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A man from Seattle named Mason Huffine spent three years riding his motorcycle 90,000 miles across 70 countries to answer the question of whether man is good or evil. Throughout his journey, he encountered various cultures and witnessed civil wars and assassinations. However, he found that people all over the world were kind and helpful. Huffine used laughter and hand signals to communicate in places where he didn't speak the language. He exchanged his building skills for a place to stay and motorcycle repairs. He believes that man is fundamentally good. Huffine met his fiancée, Marian, in Nairobi, and they plan to get married in Denmark before he settles in Ethiopia to build homes for the poor. I'm Rich Lyons. It took three years and 90,000 miles on a motorcycle for a Seattle man to answer one question. That question and his answer coming up. I'm Rich Lyons. 90,000 miles across 70 countries on a motorcycle. A Seattle man's odyssey coming up. He rode his motorcycle 90,000 miles covering 70 countries. It took Mason Huffine three years to examine one question. Is man good or evil? To me, man is unequivocally good. He rode across deserts, braved the cold of winter in North Korea, witnessed civil wars and assassinations. Whenever I was in a situation that I thought danger could be coming my way, I was always wrong. It was always somebody trying to help. From repairs on his motorcycle to a meal or a place to stay, he says across the world, men and women live by their hearts and they love to help. Rich Lyons, Como 1000 News. Mason Huffine set out on a three-year, 90,000-mile motorcycle trip across 70 countries. I met members of the Taliban in northern Pakistan who were people who probably needed a job. They were now pine nut salesmen. And those pine nut salesmen? The guy showed me his car. He's like, yeah, I was a member of the Taliban. It was my job at the time. He wasn't a fanatical lunatic or anything like that. He was just a guy who had a job. From Taliban territory to the remote villages of Africa, Huffine says the most common thread he found in all of humanity is a desire to help, not hurt. Rich Lyons, Como 1000 News. Three years and 90,000 miles across 70 countries, many times countries where no one around spoke his language. But Mason Huffine says communication was not a problem. I used laughter, sort of a universal language. I used hand signals when things got desperate, noises of engines and things like that. He worked his way around the globe, literally sharing his building skills in exchange for a place to stay or for motorcycle parts or even the use of a welding machine to do repairs. I thought the motorcycle would be the best tool to get me to places on this planet that nobody can get to. You don't take a bus there. You don't get on an airplane and arrive there. The lesson in life he learned? Man is basically good, not evil. Oh, and in Nairobi, he met the love of his life. That would be Marian. Yeah, she's an incredible person. Huffine returned to Seattle on a ferry from Vancouver in December, but he's not going to be here long. In about a month, we get married in Denmark. From there, he'll live mostly in Ethiopia, where he plans to use his skills as a green builder to build homes for the poor. Rich Lyons, Como 1000 News.