Off-road on Manitoulin Island with a Ural Gear Up
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2016
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This video is a little different. Instead of a bunch of the boys stuck in a swamp, it is Riley and his wife on holidays in a Ural. Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater island in the world. Basically a big rock. Some very interesting terrain and great people make it a very special place to visit. We head out to do a little exploring and end up finding an amazing trail that skirts the shore of lake Huron. We also get drafted into a parade! - Авто та транспорт
I loved listening about your memories about your grandparents.
Thank you. Manitoulin will always be a special place for me.
The Urals was created just for such places! :)
As always Riley, thank you for sharing your adventures with us!
I ride a 2014 Ural Patrol here in Alaska. Its a perfect ride for crappy roads.
They are a fantastic machine.
That was really interesting, I had never heard of that island before.
Gorgeous scenery! Great video, my next bike will be a Ural for sure!
You won't regret it.
Hmmm... makes me really consider looking at Urals. Would be cool with the kids.
+Nerb1 My kids love it. A trip to the store is an adventure. People waving, all kinds of folks coming over for a friendly chat. Not to mention the free entrance to parades.
Beautiful country.The dimpled pattern was created by the venting of hot gasses.
Look up sedimentary rock
Right on Riley! Took my wife on a bit of an adventure yesterday up in the Gatineau's. GPS'D a dirt route for the Klx351 from Wakefield up to Gracefield and across to ND DE Laus. This time of year can have some surprises in store and let me tell you it's a good thing I had a 4x4 as we were treated to some spring mud and a road closure. Like you're wife she's a trooper and an adventure was had. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the next 😉
+frank mcgachy Hi Frank. Glad you enjoyed the video. My wife is certainly a trooper. Over 30 years together and she still tolerates me.
Great video thank you. Enjoyed every minute of it.
Can't wait to get back there.
Thank you for sharing ! I've been waiting for another one of your great videos
omg i am so glad thank you thank you for posting! !!!!!!
I've been to Manitoulin Island several times, It's a neat place.
One of my favourites. Really need to get back there soon.
'The life of Riley' continues .. Brilliant,
If you would like information about our winch mount bar let us know, it might come handy if you get stocked. With our mount bar you can move the winch from the front to the back of your bike super easy! You can also attach a bike rack on the back in case you want your mountain bikes with you. Nice video, beautiful landscaping. Look forward to see more!
Hi there. Looks cool. I have an old fashioned come along in the trunk. If I ever decide to go hard core your system would rock!
Cool beans, we will be around! Have a nice weekend!
I very much enjoy your videos, thank you for sharing.
Wow, looks like you had an awesome time !!!
nice, I am a yooper and the camp we used on Shelter Bay looked much like this :) the rocks are 'drop stones' from old glaciers from a long time ago. I saw one Ural with sidecar some years ago. I think the rocks with grooves, etc, are also connected to glaciers, and you are driving on the massive Canadian shield. We did a trip around Lake Superior and found some nice amythest mines in the area north of Thunder Bay! We stayed at a nice B&B in TB....a great trip :)
Last summer I rode my DR650 past Manitoulin Island but didn't bother to check it out. After seeing this video I see what I missed out on. I will definitely plan a trip there in the future and will explore this beautiful and unique island. Thanks for the great video!
Nice to see another Awesome adventure!! Have a great summer
+2clinks You as well. Cheers.
Nice video Riley! I pass Manitoulin Is. last summer, on my solo journey Kitchener-Vancouver-Whitehorse and back and I used the ferry service. I hope to be with you guys when you decide to come back...
5:55 If you filmed for half a minute more, you would have rode right past my house.
22:40 This small lake just east of Silver Water is called "Nineteen Lake", after the surveyed lot number. Ice Lake is much larger and inbetween Gore Bay and Kagawong.
Thank you for visiting the Island!
Thats cool. I love Manitoulin. Really need to go back with my kids one summer.
Nice video! This Island reminds me of Drummond Island a bit west. Lots of rocks!
+mark ruplin Very cool. I've imagined crossing the straight to Cockburn Island many times and never knew there was another island right behind it.
Great vid. I have been looking at Ural bikes on UA-cam as I like those bikes. Then I come across you guys where I grew up. Best of both. A Ural bike. And Manitoulin Island.
Thanks Phil. A Ural makes any trip special. Manitoulin is special to me so it was win win.
That was cool to see the Ural in action and Mrs. Riley is good sport.
She is for sure.
Cool was just thinking the other day been ages since there has been a vid, hopefully the next one won't be too long. Great work
Hope you soon will share a new adventure with us , like the videos and hope this season have been great to you all.
That was a great adventure. Show up and you're in a parade! Can't beat that.
+Gone Uraling Just another typical day of Ural ownership. Had it out this weekend giving neighbourhood kids rides and everywhere you go people wave and smile. It is a happiness generating machine.
Yep, just came back from a morning ride with the Wife. We stopped at a cafe and went for a walk, when we came back we joined the crowd of about 10 people looking at the rig. Hung out with them a bit chatted (didn't let on it was ours) then as everyone was saying goodbye we walked up, pulled out the helmets and got on. One guy said, "That's yours!?" :-)
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
It was a great trip. Would love to go back with the boys and explore more.
I've noticed that too. A new road seems longest the first time you go down it.
YaaaaaY! They're back!
yesss a new video!!!
Merci pour un autre vidéo qui m'a tenu occupé durant mon lunch!!! You had me looking how much time it would take to get there from Montréal. I'm sure the wife would love it...
+Marcel Travail Hi Marcel. Was great meeting you again. Manitoulin is a bit of a hike but well worth the trip. It is very mellow and relaxing place.
Yesssssss
Great video!!
Thanks Joe. It is a really cool area.
Watched this twice now 😂 .. nice video.
Was a great trip. I've been back twice with my whole family since then. I love that place.
@@AwesomePlayers I did eventually get a URAL and made a twisted review... see if you think I got it right.
finally a new vid!
Good stuff. Hope to explore Canada one day.
I attended a motorcycle rally on the Island. It was in early Sept. I wonder if it is still going on.
Awesome
The theory you have about the way there seeming to take longer was pretty close to what some people have suggested. Your mind is attentive and alert taking in all the new sights and feelings, but on the way out it can relax a bit about the specifics so it feels much quicker. Theres also another theory that it relates to optimism on the way out for how long it will take and pessimism on the way back. A third theory is that it all relates to humans just being bad at perceptions of time.
+Green Quartz
I am with you there! Going back sometimes is just frustrating, and I want it to end, and it never does!
+Adject Testament Good comment. A lot depends on state of mind for sure. Once when we were super hung over we did a train and it took all morning. Went back the next year and we did the whole thing in 20 minutes. What I thought was miles and miles was really short. Obstacles that we stopped for and studied that first day were just rolled over at speed when we were "healthy".
When Are you guys owing to put up some new videos! I love them!
The dealer in Saskatoon let my brother and I try out a camo Ural. I really liked it and my brother hated it. At the end of the day we both bought klr's. I still think about the ride with my brother in the side car. I think the grandkids would love that machine.
Kids do love it. It really is a specific taste as far as motorcycles go. I remember lending my R1150GS to a friend who rode sport bikes. He came back with this look of horror on his face and stated it was the worst bike he had ever ridden! I've had a few KLRs and always enjoyed them. One of these years Kawasaki is going to have to put fuel injection on there.
more videos please they are amazing
Thanks! Trying....
Hi ! From Patagonia Argentina !! Nice Vídeos and great moments on f800gs !!! But no have Wild, violent, extreme winds like patagonia!!!
Only strong winds are usually found in the hotel room after the ride.....
Finally :D
I had a 2010 gear up and it was the most fun I had on a motorcycle
I've come close to selling it a few times but it is the wife who always stops me.
i just got a 2016 ural its quite the fun machine ride as intended i think be quite reliable
I don’t have a ton of miles on mine but it has been reliable.
Absolutely wonderful video. What year is your ural? Keep up the enjoyable videos.
It is a 2008. Still has a carb and only one disc brake.
@@AwesomePlayers mine is a 2005. I think the older urals have more caricature than new, less complicated. Good luck in your travels. As always your best…….Russ
@@russrussell4097 I agree. Plus the new pricing is pretty scary. Mine is fine for my needs of puttering around.
I've been looking forward to more of you guys videos. It's great to see some variety in your riding areas.Are all of you still riding together?
+larry3138 Still riding together just way behind on the videos.
Thank you so much for this video,
Im looking to visit Burnt island next weekend, do you remember the street you used?
Not much riding on Burnt Island itself. The long trail started off just off Burn along the shore of the main island. On Burnt Island I would talk too the people at the fishery and ask where you can go.
I miss my Ural
I never met your Ural but I'm sure it misses you too!
Cool
Great video. My wife and I are doing a 2 up ride on the 800GS in June and we will be traveling from Sudbury past Manitoulin Island on the way to the Michigan UP. Would a side trip onto the island be worthwhile? If so, any suggestions for places to go to while keeping in mind there will be 2 of us on the GS? We are doing a loop from Chicago through Ohip, Pa, NY, VT, NH, Maine and inot Nova Scotia then returning through Quebec, Montral Sudbury, UP of MI, North Woods of Wisconsin thenm back south to Chi town.
+John Ciribassi Maybe skip Sudbury and go through Manitoulin Island. Turn South at Espanola on to the island. Then head up to Meldrum Bay at the far end. Be sure to go see the lighthouse which is a nice ride on a really interesting road. Then either head back west and take the ferry off the island or get back on route and go north to Espanola and then Sudbury.
+Awesome Players So the lighthouse is Meldrum Bay? Also is the ferry you are talking about at South Baymouth and goes over to Tobermory? If so, we would likely just retrace our steps through Espanola since we will be going west towards the Sioux and the UP. BTW. I love your videos.
+John Ciribassi The lighthouse is a short ride from Meldrum Bay which is a tiny little town. There is camping at the lighthouse and a little restaurant. The ferry does indeed run from South Baymouth to Tobermory.
+Awesome Players thanks a ton. pretty sure we will include a stop on the island on our trip. take care.
Looks like a very nice holliday. This footage is from 2013. Could you manage to go there with the rest of the crew?
+Luz Getting Lost Was just talking this morning with some of the boys about getting back there maybe next year.
+Awesome Players Nice. I´m looking forward to the video in 2019? :D
This makes me miss my bike so bad
+DynamoDylan Ural?
We're u around Queensvile/keswick/Newmarket area a little while ago I swear I seen that ural the other day
+Tarzisme Not me. Some other dashing fellow I guess!
hey are you guys thinking about going to the BMW Owners Association this year over in Hamburg New York
Cuzin Charles will be there but I din't think the rest of us will make it this year.
Buying one in two months, first trip will be Big Bend National Park, TX.
That will be an amazing trip. Are you getting one of the new fuel injected ones?
2017 Gear Up
Although I like the classic 1945 BMW technology too.
What do you suggest?
I rode with a guy who had the first year of the injected models. Left me for dead! I'm not a carb fan lets put it that way.
How do you like your Ural now, worth the money?
I think so. I have it for 10 years and some of my fondest moto-memories were on the Ural. Great if you have kids. Turns every trip to the store into a little adventure where you meet people.
like ural motorcycle ,,, poor man BMW .Enjoy Real bikers video
Any more videos coming out soon?
yup
I grew up there!!! Sheguiandah!
you can buy skid plates for these bikes
I keep meaning to. I research it and then always have some other part I need to order and it gets forgotten.
yes the same company in arizona USA also sells skid plate for bike and sidecar to protect the drive rod , and also sell a bar where you can bolt a winch onto either end, plus easily add a towball if you need to - just type skid plate ural into you tube search
I checked it out. Thanks for the tip.
feel free to take me on a ride in your ural
Best user name ever
thanks man
+Rex4x4 I was thinking the same. Great user name for sure.
Great video. Thanks for taking us along.
I share your concern for traveling very rocky paths on my Ural. A very substantial skid plate is available for the Ural, fabricated by a Uralista called Mr. Cob. If interested you can trace him down at sovietsteeds.com
+Keetman Keetmanaa Mr Cob is the man! Follow his exploits every once in a while. I should get off my butt order one.
Brembo at the Ural look like a turbo engine on cow :)
+Антон Стилет Trust me when you have 1200lbs plus rolling that single front disc makes good use of the Brembo.
глупо выглядит современный мотоцикл на барабанных тормозах с полной нагрузкой за 500кг . Кто на старых USSR катался тот прекрасно это понимает , мотоцикл для равнинной местности и неспешного передвижения . На дисковых тормозах мот отлично оттормаживается с горок и разрешенных на шоссе скоростей . Хорошие тормоза - это безопасность передвижения и высокий уровень управляемости техникой .
@@AwesomePlayers I have to disagree with you I find using all three drum brakes on my 1999 Ural tourist stop the bike in good time they also make it very easy to service it and I have no master cylinders to rebuild every 7 years I also don't have to worry about brake fluid sucking in water from the air and having to be serviced I put a new brake cable on my bike and it took all of 30 seconds I would agree with you about the skid plate thing I love carburetor though the only Japanese Parts on my soviet-made motorcycle are the Mikuni carburetors and Mikuni makes excellent carburetors and they are much easy to service and rebuild and do anything else to which I have not had to I've had to have them cleaned a couple times because of the bike sitting while I used my other ones what carburetors makes the bike run cool like an airhead BMW model engine should during World War II it was discovered that a BMW engine ran 100 degrees cooler than a Harley now the mandatory fuel injection and the leanness of all the pollution control crapola makes the bike run hot as Hades as they are set up to run so lean to pass the sniffing test and I like the fact that when my bike was produced they made 600 bikes a day one every two minutes I think according to the other video I thank God that my bike has was totally accessorized by the previous owner what I see that the luggage rack of spare tire is $1,200 are you kidding me love the Ural I will never sell it 45000 trouble-free miles in 7 years ride the bike everyday for my only Transportation super reliable I don't care what anybody says about it especially since it's more reliable than a brand new $25,000 Harley that spends half its life waiting for a tow truck and the other half in the shop I wish Harley kept building zxa for civilian demand once the Army decided not to use the bike Indian dealers wanted a civilian version of the Indian 841 that was like a Moto Guzzi except it had a Kickstarter looks like you had a great trip I love watching videos like this because I get to see places on this beautiful planet I would not be able to see otherwise and I love the fact that you were riding a Ural
The Ural wheelbase is 60 in the same as the track gauge in Russia you could take the tires off a Ural sidecar outfit and run it on train tracks over there
Real bikes? 19:00
2 wheels, good suspension, fast. Not better just different.
What is your job , if not a secret )
+Ioan Charger Recently I was a housewife for 7 years but now work in corporate video production.
What happened with you?
Still alive and riding. Trying to get back to editing in the new year.
All Manitoulin Island is private property. you might want to get permission before you return. trails are courtesy of the farmers and landowners and snow mobile clubs.
Thanks for the info. We are always very careful to look for any signs that are posted. A few spots we did turn around when it was posted.