With dirt this good, I had to get out and play. On days like this, I love being on the dirtbike. It's always fun to mix it up, and I wanted to show you guys a little of what I like to do when I'm not in the X3.

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(0:27) Chupacabra Off-Road. As you guys know, it's been a wet winter so far here in Arizona. The dirt's been unbelievable, so when I'm not off-roading, this is where you can find me, out in the desert on some solo missions. Today I'm on my moto, been riding the e-bike a fair bit lately as well, but you see this dirt here, so I just want to give you a little idea of what I like to do. I got a bunch of turn tracks, kind of keep me sharp in case I want to maybe go at another race here if I get the itch. On certain days I'm just kind of feeling like chilling out, I just kind of want to zone out. I got some single track out here. Got the little tripod. This is one of my favorite turns in general out here, so dirt's perfect. Let's see if we can get some shots of me getting as close to dragging the bar as I might ever get, but this is the flavor. This is Arizona in January in a good winter. I live for this stuff, so let's get right to it.

(1:24) All right, turn track number one. Usually when I'm gonna come out and ride for a little bit, I like to warm up on some turn tracks, just kind of loosen up. This one's fun. This one holds up really well when it is drier, it's harder packed, so I have some other sand tracks that just get really blown out, really difficult to ride when you're not getting all this moisture. Either way, this one's fun pretty much no matter what. Also, this one's pretty much second gear and I don't tend to really get that tired, so I can jam through it. This little wash section is very fun, I dig it a lot, so it's kind of my go-to. Get a couple laps on this, kind of get the arms loosened up, and then kind of head on to either single track or more turn tracks.

(2:05) All right, this turn track's pretty long. It's good for getting in shape for a race. A little over a year ago out there, raced in Tecate. It was Tecate hair scrambles. It was over seven hours on the bike, it was brutal, but you know, it was a lot of slow, twisty, much more technical than this. But this is just good for getting smooth in your throttle control and braking and not wearing yourself out and just kind of trying to get that rhythm, you know, kind of get that coordination back. And the upper part of this track here holds up really well too when it's also dry and dusty. It doesn't get too blown out. And then right after this turn, kind of cross over this little razor trail and then it gets a little bit more difficult with a sand wash. So great race training. It's a longer lap time, three minutes, and wears you out, but the upper half I can kind of relax and catch a deep breath. So it's good. It's good to kind of just simulate what you would be and trying to just be smooth and not have your hands go numb, which mine tend to do when I'm not riding that much and riding track like this for more than 20 minutes at a time.

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(4:33) This turn track is new to me. I just found it the other day. It also has got a hard base, so I think it's something I'll try to ride more during the summer. You can see I kind of added a little more to this turn. It was really tight, didn't have as much flow. There was a tight turn around the inside, but a couple fun turns, kind of a little kicker here and just a little more going on than just some of the boring flat turn tracks that I have. I ride a lot of these tracks so much it's kind of get a little boring, so it's cool to see something different. This is a nice carved out turn, and it's an interesting ground here. It looks really good. This turn right here is a little slippery though, but it's gonna be fun to ride and again try something different. I kind of make a couple of variations if I can add a little flow to it or maybe find something that's more of a natural jump. And here's probably what most of you guys like to see, just some single tracks. So after I hit a couple turn tracks, I kind of hop up a little bit and then we've got a lot of trails to choose from. A lot of the stuff is somewhat technical. Some up and down stuff, second gear, third gear, pretty rocky. You can see why the turn tracks I like to ride are different in the sense that they're not rocky. These rocks do get old after a while, but after the rain like this, the dirt's a little bit softer, a little bit more forgiving.

(5:43) The bike I'm riding is a 2017 Husqvarna FX 350. It's pretty much an ideal bike for me. I'm about 207 pounds. Although I've had the bike for a while, I'm getting the itch. I want something smaller. I do want a 250F just because I like how visceral the bike feels, how alive it feels. So you guys hear me talk about my Can-Am a lot. That's what I like about it as well. You can feel the terrain. Speaking of feeling the terrain, you can feel a lot better on this type of training than some of those sand tracks or those turn tracks. It's rocky here, it's hard, and I did a freshen my suspension up here not that long ago. The bike I have comes stock with an air fork, and that's pretty nice because I was able to really soften it for the ride I did in Tecate for going slow. But normally I run more of an off-road, like a works racing style setting. I did a lot of works races for a while, or ride moto, and I keep a similar setting. Basically, the air fork's got pretty smoked after a while. This bike has 140, 150 hours on it, so I upgraded to a spring fork kit. I'm up with the lucky kit and it feels good. I have the clicker softened all the way up. I'm using most of the travel. You really notice the small bump plushness of the coil spring on this type of terrain, but much improved. My rear shock was just, you know, the oil definitely needed a service, so nice to freshen the bike up a little. But like I said, I just had a bike for a while and the rest of the bike still got 150 hours on it, so it's feeling a little bit more tired than when she was fresh. But KTM Husky is hard to go wrong with them. Most everybody's got one out here when I see out riding in the desert, of course, in Arizona, just because they work well and the power plant is good for the separate thing for most all riders. So digging the 350, digging this bike, but like I said, I think here in the next, I don't know, immediate future I might try as well try something different. I like the looks of the new Yamaha 450, but I don't know, man.

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(12:09) Thanks for watching everybody. This is what it's all about out here. Having fun outside, enjoying some good dirt, no dust, lots of traction. This day I chose a two-wheeler. I've been riding and racing dirt bikes long before this side-by-side thing ever came to be. So if you're like me, comment below. Thanks again for watching. Stay tuned for a lot more content and we'll see you on the next one.

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