I am the Dork in the Road and I want to be your Internet Riding Buddy. Motorcycle adventure is my passion.
Adventure is for everyone, and I want to help others see how easy it is to just get out there and make it happen.
I don’t claim to be an expert. I’m just your average overweight, middle-aged, bearded dude out there making it up as I go. Every new adventure has something to teach me. Thank you for joining me along the way.
MY MISSION: to inspire, educate, and empower others to have adventures of their own.
New content every Monday and Wednesday morning, with the occasional bonus Friday vid or stream.
Disclaimer for reasons: I am not a professional journalist, expert motorcycle rider, or a mechanic. These videos are for entertainment purposes and represent my personal opinions and experiences. I'm just a dude who isn't even good at riding or making videos, so be smart and don't risk life or limb trying to follow my example or advice.
Ya know I bought this piece of junk based on this review (and a couple of others). Too bad I won't get to find out how well it works because there is a huge complicated step of having to sync the mimo app with the camera. If just one of these reviews mentioned this , I never would have bought this. I downloaded the app easy enough and I opened an account easily enough but when it came time to sync the app with the camera, no matter how many times I watch the instruction videos, when it's time to sync it, the same prompts that are in the video just don't come up on my screen. I honestly hope that I have more than a $500.00 paper weight. I certainly wish this part of it was mentioned in any of the reviews I watched on this camera
I spent the day bombing around dirt roads and trails in Western MA on a KLX250S, and after popping out of a road/trail that hadn't seen even a jeep in decades, I found myself on a gravel road running through a state park, and stopped to talk to a guy on a KLR650. Turned out he was riding the NEBDR. I stumbled onto some real wilderness areas today that reminded me a lot of OR, and when I got home, RU-vid coughed up this video for me. What a day.
I am a little over-cautious and bring just about all my gear except boots inside the tent. Any great ways to keep gear from getting damp, infested or torn up by critters, while outside of the tent? My jacket, pants and boots are too big to fit in my panniers or rackless.
I had great and perhaps unrealistic expectations on my new Transalp. It does some things well and is a fail for me in others. Stock Metzler Karoo Streets, noisiest tires I have ever ridden on the highway. I heard they quiet down after a 1000 kms, still waiting. Low speed "city" driving is terrible and stutters so bad I think it's missing. Dealer checked it and said the usual "it's normal". The speedo is off by 8 kms per our compared to my GPS. I so wanted to love this bike but after 6 months I just can't. Try before you buy is all I can say. No offence to those of you who love it.
You go girl!!!………Any guys, or gals, who criticize your boudoir photography are just being stupid. What they should be doing is taking a look at their own character and values. ……..You are very attractive and have a unique genuine personality that makes it obvious you are caring about the people and world around you. That you are striving to savor every moment of life. Keep being who you are, and doing what makes you happy. ……..Live wild! Ride free!
Checkout Tarptent solo hiking/biking tent model “ Moment.” It is a great free-standing / wind resistant / well ventilated shelter with simple & fast setup & take down operations. Give it a look folks.
Just bought my 24 for $6100 new after riding a 07 gen 1 for 17 years. Man, I do miss it. Not the bike for purest that have lots of $$$, but a great bargain blue collar bike.
Had a gen 1 with 130k miles original doohickey never touched it, bike was stolen. Gen 2 with 230k miles currently original doohickey still no issue. People don’t adjust them like they are supposed to. And they don’t change their oil as often as they are supposed to
Back when I came across Itchy Boots taking that Himalayan across the middle east I amlost bought one. Then when she took her CRF all the way on the Pan-American Highway and all the other places she took that thing put that high up on my list.
Hey dork in the road, always love your vids, thank you! I need your help. Ive been looking at the crf300l rally. This bike has so many things that i love like high svc intervals, fuel guage ect but i have 1 major consern. I weigh a little more then 300 lbs. Reolistically my offroad rideing would be limited to gravel roads or perhaps an open field. I know the bike is made to do much more but with a bad back i dont need that. But like i say i love the 300l rally for many reasons. So my question is this. For the rideing i intend to do beeing mainly street at my weight will i require a rear suspension upgrade? This bike used is right at the tipy top of my budget, so 700$ more for a rear shock i just cant do. I know it has preload adj, but is it enouph? Or perhaps is thier a cheep rear suspension upgrade i dont know about? Thanks so much for your content, i sure hope you have time for me.
Unsolicited advice - you could look into a used 300L Rally and get one that already has the suspension upgraded. You could also look into the YSS suspension I think they are much cheaper and are still a major upgrade over stock. Honestly you should get the bike and try it out. Even if the suspension isn't perfect for you it will still be rideable and you'll have a lot of fun. Upgrading later is always an option. Anecdotally... I have a 300L Rally and my offroad riding is similar with 90% of the time being on dirt and gravel roads. I'm 200lbs and the stock suspension is *very* soft, but it hasn't caused any problems for me so far. I'd say I'm at the absolute limit to not be bottoming out on big potholes though.
I have long suggested a KLX250 was the best Dual Sport for a beginner or anyone wanting to try out Dual Sport riding and the KLX300 is even better. Excellent #1 choice :).
I always see touring bikes and some older riders on harly with auxiliary lights they always just seen more noticeable and make it seem like if the bike is bigger always wondered how to put one of theses on a sports bike since I ride in the morning
It´s just you said, i have and old Yamaha xt 600 E , it´s the only bike i have and my main mean of transportation.I have modified the bike for doing serious and technical offroad and just like that i used it every day for commute.You can do single track with very technical sections, very rock, steps,very step hills and on the next day going to work like nothing happened ,after that go in a multi day camping trip and commute to work again , the bike just keep going, with no issues (doing its manteniance and threaten it with a bit of care of course).All this old dual sport big single cilinder bikes (XT 600, DR 650, Dominator 650...etc) are behind the same idea, they are meant to be ridden, no matter what. I Totally agree with you because is exactly my case, if you can have just one bike, just pick one of this bikes and RIDE IT.
Hi, just inquiring as to what you are using for a windshield extension on your 790? Puig clamp on or something else? Also, do you like whatever it is you’re using? Love your channel, thank you for all your honest feedback on bikes and gear.
Just dropping a note to let you know how much I enjoy your videos and how helpful they've been to me as I am deciding which direction to go with my motorcycle purchases. Keep up the good work.
Ben, 6'4" 42 y/o,190 lbs, riding for a year, XT 250 (yea, small bike, I know); thoughts on a CB 500 or perhaps an NC 700? I like adv. type riding, no single track.
You’ve become my favorite moto RU-vidr bc you do mostly dual sport content. For my first bike I got a WR250R and I tuned it down to be really calm on the throttle to help me learn. That being said I’m kinda regretting not getting like an XT250 or a CRF300l or something a little shorter or closer to the ground. Why do you think the WR is not a beginner friendly bike. I know now why I think it’s not. But why do YOU think it isn’t
Lolololololol fat joke so clever! How do you come up with this stuff? Do you just look at the most obvious thing and then say that out loud? Classic! You're a genius.
It's the SUV of motorcycles. I currently acquired a Yamaha Zuma for free right now. Trying to rebuild it and make it run good. This will be my second bike. I am looking for a Yamaha TW200 short guy can't ride a bigger bike lol. Have a good one WS
The Yamaha xt250 is amazing in that it can be the best trail bike for beginners, and be an excellent dual sport option for seasoned veterans who have been riding for long enough to just want something mellow and easy. I spent most of my life riding fast 2 stroke motocross bikes. Picked up an xt250 for trail riding and dual sport after 40 years of riding experience. No regrets. It is an incredibly capable machine with some basic upgrades. Reliability is top-notch. And it is one of the easiest dual sports to ride. It almost rides itself.
I just bought a 2024 T7 only for it to be stolen within 3 weeks - I only put 150 miles on it. After insurance I'm stuck with $2k to close the account and a dealership that doesn't have the compassion to work with me. It would have been so cool to go to this.
I started out in the dirt during the 70's & 80's, then for the last 30 years been collecting/riding Harleys. Picked up a KLR "S" a month ago. I'm loving this thing, it so light and able to go off the pavement. Most of all love the 52.45 mpg on regular fuel. Of course you have to add $2.500. to the $7'800. price for all the accessories you will have to buy. haha.
