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Do you share your tracks? Looks like you found some cool places.

Nice work. It seems that we ride and live in the same general area. Let me know if you ever want to get together for a ride.

Nice video John. That cave arch was pretty cool

Love it around jasper. Rode my 411 himi around there a couple years ago. Thanks for the video. Great job from south mo.

Welcome to Arkansas! Rode through Ponca many times worked around there for several months one time. Don't ride much these days glad you enjoyed it❤. 😊 ☺️

Another awesome video as always. It's been 15 or 20 years since I was in that area. When I lived in Branson West we went hiking out to Hawksbill Crag.

Beautiful area! Nice video, thanks for sharing!

Great video. Might check out Bear Grease pod cast #239. Gives in-depth history of Buffalo River. Its will worth a listen. Stay save.

Great video. Spectacular scenery. Brave riding.

Beautiful scenery there, John. Yep lot of river beds running very low to dry. Enjoyed the video John and RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!

If you look at the steel beams supporting the 'new' bridge, you will see many large rocks that were put there by flash floods. There was an article in Arkansas Times back in the spring talking about the Buffalo River. The article was a out a man who has been an advocate for the river. He had family pictures from the 70s of some of the swimming holes that were quite deep. Those spots don't exist anymore and are usually bone dry now. Who knows why, maybe development in NWA using the water or maybe climate change. Summers in NWA are much hotter than they used to be.

We were over there in Boxley Bottom a few years ago to see the elk. Also, to try and find my uncle's old cafe. When he died in 1977, he lived between Jasper and Ponca and owned a cafe on the Buffalo River named the Tippy Canoe Cafe. Beautiful area over there.

Love those old log cabins. Seeing them make me mindful of how far we've come and how "spoiled" we are in modern society - especially when you consider that one room cabin would often house a large family. There's an old cabin near me in NC that has been restored by the state. Probably no more than 600 sqft. The information sign out front said it was home to a man, his wife, and their 12 children! Must have been stacked like cordwood in there 😆

How does it ride with a passenger in the back? I would like to take someone with me from time to time on a long ride.

Hello Sir...Thanks for the video..I wanted to ask wether wouldnt this activity cramp up the riding triange (as distance from seat to pegs gets reduced )..Please help me in understaing ..Thanks in advance

Awesome clear well done video thanks ! Is there a reason you achieved the higher gearing by swapping down 3 teeth on rear sprocket vs going up 1 tooth on the front ? Just curious. I went + 1 on front sprocket last Fall - sure appreciate the lower Hwy revs. I am now installing a Niche brand X-ring HD Chain - 2008 Vstrom is at 22,000 to this point & OE DID chain still isn't worn out just stiff links & needs deep cleaning. Thought Id try this affordable Niche Chain it gets good reviews and we'll see how she holds up. Your trick of feeding the new chain through using the old chain as a leader is GOLDEN....

Awesome thanks.

Thank you, I grew up on farm outside Conway back in early 70s. I still kayak fish around there. Great video. That's the kinda riding I enjoy.

Sir, I’ve heard there is an EC Flash for the surging. CF Moto should take care of it no problem

I enjoyed the video. A hat tip to you, Sir.

Great stuff. A question and a quick note: Q: did you have to drain the tank before unhooking the hoses? Point: for the ECU, you may want to check out DealerTool in one word. It is a fraction of the price you mentioned in your video, and it shows the vacuum as well as many other diagnostic values. They ship to North America. It took me a few days to receive it.

Another great video, Jon! I see other folks are just as impressed by it as me! Keep up the great work!!!

Thank you lots of great info I was not aware of the rugged maps, I was considering a CarPlay system for motorcycles now may look at a rugged cell. I already use Google offline maps but did learn a little from your video, Also was about to get a Tusk tank bag but now will hold off and see what else is out there as I live in a very hot humid area.

Thanks for sharing !

Wow! This is a very good video. I'm thinking of getting this bike too. Self maintenance is important. By the way, is it difficult to top up the coolant reservoir tank on this bike?

Keep your Chinese crap

That road is my favorite ride in the Ozarks, been through there several times. Glad to see you finally made it through this time. All the horses? Those are from the Cross Country Trail Ride, You went by the gate just at the edge of Eminence. It's a big event at the first of every month. On another note, the National Park Service has been trying to close the road between Alley Springs and Eminence for some time. It is a county road, and thankfully the locals and the county commissioner has fought to keep that road open, and keep it a county road. Let's keep that road open to the public.

Another good ride; you are brave flying the drone through the trees.

Hi John....coming to you all the way from Atlantic Canada. I'm just outside Saint John, New Brunswick...just about 100 miles north of Calais, Maine. I just found your channel today & love your videos....have watched about 5 so far today! Just got my '23 KLX300 Camo around the middle of July...I love all the excursions that you go on...I'm 71 now & don't want to slow down or quit riding just yet even with 2 new knees & kneecaps, as well as a complete new left hip. We also have beautiful country & backroads up here...I've had a Tw200, Suzuki 185, Yamaha 125, 2-KLR's 650, Kawasaki klx250s & have settled on the KLX300 & a Suzuki dl650 V-strom and love them both. So you have a new member to your channel & keep up the great videos!! Thks!

John, thank you so much for this video. I grew up in Rolla and explored Clark National Forest in my youth. Canoed the Current River a number times, and this stretch of the Jack's Fork once. I live in upstate New York now, a pretty area but less wild. I didn't know of the mill (probably not restored during my day, 1960's-70's) and to my knowledge there were no wild horses around then. You brought me back home for 21 and a half minutes!

Enjoyed the video John. Beautiful ride. What's the spring you went to that powered a mill and the old post office still stood and the woman who owned it gave you a tour. Enjoyed the video John and RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!

River road is one of my absolute favorite roads in this state. Been over it a couple times

Your videos are so educational, as well as entertaining. Thank you. Btw, I've seen many historic mills, but the one in this video is the best restored mill I have ever seen.

Isn't that funny that all of the beautiful rides are very painful. Glad to see you out having fun neighbor.

Another fun and interesting video filled with beautiful Ozark scenery. 👍👍

Have seen the trail and all the horses floating there many times, cool to see where all that road goes... thanks!

I love those spring you have there. Thanks for sharing John. Cheers Jim

Fantastic scenery. Great video. Like the bike too

Very cool areas on your side of mo. Keep up the good work. Also. It takes some effort for an opossum to get ran over. Had me laughing. Good job.

Beautiful trip!

first veiwer I got the 300 67 yars old love it

Really appreciate you showing the map locations on your videos. My girlfriend and I took this same ride on the Africa Twin today and it was great.

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Great video, thanks very much

Just wondering if the water coming out of the spring cave is drinkable? Awesome adventure ride. Thank for taking me along.

Really liking the Ozarks again thanks to your videos. Ha ha, skipping Sturgis now because it looks like I can get the same crowd at Silver Dollar City! LMAO, all that grey hair and multiple wheeled vehicles at both places??? Oops, I have grey hair too

Cool bike and beautiful ride trip, fresh nature scenery

Such a beautiful area you live in, or ride in. Those rivers are so blue and clean

Well thanks for this--was about to buy a 2016 tomorrow. Wanted to try the FJ as I had two STs. I reckon this deal is off. Wanted the upgrades with the 16 and up, but...

Beautiful water in the Current River. Very familiar with the U. S. 60 bridge crossing. Enjoyed the video John and RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!