To celebrate 30 years of the Red Bull Erzbergrodeo, KTM Factory Hard Enduro rider Manuel Lettenbichler and Jeremiah Burton from BigTime attempt to take on the Iron Giant aboard a 30-year-old KTM 360 EXC.
This iconic machine is from the same era as the bikes that competed in and conquered the very first Erzbergrodeo back in 1995. But can a three-decade-old motorcycle still survive one of the toughest races in the world?
Mani sets the benchmark before Jeremiah takes on a brutal custom section inspired by the legendary Red Bull Erzbergrodeo course. Featuring rocks, roots, off-camber traverses, and a massive hill climb, this challenge pushes both rider and machine to their limits.
Will the 30-year-old KTM make it to the top, or will the Iron Giant prove too much? ______
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A professional hard enduro champion, Manny Lettenbichler, and an amateur rider, Jeremiah, compete on a challenging section of the Red Bull Erzberg Rodeo course using a 30-year-old 1996 KTM dirt bike. While Manny completes the course with ease and speed, Jeremiah struggles immensely against the brutal terrain, eventually finishing the section after an exhausting battle.
Can this 30-year-old dirt bike be a section
of the hardest race in the world?
Red Bull Erzberg Rodeo is raced by both amateurs and pros,
with very few even completing this race.
This is Manny Lettenbichler, four-time Red Bull Erzberg Rodeo champion.
He's one of the best hard enduro riders on the planet,
and today he's going to try
and complete this short section and set a benchmark time.
Then me, an average Joe, will take on this challenge
and see if an amateur like myself
can get close to Manny's time
or even complete it in one of the toughest sections of the toughest
race in the world how is that even possible how hard could it
be ah pretty easy for you man we're
gonna find it out later oh my god it's called hard enduro
for a reason we're racing a section of the
red bull erzberg course that starts right here
and goes all the way up there and he gets one run on
on this 1996 KTM.
Let's see how I compare
to one of the best riders in the world.
Let's see what you got.
I'm pretty curious what I got.
I'm definitely fired up, man.
Let's see.
The conditions, I'm sure could be worse,
but they're not great.
Manny's gonna rip this, no problem.
Three,
two.
I asked him to go a little slower.
This
is...
Okay, he's now coming up to the main hill
that he has
to climb.
209.
That's insane, dude, that's insane.
No, I thought you were gonna take it a little slow.
Yeah, I was like, do I race it or don't race it?
And then I got too excited, I was like,
I have to go for it.
You gotta go for it, yeah.
Well, dude, you did incredible, that was sick.
It's gonna be pretty difficult to beat.
I think the talent portion is what I'm lacking the most,
but we'll see, we'll see, I'm gonna give it my best.
You never know.
You never know.
When did you race a bike like this the last time?
I've never ridden a 30-year-old bike, so.
Man.
We're gonna give it a go.
I think it's gonna be a long day for you, my friend.
All right, let's get it going.
Let's see how it goes.
I think he's gonna struggle a little bit in the woods
because this bike, he's definitely have a talent.
Oh, this is gonna be a .
I'm walking her down.
Welcome to Hatton, Gerard.
He's about to go past my time right now
and I think I definitely beat him on this bike.
so close we almost had it
we were right there where
is he we're waiting for him
I can't hear a bike anymore, maybe he like looped it out
or something like this, you don't never know
all right
oh my god
oh my god, all right guys, I think we're over time
it's over 15 minutes and I think he definitely
needs our help, let's just help him out
and hopefully show him a little bit of a better
line that he makes it up this hill
how is that even possible, we're
gonna rescue Jeremiah, I think
I came the wrong way or the hard way, we're trying
to find him, oh my god he's gonna be
cooked, it just takes
so much energy out of you, make even maybe more mistakes at this point, I
couldn't even get the bike fired back up, I was exhausted
and I thought to myself, I might not
even be able to finish this thing, I understand why
this is one of the hardest courses in the world
and doing this on a 30 year old motorcycle
is nuts, I just want to complete a fraction of the course
I heard over the radio that he made the second hillclimb
I can hear his bike
Take it easy, Jeremiah!
I tell you, the downhill is really sketchy.
Oh my
god
This is a precarious position.
He finally made it. The bike is running.
The downhill is sketch
To slip up, I knew I was up against the clock.
The hill climb is by far one of the most dangerous elements of Erzberg
and I am exhausted.
I'm so tired
And if I don't get it right, I can get seriously injured.
Even the pros get hurt here sometimes.
All that's left between me and finishing this
is 150 meter hill climb
Benny!
I'm not the fastest.
I don't have the most skill,
but I'm giving everything I can to this last climb.
It's about making the impossible possible.
Oh my God.
By far the hardest thing I've ever done in my entire life.
Holy ----.
I don't know if I'm built for this.
not called easy enduro it's called hard enduro
for a reason i i want to finish i want to get this hill
send it
here we
go oh
my god
what's
my time
1 22.
122.
