Must have been a warm day too. I've gotten heat sick and it sucks. In the past it's been hard for me to make the simple decision to just stop and take a break, hydrate, have a snack, before I get too hungry/thirsty/winded, then push on. I have found that it also helps me in my frame of mind when I do. Now in my 60s I am STILL LEARNING. LOL. Eat, ride, hydrate, ride. Get stuck, have to push that Beast? Afterwards take a break. Get that energy and O2 level back. Dizziness should not be ignored. I have had to walk beside a bike in 1st gear to get up a hill before and was wore out like I had played football all day. Silver lining time is when you realize, "I did it!" That and you are now at a higher level of experience than before. All The Best!✌

OMG Kenneth. That's a difficult track for any one. Sharp turns and big loose rocks in combination with steep uphill are the hardest obstacles to maneuver with heavy ADV bikes. Remember you are in high altitude. Fatigue will come quicker than normal. Keep fighting!! Keep on!! Norwegian Vikings doesn't call it quits. 💪 💪

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Hehe not for everyone, but for me it was really difficult 😅 But I survived! So it was worth it 😛

3 Things I have to say: dehydration (&Food), momentum and gaze guidance. I've seen all kind of bikes with all kind of loads on these tracks. I still hear your words to Jonathan when you crossed the Pyrenees. So, no bitching or complaining. Gather your courage and just do it. It's a tough road though, but you've done that before. A little faster and looking further ahead and it's a lot easier. I guess you drank and ate too little wich could lead to major problems.

Damn that was steep! 😅 Well done Kenneth!

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Hehe thanks 😊 yeah that was pretty steep. Felt like 70 degrees incline 😅

You should be very proud of yourself. Well done ❤

This was THE coolest place you have ridden, and the perfect challenge for you! Always pack some energy bars or some kind of food though! Can't wait for part2!!

Hi Ken' it's not above your ability, you're just transitioning to the next level my freind. That's how we all gain experience. This looks almost on the same level as the Sanni Pass to Losoto in Africa before they repaired the track over the last year or so. You are tho' doing great and it's no hardship to take the luggage off to lift the bike after a fall, even better to at high altitudes. Roll on part two 🤗😉

I've seen you make these tough rides before. Especially the mountain climb with Johnathan. Truly the views were absolutely beautiful. But I prefer to see you happy and not pushing yourself on the edge of a 600 meter drop! Stay warm and safe 🎉

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Hehe yeah I’ve had a few difficult rides. But ai think this one was the most difficult I’ve ever attempted. When you are in the middle of it you don’t really have much of a choice but to keep pushing 😅🤷🏼‍♂️

Left us with a cliff hanger. The green with the craggy rock is truly stunning. Bicycles?!!! They are crazier than you! Thanks for risking your life to give us this beautiful, nail biter footage.

Pure adrenalin watching this!!! Seriously beautiful views. But you have me on edge, rooting for you! The next video is too far away!

Get some dried fruits, nuts and drink water. You need the energy. Your body is giving you the sign. Having said that, it is an exciting episode with lot of adrenaline and surviving phase 💪🏻

Great video thank you very well done. Take it from an old man when you start getting tired stop and rest at least 30 minutes. Its like waiting to long to put on the rain suites. Cheers to ya.

This video really stressed me out. I am not much for riding on gravel and I was on the edge of my seat watching you battle this trail. What an adventure.

Respect dude, respect!

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

😅thanks

Sweet mother of pearl that was awesome in so many ways!

I really appreciate you do all this for us, thank you and I hope you are okay. By the way you should carry some energy bars or at leaste sugar (dexoenergen) for those times you feel tired and have no more energy. Efforts take a lot of your body so you have to fill it up with fuel just like your bike. Ride safe and take a break oince in a while.

Good work getting that heavy bike upright by yourself...many people would not be able to do that. You are lucky you are very strong

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

😅thanks. But I am far from strong. I have never been weaker in my life. Except for after my surgery of course 😅 This was a wake up call… I need to start training again 😅

My instructor in the military had almost the same saying, except the 25% energy were left when you reached the point you had to puke 🙂 Oh and thanks Kenneth, brilliant scenery. Sorry it was such a struggle but we get better the more ofte we leave our comfort zones.

This was really tense to watch !

@VeryImportantPepe

10 ай бұрын

imagine being the pillion

Great job. Keep up the good work

Goodluck your doing great dont let anyone talk you down. Nobody is there to know the kind of terain your riding. For me it always helps to stop sit down watch the view and continue .

Kenneth, that was tough & challenging but you’ve been to some epic places and I’m super jealous. I’d take the pain to do what you’ve done. Thanks for sharing it with us.

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊 Yeah that is the paradox 😅 I feel extremely lucky and privileged to be able to experience these things, but at the same time I sometimes feel like shit, so I am talking to myself to try to enjoy it even if I just want to lay down 😅

@craigedwards9053

10 ай бұрын

😂 Sounds like work everyday for me.

Good one bro, I like the coffee blogs, but I love the rides more. Push on my friend, at the end you will be glad you didn’t take the highway.

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Hehe thank you 😊 Yeah it is when you struggle you feel like you accomplish something

You are not stupid, you are a hero for trying and making it so far!! (And probably over the pass in the next episode) What a beautiful surrounding! Next time leave your bags at a airbnb it is probably more fun

This one was intense! I could not stop watching and glad my TET route is not going through Montenegro this year :)

That was awesome, respect! As for the rear brake not working; most likely heat combined with old fluid. Might want to replace it, and bleed properly. Now waiting for part 2!

Oh man! RESPECT, that's the only word:) Keep fighting!

Respect Kenneth, you did a fantastic job at the Montenecro TET! Totally awesome!

Brave man. Respect💪

Almost painfull to watch. You have a lot of grit Kenneth!

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Hehe thanks 😊 I try my best 😛

Well that was a big challenge. Good that you made it and you should be proud of yourself. I'm curious about P2.

That is a seriously good effort. Yamaha should sponsor you! Ask them! Amazing views, but no-one would blame you for turning round. I would have i think. Yiu can look back on it abd recognise an achievement not many will surpass. Gripping viewing. Fir today forget the coffee and Pour yourself a cold one. You've earned it. Stay safe. Happy travels 👍

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Hehe thank you 😊 I love Yamaha so that would be awesome! Turning around wasn’t really an option either. The climb back where I came from was just as steep 😅 so I could ether keep pushing or just settle in that valley permanently 😂

@teneretraveller8980

10 ай бұрын

@@RidetheBean the viking spirit is alive and well and living within you!

You got me worried there for a bit.........

This was fascinating to watch. I want to buy a bike for the TET. Watching you, on your rather heavy bike, and the people on bicycles convinced me that I must buy a lightweight motorcycle.

So beautiful, but yeah, very challenging trail for certain! I am a member of the IBA (Iron Butt Association) and in my 60s have completed 3 approved Saddle Sore 1000 rides. Almost always when I do real long distance rides, whether for the IBA or not, I get about 750 miles in and start to question my sanity. I wonder what I think I am doing, I have nothing to prove to anyone, including myself. I have been riding bikes since I rode my first minibike age 8. I love to ride, but sometimes, when I am tired, sore, spent, numb, frustrated, etc, etc, and etc, I often think I am nuts. Then I complete and sigh, and yell, "Oh yeah, man, the old fart still has it going on!!!" Hahaha

I'm so glad there's a part 2. Relieved, more like it. Drink more water, Kenneth.

Life always put you in its place where is actually not going on ,but it goes ,drive caution ✌🌝

Good job. It’s okay to search (and find) your limits, but remember a few basic rules to make it a bit easier on yourself. I speak from experience when I eventually fell and broke my ankle in the middle of nowhere riding the ACT Italy. Make sure you have water and high energy food with you, and don’t forget to stop every now and then to actually drink and eat it. And the bike (I also ride a T7) is capable of making it through insane terrain, you only need to give it some basic speed and balance. So look further ahead, keep your eyes on where you want to go, and keep momentum going. A bit more speed also makes it easier to keep your balance. And if you can’t avoid a deep trench or a piece of rock, just trust your bike and stay on the throttle with your eyes on the horizon. Your T7 will not let you down. I am not so much lecturing you as I am myself, cause riding like that takes courage and I would not have broken my ankle if I had done a better job and just practise what I just preached above. So keep it up, you’re doing great. And your army officer was right. You made picking up your bike look mighty easy! 😉👍

Harder with the extra weight of your stuff plus the Tenere isnt the lightest bike out there! You did great💪.

Wow Kenneth

I always wondered if having a camera could influence her choices and push her to surpass herself. Now I have the answer ! 💪

@RidetheBean

Ай бұрын

Hehe not sure who you are talking about, but I’m guessing itchy boots? 😅 I think all of us use the camera to some degree as motivation for pushing ourselves. Maybe some more than others

@RF-qr8yg

Ай бұрын

@@RidetheBean Unless I’m mistaken, itchy boots isn’t bearded?! 😁

Hope you enjoyed Montenegro!

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

I loved it!! Definitely want to come back!

@SergeyVikultsev

10 ай бұрын

@@RidetheBean let me know if you decide to come again :) will be happy to ride together.

What was the tire pressure while driving?

Do you remember where the rocky climb was? Was that the most difficult place on TET Montenegro? I'm going there next month and am gathering information :)

@RidetheBean

Ай бұрын

Not sure if it is the most difficult part. I don’t do the whole thing. But with a heavy bike it was very difficult for me at least. This was the section that goes from northeast of Podgorica and crossing into Albania at the end.

that all looks stunning, Frank, have I got the name right? it sounds a little English to me. stunning film work though

@Wrong-Way-Round

10 ай бұрын

His name is Kenneth 😊

@TheYorkie1954

10 ай бұрын

@@Wrong-Way-Round ah that’s it remember now. Knew it was a very English name

What is jangling on your motorcycle. Something sounds like it’s loose. Sounds like a sloppy chain.

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Hehe no it’s actually my number plate… 😅

You should be able to see from where the route lays on a topographical map how steep it will be, therefore know what routes to avoid...look back on the topographical map for the route you just did and train your mind to be able to spot the really steep bits by noticing where the route crosses the contour lines at a right or sharp angle...that will be a steep section...the closer the contour lines are from each other the steeper it will be. Where the route goes parallel to the contour lines the track will be flatter. Carry less load on the bike will help too.

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Hehe yeah I know. I learned how to read maps in the military. But I also like not having a clue what is ahead of me. That way everything is a surprise and becomes more interesting. Most of the time it is awesome, but some times it is like this 😅 but that’s part of the fun… at least afterwards 😂 And yeah less luggage would help. But then I wouldn’t have the things I want with me.

what do you mean out of shape; round is a shape

You do great job in videos, but next time you come on these kind of roads, do less shifting gears, you are almost whole way in higher gears than surface allows

Hello. Total kilometer on bike?

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Closing in on 90k

Takk!

If you don’t feel like riding you shouldn’t ride because mostly it won’t end up well 🤷🏻‍♂️. Mindset is important when going on a bike especially when going on a trail.

@RidetheBean

10 ай бұрын

Hehe yeah that is true. But if I stuck to that I would never do anything. So I feel it is better to push myself than to just skip the adventure all together. And although I struggled in the moment, it is one of my best memories now.

You asked why the people there drive crazy, not long ago a lot of streets been in conditions like this one, you had to be a bit crazy to drive, the roads got better, the drivers stayed crazy 😂

cannot watch this, pliiis don't do this any more!!! And you are allowed to stop and rest now and then. Please take care!!

It looks like that most part, your former riding experience is on asphalt and concrete. You would be extremely challenged by riding some of the BDR sections in the Western United States! From your video, that looked very Serene and Easy in comparison. Beware--Practice up if you might be thinking about coming to the U.S.!!

please not regret proof yourself

stop drink coffee and rest your weary limbs

Do yourself a favor. Stand up while riding on such terrain and get proper body armor that will allow you to take your jacket off.

@RidetheBean

9 ай бұрын

Hehe yeah I stand up when I can, but some times it’s easier to sit. Standing makes the ride much more difficult on certain parts. Especially with my luggage. The bikes center of gravity becomes bigger and so I loose balance

Learn to stop ignoring your feelings. You are then ignoring yourself and a universal law. with all its consequences.

stop doing that asap, not everyone have to be youtube "explorer" Lack of skills will kill you soon or later

@RidetheBean

5 ай бұрын

🫤? What do you mean by KZread explorer? This was a personal challenge and an Amazon experience that I learned a lot from.