An Old Guy, an old Goldwing & an old Mini Mate - On to Wawa and Thunder Bay - Day 11 - 2024 Ep 31

[@mikewatson4644]

Isn't it strange being the same age as old people?? I see people that are 10 years younger than I am that can't get around nearly as well as I do. In most cases, it's because they quit doing things to stay active. Some basic first aid training and CPR training is good to have. Even carrying a basic first aid book with you can prove to be life saving sometime. Merry Christmas. Thanks for bringing us along

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Age is really a state of mind. As you say, there are lots of people chronologically younger who are way older than I am. I really need to do a refresher course. Thanks for coming along.

[@CountryWilly]

I love northern Ontario it holds many many memories ❤

[@OldGuyonaBike]

I worked in Thunder Bay for 6 years in the '90s. I enjoyed the area.

[@Supermankev2001]

I really enjoyed this one. I did that ride back in 2017. watching this I should do that trip again .

[@OldGuyonaBike]

It's well worth doing every 4-5 years.

[@marathon8649]

I did not know where Terry fox stopped but he certainly has had a spot in my heart because his story was told every year in my highschool years.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

I followed his story in real time starting just after he left Atlantic Canada. Both heartbreaking and inspiring.

[@lufunodreadierambuda5800]

We are one, old Guy on a bike. It's very fantastic to see doing it again safely. I always salute you. Victor from South Africa.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Merry Christmas, Victor!

[@richardmourdock2719]

And this yank remembers Terry Fox. I always felt proud of myself as a runner, until I think of Terry Fox. Running a marathon on my 60th birthday was NOTHING compared to Terry's run!

[@OldGuyonaBike]

He was an amazing young man. Has inspired many.

[@waltermoney4106]

Merry Christmas

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Merry Christmas to you too.

[@billwilliams9527]

Thanks old guy, made my day again.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Editing it made my past couple days a little warmer.

[@randymedeiros2187]

I loved seeing the general store with the Moose Jim.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

I really like Young's General Store and Henrietta.

[@691053]

Another great one Jim! Thanks again for entertaining us and Merry Christmas!

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Merry Christmas back at you.

[@adamlanglois563]

Beautiful ride! Nice wing! They all sound the same. Im going for a scoot for breakfast on mine in a few minutes. Cheers from Essex county!

[@OldGuyonaBike]

I wish I was getting out for a ride but without ski outrunners that is not going to happen.

[@richardmourdock2719]

It's been many years since I have been to Wawa. This causes me to think about renewing my passport so I can get back up to Canada. You do live in a beautiful country.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Everytime I do a long ride I am blown away by the diversity of geography and scenery all across the continent. Yes, you should make a trip back up.

[@walterelmore1017]

I bike at 73. We are old when we cannot bike.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

You are so right. There will be a side car in my life before I give up biking. Ride on!

[@arthurmoreira9180]

Merry Christmas! And thanks for the video!

[@OldGuyonaBike]

You are welcome and Merry Christmas!

[@goldwingmoments]

Hey Jim, I think it's great that you get to visit old friends as you travel across the country. We have great intentions but life gets in the way and visits seem to get pushed back to a later date. Thanks for sharing and we will catch you on the next video. Hope you enjoy the rest of your Christmas. PS: I will try to visit the moose in 2025. Cheers!

[@OldGuyonaBike]

It's well worth a stop at the store if you are doing the northern Lake Superior route. I'm too well aware that old friends are dropping... heck, I don't know what tomorrow is really going to bring me either. Touch base with who you can even if it is just in passing thru.

[@southernrebel]

Jim; Great video and NO RAIN!! Riding weather is coming!! Been so cold my ride won't even start plus 3 days rain. Good Bless Happy New Year safe ridin rubber down

[@OldGuyonaBike]

I think I got a couple of days of no rain lol. I have to boost the Goldwing to get her to start but she's not going anywhere for months. Here's to great things, Johnny, in 2025!

[@Eagle10300]

Just subscribed. Thanks for your content and looking forward to viewing your channel

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Thanks for coming along and I hope you enjoy my adventures.

[@garysbackroadadventures]

Choosing friends over family. Many find that strange, but as you mention, the memories shared can often be stronger and more powerful than family ties. Anything west of Ontario can only get better.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Sometimes we make decisions that are a little difficult. We have to live with the fact that we can't do it all.

[@woodsontr]

Jim, thanks for the video! Good stuff! 😉👍🎄

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Thanks for coming along.

[@Maranatha1594]

I have done this ride on my wing went out to bc and back I also camped in Wawa on my first day. 😊

[@OldGuyonaBike]

I've done this route both ways a number of times over the past 30 years. Always liked it.

[@codraven57]

Another great leg of the trip.......been through Wawa a few times but never stopped there before.........will have to check those two out if there is another time going that way........As you are saying........I am really enjoying this ride Jim............Yes, we ve stopped at the Terry Fox before and is worth stopping for sure.......So great to catch up with old friends.......

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Young's General Store is well worth stopping at, Bryan. The summer sausage lasted me over 3 weeks. It was a good day on the bike.

[@roadtripper5553]

Merry Christmas Jim 🎉

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Merry Christmas to you.

[@marathon8649]

I have to remind my dad, who says " he's not bad for an old man" that old is for trees and cars , not people. He is 87 now and has more love and energy for life than myself, his 52 year old son.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Excellent, I need reminders that I am still a youngish pup. You get old when you dwell on being old. I don't dwell, I try to laugh at it.

[@byronwarren7779]

Hi Jim, I tagged along again as I do with every video.....great ride and nice seeing Henrietta the moose. I like the story of Henrietta your dear Mother and trailer. Ride safe my friend and have fun.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Well, thanks for tagging along. My parents loved camping and my first camping equipment list I inheirited from my mother. She thought it was a hoot that I was going to look for a tent trailer to pull behind the bike.

[@tomfillmore9710]

That was a great ride buddy thanks for sharing it with us enjoy watching and seeing the monument very nice hope you had a great Christmas and enjoyed your day I we got to spend lots of time with most of the grandkids and see them open their presents and eat way to much food but it was a awesome day take care Jim Happy New Years

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Thanks Tom. I had a quiet but good Christmas Day. Happy New Year to you.

[@jefflink4671]

Will say hi to Henrietta for you this coming June. Wife and I are doing the Superior loop on Goldwing from Mn. Good point on 1st aid kit and training. I am like you and have rudimentary kit along. Disney??? What can we say......off the rails of late!

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Enjoy the Superioer loop. I've been meaning to do the southern shore and may have to in 2026. Yes, say hello to Henrietta and enjoy some fudge. As soon as I am living in a more populated area I will look up First Aid training. It's been 15 years or more so I need more than a refresher. The thing with Disney was a few years ago. The White River statue is a trademarked cartoon Winnie the Pooh. It turned out to be very bad publicity for Disney. They dropped it.

[@imafarmboy2]

This video brings back a lot of old memories. We used to go moose hunting with an Uncle that lived in Marathon but has since passed away. I think it's been almost 30 years since I've been up there and thought many times about doing a tour up that way. How was the black flies?

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Until you mentioned black flies I didn't even think about the fact that I saw almost none. Not while riding or while camping. Mid-July must be the time to travel. When I lived in Thunder Bay I do remember May and June being thick with flies.

[@bruceletouzel5157]

is that a statement you are making, with the Canadian Flag, all tied up in knots. Yes i'm an old guy with a big bike ,love watching

[@OldGuyonaBike]

No statement other than I can be lazy and I didn't find a decent replacement. Looking for a new one for next season. It still caught peoples' eyes and made me stand out which is what you want on the bike.

[@Lastcallrepent]

Motel 👍.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

More often than I had planned... but sometimes.

[@pureblood2020]

"Mele Kalikimaka"

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Why does that invoke the image of a beautiful young woman on a diving board taking off her bikini top while Chevy Chase has his face pressed to the window? Merry Christmas to you too!

[@brianfromnh2596]

Does Canada have any free camping on national land similar to the US's Bureau of Land Managent? Your Provincial park are expensive!

[@OldGuyonaBike]

We do but possible sites are not as well mapped out as in many areas of the US. Ontario and British Columbia are the most expensive. Most provinces are in the $25 Cdn range i.e. about $19.50 USD. In Newfoundland with my seniors discount it gets down to under $16 Cdn/night. I do have the BLM guidebook and the National Forest Campground books, nothing equivalent in Canada. One of my worries is the condition of the roads going into a lot of places. A lot of free camping here is accessed by logging roads and you can imagine the shape they are in especially after a few days of rain.

[@jamesdwyer6701]

A post merry Christmas to you any off season maintenance on the bike I've done alot of work on mine in the last 10 years if you need an ear

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Thanks for the offer and Merry Christmas. I won't have the beast in a place I can work on her until April. There are some parts I have got or am ordering in prep for that. Replacing both starter relays... other relays. Tracing an electrical glitch. Fibreglassing a cracked bottom of one saddlebag. Hopefully nothing major. Might need need mufflers.

[@jamesdwyer6701]

@OldGuyonaBike it's an ABS plastic ,watch altinator 1500 loves to go thru one every 50 thousand

[@OldGuyonaBike]

@@jamesdwyer6701 I had something go through the back of my left saddlebag while on this trip. I know it's plastic but was able to do a pretty good repair with fibreglass on the road. One more crack to fix that I missed. Alternator was done just before I bought the bike. Should be good for another 100,000 kms.

[@paulenrico4716]

Hello Jim. I am thinking about a motorcycle trip out to NFLD. I'd like to pick your brain on a few different things. How might I get in touch with you?

[@OldGuyonaBike]

There is an email at the end of the video description. I'm mostly staying on the island this summer and thinking of doing a semi guided tour for people. Should be announcing that in the early new year.

[@gcragg11]

Hi Jim, Weve talked before. Im also an ol guy on a bike...pulling a popup. I never stay at campgrounds. Unless they're at my destination and I'm staying there awhile ( Sturgis. The Okanogan various National Parks etc.) I dont find I need them, they dont enhance the sense of adventure I crave, I don't like being grouped in with others like that etc. For me its a total waste of money I could put in my gas tank. We boondock an stealth camp 90% of the time. I know not everyone is comfortable doing this but... I've been doing it for 40 + yrs. Works for us. (wife an I) Id never pay 50 bucks for a campground on a travel day. No fun and Im just far too cheap. :) Motels?.. raining and very cold only. Very rarely. I'm sure you've done it some (boondock) and you have your reasons for seeking out the campgrounds. But why not do it more? just curious. God ?!!...was it really 44 yrs ago Terry Fox ran? wow!! time flies. Thanks again fur sharing Jim.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

This past summer was more about the travel and less about the camping. I got a lot of things off my bucket list but I did miss a lot of camping. This year, the concentration will be on the camping. My main hesitancy with stealh camping or boondocking with the Mini Mate and this heavy bike is the condition of the roads to get to campsites. Most here in Canada seem to be accesed by logging roads (northern Ontario and Newfoundland). They are usually in too rough of shape for me to venture on. For single night stops I also am not ready to put in the time to search for spots. Although retired and having time, there were a few constrants on the first few weeks this year. I would like to do more camping outside of regulated campgrounds and have been working on making my rig more and more self sufficient. My comfort zone is regular campgrounds although I will bitch about how expensive they are especially in Ontario, British Columbia and California. We'll see how I evolve over the next couple of years.

[@joseraiseddante7521]

😢Only kingga and aleona greeted merry Christmas to her viewers and subscribers but itchy boots, krikkos it seems they don't care about the celebrations.

[@OldGuyonaBike]

I was planning on doing a special Christmas video but, time and circustances were against me. Kinga is very personable and she always feels like she is connecting directly. Noraly is a bit more show and tell. She's also about 3-4 weeks behind when her videos post so I suspect with the drama of almost losing her bike and the upcoming repairs she may not have planned a Christmas message in advance. Two different riders and I enjoy them both. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@Lastcallrepent]

You've wasted my time. LOL. Not really. Ive looked at few cruisers because of you 😅 .

[@OldGuyonaBike]

lol, think of the hours I waste editing. Nah, I get to enjoy the rides over again.

[@dragonslayer1294]

Canada 51st state

[@OldGuyonaBike]

Never going to happen.

[@adamlanglois563]

Need we remind you of 1812? Cheers from fort Malden neighbor 😉

[@geoffhong5106]

Why would a bull moose be named Henrietta?

[@OldGuyonaBike]

I have often wondered that myself. It seems that female moose can have antlers. youngsgeneralstore.ca/henrietta.html bestwildlifecameras.com/do-female-moose-have-horns/ You learn something almost every day.