Thank you for your comment! I started making films with editing (not just posting an uncut video, or a video with a cut or two) about 8 months ago. I now know I absolutely love making videos. This video has many firsts for me: first film with multiple camera shots for the same scene, first film with so many different angles, first time all the shots are actually in 4K and with what I think are the proper frame rates, first film with 120 fps for slow motion, first film where I was able to get the color and tones to be consistent through all the shots (at least mostly!), and first film using ND filters on the Nikon, not just the GoPro. Much appreciated. Thank you again! If you have any advice, I'm happy to hear it!

"Better off road than I am": exactly! Same here! The marvelous thing about this type of bike is that it is appropriate for 99% of roads out there so you don't have to stop and think "I wish I was on a bike that could go up this road" as you would with a typical touring bike, cruiser or sport bike. I can imagine the amazing routes you have available to you in BC!

​​@@richardrisserjr no bike at that kg is good off road...end..if you people say this is good for off road means 0 experience in off road..the weight if it fells it will meld all in that side..with paper thin engine cases too easy to get destroyed..you need to be a tall pro rider..you will go down at some point..off road its not only suspension

@@commantrosexetlos4700 When these guys say "off road" they mean on a dirt or gravel road, which is really on road...But yeah one tip over where your body gets caught under these Big Bikes can be a real deal ender. ................simply doing a U turn in a limited area with rocks and holes, often the big bike becomes the master. Long legs helps a LOT.

@@bradsanders6954 i dont have long legs🤣🤣 but it doesn't really matters on a 250 350kg bike...i agree with you ..some are hypnotized by marketing

Thank you! While I do think the SAR is a great bike, as for its size it handles quite well, the marketing teams do a great job of making it seem to be a much more maneuverable and nimble bike than it ever really could be compared to lighter ones. Of course, all motorcyclists would love to have the skills of Chris Birch and Pol Tarres, and we congratulate them for their lifetime of dedication to the art and taking it to new levels, but it takes decades of practice and a certain degree of talent to make it that far. I really love having the unknown before me, exploring new roads, new paths, not knowing what is over the next rise or around the next bend. There will be many more videos coming as in February 2024 we will begin actually riding and recording GPS tracks with waypoints for the all-new "Trans Mexico Loop Route". This may not be its actual name, but it describes exactly what it is. It is a loop route that starts either on the Texas-Mexico border or the California-Mexico border, winding its way down through the mountains along the western coast of Mexico to Guatemala and then winds its way back to the US through the mountains on the eastern side of Mexico. It will connect many of Mexico's most impressive volcanoes, canyons, archeological sites with pyramids and temples, national parks and colonial cities covering about 8-10,000 miles. This has been my dream project since 2019 and it's finally coming to light.

Much appreciated. Thank you! This is our best one yet. We love motorcycling and now we really love film making too. Plus, they combine well!

I bet you are excited! I took two rides on mine today and every time I walk past it in the garage I smile. I'm hoping my new rear tire gets here soon. There isn't much left of the one on it! Congratulations on your new bike! Make sure you put lock tight on the bolts holding on the kickstand. They will come loose if you are going off the pavement. I put blue lock tight on them and they kept coming loose, finally put red lock tight on them. Additionally, the top chain slide nut came loose and the nut and piece fell off and got lost so I had to put a makeshift piece of kevlar in its place (KTM told me the new piece would take a month to arrive) so check that and other bolts from time to time.

@@richardrisserjr that’s exactly what I do every time I go to garage I can’t believe my eyes. What a beauty.haha I bought the 22 model with 2000 miles with many upgrades which make me happy. I just give the bike a good clean today. Next, I will change oil clean the chain and enjoy the rides. I live in Florida, which is the best time right now to ride bikes.

Thank you. There are some tough opinions among viewers at times. Try to keep things in perspective and remember that haters or the highly critical are only a small percentage of viewers. And yes, Chris Birch's talent makes it seem that you can ride the 1290 like an enduro bike, and well for 0.01% of motorcycle riders, this might be true! But not for the rest of us mortals! :-) We appreciate your encouraging comments. Motorcycling and filming are really a blast! May we all be safe and have fun!

Merci pour les commentaires. Les paysages ici à Jalisco, au Mexique, sont très beaux et nous adorons la marque KTM maintenant. C'est juste cette année que nous avons acheté notre première moto KTM. Pouvoir faire la vidéo avec cette moto et dans ces paysages a été un grand plaisir. Merci à nouveau!

Much appreciated! Thank you!

The KTM 1290 is a lot of fun! The Yamaha T7 is also an amazing bike for adventure riding as is the Ducati Dessert X and the KTM 500 EXC-F.

​@@richardrisserjr yes. I know a guy who traveled from Ushuaia to Alaska on a Yamaha YBR125.

Yes! You can really to it on ANY motorcycle. We tell ourselves it has to be such and such a bike, but really it doesn't have to! (although some bikes are MUCH more fun than others!)

Would be more exciting. I've been all over the backcountry around our location in central Mexico and have only found either dirt roads or cow paths. The cow paths are mostly quite narrow with very large rocks, more appropriate for the KTM 500 (another video!). When I find trails I'll get them in a video! Meanwhile we are working on an adventure route that crosses Mexico from the US-Mexico border to the Guatamala-Mexico border in the south that will pass through or by many of Mexico's volcanoes, archeological sites, colonial cities, Monarch butterfly reserves, and amazing canyons and mountains. It is an 8,000 mile route that will be at least 80% dirt and go through parts of Mexico that most people never see.

Hello! Thank you! This was filmed in the Mexican state of Jalisco on the shores of Lake Chapala where we currently live. I never owned the previous version of the KTM 1290, but love this one. We are currently creating the ridemex.com project, a transMexico adventure route from the US to Guatemala and back in a circuitous route on mostly dirt roads connecting volcanoes, waterfalls, national parks, and more. We have been on the road for 28 days now and the 1290 has been doing a great job despite many of the "roads" being no more than tracks through the forest and backlands.

@@richardrisserjr wowww great

This video surprises me, came together so fluidly. We started filming before dawn and finished about 4:00 pm, edited off and on for three days and it was done.... I find it very peaceful too. I am currently out with my wife and son making the ridemex.com transMexico adventure route. I am riding the same 1290 Super Adventure in this video. It can be a real handful to turn around when the track is tight, no doubt, at those moments I ask what I'm doing! But, it handles very rough terrain quite well. I put Motoz Tractionater tires on it which has helped a lot. Thank you for the comments, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you! Like the different looks you've given to your Super Adventure! Greetings!

You are right! I am a newbie and proud of it. I just started riding motorcycles in my 40s after pedaling thousands of miles around Latin America on my bicycle. However, I spent the first few years on my 2002 DR650 riding the TransAmerica Trail and around Chiapas in southern Mexico so I've been to many places and am proud of it. I am not a stunt rider, nor do I push the limits beyond my abilities. I am a backcountry explorer and traveler. I also love myself and have family that love me, so safety is first. And, I must say, some people proudly show their battle scars from their accidents and mistakes. I am not one of these. I've ridden over 30,000 miles on mostly dirt roads and trails over the past 5 years and have not had a single accident, nor have I injured myself even once in regards to the motorcycle. This I am proud of too. There are all kinds of riders out there. They are all part of the motorcycle-riding family. Ride safe; let's respect our fellow riders.

@@richardrisserjr Richar...don't get me wrong...your doing the smart thing...RESPECT...get some training and you'll easily bump your game up...been riding GSAs for 12 years and just sold mine...looking at the KTM...no kids and train like a trojan post-cancer.Observation..I'm 6 ft...weight forward...anchour your knees to the tank and that will keep you from pulling on the bars...awesome bike.

Thank you! Bridgestone A41s, the stock tires. But, these are almost worn out and while I do like them they wore out quickly, especially as I ride almost all rocky dirt roads. I plan to get the MotozTractionator Adventure tires next. They have a much longer wear life as the knobs are closer together and the rubber is bit harder, however, they still have great grip.

@@richardrisserjr I have the Motz Adventure on the rear now. Not bad all around but a damn stiff riding tire offroad. On road they are pretty amazing for a tire that is so knobby.

@@infinityphotorob Good to know! I really do very little riding on pavement so I really want the best tire for dirt, mud, rock and sand. The Bridgestones A41s have been very grippy off the pavement, but they have worn out very quickly (in about 3,600 kilometers).

@@richardrisserjrhave a look at the Ralz for more dirt.

Will do! Thank you!@@infinityphotorob

Muchas gracias! Fue divertido hacer el video y más aún, manejar la moto. :-)

Está muy bonito ahora, todavía algo verde. No sé de las cuevas...

I agree. My wife (she also likes backcountry riding) and I sometimes ask ourselves what percentage of these bikes ever see the use they were designed for.

We did it together! A job well done!

I had the incredible luck to find these POD braces at a local store here in Guadalajara, called MDH Sports, not far from where we live on Lake Chapala, in Mexico. I thought I'd never find them in Mexico and would have to order them from overseas. The POD web site is podactive.com/

I've not had the great fortune to try them all, but I certainly love this one! Do you know that the kickstand on the R is REALLY short? I've been hypothesizing that they designed the S first and designed the kickstand to fit it, but because of the larger rims on the R it's too small and they didn't resize it.

Maybe? ❤

Hello! POD KX 2.0 knee braces. I really like them, they are comfortable and I feel that they would provide good protection in the event of an accident.

Thank you

I have a DR650 which I rode across the US in the backcountry from Pennsylvania to North Carolina and then over to Oklahama, down through Texas then across Mexico to Guatemala. It's fun, I enjoy it! It's relatively light, simply mechanically, reliable and durable. However, since I've gotten this bike I don't ride the DR much any more. While the KTM Super Adventure is 260 kilos with travel gear which is considerably heavier than the DR650 at about 190 kilos with gear the KTM's suspension and ergonomics make it handle exceeding well. On faster roads, there is no comparison between the two: the KTM is far superior. On trails the DR650 is better. However for dirt roads, I prefer the KTM. Its power deliver is excellent and its overall handling and build inspire confidence. I would say that if you are mostly a trail rider, use a smaller bike. If you want to do extreme adventure have a smaller bike. But, if you want crazy acceleration on the pavement, like throwing rocks down dirt roads, and hit easy to moderate trails, the KTM will be more fun. I use a KTM 500 when I want to hit cow trails and really rough places. The KTM 500 is far superior to the the DR650 for hard adventure riding as it's much lighter with better suspension and has better power delivery. Having said all of this, the DR650 fit me perfectly for that point in my life. We all have a budget and the point of having a motorcycle is to be out on it. So, it is better to get a smaller bike and be out more often than have to be working more because you got a more expensive motorcycle as all associated costs increase with size: more gas, more oil, generally more expensive parts....

In a bad way or a good way? I figured watching the bike, rather than giving a narrated review, would give an idea of what the Super Adventure is good for... I'm all ears for any suggestions!

The good thing about riding a heavy bike for a while is that it makes the previous bikes seem so light. After spending a few weeks on the 1290 the 500 feels like a bicycle with an engine. One of the benefits to riding such a large bike is that it really ups your skill set and makes lighter bikes feel so much easier than they originally felt.

@@richardrisserjr Currently I know 4 guys who have broken bones.got major surgery, thinking they were really good on dirtbikes, so they rode their big bikes the same way. 1 crash can end a season, or worse, on a 500+ lb bike. My 690R feels like a dirtbike, my 890R does not.

Many assumptions..... I rode the TransAmerica Trail from North Carolina to Oklahoma, then created my own route from Texas down through the entire country of Mexico down to the border of Guatemala, then I spent two years riding around Mexico's most southern state of Chiapas in my free time (as I stayed to live there). Then I rode back up through Mexico to the Mexican state of Jalisco (where Guadalajara is). On this trip I didn't have videography equipment. So, does 11,000 miles of adventure riding give me any more credibility? We are currently in the multi-year process of creating Mexico's own "TransMexico" or "Backcountry Discovery" route that will be 14,000 kilometers through the backcountry on 80-90% dirt connecting many of Mexico's volcanos, pyramids and archeological sites, canyons, Monarch butterfly wintering ground reserves, colonial cities and more. When this project is online it will be under the website: ridemex.com and under the business umbrella of Outback Exploration. However, it will take a few more years of work before it is ready for ADV riders. Also, regarding this video, as you may have noticed, this is not a narrated review, just a video made for the pleasure of filmmaking and to see a bit of how the bike moves. And, whether I am traveling or not, I use it as an adventure bike to explore the backcountry on day rides. You don't have to have soft bags or hard boxes on the bike to be an ADV rider. When there are bags on the bike I use Mosko Moto bags and pack light so there isn't a huge difference in handling. On day trips I just carry a small pack on my back with a tire plug kit, CO2 cartridges, and water and snacks.

A pillion and bags don’t make an adventure bike, but a touring bike. Wrong question.

If you get a chance to ride one, take it! :-)

Me too!