Solo motorcycle camping trip to Newfoundland & Labrador August 2015 2003 Kawasaki Concours Detailed trip blog is at: www.ricksride2015.blogspot.com/ SPOT Track map of the entire trip is at: new.spotwalla.com/trips
Thought I was a biker when doing a 4 hour trip on my GL1800! You sir are a true road warrior. Helmet off to you.
@Pete-from-Tn
4 жыл бұрын
Watched this numerous times. And still enjoy it every time.
@markwalls8754
7 жыл бұрын
That Kawasaki Concourse has to be one tuff bike!
@still_just_gordy1652
5 жыл бұрын
Just finished watching the third and final (hopefully not) video of your trips. Great videos Rick, thanks for sharing your adventures. Safe travels.
@g.r.2985
2 жыл бұрын
Rick, loved this video! Thank you for showing me parts of my own country I haven’t yet seen.
@Gypseygirls
7 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff! Thanks from all us Newfoundlanders!!!!!
@ricksandyfox
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Marlene.I thoroughly enjoyed my time on the "Jewel of Eastern Canada"!And I liked the Fried Cod Tongues too!
@justNEWFI
4 жыл бұрын
From Central nl. That was an awesome video. We sure are lucky to live here.
@markbabcock40205
7 жыл бұрын
Rick - I'm heading to ride the Tans Lab loop (clockwise) in June and your video is fantastic. You are the MAN. Thanks for posting your trips.
@mattwagner602
6 жыл бұрын
I'm really enjoying your videos! I like how you take that concours everywhere, even off road!
@sierrafoxtrotgolf3638
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome video. I love your integration of music. I quite literally laughed out loud at the, “On the road again, Knock it off Willie!” part.
@heatherfrench8451
2 жыл бұрын
Great footage for someone who has never driven this route!
@rileyhoffman6629
Жыл бұрын
Nicely done. And I like your choice off appropriately Celtic and humorous music ("Knock it off, Willie...") I won't get to so many places so rely on such folks as you. Thanks!
@ericlitalien6139
7 жыл бұрын
thank you for taking the time to share that great journey!! i just cant wait to be onthe road
@ricks.1318
8 жыл бұрын
WOW .... What a LONG venture ..... Some AWESOME scenery included as well !! But sir .... Your "poor bike" took a serious beating on those most northern roads in Canada !!!! You are fortunate that the bike did NOT decintergrate out from under you !!!! I did ENJOY this video, and am sending the link to a few close friends that I KNOW will surely watch & appreciate it .... THANK YOU for sharing this with us all !!
@annyarun
8 жыл бұрын
what a great compilation.. loved it
@691053
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Rick and hats off to you! I am from Quebec and I really admire your tenacity through all the bad roads here, the moskitos and black flies plus the bad weather, quite an achievement! Congrats for this great video! 👏👏👍
@heysweetybirds
3 жыл бұрын
My mother was born in Long Harbour, NL. Been many times to see family. I was raised in Michigan. Beautiful video. Love it. Miss it. ♥️
@chinwakebhai
6 жыл бұрын
Rick, I just sat thru this entire video. I ride around the Fundy National Park where this video began. I enjoyed every second of it. Like all riders I dream of taking long trips but my health is not up to it. Every chance I get I look up videos, but I must say yours is by far the most enjoyable I have seen thus far. Thank you for sharing. I get to see places from a riders' perspective and that's great.
@billcove
Жыл бұрын
Great video. The music to match the region passed through puts this a notch above! Well done. Enjoyed it a lot.
@snakedoctor3319
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Rick, I know this was a while back now, but I have to tell you how much I lovge these travelogues. As a fellow biker, every shot is perfect for conveying the mood of every moment. And I have a whole lotta respect for the Kwaka Concourse that took you where adventure bikes fear to tread ! Thanks, mate.
@ArizonaRE
8 жыл бұрын
What a great trip! Fantastic camping spots too.
@r0bv123
8 жыл бұрын
Great adventure, thanks for sharing! From the bad roads and wet rainy conditions, to having a bearing/axle mechanical, and the many many miles of beautiful scenery and history. Hope to see your next trip where ever new it takes you!
@petebjerkelund5088
11 ай бұрын
Great ride, and a wonderful trip. I rode my '97 Connie for 14 years. I loved that bike. You have some pretty incredible time on your hands!
@deadmanprodinc
2 жыл бұрын
I travel just like you, alone with my tent, gear and bike and off pavement as much as possible. I have friends who hotel it everywhere but we don't do long distance trips together much because I like camping by a lake, river or in a farmers field and sometime like to take a day off in a nice location if the weather is nice. I've been riding 50 years and still liking it. You sure had your share of rain on this trip, I remember you saying you were feeling like your getting soft with old age, that is a short lived feeling because you just have to keep riding like it or not. Great adventure and video...thanks!
@Phscydin
7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!! Loved your film!! As a Newfoundlander (but lives in Alberta) and someone who has recently started motorcycling, it made want to set out on my own adventure. Cheers!!!!!!
@richardmourdock2719
6 жыл бұрын
Rick, In this winter without an end (2017-2018) at least here in the midwest, you have inspired me. I'm going to Newfoundland this summer on the Super Tenere.... Thank you for that... And I love the shirt "the only boundaries are in your mind" and your sense of humor... rain splattered muddy road, "I'd hate to be here in bad weather." Thanks for the time and effort you've made in producing some truly inspring videos. When I view my first puffin next summer, I will think of you and thank you.
@cesziek4731
7 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! What a great trip! Thank you so much for sharing your video. I still have to watch the Alaska trip and the Western U.S. trip!
@frankdegrasse6538
5 жыл бұрын
Hello Rick, I'm mostly a solo rider as well. Just got into this sport a few years ago. I watched you videos on the trip to Alaska and Deadhorse. Loved them. Good job. I am planning a trip in the near future to Deadhorse. I was told the Dalton Highway has been upgraded. Now your off to Newfoundland. Awesome. Enjoying every minute of it. Keep up the videos.
@viluongsam9939
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the wonderful video, l enjoyed every seconds of it. My wife and I had all those canned food just like you on our camping trip to the Eastern Provinces back in 2014. We didn't get to go see Newfoundland and now watched your video I see what we missed. Thank you again!
@kirklandr3
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for documenting your trips ,I enjoyed watching very much.
@taskforceripper91
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! The bridge was neat, I got worried a bit when you got stuck by the water, good thing you were back in civilization when the front end gave out. That was definitely the bates motel... Those are some crazy miles and what a great story to tell... ride safe.
@rayfletcher3683
6 жыл бұрын
Amazing, much respect, that’s what I call going the extra mile!
@richardmourdock2719
Жыл бұрын
Watched again on the last day of 2022. Still a great bit of video Rick. Thank you for the journey and inspiration.
@jackyhudson9404
8 ай бұрын
Rick I thank God I bumped into your video, I love adventure but your zeal is on onother level, you made me feel like am in Labrador and newfoundland physically through your tour. Love your perseverance through the rough roads and unkind weather. Good job sir. ❤
@billmcnamara3648
8 жыл бұрын
nice trip Newfoundland is a wonderful place
@kingpiggy9099
6 жыл бұрын
I live there
@freshpoutine7526
5 жыл бұрын
Me too
@justNEWFI
4 жыл бұрын
Live in nl too. But would love to visit Virginia. That place looks nice. Hmm. Bike license maybe?
@mrmrsralphiesasmr777
5 жыл бұрын
Loving this, as we are from Newfoundland!! Thanks for sharing!! 🤗🤗👍👍
@johnwelander9783
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting such an epic trip! Great riding over very tricky terrain which I would definitely bottled out of. The scale is just mind-boggling to someone who is used to the UK's roads...
@bogthing1
7 жыл бұрын
What a trip. A real testament to the Concurs and to you, that's a lot of riding. Thanks!
@holl3n
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful trip! thank you Rick
@tentcamper
7 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the ride! Excellent work and thanks for documenting. Happy riding to you.
@TeeBeeZee
8 жыл бұрын
Well done, Rick! I enjoyed watching your Alaska vids before I went there myself in 2014 on my V-Strom. It was a fantastic adventure! Now, I'm glad to see you've uploaded more trips. Nova Scotia and Newfoundland are on my list of places to ride. Thanks to you, I'm now considering the Trans Lab Hwy as well. Be safe.
@dennisschwartzentruber3204
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this wild ,crazy but wonderful video ! I have great respect for worldly Americans. Your courage and resolve and your sense of adventure is very impressive.As a rather sedentary ,cozy southern Canadian you have opened my eyes as to how rough and harsh the landscape and life is up there for my fellow northerners...they, as you are ... a special breed. By the way , I've been to Newfoundland and the ROCK...rocks !
@jcanuck6237
6 жыл бұрын
Just did a round trip to Mt. Washington N. H. on my Honda st1300. Drove 3250 kms in 38 hrs . But you sir are the KING!! Thanks for another excellent video !
@babulexplorer
2 жыл бұрын
I love your road trip videos, amazing!
@BoondockingBears
7 жыл бұрын
Terrific trip and video. Thanks.
@BikeVisionScotland
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome bike tour Rick, Well done you!
@franklisatravels9651
7 жыл бұрын
soon will be riding around Canada.... thanks for the video.....
@timorr6507
5 жыл бұрын
Did I forget to say, thanks for your awesome video details....my trip back in the day was film developed at Wallmart....it is do great to get this refresher with most similarities as we travel, thank you, the music is awesone....ironic in 2013 I purchased a concours 1400...love it
@goldwingmoments
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I was born in Newfoundland and moved to Ontario 33 years ago. I have made 2 bike trips back in the last few years. This fall will be a tour of Newbrunswick and Nova Scotia. Watching your video made me more excited to get on my bike and get riding. Enjoy your rides and be safe.
@saafrican
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you ,and absolutely amazing video .
@Rifleu
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this pictures. I did most of this route in september 2017. Few flies, it was rainy and quite cold (14 to 9 celsius). It was not rainy when I drove on dirt roads. I started from Québec City where I live. I have a BMW R1200R. I had no problems. I had a speed ticket on road 510 in the middle of nowhere, and the speed limit is 70 kmh. This is not a joke !!!
@UrbanMonkTV
6 жыл бұрын
Hello from Los Angeles! Just watched this video in its entirety. Also have watched your Alaska series. Love them both. I'm a fan of the Concours (though I've never owned one). Watched this one before what I know will be a stressful day at work. Your video has me heading off to work with a bubble of peace surrounding me. Thanks.
@TheEchoingCalm
7 жыл бұрын
Epic stuff. One day I'll complete these trips as well. Keep living the dream.
@billybatts3961
7 жыл бұрын
Epic Trip! Well documented, good cinematography and great music. I have always liked the Concours and that will probably be my next bike. I have ridden coast to coast many times on a 1995 Triumph Trophy 1200. Similar to your Concourse, but not set up for long distance comfort like the Concourse is. Thanks for the documentary! Aloha!
@Captbilly1000
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you rick for an enjoyable hour and a bit of armchair adventure, ride safe.
@marcwalker9610
6 ай бұрын
Hey Rick 😊 First time viewer and thanks so much for sharing your amazing adventure 👏
@JimmyHamAnp
7 жыл бұрын
Wow! Really enjoyed your adventure! Looking forward to others!
@30231253
2 жыл бұрын
My Friend, I Should Said You're The Best So Far.
@rex4x4
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting stuff like this ... Keeps me busy in winter or when I can't ride .
@AL-tu8gs
6 жыл бұрын
I'm doing the Trans Labrador August/Sept 2018 with my cat and my 15' Boler trailer - thanks for the insight! Great vid!
@linzbenet
5 жыл бұрын
I love your road trip videos so much! I'd love to do the same one day (Alaska is still my #1 road trip). And you get an A++ on the music you picked. :D
@xrrider914
6 жыл бұрын
oh wow Rick I must say that I truly like your montaging skills, the way you put that video together!! nice style. You have been on some great trips eh? I watched the whole thing and I will be subscribing and watching some more from you. I initially watched it because it was about Nfld. After a few brief moments you cemented my desire to foray into NewFoundLand. It is now on my to-do list. And then while watching, I realized you went on towards Labrador. I was pleasantly surprised because a couple of years ago I went to Labrador on my XR650L and had an amazing experience. Then again while watching I see that you decided to go up to Chisassibi (did I spell it right?) and I was surprised. I guess on a Concours it's a little easier than the bikes I've been travelling on. So I found it very interesting cause two years ago I went up to James Bay on my CRF250L and I was sooo curious to see your adventure up there. Great ride, very good narration and keep going out into the world and exploring. Oh...I almost forgot to mention that I loved seeing the shots of your bike. In 1992 and 1993 I drove my burgundy '86 Concours to California. No GoPro footage though...just pictures. Take care and be safe. A toast to you from the Laurentian Mountains!! (north of Montreal)
@walterlewis7787
6 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed watching your road trip. Being from Newfoundland you have showed me some places of my province I haven't seen before. Also I have a relative living in Raleigh NC. Thanks for sharing..
@grindz145
7 жыл бұрын
Wow those bridges look slick! Incredible!
@bibekpradhan8135
7 жыл бұрын
Most artistic , I have seen whole video, thanks for nice video, perfect music and naration . hope you will long trip again.
@roadczar
5 жыл бұрын
Epic journey! Who needs an adventure bike?
@funonutube100
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Rick as far as getting stuck riding all those terrible gravel roads, you went too far north. That is no mans land up there, true wilderness! It's a wonder they have roads up there at all. You sure have that explorer nature, I must say. All the best and stay safe!!!
@arctichare8185
5 жыл бұрын
Nope-it is not "no man's" land.
@samuroadventure1227
5 жыл бұрын
What a great adventure, It’s like I’m there with you on a place that I never haven’t been!
@oldrok
6 жыл бұрын
Impressive. I enjoyed it immensely. You made the trip (Newfoundland/Labrador/Quebec) I had intended to make before having a stroke in May 2016 which I am still working through. Thank You for posting these wonderful journeys. I still hope to at least do the Cabot Trail (Short by comparison from New Brunswick) before I go low. Be Well and Keep the Shiny Side Up.
@RoniRot
3 жыл бұрын
Way to go, Rick. That was some intense off-roading on James Bay's coast. Hope to see more road trips from you, mate. Cheers from Serbia.
@mustang774
8 жыл бұрын
Epic journey. I don't ride but loved the scenery and the whole video What an amazing trio you took. I live in Newfoundland and do a lot of hiking here......Take care, Bluefin.
@camabilen
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome bike tour, Wonderful Place! Hope to see more! //Magnus
@pierremartin9048
3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, thx for sharing. I’m planning a month on the Rock 2021, complete the entire perimeter roads and do mostly (B&Bs) with light camping. Thx for reminding me to wear a full face.......
@glumGlumm
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rick for sharing! I didnt skip.
@MrGoldRetriever
5 жыл бұрын
Great adventure, thanks for sharing!
@sierrafoxtrotgolf3638
5 жыл бұрын
Love Gen 1 Connies! Great video!
@cibsim
5 жыл бұрын
Man, this was a hell of a trip. Being born in Val-d'Or, Quebec, I am used to drive long distances. But in your case you have done a long, long trip! Brave man and thank you for the interesting video. I drive a Yamaha Tmax but I am looking forward to upgrade to a Connie.
@johnhutchinson2500
6 жыл бұрын
what an incredible journey, a trip of a life time
@ianaristotlethompson4186
3 жыл бұрын
Another great trip. I get the pleasure you get the pain. I need some pain. Thanks again.
@walterelmore1017
5 жыл бұрын
Seen many bike videos. This is the best. Tx
@yamaha2704
5 жыл бұрын
True road warrior trailmaster!! Bravo!
@jeffhudspeth6397
5 жыл бұрын
Great video! When you crossed back into the United States, I thought “it feels good to be back in America!” I felt so involved! Oh, I love the C-10. I had a ‘99 model. I kept it 8 years and put 100,000 miles on it.
@MRMRS2wheeler
7 жыл бұрын
That is a wild trip. We just started Vlogging our moto-tours recently. Some of your destinations are the same as the ones we are planning. Great video. Stay safe. Mike & Nina aka Mr & Mrs 2Wheeler
@kenb6102
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Rick! Awesome video! I really enjoyed your Alaska video series. I watched them, along with many others before I did my solo Key West to Prudhoe Bay and back solo moto trip on my Vstrom 650 last summer. I put a video on you tube about that also but it's junk compared to your stuff. I've been on a lot of other trips around North America also (right now I'm at 45 states and 4 provinces). I just found this video as I am researching doing the Trans Labrador Highway, the Maritime Provinces and the James Bay Highway if I can squeeze it in. That will be next year, this year I'm staying closer to home and hitting the Blue Ridge Parkway with a friend in September. I love your videos and your dry wit as well. Keep em coming and Ride Safe Brother!
@mehrdadsharifzad9991
4 жыл бұрын
It's a wonderful place 💚
@blakesmom4ever
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!! Thanks
@richardmourdock2719
6 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your vids. What a Vlog should be! About the journey more than the motorcycle. I was in Newfoundland briefly in 2017 and will be returning in 2018. Hope to come or go via the Trans Lab. Great job and more journeys to you!
@gradacac107
8 жыл бұрын
Rick, I admire your work. I watched your Alaskan dalton highway, Rick’s West Trip, and now this one. Going to all these places solo, camping, making great distances, and finding a time to make all these shots is a remarkable work. Also, your movie composition, scene duration, straight comments, and scenery music are truthful and solid set documentary. You've done it all alone on the same level as British "Long Way Around" fully funded professionally produced documentary. It puzzles me why US Hollywood big shots are so lost in their fake dramatization realty show documentaries, while you as "an amateur" video traveller covered this US gap and without any intention, put a shame on all of them. Rick .. you rock!
@ricksandyfox
8 жыл бұрын
+E Muftija Hah! Thanks for the kind flattery! Maybe Ewan will invite me on his next trip!
@gradacac107
8 жыл бұрын
+ricksandyfox, Don’t take me too far. I didn’t mention National Geographicyet. Only Hollywood! Hehe. I wish we rode together over Yosemite pass, when you did “Rick’s West” road trip. Since you are camping, if you put some expenses from your road trips, and duration in days, that would interesting to hear as well.
@VIKINGHUN
6 жыл бұрын
Rupert Falls looks amazing.....
@ubique505
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing your fantastic adventure
@nemanisurya
8 жыл бұрын
Hi Rick, Thanks for sharing your wonderful journey with the world! My family and I are inspired by your fantastic roadtrip to northern Canada. Coincidentally we started driving from Cary, NC and are headed to Newfoundland. Currently, we are staying with some family in Moncton, NB. We are taking the ferry tomorrow from N.sydney to Porte Aux Basque and will be spending a week on the island. We already have a plan to drive and stay in Gros Morne, St. Anthony, Twilingate, Bonavista, and St. Johns. Since you rode on a motorcycle, I am sure you were able to find some hidden gems on the island. Please let us know if there are some beautiful places we should not miss! Thanks again Rick, keep up your adventures!
@ricksandyfox
8 жыл бұрын
It sounds like you are going to some of the best places to visit. I didn't get to see it all of course, but while you are in the St. Johns area, you might as well take your picture at Cape Spear, the easternmost point in North America. In Bonavista, drive to the lighthouse and see the puffin colony. In Gros Morne, I HIGHLY recommend a side trip (easy hike) to the boat ride at Western Brook Pond. The spectacular cliffs and waterfalls were the highlight of my entire trip. I don't think there is comparable grandeur east of the Rockies. (You can get tickets at the Pond's Visitor Center/gift shop, and not drive all the way back to Rocky Harbour like I did.) Enjoy your trip!!
@nikitatoropitsin5577
3 жыл бұрын
Rick you are awesome man
@ricbarnes6272
3 жыл бұрын
Really nice video thanks. Looks like a great trip. I gave serious thought to ride out there myself this year, however , king corona got in the way. I was told that we couldn't travel between provinces. Been west a few times but i've never been east, would like to do it once before my riding days come to an end. It looks like you had some real challenges there with those dampish roads & the scotch mist you encountered. Well, thanks again for sharing your tour. ric.
@ravindraabeysinghe2630
6 жыл бұрын
Oh,What a great solo bike tour. Video has been filmed professionally, narration and and the filler songs are really nice. I am a rider and enjoy seeing tours like this. I would like to download the songs you played since I am a country song lover and liked the songs. I don't know whether I could do it. I pray to God to give you courage and protection in your future trips. God bless!
@lindavienneau6024
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!! Very well done!! Enjoyed every bit. We are heading to the Rock this summer but on 4 wheels. Who knows, we might attempt the trip on 2 wheels another time! You're surely a hardcore biker!! You are lucky the bearing issue happened in a city!
@willmccarthy9734
6 жыл бұрын
Nice videos Rick. As my father used to say "miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles"
@yetivanmarshall1473
5 жыл бұрын
Had an 03 Connie, only made it to Meat Cove, Nova, with my trooper wife. Hopefully get to do this one day. Great video! ty
@davindersangha3761
8 жыл бұрын
Great trip! I went across Canada leaving my home in Terrace BC doing every province except PEI. I was on the the Labrador Hwy in late August. My plan was to do James Bay too to Radisson but just ran out of time. 38 day of riding. This summer I will do Radisson.. Great trip.
@MrCcc69
4 жыл бұрын
Very tough bike and biker.!! It was not an easy trip!! Congratulation and my respect for you Rick!!
@bbernier489
6 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for the comments. I want to go soon.
@jeepinjohnny2898
5 жыл бұрын
yo - rick. what a FANTASTIC ride you have had !! i envy you. wish i was young enough to do some of it. thanks for sharing.
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