Good day to you ! I am a HONDA Cross Cub Grandpa from Japan. Your nice Cub trailer and adventure video is so great ! Thank you so much for sharing !! Have a nice day !
I was expecting some of those fire trucks or the sheriff vehicles to flag us and tell us to turn around. I think we were running along the north edge of the evacuation areas, and the smoke was blowing north... it got really thick for a while. 😉👍 --QM
It's been the theme out here like the rest of the state for some time. I got caught between two fires last season working a contract and a Deputy came and kicked me out!
Having to sit and watch (listen) to all my ahhhs, umms, and so’s… ahhh was brutal! My daughter and I finished the entire series up this point! Thank you so much for all the work that goes into making these! 💕
No way, I thought you did great on the speech! What I heard during those pauses were calculated comments... filters for the F-bombs and avoiding sensitive topics (or riders' egos) 🤣 It was just a bunch of new friends chatting around dinner! 😉👍 --QM
Thanks for the support! We're not done with this series yet, so stay tuned! I'm currently editing our return trip now. We rode through the Mojave Desert, chased alongside freight trains, motocamped in the Grand Canyon, and took a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico. We had a blast! I'll be posting a 360° video of the balloon ride... that should be a fun watch. I'm starting the edits for those videos now, and I should start releasing those this weekend. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Fantastic scenery, thanks for the video and the virtual ride. That's a very nice overpass at 4:50. Just a little detail I know. Also, they look like eucalyptus trees alongside the freeway there at the end 👍🇦🇺
I’m late to this party. Congratulations on completing this epic adventure! 👍🏻 Very well done by you & Adrian. Man & machine won. I watched every bit of it. The overlays on your video were a very nice touch, I like the info. Great monologue too, good wit & good times.
Thanks for watching and leaving feedback! Our return trip through CA, AZ, and NM was nearly as epic. We chased freight trains in the Mojave Desert and motocamped in the Grand Canyon ( ua-cam.com/video/ZcMis3mAMN0/v-deo.html ), and then we took a hot air balloon ride in Albuquerque, NM ( ua-cam.com/video/IQhAMa3IFeQ/v-deo.html ). It was a humbling and awesome experience to ride these little machines 10K miles around the country. We're already planning to do it again on the 2023 Scooter Cannonball Run, but we'll probably be riding our Honda PCX150's for that next adventure. The PCX's aren't that much faster, but they are more comfortable and will run longer between refills. We'll be riding and motocamping with even more friends the next time around... that's if I've done my part to c̶o̶r̶r̶u̶p̶t̶ convince more people into my moto-insanity! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
🛵Quasi, it was sad seeing it end, after following your videos. I can tell it was rough, but you did something that so few will ever do. I have learned alot and even scooter shopping as we speak. I hope to see you in *2023* .
Thanks for the feedback and for watching the series! I made a few follow-up videos during our ride home through Arizona and New Mexico, so be sure to check those out if you haven't already! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Superb adventure captured on video, thanks for all your hard work editing it down to take us along the ride across America with ya - appreciated very much.
Stay tuned for the return trip back to Texas! We rode through the Mojave Desert, chased alongside freight trains, motocamped in the Grand Canyon, and took a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico. We had a blast! I'm starting the edits for those videos now, and I should start releasing those this weekend. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
What a great series. Recently bought a PCX 150 for my work commute (my first bike) and really love being uncaged for those 15 mile trips. As a former long distance runner and current recreational cyclist, I can (almost) feel the pain and accomplishment of such a great journey. Looking forward to the return trip videos.
Thanks for the support, and congrats on your PCX150! The PCX's never fail to amaze me with their efficiency and utility. If ridden conservatively, mine will return 115-125 MPG economy around town and 100-103 MPG on the freeway. I know what you mean about feeling "uncaged". I constantly crave that feeling of freedom and finding the occasional Zen out on the backroads where there is no crazy cager traffic. My mood always seems to improve when I commute to/from work by motorcycle rather than in a car... wind therapy does wonders! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I’ve enjoyed every one of these, watching in Britain. What a superb trip. Looking forward to getting sone decent but much shorter trips on my Super Cub in this year in the UK. Have an end to end trip planned, it’s ‘only’ 1000 miles. 😂 Thanks for sharing this trip.
Great to see Americans riding what you term "small bore" bikes. I moved to France from the UK, don't have a full bike licence and can't be arsed to take a french test. But I can ride a 125cc. So I bought a Honda Shadow. Its great, esp around these country roads where a big bike is a handful....as my friend has found out when his Yamaha Tracer fell on him...once in the woods and he was trapped for an hour and once more last Christmas when he dropped it and broke his ankle. In France a bike is a bike no matter what the cc. And many French start their driving experience with a scooter or small bike and consequently as car drivers are respectful of bikers.
I have enjoyed watching this whole trip immensely. Can't wait to do some traveling myself here in Europe 🌍 I should be picking up my Honda Super Cub 125 real soon!! You guys rocked it!!!!
Thanks for sharing your adventure guys! I followed you the whole way. It is interesting hearing your perspective as an R1 owner. I certainly can see myself following this route, however I would never keep a motorcycle throttle pinned. I would ride at a pace of 80% throttle and never allow my bike to bottom out. Or, at least try.
I am beginning to edit the return trip videos now. I'm estimating 3-4 videos to close out the series. I'll definitely make a 360° video for our hot air balloon ride in Albuquerque, New Mexico... that was a unique experience! 😉👍 --QM
Well done for the fantastic epic on the Cubs, I saw your clean down vid a couple of days ago, I get a cub was second but you did very well considering you towed all your support instead of using the van and I am sure if you pair had not towed you would have been in the top four . My trip is a bit shorter with the UK North Coast 500 but starting 450 miles away in Reading makes it the same as three of your days but I have a week to do it in.
Thanks for the feedback, William! We started our adventure with the intention of participating in the "tourist class", and we had no delusions of winning or even placing well in the results. To our surprise, we were actually doing well in the points standings for the first few days, so we tried just a bit harder to be competetive. If we take these bikes and trailers again for our 2023 Cannoball, then we will rent space on the support truck to carry our trailers during the ride days. We will carry only essential road tools and tire patch kits with us so we can travel fast and light. The trailers will haul all of our suport equipment and moto-camping gear for the trip to/from the event start and endpoints. Good luck with your UK North Coast 500 event... that sounds like a blast! Super Cubs are amazing machines! 😉👍 --QM
I recently started watching your videos because you own basically every mini moto I'm interested in buying... then I see you driving my work commute at 59:47! Anyone out here will tell you the 36 is the worst route in or out. Safe travels!
Rewatchng you SCBR trip. My son and I went through Chester this summer on our 300's, you went through in the nick of time. We came through on the Hwy to your left at the 26 minute mark. Much of the forest and trees after that point are gone, looks like a nuked wasteland now. I used to work at Lassen, stopped and saw some old coworkers they said it the winds turned the fire into a blow torch, leveled the place. Chester was spared but just barely. I have footage if I can ever get around to editing and posting our trip.
Wow, that's interesting to know! We wondered if the fire would continue in that direction where we rode. It was burning to the south of us that day, but you can see all of the smoke in the video. Breathing all the smoke for 10+ hours that day really sucked... burned my eyes and nose, clogged up my sinuses and chest for the next couple of days. 😉👍 --QM
Thanks for the feedback and for sticking in there for the adventure! Yes, we completed the entire 9700+ mile journey without a single incident! Adrian did accidentally lay his bike over while sitting still on our ride up to Maine when we met Neil for an overnight motocamp: ua-cam.com/video/MJCru2h7Rmw/v-deo.html . We'll give him a mulligan on that one because he wasn't in motion. 🤣 Stay tuned for the return trip back to Texas! We rode through the Mojave Desert, chased alongside freight trains, motocamped in the Grand Canyon, and took a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico. We had a blast! I'm starting the edits for those videos now, and I should start releasing those this weekend. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
my trail 125 seems to run 50 easy even in head wind. but it takes time to get there. but OMG with a tail wind i can hit 58 and hold it. and the wy i have been driving it i may have to change my oil for the first time this weekend. i can't wait until all the extras show up so i can start rigging out my bike.
I really wish that I had installed another camera mount on the back of the Cub facing the trailer. It would have been really cool to watch the trailer in action from behind the bike. I'm sure that we had those trailers airborne many times during our trip... especially in the Badlands over those washboards! 🤣👍 --QM
Man, you got that right! Every time I do the Cannonball, I ask myself repeatedly, "who would willingly sign up for this SH*T ?!" This dumb monkey never learns! 🤣👍 --QM
No, that's just a jerry can that isn't plumbed into the main fuel supply. It slides out from the right side, and I have a long, curved nozzle that attaches to the filler neck for refueling. It holds about 1.3 gallons, so that doubles the little Cub's range. I primarily used my two 1.75-gal RotoPax containers during the SCBR. The central tank was used a few times for extra capacity on the long 500+ mile days just so I wouldn't need to stop at any fuel stations. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
La California aveva molti strani segnali stradali e segnaletica stradale scadente. Molte volte non sapevamo se stavamo guidando in una corsia adeguata o se eravamo sulla spalla di sicurezza. 😉👍 --QM
Thanks! Yes, we rode back to Houston for the return trip, so our total mileage was 9750+ miles! I am editing our return trip videos now, and they should be posted soon. We rode through the Mojave Desert, chased alongside freight trains, motocamped in the Grand Canyon, and took a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico. We're ready to do it again in 2023! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I don't know if your comment of "coagulations" instead of "congratulations" was an intentional typo or a Freudian slip, but it definitely fits the occasion! 🤣 We were definitely concerned about thrombosis and potential blood clotting in our legs and feet during the ride. We discussed the possibility of side effects and other potential health issues due to sitting in the same position for 12+ hours/day for nearly a month straight. We're healthy guys, but nobody should sit in the toilet seat position for 500 miles per day! 🤣👍 --QM
that is nice how are the trailer you guys are using looks like I can only use that too. have the Honda ctx700 you do not need plate for that ? how are those gas can, someone on youtube said have to purge them once in a while when it is hot out
That is the KipMoto SherpaX adventure trailer: kipmoto.com/pages/sherpax . The trailer is a universal application that fits almost any motorcycle, but the hitch (front hoop) portion is specific to each motorcycle fitment. I might contract KipMoto to fabricate a mounting hitch for my Honda SilverWing 600 scooter and also my Rebel 1100. Texas doesn't require registration/licensing if the trailer's gross weight is under 250 lbs. I added lighting (tail, brake, and turn signals) to a custom mounting plate at the back of the trailer to be on the safe side. The amber warning strobe that I added (STL Z3-TIR, www.speedtechlights.com/LED-Grille-Surface-Mount-Lights/z-3-tir-led-surface-mount-warning-light-head ) probably saved us from a dozen or more accidents at night. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Howdy, Peter! If you're talking about the red fuel tank in the center tunnel, it's one of only two "Neil tanks" in existence! Adrian and I have the only two prototypes ever made. Our buddy, Neil, custom fabricated those tanks and mounting cradles for us before we left on this 10K-mile cross-country trip for the 2021 Scooter Cannonball Run. They hold about 1.3 gallons of fuel, but they aren't plumbed into the main fuel supply. We used them as emergency fuel supplies and as transfer tanks during our extended road trip. You can see it in action here: ua-cam.com/video/NYjmV7FqLOM/v-deo.html . The other jerry cans that are attached to my trailer are the RotopaX RX-1.75G Gasoline Packs: amzn.to/41jPO8m . Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
The next Scooter Cannonball happens from June 22-29, 2025: scootercannonball.com/ . The path takes us from Seaside, OR to South Padre Island, TX. I'll be riding the entire event again, so my round trip distance will be about 6000 miles. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
For some reason these days the corners frighten me a little bit. They did not used to, but they do now at high speeds. I wonder what causes that I have not had any crashes or any problems or near misses with corners. I have no problems at all while driving a car just motorcycle. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Sorry to hear that! Do you have any issues with vertigo or ear infections? Those could cause balance and confidence issues. Leaning into corners on a motorcycle might trigger balance issues that you don't experience in a car/truck. Otherwise, it's just a fight against the clock... time and age aren't friendly to motorcyclists. Declining vision, slowing reaction times, and declining physical fitness are all not-so-subtle cues to our self confidence and subconscious that tell us, "riding doesn't feel safe anymore." I've noticed that my confidence has been shaken somewhat since my major motorcycle accident in October 2023 ( ua-cam.com/video/ryELMtEel8g/v-deo.html ). I've taken nearly 6 months away from riding, so my balance and "feel" for the machine has been attenuated. I'm dedicating more attention to the mechanics of riding now than I used to and I'm consciously reinterpreting what used to be "muscle memory". So, I'm taking shorter rides around town and practicing basic skills again (e.g., figure-8's, U-turns, slow maneuvering, controlled "panic" braking, speed and time-to-distance estimation, weak-side cornering, etc) to be sure that my reacctions are up to par. It's never too late or a bad opportunity to go back to basics and refresh core riding skills. Good luck, and I hope you find a solution soon! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I am from the England, I have been admiring your trip the whole way, such a good way to see your country, but I would take 40 days to do it, not ten. Please tell me what the small red tank is doing in the gap in the valley of the frame? I never saw you put anything in there or even mention that. I guess I missed your explanation. I am thinking of buying a Super Cub 125, mainly on your good words about it. Bless, Ben PS, I was so pleased to hear that you also sometimes call it petrol. Petrol in the UK now costs the equivalent of US$ 9.24 per US gallon. Actual gas (in natural gas form) is now called "unaffordium" (a brand new element). The smoke that was killing your eyes was caused by hot fire retardant, as you guessed, highly toxic.
Thanks for the feedback, and greetings from the USA! The red tank in the step-through area are our "Neil" tanks. Our buddy, Neil, fabricated those tanks and mounting frames for us to have backup fuel on our adventures. They are jerry cans with ~1.3 US gallon capacity, and they aren't plumbed into the main tank... they are just auxiliary/emergency fuel. I carried fuel in my Neil tank during part of our Cannonball trip, but I didn't use it regularly because my twin Rotopax fuel containers were my primary sources. Adrian used his Neil tank daily to carry additional fuel because his No-Spill can only holds 2.5 US gal. He used the Neil tank as a holding tank and then transferred that fuel into the No-Spill for quicker refueling on the side of the road. You can see a brief shot of that process here: ua-cam.com/video/NYjmV7FqLOM/v-deo.html . Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard Wow, so you guys were lifting fuel for a 700 statute mile range into the hot high places of the continental divide passing 11,000 feet, no wonder you were in the twenties on the long climbs. Most light aircraft (that I have flown) ran shit out of Oxygen before they even made it to 8000 feet.
Yep, and keep in mind that we were flogging these little 125cc air pumps at or over 5000' ASL for several days. Our little Cubs' meager 8.5 HP was down nearly 33% to ~5 HP during our summit climbs to 11K feet. We probably only had ~6 HP for most of our time in the mountains, and we were lugging a combined weight of 530+ pounds of weight up those hills! Honda builds some amazing little machines! 😉👍 --QM
These are the KipMoto SherpaX trailers: kipmoto.com/pages/sherpax . The trailer is connected to the motorcycle with a hitch/hoop at the rear axle with pivot bolts that allow up/down motion. The rear of the hitch connects to a vertical center pivot at the front of the trailer itself. That pivot allows the trailer to articulate left/right up to 45 degrees around turns. The trailer leans with the motorcycle, so there is no lean or yaw motion independent of the attitude of the motorcycle. When the motorcycle leans into a corner, the trailer follows that lean angle exactly and the trailer articulates in the center to follow the same arc. You can see a close-up of the trailer in action on Day 7 here: ua-cam.com/video/QcF8qkJlL3c/v-deo.html , and a rear-facing view during a corner here: ua-cam.com/video/i3hh2zXHWGo/v-deo.html . Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
The trailer tires still look new after 10K miles! They weren't dealing with very much weight (maybe 50-60 lbs total), so they will probably last for a VERY long time... or at least until dry rot takes its toll. 😉👍 --QM
I've been watching all your videos of the SCBR and am wondering what the weight of yourself and all your gear is combined? Would help give a better idea of the performance your supercub is with X amount of weight.
I touched on that a few times leading up to the SCBR and on the ride up to Maine. My riding weight is ~170 pounds with all of my gear (e.g., helmet, jacket, boots, etc). I would estimate that our average trailer + gear weight throughout the actual SCBR route was ~85 pounds. The DrySpec D38 roll bag on the rear rack (with contents) weighed 20-25 pounds. The total pack weight varied during the trip, depending on what we were carrying. Our trailers weigh ~40 pounds empty, and that includes the mounting hitch/yoke. Our Rubbermaid Action Packers were initially overloaded with ~80 pounds of gear when we started the trip, but we eventually thinned that down to ~50 pounds as the trip progressed. There were times when we carried more cargo in or on the trailers, particularly where spare tires and fuel were concerned. My total trailer weight exceded 100 lbs at times when I was carrying 3 spare tires and 2 full RotoPax containers. It didn't ride well with that much weight because the trailer's inertia and flex in the hitch became problematic in fast transitions. As long as we kept our trailer weight under ~50 pounds and all of the heavy items down low, then the trailers rarely made themselves known behind the bike. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Yes, I'm planning to take the Navi on a few 300-500 mile moto-camping trips later this spring. If I'm feeling particularly insane, then I might take the Navi on the 2023 Scooter Cannonball Run. That will be a unique flavor or torture... easy is boring! 🤣👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard yes please do the cannonball run with the navi next year!!! that would be epic not many people would attempt that if you see the videos that these indian youtubers due with the navi it just amazes me what that machine can due
You can find all of the event results and points standings here: follow.scootercannonballrun.com . I will definitely participate in the 2023 SCBR event, but my choice of machine isn't certain yet. I will probably ride the Super Cub again, but I will install a big-bore kit on it for more hill climbing ability, and I will definitely offload the trailer to a support truck so I can run faster/lighter. If I don't ride the Super Cub, then I'll take my 2015 Honda PCX150 instead. With a few minor touring upgrades and a fuel carrier, the PCX should be a great Cannonball bike. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Those are auxiliary fuel tanks that our buddy Neil made for us. They hold about 1.3 gallons of fuel. We don't have them plumbed into the main tank, so they are just jerry cans for emergency fuel. 😉👍 --QM
Howdy, Marc! I receive a lot of questions & comments on my recording configuration. My helmet and microphone setup can be seen in this video: ua-cam.com/video/D_lbmLdenHU/v-deo.html . The only change since that video was the addition of the Ulanzi Vlogging case to hold the GoPro Hero and audio adapters together in a single mount. The Ulanzi case also has a slip-off rear door that is much easier to open/close than the original GoPro cage. Now the mandatory battery swap every 30-40 minutes is a simple affair. I'm still using the GoPro Hero 7 Black camera for my helmet camera. It's smaller and lighter than the Hero 8-10 models, and it works well. I will occasionally ride with my Hero 8 Black and the MAX360 for additional camera angles. The microphone is one from an old Cardo Scala G9 kit that was left over from an upgrade, and it has the requisite 3.5mm plug. The mic is plugged into the camera via the GoPro audio adapter and it's all held in place by a Ulanzi vlogging case. The microphone was the biggest surprise of this setup... it worked on the first try and it has excellent audio quality. The gauge data is recorded by the GoPro Hero7 Black camera and my Garmin GPS. I use a third-party application called GoPro Telemetry Extractor ( goprotelemetryextractor.com/ ) to generate the gauge overlays. It will work with any GPS data streams from the GoPro video files or other devices (e.g., Garmin, DJI, etc). I use Telemetry Extractor to combine my GoPro data and also the GPX files from my Garmin Zumo GPS to achieve better accuracy for some of my videos. The gauges and layouts are completely customizable, so that creates more work... but I think that the results are worth the effort. All of the editing is done in Adobe Premiere Pro, where I apply color correction and audio normalization. Adobe Premiere has audio normalization and noise reduction tools that help to improve the raw audio and remove some of the wind noise. However, most of the audio quality is due to the Cardo microphone and the super quiet Schuberth C3 Pro helmet. If you're interested in all of the gritty details, then send me an email at quasimotard@gmail.com. I'll reply back with all of the camera and sotware settings and my editing workflow. Here are links to the equipment used in my vlogging setup: GoPro Hero7 Black: amzn.to/33GRX3m GoPro Hero5+ audio adapter: amzn.to/36LpUBO Purple Panda microphone: amzn.to/34zLNkB (can be used in place of the Cardo mic) MotoRadds GoPro helmet chin mount: amzn.to/3jCAz5f Ulanzi V2 GoPro vlogging case: amzn.to/3lq62Ih GoPro J-hook buckle mount: amzn.to/2IjuCMM Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
True... most officers probably don't know enough about motorcycles to know the displacement/class of the bike/scoot at a glance. Eric ("Scooter_Chef") was hassled in one of the states by a trooper for riding on the highway! He yelled back that it was a 300cc and not to bug him (or something to that effect)! 🤣👍 --QM
The top 10 finishers received gift certificates, and everyone received complimentary SCBR bottle openers. There's no real purse or prize for this event, it's just bragging rights and proving to yourself that you can withstand the torture! 🤣👍 --QM
Long-distance riding is a serious mental and physical challenge. There were lots of first-time riders who washed out early because they didn't realize how gruelling these trips can be. We lost several veteran riders to accidents and mechanical failures. Some of the roads we traveled were barely suitable for ATV's and off-road trucks, so this was no cake walk. Several locals stopped and asked us WHY the F we were out there, especially on such small bikes, because they wouldn't even take those roads with their farm trucks! 🤣 --QM
Good day to you !
I am a HONDA Cross Cub Grandpa from Japan.
Your nice Cub trailer and adventure video is so great !
Thank you so much for sharing !!
Have a nice day !
When we bypassed the fire I was amazed on how many emergency vehicles were heading into the area as we were heading out.
I was expecting some of those fire trucks or the sheriff vehicles to flag us and tell us to turn around. I think we were running along the north edge of the evacuation areas, and the smoke was blowing north... it got really thick for a while. 😉👍 --QM
It's been the theme out here like the rest of the state for some time. I got caught between two fires last season working a contract and a Deputy came and kicked me out!
Good video. Storms rolling through 'Bama today and I'm just sitting here living vicariously through your post. Thanks!!!
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Having to sit and watch (listen) to all my ahhhs, umms, and so’s… ahhh was brutal!
My daughter and I finished the entire series up this point! Thank you so much for all the work that goes into making these! 💕
No way, I thought you did great on the speech! What I heard during those pauses were calculated comments... filters for the F-bombs and avoiding sensitive topics (or riders' egos) 🤣
It was just a bunch of new friends chatting around dinner! 😉👍 --QM
That was an amazing series. One of the best on UA-cam.
Thanks for the support! We're not done with this series yet, so stay tuned! I'm currently editing our return trip now. We rode through the Mojave Desert, chased alongside freight trains, motocamped in the Grand Canyon, and took a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico. We had a blast!
I'll be posting a 360° video of the balloon ride... that should be a fun watch. I'm starting the edits for those videos now, and I should start releasing those this weekend. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I agree. I love the commentary on the ride in real time. I needed the real deal. The ups and downs.
Wow, I’m from California that was an amazing ride. I hope you saw the big trees and Yosemite
Fantastic scenery, thanks for the video and the virtual ride. That's a very nice overpass at 4:50. Just a little detail I know. Also, they look like eucalyptus trees alongside the freeway there at the end 👍🇦🇺
Soo satisfying sir.. i choose to watch this for hours.. i can feels the adventure trip vibes..
I’m late to this party. Congratulations on completing this epic adventure! 👍🏻 Very well done by you & Adrian. Man & machine won. I watched every bit of it. The overlays on your video were a very nice touch, I like the info. Great monologue too, good wit & good times.
Thanks for watching and leaving feedback! Our return trip through CA, AZ, and NM was nearly as epic. We chased freight trains in the Mojave Desert and motocamped in the Grand Canyon ( ua-cam.com/video/ZcMis3mAMN0/v-deo.html ), and then we took a hot air balloon ride in Albuquerque, NM ( ua-cam.com/video/IQhAMa3IFeQ/v-deo.html ).
It was a humbling and awesome experience to ride these little machines 10K miles around the country. We're already planning to do it again on the 2023 Scooter Cannonball Run, but we'll probably be riding our Honda PCX150's for that next adventure. The PCX's aren't that much faster, but they are more comfortable and will run longer between refills.
We'll be riding and motocamping with even more friends the next time around... that's if I've done my part to c̶o̶r̶r̶u̶p̶t̶ convince more people into my moto-insanity! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
🛵Quasi, it was sad seeing it end, after following your videos. I can tell it was rough, but you did something that so few will ever do. I have learned alot and even scooter shopping as we speak. I hope to see you in *2023* .
Thanks for the feedback and for watching the series! I made a few follow-up videos during our ride home through Arizona and New Mexico, so be sure to check those out if you haven't already! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Superb adventure captured on video, thanks for all your hard work editing it down to take us along the ride across America with ya - appreciated very much.
Stay tuned for the return trip back to Texas! We rode through the Mojave Desert, chased alongside freight trains, motocamped in the Grand Canyon, and took a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico. We had a blast! I'm starting the edits for those videos now, and I should start releasing those this weekend. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard Bonus mode! - brilliant stuff - next week gonna be great!
What a great series. Recently bought a PCX 150 for my work commute (my first bike) and really love being uncaged for those 15 mile trips. As a former long distance runner and current recreational cyclist, I can (almost) feel the pain and accomplishment of such a great journey. Looking forward to the return trip videos.
Thanks for the support, and congrats on your PCX150! The PCX's never fail to amaze me with their efficiency and utility. If ridden conservatively, mine will return 115-125 MPG economy around town and 100-103 MPG on the freeway.
I know what you mean about feeling "uncaged". I constantly crave that feeling of freedom and finding the occasional Zen out on the backroads where there is no crazy cager traffic. My mood always seems to improve when I commute to/from work by motorcycle rather than in a car... wind therapy does wonders! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
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I’ve enjoyed every one of these, watching in Britain. What a superb trip. Looking forward to getting sone decent but much shorter trips on my Super Cub in this year in the UK. Have an end to end trip planned, it’s ‘only’ 1000 miles. 😂
Thanks for sharing this trip.
Great to see Americans riding what you term "small bore" bikes.
I moved to France from the UK, don't have a full bike licence and can't be arsed to take a french test. But I can ride a 125cc. So I bought a Honda Shadow. Its great, esp around these country roads where a big bike is a handful....as my friend has found out when his Yamaha Tracer fell on him...once in the woods and he was trapped for an hour and once more last Christmas when he dropped it and broke his ankle.
In France a bike is a bike no matter what the cc. And many French start their driving experience with a scooter or small bike and consequently as car drivers are respectful of bikers.
Watching this series really makes me wanna invest in a forza and give this a go in 2023.
Grazie per la collezione Vespa! Numero uno!
Hi handsome. Welcome to California USA. Enjoy the final leg. Nice to see you and the rest of the crew. What a challenge.
I like the “Stand up, Quasi!” (He WAS standing up, but as he ever so often hints in his videos, he is less than a foot from being a midget) 🤣
Hey, now! I prefer the term "vertically-challenged"! 🤣👍 --QM
I have enjoyed watching this whole trip immensely. Can't wait to do some traveling myself here in Europe 🌍
I should be picking up my Honda Super Cub 125 real soon!!
You guys rocked it!!!!
I have been there at night :) its scary af. in a car though. Luckly I grew up driving in the mountains :).
Thanks for sharing your adventure guys! I followed you the whole way. It is interesting hearing your perspective as an R1 owner. I certainly can see myself following this route, however I would never keep a motorcycle throttle pinned. I would ride at a pace of 80% throttle and never allow my bike to bottom out. Or, at least try.
Congrats on making it to the end! What a tough journey...
Next,do the entire journey on your Yamaha C3😏😏😏😏😏😏
I am beginning to edit the return trip videos now. I'm estimating 3-4 videos to close out the series. I'll definitely make a 360° video for our hot air balloon ride in Albuquerque, New Mexico... that was a unique experience! 😉👍 --QM
Well done for the fantastic epic on the Cubs, I saw your clean down vid a couple of days ago, I get a cub was second but you did very well considering you towed all your support instead of using the van and I am sure if you pair had not towed you would have been in the top four . My trip is a bit shorter with the UK North Coast 500 but starting 450 miles away in Reading makes it the same as three of your days but I have a week to do it in.
Thanks for the feedback, William! We started our adventure with the intention of participating in the "tourist class", and we had no delusions of winning or even placing well in the results. To our surprise, we were actually doing well in the points standings for the first few days, so we tried just a bit harder to be competetive.
If we take these bikes and trailers again for our 2023 Cannoball, then we will rent space on the support truck to carry our trailers during the ride days. We will carry only essential road tools and tire patch kits with us so we can travel fast and light. The trailers will haul all of our suport equipment and moto-camping gear for the trip to/from the event start and endpoints.
Good luck with your UK North Coast 500 event... that sounds like a blast! Super Cubs are amazing machines! 😉👍 --QM
And thanks for other video of Scooter Cannonball Run! QM
Fat finger hit the thumb down. My bad. Reset to thumbs up. Love these vids. Thanks for bringing us along on the cannonball.
hmmm deja vu
LOL! At least I didn't leave the full-length CA-36W ride in this one! 🤣👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard lol no worries. I just thought i was going crazy for a bit there
THEY BEAT THE HELL OUTTA ME‼️
LET ALONE MY DADDY! THEY BEAT THE BREAKS OUTTA ME🤩‼️
Didn't watch yet, but this evening's "company" is cued up.
I recently started watching your videos because you own basically every mini moto I'm interested in buying... then I see you driving my work commute at 59:47! Anyone out here will tell you the 36 is the worst route in or out. Safe travels!
Rewatchng you SCBR trip. My son and I went through Chester this summer on our 300's, you went through in the nick of time. We came through on the Hwy to your left at the 26 minute mark. Much of the forest and trees after that point are gone, looks like a nuked wasteland now. I used to work at Lassen, stopped and saw some old coworkers they said it the winds turned the fire into a blow torch, leveled the place. Chester was spared but just barely.
I have footage if I can ever get around to editing and posting our trip.
Wow, that's interesting to know! We wondered if the fire would continue in that direction where we rode. It was burning to the south of us that day, but you can see all of the smoke in the video. Breathing all the smoke for 10+ hours that day really sucked... burned my eyes and nose, clogged up my sinuses and chest for the next couple of days. 😉👍 --QM
Thanks to both you and Adrian, thoroughly enjoyed that.
I watched each and every one
Did you both get through without a single tumble or crash?
Thanks for the feedback and for sticking in there for the adventure! Yes, we completed the entire 9700+ mile journey without a single incident! Adrian did accidentally lay his bike over while sitting still on our ride up to Maine when we met Neil for an overnight motocamp: ua-cam.com/video/MJCru2h7Rmw/v-deo.html . We'll give him a mulligan on that one because he wasn't in motion. 🤣
Stay tuned for the return trip back to Texas! We rode through the Mojave Desert, chased alongside freight trains, motocamped in the Grand Canyon, and took a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico. We had a blast! I'm starting the edits for those videos now, and I should start releasing those this weekend. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard I've just reminded myself of that one.
Glad that you kept the camera on for the return trip. I'll be watching out for those.
In the uk you can ride 51cc or higher on the motorways our version of interstates / highways so the Honda cub is ok
my trail 125 seems to run 50 easy even in head wind. but it takes time to get there. but OMG with a tail wind i can hit 58 and hold it. and the wy i have been driving it i may have to change my oil for the first time this weekend. i can't wait until all the extras show up so i can start rigging out my bike.
and got my gas can already waiting on the bracket
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇸🇷🇺🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍
Those potholes would have swallowed your trailer whole if you hit it just right.
I really wish that I had installed another camera mount on the back of the Cub facing the trailer. It would have been really cool to watch the trailer in action from behind the bike. I'm sure that we had those trailers airborne many times during our trip... especially in the Badlands over those washboards! 🤣👍 --QM
Why does that quote "What the hell are we doing" keep cropping up in my head. Hmmm
Man, you got that right! Every time I do the Cannonball, I ask myself repeatedly, "who would willingly sign up for this SH*T ?!" This dumb monkey never learns! 🤣👍 --QM
Is the fuel bladder in front of your seat connected to your fuel tank or are you having to stop and add gas to fuel tank?
No, that's just a jerry can that isn't plumbed into the main fuel supply. It slides out from the right side, and I have a long, curved nozzle that attaches to the filler neck for refueling. It holds about 1.3 gallons, so that doubles the little Cub's range.
I primarily used my two 1.75-gal RotoPax containers during the SCBR. The central tank was used a few times for extra capacity on the long 500+ mile days just so I wouldn't need to stop at any fuel stations. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Strana quella dopia striscia gialla che poi diventa una quattro striscia gialla.
La California aveva molti strani segnali stradali e segnaletica stradale scadente. Molte volte non sapevamo se stavamo guidando in una corsia adeguata o se eravamo sulla spalla di sicurezza. 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard 👍 Interessante.
Congratulations on completing the run.
Did you then have to ride back to Huston ?
Thanks! Yes, we rode back to Houston for the return trip, so our total mileage was 9750+ miles! I am editing our return trip videos now, and they should be posted soon. We rode through the Mojave Desert, chased alongside freight trains, motocamped in the Grand Canyon, and took a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico. We're ready to do it again in 2023! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard What a trip. Your endurance level is amazing. Coagulations again.
I don't know if your comment of "coagulations" instead of "congratulations" was an intentional typo or a Freudian slip, but it definitely fits the occasion! 🤣
We were definitely concerned about thrombosis and potential blood clotting in our legs and feet during the ride. We discussed the possibility of side effects and other potential health issues due to sitting in the same position for 12+ hours/day for nearly a month straight. We're healthy guys, but nobody should sit in the toilet seat position for 500 miles per day! 🤣👍 --QM
that is nice
how are the trailer you guys are using looks like I can only use that too.
have the Honda ctx700
you do not need plate for that ?
how are those gas can, someone on youtube said have to purge them once in a while when it is hot out
That is the KipMoto SherpaX adventure trailer: kipmoto.com/pages/sherpax . The trailer is a universal application that fits almost any motorcycle, but the hitch (front hoop) portion is specific to each motorcycle fitment. I might contract KipMoto to fabricate a mounting hitch for my Honda SilverWing 600 scooter and also my Rebel 1100.
Texas doesn't require registration/licensing if the trailer's gross weight is under 250 lbs. I added lighting (tail, brake, and turn signals) to a custom mounting plate at the back of the trailer to be on the safe side. The amber warning strobe that I added (STL Z3-TIR, www.speedtechlights.com/LED-Grille-Surface-Mount-Lights/z-3-tir-led-surface-mount-warning-light-head ) probably saved us from a dozen or more accidents at night. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Like the fuel can. Where can I get one?
Howdy, Peter! If you're talking about the red fuel tank in the center tunnel, it's one of only two "Neil tanks" in existence! Adrian and I have the only two prototypes ever made. Our buddy, Neil, custom fabricated those tanks and mounting cradles for us before we left on this 10K-mile cross-country trip for the 2021 Scooter Cannonball Run.
They hold about 1.3 gallons of fuel, but they aren't plumbed into the main fuel supply. We used them as emergency fuel supplies and as transfer tanks during our extended road trip. You can see it in action here: ua-cam.com/video/NYjmV7FqLOM/v-deo.html .
The other jerry cans that are attached to my trailer are the RotopaX RX-1.75G Gasoline Packs: amzn.to/41jPO8m . Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
When is the next Scooter Cannonball?
The next Scooter Cannonball happens from June 22-29, 2025: scootercannonball.com/ . The path takes us from Seaside, OR to South Padre Island, TX. I'll be riding the entire event again, so my round trip distance will be about 6000 miles. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
For some reason these days the corners frighten me a little bit. They did not used to, but they do now at high speeds. I wonder what causes that I have not had any crashes or any problems or near misses with corners. I have no problems at all while driving a car just motorcycle. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Sorry to hear that! Do you have any issues with vertigo or ear infections? Those could cause balance and confidence issues. Leaning into corners on a motorcycle might trigger balance issues that you don't experience in a car/truck. Otherwise, it's just a fight against the clock... time and age aren't friendly to motorcyclists. Declining vision, slowing reaction times, and declining physical fitness are all not-so-subtle cues to our self confidence and subconscious that tell us, "riding doesn't feel safe anymore."
I've noticed that my confidence has been shaken somewhat since my major motorcycle accident in October 2023 ( ua-cam.com/video/ryELMtEel8g/v-deo.html ). I've taken nearly 6 months away from riding, so my balance and "feel" for the machine has been attenuated. I'm dedicating more attention to the mechanics of riding now than I used to and I'm consciously reinterpreting what used to be "muscle memory".
So, I'm taking shorter rides around town and practicing basic skills again (e.g., figure-8's, U-turns, slow maneuvering, controlled "panic" braking, speed and time-to-distance estimation, weak-side cornering, etc) to be sure that my reacctions are up to par. It's never too late or a bad opportunity to go back to basics and refresh core riding skills. Good luck, and I hope you find a solution soon! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I am from the England, I have been admiring your trip the whole way, such a good way to see your country, but I would take 40 days to do it, not ten. Please tell me what the small red tank is doing in the gap in the valley of the frame? I never saw you put anything in there or even mention that. I guess I missed your explanation. I am thinking of buying a Super Cub 125, mainly on your good words about it. Bless, Ben
PS, I was so pleased to hear that you also sometimes call it petrol. Petrol in the UK now costs the equivalent of US$ 9.24 per US gallon. Actual gas (in natural gas form) is now called "unaffordium" (a brand new element). The smoke that was killing your eyes was caused by hot fire retardant, as you guessed, highly toxic.
Thanks for the feedback, and greetings from the USA! The red tank in the step-through area are our "Neil" tanks. Our buddy, Neil, fabricated those tanks and mounting frames for us to have backup fuel on our adventures. They are jerry cans with ~1.3 US gallon capacity, and they aren't plumbed into the main tank... they are just auxiliary/emergency fuel.
I carried fuel in my Neil tank during part of our Cannonball trip, but I didn't use it regularly because my twin Rotopax fuel containers were my primary sources. Adrian used his Neil tank daily to carry additional fuel because his No-Spill can only holds 2.5 US gal. He used the Neil tank as a holding tank and then transferred that fuel into the No-Spill for quicker refueling on the side of the road. You can see a brief shot of that process here: ua-cam.com/video/NYjmV7FqLOM/v-deo.html . Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard Wow, so you guys were lifting fuel for a 700 statute mile range into the hot high places of the continental divide passing 11,000 feet, no wonder you were in the twenties on the long climbs. Most light aircraft (that I have flown) ran shit out of Oxygen before they even made it to 8000 feet.
Yep, and keep in mind that we were flogging these little 125cc air pumps at or over 5000' ASL for several days. Our little Cubs' meager 8.5 HP was down nearly 33% to ~5 HP during our summit climbs to 11K feet. We probably only had ~6 HP for most of our time in the mountains, and we were lugging a combined weight of 530+ pounds of weight up those hills! Honda builds some amazing little machines! 😉👍 --QM
How is the trailer connected to allow for turns?
These are the KipMoto SherpaX trailers: kipmoto.com/pages/sherpax . The trailer is connected to the motorcycle with a hitch/hoop at the rear axle with pivot bolts that allow up/down motion.
The rear of the hitch connects to a vertical center pivot at the front of the trailer itself. That pivot allows the trailer to articulate left/right up to 45 degrees around turns.
The trailer leans with the motorcycle, so there is no lean or yaw motion independent of the attitude of the motorcycle. When the motorcycle leans into a corner, the trailer follows that lean angle exactly and the trailer articulates in the center to follow the same arc.
You can see a close-up of the trailer in action on Day 7 here: ua-cam.com/video/QcF8qkJlL3c/v-deo.html , and a rear-facing view during a corner here: ua-cam.com/video/i3hh2zXHWGo/v-deo.html . Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
How well did the trailer tire tread do?
The trailer tires still look new after 10K miles! They weren't dealing with very much weight (maybe 50-60 lbs total), so they will probably last for a VERY long time... or at least until dry rot takes its toll. 😉👍 --QM
I've been watching all your videos of the SCBR and am wondering what the weight of yourself and all your gear is combined? Would help give a better idea of the performance your supercub is with X amount of weight.
I touched on that a few times leading up to the SCBR and on the ride up to Maine. My riding weight is ~170 pounds with all of my gear (e.g., helmet, jacket, boots, etc). I would estimate that our average trailer + gear weight throughout the actual SCBR route was ~85 pounds. The DrySpec D38 roll bag on the rear rack (with contents) weighed 20-25 pounds.
The total pack weight varied during the trip, depending on what we were carrying. Our trailers weigh ~40 pounds empty, and that includes the mounting hitch/yoke. Our Rubbermaid Action Packers were initially overloaded with ~80 pounds of gear when we started the trip, but we eventually thinned that down to ~50 pounds as the trip progressed.
There were times when we carried more cargo in or on the trailers, particularly where spare tires and fuel were concerned. My total trailer weight exceded 100 lbs at times when I was carrying 3 spare tires and 2 full RotoPax containers. It didn't ride well with that much weight because the trailer's inertia and flex in the hitch became problematic in fast transitions. As long as we kept our trailer weight under ~50 pounds and all of the heavy items down low, then the trailers rarely made themselves known behind the bike.
Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard cool thanks, I just bought a 2022 Supercub and am waiting on it to be delivered tomorrow.
are yoiu going to be doing long trips with the navi?
Yes, I'm planning to take the Navi on a few 300-500 mile moto-camping trips later this spring. If I'm feeling particularly insane, then I might take the Navi on the 2023 Scooter Cannonball Run. That will be a unique flavor or torture... easy is boring! 🤣👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard yes please do the cannonball run with the navi next year!!! that would be epic not many people would attempt that if you see the videos that these indian youtubers due with the navi it just amazes me what that machine can due
What Scooter's came in 1. 2. 3 & will you use A more cc Scooter next time.
You can find all of the event results and points standings here: follow.scootercannonballrun.com . I will definitely participate in the 2023 SCBR event, but my choice of machine isn't certain yet. I will probably ride the Super Cub again, but I will install a big-bore kit on it for more hill climbing ability, and I will definitely offload the trailer to a support truck so I can run faster/lighter.
If I don't ride the Super Cub, then I'll take my 2015 Honda PCX150 instead. With a few minor touring upgrades and a fuel carrier, the PCX should be a great Cannonball bike. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I got a question what is red tank sit froht of you? QM
Those are auxiliary fuel tanks that our buddy Neil made for us. They hold about 1.3 gallons of fuel. We don't have them plumbed into the main tank, so they are just jerry cans for emergency fuel. 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard OK thanks! QM 🍻
What is your Moto vlog set up?
Howdy, Marc! I receive a lot of questions & comments on my recording configuration. My helmet and microphone setup can be seen in this video: ua-cam.com/video/D_lbmLdenHU/v-deo.html . The only change since that video was the addition of the Ulanzi Vlogging case to hold the GoPro Hero and audio adapters together in a single mount. The Ulanzi case also has a slip-off rear door that is much easier to open/close than the original GoPro cage. Now the mandatory battery swap every 30-40 minutes is a simple affair.
I'm still using the GoPro Hero 7 Black camera for my helmet camera. It's smaller and lighter than the Hero 8-10 models, and it works well. I will occasionally ride with my Hero 8 Black and the MAX360 for additional camera angles.
The microphone is one from an old Cardo Scala G9 kit that was left over from an upgrade, and it has the requisite 3.5mm plug. The mic is plugged into the camera via the GoPro audio adapter and it's all held in place by a Ulanzi vlogging case. The microphone was the biggest surprise of this setup... it worked on the first try and it has excellent audio quality.
The gauge data is recorded by the GoPro Hero7 Black camera and my Garmin GPS. I use a third-party application called GoPro Telemetry Extractor ( goprotelemetryextractor.com/ ) to generate the gauge overlays. It will work with any GPS data streams from the GoPro video files or other devices (e.g., Garmin, DJI, etc).
I use Telemetry Extractor to combine my GoPro data and also the GPX files from my Garmin Zumo GPS to achieve better accuracy for some of my videos. The gauges and layouts are completely customizable, so that creates more work... but I think that the results are worth the effort.
All of the editing is done in Adobe Premiere Pro, where I apply color correction and audio normalization. Adobe Premiere has audio normalization and noise reduction tools that help to improve the raw audio and remove some of the wind noise. However, most of the audio quality is due to the Cardo microphone and the super quiet Schuberth C3 Pro helmet. If you're interested in all of the gritty details, then send me an email at quasimotard@gmail.com. I'll reply back with all of the camera and sotware settings and my editing workflow.
Here are links to the equipment used in my vlogging setup:
GoPro Hero7 Black: amzn.to/33GRX3m
GoPro Hero5+ audio adapter: amzn.to/36LpUBO
Purple Panda microphone: amzn.to/34zLNkB (can be used in place of the Cardo mic)
MotoRadds GoPro helmet chin mount: amzn.to/3jCAz5f
Ulanzi V2 GoPro vlogging case: amzn.to/3lq62Ih
GoPro J-hook buckle mount: amzn.to/2IjuCMM
Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard oh wow thanks Quasi! I hope this year to do the cannonball run well part of it at least
Even if the state has cc laws for the interstate, does the officer/trooper even know? Some may, some may not
True... most officers probably don't know enough about motorcycles to know the displacement/class of the bike/scoot at a glance. Eric ("Scooter_Chef") was hassled in one of the states by a trooper for riding on the highway! He yelled back that it was a 300cc and not to bug him (or something to that effect)! 🤣👍 --QM
i do have a question here do you win money or what to do this trip.
The top 10 finishers received gift certificates, and everyone received complimentary SCBR bottle openers. There's no real purse or prize for this event, it's just bragging rights and proving to yourself that you can withstand the torture! 🤣👍 --QM
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How can people that sign up to ride so far be such wimps. What do you expect traveling on scooters main nice roads the whole way.
Long-distance riding is a serious mental and physical challenge. There were lots of first-time riders who washed out early because they didn't realize how gruelling these trips can be. We lost several veteran riders to accidents and mechanical failures. Some of the roads we traveled were barely suitable for ATV's and off-road trucks, so this was no cake walk. Several locals stopped and asked us WHY the F we were out there, especially on such small bikes, because they wouldn't even take those roads with their farm trucks! 🤣 --QM