Solo Motorcycle Trip Around The Cabot Trail on a Honda Monkey - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2022
- Day 1 of a 3 day motorcycle trip to complete the Cabot Trail on a Honda Monkey. I covered 440 kms from Moncton, New Brunswick to the Canso Causeway in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Points of Interest:
Wallace Swing Bridge
Train Station Inn
Cape George Lighthouse
Celtic Shores Coastal Trail
Bike:
2022 Honda Monkey
www.tatatrainstation.com/
www.celticshores.ca/
#hondamonkey #motocamping #cabottrail
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I hear that there’s this guy named Al Gorithm…… do you know him? Because I don’t think he’s found me.🤔
Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated. Cheers!
Great video of some of Nova Scotia beautiful land scape.
Thanks so much! It’s a great area to travel though. Cheers!
“manly noise”. 😂😂😂. Great job 😊
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
OMG we rode the same trail man! Me and Brandon were on that section of trail in oxford and hit that same bridge. So cool. Very excited for this trip series.
I’ve taken that trail a few times now. It’s become one of my favourite chill day trips to take the Monkey on that trail to the Train Station Inn, have a latte, and then take the trail back.
The trail I hit at the end of the day was the trail you found on your Cape Breton series. It was awesome once I got off of the beach! 😂 Cheers!
@@506motoadv It's incredible eh? I wish so much that PEI would open confederation trail up as a multiuse trail and have this kind of access. I really want to do this trip again now. I might just go for it this summer and get Brandon and Clyde back together for it.
There’s definitely more to see on Cape Breton. I barely had enough time just to get around the trail with the Monkey. A 4 day trip with the CB would allow for more exploration. Cheers!
Omg are u serious yes thousands of people travel this trail… every year
@@Madmamba458I’m sorry? I’m not sure that I see where anybody said that nobody uses these trails. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This video makes me want to buy a Monkey! Awesome...
It’s an awesome little bike. Great fun. Cheers!
What a Adventure👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I’m happy that you enjoyed it! Cheers!
I'm glad Island ADV sent me, well done video, will be sure to checkout more 👍👏
Thanks so much! 🏍
Great job! That’s quite a run on a Monkey! 😅
Thanks so much! It’s a tough little bike. I’ve done a few 400-500km days on it. Takes it like a champ. Cheers!
I bought a 2024 Monkey today, going to pick it up in a week or two. When I sat on it I knew that it was the right Minimoto 🤣
That’s awesome! It’s a great little bike for sure. Cheers!
Thats a sick trail i want to do this exact route someday
Yeah, the old railbed between Oxford and Pictou is pretty awesome. The trail between the causeway and Inverness is great too! Cheers.🍻
awesome, keep them coming...
Thanks so much! 🏍
Great work! Entertaining and making me plan a similar trip!
Thank you! I’ll be going back next year with one of my other bikes so I’ll have more time to look around and head into the mountain. Cheers!
Hey you drove right by my house! High marsh road across the Tantramar Marsh.
There’s a house on High Marsh Road?!?! 😜
You are great at doing vids bud. Keep it up.
Thanks so much! 🏍
Well done loved it
Thanks so much! I should have the rest of the trip posted this weekend. Cheers!🏍
Hey man ! GREAT job editing this video ! I loved it ! You were right in my camps back yard haha I've been to Oxford and that awesome Wallace train bridge too. (cool camping spot just off the side of that bridge too)
"blood of a thousand sea turtles" hahaha Love the commentary. Beautiful views and camping spot ! Sorry i wasn't subb'd to ya, I thought I was haha I am now lol
No worries!😎 I love that trail between Oxford and Tatamagouche. One of my favourite laid back rides now is to take the Monkey to the Train Station Inn for a latte and come home using that trail each way.
Hello fellow Monkey biker 👍 just discovered ur channel sir and I'm enjoying ur great content 👏 I'm a recent RUclipsr and find it inspirational to see content like yours,I'm visiting BC Canada next year to see family and ride up to Whistler from Fort Langley but can't bring my Monkey bike 😕 PS I've just fitted Kenda big blocks on the Monkey and I'm liking em a lot.keep up the inspirational and interesting vlogs sir, Mark Shaw Reflections, 🇬🇧🤟😁
Thank you so much for your kind words!
If you’ve never been, you’ll love BC. It’s amazing out there. I’m not sure how the Monkey would do in those mountains……mine struggled to hold 50kph in 3rd gear on one of the mountains on the Cabot Trail.
I hope you like the Kendas. I have a set of MotoZ Tractionators in the garage that I’ll be putting on in the spring. Cheers!🏍
@@506motoadv I have family in BC who I visit about every 3-4 years, I do love Canada 🇨🇦 stay safe and keep up the great filming 👍🤟😁
♥ Toutes mes félicitations !
Merci beaucoup! 🏍
awesome adventure. can't wait to see more. you're making me miss summer lol
Thanks man! Yeah, I’m missing summer already and have been spending most of my free time planning trips for this year. Cheers!
I really enjoyed that! Great documentation from many perspectives. Looks like so much fun! 😁 subscribed!
Thanks so much!
It really is a great little bike and taking some of my favourite roads at less than ludicrous speed gives a whole new perspective. Cheers!
Yessir! Man what a fun adventure! Amazing camping spot and timing, what a gem! Love your vids man, there’s so much footage and great editing, including wicked cool music, and aerial shots, well done. Those views were sweet, and awesome bridges. Thanks for sharing, cheers!
Thanks man! I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. I’ve really enjoyed making them. I don’t know what I’m going to do in a month or so when I run out of footage. February and March are going to drag on. Cheers!
Another really entertaining vid. I look forward to part 2.
Thanks so much! The Cabot Trail is a bucket list ride and this little bike takes it like a champ in part 2. Cheers!
Excellent edition! Ride well and carefully.
Thanks so much!
Too funny ! I was looking into these Monkeys a few weeks ago on RUclips . The thing about the Honda Cubs , Groms , Monkeys etc are they make everything about motorcycling seem so simplified and fun . Less miles probably per day but you see more . Transporting them on the back of your vehicle or inside a mini van seems simple if needed . On and Off the bike is so simple and quick . Not to heavy to lift if they go down . They cruise at an acceptable speed most of the time . They attract curious people ...Its funny how many Vespas , Scooters and small bikes you see people using in Europe . So much simpler and cheaper then having a vehicle . This series will be fun to watch as I grew up in the Pictou County area . Although I have a Honda 500 like yours I am still a bit pee-ed off at Honda for not offering the Honda Cub to the Canadian market . Even the 350 adv would be nice to see in showrooms here but notta . Thanks for sharing .
It really is a great little bike. Impossible to get your hands on one. I lucked out because I told my local dealer in 2018 to call me if the Monkey ever made it to Canada. I forgot all about it but that same salesman called me the day that the bike was announced because he had a list and my name was at the top. I needed another bike like another hole in the head but I knew if I didn’t buy it on the spot I probably wouldn’t have another chance. That dealer now has a wait list of over 30 people and Honda can only promise them 5 or 6 Monkeys a year.
I have my name in on the Trail125 and Dax in case they ever come here. Not holding my breath but you never know.
@@506motoadv I came across a group of people online that started a list of people wanting a Trail125 . Its online somewhere . I think that they were going to send the list to Honda Canada to show how many people have an interest in buying one . I should put my name into my local dealer also , you never know eh !
Yep, you never know! I think they’ll get here eventually. Canada is just a very small market which makes it hard to justify sending us a few hundred bikes when they can’t even keep up to demand elsewhere.
Your camping spot is very near me.
You’re very fortunate. It’s a gorgeous spot and the trail is amazing. Cheers!
Awesome 👍👍👍.canada is a beautiful country , especially Novia Scotia. Im thinking about buying a monkey or honda cub, my only question is can you get much gear on the monkey. Can you get like saddle bags for extra storage?.
Thanks, watching from Ireland 🤟
I have a Honda rear rack and a Takegawa side rack on mine. I mount a 30L drybag on the rear rack and an 8L drybag on the side rack, plus my backpack and tank bag. This works well enough for my typical 3-4 day trips that I do on the Monkey. If I didn’t carry camping gear or camera equipment I wouldn’t even need that much space. There’s plenty of options though with some people even rigging up a full set of hard bags onto the little bike. Cheers!
@@506motoadv thanks for prompt reply, much appreciated 👍👍
Well done! I want to go there now. Thanks. Possible Al Gorithm is not picking your work up because it would raise the bar far too high for many!
What is this nice tent you have?
Thanks for those kind words but I’m not so sure about raising the bar……..lowering it maybe! 😂
The tent is a Big Agnes Blacktail 2 Hotel. It’s a great tent but I have since switched to a Naturehike Mongar 2 because it packs smaller. (When I got the Blacktail I should have paid the extra and got the bikepacking version) Cheers!
Nice video, enjoyed the ride! I did this trip last summer and avoided main highways too but didn't find the gravel route like you did. That would have been a nice adventure on my ADV. Finding that campsite was a winfall. I want to do a lot more riding on rail trails like this but hard to find where you are allowed to go in my area. I have to research trans Canada trail and see where I'm allowed to ride.
Thanks so much!
Yeah, the rules for off-road riding are different everywhere and ADV/Dual Sport bikes kinda fall in a grey area a lot of the time. I would happily pay for an ATV trail pass but here in New Brunswick it’s not an option for motorcycles. Snowmobile trails are ok to use though….. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I really lucked out finding these two trails in Nova Scotia and yes, that camping spot was about as good as it gets. Cheers!
M$B vibes 😂
But with less whinging. 😂 Thanks for watching!
Planning to go ride in the cabot trail next summer have you made a gpx of your road trip by any chance ?
I think I have them saved somewhere? Are you looking for the railbed trails?
Did you do this trip on stock tires? If not what tires was on your monkey for this trip?
Getting mine this summer, can't wait 😊
I still had the stock tires on it for this trip. They’re ok for the laid back trails and dirt roads I was on. I currently have mini MotoZ Tractionators on it which are great for what I do but if I planned on more difficult off-road I would go with either Shinko Mobbers or Kendra Big Blocks. Thanks for watching and enjoy your Monkey once you get it. Cheers!
@@506motoadv still on the fence between a Grom and a Monkey. Had a 2014 Grom back in 2014, the new Grom has a lot going for it for 1,300$ less. I'll have to sit on both and after sign the papers 😂 I won't know till the last minute.
We are going to do the same trip next year, my friend has a Grom too. Thanks for sharing and blogging 👍
I’m partial to the Monkey for the looks but they’re both great little bikes. The new CFMoto Papio is pretty sweet too. They’ll struggle getting up the North Mountain but you won’t be going any slower than the camper vans. 😂 Cheers!
Use insta360 x
It’s definitely on my list of equipment to get. But a new camera isn’t in the budget for this year. 😕 Thanks for watching. Cheers!
lik it~ top recording.would you like more views?~see u around.man!
Thanks so much! More views are always welcome, but I’m not driven by numbers. If people enjoy my videos it’s a bonus.