SmoMoto

SmoMoto

Addicted to Dirt bikes. Having fun and trying to get better.

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  • @last-life
    @last-life3 күн бұрын

    Thanks buddy. I love the area

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapy3 күн бұрын

    Hardcore dude, wicked backcountry

  • @Abnormallongcat
    @Abnormallongcat4 күн бұрын

    Nice video good riding

  • @RC.56
    @RC.565 күн бұрын

    cool ride.. cant wait to finally ride mine..

  • @coastalenduro
    @coastalenduro5 күн бұрын

    I watched every second of that incredible trail. Wow! What a view! You’re a maniac for doing that solo… with no map… and no beacon… or kick start 😵. Sketchy how often the trail seemed to disappear. That’s a bucket list ride right there.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness5 күн бұрын

    @@coastalenduro haha I’m supposed to be more wise as I get older but that was kinda nuts. But now I got a couple GPX files all set to guide

  • @coastalenduro
    @coastalenduro5 күн бұрын

    @@thesmoness I’m down any time you want to make a trip out there!

  • @Trialstoenduro-vz8iq
    @Trialstoenduro-vz8iq6 күн бұрын

    what gear were you on the lonng hills?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness6 күн бұрын

    @@Trialstoenduro-vz8iq 3rd on that longest steepest hill - needed to manage to get into 2nd near the top

  • @RobinKkForNow
    @RobinKkForNow13 күн бұрын

    The suffering! You kept on pushing. Very impressive riding and resilience. The climbs look mad! Well done, Russ!

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness13 күн бұрын

    @@RobinKkForNow thanks my friend - I finished a lap day one ( just after cut off ) but didn’t get overly close on day 2. Close to checkpoint 5 of 8 roughly- it lived up to reputation

  • @coastalenduro
    @coastalenduro18 күн бұрын

    What a battle! Well done, Russ, especially on those crazy hill climbs. 😮

  • @BraaapoholicBob
    @BraaapoholicBob19 күн бұрын

    Brutal.

  • @stanbarry
    @stanbarry19 күн бұрын

    Those hills look steep on video, can't imagine them in person.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness19 күн бұрын

    @@stanbarry yah some of the stuff they sent us up was borderline too steep to ride. You would live it :)

  • @stanbarry
    @stanbarry19 күн бұрын

    @@thesmoness It would be so cool to try, maybe next year! For being scared of bridges you sure handled that truss one like a champ, looks scary!

  • @matlafalange1
    @matlafalange119 күн бұрын

    Nice job 🤘🏼 What gearing are you running? I tried 12/45 but now im on 12/47. Seem to be the sweet spot, i dont know if i should go to 12/50 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness12 күн бұрын

    I ride with 12/46 gearing quite happy with it. Keeps the wheelbase the same as stock gearing.

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapy20 күн бұрын

    Dang, madness, nice job on those climbs man!

  • @darrenracine4660
    @darrenracine466021 күн бұрын

    Up, down, up, down, up, down……cruel!😂 What did you think overall Russ?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness21 күн бұрын

    It definitely lived up to expectations. The video does it no justice as per usual but it was punishing

  • @Coastal-rsidedown
    @Coastal-rsidedown21 күн бұрын

    Man,those hill climbs looked brutal.

  • @14types
    @14types24 күн бұрын

    KTM has a much longer working clutch lever throw

  • @dirtbagmoto
    @dirtbagmoto28 күн бұрын

    Mind me asking how heavy of a rider you are? How are you liking the bike do you feel like it's lacking a bit of power or not really? I'm a 225lbs rider considering a 300xc-w as my first two stroke (been riding 500cc my whole life).

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness28 күн бұрын

    I’m a little over 6 foot and about 225 pre gear - there is loads of power if you want it and know how to feather your clutch

  • @coastalenduro
    @coastalenduroАй бұрын

    The hill climb king! Take me out and teach me your ways! Amazing job reeling in the other racers!!

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapyАй бұрын

    You did well considering the misfortune at the start man, had a hard time reeling you in. I had a rough first lap man, that rain made it interesting.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    You were top dog on the day. Did I initially get around you at the 3:19 mark? Only noticed that now in replay

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapyАй бұрын

    @@thesmoness Yes, I had some people get stuck or crash in front of me which blew my first lap up. My video is uploading now

  • @darrenracine4660
    @darrenracine4660Ай бұрын

    It was SO greasy after that hill climb. Lol

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    haha unfortunately I think I dialed it back 5-10% after that and probably cost myself a couple positions but hard to say.

  • @h.nguyen4193
    @h.nguyen4193Ай бұрын

    There's alot of follow the leader in this scramble. Definitely need more space to maneuver.

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapyАй бұрын

    Man, still a good ride! If we weren't so bunched up with that class in front of us, think you would have let your legs stretch and get out in front more! Uploading my video now! That line at 11:15 gained you a few spots!

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    yah after the rocky pileup mishap I had a good 20 minute run making a bunch of good passes.

  • @BraaapoholicBob
    @BraaapoholicBobАй бұрын

    Looks amazingly fun but wow just nowhere to pass.

  • @coastalenduro
    @coastalenduroАй бұрын

    Your riding is so smooth, controlled, and efficient. The biggest thing holding you back in this race is your incredible patience and politeness. A little more speed on those FSRs and some agressive passing and you're on the podium.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    Thanks buddy I'm trying to get on your level! But you may have seen in this video I did put in 3-4 kinda sneaky passes that I wouldn't have done in the past. Slowly building that race craft :)

  • @coastalenduro
    @coastalenduroАй бұрын

    @@thesmoness yes! Some excellent passes!

  • @danielbunimovich6570
    @danielbunimovich6570Ай бұрын

    How was the race? Was too lazy to wake up early and drive for 2 hours lol

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    I really like the Piston Run - very rugged hare scramble. I was disappointed by how my endurance started fading fast near the end of lap 1. Will be back.

  • @darrenracine4660
    @darrenracine4660Ай бұрын

    I always like this race. That short cut didn't workout to well for you, you ended up 7th so that's alright.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    Yes I had that line pre-planned and someone went ahead and crashed there :) but the other shortcut in the clear cut worked wonders. Must have passed 6 guys there.

  • @traileater
    @traileaterАй бұрын

    You had a good pace, i have to work on the cardio to get near that. That was me at 51:28 filming with a drone.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    what! I remember you sitting there looking like a cop with a radar gun. Where was your bike?

  • @traileater
    @traileaterАй бұрын

    @thesmoness are you the guy that said radar gun? I heard that. I rode my dr650 to the lake then walked to that spot. Just past that checkpoint was a camp spot, where my bike was.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    @@traileater no lol I didn't say anything but I honestly thought like woah is this a cop kinda of monitoring the proceedings

  • @traileater
    @traileaterАй бұрын

    @thesmoness well i kept you in check then haha. Were you riding senior am? My grey hair might be a giveaway to riding the legends class, eventually 😉

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    @@traileater yes sen am - decent race. Got 6th with a better 2nd lap making up 6 spots.- but disappointed but hope to do better on the next one

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapyАй бұрын

    Good run Russ! I got a flat on the second lap :( but rode it to the end

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    Dude I’m most impressed with your race. I see on the playback here you had the holeshot and I now notice that Matt snuck in on the low side there. You guys had a great ride. My second lap salvaged my race

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapyАй бұрын

    @@thesmoness Always good to dig hard and pull it out when you're tired! I'll post my video soon, my battery only recorded 30 minutes for some reason.

  • @smithbuiltmoto
    @smithbuiltmotoАй бұрын

    Clean and smooth riding! Frustrating seeing those guys push past

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    yah I was mad at them and myself at the same time for now being more race savvy

  • @jasonshawaga3413
    @jasonshawaga3413Ай бұрын

    A friend of mine raced in this, we're both from kamloops. What a cardio test!

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    I had a great time overall and I loved the new format on B loop length so we could get two laps in

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    I really showed frustration with riders who were able to make up positions on me in the bottlenecks but really I was just mad at myself. They showed better race craft. Hopefully lesson learned.

  • @affonsofranco7682
    @affonsofranco7682Ай бұрын

    I agree with you gentlemanry, but I don't think that's their merit or that ties to the race craft. :)

  • @dariangerardo2
    @dariangerardo2Ай бұрын

    What aftermarket clutch lever do you use?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    Midwest Engineering - seems to be love or hate for people. I love them

  • @dariangerardo2
    @dariangerardo2Ай бұрын

    @@thesmoness Thank you, gonna try them out on my ‘24 300 XCW

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapyАй бұрын

    Goddamn the flow, that bike is at home in it.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    What this bike is made for. Suspension is godlike at these faster paced rides

  • @crose34553
    @crose34553Ай бұрын

    Onion?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    Not this one. Interior BC

  • @crose34553
    @crose34553Ай бұрын

    @@thesmoness ah okay

  • @evr-mr3cp
    @evr-mr3cpАй бұрын

    Beautiful area, U.S. or Canada? How does the XCF compare to your Sherco 300 sef?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmonessАй бұрын

    BC Canada - oh man both sweet bikes. Sherco is a better technical trail 4T imo since its so stall resistant but that comes with trade offs in Power output I think. The new KTM frame and suspension is just so good I think this new 23+ frame and 24+ suspension is a big step up on the shercos imo

  • @evr-mr3cp
    @evr-mr3cpАй бұрын

    @@thesmoness The trail is stunning! We have forest in Arizona but a lot of is very rocky, which is fun to a point. This looks so flowing and relaxing to ride, good for the soul. I have a 23 Sherco 300sef and I agree it is probably the best 4stroke I’ve ridden for technical stuff. It isn’t quite as good as my trusty 2018 TE250 in the technical terrain, but not far off. Thanks for sharing this beautiful ride.

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapy2 ай бұрын

    That first hill is always steeper in person, when I first saw it I was like whaaat! Those views though, nice smooth riding!

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    Was tapped out tires this 4th day but this trail maybe just the smoothest best dirt of the trip

  • @stanbarry
    @stanbarry2 ай бұрын

    Damn, I should have stayed another night. I remember that trail being so fun last year.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    Maybe the best dirt of the trip

  • @PNWEnduro
    @PNWEnduro2 ай бұрын

    Massive bottlenecks for seemingly no reason. Thanks for reminding me why I stopped racing lol.

  • @Coastal-rsidedown
    @Coastal-rsidedown2 ай бұрын

    Nice riding. That 4t must have some big time power done low. Most of the time sounds like you were barely off idle.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    Indeed. Never taken the bike out of soft map since I bought it as well. 4T super underrated for traction.

  • @SingleTrackTherapy
    @SingleTrackTherapy2 ай бұрын

    Good pace dude I’ll throw mine up tomorrow, had some mid race challenges, Ha.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    oh man I screwed up and only got this 23 minutes. Had a few moments not believing where the traffic jams were!

  • @darrenracine4660
    @darrenracine46602 ай бұрын

    @@thesmoness Agree, I was surprised. There was nothing there that was hard. Also, thanks for the start line video, I did better than I thought. Great day overall.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    @@darrenracine4660 Great ride man and I agree it was an awesome day and race. Still had that chocolate dirt coming up.

  • @MrStephenCoggins
    @MrStephenCoggins2 ай бұрын

    What division are you riding?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    This was Senior AM

  • @matlafalange1
    @matlafalange12 ай бұрын

    Nice ride! What gearing are you using for that? I will try 12/45 and will see. I ride same kind of trails. Might change the start/stop switch. I have hard time getting used to it too. What’s the other switch on the left side? Kind of red rectangular switch?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    Hey I went to 12/46 matches the same wheel base as stock gearing. Yah the old school start/stop much better. The other switch is a power switch I installed so I could override the fan thermostat and shut it down at times. Noisy if everyone stops for a break or maybe on a long high alpine ride you dont want it running while on a longer break to save on battery. Just an extra layer of safety on battery.

  • @matlafalange1
    @matlafalange12 ай бұрын

    @@thesmoness ok! Mine is controlled by the ECU and seem to shut down when i stop the motor 🤷🏻‍♂️ Look like the TBI run hot, more than my TPI. My fan start sooner, will probably remove the thermostat as i will not ride it during winter. Did you notice the difference with the previous gen?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    @@matlafalange1 yes which is why I have the version with the temp display and I can set it to say 200f but the also decide to shut it down - seems max flexibility

  • @BraaapoholicBob
    @BraaapoholicBob2 ай бұрын

    Wow, what a great riding area you have. I’m down in Southern California so mainly deserts but I do love the technical stuff. Just picked up a new 2024 XCW and I’m in the process of setting it up. Typical suspension, ergo, protection. Just curious if there’s anything special you did to yours. I noticed that you purchased the switch which so far I haven’t done. Although it does look like you had it in the green map, which I believe is the hot map for that technical stuff so I was surprised. Wondering if you feel it makes a difference. I did my first break and ride on the bike before I handed off to my mechanic and it was absolutely heaven to ride, even though it wasn’t set up correctly. Could not be more impressed with this new bike.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    This bike is very good. Map switch is nice. I may have been in White map if it was wetter out but in this trail I really need the snappy power to do some blips up features. I amsure they look small in the video but lots of these root balls were like bike height andn you need to zap up. Enjoy this bike.

  • @Coastal-rsidedown
    @Coastal-rsidedown2 ай бұрын

    Damn, that looks like some great fun. Conditions looked good as well.

  • @JordanFrayn
    @JordanFrayn2 ай бұрын

    Perfect conditions

  • @danielbunimovich6570
    @danielbunimovich65702 ай бұрын

    looks super! gotta ride that next time..

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    Great place to escape to when the coast is pouring all weekend

  • @keithmcdowell5387
    @keithmcdowell53872 ай бұрын

    When I first started writing everything seemed like a struggle it's a lot more fun after you get more seat time

  • @evr-mr3cp
    @evr-mr3cp2 ай бұрын

    rekluse?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    Yah I mention it in the video - my first time ever trying one out. Undecided if I will keep yet or not

  • @evr-mr3cp
    @evr-mr3cp2 ай бұрын

    @@thesmoness I had one years ago on a YZ450 and it was mostly good. I remember it stalling on a steep hill climbing, the brakes wouldn’t hold the bike and because of the rekluse no engine braking so I started free wheeling back down the hill, it was freaking terrifying.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness2 ай бұрын

    @@evr-mr3cp lol thanks for that visual hah. Yah I am aware of that weakness. It’s been on my mind

  • @nickulrich6591
    @nickulrich65913 ай бұрын

    Hey buddy is your name Russ? I'm riding ur bike right now 😂. Bought it from Mountainview

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness3 ай бұрын

    Yah it is. Right on you got the 2T or the 4T? Both awesome bikes ready to ride

  • @Kolsch221
    @Kolsch2213 ай бұрын

    So how do you like it?

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness3 ай бұрын

    Really starting to get comfortable, engine is super smooth power but tons of it. I need more hours with it. I feel by about 20 hours I should be very comfortable on it. Took about that long on my Sherco 300 SEF 4T to get cozy. After this ride I set the suspension to Comfort for my latest ride and it was great felt very close to my XCW comfort level.

  • @Kolsch221
    @Kolsch2213 ай бұрын

    @@thesmoness thank for the response. I set my suspension to Sport, taking the bike out tomorrow for the first time.

  • @thesmoness
    @thesmoness3 ай бұрын

    @@Kolsch221 you must have fast trails! Finding on our local stuff soft is kinda kinda like the xcw - where do you ride

  • @Kolsch221
    @Kolsch2213 ай бұрын

    @@thesmoness Washington and Oregon. I race NMA, NORCS and OMRA.