Mud, Sweat, and Grit: Solo Riding THE SCAR. - EP 2
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- Опубликовано: 26 май 2023
- Solo riding the South Carolina Adventure Route aka the SCAR. In this episode I get challenged when I encounter a serious mud section.
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Simply outstanding! Great storytelling and videography...love the faith messages. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking time to comment some nice things
Loved the improvisation going through the trees...that's adventurous!
Glad you enjoyed it! I like the adventure
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Wondeful area....South C...in car it was as usuall , but with KTM it is amazing 👏🤟🏍️ .Thanks , enjoy the Ride ! From 🇫🇮
Hey Eli ! Good to hear from you. Happy to know you are watching these adventures. Is that the Greek flag I see there ?
@@MotoMission. 🤭🤪LoL
Those look like the roads over here in Desoto in the Chickasawhay district. Rode there today and had a few spots that looked just like those. NASTY!
Glad you survived. There was some r places that got me twisted up.
Hey I just wanted to say hi from Australia. I’m loving watching your travels around America. You show us a lot more of your great country. Take care and stay safe 🙂
Mark ! Hey. Australia huh? I was there many years ago and found it to be incredibly beautiful. Thanks for watching my channel. Maybe someday I will make it back to Australia. What part do you live in ?
Nice ride. Your chuckle when approaching a challenge tells how much fun it is. Be safe. Keep ‘em coming.
Yeahhhh. So fun. I like a challenge. I’m having a blast. Let’s ride
Your channel is great, your videos are fantastic, and I’m always ready to experience adventure!!! That mud looked nasty!!!
Hey ! Thanks so much. That’s encouraging to hear.
Yeah that mud got me in a jam. I had no choice but go forward and not quit. Or I would have spent the night out there. Haha. Crazy one.
I just checked out your channel. I will watch more when I get caught up. Looks good ! Let’s ride !
@@MotoMission. Thanks for checking my channel out, that’s awesome!!! I have all my VStrom videos in a playlist , I’m just now starting to really get out of my comfort zone…..
@@MotoMission. I’m always a bit nervous when I’m out there alone, but you figured it out!!
Yes. Solo riding is much different. Have to be more careful and take less risks
Me and my buddy Jon did like 250 miles of the sandhills SCAR and we drop our bikes couple of time the sand was so soft but we are new at this ( Jon dropped his bike more thin me )
I was looking at your speed just to see if we were going to slow.We were riding around 10 to 20 MPH. Great Video hope we can ride together someday so 😁
Dude. We will figure that out for sure. Sand ain’t easy. Technique is paramount. I used to hate sand. But feel better now after experience.
I’m 300 lbs.. I hate sand!!😂😂😂
@@davidlamb155 I don’t blame you 💀
Solid work in that mud. Solo I’d have done the same. Great video Brock
Didn’t have a lot of choice. Couldn’t go backwards. Grit it out forward. Next time go with me :)
What tires are you running? You seemed to have good traction in that mud even when you were pushing it, Love the channel I just found it.
Hey kevin. I have experimented with tires. Here is what I have found to be my favorites.
Motoz rallz.
I’ve put them to the test and it’s been great tire choice. Thanks for watching. Let’s ride.
@@MotoMission. Thanks for the info!!
Any time
Weldon to South Carolina! Can I ask what Navigation (GPS) do you use?
Garmin zumo xt. That’s my fav so far. Perfect for moto
Where did you get your paper maps of the SCAR? I’m planning to ride it next month.
They are found at gps kevin website. I’ve been told that the official SCAR has been updated. But you will enjoy the route. I loved it
Do you have a video of what riding gear you use and what gear you carry?
I don’t yet.. maybe i should do one for you. Let me see what i can do in the coming weeks. Good idea
Awesome seeing you over come challenges while soloing the scar. Definitely could be detrimental to get stuck out there by yourself
I was in too deep to turn around. I had to keep going forward. I needed you there with me to help.
@@MotoMission. I would love that
Two words
Very well edited a joy to watch no doubt your channel will grow ✌✌✌✌
Thank you. I’m learning :)
There is only one way thru that clay and it's around, most of the time you can't even walk on top of that let alone ride or drive thru. They state should take better care of the roads like that. Looks like a blast! Heading out in few weeks myself on the 390 adventure.
Ahhhhhh yeahhh. That clay is nasty stuff. I am very curious about the 390. Lemme know how you like it and how it does for you. I’m sure you are gonna have a blast.
The other way around that clay would have been to backtrack for 10 min to the primary route, since he was attempting the more difficult (optional) alternate. He was not trapped. Riding off-trail is bad form.
I was stuck
Next time I will call a tow truck. :)
how many miles do you have on that ktm? Just discovered your channel today and have already almost convinced me to get an adv touring bike. Just need more dough haha, my friends and I are on crf250ls awesome little bikes but they don"t like the highway for sure. Would like to far away places instead of toting the trailer around for most trips. we are in New Hampshire ever been this way yet?
Hey. I have not ridden in New Hampshire. Not yet any way. Ha.
My ktm has 20k miles. Not a problem yet. Has been fantastic. It’s perfect for the all around type riding. Has been good to me in offroad conditions. Even done some single track and challenging things. But on hwy it is smooth and easy.
I still love my little bikes for the dual sport rides. But adventire riding has been mostly on the 890 w no regrets.
Lemme know if you get one. Would love to hear your experience.
Hello Brock, new subscriber here wondering which tires you are running on your 890. My F800GS Adventure is ready for new tires so I'm trying to do my research.
Hey there. I’m a huge fan of the motoz rallz for the Offroad stuff. They are still good on the pavement. But for dirt roads and sand and all things Offroad they are hard to beat. Lemme know how it goes.
Oh. And thanks for the sub!
Brock. Another great one. A little short maybe, but I know how much work filming and editing takes.
Are you not using the Insta 360 anymore?
By the c way, your MABDR inspired me to do in last week, but in my Land Rover. 😉❤️❤️
Hey. Thank you for watching. I have a lot of plates spinning for sure.
I am using the 360. Trying to not over use it
I wasn’t sure of people would notice. Well done my friend. Haha.
Have fun in the Land Rover on the maBDR. Try to time it for the fall colors. Amazing ! Lemme know
I like your video and vibe, but (A) much of what you are riding is not the SCAR, and (B) you violated TreadLightly principles multiple times by departing the roads and bushwhacking through the woods in the wildlife management area, simply to avoid some mud. In addition to damaging the environment, this is how our route and sport gets a bad name and we continue to lose access. But whatever it takes to grow your channel... Seriously.
I just read this and looked at your page and have watched a couple of your videos. You do a great job at documenting your rides. I ave a question how long did it take you to
do you TAT?
What map did you use?
Really not liking your vibe. You were doing fine till the "whatever it takes to grow your channel" comment. Don't be such a self righteous twat.. Seriously.
@mototherapy hey. Thanks for your comment. I may have bad info but I grabbed maps and it appears that the scar is the route I have taken. It overlaps with the kevin’s scbat route for the most part. I chose to use his paper maps to keep an idea of where I am going.
Much respect for the guys who created the scar. That’s why I am giving them credit.
There may be a place here and there where I am off the original route and that is ok with me.
Is there something I’m missing here about the scar ? It surely appears that I am riding the scar route for the most part. Email me if you would like to discuss it.
Hey I rode the tat last year. Took me about 30 days. I used both kevin and Sam’s maps. The first part I used kevin until it overlapped Sam. Then in nevada I stuck to Sam to finish. I learned that much of the maps overlapped.
The tat was the best experience. Loved it. I may do it again someday.
@@MotoMission. The bridge-out you encountered and some other scenery lets me know you were on a very old version of the SCAR--the same version that GPSKevin copied and re-branded (as indicated by the logo on your paper maps). You likely hit a gate in Francis Marion National Forest, too. With that, the Forest Service let the lease for the road expire, and the land reverted to the surrounding landowner, and he gated it. The SCAR has seen significant updates to avoid closures like these, to add more dirt, etc. Also, in the SCAR community, we are very serious about TreadLightly principles, and as someone who also rides dual sports, I can say with certainty that the SC DNR prosecutes transgressions without hesitation. We DO NOT want the SCAR associated with such transgressions. Respect = action, not just credit ;-)