Well done Ben, you're a great co-pilot and cameraman , hope the weather stays good for you and your Dad

Hope my daughter wants to hop on the back of my bike as she gets older. looks like some good father and son time.

I used to take my son on the back when he was about 10 he lived it. I don’t know what gear you have for Ben but I know Helite have a child’s motorcycle air vest, might be worth a look.

I have to agree. When I was moving on my my "First Real Bike", an old Suzuki GS500F with the re-worked suspension, I test rode an F900XR & I was absolutely....unmoved. I tried to like it & I was really impressed with the mouse wheel/screen, but after that I was just bored with it. Apart from the drop in power getting back on my old GS500 was preferable (don't forget, I put in upgraded springs/fork oil & an R6 rear shock so it handled like an absolute weapon) What sealed it was the price, at anything like reasonable spec it was eye wateringly expensive. For A LOT LESS money I ended up with a Tracer 9GT & never looked at BMW again. The Tracer definitely does have the "character" that you often mention is lacking in the BMW & with the tracer it comes from that incredible CP3 engine.

I turns our that mine had been digitally restricted. It's something they do to all the loner bikes at that dealership apparently because they've had too many instances of people wringing the necks of the loners. Even with that the bike I had needed a new back tyre because the guy that had it before me...let's say....used the handling to its fullest potential. The screen is a disaster though. The noise is worse than many naked bikes I've ridden.

Like you I had the 900XR as a loner last year. I liked the engine and handling but the buffeting off that screen was terrible. Speed wise it’s listed, depending where you look 0-60 at 3.2 to 3.6 seconds at the low end faster than the GS 1250. The one I had did feel quite peppy, fun to ride but wouldn’t be for me either.

Great Road done it when I went to Megget & Talla Reservoirs . Short trip down the Motorway to Carlisle and back home.

Don't think I've ever met a depressed biker.

As I have said many times before Motorcycles are the best anti depressant ever .

A great video I have been meaning to do Alston the highest village in England and Wanlockhead Scotlands Highest village in the Same trip, and on to do Megget & Talla reservoirs It will be a long day but well worth the effort i think.

The tyre pressure monitors have a sealed battery that eventually needs changed but it’s a battery sealed inside silicon so not an easy change. Most folk just get new monitors they cost about 118 at places like motorworks who say better to get an alternative made by some company just not bmw badged but half the price. Still works out at 130 for the pair plus the fitting so got to ask if it’s worth it. Nice video though👍

Great road used to go through the Dalveen Pass, found this road when the Dalven was closed a few years ago. Much prefer this road, the Menock Pass ride through to the A76 at the other side. Along the valley where the wild campers were there have been ongoing problems with rubbish we passed through not long after lockdown and as well as rubbish scattered all over there were several piles of rubbish probably over head height. It has been a long term problem and if you google it you can find news reports going back 10 years.

Beautiful... I know its Gods will that someday SOON 🎉

The funny poop story starts at 20:10 if you want to skip ahead

Sorry for the coughing fit. I've got a virus which the Dr says is sometimes called "the 10 week cough". I'm 5 weeks in and totally fed up of it