I Dropped My Norden! Husqvarna Norden 901 Off Road Test

[@DorkintheRoad]

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[@Crittermoto]

Wow! Wow! And double wow! Wolf rock dude, amazeballs!!

[@kevinsterner9490]

Fun video. Can’t wait for your BDR series

[@soilsmanadv6673]

It is great to see all of the sights on new bikes. Lots of great views for western Oregon. Don't let anyone know that it isn't overcast cold and rainy all year...thank you for posting!

[@ronny-drz]

Beautiful scenery for sure! I was even puffing & exhausted watching you pick that beast up! :)

[@killerx1307]

Another great video. You look like you're riding faster with every new video. Appreciate you showing what you went through to pick the bike up.

[@jhackworth]

Thanks for sharing this awesome area! I went out exploring and camping here last night, I nearly hit a bear near Wolf Rock. Hoping to camp on Dork Mountain next time! To show my thanks, I've signed up for your Patreon.

[@bnblazer]

Thanks!

[@insatiable_mind]

Definitely put that Dork ride together! Beautiful country. I want to come ride that area. I’ve been to Wllamette and Waldo Lake for a 100K foot race. I’d definitely like to see more of that country. It’s about an 8 hour drive for me, not too far but not a weekend trip.

[@timmyb2507]

I love the intros of your videos! Great video

[@mkramsauer]

That was so rad thanks for sharing as always great content 👊

[@DorkintheRoad]

Thanks for watching!

[@everythingisIAM]

Yes, I agree! Great ride & thanks for sharing! lol at the bike lift. In 2015 i was parking my 1979 kaw ,kz650 & dumped it to the right with me on it. Adrenaline helped me pick it up right away only to throw it over the other direction as the kick stand wasnt down. fun times.

[@letzrockitrite8469]

A possible 2nd choice (for you) would be to let the bike pivot on the handle bar end by pulling the tire in the direction you need. thanks dork

[@ronsexton3685]

New accessory suggestion: block and tackle!!!

[@TheHoovercm]

Confidence inspiring!!! Looked like a great ride, awesome scenery! 😀

[@DorkintheRoad]

It was very fun! Can't wait to get back up there.

[@paul.vanhout57]

Looking forward to videos of your WABDR trip and how the Norden worked for you. Well done.

[@Resort_Fans]

Great video! I was surprised you were in 2nd gear going up that last hill. Even on video, it looked steep!

[@MotoCampNerd]

Can this guy's beard get any better! I don't know how he does it! My beard just gets out of control and ends up molting. Well done sir for a continuously amazing beard!

[@DorkintheRoad]

Be careful....flattery will get you...everywhere...

[@PapaDougsAdventures01]

I have had that same experience on my 890 Adv R and it is a bear to get up. On a recent trip I dropped the bike 3 times. The first two I was able to lift it with great effort but on the third one I sprained my thumb and middle fingers and could not lift it. Fortunately one of my riding buddies came back and helped lift it because if I was solo I’d have been toast. I purchased the The Motorcycle Winch Motowinch LC2500 from Eastbound. It will lift the bike in that situation when you are solo. It was $252.74 with shipping via DHL from the Netherlands. I watched a few videos and that sold me. I ordered it on 6/18/22 and received it on 7/8/22 so be patient.

[@tobytrucker1]

Really enjoy your videos. Thank you. Just started riding backroads and bad roads this year. So much fun !! Lots more work than riding my harley on poker runs tho, haha.

[@DorkintheRoad]

Thanks for watching!

[@knappdaddy]

Wow so amazing , I did a similar drop with my V Strom and had to walk 2 miles to get help after trying for awhile on my own lol . Added to the adventure :)

[@pnwxplore]

I need to get my Norden over into that area! Cmon ACL, heal up!

[@MobilitySRU]

I have a suggestion that might help you out a bit for the technical stuff. On my 890Adv R, when I ride single track that is technical, I use Offroad ABS, Rally mode with adjustable slip (TC) from 1 to 9 and Street throttle mode. The Street throttle map has a much smoother response then the rally throttle, and still gives you all of the low end grunt to lessen the slow speed stalls. I set my slip at about 4-5, but that is a preference that you will have to find for yourself. Great content btw. I enjoy watching your vid's. Be excellent.

[@advredbikes]

Great video. Nice to see that it was pretty easy to pick up the bike. Great trails.

[@chrisfromnewmexico8637]

Those white crashbars look sharp. Might have to get mine powder coated for my 890. Awesome ride.

[@a2bmoto]

Never been to Wolf Rock. Looks like a great place to ride, may have to hop on the DRZ this weekend and check it out! Great vid!

[@forwardomni1355]

Thank God you didn’t drop the KLR

[@mmaaddict78]

That Norden sure is a sweet machine. I ordered a Garmin Zumo XT after watching your video on it. Have been using it wired straight to the battery for a couple of months now. Just finished wiring it in to switched power this morning after waiting for a month for the special plug(came from Latvia on the slow boat) I needed to connect it to the R1200GS accessory plug on the harness. Should make it a bit more convenient not having to take it off everytime I shut the bike off.

[@vasilistzinis8261]

New subscriber here, what a ride!!!

[@eriklarsson3528]

Nice video, just around 1000km on my 2022 t7!😀

[@dc-o2976]

I appreciate how quiet the bike is. Wait, did “I” just say that? Ya,… I love a nice pipe as much as the next person. Somehow, at least in my mind, if a small exhaust note helps others to hate us a little less, then I feel like I’m doing something to protect our riding privileges. But that’s not who I used to be.🙃

[@JCrozier1]

such a delicate balance trying to get a big enough bike for the highway and a small enough bike for off-road at the same time. this one looks pretty close.

[@DorkintheRoad]

It's a blast off road. It's not that hard to pick up if you don't drop it on a hill ;)

[@JCrozier1]

@@DorkintheRoad happens

[@jonwoodworker]

Finally a video showing you picking up that beast. Imagine if you weren't able to drag it to a flat spot. Riding with people is no problem, but when your by yourself, you can get in trouble. I do think 450lbs is respectable for an adventure bike. I know you like the "ADV" class, however I would like to see you get a Husqvarna FE501. I believe that to be the replacement for my DR650. Maybe your DRZ also. When prices and supply stop being stupid, I think the 501 and an AT base model will fit nicely in my garage.

[@TheMNB]

I'm not sure what the maintenance levels are on the DR650, but aren't they longer than the 501? That's a dirt bike with very short intervals.

[@jonwoodworker]

@@TheMNB I should clarify, I'm talking about the FE501S with respectable reliability and Maintenance. Maintenance internals for the DR650 is once every 20yrs...lol...like most things, if you do the maintenence once the text is that much easier.

[@TheMNB]

DR650 maintenance intervals are every 6000 miles. Street bike level intervals are typically 5000-7500 mile intervals. FE501s is every 15 hrs, which even at 50mph avg, would be 750 miles. WAY more often.

[@DorkintheRoad]

I don't like the composite subframe on the 501, which is why I'm leaning very hard towards a KTM 500 EXC-F

[@jonwoodworker]

@@DorkintheRoad Probably wouldn't go wrong with either. And at what skill level would the composite frame fail? The subframe on my 250xc is just 4 twigs of aluminum, yet it holds my 220lbs. I do hate the side ignition key on the Husky, WTF?

[@wanderlpnw]

LOL, I know the feeling of doing the waking towards kind of pick up and you get stuck on your knees. You've done most of the work against inertia then you just get stuck there.

[@shawndemille6101]

Wow! Cool spot!

[@berttompkins9096]

Don't ever forget. You started on a KLR!!!

[@DorkintheRoad]

Technically I started on a CRF250L

[@hoagiesherlin7732]

Dude wolf rock was so badass

[@DorkintheRoad]

I love it up there.

[@hoagiesherlin7732]

@@DorkintheRoad i can see why

[@paulbuschman8318]

Why did you mix the tusk with the rallz? I really like the motoz on my bike front and rear.

[@Derpderpson123]

DRZ or leave jk very nice bike and even better rider ;)

[@kyleb9463]

What happened to the Norden? I’ve been debating getting one and you haven’t posted about it in a year and I don’t see anywhere where you sold it or anything.

[@MeerkatADV]

Happens to the best of us.

[@DorkintheRoad]

Just part of the game.

[@scudrunneradv3269]

Hey, give us an update on those tires you wearing. I’m doing the MABDR and the NEBDR this fall and I’m looking at the motoz as an option.

[@DorkintheRoad]

Loving them so far 1500 miles in

[@scudrunneradv3269]

@@DorkintheRoad How do they handle on the road with a loaded bike in a tight corner? Do they feel planted or slightly mushy on the knobbies?

[@DorkintheRoad]

@@scudrunneradv3269 Planted

[@franmitch3589]

Had the same thing happen to me & yeah drug mine through rocks to pick up

[@benfox8571]

Good one.

[@airadaimagery692]

I don’t think you’re going to like the way that the front Dsport tire wears... The rear is a fantastic tire, and so is the front, but the front starts to wear all funky after a while... What was the temperature like up there today?

[@DorkintheRoad]

It's been in the mid to high 90's all week.

[@NomadMotorCo]

I agree, I have about 3000 miles on my set of d sports on my DRZ. The knobbies on the front are literally slanted sideways making the contact patch for each knob barley half what it should be

[@blackbeard1868]

So how does the Husky compare to the Africa Twin on the road??

[@j.devereaux]

What size are the ram arms on your mirrors? Noticed they come in 2 options.

[@danagerds]

hi . what state are you in ? is it new Hampshire??

[@g33k98]

You need another local riding buddy, *Wink Wink*, for these quick trips.

[@justsomedude445]

my son and i did the WA-BDR a few weeks ago and my 901 did great , 1 flat front tires plugged and made it home last day anyway , fasteners holding front fender backed out and zip ties sufficed until we got home but for the pounding it took for that to be all is a great sign///// my son rides a WR250R , my new favorite tire combo Motoz Dual Venture front & Rallzz rear.......... you dont ride it in 'explorer' mode all the time ??

[@DorkintheRoad]

Off road mode was great the entire trip

[@justsomedude445]

@@DorkintheRoad yes works fine either way , well done

[@ggs0605]

What state is this trail in?

[@alexsalazar9559]

Update on the abandon car?

[@DorkintheRoad]

Linn Co Sherriff said it had been reported multiple times and they were trying to reach the owners to have them remove it, but it wasn't stolen. My suspicion is they got stuck up there in the snow and left it but for some reason haven't been back to get it. Super weird.

[@klccmd]

Excellent solo drop test! Do you think Taureg would have been harder to pick up? (Falls really flat)

[@DorkintheRoad]

Probably about the same on this hill. Maybe harder on flat ground. Depends on if you have crash bars on it and how wide they are.

[@TheMNB]

@@DorkintheRoad you were fighting a good amount of pine needles as well as the hill. That's a pretty tough one man lift no matter how you slice it.

[@rxs3016]

No ratchet strap?🤔

[@unclebadger597]

For some reason I want to make a mashed potato sculpture 🏍️💨

[@jonnyboat2]

Being as you're one who gets out into the wilderness, what's your take on Bigfoot?

[@DorkintheRoad]

He's a distant cousin

[@alanspeert8351]

You need a moto jack to help lift a downed bike

[@DorkintheRoad]

I don't normally have a problem, even with my AT. This was just a super funky position.

[@ronsexton3685]

So this is like the KTM 890 Adv.

[@ls6777]

How tall and what do you weigh for ergonomics and suspension?

[@scudrunneradv3269]

A few scratches!!! Are you an adventure rider or a poser!!! Lol JK. I remember my first drop on my GS. 😳

[@DorkintheRoad]

I actually love getting scratches. Proves I'm using the thing for what I bought it for ;)

[@scudrunneradv3269]

@@DorkintheRoad That is my philosophy as well. After the TAT, the scratches, gouges bent crash bars were trophies to be admired.

[@MrEtnorb]

It’s not IF but WHEN you drop a bike. Everyone has done it

[@JakeAikens]

D'oh

[@DorkintheRoad]

that'll happen

[@butcherknife59knife46]

Dork in the road is more like Muffled Moth balls on a bike. Nice ride. I do think your riding a little over your head due to the suspension on the bike. Just my opinion Around Bend Oregon out!

[@DorkintheRoad]

Uh, thanks?

[@bobwampler3387]

Can’t tell how many times I’ve dropped a bike because it stalled. You are always at a bad angle.

[@dracphelan]

Well, you are going to have to put it out of its misery, like a horse in the old west.

[@DorkintheRoad]

Yup, it's still up there just rotting away.

[@letzrockitrite8469]

happens to the best of us/ stupid fluke....... totally dude.

[@michaelschmidt4618]

your camera doesn't focus very well, you ride faster than the camera can focus, it gives me a headache

[@DorkintheRoad]

The camera is fine. It's the KZbin encoding that causes the blurriness. Try a higher resolution

[@michaelschmidt4618]

you need a smaller bike because you are getting older and out of shape, of course it happens to all of us, me included, I am 73 this last July 9th, I miss my klr 650,store for have a klr 250 and a suzuki GN400T turned into a dual sport bike

[@michaelschmidt4618]

I wrote still have a klr 250 and spell check put in store, what the heck

[@DorkintheRoad]

I've never had this much trouble picking up a bike. That hill was an issue. Otherwise I'm fine

[@michaelschmidt4618]

@@DorkintheRoad that's good

[@markcomisky7106]

Better stick to the roads

[@DorkintheRoad]

Yeah maybe watch the video before coming in to leave an ignorant comment based on the thumbnail