This is the Motorcycle I chose to take me Around the World! | S1E02

Fail What? You don't want to start anymore? My journey around the planet begins at North America's most northern drivable point The plan is to ride through Canada and America before crossing over to Europe From there, I'll make my way through the Middle East and Asia After island hopping through Indonesia, it'll be Australia and finally New Zealand The end of my journey will be marked by the southernmost point of the South Island I'm calling it the big spiral and this is act one preparation So this is the motorbike that's going to take me around the world So if you've seen my previous videos, I want to go from Alaska to New Zealand the long way around Kind of like a big spiral And in fact, I want to call the trip the big spiral As you can imagine a big part of that is choosing the right bike to bring on the trip And i've been scouring the internet doing so much research making spreadsheets doing all the things And I finally decided on the bike And the bike is a brand new 2024 Kawasaki klx 300 I think it's going to be a great bike for the trip But it does have one small problem That is going to have to be fixed But we'll get to that So i've told friends and others which bike I got and when they hear I got a 300 300 cc engine They think it's too small But the problem is the bigger the engine gets the heavier the bike is and that was one of my requirements is a bike That I could pick up when I drop Because i'm definitely going to drop it. I'm a newer rider I'm going to be riding by myself in a lot of random places around the world And I just need to be able to pick it up by myself And then they say well if you get one of those european bikes you can get the same weight with more power So the problem with those european bikes is that the service intervals are really short So you would have to change the oil every thousand kilometers on those bikes and I just i'm not interested in changing the oil every that could it be every two days for me Um, so on this bike the oil changes are every 12 000 kilometers, which is a lot more reasonable The other thing about the european bikes is they're not that reliable I hear a lot of bad things about them breaking down quite often And if i'm out in the bush Far away from everywhere in the middle of kazakhstan or whatever I need a working running bike The japanese bikes are well known for their reliability and they're a fair bit cheaper than the european ones as well Another thing is the drivability it needs to work on road and off road So it needs to be able to go highway speeds while at the same time also being able to crawl through single track and Things like that and do both reasonably Well, this bike has a six speed so the gearbox is really wide range and it should do pretty well in all circumstances So what's the problem with the bike then? Well, the tank is tiny and I can only do 200 kilometers a tank In north america that might not be so bad But in a lot of the world there's going to be big gaps between gas stations And i'm just not going to make it. I do have a plan for this Uh, but i'll talk about that in a future video where I modify the bike for long distance travel So that's my bike that's going to take me around the world Uh, I don't have a name for it yet But uh, let's go take it for its first test ride All right, i've arrived at the trailhead and I'm stoked. I really can't wait to get everything dirty. I've got all this new stuff And it just it needs to be dirty The other part of this is I also need to make sure all the camera gear is working properly, you know It needs to be dialed, uh For all the future videos that are coming and I need to you know, just get it perfect Let's get ready So this is the stuff I got, uh, I got a lot of climb like climb pants and uh jacket Uh, it's supposed to be really good stuff I did not get the top end stuff because it's Top end stuff just for jacks like 1500. It's ridiculous definitely spent a lot of time shopping just to Get stuff at the right price But all this stuff is looking way too clean And I gotta get it dirty because I feel like the biggest poser right now In all this clean gear, so let's get the bike off the rack get the cameras on it and let's go for a rip All right Let's uh Let's get this show on the road six kilometers Pretty exciting start up. Nope do that Starts up first gear a little bit throttle a little bit of clutch Oh, yeah This is Oh, this is a lot easier than a bicycle So i'm at better mountain right now And there's a lot of mountain bike trails here. I've actually done a lot of videos here on my old channel But never on a motorbike So this is kind of exciting I guess I should let it warm up and not go too hard But yeah, it's so beautiful in here so green so lush Ah And this is the way to go up the hill, isn't it? We used to climb up this on our mountain bike and uh, it was uh Definitely a bit of a slog but this This you just go straight up Okay, I can really feel the gyroscopic effect of the engine and the wheels it's very stable compared to a bicycle And if you're wondering how I just started up on the bike uh So easily well, I have ridden motorbikes a handful of times in the past And actually i've driven manual cars most of my life so I do know how a clutch works and manual gearbox works, so I'm, not completely a novice but I did ride a scooter To work when I was younger I definitely wasn't the cool kid at work riding a scooter. So I have I have some road skills. I know that the signals are here I know where the horn is Shift down a bit. Wow, I think me and this bike are going to get along just fine, aren't we? Can it take me around the world nope missed that gear All right straight through the puddle Gotta get it dirty, you know And if you're also wondering I don't have my license yet I have my learners from the knowledge test, but actually you don't need a license to to ride on the back roads like this. So Okay, let's let's look at the map here because we're kind of going around The mountain here. Okay. Let's see It's uh, let's uh add some difficulty here. There's it's uh, pretty easy so far And actually I have to turn around because the road I want is back there, okay Uh throttle easy on the throttle eric, all right Oh, that looks a fair bit more difficult Yep, that's it. All right Okay, it looks a little trickier well don't drop the bike eric don't drop the bike, okay I can feel the bike moving a little bit under this stuff this loose stuff. Oh puddle mud bog All right so far so good Ah mud bog and I think people are going up there maybe I should do the same. All right, see how it goes Oh, yeah, yeah, I kind of want to stand up Maybe I don't Yeah, it's funny on a mountain bike You kind of stand all the time on a motorbike. I don't feel so comfortable with that yet There's a low hanging branch there, all right now i'm on a hill hill start here we go Fail What you don't want to start anymore? Does it have to be neutral? Don't drop it Don't drop it eric All right. Let's try again Let's roll backwards a bit I'm in gear All right That's weird. I should maybe take it back to the dealer. All right, let's let's try this again Okay Yeah, I think those past tries I had too much brake on still and I should just be using the clutch. All right Oh, that's a big puddle down there and there's a way around Oh and a gross can I get over this Oop All right, is this a bad idea Maybe i'm not ready for this by myself. Okay, we're turning around Fans going Bike is getting hot There may have to get off There's this tree at a weird angle so it's kind of maybe i'm gonna walk it over this Oopsie doesn't want to start huh brand new bike should Should uh start Okay motorbikes are heavy Okay, let's make it more 90 degree angle There we go back to the main road again I believe that is a heinous climb. Should I try it? I remember walking up it when I was riding my bike And there might be some pretty big rocks on there But I know there's a view at the top Oh, that looks bad Should I try is it a bad idea? Look at that, let's open this lid. Okay, that's pretty steep. Let's see how we go here Maybe it's not that bad Pretty bumpy Adding my bike up this And uh, oh my god, it was Not easy but with the power of fossil fuels Doing the burnout up here so far so good and this way I think That will go over the mountain I believe oh my god, this is bumpy Torque I remember once when I was young I got the opportunity to Ride a dirt bike and it was my first time ever and they just kind of told me how to shift like pull in the clutch And use your foot to change the gear and pretty much immediately. I was tearing across this open field And of course you're young you're not afraid of anything but My parents took me off the motorbike They said, uh, all right, you're done I guess I was a bit too confident and liked it too much And then that was it for my motorbike experience, um, oh we must be at the top here I hope there's a view Okay, there's a view Wow, that's awesome. It's Chilliwack BC Good time of day for it too, isn't it? Oh, yeah That's uh exactly The kind of thing I like to see The light's just beautiful right now Definitely live in a beautiful part of the world. That's for sure All right Let's head back you're gonna start uh easily this time Yes, good All right. So now I gotta go the way I came And uh downhill might actually be more difficult. I don't know Seeing as i'm a mountain biker. I like going downhill The thing with motorbikes is they like going uphill. So I have no idea how it's gonna go but maybe it'll be a good exercise with the rear brake because uh Rear brake is better when you're riding on the loose stuff I so just want to put it in neutral and just coast down this this is so my nature but uh I have to teach myself not to Maybe I want to get over there Okay, rear brake Eric, let's practice this Can I lock it up? Oh, yeah Okay, so far so good it's getting steeper now I want to stand up but my position is a little awkward compared to a mountain bike I find Oh my god There's this little oh front front's washing a bit okay more brake more rear brake Eric more rear brake There's this little pack on the back of my My saddle and I felt it and I did not like the feeling of that But If i'm going around the world i'm gonna have to have some pretty big luggage on the back. I better get used to that Okay, this isn't going so bad actually You see my track from when I went up Okay, I see the bottom I really just want to coast down this Oh, yeah, okay Okay, now we've got to make a turn and I didn't even stall it Yeah, there's the van Cool Great success Oh, yeah motorbikes are fun So that was a good little shakedown. Um I'm, not sure about that starting issue. Um, but i'm gonna just keep an eye on it And if it's a problem i'm gonna take it back to the dealer and be like hey, what's up with this? um as for the footage, I don't know if it's Good yet, but i'll check in the edit and you you guys probably already know if it's all right or not um and yeah, um Motorbikes are fun. I drove to the top of that mountain. Well, not to the top but to the viewpoint up all the rocky Thing that is nearly impossible on a bicycle and it all went pretty easily. So Anyways, yeah good times. Um The next video which is for me is tomorrow is um my first class, uh with a motorbike So driving on the street and um, i'm not sure if i'm doing a skills test or not but we'll we'll get out there and Learn how to be safe on the street because that's really my main priority Really don't want to die Because someone is running a red light or whatever, you know I have a lot of paranoia riding a bicycle on the street And so I gotta make sure i'm as safe as possible on a motorbike um Yeah so anyways I'll see you next time