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Yes I usually have my inreach mini in my bag but I took my smaller light weight bag that still fits 3L so I put it there. Not wise. I have a 300 XCW as well and I love them both. This is the type of ride I would normally do on the 300 for sure.

@@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

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

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

@@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

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

@@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!

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

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

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

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

@@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

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

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

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 :)

@@thesmoness yes! Some excellent passes!

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.

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.

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

@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.

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

@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 😉

@@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

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

@@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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Not this one. Interior BC

@@thesmoness ah okay

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

@@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.

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

Maybe the best dirt of the trip

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

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

@@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.

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

This was Senior AM

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.

@@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?

@@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

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.