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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Before heading back home to the east coast from Colorado, I decided to take my bike up to the Black Hills of South Dakota to explore for a day. I've wanted to come ride here ever since I passed through in 2018 during a cross-country move. It absolutely lived up to my expectations and then some! Watch Part 2 here: • Speed Twin Takes the B...
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My wife and I visited Mount Rushmore for the first time this past November. We had a great time and all we could talk about was coming back with our bikes and spending a couple of weeks riding in the Black Hills. Thanks for the video!
You'll have a great time! The more time you can spend there, the better. I only had one day and it wasn't nearly enough.
Having watched most of your Colorado videos, I think you're my favorite moto trip guy. It took me a while to figure out what is different about your videos from most others. Besides the obvious great bike and great scenery, I really appreciate your fresh, straightforward perspective on what you're experiencing. Thank you.
Thank you! Plenty more moto travel to come this spring
Awesome Work Mate! I usually don’t comment on TH-cam videos. But can’t help appreciating your work. Glad that TH-cam recommended me your video. Keep up the good work and I hope you reach greater heights soon.
Thank you, I'm glad this video found its way to you!
Wowsa- some beautiful scenery- thanks for sharing.
Beautiful countryside and the filming is excellent
Awesome roads, awesome bike and super well made video. Thanks for that
thank you so much for this outstanding ride
A hello from Brazil, I am Triumph lover as well.. very good video.. nice quality. Congrats
Wow, such an amazing place ! thx for sharing
Having just moved back from Calgary to Montreal, my buddy Mark and I headed south into Montana leading us through Yellowstone and into the Black Hills. My God, that trip those roads just absolutely incredible. Those loops are truly incredible just like that cool little town stuck in time, Deadwood. I’ll do the plains to get there again. Fantastic.
Looks like a nice tour you had....
How cool was that ride...! AMAZING
The simple pleasures of life; can't beat that.
Cheers and congrats. Stay safe brother
love this video. i live on the flat part of SD a few hours to the east of the Hills. Multiple times a year i ride over to the Black Hills. It's like the "coming of age" ride, for myself my first ride out of town was to there, and this summer my younger brother's first ride was to there, he rode a 250cc virago and myself on a v65 honda. i think my older brother also took his first ride to Sturgis when he was 16 on his KZ550.
#1 and #2 and #3 tourist traps are in this damn state. mount rushmore, wall drug, corn palace. lol
That's awesome, what a great place to learn the joys of riding. I am drinking coffee from a Wall Drug mug right now, haha
Your concern about that goat...😅❤️❤️❤️
Half the fun of running to the black hills is the trip there on a bike, I’ve ridden in and out of there every way imaginable and I’d trade a ride across east SD any day over east coast traffic.
If I had to drive 1000 miles just to get on my bike I don’t think I’d enjoy it nearly as much.
I'm sure someday I'll get a proper touring bike and find my foot in my mouth. Ideally I'll just move out west so I can forget about the trailering, the traffic, and the highway odysseys altogether
Very good video and wonderful place you showed us.
Merci!
Incredible shots from amazing locations, that really looked like a fun adventure!
Excellent video and bike choice! The Black Hills are on my bucket list now! Keep on going man! ✌🏻
Thank you!
Nice video! I am in for part 2!
WoW 👏 😮
The quality of the video is awesome 👌
Courtesy....keeping the good in good motorcycles
Thanks for sharing!
Snow on the ground here in England and my ST is still inside it’s plastic bag in the garage! Ahhhh.
We just got our first real snow in two years here in DC. It's officially wrenching season for me!
Nice bike, nice images, awesome twisties. Makes me wanna grab my bike and ride.
You could be best american moto vlogger right now. Right up there with the ones from europe and south asia
Thank you! We all know the bar is set a little lower on this continent ;)
He’s right, you’re easy to listen to. Keep it up mate.
Really, really nice vid. Thanks!
Sweet video bud... Loved it.
Spectacular footage especially the Drone footage keep them coming.
I like the brown leather jacket, you never see brown always black. That's why I just bought a brown leather jacket and brown gloves to ride my speed twin.
I sweat more than enough in brown; I don't even want to imagine riding around on a humid summer day wearing black
@@VanBlamm my jacket is grey kevlar triumph jacket.
Very well put together, shots and edits to music, nice to see some less well known parts of the USA!
So well done! Amazing scenery. Loved the goat!
Those roads are the same in The crew 2, omg this is so coool
Only COW, it's a BUFFALO 😂 loved it.
Great video, love the sound of your Speed Twin. I just stumbled upon the first video and found myself watching your whole trip. tbh Colorado has a lot more to offer than Majorca. I spent a week there in 2019, hired an Africa Twin. There are some nice roads, but a lot of bicycle enthusiasts and slow tourist rental cars share the roads, and after 3 days I felt I had driven all the interesting bits at least once. Maybe have a look at Gran Canaria? Getting quite popular here in Europe for biking during winter.
Gran Canaria looks awesome, thank you! That's good to know. Maybe Majorca would just be a brief stay during a longer bop around europe, who knows...
Lovely scenery and great video 😎✌🏻
Well done, excellent quality video.
Like your relaxed manor.
Buffalo!!! SO COOL! Excited to ride out there someday!
Nice areas to enjoy the bike life
Great vid. The road in Majorca with the loop is on Sa Calobra by the way. Hopefully you'll get to ride it one day. 👍🏼
Amazing riding once again! you have become my "personal" trip advisor :)... Note: kawi KLR650 will be back in 2022.
Loved the editing madzkillz also.. .spectacular for a one man show!
Thank you! The new KLR announcement is getting me interested in one all over again...
awesome intro, great music choice
Thanks!
This is one piece of attractive motorcycle video!
an entertaining sight is tour buses going through needles highway lol
Another great happy video. Forget Spain and come to Scotland, there's a few wee tasty roads here. Cheers.
Thanks, guess I'll just have to do both!
First time viewer from the U.K. and just subscribed. Would love to be out riding those sorts of roads right now. Really missing being out on my bike. Love the speed twin. Sounds great.
New sub here, loved the video content. Bucket list place for sure!
Thanks, glad you're here!
Nice vid! Thanks for sharing
Great videos mate! Thanks a lot
Thank you!
WOW! You can fly drones? Which one is that? Mavic Mini? Don't you need like a ton of permissions before you can take off?
Excellent video Van!! I love it. You can also try to add some ND filters and keep shutter speed double that of frame rate. 24fps - 48sh speed. Will give you an excellent cinematic motion blur. I've seen your channel grow! You are doing majestically awesome!🙌🏽
Thank you very much! I'm using the Mavic Air, although I got it before the Mini came out and am thinking about switching. I've tried a few ND filters, but I need to use them more often!
Wish I had roads like that to ride my speed twin on 🤣
Great video mate, 1st time visitor and new Sub. Ride Safe
Thanks, glad to have you!
nice vid! I enjoyed it! Also I'm in the market for one of those speed twins! I hope Triumph can still get shipments to the states cause I need one! Be safe...cheers!
I hope you get one! You won't regret it
Very cool video. I have the same bike, in the same colour. Now I just need a drone... Haha 🤣
Hah, well I can highly recommend the DJI Mavic Air
@@VanBlamm thanks! I may look into that! 🤘
Dude what the heck!!!!
I was literally in the black hills a few days ago taking the same roads, but there was a ton of ice and snow :((((((
I filmed this on October 3, 2020. Wish I could have edited and published it sooner!
@@VanBlamm OHHHHH ok I gotcha, at least I didn't pick a bad day to ride.
Thanks :)
Video e moto eccezzionali😊
Nice video, first time I see one from you, good job. May I ask what brand of Tail tidy you’re using for License plate?
I have the one from Tec Bike Parts. I'm sure there are lots of great options out there, but I picked this one for the price and because it's sized for a USA license plate, so no extra metal sticking out.
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Spread the spread let’s travel.
Awwesome stuff as usual!! What was your favorite motorcycling road of that entire trip?
Thanks, and great question! SD 16A is up there for sure. Other contenders include Loveland Pass, and CO 141 through Gateway. I'd go back to any of those in a heartbeat.
@@VanBlamm
Thanks! For something a bit closer to home, If u are ever in Virginia, try Rt 58 from Mouth Of Wilson west to Damascus. The Speed Twin would love that road. Just a little south west of there is The Snake, which goes thru Shady Valley TN. Another road that the Speed Twin would be great on, and lots of photo ops along that road.
Man your videos are so high quality! Random question. Do you think the Speed Twin is too short for a 6' foot tall person?
Good question as I’m 6.1 I would like to know this information as I’m thinking of training in my old bike for the new speed twin 👍
Thank you! I am just shy of 5'9 with a 30" inseam and to me the Speed Twin feels neither large nor compact. I can get the balls of both feet on the ground, but only one heel at a time. I think a 6' person would find the bike to be short but not too short.
Too short. I’m 5’7” and I think the speed twin is the perfect size for anyone my height or shorter than 5’10”. I’d recommend the scrambler which has a taller seat height.
@@VanBlamm thanks!
I’m 6’ and have the scrambler XC (fits well).
Just bought the Speed Twin without a test ride 🙃 but I’ll make it work 😃
I'm down to that tortured decision between the Speed Twin vs T120!! These vids have been very helpful...hey did you find the fitment felt different (left hand vs right) with those Revit gloves??
That's a good problem to have, I think! The T120 will be better for long-distance comfort, but the Speed Twin is quicker and lighter. For me personally, the weight alone made it a no-brainer.
And no, those gloves have always fit me equally well...
I did a 2k milke round trip ride from LA to Aspen and it was BRUTAL on my Guzzi with no windscreen. It took me three days to do 1000 miles and I don't think I could've gone a fourth day, or it at least would've been seriously miserable and slower. How many miles did you average a day on your trip? How much time did you give yourself? I found 350 miles a day to be my limit, did 420 one one of those days and it was honestly way too much. Nothing fun about it.
If all I'm trying to do is cover ground (ie freeway riding) then 350-400mi is my daily limit. For me though, it's my butt that limits my range; wind blast isn't even part of the equation. If I'm trying to have fun (sticking to interesting roads, stopping to film, etc), then my daily mileage ends up being about 200-250. I find that any more than that gets less fun. My MO is to take a rest day after every two or three full riding days.
@@VanBlamm It's amazing that wind blast doesn't phase you, the constant "pushing back" on my head after hours left me with real neck strain that I had to stay on top of with aspirin and stretching when I landed for the night. And I'm 29 so in theory not an old man haha
Where did you sleep during your remote work with a motorcycle?
That would be awesome to do, but I would need wifi and I wouldn't want to pay for hotel rooms every tonight.
I stayed at a long-term AirBnB in Longmont. A lot of listings offer a discount if you're booking for a few weeks or more. No way I could have afforded a hotel for all that time.
@@VanBlamm I'll look but I don't think I could afford it and I'm not making executive pay. still have a mortgage back home.
Moto geo!
What customisations are you going to put on it?
It's already got a tail tidy, and I'm in the process of installing heated grips right now. Think I'll also do a decat, and maybe upgrade the suspension.
@@VanBlamm nice, I’m getting one soon. What would you think of putting clip ons on it? Probably messes up the stance completely but I want clean lines and don’t like the seriousness of the thruxton
I've seen it done, and it looks pretty good. You'd just have to switch to a Thruxton top yoke plate, unless you don't mind living with the holes from the original handlebar bases.
@@VanBlamm thanks for the heads up. Will be following the channel closely, keep it up👌🏽 🏍
Um, Badlands...?
You need a twitter account :P I just told Triumph to get you some Dollaroonies!!!
You've certainly converted me to getting a Speed Twin @astrofishgames #morecontent!
Wow thank you! I do have a twitter, but it's been collecting dust. Maybe time to change that!
Wonderful motorcycle and certainly all of the bike you would ever need to two lane America. Dispensing with the narration would be a vast improvement. Sometimes it is to your advantage to keep them guessing as opposed to removing all doubt.
why not sturgis ? you a lefty ?