Welcome to Cross Rutted! This KZread channel is dedicated to my passions in life ~ motorcycles, travel and story telling. After 15 years as a journalist in the motorcycle industry I decided to create my own channel to tell the stories in between.
Cross Rutted is a place you will find bike tests, motorcycle product reviews, dirt bike racing, highlight videos, rider interviews, travel adventures, epic single-track and outtakes from our dirt bike rides, adventure riding, camping in the desert, mountain trips and more. Also look for some How-To videos on everything from Dirt Bikes 101 to Moms of Moto - tips for parents who want to introduce their kids to motocross.
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Try the aluminum version. It lifts my Harleys easily.
Roll the stand in from the throttle side, leave the kick stand down! Less of a balancing act and keeps the kick stand away from the rear wheel and chain service areas.
So this is obviously a few years after the vid posted but I’m an AZ resident with a 24 KTM 350SX-F with an OHV sticker. Can I ride places like Glamis and other public OHV areas in CA with the Non Resident OHV pass?
Great video thank you ! I’m curious to know your shoe size😊
Why?
I own a 2023 Meteor and I disagree about the seat not being as comfortable as it should. It's an EXCELLENT seat and extremely comfortable.
very good reveiw and touched on many options no other vdo has. !! good job . sounds graet for me being lighter yet has great 2 up seating. my 750gs at 222kg is just too heavy now to move around; just sitting !
why is it lighter than the 660 sport ?? a good thing with my old body and want 2 up riding comfort, that this has . like to have tpms but...
very beautiful bike and lady !!!
Very well presented. Too bad CA is such a mess at the DMV.
It's Bike Bs4 or Bs6
Great video,thank you for sharing
Plz remove music when you talk.
I really wish they would allow adjustment of the Smart-assist support level. It is a bit too strong.
Lol I herd it failed
This sounds perfect me on an electric unicycle I rarely have to stop. I can ride on sidewalk bike paths or the road here. Does get hot here tops out most summers at 115. But I hardly ever have to stop and I don’t have a hot engine!
Wait, does this mean that a red sticker bike (mine is 2016) will not be eligible for registration starting in 2025?
Sorry for the late reply... your 2016 red-sticker bike will receive a green sticker in 2025! 👍
This is another method with a 5.5' bed. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n6Sl19WPc5e4qJM.html
Thank you! As a small woman this has been a huge factor! I’ve been running those hand guards for years. I’m going back to the other bars and will carry levers for a while just in case. I tip over a lot due to my height.
Somehow, I always forget the setting in the front! Thanks for the video. Very well put together and helpful.
i just love this bike - kzread.infoNLtI7l_GVSI
hi there!what would you say about the hot air to the knees?i really like this bike,but,i m in a hot country.
Hi there. I only had the bike for two weeks, and it was in late February, so I honestly only rode in very cold temps. So my answer would probably be that there was not enough hot air to my knees! lol Sorry I don't have a better answer for you. Hopefully another review from someone who has had the bike longer term can give you an experienced answer.
@@CrossRutted thanks for the response
Picked mine up just over 2 weeks ago and love it. Engine and gearbox soooo smooooth. What tank bag did you have on whilst riding in the pov shots?
Awasome review ❤️
I have a 2021 in Blue. I bought it used at 900 miles. The key had "HERS" embroidered on it. The couple had matching bikes but I think he wanted them to have them more than her. Which worked out well for me! I save about $3k buying used in 2023. Plus I got Givi Crashbars and, TANKLOCK mount and handle bar rises preinstalled. I think it is very easy to ride. I have only done one 17 mile commute since I recently got my permit. I am 6'2 so I am a little tall but it works fine.
I’m kind of confused about the hose clamps. What is the point of them, are they needed? I’m doing this for my frontier and should be able to work. So far this seems like the best way to fit my 125 in my truck while being comfortable with it
The hose clamp keeps the tailgate from popping out of the hinge. Not sure about a Nissan, but on a Ford truck, if you were going to remove the tailgate, you would put it at that exact angle and lift it out - there's a gap in the female end of the hinge that allows it to lift free on the passenger side. A simple hose clamp will prevent it from coming out. The clamp doesn't need to be tight - in fact you want it loose so the hinge can still move freely. But without the clamp, it is possible to hit a bump in the road and dislodge the tailgate from the hinge. It has happened to friends of mine!
very good review!without saying specs(that we can find our own) in the whole video
Thanks for watching!
what a nice female rider/youtuber!without showing boobs and ass.modest and with knowledge of what you say.well done!and also a smart american.greetings from greece.i sub!
❤ Great on off Roads its a Trail bike made to Travel the province country side City ❤
You mentioned any red tags by 2024 will become green?
Correct.
I recently bought an ATV and I'm upset i can't ride it whenever i want only a temporary season. It's ridiculous i wish an ATV community would come together to change this laws.
The policies are not too strict. The manufacturers are failing the public with their unwillingness to innovate. Everyone of us riders knows that our sport pollutes and we all try to argue that “we’ll, it’s not as much as…” which is a bullshit argument. We need simple requirements and manufacturers who lead with innovation to reduce carbon footprints. I don’t like restrictions nor overreach but I also despise lazy bike manufacturers and they’re all lazy. I guess electric (debatable how clean it is) solves it all in the near future and gives us also better performing bikes.
We wish you'd do more reviews. You're really good. We need more women doing reviews!
So sad man i hate California more and more everyday.
I took my wife out on my Elite 3 (medium) which she liked quite a bit. I'll supply some data, which may be of help. In the men's Elite range, the 18.8 Kg model is insanely expensive. My Elite 3 is $6000, as is the Liv Elite 3. Interestingly, the Elite 3 is only 2 Kg heavier, at 20.7Kg, so it could be a very nice option. Also, as to range, I have mine dialed back a bit, as I am not looking for a free ride up the mountain. I'm 70 and 160 pounds and in a modified "Active" mode with support at 100%, torque at 40NM, and launch at 2, I went on a 19.25-mile ride with 2323 feet of climbing in Utah (Heber, Utah) and used 51% of the battery life. That ride was done in about 75% of my normal ride time on my mountain bike and my HR zone was 3 instead of the usual 5. So, a great way to control HR and go on rides that might not normally be possible. Oh, just as an aside, while she was on her mountain bike and I was on the Elite, I rode with the motor off. No resistance at all from the motor, so if you run out of electrons, you can still ride out.
I bought a 23 yahama 450fx , the dealer was kinda shady about it not sure they knew exactly what to tell me either
Love ❤from India🇮🇳😊
Holy fuck it sounds like shit. The reason I fell in love with the tiger 800 was the sound, and it's all blown away with all the negatives of a 3 cylinder
Also there is no engine improvement whatsoever with added displacement
Nothing you just said makes sense. But thanks for watching!
Obviously a hater that has ZERO motorcycle knowledge. I own one and it sounds awesome.
'Promo SM' 😒
How far did you ride and was the battery depleted? I am curious about the range on terrain like you rode
Honestly we didn't ride it enough to really test the battery range. We did 10-12 miles and didn't deplete the battery more than about halfway.
Incredible review. This Ebike has everything I was wishing for. Thank you. 😊
Thanks for watching! And yes, it's quite a bike. Enjoy the ride!
My backyard as well. Wonderful place to live and play.
Of course manufacturers don’t want you to stop buying the new bikes lol. I go buy a 2023 for 10-12k and it’s a brick in a year? No thanks. Living in CA feels suffocating.
Hoping someone can help me with an answer. I recently bought a dirt bike from a private seller who claimed he did not have the title for the bike. Tried registering it and dmv personnel told me, the dirt bike have never been registered before. Luckily, the dirt bike had a sticker of the shop name so I contacted the shop and they were able to help get a certificate of origin for me. Went to the DMV again and theu wanted to see the bike to verify the vin, which I didn't know about. They were asking for the mileage as well. I've looked all over the bike and there is no mileage or hour counter on it. This is a 2021 SSR125, where on it will I be able to find one, if I wasn't able to find it before?
For OHV the mileage is N/A. They don't have odometers. Registering an OHV is not the same as registration for a street-legal vehicle; someone at the DMV should know that. If they don't, ask for a supervisor or to talk to someone else.
Just bought one, I agree 100%, really good review!
We ride all over Calif with a go kart green sticker and a dirt bike red sticker, only a few places i cant during summer. Best places to ride are generally BLM/Forest land which most are red sticker year round. Calif had been my home all my 60 years, i cannont wait to retire in Nevada where ppl are free
"Rights" lol
Insurance should be cheap on it it's small it's Sewell why would somebody want to steal it it's small it's Sewell it's cheap they would go for a more expensive bike taken part more expensive bike out and get more money
You need a windshield you think the ride is nice now wait till you put in windshield at you will not get pushed around at all if it is big enough get the biggest one you can you will not get pushed around at all on the expressway the bike might get pushed around but you will not get blown off the bock at all you won't even know you're doing 70
I bought a 2022 and they registered and sticker'd it I bought mine last April
Leave it to California to outlaw by legislation a pass time that practically began there. Are we to believe this is all about clean air? Well, just relax and have a menthol cigarette. Oh, those are being outlawed, never mind.