My Motorcycle has left me on side of the highway | S1E64

Oh, my heat light is going, it's my fan working. That's not good. Oh, I should pull over, I'll pull over. My journey begins at North America's most Northern drivable point. The plan is to ride through Canada and America before crossing over to Europe. From there, I'll make my way across Asia and down to Australia. New Zealand's Southern most drivable point will mark the end of my journey. I'm calling it the big spiral and this is Act Three, Across North America. Good morning from Sarnia. Today is going to be a big day. We're gonna head to Ottawa, the capital of Canada. And actually I've booked accommodation, I have to make it there because I booked accommodation there and it's actually really cool accommodation. I'm gonna be staying in a prison. What the, I'm staying in a, okay, I'm staying in a prison. And yeah, see, this is why I don't like booking ahead. I was a bit worried about, cause it's such a cool place, but I booked ahead and now I have to drive 670 kilometers. And it's actually two days since I crossed the border because I had a problem, but I'll explain that in a second. Here, let's have a look at the map and then we'll head out. So this is like, this must be one of the most Southern points in Canada, actually, the Ontario Peninsula. I'm in Sarnia and I need to head up towards Ottawa, which is all the way over here. It's like almost 700 kilometers away, 670 kilometers. It's gonna be a massive day and I've kind of done it to myself again, but yeah, I better get going cause I'm just gonna be on the highway the whole time. So yeah, let's get going. I just talked to those really nice people. They were curious about what I was up to and I told them, they're like, oh, they're so excited. They're like, oh, I gotta watch you on YouTube. All right, so I'll explain what happened. So I picked up those little memory chips, the SSDs, and so I had five of them, four terabytes each. And I have like a little computer thing that I put them into. So that computer thing is called, okay, this is gonna be really nerdy. That computer thing is called a NAS, Network Attached Storage. And basically, it takes all those memory chips and makes one big hard drive out of them, one big memory pool. And it's really great for me because I have so much footage that I need to store. Now this is where it gets super nerdy. I put those chips in and I wanted to add them to the memory pool. And then at the same time, I also wanted to change the configuration. So I was going, this is so nerdy, guys. I wanted to go from RAID 5 to RAID 6. So basically, it's just a different configuration. RAID 6 allows two of those chips that I put in there to fail. RAID 5 only allows one. So I wanted to switch it to RAID 6 just because I can't lose my data, right? Like I need to, basically, I need my data to be safe. So I'm switching to RAID 6. And I thought it wouldn't take very long to add those chips and to change the formatting to RAID 6. It took 36 hours. And I thought, oh, this is not going very fast. And if I turn this computer off, there's a chance I'll lose data. So I decided, well, I'm gonna just stay another night here and let that task complete. Now the task is complete and now I have to drive 670 kilometers to Ottawa in one day. So it's a bit of a day. And I don't want to miss the jail. So I'm gonna make my way all the way to Ottawa and see if I can stay at the jail. But according to this, I'll get there at 519. And that's not too bad actually, but it just means I have to keep moving the whole time. I shouldn't stop for very long. Oh. 20 minutes slow down. Oh no. Oh, my heat light is going, it's my fan working. That's not good. I mean, heat light should not be going on, on the highway Get some air through the radiator It didn't, last time it was in a slow down it did not kick on I'm just going to check to see if my fan is actually on I can't really hear it It's not on There's the wire Okay, yeah, the fan is not turning Uh, when it definitely should be So I'm going to have to troubleshoot that later Uh, I don't want these problems, they should just work Alright, let's keep going Oh, I'm not so happy about the fan thing I'm pretty sure I heard it going when I was in Colorado and it was overheating in the mountains But it was not going here and it really, it should be So, maybe it's a loose connection or something, I don't know Well, hopefully I can keep moving fast enough to keep air going through the radiators So basically the way engines in most motorcycles and cars work is that you have an engine and it's generating heat and then you have a coolant going around the engine So you have coolant going, kind of flowing around the engine and that coolant then flows to the radiator And then the radiator is basically transferring heat out of the coolant and into the air So basically this radiator is basically needs air running through it to move heat away from it So when you're on the highway or whatever you're always going through the air and you have air going through your radiators Well, when you're going slow there's no air going through, right? So that's why it was overheating in this traffic So that's why you have a fan So the fan ensures that air is going through the radiator and this kind of thing But when the fan doesn't work the engines get overheat I know for a fact that that fan is like $500 And I'm not sure when I can get a new fan cause I'm going from Halifax to Europe And uh I'm on a bit of a schedule here, so But I'm glad at least we're moving again And my fuel light is just going on Oh, my god Okay, I figure while I'm here I'm just gonna get some food That way I don't have to stop again later Alright, time to go Another slow down, but I think I think I'm moving fast enough to keep the bike cool I'm really starting to slow down now Light's not on yet, but I can definitely feel the heat coming off the bike Oh, light's on I don't like this This is really frustrating Oh, I should pull over Nah, pull over The only thing I can think of When I had the battery thing and all the lights were flashing and all that stuff Maybe I damaged the fan or a fuse or something It's so tempting just to rip down the shoulder But it's just not the right thing to do Ah, the light's still on, just waiting for it to turn off Okay, the light just turned off Let's see how far I can make it My google map says 14 minutes slow down So I don't know if I can last 14 minutes But I, you know, I have to stop Because if I don't I'm gonna have other issues Like, I'll damage the engine, damage the cooling system And then, even then, if I don't do those things Like, eventually the coolant's gonna boil over And I'll run out of coolant And then I'll be stranded that way for sure Oh, a big accident here, is this why it slowed down? I thought it was the construction Man, that's a big crash Wow Alright, we should be good now I hope Oh, slowing it down again What? In some parts of the world, you're allowed to split lanes So you're allowed to ride between the cars And I actually looked on my phone, is this allowed in Ontario? No, it's not allowed in Ontario Yeah I'm sure it's gonna overheat again Oh yes Get some movements, get some air through those radiators You know, if I'm lucky, it's just, it's just gonna be a fuse But this bike doesn't have very many fuses on it So I would have thought other things would not be working as well If a fuse had gone, but I think everything is working, so Oh, crash ahead, it's this It's not my day, is it? My estimated arrival time keeps getting extended, extended, extended Oh my god You know, I'm not even in Toronto yet And this whole road is red and yellow Oh, it's gonna overheat for sure We're just not moving Man, the traffic is bad in Ontario Oh my god, this Lights on Let's pull over here Alright, the light's off Let's keep going Well, I think the sun's gonna go down in a bit And I still have an hour and a half It's getting cold Love of mine Someday you will die But I'll be close behind I'll follow you into the dark No blinding light Or tunnels to gates of white Just our hands clasped so tight Waiting for the hint of a spark If heaven and hell decide That they both are satisfied Illuminate the nose On their vacancy signs If there is no one beside you When your soul embarks Then I'll follow you into the dark Oh, this is the jail Hi I booked a room for tonight, I think? The room will be on the level 4 Ok Floor 12, it's your room number Alright, thank you very much Thank you, enjoy your stay Oh, this is quite the place Ok, this is This is really cool Oh my god I paid $80 I paid $80 to stay in this room And it's this big I'm literally paying to stay in that jail cell I kind of like it This is cool This is kind of awesome actually I was just looking at this sign It's about John Patterson Described as a feeble old man And given a two month jail sentence To punish him for his homelessness But also give him a warm place for the winter Well, I'm kind of homeless I'm a bit like John So I'm just paying for it And there's a criminal code with rules Quiet time Alright, let's go for a little explore So I think upstairs is where Death Row was Death Row Heritage Center Ok So these were the cells where people That were sentenced to be hanged Had to wait before the deed happened And yeah, look at this Oh my god It's really heavy It's fairly creepy to be honest And they do say the place is haunted And that you'll hear voices at night Or Or you'll see figures hanging Floating at the foot of your bed This kind of thing I don't know about this place But anyways, 710 people were hanged here While the jail was open In 1972 the jail closed And then at that point A hostel company took it over And turned it into a hostel But it should be noted that Canada abolished the death penalty In 1976 But this is solitary confinement Now it has showers I might come here later Because I need a shower Well, I'm going to speak quietly Because I have neighbors But it's nice to be back in Canada again Actually it's I don't know It just feels different It feels like home a little bit Although I'm on totally the wrong side of the country As for the motorbike And the fan issue I think tomorrow I'm going to try To take the seat off and just Check the fuses Because honestly I'd be so surprised If that fan actually failed While the bike is still so new It has 20,000 kilometers on it Maybe 21 now But as for the hostel I have to say it's pretty cool It's a little creepy But yeah I'm up for as many unique experiences As I can get So this is definitely one of them I'll let you know in the next video The morning for me If I see any ghosts Or hear any voices Or anything like that But anyways Today was a massive day Nearly 700 kilometers And it was just like You know Just lots of road And all that traffic around I think it was Guelph In east of Guelph That was I've never seen so many slowdowns Like that was Pretty crazy And yeah I had to pull over twice with the bike So it's a little Yeah A little tough today But I made it here And I'm getting pretty close to Halifax I'm actually I'm going to go to Bathurst first Because I have a friend there And I've been mailing parts to him And he's going to allow me To work in his garage And just Fix up the bike Before I ship it off To Europe So Yeah It's It's getting there It's getting close So Yeah So two more days And then I'll be in Bathurst And then From there Halifax is fairly close And maybe Maybe a day of riding To Halifax from Bathurst So Yeah Anyways If you liked the video Or you want to follow my trip From Alaska All the way to New Zealand Well There is the subscribe button Down below And That'll definitely help me And It'll help you follow Along With my trip So Anyways Thanks So much for watching And I hope to see you in the next video