A Steady Ride Through The Black Forest In Germany - Baden Baden 2012

[@James-Eddie-Insley]

I remember watching this when it first aired. Was the first time I saw you and your channel. I was looking for rides in Germany. I lived here back in the late 60s and 70s. Here i am watching it again. Thank you for bringing back memories for me.

[@RichyVida]

Thank you, Sir!

[@npr1300A8]

We fell in love with Germany when we toured there on the FJR last year. It's so clean and tidy! When we transferred from Klotten to Bad Grund in the Harz, it was 40 degrees and because that Friday the school holidays were over plus major roadworks on the Autobahns, our journey turned out to be a real nightmare!

[@garytaylor7611]

Just going through your old vids Rich trying to beat the covid blues . What a long way you've come my friend always managing to keep it real . You deserve the loyal followers you've got. Hope we can all be free to ride by the spring 🙏👍

[@RichyVida]

Thank you, Gary 👍

[@npr1300A8]

We're off to the Black Forest area of Germany next year! I'll be looking at videos like yours for ideas. Thanks for sharing. Ride safe.

[@Thomasdada]

No gloves, no long jacket ... Very risky, dear friend. Ty for the video (my area) :-)

[@niels4361]

The wife and I were in Bad Wildbad the other day. Thought about taking a picture of the sign and send it to you just to tell you "look what i found" and then you HAVE been there :-) Well, there are SO beautyfull in the Black Forrest :-)

[@RichyVida]

+Niels Schmidt haha "Do NOT go to Bad Wildbad!" ;-)

[@powertrip1050]

Good job. thanks for the video..great as a sightseeing kinda thing. many thanks! BTW, I've had three VFRs over the years - top bikes. ( I am a Speed Triple man now tho.)...continental europe is beautiful huh..

[@hythesailor]

Lovely video! Looks like you had a whale of a time!

[@RichyVida]

We did over 5000miles, through pissing rain, mega wind, stupid heat, through france, spain, germany, lux, belgium. She didn't skip a beat mate. I love my VFR to bits. All i did before i went was have it serviced (oil n cleaned filter) put a fresh set of RoadSmart II's on and away we went. Gonna drop a set of Mich PR3's on next week, ready for June trip. We are going down through France, into Austria, over the Grossglockner, into Slovenia and down into Croatia. What it was made for.

[@onhiswavediscoveringthaila6862]

Ha... never saw this video before. Was that the time you started with the wildbad name ?

[@RichyVida]

Tada! Yes! That was its inception! 🙌

[@paulwood7798]

Watchable Rich and not self indulgent. Great place to visit but its usually rained when I've gone through.

[@derbyshireweddingevents3113]

May be hot but not sure Id feel so comfy with no gloves and short sleeves to be hones! Love the video however you never fail to produce a great video mate, well done! :)

[@TheManxfrog]

Weird....stayed in the same campsite 2011 !!!! Met some lads from the UK there also on Bikes...cool region ... very good on the VFR 800 Fi I have :)

[@ericbusa]

Did u say 40c that's too hot for us bikers I suffer the heat badly over 26c is to hot for me but when abroad in doesn't seem so hot

[@RichyVida]

Yes, indeed. It was ridiculous (but lovely - not complaining)

[@falconstream4714]

Cool Ride !

[@DomeWax]

How did your VFR cope with this trip? Is there anything that you had done to it before you went?

[@BobbyB3rd]

Lol you sound like me after I forget to take my meds for a few days.

[@richardgiles2484]

Liked the video and I know it's a bloody nightmare riding when it's really hot. But no gloves and just a tee-shirt is a BIG no no for me as if you have any accident it's not going to end well for the skin 🙄

[@samuel6816]

0:58 RiP

[@BikingInTheFreeWorld]

What did you do? Showing thoroughfare of villages and little cities, instead of Black Forest roads. To riders, the roads should be the important thing, not some old houses. OK, just my opinion as a Black Forest rider. Some information, regarding your video, which doesn't show Baden-Baden: Starting point was Gernsbach, leaving Gernsbach direction Loffenau... cut. Thoroughfare of Loffenau, entering road to Bad Herrenalb, called Käppele, named after mountain pass Käppele (538 m, about 1700 ft). Overtaking by Black Forest rider... cut. Thoroughfare of Bad Herrenalb, leaving direction Dobel, Bad Wildbad. Showing sections of road between Bad Herrenalb and Eyachtal/Bad Wildbad... cut. Calmbach, part of Bad Wildbad. You lost your way, because you left road B294, which leads to "Family-Resort Kleinenzhof" ;-) Best regards from northern Black Forest, with its beautiful roads BitfW

[@dudedude5332]

You cant drive in the Black forest without seeing villages there. Roads are only there where villages and towns are. In the deep black forest are no roads. There also cant be roads because its a acient old forest, with Mountains, rocks and stuff.

[@BikingInTheFreeWorld]

Dude Dude You're right, but for riders only the roads should be the interesting matter. You don't have to show villages in a riding video. BitfW