KTM Adventure Rally China and Say No To Slow China - Chris Birch

I got invited to China by the KTMR2R team for their KTM China Adventure Rally. I’ve done these KTM adventure rally’s all over the world but never seen how China do it. Riding motorcycles, especially riding off road is a pretty new thing in China and there is a lot of excitement and a want to learn so we ran a three day Say No To Slow school the days before. Good times all round!
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[@AUBREYTHOMAS1979]

When the love of bikes brings people together in all sorts of cultures! What a legend.

[@timkruggel307]

Thanks so much, Chris. You’re a great ambassador for the brand and the sport.

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

It’s a lot of fun so you’re welcome!

[@EddieB901]

Why Chris doesn't have a million subscribers is beyond me. As always entertaining to watch!!!!

[@konstantintroitskiy6749]

I love that absolutely relaxed ride feeling Chris emanates in every situation, be it leg-deep mud bath or an uphill wheelie alongside the Great Wall :)

[@RaymondFu-yv8hf]

welcome to China everyome from China 😊

[@user-zw1sk6lr7o]

After everything that you see on TV about China which is big cities this is very different! Bike riders are the same where ever they are!!😁

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Very true!

[@anchinkan]

Exactly! Nationality and politics don´t matter which is very good.

[@wonkywheels1037]

Great to see people all over the world living motorcycling.

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

It sure is!

[@Michael_Shay]

Excited to watch this. It's always so interesting to see the ADV culture in non western countries.

[@TheAndipr]

I'm happy you are possible, Chris. That means there is still hope. Not for me ( I'm 56 and started to ride offroad a couple of years ago) ,but is nice to see that leaving a dream it's still there. I know that the chance of somebody to ride like you is like winning the lotto but hope is the last to die. Thank you :)

[@nickkline9874]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-ww9gs3nq2b]

What an experience, such a country of divergent wealth and lifestyles. Fascinating to see the Great Wall in its most basic formation. I live in the UK near Hadrians Wall which also ranges from earth banks to rubble mounds then engineered stonework walls and complex Fort structures. The sheer effort these past civilisations expended on defending their territory. Learned a lot seeing you guide and help the riders. Well done you.

[@CurtisBrandt]

Great presentation! Doing wheelies by the Great Wall. Legend!

[@syntarx6423]

41:30 that was just insane, with the wheelie at the end, wtf brother?! I had to rewatch it, like 7 times. Keep it up!

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

It was a tricky one! I had to work for it 😂

[@titaniumgear690]

Incredible experience... So glad you took us with you.

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@verdonrocksphotography3510]

Those locals ripping and shredding like the is no tomorrow, loooove it!!!! Chris your Chinese improved a lot, thnx V!

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Very cool to see people all over the world loving riding!

[@Mark1JT]

The scenery in the areas you went was spectacular.

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

It was a beautiful place!

[@Vlerkies]

Looks awesome!

[@richardsmith3350]

Really enjoyed the vid Chris.. your layed back style makes for great videos. This brings back many happy memories trail riding, and bike adventures in southern China. Lived there for 10 years 👍👍

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ljuborajictt]

Woooow amazing 👍👍😉 greetings from Germany!

[@BouazzaouiAbdallah-rt2gd]

Best video ever

[@Moto_Steve_Adventures]

So stinkin awesome! #saynotoslow

[@ogasi1798]

nice to see :-) lovely terrain eh, thanks Chris

[@DirtZen]

We have so many misconceptions about other countries and cultures. Embarrassingly I was surprised to see cows in China! I'm such a dummy!! We've been indoctrinated to believe that Chinese people are so different than us, but in the end, we're all the same. It doesn't matter where we're from nor what we believe, the love of motorbikes and adventure is universal. I loved this video.

[@Mark1JT]

We need a Say No To Slow Canada

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Yeah, I know! I’m missing Canada

[@Nerb1]

Single trial in China... Awesome!

[@rayrokni]

Fantastic

[@axelre5246]

Rode many of these trails during my expat time in beijing awesome enduro locations and scene

[@AfricaTwin-Stuff]

Wow. Hi from Oz. You certainly get around.

[@stephenoneill5641]

Made My Day

[@KamikazeJoeNYC]

Living the dream man! see you in September

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

See you then!

[@TubbyTrialTeam]

Looks fantastic fun

[@triquangpham]

Hello from Vietnam master, wish you could come and teach us someday. Great riding!

[@danb6497]

Rode my dirt bike through similar trails, struggled in some places. It seems so easy for you to ride this behemoth twice the size of my bike there

[@shaunatkinson471]

Looks good riding there !!

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

It was surprisingly good riding!

[@dawn-moon]

Nice video once more. About that pedal repair around 11 minutes.... I've always wondered why KTM doesn't come up with a foldable/ rotating one, similar to the folding Powerparts shifting lever pedal...

[@mfranquemont1884]

Greetings from Denver, CO, USA. See you in 2 months; SNTS!

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Nice one! Looking forward to it.

[@JerryHAHA_4311]

Awesome

[@olis790]

That rocky hill climb was aces! Are you doing the KTM adv rally in NSW in November?

[@davidh1314]

amazing

[@oeboeloe05]

Awesome video, looks like a great place to ride!! The language barrier must have been challenging at times ;-)

[@nacho24ify]

You are the best

[@pigeonpallz1733]

How many bikes did you pick up or how many times did you pick up a bike? Also I love you broham

[@IAMDENRIDEPOV]

the trip was great. the scenery, the roads are extremely beautiful and wild. you have a good motorbike and its sound is so exciting i love everything in your video.

[@Blockbuster2033]

Hey Chris, unfortunately there seems to be an editing mistake. Starting around 13:00 the audio is delayed by around four to five seconds. It's back to normal around 20:30 in the video tho.

[@gastonpetitdemeurville8399]

Hi Chris. Are you on your 1290? Hope you come to south America soon. Greetings from Buenos Aires

[@hoosiertrailrider]

@ 38:00 Amazingly awesome. You are one lucky dude to get paid to go to these places. 👍🏻

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

I agree!

[@Mark1JT]

Hey Mr. Birch when is the video on balance for short riders coming out? I know you mentioned it in your other short rider video.

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Ahem… fair point. I haven’t done anything on that yet.

[@czaszi]

Chris should work as a translator @1:20 . Looking forward to seeing Chris again on the ABR.

[@EddyOtway]

Surprised they’re not riding CFMOTO and kove lol Never really thought about wether you could get a KTM there, or even an adv scene.

[@abhaybaburaj4890]

Now we need you here in india 🇮🇳

[@user-gt9vv8rh5v]

Good morning, Chris, I live in Taiwan and is your fans. I really wish you can come to Taiwan and teach us, if has chance, thank you Sir.

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Maybe one day!

[@druberryman9823]

What a good pace for the ride, nice and close to spare cams and followers after they fail in under 20k just like mine and hundreds of others.

[@wayne_kurr]

Right next to the cheese factory I hear

[@druberryman9823]

a bunch of@@wayne_kurrs looks like some great riding, wish I was able to get out and ride too... no cams no ride

[@rschaef3322]

Exactly what I was thinking lol. Maybe CFMoto has better ones!!! Intake cam on my 790ADV R failed in

[@glennaltschwager5234]

What an awesome place to ride. How many bikes did you pick up over the course of the rally mate? New NZ dead lift championship coming your way 😂 Do you plan on running any of your Say No To Slow Adventure riding clinics here in Oz anytime soon ? Cheers for sharing, Bro 🍻🍻

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

I should have kept a count! One of the reasons I have to stay in shape to do this job. 😂 we will have something in Aus next year.

[@PistaParsons]

Did you have to edit out the part where the lady didn’t take your advice? 😂 I honestly don’t think that was intentional BTW she looked to be in the passenger seat on that one! 😂 hats off to her though, I’d have stalled it trying to get going! 😂 Really wanna go to China after seeing this!

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Yeah, I’m trying not to be as polite as possible! Let’s chalk that one up to language barrier’s

[@cliff1551]

5:26 are you at the ABR Chris

[@richardlennon4148]

Considering their small stature,they are very brave.

[@user-cg3sq4no7s]

非常欢迎chris 来到中国

[@nikp1381]

28:45 SAVAGE! 😆

[@cliff1551]

32:42 that's big big big red

[@cliff1551]

34:04 ambulance in background ready

[@flowercg1493]

When in india

[@Pocahonkers]

If only the political situation globally wasn't awful and getting there by bike was easier. Definitely a bucket list thing for me to go there by bike somehow, beautiful country.

[@Chi007Cken]

Maybe change Camera angle so we can see part of the bike(at least handlebar like the mtb guys) just to give reference to video now it feels like drone footage,otherwise love the content

[@kahungchan7317]

May I know which part of China is it? Beijing?

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

It was about three hours drive north ish from Beijing

[@MrKdr500]

what did you think of the Kove?

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Never seen one

[@itking7360]

Amazing how modern china has become

[@robertsinclair]

Audio sync off before the 20 minute mark?

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

More than likely. If your looking for crisp editing skills this is not the channel for you 😂

[@robertsinclair]

@@ChrisBirchNZ editing is the worst part of a KZbin channel!

[@dr.stiglitz]

The deleted video was 50 minutes long, what did we miss in the current 45 minutes @chris ? 😃

[@SomeRandoInternetPoster]

Censored by the CCP 😆

[@dr.stiglitz]

@@SomeRandoInternetPoster 🤣

[@AmalfiGarage]

What this is camera ?

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

Just a Go Pro.

[@andredupreez3684]

I love to watch your movies love to see where you ride different places meeting different people riding motorbike one thing I do not like is when my Lord's name is been used in Fain(God) 🙏🏻

[@phillipchandler8862]

Just wouldn't be wanting to pay for all the damage some of those guys got. Little off and it soon mounts up. Fantastic trip and experience of a real part of China and people, not what we get fed on the news and media

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

The bikes are strong enough to handle falling over, I only saw a few broken mirrors.

[@phillipchandler8862]

Yes they are but it's the superficial damage that still costs when you come to sell or trade in if you don't put it back to undamaged. Silencer, damaged plastics etc etc.

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

My personal take on it is that these bikes are way too much money to not enjoy it. It doesn’t make sense to me to spend $20k plus on a bike and then not use it to its potential to save scratches on plastics. I appreciate that’s motorcycle ownership means different things to different people.

[@phillipchandler8862]

Thanks for taking the time to reply Chris. You do a great job showing us what these bikes are capable of and improving your pupils riding skills. Like you say it's up to the individual how they use the machines. Looks like you all had a great time. Cheers👍👍

[@cliff1551]

31:16 hey Chris what tires you on mate

[@Blockbuster2033]

Pretty sure it's the Mitas Enduro Trail XT+ Tires

[@cliff1551]

@@Blockbuster2033 cheers

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

That’s the ones.

[@cliff1551]

Cheers Chris

[@cliff1551]

30:07 buddy hell how many cows

[@wraith511802003]

Since China builds all the KTM now i suspect we will see more of these episodes.

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

To the best of my knowledge, this bike (790R) is the only KTM made in China at this time.

[@wraith511802003]

@@ChrisBirchNZ That is probably correct, Ask any KOVE owner an they will tell you that all KTM are built in China. Guess they are mad? IDK. Good to see you tearing it up in China, When you going to be on the east coast of the states?

[@cliff1551]

29:20 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙅🤷

[@willmrx]

Chris ride that 460lb motorcycle, like it is a Mountain bicycle.

[@GerardMiles]

Chris Birch ...... China's 'DEAD LIFT WEIGHT CHAMPION". Where di you trian Chris? Answer.... I went trail riding with the chinese !!!

[@jasonwilliamson990]

Lots of worn cams in this video

[@ChrisBirchNZ]

🥱

[@kx8960]

Wow! Another excellent adventure as always. Hopefully I can get to one of your classes in UT or elsewhere in the UT/CO/AZ/NM area. A class in Moab would be WAY cool, I'd trailer my bike there so I could both ride and then after the class was over take my new truck (Ute?) out as well. I want to try and get better so as to not embarrass myself....well, TOO bad anyways! Seems like the PEOPLE of China are really cool, too bad they have allowed such a horrific government to take over and subjugate them. I really hope they can free themselves from it one day. I'm actually surprised you were allowed to do this ride, but that's way cool! What surprises me is how "Western" some things looked, like some of the buildings (siding, roof, etc.). Also, what was surprising is that they were mostly KTM's, and not some Chinese off-brand, and how kitted out some of the bikes were. Interesting. Ride safe, and keep 'em coming!