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Hey sir, that was one excellently shot piece of filming and editing. A huge congratulations to you. I've relations who live in Idaho Falls although I'm from U.K I did spend over 2 months there as an 8 yr old. Even then I realised the stunning beauty of the Pacific northwest. Thank you for reviving a 37 year long memory.
Thanks for the reply.Our group is mid to late sixties in age,and live on the east coast. We plan to ship our bikes to Denver by 1 August,and then ride top of the Rockies, up to Chief Joseph highway,bear tooth pass,turn back, ride it again,than pick up rt.89 around Cooke City,up to the east end Going to the sun road, ride it east to west,and then back to the west. Head up Cowboy trail into Baniff,up to Jasper. At that point I want to head south,hitting Zion, north rim of the Grand Canyon. At that point,we want to ride Utah and Colorado,and your videos sure make it easy to pick some of those.As for as the rides I like, green trees,no trees brown dirt,red dirt,mountains,desert,as long as there is a bar and place to stay at the end of the road.Many thanks for your help.Dave Harrison
+Dave Harrison Wow, you have a great trip planned. Lots of miles. Some great highlights already, and some holes in the route that I will try to fill in maybe. So these are suggestions, in the order that you will encounter them, that you may want to incorporate into your plans. Much of this stuff you can Google so I will just drop a name, google it to see if it is what you are looking for. But these are the points of interest and routes I would recommend. I also mention my Facebook site facebook.com/dryrockstudios/ , lots of pictures of some of the stuff where you are going. I have new videos coming out every Friday. Some of these are going to be of particular interest to you as well. "Alright. Here we go." Leaving Denver, and personally I couldn't leave fast enough, I would turn south from I 70 at Idaho Springs and ride up the Mt. Evans Road. Check my video. Mountain scenery wise, you may as well go home now, it won't get any better! But there is so much more to see. I am not a big fan of interstates, but with long trips, sometimes you need to make some miles, and so, back to I 70 and on to Copper Mountain. Top of the Rockies is next. Leadville is a great town to checkout, raw oysters at the mexican restuarant are a must, and cheap. Not sure if you want museums etc. on your ride, for us we enjoy the stops, museums, etc. complete the trip, It isn't just about the ride. That being said the Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville is worth a stop. Independence Pass is great, better then Trail Ridge in my opinion. Heading north, and making time, next route and area I would target, is Wind River Canyon (Hwy. 20), Wyoming and onto Thermopolis. We just got back from Wyoming, 42 days mostly there, so much to see, it is hard for me to choose a couple places. But from Aspen to Beartooth this is along the shortest route. Nice scenery. Possibly the best Mexican food ever at Thermopolis, served in an old house. Onward to Cody. The Buffalo Bill Museum is incredible. The Irma Hotel has a Prime Rib Buffet and get the package deal from them and take in the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue across the street after dinner. Google this stuff if you haven't been to Cody and already done them. Chief Joseph to Cooke City, Beartooth to Red Lodge. We stayed at the Alpine Motel on the north end of town. Highly recommend them. Great Host! Some caution here, this whole area is going to be flooded with Sturgis Rally attendees. I like to pick a motel after I ride through town and scope them all out. Big risk this time of year. The Big Guy has always looked out for us, but it's good not to push it. We sometimes call in the morning and book that night's room, and take the chance that it isn't a dud. Do that in this area. Back to Cooke City. If Yellowstone is a stop, but you don't want to lose too much time, head south to Yellowstone Lake and out to West Yellowstone. Super busy this time of year, but worth it to see. This route will give you The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Old Faithful. Walk around and see all the other thermal features at Old Faithful. Check Yellowstone off the list and get out of Dodge through West Yellowstone. North to Ennis, Montana. U.S. Highway 287. At Ennis head west on Montana 287 to Virginia City and Nevada City (Google). I will have videos of this area in May or June. North to Twin Bridges and beyond. Take a left on Montana 41 and another left on Montana 2 and ride Pipestone Pass (way too much fun and only the locals know about). You won't find Pipestone on the map. Your destination is Butte. Going to the Sun. Icefields Parkway (Banff - Jasper). Great roads. At Jasper you didn't seem to have a route planned, just get back to Utah. So here is my suggestion. Head west on 16 to Prince George, British Columbia. Decent scenery. South on 97. If history is interesting, a side trip to Barkerville is a must! Google it. You will be entertained and learn so much history. Check out a live show at the Theatre Royal. There is so much to see there, besides the 140 or so buildings that remain of the gold rush town. South to Cache Creek, or almost. Turn west on Highway 99. This is called the Sea to Sky Highway. You will ride it Sky to Sea. I have a video of the eastern section: ruclips.net/video/JizHeBRlpn8/видео.html This has everything, desert, canyons, the best of the Coast Mountain Range, and the coast. It is also a 2 lane paved backroad that a lot of people overlook. Vancouver. Sorry about that. I do try to avoid the big city traffic, but.... South, back across the border. I 5 to Seattle. I 90, I 82, I 84, destination Baker City. I am trying to make time here for the next star attraction. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway. I have several videos, do check them out. Also do ride up to the dam from Oxbow. This route is called The Devil's Tail. Again, video. Into Idaho. North to Lewiston. I know you wanted to head south to Utah, bear with me, and consider this. On the way to Lewiston Highway 95 is a great ride, especially around Riggins. Also at Riggins we saw a motel advertising complimentary coffee, cookies, and beer. We didn't stop. Please check it out and let me know what I missed. But I am also setting you up for the next route after Hells Canyon. At Lewiston head west on 95 and then 12. Highway 12 is Lolo Pass. Considered by many as one of the top ten rides in North America. We were very impressed. It wasn't wow scenery, but it was very pretty. It wasn't challenging to ride. Not lots of really interesting stops. But seemingly endless sweeping corners (low speed, 50 mph is fun corners). Just lean over for one then up and lean over the other way into the next one. Endlessly. Not challenging. Not spectacular. But near to some of the nicest riding I have done. I will have video starting on April 22, tentatively. Lolo Pass gets you to Lolo, Montana. Now is the time to turn south, actually at this point you have probably timed out, missed your return flight, and have lots of time without that pesky deadline looming, so you could go any direction. But let's go south. Highway 93, from Lolo to Challis, Idaho, and then Highway 75 through Stanley to Ketchum. This is probably our all time favorite route. Scenery is desert to mountains, river valleys, canyons, just very pretty the whole length. Very quiet road, and it delivers its fair share of corners, and every corner seems to deliver different terrain, and geography. It has tons of stops of interest, from coffee to saloons, to pullouts at roadside attractions. Stop and take a dip at Sunbeam Hotsprings, roadside, probably no one else there, free. They are just north of Stanley. Hotsprings and river, it's pretty cool. Salmon is the best town to stay in, we always stay at Sacajawea Inn. Great hosts, great breakfast deal. Our vids won't be released until this coming winter. Sorry. To be continued in part 2.
+Dave Harrison Part 2. You should read part 1 first. South to Utah. So much to see, just no wrong turns here. But Zion is so incredible! North Rim and any part of northern Arizona is great. Maybe swing north, as you head east and take 163 through Monument Valley. Out to Cortez, Colorado. This sets you up for the San Juan Skyway, including the Million Dollar Highway. We really liked 3 towns on this route. Ouray, just spectacular, touristy but not too busy. Silverton, really pretty setting, great old buildings. Durango, there are a couple things that really should be done here. The Strater Hotel and inside it is the Silver Belle Saloon, check it out, very cool stuff. If you can afford the time, take a day off the bikes and ride the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway. Top train ride in North America. Google it. From Durango back to Denver. Stop at Manitou Springs, great town to visit, and the base of the Pikes Peak road. So our favorites along the way? Mt. Evans Independence Pass Beartooth Pass Highway 99, Sea to Sky in British Columbia Hells Canyon, in particular the Devil's Tail Lolo Pass Highway 93 and 75, Lolo to Ketchum, Idaho, this one is really the best overall. The Million Dollar Highway, Ouray to Silverton Let me know how things go. Hopefully some of this can be incorporated into your plan. Check out my other vids, many of them are applicable to your trip. And have a lot of fun!
Well back home now for a few months bought a new trike and we just purchased a trailer. Next May we hit Utah hard want to explore and camp the mountment Vally stuff. Loved the videos you have will make a few myself not sure if RUclips will post but will have them. Thanks your videos hepled past the time in Afghanistan
Thanks I work at them but I want to see my wife and I ride so I am practicing on the two cameras into one clip I would could send my first practice one not sure if youtube uploaded it will look.
When I was working for Maersk Oil Qatar I lived in Doha Qatar and I had Two Harley Davidson's. I had a Soft Tail Springer that I purchase from a good friend, Tom Rasmussen and a Harley Davidson V-Rod that I bought in Dubai at the Harley Davidson Shop, both ass kicking Harley Davidsons
I am using a GoPro, and actually the wind noise on the original clips are terrible. To eliminate the wind noise I strip the sound from the video, then I dub in new sound from soundtracks that I have recorded of the bike. Jittery, well, as long as I stay off the throttle a bit. I have built a new mount with some inertial dampening and it has greatly improved things. I might do a short video later on how to build one. Thanks for your comment. Happy that you are enjoying my work!!
+Concionator I love to hear the engine, but I couldn't most of the time due to that music. I disagree with you about that, it has to be one of the most irritating pieces of music I have ever heard, the same few notes repeated over and over ad infinitum. I would much rather hear the engine and traffic noises. .
+craig horton I agree, Craig, I also like the sound of engine, but Robert Merz has many videos and - IMHO - does not want to share so many videos with only camera mic sound that may be not clear (wind noice etc.). And - may be - he wants add some ambience according to his feel about it. I respect his choice. And I still like his videos.
+Concionator If I may weigh in here for a minute, Craig has some very good points. This is one of my earlier videos and I have since adjusted levels on the music and the bike sounds on later vids. The newer vids have increased volume on the bike and decreased volume on the music. And I also use lots of different tracks on later pieces rather than just one track such as I did on this one (I pay for licensed rights to the music I use to avoid copyright issues and I had not yet bought much music when I produced this vid). If someone doesn't like a particular music track it will get really annoying to them after 9 solid minutes of the same thing. I hope Craig will have a look at some of my later videos and find them somewhat improved. I do use the music to set a tone to the video, and also to cover errors in my low quality dubbing efforts when dubbing the bike sound in. I also have noticed that different devices do reproduce my audio quite differently, my speakers in my studio, external speakers, smart tvs, all sound great (to me), but I find most smart phones only reproduce the music and the bike is lost.
+craig horton If I may weigh in here for a minute, Craig has some very good points. This is one of my earlier videos and I have since adjusted levels on the music and the bike sounds on later vids. The newer vids have increased volume on the bike and decreased volume on the music. And I also use lots of different tracks on later pieces rather than just one track such as I did on this one (I pay for licensed rights to the music I use to avoid copyright issues and I had not yet bought much music when I produced this vid). If someone doesn't like a particular music track it will get really annoying to them after 9 solid minutes of the same thing. I hope Craig will have a look at some of my later videos and find them somewhat improved. I do use the music to set a tone to the video, and also to cover errors in my low quality dubbing efforts when dubbing the bike sound in. I also have noticed that different devices do reproduce my audio quite differently, my speakers in my studio, external speakers, smart tvs, all sound great (to me), but I find most smart phones only reproduce the music and the bike is lost.
I noticed you're on a Stratonliner... Did you find yourself needing gas really bad and not being able to get it out there? I also have a Strat and know that are gas hogs! Did you carry a gas can for your trip? I know they make some that would easily fit on the bags. Thanks! Great sights and video!!
+JabezVidz I don't believe they are a gas hog any more than any other similar size and weight cruiser. The problem in my opinion is they have way to small a tank. 4.5 gallons, really? Our strategy is just to keep it full, every chance we get if we are travelling secondary highways we fill it up. We also try to be mindful of where the next gas station should be, and, that often one station towns close up by 6 at night, and then we plan accordingly. I have thought of packing an extra gas can but never have. So far so good, but occasionally we have had some very worrisome miles prior to that next gas station.
+Robert Merz Agreed, the tank is too small for the bike. I have the Road Star & Stratoliner and it seems the Strat is a little more thirsty :) Anyway I did a route up in that area a couple years ago in a car and remember thinking there's not enough gas stations on the route. Would love to do it on a bike.
+JabezVidz The area is great to visit on a bike. And you are absolutely correct to be concerned about lack of gas stations. Use caution, fill up often, and know where the next fill is supposed to be. And enjoy the adventure!
Andrea: If you want to know what kind of weather conditions to expect in the Pacific Northwest (the western portion of Canada and the United States) there is no short answer. This particular video was filmed in mid August and the temperatures were hovering around 100 F in the daytime in this area. The temperatures you can expect in our region will be from 32 F (0 C) to 120 F (49 C) throughout the summer. The broad range of temperatures result in the geographical diversity of the Pacific Northwest. Death Valley will be extremely hot and dry, while many of our high mountain passes can receive snow on any given day of the year. The coast line will be more moderate with much higher humidity. I am sorry that doesn't narrow it down much for you, but without details as to where you are planning to ride that is about as good as it gets. I would suggest you come prepared for everything, cool clothing, warm clothing, including some thermal underwear, rain gear, and a heavy jacket would be minimum for any distance riding here. If you wish to contact me with more details about your trip I would be happy to make some suggestions regarding it. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/dryrockstudios . You may email us at dryrockstudios@gmail.com Looking forward to hearing more about your trip!
Hello Ireland. So many people misunderstand the concept of travelling, thinking that the purpose of the journey is to get there. For those people there are interstates. For the remaining few of us are these gems. Cheers from British Columbia, Canada.
+sizzorgirl67 You are right about the music, sorry about that. This is my first "ride" video, and I have learned a lot since then. I do hope you will watch other videos of mine, and I hope you will find them much improved over this early effort. Thanks for the comment.
+sizzorgirl67 I am hoping that you are finding the music easier to take on the newer ones. My vids are continuing to evolve, partly due to comments such as yours, and I have made big changes in the sound. I have also began using music from a well known artist, Sean Ashby, and in a couple weeks I will debut another artist that I just received licensing from. Occasionally I also do a no music video as well, most recently the one titled "Princeton to Tulameen". You can also find out more on our Facebook page Dry Rock Studios. Thanks for joining us on our rides!
Wow ! you must mount the camera very low, some of the sceans are at low to the ground. Watch out those Idaho cops ! Any license plate other then Idaho state, they don't like them. I got the ticket for 68mph ! That was crazy !
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Thank you for the great pictures.
Hey sir, that was one excellently shot piece of filming and editing. A huge congratulations to you. I've relations who live in Idaho Falls although I'm from U.K I did spend over 2 months there as an 8 yr old. Even then I realised the stunning beauty of the Pacific northwest. Thank you for reviving a 37 year long memory.
manos3790 Thanks for watching, and your kind comment!
Man, that strat sounds great!
It is a great video... thank you for sharing .
... Teriffic ... Awesome scenery - as usual ! ! !
Thanks Chip!
looks like a great ride!
great video
Wow awesome video
Thank you!
beautiful country out their
Thanks for the reply.Our group is mid to late sixties in age,and live on the east coast. We plan to ship our bikes to Denver by 1 August,and then ride top of the Rockies, up to Chief Joseph highway,bear tooth pass,turn back, ride it again,than pick up rt.89 around Cooke City,up to the east end Going to the sun road, ride it east to west,and then back to the west. Head up Cowboy trail into Baniff,up to Jasper. At that point I want to head south,hitting Zion, north rim of the Grand Canyon. At that point,we want to ride Utah and Colorado,and your videos sure make it easy to pick some of those.As for as the rides I like, green trees,no trees brown dirt,red dirt,mountains,desert,as long as there is a bar and place to stay at the end of the road.Many thanks for your help.Dave Harrison
+Dave Harrison Wow, you have a great trip planned. Lots of miles. Some great highlights already, and some holes in the route that I will try to fill in maybe. So these are suggestions, in the order that you will encounter them, that you may want to incorporate into your plans. Much of this stuff you can Google so I will just drop a name, google it to see if it is what you are looking for. But these are the points of interest and routes I would recommend. I also mention my Facebook site facebook.com/dryrockstudios/ , lots of pictures of some of the stuff where you are going. I have new videos coming out every Friday. Some of these are going to be of particular interest to you as well.
"Alright. Here we go."
Leaving Denver, and personally I couldn't leave fast enough, I would turn south from I 70 at Idaho Springs and ride up the Mt. Evans Road. Check my video. Mountain scenery wise, you may as well go home now, it won't get any better! But there is so much more to see.
I am not a big fan of interstates, but with long trips, sometimes you need to make some miles, and so, back to I 70 and on to Copper Mountain. Top of the Rockies is next. Leadville is a great town to checkout, raw oysters at the mexican restuarant are a must, and cheap. Not sure if you want museums etc. on your ride, for us we enjoy the stops, museums, etc. complete the trip, It isn't just about the ride. That being said the Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville is worth a stop. Independence Pass is great, better then Trail Ridge in my opinion.
Heading north, and making time, next route and area I would target, is Wind River Canyon (Hwy. 20), Wyoming and onto Thermopolis. We just got back from Wyoming, 42 days mostly there, so much to see, it is hard for me to choose a couple places. But from Aspen to Beartooth this is along the shortest route. Nice scenery. Possibly the best Mexican food ever at Thermopolis, served in an old house.
Onward to Cody. The Buffalo Bill Museum is incredible. The Irma Hotel has a Prime Rib Buffet and get the package deal from them and take in the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue across the street after dinner. Google this stuff if you haven't been to Cody and already done them.
Chief Joseph to Cooke City, Beartooth to Red Lodge. We stayed at the Alpine Motel on the north end of town. Highly recommend them. Great Host! Some caution here, this whole area is going to be flooded with Sturgis Rally attendees. I like to pick a motel after I ride through town and scope them all out. Big risk this time of year. The Big Guy has always looked out for us, but it's good not to push it. We sometimes call in the morning and book that night's room, and take the chance that it isn't a dud. Do that in this area. Back to Cooke City. If Yellowstone is a stop, but you don't want to lose too much time, head south to Yellowstone Lake and out to West Yellowstone. Super busy this time of year, but worth it to see. This route will give you The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Old Faithful. Walk around and see all the other thermal features at Old Faithful. Check Yellowstone off the list and get out of Dodge through West Yellowstone.
North to Ennis, Montana. U.S. Highway 287. At Ennis head west on Montana 287 to Virginia City and Nevada City (Google). I will have videos of this area in May or June. North to Twin Bridges and beyond. Take a left on Montana 41 and another left on Montana 2 and ride Pipestone Pass (way too much fun and only the locals know about). You won't find Pipestone on the map. Your destination is Butte.
Going to the Sun. Icefields Parkway (Banff - Jasper). Great roads.
At Jasper you didn't seem to have a route planned, just get back to Utah. So here is my suggestion. Head west on 16 to Prince George, British Columbia. Decent scenery. South on 97. If history is interesting, a side trip to Barkerville is a must! Google it. You will be entertained and learn so much history. Check out a live show at the Theatre Royal. There is so much to see there, besides the 140 or so buildings that remain of the gold rush town.
South to Cache Creek, or almost. Turn west on Highway 99. This is called the Sea to Sky Highway. You will ride it Sky to Sea. I have a video of the eastern section: ruclips.net/video/JizHeBRlpn8/видео.html This has everything, desert, canyons, the best of the Coast Mountain Range, and the coast. It is also a 2 lane paved backroad that a lot of people overlook.
Vancouver. Sorry about that. I do try to avoid the big city traffic, but....
South, back across the border. I 5 to Seattle. I 90, I 82, I 84, destination Baker City. I am trying to make time here for the next star attraction. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway. I have several videos, do check them out. Also do ride up to the dam from Oxbow. This route is called The Devil's Tail. Again, video.
Into Idaho. North to Lewiston. I know you wanted to head south to Utah, bear with me, and consider this. On the way to Lewiston Highway 95 is a great ride, especially around Riggins. Also at Riggins we saw a motel advertising complimentary coffee, cookies, and beer. We didn't stop. Please check it out and let me know what I missed. But I am also setting you up for the next route after Hells Canyon.
At Lewiston head west on 95 and then 12. Highway 12 is Lolo Pass. Considered by many as one of the top ten rides in North America. We were very impressed. It wasn't wow scenery, but it was very pretty. It wasn't challenging to ride. Not lots of really interesting stops. But seemingly endless sweeping corners (low speed, 50 mph is fun corners). Just lean over for one then up and lean over the other way into the next one. Endlessly. Not challenging. Not spectacular. But near to some of the nicest riding I have done. I will have video starting on April 22, tentatively.
Lolo Pass gets you to Lolo, Montana. Now is the time to turn south, actually at this point you have probably timed out, missed your return flight, and have lots of time without that pesky deadline looming, so you could go any direction. But let's go south.
Highway 93, from Lolo to Challis, Idaho, and then Highway 75 through Stanley to Ketchum. This is probably our all time favorite route. Scenery is desert to mountains, river valleys, canyons, just very pretty the whole length. Very quiet road, and it delivers its fair share of corners, and every corner seems to deliver different terrain, and geography. It has tons of stops of interest, from coffee to saloons, to pullouts at roadside attractions. Stop and take a dip at Sunbeam Hotsprings, roadside, probably no one else there, free. They are just north of Stanley. Hotsprings and river, it's pretty cool. Salmon is the best town to stay in, we always stay at Sacajawea Inn. Great hosts, great breakfast deal. Our vids won't be released until this coming winter. Sorry.
To be continued in part 2.
+Dave Harrison Part 2. You should read part 1 first.
South to Utah. So much to see, just no wrong turns here. But Zion is so incredible! North Rim and any part of northern Arizona is great. Maybe swing north, as you head east and take 163 through Monument Valley. Out to Cortez, Colorado. This sets you up for the San Juan Skyway, including the Million Dollar Highway. We really liked 3 towns on this route. Ouray, just spectacular, touristy but not too busy. Silverton, really pretty setting, great old buildings. Durango, there are a couple things that really should be done here. The Strater Hotel and inside it is the Silver Belle Saloon, check it out, very cool stuff. If you can afford the time, take a day off the bikes and ride the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway. Top train ride in North America. Google it.
From Durango back to Denver. Stop at Manitou Springs, great town to visit, and the base of the Pikes Peak road.
So our favorites along the way?
Mt. Evans
Independence Pass
Beartooth Pass
Highway 99, Sea to Sky in British Columbia
Hells Canyon, in particular the Devil's Tail
Lolo Pass
Highway 93 and 75, Lolo to Ketchum, Idaho, this one is really the best overall.
The Million Dollar Highway, Ouray to Silverton
Let me know how things go. Hopefully some of this can be incorporated into your plan.
Check out my other vids, many of them are applicable to your trip.
And have a lot of fun!
Well back home now for a few months bought a new trike and we just purchased a trailer. Next May we hit Utah hard want to explore and camp the mountment Vally stuff. Loved the videos you have will make a few myself not sure if RUclips will post but will have them. Thanks your videos hepled past the time in Afghanistan
Glad to hear that you are home now George. Those trips on the trike are going to be awesome!
Yes they will be plus videoing too. I practiced a little so the vidoes should be better.
I've watched a couple of your videos, particularly the Alcan ones (ok more then 2) and there is really nothing wrong with your vids right now!
Thanks I work at them but I want to see my wife and I ride so I am practicing on the two cameras into one clip I would could send my first practice one not sure if youtube uploaded it will look.
ruclips.net/video/aoiFixwlzFc/видео.html here you go this is what I am fine tuning
Right on. I live in Vernal. 👊
Right in the center of some spectacular country.
@@RobertMerz absolutely!
When I was working for Maersk Oil Qatar I lived in Doha Qatar and I had Two Harley Davidson's. I had a Soft Tail Springer that I purchase from a good friend, Tom Rasmussen and a Harley Davidson V-Rod that I bought in Dubai at the Harley Davidson Shop, both ass kicking Harley Davidsons
6:33. What a beauty.
Very nice.
what kind of camera are you using? I hear no air (wind) sounds....wasn't jittery either, nice job...
I am using a GoPro, and actually the wind noise on the original clips are terrible. To eliminate the wind noise I strip the sound from the video, then I dub in new sound from soundtracks that I have recorded of the bike. Jittery, well, as long as I stay off the throttle a bit. I have built a new mount with some inertial dampening and it has greatly improved things. I might do a short video later on how to build one. Thanks for your comment. Happy that you are enjoying my work!!
Nice sound of engine! ;o) And good choice of music...
+Concionator I love to hear the engine, but I couldn't most of the time due to that music. I disagree with you about that, it has to be one of the most irritating pieces of music I have ever heard, the same few notes repeated over and over ad infinitum. I would much rather hear the engine and traffic noises.
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+craig horton I agree, Craig, I also like the sound of engine, but Robert Merz has many videos and - IMHO - does not want to share so many videos with only camera mic sound that may be not clear (wind noice etc.). And - may be - he wants add some ambience according to his feel about it. I respect his choice. And I still like his videos.
+Concionator If I may weigh in here for a minute, Craig has some very good points. This is one of my earlier videos and I have since adjusted levels on the music and the bike sounds on later vids. The newer vids have increased volume on the bike and decreased volume on the music. And I also use lots of different tracks on later pieces rather than just one track such as I did on this one (I pay for licensed rights to the music I use to avoid copyright issues and I had not yet bought much music when I produced this vid). If someone doesn't like a particular music track it will get really annoying to them after 9 solid minutes of the same thing. I hope Craig will have a look at some of my later videos and find them somewhat improved. I do use the music to set a tone to the video, and also to cover errors in my low quality dubbing efforts when dubbing the bike sound in. I also have noticed that different devices do reproduce my audio quite differently, my speakers in my studio, external speakers, smart tvs, all sound great (to me), but I find most smart phones only reproduce the music and the bike is lost.
+craig horton If I may weigh in here for a minute, Craig has some very good points. This is one of my earlier videos and I have since adjusted levels on the music and the bike sounds on later vids. The newer vids have increased volume on the bike and decreased volume on the music. And I also use lots of different tracks on later pieces rather than just one track such as I did on this one (I pay for licensed rights to the music I use to avoid copyright issues and I had not yet bought much music when I produced this vid). If someone doesn't like a particular music track it will get really annoying to them after 9 solid minutes of the same thing. I hope Craig will have a look at some of my later videos and find them somewhat improved. I do use the music to set a tone to the video, and also to cover errors in my low quality dubbing efforts when dubbing the bike sound in. I also have noticed that different devices do reproduce my audio quite differently, my speakers in my studio, external speakers, smart tvs, all sound great (to me), but I find most smart phones only reproduce the music and the bike is lost.
Awesomeness
1996 HDtrike convert Apache jct.as. to Evenston wy. excellent ride plenty of gas
I noticed you're on a Stratonliner... Did you find yourself needing gas really bad and not being able to get it out there? I also have a Strat and know that are gas hogs! Did you carry a gas can for your trip? I know they make some that would easily fit on the bags. Thanks! Great sights and video!!
+JabezVidz I don't believe they are a gas hog any more than any other similar size and weight cruiser. The problem in my opinion is they have way to small a tank. 4.5 gallons, really? Our strategy is just to keep it full, every chance we get if we are travelling secondary highways we fill it up. We also try to be mindful of where the next gas station should be, and, that often one station towns close up by 6 at night, and then we plan accordingly. I have thought of packing an extra gas can but never have. So far so good, but occasionally we have had some very worrisome miles prior to that next gas station.
+Robert Merz Agreed, the tank is too small for the bike. I have the Road Star & Stratoliner and it seems the Strat is a little more thirsty :) Anyway I did a route up in that area a couple years ago in a car and remember thinking there's not enough gas stations on the route. Would love to do it on a bike.
+JabezVidz The area is great to visit on a bike. And you are absolutely correct to be concerned about lack of gas stations. Use caution, fill up often, and know where the next fill is supposed to be. And enjoy the adventure!
hey Robert a mate and me are going to ride some of your country soon, can i ask when you rode ie.. was it summer if so how hot is it
Andrea: If you want to know what kind of weather conditions to expect in the Pacific Northwest (the western portion of Canada and the United States) there is no short answer. This particular video was filmed in mid August and the temperatures were hovering around 100 F in the daytime in this area. The temperatures you can expect in our region will be from 32 F (0 C) to 120 F (49 C) throughout the summer. The broad range of temperatures result in the geographical diversity of the Pacific Northwest. Death Valley will be extremely hot and dry, while many of our high mountain passes can receive snow on any given day of the year. The coast line will be more moderate with much higher humidity. I am sorry that doesn't narrow it down much for you, but without details as to where you are planning to ride that is about as good as it gets. I would suggest you come prepared for everything, cool clothing, warm clothing, including some thermal underwear, rain gear, and a heavy jacket would be minimum for any distance riding here. If you wish to contact me with more details about your trip I would be happy to make some suggestions regarding it. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/dryrockstudios . You may email us at dryrockstudios@gmail.com Looking forward to hearing more about your trip!
Why this motorway is so empty ? Cheers from Ireland
Hello Ireland. So many people misunderstand the concept of travelling, thinking that the purpose of the journey is to get there. For those people there are interstates. For the remaining few of us are these gems.
Cheers from British Columbia, Canada.
@@RobertMerz I have ridden these roads and it is an enjoyable ride.
nice vid, nice stops and camera work, the music sux 2 repetitive.
thats cool my dad join a club its called Aztec riders mc
I thought it was a great video, as I to ride Yamaha , but I won't be able to donate at this time. Thanksalot Rob.
Glad that you enjoyed the video, and thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment.
Love to watch this but the music starts to get to you
+sizzorgirl67 You are right about the music, sorry about that. This is my first "ride" video, and I have learned a lot since then. I do hope you will watch other videos of mine, and I hope you will find them much improved over this early effort. Thanks for the comment.
+Robert Merz I watch a couple your videos in a row all so awesome
+sizzorgirl67 I am hoping that you are finding the music easier to take on the newer ones. My vids are continuing to evolve, partly due to comments such as yours, and I have made big changes in the sound. I have also began using music from a well known artist, Sean Ashby, and in a couple weeks I will debut another artist that I just received licensing from. Occasionally I also do a no music video as well, most recently the one titled "Princeton to Tulameen".
You can also find out more on our Facebook page Dry Rock Studios.
Thanks for joining us on our rides!
Wow !
you must mount the camera very low, some of the sceans are at low to the ground.
Watch out those Idaho cops !
Any license plate other then Idaho state, they don't like them.
I got the ticket for 68mph !
That was crazy !
Annoying music throughout...