My First Solo Motorcycle Camp | Harley Dual-Sportster
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- For my first solo motorcycle camping trip I decided to head down to southern Ohio to the AEP recreation lands and Wayne National Forest. My plan was to spend the majority of the day exploring the back roads while also scouting out available camp spots to settle in for the night. My initial experience was mostly positive with only a few setbacks.
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You Jordan are so muck like myself. A man of few words, but knows how to enjoy the beauty of nature.
His wife, Jess, “her two wheels” does enough talking for both of them!
First!
Are you home yet Jess?
You have hair!!!!! It's good to see you again. You should make documentaries, your videos are so movie-like. Thanks for the trip.
For losing half your footage, you put together a pretty damn good video! I always look forward to your content!
Loved that shot…Man and his Bike…and a cold beer. Simple things you’ll remember forever. 😎. From Cross-Country 2-Up.
Pretty crazy how your wife narrates fast, hyper, giddy, and how you narrate slow, sleepy, and quiet.
Somewhere in the middle might be just right.
I'm not big into camping. An over-nighter once in a while, but I'd sleep in my truck bed or back seat.
You did good though brother. Solo is nice because you can go at your own pace. But, it's also nice to have a partner with you, just in case.
Can't wait to see your next one, Jordan. Thank you.
You are such more chill than Jess.
Enjoy your content. Chin up wheels down.
Dual-Sportster! Why the hell not? Brilliant. 👍🏻
Oh my gosh, our grandson has his favorite blanky. He’s had it since he was born and he’s 12 years old now. It’s been sewn back together by his Nana so many times. Lol
Thanks for posting again, Jordan. I have really missed seeing what you have been up to. Take care!
Great looking Scrambster,Jordan. Great job. 2nd time watching this I think.
Nice bike thanks for the ride 🇦🇺🇺🇸👍✌️the bike reminds me of Dave Barr sporty on his second world tour hey man your out there lots of people have forgotten the joy an fun of being in nature an just riding,camping ,kicking back cheers mate🇦🇺🇺🇸
Well, it started out GREAT..Racoons and, Rain..no sleep, with lost video= STILL A GREAT VIDEO! Enjoyed watching this and look forward to the next one. 💞
Always enjoy your content…Glad you’re back!!!
Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Good for you to do this by yourself and not in someone’s shadow. Looks nice
This was nice anyway, Jordan👍 Really a relaxing video😊
Everytime I watch your vids, I end up adding more tunes to my playlist.
You have a great ear for what you are expressing!
Yep ... It's better when someone goes with you, camping solo is not that much fun. The riding part is fun. I just picked up a 06 Sportster 1200 low with 17k on it for 3k, needs some cleaning and a few new parts but runs great. I wanted a carbureted 1200, easy to work on. What's funny is it still has the original front tire. Your bike looks good, love the look, Like that front fender mount.
good job Jordan, comment worst night sleep I ever had going home to sleep lmao.
Glad to see you back Jordan! It's been a while.
Will watch this later I was thinking where has he gone , I enjoyed the last one, 👍
I'm not a fan of moto-camping,, but I do love to travel by motorcycle. Great video. Looking forward to watching the both of you traveling together next season.
I really wasn't a huge fan of the scrambler at first , but it kinda grows on you . If you want to get into some serious back country roads its the right machine for the job ! Would never try that on my Dyna . Great to see you out just relaxing and enjoying the outdoors 👍👍
what do you mean, scramblers are not good at all..
Man I'm happy this style of filming and narrative is calm and relaxed. The music is right for the mood beautiful scenery I love the bike you built it well enjoyed those episodes as well keep up the good work I guess you're gonna have to find an even more remote location to get some peace and quiet really liked this video 👍🌀
Love the simplicity of the tent.
Hey man great video good to see you back out and doing some new adventures life is short enjoy it
Good to see you getting out & about again Jordan. Thanks for taking us along & ride safe 🏍💨👍
Ha! That has happened to me too. I get out and set up then critters decide to invade my camp site even though I took the time to clean up. People you can't do anything about either. I have pulled the plug more than once. Either you like being alone or you hate it. I would rather have some company but it just doesn't work out most times so you go alone. I sometimes feel like a cowboy riding the range looking for new things to see. Life is short, get out and make the most of it. Peace.
What a cool looking place and the roads looks like so much fun. What a cool tent you have that it just pops open!
Very scenic area, I like the way Ohio looks not just flat land. Can’t wait for the next video. Love your racing videos, I will keep looking for a new video.
Many years ago I had a duel-sport Kawasaki and did a lot of back woods riding in northern WI. I've seen a lot of cool stuff on my rides. I even had a bear jump out and run in front of me on the trail (wish I had it on video). Ride safe and enjoy life the good and the bad. Thumbs up!
Thanks for the adventure, Jordan. Can't wait for more trips with you and Jess.
Dang I love that bike Jordan. Every time I see it I appreciate it more.
Thank you jordan! I was wondering when the next video was gonna go up 🤗 looked like a good adventure. Stay safe out there!
Thanks again for great video! Mr Jordan Ray 👍
In regards to a shot ton of sodium just balance that with two beers per ton ounce and you will be ok, good camping.🤓
Good to see you back posting, Jordan! As always, your videography is stellar.
I was thinking the same thing really nice cinamatic even 👍
You should ride that bad ass bike down for the forgotten angels camp out in October. Love your videos man keep it up!
Thanks for the video Jordan I enjoyed it keepem coming
Out doing some recon for a couples ride? I know Jess isn't a fan of gravel, but she does have the perfect bike for it in the Himalayan. Just get it set up right for her with sag, preload and rebound. To bad you lost so much cause you're a great cinematographer with some great nature shots.
Nice relaxing, laid back video. Nicely done, Jordan.
Bro I love what you did with the bike
You’ll get there Jordan. Jess is an inspiration for me.
I used to ride long trips when I was 45.
Head in motorcycle crash in 2006 stopped that.
That’s my kind of tent!
a nice area to ride. the views looked nice. "hearing people talking" i seen no one near you....how good is your freaking hearing man? 🤣🤣. that old bucket was cool. my God you are so mellow compared to most other moto channels lol. including Jess lol. good to see you out riding . good vid
Great video,keep them coming.
The bike looks good Jordan.
Great video. The 2 legged varmints would have had me concerned also.
Great video, you have really worked out a formula!
I like your video/camping style! You seem very laid back and not in a rush. Hope to see more videos from you!
Good to see you getting back out there
Place looks awesome!!!
You modified and built that Sportster into an adventure bike, are an incredible rider yet Harley sends your wife to the Buffalo Chip for and Adventure Bike weekend a couple of weeks before the rally. (She doesn't ride in the dirt or gravel)...The motorcycle corporate folks need to rethink this entire youtube creators platform...Oh, you sir rock!
Hey Jordan been awhille since we've herd from ya ,ya know one would think watch some fella on a motorcycle tire touring down a few back roads and pitching what have to say to be the fastest tent pitching i have ever seen ..and having some beef stroganoff out of a bag would be all that fun and interesting to watch ..but dang i was fun and interesting to watch lol.looking forward to the next one guy.
Good for you.
Still impressed with the excellent job you did on the scrambler!
Good choice in beer. The brewery is an hour up the road from me. Try the Belhaven black too, if you haven’t already. Slainte. 🏴
Great video Jordan!
Nice Jordan
Pretty awesome intro soundtrack by the way
I certainly enjoyed what you finished with Jordan. I want a true trail capable Sporty. Back in the mid seventies, I took my ‘69 XLCH off road all the time. And crushed a lot of front pipes in the process. Maybe one day, I can build me one more like your scrambler. Ride on my brother.
Really liked this video Good job 👍 Maybe next time you can find a more peaceful place to camp 🥱
Excellent video mate👌
I always loved riding in the rain
Great video dude, your editing is really good! atleadt i think so, it kept my attention anyway lol I've had the Belhaven stuff before, just the Scottish Ale and the Brown Ale...damn good stuff...Sláinte!
Yup 👌👍😎
Awesome video
great video , even though you lost some of the footage. you and other youtubers have inspired me to do some one night solo moto camping. I am doing it here in New England.
Bro let’s meet up! You in ct or western mass? Headed up to vt Labor Day weekend to ride around a bit
Out there in the old AEP coal country. I’ve been on a lot of those roads, been to the Big Muskie bucket. When I was a young kid in the late 70’s early 80’s, my great grand parents had a sheep farm in Blue Rock, use to be able to sit on the front porch and watch the Big Muskie in operation from a distance away.
Good on you for getting out and ride out, and decide to camp. Sad to hear you had the shittiest night though. But for a first it could've gone way worse. Great scenery along the road as well!
bdr's can be brutal. Look at the videos from Dork in the Road who just did the Washington BDR from Canada to the Columbia River. Not for the faint at heart :)
The beef stroganoff, “meh.” Yep. That was funny.
Now get Jess out on the Himalayan with you.
I'd love to see the difference in the two videos 😁
I'll admit it, I spent a considerable amount of time looking at tents, knowing I can't go anywhere at all till spring, evil wildflowers, evil.
I love your videos, been a subscriber since day 1. The Lincoln highway doesn't go nowhere. It goes from hells kitchen NYC to Sacramento CA. So I don't know what your GPS showed you. Yes it goes through a bunch of "ponduck" places, but does go coast to coast. Jayman...w
Ahh okay, I just saw the highway and was avoiding that. The highway was “nowhere” 😂 thanks for the info!!
Great video thank you. I have been to the big musky. Check out cpats cross pa adventure trail system. Much more back country. From Scranton to Eire pa. Thanks again cheers to ya
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Sorry for the crappy night for sleeping. Hope the good outweighed the bad. I guess the questions are, would you do it again? What would you change?
I would, I think camping in areas like this is always a gamble. Just gotta experience it a few times.
Jordan, I enjoyed tagging a long on your journey. I hope you do, and post more. Not that you need any one, but I feel like you needed a friend out there to...just my opinion sorry, do you bro.
COOL!
Hmmm... sodium. 👍😁
Focus the handle bar camera towards your angle .
Welp small world I guess. Stumbled across this video researching motocamping sportster sissy bar setups. Actually got the idea of motocamping from your wife's channel that I've been watching a while now. Which I discovered researching heated hear. So my wife is literally still in the learning stages of motorcycles but I ran the idea by her of camping and she loved it. So here we are. Came across your channel now without even seeking you out cause of your wife's channel. Love your tent though and the even simpler approach to gear and totally plan on copying it. Is this tent the 1-2 person or 2-4? Already planned on copying the mattress from the wifeys channel 😁. Sweet sportster by the way. I'll be watching both of your channels now for the ins and outs as I'm pretty new to the sport as well. Thanks!
Hey, thanks for watching. Moto camping is fun, you can make it as simple or extravagant as you want. Camping with others is a lot more fun than solo 😂 The tent I use is pretty old but work ms since I only camp a few times a year maybe. It’s called the Night cat, they’re on amazon. It’s listed as a 2 person. It usually fits me and my gear, that’s it. When Jess and I go together we will bring a 4 person Coleman and my tent, and put our gear in mine and the beds in the bigger Coleman. Good luck out there!
@Jordan Ray thanks for the info man! I'll probably just go for the 4 person version since it's only like 3 inches longer as far as hauling on the sissy bar but offers way more room. Hopefully this way we can just use one tent 😁
Can i ask what you have into the conversion? If you dont wanna say, its fine. Just been interested in tthe build since you started it. Thinkin of buyin a klr 650. But the duel sportster is way cooler.
Bought it for 3g with everything I’ve done maybe $1500. Plus the 2g in tools so 🤷♂️ I’m indecisive and like to change things and tinker a lot so that has contributed a lot.
I'm a SW Pa. Guy and my most enjoyable experience in Ohio was all around the Athens area in South East Ohio! Check it out if you get a chance, a lot of beautiful natural areas!
But did you have a good time enjoying the outdoors on your steel horse? I need to go camping I haven't done that in a long time
💯👍
Your gloves work with a touch screen ??!! I know there are many that “claim” to but all the ones I’ve had either never do or stop after a month. What gloves are those?
Loving your content! I have a sportster I’ve been using in a similar fashion in its mostly stock configuration. Looking to make some modifications what made the biggest difference for usability? And what tank bag is that?
Thank you. Honestly, just seat time. The longer I ride the more I realize some of these extra things like handle bars, seat, and nav aren’t required. But they help in little ways. The tank bag is a nelson rigg.
Man great video even with the issues the GoPro brings.
Maybe you vloggers should nickname those GoPro "Go Throw", as in off the nearest cliff.
What kind of suspension are you running? What length are the fork tubes and rear shocks?
@@alpha13dylan front are stock tubes, 4” extended damper rods, progressive springs, adjustable spring preloades. Rear are just 15” progressive shocks.
Looks like you have a Garmin
When riding on stones how are you prepared for flat tire?
Tire plugs.
Too bad you lost footage, I've seen many videos that they can F you. Good video, nonetheless. Jayman...
That’s a farmers tractor road. Lol
how's the toilet?
They have outhouses available. They’re about as basic as a door with a hole in the ground, but hey if natures knockin! 😂
@@JordanRay oh same in Yosemite 🤣
Are you using your phone for navigation?
That is a Garmin zumo xt.
@@JordanRay is it waterproof?
@@mmathis9860 yep! Even works with gloves, it’s a fantastic little unit I’ll use in my vehicles aswell.
@@JordanRay sweet, thank you for replying.