Why we ride motorbikes: a midlife crisis solution!︱Cross Training Adventure

This vid is getting old now but it's still fun! Why we ride motorbikes. Cruisers and Harleys vs dirt bikes, adventure bikes and trials bikes? This video explains how to age recklessly, remain emotionally immature and be a dirty old man but not get arrested. Above all it explains why we ride motorbikes, and why turning 50 is no excuse to wimp out of the adventure that is motorbike riding (apologies to cruiser and Harley Davidson riders, this vid is just having a dig at mates who ride those beasts!). So many riders say that it's about so much more than dirt riding - it's helped with depression, anxiety, life direction and midlife crisis. But what is it exactly? A midlife crisis is a transition of identity and self-confidence that can occur in middle-aged individuals, typically 45-64 years old and some reckon motorbike riding helps. It is described as a psychological crisis brought about by events that highlight a person's growing age, inevitable mortality, and possibly shortcomings of accomplishments in life unless you ride lol). Midlife crisis, can result in feelings of depression, remorse, and anxiety, or the desire to achieve youthfulness or make drastic changes to their current lifestyle. Who came up with the expression? What else? Cross Training Adventure actively avoids sponsorship. We like doing seriously critical reviews. Manufacturers make some really bad mistakes. and there is a lot of dodgy crap being sold out there. Instead of glowing dual sport reviews for kickbacks or free product, we will try to keep the bastards honest. So subscribe. Or don't subscribe to our Cross Training Adventure riding channel. The main thing is get out and ride while you can with dual sport riding or Adventure riding in Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Romania and beyond! So check out Cross Training Adventure. Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia... with occasional detours to places like Vietnam, Cambodia, Romania and Canada. This is one of our three channels, there's also a Cross Training Trials channel, and a Cross Training Enduro channel. All three are equally dodgy. We are the 27th most watched dirt channel in Uzbekistan. We have won the polished turd award five years in a row. And we have a world record 25 class action lawsuits for inaccurate information. We think the whole motorbike scene is getting too commercial. So called dual sport riding reviews are just glossy ads nowadays. The term midlife crisis was coined by Elliott Jaques in 1965. More modern research has shown midlife crisis is not a phase that most middle-aged people actually experience, and some have questioned the existence of this phenomenon but if you ride motorbikes it doesn't matter, hey? Everyone is trying to sell you stuff you don't need, convince you to buy the latest model with anodized coffee cup holders for your trips to the coffee shop. Of course if you are cashed up and into bling, go for it. All we are saying is there's also the budget option for adventure riding. And it won't hold you back. Why? We reckon it's 80% the rider and 20% the bike. So the Cross Training Adventure focus is just get out there and have fun on two wheels. Instead of obsessing over the latest blinged out Beemer, which tyres to fit or spending a fortune on your suspension or billet alloy gas cap. So most of our adventure ridingvids will feature the much loved bush pig, the Suzuki DR650. And we've done a 10 part series on how to unleash the mighty beast that lurks within.
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[@crosstrainingadventure]

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[@passthetunaporfavor]

At 55 three heart surgeries later I still race my KTM300 exc. . Yep, I'm gonna die with the throttle wide open and a grin on my face.

[@motogrl1]

I hope you are 58 now and still kicking ass!

[@bjorn1583]

only way to live

[@lastup4170]

My 1997 300 MXC was my favorite bike in my life. I'm 59, and looking on Craigslist for a decent one every day.

[@motogrl1]

If you have face book, the FB market place sometimes has good buys on it too.

[@brianlarkin5246]

Jaysus I'm 55 and haven't had the casings open yet, good luck bud

[@davidcooper6704]

71 and just ordered a Triumph Street Triple - who says I'm too old!

[@bananamanstrikesback5553]

ur not

[@davidcooper6704]

+bananamanstrikesback XD Oh yes I am! 1943 vintage and growing older disgracefully.

[@jimmymoped987]

No way! If that's true you are my hero ha-ha. Coolest inspiring thing ever.

[@bananamanstrikesback5553]

+David Cooper exactly

[@davidcooper6704]

+JimmyMoped Yep, It's true. The Street Triple is a good bike by any standards and style/fashion or image do not come into it. Remember, I was young once and it's not until you reach my age that you realise there's not much time left to enjoy the good things in life, so that is what I am doing. I just sold my Honda to a 74 year old ex military pilot. By the way my cousin in Australia bought a Street Triple R.....he is 72! I guess old guys rule...Ha ha. All the best, Dave

[@dathonlawler81]

Lifetime supporter here🙋🏻‍♂️ Just wanted to come back to the video that got me into riding in 2019. I started riding so much I couldn’t find enough guys that ride, I started racing. I’m now currently on track to win my local series championship. Time of my life! And I still practice my slow stuff right in my small yard. If anyone reading this wants to change your life. Get a dirtbike and watch the how to series these guys put on. The videos taught me ALMOST everything I know. My truck might be a bit rusty & outdated. But dirtbike is brand spanking new😂And the yard grass a little tall, laundry needs done too. My priorities have shifted. Thanks Berry(not sure of spelling)

[@crosstrainingadventure]

That's Straw Berry according to the Canadians lol! Great to hear, it's not a bad life is it?

[@michaelsupple6081]

Turned 70 a few months ago and as a reward to myself went out and bought a Yamaha TW200 dual sport after a 45 year hiatus from the sport. Rest assured I am having the time of my life! Loved your video and will be sharing it with another old goat who I talked into buying the same bike. :)

[@zaggnutt2772]

I turned 40 last year and bought a Versys for my mid-life crisis birthday present. I haven't had this much fun in years! BUT!!! I was a member of ADV before I even purchased a bike because the dirt is what I am drawn to. I don't intend to die on a bike, but I intend to push my adrenal glands to the limits. My greatest fear is lying on my deathbed and thinking.... "I wish I had...." Thank you sir for posting a video to wake up as many as you can to the potential of living instead of dying.

[@krisowler367]

Love it ! Thank you. Just started riding at 50. Hope I ride for 50 !

[@jacektravel1]

This is gold... "Whatever your style of riding is, just get into it before it is too late. Bracing through a nursing home on your wheelchair will never be quite the same as exploring countries you have never seen , or learning a new trick, or experiencing the pure unadulterated joy of riding a motorbike." Thanks for making this video! Ride on!!

[@crosstrainingadventure]

+jacektravel1 I read your quote and thought I've heard that somewhere before lol!

[@Rufinoman]

Wow! I'm 58 and took up with motorbikes only five years ago. Best thing I ever did. Great video!

[@garybarton3843]

I'm 74 and still really enjoy Trials and Dual Sporting. I don't need to do anymore injuries to my body, so I just putt along at MY pace. Just wait for me when you change trails or roads, I'll be along soon! G'day mate!

[@crosstrainingadventure]

+Gary Barton sounds like a great approach gary, i'll consider myself lucky to be still on two wheeels when i reach your age in about two decades... just hope the arthritis doesn't stop me first. :)

[@StarxPlayz7]

@@crosstrainingadventure train your lower body in order to slow arthritis.

[@rayb7414]

Going on 70, riding since I was 13, current stable FZ09/07 NC700X. Looking forward to midlife.

[@toothpik00]

I love hearing stories like this. It's a big F U to people who say you'll get killed riding a bike... I mean I had a close call recently, so yes it can be dangerous, but you live and learn. It's like some people believe you've signed up for cancer once you get a bike...

[@FreedomRTW]

Hahaha! Midlife...! 😂😂

[@crispincurtis8251]

Sweet the FZ rips!!!👍

[@richardgray115]

Now 72😫

[@usernamemykel]

ray b, at 73 and 11/12ths, I started riding a 2018 Kawasaki Ninja 400 ABS KRT Edition. When I showed it to my auto mechanic, he said that I'm going through a "mid-life crisis". Well, if that's true, my math says that I've got another 73 11/12ths more years of riding ahead of me - YIPPEE KAI YAY!!!!!!!!

[@mixflip]

If you plan was to inspire me....it worked. Cheers from Las Vegas Nevada USA! Im in my 40's and I am going to get back into dual sporting riding after being away for 20 years.

[@TheAdventureCowboy]

Mix, I am dealing with something like a bit of a midlife crisis right now myself.😉😂 I have never been into motorcycles, but lately I have felt a tremendous pull towards dual-sport bikes.

[@raymondmalone2148]

My favorite video on the entire web! This should be prescribed watching for anyone who is over 45. The tragedy of life is not death but what dies inside us - Norman Cousins

[@goneballistic]

I love this video and I watch it about once a week, nothing has so perfectly explained why at 40 I bought 3 motorcycles out of the blue and spend a significant amount of time in the backwoods, mostly by myself, on my KLR or XR650. Great video guys!

[@ransomedavis2208]

sounds like the most logical thing ever to me 😄

[@robsinHL]

This captures my last 6 months of biking very conciseley. Turned 40, sold my R1 and got a KTM EXC.... my first dirt bike. After 2 months of riding thinking trial bikes and slow technical terrain. You've assured me I'm not too old to be starting this hobby, thanks.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

Rob Schaap thanks rob, i'm sure you'll have a ball...

[@BillCadmus]

LOL!!! At 59, I bought a cruiser last December, rode it 20 times this spring, and just traded it for GRIN POWER... a 2004 Yamaha YZ250F. By the way...I haven't been on a bike on 20 years. I told my wife " that's what was wanted!" Great videos!

[@usernamemykel]

It was a 30 year hiatus for me, and now at 74, I've a new man-toy - a 2018 Kawasaki Ninja 400 ABS KRT Edition.

[@offroad77]

I've been riding since age 14. I'm 58 now. Dual sport/off road is in my DNA. My DR650 has over 40,000 miles on it and many of those miles have been pretty rough. Just today it endured lots of dirt and rocks. Thanks for a great video that explains why we ride and get dirty and don't sit around polishing chrome on some cruiser.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

offroad77 amen to that, you've got 6 years on me and i hope i'm still in one piece and out there by 58!

[@rvtech101]

@@crosstrainingadventure58 here too, people talk about their “ Happy Place “, mines wide open throttle across the desert! My dad used to joke about me being dropped in the dirt as an infant, that’s where the passion started!

[@ravenwood1135]

I'm 55 and just bought my mid-life crisis bike.2018 Ninja ZX-10R and love ripping corner's and popping wheelies not old enough for a GoldWing.stay young for as long as you can.

[@GregDaGoblin]

Sold my last street bike over 20 years after messing my back up at work. Now that I'm 57, retired, fat, and have a bad back I figured it was the perfect time to get the enduro I wanted as a kid! haha Picked up a 2000 model KL250 Super Sherpa with just over 3k miles on it a couple months ago. Then last week I added a 1996 KLR250 with 2,200 miles. Not doing anything radical, but having fun. :)

[@a64738]

Enduro bikes is the most fun rides :) I started out with a old 750 sports bike at age 21 but after driving a Yamaha WR450 enduro bike I was sould and had to get one :) Now I am 45 and have a 2019 KTM 500 EXC F.

[@usernamemykel]

Screw it - you only live once - GO RADICAL!

[@weareonebrain1610]

Is your back still hurting guess not

[@UtahRiders]

I imagine most people wouldn't understand unless they ride a bike across the dirt. Even then, the grin factor doesn't come in full effect until they get good enough to appreciate it rather than fear for life and limb. I fully appreciate this lifestyle and love your videos. I like the Duff Man philosophy.

[@samualiam9981]

This is... by far.... the best riding video on KZbin.

[@LosSantosJohn]

check out everide video of why we ride (Y)

[@gregwiens9146]

As a Mennonite pastor, I can tell you that there will be dirt bikes in heaven. I drive an XR400 that has been dual sported that I use to visit my congregation

[@crosstrainingadventure]

all the mennonites i met in canada would agree i'm sure greg :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHWlZnh-Z9ZnpaM

[@badgumby9544]

Thing is. You don't "drive" an XR400 sir. You "ride" it. Thank you very much.

[@seedlessgrapes2605]

Are u in canada??? Alberta???

[@voornaam3191]

@@badgumby9544 If the airforce pilots drive fighter jets, car drivers have a ride, and bikers need a drivers license, then I'm not so sure about that bloody English. 😂

[@Deontjie]

And you still kick it?

[@saibabax]

Such a good video, i used to ride and race, i had 2nd place nation wide in my class at age 15. I had to sell my bike for school last year of my university, never owned one again to this day... I am 31 years old currently and i can honestly say, that was the biggest mistake of my life. Once you get used to being in motion, standing still is worse then death, i feel like my life is on pause, but am working currently on saving to get myself some wheels, no matter the condition i just need to get moving again. Thank you for this video its really reasuring am not crazy.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

saibabax well, crazy in a good way. :-D

[@christopherkoroheke5341]

wow all I can advise is do it bro, you were given a gift and your still young

[@saibabax]

@@christopherkoroheke5341 Thank you my man. This comment was 7 years ago, and i actually bought myself a bike around 4 years ago, riding ever since, and im happier for it

[@AAproductions1994]

Wouldn’t even limit this to mid life crisis philosophy. I’m 24, and this video is exactly why I ride everyday.

[@DeanandFiddy]

Mate.... I turned 50 this year and this video hits the spot. I’ve always had bikes, I’ve road raced a Norton and completed in observed trails on my Sherco. Current garage is a KTM 1290 Superduke and this weekend I’m picking up a KTM 250F Freeride for the UK winter riding fix. My new favourite saying is “we came into this world screaming and covered in blood.........” brilliant. Raising a schooner to you from the UK cheers!

[@cathaeirmor8886]

Had a long-held desire for a motorbike after years on a scooter. Found this...and in the same year bought my first bike. No regrets.

[@crosstrainingenduro]

+Cathaeir Mór woohoo!

[@Titantramp4u]

Sooooo right on!.....I'm 57 and just bought a new BMW F800 GS Adventure and can't wait to get some dirt under it....and have a 2002 XR650R since it was new.... How can anyone give a thumbs down to this vid?.....

[@eveRide]

The message at 3:49 is just spot on. The whole video is perfect! This is why I want to be Australian :)

[@wendichatwood7954]

secretgardenproject

[@StargirlsSoul]

secretgardenproject

[@250txc]

Why do we work so much? I saw an article once that referenced a guy talking from ~200 yrs ago or more. He said we must get people to want to go to work AND not have to enslave them OR force them to go to work. Do you have a clue now on why we go to work so much?

[@calin7017]

@@250txc To buy a bike and gas for it ... some spare parts too

[@owpeterj]

ADVENTURE OZ Some hopes mate. Visa, funds, like as not max 3 months - . n sad as it is, your/our - is shitcanned where I live. Totally. As a youngster around 13, I’d ride the fields and in our woods (privileged by tolerance) and it was great to see you guys forging through the woods and ‘terrain’. More power than old Villiers engined bikes but it’s all in the experience at the now point. Nice vid and diverse comments / threads -

[@motomansome7715]

Thanks for this fantastic video. I'm getting my daughter to watch it so she better understands that daddy may be crazy at 71 to be riding but is not alone. Cheers to all the crazy ones.

[@markperrella5546]

Well said video! 46 today.. this year i m getting a dr650 .. no more wishing,, Just Do It

[@user-cc4pr8wc4w]

Sorry, your not old enough :-)

[@atyourserviceable]

The one thing I love about you aussies is your outlook on life apart from bring super reseillient ,it has got to be that easy going laid back.bush wackin roo fighin grog drinkin lads that just enjoy every second you breath ....and with the deepest respect as I give you all the finger and call you cunts you will always be my favorite people ,....there are no others like you....loved the video M 8

[@crosstrainingadventure]

atyourserviceable lol if you edited your comment i better edit mine too! like any country we obviously have plenty of dickheads but when i travel i do sense we are pretty lucky to have more of a chilled perspective on life and be reasonably friendly and open. met heaps of awesome people when travelling, i reckon the canadians are our long lost twins in this respect....

[@0Zolrender0]

Finally.....someone that used the word cunt in the way it was intended... well at least the way we us it. Respect.

[@downnout9517]

Respect brother🖕🍻

[@dontpanicau7495]

Mid-life crisis? Ha! I've been planning for mine since I was a teenager. I plan to have multiple ;)

[@crosstrainingadventure]

+DontPanic AU that's the spirit lol

[@xuxuxiao8359]

Good planning dude. 😂. I started life as old age. Lol. Cool, man😎 I like your spirit. Just don't get spirited away before that🤗😇

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Been knocking items off my bucket list since I was 12.... I retire within the next 24 months, and after I insight building the cabin I’ve already started on my Alaskan property, I will drive through the Americas, my only unsolved question is will I take that whole trip on a DRZ, or will I do soin a renovated school bus and have a DRZ strapped to the back that will be used regularly for fun and getting around while the bus stays parked most the time?

[@alecwettenhall278]

Love you guys, I’m over 63 and constantly want to remember the good old days (by watching your uploads), I used to ride & race enduro in the late the 1970’s & early 1980’s…

[@Makermook]

53 year old Yank here. Good on ya! I bought a dual sport earlier this year and just got another. I'm enjoying the mud more now than I ever did as a kid.

[@stevenbrooking5765]

I love this video. I started owning and riding dirtbikes, fairly late in life, at 44 years old. Im now 51, and have just bought a Big Red Pig, after riding an XR400, 250 and 200 over the last 7 years. Had a blast on my sons WR450 a few years back as well, but I would much prefer the XR650R. Had a choice of a CR500, CRF450, RMZ450 or the big XR. Chose the bike less likely to kill me, before the end of the year🤣🤣🤣 Have a great time on your bike/s out there👍

[@juddfrazier]

The disclaimers. The disclaimers are so good. I pause for all of them. They warm my old heart.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

Cheers, Judd. 😁 A few viewers have suggested I do vids based on the actual disclaimers...

[@IdealBike]

One of the best and unconventional "why we ride" video. Congratulations!

[@rvtech101]

" You come into this world bloody and screaming ", I want to go out the same way! Awesome! 58, heart attack, pacemaker and love my kick start only XR400!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Love it - my kinda philosophy (even though I own a GS!!)

[@kitcarr4668]

Q) So, I ask myself, what one REALLY BIG and important thing did I learn from this video? a) Prior to long rides I should jump into an ice cold creek ( or fill the bath with cold water n ice cubes) so that my testicles will retract so far that they won't get crushed while bouncing on the bike ... Sounds the sort of thing my Russian mates would do ! Good work that man!

[@garthlacomb5120]

Truer words have never been spoken! Ride whatever you can whenever you can as far as you can. The rain is wetter, the cold is colder, the hot is hotter and the sun is brighter. Life is just more, when riding! Riding now for just 39 years and expecting to just keep going and stay with the old guys!

[@myreality7817]

I just started riding again after over 20 yrs. I will not stop until I absolutely have to. I ride every day everywhere I have to go on my 91zx11

[@UNIONFEATURES]

What a great video to watch on a Friday afternoon in the office. Thanks so much.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

UNION FEATURES thanks, this vid was just meant to be a bit of an in joke with mates who ride cruisers and harleys but has got way more popular than i ever imagined... :-)

[@EstebanFonsecaAR]

A T-shirt that says "We've all come to this world screaming and covered in blood" haha you made my day mate

[@guitarzan8517]

Awesome video! I couldn't said it better myself. I'm 52 and have been riding since I was 4 and hope to ride until I'm 84! Ride on brother!

[@tristramgordon8252]

I still can't believe I waited until I was 70 to get a bike licence, the last three years have been the most thrilling three years of my life! Every joint and bone in body aches, but it melts like the snow in the spring sunshine when I put my leg over my motorbike!!!

[@crosstrainingadventure]

great to hear tristram, welcome to the party and better late than never! :D i think you'll find paul rodden inspiring, i rode with this 76 year old canadian last year and filmed him: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5XMZZ-Ya9mSlcU he was the star of 50 years of kicks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZC3ZWShf9Jghqc

[@paulielacqua8834]

I got my motorcycle license in 1984 never been without a bike since. Turn 50 in September I would cut my Balls off before riding a Trike or a Goldwing. Ride hard and ride safe.....

[@lordofthegadflies7389]

Luv it! But I envy you guys in your 50s. I just passed my 70th and all I did was a leisurely ride to to Key West, FL and then made the trip back (to Madison, WI) in two days. I did the desert stuff in Utah, Nevada, Idaho and California but that was ca. 50 years ago. Next year: West Coast of U.S. via Canada. Then another out of the way route to get home. I'll just keep on riding until I get old.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

Thomas Nelson that sounds great thomas, i hope to be doing the same thing too. my old man kept riding even after the bionic hip went in, but finally sold the honda goldwing at 78 as the legs were getting a bit wobbly. he took up flying instead. :-D

[@usernamemykel]

Only 70? Yup, one of these days you'll "get old" . I don't think I'm there yet - I'm only 74 with a 2018 Kawasaki Ninja 400 ABS KRT Edition. Maybe some day I'll get old...

[@kamloopsdirtrider]

Greetings from the Great White North! OOOOOH SOOOO RIGHT!!! I am over 60 and just can't stop riding. As long as it has a dirt component to it I'm there!

[@Blaezer1]

I'm 52 and have been riding sportbikes for years currently a cbr1krr. Just got me and my 11 year old son dirt bikes. I have found a whole new world to explore and learn about all over again and can now share it with my son. This video captures exactly what i have difficulty explaining to those that dont get it. So thank you as i can now just email a link, tell em to sod off and watch the vid cause I have set off once again to live a little with my motorbike. Ride safe and RIDE.

[@bigmartin]

I love this video.. Its one of my favs on youtube.. Me, I've been riding since 1986 and turned 50 this year. I've went from all sorts of sports bikes to now being very happy on a Suzuki DL650 Vstrom.. Great video, well done ~ safe riding everyone L&R from Ireland :)

[@user-cc4pr8wc4w]

Another WeeStrommer has seen the light. many congrats!! :-)

[@bigmartin]

Cheers man :)

[@MatthiasWeinberger]

Awesome video! You sure know how to have fun. The best thing though about your video is the thing about lying on your death bed and saying "I really should've been in the office more". That is pure genius!! Everyone should examine his or her life by what they could say right now about their lives if it were to end in 10min. Keep on riding!

[@crosstrainingadventure]

Matthias Weinberger absolutely matthias. i still ask myself this question every few days just to make sure i am on track!

[@aehrenbuerger]

seems like you have all it needs: the attitude, buddys, location and the weather - keep going best wishes from Germany

[@tomperry9954]

Thank you Barry, this video still put a smile on my face and some spring in my step!

[@Kx5hundo]

you said it all brother..this guy for president 2020!

[@seedlessgrapes2605]

Yup

[@seedlessgrapes2605]

Lol

[@thebrooklynprepper]

Thanks bro great video Hitting the big 50 soon!!! and loving it

[@crosstrainingadventure]

thebrooklynprepper ah, just a young pup then. enjoy your youth while it lasts hehe! turning 50 is pretty cool actually, as far as i can remember it through the fogs of early onset dementia....

[@javiergarciaes_]

Nice and logical thoughts sometimes we all think of. I loved the way you have explained it all! Just ride!! Thanks for sharing!

[@robcig]

After spending all day riding down to the South Coast today (a workday) with my better half, and sharing a couple of ales at the end of it all, MAN, you speak the truth!!! Live and let live!! Fantastic video, keep em coming..

[@AhmedFrazKhan]

Great video (Love the wheelies!) and great narrative!! BIG thumbs up from me!!

[@crosstrainingadventure]

thanks ahmed! we are posting more vids on our enduro channel nowadays than here if you are interested: kzbin.info/door/JAvmhgP0h1AEKY8vTEJPJg

[@AhmedFrazKhan]

Thank you for the tip, heading there right now...

[@paulk5311]

it is the mundane people who came up with the whole midlife crisis idea. the truth often is it is just at that point a lot of us can finally afford nice toys we always wanted. nobody suddenly wakes up at midpoint of their life and thinks 'hey i think i will try something i never cared about before'. no they wake up and think 'at last i can buy that toy i always wanted but put off buying because i had to shell out money for family and kids for all these years'. lots return to their love they had as youths because they now have the means to do so without putting their families in a bind. when red foreman (that 70's show) bought that corvette it was because he could finally afford what he had always wanted, not because he was going through some sort of crisis. i object to the term crisis anyway. about 10 years ago i returned to riding a motorcycle after years away from it. i am now 63 and took some time off from it due to family but i filled the empty space with atv's so i was not exactly sitting on my rump on the sofa all that time. awesome video man.

[@normanthebeast]

vielen Dank für die coolen Videos, die coolen Botschaften und das gute Gefühl, das man nach diesem Video hat ! :) super super gemacht .. respect !! thumbs up !!

[@padraigberry7043]

Wonderful. I took up riding 6 years ago. I am now 62 and starting off roading. This is the best thing I have even done in my life. Great video. I concur 100%.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

great to hear, padraig! i've had the opportunity to film and ride with a few guys in their 60s and 70s. here are some of the vids over on our dirt riding channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoeaipqqntSInqM

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

Age 52 and buying a Yamaha TW200 next weekend as an alternative to the BMW R1150GS Adventure... more dirt.

[@norsefalconer]

DARIVS ARCHITECTVS bought mine last fall at 51! If you haven't already, come join us Dub lovers on Facebook at "Yamaha TW200 Dualsport World"

[@kevinroberts361]

Get a WR 250 R instead

[@rex4x4]

another amazing vid bud . i just got home last night from a 6000km road trip on the dr650 ..... omg soooo sore ..... im getting a harley for those trips .... im getting too old for such long rides on the dr but im not getting rid of her .... shes too much fun.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

don't blame you rex! and of course i know guys who ride harleys and definitely great bikes for particular puproses although that will never stop me taking the piss out of them. :-)

[@rex4x4]

secretgardenproject lol

[@westtexasdualsport7090]

Just wanted to tell you this is my all time favorite video on KZbin, inspires me every time I watch it.

[@romeodarapstar]

This is the best video I've ever seen, i needed that, Thank You so Much.

[@troyd-motorsport9933]

I just came back from an adventure ride cut short by a broken ankle, all i can think about is riding again in 6 weeks. I wish there was a way to like this video more than once as your explanation of adventure riding is perfect! Hope to see you out on the trails one day ;) My stable is a 300 exc and 1190 Adventure R, both see equally as much dirt and the 1190 a little less difficult terrain. Its just more satisfying to make it on the 1190 ;)

[@crosstrainingadventure]

nice stable of bikes there troy, that should cover all the bases! hope that ankle heals up fast, not riding is so frustrating....

[@pph1L]

Man I love this video. It's one of my favorites of motorcycle

[@OlegSkvortsov]

Got my Enduro KTM last year at 42 years of age and it changed my life! All I want is just ride my bike!!!

[@motorhead1884]

Best bike vid I have seen in a while inspirational and awe inspiring

[@manmedel]

Running faster every day is my least. for my 50 years. "Beautiful video" with a huge man by motorcycle Best regards Medel (My English is bad, sorry)

[@rideinvisible6915]

37 years old and I was zipping around on a Yamaha Bolt. People told me I was too old for a sportbike. Traded the Bolt for a 2016 FZ-09 this month :D Take you're too old and shove it !

[@alanalain4884]

37, too old ? That's funny.

[@KevinJohnson-cm3lx]

Badass, i dont comment or like a lot of vids but this is well deserved you guys rock keep it up men!

[@crosstrainingadventure]

+Kevin Johnson thanks kevin, i had to put in that disclaimer at the beginning as i never thought it would go viral, i was just poking fun at my mates on harleys and cruisers originally. :)

[@quincycz]

One of your best videos, love it, you really motivating me to come to Australia

[@DougZ73]

Holy cow...great freaking video. You certainly get "IT".

[@thunderkiss0000]

two wheels everyday no matter what it is.

[@kevinwilkinson1510]

Thanks for posting this, I'm 63 and I followed a link here from the NC700-forum. I have a 2014 NC700XD - The wanna-be adventure bike. I have the DCT model which I think is the best bike I've ever owned. It's heavy, it's not a dirt bike, but it gets the job done for me. Whatever hairy situation you're in you can count on one thing and that's the fact that the DCT will not stall. I ride the bike every day there is no ice on the ground or salt on the roads.

[@OWPOneWheelPassion]

I just discovered this video around 4 years after it was uploaded and still the message kicked me in the face and I felt euphorical the whole time I watched this video. Very good video🖒

[@kensmyth9650]

wake up buddy. 50 is the new 30

[@crosstrainingadventure]

Buddy Ralph ... even if it feels like the old 70 after some extreme enduro and endurocross events. :-)

[@zolin13]

Great Video, thanks for sharing it. I'm 37 and got my first bike 2 years ago, I share the feeling altough I'm only riding on tarmac in a small cruiser (220cc) and a naked (200cc). Your ideas make me curious about dirtbikes and offroad riding. I believe Enduro and MotoCross are for real though men. I will consider become one... eventually :) Nos vemos en el camino... De Hi-viz y reflejantes!!!

[@crosstrainingadventure]

Rodolfo Zola Garcia plenty of real men on road bikes, cruisers, and dare i say it, even harleys! :-) we all have our slice of two wheeled heaven regardless of what or where we ride...

[@zolin13]

secretgardenproject you have a great definition for our passion... Thanks

[@spoddog1]

friend of mine, in his 50s, thought he was too old for this, bought a Harley, not long, Harley gone. back to this. happy again.

[@akrocuba]

I'm 52. Grew up with dirt bikes and then trikes. I currently have a 1985 250SX trike which I absolutely love to ride with all my buddies that drive side-by-sides. I keep right up with them no matter where they go!!! Riding a bike/trike is physically demanding that the other guys are missing out on in they over-priced machines....just my humble opinion. Great vid!!! I would love to ride with you guys!!!! Much respect!!

[@HalJikaKick]

This video made me so unbelievably happy!!

[@crosstrainingadventure]

+Toka Reva thanks toka! i was a bit surprised it has annoyed some people when it was only meant to be for fun...

[@HalJikaKick]

So welcome! You guys are really livvin!

[@Moondoggy1941]

Anthony Bourdain of the motorcycles reviews.

[@brianrg1]

One of the best videos on KZbin. Well done boys!!!

[@williamprosper8044]

Love love love this video! Even as a Harley rider. I just spent a month on a Honda Winner 150 and XR 250 in Vietnam. Best trip ever!

[@torchwood1969cm]

watched this a few moths ago Ummm just got a KLR after 15 years of not riding I'm old and fast so much fun.

[@idriwzrd]

68 garden gnome collectors dislike the message this video sends.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

idriwzrd damn i better take the video down in that case. :-(

[@bikewolf7455]

Im 19 years old (my dr650 is too) riding for 3 years now... im planning to do it for the next 60 years too. Riding a motorcycle is the only way for me to explore the world and exploring the world is the only way for me to find the sense of life. Thats why riding keeps the depressions away from me. I told myself there is no reason to be depressed or think about siucide as long as you havent seen the world and found out what the sense of life is. Because seeing new places, experiencing other cultures and ways to live makes you wiser in every way, just by watching with the own eyes. Idk how it works but it's a fact for me and thats why I will travel the world on bike. Thats my reason to ride. Keep on riding

[@crosstrainingadventure]

great to hear, bike wolf. quite a few find that riding helps a lot with fighting depression, we did some vids over on our enduro channel about this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaa9Y3qLh56siNU kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHi9ZWCHbqidjZo

[@Flyonthewall357]

Hi Guys. Thanks for all your amazing videos. I think they are great but this particular video has to be my favourite. I'm hitting the big 50 next year and can really associate with the content of this video, thanks.

[@jerrythecoo3295]

My kinda people!!!!!😎👍👏✌️👌👋🇨🇦

[@Longsword814]

Awesome video, had me laughing the whole time

[@MrKingkat]

Great video!!!! I just started getting into road riding at 49. Close to 53 now I have that passion to ride and ride for as long my body can take it! I love dirt riding as well. Thumbs up!

[@SnookerML]

You nailed it! I wanna go to OZ, I'll be 60 next year and I'm starting to take longer trips. I'm gonna look you up! Great stuff man! "We don't stop riding because we get old, we get old because we stop riding!" -snooker on adv

[@RideFlyJump]

I love this video, luckily I’m still in a bit younger group of riders still enjoying my sport bikes. Starting to think about the enduros and adventure bikes more and more though. One just can’t have a single and be content with it. I feel like I need five different kinds.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

RideFlyJump the amount of cleaning after a rider is a hassle compared to road riding, but the endless challenges of riding in dirt are incredible... i know others will feel differently but i gave up road riding as it became too boring compared to dirt riding.

[@pstarxxx78]

I have 5 diff kinds. It's how U have to do it. And my sports bike does more sitting then ever sense I bought a dr650 and put a crf carb on it

[@RideFlyJump]

***** I hear that, 5 is the way to go.

[@RobAshMotoVlogs]

Very cool vid and philosophy mate! And that from a Harley rider. ;o) Subbed!

[@crosstrainingadventure]

Rob Ash cheers rob, you obviously have a sense of humor too... :-) it only seems to be the odd cruiser rider who doesn't realize i was just having a go at some of my mates, hehe!

[@RobAshMotoVlogs]

Hey, if you can laugh at yourself then you just don't know what fun is, right? That's why I love to watch you Ozzie blokes...you're nuts! ;o) All the best mate, and keep pokin' fun.

[@barrygkx]

What a great philosophy. Well done video. It makes me want to go out and get another dirt bike. I have so much fun cow pathing, hill climbing and woods riding. I really miss it. Barry

[@DethMetalNinja1]

I absolutely love this video, everything that you said you hit the nail on the head, I can't wait to get my dual sport bike!

[@joemann2178]

Thank you, I now feel fully justified buying a new DRZ to get dirty into my old age. Never did like Harleys.

[@crosstrainingadventure]

Joe Mann great bikes, if i get back into adventure riding that will be my next choice.

[@CheradenineZakalwe]

secretgardenproject Awesome video. Im thinking, what to get as my first DS bike(will be daily commuter as well) Either New 690E or used Dr-Z400 can't decide. Also i need to do sometimes like 200km tarmac rides with wife(she rides Hornet and does not like dirt(yet))

[@shaunozs1ra92]

I have both, 1x HD Heritage, 1x HD Rocker and a firken DR-650 :-)

[@feedrate1]

This is the best commentary I have ever heard. I can tell I'm going to enjoy this channel 🤘😎😎