I quit riding motorcycles off road forever (not clickbait)

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0:00 Intro
0:59 My background on off roading
2:54 The video I was sent...
4:37 Getting there
5:00 Hubris and the CRF250RX
8:19 Feeling better!
9:47 Single track nightmare
14:09 Rocky endless climbs
17:12 The beginning of the end
18:13 I cracked
19:38 It was never about dirtbikes
21:13 Why I'm quitting

[lingtc]

Well, I think you jump from level 40 straight to level 100 and the extreme difficulty just wears you down completely. If you have slowly progressed by upping the challenges bit by bit, you might still be doing off-road riding.

Anyway, try to do everything well is extremely taxing and yeah, you are right to focus on what you are capable of handling.

[HyperSpaz]

Thanks for the honesty Yammie. Maybe after some time, you’ll change your mind and revisit off road again.

[wadestrober]

I feel your pain BUT, what’s wrong with going out for a few hour ride? You don’t have to do these marathons every time you go off road. I mean this in the most positive way- I believe that you truly enjoy off road- that trip sounds like a bit much for anyone who has never experienced something like that. great channel- thank you much

[efrey]

There are levels to this. I’ve raced mx, and have ridden off road my entire life. Skill wise I can do near any type of riding at a fast pace, however at my current off road endurance level I would know immediately that no way am I riding for 6+ hrs a day, 5 straight days on the type of off road I like to ride. I guess I’m skilled enough to know how physically exhausting that is. It would take me 6 months of preparing riding off road to get my endurance to that level again. I’m am still skilled off road, and enjoy it, but you will not see me signing up for a pro hard enduro race. Neither would your rough experience with little sleep make me quit! There are many of us that are very skilled who don’t have endurance on that level atm, but know real off road well enough to know not to push it until endurance is up to par. Don’t completely quit over this man!!

[HandyTot]

It's not embarrassing to straggle, you're out there doing it.

[landmarkleather]

“I’m not a quitter” immediately quits and sells everything.

I will say you are right, you don’t have to be good at everything motorcycle related. We’ve got Fortnine for that.

[therefriedbean]

Yammie went so hard he started thinking about the meaning of life.

[rsalec]

This is like doing a climb on Mount Everest when you just started hiking 5 years ago and quitting hiking forever because Mount Everest was so hard

[thatguy]

Comes a time in your life when you don’t want to break your body.

[WadeMade]

This is probably my favorite video you've ever made. Not because your quitting enduro, because something I love broke a competent rider like yourself. I mean no offense in any way by that comment. It just goes to show the hardcore enduro crowd are a rare breed that seriously enjoy the challenge this sort of riding presents. I've been broken myself and riding 5 days like that in a row I believe would break most people. It's a lot to ask of any persons body. I don't think you should quit personally just stick to shorter or milder rides.

[saltzytheslick]

As I was watching I kept remembering Yammie saying in another video, "If you go out to your bike and it doesn't feel right, if your mind isn't in the right place, don't ride."

[Knowarxana]

I really wouldn't underestimate how much your lack of sleep hindered you. We do so much of our learning and skill improvement while asleep.

It can also be very mentally taxing to be in a group where you feel embarrassed about your mistakes. When learning to ride, my skills were mich sharper when it was 1on1 with an instructor, rather than in a group, simply because I was embarrassed about being the worst.

[taylorbott]

That's cool the yams can admit when it's too much for him. Appreciate the content!

[Motodidakt]

I'm quitting offroad as well. I used to be a pretty decent motocross rider back in my teens and 20's, but the problem for me is that I'm not anywhere close to my previous skill level, but it's difficult not to try to push myself to my old level. I've decided that it's more likely for me to get injured offroading. Especially since trails get a bit boring, and lots of trails are coupled with motocross tracks and I can't keep myself from riding tracks.

[adventuretimemoto]

There is a reason Rossi has a dirt track in his backyard. Just saying

[timothyambre]

This story and Spite's first off-road trip early on from his channel are actually inspiring. That thing that guy is doing IS hard and DOES require skill and practice and it's OK if I suck at it for a while. Thanks Yammie!

[charlesfichter]

My wife and I have enjoyed your videos for more than a year, and this is your best video yet. The reason, I love the honesty and vulnerability you show here. We started our adventure riding about 4 months ago and made a choice not to approach single track anytime soon, but forest roads to those hidden natural vistas, old mining camps etc and frankly just to get out in nature away from the rat race is our goal. Interesting you said you have no problem at high speeds on the track but 185 heart rate dodging trees -- that is the inverse for many. You did mention several times your enjoyment of the vistas, the hidden mining camp - so maybe you are wrapping hard-core single track into a broader bucket of riding that doesn't require such technical work and calling it 'off road' - that is a bit of a misleading term. Sorry you had such a rough time, great vid clips though and your candor is awesome here.

[JO-gpin]

I respect the hell out of you for trying it. I have ridden 1000s of hours on the trail, from dawn till dusk. I climbed hills and jumped streams, so many questionable things. It all feels normal to me.
I jumped on my first street bike in 40 years a month ago and I feel like I have never ridden before. The thought of an interstate terrifies me. I’m going to beat it, but it is so different. I road street from trail to trail but it’s not the same.
Thanks for sharing and I hope you jump back in. I’m pushing my limits at 45 I know you have it in you and are a much better rider.
Best of luck and I hope you always have fun.

[kzz]

Watch a lot of your videos and I enjoy them all. This was great because of your honesty and integrity with regard to your own personal desires and limitations. We all have them and we all need to recognize where our strengths lie. Thank you for your content.

[crosstrainingenduro]

Those canucks are crazy nutters lol. Hoping to get back there next year!