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Record audio from multiple riders
This video describes how we were able to record audio from multiple riders for our videos.
This approach would work for any number of riders that use a common intercom system.
The audio capture we used with our GoPro consists of the follow components. I would purchase two of the Movo microphones instead of the more expensive RODE microphone.
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This approach would work for any number of riders that use a common intercom system.
The audio capture we used with our GoPro consists of the follow components. I would purchase two of the Movo microphones instead of the more expensive RODE microphone.
GoPro Audio adapter amzn.to/45bpksU
Battery Charger amzn.to/3yNy1xJ
Cardo PACKTALK Edge amzn.to/3Ku00Fd
Front Movo Microphone amzn.to/3VuQ30I
Rear RODE microphone amzn.to/4bMPS6C
Audio Splitter amzn.to/3XbJj91
Bose QuietComfort 20 head phones amzn.to/3yK1dFH
We earn a commission if you use our links to purchase on Amazon. There is no additional cost to you. ...
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KTM EXC-F 350 Extended service intervals
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In this segment I discuss what happened to my 2023 350 EXC-F when using extended service intervals during a 6,225 mile ride along the TransAmerica Trail. #KTM EXC-F 350 #transamericatrail #ktmoilchange
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 35 Part 4 - the final mile
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As we arrive at Port Orford, OR as we complete our 35 day adventure on the TransAmerica Trail. Thank you Sam Correro for a wonderful trail. #TransAmerica Trail #TAT #Dual sport #KTM EXC-F 350 #Honda 300L
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 35 Part 3
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In this segment we continue towards the Pacific Ocean on our final day along the TransAmerica trail. We encountered more shifting roads and some wild land firefighters dealing with a fire in the area. #TransAmerica Trail #TAT #Dual sport #KTM EXC-F 350 #Honda 300L
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 35 Part 2
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As we were leaving camp for the last time we met a wonderful family who were out enjoying the great outdoors in Oregon.
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 35 Part 1
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Today is our last day as we move closer to the Oregon coast along the Pacific Ocean Spur of the TransAmerica Trail. #TransAmerica Trail #TAT #Dual sport #KTM EXC-F 350 #Honda 300L
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 34 Part 4
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Meet Billy - our camp host at our last campsite. Daphne Grove Campground Agness, OR
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 34 Part 3
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Today was a short travel day along the Pacific Ocean Spur of the TransAmerica Trail as we looked for our final campsite of the trip. Oregon served up another treat. #TransAmerica Trail #TAT #Dual sport #KTM EXC-F 350 #Honda 300L
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 34 Part 2
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In this segment we find our way down a mountain in beautiful Southwestern Oregon as we continue our way to Port Orford and the Pacific Ocean. #TransAmerica Trail #TAT #Dual sport #KTM EXC-F 350 #Honda 300L
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 34 Part 1
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A beautiful day in the Oregon hills along the Pacific Ocean Spur section of the TransAmerica Trail. Links to the camping spot we stayed at in Azalea Oregon. Lat/Lng: 42.761470, -123.264220 Starry Skies CampoutTent/RV Retreat www.hipcamp.com/en-US/land/oregon-azalea-grove-getaway-wz6h0x9w/sites/475469?adults=1&children=0 Blissful Solitude - Sweet Cottage www.airbnb.com/rooms/47874696?adults=1&fe...
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 33 Part 3
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Today we were on the TransAmerica Trail’s Pacific Ocean Sour in western Oregon. Here are links to the gear we discuss in this video Jack’s Equipment Fuel bladder amzn.to/3NATBd5 Acerbis 3.6 gallon tank www.acerbisusa.com/p94753-fuel-tanks?uid=94753:color=%23000000 Rear suspension www.ktechsuspensionusa.com/shock-absorber-razor-r-lite-honda-crf300l-95-110kg-low-287sd-021-130-007.html Front suspe...
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 33 Part 2
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Today in Oregon we met two groups of TAT riders and a fire chief. #TransAmerica Trail #TAT #Dual sport #KTM EXC-F 350 #Honda 300L
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 33 Part 1
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Day 33 on the TransAmerica Trail found us further along the Pacific Ocean Spurn in western Oregon. #TransAmerica Trail #TAT #Dual sport #KTM EXC-F 350 #Honda 300L
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 32 Part 2
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More tales from the TransAmerica trail in Oregon. #TransAmerica Trail #TAT #Dual sport #KTM EXC-F 350 #Honda 300L
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 32 Part 1
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Traveling along the TransAmerica Trail / Pacific Ocean Spur west of Prineville Oregon. See the full trip here wheelcross.club #transamericatrail #ktmexcf350 #hondacrf300l #crf300l #excf350 #ktm350 #dualsport #tat
TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 31 Part 3
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TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 31 Part 1
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TransAmerica Trail (TAT) Day 30 Part 2
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How did you save your footage on your trip?
Thanks for the info. Now, there is a very important factor on all this KTM info and also personal experience. And that is, How and Where do you ride ..... that is what make all the difference in when you may have to do your service intervals.
Any reason for not puttning one fuel blatter on each side of the bike but much lower down to lower the centered weight? Other then that, great setup
The KTM surprised me and Honda I expected it to be fine, but that goes to show the 350 can get the job done.
I worked for AdventHealth until I retired a year and a half ago. I was your x-ray tech at the South Fort Worth Texas facility.
Great to hear from you. Hope you are having a great retirement.
@@WheeledGeezer yes I’m enjoying retirement. I highly recommend it. I’m still quite active and you make me want to ride the Tat
@@rayalway9530I plan to retire in 2026 at 67. I am thinking to ride the TAT again next summer. Wisconsin to Idaho and loop back through Utah and Colorado.
What rear luggage rack do you have?
This one from Taco Moto tacomoto.co/products/pro-moto-billet-rear-rack?_pos=2&_sid=88275cab2&_ss=r&variant=31490045739111
Thank You for making the video! I had been quite curious how you did it!
Great Job!
What Brand and size tires did you go with on the .KTM 350 And did you the lower bike?
I did not lower the bike and I did not change out the suspension. All I did was set the sag for the loaded out weight. Rear tire: Dunlop D606 120/90-18 Front tire: Pirelli MT21 90/90-21 Loved the combination.
They're designing these engines to fall apart even though we have some of the best metallurgy and oils on the planet ever it's a joke by old bikes❤
I couldn't understand why you'd miss an experience on a CT125
Most honda's yamaha suzuki's and kawasaki's break in at about five hundred hours
I wonder how long these engines can go without a rebuild, the manual says 70 hours for competition and 135 for trail/lighter use. If you've done 207 hours without a rebuild, that's very reassuring . The cost of a rebuild is a big expense, so if these engines will do 200 hours plus without a rebuild, that's great news for those of us on a tight budget!
I don’t think this will have a immediate effect on your engine but it might shorten its life. Getting an oil sample test done would help gauge how it’s going from trip to trip
What is the fuel range of each bike and how did you manage the difference between the two bikes?
Jack’s Honda 300L has the stock 2.1 gallon tank and it provides between 130 and 140 miles of range. Scott’s KTM Exc-f 350 has an IMS 4.5 gallon tank which provides over 250 miles. Jack carried a 2 gallon Giant Loop Armadillo bag to provide the range we needed.
By far THE BEST TAT series I have ever watched. Thank You!!! I would love to know more about jack's bike as I have the Rally version and am planning on doing the same trip. Also would love to know what riding pants jack was wearing as they looked very comfortable.
Glad you have liked the series. We really did this so our family can watch and didn’t expect much beyond that. Yes I am completing a video on the bike and upgraded. The pants I wore were FXR with leather and the all red ones were MSR brand. Both great and comfortable. The MSR were very affordable. The only thing I suggest is neither pair had pockets and this feature would have made them perfect. Recommend either.
Awesome setup for exc! I'm taking notes)
I feel that the service interval hours compared to total miles driven is probably not the best. Unless you are going excessively fast (high rpm) distance is a factor of your final drive. You can drive at 4500rpm in 4th gear and also in 6th gear. Your distance will be far greater in 6th gear with the same engine wear. Toco Moto and a lot of other long term owners are just doubling the hours to 60-70 for adventure style riding.
The recommendations that are in the manual are for when you’re racing or practising for a race you’re usually always in those higher. RPMs bouncing off the rev limit engine is usually taking a lot harder abuse you’re just riding your bike normal 30 to 60 km an hour sitting in the middle of the Reve you should be able to go three times the amount of the recommendations to racing. I have a Yamaha WR 250 F 2023 and as well I’m not hard on my bike. I keep it in the mid lower RPM range, I’m never bouncing off the or even up past 14,000 RPM. My bike goes to 16,000 RPM. My first inspection I did everything was inspect I wasn’t expecting it not to be that was about 50 hours now I’m at 150 and due for an inspection on the valves, I’ll probably do them in the next week or two got a couple of rides coming up that I want to go with my buddies again I’m expecting the valves to be good. Kind of worried about the timing chain will deal with that when it comes.
Shifting quality goes to hell after like... 8 hours.
Clutch performance was something I paid specific attention to because a change in behavior could suggest I was extending too far. I never noticed any change. The clutch performed as-new throughout the entire ride.
@@WheeledGeezer good to know! I've never toured on a dirtbike. Makes sense that going easy on the clutch would keep debris in the oil to a minimum, extending life.
Are your side bags the Tusk Excursion’s, or the Highlands? Also, what duffel bag is that?
Did you guys upgrade the CRF300L suspension
I did and please stay tuned as I have a video coming with the upgrades and what I would do differently on my next trip.
@@johnstanley8792super interested in seeing that! Btw, another MN guy here. Your videos inspired me to get 300 Rally. Would also love to hear about your gear. Boots, body armor, pants etc. I’m sure other 60+ yr old riders would appreciate that too. Thx for documenting your trip on YT.
@@outsideguy3633 always enjoy a chat about bikes. Where in mn are you located.
Glad to hear that. I presume you cleaned the air filter as needed.
What are u running for tires?
Dunlop D606 rear Pirelli MT 21 front
Good tips. You need to add more volume to your video’s. Makes it easer to understand.
i can't tell you how happy i am to hear your results... i'm a, not fast, 64 yr old with a sxf450 factory edition with 100 hrs, 2, back tires, 5 oil changes, air filter and nothing else. i never use the rev-limiter. to say i don't push it is an understatement. i think i'll be ok. thanks
We are in the same age club. I love the KTM. Much less weight than the other alternatives, great handling, good power, and a reliable steed. It is a super flickable trail bike. I had planned to purchase the Honda 300L or Rally until I learned the 350 EXC-F was nearly 100 pounds lighter than the 300 Rally and had more power. It’s a win for my 64 year old bones. So glad I explored the TAT on this nimble ride. Keep pouring the miles on!
@@WheeledGeezer well, I've riden 3 XR650Rs into the ground and finally threw a leg over that KTM and man, it's nice to be on a modern bike. Thanks again, I'm going to push it a little further. thanks again for your "research".
KTM 350exc are premium high compression off road race bikes that can be tagged, there not cheap, it not what guys doing the TAT will choose, guys normally choose a Japanese dual sport for this type of adventure, they're a better tool for the job to rack up many miles and carry heavy weights on the subframe like a crf300l rally, there lower, more comfortable, smoother running, better highway speeds and half the price and it is not uncommon to see 70,000mi on them, you will not have to change the oil or check the valves, it like buying a Ferrari, driving 55mph cross the country you can do it but do you really want to waste a machine like that on that adventure,
I'm a noob, but I read these stories often. It seems the recommended intervals involves racing-for legal reasons. Not casual trail or road riding.
I'd suggest getting a Honda or Suzuki, maybe a Kawasaki, Ktm, Husqvarna, and BMW, are too finicky. I've seen guys take a Honda and Suzuki all the way through one year or more of riding.
ISA. My 2024 model says 15 hour oil change and 45 hours for valves.
Ktm 500 excf 2021.i use it for trail riding. Oil changes every 3000-5000 km, depending on the terrain and abuse. Currently at 34k km and 600+ hours with no issues what so ever.
That's good to know. I changed my 24 FE501 at 25 hours after trail and one longish road ride. The oil looked okay, I know visual isn't much of a guide but it flowed well. If I remember, I'm going to drop my 50 hour oil change through a mesh coffee filter to see if it has any swarf or bits of clutch plate in it.
I met a guy from Austria in the Flinders Ranges South Australia) a couple of weeks ago who’s at the end of a round the world ride on a Honda crf450L and he has 70,000km on it. The recommended service intervals are 1000km and he only changes his oil about every 7000km! He’s still on the original piston. It’s still running fine. Obviously he doesn’t race it but he still rides it like it’s supposed to be. It is a Honda though, not a ktm😂 I told him to sell it to a Honda museum when he gets home.
often my 500 hits +1kmiles per oil change - it is a 19 and is now 9kmiles old and is fine - valves do not need doing nor anything else
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
change the oil every couple thousand miles, when is convenient and the tanks off the bike and your towards the valves check them, otherwise quit sweating the small stuff. these bikes are built so much better than bikes of the past, they are made to handle incredible abuse. I have a friend that has a CRF 450 L he has 16,000 miles when I last checked, he changes the oil about every 2000 miles, not sure if he has checked the valves yet or not. He's never had any unusual problems with the bike. Last I heard it ran better than when it was new. He also does oil analysis via Blackstone labs every now and then and nothing unusual has popped up in the oil analysis. Personally, I believe these short service intervals are to cover the factories tail in the event of warranty work, considering many of these bikes are in competition and being run maxed out for extended periods of time. By the way my friend is an adventure writer/regular commuter as he rides his bike to work whenever he can 12 miles each direction when possible. All this talk about meeting manufactured requirements for oil change is overkill unless you are in competition at the track. just talked with an engine builder that builds bikes for Baja about a week ago. He talked about the durability of these motors, specifically we talked about my 450 L, he knew of someone that has 29,000 miles online, he commutes almost every day to work, he sold the bike to someone else that has I forget, something like 250 hours on it, and that has been full on competition racing. He talks about being ready to rebuild the motor, but doesn't see a reason why yet, as it is running fine. That was good enough for me. This conversation started because I called him about rebuilding mine because I have a cracked engine case and wanted to know if it was worth rebuilding or not. he convinced me. Also, the JB weld covered with Loctite urethane PL glue has been holding without any leaks so not touching it until necessary (I should have it welded). These things are pretty tough man that's the bottom line.
I checked my 21 500 valves at 120 hours. They have not moved since I checked them at 34 hours. I do oil changes about every 35 hours. Keep the air filter clean and don't run it like a race bike and it does not need any more maintenance than any other dual sport. I also average 55 mpg running a vortex ecu. I rode a 19 350 a couple of times back to back with my 500.I really like they way the 350s run. 500/350s are awesome bikes. There are some running long over 2000 miles oil changes interval on the Honda 450RLs with no issues and racking up high trouble free miles.
Was 34hrs your first valve check?
Yes @@BushmanCanuck
Great to see you guys again! Thank you for the update! Looking forward to more about gear, how it worked/didn't work and what you'd do different next time. Hope all is well.
I've watched from the beginning and I thought for certain I was witnessing a clown show. No way you guys would come close to making it, but I stand corrected. You both have demonstrated a great lesson in positive attitude, perseverance, enjoying the moment and overing coming challenges as they appear, 1-by1. Congrats. This was an inspiration. God Bless!
Thank you for this.
Thanks for the follow up!
9 minutes for two minutes of information.
Good to see you guys. I am curious about the Honda. I just bought one. 300L. W abs. Also I have a Royal enfield himalayan. It might be for sale. Still breaking in the Honda.
I have about 300 hours on my '15 FE350s. I change the oil every 20 to 25 hours and have checked the valve clearance 4 times. At 9 years old it has good compression, always starts, no smoking, and the valves are in spec. I have only used Motorex just because I don't put a lot of hours on it. I'm thinking the lower stressed, dual sport versions of this motor can handle stretching the intervals a little but I'm in no way recommending it.
Interesting you did that , we know all about how far you can get touring on ktms here in Australia, we use full synthetic oil , do like 2500kms touring drain the oil get it tested by an independent company catapilla, and the oil came back still with very high marks after 2500kms, but thats touring.
Oil changes at 465 mile intervals is crazy! Is the oil capacity 1/4 of one quart or something crazy like that?
Pretty standard for enduros
1200-1500 miles per OCI is not an issue if the bike is being used for trail riding and dual sport use which is what the large majority of owners use them for. Those much shorter factory/manual recommendations are for hard MX use. You got ahold of a dealer looking for a sucker they could trick into a larger service bill out of fear. It has been well documented on the forums for many years that these 4-strokes can handle far more than what the manual is recommending.
Great video guys glad to see all is well and hope to see some new riding adventures from the wheeled gezzers
KTM Recommendations are for Enduro racing and training. Trail riding is much kinder to everything in the engine! You'll be just fine.
Exactly , we would change the oil on the 350 sxf once a month and get it serviced once a year if needed 😊
2018 500 with 110 hrs and 7000 km. Bike is trailered to rides and oil changes usually 1700-2500 km. Checked valves 6000 km ago so time for another check.
Having followed your journey I would believe the difference being you operated your machine without abusing it.