DVD Review of "Get Lost: Oregon"

The ride starts out as a plan for one rider and one cameraman and quickly grows to eight riders, plus two cameramen who have to learn how to ride in the dirt, and one driver for the support van.

The movie is made without sponsors with riders who have brought their own bikes. Three members are shooting digital video, and one of those is also a still photographer. The group sometimes ride together and sometimes split into groups for different routes–usually to accommodate riding skills and bike differences. There are big dual sports like the BMW GS and KTM 950s. There are also smaller KTMs, Kawasakis and a Husqvarna.

A couple of riders experience mechanical troubles–one hole in a GS valve cover thanks to a hard rock, and a blown engine thanks to an overly aggressive rider flat out on a highway on a thumper.

The film is not just a bunch of guys riding around in the woods or on a twisty highway–the kind you see online in the forums. This is a film with a story and a twist. Nothing can be more nerve wrecking than when one of the riders in the party goes missing. The lesson learned in this scenario: never ride alone in the back country. As a documentary, you can’t plan or direct that scene. It just unfolds as the cameras are rolling. There is plenty of food for thought for planning your own adventure in the back country.