Favorite Motorcycle Road of 2020 on the Yamaha XT225
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- It's only August but I'm ready to call it - this is my favorite motorcycle road of 2020. All five minutes of it. It's a short road in Grant County, Kentucky, that my buddy Tony found when we were on our way to Eagle Creek Hare Scrambles Park near Dry Ridge, KY. Usually I like the choppier, rougher roads and trails but this beautifully winding road is just so picturesque that it already has my vote for "favorite road of the year."
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Mate I think I’ve not seen another ride on the beloved yami 225 since this one. I really enjoy and hopefully see another one before your winter sets in. Take care Jim
Very nice, beautiful scenery, ive been loving my XT225, do mainly on road since the fires caused the Off roading spots to close, been doing lots of 65mph and its been handling it fine, tops out at 70+, but with a all stock bike, the sweet spot is 55-60.
Great looking ride Jimmy! Nothing like backcountry touring. Ride safe!
Right on, Jim! There's nothing like finding a cool new road...
Awsome, looks like a great ride
It really was. Glad to have the video to remember it by!
That is exactly why i started to record my rides to 🤔👍
and niccce bit of road 😁👌
keep well mate 😎🍻
Same to you, Jeff! And you are CRUSHING IT with your recent videos, I really love seeing that countryside. Take care! :)
great ride thanks Jimi lovely to see rural Kentucky from the saddle of your bike ! keep it up I am enjoying my switch back to small 250cc klx after years on larger bikes ( still eyeing up a Royal Enfield 650 twin for next year though 😄 cheers Darren (uk )
Thanks, Darren! I'm glad you're enjoying the KLX. You know, that's on my list of bikes to check out sometime, I really like the features of the little Kawasaki. Cheers from Ohio!
You just gotta love a warm summer day on a fun country lane! Thanks for taking us along.
Hey, you're always welcome, thanks for watching!
Nice one brother! Soak up those precious fleeting days. I'm curious about your thoughts on adventure cameras. Cheers from Ontario!
Thanks! I'm 100% in the GoPro camp, sticking with a GoPro Hero 5 Black or newer...then just buy the newest you can afford. Do stay away from some of their recent inexpensive models (Hero 7/8 White and Silver?) because they don't have interchangeable batteries, so you only get one charge per ride. I've never been happy with the cheap knockoff cameras, TBH, though other people seem to be okay with them. For me they've had weird little quirks in filming or editing, where the GoPros just work every time, straight out of the box. I hope this helps!
Hey jimmy, quick question how many km do you get for your tank before you hit your reserve?
Hey, Sam, I've honestly never taken it all the way to reserve but always fill up by 120 mi (200 km?) and haven't needed reserve. So that's at least a safe benchmark for me. Currently gas mileage is around 68 miles to a gallon. Are you getting similar mileage?
jimmytmoto yeah I’ve only hit my reserve once and I had forgotten to reset my trip meter last time I filled up. But it does sound like it’s about the same fuel efficiency. I plan on getting a fuel bottle soon and when I do I will do a trip on open road and test how many km I get before I hit reserve. Thanks jimmy, keep up the videos and I’ll keep watching, it’s great to see an active RUclipsr with the exact same bike as mine.
No lane markings?
It does look a little odd, doesn't it? Many of these back roads don't have center lane markings because they're so narrow, but I think it's the fact they did add the new, bright white edge markings that make it stand out. It almost looks sort of like a video game when I rewatch the video now. :)