Some of us are old enough to have actually driven old route 66 through AZ into New Mexico (others maybe farther than that, not me) The cars of the 30s through 40s were not long range comfy road specials and frequent stops were the norm for gas and cool downs. Old highway 90 when it was the primary East West route was similar to Route 66 and driving it from LA to New Orleans was as fun as it can get until it also got bypassed. I now ride my motorcycle along these old time routes and leave the car at home and been doing so since 1999, I stay in hotels along the roads I travel, but use to camp back in the young days of my life.
Love ya'll taking us along for the adventures! My family did a motorhome vacation from Alabama to the Grand Canyon and on to Vegas and down to Oatman 2 years ago. Being as I am a country boy who owns burros I was not about to leave Arizona without seeing Oatman and the wild Burros. The sidewinder sure made me wish I had my bike. Wrestling a motorhome around those curves gets tight and you feel the narrow roadways when you meet a 4 wheel vehicle. I was more comfortable driving the Vegas strip in that beast. Being out west for a short time makes you want to hug the trees and roll in the grass when you get home.
Rt. 66 is awesome I was there 12 years ago. It was on my bucket list to ride. I loved it since the show Rt. 66. I felt like a kid in a candy store. Stay safe.
My wife and I lived in Phoenix for 15 years. We rode the bike to Oatman many times. We have so many great videos of our rides. We GoProed everything. My wife loves donkeys. Super ride. Great town! We would go from there over to Laughlin on the Colorado River. Ride along the River back to Phoenix.
Hi guys I love ur Blog so interesting & I can’t wait until the next one too see where u both end up soooo Kool 🏍😎👍 That Old town u stopped at Oatman & Route 66 lots of history there & those twistys roads look awesome 😎 Enjoy Miles & Miles of those tight bends & twistys & hold on 🏍🏍 I have to say I love how u explain about the towns u both visits & how much knowledge & info u giving us. Love u both u definitely have grown on me in last 18 months on ur biggest Road trip. Stay safe Keep on smiling P.S I’ll love to do this one day in NSW
Great video! I did the AZ Sidewinder, Oatman, Kingman, Old Rt 66 last year on my cross country trip. Brought back great memories, so much fun! Keep the great videos coming. Ride safe.
What a lovely couple 🙏 what a nice journey 👌 My RTW plan, which will start from Turkey next year, includes Route 66 in 2026. I will remember your chat 🤗
Lovely! I don’t know if you know them, the Hairy Bikers did a TV series travelling and cooking along Route 66. It was really interesting, they visited a lot of eateries that had been revived by “journey travel” :)
Rich and Chris, you continue to the our Sunday night ritual. We love the places you visit and the descriptions you pass along to us as well. We think the donkeys are a kick. Thanks for Sharing!
Brilliant video guys, I never been to the States but remember the 60 s shows about route 66 , I would love that sticker Richard. You guys got me hankering for a bike again ( I'm in my 70s).
Hey…….. I am following you from a distance more than 10,000 miles I liked all your flogs keep it up 👍 also I am rider. I don’t have UA-cam it’s hard work and it takes lot of time thanks 🙏 keep it up 👍
I loved this ride you took. Route 66 and that old West charm is right up my alley. Thanks for sharing. I really like that relive feature Rick. Very cool.
Well crap...You're right in my backyard. Ride that road all the time. If I were there and not out working I would try and look you up. While there you should ride down Silvercreek from Oatman to Bullhead, then through Laughlin to Christmas Tree Pass.
Chris and Rich I have been with you from the start. Man you have put your blood , sweat and tears into provide great content. You are both very unique people. ( nice way of saying crazy like a fox) .
My folks drove the original Route 66 back when they had a new 57 Chevy to San Diego, we live in MI. Left home with $300 and came back with about $100. Gas was around twenty cents a gallon, rooms .50 to a $1.50. Sack lunches and one hot per day. No interstates back then.
Love it! Now I need to add route 191 to my list - looks fantastic! Lots of curves and cool, funky sites. I love the 360-degree, really gives a great perspective! What mapping app was it that you used, Rich, to plot the route and add photos? x Nancy
Another good show. Oh my wife and I got are orders in for the tee shirts and a little extra for the worthy cause. Thanks you guys so much. Thanks for sharing too.
So I've heard of Cow Tipping and now you have done Donkey Dodging Bahahahaha.. awesome video, Also every time see see your panniers i try to see all the stickers.
Really like your TV setup 👍 Now that you are not doing long distance, multi day rides, are you considering downsizing the bikes? I went from my GL1800 of 13 years, to a CRF 1000 & love it.
So here is a dumb question. Do you have shock absorbers on your trailer? When off road the trailer can ride much rougher than the truck. Maybe that is what broke the shelf and the water tank. Brian
You two will never know(or maybe you will)how immensely inspiring your vlogs or chronicles are to other adventure riders like myself. Keep up the good work.😎😊😄
Rode Topock through the Sitgreaves Pass to Cool Spring Station in January 2019 with an old Go Pro Hero 3 on the front fairing. Just havent edited the video yet!!!
Great videos and editing by Richard. Felt like I was right there with you on the rides. Your riding gear is a surprise, looks like you're dressed for cool weather. I thought it would be really hot there. Enjoy traveling along with you two.
Rick, you seem to have had numerous water leaks. I would like to give you some food for thought. No doubt the bulk of the leaks are due to rocks and other debris kicked up on highways and side roads that you have traveled. I thought that if you found some thin aluminum and made a make-shift shield/buffer set about 1 to 2 inches away and around the tank it would give you, hopefully, enough protection to have one less headache to deal with. A very thin material should not add any weight to your trailer. If this is not useful I thought that you would come up with your own idea to eliminate the problem. I hope this helps in some way.
Driven those routes several times. Loved the journey. These towns are a fairly short drive from our property. Lots of political signs in Oatman. Love it there.
Great video again, with the price of gas many can not think about a truck towing a camper and motorcycles. In your opinion which would be the better option your original plans of tent camping or the bike travel trailer?
Thanks!
Sorry I didn’t take the time to go to Oatman, when I passed thru Kingman 🤢
It’s easy to miss it
Happy Mother's Day Chris!
Thank Karen
Love the ending map. Nice job
Some of us are old enough to have actually driven old route 66 through AZ into New Mexico (others maybe farther than that, not me) The cars of the 30s through 40s were not long range comfy road specials and frequent stops were the norm for gas and cool downs. Old highway 90 when it was the primary East West route was similar to Route 66 and driving it from LA to New Orleans was as fun as it can get until it also got bypassed. I now ride my motorcycle along these old time routes and leave the car at home and been doing so since 1999, I stay in hotels along the roads I travel, but use to camp back in the young days of my life.
Awesome thanks for sharing. Cheers
COOL SOUNDTRACK!👍
Thanks James
Love ya'll taking us along for the adventures! My family did a motorhome vacation from Alabama to the Grand Canyon and on to Vegas and down to Oatman 2 years ago. Being as I am a country boy who owns burros I was not about to leave Arizona without seeing Oatman and the wild Burros. The sidewinder sure made me wish I had my bike. Wrestling a motorhome around those curves gets tight and you feel the narrow roadways when you meet a 4 wheel vehicle. I was more comfortable driving the Vegas strip in that beast. Being out west for a short time makes you want to hug the trees and roll in the grass when you get home.
Rt. 66 is awesome I was there 12 years ago. It was on my bucket list to ride. I loved it since the show Rt. 66. I felt like a kid in a candy store. Stay safe.
This road has so many cool old things.
My wife and I lived in Phoenix for 15 years. We rode the bike to Oatman many times. We have so many great videos of our rides. We GoProed everything. My wife loves donkeys. Super ride. Great town! We would go from there over to Laughlin on the Colorado River. Ride along the River back to Phoenix.
The most awesome driving route in Arizona is the sr 191 between Hannigan meadow and Morenci. No vehicles over 26 ft allowed. Great for Summer!
That's for sure!
Super coooooool. Thanks. Blessings
Thanks
Yep another great one! I see you have a pet fox that you have to let out when you stop!
Not a ride for the faint-hearted. Great job, both of you. Phenomenal riding skills!
Love 66!! If you're coming on down it, be sure to stop at Tucumcari!!
Awesome
Happy Mother's Day Miss Chris. This was a really kool video. The route at the end was waykool.
Awesome. Thanks.
I just did that ride today, from Lake Havasu thru Oatman then Kingman and back to Vegas. From Kingman to home hit 50 to 60 mph winds. What a ride.
Hi guys I love ur Blog so interesting & I can’t wait until the next one too see where u both end up soooo Kool 🏍😎👍 That Old town u stopped at Oatman & Route 66 lots of history there & those twistys roads look awesome 😎
Enjoy Miles & Miles of those tight bends & twistys & hold on 🏍🏍
I have to say I love how u explain about the towns u both visits & how much knowledge & info u giving us.
Love u both u definitely have grown on me in last 18 months on ur biggest Road trip.
Stay safe
Keep on smiling
P.S I’ll love to do this one day in NSW
Thanks a bunch.
The Olive Oatman story is a good story. Classic 2 wheels big life
Thanks Barbra
Thanks, I enjoyed this video...
A well deserved steak that was! Great ride - thanks for sharing! :)
Thanks
I never thought the AZ desert could have so many interesting things to see. You guys are having too much fun, I'm sooo jealous.
Cheers
Love that area🤓😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦
Nice touch with the, Relive map.
Thanks I’ll try to include what we have
That map at the end was really great.
Thanks. If I have a relive map I will do my best to add to the end of the videos.
I like how you give the history of the places you go
Nice. Put that ride on my list of places to go. Thanks.
Route 66 is one of our favorite rides...4 times so far from Chicago to Santa Monica, and hoping for number 5. We always see something new.
Great video! I did the AZ Sidewinder, Oatman, Kingman, Old Rt 66 last year on my cross country trip. Brought back great memories, so much fun! Keep the great videos coming. Ride safe.
Awesome glad you liked it. Cheers
Now that is some fine dessert back roads have fun and be safe .
Oatman was one of my favorite stops going cross country
Didn’t know it existed until we got there. Super cool place
Love the way you did the map at the end!
Nice touch with the map at the end
What a lovely couple 🙏 what a nice journey 👌 My RTW plan, which will start from Turkey next year, includes Route 66 in 2026. I will remember your chat 🤗
Another great video 🤗 The relive at the end was a nice touch. Ride safe!
Did they have the bank robbery show when you were there?? Funny. Thanks for sharing, I had a blast with a good friend on our GS's.
No we missed that one 🙁😳
You guys are awesome 👌 👏 👍 luv yall from Dallas Texas ❤️
i really liked the map with photos at the end, great summary, and makes the days journey easy to view and understand, THANKS
AZ has some beautiful and fun roads for sure.
They sure do. Thanks Edd
Very cool road graphics at the end!!! Thanks
Lovely! I don’t know if you know them, the Hairy Bikers did a TV series travelling and cooking along Route 66. It was really interesting, they visited a lot of eateries that had been revived by “journey travel” :)
Ya'll hit another one out of the park!!! Absolutely enjoyed riding along with ya, great views and commentary and music.
Thanks Sam. Glad you’re here with us.
You guys are great. I loved the addition of the route at the end. Excellent idea. Another great video.
I agreed. I love the map graphics at the end. It really gives you a feel for how much road you 2 travel in a day!
Rich and Chris, you continue to the our Sunday night ritual. We love the places you visit and the descriptions you pass along to us as well. We think the donkeys are a kick. Thanks for Sharing!
Cool. That was a lot of Ridin’!
Thanks Susan
Loved the routing at the end.
I love Oatman Arizona. I Boondocked in the Mojave Desert just outside of Oatman on route 66. It’s a great area to explore enjoyed your video. 👍🏻❤️
Cool map thing at the end. You guys covered a large amount of ground!
Thanks!
Wow your graphics are getting amazing. I have enjoyed ALL your videos...THANKS!
Great video and I love the ending that shows your ride, great job.
Great trip
GOTTA’BE WAY COOL !
Cheers
Always luv your adventures.
Thanks, Always makes my Sunday complete!
✌🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
That’s cool thanks Bernie
Brilliant video guys, I never been to the States but remember the 60 s shows about route 66 , I would love that sticker Richard. You guys got me hankering for a bike again ( I'm in my 70s).
The Big Harley needs to be repaired and brought back miss seeing you ride it.
She’s at @texarkanaharleydavidson in some really good hands. Soon she’ll be back
Just missed you guys ..... just rode there a few days ago...
Hey…….. I am following you from a distance more than 10,000 miles I liked all your flogs keep it up 👍 also I am rider. I don’t have UA-cam it’s hard work and it takes lot of time thanks 🙏 keep it up 👍
Great video! The map feature at the end recapping the days ride is super cool! Happy trails.
Awesome. Thanks.
Nice upload👏 Cool when you just want to keep riding the whole day, that is a day of success in my book, thanks guys.
Awesome thank you.
been on that road many time ,in 1994 i started the gold road mine ,just a few miles from Oatman
I loved this ride you took. Route 66 and that old West charm is right up my alley. Thanks for sharing. I really like that relive feature Rick. Very cool.
Thanks James
Missed you by a couple weeks! great episode!
Great Video !!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Well crap...You're right in my backyard. Ride that road all the time. If I were there and not out working I would try and look you up. While there you should ride down Silvercreek from Oatman to Bullhead, then through Laughlin to Christmas Tree Pass.
Getting those two GS off the truck looks terrifying!
It’s not bad the ramp is 4’ wide and 12’ long. I can ride with both feet down. It’s very stable.
Chris and Rich I have been with you from the start. Man you have put your blood , sweat and tears into provide great content. You are both very unique people. ( nice way of saying crazy like a fox) .
Out getting a haircut today and the barber recognized me from my channel so she recommended your adventures. Looks great. Keep up the fun. Subscribed
My folks drove the original Route 66 back when they had a new 57 Chevy to San Diego, we live in MI. Left home with $300 and came back with about $100. Gas was around twenty cents a gallon, rooms .50 to a $1.50. Sack lunches and one hot per day. No interstates back then.
Wow what a great adventure you guys, happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers out there.
Love the quirky historical stuff you show us! Its all the things I'd want to see if I was doing what you are doing.
Awesome glad you enjoy
I like this conclusion at the end a lot!
The Relive its a pretty cool app
Love it! Now I need to add route 191 to my list - looks fantastic! Lots of curves and cool, funky sites. I love the 360-degree, really gives a great perspective! What mapping app was it that you used, Rich, to plot the route and add photos? x Nancy
Thanks for another great adventure , you two are making my bucket list Huge 😁
Another good show. Oh my wife and I got are orders in for the tee shirts and a little extra for the worthy cause. Thanks you guys so much. Thanks for sharing too.
Arizona is such a diverse state to ride in. So pretty ! Thank you!
When you stop at Hackberry did see the yellow tabby cat? He always there when we stop on are rides.
I think we did see that cat. That’s funny
Love the ending with the route play for the day ride....excellent. I hope you make this a standard ending to all your vids.
Great video.
Wow, nice ride! The new map thing at the end is really really cool. Keep doing that. It’s nice to see an overview of where your rides take you.
Rode that road many times on 2 and 4 wheels. First time was in 1966 on my Triumph Bonneville before the interstate was completed. That was some trip!
I road old 66 to Oatman lots curves , Clark Gable had his honey moon there
That’s cool information. Thanks
So I've heard of Cow Tipping and now you have done Donkey Dodging Bahahahaha.. awesome video, Also every time see see your panniers i try to see all the stickers.
You see yours don’t ya.
@@TwoWheelsBigLife that's what I look for but miss it. thought it was on the right side top box. on a corner I think ❤️
Great riding out there. I plan on doing more riding out West next year if the creek don’t rise!
Do it it’s pretty awesome
Really like your TV setup 👍 Now that you are not doing long distance, multi day rides, are you considering downsizing the bikes? I went from my GL1800 of 13 years, to a CRF 1000 & love it.
So here is a dumb question. Do you have shock absorbers on your trailer? When off road the trailer can ride much rougher than the truck. Maybe that is what broke the shelf and the water tank.
Brian
No shocks but it’s a torsion suspension The tank cracked because it was not secured in the frame. All covered and replaced under warranty.
You two will never know(or maybe you will)how immensely inspiring your vlogs or chronicles are to other adventure riders like myself. Keep up the good work.😎😊😄
Love the video !!!!!
Another great video. How do find all these great things to explore? Have you already done a video of your trip planning?
Took the family there in 2019. We left Oatman the same direction as you guys and all I could think about was my Yamaha👍nice roads!
Rode Topock through the Sitgreaves Pass to Cool Spring Station in January 2019 with an old Go Pro Hero 3 on the front fairing. Just havent edited the video yet!!!
Great videos and editing by Richard. Felt like I was right there with you on the rides. Your riding gear is a surprise, looks like you're dressed for cool weather. I thought it would be really hot there. Enjoy traveling along with you two.
We enjoyed Oatman Az. Your correct the donkeys and roads. Did you spot the armed guards up high around the gold minds?
My favourite section & places of route 66! (4 years ago). Wonder how busy it will be in 4 years?(100th)
Rick, you seem to have had numerous water leaks. I would like to give you some food for thought. No doubt the bulk of the leaks are due to rocks and other debris kicked up on highways and side roads that you have traveled. I thought that if you found some thin aluminum and made a make-shift shield/buffer set about 1 to 2 inches away and around the tank it would give you, hopefully, enough protection to have one less headache to deal with. A very thin material should not add any weight to your trailer. If this is not useful I thought that you would come up with your own idea to eliminate the problem. I hope this helps in some way.
Your best video brilliant
Driven those routes several times. Loved the journey. These towns are a fairly short drive from our property. Lots of political signs in Oatman. Love it there.
Great video again, with the price of gas many can not think about a truck towing a camper and motorcycles. In your opinion which would be the better option your original plans of tent camping or the bike travel trailer?
Very nice. You're a really good filmmaker. I have to wonder: how many cameras you have? It seems like a lot.
A few. Mainly just move the few around. We have GoPros 5,7 and a 9 and a Insta 360
Dinasaur Caverns on 66 are pretty cool also.
Where Was you camp at? As I love the Oatman area. We use to a run out of Vegas to Oatman back in the 80s.
We were south of Oatman past the Laughlin turn off
@@TwoWheelsBigLife thank you
Yah. Relive is kind of cool. Question: Do you take that fox with you everywhere, or does she just follow you around all the time?
Ha. Believe it or not those are different foxes 🦊 we have no pets 🤣🤣
You've gotta do route 191 from Clifton to Alpine.
Yes the Coronado trail isn’t it ?