Hail storm & vintage motorcycles in Kootenays, BC - Ep. 3️⃣
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- The west Kootenays is a motorcycle rider's dream destination with its windy roads, beautiful scenery, pristine nature, hot springs, wineries, great food, rich history.
This past summer I rode my Honda CB500X from Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) to the west Kootenays in pursuit of some of the best riding Canada has to offer!
Episode 3 follows my journey from beautiful Creston to Kaslo where I meet a vintage motorcycle builder and see his impressive collection of restored vintage cafe racers. 🎥 Filmed by me and my fellow traveller Sina.
Other Kootenays Motorcycle Trip Episodes:
Part 1️⃣: • Vancouver to Nelson, B...
Part 2️⃣: • Motorcycle trip in sto...
Part 4️⃣: • Kootenays motorcycle t...
Destinations:
Mt. Thompson Rim Trail - 2:25
Lockhart Provincial Park - 3:35
Toad Rock Motorcycle Campground - 4:40
Twist the Grip Vintage Cafe Racers, Kaslo - 6:00
twistthegrip.ca
Songs:
Money Making Machine - Jamie Lono
Liftoff - One Hundred Years
Prove It - Instrumental - Jamie Lono
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
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Website: megankaptein.com
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Now I understand why the XS650 twin engine is popular among builders. Definitely my favorite sounding engine in the group of vintage bikes. Sounds like a bucket list ride for sure. Thank you Megan for bringing you amazing journey to us.
Thank you, Dave! Happy to hear you enjoyed the content.
Hi from France Megan. Beautiful video, continues to make us dream, especially in this difficult time, the bike is one of the last areas of freedom. I sold my V4 to buy this 500 X.Take care of yourself.
Thank you, Patrick! Enjoy your bike, safe riding and bon voyage!
Thanks so much Megan 💕
Hail yes! A heaven for motorcyclists, Lucas will have a good gig up there. I'm not sure how anyone can return from a journey like this!
I'll bet the school bus camper was a welcome change from the tent.
Thanks Ricardo! I alsways appreciate a good pun! :)
I flew a Hang Glider off the Creston Fire lookout site as well as Kaslo one and flew Paraglider off New Denver. Lived in the Kootneys for many years. Beautiful and a motorcycle heaven.
Wow very cool experience! I’ll have to try that next time I’m there. 😃
Yikes! For a moment I thought you were near a driving range ....... hailstones that could dent metal! Glad Zephyr was resting and you protected as well!
Thanks Di! It was a pretty intense experience!
Loved it. Fantastic trip you're taking. Loved the cafe racers. Lucky call on the hail :)
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
Great video! The maroon Suzuki GS750 was my first motorcycle which I kept 15 years! That brought back a lot of great memories!
Thanks Pete!
Can't wait for this weather to clear here in Calgary then to disappear as soon as possible! Thank you Meagan for affording this British bloke and his mate places to head. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for watching! I'm happy to inspire you on your travels. :)
Hello, Megan! Just getting to the channel. As a motorbike rider and a bike trips lover, I did what I should: subscription and hit the bell. Best regards from Brazil! God bless you.
Thanks José! I appreciate your support of my channel. It's a huge gift to me to know my content is being enjoyed worldwide!
Great video 😊 Loved the mini interview and report with Lucas and his business
Thanks Ian! Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice touch with the engine sounds of the different, beautifully restored cafe bikes in Kaslo.
Thanks! Appreciate you noticing that. It was quite a bit of work to edit, so it's always nice to know the content is being enjoyed. :)
Ghosts towns rock, cant wait for the next episode... Also those café racers were the cats meow...
Thank you!
Love the vintage bikes, the area is smashing, with great roads and lakes Ill have to check it out sometime...
It is a biker’s paradise! Hope you get the chance to experience it yourself some day.
@@MeganKaptein Yes now that I see it Ill have check it out Im a Iron Butt rider so I can blaze up there some time....Aloha
Such beautiful country! Enjoyed the video very much.
Thanks Len. I'm pretty spoiled in BC. :)
Just stunning.
Thank you for making a great video. That area is just the most amazing motorcycle country. I hope the gentleman has good luck with his motorcycle rental business. I see he has two XS650 motorcycles, which are fun bikes to ride. I am riding a 1978 XS650SE which I have had for 13 years now.
I remember very well, leaving Nakusp on my XS650 a few years back. It rained from Nakusp to Balfor along highway 6. It stopped raining at the ferry. I had a beautiful ride along the Kootenay Lake on 3A, and good weather all the way to Cranbrook. I highly recommend that area as one of the best biking areas for riders from Calgary area. I may take my XS650 for a trip out to that area this summer.
@John Campbell...yep, have to agree, the old XS650's were, and still are, great motorcycles. Where have those glory days of motorcycling gone? Glad you're still riding yours and not turning it to a garage queen! Regards, Mitch
Thanks for watching and commenting, John. You’ll have to keep an eye out for Lucas and his motorcycles next time you’re back in the Kaslo area.
Loved the cafe racer bikes. Nice restoration work. I was especially fond of the GS750, in part because I had a Suzuki GS500 at one time that, while a smaller bike for me (I'm right at 2 meters tall), I could throw that thing into corners and it loved it. Also the Yamaha 650 Special. I had the larger 750 Special as a touring bike with saddle bags, a trunk bag, fairing with lowers, foot pegs, etc. Great to see someone keeping those classics alive and thanks Megan for the wonderful videos and beautiful scenery!
Thanks for watching, Wade! I'm glad that my content provided some nostalgia for you.
Hey Megan waiting to see Canada's Kootenays! Ep. 4
Thanks Brian! Planning on publishing this Thursday. Stay tuned. :)
Thank you for sharing your trips.
The experiences shown here are so similar to Western NC and North Georgia in the US including the mountain and lake views, the quirky bike campgrounds and the roads. The "only in Canada" happy comments are probably what we say as "only on the Blue Ridge" here.
I'm wintering with my daughter and helping with her newborn this year, so I miss riding in the highlands.
Stunning video Megan thanks for taking us with you! Really making us want to come over and ride some of those awesome roads.
Jane, thanks so much for watching! Hope you get to explore the Kootenays some time.
I've ridden the Pacific North West and coming from the east coast, it's simply AMAZING! Looks like next trip west, over the border we go! Great video and thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome any time :)
Il faut que tu viennes en France pour un magnifique road dans les Pyrénées. Tu vas adorer. En plus, vins et fromages fermiers à volonté 😀✌🏻👍🏻
Creston to Kaslo is epic ! One of my favourite rides.
Same here!
Even though it is snowing outside my window you are forgiven for teasing us in preparation of the upcoming riding season. Kind regards from Prince George BC🇨🇦
Haha my pleasure :)
You continue to nail it with the videos. I came for the CBX but stayed for your travels.
Thank you! Really appreciate it.
Thank you some of us will never get to enjoy these experiences. I will travel with you everywhere you go.
Happy to share it with you.
Great vid 🎥 Wow those hail stones were big. Amazing lake views 👍 Sleeping in a bus would be fun. The vintage bikes with the clipons and little animals were cool 😎.
High 5 Megan yet another masterclass at vlogging. Absolutely fabulous just wish it was 3 times longer. Thanks for sharing your beautiful country.
Thank you, Shawn!
Another great video Megan, thanks for allowing me to be apart of it. It is so true how the weather can change in an instant here in BC. To have fun and be safe one must come prepared for at least 3 of the 4 season conditions. Can't wait for your next video.
Thanks for being a part of the production, Lucas! Yes, I think we hit all 4 seasons on this trip. 😂
Still quietly impressed with the banter and relaxed, yet polished content. With so much, "What's up UA-cam" content, it's refreshing to hear there is still pockets of civilisation left in the world. Nice. AND it doesn't hurt to have a charming person to look at too. 🙂
Thank you! Still figuring out UA-cam and the whole talking to the camera thing, so the validation is much appreciated. 😌
Thank you for another beautiful video Megan! You are very fortunate to live near such an amazing area. I can imagine it must be tough in the winter....but come spring time it seems to invite wondering outside non-stop! Please, keep these videos coming!
Thanks for coming along for the ride! Yes, winter is a bit challenging unless you do what I’m doing currently and go somewhere warm to ride. :)
made it to the kootenays last july.best roads ever.supper nice people. road by toad rock but dident make it in.we did 4200 miles in two weeks.this time 3 weeks and going to glacier bc on a pire of guzzi norges.
July is a great time to ride in the Kootenays, as long as there are no forest fires.
Canada its a beautiful land
Wow those cafe racers were done well, super clean and sounds great........
Lucas is a master builder!
Love those restored bikes. Beautiful. I have had to hide in the bushes to escape a hail storm. Not fun. Great video.
Oh boy! That must have not been a fun experience. And I agree that the bikes are something special!
Beautiful. Loved the custom bikes. Surprised he's willing to put them to work as rentals. I do have to get out to the Kootenays on my motorcycle. I live in Kelowna but haven't been that way yet except by car.
Another really nice video Megan. Thank you for sharing. I can't wait to see part 4!! :)
Thank you, once again!
Your footage is always so clear Nice Job!
Thanks Kevin.
@@MeganKaptein NP
Another great video thanks for sharing
Thanks Jim!
Well done.. Looking forward to part 4...
Thanks Thomas!
Rob in Fort McMurray
I did the rim trail once.
I have wanting to do it again. But I ride a bigger bike now.
I ride a Honda nc700 now.
The year I did the rim trail I had two motorcycles with me.
2005 Kawasaki super Sherpa 250cc and a
2006 Yamaha r1.
The weather was great and the little 250cc was perfect.
Rob, sounds like you've had many great adventures on a variety of bikes. Keep it up! 👍
Wow, Incredible bikes, super cool. The handle bars are custom. I wish I had 1000 cc.
Amazing how dramatic the weather is in BC. Great vintage bikes! (#hondalove). Awesome stuff!
That scenery looks gorgeous but that storm....whoa!
Very nice video again and gorgeous old motorcycles! 👌👊
Those bikes are too nice to rent!
Another well done video. Beautiful scenery, excellent filming and editing! Thanks for sharing
Thanks Cliff!
Beauty, ‘eh?
Your film crew did a great job showing it off.
Happy Trails
Thanks Allen.
que bonito video y que bella eres... gracias por compartirlo... saludos desde bogota
Gracias!!
Awsome series!!! Definitely putting The west Kootenays ride on my bucket list of places i want go... Thanks for sharing your road trip.
Thanks for watching, William. Hope you’re able to make the trip happen some day!
I must compliment you on your video angles Megan, very well done.
Thanks Ken! Had some help with this series. Couldn't do it alone.
Love your videos Megan! Thanks for taking us along - 😺
Thanks for coming along!
Very Beautiful places and tour and Video. Thanks so much. Take Care. Drive safe.
Thank you very much.
Great vid Megan, thoroughly enjoyed that from Lincolnshire in the UK. Take care girl... keep up the great work and all the best.
Thank you, Mark! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.
Thanks u for sharing this adventure looking forward to seeing pt 4 cheers from Aus
Thank you, David!
You've out done yourself Megan...this video is the best one yet imo! Amazing part of the world...glad you didn't take your bike up into that hailstorm! Wow, that was crazy. Really loved the old Cafe Racers...that brought back some great memories...hope the guy succeeds in his new rental business...something quite unique. For me the 650 Yamaha's were my pick...great, simple, rock solid bikes in their day!
Forgive me for saying so (no disrespect intended) Megan, but don't your long legs get uncomfortable on that CB500X? It looks to me that your legs are far too cramped when you're sitting on the bike. Maybe it's just my age, but I'd want to stretch out my legs a bit (I'm 6'1" with long legs myself)...then again, you probably don't feel it at your age.☺️ It's just an observation, but I think I can see you one day on a bigger bike, where you can stretch your legs out a bit...like on a cruiser! The advantage you have in your part of the world is the long, winding roads, which lend themselves to cruiser bikes. Sadly we don't have such beautiful roads here in Armenia, but we do have beautiful scenery.👌
Wishing you all the best in the future and hope you arrived safely back from Thailand.🙏
Best regards from Mitch
Thank you, Mitch. Lucas is a very skilled and meticulous builder and it was a pleasure to see all of his motorcycles. Personally I struggled to pick a favourite because they are all so beautiful.
I don’t actually have any issues with the comfort of my bike... perhaps after a couple years of riding a lowered Ninja makes this bike feel luxuriously roomy in comparison! 😂 I do have health and youth on my side though, so things may change in the future, who knows!
Love this content! That Honda is just pure genius. Honda is making Amazing motorcycles!.
Living in Creston I absolutely adored watching this series! Not very often our area gets the love it deserves, and even I don’t ride the lake road as much as I should!
Isn't that the truth! I have barely seen any content from this area. It's quite surprising!
Megan Kaptein exactly! When you were in town did you make it to any of the fruit stands? Something that my friends and I do is the loop going from Creston down 3A to Nelson, over to Salmo, and then back over the summit into Creston. It is also a very amazing ride!
@@andreask3087 I actually didn't, sadly! I went to the Farmer's Market with the hope of finding fruit, but ended up with some fresh lavender haha.
Megan Kaptein haha sweet! If you ever make it back to the area you must check out Wloka’s fruit stand, nothing beats all their local produce!
Beautiful place. I want to visit that campground. Thanks for the video and ride safely...
Thank you!
Intéressant
Hail Like belgium in the spring
Another nice human scale vid
Well done .Keep it up
Paul
Thanks Paul!
Great content. Beautiful country and you are beautiful and it is beautifully presented.
Thank you! 😃
Your editing, content, and flow are so perfect it hurts! Beautiful in Canada!
Thank you so much!
@@MeganKaptein as a question from the United States, if I wanted to do a tour through Canada by bike, what areas would you recommend?
@@egosumbellum7707 I fully admit my bias, but I think British Columbia around the Rockies and Kootenays and also up north towards Alaska has some of the best riding in the country. Apparently there is some nice riding on the East Coast as well but I haven't had the opportunity to ride there yet.
I live near Kalamazoo MI .. Last Summer I watched a Severe Thunderstorm develop from my Shop Windows.. I saw a few pea sized hail pellets hit the ground .. A week Later a friend who has a Yoo Toob Farming channel and lives 80 miles from me asked if I had damage from the Hail Storm near Vicksburg MI.. I am, 2 miles from Vicksburg.. I checked the Local News and they had photos of a Church 1 mile from me that had Hail like 3" deep on ground.. There was a corn and soy bean field near there the hail stripped every leaf off from the stalks and stems.. Leaving no crop at all ..
At this Church they showed Hail 2 feet deep at the edge of the parking lot where all the hail washed to. Many Houses in Vicksburg needed new roofs and all cars parked outside had severe hail dents on them ..
Wow that’s insane! I can’t imagine being caught in such a storm.
Loved it, thank you and waiting for the next one.
Thank you!
I need to do a trip like this.
You are ozm
I already watched 10 videos of yours❤️
It is so entertaining 💯
Bee happy 😜
Getting caught in hail can be challenging. My son and I were caught by hail on the motorcycle near the summit of Pikes Peak. It was interesting driving down.
Thank You for taking us along for your adventure :)
Thanks for coming along, Robert!
Beautiful B.C. it really is.
Megan, thank you for this great series. You are doing a great job sharing such an amazing place :)
Thanks Micah!
The vintage in line 4 cyl Jap bikes, great memories... who can forget the sweet noise of a slapping cam chain 😀
They've held up well indeed. Although I must say, in comparison to modern bikes, no small number of vintage Japanese bikes had terribly skinny fork tubes.
Newly found your channel and loving it!
First it's very cool to find Canadian motorcycle content. Love the BC scenery.
Second being from Québec, buried under tons of snow, I'm so jealous that you get to ride all year (at least most of it).
We're lucky if we get decent riding weather freom may to maybee october.
Love the way you tell your stories and your photography is very inspiring. Kudoos to your cameraman too!
Most of all, you seem to have a lot of fun even if editing everything must be loads of work.
Thank you for that, we appreciate it.
If ever out east drop by Montreal!
Cheers!
Thanks so much for watching! It is a lot of work but I really enjoy the entire process from filming to editing. It makes it so much more worthwhile knowing the content is being enjoyed, so my sincerest appreciation for the comment, Danh! 🙏
Love the videos...great scenery ...and "imagine" those LARGE hail stones hitting you on a bike ( with an open faced helmet ) OUCH !!!.... weather similar to Scotland...4 seasons in one day ...lol
It really was! I’m all about the layers when riding in that area. You just never know what you’ll encounter.
That's awesome Megan ,keep going.the nature loves u.
Thanks Badr!!
Beautiful video
Thank you for the videos, I've been fortunate enough to visit your beautiful country several times. Although not on my motorcycle. I know all about the hail, we also suffer from hailstorms in Brisbane. I friend over here has the same bike as you fitted out as an adventure bike, basically 50/50 tyres and it gets him to all sorts of interesting places. I'm certain you have places & roads that are just as interesting.
Thanks for watching and enjoy your year round riding down under! :)
Beautiful video just like you, thank you for sharing.
Great video. You need to treat yourself to a Rally Raid kit for your 500x. Then you can do a few more dirt trails.
Rally raid and some off-road training are both on the list :)
@@MeganKaptein that's great. Look forward to watching your adventures. One of my bikes is a 500x. Find myself riding it more than the others.
Nice video. Beautiful restored bikes. Makes me sad now that I got rid of my '79 Kawasaki KZ650 a few years ago.
Thanks, John. Hopefully the new owner is treating it with plenty of TLC.
Thank you for always showing us a wonderful natural environment. Can you tell me what brand 3BOX is installed in your CB500X?
Thank you Sung Hoon. They are Kappa brand.
Can't wait to go back to B.C.
They were serious sized hailstones. Lucky thing you took four wheels that day...
No kidding!!
Great video!! I am from Saskatchewan where the roads are mostly flat and straight, so I head out West to the mountains every summer to ride these areas. Love it ! Which model Honda are you riding in this ?
That's great that you can get into the mountains from time to time. This is a Honda CB500X (2013)
That guy did a nice job restoring those bikes. I'd love to rent one and go on tour with it. I don't think I'd enjoy riding in hail.
Barry
He sure did! Lucas is a meticulous builder and did a great job.
Kaslo is an amazing town!
Agree!
Great to start the weekend Megan! Lukas, great job! Good old times....
Thanks for sharing !!! Such a nice peaceful place love the small town !! And those bikes I have a few like that in my stables , enjoy the ride
Thanks for watching, Brian! You’re lucky to have a few bikes in the stable. Enjoy!
I am very blessed to have kept most of my bikes over the years lots of great memories!!!
Awesome video (LOVED those cafe racers!), despite that hailacious storm 😜😊✌
great stuff Megan
Thanks Wayne!
why this video is too short,next episode will be another level,i cant wait to see that
Finally, I signed a CB500X contract today. It's such a happy day and I'm happy.^^
Congratulations!! Will you be posting some video content? :)
Thank you for your congratulations😸. Watch out for the recent coronal virus😷. and unfortunately, I will not be a UA-camr😎.^^
Beautiful.
Fun video Megan 😎
Thanks Bob!
The hail storm reminds me of my last trip to Mt. Washington. It was early August at the bottom but a Winter storm at the top. But you can find videos of cars and motorcycles (I had taken the cog rail up) driving up in nice sunny days where you can see for miles and miles...you can really get all kinds of weather so check the forecasts carefully. Also thanks for introducing Lukas and best wishes to his business.
Sean Inness Cog Rail? Not on my Mt. Washington. I’m on Vancouver Island. Where are you?
@@MrRod4000 Mt. Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USA. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Washington_(New_Hampshire)
the Mount Washington Observatory recorded a windspeed of 231 miles per hour (372 km/h) at the summit, the world record from 1934 until 1996. Mt. Washington still holds the record for highest measured wind speed not associated with a tornado or tropical cyclone
Wow crazy! Thanks for watching, Sean.
@@MeganKaptein this what it was like for me only it was flurrying and darker ua-cam.com/video/34tfxEszLag/v-deo.html, then you have this motovlogger who rode his Indian up there on a nice day with low winds. ua-cam.com/video/VfDhdooSDjo/v-deo.html
I didn’t know about the cog railway. I’m going to add it to my bucket list!
Hi Megan! I’m in the process of purchasing the 2018 CB500X and I was wondering where you purchased your side and top luggage boxes? Are you pleased with them? Love your videos by the way! Thanks! Julie
Hi Julie, thanks for watching! The brand is Kappa and they were purchased second hand. Overall I'm quite pleased with them. They are compatible with the Givi mounting system which is a big plus, and the top box can fit an entire helmet which is also a feature that I value. They're easy to take on and off as well. The top box has built-in indicators which is a great safety feature, but unfortunately the wiring was cheaply done and broke, so now one of the blinkers doesn't work. The other downside is that they add quite a bit of extra weight to the bike, so I usually take them off if I'm just going for a day ride.
You mean someone is actually on UA-cam taking a long trip on a motorcycle that's Not a Royal Enfield Himalayan??? Now that's news Lol... thanks for posting.
Or a Harley !!!!😄😄😄😄😄😎😎😎 my trip to Sturgis !!! Boring !!! 😄😄
Hi from the good ole U.S. of A, just bumped into your channel..., enjoyed it.
I like to ride as well, loved the Indian Chief Vintage, but lately was quite intrigued by both the BMW and Honda liquid cooling flat 6 shaft drive as well... .
Hey you looked exceedingly attractive and hot!
Thanks for watching and for the compliment.
@@MeganKaptein It's not too much of a compliment but was just merely stating a fact.... .
Come down and ride in the back country of New England sometime, you will love it.
Great series Megan and nice drone footage!
Thank you!
very Nice, Hope to join my best friend in Vancouver soon, seems that it s a Nice place to ride. The Nc is a very all purpose bike. Your welcome in South of France when you Want !
Thanks Ben. Hope you get the chance to come to Vancouver. I've been to South of France but not on a bike yet... will have to add that to the list. :)
@@MeganKaptein 👍
@@MeganKaptein Sorry not the Nc but the CB 500. ...
@@ihcnarf It gets confused often. :)