THIS DAY NEARLY BROKE ME! / Snowdonia Offroad / Extreme ADV with

[@stephanielongden597]

Wow, fantastic riding. Huge respect for taking such big bikes on incredibly slippy, rocky, steep terrain. Enjoyed every minute hoping and wishing you all the very best to complete the trails.

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

🙏 Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, some of those trails are famous for being notoriously difficult, but we like to challenge ourselves, we're all slightly sadistic I think 🤣 please check out my other videos, there's plenty more like this.

[@perkuleez3331]

These vids are always entertaining and the pace of the riding on that bike always makes my bum squeak. Keep it up Lew!

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

😂 Thanks mate. Tbh, my bum squeeks when I watch the clips back too haha, feels much slower in person 😬 thanks for watching as always mate 🤘

[@alpye]

Just found your channel proper enjoying watching this, been going around on Africa twin heavy as hell but fun haha

[@OrcsKaptain]

Amazing, loved it , keep posting

[@marktaylor4277]

Wow, epic day out guys, such determination and fitness you must all have & not to mention skill. I particularly enjoy it when you get close up behind Adam because it really shows what it takes to ride these bikes in those conditions. He looks to be so at one with his 660, he seems to handle it with ease. Armchair ADV riders can learn so much from watching your videos, keep it up. Big thumbs up from me 🙂

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Awesome comment 🙏 thanks alot for your kind words Mark.. Yeah Adam if a fantastically skilled rider for sure, he makes ripping that Tuareg look effortless, and he doesn't crash all the time like me which is annoying but he can actually touch the floor on his bike 😆👀 to be honest, I don't think I have any great fitness really, but I am 'bike fit' if that makes sense, I have been riding/racing offroad since I was 17 so it's all mostly muscle memory. I have a new video out later today/tomorrow around the Yorkshire dales so look out for that one. Thanks Mark.

[@marktaylor4277]

@@lewsdirtbikedays Once you have mastered the skill of falling off correctly, gracefully, while someone's not filming or anyone watching.. you'll not need to do it so often. I get it though, when I test rode the WR it felt so much taller than anything else I'd ridden. Great bike & engine though.

[@V111HRD]

We'll be watching this tonight Lew. Cheers for the video, looking forward to watching it 👌

[@martinhogge3311]

Respect mate, taking that beast around them lanes 💪

[@martinhogge3311]

Wow that motorway forest bit was extreme lol. Well done 👏

[@martinhogge3311]

U beauty. Just starting to watch it now bud. The lanes ur doing today excited for u already. Brew on and ready 👌

[@martinhogge3311]

Ouch that was a fall bud. Hope u and bike are OK 👍

[@NorthRaceOne]

Ahhh yes some quality morning entertainment 😂 nice one Lew

[@paulwolfy9722]

We met you in Mach garage too, fairplay some of them lanes get interesting on exc's not sure the norden's ready for some of em yet lol

[@clarefeatherstone5429]

Wow some really hard lanes on that bike or any bike. Sorry you had a bit of damage hope you were ok. Great video as usual looking forward to the next one 😎🙏

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Hiya Clare 👋 yeah I'm alright thanks, felt a bit second hand on Sunday morning but think that was from all the times I had to pick the bike up 😆 Im just now assessing the damage 😬

[@gnarlybadger690]

Banging video bud enjoyed watching, hope you're okay after that nasty tumble your brave fella tackling some of them lanes on the WR 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Or stupid 😂 nice one mate. Yeah I'm alright, feeling a bit second hand but otherwise, okay. Bike.... not so good 😆 but I'll get it sorted. Need these videos to pick up a bit so I can get a bit of help help towards the repair bills 🤣

[@gnarlybadger690]

@@lewsdirtbikedays hope it works out for ya I know there's a lot of time and effort that goes into producing what seems like 🤔 a straightforward edited video

[@grumpsrides42]

Fair play, to you and the Boys. That wasn't 'just' extreme...... that was 'M&S' Extreme!! 😂 Shame about the damage, but, as you said, if you take your big bike off road...... Really enjoy watching you and the boys, waaaaay above my (very amateur) level. Keep the vids coming, ride safe and have fun

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

If waitrose done 'extreme' 🤣 yeah the damage is just all a part of it unfortunately as you know. To be fair the bike handles crashes really well, I've not yet really had to replace many parts 🙏 Thanks for watching as always mate.

[@701Adventures]

I’m still in bed so I’ll watch this later, I’m going to reserve this afternoon to watch this feature length film! 👍👍

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

😆 No worries, thought I'd put it up early so folks could have a ganders while they're decinding what to do with their day. Enjoy your bank holiday buddy 🙌

[@PaulBulmer-m3k]

Hi mate, spoke to you on Saturday at Machynlleth fuel station, Tom K, sent me the link, great video, your camera shows the elevation and rock/boulder sizes very well, I did go up it Sunday as I said but just filmed it on my phone on a quadlock. Cracking video, see you on the lanes, God luck 🍻

[@skulijakobsson5116]

Much Enjoyment 👍😎😅

[@nomading_in]

It's all about the (good) attitude on days like this. Smashed myself and my bike up, hey ho, pick up, lets go enjoy the rest of the day. Stoicism in action! Also, that slate gives me the heeby jeebies. I was faced with a similar downhill dilemma on some wet stone slabs in the Peaks the other day, and looking at it I was sure it would result in an off...but it wasn't slate so wasn't a problem!

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

That's exactly it mate, its happened, we can't change it now, pick yourself up and crack on. Was a cracking day to be fair 😂 really enjoyed it... I didn't enjoy the 70mph wind hitting me in the chest and tearing my helmet off all the way home though. It's all fixable. The memories made are worth more 🙌 Im made up you noticed my practice in stoicism, all the reading must be paying off. Yeah you gotta be careful on that slate! Very unforgiving, sometimes it can be really grippy, sometimes like glass... But always have the same approach.

[@kostasrestas]

wow ! very brutal stuff here !

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

My shoulder are killing from picking it up so many times 😂

[@Semihardenduro]

Brilliant route again 🤘🏻 is there anyway you could get and share a gpx 🤞🏻please

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Thanks Mike 🙏 there's no exact GPX for this route sadly, the route we have doesn't have the motorway on it, if that's still if any use to you?

[@NorthWestEnduro]

Top vid again mate. Sorry i couldn't join you all!

[@twowheels4689]

🤣 that bikes Fooked

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

It's not you know. Tis but a flesh wound 💪

[@twowheels4689]

@@lewsdirtbikedays yeah a 1000 of them 😂 I suppose that’s what they are for I 🤔

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

@@twowheels4689 It's being used exactly for what it was intended, no garage princess here, just a hardened warrior of a bike. Every scratch and ding has a story and a place 💪

[@Andrew-yx1qn]

I see you have the AXP skid plate, what crashbars are you using and do they fit without modifying. Cheers

[@IAMDENRIDEPOV]

1:05:20 The grasslands are so vast. Truly a challenging trip

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

It's really beautiful in this part of the country for sure! We're lucky have all this so close to where I live 🙌 thanks for watching

[@JustaddMuck]

Ah dude, I hope you are ok, that's the main thing. Certainly was a rough one. Some of those trails were mental looking. The amount of times you had to pick that bike up that day, I'd need weeks to recover from that 😅

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

😆 Ah mate, I was fooked! Hardest day out in a long time. Really rewarding though, wanted to do the motorway for a long time, and now we can tick it off. Won't be doing it again hahaha. To be fair it looks much more daunting in person, it's alot steeper than it looks on video. Thank mate 🙏

[@Onionadv]

Hey mate, Sorry if you've said this on other videos. But what tire pressures do you usually run on these single track rocky trails?

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Hi mate 👋 I run too much pressure to be honest, I run about 30psi front and back so the bike deflects off absolutely everything... But I don't want any pinch flats so it's a trade off 😬

[@Moto_Yelt]

what do you use to put your gopro on? chin mount?

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

I use a Dango chin mount mate, it clips on and off, like a big peg. The mount rotates aswell. Expensive, but pretty cool.

[@sprockets_shafts]

cracking video...what tyres has the guy got with the Aprilia? thnks

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Thanks mate. He's running Anlas Capra's, basically rip off Michelin anakee wild's, but he really rates them. Adam is the poster boy for Anlas aswell 😆

[@sprockets_shafts]

@@lewsdirtbikedaysthanks - I run smaller wilds already so at least I am on the right path. Great tyres.

[@advswede]

Great ride.. and fast.. very fast.. Well done. What tires do you have on?

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

🙏 Thanks alot, glad you enjoyed it, dude. Tyres I have currently are Kenda Trakmaster 2's, but will be trying something different again soon. Very good tyres, just don't last long enough.

[@CalebHale-b3o]

How much did you invest into your bike setup? Is that tank upgraded from standard?

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Suspension, exhaust and protective parts probably about £1k. No the tank is standard, mate, this is the Tenere 700 World Raid, which, if you're in the US, you guys didn't get this bike I don't think.

[@CalebHale-b3o]

@ naw, U.K. here. Shropshire local. No green lanes local to me. How do you find them? Are you using a topographic map or do you just know somebody?

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

@@CalebHale-b3o Shropshire?! Aw mate, it's absolutely littered with trails round your way mate, all over Shropshire! Yeah you can use the OS map, or join your local TRF group and go to the meetings, get yourself out on a local group ride and go explore 💪

[@CalebHale-b3o]

@ I had a look on a couple apps and they have nothing to show. Your reply gives me hope that I have something close by! Thanks mate

[@701Adventures]

That was absolutely brutal. 😳 What’s the situation with the ribs and the bike, are they both having a rest? Thanks again for taking the time to film and put this video out, the editing process can be time consuming but your videos are great & very entertaining to watch. 👍

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Thanks very much mate, as always 🙏 yeah I'm okay thankfully, could have been alot worse... Seems my poor bike come worse off 😔 I'm going to heat staple my windscreen back on and and epoxy resting my dash screen until I can source a replacement that won't need a re-mortgage 😂 I need to pick my battles a bit more carefully haha I can tick the motorway off my list now though, happy we got it done but I won't be doing it again in a hurry! 😂

[@701Adventures]

@@lewsdirtbikedays I wondered if you’d left your windscreen at the scene as a mark of respect to the trail as I couldn’t see it lashed to the bike anywhere during the rest of the video. Thankfully you’re earning a fortune now your channel is monetised, you’ll have everything replaced in no time. 😂😂

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

​@@701Adventures🤣 not a chance I was leaving that! It's already been frankensteined it back to life and is back on the bike. Heat staples are a thing of pure genius! 🙌 I had my screen cable tied to the front on my bag 😆 hey, KZbin are taking money off me faster than I can make it, it's a bit of a joke really... You can't withdraw anything until you get to £60 as a minimum, I've gotten as high as £49 so far, and within a few days it's back down to £30 again... So you make the money in revenue, and then they slowly take it back off you again. I haven't had a single penny out of it yet but have made about £300 in total, just to watch it sink back down again. Frustrating.

[@davidstewart2694]

Impressive I'd think twice before even taken my enduro bike on some them lanes 😂😂

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

😆 One of the toughest days I've had mate, it's much worse in person, take my word for it!

[@icklepob88]

​@@lewsdirtbikedaysI'm going to have to go have a run down there now, but I'll take the beta 300, not my africa twin. Sod that.

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

​@@icklepob88aaaaah that's cheating 😂 you best come back up it aswell!!! Haha. Have fun mate. Let us know how you get u get on 💪

[@icklepob88]

@lewsdirtbikedays I'd do it both ways if I thought I could get back up, and not break myself doing it. Loving your content, good chatting which is light hearted and fun (you have a manx twang to your accent), and am definitely impressed with what you get up to on the T7s. You're definitely not just on dusty lanes thinking you're Charlie Boorman

[@benjahnz]

Motorcycle parts are replacable. Memories are forever.

[@brucelin1889]

Same gloves🤣

[@sies5580]

god damm it. i was just about to pop out on my bike but nooooo! you put a video up so i have to watch it all. Well i wont ill watch it for the time it take me to get dry and dressed then im off out on my bike and you cannot stop me

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

It'll still be here when you get back, dude 😂 give you somethin to look forward to. Have a good day mate 🤘

[@sies5580]

@@lewsdirtbikedays got back watched it all. excellent. Think Bomber lane is at my skill level not at 60mph though! Love it. Im getting faster i feel im at the piont my stock scorpion rally tyres are now holding me back got almost 5K on them

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

​@@sies5580 yeah bomber Lane it's great fun! And the views are incredible. There loads of fantastic trails in that area. I'd strongly recommend you get rid of those scorpion rally tyres if you're considering going more offroad, they're bloody deadly!

[@robloupart4653]

Should have ridden up😁 it's more fun 💪

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Absolutely not Rob, I'm a mere mortal not like you and your mate Chris 😂 Hey, we've crossed paths already me and you, last year, me and a mate come past you and a group around Bont Goch I was on the T7, and you tagged on the back for a quick blast, the 3 of us were flying 🤙 You probably won't remember to be fair.

[@darrenholding1341]

😱 oh shit

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

😆 Indeed. I thought the same multiple times ha!

[@josemiguelalvarezvillarrea8310]

Pol Tarrés ha hecho mucho daño!

[@aliriovelasquez8362]

Hola que país es ese saludos desde Venezuela

[@mbal4052]

Wales

[@Mike.4639]

Off road Maintenance bill most be horrendous, my experience from mountain bike gives me that idea, i spend more money on that bycicle than in my car, and i just dont fall/Crash. On the T7 pretty sure can go to couple thousands year, easy.

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

😂 It crashes quite well to be fair, I've not actually broken that much, a par of covers and the windscreen frame once before... Total so far in damage it's probably cost me £300 over 2 years.

[@Mike.4639]

@@lewsdirtbikedays , not bad at all . And wheels, bearings, linkages, all going smooth?

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

​@@Mike.4639 I've already replaced the chassis bearings and seals as a part of the periodic maintenance, they were in top nick to be fair, probably could have done another 10k, everything is checked and greased every 2 months. Despite a few scuffs and scratches, the bike is in better condition than you'd think.

[@nickstockley]

Places you can.’t even walk 😂

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

😂 Literally!

[@Chris-l6k7t]

Hey up , when you said start of motorway and went down that short bit and went right through the gate the motorway is left accross the moor , never done it that way as it’s slightly uphill , the start is way back on the fire road at the start there’s a gate you go through , it’s called the motorway because the original stone trail is about 10” wide 😂😂

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

Aaaaah nice one! Yeah I knew there was more to it, I've seen maybe 1 other video of the whole moors section but it looks like a complete bog so would always rule it out anyway, but yeah, thanks for the info. I'd try it on an enduro bike should I ever get another one. The original trail has been removed from the OS map now it seems, or turned into a bridleway possibly? Can you give me an idea of where it is on the map mate? A grid reference possibly? Cheers

[@Chris-l6k7t]

Agreed mate I would dream of taking 690 down there it really is bad enough on 300 2t Is similar to monks trod 👍

[@Chris-l6k7t]

How can I sent you a pic of map ?

[@ads_rides]

Great ride mate 👍 tough as always some epic lane's on this one i did say the end was goin to be a disappointment after them quality trails cracking day out cheers 👌

[@lewsdirtbikedays]

​@@Chris-l6k7t that's a good point, I'm off all social media! 🤦🏼‍♂️😆 It's fine mate, thanks anyway. I won't be doing it on this, and I done own an enduro so I wouldn't want to waste your time. Cheers 🙏