Mike do you typically run the black throttle cam or grey on your 250?
@ridewithmike962Ай бұрын
Good question. Whichever one is stock (I don't recall which color it is) is the one I have been using.
@JaredTurner-cg9xd2 ай бұрын
Really enjoy your uploads Mike!
@ridewithmike9622 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy them. They’re a great way for me to re-live my rides as well.
@scottknight47492 ай бұрын
Great ride Mike, wish I had your restraint, what a jackwagon, takes you out along with the course markers and then himself. Stellar
@ridewithmike9622 ай бұрын
You’re giving me too much credit for restraint 😀
@Racer8182 ай бұрын
28:03 WTF with 17C Matt Garcia taking both the course markers and you out for what, an additional 1-2 seconds? You held it together far better than i would have. You're a far better man than me. Great ride as always!
@ridewithmike9622 ай бұрын
Yeah….wasn’t my best moment or language when that happened 😀 I heard him rev his motor right at the top of the hill as we were descending to the finish chicane. I’m all for enduro etiquette and it works both ways but I wasn’t going to completely come to a stop that close to the finish. I moved to the right of the trail and then went high in the left turn just before the final descent to give him a lane both times. When he didn’t take it, I just went for the finish line because at that point and in that spot I was still racing too. It was kind of a D move to take out the finish chute but hey, that’s racing 😀
@snowbrosforever2 ай бұрын
@@ridewithmike962 You were very restrained. Nice ride! I am definitely doing this next year!
@duffyrides2 ай бұрын
Very cool ! Wish I could have taken my 23 XC to do one of these events ! Maybe one day I’ll travel to the US and give one of these a try.
@riodj802 ай бұрын
I’ve been waiting for these videos…thanks for posting them! DJ
@RideWithJosh6962 ай бұрын
nice work! Had bruised rib so I couldn't make it out this time.
@cgreen15992 ай бұрын
Great race! Didn’t get a chance to meet up with you guys, super fun course this year
@gladegoodrich22973 ай бұрын
What happened to one start? Everyone goes together. Think maybe some experts are afraid of getting beat by a novice.🙄
@colebaldwin35323 ай бұрын
Good to see you back Mike!👊
@ridewithmike9623 ай бұрын
Thanks Cole! It was great seeing you out there as well. You were ripping. The Over 50 expert clue was the biggest expert class.
@kellyedgar15403 ай бұрын
Awesome flick and great riding! Thanks again for coming out. Hope you liked the course.
@cannonsmith74293 ай бұрын
Love watching you fly on that 250! Inspiration to us all! Looked up the results and impressed with how many guys are in your class, all rippers!
@kenden9473 ай бұрын
What class and row did you start in?
@ridewithmike9623 ай бұрын
I was in the Over 50 Expert class but due to signing up literally last minute, I was the last row of Experts (row 23).
@riodj803 ай бұрын
Good to see you back Mike! Hope you're all healed up! DJ
@ridewithmike9623 ай бұрын
Thank you. First real race since my injury last Fall and it felt really good, even though I'm not 100%
@Monkeybutt_ADV3 ай бұрын
Looks like a blast!
@duosable3 ай бұрын
It looks like the XC has a stiffer suspension
@davidbeauvais13644 ай бұрын
Hahahha screamed like a girl!
@AlexHiltbrunner4 ай бұрын
After binge-watching the whole 10-part series, I was at the end as emotional with joy as if I had been part of the trip. This is just crazy. Besides the probably more frequent wheelies than Chris Burch performs, the incredible riding skills and the dedication to accomplish the TOI, I was struck by the extremely positive and humbled mindset. So well done guys!
@ridewithmike9624 ай бұрын
I’m glad you enjoyed the whole series. It’s been almost 4 years already and I still think about this experience every day. It was such a great time and cool adventure.
@kelvinhuotari27294 ай бұрын
Are you running 60:1 at these desert speeds or richer? Any mapping done? Thanks. Cool and informative vids👍
@ridewithmike9624 ай бұрын
I run 50:1 Lucas Oil. On this TBI, I had just been running the stock map for the first year. I recently had it remapped, but that was just to make sure I was current since KTM had come out with a few updates.
@caputo1164 ай бұрын
Mike these are great videos. It looks like you and your buddies had an awesome adventure. I’m very curious about your radio set up a couple of buddies and myself are about to take a big ride and we’re discussing options. What did you guys run? And how did you do it?
@ridewithmike9624 ай бұрын
We used Baofeng short-wave radios that were reprogrammed to use a GMRS channel. We used headsets in our helmets with a push to talk button on the bars. They were wired which was a bit of a pain because you had to plug in every time you got on and off the bike, but we intentionally chose these over the many bluetooth options because the range is exponentially better and we wanted to be able to ride out of each other's dust.
@caputo1164 ай бұрын
We have those radios already so that’s good. How did you program them and what bar mounted push to talk button did you use?
@ridewithmike9624 ай бұрын
@@caputo116 we used these from PlanetHeadset, but there are a lot of options out there. www.planetheadset.com/Snowcom.php
@caputo1164 ай бұрын
Thank you I’ll keep looking.
@caputo1165 ай бұрын
Best video I’ve seen for the Tour of Idaho. I want to do this so badly. Question… I did t see a chainsaw on any of the bikes. I thought that was a requirement?
@ridewithmike9625 ай бұрын
Chainsaws became a requirement the past two years. In 2020 it was not a requirement although we all carried Silky Saws and used them. The Tour is no longer “official” although the route still exists if you want to try it.
@ridewithmike9625 ай бұрын
Chainsaws became a requirement the past two years. In 2020 it was not a requirement although we all carried Silky Saws and used them. The Tour is no longer “official” although the route still exists if you want to try it.
@caputo1165 ай бұрын
@@ridewithmike962 I literally just found out that it didn’t exist anymore. I’m very upset about this I really wanted to try it. How would I go about looking into the unofficial ride?
@ridewithmike9625 ай бұрын
@@caputo116 I believe the waypoints can still be downloaded from motorcyclejazz.com
@jennifermccoy1535 ай бұрын
Great reviews! I watched all of them while waiting for my bike to arrive and current Ride with the Knights subscriber. Curious what you're running for fork pressure. I'm 53, B-level, and 195 w/o gear. I'm running 132-138 depending on terrain. Struggling to really get it dialed. Thanks for the great content.
@ridewithmike9625 ай бұрын
I’m running about 140 psi. I r also since I my forks revalved by MotoXperts in Spanish Fork Utah.
@cannonsmith74295 ай бұрын
I feel like it’s rare to see the 250s out there nowadays; I hope to ride half as fast as you one day! Ha
@jonoz98475 ай бұрын
Remember that one day Mike monstertrucked a guy lol! It was my first race on two wheels... The wr250r didn't handle the whoops at all! lol P57 in open 35+ novice. 2nd in my group of 4 older dudes is pretty cool on a bone stock bike. you killed it out there! Fast for being "rusty"
@ridewithmike9625 ай бұрын
Glad you had a good time. Racing is addicting :)
@motoxposse5 ай бұрын
Just watched this series day 1-10 awesome job awesome video amazing accomplishment.
@adamsc075 ай бұрын
This looks like a blast! I live in Texas and we have nothing like that here. I race in a cross country club that has races on seven to eight mile loops, its fun but im always wanting to ride in other states like Utah! Were you able to practice this loop?
@Kamren2565 ай бұрын
It was awesome battling with you I was #256 on the yz
@thedezpro5 ай бұрын
Great White Rhino siting @ 44:10. Awesome footage as always Mike. Thank you
@ridewithmike9625 ай бұрын
Thank you! It was awesome seeing the Great White Rhino just before heading down Ft. Pierce Wash.
@brendagorman99655 ай бұрын
It looked like you had a hell of a race after you ran over that dude...LOL I wish I could have tried a desert race in my younger days! Dale
@alphablackpnther21856 ай бұрын
Great ride Mike! Lot of fun passing so many riders. How is Josh doing these days? So far as I checked doesn't look like he rode this one. All the best!
@Impedancenetwork6 ай бұрын
What bike is that? Obvious a KTM. Is it a 350? 450? 500? XC? XF?
@WaydeJames6 ай бұрын
Riding pretty well Mike!
@Famoso36 ай бұрын
I think i would have got lost and made my own trail:) I sure like how that KTM pulls through. very strong bike. When i wathced the video i was like, stop cleaning your visor i can't see which way your going. freaked me out
@riders.oregon44746 ай бұрын
Sweet! What do you have zip tied to your bar pad? I ride mostly woods/mountains . Do you make your forks fairly stiff for dez racing?
@ridewithmike9626 ай бұрын
That is the transponder we were using for team racing. Rather than the standard sticker-type that you put on your helmet visor, team racing requires you to physically move the transponder from one bike to the other when you switch riders (assuming you're riding different bikes). My brother was riding his Beta on Loop 2 so when I came in from Loop 1 I pulled that off my bar pad and handed it to him. .
@scottknight47496 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing the gopro footage. This was a fun one.
@RideWithJosh6966 ай бұрын
Nice riding, and glad to see you back on the bike! Looked like fun, wish I could have made it!
@colechristensen256 ай бұрын
Great ride Mike!
@michaelwalas59486 ай бұрын
Amazing video and thorough explanation!!! Hey I was wondering if you had ridden a 300XC TBI version side by side as a comparison and would you still choose a 250? I’m about to buy one. I’ve had tons of both 250 and 300’s. The last 2 were 250’s because I liked the quicker responsiveness. I haven’t ridden the 250XC TBI yet but I did ride the 300 and felt it was flawless although it felt like a big bike . The 250’s feel smaller and lighter . What are your thoughts ? I ride the same class as you and same type of rider
@offroad.nomads6 ай бұрын
Great videos! What communication are you guys using?
@ridewithmike9626 ай бұрын
We were using Baofeng radios with a wired push to talk button on the bars. It was a bit of a pain to be wired, but the range is exponentially better than bluetooth devices for this type of ride where we could ride separated and out of the dust when needed.
@ridewithmike9626 ай бұрын
We used the Baofeng UV-82 radios. They're readily available for cheap on Amazon. They're technically short-wave radios (so not "legal" without a short wave license) but you can hack them to use just a regular GRMS channel, but they use the higher power of the radio. This is what all my buddies and I use for regular trail riding, but we don't use the wired push to talk connectors on our bars. We just put the radios in a pocket of our KLIM vests and then have the small handheld mic clipped to the front. For the Tour, the only thing we did different was to buy some in-helmet speakers with a push to talk button on the bars which made it easier to communicate while riding and did not require stopping (whereas the way we use them when just "regular" trail riding, is that you pretty much just use them when you're stopped and need to communicate something to the larger group. Lots of videos on KZfaq about how to re-program them. It's been several years since I did it so I don't remember all the details, but I remember it involved a USB cable connected through my laptop (that came with the radio) to re-program them.
@trd4d6 ай бұрын
I just can't see the enjoyment of that grueling ride for even one day, but I definitely am impressed by your tackling it.
@Mockle076 ай бұрын
Late to the party, but outstanding video with genuine, well rounded information and opinions. Far too many KZfaq reviews present their (usually uninformed) opinions as fact, thanks for not falling into that trap.
@harleyosterlund57967 ай бұрын
Anyone know how to get in touch with Mike??
@ridewithmike9627 ай бұрын
Hi. I have a gmail account. You can send me an email at ridewithmike962