Motorcycle Travel on Route 66 | The Mother Road Tour | Days 1 -5

[@railroad7401]

My bro's and I left Tampa for the Grand Canyon-Rockies-Sturgis-Minn-The Dragon and Smokies and back to Tampa. Next trip is the 100th anniversary Laconia. All of us are over 60.

[@jimperry4420]

What bike are you on?

[@henrythompson7595]

We have made the trip several times on our trike, Canada to Mexico, San Francisco to Tennessee once. Best trip ever, wish we could do it all again.....

[@JimmyHamAnp]

Nice update, looking forward to the trip!

[@radricster]

Route 66 on my bike is a bucket list item of mine. Followed, of course, by a run back up north on the PCH and back over the Rockies thru Sturgis SD for bike week. Oh well, a guy can dream. Thanks for documenting your journey, it allows us guys still dealing with kids and jobs to live vicariously thru y'all. Good luck on the road guys.

[@thekrutchinator]

I haven't seen vicariously used in a sentence for a long time!

[@breezetelemaster1368]

Absolutely COOL!

[@vincentkeith5259]

I wish we keep the current vehicles and go back to the 50's towns & roads. Interstates are great if you are forced to travel long distances, but as a vacation or adventure - they suck.

[@billpacheco790]

Craig thanks for posting this adventure. I know how much work goes into the filming, editing, etc. but it is well worth it (to me) so that I can watch each segment while enjoying my morning coffee. Be safe and have fun!

[@gitrdone574]

Great video, looking forward to this series. Route 66 is definitely on the bucket list 😎🏍🎥👍👊

[@painsrides3616]

Well Craig... no doubt you're going to have another amazing adventure and tour under your belt with this one 👍. Live the dream

[@jimweagant8920]

Thanks for the ride along and video

[@0616ko]

Looking forward to watching your adventure. Safe travels.

[@backhighwaybrian]

Very cool!!!! I’ve been out all over AZ for 9 days and seem to always find myself on Route 66!!! Always surprises!! Great to see another Vlogger out on the backroads!!! Keep ‘em coming!!!!!

[@TechnMoto]

Another great trip 👍

[@Marcel-ty7qg]

It’s been a while since I’ve had the pleasure of watching your videos. Thanks Craig. Cheers from Northern Ontario Canada.

[@HootmonHarry]

I don't know if you read all your comments, but I hope this one makes it to you.. Last year marked my 60th time around the sun, and I decided to do a summer motorcycle trip for the first time. I attribute my inspiration and my encouragement to a handful of people. My dad you introduced me to motorcycling and a few youtubers who made it seem possible. You were one of those people. Thank you for your content and helping me to check off a bucket list item late, but completed! Thank You for your inspiration! Keep going.. There are others that need adventure in their lives..

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

I do read all the comments and I very much appreciate your comments. It makes me feel good that I have had a positive impact on your riding life.

[@SteelHorseman]

Ride on!!

[@thejourneycontinues6535]

Excellent!!!

[@robertjones538]

Looks to be another great trip!

[@cliftonwilder]

Thank you for the "left coast". My family has been there since 1865, having come out to Oregon by covered wagon, then down to CA. Two years ago we finally had enough and left to NV next door. Hoping for some long trips before late fall. I enjoyed your CA videos and decided to go back to the beginning of all this for the starting days.

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

The Left Coast has some great riding!

[@richardvalitalo3670]

Nice to see more places on the route.

[@mikewest5796]

We hit Route 66 in Joplin, MO, on our way back from Sturgis last year. Enjoy your trip 👍🏻

[@blackbiker1961]

I live in Michigan so I can start at the beginning ( US12 ) into Chicago over to 66 then head west young man.

[@theonly1film]

love your content great channel liked and subbed

[@philtil8977]

Great wife!!! Good Rides

[@bobklaege5569]

I rode long stretches of 66 in Illinois in the the early 80’s while attending Illinois State University in Normal. Most of it from Joliet to Bloomington and south towards Springfield. I used to give rides to friends in college. They had to choose the direction. And if it was self it was route 66. Find a lot of little towns. And a lot of history. Just south of Bloomington is a small town called Funks Grove. They were the first family to break the prairie in Illinois. They were also the pioneers of hybiding corn. As they developed better hybrids, they shared them freely with their neighbors. So as you ride past the corn fields, watch for the hybrid names at the edges of the fields. Your bound to see Funk. There is a Funk Prairie home in Shirley IL. Along with the Funk gem and mineral museum. Anyone traveling that part of 66 should make an appointment and stop by. (Tours by appointment only) They used their corn to feed cattle. The drove the cattle to market in Philadelphia or New York. Chicago didn’t exist yet. The used the money to buy more land. They have more land than any county in Illinois. And the funk families still own it! The gem and mineral museum is the LARGEST collection in the world. Bigger than the Smithsonian! And it’s all just off trying 66!

[@DowntheroadJoe]

It was great seeing you at Uranus Fudge Factory. The places we run in to other bikers. Lol. Ride safe. Great video.

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

Good to meet you. Thanks for saying hello!

[@bobklaege5569]

You also need to make a stop at a “Roadkill Cafe”. A touristy venue with 5 or 6 locations on 66.

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

We will keep an eye out.

[@lisasmith9311]

Mufflerman was made by my father Bill Swan along with many other iconic fiberglass statues which are in a short Amazon ebook for only 14.99 called "The man behind the mufflerman ".

[@clay1883]

Check the oil every 1,000 miles on a G'Wing? I've owned four GL1800's and I've never added a DROP between changes. EVER. The only time I check the oil is just before an oil change to reaffirm that it used none. I wonder what Honda has done to make this improvement on a bulletproof design? Come off of some of that money and buy yourself a decent aftermarket seat. Absolutely the best money I ever spent was on a Corbin seat. Your butt will thank you! Great video. Thanks for the ride along.

[@wingandhog]

Very nice guys! I am learning so much about video editing by watching your content. I live off of R66 east of Albuquerque. One of these days I will ride the entire route. Butler Maps has a ….uhm…motorcycle map specific to this ride.

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

Yes, they have two maps just for Route 66.

[@paullee6663]

This trip would have been a 'true adventure' on your old Victory I would think. Just my 2c. Petrol is nearly £2 a litre in the UK :-(

[@bigjoe4020]

Love it, thanks for taking us along. Regarding Route 66. Is there a really good online map that shows the Route66 as best as possible ? I understand that section of it are missing and others have been renamed and then there are section market in Google maps as "Historic Route 66" BUT its really hard to follow if you want to ride it from Chicago to LA. So, there must be a better turn by turn route that follows the old road as best as possible. rsm8

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

There are guides and maps to help out. I used the Butler Maps and the EZ Guide to Route 66. But mostly I used MRA Route Planner and the Google Maps overlay to find and follow the road. There are also signs marking the old road when you are out here. In some places you have to get on the interstate and some are hard to follow, but you figure it out.

[@justsomedude445]

👍👍

[@garybeck9444]

When gas was 30 cents a gallon, you was making 80 cents a hour so, I guess it all works out

[@jefffitch5399]

I haven't heard a mention about having an EZ Pass for your bike. I've used one for years and it works efficiently.

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

I have an EZ pass and the plate is registered.

[@jefffitch5399]

Where do you keep it? I didn't hear you speak about it as an easy way to deal with tolls.

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

@@jefffitch5399 You can see the pass in the video, up on the dash. Mostly I keep it in the trunk. With electronic tolling, they will take a picture of my plate and match it with the pass, so it is not necessary to have it in display. Not all states accept the EZ pass so you will get some fees via mail and others will ask you to go to a website to pay. Very few use tickets or cash anymore. I did not feel the need to explain all of this in the video.

[@richpuller1348]

Which Klim jacket are you wearing?

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

Latitude, great jacket.

[@richpuller1348]

@@LivingOffTheSlab Damn!! That jacket is $700

[@2ndborn186]

Was 7:24 intentional?? LOL. Think about it. LOL. 🤣🤣

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

No, but I left it in anyway.

[@DJPTEXAS]

How are the boots working out ?

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

They are great so far.

[@RichardCranium79]

which bike are you riding for this trip?

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

The BMW K1600.

[@RichardCranium79]

@@LivingOffTheSlab awesome. i've been looking at purchasing one for some longer trips. the route 66 trip looks amazing. ride safe

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

Watch the entire trip before you buy one.

[@davidg5935]

I'm 99% sure I saw you guys riding past through joliet

[@LivingOffTheSlab]

Probably did!

[@muratdenizgez6722]

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