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I am focusing on in-depth bike reviews the rest of 2025 in addition to my long-term series on the 2025 Tenere 700 and KT...
09/07/2025

I am focusing on in-depth bike reviews the rest of 2025 in addition to my long-term series on the 2025 Tenere 700 and KTM 390 ADV R.

Here are the upcoming tentative videos/reviews:

💥Tenere 700 First Ride In-depth / upgrades /cruise control
💥BMW R1250GSA vs R1300GSA
💥BMW ASA explainer
💥390 ADV R torture test ride / upgrades
💥Honda Goldwing DCT Tour In-depth Review
💥3,000 Miles on a Goldwing Ride Experience
💥BMW F800GS In-depth Review
💥KTM 390 Enduro R In-depth Review
💥2025 Honda CRF300L Rally In-depth Review (new suspension!)
💥2025 Honda Transalp In-depth Review (new suspension!)
💥CAN-AM Origin In-depth Review (fully electric dual sport)
💥Aprilia Tuareg Rally In-depth Review (yes!!)
💥BMW R1300RT In-depth Review
💥BMW R12G/S In-depth review
💥BMW F900XR In-depth Review
💥Moto Guzzi Stelvio In-depth Review
💥Moto Guzzi V85TT In-depth Review

Very much subject to change! Thank you all for watching and allowing me to do my dream job.

Goldwing road trip travel diary, Day 4. Leaving Orofino, I rode along the Clearwater River. I eventually entered eastern...
28/06/2025

Goldwing road trip travel diary, Day 4. Leaving Orofino, I rode along the Clearwater River. I eventually entered eastern Washington with its rolling hills of fertile farmland. I rode along the mighty Columbia River as I worked my way westward towards the mountains.

Long distance riding gives you time to think about everything and also time to think about nothing. It's a journey into your own psyche, more than it is a journey on 2 wheels.

I've arrived into Plain, WA to the Touratech rally, a large gathering of adventure riders.




Goldwing roadtrip travel diary, Day 3. Sparkling rivers, twisting roads, and blue skies. Today, I left Stanley and follo...
27/06/2025

Goldwing roadtrip travel diary, Day 3. Sparkling rivers, twisting roads, and blue skies. Today, I left Stanley and followed the Salmon River for many miles northward, passing Salmon, Challis, and then on to Montana's Bitterroot Valley. I rode through a thunderstorm on a lonely mountain pass.

Turning westward in Lolo, Montana, I traced the paths of the Nez Perce people and Lewis and Clark. I traversed 120 miles of what may be the longest continuous scenic highway in the US, Lolo pass. For 3 hours or more, it's non-stop scenery. Finally checked this road off my bucket list. And yes, I jumped in the river more than once today.

After 420 miles, I ended my ride in the small town of Orofino, Idaho, on the Clearwater River. Tomorrow, it's on to Plain, Washington, so I can present at the Touratech rally.




Goldwing roadtrip travel diary, Day 2. Today, I rode 510 miles from Austin, Nevada, to Stanley, Idaho. After plenty of h...
26/06/2025

Goldwing roadtrip travel diary, Day 2. Today, I rode 510 miles from Austin, Nevada, to Stanley, Idaho. After plenty of hot weather at low elevation, I finally reached the mountains around 3 PM, north of Boise. The ride between Boise, to Idaho City, Lowman, and on to Stanley on highway 21 was first class. I jumped in and cooled off in the first river I came to. The cold mountain water felt amazing.

I followed the Payette river out of Lowman, and watched the sunset over the Sawtooth mountains near Stanley. The Salmon River, also called the River of No Return, flows through Stanley and is the longest river with no dams in the lower 48. In places, the canyon walls of the river are over a mile high, and the rapids are world famous.




Goldwing roadtrip travel diary, Day 1. Today, I rode 580 miles through California and Nevada and stopped in the tiny tow...
25/06/2025

Goldwing roadtrip travel diary, Day 1. Today, I rode 580 miles through California and Nevada and stopped in the tiny town of Austin for the night. Pretty hot out there today, but the last hour of riding had some beautiful skies as the sun set over the mountains. I look forward to entering the mountains of Idaho tomorrow.

Thanks to Honda North America, I'm fulfilling a bucket list item of doing a classis American style road trip on the iconic Goldwing. I've never toured on a 'Wing before. It redefines your idea of what a comfortable motorcycle is. Truly world-class machine. I'm riding the 50th Anniversary Tour DCT model.




I don't think I've ever been this busy in my 4 years of doing this full-time. Between attending 4 press launches in the ...
20/06/2025

I don't think I've ever been this busy in my 4 years of doing this full-time. Between attending 4 press launches in the past month, traveling on a family vacation, getting sick, purchasing 2 new test bikes, and selling my personal bikes while finishing content on those, I am really back-logged on video editing. Thanks for your patience as content comes out.

I'm riding up to the Touratech Rally next week outside of Seattle, which will mean another entire week out of the office (I hope to see many of you there, I am presenting at 4 PM on Saturday).

This is what's coming: BMW R1250GSA 6-month review, R1300GSA vs R1250GSA comparison, BMW ASA explanation video, Tuareg 660 - Why I bought another one, Honda Hornet 750 and 1000 reviews, Tenere 700 episode 2, KTM 390 Adventure episode 3, Honda Goldwing 50th Anniversary in-depth review, BMW F800GS in-depth review.

I love my job. Thank you all for making this possible!

I LOVE motorcycle touring. It's strange, then, that I've never owned a Honda Goldwing. For the next month, Honda has len...
10/06/2025

I LOVE motorcycle touring. It's strange, then, that I've never owned a Honda Goldwing. For the next month, Honda has lent me this *beautiful* 2025 Golwding Tour DCT 50th anniversary edition in Bordeaux Red. In addition to my usual in-depth review, I will be riding it all the way to the Touratech rally near Seattle, WA, and back home. Taking the scenic way, this should be about a 3,500 mile or 5,600km trip.

Will the Goldwing win me over? Let's find out. Questions about the Wing, drop them below.

Honda

2 days of great twisty roads in California's gold country on Honda's Hornet CB750 and CB1000SP. Thanks for your questio...
07/06/2025

2 days of great twisty roads in California's gold country on Honda's Hornet CB750 and CB1000SP. Thanks for your questions. I'll cover them in my reviews. I've got a backlog of videos to edit since I've been traveling a lot. Thanks for your patience as I get content published these next few weeks, as I will still be traveling on and off.

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Honda have finally brought their value packed Hornets to the US for the 2025 model year. The CB750 Hornet comes in at $7...
05/06/2025

Honda have finally brought their value packed Hornets to the US for the 2025 model year. The CB750 Hornet comes in at $7,999, while the CB1000 Hornet SP comes in at just $10,999 (only the higher spec SP is available in the US) .

At these prices, the competitors should be worried. I'll be riding these bikes the next 2 days in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. What do you want to know?


The updated 2025 Yamaha Tenere 700 joins my long-term test fleet. I purchased it, and no, I'm not sponsored by Yamaha no...
02/06/2025

The updated 2025 Yamaha Tenere 700 joins my long-term test fleet. I purchased it, and no, I'm not sponsored by Yamaha nor did I get a special deal.

Yamaha have made some great updates, like improved suspension, ride by wire throttle with traction control, new TFT dash, improved low end torque, and more. But, they did not add cruise control, tubeless wheels, nor did they significantly change the center of gravity.

Check out episode 1 to find out absolutely everything they improved, down to the fuel cap!



31/05/2025

In today's video I stated that tariffs are a consumer tax, when talking about the $700 fee I paid for my new KTM. Technically, this isn't correct, and I apologize. A tariff is charged to the importer of a consumer good. The importer, in this case KTM, owes the tariff to the federal (US) government. The importer can eat all or part of the tariff amount, thereby reducing profit margin, or, can pass the cost of the tariff on to the consumer.

Typically, the cost is passed to consumers, which it was in this case. So, my money will flow to the importer, who then has to pay the US government. In effect, consumers pay most of the tariff, and it acts like a tax increase. This is exactly how it played out for me.

Governments use tariffs to raise revenue, protect domestic industries by making imports less competitive, encourage consumers to buy local products, or to leverage trade negotiations. Strategic, targeted tariffs have always been a part of our economy, and are used by most other countries as well. That is VERY different from broad based approach we have in place currently, which economists agree can, and is, harming consumers due to higher prices (like my KTM), creating uncertainty for corporations and investors, and slowing GDP growth.

I'm an economist by training. My post here, and my video today, is not and was not political, although many of you have chosen to make it so. I paid an extra $700 for a bike, money that goes to my federal government. Good or bad, that's up to you - I'm just sharing the facts!

It's absolutely nothing to do with California, and absolutely nothing to do with my dealership. Although many of you have wrongly stated these things.

Ok, back to riding motorcycles!

This thing is kicking butt so far! Looks great too in my opinion. KTM USA Rocky Mountain ATVMC Doubletake Mirror
31/05/2025

This thing is kicking butt so far! Looks great too in my opinion.

KTM USA Rocky Mountain ATVMC Doubletake Mirror

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