We are angling for a Honda Transalp to be next!

@DorkintheRoad

8 ай бұрын

PLEASE do that.

@drevil4454

8 ай бұрын

Poor suspension.

Great work guys! Wonder if the Ducati people are either cringing or giggling at this...I would like to see the Aprilia Tuareg 660 or the new Honda Transalp go through the same abuse. Please & Thank you.

@houjous5131

10 ай бұрын

As a 890 owner, I'm just happy seeing an adv in an Enduro rides hands not going to a coffee shop.

@DavidDualSport

9 ай бұрын

the transalp would suffer a lot

Really great video guys. I love the fact that you did the trails with a mix of riders, skill levels and bikes. Very well edited and very watchable. Can't wait for your next adventure.😊👍

@TractioneRag

9 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

The Italian swearing is hilarious good job

@TractioneRag

8 ай бұрын

We're proud to provide educational content.🇮🇹

Nice to see the DDX put thru its paces in a situation that’s far from ‘normal rider’ scenario. I can never do this with my DDX as I would be scared to drop it and not be able to do anything but leave it there as a time capsule for future generations 😂

@TractioneRag

5 ай бұрын

😁

Such a awesome video, never thought id enjoy watching adventure bikes so much

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

Ah shucks...

I’d like to see you guys ride the Aprilia Tuareg 660 in a similar way.

It was interesting to me to see Mitch climb that hill in “sport mode” which leaves all the road ABS and traction control settings on!

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

I'm not sure he climbed that hill with traction control on.

Well done guys. Mason, great job! Reminds me of when I was foolish enough to try single track on my 2000 KLR650 and immediately getting nutted by the huge IMS gas tank when I launched it over a log. I had the motivation but not the skill. That Ducati is a beast and the guards are amazing! Keep up the great vids. Subscribed!

One of the best vids I've seen about adv bikes and their potential. Loved to see the Ducati where nobody in their right mind would ride it. Did you ever teach Mitch how to pick the bike up correctly? And I would like to see the same ridden on a KTM 790 by Mitch. Good job.

Had fun watching this! I'd really like to see how a T7 holds up to this kind of beating!

The italian insults are so fun but I died when I heard "strozzapreti" at 6:40 😂. I don't know what you meant but strozzapreti is a kind of pasta

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the italian spice we added. 😎

Awesome Video. Would love to see you guys put a BMW GS to the test. I got the 1100 version from 1997 as my first bike and would really like to know, what would be possible if I put some serious work in learning how to handle it offroad.

Love to see a F900GS next

Awesome video guys!!!

@TractioneRag

9 ай бұрын

Tanks.

A real review - excellent

@dallas_shannon

11 ай бұрын

🙏🏻

The best offroad video I have ever seen....

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

Wow. 🙏🏻

Everyone wants to see a Harley on this route, but be sure to include Chuck - as you'll need him to put it back together every 5km's...

T7 of course. You know Yamaha loves you guys!

@dallas_shannon

11 ай бұрын

🤣

Good video and good riders... cheers

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

What a great concept! Very entertaining! Would love to see the same thing done with a ktm adventure (maybe 890r?)!

@aaronphillips2728

8 ай бұрын

I'd say the 890r would definitely be better in the dirtbike territory. I was originally going to get one but there was a desertx in stock at the time, realistically I ride more road then dirt where I live and it does everything well on and off road imo

@ericgustafsson9008

8 ай бұрын

@@aaronphillips2728 dessertx seems like a fantastic bike (still haven't tried one), but I expect it to be more like a 1090 (but probably even better) than an 890.

@aaronphillips2728

8 ай бұрын

@ericgustafsson9008 never ridden a 1090 but getting on it at a dealer the desertx feels alot lighter

Nice video guys 👌What a muffler put Chuck on this Ducati? I see is HP Corse, but from which bike was adapted here?

Awesome keep up the vids

@TractioneRag

9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

would like to see a show down between a dirt focused adventure bike and an old school big duel sport. a t7 or an 890 adventure vs a dr650 or a xr650. how much more dirt capability do you actually get with a big single over a proper adv.

@dashuntas.m4045

10 ай бұрын

I’ve heard a lot of good things about the T7, 890 Adventure etc but I keep wondering what they offer offroad over the DR650/XR650L; from a purely riding perspective, I would expect that the extra weight of the T7/890 does away with any advantage they may have over the DR650/XR650L in the gnarly stuff. The stock suspension of the newer bikes are definitely better than tone ones on the DR/XR though

I own one... nice to see what a skilled rider can do with it.

@TractioneRag

9 ай бұрын

Fun bikes to ride and excellent for bigger people.

Awesome video! Great to see on good hands what this bike is capable of! who is the full body protection bars manufacturer? They look really solid! Thanks!!

@TractioneRag

6 ай бұрын

Outback Motortek. If you look at the end of the video you'll see us discuss them.

Really great video! Subscribed .Heard of you thanks to Barry

What graphics kit did you slap on there? Looks good!

It was a helluva ride for the Italian beast. Perhaps for Mitch too 🥵

Awesome

Nice to see a Ducati designed for the desert (Dakar) on this type of terrain. If you guys are into dual sport bikes it would be interesting to see what you would do with a CRF300L, on a serious enduro ride, with KTM, Husky or Beta dual sports.

@TractioneRag

8 ай бұрын

Check out our Kove review on Chuck Harder's YT channel.

Root Canal? More like a "Birth Canal"..... Love what your doing and your vids are filled with love for this activity (Sport?) Stay well.

@TractioneRag

7 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Bike is too damn Italian for my taste but I would slap those sexy headlights on my T7 any day. Good ride all you guys, Loved every bit 👍

Phat bottom girls would have been an excellent closing song for that vid. Seems the big duc can dance after all, assuming the rider is A+.

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

That is our conclusion as well. Better than expected.

Aprilia Tuareg 660 next?

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

Great suggestion

🏁🏆

AWESOME - BARRY SENT ME

@TractioneRag

9 ай бұрын

You should reprimand him.

"As Enduro riders, we just ain't that smart." 😂

got zero interest in this bohemoth but it was a great video all the same - nice work, great work actually - fair play

It’s the dirt for me! I wonder what it would be like with some suspension work?

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

Even better! That was the glaring flaw.

@mikeking7388

10 ай бұрын

@@TractioneRag I bet it would be super cool to see the difference

@T3merity

4 ай бұрын

Someone on the desertx forum put tractive suspension on his and he said it completely transformed the bike. He said that with that suspension setup it's even better than the 890r.

Did he just say Moto-Z? It’s MotOZ, OZ for Australia, Mowtawz 😉

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

MOTOZ? MotOZ? MowToes? You gotta watch this @spotthedogg ! kzread.info/dash/bejne/noSuscGooLWefM4.html

Pretty rad you are putting the bike through the kind of torture that the adverts tell people it was made for. The hard part about doing tbat stuff with the heavy bike is that your weight is absolutely at odds with your traction. Could really see that on the hill. Its twice the bike, being pushed by a tire with the same contact patch, all the power in the world doesnt help in those situations. Not to mention it is a b@stard to get out once you get it stuck.

at @5.35 I heard "faccia di culo" LMAO WHYYYYYYY

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

So glad some of you are catching our masterful italian.

Very nice

What ridemode/power setting did you guys run on the desertx?

@TractioneRag

8 ай бұрын

Mostly "ENDURO"

yes I agree. Suspension is limited and there is the overheat issue. In African conditions it is a no go for me

@TractioneRag

7 ай бұрын

Tough to repair trailside as well!

Being an Aussie, can I ask where you guys are riding?..

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

Being Canadians, we can say British Columbia!🇨🇦 🇦🇺✌️

My effin new Desert-X broke a wheel on the way home from the dealership. Not sure that counts as a torture test.

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

😂

How the fuck is that guy a podium level expert after only riding off road for 5yrs?! Is he like, one of them smart kids or something? Can he tell you how many marbles are in a jar by looking at it once? That was very entertaining.

I'm from the Fraser Valley and just sold my BMW GSA, missing more offroad...can you guys help me build a Desert X..?

@TractioneRag

7 ай бұрын

Easy.

Tuareg 660

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

Angling for this one. They say it is even better.

Not moto zee. Motozz!

@TractioneRag

4 ай бұрын

Hope you saw the MotOz pronunciation contest we had last year Paul 😅 kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y5hqj6OsetrJp6Q.html

Let's see him try that during the summer...... Riding in the cold weather is not as exhausting as when you are hot.

@TractioneRag

9 ай бұрын

This was a tough day for anyone, in any weather.

Why throughout the video there's a voice over that says insults in italian??

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

To make you smile? 😎

The thing is... Why on earth would you want to do this with a plus 200kg bike... I see no point to it but heck I guess the answer is because we can 😂

@bikegiant1376

11 ай бұрын

Because the challenge is fun! I own both a DX and KTM 500 and love riding both over the same terrain for different reasons.

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

Yup. Because we can. And curios to know if the bike is worth it's salt off-road.

You can’t use “faccia di culo” to cover an English bad word because it doesn’t work 😂

@TractioneRag

9 ай бұрын

Not big enough?

@alessandro519

9 ай бұрын

@@TractioneRag yea, it’s too kind

transalp honda

@nate.adv282

11 ай бұрын

That can't handle hardly any off-road without serious modifications.

@TractioneRag

10 ай бұрын

Good chance we'll get that one, given our relationship with Honda.

why does every creator like this add music to the video. why can't we just listen to the sound of the bikes.

DesertX….why did the designer go home when he did his job from the front wheel and backward, reaching to just behind the tank ? Why didn´t he have any soul into the rest of the bike ?

@jjjjrrr678

11 ай бұрын

Could be wrong but I think there are some rear tanks that can be bought separately that make it look better... You just have to pay 😕

@TractioneRag

11 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more. They let Hyundai design the tail section.

@scannorse

11 ай бұрын

@@TractioneRag i think it was the designers of the original Fiat Ritmo or Ford Taurus that were on work that day….

@nate.adv282

11 ай бұрын

Because the rear is designed to fit the optional rear additional gas tank.

@tinozampano

9 ай бұрын

I just love the minimalistic MX tail. Sexy! If I feel like splurging, I have a ride with the FatBoy 😎 But maybe this is because I'm European and I love good design😅

“As enduro riders we just ain’t that smart.” Indeed. There should be prison time for removing cats. Notice how the trees in the drone shots look brown on top. They are dying like the planet. Ain’t smart? More like 🤡💩🧠.