TAT my first ride report.

See-Three · 06-27-2012, 06:51 PM

Hello Fellow ADVers,

My names Erin, you can call me C3. I'm 22 years old, i've lived in southern NH my whole life and i've been riding motorcycles for just over a year. I bought my first dirt bike last October, a 1985 xr200 that I beat the hell out of in a sand pit for a couple months. Regrettably the xr is sold and has been replaced with a 2000 DRZ400s. I've put about 5,000 miles on it over the past 5 months, Over all i've got about 30,000 miles on 2 wheels. I really dont know what my skill level is on a motorcycle let alone technical dirt stuff as i've also ridden solo or with my brothers who have just started ridding. Needless to say I'm sure i will struggle with some sections of the trail, But a challenge is what i'm looking for!

On a one night test run up into Maine.

Shot at 2012-06-27

Shot at 2012-06-27

I've been on a couple single night trips and one couple week trip i took down to Florida this last winter. here's a couple photos of the Florida trip

The morning i left, So cold the lady at the toll didn't let me pay.

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NJ Pine barrens. Love this place. Might camp here on the way down to the Tennessee.

Shot at 2012-06-27

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Just went to replace my throttle cable with a motion pro and found out it's an inch or two too short. also found out the cable that i'm using is frayed. I'm going to have to find a cable while on the move.

Shot at 2012-06-27

I better finish this beer and get back to packing. The bike currently looks like this

Shot at 2012-06-27

To be continued

pavemike · 06-27-2012, 07:00 PM

Looking forward to your report. The DRZ is a great bike for that kind of adventure.....now post up some more pics!

willierides · 06-27-2012, 07:17 PM

Nice. I'll be watching from NY!

levain · 06-27-2012, 07:34 PM

Nice, Did you read Megashreds TAT report?

Paratrout · 06-27-2012, 07:41 PM

Lookin' good bro. The DRZ is a solid bike, we have couple we use at work.

One Less Harley · 06-28-2012, 06:58 AM

you'll be glad you did the cross brace on the wolfman mounts. It serves two purposes, strengthens the frame and adds a nice grab handle. Check my link below on tools to carry for your DRZ. looking forward to your report. Take care young padawan.

rhino_adv · 06-28-2012, 02:49 PM

subscribed!!

ride safe

Ginger Beard · 06-28-2012, 06:14 PM

A noob on the TAT eh? IN!!!

Baja Ho · 06-28-2012, 08:56 PM

This looks like a good one. Good luck to you.

Fast Canoe · 06-29-2012, 07:23 AM

Totally in bro! Hope your having a blast already!

PAJay · 06-29-2012, 09:38 AM

I've been waiting to see a TAT trip on a DRZ. I'm in!

One Less Harley · 06-29-2012, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAJay

I've been waiting to see a TAT trip on a DRZ. I'm in!

you haven't looked very hard as there are plenty of DRZ veterans, look below at my sig for one.

mrprez · 06-29-2012, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAJay

I've been waiting to see a TAT trip on a DRZ. I'm in!

Quote:

Originally Posted by One Less Harley

you haven't looked very hard as there are plenty of DRZ veterans, look below at my sig for one.

Read OLH's prep thread and then his ride report. Most informative and entertaining. He has been most helpful to me in prepping my DRZ for the western TAT. As soon as my wife goes on her vacation, I will roll the DRZ into the dining room and finish up the maintenance on the swingarm!!!

See-Three · 07-01-2012, 03:58 AM

The night before my planned departure I was doing some last minute maintenance on the bike when I went to start the bike to warm the oil for an oil change i got nothing! You've gotta be kidding me! this was the first time i ever had trouble starting the bike. I ended up finding a couple cut wires that fixed my neutral light being out but that was it. 5am the next I went out with with a clear mind and removed the clutch safety switch. Problem solved!

Shot at 2012-06-30

The ride down the the start of the TAT was absolutely brutal. partly because of the serve lack of sleep and the fact that I stuck to interstate on a stock DRZ seat with 14 46 gearing. The lack of sleep was the real killer, i had to stop about every 50 miles for a quick sugar buzz or a nap on a park bench. I rode right thought the night dodging deer on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Shot at 2012-06-30

Also rode most of the next day on the BRPW. Didn't take many pictures, we've all seen them before

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break time

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End of day two. I made it a few miles into the TAT and found myself a campsite.

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End of day two

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Both wrists look like this, ouch.

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Shot at 2012-06-30

First full day on the TAT:

Back home I painstakingly put the TAT into my GPS. turns out half the files for TN got screwed up which has forced me to use the roll charts, It's definitely slowing down.

The heat has been debilitating. Must find water and shade!

Shot at 2012-06-30

Shot at 2012-06-30

Overall I'm a little disappointed my the lack of dirt roads in TN. Other than that the roads are fantastic for riding. By the end of day three i had put 238 miles on the TAT, 254 in total.

Shot at 2012-06-30

BreakNeckSpeed · 07-01-2012, 04:45 AM

Looking good, be safe, I'm in...

06-27-2012, 06:51 PM	#1
See-Three ^OP C3 Joined: Sep 2011 Location: New Hampshire Seacoast Oddometer: 105	TAT my first ride report. Hello Fellow ADVers, My names Erin, you can call me C3. I'm 22 years old, i've lived in southern NH my whole life and i've been riding motorcycles for just over a year. I bought my first dirt bike last October, a 1985 xr200 that I beat the hell out of in a sand pit for a couple months. Regrettably the xr is sold and has been replaced with a 2000 DRZ400s. I've put about 5,000 miles on it over the past 5 months, Over all i've got about 30,000 miles on 2 wheels. I really dont know what my skill level is on a motorcycle let alone technical dirt stuff as i've also ridden solo or with my brothers who have just started ridding. Needless to say I'm sure i will struggle with some sections of the trail, But a challenge is what i'm looking for! On a one night test run up into Maine. Shot at 2012-06-27 Shot at 2012-06-27 I've been on a couple single night trips and one couple week trip i took down to Florida this last winter. here's a couple photos of the Florida trip The morning i left, So cold the lady at the toll didn't let me pay. Shot at 2012-06-27 NJ Pine barrens. Love this place. Might camp here on the way down to the Tennessee. Shot at 2012-06-27 Shot at 2012-06-27 Just went to replace my throttle cable with a motion pro and found out it's an inch or two too short. also found out the cable that i'm using is frayed. I'm going to have to find a cable while on the move. Shot at 2012-06-27 I better finish this beer and get back to packing. The bike currently looks like this Shot at 2012-06-27 To be continued See-Three screwed with this post 07-04-2012 at 08:13 PM

06-27-2012, 07:00 PM	#2
pavemike I fall down alot Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Albuquerque Oddometer: 255	Looking forward to your report. The DRZ is a great bike for that kind of adventure.....now post up some more pics! __________________ SOMBs!!!!

06-27-2012, 07:17 PM	#3
willierides Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Southern Tier of NY Oddometer: 114	Nice. I'll be watching from NY! __________________ 06 DR650SE, 2010 Vulcan 900, 09 YZ250F 07 TTR230 (wife's) 04 RMZ250, 01 Buell Blast (son's bikes) 01 CR250 ("DTX"), '72 Bultaco Astro flattrackers 02 RM125 basket case

06-27-2012, 07:34 PM	#4
levain STILL Jim Williams Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Providence, RI Oddometer: 5,953	Nice, Did you read Megashreds TAT report? __________________ Click Here! 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 XC 1971 Lambretta DL

06-27-2012, 07:41 PM	#5
Paratrout Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Location: Concord, NC Oddometer: 75	Lookin' good bro. The DRZ is a solid bike, we have couple we use at work. __________________ 2008 KLR 650

06-28-2012, 06:58 AM	#6
One Less Harley OH.THAT'S GONNA HURT Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Bowling Green, Ky Oddometer: 3,814	you'll be glad you did the cross brace on the wolfman mounts. It serves two purposes, strengthens the frame and adds a nice grab handle. Check my link below on tools to carry for your DRZ. looking forward to your report. Take care young padawan. __________________ 2004 BMW R1150RS 1984 BMW R80G/S (wrenching index) 2003 Suzuki DRZ 400S (TAT Prep) One More DRZ does the TAT (Ride Report)

06-28-2012, 02:49 PM	#7
rhino_adv Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: central Illinois (Armington) Oddometer: 595	subscribed!! ride safe __________________ Old Bridges Thread Riding the TWAT 475+ Bridges in Illinois, 985+ Old Bridges in Missouri PAVED ROADS...... ANOTHER PERFECT EXAMPLE OF NEEDLESS, SPENDING BY THE GOVERNMENT"

06-28-2012, 06:14 PM	#8
Ginger Beard I have no soul Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Sunny Northern Cuba (aka: South Florida) Oddometer: 5,590	A noob on the TAT eh? IN!!! __________________ "I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it." ~Edgar Allen Poe~ My HD Scram-ster build Help Save a Pit-Bull

06-28-2012, 08:56 PM	#9
Baja Ho Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Central Coast, CA. USA & Cabo San Lucas, Baja Sur Oddometer: 633	This looks like a good one. Good luck to you. __________________ Ride Baja Sur Vacation Rental: http://casavagabundos.com/riding

06-29-2012, 07:23 AM	#10
Fast Canoe Adventurer Joined: Mar 2012 Oddometer: 10	Totally in bro! Hope your having a blast already! __________________ New Hampshire for damn sure! 2000 XR250R

06-29-2012, 09:38 AM	#11
PAJay n00b Joined: Dec 2010 Oddometer: 5	I've been waiting to see a TAT trip on a DRZ. I'm in!

07-01-2012, 03:58 AM	#14
See-Three ^OP C3 Joined: Sep 2011 Location: New Hampshire Seacoast Oddometer: 105	Saddle sore The night before my planned departure I was doing some last minute maintenance on the bike when I went to start the bike to warm the oil for an oil change i got nothing! You've gotta be kidding me! this was the first time i ever had trouble starting the bike. I ended up finding a couple cut wires that fixed my neutral light being out but that was it. 5am the next I went out with with a clear mind and removed the clutch safety switch. Problem solved! Shot at 2012-06-30 The ride down the the start of the TAT was absolutely brutal. partly because of the serve lack of sleep and the fact that I stuck to interstate on a stock DRZ seat with 14 46 gearing. The lack of sleep was the real killer, i had to stop about every 50 miles for a quick sugar buzz or a nap on a park bench. I rode right thought the night dodging deer on the Blue Ridge Parkway Shot at 2012-06-30 Also rode most of the next day on the BRPW. Didn't take many pictures, we've all seen them before Shot at 2012-06-30 break time Shot at 2012-06-30 Shot at 2012-06-30 End of day two. I made it a few miles into the TAT and found myself a campsite. Shot at 2012-06-30 End of day two Shot at 2012-06-30 Both wrists look like this, ouch. Shot at 2012-06-30 Shot at 2012-06-30 First full day on the TAT: Back home I painstakingly put the TAT into my GPS. turns out half the files for TN got screwed up which has forced me to use the roll charts, It's definitely slowing down. The heat has been debilitating. Must find water and shade! Shot at 2012-06-30 Shot at 2012-06-30 Shot at 2012-06-30 Overall I'm a little disappointed my the lack of dirt roads in TN. Other than that the roads are fantastic for riding. By the end of day three i had put 238 miles on the TAT, 254 in total. Shot at 2012-06-30

07-01-2012, 04:45 AM	#15
BreakNeckSpeed Adventurer Joined: Mar 2010 Location: the lowcountry of south carolina Oddometer: 18	Looking good, be safe, I'm in...

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