It's time for another frequently asked questions video!
Can I do cross training on a TW200?
Does an XR200 have enough power to learn these techniques?
Can I wheelie a Royal Enfield Himilayan?
Yes, yes, yes.
I know I sound like a broken record, but it's 80% the rider, 20% the motorbike.
You can still learn the fundamentals on a weird motorbike like the TW200.
Old motorbikes like the XR200 have enough power to do all the training techniques.
Yes you can wheelie a Royal Enfield Himilayan, just look on Youtube.
Sure, some things will be harder.
But in the end it's your technique that counts.
There really is no point asking me these questions.
I will just give the same stock answer every time.
I keep getting questions about how to make certain motorbikes more powerful.
See question one.
You are much better off learning to ride better, than get more power out of your motorbike.
And when you get good enough to need more power, you won't be watching my crappy vids anyway.
Viewers keep asking me which motorbike will suit them best.
Even though I keep saying please stop asking me this.
I have put some general information together about choosing the right motorbike.
And I have put all of these into a Youtube playlist called "Which motorbike should I buy?"
I have put together a big range of playlists on the Youtube channel, here are a few.
The basic idea is if you want a pile of information on something
like advanced enduro techniques, they are all in the one spot for you.
And you just search the channel for that playlist.
I get a few conversations like this.
"I'm new to dirt riding, which training should I start with?"
Great to hear! See our Youtube playlist, 'Basic dirt skills for beginners'.
"Just send me the link."
Just search the Youtube channel, there's other handy stuff there too.
"No, send me the link."
But why? It will take me the same amount of time to find it as it would take you.
"F.... you, c....!"
This usually happens with a small number of younger viewers.
For some reason, they expect me to do everything for them.
A polite request would be less offensive, but it's usually a demand.
And then aggression when I won't do everything for them.
It does raise interesting questions.
If a new rider is too lazy to even search a Youtube channel for playlists,
how are they going to learn how to ride?!
On the positive side of things, there are all the amazing men
and women who support this channel, not just financially but with plenty of encouragement.
It's much appreciated.
If you do become a supporter, there are about 360 supporter vids now.
Is English your second language?
Or third language? Good news!
Recently I started adding subtitles to new videos.
The Youtube translator works quite well in most languages.
I am also going back through the popular training vids and adding subtitles there too.
It takes a lot of work, but it means I can speak faster in the videos now,
and make the videos shorter.
This should work well for our shrinking attention spans.
Time for some of our typical dramas on the trail.
Thanks for watching, cheers.