Escape From New York: Exploring the United States on A Triumph Bonneville
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2018
- Over the past few years I noticed I was developing some bad habits. I realized that even though I sit at a computer all day for work, I was reaching for my phone more and more, getting lost in a never ending cycle of distraction. I somehow couldn't get enough internet and was stuck in an constant loop of checking instagram, reddit, twitter, text messages, email...rinse and repeat rinse and repeat. It was driving me insane but I couldn't seem to break it.
I decided to take my bike on a crazy 6 week adventure across the good ol' US of A, deleting all the garbage off my phone and just experiencing it. Paper maps, camping, exploring, talking to locals for cool places to check out...god damn was it good. I even had a buddy hop on for a week to share some of the experience. We stayed off the highways and enjoyed seeing the real America, two lane backroads only.
I was very lucky the stars aligned and gave me an opening in my work schedule to make this insane trip possible... but I can't advocate enough how important it was to take a break from the internet. 6 weeks was indulgent, any amount of time is amazing. Hopefully someone sees this and gets the itch to do the same, you will not regret it.
(Of course now that I'm back, here I am on my computer, writing this up so I can post it on instagram, reddit, twitter...oh well. )
#motocamping
#triumphscrambler
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The coolest 3 minutes motorcycle video on UA-cam, well done
Thanks boss. Hoping to top it eventually!
Really awesome bro....do more vedio like this
now this is how you make travel videos.. short and simple.. no bs dialogue.. no useless time lapse.. just a rider and his motorcycle.. love from India brother
I agree - don't tell me how the trip felt, show me. Thank you boss
The edit is dope!
Very engaging to watch.
Lovin' the gravel exploration on a Bonneville. Well done.
great adventure and very engaging video! well done dude, also from Italy
Great trip! A man has to adventure out, discover and live. I go on solo trips like this and it's very fulfilling and relaxing.
Bonneville owner from New Zealand...do as much of this as you can...Awesome video, cool soundtrack :)
Very nice video that left me envious. Well done!
Inspiring, man! Thanks for creating!
Next time you do a trip like this let me know Brother, I also live in New York, and have a truimph Bonnevvel, Great video, I work a the Essex house hotel as a Doorman most of the time in the lobby past, by I’m Danny the Doorman God bless. 😊🙏🏼👍🏼
I do feel exactly as you... maybe I might start planning a very similar trip. Thanks for inspiring
Quite a trip! Nicely done video.
Watched this a couple times this year already 👍👍 great inspiration
Rolling with the wind! Love it!
Did the same trip back in 1976 on my Bonnie. The memories are too many to list.
Good job!
DUDE! that is amazing, You should list us some, i would love to hear about it.
👏👏👏 Chapeau. Congratulations! 👏👏👏
Super cool, thank you for sharing! (and for doing it - we all seriously need a break from the internet...)
Very well done, mate 👍🏻😎
Absolutely amazing work. Greetings from Switzerland!
Love it! So many beautiful shots and scenery.
DJ MotoVlogs thanks dude! Too many to fit
Nice trip and vid, bro...well done!
Awesome video man!
so sick, great video!
Nice video!!! Amazing trip
Great video
Thank you for sharing this. We all need to do this. I'm planning something on my Bonnie sometime this summer. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wolverine-N-eXile let me know when you do, would love to hear about it
Such a great trip and cool video! Greetings from Greece!
Best motorcycle video i have ever scene. Thanks man, I'm taking a trip soon and was looking at apps and planning routes...you inspired me to forget that and to just go with flow.
Love to hear this. Let me know how it goes dude!
Amazing trip ! Cheers from Portugal 🇵🇹
Badass dude. I hope to make a similar trip on my XSR
Nice man! I liked! Awesome!!!!
Great video, good you made it back safely. That Bonnie, puts the tiger to shame. Be safe riding in Brooklyn
awesome trip man and great editing too (y)
amazing edit!!
Epic road trip. That 3 minutes was awesome.
thanks dude
Unbelievable. Cool trip! Really
Great country for motorcycling.
Some improvement since Easy rider ;-)
More seriously, yes indeed. I'd love discovering the US that way.
Great vid, well done
this is so good!
That was inspiring. Some day I will do the same. Thank you
Edit is superb, and Qotsa fits perfectly. I wish you made more videos out of this trip. Ride safe.
Thanks dude I plan to eventually! I have a ton of smaller more in depth sequences that I struggled to make feel cohesive in the grand scheme of things. Not every day or location got the same amount of shot love and the repetitive nature of wake up, ride, talk to folks, ride, sleep started to hurt the fast paced adventure vibe i wanted. Some day i will have time and itll be a 5-6 chapter type thing.
I feel the same way with the phone. Sick vid man!
Faaaaackin mind blowing edit. Really cool!
Hey, what's the handle bar mount you've got?
Awesome ❤️ keep going.. Luv from India
Brilliant video with great music, exactly what I want to do next year when I retire. I live in the UK and travel all over Europe by bike each summer in Holidays (vacation). Fancy doing tour in the States, Covid permitting. Going to buy a cheapish bike in New York State and spend the next two to three months riding/exploring. Got friends Northern and Southern states I hope to visit and always wanted to go to New Orleans and Florida. Haven't been to the US since the 1980's mainly in the California and Boston area. You are so lucky having all the different scenery and climates within a few days ride and without the language barriers we have over in Europe. Any recommendations will be appreciated.
I wish this was much much much much longer. Getting me excited for my 3rd cross country ride in July :)
Thinking about doing the same trip. Great video bro!!!! Thank you
hell yeah dude make it happen
Damn man Fantastic
Great Video.
well that was inspiring! my tiger cant wait :P
just picked up a bonnie for this same purpose, awesome video dude!
Hell yes. You will never fall out of love with a bonnie. It's my favorite swiss army knife of a bike.
5 star video!
very dope! you earned my sub!!
thank you reddit
Moki dugway and swingin’ steaks. Fuck yeah.
YOU KNOW IT
Smooth riding
amazing so jealous!
Love me some Queen's of The Stone Age
Absolutely incredible edit! Thought I was watching a professional Triumph video. Drone shots are beautiful.
What jacket are you wearing?
rinse and repeat rinse and repeat. It was driving me insane but I couldn't seem to break it.
Exactly where I st this very second....and.... brand new 2020 Bobber Black in the garage.. Inspired!
you know what you have to do
why tf this was only 28k views and less then 5k like?
bro this is LIT!
I still don’t know bro. I still don’t know
great video man!! so fucking inspiring!
That's a life right there boys
awesome
Shout out from Tennessee
great video .... I made it your 100th sub
Howie702 just in time. Workin on a new video
F'n awesome!
spiggidyyy thanks brother!
Was about to list my t120 for sale to buy a Harley I think you just changed my mind.
Jack Christodoulou good! that’s the bike you keep forever.
Where is it @2:36? I've been wanting to do something like this and this video just proved it that I will do it before my time comes.
Talemina Scenic Byway near Quachita National forest in Arkansas i believe
Triumph thanks you for the commercial!
JD Winty they actually did!
Great bikes! Why not?
Ben Machado I would buy a triumph after watching your video, if I didn’t already have one. Great video
noice!
Nice one fella!! Really enjoyed the video editing too. Is that a GoPro on your helmet? Also, what's the mount you use to attach the GoPro to the chin of your helmet?
Thanks James! Its just the gopro helmet mount, the one with the ball joint. I use a bit of "Sugru moldable glue" to get it to stick better to the uneven surface of my helmet.
Cheers Ben!
Very jealous of you right now.
😍
👍👍👍😊😊
0:23 looks like Ozark Color Grade
Great video! Is that a T100 or 120? How did it do on the highways around 70 with no screen for those long hours?
t100, last of the air cooled 900 models. Didn't really do any highway on this trip but spent a ton of time well over 70. I ride adventure bikes with a screen but for some reason the bonnie never really feels like it's missing something. The ergo always just felt very natural and comfortable, even when the wind was whippin.
Great, I’m planning a ride down to Joshua Tree on my T100 this May from Portland and was a little worried about the wind and vibration. Thanks for your input!!
@@Gardenheir You will have the best time, that is such a great ride. Feel free to message if you have any more q's
@@Gardenheir did you go???
I wish this video was 30 minutes instead of 3. Also, I wish I had a Bonneville.
Did you do all of this travel on the stock Bonneville seat? That must've hurt.
Nope! It's a ds003 from dunstall motors, super comfortable, i could have done another 10k no problem. It's funny, between the seat and the constant vibration, the trip actually helped fix my lower back issues somehow.
T100 or T120? I’ve been considering the T120.
and how much did you spend?
You make me wish I didn't sell my VFR.
buy it back! or better yet, buy a triumph thruxton
What month did you start the trip?
Jeffrey Hawkins left in May!
@@BenMachado this is very cool. Loved the video!
What sort of luggage did you carry??
Mr n4rk0tix I had a set of waterproof saddlebags that held all the camping gear, rain gear and bike gear. Then two kriega drybags that interlocked on the back of my seat, one filled with a bunch of clothes I didn’t wear and the other had my camera gear. In terms of cost, I tried not to keep track since, but I‘d say maybe 2-3k tops between all food, camping, motels, gas, coffee, new tires, brake pads and oil.
Ben Machado cool edit!!! Bro
thanks dude!
6 wks, 10k miles, 3:14 yt vid. oh well.
you can always watch it on half speed?
"I needed a break from the internet... so I strapped 5 cameras to myself and spent 6 weeks taking one long selfie and then meticulously edited it down and posted it to social media"
Matt Mahoney And you’re welcome.
yeah.. YOU didn't get the point.
Ok boomers
@@MATTMAHONEY__ lol what. You're the one talking like a boomer. Unreflected meme regurgitation. How's about we don't ruin this nice mans comment section?
@@HardwareG33k No one made you respond to me but you did since you got triggered by my legitimate criticism. If you don't want to "ruin this nice mans comment section" (OK boomer) then don't say anything.
I really wanted to see this video. But the soundtrack drove me away. Sure, I know its subjective taste, etc. etc. But wouldn't it have been better overall to use music that appeals to a broader class of viewers? Hard rock is just not for everyone.
I made the video for me though. Other people enjoying it is just a bonus
Well done except for the Fucking music... thanks for posting
Awful music choice, makes it unwatchable. All that effort wasted.
Nice video,lose the music
awesome