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@ogasi1798

12 күн бұрын

brilliant trail fella, hairy

@rayrokni

11 күн бұрын

Best training videos out there, best money you can spend on your bike

Skills beyond belief. Those who've never tried to wrestle an 890 thru single track may not appreciate just how amazing that was... Thanks for putting that video together. My riding group and I will be watching and rewatching this for some time.

@ChrisBirchNZ

11 күн бұрын

Glad you like it! Cheers for the complimentary comment 🤟

@davidlamb155

11 күн бұрын

@Dansadv.. Totally true!! Great skills to wrestle a bike of that size/weight through this “trail” and make it appear to be that easy!!

@sailingaeolus

7 күн бұрын

"Skills beyond belief"... Yeah, I second that. I've got a WR-450 that would be great for that trail, but it doesn't weigh the 450 lbs that KTM 890 does. I've always laughed and sneered at big "adventure bike" riders as being total incapable on anything but a fire road, but it really did do well in the rough.

People who don't do this will never understand how cool it is to do. I'd love to ride the trail. Looks amazing. For Chris to do this on an Adventure bike is even cooler.

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

It’s an awesome trail, the winter had been pretty hard on it I recon.

@joethompson297

12 күн бұрын

Nothing like living on the edge, having no clue if you or your bike will make it out alive! Rode with a friend who ripped off the fuel sending unit off his 890 and dumped all his fuel, luckily he was able to push it to a main road for recovery. Those big bikes are like a bull in a china shop!

@mriduldeka8906

11 күн бұрын

Not everyone's cup of tea ☕😂

Quite possibly my favorite video from you yet Chris. The third person view was awesome. The voice over commentary was great too! Thanks for taking us along for the ride with you guys.

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

A word of advice, get fishing licenses, Included in the license price is a fee that goes into a fund that covers you if you need to be evacuated. Includes helicopters... Colorado as well..

Love that camera perspective. Both riders did great! We can see now more then ever why KTM sponsors this guy. I would have been nervous there on a 300 dirt bike. Top knotch Chris. Again loved the perspective of seeing the way you chose your lines and how exactly you controlled the clutch and throttle through all the different terrains. The move between the logs using the tree to assist with the front end turn was master class.

@ChrisBirchNZ

11 күн бұрын

I won’t lie, I was pretty happy with the tree/log move 😉

Virtually unbelievable riding skills displayed here. With all that off camber stuff with big drops the potential for a come off and injury was huge. Massive respect to both.🙏🙏

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

Cheers!

When Chris Birch says “I know a shortcut!” 🤣😂🤣😂

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

It probably would have been a little quicker to go the long way…

@lukefish7562

12 күн бұрын

@@ChrisBirchNZ😆

One of the best adventure riding videos I have ever seen. How quickly have 42 minutes passed.

Absolutely stressed just watching you two blokes rip this rediculousy epic "trail". Enjoyed every minute.

WHAT AN EPIC RIDE 🤩…. IMPRESSIVE VIDEO !!!… NOT SO MANY RIDERS ON THIS PLANET CAN HANDEL A BIGGER BIKE LIKE YOU DO…. ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!!!

@ChrisBirchNZ

6 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

“Motorbike Baryshnikov” has me holding my head at minutes 18-21. Madness and poetry 18:07 embodied in the man. Big ups to the sidekick/camera rider, Chris is fortunate to have you.

@ChrisBirchNZ

8 күн бұрын

Whitehouse is a legend. We’ve been friends for 20 years and I’m lucky to have him in my life.

Now that was a crazy crazy ride on an 890! It really took some amazing bike handling skills to get through that one. Wow!

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

Cheers, it was a good adventure!

@notsorare

12 күн бұрын

When I was your age we used to do this stuff BUT on smaller bikes Seeing you do this on an 890 , priceless! Fantastic video I had to watch it right thru Eddy nz

Birch & Whitey’s chill day off! Geezus Christmas guys, incredible skills and fortitude. Brilliant to see this although utterly puckering. Can’t say enough about how insanely great the Advanced class was…this must’ve been the day after. Fantastic to see all those skills you taught us in FULL USE here. Chris, you & Whitey put on a master class. Can’t thank you both enough. Utterly inspiring. Hope to connect again.

WICKED TALENT! I can't believe what I just saw. Duuuuude, you're an animal on levels never seen before.

Great video Chris. Thanks for sharing 🤗

So amazing to watch how comfortable you are on difficult terrain. 30:15 those slow stabilising foot plants are indicative of a lifetime of experience. I learn a bit more every time I watch your vids so thank you mate.

Cheers Chris, you boys are true Kiwi adventurers

Praises to Whitehouse for getting the video! At 9:50 Chris asks ‘are you having fun?’…Whitehouse, ‘well…’😂

@billbligh4547

9 күн бұрын

Someone was out of his comfort zone! I was, just watching it. BZ to you both.

That was insane! Enjoyed every second of it.

Great watch. The skill level is unreal. Nice one both! Jim. Uk. 👍🏼

Knarly trail! Not one to do by yourself that’s for sure. Loved it!

I really like the camera following - it gives a much better sense of what's involved navigating these tight, steep trails and it's awesome to see the body position. I found myself inadvertently holding my breath a few times in this video! Amazing to do that on a 210+ kilo beast.

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

I agree, much better but it’s hard to find that third person sometimes! 😂

Awesome video, as always mate. I pick up my new 890 adventure R tomorrow from my dealer.. Just a bit excited.✊️ Cheers for sharing 🍻🍻

Just to sit on KTM 890 makes me nervous. To see Chris doing it comfortably in such difficult terrain, its encouraging to see how fun it is to have tecnical riding skill.

I got gassed just watching you both. Awesome job keeping it together and fantastic riding as always.

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Hard enough on the 450 ... I was anxious for you guys for the whole video!

😅 that ride had so many “no room for error” moments! Amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

True single track there. I've found myself on that type of trail a few times when riding skid trails that petered into game trails. Word to the wise, game never trim the branches on their trails. Once when a buddy and I were riding a game trail, a branch reached out and yanked the throttle cable right out of the handle/throttle grip on my buddy's bike. We tried for almost an hour to reattach it, but ultimately gave up, and he rode 20 miles back to civilization riding with one hand on the handlebars and the other working the throttle. Definitely checked the adventure box that day.

Just epic stuff! Enjoyed every single bit of this magnificent ride and hindrances that came with it. I'll re-watch it to pay more attention to certain techniques. Thanks a lot for this clip! Perhaps the best of its kind out there.

This is amazing...its magic ... super super cool 🤩🤩🤩

@ChrisBirchNZ

8 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Absolutely phenomenal riding by both riders! That was super technical!

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Awesome skills, cheers to you both. Great vids and appreciate your efforts. Glad you made it.

This is legit the best video showing the capabilities of an 890. Obviously most of our skills are not Birch worthy. Great video boys, the best I have seen yet👍🏽

@ChrisBirchNZ

4 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Best thing I have watched in a long time. Well done!

@ChrisBirchNZ

8 күн бұрын

Cheers!

I could hear the mountain banjos! One slightly random thing that impressed me is just how many logs were cut to open up that route. From the video alone I must have counted hundreds! Impressive trail work. It was so borderline not-a-route, so all that effort is crazy really.

@ChrisBirchNZ

11 күн бұрын

Very very thankful to whoever did all that cutting. I’d still be in there without it!

I don't think I'd hike down that trail lol. Incredible riding. Super cool to see the POV from behind. It's a masterclass in weightless riding.

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

I haven’t heard that term before

@Michael_Shay

12 күн бұрын

@ChrisBirchNZ Really? Seems like I hear it a lot in the adv coaching space. I think it comes from Brett Tkacs. To me it's just a fancy way to sum up that preemptive body position when making inputs on the bike and preemptively reacting to the terrain.

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

Ah ok. I don’t pay much attention to adv coaching stuff on the net. I watch world champ guys and try and learn from them. I’ll check it out.

Wow, thanks for sharing! Mega skills👊

Stressful just watching this. Incredible riding. True adventure.

The best adventures always have that element of fear. Will we survive…. Lived the narrations over top. Definitely do lore of that.

How can someone not subscibe to this. OMG! Skills from beyond and I'm to old for this level but so awesome.

@ChrisBirchNZ

4 күн бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

el dominio con la motocicleta es admirable!!! técnica y estado físico brutal! Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱

Incredible skills I can only dream of. Fantastic!!

@ChrisBirchNZ

4 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

Hi Chris, love the huge amount of madness and intelligence you shower on all your moments of adventure, thanks for inspiring crazy & smart rides🙏🏻🤙

Great to watch, nice work fellas.

Absolutely amazing! Thanks for the show guys. Im too old to ever do this kind of riding but i can enjoy watching you guys do it.

Wow what an adventure Chris.

Awesome ride! Thanks for bringing us along. Looks like the hardest part was using that rock as a pick/shovel. 😂👍

@ChrisBirchNZ

7 күн бұрын

That definitely got the heart rate up!

That was absolutely rivviting guys. What a master classes of traction and clutch control not to mention nerves of steel. I doft me hat to both of you.

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

Why thank you sir!

I was captivated. I just couldn't stop watching. Nice ride. Kudos to the guy on the 450, that would have been hard enough. But on a bike that weighs nearly double.

Amazing, love it.

No skipping ahead on this one. Thanks for the adventure!

Just blown away. Insane riding skills.

So gnarly it’s insane. Well done boys!

14:00 I'm happy with that too, Chris! Love it

unreal!! Great job guys

Easy Chris, amazing!👍🙏🇳🇿🇫🇷

Great video. I have had to do the same with my 1200gsa. Tie off the front and lift the back. Fortunately I did not do that before class started! ha, ha

Watching you ride through those trails looks similar to a good skier, skiing off piste. Very dynamic. ☘

Great riding & great video! Thanks guys, you do my state well!!!

@ChrisBirchNZ

4 күн бұрын

You’re lucky to call it home! I love visiting Utah

I'm in awe Chris, amazing riding.

Epic! Love these videos. It’s great to see how your body position changes to meet the trail.

that trail was relentless, nice work!

@ChrisBirchNZ

4 күн бұрын

Thanks!

That was epic and a Master Class of all the techniques we watch you explain, you used them all. A credit to you both and what you put that 890 through dispels a few myths I reckon. Bravo.

Watching with mouth agape!

So...that's what Bush Wacking really means.....great ride guys......especially on a 890! Garth

Epic trail riding ! Love from South Africa 🇿🇦

Insane adventure - I felt the nerves and effort involved. Thank you for sharing!

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

yep.. i did some kind of that.. very low skills stuff in my case.. not even closer to that .. and i know how fantastic it is ..thank you Chris for letting us , at least, see it ... amazing place amazing adventure... Hi from Italy

More of this please. Long format is amazing.

Awesome watching the bike skills, especially all the side hilling on that trail.

I was just at the hot springs (mountain biking) 2 weeks ago. Just missed you. That was an absolutely brutal ride, thanks for sharing!

Thank you for the video

What extraordinary riding skills. Unbelievable accomplishment!

@ChrisBirchNZ

12 күн бұрын

Cheers!

Great Watch. Thank God for the nice chain saw guy!

Off the charts balance, clutch, and throttle control!

Whoohoo I was wondering when I'd see you upload again thank you for sharing the adventure

Chris you absolute animal! Amazing! I gotta say though, you had a great adventure buddy.

@ChrisBirchNZ

4 күн бұрын

Absolutely! Whitehouse is the best adventure buddy.

Awesome riding Chris!...only you can do that tought trail on that big 890!....with a little help of your friend of course, but that's the idea of riding along...to help each other when needed!...right?. Thanks for sharing! . -

Holy cow. The skill it takes to do this on an 890 is absurd. Nice work boys, love the vids, keep em rolling!

Thanks Chris and Whitehouse! Great video; so fun. Just awesome!

@ChrisBirchNZ

11 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Now that is adventure riding 👍

Wow Chris what a crazy ride this was!! That was a masterclass in riding that 890 through there. Serious skills! ❤️🏁🏁🏁

Holy moly, now that’s an adventure! Love it, epic riding. You guys must feel totally satisfied and relieved after a day like that. That had me nervous!

18:28 Chris, you're the man. Incredible skills and team effort 🎉

Nice Chris. Great watch.

Thank you for these videos Chris. It really teaches us a lot and it’s the next best thing when we can’t make it out to the trails. Keep it coming, we will keep watching!

@ChrisBirchNZ

8 күн бұрын

I’ll do my best to!

Wowww!! What an epic ride and a masterclass of your amazing technical abilities to get through some of those non existent tracks. Adventure to its true sense. Thanks so much for sharing. I will be rewatching this video time and time again. 🙏

@ChrisBirchNZ

11 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Incredible Chris! Watching you tackle that gnarly trail on a 890 had me more nervous than you seemed. I've followed "Say No to Slow" for years, and this one's an absolute favorite. Hats off to both riders for an epic performance!

This video is a masterclass how to ride an 890R or any ADV bike off-road and it's free 👌. Thank you Chris 🙌

That was some awesome riding! I'm breathless watching that big KTM doing single track. You also have a great riding partner. I really want to ride like that, but I have no riding partner here in Southern Virginia in the Tidewater area. Everyone with ADV bikes that I know shies away from really taking them off-road. It's so frustrating, but I don't feel safe going far off road and off trail alone. If you know of any ADV bike groups here on the East Coast of the USA that are serous about off road riding, please let me know. Until then I'll just watch these to get tips from you and go as far as I feel safe alone.

@ChrisBirchNZ

8 күн бұрын

Hi, we will be doing some adventure bike schools in Virginia and West Virginia later on this year. That might be a good opportunity to meet some like minded people and build some skills. Saynotoslow.nz

Love this

Awesome riding especially on a big bike! Way above my skills! Making that 890 look like a trials bike! Love it and only one drop by your riding buddy! Way to go you guys! You all deserve a little dip in the springs after all of that you went through!

Love the sound of a KTM ❤

Hello Mr. Birch, Welcome to Utah!! you are about 1-2 months early stop by and get a snowmobile or some skis 🥰

Really enjoyed watching this Chris

@ChrisBirchNZ

8 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Nice one guys. The best adventures are the ones that seem never ending or impossoble. These are the rides you remember forever. Great fun. Wish i could of been there too. 👊👋 My fav bit.... bumping off that dead tree to make the turn. Very cool. 😎😄👍

Amazing video ! 😄

Watching you Chris on the 890 on tracks like this, Unbelievable you make it look so simple! You have confirmed for me that the KTM 890 is for me!! I'll be checking out you videos as well!

Cool license plate you've got there Chris :) And what an epic ride! Cheers from 🇵🇱!