Trying not to crash our bikes in Thailand | Enduro Madness Ep 2

One day into an eight-day adventure with a group of mates and we're all riding little trail bikes through the jungles of Thailand. Quite a few of us are ex-motocross and enduro racers, so the pace is pretty hectic and at times a little loose. We've already had a few mishaps, but at the close of day one, all bikes and bodies are are accounted for. Coffee? Tea? I'm getting one. What is it? Coffee. Coffee? Yeah. Are you good? Are you ready to ride this morning? You haven't got the squirts? Yeah. Yeah, I have. It's already begun. It all begins. A few of the boys are feeling it from yesterday. A few of the boys have got the squirts. I'm going to write global bacteria in my system to see me through this Thai experience. Here she is. The number one bike. All of these things copped a flogging yesterday. Let's see if she's ready to fire up for day two. Of course she is. The boys are on, they're pumped, pumped for the jungle. Are you ready for day two, Bradley? Yeah, as best as I can. Let's get into it. What a time, eh, what a time. Look at the fresh veggies, fruits. Look at this, she's pretty muddy. Village life, these people live in the mud. What's all my crafting here? Everybody's a bit concerned about the red clay. This is epic. It's like, I imagine Thailand motocross starts straight. We go, Bradley? Bradley's bike's got more go than mine. Yep, Bradley's as ruthless as ever. And while I'm probably the race instigator of the tour, Bradley, aka Wonka, is 100% the trigger. He knows exactly where and when to push my button. As loose as it looks ripping around on these sketchy mountain tracks, we've actually placed ourselves at the back of the field so our horde of 20 odd bikes can clear the way ahead. But the main benefit of doing this? We get to hunt down the pack. Most of us on tour have been born and raised on dirt bikes. We've got one or two who've thrown themselves into the deep end. I see you got your mud legs mate, very composed, very clean. Learn on the job quick. Good on you, yeah. You've been thrown in the deep end this trip. Way over my head. No, you're killing it. All that mountain bike experience is getting you through I think. I think so, yeah. Is this the most time you've ever spent on a dirt bike? This is the most time I've been on a little dirt bike, yes. Since an RM80 at about 14 years old, yeah. Oh mate, you're all over it. It's no ADV bike, I know that. No, no, you've been thrown in with a pack of lunatics. I knew it was coming. And I knew that I... I was like, nah, it's fine, you'll have to cruise seriously. The mud day has begun, lads. I heard you have been there. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've laid it down, back up and racing. You're up. Just like in two seconds. Yeah, the race had only just begun. The race had only just begun. I wasn't calling it so early. But everyone has their own speed. They want to ride mud, don't they? You either got to commit to being a lunatic or just cruise it. There's no in between. Hammo, is this like a standard Thai highway between villages? Yes mate, this is the M4 of Thailand. Yeah. Pretty much. There's a toll up ahead. Right, I've enlisted a second assistant cameraman, John Baker, who's currently observing Wonka and I starting the pack hunt. Wonka's already passed GB and Craig and he's pulling away. Carving the pack is a delicate balance of precision and ruthlessness. Pretty much sums up Wonka's riding style. Bradley's about to check out. There's no option but to thread the needle. Okay, shut her down. We've arrived at our first scenic location. Well what do you know, Bob and Marge have made it to Thailand. Say hello to Monster, sweep rider with the skills of a factory race mechanic. And this is A, our cool cat lead rider who knows all the jungle trails. And then there's Eddie, he's like the logistics guy between the lead and sweep rider. So this guy, guide number 14, is Thailand Enduro Champion. We better, we better light him up. Okay we got Bradley back on, stir him up, he doesn't like getting dirty. So he's going to do everything he can to not let me pass. But don't you worry, I've worn enough roost from this guy over the years. We've had some muddy training sessions. Let's go, Bradley! I reckon it's down here. Given there's so many guides spread among us, we've lost track of who the lead rider is and are charging off in the wrong direction. I think we'd better pull up and assess the situation. Welcome to Thailand! Welcome to madness! Enduro madness! Did you enjoy that? Are we still on track? Our Thailand enduro champ actually has no idea where we're going. He's just along for the ride. Buffalo. Yeah, water buffalo, yeah. Awesome. We didn't know where we were going to slide to, Joshy, and I was like, and then you went, you put your hand up, so I went, oh, he's all right. Yeah, I don't know if we just hit something, but it is low-side. It's concrete. It's just the chaos factor kicking in. It's going to... We've got to slow down in the villages. Yeah, yeah. Show some respect. How did you say it? So we've pulled our heads in and sat back behind the Thailand enduro champ and let him lead the way. But we're still going in the wrong direction. It has to turn, it has to turn in, but we... Luckily Eddie has caught up to us and let us know we're way off course. Of course. What's the verdict? Oh, he's just grouping everyone back up and he wants them all to wait to work out whether we can go down this way or not. Yeah, shortcut. No point backtracking. Yeah interesting because all our charging we've been doing we've had a guide with us the whole time and we haven't left the main road. This guy Thailand's enduro champion. I think he's just racing. All good the boys have reconnected us with the rest of the group and we're back on track. Hello sir mountain herb, the tobacco, ganja. This is your bike 125 Honda. This region of Thailand is close to the border of Myanmar and is considered a kind of no man's land where neither country are claiming them as their own. The people of these villages are literally nationless, void of any specific identity. A debacle, a locked gate. Look at it, look at the craftsmanship, that's awesome. Get ready, we're basically entering one of the slipperiest surfaces on the planet. This track is so unbelievably slick, the little CRF's tractability is the only thing making it rideable. Don't believe me how slick it is? Watch this. JB's gone down without a say in it. The slightest touch of the brake, shift of your body weight or compression of the engine will simply splat you on the floor. Turns out we were pretty close to the lunch stop. Noodle soup. Do you want this? Yeah, if you take... Can we take a starter? Then you lift the stick on the table, okay? What's this one? It's cooked already. Is it ready to eat? It's cooked but it's cold. Have to warm it. I'll say. It's a pig's ball. Testicles? No, no, not balls. Pig testicles? We'll be right back. Not pig balls. Not pig balls. But you try first. I try first. Guess what that is. Ta-da! Big off pig. Good? Big off pig. Is it cold? Good, huh? What are we doing? Planting. Whoa. It's a bread roll with some kind of food in it. But I don't know what the food is. Yeah, I want one. Yeah, they're really good. That looks pretty nice. Oh yeah. It looks like it'll be nice. This thing's been on the limiter for quite a lot today. Yeah, it'd be interesting to see. It's not really using that much fuel. Good on juice. Good on juice. Very high tech. Ah! I reckon he feels like he's back in the international six days enduro. Alright, the boys are on. GB and Hammo. I better apply a bit of pressure to the legends, shall I? It is so greasy. You can't see it through the camera, but good grief, it is so slick. Light on his feet, GB. Look at him. We've got to get Hammo. We've got to both towel up Hammo on the uphill. Enduro master, just getting it done. It's all fun and games riding with your mates, until it's not. Someone roosted me. I'll know who it is. I know who it is. When you're right behind someone and you don't roost them. He's wearing this. I think it was him. No. I wouldn't do that to you. Was it you? No, I saw you on the side of the road and I saw you were an angry man. And then I went, you know what? Niles needs to remember what we're doing and where we are. I couldn't get out of the bad lie and then he was in it. It was just amazing I was right behind him and he just hit it and just not for two seconds, not for three seconds, he was just roosting me for 10 minutes. 10 minutes. 10 minutes. 10 minutes. Whole 10 minutes. Are you upset Niles? How's it going? Holy son are you all right? Nile put it here. Lucky there was a lot of bushes. Here give us your hand. You good? I'm good. You're good. Tough as an ox. Mate, you're lucky there's a lot of shrubbery. What'd you grab? What'd you anchor on? Grabbed that tree down there. You f***ing legend. He's all good. Nice drop off. Mate, that was the abyss. Straight into the abyss. Oh, ----. Holy dooly. Business as usual Jono. Business as usual. You know, I suppose. You okay? Yeah. It was a fair climb for him to get back. What are they? They're Thai mules. 300cc Thai mules. They're made for this country. And they don't wear tyres out because they have no horsepower. No, because they've got no horsepower. What do you reckon they've got, 28 horsepower? 12. I reckon I've got at least 12. Wonka's running, I reckon he's got the fastest of the pack. He's got 16 horsepower, guaranteed. Yeah, 15. You and I are pretty close, Josh. You've got about 13. They're just built to chug along. So they have, they have... a disproportionate amou- nt of torque enthusiast Bradley, you do love it, look at you. Day two in the bag, all bikes and bodies accounted for, plenty more to come. So remember, if you like this stuff, hit the subscribe button and like and share this video with all your mates. What a time, hey? Righty-o Hammo, this is what you wanted. This is what you asked for. Have him Josh, have him. He's committed, he's committed to the slop. Oh Bradley doesn't give a day three and Bradley's finally worn his fair share of roost and he's not happy about it. He's down and another one's down.