Adventure Touring - How to climb steep hills offroad

now show us a hill with sand, im curious about locking the front break like you did with sand below a 200Kg bike

Is having ABS considered bad for off roading with an adventure?

I see that your profile pic has you sitting on a Yamaha Super Tenere, but most of your videos are done with a light weight dirt bike or a BMW GS. As you know, the Ten is difficult to turn off the ABS, yet I really haven't had a problem with the front brake slipping on a slope yet. This bike, in weight, is far heavier then the dirt bike of my youth, and I am far older. I think I can do this, but not certain. These big adventure bikes are great for the highway and dirt roads, but I still feel a bit uncomfortable doing light weight dirt bike stuff on a 600 pound machine.

Clinton is the man!

cool

How tall are you?

Mr Smout, I prefer your videos to any others on the web. You're confirming my idea that I need to loosen up a bit by allowing myself to slide around in a controlled environment. Thank you!

However, applying the front brake of the R1200GS will engage the front and rear brake ... I know - just being pedantic :-)

Wow! Okay, where do I sign up!?
I bought a 1200gs 4 weeks ago as my highway commuting/touring bike. After 7300 miles on my cbr250r in 3 months, I really needed a safer way to get around the big city amd to tour the US. I love that 250, but man oh man.... what a bike the GS is!! I have no dirt experience though, watched tons of vlogger videos on dirt tips and tricks, but wow ia it weird! Hahaha, especially sand when it gets occilating under you

the question is what do you do if you fall?

I can suggest starting with a smaller bike first.  I owned an XR650L before the GS.  the XR650L handles off road like a champ and is very flexible.  On road, it sucks after an hour, so I decided to get a GS.  I bought my GS in LA and rode Highway 1 to Portland taking about 30 miles off road, which was challenging, but great fun, since I could not do this on my K1200LT.  The GS takes some manhandling, but can handle most off road with some practice.  Learning on an XR helped me a lot.  Your mileage may vary.

Can I ask you  how tall are you because I am planning to buy 1200GS but I am afraid a bit because I am quite short. Thanks

I don’t understand why this doesn’t come naturally to a rider. It did for me. Only thing I do different is using the back break and occasionally pules the front on loose / slippery terrain down hills if needed. Doesn’t matter if the rear wheel stops turning and slides, I can still keep the bike up right and controlled.

That bike looks massive - and you ride it like a Boss! Great video demo - Big thumbs up!

everyone should start out on small bikes first.... im partial to the 1974 kawasaki g5 100 as i own one... as my first bike. in 20 years old, 185 pounds, 6 foot 5.

from my DVM test to my first jump and wheelie... the kawi hasnt let me down.
its light.... power can only be said as ample, but you can go 45 mph into a corner, lock the rear brake, slide it sideways, apply power and take off at 45mph in the other direction....

ive had several what would have been "high side" snaps that ive gotten out of because the bike is so light and little.... and just stood up and man handled it back where i wanted it. did that 2 or 3 times, not i dont do it any more!!!

id say i could get that big old BMW almost anywhere.... but if someone with no off road (ive been riding honda 185s 3 wheeler sense i was 10) took that big bitch up a hill.... ya, just asking for problems.

Clinton rules!

tierra del fuego! thats even far from me that i live in argentina