I believe I have seen the majority of your 106 day trip and looking forward to 2024. I'm heading out with my camper and Can Am Spyder on 7-11. Not sure yet how long I'll stay on the road but I'm certain it will be a blast. Heading Northwest, Black Hills, Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and maybe Oregon and Washington. Will probably spend a bit of time in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona while heading back toward Memphis. Have you seen the road trip developed by a cartographer which circles the states and staying in 70 F year round, he also has a spur thru Canada and up to Alaska? Maybe soon. If only I could learn how to shoot the video and edit it.
I leave Newfoundland on July 9th and stick mostly in Canada until Winnipeg and then heading down to the Black Hills, Yellowstone and Montana (first weekend of August) then out to British columbia for a couple of weeks before going down the PCH. Sounds like we might be in the same areas at close to the same time? I think the 70 F tour soounds like a good idea!
Nothing like living off the bike...Fantastic journey OG. Love being on the road, but getting back home is very refreshing. Beautiful colors, especially next to the water. Yes, I must agree, The trip of a lifetime is always the upcoming trip. We are heading back out on July 15th.
I leave the island on July 9th, Montana the first weekend of August, some time in British Columbia and head south after Labour Day. Where are you off to?
Great series! At 67 I've come to peace with the fact I'll never be a biker. I could have bought a BMW with what I spent on bike magazines over the years. My Dad was an X-Ray tech who rarely slept through the night without answering a call, many were bike crashes. Anyway, at retirement we got a small trailer (sorry for holding you up) and have taken at least one extended 3-4 month trip every year. 2023 took us to Atlantic Canada including 3 months in Newfoundland inspired in part by some of your earlier videos. Poor ferry planning kept us on the western coast but we hope to return and see more. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks Jim. I appreciate your style of living on the motorcycle. Looking forward to your next trip. Fwiw I enjoy video's with just camp life too, from setup to teardown and everything in between. Ride safe my friend.
Thanks for coming along. Been on the road 57 days so far this year and will have a lot of video to edit this winter. Hopefully a few days in camp videos.
I haven't had a chance to wire in the new harness but I have pulled the trailer around the town and out on the highway for a short run. The lower gearing on the Goldwing certainly makes it much smoother from a stop. Did not feel the trailer behind me at all. The ST1300 was good to tow with but the Goldwing will be much better.
A truly awesome series. Really looking forward to the 2023/2024 series. It's mid June and I'm heading up to Nevada to visit and ride with Adventure Glide Jamie. Have another epic ride my friend. Remember, if you're riding, it's an adventure.
An epic trip for sure Jim........Looking forward to the 2023 content.......time is tight for your next adventure I know..........keep the cameras rolling my friend.....
Another awesome video Jim! It was really a pleasure to come along through your adventure, thanks for sharing the good and the bad whatever happened, I’ve enjoyed all the episodes and looking forward for what’s coming. Enjoy your 2024 road trip on the Goldwing and ride safe my friend.
Ive enjoyed watching your adventures more than just about anything else I have seen, but now that ive taken my Excel 2 on its maiden voyage, i can really begin to appreciate them in a whole new way. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. Ride safe, and I hope to see many more.
Motorcycle camping with a pop-up is a whole different experience. The MM is allowing me to travel further, longer and in comfort. I couldn't contemplate 2-3 weeks in a tent now. With the tent trailer, 2-3 months seems easy. You'll enjoy the Excel. I plan on making lots more videos. Thanks for coming along.
106 days, WOW !!! Congratulations Jim. I can't imagine, yet, what it takes to plan, and then experience an adventure like that. But now that I'm retired, this series has given me the bug to start the planning, and then the key is to get going. There are so many places I've never been to that I'd like to see, and I may not get to see them all, but It will be a fun journey 😁👍👍
I've now got 101 days planned for this year. The big difference is that I am not staying in any one area more than a few days. Planning to the nth degree and planning on being flexible and going with the flow at times. The biggest thing was not putting pressure on myself except for a couple of key dates and letting serendipity lead the way. We'll never see it all but we won't see any of it unless we hit the road to begin with.
Loved the entire series and anxious to see the four corners trip. On a 97 degree (F) day in SW Indiana, it is deliriously nice to see fall colors and imagine the cool air on The Rock. Hang in there Jim, your viewers and fans will be waiting! And I can't imagine all that editing. Not my kind of thing to be sure, but I'm a very good viewer!
I actually like doing the editing Richard, but sometimes I really have too much video lol. I am looking forward to shooting a lot more this summer/fall. I've got to get prepped for hot weather riding.
@@OldGuyonaBike You can be glad you're not going across SW Indiana today. Really high temps and humidity. Yuck. But, fall is not all that far off. Oddly, I always consider June 21st the end of summer as the days start getting shorter..
@@richardmourdock2719 I really start noticing the length of days getting so much shorter by mid-Sept. Good reason for counting on less mileage and earlier setups, supper and bourbon.
That stretch of highway between Corner Brook and Deer Lake during October is nothing short of awe-inspiring!!...this was a great series!!...can't wait to see what's coming! Thanks for taking us along...stay safe out there!!😎🤙👍🤙👍🇨🇦
Thoroughly enjoyed your 106 day adventure(s) Jim. Thank you so very much for sharing. Every single video made me wish I was still able to ride. Boy o boy I sure miss it! Oh yeah… …those “2 mountains” LOL. I might not guess exactly what the locals call them but I will say…they immediately made me think of “my ex wife”. 😂 Stay safe brother and hope you are enjoying that Gold Wing. Road my uncles once was completely blown away by how quiet smooth and stable of a machine it was. The only bike I’ve ever ridden with cruise control and what a unique experience that was.
Can’t wait for your next OGOAB series!! In 2020 I bought a 2006 Honda Shadow Aero 750 after not having had a motorcycle for several years and 5 months later I rode it from where I live in Florida to where my parents live in NE Iowa…they knew I had the bike but DIDNT KNOW I WAS COMING UP!! lol. I did almost 1000 miles the first day. Talk about ADRENALINE!! That…as you’ve mentioned…was ONE of my ‘trips of a lifetime’. Stay safe and look forward to more of your’trips of a lifetime’
That was awesome Jim enjoyed everyone of the videos and looking forward to seeing your next trip thanks for sharing it with us going up though the park brings back memories of your trip to Newfoundland 2010 fourteen years ago good luck with the new bike take care
Good to see you jim I am leaving soon from Oklahoma thur nm,az southern California, ride up thur the mountains to lake tahoe ,glacier np. OR, wy, edmonton ca. Winnipeg, Ontario, Niagara falls canada side then mind home .
Sounds like a great trip. I'll be on the west coast at the end of the summer and hit the mid-west late September. Can hardly wait to get this year started.
Good to see you have closed this chapter of your adventure. Looking forward to the next chapter, this time you'll have reverse to help with the mini-mate positioning, however you'll have also gained a couple hundred pounds!
Yes, winter was hard on me. Can barely fit into riding pants... oh, you meant the Goldwing. It's only about 100 lb. heavier. Have discouvered if I pump the rear shocks up it is easier to get on the centre stand. Have only sed reverse once to see how it works. It still might be faster to unhitch and manually maneuver the Mini Mate when I need to back it into somewhere. I can see the reverse being handy though.
@@brianfromnh2596 In 17 years I can probably count the number of times I used the powered windshield on one hand. Except for when washing the bike. I foound a height that worked for me and left it there.,
@@OldGuyonaBike Good thing becuse the assembly the runs the shield up and down is prone to failure and runs $700 US to replace it... Just replaced the one in the 03.
Any chance you would be willing to come to Fryeburg Maine and speak at the 2024 BMW RA rally about your channel. Finished the series and doubt you’ll be back to Maine by Labor Day. Headed to Newfoundland in couple weeks
Looking forward to the reveal of the new bike. If in the Sault look me up at the kawasaki dealer Iam the parts guy. Free coffee and maybe a donut 🍩 😅😅.
July 17, the dealership is on the main drag heading north to Wawa. Just past the Home Depot and LCBO, the right. Lots of parking for the new rig. I am there till 6 PM. I will make sure we have Tim Bits and a clean cup. 😄 🤣.
I love your adventure, great video amazing scenery and at 64 I am starting some small adventure on my Ryker and maybe I will go visit Labrador soon.. Alain & Yellow
Oh Jim!! So good to see a great video!!!!!! Been worried about you!! How is your new ride? Getting it built? Please keep us informed on your schedule. If possible, I plan to hook up with you somewhere!! Do you have an email? God Bless safe ridin rubber down
I've hauled the Mini Mate for over 50,000 km over three seasons. The ST handled it quite well. Gas milage dropped about 10-15%, replaced brake pads more often but was quite happy with how it handled. I put the ST into a ditch last summer and will be riding an older Goldwing this year.
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Excellent series Jim,
Looking forward to seeing the next adventure.
Wishing you all the best, and safe travels.
Thanks. I'm looking forward to the next adventure too.
Beautiful scenery as always !!!
You are the Master of this type of travel videos, none better 👍
Thank you. I'm certainly enjoying making them.
Thank you Jim
Glad you came along for the rides.
I believe I have seen the majority of your 106 day trip and looking forward to 2024. I'm heading out with my camper and Can Am Spyder on 7-11. Not sure yet how long I'll stay on the road but I'm certain it will be a blast. Heading Northwest, Black Hills, Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and maybe Oregon and Washington. Will probably spend a bit of time in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona while heading back toward Memphis. Have you seen the road trip developed by a cartographer which circles the states and staying in 70 F year round, he also has a spur thru Canada and up to Alaska? Maybe soon. If only I could learn how to shoot the video and edit it.
I leave Newfoundland on July 9th and stick mostly in Canada until Winnipeg and then heading down to the Black Hills, Yellowstone and Montana (first weekend of August) then out to British columbia for a couple of weeks before going down the PCH. Sounds like we might be in the same areas at close to the same time? I think the 70 F tour soounds like a good idea!
Nothing like living off the bike...Fantastic journey OG. Love being on the road, but getting back home is very refreshing. Beautiful colors, especially next to the water.
Yes, I must agree, The trip of a lifetime is always the upcoming trip. We are heading back out on July 15th.
I leave the island on July 9th, Montana the first weekend of August, some time in British Columbia and head south after Labour Day. Where are you off to?
@@OldGuyonaBike We will be in Columbus Mt 17th. Then heading to Canmore, Alberta, Canada, for the week of 20-27 July.
Great series! At 67 I've come to peace with the fact I'll never be a biker. I could have bought a BMW with what I spent on bike magazines over the years. My Dad was an X-Ray tech who rarely slept through the night without answering a call, many were bike crashes. Anyway, at retirement we got a small trailer (sorry for holding you up) and have taken at least one extended 3-4 month trip every year. 2023 took us to Atlantic Canada including 3 months in Newfoundland inspired in part by some of your earlier videos. Poor ferry planning kept us on the western coast but we hope to return and see more. Thanks for the inspiration!
Glad you are out and adventuring... we all need to do it any way we can. Thanks for coming along!
that road in the park in the fall with the colors and the ocean looks awesome
I never get tired of that section of road.
Great videos and narration. Really appreciate your work: an inspiration to us all. Best wishes this 2024 summer riding season.
Thank you. I hit the road on July 9th. Can hardly wait but still have some prep to go thru.
Fantastic to know you're going to back on the road soon you make it very entertaining.Take care of yourself Jim and ride safe.
Thanks for coming along with me. I am hoping to have a really interesting and fun trip this year.
Thanks Jim. I appreciate your style of living on the motorcycle. Looking forward to your next trip. Fwiw I enjoy video's with just camp life too, from setup to teardown and everything in between. Ride safe my friend.
Thanks for coming along. Been on the road 57 days so far this year and will have a lot of video to edit this winter. Hopefully a few days in camp videos.
Another season over. Looking forward to your next one. Thanks for all the great videos Jim.
Thanks for coming along. I'm looking forward to riding a lot more roads and capturing more video.
Can’t wait for new series. Hope that setting up trailer for new to you bike went smoothly. Keep the adventures coming.
I haven't had a chance to wire in the new harness but I have pulled the trailer around the town and out on the highway for a short run. The lower gearing on the Goldwing certainly makes it much smoother from a stop. Did not feel the trailer behind me at all. The ST1300 was good to tow with but the Goldwing will be much better.
A truly awesome series. Really looking forward to the 2023/2024 series. It's mid June and I'm heading up to Nevada to visit and ride with Adventure Glide Jamie. Have another epic ride my friend. Remember, if you're riding, it's an adventure.
Have an awesome ride and adventure in Nevada. I'll be that way mid/end of Sept if things go to plan.
An epic trip for sure Jim........Looking forward to the 2023 content.......time is tight for your next adventure I know..........keep the cameras rolling my friend.....
The cameras will keep rolling! We'll catch you on the homestead in 2025 if not earlier.
Very nice ending up video. Congratulations on the safe trip you had. RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!
lol, riding safely will be part of my next video.
Another awesome video Jim! It was really a pleasure to come along through your adventure, thanks for sharing the good and the bad whatever happened, I’ve enjoyed all the episodes and looking forward for what’s coming. Enjoy your 2024 road trip on the Goldwing and ride safe my friend.
Thanks. I really am enjoying making the videos and sharing. I am always surprised at how many people are coming along for the ride.
Ive enjoyed watching your adventures more than just about anything else I have seen, but now that ive taken my Excel 2 on its maiden voyage, i can really begin to appreciate them in a whole new way. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. Ride safe, and I hope to see many more.
Motorcycle camping with a pop-up is a whole different experience. The MM is allowing me to travel further, longer and in comfort. I couldn't contemplate 2-3 weeks in a tent now. With the tent trailer, 2-3 months seems easy. You'll enjoy the Excel. I plan on making lots more videos. Thanks for coming along.
106 days, WOW !!! Congratulations Jim. I can't imagine, yet, what it takes to plan, and then experience an adventure like that. But now that I'm retired, this series has given me the bug to start the planning, and then the key is to get going. There are so many places I've never been to that I'd like to see, and I may not get to see them all, but It will be a fun journey 😁👍👍
I've now got 101 days planned for this year. The big difference is that I am not staying in any one area more than a few days. Planning to the nth degree and planning on being flexible and going with the flow at times. The biggest thing was not putting pressure on myself except for a couple of key dates and letting serendipity lead the way. We'll never see it all but we won't see any of it unless we hit the road to begin with.
Loved the entire series and anxious to see the four corners trip. On a 97 degree (F) day in SW Indiana, it is deliriously nice to see fall colors and imagine the cool air on The Rock. Hang in there Jim, your viewers and fans will be waiting! And I can't imagine all that editing. Not my kind of thing to be sure, but I'm a very good viewer!
I actually like doing the editing Richard, but sometimes I really have too much video lol. I am looking forward to shooting a lot more this summer/fall. I've got to get prepped for hot weather riding.
@@OldGuyonaBike You can be glad you're not going across SW Indiana today. Really high temps and humidity. Yuck. But, fall is not all that far off. Oddly, I always consider June 21st the end of summer as the days start getting shorter..
@@richardmourdock2719 I really start noticing the length of days getting so much shorter by mid-Sept. Good reason for counting on less mileage and earlier setups, supper and bourbon.
Vraiment passionnant ,bravo !!
Merci, j'ai passé un excellent moment lors de ce voyage et j'ai hâte de faire un voyage aussi génial cet été/automne.
That stretch of highway between Corner Brook and Deer Lake during October is nothing short of awe-inspiring!!...this was a great series!!...can't wait to see what's coming! Thanks for taking us along...stay safe out there!!😎🤙👍🤙👍🇨🇦
I had a great time on the road. Can hardly wait to get out again.
Thoroughly enjoyed your 106 day adventure(s) Jim. Thank you so very much for sharing. Every single video made me wish I was still able to ride. Boy o boy I sure miss it!
Oh yeah…
…those “2 mountains” LOL. I might not guess exactly what the locals call them but I will say…they immediately made me think of “my ex wife”. 😂
Stay safe brother and hope you are enjoying that Gold Wing. Road my uncles once was completely blown away by how quiet smooth and stable of a machine it was. The only bike I’ve ever ridden with cruise control and what a unique experience that was.
Hopefully I will be passing those "hills" in about 2 days. It will be 105 days this year when I get back to my winter digs.
It’s a rainy Saturday day in Souwest Nova and I just discovered your channel. Love the the content!
Thanks for finding the channel. I'm enjoying making the content.
Can’t wait for your next OGOAB series!! In 2020 I bought a 2006 Honda Shadow Aero 750 after not having had a motorcycle for several years and 5 months later I rode it from where I live in Florida to where my parents live in NE Iowa…they knew I had the bike but DIDNT KNOW I WAS COMING UP!! lol. I did almost 1000 miles the first day. Talk about ADRENALINE!! That…as you’ve mentioned…was ONE of my ‘trips of a lifetime’. Stay safe and look forward to more of your’trips of a lifetime’
We all need trips of a lifetime at least every couple of years to help extend our lifetimes.
@@OldGuyonaBikewe most certainly do sir!!
Old Guy on the bike, I am happy to see you again on the road . Victor from South Africa.
Hi Victor. I'm getting some kilometres in in prep.
That was awesome Jim enjoyed everyone of the videos and looking forward to seeing your next trip thanks for sharing it with us going up though the park brings back memories of your trip to Newfoundland 2010 fourteen years ago good luck with the new bike take care
Always love riding through Gros Morne. I'll be glad to get on the road again this year and start a new adventure.
Good to see you jim
I am leaving soon from Oklahoma thur nm,az southern California, ride up thur the mountains to lake tahoe ,glacier np. OR, wy, edmonton ca. Winnipeg, Ontario, Niagara falls canada side then mind home .
Sounds like a great trip. I'll be on the west coast at the end of the summer and hit the mid-west late September. Can hardly wait to get this year started.
Good to see you have closed this chapter of your adventure. Looking forward to the next chapter, this time you'll have reverse to help with the mini-mate positioning, however you'll have also gained a couple hundred pounds!
Yes, winter was hard on me. Can barely fit into riding pants... oh, you meant the Goldwing. It's only about 100 lb. heavier. Have discouvered if I pump the rear shocks up it is easier to get on the centre stand. Have only sed reverse once to see how it works. It still might be faster to unhitch and manually maneuver the Mini Mate when I need to back it into somewhere. I can see the reverse being handy though.
@@OldGuyonaBike It's all about trade offs.... You pick up cruise, reverse and on board compressor but loose power windscreen
@@brianfromnh2596 In 17 years I can probably count the number of times I used the powered windshield on one hand. Except for when washing the bike. I foound a height that worked for me and left it there.,
@@OldGuyonaBike Good thing becuse the assembly the runs the shield up and down is prone to failure and runs $700 US to replace it... Just replaced the one in the 03.
Any chance you would be willing to come to Fryeburg Maine and speak at the 2024 BMW RA rally about your channel. Finished the series and doubt you’ll be back to Maine by Labor Day. Headed to Newfoundland in couple weeks
Labour Day should see me in Oregon or California. I'll be looking at hitting more rallies in 2025.
Jim, any updates on your new bike?
You'll see her in about 2 videos from now. I've put about 1500 km. on her. I think she'll be a fine ride.
Looking forward to the reveal of the new bike. If in the Sault look me up at the kawasaki dealer Iam the parts guy. Free coffee and maybe a donut 🍩 😅😅.
I should be passing thru the Sault... hmmm free coffee. Sometime around July 17 - if I'm making good time, coffee might sound good.
July 17, the dealership is on the main drag heading north to Wawa. Just past the Home Depot and LCBO, the right. Lots of parking for the new rig. I am there till 6 PM. I will make sure we have Tim Bits and a clean cup. 😄 🤣.
@@shawngreenwood7288 a clean cup! Spoiled lol. I will be riding right past. Let's see if I am on schedule.
I love your adventure, great video amazing scenery and at 64 I am starting some small adventure on my Ryker and maybe I will go visit Labrador soon.. Alain & Yellow
I'm going to try Labrador in 2025. So close and I have only flown in once.
Oh Jim!! So good to see a great video!!!!!! Been worried about you!! How is your new ride? Getting it built? Please keep us informed on your schedule. If possible, I plan to hook up with you somewhere!! Do you have an email? God Bless safe ridin rubber down
Work gets in the way of editing. I like the Goldwing. jimgcg@gmail.com Will ber doing a video on the rough route for this year in the next two weeks.
I ride the same bike as you and am looking at getting a minimate how does the st handle it?
I've hauled the Mini Mate for over 50,000 km over three seasons. The ST handled it quite well. Gas milage dropped about 10-15%, replaced brake pads more often but was quite happy with how it handled. I put the ST into a ditch last summer and will be riding an older Goldwing this year.