I’ve been running Q4’s on track for the past year and they HOOK! Not the longest lasting tire out there but I’ve never felt them push out of lose grip. 1-2 laps to warm them up depending on temp and then send it. Ken Hill just did a test at my local track Jennings and tested the Q4 against slicks and they came out with impressive results! Awesome to see you shredding on a tire a lot of us street/track guys run
When I lived in California and rode GMR on the weekends I was the same way. Definitely preferred riding uphill in the canyons. You can stop much quicker and maneuver better going uphill as opposed to going downhill. In a canyon with a cliff on one side, momentum the bike carries is critical to how it feels and you carry more momentum going downhill which feels more sketchy. Just be careful! I got hit by a SUV at the bottom first turn at GMR, I was exiting and he was entering the canyon, and he crossed over the double yellow into my lane around that first blind turn and hit me head on. Broke my neck, nose, orbital, mandible, and arm in that one. I have a few old videos on "my channel" (only posted to show friends, I don't make vids) of me riding up there. Definitely miss riding there!
Wow, those drifts are sick! I really enjoy watching how you handle this Panigale v2. I fell in love with Panigale too and seeing how you use this motorcycle to it's full potential is just stunning. Another great video, keep up the amazing content Josh!
Always great content cool to see a pro racer just having fun on the street. I'll be at the Road America race in June. Definitely would be cool to ride with ya sometime
Your feel and touch for the balance point on a wheelie is fucking incredible! No matter what bike you're on🤔! BIG Josh Herrin fan, I live less than an hour from The Ridge, saw you sat & sun last year, won't miss it this year! So jacked you got a ride this year😃. Good luck Josh!
Thank you so much! One day I will figure out how to get it further back and use the rest break! I love faster wheelies though! Thank you so much for the support!
@@joshherrin That looks pretty far back to me and if you're that far back without even touching the rear break...impressive. Can't wait for the season!
Been a dunlop guy since day one in my riding, will always be a dunlop guy. One day we would love to have to have you and Nick to come to the dragon and do some riding! we love what yu do and the energy you bring bubba!
Great video Josh. As an older guy and fan of yours for years, I am glad you are slowing down on the high speed wheelie’s in traffic. I enjoy your content as well as ripping up (to my ability) a canyon road. Excited to see what you have coming
This takes me back 24 years to Shane ‘shakey’ Byrne and fast bikes magazine in the south of France. This is what got me mad crazy into bikes and I’m sure you’ll inspire a whole bunch of riders and riders-to-be…..
I just subscribed to your Channel, I don't know why I didn't see it before I have been following you for about 5 years now oh, you are definitely one of my heroes.
Josh, have fun brother. The street stuff will add way more subscribers and bring you bank. Stay in your lane and let Maxwrist do the running wide and endangering others. You show how you can ride fast but still be safe. 👍 We support you.
Awesome video man. Its always nice to see when its actual pros doing these type of videos versus some of the other stuff out there. Good luck on this years Moto America season and I wish you the best. By any chance do you play Ride4?
Azusa looks fun! Would be great to see you shredding out on Palomar. It's where all the cool kids hang out. ;-) One suggestion or request really... I'd love a video of you running through the mountains where you talk about what you're doing. How you pick your lines. Your braking going in and throttle coming out. There's lots of videos teaching theory and other videos of guys riding fast, but not much with a pro rider like yourself breaking down what they do. Anyhow, liking the new channel. Hope to see you out on the road some day.
I have a feeling we are watching the MotoAmerica Supersport Champ for 2022. Glad to hear you talk about riding down hill, I don't like it and thought I must be the only one. haha Hit some West Virginia twisties, the state is loaded with them.
I am a great French fan! Love these vids with Nick! Canyon roads, big skids, wheelings, vlogging! Perfect for me! Only missing the departure from your house saying wife and kid:"I'll be right back!" 😂😂👍👍🔥🔥🔥
Washington state in late July and August is pure enjoyment Josh - you have both the beauty of the west side (Puget Sound) and then heading east over the Mountains to the desert /plains beauty of Eastern Washington, unreal mountain hwy runs and views for sure !!!! Love your stuff two wheel brother - keep it coming !!!
I just got back from Thailand and I spent some time in Phuket. Man, you have GOT to go there and ride around the mountains there. There are some stunning roads all around the country that are fantastic.
I think this year will tell the truth with our weekly uploads. As long as we can stick to that, it should do a lot better. Thank you so much for the support!
The camera work is outstanding man wtf! Goes way too hard for 50k subs. Especially the drone shots god damn! Greetings from Germany! Would u guys come here to ride?
Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road is sick AS FUCK. I also love the 33 from Ojai, its 15 minutes away from my home. That's so cool how you fell in love a new form of riding, stay safe brother.
Damn. Im going to have to come shred that canyon soon. We have good rides here in San Diego... but that canyon looks dope and it's less than 2 hours away from me... keep killing it🤙
I'd love to see you shred "The Tail of the Dragon" in TN, "The Back of the Dragon" in VA, and "The Snake" in TN. I also loved watching the mini-moto, kart track content you used to post as well.
Just discovered your channel and man! Thats a road I ride often with good friends. Looking into getting a set of Q4's for my first track day March 18th! We have a lot of local SoCal canyons we can show you! Keep on Shredding 🤙🏼
Hey Josh, I also ride the 2021 V2. I got mine the weekend after Roadamerica. I must agree with you on riding down hill, it does feel wierd! I definitely prefer riding up!! Great video and we'll see you in June!!👍🏻
Who thinks it would be sick for Josh to do a meet up in the canyons!!!!! It would be mad, so many people would come out Josh, the content would be epic for your channel
I love my Q4. Personal favorite for the street in NE is the Q3 and have converted plenty of friends 😤 coke to the kancamagus in New Hampshire! There’s a pre road that’s amazing and all the way up you got a couple miles of twisty love
Look up highway 58 just outside of Bakersfield, epic!! Just got repaved last year, like riding on Velcro. Also highway 36 just south of eureka, 140 miles of twists and turns!
I need new tires,i have a Pentigale V-4 and my favorite road ride is in the Columbia River George,highway 14 in Washington state, so beautiful, the views on this ride are breathtaking, hope to hear from you soon.
Great footage! Btw there’s plenty of amazing roads in good ol TN ... center hill dam road , the dragon , devils elbow, Simmons bluff Rd . Plus we can do tandem wheel stands and backing it in 😎
Enjoyed it! We love it also on the street! It's what we do. Cheaha Mountain State Park in Alabama east of Birmingham. Highest point in state. Super fun!
Uphill mountain/canyon carving always feels more stable, planted and comfortable and I'd say overall better confidence.....downhill is more brakes and uphill is more throttle which is way more fun IMO.
Hello Josh my name is Tim soper. We have a small crew just outside Yosemite. We have a amazing road 14 miles and 159 turns. You definitely should come out and ride definitely worth your time
👍 if you get past this point 34.24743135357332, -117.86624228325348 there is almost no cars (maybe on every hour or two hours on weekdays) where you guys were there is the east fork bridge (don't turn there keep straight) there is a gun range up there so you get cars and patrol. Go farther up past those coordinates, there are nice straights long sweepers and goes in to tight twisties then loosens up again before the end. Most guys hang out at the "water tour"... weekdays are super quite, weekends AM quite then about 11:30 it pops off with lots of bikes.. The canyon road is good because it dead ends just past Crystal Lake (14 miles in) so no transit traffic making it a unique road. Heads up very little cell service so make sure to take your precautions.
Josh! Please come ride with me on the Gap. Will is a buddy of mine up there. Please come play this season with us at, Deals Gap! And yes, Q4’s are my favorite tire on the gap. Come on bruh
😂 po po be coo!!! hwy 41 and 229 in central CA are calling your name, perfect for low traffic rippin I got plenty o camera gear and drone, to be lanky’s b cam man lol. Another sick vid guys!!
Bring those Q4s to Virginia City just outside of Reno. The Truck Route (Highway 341 Occidental Grade) is a fun twisty road where you can shred and still be respectful because there's hardly any cars.
new priest grade, and highway 49 towards mariposa are in central cali towards the Sonoras are awesome spots, there's also old priest grade which is super steep and super twisty, just avoid the weekends, weekdays around 3-6 are the sweet spot for traffic
You need to come up to the Bay Area and some roads up here. Mainly, Mines Rd. in Livermore up to Mt. Hamilton. Also, Hwy 84, 9, and Skyline. All great roads.
Now we just need some stoppies. I'm sure ABS doesn't allow that, but I did figure out how to beat it on the new gsxr 1000r if anyone is curious. Back on subject tho loving the content and that v2 looks like the move for a solid street bike keep ripping bro 2022 season lets GO.
Love seeing you enjoy the street rides. Come on up to wine country and try out Skaggs Springs Rd, never disappoints. Couple nice vistas for drone footage, barely any traffic, only downside is not a lot of pullouts.
I know how Lanky feels, I was getting some footage at the Compound of Ashton, Brandon, Rodio and Lochoff doing wheelies outside... got some good photos that day.
Heay Josh. been watching you in moto america for years. Keep grinding brother. If you make it out east, I ride in carolina and virginia. Back of the dragon is pretty cool. 34 mile run one way.
I personally like LaSierra in Riverside, Ca. Takes you into Corona and if you use part of the 91 freeway then you can make it into a nice loop. It’s right by Malcolm Smith Motorsports too.
Fun video! I just did sport bike group ride up Azusa Canyon to Crystal Lake last Saturday except I was going probably half as fast as you! Would be great to ride with you sometime.
@@joshherrin There were 9 of us. BMW 1000, R1, GXR, Aprilia, Husqvarna 700 , and misc. Hooked up with them through Meetup group for sport bike riders. I was pedaling my puny Ninja 650 trying to fit in with the big guys. Your skills are 4x theirs and 100x mine. Impressive and inspiring what you can do. I'm inching my way forward but never gonna be close to your level.
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I’ve been running Q4’s on track for the past year and they HOOK! Not the longest lasting tire out there but I’ve never felt them push out of lose grip. 1-2 laps to warm them up depending on temp and then send it. Ken Hill just did a test at my local track Jennings and tested the Q4 against slicks and they came out with impressive results! Awesome to see you shredding on a tire a lot of us street/track guys run
When I lived in California and rode GMR on the weekends I was the same way. Definitely preferred riding uphill in the canyons. You can stop much quicker and maneuver better going uphill as opposed to going downhill. In a canyon with a cliff on one side, momentum the bike carries is critical to how it feels and you carry more momentum going downhill which feels more sketchy.
Just be careful! I got hit by a SUV at the bottom first turn at GMR, I was exiting and he was entering the canyon, and he crossed over the double yellow into my lane around that first blind turn and hit me head on. Broke my neck, nose, orbital, mandible, and arm in that one.
I have a few old videos on "my channel" (only posted to show friends, I don't make vids) of me riding up there. Definitely miss riding there!
Did you recover 100%?
@@spartanx169x You don't recover 100% from injuries like that. Maybe medicine will get there one day, but for now...
Wow, those drifts are sick! I really enjoy watching how you handle this Panigale v2. I fell in love with Panigale too and seeing how you use this motorcycle to it's full potential is just stunning. Another great video, keep up the amazing content Josh!
Always great content cool to see a pro racer just having fun on the street. I'll be at the Road America race in June. Definitely would be cool to ride with ya sometime
Your feel and touch for the balance point on a wheelie is fucking incredible! No matter what bike you're on🤔! BIG Josh Herrin fan, I live less than an hour from The Ridge, saw you sat & sun last year, won't miss it this year! So jacked you got a ride this year😃. Good luck Josh!
Thank you so much! One day I will figure out how to get it further back and use the rest break! I love faster wheelies though! Thank you so much for the support!
@@joshherrin That looks pretty far back to me and if you're that far back without even touching the rear break...impressive. Can't wait for the season!
I smiled a lot… happy for you… you can hear that this makes you happy… and you are being yourself
Good to hear! Thank you for the support! We appreciate it!
Been a dunlop guy since day one in my riding, will always be a dunlop guy. One day we would love to have to have you and Nick to come to the dragon and do some riding! we love what yu do and the energy you bring bubba!
Great video Josh. As an older guy and fan of yours for years, I am glad you are slowing down on the high speed wheelie’s in traffic. I enjoy your content as well as ripping up (to my ability) a canyon road. Excited to see what you have coming
Thank you for the years of support! I appreciate it. Thanks for watching!
Sick video guys!! Glad to see you out there having fun with riding. I hope you can eventually make it out to TN for a group ride.
This takes me back 24 years to Shane ‘shakey’ Byrne and fast bikes magazine in the south of France. This is what got me mad crazy into bikes and I’m sure you’ll inspire a whole bunch of riders and riders-to-be…..
Josh, I've always been a big fan of you and I like where you are going with this.
Doing great man!! I'm excited to see you have loads of fun and meet other youtubers and create some legendary footage 🙏🙏👏
Good stuff, Josh! Moto America fan here. I'm excited to see where you go with the channel.
Been watching forever, I’m so excited for the future of this channel
Awesome unicycling on that Panigale V2!
Incredible wheelie, would love to see a video tutorial 👌🔥
I just subscribed to your Channel, I don't know why I didn't see it before I have been following you for about 5 years now oh, you are definitely one of my heroes.
Josh, have fun brother. The street stuff will add way more subscribers and bring you bank. Stay in your lane and let Maxwrist do the running wide and endangering others. You show how you can ride fast but still be safe. 👍 We support you.
Your videos are great! I love that V2 can’t wait to see more!
Awesome video man. Its always nice to see when its actual pros doing these type of videos versus some of the other stuff out there. Good luck on this years Moto America season and I wish you the best. By any chance do you play Ride4?
Azusa looks fun! Would be great to see you shredding out on Palomar. It's where all the cool kids hang out. ;-) One suggestion or request really... I'd love a video of you running through the mountains where you talk about what you're doing. How you pick your lines. Your braking going in and throttle coming out. There's lots of videos teaching theory and other videos of guys riding fast, but not much with a pro rider like yourself breaking down what they do. Anyhow, liking the new channel. Hope to see you out on the road some day.
I have a feeling we are watching the MotoAmerica Supersport Champ for 2022. Glad to hear you talk about riding down hill, I don't like it and thought I must be the only one. haha Hit some West Virginia twisties, the state is loaded with them.
I am a great French fan! Love these vids with Nick! Canyon roads, big skids, wheelings, vlogging! Perfect for me! Only missing the departure from your house saying wife and kid:"I'll be right back!" 😂😂👍👍🔥🔥🔥
My only advice is don't try too hard and be urself !!
Long time subscriber, will love to see this channel explode !
Love n Peace
Washington state in late July and August is pure enjoyment Josh - you have both the beauty of the west side (Puget Sound) and then heading east over the Mountains to the desert /plains beauty of Eastern Washington, unreal mountain hwy runs and views for sure !!!!
Love your stuff two wheel brother - keep it coming !!!
Josh, you are one with that bike!! Absolutely fantastic video
"Cuz I suck and I'm scared in the canyons!" Hahahahahaha..... then he just gets out there whippin it making me feel like I need training wheels
Smoked my ass, there's only one rider smoking out there. Great stuff mate love ya work.
Looking forward to this season of moto America and MotoGP! Bring it on with no regrets! #dunlop #kneedrag
I just got back from Thailand and I spent some time in Phuket. Man, you have GOT to go there and ride around the mountains there. There are some stunning roads all around the country that are fantastic.
Uphill in a canyon is always much nicer than going down, agreed. Awesome to see you at one of my local rides!
👀... Man you back it in everywhereee. Mad props.
Holy shit. This is what a top tier good Moto vlog looks like. You gunna take YT by storm. 💪
I think this year will tell the truth with our weekly uploads. As long as we can stick to that, it should do a lot better. Thank you so much for the support!
You should go down to Borengo springs and ride montezuma road. Or ride palomar mountain road. Lots of exciting twists and scenery.
Come to Colorado!! Ill show you around some sweet roads!!!
Sick pov footage really sold me
Awesome! Good to hear! Thanks for watching!
So cool to see this content taking place on roads I ride!!! Awesome 💪💪💪✊✊✊
Love to see you ride with MaxWrist. Fantastic to mix it up on this one.
Why would he ride with that waste of space? Lmao.
The camera work is outstanding man wtf! Goes way too hard for 50k subs. Especially the drone shots god damn! Greetings from Germany! Would u guys come here to ride?
On that note, do you know if motorcycle rental places will lent you rent a bike with Ami Führerschein?
@@TheAsheybabe89 I can't tell :(
And by best tire on the market, I mean for “street use”. I have used mine on a track day they did amazing as well.
Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road is sick AS FUCK. I also love the 33 from Ojai, its 15 minutes away from my home. That's so cool how you fell in love a new form of riding, stay safe brother.
Damn. Im going to have to come shred that canyon soon. We have good rides here in San Diego... but that canyon looks dope and it's less than 2 hours away from me... keep killing it🤙
I'd love to see you shred "The Tail of the Dragon" in TN, "The Back of the Dragon" in VA, and "The Snake" in TN. I also loved watching the mini-moto, kart track content you used to post as well.
I am definitely going to be promoting your channel and promoting people watching motoamerica and watching you race in it.
Just discovered your channel and man! Thats a road I ride often with good friends. Looking into getting a set of Q4's for my first track day March 18th! We have a lot of local SoCal canyons we can show you! Keep on Shredding 🤙🏼
Can u tell me what road this is EXACTLY? I'm coming from Huntington Beach to ride it
Use what information is given to you and do some research"
Google maps buddy
Hell yeah Dunlop! Like watching max wrist at double speed and less wadding up s1000’s
Duuude, never scrapped it uphill at Palomar, but dusted myself downhill twice. Still love the downhill.
Hey Josh, I also ride the 2021 V2. I got mine the weekend after Roadamerica. I must agree with you on riding down hill, it does feel wierd! I definitely prefer riding up!!
Great video and we'll see you in June!!👍🏻
Who thinks it would be sick for Josh to do a meet up in the canyons!!!!! It would be mad, so many people would come out Josh, the content would be epic for your channel
I love my Q4. Personal favorite for the street in NE is the Q3 and have converted plenty of friends 😤 coke to the kancamagus in New Hampshire! There’s a pre road that’s amazing and all the way up you got a couple miles of twisty love
Highway 18 is the best road Cali has to offer💯🔥🔥
Look up highway 58 just outside of Bakersfield, epic!! Just got repaved last year, like riding on Velcro. Also highway 36 just south of eureka, 140 miles of twists and turns!
Josh is one the coolest rider you can meet
I need new tires,i have a Pentigale V-4 and my favorite road ride is in the Columbia River George,highway 14 in Washington state, so beautiful, the views on this ride are breathtaking, hope to hear from you soon.
Awesome video! Come up to the Oregon coast Josh! Some really good roads up here to ride!
Great footage! Btw there’s plenty of amazing roads in good ol TN ... center hill dam road , the dragon , devils elbow, Simmons bluff Rd . Plus we can do tandem wheel stands and backing it in 😎
Shiiid I need a rear Dunlop q4 as I type where the discount code for them
Cool video I've always been a street rider love finding new roads to ride
Enjoyed it! We love it also on the street! It's what we do. Cheaha Mountain State Park in Alabama east of Birmingham. Highest point in state. Super fun!
Can’t wait to see you kick ass at Daytona!
Come to Mt. Palomar. We’d love to have you up on the fast side with us dude.
These are the best videos man! 👏🔥 beautiful! 🚀
Yup riding up hill is easier for me too. It helps you slow down and makes you feel more traction.
Uphill mountain/canyon carving always feels more stable, planted and comfortable and I'd say overall better confidence.....downhill is more brakes and uphill is more throttle which is way more fun IMO.
Hello Josh my name is Tim soper. We have a small crew just outside Yosemite. We have a amazing road 14 miles and 159 turns. You definitely should come out and ride definitely worth your time
GO JOSH!!!
Wow you can ride! Very impressive
👍 if you get past this point 34.24743135357332, -117.86624228325348 there is almost no cars (maybe on every hour or two hours on weekdays) where you guys were there is the east fork bridge (don't turn there keep straight) there is a gun range up there so you get cars and patrol. Go farther up past those coordinates, there are nice straights long sweepers and goes in to tight twisties then loosens up again before the end. Most guys hang out at the "water tour"... weekdays are super quite, weekends AM quite then about 11:30 it pops off with lots of bikes.. The canyon road is good because it dead ends just past Crystal Lake (14 miles in) so no transit traffic making it a unique road. Heads up very little cell service so make sure to take your precautions.
I ride q4 and they are impressive tires,and yes it feels easier to ride fast uphill. Great vlogs bros
Josh! Please come ride with me on the Gap. Will is a buddy of mine up there. Please come play this season with us at, Deals Gap! And yes, Q4’s are my favorite tire on the gap. Come on bruh
😂 po po be coo!!! hwy 41 and 229 in central CA are calling your name, perfect for low traffic rippin I got plenty o camera gear and drone, to be lanky’s b cam man lol. Another sick vid guys!!
we need some pro tips on that drifting you cool kidz are doing! sick video.
Great video....great direction with the channel.....we run Azusa & GMR weekly...really hope to see you up there sometimes!!
Can u tell me what road this is exactly? I'm coming from Huntington Beach
@@1031Six google hwy 39 you will see it..
Those wheelies are first rate 👌
I am very excited to all videos you make.
Bring those Q4s to Virginia City just outside of Reno. The Truck Route (Highway 341 Occidental Grade) is a fun twisty road where you can shred and still be respectful because there's hardly any cars.
new priest grade, and highway 49 towards mariposa are in central cali towards the Sonoras are awesome spots, there's also old priest grade which is super steep and super twisty, just avoid the weekends, weekdays around 3-6 are the sweet spot for traffic
You need to come up to the Bay Area and some roads up here. Mainly, Mines Rd. in Livermore up to Mt. Hamilton.
Also, Hwy 84, 9, and Skyline. All great roads.
Now we just need some stoppies. I'm sure ABS doesn't allow that, but I did figure out how to beat it on the new gsxr 1000r if anyone is curious. Back on subject tho loving the content and that v2 looks like the move for a solid street bike keep ripping bro 2022 season lets GO.
Nice to know what my bike is really capable of in the right hands...!
Inspired... Riding motos is about having fun. Sometimes you gotta be a hooligan. Don't fight the feeling. 😁
Love seeing you enjoy the street rides. Come on up to wine country and try out Skaggs Springs Rd, never disappoints. Couple nice vistas for drone footage, barely any traffic, only downside is not a lot of pullouts.
2:02 great man
I used to live in Azusa. That's a fun road up in the hills
Love that road. Ride my cafe and other motorcycles on that road all the time.
Saw one of those v2’s in person today. It’s such a small bike!
come to manawatu Scenic Rd, Mangaweka New Zealand, see ya there to shred some dunlops!
Definitely like going up rather than down, I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains so I get a lot of both. Hope I see you at ViR in May, gonna be dope.
It would be cool to see you at some track days across the middle of America along with riding in the area.
Das sieht wirklich alles super aus, aber Geilsten finde ich die Bewegung links rechts links rechts, und dann den Wheelie 😝👌🏼
I know how Lanky feels, I was getting some footage at the Compound of Ashton, Brandon, Rodio and Lochoff doing wheelies outside... got some good photos that day.
If your ever in New Mexico sunspot hwy from cloudcroft to tiberon is a awesome ride
Blood Mountain, Ga. Hundreds of bikers on the weekend. Treated as a race track🤙
come to utah.. i've got a multi v4 pikes peak on order, we can rip some supermotos at UMC and then do a canyon ride on the Ducs
Looks good on the Ducati👍
Heay Josh. been watching you in moto america for years. Keep grinding brother. If you make it out east, I ride in carolina and virginia. Back of the dragon is pretty cool. 34 mile run one way.
Cool footage ! Easier to push into corners faster when going uphill for sure,
I personally like LaSierra in Riverside, Ca. Takes you into Corona and if you use part of the 91 freeway then you can make it into a nice loop. It’s right by Malcolm Smith Motorsports too.
heard about you on gypsy tails (ben spies, i think) and they were spot on. you shred.
You rock bro!!!!! Keep up the awsome work!!! See you at vir!!!
Fun video! I just did sport bike group ride up Azusa Canyon to Crystal Lake last Saturday except I was going probably half as fast as you! Would be great to ride with you sometime.
That’s awesome! How many bikes rode out with you guys?
@@joshherrin There were 9 of us. BMW 1000, R1, GXR, Aprilia, Husqvarna 700 , and misc. Hooked up with them through Meetup group for sport bike riders. I was pedaling my puny Ninja 650 trying to fit in with the big guys. Your skills are 4x theirs and 100x mine. Impressive and inspiring what you can do. I'm inching my way forward but never gonna be close to your level.