I'm now in my 48th year of riding. So an ol' fart. The best engine size for me personally is (and has always been) around the 750/1000 size. Just right. Not to much weight. Great on A roads. Just fast enough on motorways. And reasonable MPG too. Big powerful bikes are ok, if you have the pockets for tyres and fuel. Bikes are meant to be ridden afer all.

That Goldtop that you are wearing which style is it?

That’s a good pet right there!

Lovely scenery. Lunch looked superb too. 😋👍

Great content as usual. Wonder if you took a really long ride on the BMW ? few hundred mile day, or on real motorway at speed for an hour or two. It is amazing how 90% of reviewers hate this bike, they say it is not good at speed, because you are sitting like a parachute in the wind, nor is it good for many hours in the saddle, I know you love the bike, but back roads like I see in the videos, I am sure it is fine, wonder what is the truth from an owner on long rides and a few hours at higher speeds. Amazing here in the USA, these bikes don't sell at all, you can buy a brand new bike for under $15k USD and used for under $10k... and they are available for months on end with no buyers.

Going off the theme here, is there much of a size difference between the bmw and streetbob 107?

If all bikes were like that, I would get a donkey. Classic 😁

If your trying to save a few pennies, a tiny smear of Fairy (has to be Fairy) washing up liquid on the inside of your visor, then polish it with some tissues also works well to stop fogging. I`ve used this method for ever as it works and I`m tight. Also, as the kid says in the advert it last for ages and its virtually free...

Great music, footage, keep going folks

Loving all your content, such a mixture Well done!

Nice trip, the tissue doesn't smear so better for those kinds of jobs, I would definitely go there for the fish and chips.

Not too far from me, must’ve been past the turning a hundred times, really will check this place out, 👍👍👍👍👍👍

I’ve been riding 2 years and have been as far up as a Z900SE and as low down as a Meteor 350 obviously after the basic 125… I’ve now got 4 Bikes all 650s for me that’s the sweet spot..

I really enjoyed this. I can tell I'm going to love this new channel.😊

Good to see a proper fish n' chips. I dislike when you order that and out comes a plate of chips with 3 little fish "cocktails" like it's some sort of kids meal. Especially at a pub.

I grew up just up the road from Hallaton in Houghton , lovely part of the world . Some great rides through that part of the county .

Very nice video. If anything, I find these videos more interesting than the ‘bread & butter’ ones. I’ll be looking out for the notifications for these for sure 😊 One thing I noticed though, if you warm, why don’t you undo your jacket a tad more, let the heat out of your clothes. That would be my logic, or is they’re something I’m missing 🤔 Anyway, keep it up the great work! 👊🏾

Very nice video. If anything, I find these videos more interesting than the “bread & butter” ones. I’ll be looking out for the notifications for these for sure 😊 One thing I noticed though, if you warm, why don’t you undo your jacket a tad more, let the heat out of your clothes. That would be my logic, or is they’re something I’m missing 🤔 Anyway, keep it up the great work! 👊🏾

Nice vid. I live in Leicestershire and I'm still amazed how beautiful the countryside and villages are.

England is so beautiful, thank you for showing it. I have a few things to organise but eventually I will visit it someday. That Fish 'n' Chips looked lovely. Stunning video mate. Cheers.

Negative folk will always find a way to try to disrupt or hurt you regardless of your benevolence. It can be very hurtful especially when your giving your all with a good heart. You both deserve any and all of the revenue you obtain through your diligent efforts, in my opinion ignore and override the haters they are greatly outnumbered and ultimately will miss out absolutely 💯 on your wisdom and great genuine content 😊 keep up the brilliant work gentleman ❤

Great vlog thank you. Subbed as promised. Regards, Mo 😊👍

Love the fact you include such beautiful villages, went through Lyddington, in Rutland today, it looked really lovely. Not sure if you’ve featured this one. Certainly worth a look.

I have to say that bike looks absolutely epic, what a fantastic antidote to the stresses of modern life, so cool to climb aboard and ride some of Englands finest counties and towns. Those cattle looked completely fascinated by the big BMW too! The fish and chips looked delicious! Glad the vicar wasn't in residence, he may have been totally freaked out by some giant viking type fella with his video camera entering his church, lol. Those R18's can be had at quite reasonable prices now even from BMW dealers, I may be tempted!

what you need is a pinlock double-glazed visor ....................

This was very pleasant to watch. Great video

I must have missed something... this is the extra channel. Was this the podcast channel and you changed it, or did I drink to much and hit the subscribe button and forgot? 😂 it might have been the latter. 😊

Nice trip and the fish and chips look very delicious ❤

Another stop for my trip. It’s going to be coming May. Found a place in York to rent a Tiger 660. It would be cooler on a Bonneville. Like riding the states on a HD.

Great bike and was it a dedicated SatNav instead of Quadlock?

That looks a lovely meal how much was fish n chips there, here in Aberystwyth its about a tenner & not as nice looking as your meal 👍👍

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I was hoping to get into wedding photography, did photograph 2, then Covid hit, and everything stopped - including me! I realised that I am an introvert (even more so than I thought), and that this kind of work does not suit me anyway. What I mean is: I find people annoying! LOL

Piaggio already done a Wasp bike in 1946. Vespa-> which is Wasp translated from Italian. Claiming that its design looks like wasp from Vespa top view.

Wedding photography is awful, because people have a crazy mad preconceptions of whats possible possible in the venue they book . They book the local cricket club for the after party meal etc etc, and want Hollywood stars photos and hello magazine style shots. And then don't want to pay you

Slow process getting started but once you shoot a few weddings the bookings come in. Quality of work does not matter, the main thing which matters is if you show up with a business mind

Is it worth buying motoguzzi.nearest dealer 600km away?

I think the father likes classic motorcycles more and the son is open up to all options. The Ol’man us all old school aee

I would like that yall could do more “Rate Your Rides” so that you might see more nice bikes not in UK.

Good topics guys. Ignore the haters, they have no class.

I’ve been shooting weddings for 5 years now, and I can tell you nothing is more frustrating than seeing the 20 year old girl with a canon + only a 35mm prime and subpar portfolio whom knows everybody get weddings left and right while you have to beg and jump through hoops with your high end gear and solid portfolio to get clients because you aren’t a local celebrity. If anyone has tips please send them my way. Advertising only works slightly

Surprised I wasn't subscribed but I guess everyone has to subscribe again after the change to Dad and Darcy. Really enjoyed listening to you guys opine about bikes and riding and character. You guys have it!

That Guzzi...beautiful.

Best bike for a Bogan? - BSA M20 with two full Jerry cans & a pack of mixed fruit Spangles! : )

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Nice insights! I can relate to a great extent on what you say.. What's your take on Triumph speed 400 and Royal Enfield Guerilla 450. Which one is better and why?

I've been watching a lot of videos of the Yamaha tw200 and similar. Not big or fast, but capable. If you're not thinking of doing 500 miles a day on motorways, maybe a look at smaller capacity trail/dual sport is the way to go. Also the mpg figure tends to improve with a smaller engine. Touring on a budget. I've never got any cash. So it's something I can relate to. And with Brexit. Going beyond the borders of the UK have got more complex and expensive. I left UK for Corfu 8 years ago. I can't even think about coming back now. I'll have to do something next year though, before my passport runs out. Can't abide doing stuff like that online. And the postal service in Greece is too random to be reliable. Cheers chaps. Such an enjoyable video.

Character is the individuals personality and interpretation of art, we all have our own thoughts on what it is, and what it means to us, how boring would the world be if we only had one choice and all rode the same, We are bikers we are all Characterful, (except just eat delivery scooters 😅)

I like characterful bikes but character is just one of many qualities that make up a bike. I also like modern bikes that deliver excellent performance. I'm willing to sacrifice some character for a bike that does other things well. I also think that character is just another way of describing personal preference.

You bring up some good points about what makes character in a bike and here is a couple of answers to your questions . A bike to ride across Australia ? a Suzuki DR 650 would be hard to beat , it hasn't changed much since the 1980s .New Himalayan would be OK too , you don't want any bike in the bush that you can't pick up unaided . Triumph 400s would be out because of the lack of a 21 inch front wheel . Modern bikes with character ? Guzzi , single cylinder Royal Enfields , Triumph Bonnies , BSA maybe , Kawasaki W800 ,.naked Ducatis . Don't dismiss real classics , they can be reliable if they are rebuilt properly and have modern modifications . My latest rebuild is a '74 Moto Guzzi Eldorado 850 which is a real joy to ride and incidentally has almost identical horsepower and torque figures to Darcy's new V7 850 and I would ride it around the world without any worries about reliability . Absolutely rock solid design , which is still evident in the modern Guzzis . [ check out Paul van Hoof and his old Guzzi - " Guzzi Galore " ]