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!

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

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

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!

Doing great man!! I'm excited to see you have loads of fun and meet other youtubers and create some legendary footage 🙏🙏👏

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.

Been watching forever, I’m so excited for the future of this channel

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

Josh, I've always been a big fan of you and I like where you are going with this.

Good stuff, Josh! Moto America fan here. I'm excited to see where you go with the channel.

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!

Your videos are great! I love that V2 can’t wait to see more!

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 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!

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?

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!" 😂😂👍👍🔥🔥🔥

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…..

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

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.

So cool to see this content taking place on roads I ride!!! Awesome 💪💪💪✊✊✊

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 !!!

These are the best videos man! 👏🔥 beautiful! 🚀

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 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.

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!!👍🏻

I smiled a lot… happy for you… you can hear that this makes you happy… and you are being yourself

Those drifts around the corners…love em!! Would love to learn how to but need content from you…lmfao! 👊🏼. Maybe a wheelie tutorial too lol 🤦‍♂️😝

Josh, you are one with that bike!! Absolutely fantastic video

Awesome unicycling on that Panigale V2!

Smoked my ass, there's only one rider smoking out there. Great stuff mate love ya work.

Awesome video! Come up to the Oregon coast Josh! Some really good roads up here to ride!

"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

I am definitely going to be promoting your channel and promoting people watching motoamerica and watching you race in it.

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.

Incredible wheelie, would love to see a video tutorial 👌🔥

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 🤙🏼

Cool video I've always been a street rider love finding new roads to ride

Keep the videos rolling!

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.

Sick pov footage really sold me

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 😎

Hell yeah, Josh!

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 ride q4 and they are impressive tires,and yes it feels easier to ride fast uphill. Great vlogs bros

Love to see you ride with MaxWrist. Fantastic to mix it up on this one.

I am very excited to all videos you make.

Great footage. Damn I gotta learn to slide the rear like that! 👏🏼

Great wheelies bro~!

I was waiting for a video of you drifting in a canyon on the Duc! Nice! 🤩 Have fun, be safe & don't worry about competing with the "canyon carvers!" Many of them are punks who give motorcyclists a bad rep, anyway. They really need some track time! BTW: Colorado has some of the best & most beautiful twisties! See you at COTA 🤠✌️

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.

You rock bro!!!!! Keep up the awsome work!!! See you at vir!!!

very exciting to see how long the V2 mirrors last before they vibrate off!

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.

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.

Duuude, never scrapped it uphill at Palomar, but dusted myself downhill twice. Still love the downhill.

Can’t wait to see you kick ass at Daytona!

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

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

Hey Josh! Love your stuff! Not to mention Nick's vid skills! Can you please explain / break down what your doing at the approx. 2min section where your getting the bike turned and back wheel skidding / leaving the darkey

Sick content dude! You should come ride Mount Lemmon in Tucson AZ. It's 20 something miles of awesome mountain roads.

Great video!

Hell yeah Dunlop! Like watching max wrist at double speed and less wadding up s1000’s

Awesome videos like always josh...been a fan of your since your Scronnie skinny graves Yamaha R6 days........I live up noth in Modesto CA........we have a few up here...or the bay area..like hwy 9 up to skyline.

Cool footage ! Easier to push into corners faster when going uphill for sure,

Josh - CHALLENGING QUESTION to you from a lawyer, rider and big fan. Okay. You've got a factory Ducati ride now (I was gutted over Daytona 200 for ya but congrats on the new team and big wins on the horizon!). You post insanely cool, authentic and humble videos absolutely shredding the Canyons. My question is this: does Ducati North America, or whomever you're contracted with, set limits on your YT vids or edit them in any way? I've gotta think they do in some way (I imagine the suits in a conference room worrying about some street incident) but am thrilled to see what you're posting which kinda suggests to me they give you close to free rein. Tell us what you can! How do you manage to navigate the many corporate obligations you must have while also having such unadulterated great fun on the street?! Also, super curious to know if there are any contractual limits on what you can do on the street (like NFL players prohibited from riding motos?). My guess is you're such a known quantity and big personality that your "brand" is valuable to all of your sponsors and you've therefore got leeway other top riders might not. True? Anyhow, thanks for brightening our day. I was hooked from "Hey fuckers!" Honest, real, humble content from a good guy who hasn't let success go to his head. Rare stuff. A+! Go Josh!

Love it bro I look up to the videos

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.

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.

Stuck on Pirelli's ! Nice Canyon Riding Brah !

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.

Love your videos man ❤️

Yup riding up hill is easier for me too. It helps you slow down and makes you feel more traction.

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.

Josh is one the coolest rider you can meet

Nice more of this is great idea keep it up!

Saw one of those v2’s in person today. It’s such a small bike!

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.

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!

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

Great video....great direction with the channel.....we run Azusa & GMR weekly...really hope to see you up there sometimes!!

Mid Missouri area is nothing but 2 lane twisty roads for days. Think Ozark Scenic riverways! Lots of great riding and cool places to go. And the best Springwater fed rivers for floating and having fun!

come to manawatu Scenic Rd, Mangaweka New Zealand, see ya there to shred some dunlops!

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

Looks good on the Ducati👍

we need some pro tips on that drifting you cool kidz are doing! sick video.

Great vids Josh keep them going. Come to Palomar Mt. The Mafia would love to see you there. Plus I would like to try some Q4 sticky buns.

One of my favourite riders on one of my favourite bikes on one of my favourite roads. Sick.

I love your mentality and of course your skills

If your ever in New Mexico sunspot hwy from cloudcroft to tiberon is a awesome ride

Come down to Palomar Mountain. Its not as good as it use to be but its decent. Maybe worth checking out. Met Josh Hayes up there and Melissa use to ride there all the time.

Wow you can ride! Very impressive

This is so sick!! Absolutely love the footage here. Glad the popo didn't light you up! Question: It seems like you always end up standing up when you do wheelies on the V2. Is that to help get it up in the air or do you just find you have more control over it that way?

Come to Colorado!! Ill show you around some sweet roads!!!

Good stuff Josh!!! Next time you do Azusa grab you some La Tolteca after the ride. To me Azusa/ Palomar are the most dangerous although Angeles Crest has gotten crazy. My favorites are Hwy 18 front side/ Hwy 74 Palm Desert were they filmed Torque. Last time caught a pro racer on the mtn was Mr Willow Springs Earl Rowloff (@Palomar) When Jason Britton was racing ran Palomar with him. Don't have the HP4 in the stable no more. Stay on the faster canyons w my roll race Busa. I see you on 18, 243 or 74 I'm winning those tires, we riding & chopping it up🤣🤣🤣

It would be cool to see you at some track days across the middle of America along with riding in the area.

😂 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!!

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.