Rocks, mud, crash | Trans Euro Trail Greece adventure |Suzuki V-Strom 1000 XT&KTM 1190 Adventure

[@motorcyclingTo]

Check out some more pictures and explore this episode's track: motorcycling.to/tet-greece/rocks-mud-crash

[@anastasios7762]

kudos bravo

[@MrFederico1953]

Excelente aventura la que realizaron, paisajes bellisimos, carretera terrible y motos extraordinarias, no sabia que la Suzuki V-strom, pudiese con esa ruta tan dura...!!! Excelente vídeo y fotos, saludos desde Venezuela....VVVVVVssssss.....!!!!

[@konhristofis4300]

Well done boys. Awesome adventure. Great part of Greece over there as well. Safe riding. Regards from a greek in Australia.

[@manuelfvdias]

Cool 🤙

[@IdealBike]

Felicitări pentru video o să vă urmăresc cu interes, abia acum v-am descoperit. Sper să avem ocazia sa ne si întâlnim! Baftă!

[@motorcyclingTo]

Lumea e mica, se intalneste vorba-ceea munte cu minte, dar om cu om :D

[@itsallabouttheridekeepingi4449]

Your riding is epic even though it’s not in English and the rider of that Suzuki V-Strom XT is brilliant ! the Storms are capable than people them them credit for . Love your channel “ come to Australia one day and will take you on some epic riding as well .

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank you so much. Keep in touch :)

Excellent I see it from Chile I loved the route and the epic music as the trip. like and subscribed

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank you Fabián! New video coming up tomorrow :D

[@shotbang_crazy1640]

I very like that village

[@zoltanpocza]

You guys rock....doing all these stunts with the packed whales. I tip my hat for you and I hope I'll be able to do half of it once in my life :D Keep rockin'

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank you Zoltan - start dreaming, that is the most important part. All will follow :)

[@zoltanpocza]

@@motorcyclingTo I'm actually beyond the dreaming stage already, it's the skills (and guts) you already have what I'm still missing :D Your rides are very inspirational and prove that even though it's far from being ideal to do such off-road trips on heavy, overloaded adventure bikes, it's still possible to have fun if you are aware of what it takes, the limitations and you know what you're doing. I ride a big GS, so I know what to appreciate in these videos ;)

[@a.j.bikerbabble2123]

Great videos, guys. Thanks for posting. I've added a new trail to the bucket list!

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank you, TET Greece is simply amazing, go ride it :)

[@toby7504]

Lucky you didnt crash bought of you.... It stands a hit that vstrom... Great film you guys and great roads...

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank tou Toby:)

[@toby7504]

@@motorcyclingTo always great getting some adventure picktures from you guys...

[@primemoto4404]

Nice for the views☝️☝️☝️ from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@livcapemieipassioni7836]

Bravi top!!!!!

[@UncleWally3]

This is very similar to a ride I did except every time I began to think I was an adventure hero I met a pickup truck full of kids, parents and grandparents and pets negotiating the same obstacles . . . on their way to get food and water.

[@motorcyclingTo]

We had our part of those, e.g. camper parked on a difficult road, those guys were staying there admiring the view. + cold beer and fresh coffee :)))

[@UncleWally3]

motorcyclingTO I hear you. What really blew my boots off were mom & pops on a decrepit flatbed hauling goats and barrels of water and god knows what else. Where they came from, how they got there and where they were going - always a mystery. What was a high adventure for me was just the daily chores for them. Good video though, nicely edited and produced!

[@motorcyclingTo]

@@UncleWally3 - the first shock of the kind I got was while in Mongolia. Picture this - 2 really well equipped 15.000 euros plus motorcycles, with gear and everything being outrun by a Chinese bike up and down the hills. That guy didn't have to reavel 10.000 kms to get there and weight + local knowledge is worth gold.

[@tshansen]

This was really good :-D Amazing adventure you guys been doing! Keep up the great work :-) Cheers from Norway

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank you Thomas :)

[@ady-fly-online]

Impresionant! Felicitări! Îmi pare rău pentru nefericitul incident/accident... bine că n-a avut urmări mai grave...

[@motorcyclingTo]

Multumim, am avut noroc si cu rezolvarea motocicletei, din fericire am gasit sudor in aluminiu intreband "din om in om" :)

[@kukku1974]

Nice video, it would be great if you show us more the damage to the bike. Thanks for sharing

[@motorcyclingTo]

Hey, thank you. Check out the photos here - before and after the fix - facebook.com/motorcyclingTO/photos/a.996778327378910/1002370950152981/?type=3&theater and facebook.com/motorcyclingTO/photos/a.996778327378910/1002370986819644/?type=3&theater

[@100motoriruggenti]

Hi guys ! Great video! It's more difficult to guide in that condition, mutch compliment for all!!

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank you, much appreciated!

[@thomasschulz536]

Awesome

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank you Thomas :) - check out our newest ride - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWOUq4WOnK6Zq6M just working on the next episode of this series now :)

[@batincuflorin9410]

Baaa frumoss

[@nebunixz]

Bravo baieti! Keep it going si la cat mai putine pete pe asfalt💪🏻🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@motorcyclingTo]

Multumim, sa fie-ntr-un ceas bun! :D

[@peterwietbrock3552]

Great stuff....💪👍😎

[@motovlogro]

Maiculita, ce tranta urata. Fenomenal clip, iar acum vreau sa merg in Greacia. Keep it up.

[@kloppskalli]

7:05 dang.. that went sideways quite fast.

[@motorcyclingTo]

yea... unfortunately no time to react to the "harmless" stream running across the road. It was extremely slippery due to the seagrass or whatever it's called :|

[@kloppskalli]

@@motorcyclingTo sea grass 🤣👍 ...

[@panda909TV]

Best adventure channel i saw

[@motorcyclingTo]

Woww thank you mate :) spread the word!

[@panda909TV]

@@motorcyclingTo every episode comes with so much thrill..... Ride safe always

[@boboneleg]

Wow, very unlucky with that crash, you didn't have a chance to save that slide :(

[@BananTravels]

Did you guys followed in every point the TET track?

[@motorcyclingTo]

Hi Alex - not quite, we had to turn around a few times because of snow or road blocks. Other than that, the track has been mostly on the TET (as in 95% or so).

[@BananTravels]

@@motorcyclingTo Thank you very much. Contact me if one day you want to come in Italy

Uh... Greu rau traseul. Aveți grija colegii și asfalt uscat! ✌️ 💪 😎

[@motorcyclingTo]

Multumim Razvan!

[@badiola1973]

good video¡¡,good road¡¡,good music¡¡¡

[@jeannaylies8429]

you are the best...I have to show this video to my V-Strom 1000........😜

[@ecalzo]

Ooooo... davay davay... you're super guys.. i got a vstrom 650.. don't have the guts to do something like that..

[@Giuliou65]

Wow..

[@laurenzt3811]

Always great to see a V-Strom taking on such roads. I noticed you used Lomo bags. May I ask how you liked them and what mounting system you used to keep them off the exhaust?. Thinking about fitting them onto my 650, but am unsure about a solution for the exhaust side and I find it kinda stupid, to pay more for a mounting rack than the bags themself :D Keep up the nice content and always good luck out there.

[@mzetz2003]

What you pay is what you get. They are cheap, so not very good quality. After this crash they were not usable anymore. I have Givi racks. I recommend you Enduristan soft bags, Top Quality.

[@laurenzt3811]

@@mzetz2003 Hey, thanks for the reply. I looked into them, but Bumot xtremada bags are looking good too, especially the easy on/off option and symmetrical profile. Still undecided which to take :D that's why I was thinking about a cheap solution for inbetween ;) But I guess I'll go for one of those 2 options. And keep the nice content coming. It's really inspiring to see what a V-Strom is able to do :)

[@NVK85]

How did you fix that right foot peg? Looks like it was totally bend as well as brake pedal. Sorry, got it in the end of the video)))

[@motorcyclingTo]

We ran totally by accident into www.kakarakis.com/ - they had all the tools and know how to do a wonderful job at welding the peg bracket back on. Vlad has not replaced that piece since, he still has the welded one on :D

[@bogdanruse5562]

Salut! Sunt curios cum se comorta echipamentele Hevik. Achiziționat din țară? Mersi!

[@kanumytll1948]

Great Video, very good Informations, thank you. What för tires are on the V Strom????

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank you, we both had Mitas E07

[@kanumytll1948]

@@motorcyclingTo the next tire is what for e tire? I want to drive the TET in Sweden and Norway next year, gut i dont now what for e tires i want to drive? Ja favorite in this Moment is the Anakee Wild from Michelin, the Mitas E 09 and the TK70 Rocks are Number 2. Would you think, is better for the V Strom? Greets from Germany😎

[@motorcyclingTo]

@@kanumytll1948 i would like to try the MotoZ series, looks nice... next i would like to have TKCs.. tried them in Mongolia but they wear out really fast on tarmac, had TKC 80s back then

[@kanumytll1948]

@@motorcyclingTo I must look next year, but I think, the Anakee Wild from Michelin or, die Scorpion Ralley, or the Bridgestone Battlax A 41 and the TKC 70 Rocks are my favorites.

[@williamswanderings3519]

Does anyone know why the village was abandoned?

[@motorcyclingTo]

I've spoken with some friends from Greece, they said in that area most of villages moved out to find work, now there are alot of villages where only a few elderly people live. Beautiful areas though.

[@charliem5332]

Man that was a great example of what a wet slimy patch on a road can do. I have a question about braking please. When you are travelling down those rocky gravelly hill side roads, do you mainly feather the front brakes? Do you ever use the back brake? Thank you. Love your videos. They give a really good insight into what the TET is really like.

[@motorcyclingTo]

Hi, when going down I use both brakes, with the rear I test the available traction, while the front provides the main stopping power. For me it is a balance between both wheels.

[@manuelfvdias]

Maybe it could be explained by the lack of grip in wet of Mitas 07... Don't you think?

[@michelplanchar]

Hi guys what an inspiration it is to watch your videos, they are really-really-really awesome, you're making us dream, thanks a lot. Where are you from by the way?

[@motorcyclingTo]

Glad you like them :) we are from Romania

[@RedAppleApe]

Awesome. What part of the TET is the place where you stopped with the snowy mountains in your front?

[@barricade9512]

Salut, ce side box-uri ai pe Ktm?

[@motorcyclingTo]

In video-ul asta aveam cutiile Heavy Duties - romanesti, facute la Cluj - heavyduties.ro/

[@shotbang_crazy1640]

Where is this place?

[@motorcyclingTo]

Here is that day's track.- motorcycling.to/tet-greece/rocks-mud-crash

[@oldirtymotoz2412]

what time of year did you do it?

[@motorcyclingTo]

That was "back in the day" in 2019

[@oldirtymotoz2412]

@@motorcyclingTo month?

[@motorcyclingTo]

Oh, sorry, misread the original question, we started at the beginning of May, the trip took little over 2 weeks.

[@oldirtymotoz2412]

@@motorcyclingTo thanks

[@scrapy7940]

Great video guys. Looks like you both used the Mitas E07. Would you recommend a more offroad capable tyre or was the Mitas good enough?

[@manuelfvdias]

You could consider the AX41 from Bridgestone. Excelent grip in wet tarmac, mud, sand, ruts, wet rocks, gravel, heavy rain, ... 2010 XT660Z Tenere ✌

[@motorcyclingTo]

To be honest I liked my rear E07 Dakar Plus (the "Plus" has a different thread pattern than the regular one). On the front I'd run the TKC 80 - better than the E07 IMHO.

[@AntonLugmayr]

awsome! which software are you using on the mobile?

[@motorcyclingTo]

I started the trip with maps.me - I like the interface and wase of use but half way through switched to OSMAnd - the interface is clunkier, not that user friendly but has turn by turn navigation on your own path (and we had the TET .gpx loaded - that proved to be very helpful). - for the OSMAnd is the slightly more complex (read complicated) interface. + on the turn by turn navigation on a track

[@petertsat]

great video guys,, what time of year did you do this trip?

[@motorcyclingTo]

Thank you Peter, we left Romania on the 30-th of April and returned in May. This episode was shot (I think) around the 12-th of May.

[@petertsat]

When and where is your next trip?

[@motorcyclingTo]

That's a tough one mate, don't know yet :) It's gonna be epic though :D

[@petertsat]

motorcyclingTO can’t wait ,, keep me posted

[@Трутень-м]

Аиць Молдова ))))

[@kloppskalli]

10:47 and 11:09 .. thats why i sometimes dont wana "adventure" ride anymore ... you spend hours riding some stupid farmers roads that end on a field ... then you head back and try to frind the exit from the maze :(

[@livcapemieipassioni7836]

👊💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪😉

[@SparkySlow]

Is mari astea de 1000 pt adventure părere mea, daca nu faci km multi pe drum, nu merita nici dacă faci km multi pe drum drept

[@makmak4000]

🤨🤨🤨👍👍

[@cpuuk]

I crashed my v-strom xt like that ;-)

[@georgegeorgakopoulos5956]

Riding a bike on these roads without a linkage in the rear suspension is a nightmare....

[@dowlat454]

hahaha.. Lionel Messi.

[@motorcyclingTo]

That seemed like a striking reselblence, didn't it?

[@dowlat454]

@@motorcyclingTo Yes it did. hahaha...

[@livcapemieipassioni7836]

Ma depaseste anumite video!!!