Father and Son Face the TAT - Changes Everything
Adventure Rider Radio
Canoe West Media
4.9 • 915 Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2024
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
The Trans America Trail was the first major motorcycle adventure for Randy Gorrell and his son, Brady. The trip, intended to honor a promise, was filled with challenges. Brady, a newly licensed rider with no dirt experience, struggled on the rugged terrain, while Randy, despite his road expertise, found the TAT to be unlike anything he had ever experienced before. Overloaded bikes, failed comms, and painful saddle sores by Day 3 tested their resolve, with Brady repeatedly dropping his bike. It was a rough start to their travels—one that would make most question whether to attempt another trip.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Jim Martin. Today we have our episode of RAW that comes out each month on the 21st. |
| 0:04.9 | It's out today as well. So you find that anywhere you find podcasts or drop by our website, Adventure Rider Radio.com. |
| 0:13.5 | Randy is the dad. Brady is his son. The route is the Transamerica Trail. Now, this was their first big trip, and it was at a really, really difficult time. |
| 0:24.3 | Brady had just lost his mom to cancer and Randy, his wife, but Randy had made a promise and would keep it. |
| 0:31.9 | In hindsight, it probably wasn't the best planning for an inaugural motorcycle trip like this. |
| 0:38.5 | Brady had just passed his riding test coming out of high school and was about to ride the Transamerica Trail, |
| 0:43.4 | complete, end to end, with no dirt riding experience. Dad, Randy, had plenty of on-road experience, |
| 0:51.9 | but nothing prepared him for what he would experience on the tat. |
| 0:55.8 | Of course, there were other oversights. They were terribly overloaded. |
| 0:59.2 | They couldn't figure out how to work their comms. They could talk back and forth. |
| 1:02.2 | And by day three, they were downright miserable. Their butts were raw. |
| 1:07.1 | And each time Brady would stop his bike, he would wrestle to keep it upright by using his tiptoes to try and balance the motorcycle. |
| 1:13.3 | So inevitably, he's picking it up again and again. |
| 1:17.0 | So with a start like that, you'd figure this would be their first and their last trip. |
| 1:22.9 | I'm Jim Martin. This is Adventure Rider Radio. |
| 1:25.4 | Stay with us. We get a good one for you. |
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| 1:47.0 | I'm not. |
| 1:48.0 | Hibert. |
| 1:49.0 | Elizabeth Martin. |
| 1:50.0 | Jocelyn Snow. |
| 1:51.0 | Clinton Smote. |
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