My WORST RIDE of my Life - Mad Moose Hard Enduro

[@jfp7698]

By far the most underrated channel on KZbin

[@phoenix7654]

Definitely, I found Zach's channel a few weeks ago and now my dad has been putting his video's on at dinner every night, haha, they're pretty addictive

[@jfp7698]

Phoenix765 yeah I’ve been watching for about a year and a half and they are pretty addictive

[@roberts2760]

I agree

[@davidbanks159]

Greg Estes Zach is what makes it funny

[@dailyrandoms2264]

100% agree

[@premixpeter1972]

Anyone who's ever ridden serious enduro has been there Zach, props for posting it all and keeping it real!

[@woodsrider117]

Well said!!

[@connorallen5150]

Man, I remember when zach still had fun riding dirtbikes... I'm just poking fun, our worst days give us the most inspiration to do better.

[@eddiebelly5534]

Those days you get on the bike and you swear you've never ridden before😭😭😭 We all have those rides🤣🤣🤣 Epic content as always 🤙🤙🤙

[@mtbridergc4]

I love it. Anybody that has done it loves your insights during the good and the bad. "I love this trail even if I cant do it, I can't wait til this is over and I cant wait til the next one"

[@RobboRobinson]

Total respect dude I feel your pain having hit the wall myself on a couple of occasions. Regroup and live to fight another day :-)

[@kdxkyle]

You're videos make me feel better about my own riding. You're a lot better rider than I am, and you still have times when you struggle like crazy. I can relate to that so much. I raced 4 harescrambles this year. 1 went good. 1 I got stuck in a mud hole for 20 minutes. One of them I was too out of shape, and the last one I wrecked myself and needed knee surgery. So I've been sitting on the couch for the past 2 months. Its frustrating to say the least.

[@robh3267]

"I eat this stuff for breakfast poop it out and eat it again" mad me laugh pretty hard thanks for that Zack everybody has those days that test your limits and make you question why the hell am I doing this funny thing is you'll be back for more.

[@ollie6512]

How have I only found this channel! Love the content

[@fubeeterahole]

U.P. Sanstormers. not up sandstormers. U.P. is for Upper Peninsula of Michigan rode 5-6 miles of this today, I need to go take a nap.

[@brianjones7681]

"Big straight away of sand whoops!". Welcome to Michigan 😄

[@dirtyoffroader2093]

Seeing your struggle reminded me of a time when 450 SXfs didn't have electric starts and I stupidly did a hard enduro on one.. and collapsed with heat exhaustion after trying to kick it over for the 8,000th time 🤣 . Epic video Zach, keep them coming and good luck at the next round 👍🏻

[@gagaringagarinovic2600]

11:42 that was the saddest yee haw ive ever heard :D

[@bradleyhetherington2145]

My last ride was testing my love for riding temporarily, so the fact that I can sit back comfortable and watch you struggle made me feel all that much better. I'm not the only one who has day like that because we know you're a good writer Zack.

[@Gregamz]

That was certainly a monumental effort my friend! This video should be mandatory viewing for high school students on how to never quit chasing your dreams despite the obstacles; metaphorically & literally!!! You most definitely have my respect Zach! Good job.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thanks for keeping it real!! Totally relatable, and hilarious. We have all been there. Looking forward to watching the battle of the goats video. Brushy is my favorite place to ride!

[@622wesc]

You are my hero. My boy and I had a bad race too. Knowing that we will never be a first place rider is discouraging. But knowing we all have bad days. And it should be about having fun and trying to better ourselves.

[@willpresson9652]

I’m sorry I just found this video and re-lived the struggle of this event😂😂😂. Always good riding with you bud!

[@noahdagesse5882]

Tons of respect Zach, love the videos!

[@Wyrmidion]

you put this on the interwebs because we love you for it, it's a real ride with your commentary and struggles, and the views are amazing. truly grateful you take the time to put this together and up here :)

[@threefiddyone]

4:50 You took the words right out of my mouth. Thats some beautiful single track.

[@damagedtile]

My god Zach, that was exhausting, but way to keep charging, the fact you pushed through is reason to be proud. Good Job Man.

[@TON_KROW]

Best dirt bike commentary videos ever. You can’t give up.

[@clintonlied]

These are my home trails. Right in my backyard.

[@aj28cal]

Can you do a mid year review of your beta? Very curious how you feel about it coming from a KTM. Especially seeing as you literally beat the crap out of it lolol

[@ryanhayward6030]

For me one of the most relatable dirtbike videos I've ever seen!

[@Jeepboy]

Zak I must say I only started watching your videos a couple months ago and was watching your Hatfield and McCoy videos as me and my wife was taking our 5 kids on vacation to rock house for 2 week family ordeal I watched your videos Caz you explained what was going on and your options of the people riding well me and my 2 youngest kids,son ktm125,daughter warrior rider for now,have started watching your videos at dinner time,it’s become a family tradition of sorts...please keep up with the great videos and narrative we would love to ride with ya sometime for sure🤘

[@STONEDARTphotos]

So glad you show it like it is. You are a real inspiration to all the rest of us.

[@northernmichiganadventuree7476]

The godfather of enduro here in the U.S. Dick Burleson, swears by trials tires on the rear in Marquette. They used to hold the Loose Moose D14 Enduro ever year. It was a National quite a few times and I only ever rode it once. It was fun and by far the most technical and challenging enduro in the D14 series.

[@cocobeans706]

This is the kind of content I love. Like this is my riding all the way. Ha I think a lot of us identify with this kind of ride. Thanks for posting, man.

[@P4ddyC4ke]

Well, you finally brought up exactly what I was thinking... You weren't getting traction at all. What was your rear tire set up? I'd think that you'd always be running a soft gummy tire with a soft mouse or tubliss at 5psi or so... I'm very curious to know what you were running. If it makes you feel any better, I'd still be stuck out there.

[@jamesricc5650]

Love these videos. Commentary is priceless. Have had days like this when I was doing all the work, not the bike. Tubliss allowed me to bring it up a couple levels. Tire pressure is a big factor when you are in terrain like that. Keep up the awesome work.

[@richardarnold2095]

Always honest and genuine commentary. Awesome videos. 👍

[@FaLLeNReApEr13]

Oh hunny the tears in my eyes, atta Fuckn boi, nothing like battling self defeat. Brutal when the head runs hot, you’re an awesome rider to watch, cheers to another season of riding to come!

[@jakejohnson1240]

I watched Cody Webb’s mad moose video... guys like him are incredible. He made it look easy!! Keep up the good content!! Thanks.

[@woweeoi11]

Reminds me of the lunch lady from Billy Madison.. Extra Sloppy! hahaa, win lose or draw it's still great content and we all appreciate you taking us along on these races, can't wait for the next one!

[@trustnuffin9121]

I feel your pain. I wouldn't even attempt this enduro and would have given up in the first 5 minutes. It looks really technical and being wet never helps. You did brilliant !

[@austinmalottLeadTheTrail]

I love watching your videos man!! Hope to get myself a 2-stroke so I can put myself through some of this misery. Good riding!!

[@TheOutsideDev]

Buddy this race was crazy to watch, well done amazing effort.

[@4skinner666]

First video I’ve watched of yours, I dig it. I haven’t raced yet and I have hit that point multiple times just riding here in Idaho, completely exhausted and defeated.

[@jaydenjoy7790]

Nice video they really inspire me to do stuff like this

[@oo1591]

As a Michigan's Native in super glad to see you enjoying our awesome trail system!

[@billbrag1043]

ZackAtk1, Big fan. Sorry I missed you at the Mad Moose. It's U.P. Sandstormers but you say it how you like...lol. Come back anytime we'll show you around and you cant try that trail when it's dry. I was sweeping that day and slick is an understatement.

[@jabber7533]

Great job. You don’t disappoint, and the inspiration is always flowing. 👍👍

[@davidtkiwixtrainer2045]

It wouldn't be called a hard Enduro if it wasn't hard! Love your humor and attitude - think we have all been in that dark space where you question your wisdom about buying a bike in the first place! Keep up the great videos

[@tristanmunger157]

Beautiful place up there. I live in the northern part of the LP but visit the north often. Great trail riding!

[@tonemonkeys]

Marquette is like riding on another planet. Love your videos man, keep it up!

[@TheDirtBikeGuy2024]

I’ve been riding for 11 years and I have some advice to help you out! #1 your rpms are extremely low on the hills which is why your stalling out. I gets it’s also about clutch fence. But you have to give it more throttle. #2 momentum is your friend. So kinda stating the obvious if you kept it going, and gave her the beans on that hill, you would have a better chance making it! I love your videos! You’ve inspired me to do hare scrambles! So I am doing my first hare scramble season and my first IXCR season as well!

[@damianmullin]

Good honest video and for me, I think it might your best! As you said.. it is such a mental sport.

[@johnmerritt6670]

Nothing wrong with the Beta, just a bad day, we all have um. Really enjoy your videos. I know they are a pain in the ass to upload, so thanks!!! PS....I love my Beta

[@kentbradford7298]

Oooooh yeah, the sweet sweet hit of a new ZachAtk1 vid. Great, back to ZachAtk1-aholic rehab. Seriously Dude, I respect your dedication to finishing and demonstrating a “never quit, never say die” example for the rest of us. Buddy, I would have pulled off the course at the first huge tire obstacle! Keep the great vids coming!

[@AdamDoesDirtbikes]

Thanks for sharing this Zach! Have an idea of what to expect this weekend 😬

[@AdamDoesDirtbikes]

Dude, this is how I felt at Iowa... completely defeated haha

[@michst93]

Hey ZachAtk, that looked like one hell of a trial, well done for continuing to push through it. I do have a suggestion on the tire setup that you mentioned toward the end of the video. I run Tubliss front and rear with around 5 psi in the rear and 5-10 psi in the front depending on the conditions. The rear tire is a Shinko 525 Cheater and it hooks up very well in a large majority of terrain. The rock sections in the video would be rough with this tire as well but for the soft loam and roots it typically hooks up very well. Anyways I figured i'd throw my two cents in here for what its worth. Thanks for another great video that another rider can enjoy from the NE!

[@My8j]

Hang in there brother. You rocked it I thought! Don't get down ,just keep doing work.

[@babadagaa8352]

I believe the kids say” last time I was this early,Wendy’s still hadn’t been burned down

[@extremeenduro1560]

Don't feel bad Zach. A) You are out there going for it B) I have ridden for years and only seem to get worse C) Everyone has bad days D) Super tough trails. Hang in there brother.

[@kasea657]

Idk how you guys find these fun 😂 nice job to the whole ZackAtk1 crew and anyone else who was our there, much respect

[@darrenmackenzie1645]

Props Zack. When you get that tired , even the easy shit becomes a mountain. I think you did good. I wouldn’t last that first five minutes.

[@raimondoorsini3221]

Finally a video with a biker like us earthlings... Thanks a lot!!

[@justinguns441]

Glad u rode here. I made a trip up to the yoop the following weekend and rode here. If u ever wanna make ur way back to ride here let me know. You only touched a small portion of the place believe it or not. Thanks for the vid!! I was waiting

[@AV-cz4yb]

Love your vids Zach! I felt you may have had a tire issue long before you mentioned it near the end. Your riding skills are adequate, but I think you need to hit the gym. No substitute for being in shape. Keep em coming. I love your honest, candid self evaluations.

[@grantlingley5099]

Hey Zack, with everything as wet as it was....you are way too hard on yourself....and the trail as it was....hell that looked tough! As always, thanks for the fun video's!!!

[@kylehardley]

Nice video! I was looking forward to this video. My son and I rode the Mini Moose last year in Marquette. Obviously it not nearly as technical as its designed to introduce kids to enduro in the Michigan Family Enduro Series. Amazing terrain to ride in the U.P. Sand and Rocks thats what Michigan does!!! UP Sandstormers put on great events.

[@pennsyltuckyoutdoorsports8510]

Keep your head up, those trails looked super legit and traction looked minimal at best. The wrong tire and or wrong pressure on stuff like that can make a huge difference. On top of that having to wrestle a bike even just once or twice in stale stagnate high humidity is enough to push just about anyone over the edge. That's the kinda stuff you have to ride to really appreciate.

[@adaycj]

Watching this I don't feel so bad for thinking this was impossible for me. Nice way to hang tough Zach. I also got a cameo in your video twice! A few seconds of my 15 minutes of fame ...

[@hughkerrigan4787]

Reminds me of the last time I did the Snow Run enduro! Lol! I I quit at check 3 because I couldn’t pick the bike up again. lol! Rough one bud!

[@brucek.345]

Thanks for sharing Zak.

[@endurophutwick489]

Oh, man! That was a little bit tough to watch. I think most of us have been there at one point or another. Good job getting your sh*t all back together and getting out of there in one piece!!

[@CommieHunter7]

Hey man, I'm in exactly the same mindset about not blaming my equipment. But, as you acknowledged, as you gain experience you do have to find the best tire, pressure, suspension settings. Hate to say "oh it was the wrong tire" all the time but for sure, gotta find the one that works.

[@Tater4200]

brushy has some massive tires like that. but they are stood STRAIT up. ver steep lol. and a hellova log pit

[@acmesalute76]

Have you tried the MT16/M59 combo? I used to run that setup for NETRA and a lot of guys love it. Never found anything better for wet rocks/roots. UHD tubes, 10-12 psi depending on conditions.

[@nickpal76]

Yep, we've all been there in the extreme races. we run mefo ultra soft mousses here in the UK. Check out Paul Boltons shop Dirt Bike Spec. Bike sounds lean the way its pinging on low revs. Chase the ace, hope you find it.

[@jenemcik]

Omg I rode that back in about 2000! I was in the C class and it too was a survival run! I never hyperventilated so many times in my life but I finished and I got 1st place! Hardly any C riders finished. Went back up a few yrs later just to trail ride and it was much more fun.

[@wilyg4307]

Just found yur channel love the narration cracks me up..

[@Jay_Wilson]

Great showing Zac, can’t wait for the battle of the goats and tko vids! Also, can you share what tire and pressure you ran compared to Adams tire and pressure setup? I’m just getting into hard enduro and even got a used beta. Been loving the beta over my Ktm.

[@MrTom6986]

Zach, you should show a side by side video of you and one of the pros like Cody. Might have to reset the video after each checkpoint to refresh the comparison. Would be interesting to benchmark your progress over time.....

[@riverrobinson86]

Idk how long you have been at 100k subs but congrats, have been here since 50k subs

[@PA-Tammy]

at 61 with stage 4 COPD and part of my right lung removed I feel like you do @17:00 all the time when I ride the rocky PA stuff but I can't stop it's just too much fun right? LOL

[@adambrackett2957]

Keep up the hard work!!!

[@toady..9833]

I cant ride with anything more than just above flat tyres , once they get air in im off the bike more than this 😂

[@charliewright2023]

Had days like this be4, love the channel mate fair play

[@greghewitt9324]

I hear the more obscure the brand of your dirtbike the better you do - TM all the way baby

[@chevellecriado]

LETS GOOOO! 😂 love you Zach

[@nobody-eh5es]

Great vid, No matter what you say the funniest stuff. And you keep going. Lets see how you like a soft nitro mouse and a Gummy tire next time. Cant wait tell next vid. Thank you...I want to go back east to ride some of these, they look insane.

[@rexvalek8815]

Great to meet you and have an awesome conversation. Hope we can ride some time soon and your video was great.

[@brycejeannot8665]

Tough race Zak. Way to fight through.

[@jordancook3868]

I would like to see the prep your doing in between these races

[@HumorousHearsay]

I could be wrong, but I think from watching all your videos that your only issue in a lot of these races is your stamina. There is no doubt you absolutely have the skills, just maybe being in better shape is what’s standing between just finishing and being on the podium ? Like I said, I could be way off but I look at the way I ride and it’s very similar and I KNOW I need to be in way better shape! I hate cardio, but I guess I’m gonna have to start lol!! However, not quoting and pushing through like you do says a lot you!! Awesome job!!are you running a moose tire?

[@rodzilla134]

Man, when you said you were barely in the first mile and then later said you were at mile 5.5, I wanted to cry for you! Haha! We have ALL had days like that. Hero dirt is awesome, but the wet roots and rocks are there to ruin the party. That first time you went down hard on the trail, that's when I know I'm super fatigued and am just not riding right. Still as entertaining as ever though. Sorry you had a rough one man!!

[@johnnysurfsix4976]

dude i am 73 yrs old, my first big hare scrambles was a 2 hour race in rural orlando, i was on a 250 yamaha and got second place. the winner was on a 400 maico. i never saw him...just some trivia

[@orBMW]

If you could pick a different rear tire to use on that day what would you have picked?

[@rusty2075]

Zach your a pro now ?? Awesome ..

[@za1racing]

I wouldn't say that. I "ride" in the Pro class haha

[@rusty2075]

@@za1racing your way better than me !! Love your videos !!!

[@MaxwellGames93]

Seemd to me whenever you jumped on the beta its been hard times ever since . Can be the setup. I mean the kato was totally tuned the way you like it. And that matters on how you ride. Maybe take the old trusty horse for the next race and see if there is a difference in riding. Anyway your vids are legendary. Cheers mate

[@CraigW34v7b9]

From the 20 minute mark on - I've so been there. Gassed and wondering why I'm even there, praying for a second wind that may or may not come.

[@abovebeyondlawncare4628]

Traction is so hard to explain to someone there. Those moon rocks will get you every time!!! 😂

[@selcosucks]

difficult enough to watch on its own. good commentary made this vid next level

[@RoseRay-d6y]

I'm tired just watching this. Another great video.

[@scottdrew6403]

Sick video man! What a F’in battle!! Your tires are too “stiff”? Like the sidewalls or the psi pressure or what?

[@f.srides3094]

i love your channel its just amazing to watch u ride and listen to ur commentary but can i just say if you lean to double blip logs u will save so much time and energy

[@BurgRatRacing]

Good ride Zach. This was a tough one.