Life Is What You Make It

First, HarleyTrek is recovering from a life-altering medical emergency. If you are of the praying sort, send some up for our brother Mark Baliles.
MOTOVLOGGING SETUP: Arai Corsair X helmet, GoPro Hero 10 Black (with media mod and mic), GoPro Hero 8 Black, Sena 10C Pro, and GoPro Hero 7 Black, edited with Vegas Movie Studio 18 Platinum.
Usual gear: Klim Badlands Pro Jacket, pants, and Dainese X-Strike, Scorpion EXO, Alpine Stars Road, or Held Airstream II gloves. Also: Klim Induction Jacket and pants.
Boots: Icon 1000 HP Elsinore, Daytona GTX, or Aplinestars Toucan.
Phone Mount: Tack Form. Water rig: Yeti cup with single hole lid, CamelBak hose/straw with bite valve and attachment clips.
Mug Holder: Gold Strike.
Home base: Wake County, North Carolina, known locally as "The Research Triangle" (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill).
Motorcycles as of 2021:
1. 2019 Honda Gold Wing Tour DCT.
2. 2021 Kawasaki Z H2 SE.
Doo-rag and heat management underwears: Heat Out
Main bike: 2019 Honda Gold Wing Tour DCT with an OEM backrest, Rivco Highway Pegs, TackForm Phone mount, X-Strike/Ciro fender light, X-Strike license plate holder, X-Strike left-side drink holder, and X-Strike tie-down brackets.
Overall bikes seen on my page: 2003 Softail Standard, 2005 Road King Classic, 2014 Ultra, 2017 Ultra Limited, 2019 Gold Wing, and 2021 Kawasaki Z H2 SE.

Пікірлер: 34

  • @FlipandTheBlueMule
    @FlipandTheBlueMule10 ай бұрын

    We Love and miss ya Mark "Harley Trek" and remember "these are the voyages " ! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    Amen, brohthah!

  • @judisheldon5646
    @judisheldon564610 ай бұрын

    Just when we think we have it bad, someone has it much much worse. So I am thankful for every day God gives me and the people I love. My prayers go with you , Harley trek, and with Bob. Blessings be. J😊

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    ☺️🥰👍🏻🙏🙏🙏😎❤️❤️

  • @lonmidwest5363
    @lonmidwest536310 ай бұрын

    Always did injoy a video from Mark On his street glide. Mike and Jay's videos last year to Colorado was a big decision for the trip i took there this june from ill. ouray, million dollar hw. Silverton. On my bike. Thanks again..

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    I’m thrilled that you were so inspired! I hope it was every bit as great for you as it was for us!

  • @bobnelson2499
    @bobnelson249910 ай бұрын

    Very deep video sir. At 73 years old these thoughts happen, then I shake them off, get on the motorcycle and get better. Be you Bro. That is all that matters, ,,, Bob

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Bob! That’s pretty much it. 😎🙏❤️

  • @reyd8609
    @reyd860910 ай бұрын

    Absolutely ... sometimes easier said than done🙂

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    Yup. And for that, as well as murderous rage, I’m on Zoloft. 😎👍🏻🤪

  • @perfectmotoadventurespaulf1968
    @perfectmotoadventurespaulf196810 ай бұрын

    Love a M7 commute

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks, my friend!!

  • @ilevilminko4642
    @ilevilminko464210 ай бұрын

    I hope Harley Trek gets well soon! And i hope he makes comeback, bet he has some stories from all what has been going on.

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    Me too, my friend! I can only imagine the saga that has been his life these past three or four years.

  • @Elvis20101
    @Elvis2010110 ай бұрын

    Very true, we're here and then we're not. The side benefit of this platform is that the contact keeps things real.

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    That’s quite true!

  • @moose3971
    @moose397110 ай бұрын

    Never know when it will end. Live in the now!

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    Amen, my brother! 😎🙏❤️

  • @samsmithmotovlogs
    @samsmithmotovlogs10 ай бұрын

    Sometimes I don't think we appreciate our health until we lose it. Take care.

  • @FlipandTheBlueMule

    @FlipandTheBlueMule

    10 ай бұрын

    Thats a fact... I was a super man til I broke my back at 60 years old... they did some nerve damage during surgery so now I have internal issues . Enjoy while you can

  • @RoadReality
    @RoadReality10 ай бұрын

    Truer words have not been spoken. We all should look at what we're doing with our time and enjoy it. Improving someone's well-being, however that may be, is always a worthy goal. You never know how your presence will impact others, so best to make the most of it, right? I know YOU have added to my experience, so thanks for that! That, and the shout-out :D The narcissist in me always likes hearing my channel name in someone else's video :D

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    It gives me great satisfaction to sing the praises of those who do good work, and you are definitely one of these!

  • @RoadReality

    @RoadReality

    10 ай бұрын

    @@maikeli7 thanks, man :D No, I'm not lending you $500, stop asking! :D

  • @araneaetvelivolum1086
    @araneaetvelivolum108610 ай бұрын

    Latin for spyder and glider 😂 need to come up with something less dramatic lol younlook good leaning into them corners. As for life, less thinking about it and more living it, is my strategy. Keeps me young and flexible 😂 Ride safe, neighbor 🤙

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    AhAAAAAA!!! I see now!! Clever! I used to overthink all the time. Benefit of aging is I keep losing my train of thought! 🤣🤣🤣 🏍️😎👍🏻❤️

  • @michaelbayliss1794
    @michaelbayliss179410 ай бұрын

    Hi Mike, did you get a different helmut? Is it cooler in warm weather, other than a black helmut?

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    That’s exactly it! Black is for winter. White is for summer.

  • @elgringoec
    @elgringoec10 ай бұрын

    I don't get a shout out anymore 😕 Hope you get it figured out and solved, whatever's causing that. Sounds distressing.

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    I did one for you, but it’s not processed yet

  • @elgringoec

    @elgringoec

    10 ай бұрын

    @@maikeli7 I'm just pokin' atcha brother. It's not something I crave. In the old days, before the fall, you used to call me out. Those were the days when you blogged a lot, from when you test drove the Goldwing until you got laid up. Do you think it might be something you're ingesting that's triggering these allergic episodes?

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    @@elgringoec Doc had me discontinue whatever I ingested within a 10-hour window. Still got it. Everything was ruled out: food, liquids, drugs. I have idiopathic anaphylaxis, says the doc. He’s put me on cetirizine, famotidine, and allegra to keep me from going into it again. If it still happens, he’ll put me on Xolair.

  • @elgringoec

    @elgringoec

    10 ай бұрын

    @@maikeli7 Well that's the modern solution, more and more pharmaceuticals! Okay, I'm obviously being sarcastic. Though I definitely feel like the medical industrial complex is bent more towards revenue generation than improving overall health. That said, something's causing it, and not your mind bringing it about.

  • @ladyjane8531
    @ladyjane853110 ай бұрын

    Hello brutha !!! Sorry to hear about the anaphylaxis attack again. I hope your doctor can figure it out. 💗🫶🫂🙏

  • @maikeli7

    @maikeli7

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Sis! I love and miss you!!!