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Re: Riding Solo - 6,000 Mile Motorcycle Adventure in the USA Backcountry
« Reply #25 on: November 27, 2020, 04:38:53 PM »
While they are a little bit "samey"  ie ride, and cook tea,  the viewer gets into the rhythm of the adventure with him.

He must have heard you, StinkyPete! There's no cooking whatsoever in episode 16...  :rofl

Didn't take him long to get back to it in Ep 17! 
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Re: Riding Solo - 6,000 Mile Motorcycle Adventure in the USA Backcountry
« Reply #31 on: December 16, 2020, 10:46:11 PM »
Episode 23:

https://youtu.be/nNr2yC2kVyo

The FINAL Episode...  :'(


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« Reply #32 on: December 17, 2020, 03:26:04 AM »
Having been without home internet for well over a year a I gave these a miss, but that changed last week so now I have some catching up to do.
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Re: Riding Solo - 6,000 Mile Motorcycle Adventure in the USA Backcountry
« Reply #33 on: December 17, 2020, 08:55:34 AM »
I reckon his final episode was by far the best one, as it had more about the places along the way.    As well I understand Sterling's reflective mood towards the end of his journey, as I felt the same in the last couple of days of my 19,000km 2019 OzLap.   My daughter rang me on the last morning and reminded me to spend some time and reflect on my achievement, so I turned off my music and CB radio, and rode in the contemplative space inside my helmet, thinking of the places and people who had made my adventure so very special.

WendyL and I had spent time chatting with the quarantine officer at the NT/WA border, and he said that Wendy and I had simply become a statistic, but he had become a memory.
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« Reply #34 on: December 21, 2020, 06:36:59 PM »
I do have one issue with the series though, each episode doesn't go long enough!!!

I like the short and punchy length of the episodes and the photogtaphy is great.    While they are a little bit "samey"  ie ride, and cook tea,  the viewer gets into the rhythm of the adventure with him.   Did you spot that he went from a Kermit Chair early in the trip, to a Helinox?

I've got to episode 10 now.

I agree with Stinky Pete on the shortness of the episodes.  It allows me to watch an episode every day.  I'd be less inclined to if the episodes were too long.

The photography is awesome.  It's made me want to get a drone.  The cooking part of it doesn't interest me at all.  I guess I am just content with breakfast cereal and milk for dinner if nothing else is around.
 
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Re: Riding Solo - 6,000 Mile Motorcycle Adventure in the USA Backcountry
« Reply #35 on: December 21, 2020, 06:45:10 PM »
The photography is awesome.  It's made me want to get a drone.

Same here but realistically a decent drone is probably out of reach (price wise) for me...  :'(

But then, I've been a good boy this year so perhaps Santa will reward me...I can only hope!  :whistle


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Re: Riding Solo - 6,000 Mile Motorcycle Adventure in the USA Backcountry
« Reply #36 on: January 02, 2021, 05:17:51 PM »
Q&A - Riding Solo - Moto Gear Review:

Questions and answers about all of the motorcycle riding, camping and cooking gear Sterling used to film "Riding Solo"

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Re: Riding Solo - 6,000 Mile Motorcycle Adventure in the USA Backcountry
« Reply #37 on: January 09, 2021, 12:14:35 PM »
Riding Solo - Breakdown in the Desert

What happened to Sterling at the end of his 6,000 mile/30 day motorcycle ride...

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Re: Riding Solo - 6,000 Mile Motorcycle Adventure in the USA Backcountry
« Reply #38 on: January 09, 2021, 01:10:01 PM »
I feel his pain, having blown a UV joint on the ST back in 2015.    http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=10046.25
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