S2 - E14 - IT'S OVER! - SHOULD YOU CHOOSE EAGLE RIDER? | Route 66: Victorville to Santa Monica, CA

[@seanmack1064]

Its really great and cool. I adored it.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Thank you so much!

[@rayleepratt6249]

I find the way the video was put together and spoken in to be extremely awesome and fantastic.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Wow, thank you!

[@colettewoodward1449]

Sorry I can't agree. I had a great trip. End of April to 12th May. No rain. the weather is a chance you take anywhere. You should have had you wet gear in your box. Also, you said the back up vehicle went missing for 2 days. You didn't complain that you had no luggage for 2 days. I'm really surprised at that. 16 of us, only 1 breakdown. Also, the extra road side recovery was only $100 and was optional. The guide and the van driver were great. Really helpful. The guide was very knowledgeable too. I'm sorry you didn't have the experience my friends and myself had. I would do the trip again tomorrow if I could afford it. Maybe a lot depends on who you get to take you on the trip.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Like you say, its all about your chances, we couldnt control the weather, thats for sure, but if you see our next series, you will see we had the most amazing time riding the Wild West, with zero hickups

[@colettewoodward1449]

@@Us_On_Tour I'm so pleased you had a great time. I'm also very jealous because you went twice.😩

[@alexaoberbrunner3307]

something fresh, great, and amazing

[@Us_On_Tour]

Thank you

[@samanthamarin7829]

This was truly innovative, fantastic, and awesome

[@Us_On_Tour]

Glad you liked it!

[@felicitycameron923]

Travel videos offer a unique and fascinating perspective, particularly when they are connected to nature.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Couldn't agree more!

[@tabithavaughan6343]

That birds' hearing and being removed from the outside world has a different vibe

[@Us_On_Tour]

what bird?

[@BC-sk9xo]

Great series - really enjoyed the review (good and bad) 🇬🇧

[@Us_On_Tour]

Glad you enjoyed it, much appreciated BC 🤘

[@jimweagant8920]

Just watched the rt 66 series thanks for the great videos and the ride along

[@Us_On_Tour]

Glad you like them and welcome to the channel x

[@myrasonger8423]

videos from this era are generally quite cool.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Thank you, we think 😂

[@BlackThor15]

What an awesome series! Episodes 10,11,12 were my favourite, and you two look awesome together on the road. Like many more people, I’m saving for a few years to do this bucket list must, and obviously you always think of ER as the best company out there to book the tour, maybe because their strong market, however this series has been an eye opener and definitely will make you think twice when the time comes to book it. Definitely I will be looking for other alternatives and I hope many more are able to find this series and watch it. Thanks for sharing, now off to your Wild West tour, safe rides out there! 👍👍

[@Us_On_Tour]

Thank you @blackthor15 and so pleased you enjoyed it. Just wait until you’ve watched Wild West, that was totally mind blowing 🤯 We are off for yet another tour with EagleRider in a few weeks. This one will be our biggest to date, but have plans to go even bigger in the future 🤫😀🤙

[@BlackThor15]

@@Us_On_Tour after R66 and your feedback, I sincerely hope they can provide a better service this time or have you not found another company that can organize the next one? Safe ride. 👍👍

[@Us_On_Tour]

We did Wild West with Eagle Rider and it was such a fantatsic trip and the bikes/guides performed amazingly well this time. Our next trip is with ER again as they certainly redeemed themselves

[@martinrollins4471]

we had 2 guys called richard and vance from er they were brill.we had a great time shame you had problems .

[@Us_On_Tour]

If you get a chance to watch our Wild West tour, you'll see how much of an amazing time we had, so all good and plenty more trips lined up with EagleRider

[@Martin3869]

Totally agree with your feedback about ER. It is purely focused on the business and not the fact that it is a once-in-a-lifetime trip for many customers. They have a monopoly in the USA and they are the only people you can use over there. Anyone else you book through for Harleys is just 3rd party hiring ER bikes unless they own them outright. It's a shame because it is an amazing place to ride and things like this just put a dark cloud over it. I'm so glad we did self guided and the next time it will be on my own bike I fly over. Thanks for the videos and for bringing back some great memories.

[@Us_On_Tour]

I beleive others are coming to the party, and lets face it, nobody can do it any worse 🫣

[@Techguru90s]

Awesome

[@Us_On_Tour]

Thank you

[@SuperSMASON1]

Thanks for the videos, I really enjoyed them. I did R66 in May on my own 2009 GS that had been stuck in Boston for 2 1/2 years after my “Once around the Block” trip. Your experience was an eye opener and my advice would be arrange it yourself. See you out there.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Amen to that Steve 🤘

[@markmcadam5660]

Thanks for the excellent videos. Really enjoyed them. Steering clear of Eagle Riders. Their costs are ludicrous. Its not just the hire of the bike but the add ons which seems to be your experience as well.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Total rip off Mark, and we hope our brutal honesty is enough to steer others away from wasting hard earned cash

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks for taking us along for the ride! We’ve done a bit of Route 66 (Seligman, etc) and loved it but some of your experiences would definitely make us think twice about doing the whole route. We’re not fans of organised tours and based upon your feedback certainly wouldn’t use Eagleriders 😳! Thanks for sharing your tour and looking forward to your next adventures! 😀👍

[@Us_On_Tour]

Thanks you guys, much appreciate and plenty more to come. See you soon x

[@tjs201971]

Neither am I a supporter of organized tours! I believe in making our own adventures! Meeting different ppl on our adventure is where the enjoyment is!!

[@Us_On_Tour]

@@tjs201971 our original plans were to take our own bikes and do the route alone, but covid scuppered those plans and freight logistics became somewhat complicated. Hence we opted for a guided tour, which we largely regret, but still rode the 66 nevertheless ✊👍 we are wiser now regarding any future plans, but have to say the Scotland tour we done with BMW Motorrad was exceptional

[@tjs201971]

I watch the Scotland adventure was my favorite one! I watch so many times seeing how you plan it and listen every thing you said! The Scotland adventure is my dream trip!! Sense my Grandfather was born in Aberdeen Scotland ! Ride safe

[@Us_On_Tour]

@@tjs201971 bless you, thanks Thomas, that means a lot 🥹

[@tjs201971]

Sad when business act this to there customers! Enjoy the video ! Thank you for helping us when picking out a tour guide !

[@Us_On_Tour]

Couldn’t agree more. It placed a rather dark cloud over the dream trip that’s for sure (no pun intended)

[@zoeadams3129]

this video existence is really damn cool

[@Us_On_Tour]

we think so to

[@markfrank2454]

Wow! I think the two of you do a great job doing your videos. And thank you for them, I wish I would’ve found you guys when I was recovering from knee replacement a few moths back! I’ve watch all of them now and want to tell you I am not surprised on your thoughts about Eagle Rider it’s so sad in this country these companies forget what got them where they are today it’s in about all the corporations. I think it’s bull shit to charge a person extra for road service and from what I seen half ass it at best but you should only have flat tires to worry about but from your trip that’s a minor thing good God do they even inspect the bikes. I know that a Harley can have a problem or two, but I bought one years back best bike ever might of been lucky but I have had a couple touring Harleys but I get up on things. The weather can really suck in Illinois I live about 35 miles from Pontiac I have been as far as Albuquerque New Mexico need to take some time go the whole thing. I know that it would be tough to do a group ride that long with strangers most bikers can bond some but that’s a lot to ask for. From what I took from you video’s you have been to California before there’s a you tube Chanel 2Lanelife that you would like I think. One thing you guys can say Route 66 done it check that one off the bucket list. Keep the rubber side down! Much Respect

[@Us_On_Tour]

Thank you Mark and we both hope the knee recovery is coming on just great. Thank you for the recommendation on the channel for 2lanelife, we will give them a watch this evening. Take care and all the very best AJ & Sharpie

[@davidreed6817]

Saving the best (by far) until last, beautiful scenery but I'm afraid most of the stuff you saw was featureless and boring, I felt very sorry for those who were disappointed (I would have been) thanks very much for your brutal honesty.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Perhaps so, but if that’s what Route 66 had to offer, we accepted that. Shame it was a shitfest

[@MOTODANS]

Wow guys, I have to admit I haven't watched your full trip...Yet! But I had to click on this from the title. It to is bucket list trip for me, one I am saving for. I am shocked at your experience. To be honest I'm not a guided tour guy I would have just been renting the bike and making my own way, but this making me not even want to rent from these guys! It looks like you still made some good memories though.

[@Us_On_Tour]

We certainly made some amazing memories and learned a lot about what to do and not to do next time, thats for sure 👌 Welcome to our channel Dan 🤜

[@eloisedoherty948]

something amazing and remarkable

[@Us_On_Tour]

Thank you

[@theopapathanasiou1261]

What an amazing series this was. A bucket list experience for many of us. I really love the pace of the filming (and the steadiness of the shots - why can’t my efforts be half as good?), the cinematography, and your choice of music. Its a soothing experience to watch and has this indescribable magnetism in it to make you want to binge through it all. So whatever time and effort it has taken you to montage and edit, it was worth it. Having had a stab at it myself, I think you are really good at this, and long may you continue. On the negatives, as someone else said, I guess its not the best ad for the Eagle guys, which is surprising to me as most (all) American mass/organised things I have ever done (none on bikes) have been excellent in service/customer experience terms. And of course HD. I take it you ‘ve never privately had one, as if you had, you would know. World’s worst bikes in reliability by miles (anyone I have ever known in the UK who had one, never bought another, incl myself). This of course only proves the value of brand and heritage, the fact they are still around. Now you know when people on BMW boards such as UKGSER complain about Bmw’s unreliability, they ve never been on a Harley 😊 Anyway, wonderful again, can’t wait for the next series! South African coastal wine tour by bike in February/March perhaps?

[@Us_On_Tour]

Thank you Theo, such a lovely comment to read, we are so glad you enjoyed it and yes, the entire YT experience is one that requires a lot of time and patience to master, let alone the actual filming process!! Hmmm South Africa coastal wine tour sounds right up our street. We will certainly look into that one, thank you for the suggestion 👌😉

[@steveyoung2879]

Having done my research for the last year or so, and spoken to a lot of people who have done this with ER, it appears that the tour is totally dependent on the guide and driver you get as to if you have a good trip or not. If they don’t really care and don’t bother bonding the group then you’ll have a crap time.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Yes that is probably more the case, but the lack of organisation and the poorly maintained motorcycles is something outside of the tour guides control. However, we had a bad support driver that made the work of our tour guide even harder.

[@steveyoung2879]

@@Us_On_Tour i would of thought the organisation of the trip is solely the responsibility of the tour guide as they are the one who tailors the actual tour to the needs and wants of the group?

[@Us_On_Tour]

@@steveyoung2879 yes true 🤯

[@johnmacdonald1878]

Eagle Rider? It is a Business. If you want to rent a bike for one way ride across the continent there is not a lot of other options. I've never ridden a Harley. You like them or you don't. Unfortunate you didn't enjoy it. You can do the whole Pacific coast one way with moto quest. Edit. I have watched the whole thing now. Cause I was interested in R66. R66 is probably not for me. Not because things didn't go well. You series, gave me a good description of the ride. Tacky tourist stuff isn't really my thing. I like to avoid interstates when I can. I think I might join the club and go do my own thing. The wild west is more my style.

[@Us_On_Tour]

So many places to visit in the US and if you have the time to take more time, then that would be an amazing trip, no question.

[@Hogdriver88]

I could see optional insurance to cover a wreck, but to cover a break down? It’s their vehicle, they should come and get it and repair or replace it. Thanks for sharing the ride 👍

[@Us_On_Tour]

Couldnt agree more, we are still in discussions with them, but they are not understanding the situation or how it impacts on the overall experience.

[@ianstewart576]

Surely you should have been credited for the days you had to be two up because of breakdowns?

[@Us_On_Tour]

You would right? This is still ongoing with us arguing the toss with eagle rider 😢👎🤬

[@graemeshaw9716]

Thankyou for a very entertaining trip. Quite frankly I think this company ripped you off. They really under estimate the power of UTube video and the influence yours and others opinions have on people watching from around the world.👍

[@Us_On_Tour]

Totally agree, lets see what they come back with. We will update everyone to the outcome of how they finally treat us from this fiasco...

[@waynesimpson4081]

My God! After all those miles, they have you eat at Bubba Gumb's? There's illiterately 100 great restaurants (17 Michelin starred), wonderful taco trucks, pop up foods spots, you name it, nearby? Is this like some torture adventure where you experience the worst of Americana strip mall culture?

[@Us_On_Tour]

Yeah you know right, it does seem to be strange the more we look back on it. But weirdly we didnt really take much notice whilst on the trip. The Bubba Gump thing was entirely our doings as we were not given much time to eat this day due to the trip ending and having to return the bikes to the depot. Lesson learned thats for sure and when we stayed in Santa Monica, we found some fantastic places to eat when left to our own devices....

[@markevans5733]

We were on this tour with you and would like to bring up a few points. First being at the start of the tour we were told to take what we needed daily on the bike so people wouldn't be in and out of the van. You chose drone and camera gear over wet weather gear. Can't blame the van driver for that. We were also told, ride where we were comfortable. At no stage did you bring up about riding at the front until the end of the tour. You were asked to join others for tea on several occasions, but you were always busy. So you did nothing to help the dynamics of the group. Not the van drivers fault. You complained about Brad behind his back but with the camera in your face you praise him up. I think that's hypocritical. You made a point about how much money " the Europeans" spent..the Aussie dollar wasn't to flash against the greenback and the pound and our airfares are twice the price. So stop whining, it was about the journey and making friends which you obviously didn't do. Check with the Kiwis! They called you out. Whether you respond or not I don't care as you struggle with the truth in order to promote your channel. The whole trip was about a test of character.

[@Us_On_Tour]

Hey Mark, not getting into a pissing contest as you guys were ones of the only that had the same outlook and opinions on many of the problems we encountered (quite a list) you also ran the rules as set out, which was good as far as we were concerned. We weren't blaming the van driver entirely, more about eagle rider for us being two up on one bike without a support vehicle, which yes had some of our rain gear in it 🤷‍♂️ Oh and we did have a chat with Brad on about day 8 following some confusion. Glad you had a good tour to Sturgis from all accounts 👍

[@Us_On_Tour]

As for the Kiwis, they were calling everyone out that evening if you recall. We all had some of their beer banter. They apologised the following morning so all good in the end 😂

[@markevans5733]

@@Us_On_Tour hey mate thought van driver was copping more than his share when Brad was making all the calls they should have sorted the bike out straight away even on the sturgis tour bikes were fucking up one was smashed in a rock fall but got sorted straight away ...the day that happened we waited on the side of the road for well over an hour for the van to catchup. The rest of the tour had left us and gone to the hotel! Tour leader hadn't even bothered coming back to check. In the end 5 of us went off and did our own thing and had way more fun. Still mates!! Will hopefully catch up in the UK one day. Keep in touch. Cheers Mark

[@Us_On_Tour]

Fuck sakes..... making memories though right? Yes still mates, we loved you guys, you, C & T made it more enjoyable thats for sure xx We are planning to visit Oz some day soon, so I'll hook you up. Oh by the way, your bike pics inspired me to buy one. Got myself a Road Glide CVO and love it, just hope she behaves herself 🤞😂 🫶

[@melissalawrence4465]

this video existence is really damn cool