2022 Trans Labrador Highway

[@HarleysDinersRides]

First, I have ever seen Labrador. what beautiful country side, can't wait to see more, Cheers

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks The next Labrador video of what we did there comes out today, 5 EST

[@larry68hd11]

Great video Craig enjoyed. Hope you two have a great weekend.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks !! Thanks for watching ! Have a great weekend as well. Cheers

[@saino2001]

What a fun, adventurous drive!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

We loved it up there ! An amazing place !! Thanks for watching and for your comment

[@Frontireadventures]

Hey guys, great video and informative. Love that coffee on the road.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Cheers !! I at better than gas station coffee !!!

[@Viper6-MotoVlogger]

I’ve never been in that area. Thanks for showing us 👍

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

It was a fantastic area to travel in but still very little there.

[@WindyTherapy]

Holy smokes ! Gravel galore ! You should’ve been riding the PAN AM buddy 😅! I loved the waterfall at the end. I am surprised to hear that stretch was the nicest one so far. Safe travels

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

The road through Labrador was fantastic !!! The road in Quebec to got to the Trans Labrador highway has lots of gravel.

[@WindyTherapy]

@@SHHHMotoTravels Roads in QC are typically shitty ! Potholes are normal in Montreal

[@RobertMerz]

Thanks for doing this road for me, now I can take it off my list.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Now that you have seen it, maybe it’s time to ride it ?? It was an awesome road

[@BoltBucket]

that was awesome Craig. we got a Happy Valley here near me

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Gotta love a place that’s called Happy Valley !! Thanks Bolt

[@debbierigolo9065]

Holy Highway, Batman!! Lucinda, you've got the mosquito smash down to a science!! Another great ride with you both!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks !!! That was a wonderful road !! So lucky to be able to do this. !

[@BigBert]

Another great episode guys, absolutely beautiful area

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks so much !! It was such an awesome highway but it was looooong

[@BywaysnoHighways]

Thank you for posting this! We're looking at heading out in August and was searching for some 'real' info!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks for watching! It was a great ride, have to plan gas stops and there is very little faculties for rest stops but it was a great road !!!

[@LivingtheSilverLife]

We did make it to Labrador Highway. Pretty sure about that cause we don’t remember gravel. What a beautiful drive. Don’t miss those grated bridges. 😂😂yeah, you’re right about those moose along that stretch. Don’t see you driving a car very often. 😂😂. Gravel is hard to drive; especially on a bike.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Well as we get into colder and wetter weather, you may see me in the car more often ! LOL We love Labrador, so much open spaces. On Monday we have a short video of what we saw on that highway. Video would have been way to long to have both on one. Cheers

[@HarleyThrottleJuice]

That highway certainly traversed across some wild and beautiful landscapes! Nice that you could choose to spend some of the time relaxing in the car. ✌️

[@HarleyGurl114]

Wow! Lots of gravel roads, and no Premium? It’s such a beautiful place to be!!!! Safe travelling and thanks for the trip!! Coffee stops and home made are always the best!!!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Yes, we stop and make that type of coffee often. Way better than gas station brew.

[@HarleyGurl114]

@@SHHHMotoTravels Yesss!! It’s the best!! Love it much like we do when we hauling!!

[@biggericeberg]

Premium gas is available in Labrador City.

[@HarleyThrottleJuice]

Really looking forward to the Newfoundland footage, I saw a photographic documentary about the island recently. ✌️

[@steveleonard5206]

Thanks for confirming what we had heard, that the Lab highway east of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is now paved. We did the trip in 2017 when it was still gravel & a little soft in May of that year.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Hey, thanks for watching and leaving the comment. It’s a pretty good road now but I wish they had rest stops, garbage cans and outhouses on the way. The few pullovers that are there, are getting well “used”

[@truemisto]

it can be hard going especially in winter. it's good to see wild and living lands. they've made a lot of progress paving parts of it and improving bridges and etc. compared to how it used to be. i wish there was more passenger rail through there :(

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Passenger rail would be awesome through that area. !! I would take that. Thanks for watching

[@ArtistonaHarleyD]

Another great ride on your adventures! That washbord looked pretty intense! Now I want to know the button reference...I'll check out Oak Island, lol!! 😂

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Haha. Look into a Bobby Dazzler. ! LOL

[@Supermankev2001]

Great video, Love the way you edited this. music perfect. So interesting my only complaint is it ended too soon. Great Job!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks Buddy !!!

[@TheDavidGoldmanphoto]

Nice, I did it in 2021 but in the other direction. Lot's of gravel when I did it.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks for watching! The road all the way through Labrador was awesome. Gravel got pretty soft south of Labrador city in Quebec

[@richardmourdock2719]

I rode the Translab in 2019. It was ALL gravel and 389 in Quebec was the worst by far. I was on my Super Tenere and camping.. but I was then a youthful 66. I remember I nearly dumped once in a construction zone... Loose gravel about eight inches thick. Yeah, I was lucky but then again it rained the entire time. Still a true motorcycle adventure to Newfoundland.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks for the comment. !!! We sure loved this part of the trip. The Quebec section is still mostly gravel north of the Hydro dam but once to the west border of Labrador, 100% paved to Newfoundland ferry. Awesome road now !! Thanks for watching

[@SNOWBIRDBIKER]

Great video. I lived in Labrador for eight years, but haven’t been back in a while. I wondered how much of the highway was paved on the Quebec side. Thanks for sharing.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Roughly 200 kms of gravel between Labrador city and the hydro dam in the Quebec side. Most was good hardback gravel but there was some very loose sections.

[@TaleOfTwoIdiots]

We just did that trip in the reverse direction. I think the toughest parts were on Quebec 389. 😊

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Yes. That’s what we found also. The road through Labrador was awesome. When we did this trip there were no rest stop areas/ pit toilets or anything for garbage… has that improved since 2022 ? Thanks for watching and for leaving your comment. Cheers

[@TaleOfTwoIdiots]

LOL, no! That was one of our big "take aways" as well. That goodness for the "shower tent" we have attached to the side our our jeep!

[@davidcoward4067]

I rode the Trans Labrador (sans trailer) this summer and it was brilliant! Although, it looks like you had better weather than we did. We were camping and the weather, plus the dozens of bears that we saw, had us riding all the way from Churchill to Red Bay (800km). Great video thanks! Tiger Coward

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks for watching !! Yes we had some great weather but we saw no animals what so ever. A bit disappointing with that. We are on a long Canada wide journey, so we set up the bike trailer, behind our SUV and a camper/toy hauler. Haha. Getting soft in retirement !!! Cheers

[@davidcoward4067]

Your trip sounds amazing and I am totally envious! Enjoy.

[@tigercoward]

@@SHHHMotoTravels BTW - no judgement made about the trailer. Too many in the bike community snob-out on what they do and criticize others. I mentioned the trailer mainly because I rode 800KM in the rain. We should all do what makes us happy! Ride on brother!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

@@tigercoward All good ! ....i used to do tent camping all the time, but know that im getting older....a seven month road trip a tent sounds miserable to me...bahahaha

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

@@tigercoward - honestly...Thanks for watching ! Cheers

[@darrenlingerfelt5879]

😎👍

[@johnhill3851]

Great video, well done. I noticed an aussie patch with the blue Eureka flag on your vest, gotta be a story there ? with

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Hahaha. Yes, there’s a story with every patch I wear. 1) our sons been living there since 2019 2) When we travelled to Australia, a local HOG member in a HD dealership taught be about the history of the Southern Cross, the Eureka flag and the present day meaning of the patch within their community (2019) Have worn it on my vest since then. Thanks for the comment Have a great holiday season

[@johnhill3851]

I lived in aussie for many years, worked in commercial construction. Our union, the BLF, used the blue Eureka flag as their emblem with the words “Dare To Struggle, Dare To Win”, fun times that now as an older man I miss. Now living in South Carolina, riding a new Royal Enfield Classic 350 and loving the leisurely jaunts through the Blue Ridge Mtns

[@chasinggeckos8843]

Awesome and fun. Doing that route this summer I hope. Just found your channel. Will watch more later today. Can you please describe your camera and mic set up. You mic sound is one of the best I have seen. I would appreciate it Jim from Owen sound

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

hey ! Thanks for watching and leaving your comment On my open face helmut, I just run a GoPro 8 with media mod and plug a RODE Lapel mic direct to the camera. Have the mic mounted to my chin strap hope that helps !

[@chasinggeckos8843]

@@SHHHMotoTravels you have to be kidding. There is zero wind noise. You must add some sort of wire to keep it in your mouth area. I will have to watch again and pay more attention. Thanks for the quick reply.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

@@chasinggeckos8843 RODE makes a wire headset mount for the lavelier mic. I cut and modified to wire it to my chin strap to get closer to my mouth. no other mods.

[@hillquestdualsport]

I fell behind and just catching up following your adventure. Looking through your windshield, I am surprised not to see a bunch of rock chips and cracks after 17,000 kms.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

I can’t believe it either !!! We are now over 25,000 kms and roughly 4500 kms of that on gravel. We do have 3 chips but no cracks

[@newfoundadv1193]

Excellent video! Looks like you had a great trip but a pan america would of suited your needs to perfection for this trip..keep up the great work!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

I agree, I had the Pan America and rode it up the Dempster highway to the Arctic Ocean of the first half of this same trip. , just took the road glide out east. If you look back on our videos from June 2022, that’s the video up to the Arctic Ocean on the PA Thanks for watching. Cheers

[@HarleyThrottleJuice]

That is way too much gravel for me! 😉✌️😂

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Was for me too on the Road Glide. So glad we had the trailer for that stretch.

[@tjguy98]

Good to see you are staying safe on your journey. The end of the country is in sight ! :) Are you going to visit St. Pierre and Miquelon? That would be pretty cool ! You would get to visit France with out crossing an ocean

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Yes !! The Canada to France video should be out in a couple weeks !!!

[@Netsavvy]

Great video👍 which part has the longest stretch without a gas stops? possible for a car only has 350km range? thank you for your time.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Hello ! Thanks for watching ! The longest stretch with no stations is between El Rosario de Arriba and Guerrero Negro on Hwy 1 MX. It is about 360ish kms. The point to make sure of, that we wanted to point out. If a person filled up in Tjuana they would have lots of tank range at El Rosario but if they passed there thinking there is gas stations every 100 kms they could possibly run out at total kms from Tjuana and o Guerrero Negro would be around 700 kms. I know lots of people on motorcycles and lots of motorcycles only have a 400 kms tank range. Lots of cars and RVs have big ya k range, just need to make sure before heading south from El Rosario. Cheers

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Haha. Sorry, I answered wrong … as we just released a video about highway 1 in Mexico. On the Trans Labrador highway, the longest stretch of road with no gas is between Happy Valley /Goose Bay and port hope Simpson

[@Netsavvy]

@@SHHHMotoTravels Thanks for your reply👍

[@lostingear]

Great video. How do you not have any wind noise in your audio without a full face helmet? Thanks!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks for watching !! I just use a RODE lavilier lapel mic plugged directly into a GoPro 8 with media mod. That’s it. I tested several mic’s but this set up works good for me. Cheers

[@lostingear]

@@SHHHMotoTravels Crazy, you just have no wind noise at all. We did the lab hwy as well this summer. You can see the videos on our channel, but we had issues with the wind cracking

[@lucforand8527]

They only keep the road in the best shape to the dam as that section has the most commercial interest.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

That makes sense !!! There usually is a back story like that Thanks for watching

[@williammahaffy4642]

Awesome video!! Extremely useful and tons of great tips and information. I now know what tires to put on the bike! Did you stay in accommodation or camp out? What was the location of the awesome waterfall right at the end of the video? I am planning the same trip, albeit solo on a smaller bike and no support trailer, for spring 2023. Looks like an adventure!!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

We boondocked along the way. There is not much for campgrounds other than Goosebay and Labrador City. Lots of wildlife I have been told, but we didn’t see any. Once in Quebec, south of Labrador city gravel about 50% of the way. All of Labrador is paved now. The waterfalls is just west of Churchill Falls town site. Maybe we p kms. Hope that helps. ?

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Thanks for watching and leaving the comment ! Cheers

[@DeadNought]

well, that is interesting - as I had been told it was paved. Guess that source was wrong. but, paving tundra isn't exactly easy.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Basically only Quebec side is still gravel for 200 kms. In Labrador. About 20 kms of gravel being repaved under construction

[@marykatemcteigue3651]

did you camp

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

@@marykatemcteigue3651 - yes. and boondocked at Churchill Falls community center and Happy Valley visitor center.

[@hachewie]

80km/h on that beautiful road. Ridiculous. We need to wrap everyone in cotton wool.

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

Ya, and so few people around !!!