Thank you for sharing. Back in 1978 when I got my motorcycle license the instructor told us to keep a margin for error, gravel, water, dogs, deer and others. I would never brake that hard into a corner except in an emergency. Back then I did some riding in the Alps in the summers with a passenger and camping gear without any problems. Now, more than 100.000 km later, I still haven't had an accident - except for a puncture.

I think your post crash analysis was pretty spot on and I also watch tons of crash videos to see why it happened and to learn from them. It's surprising how sometimes, taking your eyes of the road for one split second completely messes up your perspective and trajectory ... Ride safe :)

Respect man! Thanks for sharing so we can learn from it.

Thank you for posting - as you say, it's really helpful to watch and learn from others' misfortune. Sorry to see there was some damage, but mostly to pride! Great job on the video. Also what a beautiful place to crash!

Main thing is that you're OK. Credit to you for having the courage to post this video and I think your post-crash analysis was pretty much correct. I'm not sure how insurance and accident damage is done in Germany but it might be good to see a video of this too if it is possible. By the way, I have toured Germany twice a year since 2010 but I have only covered the northern half of the country and I love Germany, I was hoping to start touring the south this year but I will have to be patient due to Covid and travel restrictions.

Sono felice di vedere che tu e la moto state abbastanza bene. Vedere la KTM rotolare giù mi ha fatto quasi piangere. Un abbraccio.

Gut, dass Dir nichts passiert ist 👍🏻 Man sieht, wie wichtig Schutzkleidung ist. Und wenn es noch so heiss ist und ich schwitze wie verrückt....Das Zeug wird angezogen. Du hattest keine Chance bei der Ölspur. Erschreckend wie wenig Öl es braucht, um so wegzurutschen. Vielen Dank, dass Du so mutig warst, Deinen Crash hier zu dokumentieren. Mir hilft es auf jeden Fall weiter für alle kommenden Fahrten. Alles Gute und hoffentlich ist Dein Bike wieder in Ordnung 👌🏻

Crash is @3:30 in case you just want to watch that part.

I also try watch lots of crash videos just to learn. I really hate to see anybody crash but If I cannot avoid it at least i accept the fact that we all do mistakes and I try to learn from others. I really appreciate your contribution. Glad your ok and the bike is recoverable! Thank you for sharing. Hopefully your contribution will prevent others from crashing! Ride safe and let it be a single and unique episode. Rubber side down!

First, glad you're okay. That front tire looked like it was going to give your head a good whack. Second, happy to see you use an airbag. I never go anywhere without mine. Third, thanks for posting this as it it instructive. When I went down on a brand new K1600 it happened really fast and with no warning. The bike was totaled but all I got was a sprained ankle. Even with lots of track time on an S1000RR, you never know when it's going to happen to you. Keep the great vids coming.

Ahhhh Tut mein Herz weh! Aber hat mich brutal gewundert wie gut deine bike diese ganze tiefsturz ausgehalten. 😲😳😲😳 „Nur“ kratzen. Gar nichts gebrochen. Wahrscheinlich nur deine Herz. Aber ich hoffe dir geht’s trotzdem gut. Und hast du noch Kopf und Nerven gehabt alles zu dokumentieren. Danke dafür! Video trotz dein Crash wie immer: Top🔝

Thanks man, as you do I try to learn from crash vids, beautiful bike you have.

Oh mann, souverän gelöst alles, aber Hauptsache Du bist fit und gesund geblieben. Respekt, dass Du dies hier teilst, das hat nichts von Effekthascherei, vielmehr führt es uns vor Augen, wie rasch das alles gehen kann und wie aufmerksam wir bei diesem herrlichen Hobby bleiben müssen...wie gesagt, Du bist gesund geblieben.... umso mehr wünsche ich Dir ALLZEIT gute Fahrt Liebe Grüße Alex

Glad you are ok! These things can happen anytime, thanks for sharing!

Lucky, lucky, lucky..glad your ok and you were able to ride away from this spill. .thanks for sharing we can all learn from this.

Nice Video as usual. I think you are very brave to show your crash and ask for an opinion from the Internet. The KTM crashes well with the various protection you have added although you will probably be finding more things as time goes on. Shame about the Akrapovic. On your ananlysis of the crash, it seems like good reasoning. One thing I note is that you push the bike under like an off road rider, rather than lean into the corner as a track rider would do, which means the bike is leaned over more than would otherwise be the case. it is a long shot but perhaps this would alter the outcome. All videos of myself on track seem slow, so the fact yours look quick and interesting probably mean that you travel rather faster into corners than I do! Glad you were not injured and able to ride out. All's well that ends well!

Super helpful man. Thank you for sharing! I too watch these sorts of videos also to try to learn something from them in the hope that one day it will prove beneficial when I need it most. Again, thanks a lot dude, nice bike, great content, Peace

Impressed with how well your bike came out of that. I'm here from watching your air bag vest review, really considering getting one, I thought they cost a lot more than they actually do!

Awesome channel man! Love the b roll hero 7, hyper smooth is amazing! I have as my main camera

You need to thank to the gods... Seems that you were lucky! Glad you're ok. This video is really helpful with the so detailed analysis. I think you're a great rider (because all the videos I've seen from u so far) and to see you crash it here just make me realise that we really need to go slow and safe on many supposed controlled situations! I will be doing the Alps soon and I certainly will remember your video. Continue to add videos man. 👍 Safe rides...

Thanks for posting. Like yourself, i like learning from mistakes.

Thanks for the video, appreciate you sharing. Glad you were ok, just reminds us all to slow the hell down.

Luckily you were not hurt, great content anyway. Thank you for charing from Sweden.

Thanks for sharing, so easily done but physically your gear did what you wanted it to do and you are ok. Ride safe 👍🏻

I love the way the bike turns around mid crash and punches you in the face! He was angry 😂

Bin über das neue Conti RA3 Video auf Dich aufmerksam geworden, bist ein sympathischer Typ. Bei dem Crash sieht man, was diese Adventure Bikes aushalten und die leicht zerkratzte KTM vor dem Riesenpanorama sieht schon cool aus.

thanks for sharing, good to see everything worked out well.

it sucks going down , i just went over on my 1290 sa R .Glad your not hurt thanks for sharing

dude when I saw the angle even before you crashed I was like "there he goes", thx for sharing

Cheer up!! I’m glad you’re well

Sorry to see this. Glad you are ok!

Engine bars and sliders ordered!! Glad you walked away without injury.

Glad you're okey. I have done something similar. Only the ego was damaged. Sh!t happens! =P What LUT are you using?

Great vid bud, thank you, I just got this bike - looking forward to some long rides. Maybe I’ll get those bumpers 😬😆

Glad you're okay!

Glad your ok 👌 and glad you have a helite vest good choice 👍and that air leaking sound is a beautiful sound at the time as I recollect lol , a well put together video ☝️😎🇬🇧🏍🇬🇧 made me subscribe

You were lucky brother, thanks for sharing.. Thank goodness you were not injured

Liking your honesty..glad all cosmetic damage and a dent or two in the ego...when we screw up it’s good to hold up our hands... been there but with the high side variety ... I’ve been up and down the Bormio side a few times now ... one of your subs mentioned about the camber imperfections on that road... I’d have to concur ...contributory factor for sure... I don’t have ABS on my Tiger so always unweight the F end by taking these type pins wide , finish the braking before leaning , positive throttle action/ open, and power out ... not saying you do but lean angle ABS systems do promote too much reliance on tech ... like you said physics and Moto Stelvio photo opp...collided into a bad soup... Take care sir.. PS- the same photographer may have taken my photo- which I still use as my avatar.... can you see my wide smile for the camera 👍

Gut zu sehen, das du nicht verletzt bist. Hoffentlich wird es nicht zu teuer. DLZG Daniel

A lucky slip. Thank you for posting it.

Ya man you were rippin around that switchback pretty hard. I have learned very quickly that with this bike since the seating position is so high it does give the rider a false sense of security. The bike handles so well that it is relatively easy to push it over the limits, especially since you really dont feel like you are going that fast even though you are. I know this because I have ridden the exact same roads on my CBR929 and felt like I could go faster on just about every part of the road on the KTM SAS... I am definitely going to invest in some very grippy road tires for the KTM SAS! After ridiin this weekend in the mtns with my wife I inspected both tires and did notice the rear it appeared that on some sections of the tire I did slip but then caught traction again....Love my bike though!

Looks like the bike stood up alright really, you have inspired me to order some axle sliders though!!

Ein winziger Verbremser, und schon geht's dahin.... Eine wertvolle Warnung. Ich hoffe, das ist für viele ein wertvoller Hinweis, immer eine Sicherheitsreserve einzuplanen.... Vielen Dank und weiter Gute Fahrt!

Glad you're ok bro. Is it good if I feature your clip in my next video? Credited of course. ~MS

Am glad your ok man.

Great video mate, glad you're okay!! Could you please tell me the song playing on the very first few seconds on your intro? Sounds great!

Thanks for sharing, good you came out without a single scratch. For sure we can learn from you. Regards

The vest did its job. Good thing you were unhurt and learned something. It's easy to make a little mistake when you ride hard. But I think you have to ride hard on a road like that. :D Good on you for helping us learn from it, too.

I just drove there in the E400 Convertible I picked up in Stuttgart as Euro Delivery. Such a beautiful area, and very easy to get distracted by the scenery.

Nice to see that crashbars do actually work on the bike! Have those on my 1190 too, glad nothing serious happend to you.

If you've ridden a motorcycle for any amount of time you are bound to go down. Only a matter of time. Happens to everyone, best thing is you didn't get hurt and the bikes fine.

Glad you’re ok 👍 Looks like to much lean angle, possibly from distraction. As you mentioned

thank you for sharing! so this KTM is well made and strong bike ) and you're lucky! Tell me please, did those axle sliders their job? I have the same 1290 and thinking now to install those sliders or not )

Thanks for the video, less experienced riders can watch and learn; I noticed that your chest made contact with the front wheel of the bike, when it was sliding. Did the Helite vest worked as promised?

Thank you for your excellent video! It looks like you were carrying good speed entering the corner. Your entry could have been more to the right and deeper into the curve to set up your exit of the turn. Because your trail braking was a little late and your line was now tighter when you tilted to turn left past the apex and on the steep grade of the surface, your rear tire lost its traction... down you went. If you enter into corners a little wider and deeper, you have more braking options without losing traction. Also, you see the apex and exit more clearly. A tighter entry line does not allow much room for line options or braking adjustments. Hopefully, you can picture what I wrote!

6:35 "Maybe I was trying too hard, for the photo there". 100% why you crashed, I'll bet. Rnickey mouse videos would support that theory. Sorry you crashed, glad you're safe. I'm buying a helite vest because of this video! Rode stelvio pass last year with my son, was awesome. Keep up the great videos!

Hey, zum Glück ist das glimpflich ausgegangen... meiner Meinung nach sehe ich keinen Fahrfehler sondern die Dieselspur, schön zu sehen bei 3:43, kurz davor klappt dir das Rad weg... Gute Fahrt weiterhin :-)

Después de ver el video, creo que la caída es debida principalmente a forzar la tumbada por la presencia del fotógrafo, esto hace que llegues al limite y pierdas el control de la rueda delantera acrecentado además por acelerar en la salida de la curva. Parece buen asfalto, buen estado de los neumáticos y bonita moto jejeje. Gracias por compartir, ya que sirve para saber la efectividad de los extras que has instalado en tu moto.

i feel your pain crashed my T7 10 days ago. you were lucky . i done my knee. shame about the amount of damage on your bike. but sure you will put it right. as im used to fast bikes it can be just as bad letting off the front brake because it unsettles all of the bike. when riding to fast you are better braking and letting the brake off slowly as it still slowes you down and it doesnt unsettle the bike . what a place to crash stunning views. glad your ok.

thanks for sharing , its good to know to learn from it , glad your fine ,

Glad you’re ok, need to get me an airbagvest. Looked like it also protected you against the second impact from the bike. I think the weighttransfer from the s-bend before the corner made the rear step out.

Since my crash a year ago in the Alps I ride different. My crash was a lot worse as I crashed with about 120 km/h with hard braking and ABS off... I was lucky to have some good gear but my bike crashed intoo a sign and then 2 trees... horrible to look the photos back... Glad you're okay but it's always awfull to see damage to someones bike. Ps new sub 👍🏻

Glad your safe bro...take care

Danke fürs Teilen, fahre auch so viel wie du und hatte ein recht ähnlichen Rutscher in einer 180 Grad in den Dolomiten diese Woche, Es ist nur Plastikschaden und ein Loch im Hinterreifen durch die Leitplanke entstanden. Ich war auch in recht viel Schräglage in der Kurve also denke ich das das Hinterrad in Kombination mit etwas Dreck in der Kurve beim Anbeschleunigen den Grip verloren hat. Gut das uns dabei nicht mehr passiert ist.

Autsch.... da zählt man die Euros schon beim slide mit :) Schön das dir nichts passiert ist,das ist das wichtigste. Gute Stelle ausgewählt das es nicht zuuu tief gegangen ist. Passiert halt leider mal. Hoffe die Schäden waren nicht zu teuer :( Aber gutes Video, wie immer. Ne Ahnung was los war? Zu lange gebremst ? Mit allen Helfern an ?

Feel your pain mate , gland your ok

Oh shit, das kratzen, schreckliches Geräusch!! Alles Gute👍😥....wird wieder.

nice to see another Hellite user :)

Glad you're ok! By the way, I love your riding gear. Which brand is your helmet?

The answer is in 0:02 of your intro. You take your butt of the seat and that's ok but you keep your head on the bike. The head weights 5 kg and gives better leverage. Lean angle was way more your bike and tires could handle. When riding an on off tourer limits come sooner than a street or a supersport bike. You said that you probably trailed the brakes longer into the turn past the apex. Doing so would sweep the front, not your case. Glad to see you weren't hurt and your bike sustained almost minor damages, equipment did a fine job protecting you and the bike. Its nice to see people taking their safety seriously

Ab to get my first bike and this was very helpful I never knew about the sliders nor the crash bars so I’ll be adding that to the wishlist immediately lol

Ich denke du wolltest den Fotograf beeindrucken 😊. Endlich hatte er mal 'action' direkt vor seinem Objektiv. Merci für den Upload und ja, ich bin 3 Jahre zu spät auf deinen Clip gestossen. Dafür seit 2016 jedes Jahr mehrfach pro Saison Stelvio (sowie Umbrail und Gavia) rauf und runter. Ich war neugierig was zum low sider geführt hat und 4:06 war für mich die Aufösung. Die Schleifspuren gehen zurück bis fast in die Mitte der Fahrbahn. Deswegen würde ich sagen: Linkskurve zu sehr in der Mitte angefahren, vielleicht mit etwas zu hoher Geschwindigkeit (du hattest ja schon ein paar Kurven hinter dir gelassen und warst im "flow"). Dann hilft dir nur noch grössere Schräglage in der Kurve (als beim "Fahren am rechten Strassenrand") und Bremsen in Schräglage (trail braking). Wenn du (bei grösserer Schräglage) das Bike nicht drückst und dabei selbst in horizontaler Position bleibst (also mit deinem Körper keine Schräglage einnimmst) und/oder zusätzlich ein bisschen zu viel vorne bremst (weil etwas zu schnell dran und abgelenkt) dann... low sider. Ist mir auch schon passiert, enge Teerstrasse durch den Wald, Holzfäller am Werk, Strasse in Rechtskurve verdreckt, Schragläge des Bike (gedrückt) nicht mit eigenem Körper kompensiert... low sider und in die Böschung gegenüber gerutscht. Tja. Ergebnis wie bei dir: leichte Schäden und verbogener Bremshebel. Ciao und happy riding! P.S. Von der "Ölspur" als Auslöser halte ich nichts. Ich vergleiche eine minimale Ölspur gerne mit Bitumen-Geschmiere. Darüber muss ich in Kurven, bergab, in Schräglage, auch hinweg kommen.

I crashed and slid over a 40ft cliff in India in 2009. I still have no idea how it happened apart from there was mud and drum brakes involved 😂 totally unhurt and I went head over heels. A miracle. Amazed you still had the presence of mind to set your camera up to film the aftermath 👍🏼 Glad you were unhurt.

Glad you are okay. I noticed the bike got its own back hitting you with its front wheel!

Das fürchte ich auch. Gut, dass nichts passiert ist. Gute Fahrt heuer wünsche ich dir. Vielleicht treffen wir uns ja mal auf einem Pass mit der KTM

Thanks for sharing and educating us. Great to see the helite deploying for your protection. As you said, ‘shit happens’, so no judgment from me. What all of us bikers should learn from this is, you dressed for the slide and walked way.

I think you are right that you were still braking late as you can see the handlebars jerk left right as it starts to slide. Rear wheel got too light and with that speed and angle, lost grip. As soon as it slid out a tiny bit, you were still releasing the brake and that's why the bars went left suddenly. Minimal damage to both of you! That's great. Thanks for the share!

Mit dem Alpenpanorama im Hintergrund der Bergung sieht das irgendwie wieder nett aus :)

Very helpful. Thanks. Poor bike :(

Good thing you ended up fine. Very educational. Based on my similar experience (crash on similar downhill hairpin on BMW R1150R, and that bike is very stable and forgiving to braking in corners due to telelever ) change of geometry while braking did not bring you down. Speed and angle of lean brought you down. When you lost the traction on rear you were doing 44km/h. That was way too fast for that corner. Actually you made mistake on a corner before entering it at around 80km/h. There was not enough lenght of road to reduce speed to safe 30km/h. If lean was not as drastic tyre would regrip, it would shake you a bit but it is likely that you'd recover. In your case tyre was lifted of the ground as minor slip caused frame to pick the tarmac. I've learned my lesson hard way too however with lot less damage to the bike. My rule of thum is: Downhill hairpins on a narrow road seem to be safe (on a public road) up until 30km/h. 40 is risky, 50 plain dangerous. I often wonder why people rush on Stelvio pass. Not that they are riding it every day. Makes more sense to go slow and enjoy the scenery. In your case you also had empty road and that is luxury on Stelvio so one more reason to slow down and enjoy scenery ! 😃

thank you sorry to see i just got this bike today i am in Canada thanks for your videos

I have the exact same bike. I ride it like I am fleeing a bank robbery. This video was eye opening. Thank you. I can't believe you low sided while apparently going so slowly. It was very strange to see. I was expecting you to be going a LOT faster. It makes me think I have been VERY lucky. How old are your tires? The front look to be the scorpion trail 2s that came on the bike; are they? So glad you are ok. Seeing that beautiful bike go down was gut wrenching, my friend.

Increíble! Así que di que fu ciona el msc! La moto se ha puesto de pie sola!!

Thanks for sharing, I came over the Stelvio the same way last July. I've been watching your videos as I've just traded my 2017GS in for a Super Adventure S so the accessories video was great. After riding BMW boxers for the last 9 years and knowing they are quite heavy and planted at the front will I need to take extra care on the KTM to prevent front end slides as you've had? Cheers.

Thanks for the video. Do you think your airbag worked well & prevented injury? Is yours the corded one or the electronic one? Thank you, glad you were uninjured.

Rolled off throttle while looking at photog, too much front load. Glad you're ok!

Glück gehabt, die Schutzmaßnahmen am Bike haben sich bewährt. Apropos, trägst du den Touratech Aventuro Carbon2? Was ist deine Meinung zum Helm (Tragekomfort, Windgeräusche, Belüftung, Funktionalität)?

sehr geiles video... weiter so like izz da

The main thing is that everything on the body has remained intact.

Sowas ähnliches auch mir passiert. Glücklicherweise ohne Verletzung rausgelöscht. Paar scheine den Tiger zu reparieren. Akzeptieren wie dumm ich war. Und weiter auf dem Weg zur Verbesserung der Fahrfähigkeiten. So ist es. Gut dass du dich nicht verletzt hast. Eine Maschine kann man immer reparieren.

It is an excellent video, which helmet is the one you use in the video?

The worst part of that fall seems to be the front wheel hitting your hand. You really did get lucky. Bruises will heal. Shattered wrist not so much.

Luckey u r .zero injery wow 👍👍👍so happy i m And great strong bike u having bro

You are very honest in the description of the crash. You got away without any injuries! Maybe it was oil/dirt. Maybe paying too much attention to the photographer and maybe just too much speed with too much angle! You'll never know but hopefully it won't happen again. Cheers

too much angle for this speed/cornering/weight bike

Unfortunately there are a few videos of experienced riders crashing the KTM 1290 SAS on KZfaq. From what others have said the bike is so good that it doesn’t seem to give you the feeling of when it’s reaching its limit especially at the rear. I’m not not too sure if this is what happened to you but so glad you are ok 👍

Your crash was almost identical to the one I had this summer (July 2020). Fairly low speed hairpin corner (turning left). My front tire hit some gravel that had been dumped in the middle of the road about a meter past the apex and as I started to accelerate my bike (BMW S1000XR) just dumped me as quick if not quicker than yours did in the video. Unfortunately for me I did not have an air vest and as a result broke two ribs - a very painful experience. Anyway thanks for sharing 👍🏼

Lo Stelvio è insidioso amico mio motociclista, capita purtroppo... L'importante è che tu sia tornato a casa con le tue gambe e la tua bellissima moto... 💪

Thank you for sharing! May you say what's your helmet? Thanks!

Big thanks for this very useful video and very happy you are well. I have the same bike and I wonder if the configuration (sport or comfort mode) would change anything. Please share your opinion because you are an experienced rider and I am not.✌