Will My Adventure Bike Survive The Mid-Atlantic BDR?

Alright, well this is my life right now. Got Barry pulling me down. Hold on. Well, good morning everybody. Welcome to day two of our Damascus, Virginia to New York adventure. Yesterday was a lot of rain. We are waking up in the rain today as well. We're going to get packed up, take camp down here in the rain, which is always fun. Get on the road and find some breakfast. Let's going yep he's gonna go back out same way there goes Adam and Freya hold on hold on yep all right well other than taking down the tent the uh the rain stayed off for us we're gonna run up to uh about 30 minutes from here get out of camp grab some breakfast smoky no not smoky mountain lake lodge i think it's actually crazy enough where they had Dirty Dancing but we're gonna see if we can get some food there not too easy get out of here so let's see what we can do step one cleared oh yeah i got a little fishy there every good camp's hard to get out of right all right we're gonna make oh i can't even get out of camp right we're gonna make our way for uh some breakfast and you see you guys on the road a crazy exit to our uh our campground for last night because of the rain definitely kind of a soupy muddy place we are riding towards breakfast or dinner or let me try that again riding towards breakfast or lunch should be about 30 minutes and uh today's thought is this section brings us to Warm Springs Virginia so it should be roughly a hundred and thirteen miles to to get there let's get some food let's get some energy let's get some more coffee and and hit the road it's nice to have a full night's sleep well this is crazy well a gorgeous property man now I know why they were dirty dancing out here look how cute Fira look what a freaking amazing property this building is crazy huge and beautiful i'm trying to track down this restaurant we got it just someone just ate something here unless they were staying no food all right this is kind of our thing so far on the trip so just like Brushy Mountain Outpost uh this place just closed as well um so no Dirty Dancing lodge but they have a little marketplace um so i'm gonna sit down and uh and have some food we're gonna go get some petrol so i don't run out of gas on the trail and then and head it up we got 113 miles of trail to do today right after gas let's get it done all right time to fill up the gas i can't keep up with these big GS gas tanks so i'm gonna fill up barry's gonna fill up and uh adam on his 1250 GS can go for like nine more days but let's get some gas we're gonna be back on trail and then start the rest of our day looks like the rain may part but i think we're driving right into it guys let's get going we are officially back on dirt and gravel from getting gas it's nice to be back on off of the tarmac i should say however at lunch we saw another group of uh motorcyclists which is pretty darn cool doing the uh where we're going here mountain lake i'm going left uh doing the uh bdr route as well from damascus to uh to new york let's switch this out absolutely stunning man all these ferns and everything somewhere back in here is the uh the appalachian trail it's about a five mile side hike from the mountain lodge so not many too too many hikers come out here all of that in the morning finding gas getting all that done we're about 10 miles in so we got about 100 miles left to go up to the beautiful city i'm guessing of warm springs not Hot Springs, Warm Springs, Virginia. Sun is shining, got some dark clouds so i presume we'll get some some rain again today but right now it looks good look at how green this is man get some rainfall in the Appalachians and it just goes crazy let's see what fun we can get in we got a little view maybe here i see how they are so not bad little peekaboo view getting down into a little bit of single track or i shouldn't say single excuse me double track kind of tied in and some outrageously tight switchbacks we're coming down pretty aggressively on this mountain right here here is one of them farther we get down you can see just the unbelievably thick vegetation and like i'm sure these aren't coming out i'll see if there's a coming on camera but like my 26 chipmunk in the last like half mile oh this is cool like that closed in feeling really loose track barry and i've been talking unlike some of the other trails we've done the TransAmerica Trail the Georgia Traverse some on Mount 500 a few of those others um at least early in this trail uh there's just not as many uh primitive campgrounds there are some Forest Service uh campgrounds those type of more established no water no power just primitive but Forest Service so trying to take a look at those right now i am just taking this in we got i really can't see it too much but we've got a creek on this side got the uh cliff coming down there it is thick in here there's so much moisture i keep kind of switching back and forth yeah there's definitely a beautiful creek over there dude that is steep too way up there surfaces today have been better the riding um conditions have been better and couldn't believe other than packing up in the rain um in the beginning of the day like there's it's been nice the clouds don't look nice they're sitting there laughing at us but no rain these surfaces are nice a little loose rock here and there but not much you can do about that we're about a third of the way almost done with the day it's been gorgeous i'm hoping we stay on some more kind of two track or thin stuff here all right i'm back off just a little bit barry see if i can get some uh adam headlights not much straight roads here we don't have the ear pieces connected for Adam yet out here um so i'm just gonna kind of slow down see if i can see him this would be a good spot oh was that headlights okay i see them we're good look at those clouds is this actually one adventure that uh we are going to beat out mother nature and not get drowned that would be pretty rare for me those do not look good they're all around us i horse these man i like that that is really neat these old houses out here are just freaking phenomenal phenomenon phenomenon yeah are awesome let's go that way they're awesome yeah for the viking ships to come in that's why they built that lighthouse and this time i'm officially in second for this for the thick gravel ain't gonna give me this time not today oh we push past 50 so we are nearly halfway there we got 130. making some headway the interesting interesting part of today once again will be uh where is home for the night we kind of make that up uh as we go doesn't take too much to make us happy yeah this is nice straightaway to pause for station identification make sure Adam is safe and sound behind us we're gonna keep going how this roads been fun it looks like we might be turning off it not too long but I hope it stays there I'll catch back up with you in a little bit hopefully for the first time in two days they're actually open for us to eat because that's uh has been bad. Are y'all eating or just drinking? When you're ready, just say Catherine. Thank you. Hi, Freya. Man, these mountain town pubs are amazing. So damn good. The wings were killer. We'll get back on the bikes here in a little bit and hit the trail. Freya. Bumper. Pretty bumper. How are ya? Yeah. You like being on the motorcycle, Freya? Huh? You ready? Every time we hop off the bikes, we get to run around, throw the ball out there. Alright. Time to get back after it. um and for once we're not flying by the seat of our pants it looks like we're going to stay in Warm Springs at the end of section two our 113 mile section of the MA BDR today uh we're going to the Warm Springs Inn and Tavern so hopefully this ends in a craft beer but we're getting ready to get back on trail well it did not take long we just got out of the restaurant a couple roads through town uh and literally like a mile mile and a half through some residential area and we our own gravel loose pack surface just got uh crush and run everyone call that's cool the waterfall there if you see it it's a pretty good surface can make some miles up on it as long as it doesn't get too crazy in the corners trying to keep this all dry we got our home for the night as i mentioned Warm Springs Inn Adam behind us there some of this really soft on that bigger bike um 1250 soft crush and run rock around corners and stuff this is nemesis this is his first trip out he's getting used to it i know when barry and me start coming out here um trying to figure out mileage and everything and speeds it was always something a little different should be i think our last leg i think we have a total i want to say of 27 to 30 miles left uh then we should pull into Warm Springs, is it just me or every time i say Warm Springs i want to say Hot Springs uh we have one in North Carolina and actually i think there's one right here as well in virginia but anyway hit warm springs about 30 miles hopefully it looks all like this it has been like i keep saying man i'm just a broken record it's been a great day weather was good ride was good i'm a little heartbroken about tub rub road um but that's all good it happens let's see uh what type of little pothole there what type of adventures we can get on this last little bit enjoy myself before we pull into town and this has just been a great great day hey man i'll tell you what uh i tell a lot of people what huh i tell you what that uh that 1250 GSA no that's too much wind even at low miles an hour that's too much wind that 1250 GSA um with the bigger engine in it um you know he's got it all kitted out but that thing makes Barry's 850 just look small which is crazy it uh dwarfs this thing it's uh makes it look like i'm riding a little mini bike that thing is just a beast i tried to sit on it um because i can how do i say not flat foot on Barry's 850 but i can uh flat front of the foot you know so i'm comfortable riding his um not really in crazy conditions but uh everyday riding and something like this at 1250 i wouldn't uh other than just on a road um unpacked i just wouldn't want to ride it uh at uh roughly five nine i don't know Adam's definitely taller than me but i know like Jocelyn Snow, i mean the famous rider, she's extremely skilled, all these numbers are probably wrong, you can fact check me, but i think right through the middle of the pothole, i think she's five two um extremely talented adventure rider even does teaching out west but she's riding a 1250 GSA I mean it's just so what's my excuse but not for me something i can control he is just doing amazing i'll have to get the name of that uh guy who makes those uh dog carriers dude they're built like a brick house they are amazing i got these properties out here very to the right dude that's freaking gorgeous yeah that's amazing i think we've officially hopped off the uh the gravel for the last time today which is always uh a little sad to see we should be in i believe if we're going the right direction Warm Springs Virginia in just a little bit we're looking for the Warm Springs Inn I believe and uh they have a tavern there so i'm hoping they got a cold beer can't see it right now with the tarmac and everything canopy on the top but right around us all here we're still in the Appalachians with a ton of firewood should be a cool little spot get a little work done tonight get a few things completed after that beer of course well welcome to city of warm springs and warm springs in which i think it just said like some really crazy old second time we tried to park in handicap today warm springs in 1796 i didn't want to say that wrong um this is crazy these old springs are obviously where people lived and everything have to see if i can find out some history let's get unpacked and get in hey freya how you doing yeah what a beautiful day that was a ton of fun i am looking forward to getting out of these wet boots i don't know how i'll get them dry and these wet socks oh man day two 230 113 miles into warm springs where the warm springs in is complete of uh damascus virginia to new york the MABDR section two guys i'll wrap it up here i appreciate you coming along that was a ton of fun good day thank you mother nature for not raining on us i'll put a little video up here so you can check out day one as well and a little crazy um jeep trail i did with the bike you haven't seen that it's a ton of fun have a fantastic night don't forget to like comment and subscribe and we'll see on the next adventure good morning from Warm Springs Virginia got the bikes behind us as a day three of Damascus Virginia to New York adventure awesome time on the MABDR we're gonna get finished packed up hit the dirt got some crazy water crossings and uh good windy roads up in the mountains for uh round three let's hit the road guys all right so here is the plan we're going to get some gas get on the road but 171 today 171 miles up the moores field i'm going to use my rototanks for the first time i think get some to-go gas keep up with these gs tanks we're uh with the three of us not really the most aggressive i guess in the morning we usually do well but it's 10 o'clock there if you can see already so we'll be gas is just down the road and we'll be on the trail probably by about 10 20 hopefully by 10 30 and we'll hit some miles from there it's gonna be a great day i'm excited it's possible water crossings and some craziness guys but uh i'll bring you back in when we are set ready for day three adventure well all right no more than about a mile away from the hotel the Himalayan was cutting out or cutting off losing power pretty strong seemed like a possible electronic issue or maybe fuel supply issue point barry and i are kind of just inspecting everything to see if we can figure out what's going on is not looking good i'm not sure it happened once i get up to speed it just chugs uh cuts out comes in cuts out comes in turns itself off can start it right back up but again it turns itself off um let's figure out what the hell is going on we're gonna tighten the chain see if we can figure out what's going on here i'm not sure what exactly is happening here i felt some deceleration some some chugging along uh chain's definitely loose i got something dripping i don't think it's oil why don't we get this tightened up and we'll be back all right we're back within specs gonna put the tools away engine light turned off but i'm definitely a little low on oil we're getting gas here in a second grab some oil check with you guys in a second all right chain and everything's back on we're gonna see hopefully it rides fine under under pressure down the road gas station right down the road i need a little oil but cross your fingers and hopefully we make there and we're all good long day today perfect day for me to break down all right so the first time the Himalayan's being towed we've got this here wrapped around the neck within the wires there so it skips all the wires we're going to come out to like a towing paracord like a real nice paracord we'll see how this goes see if we uh can find a Royal Enfield dealer anyway around here not a good day it's been driving so good since i replaced the filter i'll pop a little video up here in the end card I'm not sure what this is all about but all right well this is my life right now got Barry pulling me down to a gas station not far ahead of us not the day I wanted to start not the way I wanted to start day three I do not know what's going on seems like the engine might be losing gas I'm gonna just kind of come to a stop oh I'm not tight at all hang on hang on hang on hang on all right let's let's stop right here and then I'm gonna run up on it all right that gas station came up a little quicker than i thought all right try to make the best out of bad day we're gonna see if we can find a motorcycle shop uh ironically it is a holiday season right now holiday weekend um if we can find somebody to take a look at it we'll go from there if not gotta probably get my trailer up here and tow this damn thing home let's see what we can do we're at a gas station now at least we're off the road which is nice for us some curvy roads tight corners there and uh can't believe this happened on the holiday weekend or at all i'm not really sure it's just when I get up to speed top of first gear before shifting it cuts out like everything is lost engine is running but this is drops down like compression is lost and then come back up about four or five of those the engine turns itself off they can start right back up let's find out what's going on