Huge thanks to Dallas and the Traction eRag crew for this opportunity. Want to come up and hang out with me in this same area while improving your off road riding skills? Check out www.tractionerag.com/xtadvdork for details on the event we're running at the end of the summer!
Slow guy here,my name is also Ben.. On the other side of the world in Oz. I just don't want to ride fast. I pulled out of a "duelsport" ride last weekend that had 10 blokes who were going flatout.
You're making me very homesick riding around near where I grew up my friend 😅 Those trails you were on today look fairly T7able, I'll have to get out there sometime. That must've been Sun Peaks you stopped at for lunch.
Funny story about Dallas, that you will totally understand. (and maybe help others get it) I emailed Dallas and told him I was having doubts about my riding abilities being good enough before the trip. He immediately said... "don't worry, we're really good about making sure everyone has a good time, my guys are great, you'll be fine, just trust me." Day two there was a choice of rides Dallas told me, "I don't think you'll have a good time on the single track ride, come do the dual sport, trust me" On the last day we also split up, harder single track and more relaxed ride. Again, Dallas told me I should go on his ride, it'd be more of what I like... trust me... After I left, I sent him an email, thanking him for the week, ending with "I'm glad I trusted you". He replied something nice and finished with... PS: I can’t believe you trusted me! 😎 He's a wicked man, I tell you... lol!
Wow Ben that looks amazing. The West Coast of our country is gorgeous. I hope to get out there sometime. Looks like you were having a great time. Breakfast and the food look great thanks very much for the content. Looking forward to the next one.
It sure would be nice to know what routes you rode on, as there are tons of dirt roads in the Okanagan Valley so trying to plan a trip is challenging. Would appreciate any intel you can share...
I'd like to assume that on day 4 I'd elect to do the harder single track stuff, but my 50 year old brain tells me that my 50 year old body that hasn't done anything more than a 2 day ride in years maybe not. That looks awesome what you did in this video. Most appealing. Really enjoying this series.
Idk how often you manage to go through comments but if you catch this one, would you give your opinion on the cf motos? I'm really interested in the ibex 800 as I might be moving and will have to do 100 miles round trip for work a day and I'm not sure if you talked much about the cf bikes in general unless I missed it. Thanks.
You mentioned in the video if you sign up for an event late summer early fall this is the type of riding to expect. What event is that? I’d be interested
This was a nice ride. Do you ride faster on these loaner bikes than you would on your own CRF300L? I know you normally ride with wild abandon. However, this seems to be Wilder Abandon.... Or maybe it's just the "camera affect."
Why is there no comparisons from anyone on head to head between Chinese vs Japanese dual sports ? The New Chinese dual sports true 250s 6 speed counterbalanced machines seem darn good for less. Seems to me there is something contractual to keep this from occurring. Road, fire road, easy trail ,technical trail and hard trail comparison would be great.😗 Rider and former racer here since 1972.
You stole my comment from the last BC video for this videos thumbnail. This is truly dual sport Heaven! Not only is BC on my bucket list of places to visit, now I don’t wanna go without my bike!
I currently have an Africa Twin AS and while I love it, she's way too big for me to be doing fun stuff like this. I was looking at the 300L (not the Rally) for doing some single track and stuff near a friend's cabin and while I thought dropping over 200 pounds from the AT would be nice and light, I'm reading a lot that the 300L might continue to be too heavy for more technical off-road stuff. Would you agree with that, or would you give a thumbs up for a 300L in the backwoods? There's no trails near me so I need the bike to be able to at least take the highway to get to my destinations, but I'm wondering if I should be looking into something different, or just give up and get dirt bikes and a trailer.
CRF300L Rally owner here and a Dork fan. I would say if you are a young strong guy the 300 may be fine but if you are over 50 or 73 like me it is still to heavy for single track. If only ride single track once and a while it is probably fine. If you want to ride a lot of single track my advice would be a trailer and dirt bike. Almost all dual sports in the 250 cc to 400 cc are over 320 lbs. My 300 rally weighs 330 lbs plus the weight of the skid plate and rear rack.
I don’t know why people think the Rally is much different from the L model, because it’s not. We have both in the family, so I have had the opportunities to ride them both, and there is nothing that I could accomplish on the L that I couldn’t on the Rally. That being said, the 250F is way lighter and flickable than the dual sports. But depending on your skill set, there’s nowhere you can go on the 250F that you can’t go on the dual sports. Though I could do it faster on the 250F.
@@airadaimagery692 yeah, my skill is quite poor. I thought snowmobiling and street riding would at least make me passable off-road, but I'm too new and my current bike is too big. I'll probably go test out the models listed here in the thread and make a decision later this year.
@@acdp11 yeah, I agree, you would have way more fun on a crf250f. Even though I love our dual sports, I always have more fun on the trail bike. I have even put some serious consideration into plating the 250F like Adventure Daily did. I personally never plated a dirt bike but I have friends who have, so I know it’s possible here where I live.
I do enjoy your videos as well as your equipment reviews but your use of Bro and Dude pronouns reminds me of a time when I tried to fit into a segment of society I had no right to belong to- like back in the 60s it was groovy, cool, etc. Then I got drafted…
Huge thanks to Dallas and the Traction eRag crew for this opportunity.
Want to come up and hang out with me in this same area while improving your off road riding skills? Check out www.tractionerag.com/xtadvdork for details on the event we're running at the end of the summer!
Xtadv is across a couple different weeks? If you're there Aug 25-31... see you soon!
I really need to get up there and ride. Looks amazing. I am tired of the heat and dust down here all summer.
The Okanagan Valley of BC can get pretty hot, up to 40C (105F) in summer and much of it is considered semi-arid desert. So, be prepared to be hot :-)
Yeah you do!
Thank you for saying "filming" or "recording". 😎
Damn dude, you look knackered.
Slow guy here,my name is also Ben..
On the other side of the world in Oz. I just don't want to ride fast. I pulled out of a "duelsport" ride last weekend that had 10 blokes who were going flatout.
So much fun to be had out there and the "day off" ride was perfect. Way to go Ben 👊
looks like a great trip.
You're making me very homesick riding around near where I grew up my friend 😅 Those trails you were on today look fairly T7able, I'll have to get out there sometime.
That must've been Sun Peaks you stopped at for lunch.
Great Video. Looks like a lot of fun.
What a blast…so jealous. 👍👍👍
Funny story about Dallas, that you will totally understand. (and maybe help others get it)
I emailed Dallas and told him I was having doubts about my riding abilities being good enough before the trip.
He immediately said... "don't worry, we're really good about making sure everyone has a good time, my guys are great, you'll be fine, just trust me."
Day two there was a choice of rides
Dallas told me, "I don't think you'll have a good time on the single track ride, come do the dual sport, trust me"
On the last day we also split up, harder single track and more relaxed ride. Again, Dallas told me I should go on his ride, it'd be more of what I like... trust me...
After I left, I sent him an email, thanking him for the week, ending with "I'm glad I trusted you".
He replied something nice and finished with... PS: I can’t believe you trusted me! 😎
He's a wicked man, I tell you... lol!
Wow Ben that looks amazing. The West Coast of our country is gorgeous. I hope to get out there sometime. Looks like you were having a great time. Breakfast and the food look great thanks very much for the content. Looking forward to the next one.
I enjoyed the cinematic clips included in this video. Great work!
Some awesome shots in this one - nice work!
Looks like a great morning and sets you up for a Great day of riding. Wow that is nice looking food😁
Hi Ben. Lovin the vids!!! Those 300s have the stock tires? Never underestimate how much you inspire!
It sure would be nice to know what routes you rode on, as there are tons of dirt roads in the Okanagan Valley so trying to plan a trip is challenging. Would appreciate any intel you can share...
I'd like to assume that on day 4 I'd elect to do the harder single track stuff, but my 50 year old brain tells me that my 50 year old body that hasn't done anything more than a 2 day ride in years maybe not. That looks awesome what you did in this video. Most appealing. Really enjoying this series.
what an amazing place to ride - great vids man
Slowing down the group 😂 😂 funny as hell
Hey those extra riding shots with the camera on the ground and yall zipping by were worth it imo. Rad!
new camera? the stationary fly-by shots of the ride came out awesome
I'm wondering: how stock is thé crf you ride on this adv day? And can you give and indication of thé average speed? Nice video!
Crazy....eh Great Canadian riding....eh!
You got me laughing today 😄
Idk how often you manage to go through comments but if you catch this one, would you give your opinion on the cf motos? I'm really interested in the ibex 800 as I might be moving and will have to do 100 miles round trip for work a day and I'm not sure if you talked much about the cf bikes in general unless I missed it. Thanks.
Day 5:
4000ft muddy vertical ascent ending in a 4000ft cliff. Have fun. 😊
You mentioned in the video if you sign up for an event late summer early fall this is the type of riding to expect. What event is that? I’d be interested
This was a nice ride. Do you ride faster on these loaner bikes than you would on your own CRF300L? I know you normally ride with wild abandon. However, this seems to be Wilder Abandon.... Or maybe it's just the "camera affect."
The voice isolation fading in and out is TRIPPY lol
Why is there no comparisons from anyone on head to head between Chinese vs Japanese dual sports ? The New Chinese dual sports true 250s 6 speed counterbalanced machines seem darn good for less. Seems to me there is something contractual to keep this from occurring. Road, fire road, easy trail ,technical trail and hard trail comparison would be great.😗 Rider and former racer here since 1972.
hi, what would you rather take a Honda CRF 300L (standard) or CF Moto 450
That looks like it might be fun with a Toyota.
You stole my comment from the last BC video for this videos thumbnail. This is truly dual sport Heaven!
Not only is BC on my bucket list of places to visit, now I don’t wanna go without my bike!
I currently have an Africa Twin AS and while I love it, she's way too big for me to be doing fun stuff like this. I was looking at the 300L (not the Rally) for doing some single track and stuff near a friend's cabin and while I thought dropping over 200 pounds from the AT would be nice and light, I'm reading a lot that the 300L might continue to be too heavy for more technical off-road stuff. Would you agree with that, or would you give a thumbs up for a 300L in the backwoods? There's no trails near me so I need the bike to be able to at least take the highway to get to my destinations, but I'm wondering if I should be looking into something different, or just give up and get dirt bikes and a trailer.
CRF300L Rally owner here and a Dork fan. I would say if you are a young strong guy the 300 may be fine but if you are over 50 or 73 like me it is still to heavy for single track. If only ride single track once and a while it is probably fine. If you want to ride a lot of single track my advice would be a trailer and dirt bike. Almost all dual sports in the 250 cc to 400 cc are over 320 lbs. My 300 rally weighs 330 lbs plus the weight of the skid plate and rear rack.
@@johnpagejr.7628 thanks for the input! Guess I need to get a truck lol
I don’t know why people think the Rally is much different from the L model, because it’s not. We have both in the family, so I have had the opportunities to ride them both, and there is nothing that I could accomplish on the L that I couldn’t on the Rally. That being said, the 250F is way lighter and flickable than the dual sports. But depending on your skill set, there’s nowhere you can go on the 250F that you can’t go on the dual sports. Though I could do it faster on the 250F.
@@airadaimagery692 yeah, my skill is quite poor. I thought snowmobiling and street riding would at least make me passable off-road, but I'm too new and my current bike is too big. I'll probably go test out the models listed here in the thread and make a decision later this year.
@@acdp11 yeah, I agree, you would have way more fun on a crf250f. Even though I love our dual sports, I always have more fun on the trail bike. I have even put some serious consideration into plating the 250F like Adventure Daily did. I personally never plated a dirt bike but I have friends who have, so I know it’s possible here where I live.
You don't ask a downed rider if he needs help. You just go and help.
Your nervous energy and constantly needing to know what’s next is probably driving them all nuts.
I’m sure it’s not affecting them as much as you’re trying to make it out to be. It’s probably entertainment, if anything.
I do enjoy your videos as well as your equipment reviews but your use of Bro and Dude pronouns reminds me of a time when I tried to fit into a segment of society I had no right to belong to- like back in the 60s it was groovy, cool, etc. Then I got drafted…
@@macmorgan6685 I'm guessing him being a teacher has something to do with this and he's till trying to relate to teenagers. Can be annoying.......
Who’s Karen?
Everyone still says cool.
Like bro, what a lame comment…. Dude just make your own channel and talk however you want. Or don’t. We def don’t care.
I think he talks way too much in general. I love his channel but sometimes less is more. And it’s not the tires bro. Sorry dude.