What phone mount are you using? Does it get too hot in the sun? Does it shut down due to heat.

I had the same bolt sheer on my SE just outside Chambery, France. The bike was taken Annecy the next morning. It also took about an hour to have the old thread removed, and a new bolt fitted. On another trip I got a bad puncture* (required a new tyre) in France on a Friday. Nowhere open until Tuesday. Stranded in a motel for three days of my trip☹️. These things happen. Especially to Trophy owners it seems🤪. It’s still a great bike though👍 *The pressure monitor gave a great early warning.

When is your next video coming out?

Actually, I have enjoyed watching this series long as it may seem and subscribed for more of the same. Just wondered whether you have more in the can to finish it off? Thanks

didn't want that to end there, wanted to see the memorial, will have to wait now, looks hot, vast flat open plains of Germany and so clean and tidy.

Excellent, lovely video 👍

So, what map did this bike have on it?

the poor old bike jacket is looking the worse for wear, signs of a hard but enjoyable campaign, great to see how calm and collected you have become as the trip continues, do we get a mapped tee shirt for watching every part 😀🤣😍

Nice video Blake, sure that sat nav can’t be working properly, I’ve used a Garmin in Europe where it worked quickly and all of the time.

This is a comment for the whole series. Im in my mid 40s and doing my first "Grand Tour" to the french alps this summer. I have been looking forward to Friday evenings with Mapped through the long winter and I must say your series have set some realistic expectations for my trip. Me and my Triumph Tiger 800 XRt will having a much better understanding to what we are getting into thanks to you. Thank you <3

Which crash bars have you fitted and are they effective protection?

The scenery has become flat and heralds the near end of the tour, funny how the services always seem to be on the opposite side of the road, must be great to have someone like Toby on hand to help, relax now on the home straight, will be interesting to see Bastogne.

Baden Baden , Lots of grey hair , convertible cars and young passengers !

What a nightmare but hey your sorted and another story to tell around the campfire 🙂alls well that end well as they say great to see you smiling again 😂 enjoy the rest of your trip. M 🏍💨

I really do feel your anxiety. On the other hand this is excellent to watch. Schadenfreude makes great viewing

I used one as a London courier tool in the early 90s I did end up changing the layout to a C with the higher wider bars made all the difference

I used one as a London courier tool in the early 90s I did end up changing the layout to a C with the higher wider bars made all the difference

OMG i was nearly crying for you, did you manage to cancel the hotels for Fri/Sat/Sun, but my Mum always used to say things happen for a reason although totally unacceptable at the time, again so lonley but I am sure Toby wasn't far way 😇

Jeez... that was seriously back luck! Your sense of frustration and despondency was clear. Just glad to see that you managed to get back on the road... 👍👍

Yep had the same thing happen on my Trophy. Luckily i wasn’t too far from home and I managed to stick it into 3rd gear and ride home, with some careful traffic management. It was after the fact that a lot of people told me it was a known issue with the Trophy. Well it wasn’t known by me 🤨

I wonder if when the bike was dropped a few times it has contributed to this ? I do hope it was fixable, it's a dreadful feeling enough when it happens in England but for you being so far from home, this is when you are with some else the trouble seems halved, here's hoping.🤞

Holy s--t .Doesnt look good but I'm hoping it all ends well . Had a puncture on an autobahn once and my insurance breakdown was exceptional. Maybe luck more than anything else . Hope next episode of vlog is good news !!

The dreaded gear lever bolt issue. A very well known weak point on the bike. The same bolt is used for the brake pedal and these are known to fail. I carried 2 spares on my last trip. It would have still been a pain as the broken bolt would need drilled out. I'm guessing you didnt get sorted at the roadside unless that repair guy had not only a bolt extraction kit but also a replacement pivot bolt! Im also guessing you were right about recovery, that sure aint a bike recovery van! It doesn't sound good, and Im expecting the worse, nightmare for you!

Ha Ha there is a Spar ! what else do you need ?🤣 can't wait to see the apartment, at least you can have a good rest which you need and charge all the electricals up, amazing how the rain gave way to beautiful sunshine as in England it would be on for the day. Can't beleive we are up to part 31, will have to put this trip into the Hall of Records 🤩

Which Sat Nav does you use, apologies if you have already told us, do they all usually cut out at times, but then there is always the road signs to fill you in if present, I suppose by now you will be on the return journey home, hope there is more to come.

Loving your tour and the war memorial visit is very heartwarming. Without them men being the, our lives would be so different or not even exist. Loving your tour Blake!!

Amazing how many motorcycles do the trip, and hats off to the scooters. I think Vida will watch your videos and see how it should be done ! It's day 7 but feels like you have been there for a month.

That is some really beautiful roads and scenery! great video 👍

I suppose that's why it's better if two or three of you go together to help in circumstances like that, what the hell you couldn't have done it in a better spot, I dropped mine on the Hardknott and not one car stopped, miserable barstools ! think the cobbles make for better grip, the views are just breathtaking.

I too have Asthma and really felt it going through the Eiger and atop of the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland, nice to have the road to yourself, imagine going all that way and it was raining and misty, your were so lucky.

Enjoying your adventure it brings back memories when we went around Europe for 3 weeks. Don’t cut yourself up about dropping your bike look at what you’re achieving. Fair play 👍🏍️

Loving the tour videos. It’s what Saturday mornings and a coffee are made for. I did the same thing as you, on the same model bike! Put foot down on gravel and it slipped away resulting in the bike leaning to that point where you can just hold it, but nothing else. Eventually, after what seemed like an eternity, I had to give up and lay it down. Thank god for the newly fitted crash bars. This all took place on a busy A road in Cheshire, with cueing traffic, all watching me struggle to hold it, then roll about on the floor as it went down. After the initial expletives and stamping around like a spoilt brat, I got back on and chuckled to myself as I rode on thinking what a Pratt I must have looked like. Have now consigned the Trophy to just a picture on my phone and have gone over to the GS side. Keep up the great work on the videos.

Well you dropped it . Dropped mine in the car park [short legs] and took out three German bikes ! Luckily no damage to their bikes but like you I damaged a crash bar . WHAT THEY WERE MADE FOR !! Great coverage , been good Friday night viewing for a while now .

I feel your pain, i was lucky i just managed to hold mine, but it was a close thing, don't beat yourself up if your like me you put crash bars on just in case, so you did your self a favour, keep going mate looking brilliant. i enjoyed it very much..

Sorry to hear that you had to get rid of you trophy. I also got rid of mine for some of the same reasons you mention. I traded it for a K1600 GTL. The trophy is a great tourer but the GTL is a little bit more comfortable. Stay upright cheers mate

Brilliant !! Brings back memories before global lockdown ..

On Top of the World, congratulations !

Hi Blake . thought it was a drone shot.. big surprise.. woooow🤓❤‍🩹💯💯

I had a 1988 K100RS from new. Rode it through France, Spain and Portugal all the way to Gibraltar, didn't miss a beat in 7,000 miles. Superb bike. Had to sell it after 3 years to buy a flat.

Hi Blake. Any chance of us seeing some of those many many tour photos in a separate upload. I use Filmora Instant mode to create photo collages. You just chose a template , import up to 50 photos and Filmora A.I does the rest. I am old school and love looking through photos . Being able to create a dedicated photo reel as well as slotting a few photos into the travel vlogs is a beautiful asset and in my opinion much underused by the vlogging community. 💯🤓🙏🤳📸📸 DONT WE LOVE IDIOTS THAT DO 40MPH UP YOUR CHUFF. yOU LET THEM PASS AS touring etiquette requires and they proceed to do 40mph in front of you .. I call them lemmings. I am sure if you rode off a cliff they would follow you..

it was great years ago when you had to have your passport stamped at every border and you knew exactly where you were, lots of bikes coming the opposite way, probably been to the GG and were on the way home, do you use 1st or 2nd gear negotiating those devilish bends, think I would get off the bike and walk it round !! and the weather has been kind to you so far.

Too many different camera angles

making good progress and taking in the scenery, Trophy in Tourist setting, Norway is a great ride and crosses the Arctic circle, check out TMF who did it a few years back, although very quickly as most of his tours are, he almost did the NC 500 in an afternoon !!

I am impressed that you are there and doing it, nothing wrong with going at your own pace, it’s not a race track.

my Trophy SE is one of the bikes I would find it very hard to part with of the 4 bikes I own.

Nice Blake, always make it your ride nobody else’s. If you’re riding safe where you feel comfortable that’s all that matters.

The plan when you do a pass like that it to enjoy it safely and in your own time which you exceeded, can't understand the Power Rangers, they won't be making spectacular visuals like you to record, just the number plate of the bike in front ! You have an adoring audience to please and you don't fail.

How's the stock seat?

Very well done mate. I sympathised with you every single turn. Brought back memories of last year on my trophy up in the Alps. Those right turns especially uphill are butt clenchers. I done the Fluella and several other passes and I was drenched in sweat at the top of each. The trophy is a big top heavy lump, so easy to drop. Best to keep the revs up and a bit more speed in the corners even though it feels harder. Also keep your head up and look up the road at where you want to end up. It feels counter productive but works. The bike needs momentum to keep from falling over. Practice makes perfect, but I know exactly what you were experiencing😊

Take no notice of what others say. You've had the balls to do this alone, you remain shiny side up and you are safe. Good on you.