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I am 70+. I ride my adventure motorcycle alone. Here is my emergency safety kit.
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2024
- I am transitioning from a lifetime of riding street cruiser motorcycles to riding a Yamaha Tenere 700 adventure motorcycle. I am over 70 years old and I mostly ride alone on pavement and on dirt and gravel roads.When I rode street cruisers, I rarely carried any safety gear other than my cell phone. I was rarely out of cell phone range and should I need assistance I would just call somebody.
When I got my Yamaha T7 last year, I went on extended day and overnight rides.Most of my riding in southern Oregon and northern California was in remote areas with no cell phone coverage. I had a basic safety kit and after experiencing a flat tire and a fallen motorcycle that I couldn’t lift, I decided I needed to up my game and carry a more extensive safety and emergency kit.
I feel pretty confident with the kit I carry now on day rides and on overnight rides. Come join me in this video to see what I carry in my safety kit as a senior citizen riding an adventure motorcycle in remote areas.
I'm 62, I ride alone in the Dominican Republic, where I live. My emergency kit is a cigar, and two shots of whiskey.
I've been riding for quite a few years. Now living in Argentina mostly. Next year I turn 80 and intend to ride my Versey 650 from Ushuaia, the Southernmost city on the planet, to the US. probably alone. You are not old until you stop riding your motorcycle!! :). Your suggestions are excellent. Thanks.
You don't stop riding when you get old; you get old when you stop riding 😁
I've become 70 last Sunday and I started riding only a couple of years ago on a ADV bike, mostly off road.
Thanks for your suggestions, I found them very useful. Hope to meet Wayne sometime, I live in Bahía Blanca, Argentina and you will be very welcome if you ride close to this city.
I just turned 70 here in 2022. I just bought my 107th and 108th motorcycle since I started riding in 1968. I am an ex road racer, I won six championships, two-time national champion in eight years. I have a proximately 700,000 miles behind bars just on street bikes.
you never lose your skill, Only your nerve
I have a very similar history...I have lost my skill... not my nerve
I'm 75 and just bought my first motorcycle. Wish me luck.
@@jongjongya4145 I did the same thing 2 yrs ago. No regrets. Good Luck!
@@jongjongya4145 I rode motorcycles since I was 17 years. I am 75 years and 2 months and my Kawasaki Vulcan 750 died of a broken piston. I don't know if I should maybe get a Kawasaki 650 Vulcan base.
I'm 62 and do most of my riding within a 50 mile radius of my home. Mostly back roads and country lanes with low traffic. I enjoy riding but don't like taking risks. I carry a backpack with a tire repair kit, a first aid kit, some tools and a flashlight. Your channel has inspired me to be a little more prepared and possibly travel a bit farther and do some overnight trips. Thanks, new sub here.
Yes, for me it's all about building confidence, and caring a kit helps in that. Enjoy your rides!
62, you got this. I read about a 90-year-old who still rides off-road on his 140k mile DR650.
Hey Den, i’m in Pennsylvania myself, near Pittsburgh. I don’t really go more than 100 miles from home either. I enjoy sleeping in my own bed at night. If I can make a suggestion, with all the right stuff that you carry, I started carrying baby wipes instead of toilet paper for those unexpected trips into the woods. You can get a pack of 80 of them and a dollar store, they open up to be the size of a paper towel. You can take a bath with them if there’s no water around because they are very moist and antibacterial. They’re safe for babies they should be safe for you. I also take an ibuprofen before I go out for a days ride. And I never never forget to take water, a small 12 V air compressor and plug kit, an upgraded tool kit, mag light flashlight with fresh batteries, rain suit, paper maps, I wanna see where I’m going and all the possibilities of alternate routes for those unexpected bridge and road closures. I carry walking tennis shoes that I could walk inside of a creek or on the beach with if necessary, I carry a small towel, and swimming trunks, and an electric vest, a mesh padded jacket for if it gets hot and I put my leather jacket in the saddle bag or trunk depending on what bike I am riding. and I take a short pair of gloves, and a gauntlet pair of gloves to cover my sleeve openings if the temperature drops to keep cold air from going up my sleeves. I carry Honda spray detailer for cleaning my windshield and face shield. Honda sells more of that spray detailer than any other single item in their entire inventory. I buy it by the case.. in fact, I have never washed a motorcycle of mine with soap and water and a hose for about 30 years. I only use that Honda spray detailer on my motorcycles, that has some type of formula that will not scratch, and I can testify to that because two of my motorcycles were black, and that’s the only thing I ever used on the windshields and the black paint, and there were none of those tiny spiderweb size scratches in the paint after 24 years on one of them on my Honda Pacific coast which was black.. of course I carry my cell phone, but I generally use it just for taking pictures. Since you live in Pennsylvania like I do, watch out for those damn deer. I have hit four deer, two of them while riding my motorcycles. One at 35 miles an hour, one at 70 miles an hour on my BMW K 1200 LT. I didn’t go down either time, I just coastied to a stop both times.My BMW had $5500 damage.. that was $5500 damage in 2010 prices. When you ride in Pennsylvania or drive a car, you have a 1 in 59 probability of hitting a deer every year. My wife has hit three deer, each of my sons has had one deer impact.. it is actually made me stop riding at night which used to be my favorite time to ride especially when there was a full moon. One of my favorite things to do on a summer night when it was clear with a full moon was ride from Pittsburgh up to Lake Erie and back. I would leave home around 10 PM and get home around 3 AM taking my time. I would see many deer but I always thought they could see me because of the headlights. But they panic and run right into you or right in front of you and it’s over before you realize what happened..
although I don’t often go more than 100 miles away which makes the day a 200 mile ride, and generally that’s enough but I have been everywhere in Western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia and parts of Maryland. I can’t get lost any more, so I’m thinking of Heading out to Colorado to pan for gold which I do in Pennsylvania. There is gold in Northern Pennsylvania.. it makes riding a little more fun if you have a place you wanna go pan for some gold for an hour, take the concentrates home and pan them out at home. Rather than just riding around and heading home without stopping all day.. i’m thinking about taking Route 50 all the way into Colorado, do some gold panning for a week, ship the concentrates home to process them on my mini sluce,see the sites, and take it from there. That’s the nice thing about being retired. The very first thing I did the day after I retired was,I got rid of my watch and that damm alarm clock beside my bed. I decide what time it is now…
@@Jodyrides Wow there's so much to unpack here, you have a lot of great tips, seems like you thought of just about everything. I completely agree about the deer, I've had a few run out in front of me but thankfully never hit one. I also use paper maps, I generally commit the route to memory and go from there. I don't like using a GPS while riding, I need to focus on the road and the dangers on it, like potholes, sand, slick spots, dogs, deer and worst of all cagers, lol. Good luck panning out in Colorado, sounds like an interesting hobby.
Riding 100 miles from home now-a-days is not risky. Carry a cellphone and go. I am your age and I do not give it a thought to ride 1,000 miles or more on a whim.
We only live once.
Pack some luggage for rain, warmth (I love a heated vest as it replaces multiple layers if required. Mine plugs into a thinb cable running from the battery.) Also if you have a couple T shirts put them all on if needed for a cold night ride if it happens. Take them off after and none got dirty as they were not next to your body.)
Rode into to my early seventy’s. Always had my first aid kit, GPS , SPOT locator and outside the US extra insurance. My adventure bike was a Suzuki DR 650 which was big enough for the road and small enough to get away from if a fall happens. I ride bicycles now and follow just about the same rules. At 80 plus the two wheel adventure can carry on.
I am 65 and love riding my bike. I ride cross country and absolutely love the freedom. Keep on ridong brothers and sisters. May our Lord always ride with you.
My kids cannot understand why I keep riding. I told all them I will ride till I cannot walk. I just love it.
74 here and ride dual sport alone often, mostly on the BDRs and similar terrain. You've inspired me to upgrade my kit. I've chosen the Honda crf300l because of it's lighter weight. Thanks for sharing.
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At 64 yrs. I am interested in a new light weight dual sport. Have you been happy with the 300L ?
Love the 300L May sell my cb500x, I am finding the 300 is a bit more fun.
I may be adding a small dual sport to my ride selection as well.
@@southpaw6167 Very happy. I sold a KTM 690 enduro to buy the 300. The 300 had more power than I ever needed. The 300 is so much more manageable both from a power and weight aspect. No regrets and of course there's also the Honda reliability.
I love the Honda 300 as well but ended up getting the CRF450RL for the upgraded suspension as well as being even lighter than the 300. 😊
I will be 75 in next Feb.2023 and riding BMW R1200GS Adventure. I prefer for camping in Japan for about 2~3weeks every years after retired in 64. Thanks
Nice Garage. Good video, thanks
Great video. I am in my late 50's and ride a KLR that i dropped in a trail late in the evening, alone (not wise, I know), and I had to use all the strength I had to lift it up, I did get afterwards the Eastbound moto winch and will never ride alone without it.
Hello there. Thank you for your contribution. Your videos are informative, indeed. But most of all, I admire your style of narration: you just offer certain ideas without saying: "I'm always right"😊
Kind regards from Poland 🤗
Great video! I’m 69 and haven’t given up on my Super Tenere yet. :). I just bought a Dirtnapper to lift the bike. So far I’ve only tried it in my yard and it seems to work well. One thing I’ll never travel without is a Micro-start battery jumper. After waking to a 19 degree morning in middle of nowhere, my bike wouldn’t start. I got lucky when the sun came out and it started. Now, I carry it all of the time. Thanks again for the great suggestions!
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I'm guessing you have a lithium battery. Under 32 degrees, their starting performance becomes greatly reduced. Sunshine is a great solution for a lot of things! 🙂
@@avisontheroad1262 yes I do and I didn’t know that.🤷🏻
Another idea that works for lithium batteries on a cold morning, is to “bump” the starter button a few short times, wait 15 to 30 seconds, and then try starting the engine. I have read that this technique actually does “warm” up the battery to a more efficient temperature to give the starter and electronics the cranking power and voltage needed to start a cold engine. I have tried it and noticed a difference on cooler mornings on my 450EXC and my XR650L with lithium batteries.
You’re doing very well for a 70+ dude. I’m 62 and ride solo 95% of the time. I prefer it that way. I do carry essential safety gear and tools but not much else. I have yet to use my tools for myself, but I have used them to help other riders, from time to time. I am anal about maintenance which probably explains why I haven’t had issues on the roads. I too am becoming more and more interested in ADV riding and may look for a Super Tenere or KTM this year.
Do yourself a HUGE favor, and get a bike with a centerstand and tubeless tires. Then flat tires won't be the center point around your entire ride.
@@geraldscott4302 excellent advice.
@@geraldscott4302 or a smaller bike .. just say'n
As another active, mid-70s Central Oregon Senior, I strongly recommend adding one of the “Stop Bleed” or other brand of catastrophic bleeding products. Enjoy your work!
Crazy but cheap way to staunch a bleed are tampons. And yes, I keep them in a first aid kit. 60 yo male gets funny looks at drugstore checkout though.
Absolutely. Do a first aid course tailored for ADV riding. You'll realise that dying from blood loss is a significant risk. Torniquet, chest valve, BleedSolv and compression bandage should be in your kit.
As many of your other viewers have said, I too ride alone and as others have said not far. Usually out for the day. At 62 and with the wife no longer keen to pillion I do some 500 UK mile trips always returning at night. Following some of your examples, I might go camping though here in Scotland we have to include midge repellent. 👍
Hi, I like the look of your channel. I'm almost 70 and do most of my riding alone, regardless of distance, and I'd say that the gear I carry, mainly in tool tubes, is pretty much the same as yours. I look forward to watching the rest of your videos. Cheers.
I’m 61 old and im used to driving alone. Your video are very useful for me. I have already ordered MotoWinch 2500.Thank you and God bless you, and drive safe.😀
I’m 66 and still riding. I moved from a lifetime of bicycles to a motorcycle because of congestive heart failure. I don’t get too far into the backcountry anymore because of my heart, but I really like your kit. The only thing I would add is maybe the stuff I might need if I suddenly found I needed to spend an unplanned night in the backcountry. Extra water, rain gear, a more capable tarp or a bivy bag, extra warm clothing, and maybe even a lightweight sleeping bag. More capable knife and small saw to clear the trail or gather firewood. Something to purify water or something I could heat water in to purify it. Now this list is getting ridiculous :)
Always include protection for predators including mythical bigfoots , dogmen , skinwalkers etc....
I,am 80 and ride my hole live allone. Thank you for the nice Video and Greets from Vienna.
Fantastic video, well explained to us older guys, I’m 73 and enjoying riding my RE Himalayan when possible here in Australia …. I would like to get a moto winch,
but they are very expensive to get sent to me here ….. cheers …
Drill some holes in the rear final drive cog on the rear wheel. tap a thread in these new holes. carry some bolts to tighten into the threaded holes use a tow rope or towing straps. attach your rope you wish to use as winch, that works as budget winch on a trail ride. hope it helps or gives you ideas
Great list! Something to think about. A local rider who kept his cell phone attached to his bike slid off the road and down a hill. Injured very badly, he was separated from his bike and phone, with no way to get to it. Even though he was in cell range, he died because he couldn't get to his phone to call for help. After that, I always keep my phone on me.
I’m 67 and I get where you are coming from. I sold my Africa Twin because it was too big and heavy for me off road. I too ride solo in very remote areas. Now I ride a Himalayan which is much easier for me to manage. I believe in the philosophy of self rescue after many years of mountaineering. I don’t carry as much gear for flats as you do. I carry a pump, a valve removal tool and goop. I also carry a Spot unit.
Very wise. We can't always count on others coming to our aid. Enjoy your rides!
Yep. As a short 66yr old big heavy bikes are getting beyond me. The RE Himalayan is perfect for me.
Thanks for the excellent video. I am 70 also and ride a lone up north of you in Washington state. I carry all most all of the same gear as you. I am going to look into the Eastbound tools. I have a good winch jack but those tire irons and axle removal tool look great because they break down so small.
I appreciate your video. I suspect that you and I share a similar outlook on life. I'm 61, still run big saws and fall trees and own a Woodmizer mill. I build and fix pretty much everything and enjoy technology having built my own computers since Windows 95. I also own, run and maintain a full size frontend loader and backhoe.
I would add a folding handsaw to your kit. They are light, compact and can clear a fallen tree that's blocking the path, or provide you with firewood to get you through the night if need be.
I have two workshop tables that I built very similar to yours. I cut squares (4"w, X 2" deep) out of the top edges of the 2X6s (three along the front and one on each end to accommodate wood clamps. I also have three flush receptacles (one on each end and one on the front). In the back I flush-mounted a male plug that receives the end of an extension chord and is wired to the receptacles. I plug in one chord in the back, and the table is powered. This really helps reduce tool chord mess and constantly swapping plugs when I'm on a project that requires 4-5 different tools.
I live at 4,000' on the U.S./CA border in north central WA surrounded by national forest and DNR land. There is a national forest ORV designated area about a 15 minute ride from my place that has a bunch of small glacial lakes that have trails to them. Right now I take my CanAm Commander there, but I've been looking at the Tenere Adventure for about a year now. I'm 6',1" 180lbs, so I should be able to handle it. Back in 1986 a buddy and I rode Honda XL 500s from Central California to the Canadian border and back staying as much as possible to forest service roads. We spent two weeks studying paper maps to pick out our route. No GPS or cell phones back then. It was 3,300 miles and 15 of the best days of my life. The fishing was amazing. Our safety kit was a 12 pack of beer replenished each day. Total blast and met so many wonderful poeple along the way.
In my 60's and also ride alone in remote areas. Glad to see the Garmin inreach. I have the mini, which I use with an old cell phone bluetooth connected to the inreach. Never used the SOS but use the messaging all the time. Also use it as backup navigation. Every time I do work on the bike at home, I make sure I have the same tools to do the job on the road.
hi from auatralia, 61 here and just bought a 2007 drz400e that i plan on using for many outback trips. great video and well enunciated at a good pace (so many content producers miss the point that they are communicating with others and run off at the mouth way too fast), when i watch video like this i am writing stuff down so i can find the products here in aus. cheers, happy riding, there's nothing wrong with riding alone ... it'll keep you out of the nursing home. 🏍️🙏😁
It’s nice to see I’m in good company being 65 and still riding a 2013 Super Tenere. Appreciate the video plus gave me some ideas to add to my kit. I also carry different sized cable ties and duct tape. Thanks for the video!
I appreciated this video. Thank you. I am 65 and have been riding various bikes on and off road for over 40 years. I am currently riding a 2022 KLR 650. Your suggestions for safety gear are excellent. I have, so far, been able to pick up my bike when it's down but the winch you are carrying looks like a lifesaver! I realize it will get "heavier" as I age. I also carry extra fuel. After being stranded on a backroad in the middle of Montana near Grass Range I learned a valuable lesson about having just a little extra fuel with me. GREAT VIDEOS! Thank You
I carry 2 30-ounce fuel bottles as well.
@@MySeniorMoments What kind of 30-ounce fuel bottles do you have? Are you nervous about carrying fuel without a small vent when in the hot temps? I live in Arizona.
Hail to another "senior" rider out there. I'm in the same age range as you sir! Still riding and still enjoying. I think your tactics here are very sound for off road, solo, adventures. I am riding the roads so, typically wouldn't need the kit that you do here. I will not be out of range of my cell phone. Enjoy and ride safe sir!
Thank you. I"m 64 and riding solo in Canada and elsewhere. I'm often out of cell range, even when riding locally. I had already planned to get the Garmin InReach, but now I'm adding the Motowinch to my toolkit as soon as possible. I can lift my Africa Twin, but I can also imagine situations where it might be very difficult.
I can lift my bike sometimes as well, but I've had a couple of tricky situations where I haven't been able to lift it. The moto winch saves the day on those situations.
Great video - thank you. When you use your small compressor, keep your bike running. It will save the battery, but it also give the compressor a few more volts and therefore it labor less. The handpump is a great idea. Those small compressors has a limited life span and it will fail at the worst time. I had to buy a handpump once, for the very reason.
I use push cycle air cylinders for the initial fill then top it off with the electric pump, thus alleviating the work load on the electric pump. Also, if running tubeless, like on my SuperTenere, and you need to patch the inner part of the tyre a little pump will not always seat the bead back on the rim.
YEP He is right!
I’m 62 and I have 2 adventure bikes. An R1250GS Adventure and a KTM 890 Adventure R. I just got the KTM to start more off pavement riding. I’ll be building out my safety gear and my multi day gear. Thanks for your input.
Thanks for the video. I'm almost 70 and ride an XT250 on the back roads and ATV trails of Southern Ontario. You gave me some good ideas of things I should carry, but haven't always been taking with me. I like the 250 cause it is lighter and easy to manoeuvre and lift.
There is probably a small dual sport in my future as well.
good choice of bike nice comment
That's why I love my tu250x.. 100lbs lighter than my Himalayan and 125 lighter than my Interceptor. If I had to choose one to close out the '70s, it would be the 250.
I practice similar things, but I'm low tech and never use cameras and GPS items. But I am thinking about the sattelite devices. Thanks for your good report.
Thanks for this video. Since retiring 9 months ago, I am taking more solo trips than before. I'm definitely upping my safety kit to most of what you have-especially the Garmin device. I'm 67, and have been riding GS BMWs since 1992, and no, I'm not picking any of those up alone anymore! If you ever head to Virginia-look me up!!
Another old guy, turning 60 this year and can’t wait to get out again. Inspired by your video made. Thanks for sharing.
I’m a new rider at 67, just bought a 2019 Kawasaki Versys X300. Thanks for the video, greatly appreciated! I mainly ride backroads and to the swimming pool for lap swimming, but I may start riding some easy off-road. I believe in being prepared too.
Welcome aboard!
Nice video! I put together a very similar kit for my 300L Rally. I'm 62 and am planning my exploration trips starting next month here in Western Oregon.
Good for you you can never be too old to ride!!
You should carry a green goop tube repair for those moments where are you just don’t have time to change the tire
Hi from Ireland 🍀I have been riding motorbikes since I was 17 I'm 58 now and have an old yamaha diversion (seca2) 600 just to have that feeling of freedom I thought was getting too old to keep riding but after watching this gives me hope I can still continue 😎 much respect Sir 👍
Going tubeless is the only way to go on an adventure bike. Changing a tube on a dirtbike while out on the trail is a pita, trying to change the tube on a bigger adv bike out in the outback is, at least for me, nearly impossible. Plugging the tire and airing it up is so easy.
Making your spoke wheels tubeless is very easy. Use goop around each spoke nipple on the inside of the wheel then RV tape around the well of the wheel. Presto! I've done it successfully on a few of my bikes and very happy I did.
Ride & enjoy!
Thanks for posting and sharing your information on your safety kits. Great ideas for me to consider and the bulkiness (or lack there of) to fit on the bike.
Thank you for the great videos...they are very informative and articulate and I look forward to the next one!
I am just joining the adv riding sport tomorrow and picking up my new Norden 901. I just turned 60 a week ago and I am in nowhere near your physical condition so I won’t be riding off road on my own. I thoroughly enjoyed your video and there is no substitute for experience and I learned a lot from you. Thanks and happy adventures 👍🏻
I'm now 73 and currently riding a Triumph Street Twin. I also rode in the adventure style alone throughout the West since 2006, when I bought my first KLR. I'd had motorcycles when I was a young man and was comfortable with dirt roads and the dynamics of dirt riding. I've owned (and picked up) 2 KLRs, a Suzuki DL650, an Honda NC700X and lastly a Honda CRF250 Rally (ultimately my favorite adventure bike when it came to dirt and gravel conditions and the only bike I've never had on its side), and I carried similar emergency items including the smaller Garmin InReach device. I still like the idea of adventure riding and the bikes involved, but I had an epiphany while riding my NC700X. I was spit off and into a ditch while gently (partial throttle in 2nd gear) ascending a Forest Service road. Moss growing in the center strip of a warn gravel road offered zero traction and sent my bike wildly fishtailing. Three swings, and I and the bike were pitched into a fern filled ditch unharmed. I was able to get the bike out of the ditch without assistance, but paused to consider my plight. First, I could have been pitched off the other side of the road which was a steep slope down the canyon. Secondly, my bike ran fine with no damage other than a very slightly misaligned side case, and lastly, I was unharmed. I was already suffering from a significant ankle sprain from a week before and was grateful that it had not been aggravated. So what did I learn from this incident? I don't want to be out somewhere alone, 10 miles up a dirt road where my front tire might wash out unexpectedly, and I fall and suffer a broken arm(?), broken wrist(?), concussion(?) or some kind of debilitating injury that requires an SOS on my Garmin device to rescue me. I also do not want an injury that will take months, sometimes years to get things functioning again. I've become clearly aware that with significant age comes significantly slower healing rates. As an example, the sprained ankle took probably 2 months to repair itself. And I'm grateful that the ankle healed completely. A month or so later I gave up adventure riding and now stick to the pavement. Loved adventure riding, and I miss it, but I'm sticking to the pavement now. Stay safe and enjoy the ride!
Very well stated and I feel similar sentiment. I’m looking for the middle ground between riding only on pavement and riding on better surfaced dirt and gravel roads. There’s always a risk off pavement especially traveling alone.
Just switched to a Triumph Tiger and ride all over the Tucson area. Turning 73 in May. Enjoy!
Excellent Video! At 2 months from 70 I just transitioned from an Indian Roadmaster to an R1250GSA. Like many others, on the road I carried the bare minimum safety/emergency gear, but you were a very helpful reminder that those ‘checks my mind writes that my body can cash’ are coming more and more frequently! I’m definitely beefing up my emergency kit! Thanks!
There’s a quick seat mode that eliminates the need to carry an Allen wrench , look it up . Good video
Thank you for this video, appreciate you sharing for people like me just getting started. Safe travels
I'm 65. I had a CVA stroke used to ride a Buell, then changed to a Ural w/sidecar. Now I don't care about the speed anymore. I just like to ride in fact I rather ride my Ural than use my car.
Looks like a well thought out kit (almost identical tools to mine). One suggestion is to do one of the several solutions to the hex bolts on the rider seat. I bought the kit to attach the two seats together. There is also on that just eliminates the hex bolts. Thanks for doing this video.
Great video looked beautiful out... Thanks so much! Really enjoyed it.
Hello mate! An awesome adventure rider safety kit. We all needed and have to be prepared for the unexpected. I'm 59 in May and closer to my first adventure bike, the T700. Thanks, you are an inspiration Sir 😊👍💪
Hello!
Good day to you !
I am 63 from Japan.
I retuned to ride motorcycle with HONDA Cross Cub.
Enjoying motorcycle life and editing You Tube video.
Your video is a great video !!Awesome !
Thank you so much for sharing !
Have a nice day !
Just bought a GS and you channel popped up. They’re listening…great advice. And yes I’m getting on in years…
Thank you Sir. I like how practical the kit you carry.
I like that you carry an InReach satellite transmitter, I do the same for my motorglider, essential when flying over the badlands and mountains of Utah. For medical emergencies I also carry a wound dressing kit that improves blood clotting. I always take lots of water on my long flights (up to 8 hours +). You don't mention that as well as some energy bars for nutrition. I'm 72 and want to get back into riding a bike this Spring. Thanks for the video!
Great video. Thanks so much. One more thing I think is important to carry if you ride alone and off the grid: chain breaking tool and spare links
Great video, I'm 56 and ride almost exclusively solo, both my Enduro and Adv...my T7 is my first Adv bike so I'm still getting setup... definitely like the tire changing tool setup you have everything from jack to pump. Thanks again for video....
I just discovered you channel a couple of days ago and I am really enjoying the contents. Most of your advises are suitable for all riders, I agree with you on riding relaxed, enjoying the landscapes, stopping for taking pictures and videos and so on. This particular video gave lots of ideas to make my rides more safe! I am 45 yo and I have a family to take care of, so thank you for sharing your experience, we need more channels like yours, grounded and focused on the important thing and not only on how fast or how powerful a motorcycle is. You have a follower in Mexico, if you visit my country again and particularly Guadalajara area (Jalisco State), let me know!!
Honda 350 Scrambler. I had one that same color in 1969. Now im 70 yrs old and ride a 2022 KLR 650 Adventure and jump out of perfectly good airplanes. I also ride alone here in the Ozarks. Use it or you will lose it.
Hi, bought a T7 this year and adore the bike; however I do have difficulty getting it up when it’s down so I am definitely going to invest in that motor jack, I’m 59, also a new rider since COvid, I only have you inspired me to double up all my safety measures but now I want to go on the BDR‘s thank you for an inspirational and informative video!
Great content. I am 67 and the only thing I would add would be 72oz of water or water filtration system and I might would transition to tubeless rims. Then it's plug and air and go. Thanks for your time and effort!
I generally carry at least a 1/2 liter of water and a small filtration pump too. Yes, water is essential.
Fwiw I keep water purification tabs in every one of my first aid kits. I assume I can always find a water source, I guess.
Appreciate you sharing your wisdom, ride safe.
Good video, I've been giving this much thought because I'm 61 and my riding buddies don't want to do the kind of riding I want to do, overnight trips in the woods and stuff. Good content
Im an old fart thinking about getting back into riding and your video has helped me see I am really not too old to get out there again, Thanks
Great video. Im almost 58 and just bought a Tenere 700 for myself Its winter here in Minnesota so i have 0 miles on it yet.
Good kit setup. I’m 61 and have loved adv riding all over Northern California and southern Oregon for nearly 20 years. Lots of secret spots! Recently got an inreach.
I recommend adding a 15ft piece of dyneema with looped ends, a road flare and small plastic container of overproof whiskey for safety. The rope can secure, tow, help lift etc and weighs nothing. The booze burns for starting fires and sanitizes wounds…and kills pain. The flare for fire starter, signaling, fending off crazies and animals. Happy riding!
Enjoyed your video I retired at 65 in 2016 an with my wife's approval I shipped a Yamaha TTR 60RE fully loaded to Halifax, Canada. Travelled solo across Canada, upto Prudoe Bay in Alaska then headed south through USA, Central America, South America to Ushia. Then from Cape Town in South Africa home to the UK. Took 14 months and travelled 63K miles. Now over 70 I travel around mainland Europe on RE Himalayan for about 2 to 3 months when weather permits. I use Spot Messenger for emergencies, so far unused. Also have a spoke took to tighten wheel spokes. Keep riding and enjoy life.
Very impressive rides. Keep it up.
What a trip! If I was away that long with the 1st mate's permission or not, I'd be single when I returned. lol
73 from Illinois. My son, my T7, and I are doing the Idaho BDR this summer. Thanks for your input.
That should be a great ride. I would not ride that BDR solo so it’s good you are riding with your son.
@@MySeniorMoments I rode the Idaho BDR solo last year. I would just recommend an Inreach tracker like you stated, and couple days of extra food/water in case of a breakdown. Be prepared, but don't let fear ruin an amazing experience.
The best safety is looking Ahead and it looks like you are doing THAT. Enjoy!
Greetins from Croatia.Ride safe my moto friend!
Your goodness as a person comes through the camera lens. You are a very fit 70 year old. Great parents and a healthy lifestyle no doubt. Just keep riding and thanks for sharing your wisdom with us.
Being a senior myself and who also rides alone... everything you mentioned is great. You might want to consider adding these items like a Tourniquet to your first aid kit, along with some jerky, iodine, and alcohol wipes. You might want to add a Green Chile Z-Drag Recovery System which only weighs 3 lbs and has a working capacity of 1000 lbs. This has proven itself several times when I've accidentally slid my bike down a hill but the hill is too steep to ride and need to get it back onto the trail. I do carry 2 rear tubes and 1 front because in my experience I've blown more rears and never a front.
hey Ryan I use my belt, I have used my belt as a tourniquet. I was sitting on my front porch with my four-year-old son when a motorcyclist was approaching the intersection of two streets in front of my house. It was the guy‘s first time on a motorcycle.. his buddy let him take it for a ride around the block. He did not know how to stop. I watched him as he was sawing away at the handlebars, he went into the curb on the left and that brought the motorcycle down on his leg snapping the big bone above his knee. The bone was sticking out through the skin compound fracture.. me and my son ran over, I lifted the motorcycle off of him. I immediately went into teaching mode for my son, while that guy was laying there in agony. I calmly told my son, no I’m going to use my belt as a tourniquet, go tell mom to call an ambulance there has been an accident..
that was a 1986. Ever since that gruesome experience, my son can watch a doctor stitching a 12 inch slice he had in his leg, without flinching..
I never let him know that I am one of those people that faint when cut.. I later found out, that the reason there are people that faint when they see their own blood is, our ancestors thousands of years ago that had the natural reaction/ability to drop their blood pressure when they were injured, had a better chance of surviving when they automatically dropped their blood pressure which prevented them from bleeding to death.. they lived long enough to pass that involuntary reflex on to people like me. I don’t always faint, only when it’s bad, like the time I was opening a box with a box cutter, and I sliced right across my thumb to the bone.. I thought that I nicked myself and I looked at my phone. When I saw how big that slice was, then the blood started coming out. I was on the ground one second later.
which brings me to this story about Jay Leno.
Jalen I was doing his evening monologue on there tonight show..He said that anytime he’s talking with a group of strangers, and motorcycles are the topic. It never fails that someone in that group of people knows someone that knows someone that while riding a motorcycle, they lost control and went headfirst into a chipper
Bless you, brother....hope you get another 30 yrs of riding!!!
You and me both!
Great suggestions for all ages! Never occurred to me to use one of those camping fuel bottles to carry a little more fuel for the bike! Should be able to store it easy if you don't have a rotopak type. Thanks!
Fuel bladders are also useful as they can be rolled up or packed flat when empty, and come in a variety of sizes.
Good rundown of a well thought out kit. I might recommend adding a tourniquet. The new ones are pretty light and can be self applied. Keep up the good work
Really useful and sensible advice, thanks for sharing 👍
You’re an inspiration I’m 57 and I like to ride solo too. I have to make a little kit like this. I recently dropped the bike and was able to lift it fairly well using the grab rails I put on it. But every drop and pick up is different and it is difficult to lift
Lifting a heavy bike can be tiring.
Thanks for video - I am a 72 year old and ride a BMWF850GS almost every day. I enjoy my riding immensely and can't imagine giving it up in the near future!
Very useful video, thank you. I am 75 and will soon buy a Royal Enfield Classic 350 and will stock up on some of the tools you mentioned. Thanks again......Sal : )
I hope I’m as fit as you when I’m 70+ you’re an inspiration 👍
Excellent . Seniors living happy independent free lives .
Excellent content brother. Thank you for sharing & inspiring
Just found your channel, you have a new subscriber! I carry most of the gear you do. One addition is a sail makers needle & waxed thread. Then I can sew up adventure pants, jackets and panniers.
You’ve got a good kit, I’m also a 65 year old Senior and I ride solo frequently on a big heavy adventure bike also. I carry a similar kit but I need to invest in a Garmin gps device, better to be prepared and not need the gear than to need it and not have it. Thanks for sharing
I am 69 I also rode motorcycles for 50 years now I have moved to ebikes and use them for camping and fishing locally. I only sold my last motorcycle Because some lowlifes tried to steal it because I had to park outside in my new Flat I live in the UK. and I must say I love all the vast countryside you have in the USA.
Hi, very sound video. Like you I'm pushing at the 80 door and I ride a BMW 1200 GS, mostly alone. Usually carry the Moto Winch as lifting is not guaranteed everytine. Good to see someone like me out there. Pete D'A
Glad you're having fun......I definitely believe in the adaqe "You are young as you feel".....Your adventure bike looks like a lot of fun.....I'm 67 and have been riding since my first bike bought new in 1973 which was a Honda CB 350.....That bike was indestructible.....Lol
I currently ride my bought new 2019 Kawasaki Ninja 650 and after some mods it is one fantastic bike to ride......It is everything I need fast light nimble just the right amount of power and gets great gas mileage.
Also, always carry: gorilla tape; self agglomerating tape; velcro straps; electric cable fasteners; spare light bulbs.
Great thinking, Bruce! 👍💪🙏☮️
Very informative! I hope I'm still riding when I'm in my 70s.
hello from the UK ,nice vid , hope I'm still riding when i get to 70+ . the bolts under the seat on the T7 can be turned around for easier access
I am 54 and I also ride solo..you have motivated me..after watching your video..thanks for sharing.
Keep it up
Awesome!! Thank you for the video...!!
Thanks for the video. 😉👍
Good info. I’m 70, and I went from many years of riding big BMWs to a Husqvarna Norden 901. It’s got a lower center of gravity with the ranks where they are, like a KTM, so it’s easier to pick up. I’ve got a lot of the stuff mentioned. I’ve got a first aid kit, space blanket, light, survival knife and compact 9mm pistol. Guns have saved my life before. I need a Garmin beacon (?) like that. And I carry a battery pack. Happy trails! 🤠
Spent 4.5 months this last summer riding 12.500 miles, in the western half of the U.S., on my CRF250L. I enjoyed your safety kit. I too spend as much time as possible on dirt back country trails. You've inspired me to do as similar video, for my channel. Traveling for long extended rides require some different tools and I also have some simpler tools. Liked the Eastbound axle tool, and spoons. I carry a combo spoon, and axle wrench. I'm also a solo rider 70+, and am a bit old school. Just stumbled across your videos, and have subscribed. If you're interested, I've got my ride videos posted, posted under my name Pat McGuinness. Enjoyed your state being driven out of Idaho, and California, by the fires. Spent a week camping around Gold Beach, on the Rogue River. Their Library is a great place to edit and up load videos, in fact one of the two best in the west, the other was in Moab. Good to see a fellow traveler. Aloha Pat
I may try a long distance ride someday as well. I think a smaller bike, like your CRF250L, may be more manageable if I keep off the busy highways. I'll check into your videos.
Many years ago I owned a BMW R1100RT for about a year. Then my wife at the time and I moved from Oregon to Arizona where I let the endorsement slide. I’ve thought about getting back into riding again, not for commuting but for exploring back roads as I and a more recent wife are now in New Mexico where it’s s bit cooler…
I just discovered your channel and subscribed as it looks interesting. Almost 68, but mentally much younger. Guess I should do some research into this prior to jumping off the pier.
I saw this channel through the algorithm. It's been four months since I started riding with Honda Label 500. I am 66 years old. So I'm a little younger than you. I have a desire to ride an adventure bike like you. I think you look great. I subscribed.