INTRODUCE YOURSELF, WHY DON’T YOU

Hello.

OK, so this is actually BC. And I don't really like the Indians.

My Name Is Michael Jacobs. I am the writer of this blog and the architect of the Ultimate Northern Ontario Road Trip. I’ve been writing about riding motorcycles in Northern Ontario for the last two years, and each year I’ve tried to turn the job into riding for the entire season, while reporting back about why there’s no place like the North. 

Well now I finally have. 

In the next couple weeks I’ll introduce you to the friends and well-wishers who’ll be joining me for different parts of this trip, but for now, if you want to know more about me, add me on Facebook! I’m a friendly guy and will talk to almost anyone (except a few girls I “dated”. You know who you are.) 

If you absolutely must know who I am right the moment, I am a 34 year old man, have three identical 1981 Yamaha XS400s and all three are flat black. I borrow my pop’s Honda ST1100 for the long distance stuff, and will probably buy something of my own before this season gets fully underway. 

And I’ve been riding for exactly one season. “How the hell is this guy qualified to write about motorcycle touring if he’s been riding for one season?” many people ask. Well, I’ll tell you two stories in the next couple of days. One is about a six month road trip to the US of A, and the other is about the first motorcycle I owned when I was 16. 

But you’ll have to come back to read about those.