Trial Skills: Adventure Bike Riding Advantage | 2024 BMW 1300 R GSA Trophy X

[@matthewowen5944]

Thanks for showing what is achievable on big bikes when you are willing to put in the work instead of simply blaming the tools. Dave seems like a great teacher.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Thanks for watching. Dave is an excellent teacher and great friend. As I get older, these types of exercises hold back the aging process.

[@mattwhyte7590]

Well done Dave, that's a big bike over some big obstacles..you made it look easy. 👍🏁

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

It can be done!

[@MotoRidesAustralia]

Love this Dave. Showing even someone as experienced as you, there’s always new skills and you never stop learning. I've never heard you so excited! Loved it.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

I was genuinely excited. I couldn't believe I got over that big truck tyre so smoothly. It's very intimidating when you walk up to it.

[@DrDanTDC]

Well done Dave! That bike is a beast!!

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Thanks

[@PavelessAdventure]

I absolutely love doing enduro on big bikes! So rewarding going over larger obstacles on an adv bike

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

It’s the ultimate confidence builder.

[@PeterR0035]

Yep, I'm teaching my 18y old daughter how to back-up my 3 trailer road train in the center of Sydney. A match made in heaven 😮

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Ha ha.

[@ScottSillis]

Good job Dave, certainly not easy on big bikes, hard enough on smaller bikes for some. 👍👏😎🇦🇺

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Dave is a great teacher Scott

[@robpinter5431]

Seriously good riding for a grand dad. Only could dream about riding that good.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

the tuition has got a heap to do with it. I spent a couple of hours with him before taking on the big stuff. But yes, you've go to to commit.

[@retiredwaterdoctor]

In the right hands the big girls can fast dance and Dave can make them waltz.....great job! Garth

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Garth, I'm no where near the flashest rider out there. A heap of this has got to do with how Dave approaches the training and preparation. for three after this ride my glutes were killing me.

[@retiredwaterdoctor]

@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV Don't sell yourself short.....you do very well,,,glutes....I had a muscle once....about 20 years ago...😄

[@paul.vanhout57]

Impressive handling that beast. Some of those obstacles would challenge me on a much smaller bike. Not sure this motivates me to own a 250kg+ adventure bike though😬. Thanks for sharing.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Paul, I think the most important take away is those skills transfer to all size bikes.

[@paul.vanhout57]

@ - definitely👍

[@markhills3922]

If I lived up there I'd be going straight to Bilpin; What a great coach and great set up; The way he stands along side and uses his body language to demonstrate as if he is on the bike is fantastic; And he is obviously very patient and loves teaching others which helps anyone struggling with confidence Now Dave; How do you reckon you'd go if that balance board was a plank suspended like a bridge over a creek? Would you swim or stay dry? Reckon you've now got the confidence to keep looking straight ahead to where you want to go and not where you don't want to go? Well done taking on the tyre chain and beating it; That challenge is hard enough on an Enduro bike let alone a wooly mammoth! And I like how you pick up the beemer; Made it look easy. Cheers for the entertainment!

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

thanks Mark. I reckon I'd end up in the drink even if it was 50% shorter :). As Dave says, it's mind over matter and you just go to commit. Yes, I too, like how he stands in your peripheral vision and gives you reminders, it's very effective.

[@markhills3922]

@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV I'd probably end up having a swim too; Keeping focus on the destination is bloody hard when danger is right beside you distracting the eyes...thus the head and shoulders; "mind over matter and just got to commit" Easier said than done when ya have a body that constantly reminds of the consequences of having that perspective as a younger bloke; I don't bounce anywhere near as good as I used to!

[@adamhharbin]

I love the sound of that bike.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Yeah it's got a great sound.

[@inspectorclouseau3880]

Respect for that mate, that's not easy on a big bike

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Thank you.

[@yorkchris10]

I remember a magazine article on the BMW OilHead and the testing and feedback from it's hired test riders and owners groups. The beauty of today is that you're never too old or young? to feed back into the system.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Agree

[@barneyhughes]

Well done dave.... Big bike.... Great skill 👍👍👍

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Thanks 👍

[@AfricaTwin-Stuff]

Wow. That was impressive. Sadly I’m not as well endowed in the wedding tackle department. So can’t imagine trying that on my Africa Twin Adventure Sport 😢

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

It’s about technique more than anything. All that would be achievable on an AT

[@robocombo]

Watch out Chris Birch! A new challenger on the scene.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

I don't think so! :).

[@benmitchell2072]

onya Davo. Lookin forward to the next vid... 🍿

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Lots on this year.

[@maroimage]

Oh, I wonder how well that bash plate protected what it was supposed to protect 😂 nice video!

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

It did all right, but if I bought the bike I would purchase an off road one.

[@cliff1551]

Hey Dave if you can remember on your husky 701, what tyre pressures you ran on tarmac and off road mate, hope your having a good year so far, take care mate, see you at the ABR this year ye, I'll not break anything this year.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Hi Cliff. Just changed the oil on her today. I run around 24 on the tar and in the dirt I'll go to 19.5.

[@cliff1551]

@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV cheers Dave, just that I'm running the mitas enduro plus Dakar on the rear now and the tyres got no give in it ,I suppose you could nearly run these flat ye 👋🤠👍

[@diggy-d8w]

Yeah, I've seen some Moto-Cop who do schools that show how to ride large bikes on the streets under adverse conditions and all these guys who teach you how to balance your weight & the weight of the bike against whatever forces you come up against are the equivalent of you going to learn Judo or a marshal-art w/ focus on the body balance as you use it. I like this guy and if I lived there I'd want to train w/ him. My lack of ability would be shown really quick at this school...... peace

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Yeah Dave is great. You'd be surprised by how your conrol skills raise through those simple, less dramatic exercises.

[@diggy-d8w]

I do get it.... pushing you to Just Do It cures you of any phobias you might have & by having someone there to push you as they explain what can happen in each circumstance = It builds confidence ! That's the big thing, seeing the way the weight of the bike might act to a given circumstance, learning how you might contain or save(stay upright), and knowing the worst case scenario if you do fail. All of that together is the tool that makes you better... lol, but for me I wouldn't be doing it on such a monster of a bike. I couldn't pick her up but that's me, the course is good for ALL Bikes so you know what to expect. What does Dave charge for a lesson or do you sign up in a group? Curious here as I've seen an ex moto cop doing his Harley Riding techniques down in Florida. He's like 80 yrs old & still riding. Street riding is different but no matter where ya ride keeping the rubber side down is paramount to living...... thanks man, I'm a fan

[@leooneill1693]

Great video. I'd love to see you do the same on the Ducati V4 Rally.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Challenge accepted :)

[@PeterFearon-g8q]

Great riding and a great set up there . I’m loving the 1300 gsa but really struggling with the engine noise. My 1250 positively sounds Japanese at the side of the new 1300 😂😂😂🤡

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Ha ha!

[@cliff1551]

Dave cool as custard ye

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Thanks Cliff

[@shane8694]

Let me know when you do a South African trip, I'd love to have a reason to fit knobblies on my GS and join ya!

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

OK

[@shane8694]

@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV it's now a written contract and punishable by law, thanks

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

@@shane8694 ha ha!

[@ThaRealSmurf]

Ending on the cliffhanger, what does he know? We will never know

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Oh well.

[@Raphael-zl5jb]

Bloody hell, that 1300 motor sounds like a bag of nails in a paint mixer.

[@Fatcatztravel1250]

Never do that on such an expensive bike!

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Who you couldn't? I'm nothing special.

[@markhills3922]

Why not? There are times when a man has no choice like on a tight trail somewhere with a downed tree in front of you and no way to turn around...Or a rock ledge that you have to get over; Then again, if you're worried about scratching the bike, best not take it off road.

[@666dualsport]

its a road bike with knobbys

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Noooo. Wait until you see the dirt review that is coming out soon. It is very capable in the dirt.

[@user-bj5rb6xf2w]

отвратительней звука мотора еще не слышал.

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Microphone not engine.

[@Fatcatztravel1250]

Pity it's such and ugly machine. Just cannot get to like it, despite trying!

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

It is taking for fair proportion of people a good deal of time to get used to the look of it. But it handles well.

[@GPR111]

Same here, it looks like a big turd. Despite how it goes thats a deal breaker for me at this level