It's that time of year and a chance for the Big Bertha (BMW R80G/ST) to try and make a decent showing at the Valley Xtreme Big Bike Race. The bike was a lot better prepared this year, with upgraded suspension front & rear (www.hyperpro.com). The only downside is they made the course a hell of a lot harder! Lots of Adventure Bikes struggled on the hills
I met two Honda Transalp enthusiasts who first told, then showed, how good an off-road bike it can be. Richard (@rustynuts82 ) hasn't brought the Velocette, but he has brought his excuse book, and is back on the BMW R100RS Scrambler instead.
The race result holds a few surprises, as well as an important lesson in preparing an airhead for racing!
Edited and Produced by Owen Howells Photography LTD (www.owenhowells.com)
Filmed by Jake Aldred (www.facebook.com/JakeAldredMedia)
Additional footage by Rusty Nuts Bike Mag
Thumbnail images by Jason Jones (www.photovideoaerial.co.uk)
In video images by Photo Video Aerial, Simply Dirt Bikes & Karolina Zawislak
0:00 Valleys Extreme 2023
0:07 Adventure bikes going Enduro Racing
0:28 R80G/ST Repaired and upgraded
0:40 Honda Transalp XL600V
1:44 BMW R100RS Scramber
2:35 Race Time!
5:27 Utter big bike carnage
8:10 Transalp 600 appears
9:27 Float bowl issues
11:00 Classic bike results
