Sled Therapy in an Abandoned Quarry | 1957 Triumph Desert Sled

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

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  • @richardmoss8757
    @richardmoss8757 10 месяцев назад +44

    I love sled therapy grew up in Southern California in the 50s and 60s spent most weekends in the high desert ran into Steve McQueen one weekend out there practicing my dad had a beer with him I love desert sleds

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +3

      The golden era man. I'm jealous!

    • @redonkk
      @redonkk 10 месяцев назад +2

      You hear a good story now and then, but this is like having a ace up your sleeve. Don't keep that one to yourself.

  • @RobertTrombley-g6l
    @RobertTrombley-g6l 9 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely,old school dirt biking!that trumpet sounds sweet…watching from ireland

  • @Porsche996driver
    @Porsche996driver 10 месяцев назад +1

    6:32 Nice ‘70s style zoom-out camerawork ha.
    The bike had a great sound, good stuff.

  • @air-vacsystemsinc.7770
    @air-vacsystemsinc.7770 10 месяцев назад +5

    Camp Rock Road, Soggy Dry Lake, Bell Mountain, a 1956 preunit construction Triumph with knobbies ... yeah, 1967 having survived the Nam ... life was good. Thanks for the memories.

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +2

      My pleasure! Thanks for watching and thank you for your service. 🙏

    • @mechcavandy986
      @mechcavandy986 3 месяца назад

      🇺🇸🫡🏍️💨🏁

  • @paulcollins6197
    @paulcollins6197 10 месяцев назад +14

    Nothing better than a ride out on a classic Triumph dirt digger!

  • @thebat1672
    @thebat1672 10 месяцев назад +1

    Youre enthusiasm is contageous bro.

  • @therollingwheelz
    @therollingwheelz 10 месяцев назад +2

    you did have a way to having fun with your bike :) i wish i can just bring my BSA with car n find my own place to just ride or sled like this 😁

  • @davidanderson2393
    @davidanderson2393 10 месяцев назад +19

    It was great seeing the old Triumph out ripping around, I used to really enjoy seeing them muscled around at the vintage races.

  • @chrisb4504
    @chrisb4504 9 месяцев назад +1

    That scene where you were looking down on the river was immense watching from England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @stmboat
    @stmboat 10 месяцев назад +4

    The sounds alone should make the video viral.

  • @seabell
    @seabell 10 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely stuff when warm and dry for sure. Some of us used to ride these buggers to work because we hadn't much other choice.

  • @MikeTython831
    @MikeTython831 10 месяцев назад +2

    This old quarry is one of my favorite places to ride. Little fun fact, in the creek on the southwest side of the quarry is a limestone cave that goes pretty deep into the earth. In the first chamber you’ll find the initials E.C. Carved into the stone and the date “1859”

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      Right on man! I haven’t seen that cave yet!

  • @uncletom1971
    @uncletom1971 10 месяцев назад +1

    This must have been a wonderful experience. I couldn't remove my eyes from the screen for a second during this clip.

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад

      So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

  • @jimdale9187
    @jimdale9187 10 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you x 10. I could literally smell the race gas fueling up and the exhaust after! Loved the POV shots while hooning around!

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад

      My pleasure! Really appreciate you watching and so glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @fredbates7693
    @fredbates7693 3 месяца назад

    Awesome - I'm surprised to see how fast it gets the mail! I'm 66 and I remembah...when I was four or five, seeing a newspaper article with a picture of men racing these desert sleds. It "clicked", I'll never forget it. It resonated with my little brain.

  • @haydenw6585
    @haydenw6585 10 месяцев назад +8

    Great sounding bike the old twin’s sound amazing

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      The best!

    • @rcnelson
      @rcnelson 9 месяцев назад

      The exhaust note of these twins is the perfect motorcycle sonata. There's nothing that approaches that sound.

  • @johngaller278
    @johngaller278 10 месяцев назад +6

    My best riding and racing partner lived in SoCal from the 40s to early 70s. He was friends with the likes of Ken Maley, Dick Mann, Mert Lawwill, Troy Lee Sr, Ken Berry and some many numerous others.. His tales of Desert Racing and Dirt Track on old Triumphs and the bladder bleeds, raw hands, etc are etched in my memory... Enjoy your yourselfout there.

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +2

      Amazing!! I love all those old stories!

  • @Dirtbagralph
    @Dirtbagralph 10 месяцев назад +1

    had a 58 TR6 desert sled back in 1970. Wish I never sold it. Thanks for the video - takes me back.

  • @irvb9881
    @irvb9881 10 месяцев назад +6

    Great video! That view at 7:30 is amazing! (And the Triumph).

  • @alleyoop1234
    @alleyoop1234 10 месяцев назад +13

    Man I sure miss the old days of rippin it up with my buds in the mountains on our old bikes!
    This sure brought back great memories!!

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      Glad I could spark some old memories for !

  • @synthnseq
    @synthnseq 10 месяцев назад +8

    Awesome spot, I can just imagine setting up a course there, and a load of classic scramblers thrashing round. Looks so much fun (no burnt out cars, trash etc, great spot).

  • @TomislavHR1
    @TomislavHR1 10 месяцев назад +2

    Nice Bike and beautyful Country🥰👍
    Greets from Germany

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад

      Hello! Thanks for watching from Deutschland!

  • @planeben
    @planeben 10 месяцев назад +1

    Had a triumph almost identical to yours as a 16 year old. Great times! Brings back the memories.

  • @CallMeSquirrelly
    @CallMeSquirrelly 10 месяцев назад +2

    man. i've never heard of a desert sleds but this thing is SICK i love it. i've been wanting to build a t110 scrambler since i was a teenager to blast through the dirt roads of texas and i get the same vibes.

  • @bryandickerson5365
    @bryandickerson5365 10 месяцев назад +3

    Gawd, that makes me miss my younger days exploring Alaskan trails, rails, forest roads and empty lots on my little Kawi and Husky. I would LOVE to join you!

  • @rawhide154
    @rawhide154 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wow, exactly the same bike I took for my first ride fifty five years ago. Roughly the same terrain too. Thank you

  • @markmenzies4218
    @markmenzies4218 10 месяцев назад +4

    That is one cool Triumph!

  • @jeffreymoorbeck2752
    @jeffreymoorbeck2752 10 месяцев назад +9

    Great video! Takes me back to my youth when there were tons of places to ride and we would spend hours just bombing around.

  • @andrewbull3537
    @andrewbull3537 10 месяцев назад +8

    Great video,beautiful bike , great scenery 👍.....what more could you ask for 😁!!!!.
    Take care mate .
    Peace out ✌️

  • @andreac1441
    @andreac1441 10 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful video, what wonderful places....amazing motorbike....nature....sound of the engine....this is paradise, greetings from Italy!

  • @johnschnettler8747
    @johnschnettler8747 10 месяцев назад +2

    My favorite content from the Wheelhouse Garage!!

  • @ApatiEktetheimenos
    @ApatiEktetheimenos 10 месяцев назад +3

    What a beautiful machine!! My uncle used two Triumph engines to set the first land-speed record in the Gyronaut X1. I love seeing these classic bikes being maintained. Great stuff Wheelhouse!

  • @stevemarquis2946
    @stevemarquis2946 10 месяцев назад +2

    Bought two basket cases a few months back. One 1954 (close fin alloy engine) T100 and a 1957 T110. While i was determined, from the beginning, to restore the T100 to its 100% original condition, i wasn‘t so sure about the TonTen. Was hesitating between a bathtub resto (yes, they´re quirky but i love the look) and a Desert Sled. Your video just made my decision. Thanks for that, mate! ( as a reward, i‘ll subscribe…😉)

  • @aussiedorsmith9293
    @aussiedorsmith9293 10 месяцев назад +3

    OMG 😳 That was tremendous! What a ride.
    That old Trumpet sounds so good.
    Dig the Zep reference too. 😊

  • @chriscrookson8524
    @chriscrookson8524 10 месяцев назад +1

    Nothing sounds like an open piped Triumph! Great to see it being used as it was intended to be used!

  • @izom
    @izom 10 месяцев назад +2

    great bike and love the ford van ;-)

  • @JagLite
    @JagLite 10 месяцев назад +2

    I love the sound of the old twins!

  • @DavidLucas-hf1cx
    @DavidLucas-hf1cx 10 месяцев назад +2

    I’m hooked.. inspiration to get my ‘67 TR-6 Sled out this week in the So. Cal high desert.. Time to go watch your other videos…

  • @brianking1138
    @brianking1138 10 месяцев назад +4

    A beautiful place and a beautiful bike!

  • @TheStevemcqueen68
    @TheStevemcqueen68 10 месяцев назад +3

    Just been out on the old Triumph , 1- here in England , its cold, Thanks Bill , for another great film , The views look great , it looks like a cool place to ride, enjoy . KIWI

  • @vintagemonkeyworkvideos3631
    @vintagemonkeyworkvideos3631 10 месяцев назад +4

    Thanks for making this vid. A perfect burrito break here at the motorcycle shop. Motivation to get these sleds back out there!

  • @geneahart5607
    @geneahart5607 10 месяцев назад +6

    Epic video man! The best ride yet! British bikes rule! Thanks!

  • @mechcavandy986
    @mechcavandy986 3 месяца назад

    Hi Point boots? I had some in the 70s. When I first started going to races, they were hare scrambles. We’d never heard the word motocross. And these Triumphs RULED! I still love them. ♥️🏍️💨🏁

  • @andrewmcpoland9040
    @andrewmcpoland9040 10 месяцев назад +4

    I can't quite believe you had such an awesome location all to yourself!🙂

  • @ericohara2582
    @ericohara2582 10 месяцев назад +7

    Just pure fun and pure sound in a beautiful place... perfect, even from where I’m standing all the way in Dorset England.. thank you so much.

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      Pure fun baby! Thanks very much for watching!

  • @victorkuleza2292
    @victorkuleza2292 10 месяцев назад +1

    Loved the video. What a RUSH! I grew up in the sixties and you learned to ride what you had!! Every new young adventure rider should watch these videos.
    Thanks for producing them.

  • @mikemcnevin1785
    @mikemcnevin1785 10 месяцев назад +2

    How absolutely COOL!! You'd think the bike has electric start, with as easily as it starts. Thanks for the inspiration, but it's -6 this morning. Maybe tomorrow!!

  • @stevencunningham4680
    @stevencunningham4680 10 месяцев назад +7

    Love that SLED ! Awesome video.

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад

      Cheers mate. Thanks for watching every week!

  • @MM-xr6tz
    @MM-xr6tz 10 месяцев назад +5

    Rad vid Bill. You guys in the US have some epic places to ride. Keep up the great work and enjoy. 👌

  • @soxgopro5552
    @soxgopro5552 10 месяцев назад +4

    That thing is cool. 👍

  • @andyrussell2873
    @andyrussell2873 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great bike great location , bike looks sounds fantastic..

  • @keithfenwick5502
    @keithfenwick5502 10 месяцев назад +3

    Sounds beautiful thanks 🙏👍🇬🇧🏁

  • @stum450n
    @stum450n 10 месяцев назад +3

    I've not come across your videos before, buy this was a real pleasure to watch. Subscribed and will be back for more. Thanks

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for subscribing!

  • @chrisb9156
    @chrisb9156 10 месяцев назад +3

    Love the video made my morning 👍🇦🇺

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      That’s awesome! Thanks for taking the time to let me know

  • @bradsanders6954
    @bradsanders6954 10 месяцев назад +1

    I was born in 1957. And did have a 1973 Triumph Tiger 750, 1st year with front disc brake.
    It was a tank but a load of fun, rode it in dirt and gravel every day I could make it run.

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      Right on!

    • @bradsanders6954
      @bradsanders6954 10 месяцев назад

      @@wheelhousegarage I have a 890R KTM now a days, maybe the 15th KTM Ive had....so for sure havent hung it up or even close.

  • @regularsteve84
    @regularsteve84 10 месяцев назад +2

    Best channel on RUclips! now I wanna buy a Triumph, keep em coming these are great!

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      What an honor! Thanks for watching and Subscribing!

  • @danbad6875
    @danbad6875 10 месяцев назад +2

    thats a sweet bike man, im a first year rider and this is the kind of stuff i hope to be doing very soon

  • @chrisbaucom4832
    @chrisbaucom4832 10 месяцев назад +2

    That looks like a blast bike loves the cool air sounds fantastic. I hope you take someone with you just in case....

  • @samjoentess9168
    @samjoentess9168 10 месяцев назад +3

    Great footage 👍

  • @peterlyon2796
    @peterlyon2796 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wow that is awesome, on a 67yr old bike, that looks like serious fun,

  • @virs4149
    @virs4149 10 месяцев назад +3

    More content with this triumph!🙌🏼🏆

  • @corentinitzel7043
    @corentinitzel7043 10 месяцев назад +3

    Living the dream !!!

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад

      Everyday! Just always trying to figure out how to afford it 😆😆

  • @davet3947
    @davet3947 10 месяцев назад +2

    Digging the high points as well as the machine 👍

  • @edward-g7z
    @edward-g7z 10 месяцев назад

    Kool as it gets! Thanks!!

  • @cptntwang
    @cptntwang 7 месяцев назад

    Great bike, great place to ride. Thanks for taking me on a trip while waiting for my honda scrambler to get a licence plate. Greetings from Germany.

  • @rickbeazley300
    @rickbeazley300 10 месяцев назад

    Cool sled thanks for the ride

  • @joaxgolf
    @joaxgolf 8 месяцев назад

    wow thats a nice place to play around. just you and your bike!

  • @blacksquirrel4008
    @blacksquirrel4008 10 месяцев назад +2

    Pretty amazing you (apparently) got that beautiful place to yourself. Thank you.
    Edit: Heard gunshots there at the outro!

  • @newtongroves3413
    @newtongroves3413 6 месяцев назад

    The Exhaust Note.
    Magic!

  • @danburby7936
    @danburby7936 7 месяцев назад +1

    I STARTED RIDING A CUB IN THE 50S AND AM STILL RIDING IN MY 80S,NOTHING EVEN COMES CLOSE TO THE SLED THERAPY,,LOVE THOSE TRIUMPHS,ALTHOUGH IM PARTIAL TO THE 500S

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  7 месяцев назад

      That’s so inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

  • @LumberjackT100
    @LumberjackT100 10 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you for another wonderful episode, Bill. This one is especially appreciated as much needed entertainment as I sit here recovering from my third bout with The Damned Cursed Virus. Dammit man!, you’ve got me wanting to trade my trusty Johnny Cash “One Piece at a Time” KLR650 for an old British scrambler. 😁

    • @letstalkaboutit8254
      @letstalkaboutit8254 10 месяцев назад +1

      I'm an old fart and remember the days of Steve McQueen & Bud Ekins and their sleds. I also have a KLR650 and although its heavy, the suspension saves the day!

    • @LumberjackT100
      @LumberjackT100 10 месяцев назад +1

      Right you are. For almost seven years now my Gen1 KLR650 and I have had some great adventures, all with out bone jarring ‘60s era suspension.

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +2

      It's my pleasure and I'm so sorry to hear that you're sick. Hard to beat the reliability of a KLR mate!

  • @kebmel8668
    @kebmel8668 9 месяцев назад

    Subscribed, gidday from New Zealand!

  • @djantix1200
    @djantix1200 10 месяцев назад

    That bike looks like fun! She rips that terrain up! What a cool place to ride! Brapp!

  • @eg39701
    @eg39701 10 месяцев назад

    I love how this thing sounds. Sounds surprisingly good for a straight pipe lol

  • @Shellshock69
    @Shellshock69 10 месяцев назад

    bloody brilliant, keep riding from an envious brit :)

  • @tca375
    @tca375 9 месяцев назад

    So much fun!

  • @drorlavy6480
    @drorlavy6480 6 месяцев назад

    A feel good video. Very cool motorcycle!

  • @simontempler3239
    @simontempler3239 10 месяцев назад +1

    That opening statement about your family was enough to get a sub from me......Great vid though !

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад

      Very kind of you. Thanks for joining in and watching!

  • @samjoentess9168
    @samjoentess9168 10 месяцев назад +3

    Thats a nice bike

  • @mikerider58
    @mikerider58 10 месяцев назад

    Beautiful bike, nice to have someone with you in case ya get hurt.
    I broke my ankle in a quarry, but got a ride home with friends.

    • @wheelhousegarage
      @wheelhousegarage  10 месяцев назад +1

      It is always a smart idea. Thankfully, I actually have cell phone reception in this area.

  • @kevinbarrett9615
    @kevinbarrett9615 10 месяцев назад

    Really missing off roading my fat tire e-bike , l know it’s not the same but it’s my version of this and I love it.

  • @flyingknee9554
    @flyingknee9554 10 месяцев назад

    Good filming dude, love the bike!

  • @eflanagan1921
    @eflanagan1921 10 месяцев назад

    Read my mind , at the end explaining suspension !

  • @jeffferguson899
    @jeffferguson899 10 месяцев назад +3

    i need a desert sled

  • @ffwingman329
    @ffwingman329 10 месяцев назад

    Fuckin great outlook bud! Sled therapy is the best kind!

  • @muhammadrai7795
    @muhammadrai7795 10 месяцев назад

    Dude this is soo rad.

  • @redonkk
    @redonkk 10 месяцев назад

    it sounds so good

  • @jasonburkholder3778
    @jasonburkholder3778 10 месяцев назад

    Grew up in Grass Valley and rode all over hills around that area. Looks like you’re not too far from there.

  • @Lurch-Bot
    @Lurch-Bot 10 месяцев назад

    I love old Triumphs but I'm looking at the RE Scram for my next bike. I already have one project bike, I don't need another. It would probably be cost prohibitive at this point to buy a Triumph in good working order. The $5k price point on the Scram is very attractive considering what you get. Would probably eventually do a big bore kit and cam, delete the cats and probably just run open headers with a crossover pipe. That way you preserve the low end torque but make big gains on the top end. It is what I did to my Dyna and it will now do about 140, as well as get up to 60 in right around 4 seconds. Nobody cares about loud bikes in my state.
    I started riding again recently though I haven't been out for a real ride yet. Mostly just making sure the bike works right, going around the block. It is set up for the road, with a nice, firm suspension, jacked rear end and reduced rake. Currently has mid mounts but thinking of putting the pegs directly underneath me. Would help with weight shifting and also make it more suitable to set up as a scrambler if the mood strikes me. I might do that instead of buying the Scram. As cool as a Triumph is in the dirt, a Dyna would be cooler. It is no small feat to ride like that on a bike that heavy, just as it is no small feat to keep up with naked sportbikes on the twisties.
    I totaled my last off road bike - an Africa Twin. some idiot thought it would be cool to put a two ton boulder in his front yard and it bent the frame on the bike. Only reason it was totaled. The city made them remove the rock. I went out to watch and have a chuckle. I don't think it was cheap. I had full coverage on the bike so I didn't bother to sue them.

  • @Willieswheels
    @Willieswheels 10 месяцев назад

    Oh boy! What a dreamy playground

  • @RealHooksy
    @RealHooksy 10 месяцев назад

    That looks wicked man!
    Cheers from Australia 🍻🦘😎👍

  • @flaaskogs
    @flaaskogs 10 месяцев назад

    Crisp air raising your skin, Aroma of oil flaring the nostril, Iris widening spectacular, Rhythmic flow artery akin, The ride only freedom gives.

  • @Fuelintheblood
    @Fuelintheblood 9 месяцев назад

    Loving the videos Bill! Great inspiration👌🏻👌🏻 Curious how loud the Sled is?

  • @garryhorton9105
    @garryhorton9105 10 месяцев назад +1

    Holy crap that was great to watch but I was tensing up when you were close to those edges or drop offs 😅

  • @UncleLongbeard
    @UncleLongbeard 10 месяцев назад

    fantastic ride mate

  • @adhdrebel982
    @adhdrebel982 10 месяцев назад +1

    Two things- there's a company that makes 2" fork extensions adds a little more clearence .And I found a Cheney Victor 500 video 1968 so simple uncluttered design Motocrosser hand built bike designed on wall with chalk .Also trails version. Comparable to Rickman company still in business .

  • @eflanagan1921
    @eflanagan1921 10 месяцев назад

    Quarry would make nice little off road park!

  • @peter6782
    @peter6782 5 месяцев назад

    You lucky Devil! so green with envy, i daren't push my bike down the street without the coopers questioning me here in the UK, and i,m 61 at that, no snot nosed kid!

  • @jamesguild1482
    @jamesguild1482 10 месяцев назад

    Had a 350 twin with rigid frame. Fondly called the lead sled.

  • @witchanger
    @witchanger 10 месяцев назад

    awesome ride! great guy! lovely views! what more could you ask for! new sub here