I can understand your taking a break. I was a semi retired truck driver. I now find myself working full time to ease the shortages. I loved your videos and hope you will come back when able. Until then, God Bless and good luck.
Yeah I think there is a lot of us that started our channels over the past couple years, when work was slow. Do what you gotta do. If and when you come back, we will still be here.
No more riding ???? 😲😲😥😥 Well there is still hope and I will await your return!! Enjoy your next video as always DMV Solo Rider and of course the next test ride... 😎😎👍👍
I probably won’t be able to touch the challenger for another few weeks. 😭 I’ll be back for sure. My new sissy bar is on the way and I already have a “mine’s bigger than yours” thumbnail in mind! 😂😂😂
We will be here when you get back. I am faced with something similar. I have to make enough videos during the 5-6 month riding season to cover the 6 months of no riding season haha. With me learning to ride then learning to do videos and edit this will be a huge challenge this riding season coming up. You go make your money and we will be here waiting for more videos when you get back.
Thanks my friend, I appreciate it! What you need to do is get a little Honda, slap some skis on it, and make the best winter motorcycling channel in the history of YT! 😂 Really though, I have a lot of fun doing this. Find a schedule/pace that works and it’s totally worth it! I just got caught between my old pandemic schedule and current reality. lol I’ll be back! 👍
Making a living comes first. However this did sound so final. When you can, return and keep making the vids if it’s what you enjoy doing, hell, hardly anyone watches my vids but I enjoy making them all the same! Ride safe and return soon mate 👍
Haha it wasn’t supposed to sound final final! It might be quite some time before I resume though, and when I do odds are it won’t be on a weekly basis. But I’ll definitely be back! Even when a video gets few views, it’s always fun making them. But I think it’s also time to kinda refine or even create some more meaningful video-making skills! Keep at it my friend!
Thanks Man! I’m a 5’7” 29” inseamed 60 y/o guy that just got back into riding 2 years ago with a 2006 Honda VXT 1300. As I anticipated, knowing myself so well, It didn’t long before I’m hitting the dealerships to buy a new bike. I had decided on an Indian over a HD much to the dismay of a lot of my FF and LEO buddies but narrowed down my choices to a RM or a Challenger. As a guy of my size, your straightforward and no bs vids helped me decide. You rode a chieftain and then the Challenger so that helped convince me to go with the Challenger. I’m kinda an old school guy FF/Gas Pipe welder but, even in those areas, I’d had to embrace the new technology and honestly, Indian seemed to win over a lot of HD baggers with it. I appreciate all your efforts to put out the vids and will probably ride by your world when I buy in a couple months and take my first ride from Boston North, (New Hampshirite Border) to Ft Bragg to visit my daughter. (About 720 miles ) and I will more than likely be doing it on a Challenger, (actually might be the new Pursuit) but not feeling it’ll be the air cooler Chieftain/RM platform. As a guy similar in size and stature, it saved me the cost of buying a RM and losing some money only to trade up to the Challenger. Watching your honest and straight talkin vids has helped me feel like the Challenger won’t be too high. Don’t know what your line of work is my friend but such is the mystique of the “TH-cam” contents provider. Whatever you do, stay safe and know that I’m sure a lot of us “Shorty” riders appreciated your honest eval vids of the Indian and helped us buy more confidently and also helped save that painful hit of trading a new bike after only a year. Good luck Man! I may have to figure out how to open a Tik Toc account to follow you there! Hope you get “some riding in” Bernie from Boston North. 🤙😎
Hey Bernie, thanks for the great note! I’m almost 50, and TH-cam and Instagram are my limit! I don’t use Tik Tok, so I am sparing you the trouble! 😂 Really though, messages like yours are what has kept me happily posting videos. When I first started I pretty quickly saw there was a, shall we say, muted response to my videos. lol But then I posted my Chieftain review, which was my first video to get 1000 views. I got a lot of great messages, and in particular, heard from a number of shorter riders like you with a similar sentiment. Knowing a fellow shorty has watched one of my reviews and decided that a bagger (all of them are pleasures to ride!) is manageable after all is just fantastic! Whichever Indian you ultimately decide to get will be a bike you love, I know that for sure! And from what I’ve seen of the Pursuit, sounds like a Roadmaster with a Power Plus - will be a real nice touring bike, and all your HD-riding pals will be secretly envious! I’ll get my riding in - you do too! ✌️
Actually since I sent that message to you, I’m back on the fence as to wether or not to consider the RM over the challenger. Read a lot of tech issues but wondered from a guy that road the Chieftan and the Challenger, what you liked about each. Have you done a vid on that topic that I could pull up? Thnks
@@basajacosaja2735 I’d say go watch my 6,000 mile Chieftain review, then watch my video about why I decided to trade the Chieftain for the Challenger, and then watch my 10,000 mile Challenger review. The last one is the most important, because obviously my opinion of the challenger is in many ways a response to my experience on the Chieftain, you know? That’s a lot of video of a dude standing next to a bike just talking about it, so I’d say my Challenger review is the most important. Lots more riding experience/knowledge and understanding by that point! And honestly, I love the Chieftain and the Challenger, so for me it’s all about personal preference, and then if you get a great deal on one versus the other. 🤷♂️✌️ Oh! And yes, there are some “tech” issues with the Challenger - for me, that’s mainly been issues with ride command/CarPlay, and I have videos on that too. 😂
I hear you buddy ! I am often facing the same situation getting busy between work and family. Take your time and focus on bringing the bacon ! Cheers mate !
I’ve really enjoyed your content man and I also understand. I’ve just begun my journey and am already in the same boat as you. I’ll soon make that decision. In the meantime, I’ll look for you on Instagram and take care!
Thanks man, much appreciated! I’ll be back. Might not be a weekly video, but it’ll be something! Perhaps a less frequent schedule will give me time to focus on the artistic part. Cinematically, camera angles, story telling, etc. 🤷♂️ But hang in there and find a schedule that works for you at your busiest - that way it keeps this fun, and not like a job!
Thanks for all you have done!!
Can understand where you are now, and I’ve enjoyed all you have done.
Thanks John, much appreciated! I’ll be back!
I can understand your taking a break. I was a semi retired truck driver. I now find myself working full time to ease the shortages. I loved your videos and hope you will come back when able. Until then, God Bless and good luck.
Thanks Vincent, much appreciated! I will definitely be back! More importantly, thank you for coming out of semi-retirement to help all of us! ✌️
Yeah I think there is a lot of us that started our channels over the past couple years, when work was slow. Do what you gotta do. If and when you come back, we will still be here.
Thanks Roy, much appreciated! I'll be back for sure, but the coof is the gift that keeps on giving...one way or another! 🤦♂️
No more riding ???? 😲😲😥😥 Well there is still hope and I will await your return!! Enjoy your next video as always DMV Solo Rider and of course the next test ride... 😎😎👍👍
I probably won’t be able to touch the challenger for another few weeks. 😭 I’ll be back for sure. My new sissy bar is on the way and I already have a “mine’s bigger than yours” thumbnail in mind! 😂😂😂
@@DMVSoloRider AWESOME!! Let me know if you want me to keep the Indian seat warm for you.... 😂😂
You'll be back and ya fans gotcha back. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Absolutely! ✌️
You've got the get your priority's in order, Hope you'll be back soon, Take Care.
Unfortunately! It’s even going to be in the 60s here today and tomorrow! 🤦♂️ I appreciate you always watching and chiming in - I will be back! ✌️
Great bike and awesome tour! Thanks for sharing! Have a great day!
Thanks! ✌️
We will be here when you get back. I am faced with something similar. I have to make enough videos during the 5-6 month riding season to cover the 6 months of no riding season haha. With me learning to ride then learning to do videos and edit this will be a huge challenge this riding season coming up.
You go make your money and we will be here waiting for more videos when you get back.
Thanks my friend, I appreciate it! What you need to do is get a little Honda, slap some skis on it, and make the best winter motorcycling channel in the history of YT! 😂 Really though, I have a lot of fun doing this. Find a schedule/pace that works and it’s totally worth it! I just got caught between my old pandemic schedule and current reality. lol I’ll be back! 👍
Making a living comes first. However this did sound so final. When you can, return and keep making the vids if it’s what you enjoy doing, hell, hardly anyone watches my vids but I enjoy making them all the same! Ride safe and return soon mate 👍
Haha it wasn’t supposed to sound final final! It might be quite some time before I resume though, and when I do odds are it won’t be on a weekly basis. But I’ll definitely be back! Even when a video gets few views, it’s always fun making them. But I think it’s also time to kinda refine or even create some more meaningful video-making skills! Keep at it my friend!
Thanks Man! I’m a 5’7” 29” inseamed 60 y/o guy that just got back into riding 2 years ago with a 2006 Honda VXT 1300. As I anticipated, knowing myself so well, It didn’t long before I’m hitting the dealerships to buy a new bike. I had decided on an Indian over a HD much to the dismay of a lot of my FF and LEO buddies but narrowed down my choices to a RM or a Challenger. As a guy of my size, your straightforward and no bs vids helped me decide. You rode a chieftain and then the Challenger so that helped convince me to go with the Challenger. I’m kinda an old school guy FF/Gas Pipe welder but, even in those areas, I’d had to embrace the new technology and honestly, Indian seemed to win over a lot of HD baggers with it. I appreciate all your efforts to put out the vids and will probably ride by your world when I buy in a couple months and take my first ride from Boston North, (New Hampshirite Border) to Ft Bragg to visit my daughter. (About 720 miles ) and I will more than likely be doing it on a Challenger, (actually might be the new Pursuit) but not feeling it’ll be the air cooler Chieftain/RM platform.
As a guy similar in size and stature, it saved me the cost of buying a RM and losing some money only to trade up to the Challenger.
Watching your honest and straight talkin vids has helped me feel like the Challenger won’t be too high.
Don’t know what your line of work is my friend but such is the mystique of the “TH-cam” contents provider. Whatever you do, stay safe and know that I’m sure a lot of us “Shorty” riders appreciated your honest eval vids of the Indian and helped us buy more confidently and also helped save that painful hit of trading a new bike after only a year.
Good luck Man!
I may have to figure out how to open a Tik Toc account to follow you there!
Hope you get “some riding in”
Bernie from Boston North.
🤙😎
Hey Bernie, thanks for the great note! I’m almost 50, and TH-cam and Instagram are my limit! I don’t use Tik Tok, so I am sparing you the trouble! 😂
Really though, messages like yours are what has kept me happily posting videos. When I first started I pretty quickly saw there was a, shall we say, muted response to my videos. lol But then I posted my Chieftain review, which was my first video to get 1000 views. I got a lot of great messages, and in particular, heard from a number of shorter riders like you with a similar sentiment. Knowing a fellow shorty has watched one of my reviews and decided that a bagger (all of them are pleasures to ride!) is manageable after all is just fantastic!
Whichever Indian you ultimately decide to get will be a bike you love, I know that for sure! And from what I’ve seen of the Pursuit, sounds like a Roadmaster with a Power Plus - will be a real nice touring bike, and all your HD-riding pals will be secretly envious!
I’ll get my riding in - you do too! ✌️
Actually since I sent that message to you, I’m back on the fence as to wether or not to consider the RM over the challenger. Read a lot of tech issues but wondered from a guy that road the Chieftan and the Challenger, what you liked about each. Have you done a vid on that topic that I could pull up? Thnks
@@basajacosaja2735 I’d say go watch my 6,000 mile Chieftain review, then watch my video about why I decided to trade the Chieftain for the Challenger, and then watch my 10,000 mile Challenger review. The last one is the most important, because obviously my opinion of the challenger is in many ways a response to my experience on the Chieftain, you know? That’s a lot of video of a dude standing next to a bike just talking about it, so I’d say my Challenger review is the most important. Lots more riding experience/knowledge and understanding by that point! And honestly, I love the Chieftain and the Challenger, so for me it’s all about personal preference, and then if you get a great deal on one versus the other. 🤷♂️✌️ Oh! And yes, there are some “tech” issues with the Challenger - for me, that’s mainly been issues with ride command/CarPlay, and I have videos on that too. 😂
I hear you buddy ! I am often facing the same situation getting busy between work and family. Take your time and focus on bringing the bacon !
Cheers mate !
No you can’t quit Windy. I need someone’s channel to watch after I do lol. Plus, your Instagram gives me a good chuckle!
Bacon is cooking, that’s for sure! But 602 is right - no matter what, keep that IG pumping. 👍😂
La Plata is right up from the road from me. Sorry to hear that you have to work. That’s what keeps me from being a full timer TH-camr as well.
That's life right?! I love riding around that area!
I’ve really enjoyed your content man and I also understand. I’ve just begun my journey and am already in the same boat as you. I’ll soon make that decision. In the meantime, I’ll look for you on Instagram and take care!
Thanks man, much appreciated! I’ll be back. Might not be a weekly video, but it’ll be something! Perhaps a less frequent schedule will give me time to focus on the artistic part. Cinematically, camera angles, story telling, etc. 🤷♂️ But hang in there and find a schedule that works for you at your busiest - that way it keeps this fun, and not like a job!