Highway crash, seized motor, and back on trail in 72 hours (TAT) Ep.5
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Thank you all for the kind comments and moral support! I think what finally did the motor was the hot temperature of over 100 degrees days and not letting the bike cool off. Now i'm a bit more north so should be a bit better with the engine not overheating anyway I guess this is part of the journey to understand the machine and to learn what it needs before it gets to that point.
After a bit of the Oregon BDR I ended up heading west to Olympic national park before crossing to Canada.
Thank you all for watching and I'll be sure to keep uploading.
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How many miles were on the old engine when it locked up?
@@crooky322 about 17kish
@@StevenDelatorre02 Those can go 100k. keep the engine, video the rebuild, post on UA-cam, then sell it.
@@wiscokid4395 I left it at the mechanic, didn't want to bother with shipping. Also, I already have 3 projects, one a complete rebuild of a 1970 Norton Commando 750 where I tore down the engine to the crank, and will be building it back up at some point lol and an r11s that I need to replace its clutch plates and another bike too. left it all at my parent's garage and they'd be upset if I added more to that collection lol
FUCKEN RIGHTS BUD!!! Awesome to see you still at it no matter what the universe throws at ya! Say if you’re thinking about hitting Vancouver island, there’s a bed and all of the beers waiting for you. If you get in a jam in the interior of BC, you have my number. 🤙
Glad you are back on the road. Oil is cheap insurance. Changing it and your filter every 3000 miles, on an engine that revs like that is just good practice. Using a foam vs paper air filter (and having a spare all oiled up and ready to go) is also a good practice. The ride to Alaska is pretty much a highway slog. The bike should be more than capable of running 60-70 mph all day on that leg of your journey.
@@searchingfor6thgear44 good call yeah im going to be doing a ton more oil changed and will be looking for a shop in canada to ship some stuff like oil filters, air filters, and fork seals to have in case, lol maybe a set of clutch friction plates
My god. All the way from TN. Dude's insanity is epic. It's one thing on a cruiser, but on a CRFR?!?! Makes me rethink my life just to realize how I've let it pass right on by.
@@CenturionSilver its never to late to have more adventures, ive met tons of people in their late 60s and early 70s doing pretty rad cross country trips
My son and I are finishing the TAT today. We lost a top end on his DRZ and ended up at Mikes shop too. He told us “a guy on the TAT came through recently on a Honda with a seized engine that no one would help him with”. Crazy. Mike was awesome. Enjoy your trip!
For real he definitely saved me there because no other shop in town was able to help me out
You have to be a certain kind of rider to grenade a Honda. LOL. Sorry about your luck for real though. I'm glad you are back on the road.
@@BSpenceTravels lol yeah I’m gonna put that on my LinkedIn as an accomplishment
Glad you are ok and happy to see you back on the road! Let the adventure continue!!!
Wow, takes a licking and keeps on ticking, safe travels to ya.
Glad you made it, sorry about the engine. My nephew and I met you in Colorado at Frog Lake. I'm in Oregon if you need any help while here. Camp on the beach!
@@grantg7454 hey, great meeting y’all. Unfortunately i didn’t get to camp on the beach in the PNW lol I’m crossing into Canada now but thank you!
@@grantg7454 hey, great meeting y’all. Unfortunately i didn’t get to camp on the beach in the PNW lol I’m crossing into Canada now but thank you!
@@StevenDelatorre02 Enjoy the trip and safe travels my friend.
This guy is badass
Glad to see the trip continue. Ride safe..
Hell yeah man! Way to adapt and overcome... I know this doesn't mean much from a stranger, but I'm proud of you!
@@rich_mc thank you!!
Love the attitude! Like someone else here said, proud of how you handled this. It all adds to the adventure. Good luck on your way to Alaska, I’ll be following your journey. Safe travels bud!
@@FineLine-Media thank you!
Man, I’m sorry that happened to you, and I’m glad you’re OK. For what it’s worth there’s no reason in regards to riding duration a not-shit maintained engine (honda or otherwise) should have suddenly seized on you like that. Unless I mean, unless you were in 1st going 60 which I’m sure you weren’t… That’s a really odd thing to have happened. How many miles were on the original engine?
@@derekmctavish i think 17kish i think i should have done more oil changes and more breaks to let it cool down
Glad to see you back on the road man! My husky actually locked up on me in Twin Falls Idaho, unfortunately the local dealer was not at all easy to work with and it ended my TAT trip early but glad to see you overcame and continued on can’t wait see Alaska from your perspective good luck👍👍
@@jeremycore5013 thanks, and yeah I’ve noticed its a big hit or miss with the shops you come across. So far Ive had some luck with smaller independent shops
I don't think all that water we got out of your engine in NC helped 🤣
@@anselringler LOL
You can contact mosko moto about your gear. I’ve heard they do what they can to help repair gear. I recently put some of their luggage and I’m
Impressed with it so far.
@@ChavsADV I’ll have to do that, a lot is being held with improvised straps and zip ties lol
@@StevenDelatorre02 been there done that. That’s part of the adventure. Pretty @moskomoto is in PNW so you might be able to work something out that way. Have fun. Your channel is excellent. I have done UA-cam and been sucked into it and stopped making videos but your videos have a very pure trait to them that has inspired me to keep creating videos.
Who’s the mechanic in Boise?
@@mauricerobinette4408 the one who was finally able to help me out was Mike who runs an independent shop that was referred to me by a shop called Carl’s cycle sales
@@mauricerobinette4408 this is mike’s number +1 (208) 949-1855 if you need work done on dirt bikes, atvs or motorcycle in general these guys are really good at what they do. I brought the bike in at 1030 or so am and they gave me a call to tell me it was running that afternoon but just needed to wait to the next morning for the air filter to dry out since it’s a kandn filter that is hard to clean out after it gets dirty
engine sounds sweet, well done mate....
Good work figuring it all out. Glad you were wearing protective gear. Alaska sounds like a great idea. Zip ties always handy.
@@stevegodfrey3984 yes! I would not have been able to continue if i wasn’t wearing good boots and jacket and pants. I would have broken the ankle at the least if the boots weren’t good
Way to overcome and not quit! There is always a way, just have to find it and see if it’s worth it.
@@paulwinder8163 true, still learning to feel out what’s worth it
Hell yeah, dude. Was good meeting and having you over.
Thank you for having me and good luck with your bdr trips
Glad to see you back on the road!
@@goodoleme747 thank you!