[@davidalderson7761]

What an excellent set of videos .

[@alexislecarb]

Thank you David! Glad you enjoyed it!! Have you seen the second episode already?

[@davidalderson7761]

@@alexislecarb yes I spotted second episode so that is really well Produced for sure and also the bike kit video. NORDKAPP is next. I was there in 2022 and it was storm force 8+ serious dangerous winds. I guess you have a lot of great adventure videos inside you both so I am eager to watch. I need up up my game on videos making for sure.

[@rockareanventure]

I need this!

[@alexislecarb]

Everybody does

[@debopam_bhattacharya]

Great editing! ❤

[@alexislecarb]

I’m glad you enjoyed it buddy!! I put lots of efforts in trying to make it look cool and entertaining

[@rideanddive]

La Real est géniale, bravo ! Ça se regarde super facilement, et les images de Roumanie sont magnifiques 😍 La voix off c'est une IA ou un pote texan ? 😂

[@alexislecarb]

C'est vrai??? Ca fait plaisir!!! La voix off, c'est le Alexis du futur? ;)

[@rideanddive]

@@alexislecarb moitié homme moitié machine 😂

[@alexislecarb]

t'as l'oreille ;) @@rideanddive

[@HzBoris]

Enfin !!! ;)

[@alexislecarb]

Hahahaha!!! j'avoue j'ai tardé!! Alors, t'en as pensé quoi???

[@HzBoris]

Très bien ! Bien scénarisé, cool d'avoir le côté "narratif" en face cam et surtout je vois que je suis pas le seul c** qui part qu'avec masque au lieu de la visière ahahah@@alexislecarb

[@alexislecarb]

@@HzBoris hahahaha plus jamais!! Ok trop bien! Merci du retour 🤞

[@chema1546]

Ok 👏🎉

[@alexislecarb]

Hahah clean and simple 🤞

[@ride4dust]

Yeah ça va être sympa ahaha 😊

[@alexislecarb]

Ahhahaha ça t’a plu tu veux dire???

[@ride4dust]

@@alexislecarb ouaiiiis on attend la suite avec impatience

[@Srager4]

Un seul mot : épique !! Le montage est juste fou. Vous utilisez quoi comme boites pour vos top case ? Je suppose qu'ils sont étanches :D

[@alexislecarb]

Merci Maxime!! Trop content que ça plaise!! Regarde la fin de la dernière vidéo que j’ai posté (avant celle ci), tu auras toutes les infos sur la Peli Case!

[@Gasrovescio]

May I please know what support did you use to hold the tablet? I mean the one you screwed onto the plastics of the bike above the mileage counter?

[@alexislecarb]

Sure! That’s the Vanasche GPS mount for the KTM 890 2023. You’ll find it on Vanasche Motorsport website

[@Gasrovescio]

@@alexislecarb Thank you, anyway you make great videos and I would love to be there with you! Last thing do you think a tablet like that can hold up? I have the Tripltek pro 9

[@alexislecarb]

@@Gasrovescio what do you mean hold up? Like does it fit the gps? We are using the Carpe ITER tablet, which is super tough, and it’s not moving an inch!

[@VAH6010]

Which GPS mount did you use against the KTM? And fingered it well with the Carpen-iter

[@alexislecarb]

Hey! We used the Vanasche Motorsport 890 GPS mount! Super handy and easy to install/use

[@VAH6010]

@@alexislecarb Thanks for the quick reply. So the Carpe-iter fit well and there was no problem with this on the trip?

[@alexislecarb]

@@VAH6010 not a single problem! Everything worked absolutely fine. First time using a Nav device and it was a blast to have that big screen with the terrain commands!

[@VAH6010]

@@alexislecarb Thank you so much. Then there will probably be a purchase of one like that 😀

[@alexislecarb]

@@VAH6010 super glad to hear that! Feel free to reach out if you need anything bud!

[@ungrandenmoto]

Video incroyable mais je ne suis pas bilingue😅 où est la version française ?🙏🏻

[@alexislecarb]

J’ai mis les sous titres français!! C’est déjà ça 🤣

[@giacomoprivate]

bonjour, quelle pneus vous utiliser et poutquoise choix merci

[@alexislecarb]

C'est noté en description! C'est les MotoZ Desert HT. On utilise ces pneus là pour ce genre de voyage car la gomme est très dure et donc tient super bien dans le temps! Les crampons se déforment peu et permettent d'avoir beaucoup de grip pendant plusieurs semaines, donc on a pas de souci à se faire sur la traction qu'auront nos motos. Par contre c'est un compromis comme à chaque fois : gomme dure = peu d'adhérence sur route. Par contre, une fois en tout-terrain, c'est une dinguerie. Et quasiment jamais de crevaison du coup.

[@giacomoprivate]

@@alexislecarb merci pour se retour détaillé effectivement compromis et de rigueur pneus très dur 👍

[@marcinetz]

Super 💪

[@Adv_Haiko]

What gps unit is that?

[@alexislecarb]

That’s the Carpe Iter tab device! Fantastic unit

[@jasbirsanyal]

17:02

[@alexislecarb]

???

[@jasbirsanyal]

@@alexislecarb You guys make best story and after watching your video I am thinking that I should also have a bike and even I want to do all those stuff ( I don't know how to ride a bike so not possible for me but I will learn if I get chance and will join you 😁 in this adventure )... I can see the future you will inspire millions and many people will wait for your next episode and I am also waiting thinking what will happen in next video... wish you the best 🙏.

[@gadda7]

I’m sure you know this is highly illegal and the police can still come after you guys after this

[@alexislecarb]

Unless it’s all made up..?

[@vaalsome]

thats a big (and expensive) production you got there! Not pure, not authentic, not adventurus ... not true at heart and effort!!! blaaaahhhh

[@alexislecarb]

Agreed 120% buddy!

[@davidcluzeau8589]

Incroyable 😋😋😋 Encore une fois, tu nous régales !👌🏻👊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@alexislecarb]

Merci David!!! Trop content que ça te plaise 🤞

[@justsomedude445]

wow !! what an epic adventure i am envious !!

[@alexislecarb]

Have you done something similar before??

[@justsomedude445]

not really , i wish !! done some adventures riding but only in USA so no border crossings or the like , i live on the WABDR , my son and i have run the ORBDR & IDBDR planning to go through Montana next year @@alexislecarb

[@justsomedude445]

mc camping ect but nothing like that @@alexislecarb i ride a husky 901

[@alexislecarb]

@@justsomedude445 sounds like a fantastic journey!! My dream to ride in Montana and these areas.. but brown bears… daaaamn

[@justsomedude445]

i grew up camping/hunting/riding in bear country you just take the steps to stay safe is all , never had an encounter that was scary @@alexislecarb