Some Dork Hanging Out With Motorcycle Royalty at the 2023 Alpinestars Adventure Tour

I mean, I'm more on the level with this guy. It's also my birthday, so... Looks like I'm going out on the Touareg. This is Jamie, by the way, the MotoGeo. Come on, baby, you can do it! Oh, my fat ass up this hill. What have I done here? Happy birthday to you! I'm in Big Bear, California, at the Alpine Stars Adventure Tour. First annual, I think. I'm incredibly stoked to have been invited to this event. We're going to ride some demo bikes, check out some new gear, and check out the local area on Adventure Bikes. It's gonna be awesome. There's a bunch of cool people here that you're gonna meet. Super stoked to have been invited. Huge thanks to Alpine Stars. And I hope you guys enjoy watching the video as much as I'm going to enjoy filming and experiencing this awesome event. The first real kind of industry event that I've been invited to that's, like, not open to the public. So, look, they even have an Alpine Stars van. So, to be honest, it's a little surreal. I'm a little imposter syndrome-y right now. I'm gonna show you around the compound because it's really cool here. Then I'm gonna see if I can find a place with some liquid refreshments, which I'm told is nearby. So, let's check it out. Let's camp, let's ride. You guys have to see the tent I'm sleeping in. Look, we have influencers influencing. Influencing so hard. There's Maggie and Justin. I just have to show you the tent first because it's ridiculous. I'm sleeping in a tent. I'm camping. Also, there's a Harley Davidson outside my tent. But, look, this is my tent, okay? This is unbelievable. Look. This is a tent. Look at this. I can't even get the whole thing in the camera. Full queen-size bed. Bedside tables. This is my gear. And I hooked it up with a swag. I got a backpack and a jacket and this incredibly sweet Leatherman multi-tool. Check this out. Huge sheath. It is Alpine Stars Red. Okay, so, cool leather sheath. This is ridiculous swag. They're not screwing around. Right, okay. But look at this blade. That's serious swag. Worth mentioning that tomorrow is my birthday. So, I've given up a birthday with my family to be here. They understand. Cool present, Alpine Stars. What a way to get the party started. Let's walk around the compound a little. It's pretty cool here. Oh, sick. We've got dual sports and adventure bikes. So, all of these bikes were provided by manufacturers for us to ride. Damn, I want to get out on that KLX. I've never ridden one off-road. Tiger, happy to see that. Got a KLR. Touareg. Oh, gee. This very unfamiliar machine. It's quite a selection, honestly. Also, Shaheen's here. What's up, buddy? So, they'll let anyone in here. They'll let anybody in here. Nice jacket, man. Do you want to be in my video? I'd love to be in your video. This is Shaheen. He's from Portland. So, the general manager, director. General, yeah, same thing. Of Motocorsa in Portland. So, there's at least two Oregonians here. Three of us. Oh, cool. He's with me. Oh, good. So, there's at least three people who speak with the correct accent. That's right. Which is no accent whatsoever. It's not expensive. It's spendy. Right, yeah. You don't go to Fred's Bar. You go to Freddy's. Freddy's. Okay, yeah, right. Awesome, dude. Nice, look forward to seeing you out there. Yeah, let's get a beer. Sweet bike, man. First one I've seen. Did I mention that Toby Price, Skyler Howes, and Ricky Braybeck are here? Why am I at an event with Skyler Howes, Ricky Braybeck, and Toby Price? I think they screwed up and sent me an invitation by mistake. That's my guess. I mean, I'm more on the level with this guy. You know why you're here. To bring down the IQ. Oh, that's true. They felt bad for me. Welcome, everybody. Hi. Hey. First of all, we want to thank the Outpost and the Outpost family for having us here at their absolutely stunning facility. So I want to thank them. This vision, like, it really made sense to do it here. They're also family. Jolene's been with Alpine Stars for a very long time. Has an incredible athlete, talent, just all the above. So without you, Jolene, and of course, Billy, and the rest of the team, we just want to really start everything off by thanking you. Alpine Stars Adventure Tour. This isn't a rally. This is an adventure tour. So the whole purpose of this, show what Alpine Stars adventure and touring and off-road riding is all about. We have three planned routes that you're going to have the opportunity to ride tomorrow. The other thing that we're here to talk about and to express is Alpine Stars touring and adventure technology, which Brian's going to get into, tell you a little bit more about that. First off, we have the Bogota Pro Drive Star jacket, and this is the most affordable or most approachable jacket in the line. We had people out wearing it at the ADV Fest in Mojave. The one thing that everyone came back and said that the venting was insane, but when the vents were up in the morning, it was a great jacket. And then when they're out in the desert, the vents provided perfect ventilation. Next, we have the Montier. It's the next step up in the line. One other major feature is also the venting. We've had some of our guys wear that out in the desert and the venting is like top of the line. Again, it's another jacket that you can wear it in the rain, you can wear it in the cold, and then you can wear it in the desert and it just kind of performs across the board. Our new top of the line adventure jacket, the AMT 10R. This is probably the most versatile jacket you can wear, the Alpine Stars name. Again, it has the Drive Star XF technology, so it can convert into a full summer jacket. Yeah, and we'll take off this outer shell. This is the waterproof shell. We'll take that off so you can see the refined materials underneath. We have a really fine leather underneath that's really soft and supple. We also have another material called Matrix and some ride knit underneath that, so it's really high-end technology. You know, some of the typical denier that you've seen on adventure jackets. This is completely different. It's very soft. It doesn't feel like you're wearing a cardboard box. It's incredibly comfortable. This one, like Brian said, it's a step up in all directions and forms. Good morning. It is the ride day here at the Alpine Stars Adventure Tour. It's also my birthday, so hell of a way to spend my birthday. Things are happening. The rider's meeting's in about 15 minutes. Everybody's here. The coffee, we've drained the pot, I think, five times. Everyone's hovering around it like a bunch of vultures. That's Skyler Howes, Toby Price, and Ricky Braybeck just chilling with the Honda van. I think I'm going out on the Desert X today, and I'm pretty excited about it. That'll be awesome. Let me give you a look at what's going on around camp. Oh, I just don't remember where it is. What happened? Where's that thing? Exploded. I don't remember. Bikes are sweet. I hear a drone. I see a drone. That's Jamie, MotoGeo. He's the one flying the drone. Is everybody fresh and ready to ride? Woo! So, slight change of plans today. Looks like I'm going out on the Touareg and not the Ducati, as I originally thought, but I'll take the Ducati out in the afternoon. I'm going out on the 660. Maggie, Justin, I got Ananda, and Chelsea, and I forget the other guy's name, but he's cool. So, we're headed on the dual sport loop on the Touareg. Ah, this thing is light. Oh, I don't have a helmet mic, so it's gonna be windy. Probably montage it, but enjoy. Oh, it's fun. It's like a, still very similar to the Tenere. Lower to the ground, though, and lighter. Well, it feels lighter. Hey, guys. What's up, man? Have fun. It was a blast. Sorry you weren't with us. Yeah, got the camera there. Yeah, there you go. This is Jamie, by the way, the MotoGeo, and right now we are doing a camera-ception. Camera-ception. Ooh! So, obviously, you're already subscribed to him, but if not, I'll link it for you. Awesome morning ride. We're back at camp. Touareg treated me incredibly well. I love the sound of that thing. I don't know if you'll get me raving about it while riding in the audio, but intake note, it's like music to my ears. Like, I could go to sleep to it. You just want to get into the throttle all the time, so it is a very fun machine. If you haven't ridden one, I'd encourage you to do it. It reminds me of my Tenere, but it's a little lower to the ground. It's easier to get my feet down, and a lot more electronics. Otherwise, very, very similar feeling bike, even in the chunky stuff, and in sand, and all that. So, blast, but let's see what's for lunch. How's the food, fellas? Blast. Well-deserved. You got to get some carbs in, right? So, against my better judgment, I've allowed Maggie to talk me into the full off-road route, which I've heard is either A, incredibly difficult, or B, super easy. So, you know, with clear direction like that, of course I want to go out and risk it all. I'm going out on the KLX, though, finally getting some seat time on a KLX 300, a bike I have recommended many times, but never actually ridden off-road. So, it's time for me to put my money where my mouth is. Whoop, whoop. It's when you have the gutless bike that you need a lot of momentum for. Come on, baby, you can do it. Oh, my fat ass up this hill. Oh, oh, okay. Interesting, interesting. There's like no good line. Also, sitting down is the option that I chose. Wonderful. Ooh, ooh. Wrong side. Is this, huh? Damn. We are in the desert, bro. Oh, my God, is it spinning. Couldn't even get up that in second gear. That's funny, dude. Where am I going? I don't know. Here, I guess. I'm trying not to die. Wait, did he say go left? Oops. You want me in front? On the fastest bike here. What am I doing? I'm picking lines today. Oh, baby. That was bad. Saved it, though. I'm getting better at that. That's something, right? Oh, my God. Oh, yeah. Okay. What the hell is this? Let's go over to the right side. And then we'll go around this. Right here. Beautiful. Me. This is getting fun. I want this line. Okay, okay. Stand up, it's not that bad. Use the front brake, you idiot. This is steep, bro. Jesus Christ, what the is this? What have I done here? Make me work, huh? Let's see how it is. Holy ----. How am I gonna get up this backside? I don't even know. This is something. That's steep as ----. All right, first gear, baby. Minute to win it. Oh, ****. Okay, that's fun. Rocky bullshit. Just some easy, flowy, single track through the open desert, he says. All right, well, that was a great ride. Thanks to Cowie for letting me borrow this. Thanks to Billy for leading the ride. And thanks to Alpinestars for putting all this together. I'm ready for dinner. So dinner's cooking, but there's a bunch of leftover Mexican food for lunch, and I'm starving, so I'm gonna eat that. Ooh, carnitas. I'm into it. It's happening. I'll take two, thanks. Oh, damn, dude. Look at this pile of meaty goodness. Jesus, why did I eat a burrito an hour ago? Yeah, well, I just was really hungry when I got back. That's good-looking salmon, too. Fortunately, there's always room for steak. That's been too hard to do. I know, it's the same thing. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I ate two of those. That looks amazing. What a way to cook brownies. You can offer, so Rhino can offer his own. ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Yay! Woo! Somebody eat this cake. We knew you were hungry, so. I'm always hungry. Just kidding, I knew how not hungry you were. Here it comes. That's so nice. Look, look, I got a birthday cake. We're gonna put this at the table if anybody wants some. Nice surprise. Yeah, it is. Thanks again, Outpost, for having us, and thank you, everybody, for being here. I'm Stuart, I'm by Chet, thank you for joining us. So we're gonna do a little thing called Fireside Chat with three of our special guests. Brian's gonna take the lead and ask some questions, and then afterward, a little Q&A if you guys have anything you wanna ask them. But it's just here to enjoy the great campfire and have a cool little chat. Good morning. It is day three, the third and final day of the Alpinestars Venture Tour, and I'm just packing everything up. I'm gonna go put it in the car and have breakfast and get out of here, because I have to drive 16 hours home. And I'm gonna see how far I can get today before I think about stopping and, I don't know, sleeping in the car or go to a hotel room somewhere, but I don't really have a plan, so it's gonna be a fun road trip. But I had an absolute blast. Big Bear is amazing. I had so much fun riding the Touareg. I'm finally getting my hands on the KLX-300 for an extended period of time and really kind of finding the limits of that machine in a very fun and interesting way. So I hope you enjoyed that, that footage, that ride. Both of them were fantastic. It was a long day of riding. I was exhausted. I literally got in the tent at 9.30. There's a party going on outside, free beer. I was just like, I'm sleepy, bro. I just came in here, put my earplugs in, and crashed. I was tired. I'm definitely not in riding shape. We gotta get there, because there's a lot of riding ahead of me this summer. But I wanna say thank you to Alpinestars. They're really making a big push into this adventure space, and rightly so. Thing that I'm most impressed with, with their gear. So they showed us their spring launch lineup for this year, and a little sneak peek at something else that's coming out. And they excel at creating all-in-one gear, like stuff that will take you from, I saw on one of their Instagram posts, from Siberia to the Sahara. Brilliant riding, by the way. That was Brian, I'm sure it was. Because it's fully waterproof with thermal liners, and you take all that stuff out, and you've got basically a mesh jacket, like the Bogota I was wearing yesterday. Very comfortable, even in the heat, and it was hot. So, check out their stuff. It's also not super expensive. It's got, it's just as versatile as other brands, but half the price in many cases. Really, I just think that's really cool. I think you should check it out. No kidding, like, of course they brought me here, and of course, maybe I'm a little biased, but I've been wearing this Bogota jacket for a couple months now. Really like it, so take it with a grain of salt. I also wanna say thanks to Maggie and Justin in particular, because super cool hanging out with you guys. And everyone else that was here. It was cool to meet Jamie, and like sit around the fire with like the car legends, you know, Skylar and Toby and Ricky. So cool that they were here. Meet cool people from the different factory reps, journalists from Cycle World and ADV Pulse, Motorcycle.com, it's like really cool. So it's just, again, I spent this whole trip being just like, it's like surreal. Like, what am I doing here with all these people? I don't belong here with all these people. They're gonna figure out that I'm not supposed to be here. Such a cool trip, so fun. Thank you, the viewer, for coming along. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. But I'm gonna get my stuff in the car, get some breakfast and get out of here. So I just wanna say, now and as always, please do not forget to be excellent to each other. Other you. Excellent! Yay! ♪♪♪