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Nice to hear your thoughts on 1250 vs 1300. I myself changed from 1250GSA HP -19 to a 1250 GSA Rally like yours. It started when I saw the launch of the 1300 GSA and thought that it must probably mature for a while in my mind. The 1300 GS has, so I went to my dealer and test drove one. But I wasn't particularly impressed, certainly the engine and gearbox were a bit better, auto leveling was nice. But I didn't get a feel for it, so I went home on a 1250 GSA Rally :-) In Sweden, there is no price dumping of 1250 GSAs, but you get a 3-year service agreement, a BMW ConnectedRide Navigator and BMW pannier set with the purchase. And like you, I have a lot of equipment that I move over, Touratech suspension, Altrider bashplate and so on.

Hey Adam! Your photos are beautiful and your trip looked epic. Glad you made it back all in one piece. - Ana and Charlie (shitty van in Dawson city)

Thanks for this video. Wish I could do that kind of work on my GS. I have the same bike . Amazing for traveling.

I think you need to give Heather some serious credit. 🥇 It sounds like she did a lot regarding lodging and tour guide fun. My wife is my personal travel agent. “Honey, I’ll make it another 100 miles today” She gets me reservations and so much more. It’s such a stress reliever and saves me valuable ride time to have her scope out things for me. I love it. 👍

Did you ride your GS to Redmond from Charlotte before you started recording this series? That in itself would be a serious trip for most…

I just found your channel. Looks like I was a couple of weeks ahead of you. Glad you enjoyed your trip.

Good stuff as always. Thanks for sharing!

I did much the same trip starting from SW Indiana in 2016. I was 65 at the time and did it on a Goldwing. Spent the Summer Solstice at the Arctic Circle and that was unique. The bottom line for me from that trip though was this lesson. "Life is not all about self". I never got lonely, but seeing and experiencing it all by one's self just kept reminding me that it would have been better with the love of my life. To each his own.

I live without regrets, I didnt make it to TUK but maybe next year. I got pretty far from home for my first attempt. Ill go again with but with other riders.

I am familiar with you from your postings on ADVRider. Great photos. I hear a lot of 40-year-old male corporate employee angst/perspective in your dialogue. I turn 60 in a couple months. There's a time in life that is conducive to solo motorcycle travel... and there is a time that is not. That's what you encountered during your trip. Personally, I worry about those twenty-somethings. Instant gratification is a poor foundation for life. I tour three to five weeks a year which sufficiently balances out the rest of my life. I've never had a desire to be a full-time motorcycle vagabond - I just enjoy riding and seeing America. It's not always roses out on the road. The most important part of every tour is pulling into the driveway at home at the end with me and the bike safely intact. Nothing is worth jeopardizing the next ride. It's not how far you ride. It's not how many days you're gone. It's what you discover.

Awesome pictures! I have a ‘21 GS with Givi 37L panniers, last year did 2 weeks out from Florida to Buffalo area and found them really heavy loaded, actually stopped and mailed 15lbs home midway. This year same trip in September but going to try just a 30L tailbag and tank bag. Did you find those panniers too heavy and any changes you would make on your next tour?

Adam, I followed you all the way great videos overall fantastic. Iam from Tucson AZ i was on a 4,000-mile trip to the Northwest and at some point, we almost crossed paths. looking forward to all the content you put out.

Great photos. I enjoyed your video series. Amazing scenery. You must be fast at editing, your turn around time is quick considering the amount of content you put out.

Great series . Keep in mind you are lucky to have the disposable income to support this trip with an understanding spouse it your age . It your age I was racing Sail boats and did a few long distances trips . It dose seen like bike travel is an old people thing . Just look around an MOA rally somtime.

You hit on the best part here. Being free and only having to worry about yourself. I'm glad I went solo. It pushed me in many ways. At 62 I had a torn rotator cuff and torn meniscus, but I went anyways. I had great friends who followed my daily Instagrams and gave me a return celebration when I rolled up home. I've been doing 12 days trips annually for the last 13 years with a good buddy who I mesh well with. I'm OK with solo but in the early years it was hard to talk to strangers. Now I relish in it. You've got a newborn and that's a whole new dynamic. But you're young and still have plenty of time to do the bucket list items.

Day 14. Totally get it. Settling into a different rhythm and getting a sense of how it might feel to be free. Journey of discovery on many different levels. Glad you made it home safely.

Enjoyed your videos. My buddy and I just completed a 24 day trip to Alaska. As we have HD touring bikes we could only do paved roads.....Fairbanks, Anchorage, Seward, Valdez & Tok. Thinking about a GS as it would be lighter than my bike and offers more versatility. How was your bike making a trip like this? By the way we both just turned 75 and have been riding almost 60 years. Would love to do another one. Ride safe!!!!!

I just rode 3 weeks to the Muskoka’s in Ontario I. June. Did another ten days to southern BC last week. Going to the Black Hills next month at the tail end of the Sturgis rally. The next best part besides the scenery is chatting to people along the way. 2024 Royal Enfield Bulletin 350

I picked up your videos at the point you were in Missoula…I happened to be there at the same time (visiting my son in Cody and attending a concert in Missoula). Now I’m going back to the start of your trip to watch the other videos. Enjoying the “real” elements…not all videos have to be super polished with amazing soundtracks to be enjoyed. Spent some time riding in Montana and Idaho when I attended the MOA rally in Great Falls a few years ago and can’t wait to ride that way again. Watching the videos give me some great intel for roads I want to take. Thanks for sharing the experience; I appreciate it.

Great recap especially re more of the personal and mental stuff vs sights etc. Thank you for mixing it up. This is the missing piece I’ve been wondering about before I take my 1st trip. Interested to hear more about the loneliness factor? Were there various times when you just wanted to head back home vs onward ? Thanks for the personal insights.

I bet that in 5 years you'll be back out there on a month long trip.

I am 47 and i have never done a 3 week vacation. Never done a week plus motorcycle trip. Have to try one of these. Health is iffy as i quit riding after back surgery that failed was unable to walk or ride for a few years. Last year did my first 5 day 2500 trip . I am amazed how strong i was compared to now. Went down on my gs and lifted it. Few yrs ago i could not and needed help.

Great video Adam, I know how you feel. Rode to the Dempster from Ontario in 2021. Made it to the Arctic Circle on my way to Tuk but about of Covid in Inuvik shut the town. It was raining and incredibly messy ride. Only had 24 days to complete the trip. I went back last year and made it to Tuk. Weather was good only 2 days of bad weather on the Dempster but made it. That trip was 27 days. I truly hope you make it back up there and complete your adventure. I find i keep getting drawn back there as its such a magical place. Safe travels !!!

I want to thank everyone for watching this series and sticking through many hours of footage and my talking to myself in the camera. I appreciate you all. There are more videos coming but I’m going to give you a bit of a break before I start publishing again. I think we could all use a break from my blabbering for a few days. Ride safely.

You got some great shots Adam. Well done. Excellent first "long-haul" solo adventure ride - you covered a lot of territory and got some sweet riding in. Impressive. Your insights into motorcycle/travel psyche are spot on. Good dose of the old Self Reliance. Keep on rolling.

Nice kit! Saw a vid of yours riding the Husky in VT with Run like an Antelope playing. I'm thinking of riding to/camping at Dover, DE for the Phish Mondegreen festival. Want to go!? My fiancé will be in Poland and fires are burning my eyes out.. so East might be the answer!

Dude, you got off cheap on lodging, lol. For my Alaska trip of 23 days and 9K miles I averaged $278 a day. Lodging was $3400, Fuel $1100, Food $1000 and misc. $900 for a total of $6400. No regrets at all and I was sleeping in comfort without the fear of being eaten by bears or mosquitos.

Good info Adam. You can't judge how much you spend without comparing it to the to the accomplishment. Surely it was more than worth it.

As usual, great work for the community. Cheers. The weight loss is looking good as well.

It's nice to see someone actually break down how much a trip can cost. We all love seeing different footage of long trips on motorcycles but never see the behind the scenes financially speaking.

Thanks for the video. The community needs more videos like this. Dealers are a rip off. Do you have a vid oh how to adjust if they are out of spec? Sub’d!!!

Epic, came right up and put you on your a$$ 😅

I’ve got a 2018 GSA, and live in alaska. Journeys to McCarthy, Denali, brooks range, and Dawson are pretty common. I average 42.8 mpg (5.5l / 100km), and minimize expense by free camping (but have more local experience doing so). Also keep in mind that you are going to pay for food back home too; perhaps not as much, but food isn’t free anywhere.

Hi, there, You still made a comfortable trip. Sleeping and eating well is important on a motorcycle, as we're exposed to the elements, which has an impact on our physical condition. When I go on a trip on my GS, I plan a bigger budget, especially if my wife accompanies me. When I was 20, I traveled on a fairly limited budget and was happy, but now that I'm older, I need more comfort to enjoy my roadtrip. Next year we're thinking of going to the USA for 22 days, with a budget of around $400 usd per day. Greetings from Quebec Canada.

Started watching when you were in the Yukon, really enjoyed your videos. One point - if you are tracking the incremental cost of the trip - you could subtract what you would normally spend for food at home. This may apply to some other categories also ( gas for instance). This is the approach I take and takes some of the pain away. 😀

I'nm also looking at the Denalis...and an EZcan also.

Very helpful...for my 1 mth trip down to Baja soon, was planning on 3 powerbanks for my Cardo, GoPro, Insta360, Galaxy watch...my other GoPro ....and my InReach. Just saved me the 2 power banks. I love my M Moto stuff too. 2-35L and the 40L top bag but my Givi 46L top case. I wanted a drone, but, I havne't gotten one yet, not sure which one TO Get. Any advice from you is very welcome. I'm not going to take my DSLR I decided. I'm on a Tiger 900 Rally Pro...little smaller .

I got 5 week trip soon with my girlfriend on V-strom 650. Having one more person to share expenses is huge if I compare to my solo trip. This time it would be 6-7k miles, more hiking and less riding. But your gear set up makes me jealous: having another soul gear on motorcycle takes a toll on my boxes. I got 48L\37L side cases full and 52L top box for our camping gear. Will report back=)

One can only imagine what the expense is for someone that has a big RV, truck/trailer or a large pusher motorhome towing a vehicle from Florida and goes up into Alaska for the summer, and camping at expensive campgrounds with full hookups all along the way and while up in Alaska.

Hey adam, glad yourhome safe. I have gone over my gear as well , and yes i packed for the unknown. live and learn, 60 lbs. to start and ill drop at least 10lbs. next trip. I can reduce my lrg. wolfman duffel to the 25 liter medium, and that would make all the difference for me. The whole of BC and yukon is massive!

My opinion it’s not all what I need but what I may need. We’re solo and going a lot of remote miles. It is what it is. But I would have left the saw home. 😂

Hey man. How can i contact you? Planning a 6-12 month trip with truck/truck bed camper bringing my Beta. Meeting up and riding with people all over the country. Would like to pick your brain on spots up your way. Thanks in advance

The new design is actually much better than the old one I feel. The tank now is super cool

You will have to hold onto this video to remember anything about Jasper as its been devastated by a wild fire and the town would still be burning I assume as I write this. Its a very sad time for Alberta and Canada to have lost an iconic historic mountain town. Thought I would mention this if you had not heard about it. Nature is a powerful force in an ever changing earth over its billions of years.

Question. My dealer say this job takes hours. Due to draining and they say it takes a lot more oil. What gives?

What weather / nav app are you using (21:54 . . .) that shows both the routing and weather (esp storms). BTW .... outstanding trip video series!!!

Did this cause misfire? And/or can a broken ground wire cause misfire or is no big deal?

Nice bro I am getting a used 2019 with 26k miles on it one very soon and excited to do trips. Newer ones are really expensive I thought I would get a used one . Do you have any suggestion which app should I use for checking the weather as such love from NY

Was that person in the photo supposed to tamper with the design, or should he just have cleaned the studio?At least he saved me a lot of money, as I would not be buying this version. Staying with the 1250.

I. Love. It. I have yet to see a pic of the expanded panniers with the top box on. I wonder if you can have them expanded with top box on.