The SECRET To Riding FAST on Dirt & Gravel Roads on an Adventure Motorcycle

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Ай бұрын

How fast is TOO FAST when you're riding on dirt and gravel roads? Professional adventure motorcycle instructor and guide Dusty Wessels shows you how he decides how fast to ride on different kinds of gravel and dirt roads. Learn how to determine the safest speed when riding offroad.
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@johnnyctant Ай бұрын

My fast isn't your fast. Race your own race. If you ride at your limit 24/7, you'll wreck. Good video. I need more Dusty in my life.

@advmotoskillz Ай бұрын

Fast enough for me is having enough speed to not get stuck or tip over 😅

@Captndarty Ай бұрын

If you crash, you’re going too fast if you don’t crash, you’re fine🤷🏻‍♂️

@TwoWheeledBooBear Ай бұрын

If you never crash, you're not going fast enough and likely, aren't improving as a rider. The calculated risk of pushing your limits a bit is a lot more valuable than permanent residence well below your limits.

@jaimemetcher388 Ай бұрын

If you're going to crash, you will have been riding too fast. If you didn't crash, you weren't going to have been riding too fast. If you do crash and you can't ride anymore, then probably you aren't improving as a rider. All of which is to say that using crashing as a measurement technique probably isn't a great idea long term.

@stanislaviv14 Ай бұрын

If you going too slow you break something, like a leg

@jacksjaunts8580 25 күн бұрын

@@stanislaviv14does that mean if you do go too fast you won’t break anything like a leg? You can break an ankle stepping off a kerb, but you’re more likely to do it hitting a rock off-road when you have been going too fast to avoid it.

@mikeandrews1899 23 күн бұрын

Contemplate that assertion , in the back of the ambulance 🤔

@CurtisBrandt Ай бұрын

Riding fast is awesome. The keys are only riding what you can see, being excellent on the brakes, and being smooth with the control inputs. ✅😎🔥 Oh, and thumbnail 1. ;-)

@MotoCampNerd Ай бұрын

Dusty seems to be enjoying the new bike! 🤘🤓

@chrisanderson4532 Ай бұрын

My sentiments exactly. I love to ride fast. And fast is subjective to the terrain. 👍🏻

@GS_Johnny_ADV Ай бұрын

Thanks! these are so helpful

@DubuqueDude Ай бұрын

Love riding my Expedition in a similar way! Cheers!

@dad2468 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips.

@user-sk6qh5iv5p 28 күн бұрын

Dusty: I'm enjoying your videos. And congrat's on your company. I had to check with jjustj to be sure you were the same "Dusty" I met at the Four Mile Freakout rides and J's birthday party. Best wishes for you and your business and keep your feet on the handlebars for those subtle inputs. Thanks, Hannda

@kostasrestas Ай бұрын

You're my man ! Cheers from Greece , a T7 lover !

@cameronbrown8757 Ай бұрын

More info on suspension setup and tire selection please!

@tabuleirocmd 29 күн бұрын

from my modest point of view here from South America, I feel that (almost) all drivers went nuts sonehow after the lockdown. Recently a lady from Germany shared a similar experience. This, imo gives an idea of how fast we bikers should be driving. Thanks for the video!

@N221BP Ай бұрын

Norden has the KTM L8c engine, known for catastrophic premature cam wear. All the 790/890/901/990 engines. First valve check always turns out to be 2000,- costs, and 6 months waiting for parts, because all sold engines now fail simultaneously. KTM ignores the problem.

@tieoneon1614 Ай бұрын

I keep my sag set light, so I have more weight on my front instead of rear. Front end sticks a lot better on dirt/gravel. Also, I only ride playful fast. My fun is out exploring, not racing.

@wallymurray620 Ай бұрын

How fast for me is, how fast am I willing to have a crash and as I now turn 65, how long are the crash injures going to take to heal. What would have been a healthy thump and a few bruises at 30 years old now has much more become the potential to be a shattered hip or shoulder. I still like the speed but I am a whole lot more cautious especially on a road or trail that’s new to me. But that’s just me.

@tribalbc Ай бұрын

You can only ride as fast as you can stop. The faster you go the farther ahead you have to look.

@bellyacre1 Ай бұрын

I also consider the outcome of a crash in that area. Wide open sand I go faster then a narrow sandy trail lined with trees. Landing in sand is entirely different then being slammed into a tree.

@314adv Ай бұрын

That rings through my head a lot

@MOTOTREK Ай бұрын

Please leave a comment and let us know WHICH THUMBNAIL IMAGE you clicked to watch this video. KZbin is testing a new thumbnail feature. Was it: 1: How Fast is Too Fast (bike in motion) 2: How Fast is Too Fast (Dusty standing next to bike) 3: The Secret To Speed (Dusty smiling on bike)

@JohnDoe-fk6id Ай бұрын

2. (I am subscribed, so it wasn't the thumbnail that earned the click)

@AzTurboMini Ай бұрын

@kaffeinekeiser9091 Ай бұрын

@dunes2dust216 Ай бұрын

@M00SEM0T0 Ай бұрын

@gregorpajnic4739 Ай бұрын

Backpack is niiice. What brand is that? Thank you.

@hibob841 29 күн бұрын

A couple weeks ago, I came around a blind corner on a dirt road and suddenly found myself staring at the side of a pickup truck, about 20' in front of me. I was on the right and the road was plenty wide for a truck and a motorcycle to pass. However, he had been parked off the left (i.e. 'wrong') side of the road and happened to be pulling out _just_ as I rounded the corner. I was able to slow down just enough to clear his tailgate, but had he been stationary or jammed the brakes on seeing me, I'm only about 70% confident I could have stopped in time and stayed upright. Definite pucker factor. Glad I wasn't going faster. I've ridden this road a dozen times and I rarely pass more than one or two vehicles (often none) so it's all too easy to become complacent. Careful out there!

@ivanfernandocevallosavila2685 Ай бұрын

Hi. Excellent video. What about suspensions setting? I have a Tiger 900 rally pro and the owners manual says the numbers of clicks tha you should use wen you are in sof or hard surface. But I feel that specifications are not correct. What can you tell us about that? Is so necessary to you a different setting of suspension depending of the ground or you use one suspension setting for everything. ?

@ricardotrespalacios Ай бұрын

Follow Triumph’s recommendation. Specifically for the Tiger the max preload in front and the minimum preload in the back it’s meant to change the rake

@MarkM-ke6cn 20 күн бұрын

Smooth and steady wins the race.

@enduromotorradtouren Ай бұрын

Good line: riding fast any of your input should be subtle. Thanks for your help, Günter/Nürnberg

@bebeonhisbike Ай бұрын

That HQ/KTM looks very retro. I kind of 80`design, mixing Suzuki GS 1000 EF and Honda Transalp. I guess, same service costs/issues as the 890?

@TRCAdventures Ай бұрын

Ahh. Never ride faster than your angels can fly. I train them on a daily basis!

@Erwin-P 17 күн бұрын

Care to explain how a conventional fork is more comfortable on a rocky road then a UpSideDown cartridge one? I really mist mis something but i feel way more confident on the latter when speed goed up.

@jaredgreenstone1964 Ай бұрын

What is the brand of pants you're wearing?..they look awesome.

@BourbonFirst Ай бұрын

What armor are you wearing under the jersey?

@QuinnBoone Ай бұрын

Suspension travel is the key! If you have enough. Go as fast as you can, when you bottom out, dont slow down....

@Parker-oc8es Ай бұрын

I’m always on the bars with my feet!!

@Nightowl-OO Ай бұрын

Thumbnail 1, nice short video Dusty. I’d add another factor for speed, if the average riders are not at your skill level, and you are not familiar with the terrain slow down on your first pass, maybe increase your speed on your second run

@MOTOTREK Ай бұрын

Good point!

@wisecampmotorcycles8258 25 күн бұрын

And the correct choice of tyres 😅

@HippieRedneck666 Ай бұрын

Deer and bears dictate how fast I ride around here

@jacksjaunts8580 25 күн бұрын

Watches like a “look at me going fast because I know how to interpret the road and ride fast” type of video. I’ve rode fast on competition machinery on private roads with permission. I would never presume to tell anyone how to ride that way, but I would suggest that if you are riding on a public road no matter what the surface you should be riding within the limits of your machine and in full control. Making progress is great if you need to be somewhere quick, but it’s a fools game to think it is the way you should ride at any time other than if you “need” to make progress. If you want to ride faster than necessary then don’t let the world know about it. The half wits will admire it and the good riders will condemn it. I’m sure you don’t need either of the views as you won’t need this. On the up side, I would still stop and help when I found you at the side of the road having let your confidence exceeded your capability ( or your machines capability).

@khakimzhanmiras Ай бұрын

the moment i have hesitations about reading the terrain in front of me means I am going too fast. adventure bikes need a lot more pre-planning than enduro bikes, speed adjusted accordingly.

@LevinsThe Ай бұрын

Cornering on a gravel road with loose gravel scares the shit out of me

@haydr_a 27 күн бұрын

i built my skills fall by fall 🙂and i hate full rock roads

@advmotoskillz Ай бұрын

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@TimRHillard 19 күн бұрын

Dusty, I feel you are cheating on that Husky🤭. Get back on a GS please…

@Porsche996driver Ай бұрын

Good one Dusty and team! You covered a lot of ground in 4 minutes no pun intended. Good tip on the tire pressure too. 🦶🛵

@silverdale3207 Ай бұрын

Never ride faster than your guardian Angel can Fly. I don't do group rides because I can keep up with most guys on gravel but find when they get back onto Tarmac they ride like idiots above their skill level because they have grip and rely on luck, one day a car is going to come around that corner when they are making that risky pass, I don't want to be there to see it.

@BIBIWCICC 25 күн бұрын

Don’t forget if you’re riding fast on trails that walkers are on it is only a matter of time before we lose these great trails. I’ve been on the Pyrenees trails enjoying myself when two tenures tore past me at crazy speeds narrowly missing me coming the other way. Further up the trail on a ledge there were two hikers that I stopped for to allow them to pass. I asked if they were okay and they were really shaken up as they had to jump of the trail so as not to be hit. I apologised on behalf of motorbikes and sated that we are not all the same. They thanked me and continued on their hike. This sort of reckless immature behaviour ended up with this section being closed to bikers. A real shame because of two clowns.

@bryancoombesart Ай бұрын

Don't drive faster than you can see

@micwell2247 9 күн бұрын

what should concern you the most is, the idiot come around a blind turn full bore....

@chrisblenkinsopp8588 25 күн бұрын

The faster you stop the slower you're going...

@billjerram3247 Ай бұрын

Only ride as fast as you are willing to crash

@ubersosiska Ай бұрын

Great shooting and nice presentation, but totally useless information, sorry. I mean no information at all. "Just ride as fast as you feel" - that`s not a SECRET, Captain Obvious.