When I set off for a ride I enthusiastically wave to fellow riders but after about half an hour of doing it i'm totally fed up with it!! Probably due to lack of response so I usually wait for someone to wave at me and then I will respond.
@mikehart81183 күн бұрын
Haha Quality Nods...
@dexrose85783 күн бұрын
Had the same issue and Rade garage provided me with a replacement no problem. I cut the bolt down as you did. So far no problem - no leaks.
@stranobikes2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. I think the 'cutting down the bolt trick' has worked on mine. Thank goodness!
@guentergeiger50993 күн бұрын
Hi, where did you bought the mash stickers, can you give me an adress?
@stranobikes2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. It was a few years ago now but I recall I just Googled 'Mash motorcycle stickers' and I found a place on ebay in France that sold them. Have a Google and hopefully you'll find them.
@keithjones15443 күн бұрын
Not always convenient/safe to wave or concentrating on other traffic/road issues are some of the reasons I don’t wave. What about the leg “wave”? Bad neck so not easy to nod?
@garybrunette96453 күн бұрын
I like the waving tradition and always do so when I can. But sometimes you just miss another rider, either because you've been deep in thought or he just came around a corner. I don't sweat those misses and I just assume that someone who doesn't wave back was preoccupied or surprised.
@chris-way3 күн бұрын
I'll nod at any one on two wheels even Harley riders. Totally unbiased. I've even been known to nod at drivers in classic cars
@stranobikes2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. I think you may be suffering from 'excessive nodding disorder' :)
@juliansage30413 күн бұрын
Oh and trikes…why? 😮
@juliansage30413 күн бұрын
Excellent work! 😂 Loved this one…very entertaining whilst highlighting the issues we have all pondered interminably 😂
@alanbarnes29207 күн бұрын
An interesting Q & A session.. i enjoy your natural style/practical info and the just do it attitude (safely!).. lovely part of France..in 2005 I toured SW area on a pre-vtec VFR800..based in Melle… fabulous roads in the region across to La Rochelle, Cognac etc. I’ve never done trail riding..similar age to you and it is tempting…I’m looking at a fly ride tour in Morocco at present…we will see. Atb..Alan..NW London UK.
@grantridout188411 күн бұрын
What is the reason for the eight hour gearbox oil change?.... it's probably obvious,...I can take any sarcasm!!
@stranobikes11 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. The user manual recommends a gearbox oil change every 10 hours. The bike has an hour counter so it's easy to see when this is due. The bike is a two-stroke so no engine oil but the gearbox has a separate oil reservoir.
@mikehart811811 күн бұрын
Happy Adventures Mr B, new workshop coming whoop whoop.. The gasgas really seems a great lightweight option for some off-roading...
@michaelreid530715 күн бұрын
I enjoyed listening to this. Thanks for taking the time for relating your journey & uploading it.
@stranobikes12 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@oliabid-price451716 күн бұрын
My view is that there are actually 4 aspects to the riding when touring; you, the bike, the road and the scenery. The scenery is the biggest part that will make your lifetime's memories - also known as 'life experience'.
@stranobikes15 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Riding a bike is about the journey, not the destination. It's what you experience on your way to your night stop that makes the journey memorable.
@grantridout188416 күн бұрын
I bought my GS purely as a road bike and have to agree with you about weight, ive only ever taken it on a few gravel tracks anything else is just not safe in my hands!!! Have a great time and thanks for the video
@carmencaredda16 күн бұрын
Madò ma perchè non ve ne state belli e buoni nella vostra nazione?.... siete solo buoni a lamentarvi... come se da voi fosse tutto perfetto e voi foste tutti degli angioletti. Ma per favore... non venite più.
@stranobikes16 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Don't forget to subscribe so that you don't miss any comments I have about other places I have visited.
@edwardsenesac16 күн бұрын
I absolutely agree with you on the weight of motorcycles now! The weight has gotten totally out of hand in the last few decades to the point where one is judged by the weight of a motorcycle and the cc's only. In Osaka, where I am half the year, I have a SupeCub 125 Honda that absolutely screams around town! I wouldn't want to go any faster on any motorcycle. It's a great city bike that is not slow by any means. How can a 125 cc bike be so fast? Because it is extremely lightweight handling like a bicycle. I can walk it down the sidewalk if need be.
@juliansage304116 күн бұрын
Ooh…brace yourself for an onslaught from T7 and GS riders! 🙈 Another informative video 👍 Can’t wait to see the workshop set up. Cheers J
@thealternativevlog28 күн бұрын
I visited Slovenia in 2017. It never stopped raining.
@digger8180Ай бұрын
What about Oxford over grips? The "Hot Hands" , put them on in the months you need them, take them off when you don't. Fit them to a switched live and off you go. Put them on, take them off as you need.
@mikehart8118Ай бұрын
HAHA Pastel De Nata yummo, great vid and the amazing Gas - Gas seems to be a great choice for your new adventures :)
@chris-wayАй бұрын
Steven, you are living the dream as painful as it can be. Can't wait for the next t shirt. Cheers
@grantridout1884Ай бұрын
Very interesting and enjoyable......looking forward to the next one, still laughing about the Portuguese tart!!
@juliansage3041Ай бұрын
Good one Steven. 👍
@mikehart8118Ай бұрын
Enjoy Mr B, Gas gas adventures look forward to hearing about them...
@fredricknilsson7Ай бұрын
Its a great bike, I got mine in 2019 and have best. Best is the engine and the range, can do 220-240km on mine before gas refil What I dont like so much is the heat (very hot) from the muffler and the handguards as stock.
@stranobikesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. The stock muffler gets very hot due to to the catalytic converter, changing the end can sorts this out.
@fredricknilsson7Ай бұрын
@@stranobikes Yes, very true. Soon I replace it.
@codemonkey181Ай бұрын
Great to hear from you. Trails on a gas gas in France sounds awesome! Looking forward to hearing more. All the best, ride safe.
@stranobikesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. Look out for my video on riding theTET in the Pyrenees on the GasGas.
@nachocheesebrain2461Ай бұрын
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@stranobikesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching and thanks for clicking 'subscribe'.
@carmelgrixti35682 ай бұрын
thank you for your information. Going to Sardinia next September with two other friends from Malta.
@stranobikesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. I'm sure you'll have a great time, it's a lovely island.
@mikehart81182 ай бұрын
What a Mare !!!!!!!!. Again modifications required & great job.. Left hooker Bike :) :) :) :)
@mikehart81182 ай бұрын
Tiger Seal seems the way forward....Great job Mr B. PAin in the A%% however how fortunate you are handy eh eh eh.....And well done with the seals of doom...
@allanb522 ай бұрын
Why has no one talked about this before, I would go one step further, take your wife/GF. There is nothing better for bringing a couple together and its safer with two sets of eyes. A few years back we bought a Vespa GTS 125 in north Norfolk and rode it back to our house in central Portugal...with the missus. You have the right attitude to biking and life. We have bikes and a small campervan and tour on two and four wheels, last year is was Greece and Turkey and like you went to the Red Sea in Bulgaria. I am 72 now and life is short, too short to stay home, even when that home is lovely Portugal.
@stranobikes2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I agree with your sentiment. You might enjoy watching some of my other videos, the 'Trying to stay alive in Sardinia tour' and 'Why two-up touring is like going on holiday with children'. Ride safe and enjoy life!
@JoseGarcia-zk8pj2 ай бұрын
Which fuel cap did you go with? Noticed you went past that bit pretty quick.
@stranobikes2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I bought the filler cap from ebay in the UK. It came from a seller called 'Happy2brother' and the title of the item was 'Motorcycle Fuel Filler Neck Cap Cover For Husqvarna 701 Enduro/Supermoto 2016-24'. Hopefully you can find it :)
@Roberta_Esposito2 ай бұрын
😂 “ theyre Indicators” what do they ‘ indicate’? Direction Then call them “ Directionals”😂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@stranobikes2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. They're called indicators because they indicate which way you intend to turn. But maybe that's just me :)
@codemonkey1812 ай бұрын
Thanks for the update, good to hear what you’re up to. Well done for finding a reason for another bike 😂
@keithsheeley30312 ай бұрын
The star bordered in red. It's almost mocking.
@mick987912 ай бұрын
With such a small drop in the level could just be the temperature of the fuel cooling down overnight.
@stranobikes2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and I appreciate your comment, I hadn't thought of that. I'm just glad it's not leaking.
@Apetwin2 ай бұрын
I have the rade garage tank and it still leaks, how did your shortened bolt workout?
@stranobikes2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. It's too early to tell, yet.
@macman45932 ай бұрын
Thankyou great vid 🙏
@dustyhobomotoadventure2 ай бұрын
Electronics are a safety features they are forced upon us by our government powers. You are correct in thoughts.
@dustyhobomotoadventure2 ай бұрын
What a Great story just found the channel enjoy Your style of content.
@grahamfield47532 ай бұрын
Just waiting for my 701 and hoping to do a Spanish TET next year. Thanks for the videos, loved the style and content. Dealer woes, have I made the right decision - Hmmm
@stranobikes2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. A good dealer can make such a difference to the ownership experience. Sadly, good dealers are hard to find.
@Ou8well2 ай бұрын
I bought a dirt bike but I don’t want mud on it! 😂😂😂
@stranobikes2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I'm glad it made you smile 😃
@tieredlabsllc57282 ай бұрын
I ride solo 98% of the time. "retired" amateur roadracer, so most are too slow.. but some are too fast for my taste. I like Ienatsch's "The Pace", but make it a quick one. IBA member, so endurance is higher than average. If I'm out to really ride, it's solo. Everything else is "socializing with motorcycles".
@stranobikesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. It's all about the ride.
@HPaul-kg1co3 ай бұрын
A few years back I did a solo ride that was 80 days / ~ 43,000 km. There are 65 capital cities in Canada and the USA and my goal was to see 63 of them. (Exclude Honalulu & Iqaluit). I missed Juneau due to a rock slide that blocked the one road access so I reached 62 of them. The longest single day ride was 16+ hours / 1180 km - Whitehorse to Hazelton, BC, on the way to Victoria, BC. I always knew what my next destination was but how I got there was seldom planned ahead of time so I could never make a motel reservation. The other long solo trip was in western Europe - 70 days / ~ 24,000 km. I visited 17 countries. The only specific places I wanted to visit were some of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetaries, particularly the one at Ortona. (It was 70th anniversary of the end of WW II. ) Again I never knew where I was going to stop for the night. Riding solo permits a great deal of flexibility on the roure and schedule. I recommend it highly.
@stranobikes3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. That is some epic rides, well done!
@biggs1253 ай бұрын
👍🏾👍🏾
@EricBanner5713 ай бұрын
I have had 4 x Rade tank failures. They claim to have fixed the problem with where the metal joins to the plastic but if yours have failed in the last few weeks, I don't hold any hope for mine.
@stranobikes3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. That's not good because conceptually the auxiliary tanks are a great idea. I emailed Rade Garage after examining the tank in some detail and this was what I sent them 'I have examined the banjo bolt insert and it seems to me that perhaps the banjo bolt is too long OR the hole drilled in the plastic tank is too small OR the metal insert is not located exactly in the centre of the hole in the plastic tank, if indeed the hole IS the correct size. Whichever is the problem the banjo bolt, when inserted and tightened, is going too far into the tank and pressing onto the plastic of the tank where the hole has been drilled. On my tank it looked to me as if the tank plastic was slightly over the threaded hole and this may/would result in the bond being compromised when fitting and tightening the banjo bolt. It would seem to me that the hole should be bigger than the threaded insert and then the banjo bolt would only engage with the threaded metal insert.' Rade Garage have responded and they are examining tanks to see if my conclusion is valid. I've asked them to keep me in the loop.
@EricBanner5713 ай бұрын
@@stranobikes Thanks, have you tested your tank after applying the silicon to the area around the banjo connection? Any further leaks? I also have a spare tank now and wanting to try and seal it.
@florinicrisan3 ай бұрын
Hahaaa, now you got it! Romanians are nice people, until your cross the Carpathians. As soon as you leave the region of Transylvania and go South, Lord bless you.
@robcowie-ov6ik3 ай бұрын
Have you filled your quota for the Spain trip?
@stranobikes3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I have, but if you're interested in going onto a reserve list (in case someone drops out) I can send you some information about the trip.
@robcowie-ov6ik3 ай бұрын
@@stranobikes I’d really appreciate that - yes please place me on a reserve list and look forward to receiving info on the trip - really enjoy your show - Thx