You guys are made of ice riding in that miserable weather, tough bunch, great video.

You guys are crazy fun, awesome boys.

Motorcycle parts are replacable. Memories are forever.

Hi. Suggest everyone investigate the App “ what3words”. You can direct message your exact location to anyone.

What an incredible trail, I love this video. Nicely done 🤘

Great video man, that was a fun adventure to watch. Hope you got out okay after your battery died!

Apologies if I’m being abit thick mate, what’s this lane called? I’ve got the week off and would love to head up there.

That’s why I have a KTM 500

not at all been there done that sucks

Good thing you have crash bars. First mistake....relying on your phone for navigation....second mistake....worrying about your phone battery charge..third mistake using a phone front and center on your triple clamps....fourth mistake making a video and talking about your phone. I guess this is why in the olden days dirt bike riders relied on themselves, stayed focused on the trail ride (and told stories about it later, maybe some pictures), and had at the very least....a kickstarter. It is possible to push start a these bikes.....was that not an option? Either way seems like a rookie mistake, but in the end...it "all" centered around worrying about your phone....and not knowing better to preserve battery life at all times.....casually leaving your ignition on seems rookie...ya we have all done it, fortunately for me, my bike was in my workshop. Doesn't take long does it? I guess that is all part of the "adventure"....At least is wasn't a typical newbie "adventure" on you tube resulting in a broken leg, and helicopter rescue. Kinda funny...I did chuckle when I saw the crash bars...

Looks a proper loop that, great to watch.

Someone should make a kickstart kit for the new tenere lol

grow a set you should be able to get that out

i knew as soon as i seen it I thought he's left his ignition on the idiot lol

thats newport start i think i was in Pontypridd the other day no phone and my R6 broke down to pissed me right off

You put a lithium battery in there? I just put one in my ktm and noticed the capacity is roughly half of its agm counterpart.

When you got off the bike and walked away with then fan going I was like well... that's asking for a flat battery

Fantastic control sir, GG

oh wow scary! I hope it works out ok

At around mins there was a tree stikcing out on the diagonal. When we went down there last year it was completely obscured. Me and Chris both smashed our heads on it. I'm taking a chain saw next time! 🤣

Mate you let your battery run flat and had to get you misses to drop off a jump pack. You didn't hurt yourself and managed to contact you partner. Not a big drama in the scheme of things really...

A smart phone using more juice than a bike can produce... ouch. How is the new garmin in this regard i wonder? Drive safe!

Love it

Thanks alot for all the great comments and support, you're a fantastic bunch, and I appreciate every one of you 🙌 For a bit of back story to how I landed in this silly situation, earlier in the day my USB charging my phone, had come unplugged from The dash... I hadn't noticed until my screen back light went off at 5% a few hours later. The cable I was using couldn't carry the amperage needed to charge the phone but could only just about maintain it between 3 and 5%, obviously I needed the phone for navigation. When you stop, the phone will charge slightly, when you move and the GPS starts tracking it uses ALOT of processing power and juice... So I was semi Concious at the point of failure that while stopped in the woods to scout the top. Section, I could get a bit of charge in the phone... I just went a bit ADHD and went for a lovely stroll In the woods 😂 This is a solid reminder also to download 'what 3 words' to your devices and tell your loved ones to download it too and make sure they all know how to use it, this is what was my saving grace here aswell as a bit of phone signal. It really is a life saver. "Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times" Love you all 😘

Nightmare Lew, idea of riding solo is great … till something happens!

Where do you download your maps ? Or do you make the routes your self ? Thanks

Hey Lews, looks like great fun, id like to try it out on my 890, wont let me down load the route, any chance you can post link again mate.

Good looking lanes!

Another cracking vid buddy👌that sort of thing can happen to the best of us. Do you keep your battery topped up with a trickle charger when not in use🤔not that your bike has much down time I'm guessing🤣they do work well, I've got a basic optimate charger which i plug in when i can to keep the battery in top performance. The reliability of that awesome Yamaha overall though is something that really impresses me, considering the abuse you give it😋Yamaha should be paying you for all the great testing you put that bad boy through😉

The amount of gate opening and closing is enough to never wanting to ride alone.

These things happen i got stuck niles away the other week got a flat tyre and my connector pipe for my pump had fallen out through a hole under the seat so couldn't blow it back up, ended up calling the mrs (luckily had signal) worst feeling ever not being able to look after yourself, but keep ya chin up learn from it and move on, these things make us better adventures in the long run

ahh mate, that sucks... especially as you are going to owe the mrs big time for coming all that way to save you. The next mod you should do on your bike is fit an on/off switch for your abs, that way you can turn your ignition off more often without having all the faff when you re-start, probs would have avoided having to do the washing up and ironing for a month.

Bloody hell mate, knowing just how wide the World Raid is in person, I was holding my breath and thinking, think thin, think thin while you were going through some of those trails. Such a pain in the hole having a flat battery and nobody around to give you a dig out. I thought the new screen was gonna go on you as well when it dropped. Are the towers expensive to replace by the way? Did anyone get in touch about repairing the cracked speedo? I finally got my World Raid on the 3rd of May and have been out on it daily since then. I stupidly dropped it the other day at a silly mountain road junction, the front wheel was up on a ramped part of the junction and I had to stop for oncoming traffic, went to put my foot down and nothing but thin air. Down went the bike and I rolled down the hill in front of it. I felt like a right tit but I'd never been on that section of road before and at 6.2 I can flat foot the World Raid no bother so it took me by surprise. Thankfully just the crash bars and Barkbusters got some scars. Also, anyone that says lifting a fully fueled T7 World Raid is easy is talking out of their arse. No green lane opportunities over here so as soon as I get the opportunity I'll be planning some trips over to your neck of the woods. Massive respect for what you do Lew 👍 and fair play to the Mrs for coming to the rescue, what would we do without them?!😉

shure i just saw sparks from your kill switch

Don't beat yourself up over it , easily done leaving ignition on for the fan and getting distracted looking for ways out , it's sometimes the easy things that catch us out 👍👍

got to admit that i'm 10 seconds in and i'm sorry to say I laughed out loud (sorry Lew)

At least it wasn't raining mate!

Stunning views

Wow,..what a cracking video mate,..i got lost in it!! U handled that situation like a boss, it just shows how quickly things can turn,..glad u all sorted 👏

Good video and a bit of bad luck😉💪a question about the Ohlins steering damper, how many clicks do you keep it to go offroad?

You were insanely brave doing parts of that route on your own especially crossing that very wide river! Fair play to you, many myself included would have probably bottled it. The ending of your video was abrupt and a shame I was hoping you’d make it through. Thankfully your Mrs came to the rescue that’s got to be worth a fish supper for her on date night. 😂 Glad you’re ok and already looking forward to the next instalment 👍👍

U used 1st gear 😂

It's always a series of small things that creep up on you. The constant start-stop. Dropping into the route, then leaving the bike on while scoping the route. Then realising, the phone had limited charge and had no way to get the bike out without the engine running. Sitting on the side of the road in Wales, waiting for your missus, is probably at the more minor end of consequences. Crap, but non life threatening ... and thanks - it's reminded me to take my portable phone battery booster on the next solo trip out. At least you had phone signal :)

Could have been much worse. You could have broken the windshield AGAIN 😄😄

Hi lew, what app do you use for the trails?

Maybe carry a small power bank in your bag or something, at least you can charge your phone if this happens again 😂

Crikey chap, pretty unfortunate. Obviously watching this your good lady came to your rescue 💞 what can you say.....shit happens and at least we can all learn from it. Fair play for posting 🤘🏻

shit happens fella, this is what we encounter as lone riders - i do it myself but my 500 weighs half yours so there is that small benefit when it goes wrong for me which it did one week ago in a massive hidden ravine that had been forested near Foel - had some proper struggles for quite a long time and did wonder how i would ever manage but i got out eventually, and alive haha i did see the call go out on NWTRF for help - i was pissed at a bbq or i would have answered, i didn't know it was you as someone just said a guy with a flat battery - hope you didn't have to wait too long, at least it was sunny and you have an understanding Mrs :-)

Makes Charity lane up Mac look easy. Top Vid.

Ah, yes..Getting into the habit of stalling the bike and leaving the ignition on so the ABS stays off. I have done that a few times myself and then forgotten about the ignition because of a distraction .... oh, look! A squirrel. Thankfully I never left it on until it wouldn't start anymore.... yet.