Ocotillo Wells Ride 2021 Day One

[@imyourhuckleberry357]

Haaa, cool video...Went from riding with you in the desert to jamming and doin the cabbage patch at music intervals...lol...Coming back out to California at the end of January to Hesperia, my old stomping grounds..Keep up the great work..

[@americandirtrider7662]

Thanks! Yeah this one was a little different. That's awesome you'll be back in town. Will you be around for a while, or short stay?

[@imyourhuckleberry357]

@@americandirtrider7662 I will be there from the 29th of Jan to the 3rd of Feb....

[@MasterofNone365]

I hear about Ocotillo Wells a lot for overlanding and truck camping. Looks cool out there.

[@americandirtrider7662]

Sorry I missed this message bro. I've take the Jeep out here and done some exploring, but not sure if the destinations are so far spread that there would be an overlanding aspect. BUT this would probably make a great place to do some vehicle testing.

[@MasterofNone365]

@@americandirtrider7662 sounds like a fun time.

[@dashrides2679]

Great to see you back. Love the new bike, that's the one I want to get. We've lost a few videos due to tech issues too. It can definitely get discouraging.

[@americandirtrider7662]

Dude you have to try this bike when you can. It's so easy to ride, but can scream if you open it up. Can't wait to see you guys out there again. Bummer about the tech issues you had as well. It's so discouraging.

[@dashrides2679]

@@americandirtrider7662 I'll definitely take you up on that offer to try out the Beta. Hopefully we can ride together this season.

[@advsquared]

Wow you have done a lot of work to the suspension! I installed a Gold Valve on my DRZ400 and really liked how it worked. And watching this video I can tell my rear shock is still not set up right. It can be hard to get a dead cat sometimes because they have nine lives 😂

[@americandirtrider7662]

Yeah I've really gotten into the idea of suspension tuning, it's been fun. I probably could have left the forks alone, but I enjoyed the rebuild regardless.

[@BrokenEnduro]

Welcome back to the internet! I'm so bummed I missed this ride!

[@americandirtrider7662]

Eh, you have that whole family thing going on. Haha. Wish you could have been there too. And I'm motivated to make some more content, so hopefully I'll stick with it again.

[@BrokenEnduro]

@@americandirtrider7662 We just gotta ride more!

[@callmewes5121]

Sweet haven't seen a video from you in awhile. You gonna come out on the 15th

[@americandirtrider7662]

What's up dude!! Yeah it's been way too long. But now that I've got my camera and laptop all squared away, I'm eager to get more content out. I won't be able to go this month, unfortunately. But I'm really excited for the February ride. Will you be there?

[@626weekendwarriors9]

Very cool videos. Are you using the GoPro Hero 8 Black? What settings did you use for this video?

[@americandirtrider7662]

Hey thanks! Actually I'm using the Sony FDR X3000 camera. I had a few bad experiences with GoPro, but I hear the new ones are better.

[@druidblue6185]

Could you find out what area of Ocotillo is that badlands area?

[@americandirtrider7662]

Hey bud. This is north/west of the Truck Haven 4x4 Training Area. But it's still on the south side of the S22 Highway. We just kept heading further and further in, so I'm not sure exactly where.