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Ian Hutchinson
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An interview with Tom Cutter
On a recent trip to New York, luck had it that Tom Cutter was having a garage sale at the same time I was passing through where he lives in Pennsylvania. I stopped for a few hours and Tom regaled me with some stories from his motorcycling life.
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Roadtripping my BMW R65 to New York City
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I recently had to go to New York for a work trip. Rather than take the train though, I decided to pack up the sidecases on my trusty R65 and get some camping and exploration in. On the way, I stopped at Tom Cutter's place, where he regaled me with some stories from his youth and career. You can see the full interview on my channel if you're interested. I've also linked it in this video. I will ...
Going to an Airheads tech day in Maryland
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We got some bizarrely warm weather recently, and it just happened to be the same weekend as a tech day up in Maryland. So I hopped on the bike and rode up to hang out with some other airheads and to change the oil and seals in my front forks! If you have an airhead and want to join days like these, you can join the ABC at airheads.org. It's really how I've found others keeping these old machine...
Exploring Around Brunwsick MD by Motorcycle
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Fall comes relatively late out here on the east coast. When Appalachia’s already lost all its leaves and the midwest only has a scattered few left on the trees, we’ve usually still got bursts of red and orange foliage. We also still get some decent warm days a bit later into the season. And this was one of those days-the sky was clear, the last few leaves were still worth seeing, and I decided ...
Airhead Road Trip: Homeward Bound
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Every year in the late summer, I pack up my R65 and head back to my hometown to see my family. Along the way, I come across beautiful views, spooky cryptids, and a lot of rain. Music by Jason Shaw
BMW Airhead Road Trip: DC to Savannah
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I recently found myself with three weeks in between jobs to do whatever I want. Naturally, the first thing that sprang to my mind was to go on a road trip. So I laid plans to head south again since the weather was still intermittently chilly here in DC. This time, the final goal was Savannah. The weeklong trip that followed saw me visit a bigfoot museum, break down in the rain, find Venus flytr...
BMW Airhead Road Trip: The Outer Banks
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In search of some warmer climes as things get chillier in the Mid-Atlantic, I packed up my 1980 R65 with some camping supplies and checked the oil levels before setting out to tour the Outer Banks of North Carolina on a long weekend. Music licensed under CC BY 3.0 US Jason Shaw - Nice and Easy Jason Shaw - Mountain Sun Jason Shaw - Thingamajig Jason Shaw - River Meditation Jason Shaw - Sailor's...
BMW Airhead Road Trip: Touring Pennsylvania and Upstate New York
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At the end of July, I decided I needed to get out of town, so I packed the side cases of my 1980 R65 and went on a five-day tour around Pennsylvania and the western and central parts of New York. Music by Jahzzar
Riding a vintage BMW airhead down the George Washington Parkway
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Just a short jaunt from DC National Airport down to Mount Vernon on a 1980 BMW R65. No commentary, just some engine noise and pleasant scenery!
Quiet evening spent changing the oil on my BMW airhead R65
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Doing basic maintenance tasks like valve adjustments and oil changes on old bikes is a contemplative task-something to do slowly, with a bit of music in the background, and beer at hand. You look after the machine and the machine will look after you. Not a how-to video, but just five relaxing minutes of changing the oil on my 1980 BMW R65.
Dunn Lewis Spring Social: Jacob's CB1100
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Jacob talks about his reliable 'ol CB1100. Filmed at the Dunn Lewis Social in March 2022.
Dunn Lewis Spring Social: Dylan's RE Continental GT
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Dylan talks about his first new bike purchase and some of the rides he's planning on it. This was shot at the Dunn Lewis Spring Social in March 2022.
Dunn Lewis Spring Social: Les's WR250R
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Les talks about his WR250R, his first dirt machine. This was shot at the Dunn Lewis Spring Social in March 2022.
Mason Sweet's Honda VT500FT
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After it made its way to Dunn Lewis at the beginning of the pandemic, Mason's been breathing new life into this Honda VT500FT with a hot paintjob and some other updates.
Rare Bird: Dennis Hutchinson's Davis DA-2A
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A short chat about Dennis Hutchinson's intro to flying, his previous homebuilt Zenith, and his current Davis DA-2A. Link to the full interview: ua-cam.com/video/sh52zHVgO4w/v-deo.html
A Chat With EAA Chapter 1121's Dennis Hutchinson
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A Chat With EAA Chapter 1121's Dennis Hutchinson
1980 BMW R65: The Everyman's Airhead
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1980 BMW R65: The Everyman's Airhead
Back in the early 80s I had a R65LS. My then girlfriend (now longstanding wife❤) and I put 26,000 miles on it riding the moors of Northumberland in England and wild camping in the western highlands of Scotland. I should never have sold that bike.
This motorbike doesn't have a front light? Ok, I see. It's just not very powerful.
Yeah definitely has one, just isn’t very good haha. I’m planning to add some extra lights soon
So cool to see you make it all the way down to athens and teach me about such a cool place even after i lived there for years gotta add a counter to these videos to see how many times "local" is said lol
@@vorticosecomb yeah, those guys are awesome! And hehe okay okay I’ll break out the thesaurus hahah
I still have my 1979 R65 I bought used from another soldier in Germany in 1988. I have thought about selling it many times but it is still the bike I have owned the longest in my life. It will start and run well anytime I want to go for a spin. Not sexy, not fast, doesn't stop or do curves well but it is indestructible and reliable.
@@gsj-66 great little workhorses
Line split illegal for motorbikes in NY state is kinda unjustified
Fair play to you for the mention of hurling. Never realised it was played at all in the US. All it needs is cheerleaders,hotdogs and budweiser for it to be huge over there!😂Enjoying your vids from a bmw/hurling fan from Ireland...
We’re bringing the Americans on board slowly, we’ll get there haha.
Brings back memories, used to live in Alexandria
Thanks for the ride ( :
Ian your content is genuinely outstanding, your adventures are fantastic to watch and everything is professionally produced. Thank you 🙏🏼
Doin' my best, glad you like it. :)
Only just found your channel, you're doing a great job. Very inspiring 💪🏼
This video makes going to New York almost desirable to this country boy 😂 I just signed up for the new rider course for next month, so pumped!
Haha I'm from the cornfields of Indiana, so I get it. But that's great! BRT is the way to go. Good luck and welcome to the club :)
Lovely Hurling.... as we say over here.
Or as we say when I'm on the pitch "oof, wide from 30 meters"
@@ihutch92 I'm a better spectator than a player so I can't comment.
What a refreshingly wonderful video that evokes wamderlust on two wheels! Well done bro. Would you mind sharing your route through the green/park-ways? I'm planning on riding from Stamford CT to DC in for a weekend trip. Many thanks
To be honest, I'm not completely sure of where I went, since I often just put it on google maps and choose avoid highways and go where it sends me! I know I was on state road 1 for a decent chunk! To be honest, most of the state roads through PA are lovely, so if you've got a bit of time, I'd recommend just putting in avoid highways and see where it takes ya.
Just bought my ‘80 r65 last week. This video made me so much more excited than I already am to take it around the country. As a 21 year old who’s been fortunate enough to score an airhead off of marketplace, thank you sir!!
I got mine off Craigslist and it’s an ‘80 too! :) Good luck with the bike and join a local club, you’ll meet loads of auld fellas who’ve had the bikes for decades and will be happy to teach you how to wrench on yours. :)
Hier kommt ein Glückwunsch zur R65.Heute bin ich mit der Restaurierung einer 82 R65LS fertig geworden.Ich freue mich auch schon auf die 1.Fahrt.
My grandfather (currently 96 years old) worked for the B&O for a short time and would regularly ride to Brunswick and stay in the YMCA there overnight before riding back through the Patapsco valley. I have a lot of family history through them hills! If you come to the eastern shore and ever have bike troubles Ive got a lift table and tools! Ive also got coffee reccomendations!
That’s so cool! And I’ll definitely hear the coffee recommendations on the eastern shore, it might just justify a trip. What’s good? :)
Hoping to ride my r60/6 up to Hawks Nest overlook this fall. You passed right by me.
Sounds like a great trip. :)
@@ihutch92 next time you drive up, highly recommend route 29 up to Frenchtown, NJ. It follows the Delaware river. Route 32 is also good on the PA side north of New hope but more pot holes.
Great video! I would often ride my R80rt from eastern Canada to Rochester NY for training sessions with Eastman Kodak. That took me through the White mtns, Green mtns and the Adirondacks. All on the Company dime so I agree with your sentiments. You bring back great memories every time I hear you fire up that twin! Btw I started with an 83 R65, great bike.
That sounds like an amazing trip. And working for Kodak must have been pretty interesting!
You are right about the lunatics on 695! I try to avoid that highway as much as possible 😂
It’s truly terrifying 🥲
These Videos from you are so awesome! Make me want to go on a trip.
Get to it! Any bike is an adventure bike. :)
Great cinematic tempo. You are distilling the essence of the machine and traveling (PX vespa driver and maybe RE him here). What a great bike this R65 is. Subscribed
Glad to hear it. :) Ride safe
Always love your videos, Ian. Also, which gloves are you wearing here? They look comfortable and simple
@@1974HondaCB350F depends on what part of the video you mean! The olive ones are Rev’it Mosca Urban gloves, they’re summer gloves. Also got a little chilly on the way home and put my cold gloves on though, they’re Rev’it Craters I believe? Ostensibly waterproof but not really haha. Still fairly warm though
@@ihutch92 You're right! I didn't notice that you had switched gloves in the video. I was primarily interested in those summer gloves. Thank you for the quick reply! (Also, I'm hoping to sell my '74 Honda CB350F soon and replace it with a more capable airhead. Looking at R80RT's or R100RT's in particular. Love your videos for the airhead drooling!)
Ooh a Royal Einfield lol
Great storytelling, went through your older videos. Dropping the static shots for a more seemless video is a nice touch. Tbh, what video recording equipment do you use?
Thanks! :) I use a GoPro Hero 10 for the bike and a Sony A6400 for the rest. I usually carry a 50mm 1.8 and a 4/18-105 lens for the camera. Occasional phone footage too haha
Really liked your video! May I ask what gloves you are wearing? They look awesome, but I can't find them with a quick Google search :)
They’re Rev’it Mosca Urban gloves! They run a little small, but they’re good summer gloves. :)
@@ihutch92 Awesome! Thanks!
I always enjoy your road trips especially through ‘small town’ USA. I could have lost myself for hours in that wonderful book store and of course an ‘airhead’ garage sale would be impossible to miss! 👍
I absolutely loved this video and appreciate the time and effort you put into making this. I immediately watched some of your other video's and I'm hooked haha. Beautiful and tranquil with a nice cup of coffee on a day off 👌 can't wait to see more!
Great video with perfect ambiance music, the night time synth sounds were a nice choice. I work on bikes and maybe since you're wearing your helmet you can't hear it but the valves on your R65 are like maracas, would be a proper time to check timing and adjust the valve clearances. Easy to do on your bike as well since the heads are exposed to the sides if you feel up for it Cheers
They are indeed at the maintenance cycle time. I just got new oil filters so she’s getting fresh oil and valve adjustment this weekend. :)
Thanks for sharing Ian, you've inspired me to get out and do more exploring on my bike, not just commuting!
Love to hear it! :) ride safe
I rode my R65 from Philly suburbs to NYC every day for about 10 days trying to find an apartment i could afford after getting accepted at NYU. But that was way back in 1982. lol. I still have an R65 - but not the same one. Lovely video, thanks.
Now that’s a commute haha. Ride safe. :)
You play hurling? I don't detect any Irish lilt in your speech?
I didn’t pick it up til college, been playing for about ten years now though. My mom’s from Roscommon, so I’m Irish by extraction but didn’t grow up there, just spent the occasional summer. I suppose I’m a little more Irish than the average “Irish American” but still a yank at the end of the day haha
What's your bike's comfortable cruising speed on the highway? At what rpm?
It’ll fairly happily do 75 at roughly 5k rpm or so? The bike is perfectly happy at that speed, it’s just the rider getting the crap beat out of them that’s the impediment to that speed haha
Great video man. I have an old BMW R75/5 from 1971 back here in Denmark keep it up
i like the way you make your videos, do you record voice while editing or do you do while riding?
I write a little script and then record the audio separately at my desk with a microphone after the trip. Then I splice it up with the video in Davinci Resolve. :)
Very enjoyable, your video was a great a breakfast this morning. Thank you.
I bought my RE Meteor in Fremont last year and love it. Such a fun commuter bike.
Great closing comment! I have the same front tire and I hope to replace it soon! The first time I rode it on the fwy here in California was too scary. Looks like the corvette traveler missed 2/3rds of my home state but hit the North Coast which is beautiful. We hope to take our airheads up there soon.
I really like the tires overall, but yeah those rain grooves feel really bad 🙈
Lovely bike! I'm hoping to take mine on a few road trips after I retire this Oct. I haven't been a big fan of the Kaiser panniers but they are kind of growing on me.
It took me a while to get to used to mine when I first put them on. Can’t argue with the space though, and the look has grown on me!
UA-cam sent me here. Enjoyed, subscribed, I'll be back for more - thanks 🙂
Your complaint/annoyance about the NJ evap gas pump has me laughing. As someone who lives in SoCal, I can tell you you'd hate riding out here. Originally from Boston myself, though.
I think for the natural beauty of the area, I could stomach the pumps haha :)
Great videos you have ❤
A convenience gas station store would have better coffee than starsucks has.
I Just did that from Atlanta to Miami to NYc to Niagara Falls and back to Atlanta on a ‘91 r100 GS!
Damn that’s a hell of a trip! What’d that come out to? 3,000 miles?
What was the distance from your home to New York City? Im a newer rider and trying to come out of my comfort zone and take longer trips.Your video was encouraging. 😊
This one totaled about 550 miles or so round trip. I’d say start with something that’s maybe 50-100 miles from where you live and do a weekend trip-Saturday out, Sunday back. That’s a good way to start. :) that way you can test out what works and what doesn’t for you and absolute worst case scenario, you’re still pretty close to home.
Excellent thank you Tom is the best
He’s truly one of the greats! And a gent to boot. :)
Always enjoy riding along
I ain't taking no motorcycle into New York City for nothing, that's not adventure that's suicidal.
Riding in the city has a flow, you get used to it. Typically you're not moving more than 17mph anyhow and it's a lot of stop and go, so to me it seems better than some suburbs where people are flying by in a minivan going 65 in a 30.
@@swingdrums You'd be shocked how stupid people can be at 17 miles an hour.
@@BillySBC agreed, but at that speed you have more time to react.
Gosh I miss the greenness of the east coast
I just bought a black '83 R65, my first BMW, a few weeks ago, and as a woman, its just my size which most airheads aren't. :D It only has $16k orig miles on it and very fun to ride! No big issues so far but trying to trouble shoot why the running and tail lights don't work. The headlight, brake and turn signals work at least but I'd like to ride it on trips and at night so anxious to fix them.
Ooh yeah definitely get that fixed, that could be dangerous haha. I’d recommend joining one of the airhead clubs (MOA, Airheads Beemer Club), lots of folks would probably be happy to help you troubleshoot, could be as simple as replacing a fuse or patching a wire! Check your fuses first-one might be blown. :)
@ihutch92 I did find one fuse blown but that didn't fix it. Still checking & cleaning all the various connections along the way to the front.
@@ihutch92 Thanks for the suggestions. We got it sorted out this morning. Checked every connection from front to back, replaced a tail light bulb and both fuses. Also cleaned the contacts on the ignition which was half the issue. Now I just need some cooler weather to ride in! Stay safe.
Well done!
Great interview. My only criticism is it was to short. I could listen to Tom for hours. Thank you.
Nice video. Surprised to see you park on the street in NYC. I was hoping for a garage recommendation. All the best.
I was hoping to park at one of the moto-specific garages, but they sadly don’t do short term stays. :(
@@ihutch92 Yes, that's been my experience, too. I'd do NYC more often myself if I had a mid-town garage to safely park the bike. All the best.