Really enjoying following along and learning the ropes. Looks like you guys don't use a sleeping pad from what I can tell. Really love my little shorty Thermarest to smooth out stones & a little cush ha!
Looks like a great trip! The twin bridges are actually in Eagle Canyon, not Black Dragon Wash. The footage prior to the bridges may have been Black Dragon, but if it was, it was out or chronological order. It looks like your clock kept resetting, so it is hard to tell order from the time stamps.
Well it is not edited in order but they start out near Crystal peak in western Utah and ride east through eagle canyon underneath I 70 (shown twice) and end up in Moab and the La Sal mountains.
Nice work on splicing stills with video. Utah certainly has more challenging sections than NV and OR, so far. I'm prepping a 640 ADV for the TAT and have heard the advice is: no one ever wishes they had a bigger bike on the TAT. True? And how was your mechanical experience with KTM?
Lighter is better. If you don't need it, don't bring it. Weight is your enemy. My KTM did break down in S Carolina when the crankcase filled with water. The water pump seal failed. Probably my fault for running plain water in the radiator after loosing all the coolant a few days earlier. I thought I could get away with it for the remainder of the trip but I didn't consider the importance of lubrication that antifreeze provides. A costly error...
Jim Johnston I just finished Part 6 with your seal failure. Sad to hear when so close. I have a 1998 DR 350SE as well and know it would be better on the technical sections but quite unpleasant on the pavement. Thoughts?
Out West (Colorado to Oregon) the DR350 will be more "fun". I have to admit that from Jellico TN to the east coast was pretty miserable on the 500EXCs however it was raining 80% of the time and using goggles only didn't help. I think it really boils down to personal choice but I still choose lighter...
Jim Johnston I was thinking along the same lines about the Western sections. It's quite apparent you and Neil are accomplished off-road riders. Some of those trails look like barely - traveled goat paths. I can't imagine why anyone would attempt them with a 500# rig.
The I 70 bridges are actually over Eagle Canyon
Really enjoying following along and learning the ropes. Looks like you guys don't use a sleeping pad from what I can tell. Really love my little shorty Thermarest to smooth out stones & a little cush ha!
Looks like a great trip! The twin bridges are actually in Eagle Canyon, not Black Dragon Wash. The footage prior to the bridges may have been Black Dragon, but if it was, it was out or chronological order. It looks like your clock kept resetting, so it is hard to tell order from the time stamps.
What section was this? Cool video!!!
Leaving Baker Nevada going east into Utah.
Well it is not edited in order but they start out near Crystal peak in western Utah and ride east through eagle canyon underneath I 70 (shown twice) and end up in Moab and the La Sal mountains.
16:20 Gooney Bird Rock
Nice work on splicing stills with video. Utah certainly has more challenging sections than NV and OR, so far. I'm prepping a 640 ADV for the TAT and have heard the advice is: no one ever wishes they had a bigger bike on the TAT. True? And how was your mechanical experience with KTM?
Lighter is better. If you don't need it, don't bring it. Weight is your enemy.
My KTM did break down in S Carolina when the crankcase filled with water. The water pump seal failed. Probably my fault for running plain water in the radiator after loosing all the coolant a few days earlier. I thought I could get away with it for the remainder of the trip but I didn't consider the importance of lubrication that antifreeze provides. A costly error...
Jim Johnston I just finished Part 6 with your seal failure. Sad to hear when so close. I have a 1998 DR 350SE as well and know it would be better on the technical sections but quite unpleasant on the pavement. Thoughts?
Out West (Colorado to Oregon) the DR350 will be more "fun". I have to admit that from Jellico TN to the east coast was pretty miserable on the 500EXCs however it was raining 80% of the time and using goggles only didn't help. I think it really boils down to personal choice but I still choose lighter...
Jim Johnston I was thinking along the same lines about the Western sections. It's quite apparent you and Neil are accomplished off-road riders. Some of those trails look like barely - traveled goat paths. I can't imagine why anyone would attempt them with a 500# rig.