These are my experiences on the TAT. Hope you like them! Editing, riding, recording, uploading, camping, and still working when I get a chance. Lots to do!
These are quality TAT videos and I’ve watched many over the past year. I rode the TAT Virginia To Oregon via Idaho this summer on a DR650SE and my buddy on a XR650L. He sent home more weight than I was carrying! He eventually got it right and he saved my ass near Moab. At 69 this was the best summer in recent memory. I left the DR in Washington and will ride back next spring. Subscribed and look forward to your full trip. . . PS, I’ll be in Ocala, Fl for the winter.
If people would just watch these videos they would be hooked. Love your outlook on life Eric, being so positive makes for much stronger ever lasting memories! One day I hope to experience this. What a thrill just watching!!!
Love the sound of the 650L...Never sounds strained...just lumbers along. That and the fact there’s next to nothing to go wrong with it is comforting. And...it’s a light weight compared to modern Adventure Bikes.
Hi Eric, excellent adventure. I’m thoroughly enjoying this thru your camera. Great videos! Will add this to the ‘to do’ list. Beautiful scenery. Well done. You have jumped in with both feet! I’m sure you are gaining & learning tremendously from this adventure.
It was a very enlightening adventure in deed. Although it took a while for me to really unpack many of the core lessons. I look back and smile at every moment, even if in the moment I could find the joy to smile, it was still there. Step back & breath, reconnect, reevaluate, rest. Thanks for watching!
Hi, compliments you had a very good time with your bike!!! you upload nice videos....i'd do the same you've done in the east US coast here in Italy from north to south and back..maybe next spring!! compliments again!! keep on riding your Honda it's gorgeous
I've from Florida also and ridden to many cross country locations and it would be time consuming and a big job to video and edit plus carry all the required gear so I really appreciate your efforts. Very cool trip and enjoyable to watch. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for all your video's! This is a massive undertaking. Riding, and documenting with a variety of camera footage while camping and back tracking lol.
Eric I like your videos I live in Madisonville Tennessee I see a lot of the areas you're riding that I've been on I just went down to Florida last week and picked up the xr650r which is road legal got it cheap and it's already set up for Baja keep up the good videos love them
I had that great bike too. And that is a real known issue with the rear arm chain guard.. Must is to change it to on made of that hard plastic called “oculone” Because that zip tie gonna fly off soon...
@@DaddyEric222 Yeah I was originally gonna get the CRF300L but all the dealerships I looked at didn't have it so I got the XR650L. Yeah you aint kidding it is a blast haha.
I am enjoying your perspective on the TAT. What camera did you use for the time lapse? I've done them with my GoPro and my iPhone. Not confident that either one could do well capturing stars or the traffic on the road. You've probably already made the "call" on keeping the microphone, IMO sound quality is something that sets apart motorcycle vlogs. Keep up the good work!
I noticed you have that GoPro mount on your front headlight shroud. Do you use that often? What are the advantages of having something like that? in terms of filming with your GoPro what are the things you tended to use the most?
Hi, I'm planning on doing a short trip from Tellico Plains down to the area around Blue Ridge, Georgia I'd love to connect with you if I'm able and discuss any tips you may have. I'm also from Florida (Coral Springs, FL) south of UCF
I did not know a version of that trail came through here. And I am pretty confused about the route. 9:14 You crossed the interstate going north out of Ga about to stop at an intersection, then cut to a scene going south off Aetna Mnt, under a bridge to the exact same intersection. Ya get lost or did it route you into the gates on the top of the mountain? My house is on the other Mtn in your interstate drone shot at 10:20
Hi Eric. I'm enjoying your videos. I was on the TAT this year just a little ahead of you I assume. I did not make it though. I was nearing Mississippi when a deer jumped out only inches in front of my bike while I was on an asphalt, back country road. I broke my left wrist and the pinkie on my right hand. I also hit my head on the ground hard and I was unconscious for almost an hour. My trip was done. I credit my Klim gear, 3DO armor, and my helmet for keeping me safe. That and a little bit of luck. I plan to post videos from the 1200 miles I did finish though. I have a few questions for you regarding your XR650L please. I am seriously considering getting one for when I try to complete the TAT next year. How do you find the weight of the bike on the trails? Do you feel like you are fighting it and does it feel top heavy at all? What speed can you comfortably cruise at on the asphalt, and what size sprockets are you running? Also, may I ask what range you are getting with that 4.7 gal tank? Sorry for all the questions. I'm just trying to make the right decision on whether or not to try the XR650L. Thank you.
short. Glad you’re okay! I just got into Oregon as of writing this. The XR has been very good. Other than running it out of oil and a rear wheel bearing going it has run perfectly. I have too much stuff easily 15lbs of Video gear. Plus all kinds of other stuff. So my pack it a bit too heavy. Stock sprockets and they’ve lasted 20k miles now. I get about 40-45mpg so that puts me in the 200 mile range pretty easily. Which has been plenty. The bike does not feel top heavy. 65mph is about as fast as I go. The bike likes it between 55-60 the most, but it’ll do 65-70 all day. I found I like riding kind of hard, so if I do this again I’d drop a lot of pack weight and if I had the money I’d do it on a crf450L (or ktm 350-500). Overall the XR has been great and since I probably won’t have the money to upgrade I would without a doubt take the XR650 again.
Did you put any different sprockets? Like for higher top speeds? I put a 42tooth rear on my '17 XR650L for better top end because I ride the freeways a lot. And going 75mph seemed to be revving the motor a lot. Also is that the 5.8 tank or 4.7? I wanna do a similar trip soon!
@@BruceWalkerTexasRanger sorry read it wrong. Lol stock gearing. How fast did you guys usually cruise at? And about how much money did it cost about? Like can you Do it with 1k? 1.5k?
@@socaladventuresdavidt2557 we cruised 70ish and they used a little oil. Everything south is cheap. We rode 17 days and estimated $100 a day each. Many days we spent way less and had money left over at the end of the trip. We stayed in the cheapest motels we could find and split the rooms. We had 11 guys 6 Xr650l and 5 klr650.
Most people want to get away from electronics when they go camping ,only Millennials bring their laptops camping and people who are addicted to the damn things
Ahhhh potable doesn't mean that you should drink it , it means it's for pots ,like cooking or washing .Drinking water is called drinking water. C'mon you didn't know that .Everybody should do a couple years in the army (well men should) ,you'd know what potable means .
Uh...no. po·ta·ble /ˈpōdəb(ə)l/ adjective FORMAL safe to drink; drinkable. It literally means drinkable. I spent 23 years in the military, and never once did potable mean not drinkable.
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