More than any other TOI video, this communicates the sheer enduring slog that the TOI, and especially day 1, is. It is a sobering reality check and an indication of just how much more physical fitness training I need to do before next year! Great video. Thanks for the great music too!

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Daryl for the great comments. I am glad I have been able to communicate that aspect of the adventure. It is an awesome experience, but very hard to capture the true challenge. appreciate it and good luck with your own attempt.

Very impressive!!! For anyone that’s never rode robbers roost it’s no joke. You started up it after 190 miles and 16 hrs I think of riding very impressive. And you video doesn’t do it just its step rocky rooty and loose. I live in Pocatello I ride it regularly and every year it gets worse. Nice job man.

@briangoss

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the cool comment.. you are so lucky to have such incredible riding in your back yard.

This has to be one of the best motorcycle endurance videos I’ve seen. I was in awe the entire video. I felt every kind of emotion watching this video. Excitement, nerves, and jealousy. Ha, I’m so damn jealous 😂 Thank you for sharing your experience with those of us with the same interests as yours. I am truly inspired by you!!! I live in Oregon at the moment, till I can move back to Boise, three years from now after I retire. This is a bucket list, but I’ll be 57 when I can retire, so I’ll have to wait till then. I’m not sure I’ll be able to complete the course, but that won’t stop me from trying 😁 Till then, I’ll just have to watch your videos. Again, I fully enjoyed this!!

@briangoss

Ай бұрын

Thank you kind sir.. :-) glad you are enjoying them. When you are through the 2022 series.. be sure to check out 2023, another big adventure. enjoy.

I’m 58 after 40 years I bought a ktm excf 500 and my trail endurance is an hour severe fatigue over gripping struggling to stay on the seat. This video is a master piece of art great job I also have a channel. You are incredible and an inspiration to me. 😊 thank you for posting

@briangoss

10 ай бұрын

thank you very much.. Appreciate the comments. keep riding, endurance takes a lot of time, and the only real way to build it is riding. don't be afraid to expand your horizons.

Well done! I felt like it was right there again, Brian. Solid editing, great music, and smooth riding. Looking forward to watching the other videos!

Great job with your video edit. Your descriptions really add a lot. I have done some of the "easier" sections of the TOI, and found them much more difficult than expected. Anyone that even attempts the TOI deserves great praise!

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it really is a huge undertaking and unique adventure.

OMG Brian, I had no idea you did this. Thank you for sharing. You are an inspiration. The video photo was spectacular… I am not certain I would have the courage to attempt this solo, but you have definitely inspired me to challenge myself more! Great job!!

What an amazing ride...music selection is great too...thanks for sharing!

Dude this video is fantastic. Love all the riding footage! Picking up a 501s in the next week or two... and the IDBDR is on my list; Idaho is beautiful.

That is what you call a long hard day in the saddle. Great video documentary of your ride and I didn't even mind the blend of music played for once. Thanks.

Looks like you have two choices: climb Everest or ride the TOI. I admire anyone with the courage and skills required to take on either adventure. Thanks for sharing this amazing adventure with us!

@dantepula5096

9 ай бұрын

although I've never rode TOI nor would i try... i have climbed a mountain over 8000 meters, didn't climb Everest because i can not afford $80,000, but for those $80,000, sherpas carry your backpack, set up your tent, cook your food and you hike up using fixed ropes someone had set up for you using oxygen tank...don't be fooled by Everest being the tallest mountain, I've climbed 4000 meter mountains in Canada which were 8 times more technical than Everest....there is a reason blind people, teenagers and 80 year-olds reached top of Everest.....i doubt there are people in climbing community who would be impressed with Everest! now if someone said K2 ya that would be better comparison

Well done, Brian. The Tour is no joke

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you..

I'm 39 great video congrats 👏 🙌 Love the bike as well

Thank you for sharing! Very well done. That tip over at the 1:07 mark looked scary, glad you were ok.

Very enjoyable video! Thanks for sharing this incredible adventure.

So much to like about this video and about your adventure...Cheers Brian, you get my proverbial tip of the hat. RJ

Great report Brian. Myself and 2-3 others completed it in August of 2023. We did not run Go-Pro's or create a thread anywhere. We really enjoyed watching your videos among others in preparation for the Tour. Like you, we had a few mechanical issues that we sorted out along the way. I commend you for tackling it solo. Would ride it all over again!

I couldn't do that race, with wilderness that epic i would turn it into a camping trip and take my time. 😁

Thanks for sharing. Always great to see TOI videos and yours is no different.

Nice man. Great to meet you tonight. Great video. Looking forward to the 2023 one.

pumped to sit down and watch these!

Hey Brian, Ready to start watching your viddys tonight...Stoked!! I've done T1 twice solo. Once for speed and once as part of a longer ride. The post up of your adventure totally inspired me to pull out all my crap and revisit it. I'd be pumped to talk to you about it offline. I'd dig comparing disasters. Lemme know man. So awesome!!

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

A T1 or T2 ? T1 is under the rules and tracked etc.. T2 is run at your leisure, not part of the event.

@6.5_Shooter

Жыл бұрын

T1, once in 2013 and once in 2014. It was kinda different back then. Not sure how long you have been following the T1, but it has changed.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Thank you for publishing this video. Very nice narration, footage and choice of audio / music. Inspiring! I have been eyeing the TOI but from what I had the organizer retired the official race.

So cool to see your setup for this! A few cool new ideas I want to try! Nice work 💪

Great filming and editing. I literally relived my D1. Looked like a bad loop out on Robbers.

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Great video Brian. I love seeing other Tour Riders journey. Job well done.

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you David, appreciate it. I enjoyed your account of the Tour as well. You and Mike were my inspiration for sure.

Merci pour ce partage . Quand on connait la moto et ses difficultés , on ne peut qu'admirer ton periple ! En plus de le faire seul , même si c'est le pied de rouler seul ! bravo.🤘

Well done!

Great footage, good choice of music. I hope one day I can make this journey happen

I really like the editing, It felt like I was there.

This video was excellent in every measure. I'm exhausted... in a good way. And I loved the music selection. It contributed to the hypnotic quality of the POV footage; good pacing, tempo, and mood. I've enjoyed this so much that I am now a new subscriber and will watch the next in the series. Maybe not tonight. I need to catch my breath from watching this one. Very inspiring.

@briangoss

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the nice comments. Glad you enjoyed the video, enjoy the rest of the trip.

I absolutely loved this. Great work Brian, riding and the video. My favorite part was 35:16, the sunrise and the song. Keep it up and can't wait to watch the rest!

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you... appreciate it. that song worked good there. I will use more of his music in the future. Saint James Bed, The Bones of J.R. Jones kzread.info/dash/bejne/m6F9rbOsedy3Xbg.html

Awesome edit Brian

I enjoyed the ride with you. You may have gambled a little riding unknown trails solo in the dark but it was prolly a good call to start at midnight. You finished during daylight when you were the most tired.

Thanks

epic ride

The first few sections of TOI are in my backyard. I've been on a bunch of it a bunch of times. I have not yet put the entire route together, perhaps it is time...200+ miles of familiar gravel roads and two tracks is no big deal for a day ride. 200+ miles of unfamiliar single track is a loooong day.

That back side of Chinese peak is a SOB! Done it on a smaller bike and dang near wore myself out! Was supposed to do it on the T4 on my loaded down Tenere 700, but opted out. Great video!

What a great video! Love it! I really like how you talk over the flying map program telling us where you're at and what you're doing. I would sure like to know how you did the flying over the map thing. I've never seen that before. Very cool! Can't wait to watch the other two or three or four

@briangoss

7 ай бұрын

Thank you.. glad you are enjoying them. I used Google Earth Studio for the flyovers. appreciate the feedback.

Great Videos. Good on you to come from the East Coast and take this Challenge on especially Solo in an unfamiliar environment. I think this is the last official year of the Tour so you have this summer.

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.. I have one more chance to get it right :-)

@brettbenoit454

Жыл бұрын

What's your start date this year?

Bad ass dude.

Great video, that 1st night ride looked sketchy! I’d absolutely love to do that journey someday, I’d just need a riding buddy who would be up for that long of a trek. 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

@briangoss

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, riding that kind of terrain in the dark is an experience for sure. You need to strong relationship with the person you attempt this with. but it is safer to do it that way, but the accomplishment of doing it solo is very rewarding.

I need to put a banjo bolt and different rear light on my husky 350fx, so I can hit the streets and dirt. I have a Baja designs headlight but no low beam, so if I pass by you guys at night in the future sorry if I blind you. Looked fun and good music.

amazing trip - appreciation from a cold and wet England 🤣

My buddies would tell me I had more balls than brains. But I would never ridge ride at night Big ones!

Thanks for your videos. Just getting started watching but like what I see so far, especially what you did to and carried on your bike. I’m just getting back into dirt riding and there’s lots of gear out there that didn’t exist when I was younger. I’d like to see something on the riding gear you used, protective and otherwise. What worked and what didn’t. Thanks.

@briangoss

10 ай бұрын

Thank you.. good idea, I will cover the clothing/gear I used in the next videos. Everyone has preferences. My experience with off-road riding gear, the term you get what you pay for, really does apply in this area..

Sick ass video 🤙 just subbed

Got through watching Day 1. Top notch vid and Rockstar riding. There have been many changes since the introduction of the T1 challenge days. It's great to see the new and also catch passing views of the original routes. You said gearing was stock...what teeth would that be on your bike? I used 13 50 on a 450exc. 1st gear was short but it would tractor on the steep stuff. I'll be watching day 2 tomorrow. Yeah man!

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

I was mistaken, i actually had 14/52 sprockets on the bike. stock is a 13. ill need to consider my options. enjoy the rest of the show.

Fantastic video, Brian. I totally binged watched your TOI and was so amped during them. I have sent your video's to a couple of friends, hopefully they get as excited as I did and we can get a few of those sections done this year. Question for your .. Were the GPS's you had the Garmin 700i's?

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! glad you enjoyed them.. awesome to hear. hope you are able to gt out and enjoy the adventure. I used the Garmin 700 base units. not the "I" version. I carried an Inreach Mini in my vest.

This is a great video! I love it. I want to know, how you slept? @43:13 -ish you started your explanation of your bike setup but you didn't explain how you sleep? You didn't say you had a sleeping bag or tent. Are you NOT sleeping on the trail for 13 days? Do you end a segment, and ride into the nearest town to stay in a hotel? I didn't know this enduro race existed so I will find the website to find out more. I wish you would have gone over that in this video.

@briangoss

7 ай бұрын

Hey good point, i guess i didn't go over that very well. The route is designed so you end up in small towns along the way each night, where you can find a small motel, inn or airB&B to stay at. All of this is pre-planned, and you make your reservations months in advance to ensure you have a place. most of use booked our rooms around April each year. There are definitive segments of the tour broken into days, starting and ending where you can find lodging. If everything goes to plan, you leave early in the morning and hopefully arrive at the next town before dark. But on this adventure, nothing ever goes exactly as planned. The only thing i carried was a change of dry clothes and a emergency bivy. If needed i would have been able to survive a night in the woods, but it would not have been very comfortable.

Thanks Brian. Awesome ride. Could you please provide details of the tank you used?

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

I used a 4.5 Gallon IMS tank, with a new fuel pump and filters. Also installed the alloy connectors and metal splice with upgraded filter. Extra fuel went in a 2 gallon, Giant Loop gas bag.

Awesome. I am not in good enough shape to ride the entire tour, but this seems like it would be a fun two day weekend ride! Is that a thing? Did you run into anyone else? Thanks for taking the time to edit the video (and inspiring all of us).

@I_am_the_bear

Жыл бұрын

I think we have some IDBDRs that you can do in a day or two. But the Tour is a different monster entirely

Ok thanks a lot really appreciate it we’re do I download the waypoints

What’s that first song in the beginning, sure brings you into your feels

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Eddie Vedder - Society.. I thought it fit perfect for the situation at hand :-)

Hay there appreciate the video do you have any way of sending out your gps track of your ride ?

Can you tell me what your navigation setup is, displays, mounts and mapping software? Thanks, awesome videos!

@briangoss

11 ай бұрын

The two GPS devices are Garmin Montana 700's. They are on powered mounts from Garmin using RAM mount hardware to the bike. for base mapping, i used Caltopo.com software to create custom basemap information, including topo, roads/trails and MVUM information. this is then loaded through a memory card on the GPS.

What kind of Husky is that ?

Great stuff! Do you think this adventure can be done on a KTM 690 enduro? Or would it be wiser to use something like a Beta 500 RR-S? Thanks

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

A 690 is to big and heavy. 500 & 350 cc enduro bikes are perfect for this kind of trip.

Great job on the videos! What brand of lights were you using? What tires? How were you planning on getting back to your truck?

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, The lights are Diode Dynamics SSC1 Pro's, high lumens, low amp draw, great color output, Rugged, and easy to swap out lenses. I ran Goldentyre GT333 on the rear and GT216 Fatty on the front. very happy with both traction wise. the rear did burn up quick. It was the tire most used by everyone on the tour, so the shops along the way made sure they had them in stock. A friend of mine was out running the BDR route at the same time. the plan was for him to loop back and pickup the truck and retrieve me at the finish. After i retired on day 6, i slabbed it the 320 miles back to the truck.

@alanmason6066

Жыл бұрын

@@briangoss Thank you for the info Brian. An adventure like this is on my list

I’m also curious as to what gps you’re using. I’m starting to set up a gas gas 500 for adventure riding

@briangoss

6 ай бұрын

They are the Garmin Montana 700 with a powered mount. I have been really happy with them. I think that the Garmin Tread is a new offering that looks very promising for adventure bikes.

what battery do you use?

I can’t find a gps track for the t1 anywhere and I’m planning on trying it next year

@briangoss

10 ай бұрын

There are no tracks. The the Tour of Idaho is navigated by waypoints. The waypoints are available to download for free from the website. You wont find many tracks of the whole route, and people who have run it probably wont give them up as navigating via the waypoints is an important part of the adventure.

Is that an r32 hiding behind. The background

@briangoss

5 ай бұрын

Good eye... Yes it is.

Can you just ride the trail and do it on your own without signing up with whoever? I think it would be amazing to do this but idk about being forced to do it in certain times or dates and take pictures or I’m not allowed to move on to the next section. I can’t imagine the land is privately owned

@briangoss

6 ай бұрын

The "event" or T1 as defined in this video is no longer run . But the route is still posted and available for anyone. you can download the waypoints and follow the route at your leisure. this is often referred to as a T2 . Anyone can use the route and the trails are public.

Great video. What's the song at 35:16? Anybody know? Check all the tracks listed but it's none of them..

@briangoss

10 ай бұрын

Thank you... Love that song too.. "Saint James Bed" by: The Bones of J.R. Jones

@harlanmiller6396

10 ай бұрын

@briangoss Thanks man. Get a rekluse for round 2 of TOI hehe. Cheers

Would you be able to tell me how you mounted those two smaller lights onto RAM? Like, what adapter did you use to put a ball on each light? Thank you very much. Uli

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

Sure, the light manufacturer sells a "go-pro" mount adaptor. I used that to go to a 1" ram ball with a gopro end on it. I used 1" RAM mount hardware. I purchased no-name handlebar clamps from Amazon that mount to the bars. they are alloy. then the shortest RAM arm available. then the adaptor to go from the 1" ram ball to the light housing. You could do this with all RAM brand hardware, but the handlebar mount RAM offers is bulky and takes up too much real-estate.

@Colorado-Tinkering

Жыл бұрын

@@briangoss very cool of you to respond with so much detail. I was able to find all the parts you described in minutes and so you’ve saved me a ton of work and possible false starts. I can’t thank you enough. Rubber side down! Uli

@Colorado-Tinkering

Жыл бұрын

@@briangoss Brian. I have it all assembled and wired up on my bike and it all worked out super easy with the instructions you gave me here. Did you use the Sport or the Pro version of the Diode Dynamics Stage One C1 LED lights? I got the Sport version and it’ll work, but wondering if you were happy with those or the much higher output Pro version. (In other words, I’m wondering if I bought the wrong ones? 😂)

@briangoss

Жыл бұрын

I went with the Pro version. I did not try the Sport option. depending on what you are using them for, and the lenses you are using, you may be fine.. at this point give em a shot and see how they work.

@Colorado-Tinkering

Жыл бұрын

@@briangoss super grateful for your help again. I’ll try them out and can easily (but costly) change them out for the Pro versions. I suppose my riding mower could use lights, so the Sport lights would have a new purpose 😜

👊 *promo sm*

Music is to loud .

@briangoss

5 ай бұрын

"If the music to to loud, you're too old !" :-) Audio is a pain to manage.. between, engine, narration and music.. Ill try to get it right next time.

holy crap man what a rockstar. can i ask why you use 2 gps units? is it for redundancy incase one fails?

@briangoss

7 ай бұрын

Correct.. Redundancy, and its nice to have one zoomed in close and one a much larger overview. I could also set up one for viewing data relevant to the special navigation sections, and the other GPS in map view. Overall it worked out best from a redundancy perspective.

I'd rather do a couple hours with some really technical singletrack reduce some killer ass hill climbs for like 2 hours

Ok thanks a lot really appreciate it we’re do I download the waypoints

@briangoss

10 ай бұрын

motorcyclejazz.com/TID_Route_Description.htm