The Way of the Desert Sled

[7R0PHY]

triumph trophy...epic bike!

[riotagus]

 British is best!

[869749856]

That guy is fucking cool.

[GratefulDickhead]

@stoweVT7170 Tallest mountain in the lower 48 can be seen at .10, looks like an area named after a us state with a complete lack of mountains....

[wbstr8934]

@GratefulDickhead Awesome. It certainly is closer than all the way out to the west coast mountains!

[HeavyHitter5150]

Sweet video. I must build one now. Must build cool retro bike.

[stoweVT7170]

where was this filmed???

[cycleworldmagazine]

@stoweVT7170 Out near Lone Pine, CA, but we don't want to give away our secret spots....

[wbstr8934]

Excellent. I wish we have the stunning scenary like that in the east coast.

[flufebunekilr]

@wbstr8934 pennsylvania west side of it and New york, any state where the allegheny mountain range runs through (that is the east coast)

[JacekGrandV8]

High resolution but low quality

Love the vid!

[JustinTexan]

Inspiring! Leave it to Cycle World to introduce this wonderful machine, and shoot a video that makes you want to bust-ass to save and buy one, or build your own. After over thirty-years of subscribing to CW and reading religeously, this bike has inspired me more than any other. Classic lines, off-road capability and a coolness that McQueen himself would surely approve of...

[ukchris64]

What i would give to live in that area, in the Uk there is nothing like this.

[PLBIV]

MUST.... HAVE... ALL... THREE... BIKES!



[toolwerkz]

No mention of deep sand handling characteristics...Hmm I guess they overlooked that?? I'll stick with Old Huskies!!

[MooseSV]

I've followed Pete Egan's written work for years. Great to see this sort of clip. More please

[Shawnallenkitchen]

I like James Loughead's perspective on letting the motorcycle "be what it is". There's a sort of cultural expectation (in the modern age, at least) of making the motorcycle do what the rider wants - a desire to make the motorcycle do the conforming. I tend to be more of the mindset that every bike has their own personality, and that there's an enjoyment that can come from learning to accept each bike for what it is and not trying to make it become something that it's not.

[mpereirawolf]

1 Faggot saw this AMAZING video!

[dymoDT]

This bike- It's my dream

!

[Grudzieniowy11]

@dymoDT Mój też ale prędzej sobie taki sam zrobię

[MrSwanyjr]

Hi, love the bike,style,ride etc, do hammerhead sell all the parts to convert a standard bike?

Cheers from the UK.

[boscoamico7]

evocativo...

[OSCALETRAINGUY]

Simply A+ A+

[The79woody]

I'd take this bike over ANY "HD" I've ever seen...

[3acalmaca]

its a kung foo engine cycle lmao

[shiftmeister]

I say Triumph Scrambler

[MrKinghuman]

god i hate living in nyc. dirt roads are rare and a well kept secret in the neighboring counties and even then u could only ride a couple of months a year. this video makes me feel empty, i need more. (sobbing)

[eleazhar]

one of the best videos on youtube!!! and the bike............there's few things left in this world that are real cool , but this bike is definitely one of them....

[SpeedTriple59]

Cool very cool..

[level242]

The blonde librarian at the Philadelphia library told me about this cycle

[TheGreenmeeny]

NEED IT

[Darren950]

Peter sounds like a ringer for Jon Hamm, wicked vid, right up Steve McQueen Street..

[mainflower9]

Nice riding. It looks so affordable to get some relatively suitable bike and modify it a bit, and plan to have such a cultural pastime.

I actually did the same, here in Russia. But I lacked driving license and documents on the bike, therefore tried to stay afar from road patrols.

Now I have made somewhat like scramblwr out of Russian Izh Jupiter 4, planning to get driving license and register my motorcycle. There are nice places to ride - fast shallow rivers at flats, and huge mountains.

[Tugar747]

Whoever made this video, i just have to sey to you, THANK YOU.

This is just so well done, camera work, sound, music choise. It is just so great.

Tha overall feel of 70s desert road movie, is stunning. I watched it like 5 times and i feels olmost like tarantinos movie, its getting better with every watch. :)

Oh and yeah, it wouldnt be so great wthout theese bukes ;)

[osufrdave]

Everything about this video is beautiful; the interview, setting and certainly the bike.

[olive1913]

never saw a video with over 30k views without a single dislike, i mean this video and the presented bike itself are just too awesome to dislike...

[vorhese]

droooooooool

Bikes have become so sterile. Sure, they perform fantastic. But something is missing.

[Tugar747]

@vorhese So true. And that is why i bought older Honda VTR Firestorm, that bike is probably only late Honda with character. :)

[viggoM35]

Well... all I know is that I live in the Nevada desert and everyone rides a dirt bike for the dirt and street bike for the street. Nostalgia is great, but for an everyday rider it soon wears off for a better ride and modern technology. If you like to sit around and talk more than ride, get a nostalgia bike. ;)

[themanoy]

retro bikes + dirt + cernicky's awesome riding + peter egan = awesomeness!!!!!

[mcernicky1]

preception is reality



[shoptchr]

Superb Bike!!! Same as what I do on my 1979 or 1981 Yamaha XT500 enduros every week,,,ride the country roads in Nebraska, and it's the best kept secret among those who do it. Everybody thinks showing off their ego, chrome and loud pipes on pavement is where it's at,,,well go right ahead. I've been a life long rider and said goodbye to pavement, stop lights, road ragers, & cell phone texting drivers. And ego is left in the dust when I can go 5mph or 50 mph on country roads,,,alone in peace!

[jengel451]

I've just found the bike i'm going to ride to Inuvik on.

[matttomasi]

@jengel451 Have you read my mind?!?!

[kwmachineworks]

I thought the Triumph TT was one of the best looking bikes back in the 6o's. Great camera work and location.

[kwmachineworks]

I thought the Triumph TT was one of the best looking bikes back in the 6o's.

[cuzuman]

If Steve McQueen were alive now, he would be riding this bike.



[ctchrisf]

fantastic, More please.

[TheSneaky66]

Nice

[goodsparkgarage]

Love seeing bikes like this ridden like that.

[eltotoX]

Best interview ever. Love the way it's set up. Also beautiful bikes. Keep it up!

[mountainthrasher500]

Best video yet, I hope to see more like this in the future.

[HelmetHouse]

Egan on video. nice. Really nice bike too.

[locwan]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[boobtubeviewr]

Street/Dirt Trackers FTW! =)

[biglandfarm]

Beautiful

[ericplloyd]

Compelling.



[iridemotorbikes]

Great looking bike, awesome video work..

[jokermtb]

Desert Sled + Jack Pine? Huh?.......Isn't that one of the oldest enduro races around, in Michigan (Jack Pine National Enduro).......Am I missing something here?