Thanks for another great video !!!! Also , thanks for giving locations , landmarks , etc. so we can ride it sometime. APPRECIATE YA !!!!!! Mark from Maryland
Thanks for watching! We try to give some details of where we're at. We're not always the best at it because we pretty much wing it but we try. We really appreciate you watching and commenting. 👊💥
I'm logged into my other TH-cam account. The BRP was my first motorcycle camping trip. I graduated in 1991. My dad asked what I wanted to do....Senior Cruise trip or something else. I told him I wanted to go ride the complete length of the BRP. So he took my bike, 1980 XS1100 Midnight Special and bought me a new Katana 750. We took a week and rode a total of 1,600 miles. We did it every last week of August for 14 yrs. After his heart attack, it took away our time on two wheels together. But my best memories with him are from the Parkway!
@@BrandonReed-cs3lf that's awesome man! Having memories like that will last a lifetime and I know your dad loved it just as much as you did. Thanks for sharing that. I really appreciate it 👊
Beautiful views and some great riding. Campsite didn't look like much fun, nice river at least. We would get arrested here, carrying a knife like that. Can't even carry a pocket knife. I think you can keep one in your toolkit and call it a tool.
Thanks! I really appreciate it. The Smokey Mountain 1000 is definitely worth checking out. Episode 2 has possibly the best view in North Carolina in it in my opinion.
Great video guys. Really special area up there in the Pisgah Highlands. One of the awesome treasures of western NC. I am sure in the years to come we'll get plenty of time up there
Thanks! It is a really cool area for riding. The views up that way are amazing! I'm sure we will and I'm looking forward to exploring that area more. 👊
When I sent you that message on Instagram asking where you lived we were probably really close to your house. We probably would have camped in your yard instead of that crappy campground if you would have let us 😂
Looks like it was a nice ride, and it should be a good sleep with the river, and people seem to be quiet. Back in the day, and probably still in places, you had drunks up yelling all night. Times have changed but we traveled and motorcycle camped with a small pop up camper in tow in the 80s and mostly boondocked, however, if we wanted water and electric, we stayed in state parks. Today we are retired and pull a 20' camper with a Ram, but still boondock some, or stay in state parks for more privacy.
It was quiet at that campsite despite it being so crowded. I love boondocking. We did that a lot when me and my family were traveling out west in our VW bus. I need to go do more of that in my camper as well.
That area is really nice and we can't wait to go up there and explore it more. Yes that campsite was pretty terrible 😂. It was our last resort or so we thought.
Timmys Grumpy Grill burgers are ELITE! I find myself coming back to your guys' content for entertainment. Many videos ive seen several times. To me, it seems like one of the only channels that is authentic. Just two normal guys who enjoy adv bikes and camping. Im really trying to stay away from the channels made by guys who are D Class-out of shape riders, who simply are masters of parroting-(the art of repeating to others what they have heard-not a single contribution of their own) and then project themselves as professionals with fancy gear, super expensive bikes, top tier cameras, drones, and fancy editing. To me it just seems disingenuous and id rather my views go towards normal guys who are above average riders, that are authentic and dont try to be something they're not. Yall got a good thing going Well done gents
Do have a map file for the SM1000 that you wouldn’t mind sharing? Trying to plan a ride in from western Kentucky. The one I’ve found online maybe outdated it’s 5 yrs old
Go to the Smokey Mountain 1000 Facebook page and look for the files tab at the top. You can download the gpx file from there. Andy just updated the route about a month or so ago.
@@TheBeardedGrump ahh gotcha. Thanks for the reply. Another question that came up while watching your video, how do you usually go about finding campsites? I love how yall usually stay in dispersed, free campsites. Whats the trick to finding/reserving them?
@@virginialax03 we usually just wing it when it comes to finding campsites. Usually when we're in a national forest we have pretty good luck finding campsites.
Hope you enjoyed this episode. Episode 2 coming this Sunday at 8:30am ET
Lots to comment on but at 13:22 The “ADV North Carolina!” made me laugh.👊🏽🍺
I haven't paid homage to Jamie in awhile 😁😂
Damn those burgers looked good! I do not mind my burger being on fire when it comes off the Grumpy Grill! - Frank
FRANK!!
They were delicious!
@@verbalwidget0919 Dave!
Thanks for another great video !!!!
Also , thanks for giving locations , landmarks , etc. so we can ride it sometime.
APPRECIATE YA !!!!!!
Mark from Maryland
Thanks for watching! We try to give some details of where we're at. We're not always the best at it because we pretty much wing it but we try. We really appreciate you watching and commenting. 👊💥
I appreciate you guys taking time to enjoy life....and sharing it with us!!!
We try our best to. We're glad to do it. We're just happy people actually like watching and following along so I definitely appreciate it 👊
I'm logged into my other TH-cam account. The BRP was my first motorcycle camping trip. I graduated in 1991. My dad asked what I wanted to do....Senior Cruise trip or something else. I told him I wanted to go ride the complete length of the BRP. So he took my bike, 1980 XS1100 Midnight Special and bought me a new Katana 750. We took a week and rode a total of 1,600 miles. We did it every last week of August for 14 yrs. After his heart attack, it took away our time on two wheels together. But my best memories with him are from the Parkway!
@@BrandonReed-cs3lf that's awesome man! Having memories like that will last a lifetime and I know your dad loved it just as much as you did. Thanks for sharing that. I really appreciate it 👊
I'm very happy! I was able to ride today. I enjoyed the landscapes and roads on your ride. Thanks for the video!
Awesome! Thanks! I'm happy that you liked it. 👊
The views are amazing !!!! I have never seen a more crowded camp spot...
The views are great and yes the camp spot sucked 😂. The next morning couldn't come fast enough 🤣
OBI-WAN!!
Beautiful riding guys. My heart breaks seeing you guys forced to camp in an RV park 😭 - Frank
It broke ours to camp there 🤣
The overlooks closest to the Pisgah Inn are my favorite views!!
It's a pretty cool road to ride. The views are awesome
8:22 if you had taken a left off of 215 onto the BRP, you would have come to the “highest point on the motor road”, a great spot!!!
Can't wait to get up that way and explore more. We'll definitely have to check that spot out.
MOTOR !!!!
You are wise beyond your years. Great tip!
@@pilotdane1 OBI!!!
@@verbalwidget0919 Thanks!!!
Beautiful views and some great riding.
Campsite didn't look like much fun, nice river at least.
We would get arrested here, carrying a knife like that. Can't even carry a pocket knife. I think you can keep one in your toolkit and call it a tool.
The campsite wasn't what we're used to. That's crazy that you can't carry a knife in Australia. A knife is a handy tool to carry.
Loving this episode. Man this video series is going to get me to pull the trigger and go for the Smokey 1000.
Thanks! I really appreciate it. The Smokey Mountain 1000 is definitely worth checking out. Episode 2 has possibly the best view in North Carolina in it in my opinion.
Hey man a campsite right on the water, Awesome. Pay no attention to the other 250 campers😂
It was pretty dang horrible 🤣 and the price we paid was freaking ridiculous
Great video guys. Really special area up there in the Pisgah Highlands. One of the awesome treasures of western NC. I am sure in the years to come we'll get plenty of time up there
Thanks! It is a really cool area for riding. The views up that way are amazing! I'm sure we will and I'm looking forward to exploring that area more. 👊
Great day one! That campsite at least kept Timmy's pants on😂
Thanks. It definitely did 😂 but it might have kept our moods down a little 😁
Yes Jay had to keep my pants on thanks for watching hope your doing well
@timmysimpson8960 Timmy! Awesome bike by the way! Perfect color and year model!
JAY !!!!
Jay Pence, the WV southerner! - Frank
GREG !!! - Over 3000 subs !!!!
Hell yeah!! Now we need about 10,000 more 😁
Grump Greg is the Bomb! King of the Vstrom videos for sure and a heck of a nice guy.
@@verbalwidget0919 I don't know about that but I definitely appreciate you saying that. 👊💥
Hey, that camp wasn't that bad. I'm just surprised they let you two in!
;)
~mmmmm hamburgerrrr~
Nice ride, cool vid.
thx,
S
They would let anyone in that would pay their stupid high price 😂
Y’all are all over my neck of the woods!! Beautiful area to ride!!!!
When I sent you that message on Instagram asking where you lived we were probably really close to your house. We probably would have camped in your yard instead of that crappy campground if you would have let us 😂
@@TheBeardedGrump if I’d known that’s why you were asking, I probably could have accommodated you!!
@@Motoramblings no biggie man. It was getting late so we just found something because we were ready to get off the bikes for the day.
@@TheBeardedGrump it worked out, and you got to ride some amazing roads!!
Looks like it was a nice ride, and it should be a good sleep with the river, and people seem to be quiet. Back in the day, and probably still in places, you had drunks up yelling all night. Times have changed but we traveled and motorcycle camped with a small pop up camper in tow in the 80s and mostly boondocked, however, if we wanted water and electric, we stayed in state parks. Today we are retired and pull a 20' camper with a Ram, but still boondock some, or stay in state parks for more privacy.
It was quiet at that campsite despite it being so crowded. I love boondocking. We did that a lot when me and my family were traveling out west in our VW bus. I need to go do more of that in my camper as well.
Looking to do this after I tackle the fill SM500. Great to see your trip to help scout it out. Thanks for sharing.
You'll have a great time on both. No problem. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it 👊
I love that area that campground was less than Stellar but at least it didn't rain
That area is really nice and we can't wait to go up there and explore it more. Yes that campsite was pretty terrible 😂. It was our last resort or so we thought.
Timmys Grumpy Grill burgers are ELITE!
I find myself coming back to your guys' content for entertainment. Many videos ive seen several times.
To me, it seems like one of the only channels that is authentic.
Just two normal guys who enjoy adv bikes and camping.
Im really trying to stay away from the channels made by guys who are D Class-out of shape riders, who simply are masters of parroting-(the art of repeating to others what they have heard-not a single contribution of their own) and then project themselves as professionals with fancy gear, super expensive bikes, top tier cameras, drones, and fancy editing.
To me it just seems disingenuous and id rather my views go towards normal guys who are above average riders, that are authentic and dont try to be something they're not.
Yall got a good thing going
Well done gents
Thanks man. Hopefully other people that watch have that same feeling. Nothing fancy here but we do love riding and camping. 👊
That campground looked a little like downtown Los Angeles.
Pretty much was except no crime 😂
HAPPIER THAN SHIT !!!! I won your prize LOL :-)
😁😂👊
OBI-WAN ... If it's not a TH-cam video it never happened 🤣😂 Can't wait to see it as I drink your beer. 🤣 Have a great day brother.
Do have a map file for the SM1000 that you wouldn’t mind sharing? Trying to plan a ride in from western Kentucky. The one I’ve found online maybe outdated it’s 5 yrs old
Go to the Smokey Mountain 1000 Facebook page and look for the files tab at the top. You can download the gpx file from there. Andy just updated the route about a month or so ago.
Thanks! Ready for the next video!
@@cliffpearson01advr You're welcome. Thanks. It will be live this Sunday morning at 8:30am
Congratulations 🎉you finally fixed your microphone 🎤 👍🏼
Went with a different mic about 2 months ago. It works much better
Can you share the name of the GPS are you using and the route file?
I was using an Android phone with DMD2 and you can download the gpx file on the Smokey Mountain 1000 Facebook page.
whats the navigatio app youre using? DMD2 doesnt show anything on Apple
DMD2 is what I use now. Unfortunately it's only for Android at the moment. I used to use GAIA
@@TheBeardedGrump ahh gotcha. Thanks for the reply. Another question that came up while watching your video, how do you usually go about finding campsites? I love how yall usually stay in dispersed, free campsites. Whats the trick to finding/reserving them?
@@virginialax03 we usually just wing it when it comes to finding campsites. Usually when we're in a national forest we have pretty good luck finding campsites.
The only thing that could make this video better is if Timmie did the obligatory cowboy(woody toy story) SOMEBODY POISONED THE WATERHOLE!!!
If he could have taken his cowboy hat with him I'm sure he would have come up with something 😁
I am as happy as a pig rolling in the mud 😊
😁😂
Not the best camp site, but it’s a place to sleep….
Yeah it pretty much sucked 😂 it was expensive too.
Things like that are always fun to look back on and laugh.
We call the Vienna weenies “puppy peters”.