Rocket 3GT 20,000 miles in one year. Losing everything then gaining everything - LIFE! 

Inspirational! I subscribed. 72 years in June, 23' GS rider. Tidewater region of Virginia USA. Still working 40hr+ per week and caregiver to my wife who suffered a stroke in 2018 and has a host of maladys. I can not get away on long rides but very happy to commute to work and get a few hour ride now and then. Keep looking up !

Thank you for sharing your beautiful story. I bought a Rocket 3 GT just recently and I can really understand how you racked up so many miles in a year.

I am age 69. I ride a 2015 Triumph Rocket III. Buying a 2024 Rocket because it has cruise control and navigation. I live in Southern California and rode all over the United States. Just returned from a ride to Florida ( 6,000 round trip). I LOVE my Rocket. I am 6'2 220 Lbs. This bike have the power and torque to get out of bad situations. If you are a timid and weak man, this bike may be too much for you. This is a MAN'S MOTORCYCLE. Be different. Be unique. Ride a Triumph Rocket Storm GT III.

Very inspiring, thank you! From British Columbia, Canada.

I raise a glass to you Brian 🍻 Keep living life and creating fantastic memories ! The Rocket 3 is pretty unique and a fine looking bike.

What a lovely motorbike to tour on. It is certainly more interesting than the typical GS.

Amazing, Brian. I'm having my Tiger serviced at Youles this week. I hope they have a Rocket GT in stock 😊

Thank you so much for sharing your story!! I average about 15,000 miles per year on my bike and it is amazing how therapeutic and healing it is!! Praying for a speedy and thorough recovery!!

Firstly I wrote that in one and half year I rode 38000km, as employed man. But then I heard your strong lifestory. I only want to wish strong health to you!

Super proud of you. Wishing you safe travels as you get back on the Rocket again

Over 82,000 miles on my 2020 GT. Lucky I live in an area where we can ride all year long and so far I am healthy enough to put on the miles. Very inspirational story you have. Great stuff.

Good for you 👍 live life enjoy life here today gone today 😊

Wow, I think you deserve the medal mate what a brilliant brilliant story getting up and getting out there…. Thank you so much

Many thanks for sharing your story. I wish you many more years of adventures. BtB

Hope you get well soon! All the best.

Beautiful story! So heartwarming and inspiring! Please continue to travel and share. God bless you.

Impressive. Lovely bike and always so clean. Ride safe.

Amazing! Looking forward to the next video. Fair play and good health to you!

Nice video... thank you from socal, southern California... Dave, 65, New rider, 650 versys

You certainly picked the right bike to do that sort of trip on, well done. Good luck on your next adventure and keep riding.

That was a really enjoyable presentation. Best wishes for a full recovery, and I will be looking forward to seeing more of your adventures .

Very good! Glad to see your enjoying life. I’m 75 and have been on a BMW 1200GS for the last 14 years. The bike has nearly 100,000 miles on it. I have a Husqvarna 701 also but it along with the BMW they have become a handful due to the height and weight of them. I bought a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2 months ago that I’m slowly turning into a scrambler. Not real light but the low eat allows me to throw a leg over it easily. I don’t have cancer but I have a host of other problems. I rode the BMW with my wife on the back to Inuvik Northwest Territories, Canada (way north on the Arctic circle) when I was 70 and wive was 72, so glad I did it then as it’s doubtful I could do it now.

What a great story I’m sure your wife was with you every mile. Take care and stay safe looking forward to your next adventure 😊

I'm 73, have an r1250rs and done a bit of touring but clearly not enough. This is very inspiring, I hope you're soon back to full health (life's too short)

Great video, I imagine the Rocket and all that touring must hit the bank account! Worth every penny though, no use for cash in the afterlife!

Great story of your travels which gives much inspiration for my own tours. I only passed my test in October, my first bike a Honda VFR800 VTEC which I still own, but I've just bought a new Honda Africa Twin AS which I plan to tour on. The Rocket is high on the list too...

Brian, you’re an inspiration for me to travel more. You’ve had some tough times but chose to explore life.

22 minutes flew by! You’re a great storyteller Brian. Enjoy the next adventures.

It's a spectacular documentary.

You’ve inspired me Brian! Thanks for sharing your journey

Great story, good luck for the future, look forward to your next post

All the best to you for your future & health, thanks for sharing ! Great to see the other side of the world from the seat of a rocket!! from Sydney Australia x ✨🏍️🌅

Really liked the video. I live in the south of Norway. Got inspired to travel to the highest north. I wish you well on the cancer. Looking forward to a new video.

Huge respect to you. I to love motorbikes and the freedom and passion that travel provides at home in the uk and abroad. The story you tell is heartfelt and true. I am a cancer survivor of ten years now. I was 60 last June and have just bought myself a new v100 mandello s. Two friends are coming with me on a journey around the arctic circle in June. Love you bike, good luck with your treatment, I look forward to another story from you soon. Regards Stuart.

Brilliant photography, thanks for sharing your story and your journeys with us.

You were both inspirational and aspirational. Kudos to a wonderful travel Vlog and sharing your journey both personally and on your motorcycle.

I’ve never subscribed to a channel as fast as I did to yours. You’re a huge inspiration, the way you’re telling your story really motivates people to just go out there and live life to the fullest. Wish you many long trips ahead, keep enjoying and sharing your experiences with us 💪🏼 Cheers from a fellow motorcycle rider from Macedonia 🍻

What an inspiring story. When life comes at you, it really comes at you from all directions!!! Your choice to get back up and on with life is fantastic. Very inspirational. Good luck with the future.

Your the one who deserves a medal mate , good luck to you fella. 👍

Wishing you the very best of health Brian 😊

Keep up the great work, excellent trips and narration, health to enjoy your next one, keep that rocket moving ❤

Your story is amazing! I love Rocket triumph... I dream riding it one Day. Thanks

Great story thanks.

Thank you for uploading!

Respect! Impressed! Thanks, Brian !

Very inspirational. Your story really spoke to me. Your trip is the stuff of legend and a time where a man could really find his true self....and what he is made of.

What a tremendous year of travels and recovery...thank you 🙂

Great story and good luck continuing your travels.

"Well, if I'm going to Suffolk. I might as well go into Scandinavia. " 🤣🤣🤣 Hats off!!! You sir are a trooper! Life has to be worth living.

Awesome! Incredibly inspirational and sincerest condolences and congratulations in one!

Parabéns! Total respeito por seus feitos!

Bloody Brilliant, so informative.

What incredible adventures you have had, quite inspiring Brian. Thank you.

Poignant story well told. Good luck and all the best.

Fabulous photos, scandanavia looks amazing. And that triumph rocket is 😍

Great video Brian and the best of luck. The Rocket looks like a fantastic bike and I may well end up with one after my current bike.

Brilliant! Fantastic travels. Good luck for the future 👍👍 (nice bike😁)

What a lovely narration, you sir are an inspiration. Lots of good wishes for you and your health. The rocket is not just a bike its something more than one can explain. Enjoyed watching your videos, stay healthy stay blessed. ✌🏻

What a brilliant story of your life following your tragic loss, what a guy !

Thank you for your very inspiring video… I too am a Older retired, biker, and coincidentally have the same motorcycle as you. I love your courage and sense of adventure. Best of luck with your health. I will be looking forward to upcoming videos. Regards, Bob Bosco.

Wow, just Wow! Peace Love & Empathy fella 😎👊

I take my hat off to you sir, you actually did what we all think we might do, given such circumstances- a I life being lived. Thank you for sharing.

You Sir are an absolute legend !!

A sad story but you got on with life. Good for you. Life’s too short to put off doing this kind of thing. I’m doing a 4,000 mile ride in May in the US with an old buddy who moved with his family 23 years ago. We figured just do it. I’m retired and he’s taken a month off. People ask why and the answer is: because we still can! Ok, and we’ve been talking about it for years….. Take care, Ian

♠️Awesome trips. Would be great to also hear about your Rocket’s Maintenance story in all those miles . Cheers Mate 👋🏻

Amazing and inspiring story. Wishing you all the best in the future, and maybe see you on the road some time!

Amazing. God Bless, Love from India ❤

Thank you so much for posting this sir. So inspiring and moving as well as the wonderful pictures of such spectacular views . Wishing you all the best for the future. 🙏👍🇬🇧

What a lovely story, thank you for sharing it. You must have qualified for the “ iron butt “ award. You have my utmost respect, good health to you, you deserve it.

I would love to do this. I've just bought a 22 rocket 3gt. Used to live in Norway and would love to ride the bike there, I know the roads are beautiful for riding even for the low speed limits. But then you can take in the breath taking scenary. Miss the direct ferry from Newcastle to Kristiansand.

Great trips and memories to share. Best wishes for more in the future. I have to say my best memories in life tend to be from trips on my various motorcycles over the years. There’s nothing to match that feeling of swinging your leg over your bike and heading off down the open road 👍

Great story mate.

Hi Brian, good morning from Norfolk. Thanks you for sharing your story, amazing video and i would like to wish well and speedy recovery. Ride safe. Roy.

Thanks Brian. Great story . I’m also an aged biker who can’t get enough. I’m always interested in where and how other bikers of our vintage go about our obsession. All the best with your recovery and hope your back travelling with your mates soon 👍

Thanks Brian, I really enjoyed your travel exploits. I don't have money or retirement on my side, but I really enjoy travelers taking me along with them. Here's hoping you get the Rocket pointed towards more adventures soon.

Thanks . I am a 74 yo retired GP. CFB1000, . Norton Dominator in my teens , pre compulsory helmet era ! I have only done one longish trip to Portugal some years ago. My wife has had CVA's and care cost for 2 carers three time a day very expensive . I don't know if I will ever do any more long motorcycle trips . But hope springs eternal. My third great grand child due in May. Regards

Superb video , very interesting

Hi great vid thank you long may you continue

Thank you for sharing your story. Thoroughly inspiring

Wonderful Brian, truly wonderful! I’ve watched and re watched and can’t stop sobbing. I’m supposed to be a roughie toughie. 🙄 My wife and I love adventures and travelling but unfortunately she now has secondary cancer. Makes me realise, best get things done whilst we can. Thank you my friend and good luck in your recovery. 😊🏍️

As a native of the northern lights, I can relate to the feeling of perpetual sunlight. Super video, excellent storytelling.... and a whopper of a bike! Best wishes, happy trails!

Fantastic video very honest and heartfelt, and a great achievement riding all them miles🏍️💨💨 some brilliant places for the memory bank,and we both wish you all the best for 2024 and look forward to seeing your next adventure 👍🏻🏍️💨💨 we have also subscribed so not to miss you 👍🏻 take care and ride safe 🏍️💨💨👍🏻

Very inspirational. I’m getting ready to retire in 1 week! Life is too short to just work and we never know when the end of our rope will appear. I too have battled cancer (2010) and then a gallbladder attack in 2011. Been healthy ever since…even through COVID. Now, it’s time to ride!!! Be safe and live life to the fullest!!! 😊

Very interesting video, I too have decided to re enter the world of motorcycling. Its been 35 yrs since my last Harley and have just purchased a 2024 KTM 390Duke, I love kTm😁.

Incredible journeys!, takes strength and courage, I’m sure your dear late wife was riding with you, all the best to you, look forward to the next chapter 👍😎👌

I'm tempted to try one out now

Retired just a few months ago. Had bikes all my life. Have two atm one of them is a Triumph Thunderbird 900. But the Rocket3 has been at the back of my mind for a long time especially after been invited for a VIP factory tour some time ago in Hinkley and saw these monsters being manufactured with great precision. I think it’s time a get one of them in my stable.

Amazing story, life, travels, pictures and bike! I've done 25 states on my Honda GoldWing and my wife always says "why do you always take pictures of your bike?". Strength to you as I'm also a cancer survivor! Doing a 12 day trip in Nepal in October with an outfit - will be riding Royal Enfields of course.

Absolutely amazing, you are a very inspiring gentleman!!!! although being a Rocket owner myself it’s easy to understand how you just want to keep going on mile after mile always makes me smile 😊 Hope you are feeling better

Great video. I think it is important to do things you want too, as you get older, before you are too old or something happens.

Excellent video, Brian. Like many others have said, inspirational ! You've got me thinking about dusting down my bucket list from about 16 years ago where one of the main things on it was to ride to the top of Norway on my motorbike. Due to the time it takes to do justice to a journey like that, it wasn't going to happen for me until I could get closer to retirement, then in 2012 I had some health challenges of my own which eventually forced me to give up biking in 2017. I couldn't face seeing my small collection of bikes sitting in the garage so I sold them all. They were special to me, because I had made them my own with self made modifications/improvements over many years, It wasn't an easy decision to make. Having been riding motorbikes since I was 8 years old, and I found it so difficult to come to terms with not being able to ride. All my socialising, centred around riding bikes and as i'm sure you will know as a fellow biker, riding is so good for ones mental health. I became somewhat closed down, but focussed on other hobbies and interest trying to look forward and not backward.........Then, in mid 2022, I felt my health problem had become slightly improved, (which wasn't expected) and by Christmas 2022 I bought my current bike, a 2020 Rocket 3R, (with GT bars & comfort seat). It has given me back my mojo. I feel alive again! Seeing your video and listening to your story has reminded me to make the most of life while you can. I'm planning to retire next year, so maybe I will be able to do my bucket list ride after all. I will have to build myself up to it though. Are you planning to come down to the 20th Anniversary Triumph Rocket meet on the 15th of June this year? If so, it would be great to meet you in person. Wishing you good health, David

Nice one Brian, a good story well told. I stuck to the end partly due to your matter of fact way in presenting your story, no hyperbole just with a stolidly calm disposition. It's surprising to me that I held on because I usually can't abide other people's holiday tales, I even flick past them in bike magazines, it's always about fantastic this, best ever that, lost my heart to... xyz! It grates. And also because I lost my wife of 40 years to cancer as we were just on the cusp of our 60's. So we never got to open that oft-dreamed of door to retirement together. Good to hear that you both had yours 👍🏻 Best wishes on your recovery and godspeed on your future rides on the Rocket. I do annual trips on the bike across Europe and that's been more than good enough for me. We all have our adventures, best to enjoy them, I say, while we're still able 👍🏻

Thank you for sharing, hope you are recovering well. Some great trips there. I had the privilege of riding in Mainland Europe for a few years when I got back into motorbikes after 37 years in 2020, buying a CRF250 Rally, which after its first service, I took it out to Groningen with me and one month after it was stolen. Next bike was a triumph tiger 900 rally pro, which I took to Munich and back twice, also Odense in Denmark and back twice. I also did a non-stop journey back from both places, both around 800+ miles, 15 hours from Munich and 19 hours from Odense. I am now back in the uk and have swapped the tiger for a speedmaster (well i only have little legs so it’s nice to be able to flat foot). I am considering doing an Iron Butt challenge ride for charity this year (nothing set up yet) so if you fancy joining a 1000 mile within 24 hours in the UK later in the year, get in touch. Nice bike by the way, never ridden one yet, because I know I couldn’t afford it if I wanted it 🤣

Truly inspirational - let us know how you choose accommodation along the way.

Looks like you were hoteling it. I have a 6-week camping tour on the bike through the EU late May. First week at the D-day anniversary events before heading east.

what a fantastic story of your life on the road . i'm hoping to ride im hoping to ride my zx9r to spain , i'ts something i have to do while i can still ride . i wish you good health

Hi Brian, what amazing journeys you have been on with the Rocket 3 and what an inspiration you are! I wish you a speedy recovery and look forward to watching your next adventure. Ps I am looking at buying a rocket 3 - One question - How many rear tyres have you gone through and what did they cost?

Very nice. The dealer looks like Youles. I had a couple of bad experiences with them. Like most things, it's all peachy until there is an issue, then you find out what they are like. Hope you don't experience this.

Thanks for the video - inspired to go North on my next trip. Can you tell me how you fitted the sat nav thanks.

Hi @BriKinsella 07:00 - I'm pretty sure I met you and photographed the bike at the Mirador on the way up to Mt. Teide. The thumbnail is taken at that viewpoint I think.