Motorcycle Motorhomes! Honda Gold Wing vs. Suzuki GSX-R1000 | CTXP

Traveling is a way of life that is bigger than ever. More and more Americans are hitting the Open Road. 46 million Americans are expected to hop aboard recreational vehicles. The cells are taller than normal. Nearly half of new sales are to first-time campers. more popular than ever, but they're also big and slow, leaving the world wondering when someone will build a motorhome

motorcycle

. This is a 1989 Honda GL 1500 Gold

wing

and this is a 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000. And these are our motorhome

motorcycle

s. Zach and I are tired. of bikes are left out of the hashtag van life hashtag conversation about RV life, so we're getting ready to fix that with these two awesome gadgets, why choose between being able to do sick wheelies and being comfortable while you sleep when you could have Beau I Don'?

I don't know how to display a Dave the Gixxer already established here at

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as one of the highest performing show Superbikes of all time, now equipped with a stunt cage tow hitch and behind a tent trailer that folds out into a 75 sq ft queen size bed with full standing room and space. bathroom facilities as long as you don't need to wash your hands, but who does that anyway? Oh man, talk to yourself too, what's up? It's a motorcycle, motor home, you have a motorcycle pulling a house, which I guess works, it's an engine and a house, right? ah well the real way to do it, the right way to do it is here, let me introduce you to the Bago

wing

, perched on this 34 year old luxury tourism icon, it's a little ohm made of wood, it's got windows, it's wired . into the motorcycle's electrical system, so it has USB power, interior and exterior lights, and a skylight.

It's only nine feet square because it's a small house, but it has a pop-up that doubles it to 18 for sleeping, so you're looking at it, a well-balanced, perfectly designed all-in-one motorhome motorcycle, ready for a trip to across the country. I mean, you're making whole family memories with this thing. The whole family. Are you going to ride in the passenger seat? We like to text pictures. from the road, I guess I don't know or you don't have family, maybe someone, whether it's Dave the trailer queen or 1100 pounds of Amish eggplant, the goal of this trip is to get from here in Los Angeles to the greatest of the canyons of Arizona and with the scenic route we have planned, that means 600 miles of All-American riding and camping to prove that these motorcycles shouldn't be on the back of RVs.

Airy, they should be correct RVs. I mean, let's go like Look at these things, it's great to see, yeah, they look better than they probably will be to ride. Place your bets right now. Do you think it will work? Yes, it will work. Do you think it will work? I really don't want to fall for this, we don't know if it will work as usual, safety was our top priority. We did a final check of our rigs systems and found absolutely no issues and we were finally ready to hit the road, let's go. Break away, go, go, I've got it so heavy, buddy, there's so much weight up top that I had to remove the handy passenger handles.

You are ready for this adventure to begin. Stop Dave. I forgot I gave him the GP turn. I have to go up for one. It's pure sport. bike man that's okay we're leaving Carson California where our store and offices oh my gosh oh my gosh those potholes are scary I think the front wheel just came off the ground we're headed This Grand Canyon is our final destination wherever that we are done there we will sleep well here we go through this minefield of bad pavement your trailer has some bouncing yes I also see what I think is toilet paper waving like a ribbon behind your rig oh no, my paper is really coming closer Dead toilet, oh yeah, big bang, big butt, I'll stop.

I have to fix my toilet paper situation. No, I don't want it to go out to Mother Earth, put it in the toilet for now, maybe yes, the toilet has a nice little storage area underneath, luckily, I thought of everything so far anyway now to join in a baptism of Los Angeles Freeway fire, that's where the average pace for those who haven't traveled in Southern California when the freeway is open is about 80 miles per hour. hour, which is well beyond the speed I think is really safe when you have a barn in the back of your Gold Wing.

Well, there's actually a lot of suspense for me because I don't actually know how fast we're going. since Dave's speedometer is currently not working at 45 wow this is scary yeah this is pretty fast oh my god crosswind traffic holy sorry for the bad language but I'm actually afraid for my life in this moment, oh, this is very jumpy and scary. The wind is fierce in this giant billboard sale I have back here, you know, your bike works, the bike doesn't work up here, well, I'm glad to know that I'm lowering my chin so people can see less of my face because I'm ashamed.

I think you should be very proud of what you've created, man, you can change the world of motorcycle touring forever. The base of my motorcycle camper was a 35 year old

gold

wing with 114,000 miles and by all accounts it was in pretty good shape until I ruined it by adding a 250 pound house on the back, which raised curb weight at over 1100 lbs. My GSXR, on the other hand, was exactly the bike I was once famous for. I beat a Ducati Panigale V4 on a race track. I added USB charging ports, an integrated heated gear controller, and bar risers for added convenience.

It was essentially perfect. I have fluid vomiting from somewhere. Yeah, what's that coming from? Oh, it fell, oh no. What do you have? The three inch bar risers I fixed up for Dave in hopes of relieving some pressure on my wrists during this road trip. I put the brake reservoir right near the fairing. When he pushed the fairing, he burst the hose. from the little nipple at the bottom of the tank, oh no, so it's literally been coming out of there, yeah, and I don't think there's air in the line yet, but there will be if I don't fix this real soon, a tank hose.

Getting loose isn't the end of the world, but considering we were only 20 miles into our trip, it wasn't a great start. We are sorting out all the Kinks, like we said we hadn't ridden these vehicles before today so there are probably some bugs I haven't found mine yet back on the road it seemed like everything was fine with the Moto project at home my The bike was no longer leaking fluid and Airy seemed to be getting more and more comfortable at the helm of his plywood pleasure cruiser, there were the occasional teething problems but for the most part the sailing was smooth as long as we didn't get caught in crosswinds. nasty, everything would be fine, oh my god, oh my god, it's so scary I don't think I've ever ridden on it. a crosswood like this and certainly not on a motorcycle this big oh my god oh this is this is a sketch man it better stop it's quite a scene back here watching him dance oh you're doing great we have a line of cars back but are you okay, oh my god, oh my god, I've never seen a motorcycle act like that before.

I'm doing everything I can to just stay the course. Will you still laugh when you see me being blown away into the desert, no, yeah, I don't want you to get hurt or anything, but it's an amazing scene, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, after fighting the wind for almost an hour, we finally reached the city area. Joshua Tree National Park has some of the best campgrounds in the world, but Arie and I agreed that there was only one place that made sense for a couple of ragged RV bums like us, look at all these places, buddy, we will be fine.

First night off the road and we are going to deploy our motorcycle campers for the first time in a parking lot because this is what RVers do and we are RVers now so we have settled into the vast ambient light and lots of voids. parking spaces of a Walmart and I guess we just hope we don't get shot in the middle of the night, yeah, and you know, if it's 24 hours, then there's a bathroom right there and you know if we need cookies or bulk cereal. bars or jerky we know where to go and knowing each other we will, so this just gets out of here and then this guy leaves this is my floor in my living room, look at this thing falling over, man, that's a lot of space, damn, Yeah. nothing but the best for Dave the Jigster yes, you'll have plenty of room yes, would you like to get into this musty old canvas sack? yeah I think I can spell it from here yeah it definitely reminds me of my boy scout days the old canvas material oh very nice so you have this full size bed here as you can see and then I What's really neat is that I can access the storage under my trailer while I'm inside my cabin, so I have my clothes.

I have a cooler, this is my sleeping bag and my pillow, which I need to take out. Actually, hey Zach, can you help me lift this half-ton machine under the center stand? This is the first step, oh no, in the armor of the Winnebago, yes, it is. you just know a friend who will help you put it on the center stand, but you know, friends are there for you, okay, we have a level, the Winnebago, like a proper motorhome, rises a little to the left, this it's raised a little bit, oh yes, look, it's all bent oh no, yes, I heard Dragon when we got on the 605, yes, it seems very stable, doesn't it?

This is the magic of the Winnebago people, nice and compact as you drive and then you pull these levers and there we go there we go oh voila oh baby now when I sleep I like to have my arms over my head so I made sure I had 80 inches complete there from the stern. The barn door opens to the right. You see I already have my phone there charging we have power nice wooden interior it's insulated we have my little grandma's attic the shelf up there so I can keep my water bottle what is the funnel what is the funnel about oh that's it um yeah, that's my bathroom it's a It's a professional funnel, it has a valve at the bottom and a lid and I think I can get the funnel out the hole with the hole in the floor, yeah, it was kind of desperate.

Did a nice last minute build my friend, thanks yes. and I feel like it's pretty tough, not that it's ultra tough, there's really only one way to find out. Hope to see you in the morning buddy, you're in for another good day of driving. If I hear you scream, I will get out as quickly as possible. I can try to help you in the same way, it smells really bad in here tonight, it's quite cozy and quiet inside this huge tent that is honestly too big to know what to do with as a motorcyclist, to be honest I think I'm looking.

We hope to sleep tonight on this motorcycle camping trip. Good morning from the warm and welcoming confines of Winnebago. We have a beautiful morning in the high desert of Yucca Valley and, uh, the first night on the road is a success, it's quite comfortable. Last night it was a little breezy, a little cold, but it was warm, it was quiet here. I have plenty of leg room. I have my motorcycle helmet. I kept my phone charged on the shelf up here. I kept it on and it was pretty good. so all things considered, it was a great night of camping while Airy made coffee.

I caught up on the latest Moto GP race in the comfort of my large bed. Soon the Bago wing received the best compliment for campers. The interest of real Europeans is very impressive. I think this is a lot less impressive when it's set up because it looks like a pop-up tent with a motorcycle next to it, it's just another homeless guy who doesn't know what he's doing with this life, but when they see it plugged in and they realize I've got everything the show in the world available plus a pavilion. I feel like they would understand then.

I wish I could say that in Italian. Now they are leaving. Bye bye. Thank you. Okay, our caravans are full, we are, uh, we. We are ready to go. The sun shines in Arizona or it's going to burst, yeah, yeah, hopefully we'll cross the state line. I don't think we'll make it to the Grand Canyon today, but it doesn't matter because now we can sleep wherever we want. I know the Walmart parking lots are very safe and welcoming and you meet a lot of interesting people. Oh look, I love a Honda. Here we go. Oh, my bike died.

It smells like gasoline. That's what I'm trying to find out. It smells like gasoline. Yes, Yes, I know it sounds like there is no spark, Yes, I don't know what to do, we add gas to the tank and cross our fingers that that's why the motorcycle won't start. I guess we live in Walmart now. our homes with us. I think our families will understand that we weren't sure which was worse, being stuck in that parking lot forever or taking apart a 1989 Gold Wing. We did our best to motivate ourselves.Moto homes were a bad idea and after riding them 600 miles across the American Southwest, we knew it.

Sure, just like real

motorhomes

, they are slow, heavy and maybe a little dangerous. On the positive side, you really can't put a price on the admiration of European tourists. So, do motorcycles make good

motorhomes

? No, no, they're not, but bad motorcycles are sometimes good. good adventures certainly heyo common and they will inspire you to continue. Get out there and ride with the financing you get when you buy stuff from RevZilla, so whether it's a helmet, a jacket, or tires for your bike, some of that money goes toward doing these programs, so keep that in mind next time you need something for you or your motorcycle.

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