New Mexico to Canada (and back) on the GoldWing....Episode 6 

Glad you like it! I had a lot of fun on that trip, and a few challenges, and did my best to put something together from the clips that I recorded along the way.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Allen!! It seems us 1500 owners are getting to be fewer and farther between!! Always good to meet another one!!

Still learning how to edit videos, but that sure doesn't affect the great riding we have in this part of the country. Can't wait to get my GS up to Moab and in the Rockies of Colorado next year!! I also live in Albuquerque btw....moved here a little over 3 years ago.

@@twobikesandadrone …. There are fantastic backroads here in NM that you have probably already discovered. But I love riding in Utah, Colorado and Arizona. Any chance I can. Welcome to NM

Holy Cow.....that's an adventure right there!!! Any crazy moments that you'd care to share??

@@twobikesandadrone Actually none. Had a couple short rides in the rain. A couple days where it was threatening rain, but the air was cold enough that I put on my rainsuit to keep warmer. Other than that, clear sailing. I missed Laconia bike week by a day or two, but in passing through the region, I found myself riding in groups of a dozen to 20 bikes for various periods of times until people peeled off. I failed to stop at the famed I-80 truck stop as I wanted to be in South Dakota that night. In hindsight, I should have made the time. Otherwise, all good. By the way, and maybe you can relate, I am totally comfortable in my own skin as they say, and have no problems riding by myself. And as you may know, your never really alone. Pretty much at every gas stop, someone will come along, maybe look at your license plate and start up a conversation. It’s all good.

Thank You! I appreciate your feedback!

Thanks for the feedback.....much appreciated! I agree with what a great bike the GoldWing is, but understand if you feel like you need to downgrade to a smaller bike. Hope it all works out well for you!

I checked that as well, and reseated each of the connectors, and it worked for a little bit during my test ride afterwards, but stopped working again before I got home. I need to get back in there and mess with it again soon!!

Thanks for the reply…..always fun to hear from another GoldWinger! I wonder how many of us actually keep the same Wing for as long as we’ve had ours? Most seem to get newer ones at some point, but we are apparently very satisfied with our 1500s. And for good reason!! I suspect the sidecover problem is a grommet issue that results in the side panels flying off, but who knows for sure! I lost my original one and had to get a replacement….and then I broke off one of the posts taking it off at some point. Every few years it would break off again and I’d JB Weld back on again. This time the post stayed in the grommit but dripped into the frame while I was trying to get it out. 22 years I’ve been doing this and finally lost it 🤣 I rigged up a fix though, so it won’t be flying off anymore!!!

Thanks for the reply…..always fun to hear from another GoldWinger! I wonder how many of us actually keep the same Wing for as long as we’ve had ours? Most seem to get newer ones at some point, but we are apparently very satisfied with our 1500s. And for good reason!! I suspect the sidecover problem is a grommet issue that results in the side panels flying off, but who knows for sure! I lost my original one and had to get a replacement….and then I broke off one of the posts taking it off at some point. Every few years it would break off again and I’d JB Weld it back on again. This time the post stayed in the grommit but dropped into the frame while I was trying to get it out. 22 years I’ve been doing this and finally lost it 🤣 I rigged up a fix though, so it won’t be flying off anymore!!!

Camera is a GoPro Hero10 with the media mod for external mics. I tried the Purple Panda mic, and a couple others and then went with a Sena mic like the one that came with my 20S. Have them both covered individually with the stock foam cover and then have a furry wind sock over them both.....and I STILL have wind noise issues. That darn Shoei X2 Hornet helmet just lets too much wind in for a mic. Part of the noise issue though is my fault. If I remember to push the mic up to where it's directly in front of my mouth, it seems to work okay. But during this trip I forgot to do that a lot of the times and you can hear the noise. It is a little crazy to take such an old high mileage bike like that on a long trip, but I truly have that much confidence in it. I also have 22 years with it, so there's that. And thanks for the "true biker" compliment.....means a lot!!

@@twobikesandadrone I put the mic with a dead cat in the cheek pad, its seems to work okay, I guess it depends on the helmet. My Shoei Air 2 is pretty good keeping the wind out and noise down.

@@Yo-Ken Yeah....yours almost always sound perfect. I don't think I've tried the cheek pad spot, so maybe I'll try that! Thanks!!

Canada is a very real, and beautiful place I assure you!!