Hey everyone, it's Colin. I ride a 2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America and a 2017 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special down in Southern Maryland. My channel is all about enjoying life on two-wheels. I do motovlogs, motorcycle installs, livestreams, reviews, first rides, and motorcycle travel videos. I love our community, and my channel is all about just living life, and meeting great, like-minded individuals. Thanks for stopping by, and I sure would appreciate if you joined the channel.
Some good tips and some good reminders. My wife and I have ridden together now for over 15 years, covered all lower 48 and most of canada. Never a bad trip. The most truthful topic you covered is personality! :) Holy crap! You wanna test a friendship or marriage? Go on a multi day road trip with another person. If you're still friends at the end of that trip keep that person in your life FOREVER! It's amazing how little things like one wants to stop for coffee a certain number of times and the other doesn't, or one needs to pee more than the other and they need to stop, can QUICKLY ruin the experience and cause some seriously hard feelings. Sounds silly but there are few things in this world that are more personal to different riders than their "riding preferences and personality." So guys, if you find that lady who you can ride with for six straight days and at the end of the trip she doesn't want to smack you with a tire iron...you just won the lottery!:) Also the NEXpow compact compressor is incredible! Nice vid. Thanks.
I hope I gave enough cable to connect once I run my wire around to the battery. I'm not there yet. I have to run my wite and tape it down. We ll see then.
Been considering a PanAm from my ultra limited. How do you like yours on a multi day trip compared to the touring bike? Could you see one as your only bike? Also is maintaining the chain a pain in the butt on a multi day ride? As we age those tourers get pretty damn heavy LOL!!!!!
Chain is simple. Multiple vids on YT about it. Usually takes me 15-20 min and I do it every 600 miles or so. This is a great tourer. You won’t get the stereo unless you have it through your helmet, but otherwise it’s great. I would recommend buying highway pegs though. I use AeeDea pegs.
Went and test rode one for two hours. Very fast, nimble, & light. Many faults compared to a cruiser and would not trade my ultra for one. As I do 7-8000 miles in a trip could not see that on that bike. Might be good as a second bike but definitely not your only one. thanks for the response.
@@Broncoride Rode a Pan Am for two hours yesterday. Very fast, light, and nimble. I found the buffeting, road noise, and heat to be excessive. I know you rode yours for a distance and wondering if you dealt with those issues. You also have a touring bike and wonder if you find that far more comfortable for longer road trips. Thanks for. your comments!!!!
@marclawrence2009 I honestly would rather tour with the PA. So much lighter and you have more capabilities with the PA. I enjoy both bikes, but I’ve been riding the PA much more.
Parson's Branch looks interesting, not something my bikes would be suited for but my car could handle it (the BRZ blew its motor, now I have a Volvo XC60, it has an off-road mode and AWD). Another road I can recommend out of Knoxville is 11W over to Bristol; last trip I made back from Nashville (which was the halfway stop coming home from Wichita, really), I took that for a change of pace from the Interstates, it's a fun drive (it was a car trip, in February). From Bristol you can get right on to The Snake, or head up to the Back of the Dragon (or for a very twisty day, do both, I've done that several times now).
It's not real twisty, but it's a good ride. Another you have a bike fit for is one of the twistiest things I've ever seen on a map, actually saw it called "the Deal's Gap of dirt roads", Maple Grove Church Road, near Boone, NC if I remember correctly. Ran across it while browsing for twisty roads, doesn't show up until you zoom in, I was disappointed to find out it wasn't paved (except for right up near the top by the Blue Ridge Parkway).
Thanks for the great video and tips on how to access these two off road rides. Noticed on your Pan America TFT screen that you are due for the latest software update.
@@Broncoride On the stock seat too that is only 7 1/2" wide. I guess I have a tougher butt than I thought. I do want to get a Sargent seat for it sometime. The Sargent is 11 1/2" wide.
I’ve heard it caused the dirt Cherohala, and I still haven’t been on it! Looks like a ton of fun! I’m down to one bike at the moment, the VStrom, I may have to get out there, camp and ride!!! Fun video Colin!
A bit long winded. I thought for a minute you were going to tell us everything from the time you entered the maternity ward. I bought a Vevor Lift, identical to the Harley one you paid $300 for and I got mine for $100 and free shipping on top of it, it's also a 1500 lber. Sure there were a few issues with it, I had to modify the safety lock mechanism it didn't work now it does. Also the handle wobbles like nobody's business but I made a bushing and fixed that piece of crap as well. I'd still say I got the better deal out of the two of us. Good luck with that H-D money pit of yours. skål!
Good video, but I just have one question: Do American men actually use swimsuits? In Europe only women would dream of using them. Men use swimming trunks/shorts!
The better way to get the bike off the stand is to mount the bike, standing upright on the pegs and within 1, maybe two forward movement the bike will roll off to keep the front brake applied. The bike Will literally stand vertical with you on easily for what seems amply time for you to sit and put you feet down. As for lifting, just continue so push the stand down with your right foot and the bike will lift and mount itself. Very little need to lift anything with you hands.
You MAY actually be able to connect that other company's brake lights to the CANsmart, if you make an adapter so that it plugs into one of the CANsmart circuit connectors. And as long as there's no controller or programming inside that aftermarket brake light. Then you should be able to allow the California Legal Flashing (flash, flash, flash, solid) and the deceleration braking to work for those aftermarket brake lights. You do need some sort of brake light plugged into the CANsmart in order to get access to these special braking features. The same applies for Driving lights or Fog lights. Any OEM driving or fog lights won't have those special features like strobe with horn, or dimming, unless those OEM lights are wired into one of the CANsmart circuits. But then you would no longer control them with the factory aux light switch. There's so much you can do with these types of controllers! What are your thoughts now that you've had them for a year?
7:25 - 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 What biker DOESN'T empty their saddlebags BEFORE heading to get groceries?!?!?!?!?! What'cha got...? A bunch of rookies ridin with ya????? LOL It's been so cool to see all the good times you gents have shared!!! Travel safe!!!
Haven't been to KY yet, other than just getting over the state line on a ride from around Abingdon over to Breaks Interstate Park on the quite twisty stretch of VA80 (and then back to Tazewell). Nice garage!
What a great start to what I’m guessing was an even greater road trip with good friends!! Looking Freud to the next video already!! PS: I recently rode Pete’s bike for a few miles… that’s such a nice ride!!!!
