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This was such a wonderful trip. I woke up to sunny blue skies in Buffalo NY but the closer I got to my destination the cloudier it got. Honestly, though, the weather was just perfect. We're talking Goldielocks zone! Just right. Cool and comfortable.

While the rest of the country is unseasonably warm, central and western NY have been unseasonably cool. It makes for some nice travels on the motorcycle when it's not raining.

The rain did hold out. For the most part, this is just a short 15-minute video of me riding along US route 20 east heading towards the great lakes region of central NY.

This was the first video I shot with multiple action cameras. I'm learning so much. I had a lot of fun editing this. I'm really glad this was a short trip too. I had no problem filling up the microSD cards of my action cams and phones.

I'm breaking this trip up into two videos. This one is of me riding along Geneva and Cayuga lakes. I planned on camping in Cayuga Lakes state park, but camping was by reservation only due to Covid protocol. No reservation made online, NO CAMPING. Covid is such a pain!

However, no reservations are necessary for camping in the state forest. I ended up staying in Finger Lake's National Forest. It was free dispersed camping. It was actually pretty awesome. I'm glad I wasn't allowed to camp in the park. I'm editing the camping portion now. I figured I'd break it into two parts. I'll have the camping portion up next week.

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I went on my first real adventure of 2022 over the weekend. First trip of 2022. While I'm editing that footage I thought I'd share this video about the different cameras I'm using and what's working for moto-vlogging for me.

In this video I review my Samsung A20 phone and a cheap tripod/selfiestick. I talk about my first action cam, the iTek action cam that was gifted to me. I also talk a little about my Drift Ghost XL and Akaso Brave 7 LE cameras. Basically, I talk a little about each camera then show some sample clips.

I also chat a little about the importance of image stabilization software for moto-vlogging.

For the most part, I'm really happy with the footage I'm starting to collect with these different cameras. I'll be editing my first clips from 2022 this week. Unfortunately on my most recent adventure I ran into some SD card issues. LMAO. If it's not one think it something else! I did get a lot of good footage to go through though. Anyway, I'll talk a little more about my SD card issues next week.

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In this video I claim some quest rewards, season rewards, and talk a little about the new scoring system for SP (season points) and FP (focus points).

I hope you were all as lucky as I was with DEC... I scored A LOT of DEC in these loot chests.

I also poorly explain the new scoring system for SP and FP and wonder what your thoughts are. Do you like the new system for earing loot chests?

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Added the Akaso Brave 7 LE Action camera to my camera collection. I sold the Honda the other day and thought I'd invest in another decent action cam.

The Akaso Brave 7 LE was on sale on Amazon. I found great reviews on this camera as well. At only $119, I'm really happy with this action camera.

I wanted to spend some money on motorcycle parts for the DR but everything I wanted was on back-order. I decided on a camera and thinking about a drone.... We'll have to see. For now, I just want to get out on the road and film some footage. Hopefully next week.

My plan now is to use the Drift Ghost XL for sound and all my wide-angle shots and use the Akaso Brave 7 LE for everything else like riding video, scenery, and selfie grabs. The iTek action cam will remain in my pocket for still shots and video that doesn't require image stabilization.

The Akaso Brave 7 LE is just fantastic. The sound quality is decent when you're not in the wind but the image quality is superb for a $119 camera IMHO. I'm going to do an actual camera review shortly and also talk about the equipment I'm currently using for my videos.

The camera was mounted to the bike using a SmallRig Cool Ball Arm. I absolutely love the mount! It has a vice that attaches to just about anywhere on the motorcycle! This thing is perfect for me. I'll talk more about this in an upcoming video as well.

For now, I just wanted to test this camera out because if it wasn't as good as everyone said, I was sending it right back. This is a keeper though. I'm really happy with this one!

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I picked up some new tires a while back and put about 300 miles on them. I was out doing a little urban exploration and got inspired to do a quick review of the Shinko SR244 Trail Tires.

I've used these tires most of my life. Honestly though, I'm not happy with them on the DR650. On my little 200cc enduros and my 230cc Chinese dual-sport, these tires are perfect. The 650 just needs more tire. These have a speed rating of 95 mph, the DR tops out at around 93 mph. I try not to drive that fast, but at times with 65 and 75 mph speed limits, you get up to 80 or 90 mph just keeping up with traffic. I don't like these tires at those speeds. The front tire is also washing out a bit more on gravel. Next season, I'll be looking for something different. I'm guessing, these will make it through most of this season, hopefully all of this.

Here is a screen shot of the price and tire sizes.