Riding the Trans Northern Trail from Topcliffe to Helmsley

[@paulcoverdale8312]

Thanks for takin us on a nice ride mate. Beautiful bit of the world. Lookin forward to ya campin trip. 🏍️🏍️🙏🙏👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@rookierideradv]

Thanks for the support and for watching, stay safe out there mate 🤝

[@TheMarkcabin]

Well done mate, some tough conditions there 👍

[@rookierideradv]

@@TheMarkcabin Appreciate it, thanks for watching 👍👌

[@TwoWheelsDeep]

Nice video bud, fair play for having a go on your own! Look up Chris Birchs 'say no to slow' course for adv bikes, I saw you mention getting over the front when accelerating and back when braking... That's one of the car park drills on his course. All the best

[@rookierideradv]

@@TwoWheelsDeep Appreciate it cheers, I have heard of this bloke so I will definitely check him out 👍 thanks for watching, take care 💪👌

[@ogasi1798]

little tip for you when you get stuck like on them rocks or on a step or in deep mud: rev the bike with clutch in for2-3 secs, then at same time as pushing throttle forward you release the clutch - basically you will be building up load in the flywheel which then allows the bike to surge forward without use of the throttle and you can then catch the torque via clutch and tiny bit of throttle allowing you to crawl over shit that is icy, make sure throttle is going off as the clutch is being released - we use it in enduro, classic trick

[@rookierideradv]

@@ogasi1798 Thanks very much I will try this next time mate, thanks for watching 💪🤝

[@babar69110]

whatever we do in enduro , attack position, separate up down body, elbows up, balls of feet on peg,, clutch control, etc... there is an enormous elephant in the room : momentum and speed. Once you get them , not being afraid of crashes consequences (which are real) you will fly and climb over everything. Eve o enduro bike, i try and try, sometimes I succeed to shut my brain sanity and fly over ruts and mud like a surfer ;) Worst is to be in between two paces, the very slow one pedaling like a duck, controlling traction and the fast one with speed. Of course this is exactly what we, week end warriors do, in between 20 and 40 kmh ;) Do yourself a favor, put really super soft enduro tires and go !!!. They won't last long but will help you get a lot confidence and progress. I wish you the best rides

[@rookierideradv]

@@babar69110 Thank you very much, I will keep aiming to have a bigger balls when attacking obstacles 😂👍

[@mageprometheus]

Good stuff. When it gets hard - send it. There's plenty of room in the landfills for smashed T7 parts 😀 I know, it's easier said than done. It takes a while to learn to hold onto the momentum in the face of a threat.

[@rookierideradv]

Thanks for the advice and yeah I’m really working on that commitment, much better at it when I’m not riding on my own, but it will come with time and training 👍💪

[@mageprometheus]

@@rookierideradv You're doing great. I love watching your videos.

[@rookierideradv]

@ Thanks man, appreciate the support, plenty more to come 👍🤝

[@Dadzone2000]

I think the last time we did that we ended up coming down it

[@sicapon]

Momentum is your friend....

[@nickg2431]

Beginner here,Is the Trans Nothern Trail only open to Trans people from Yorkshire??

[@rookierideradv]

@@nickg2431 it’s open to anyone who’s got the minerals to get out and get after it 💪

[@HorseMalone]

🤣

[@czechgirlandtheyorkshireman]

Looked a struggle, I’ll have to go and have a go up there! What rally races are you wanting to do? I’m keen to have a go at some on my NX650.

[@rookierideradv]

@@czechgirlandtheyorkshireman Definitely gets you warm haha! I’m looking at Wild Willys in Tong in February but that’s only a one day event for a few hours. RallyMoto Kielder 500, Wales 500 and Dark Skies Rally, Ryedale Rally and the Sweet Lamb Baja series 👍

[@czechgirlandtheyorkshireman]

@rookierideradv cheers I'll look into them! I've only seen the sweetlam series! Tong could be a tricky one!

[@rookierideradv]

@ Tong are advertising as big bike friendly route so let’s hope 😂👍

[@czechgirlandtheyorkshireman]

​@@rookierideradvI'll look into it! We're are you based in near Northallerton

[@rookierideradv]

@@czechgirlandtheyorkshireman I’m soon to be moving just north of Northallerton 👍

[@elizabethbooth-k8q]

I think the T7 is too tall and heavy for people new to trail riding. It'll do it by all means, as it's a capable machine, but a smaller, lighter bike will be much easier and less tiring to build up skills and confidence. Trouble is, a smaller, lighter bike with good off road tyres will be an arse to ride to and from the trails. That's the dilemma, especially in the UK.

[@rookierideradv]

@@elizabethbooth-k8q Aye I think the T7 is a nice in between, hopefully I’ll get to try some other bikes next year 👍

[@ogasi1798]

in all fairness i would have rolled back and gone again with momentum if i were you, less tiring for you and the bike 🙂

[@davidmatthews3093]

Don’t offer him common sense, you will confuse him.

[@701Adventures]

Interesting video, I might do that on Tuesday. Do you think that was more technical than your recent Holmfirth circuit?

[@rookierideradv]

@@701Adventures Definitely more technical at Holmfirth, only one technical bit here as you can see where I got stuck here, watch out on this one it’s quite muddy in some places which makes it difficult but not bad going steady away 👍

[@701Adventures]

@ I have a Husqvarna FE350 Enduro, it’s pretty light and agile so hopefully that will help. 👍

[@iainrutherford184]

Cracking job. Top man for keeping the good, bad and ugly footage in the vlog. I was thinking of taking a look at the route until you reached 'tasky territory' 🫣

[@rookierideradv]

@@iainrutherford184 Thanks pal, it’s worth the journey just skip out the rocky patch!

[@HORNET6]

Where does this start in Topcliffe please?

[@rookierideradv]

Just by the industrial estate, SE 4302 7380 is the OS maps grid reference. However in this video I didn't record from that point by accident so that start point in this video is a couple of miles further on the TNT at SE 4439 7174 - hope this helps!

[@rcfokker1630]

Looking at Google Earth, the steepest section is about 1 in 5.5. That's my rough estimate; specific bits might have been steeper than that.

[@rookierideradv]

@@rcfokker1630 It was steep enough to make me think “ah shit here we go again” haha

[@rcfokker1630]

@@rookierideradv I couldn't have got up it.

[@rookierideradv]

@@rcfokker1630 never know until you try pal 👍

[@user-he2uf6tf3y]

Legislation Off-road bikes can be used on private land, with the landowner’s permission. The Road Traffic Act 1988 includes provisions that make it illegal to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle on land where permission has not been given. The Road Traffic Act 1988 (section 34) states that: It is illegal to drive or ride a mechanically propelled vehicle without lawful authority on common land, moorland or land not forming part of a road, or on any road which is a footpath, bridleway or restricted byway.

[@nockianlifter661]

Elbows up, hands pointed at your front wheel, hold throttle between thumb and fingers, other fingers on clutch and front brake. Forward on the saddle. Balls of feet on pegs. You have to be actively steering, rather than passive. You can’t ride like you’re on road with relaxed arms parallel to bars.

[@rookierideradv]

Thanks mate, trying to drill all this into my head after 9 years of road riding is hard but slowly getting there! Thanks for watching 💪👍

[@amsndahambling4084]

I think I’d have burnt my clutch out on that steep, slippy section!

[@rookierideradv]

Got to stop and figure out an angle of attack sometimes 👍 thanks for watching 💪

[@eddtownson200rr]

Even mid weight bikes are too heavey

[@rookierideradv]

If it was easy everyone would do it 👍

[@duXieduX]

any chance you can drop the routes or GPS for your rides?

[@rookierideradv]

This is the website for the TNT, on here you can download the GPX file. Thanks for watching!

[@OMCAPEHANGER]

Which route guide do use to find these green lanes?

[@rookierideradv]

@@OMCAPEHANGER I research online, Facebook forums, youtube and read the map! Hope this helps 👌

[@Howling-Mad-Murdock]

The Outdoor Active app has a setting for finding green lane routes. It relies on people with the app recording their route and then uploading it, but I’d be surprised if the TET wasn’t on it. As far as I remember the app is free but you pay for access to things like OS maps.

[@tarmacwarrior7762]

Is there somewhere to download the TNT gpx file ? Thanks

[@rookierideradv]

@@tarmacwarrior7762 Link is in video description 👍

[@tarmacwarrior7762]

Thanks for the reply I was on these lanes a few weeks back with the same map hence why I asked your gpx file I stumbled over a few cameras, private lane and rural crime signs some lanes had gates / blockages over them i through I was possibly riding on old maps and mii oh bed back over to the TET

[@rookierideradv]

I didn’t come across any of that but hopefully this new route will be good for you as it was me 👍

[@tarmacwarrior7762]

@@rookierideradv strange.. we left a van at barnard castle and headed to towards Scarborough

[@rookierideradv]

This is Trans NORTHERN trail not Trans EURO trail mate…

[@Dadzone2000]

No shame on rolling down and trying again a different way.

[@rookierideradv]

Absolutely not mate, thanks for watching 💪

[@Dadzone2000]

Well done on the tenere, it’s a greasy badger up there.

[@duXieduX]

Should have taken a picture of those rocks that gave you such a problem

[@rookierideradv]

I did but they just don't do it any justice unfortunately..

[@duXieduX]

@@rookierideradv Shame but that looked a tricky bit. Keep it going! This really makes me want to pick up adventure riding

[@rookierideradv]

@ Couldn’t recommend it more, go to places you never would and these things you never would otherwise 👌 I have been a keen road rider for 9 years but this just opens up a new world of motorcycling.