John this is what you do best great informative video. We just saw this. We are in a place (Orlando) with badddddddd internet. But I loved it. Thanks again!!!
Rode my Can Am F3S in the Run For The Wall 2018. Unlike all the Harley snobs I was riding with, I had people all across the country sit on my trike for pictures. It was awesome. On breaks I would often find one of my riding partners asleep on my trike since it was level and had a luggage bag on the back to lean against. Great ride for long distance.
Excellent presentation John, You covered a lot of valuable points in making a successful trip. We travel across country from Maine to Tucson to My Brothers in Florida.I plot out on the Rand Mcnalley plot out mileage ,time, hotels etc gas money approx. I ride Mc over 45 years using the same criteria . Our new ride is a 2018 Spyder Rt Limited , which is the wife's, but being 2 up and so much capacity, We take day trips but will increase trips as We now retired in Tucson as We have year round weather to cover some great country. So thank You and I'll be a faithful follower...Tim and Barb
Merçi pour les informations qui me seront très utiles pour notre road trip l'été 2022 , nous partons de Québec direction Vancouver, San Francisco, death valley national park, las Vegas, greaceland Memphis, floride et retour aux Quebec, Très belle video, Salut
Thought I had the volume up a little loud on the tablet. I turned it down and my better half says "What are you doing, I was listening to John". Always good info!
Having a plan is always good. But sometimes just winging it can be so much fun an adventure. I am more of a back road traveling person then the highway I like to enjoy myself getting there and checking out all the scenery that each Town offers. Can't wait to see part two of this. Thanks for sharing this with us
I've watched a bunch of your videos. They are always very informative. You earned a sub today. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into these videos. My 2022 RT Limited is suppossed to arrive at my local dealer in late February to early March. I can't wait to join the world of reverse 3 wheelers.
I also appreciate the time and expertise of your videos. I bought a 2021 RTL after losing my husband of 44 fantastic years. I love the wynd therapy and watching your videos have been so helpful. I now know what products to use to keep SpyderWings ( the name I chose as I am also a pilot) looking good and what I need to carry at all times in my togo bag😊.
great advise John on how to travel well and plan for those unexpected occurances that will always come up. sometimes they are just part of the adventure and enhance the 'after trip' stories. LOL and other times they are game changers. It all depends an how well you can adapt and also good planning! Keep up the adventures and we hope to be able to share some wind therapy with you both next year!
Our last long distance trip was 66 days, 11,000 miles,26 states Coast to Coast and back . We used BunkaBiker, motels and camped out when we could. We only had reservations for one week to visit my wife’s mother. We both have RTLs, I pull the pop up camper and my wife pulls a cargo trailer.You have some great videos and great tips for the folks out there wondering if they can do it.
Thanks I did my first road trip on the spyder. I packed for a weekend and it was so much fun... I found a bag that will fit in the frunk plus rain gear and stuff that was not organized and all over the place. Thanks I love watching yours and Miriam's video. Could you do a video featuring the Can-Am saddlebags and some of the things that you might keep in yours
Hi John. As you know we generally trailer our Spyder but we would like to make more Spyder only trips. Any hints on essentials if you don’t have a trailer would be of interest to us and I suspect a lot of your followers. Good first session. Thanks. Ray & Linda. I know you and Miriam are getting excited about the 22 asphalt oddessy. God Bless you guys ,hope to see you in 22. .
As a Californian and lover of Yosemite, I’m going to say River Rock Inn, Mariposa. Cracking little place just outside of the park. Also great touring advice 😉, thanks 😊 😊
Well done John, I've pretty much always been a "having a Plan B" kind of guy, but you have enlightened me to think about some "what-ifs" that I've not ever considered (catastrophic breakdown, sickness or injury, home emergency) so thank you. I'm still in the learning rookie stage of packing and rolling with a camper, but I have another year or two to practise and learn, so that I will be prepared, organized and ready for extended trips once that wonderful retirement day arrives. I look forward to more tips and advice from you. 😁👍👍
Here’s a tip that I always use when trying to find a scenic route: Using Google maps, I decide on a few different routes, then using Street view, I check out various sections of each route, and what the scenery actually looks like in different spots. Sometimes the differences make the choices easy, but you always have to take seasonality into consideration, as well as how old the Google images are (they’re always dated on the bottom of the screen). Using this method has really taken me on some incredibly beautiful roads! Thanks for posting!
I do the Google street view all the time. It has kept me off gravel roads. Worked for us on Thanksgiving day. We went for a 3.5 hour ride in farm country of Northern Virginia. At one point I lost track of my "planed" route and remembered what John says, "All roads lead to another road".
Regardless of my travel time, I only pack for three days. Saves space, and I can do laundry at hotel while on a site seeing or relaxing day. Always have destinations planned which include staying somewhere two days every four or five days. Also, though I might reserve accommodations for specific locations, mostly just only reserve a hotel in the morning for that night’s stay because of the desire to be flexible. On all my trips, weather has been something which has affected and changed the day’s plans at least once.
Morning, I think the advice given is tremendous. Even though my misses and I have not traveled very far on the motorcycle, we have been in a vehicle and those same preparations are used with a four wheeled vehicle as well. When I was employed at an auto parts store in the shop, we wanted to go out west. The vehicle was a 74 pickup with a camper top on it. I prepared with anything possible that would entale
Sorry, hit button too fast. Anyway anything that I could rebuild the engine if possible. In the two week trip we did have breakdowns. So, the information is very good ,I could not ever had said it any better. Sorry for the two part story. Later.
Another informative video from two that been there done that. I know the trailer is an excellent tool to have for LD travel, but for some of us just not doable for a variety of reasons. I have the 20 RTL which has 47 gallons of storage, and I'm considering the luggage rack for the tour pack lid which will accommodate another 15 lbs of clothes. That's my plan, hope it works.
When I think about storage, I often think about CoachBob,, Vikki, and their situation, they get it done, smile, adapt and enjoy, so I'm not complaining.
June 2021 I did 650 miles in 12 hours on an my 2017 F3 LTD . I would have done it in less time but I got stuck in bumper to bumper traffic IN Washington DC.
Hey John, I’m getting ready to embark on a 3,500 mile round trip on my new Spyder. Your statement about loading your Spyder & trailer onto a UHAUL intrigued me. Can you elaborate on how you can get the Spyder into the back of the Uhaul? Obviously the loading ramp is not wide enough by itself.
I would use a flat bed tow truck. put it on the flat bed, raise the bed to height of the Uhaul and driv it in. I had a friend who did this to move her Spyder
