Off-road in Balkan Mountains - Full version (TET Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina +++)

[@chrigihaller9044]

Wow, that's pretty difficult terrain! 😮 Well done! 👍

[@boardswheels]

Thanks... yes it was challenging especially with the rain and washed ut trails.....and absoluttely amazing 😊

[@outlaw6660]

Top Ride! Well done!and a very good clip to see hat these balkan TET raly is. Hard work ... Dangerous and not to drive alone !! We ( my wife and myself) made the Croatia ( new TET and more) the Bosnia and the Montenegro TET last year in September but from the otherside as you do. The Montenegro Parts are realy hard soooo steep and rocky from all sides. But the Landscape is so stunning beautyful , every inch you drive is is worth to do the hard work on the bike! We want to go to albania to but the weather conditions changed from good with some rain to Storm hail and heavy rain for days, so we cancel the Albania TET and more backcountry things we have plant and goes by ferry to south italy ! and drive Italy from south to north. Thanks for sharing your adventure!

[@boardswheels]

Thanks for the comment. Yes its really an adventure, so beautiful and challenging at the same time. After weeks with 6-10h rides you really have to dig deep:) The ongoing thunderstorms made it very slippery and they seem to always appear at the worst possible timing....😁

[@outlaw6660]

@@boardswheels We have all these things to , massiv Rain in croatia and bosnia. Montenegro it was a bit better but therefore the track was so much harder to drive.

[@Jarlecritters]

Dette var den beste TET videoen jeg noen gang har sett. Imponerende kjørt og for ett slit dette må ha vært. Håper jeg en dag får mulighet til en slik tur, trenger dere reisefølge på evt neste tur så gi meg ett lite vink 😊

[@boardswheels]

Takk. Det var hyggelig å høre. Var en fantastisk tur og det var tungt ja. Får ikke hentet seg inn når det er lange dager uke etter uke og når det er vått og glatt. Vi må ta de mulighetene som dukker opp:)

[@K-pop_froze]

The Vikings are back

[@rotax6002]

nice video👍 In october we did the lure-trail with KTM950 Adv. and KTM 890 Adv. In some sections I wished to ride a smaller singe-cylinder bike....

[@boardswheels]

Thanks mate. I have a ktm990 and can imagine the struggle 😄

[@babar69110]

@@boardswheels i did some on beta 390rr and super light luggage and it was still at a point that I was praying to ride 100 meters of grass. stones, rocks stones, and .........stones !

[@boardswheels]

@@babar69110 hahaha yes 😄

[@xXxBo5sANaCxXx]

0:14 how do u protect ur self from cold, i cant imagine that cold wind hitting me in the chest 😅

[@boardswheels]

The ride over the mountain pass in Norway was the coldest part. Used a wool jumper cut of some old trekking pants for hand warmers for that part of the ride. No issues with cold in Balkans even if there was snow on some of the mountain trails above 2300m in May/June. I always wear wool (Wool shirt/ long underwear, boxer and socks) as inner layer (summer and winter) and I usually bring an extra vest for chest insulation. Bonus is that wool do not stink even after sweating for multiple days:)

[@cantero2bjornes]

Det er jo utrolig mange muligheter for å kunne kjøre slike veier nedovere der. Jeg fikk en avstumpa reise gjenom de samme landa da jeg jeg hadde en som lå på sit siste når jeg kjørte der i påsken i År -Takk for denne filmen så ser jeg hva jeg gikk glipp av men det kommer flere år

[@boardswheels]

Ja en vet aldri hva som kommer når en minst venter det men turen var fantastisk og du får nok mulighet igjen. Albania og Montenegro var enormt bra. Bare meld om du trenger info. Feks via instagram. Profilen heter arkiv9

[@JRidesTheWorld]

Loved the video guys, what an adventure. Albania looked rough, does the TET GPX flag you that hard bit? Thanks again for sharing

[@boardswheels]

Glad you liked the video:) Challenges and great rewards for sure..TET GPX do not flag hard parts. However, I can give some info if you text me on insta @arkiv9

[@JEANCOUDERT]

Hi, We will ride the TET Blakan in June 2024. I would like to know if the part into the river is the one which has an alternative way in TET tracks ? Thanks because we want to avoid this difficulty with our heavy bikes . Thanks for your reply

[@boardswheels]

Yes, if you go from the south, the right side would be easier. The left side has multiple crossings over the river for about 30km. There is a path to the right if you don't want to do the full 30km. I'm not sure which bikes you have and skill, but there are few sections more challenging than the river crossing in Albania and Montenegro but with amazing scenery after the climbs😊

[@JEANCOUDERT]

Thanks a lot for your reply and information. We have heavy bikes (Tuareg 660, Tennere 700 and Transalp) and we don’t want to ride Enduro tracks. We have quiet good knowledge of OffRoad riding but we don’t want to take any risk. Thanks a lot

[@Dontortellini3]

Hi, very nice ride which I will do in Mai this year, too. Which nav system did you use and would you recommend it or is it enough to use your phone for navigation? Thanks and best regards

[@boardswheels]

Thanks. It was amazing. I use a Samsung Active Pro with the DMD2 app. I also have the carpe iter remote controller for pan and zoom and it saves me some stopping time. The holder is 3D printed. Phone would be ok (preferably one with 6.5" or more. We had quite a lot of rain so I would suggest to find a waterproof solution. I have lost my navigation due to moist in a remote areas in Northern Sweden an it was not cool. A second phone is a good idea. I bring a small silicone tube in case cable connection starts taking in water. DMD2 is very good for navigation but I use the Osmand for finding gas, bed, stores etc. and to see elevation and distance. I sometimes also use gurumaps for measuring distance quickly as they have nice feature for that purpose.

[@sebastiancv4595]

What kind of motorcycle ? Honda?

[@boardswheels]

Suzuki Dr650. Great bike

[@dreamroads3159]

2023? Wich month?

[@boardswheels]

Left hometown in Norway 16th of May this summer (2023) so Balcan was mostly from last week of May until second week of June

[@dreamroads3159]

@@boardswheels we have been there last week of june

[@dreamroads3159]

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[@boardswheels]

@dreamroads3159 We were quite excited due to uncertainty on snow levels, but we just managed. If we had gone one week earlier, we would certainly have to make a few u-turns