Around the UK by 125cc Part 1

[@chrisgleeson662]

Unbelievable, you’re some man for punishment😂. Great to see this done on a a 125. Just goes to show, you don’t need the latest, greatest or biggest bike to get it done 😎😎💪🏻

[@albertojurado1128]

I went from London to south Spain on a YBR125 (and back to London again) and it was so so crazy that I would've been crazy not to do a bike trip like that, because it was one of the best experiences of my life. To all 125cc riders... you set your limits. Our great little runners have no limits if you treat them with care. They can just eat up hundreds of miles.

[@itzajdmting]

Wow dude! What a trip! Serious respect for you for that journey 👍🏽 what was the top speed of your YBR if you don't mind me asking? Cheers

[@wunsen95]

@@itzajdmting not who you asked but my 2013 YBR shows 70 on the speedo and 65 on the sat nav on flat ground, i'm about 75kg

[@itzajdmting]

@@wunsen95 Thanks mate, helpful to know that. 👍🏽

[@miguelhorta8659]

I will go this April to portugal from London on my ajs 125cc

[@miguelhorta8659]

Can I ask you how long it takes

[@Stanley88845]

This really gives me a confidence boost on my planned 300 mile round trip up north on my MT125

[@itzajdmting]

So did you do it?

[@Stanley88845]

@@itzajdmting yes! Took it up the peak district, rode Cat and Fiddle and Snake Pass. But I'm getting rid of my little 125 now, and getting a 790 Duke. Will be taking that up to the Lake District on an even longer ride!

[@itzajdmting]

@@Stanley88845 Fantastic buddy, enjoy! 😎👍🏽

[@Stanley88845]

@@itzajdmting will do thank you!

[@LambChopRides]

Haha, Bruce you are absolutely mental! I cannot imagine what state your arse must have been in! Really looking forward to part 2!

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha mate I was thinking of you all through it - “MY ARSE, MY ARSE!!!!”😂👍

[@HalfManHalfPirate]

@@teapotone that sounds a bit wrong mate.......

[@teapotone]

We’re VERY close 😉

[@HalfManHalfPirate]

@@teapotone it is the 20s 🌈

[@randersson3672]

@@teapotone 🤣 !!

[@stano4601]

As a 125cc rider of 6 years, this is the content I needed 👌

[@teapotone]

Cheers Stan, glad you’re enjoying it 👍

[@steve00alt70]

do you have abs and wide tyres?

[@teapotone]

Have you watched the vid?

[@paulfensome1404]

My God Man !!!! Did it just slip your mind to take a Blow up bed/Mattress and a Sleeping Bag , it takes up no space on the bike. Add a blow up Pillow as well God give me Strength

[@BleachDemon99]

As a 41 year old with a weeks worth of riding a 125…..I needed this too Stan 👌🏼

[@thor8640]

WOW man, there should be a new Iron Butt "The Teapot run" - 2500 miles on a 125cc in 72 hrs.

[@davidforbes6464]

It made it further than the GS ....the best bike in the world allegedly 😆

[@Boiga.]

Nice one dude, I just came across this. In 2016 I did Brighton > Lands End > John O Groats on a YZF-R125.... what an adventure it was, I was and still on L plates so I couldn't even take motorways, good times. Adventures are much more fun when you have the wrong vehicles in my opinion.

[@paulcowell7588]

Your arse and your ability to sleep standing up are totally unbelievable..what a crazy thing to do.. it all credit to you...very entertaining..

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha that’s the first time somebody had ever said my arse is unbelievable! Thanks Paul 😂👏👍

[@EpicAdamMotovlogs]

My intro is 'Hello ladies & gentleman, boys & girls & anyone in between' 😆 I'm not saying you heard it & I'm in your subconscious but its interesting hearing the Scottish version

[@NooBiker]

He ought to pay you royalties for that. Blatant plagiarism and cultural appropriation 😂😂😂

[@jamesmadigan4379]

We need more videos like this. I’m 52, ride a 199 KTM, small bikes highly underrated 😁

[@pleun315]

Also 52 and ride a 125 Honda monkey 😂😂 its all about the fun in your journey !

[@UncalBertExcretes]

I once rode a piaggio nrg 50cc 2 stroke scooter from my house in Surrey all the way to Stroud in gloucestershire, then back. Was a 350mile round trip and spent 11hrs on the road but it felt like I just rode it to vietnam and back.

[@DontuseGoogleorWiki]

sending respect from the 'shire!

[@Peakwanderer]

Mind boggling, I'd want to spread that ride out over the whole of summer.

[@richardwitherstone7396]

You went around the world on a sportsbike?? This should be a piece of piss??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤪💪

[@dinsdalepiranah1189]

The fact that 125 engine was pinned to the stop for hours on end is quite an achievement equal only to Bruce's endurance.

[@Shinysideup]

Hardcore Bruce if it was TMF he would be staying in a nice hotel as would I, not sleeping on a bench. Respect !

[@jb-lu4vo]

A great video by a great motorcycle rider. Thank you, I wait for the next. Take care.

[@raymondconnor5346]

This is Teapot one at his best !!! 👍👍👍

[@farhadguitar]

I was thinking to go around the UK by motorbike but you complain about your ass, I decided not to go long-distance like you dude:))))) thank you for your experiences to share amigo

[@Sion_Jones]

What a daft idea, to do that route on a 125!! Love it!! 👍👍😎

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha, I’m FULL of them bud 😉😂👍

[@mrcintheuk5596]

I've never felt so sorry for a motorcycle! 😬😉. I look forward to the next episode 👍.

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha I know, at one point I felt like carrying it for a bit just to give it a break! 😂👍

[@russthebiker]

@@teapotone probably did it good,much better running flat out,beds the motor in and clears the crap out the engine,my little guzzi gets ridden hard once up to temperature, my mechanic says its smooth as silk and tight to ride,not bad for a 20 year old motorcycle

[@AngryPrawn]

Now that's some proper touring! 600 miles a day is about my limit, and I wouldn't want to do that distance more than a couple of days in a row. Just watching this made my knees sore. The advice about pulling over for a nap is solid. I once pulled over on the Isle of Skye and took a 15 minute nap on a nice cushy bog. The sun even came out. It was glorious.

[@diegocella6791]

That moment when you don't know where to sit on the bike... and start moving about, and trying some wierd solution, just for a brief moment of butt respite...

[@raphaelandrews3617]

I do not know anything about the Sinnis Terrain but I was impressed that he even attempted it. Aside from the pain of sitting on a seat for hours the problem of patrol stations closing is a major issue WHY, would not do this on a small bike.

[@LIKWID]

I wanted to wait and watch part 1 and part 2 together, can't begin to put into words how much I enjoyed this, you absolute mentalist but you're an entertaining mentalist haha. Im off to watch part 2!

[@RevvedUpBiker]

My son wants to ride with me to Spain in 5 years time to see the solar eclipse in August 2026. He would only be able to ride a 125cc at the time. If you can cope on a 125cc I'm sure he will.

[@teapotone]

Do it! Genuinely, do it. A 125 will go anywhere, it’ll take longer and it’ll be uncomfortable possibly, but as long as you take breaks along the way it’ll be a great laugh 👍

[@RevvedUpBiker]

@@teapotone Cheers. I'll get him to take a look at these videos, hopefully it'll give him some motivation. He is really kean to do a Europe tour. 👍

[@Desmo904]

@@RevvedUpBiker And film it. 👍

[@RevvedUpBiker]

@@Desmo904 Will hopefully be doing. I'll be taking some nice A roads down through France.

[@scooterific4005]

Get a valadero 125..alot better on.long runs

[@JIMWSMITH]

Nothing like sleeping on the floor at a service station ! The sacrifices you make for this channel, superb 👊

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha, I know, WOE IS ME!!! 🥺😢😂👍

[@peter58murray]

nothing wrong with riding 125s....as long as its watercooled there perfectly good long distance bikes...ive a 2021 fb mondial hps 125...will sit at a true gps 70 mph and tops out at 76mph....rides as good as any of my big bikes

[@sleepindragon179]

Bad weather, high mileage, sleep deprivation, the wrong motorbike, fair play to you Bruce a tough ride indeed. Respect sir, and to top it off you had to go through the hassle of recording it all. Well done really enjoyed the content and felt your hardships.

[@teapotone]

Thanks bud - part 2 is coming this week 👍

[@CuriousGoose]

Absolutely loved this. I'm planning on doing this next year (no holiday left this year) I can't wait. BTW the fuel gage lies you have just under half a tank when the bar flashes. Also I've had no problem with the brakes on road...... offroad however, well, we won't go there 🙄

[@ksrad7508]

It’s been 30 years since I rode a 125, but this is fantastic content Bruce 10/10 😊

[@dancycles2079]

Iv noticed these cheaper bikes are abit dead on the power and hills.. I'm 16stone... There definitely built for smaller people. . . Loving my 1999 Honda pantheon 125 2stroke.. 15hp. 15nm. Love the content... " I think I need to drop a gear... Baaaaaaaaa 🏍️💨". 😆👊

[@AK-LABS]

On a 125, fair play, to be fair the sinnis is a pretty good 125, it was my 1st learner bike.

[@brakenoodle105]

I did The Midlands to Loch Long in the Scottish Highlands on a KLR650. So damn uncomfortable I thought I required medical attention on arrival!

[@ReferenceFidelityComponents]

Kudos Bruce. I once did a 310 mile round trip in a day, Glos area to Plymouth and back on a suzuki 125 in the 1980’s. It did it and without complaint but my rear end was like a raw Aberdeen Angus steak at the end and lack of grunt on anything steeper than a billiard table made it hard work. Overtakes were either non existent or dodgy at best. Not quite enough power for overtaking anything over 40 mph really. Never again!

[@ticthedog9413]

👍 Great challenge, looking forward to the next episode. Stopped using Solstice Park filling station they are a pain in the arse with the helmet removal, no doubt you then had to put a mask on before you went into the shop

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha yep! 🤦‍♂️

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

Did you bring a blanket or spare gloves in the panniers? I once bought a pair of very large black rubber gloves, like the ones for washing up the dishes, but they're big enough to go over motorcycle gloves. A motorbike shop was selling them, a long time ago. I like the idea of a 125 with panniers. Thanks for introducing us to Sinnis.

[@STXPeter]

Welcome to Amesbury. Please take your crash helmet off. Always the same. I use the other one on the roundabout. See you rode through Heavitree in Exeter. Off to see @SamManicom perhaps?

[@gordyuk9343]

You know that 50mph limit on the A9 is only for trucks over 7.5t its 60mph average speed cameras for Cars and Motorbikes. Loads of tourists get confused and stick to 50mph its a pain in the rear!

[@wncpaexb]

Right... now you have this crap out of the way, time to do the same thing on some old, used bangers. First up... Yamaha XV250 virago. I want to see you sitting on one of those!!!

[@26TM034]

Buy yourself an old cushion lol even a thin pillow.. just the sponge will do...just changing the profile of the seat will make your assistance last longer lol....

[@starfox_wr-45e93]

If there isn't rust on this thing by the end of this tour, I'll be very surprised. lol Either that, of something will fall off..

[@teapotone]

Never had a single issue with any of the Sinnis machines I’ve reviewed to be honest, and I’ve properly battered them 🤷‍♂️👍

[@DarrylMcCullagh]

Not all hero’s wear capes. A great video of your journey. I have done all of the outside of Ireland on a super-dream twenty years ago and recently on a st1100. So my hat is off for you sir doing the UK on a 125cc.

[@ADHDIYuk]

You talk about a road being the most dangerous in the UK just as some twat over takes you going into a bend.

[@poisonouscarnage2289]

Lol, I’m a new biker got a 125 scooter last week. Did about 90 miles since I got it and loving it lol

[@ravensheadrider5475]

Great stuff bruce, glad to see stuff like this back on the channel.

[@wncpaexb]

I am thinking of doing a video where i ride a mower round the block. Interested???

[@BeanieBiker_AutisticRider]

always top up with at least 30 miles to go, if someone asks me to remove my helmet I say fuck'em and go somewhere else, morrisons are a joke in regards to these problems. Well done on the trip, TOP TIP for uncomfortable seats which you have no intention replacing, buy yourself some cycling padded shorts to wear, amazon for £10 or £20 and they make all the difference on your arse.

[@highlandriders9696]

Great stuff dude, the amount of blue coming off that dash in the dark you must have felt back in the job on a busy late shift. Can't wait for part 2.

[@andywilson7718]

downhill... clutch in..... 80 mph (with your weight anyway ) 😊

[@terryl7855]

Mad lad! I'm seizing up just watching, at least you have plenty of time to watch the scenery:)

[@teapotone]

That’s a good point! 😂👍

[@karldobbie2483]

Doing what you do best Bruce. Great to see this content back.

[@teapotone]

Thanks Karl 👍

[@oldnewbiker2269]

As a 6'3'' 20st T125 owner/rider I can say with some authority that you are bonkers. Bonkers, but brave and brilliant of course. I mean, 3 hours is my longest ride out so far and I was literally numb from my knees to my navel. Looking forward to the next instalment.

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha thanks bud 👍

[@Theliftman100]

Never enjoyed a video on you tube as much as this.. Your frisking mad….

[@HondaCBCL]

Good old sunny Welshpool, my home town

[@buddysinsight9834]

I don't know how you do that Bruce my arse is hurting at 150 miles.

[@JBLMotovlogs]

I love this… you can take a different bike on the same route and it’s always a different ride! Cracking video 😄

[@alanpassmore2275]

I use to have a Grom and playing overing trucks on motorways was half the fun 🐌🐌.

[@rontomlinson8552]

Legend! When’s part 2 coming out? 🏍😄

[@teapotone]

Cheers Ron, it’s already available on Patreon, goes public tomorrow afternoon

[@rontomlinson8552]

@@teapotone Awesome! Cannot wait. Honestly, KZbin videos get me through the long days and nights stuck 100 miles offshore Aberdeen for weeks on end. 🌊🚁😆👍🏼

[@edwelld]

Mad as a box of frogs - compelling viewing!

[@garethburningham9467]

I've not half missed this type of video.....

[@teapotone]

Thanks Gareth, they really don’t get big views at all so I didn’t think people liked them? I live this type of vid personally, but they never do well. Thought people just wanted review type vids 🤷‍♂️👍

[@garethburningham9467]

I do watch the review vids but only tend to watch them once, but I'll watch your trip videos numerous times. It was the trip videos the first attracted me to your channel... 👍

[@teapotone]

Cheers bud, that’s good to know 👍

[@neilb4297]

You…..are……. Bonkers!

[@northernninjarunner5506]

One thing with a 125cc Bruce you can ride around the UK for £17.50 😂

[@swt0846]

Plus another £20 for sudacream to sort out the "contact points"

[@northernninjarunner5506]

@@swt0846 Inflatable pillow from a petrol station £6 😉

[@swt0846]

@@northernninjarunner5506 this sounds like s voice of experience😂

[@leswills2657]

The Vinnis great value for money Bruce, thanks for the vid mate...

[@teapotone]

No bother Les, my pleasure 👍

[@clivelamb4072]

I wouldn’t have done that on a 125 even when I was 17 and had no choice! You monster🙏

[@mondomoto953]

by god you must have gonads off steel . or loads of stamina to ride a 125 that distance bless ya safe ride

[@metallimacca1]

Thanks Bruce, I enjoyed that one & looking forward to Part Deux. Greetings from the Highlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@volt8684]

Second only to revzillas alaskan expedition on a 90 and 125

[@ChristopherD-M]

I wondered if the rev counter might have been a compass... it seemed to be pointing due north the whole time!

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha mate that thing was pinned for 2,500 miles!!! 😂✊✊✊✊

[@ChristopherD-M]

@@teapotone Hey Bruce, as you know I used to have one of those. God the hills.... the hills! Miserable. Did you blast through a service interval or two (1,200 miles)?!?! 🤣

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha yep! I told them my plan and they were happy for me to spank the bike, so…. 😉👍

[@ChristopherD-M]

@@teapotone Good stuff. I guess it shows the engine is durable! I’m sure it get’s worked harder in it’s ‘home market’.

[@jakeedwards-xv3tl]

i just saw this video and u drove past my house thats so cool thanks for a good video

[@specialse]

possible to fit a larger front sprocket ? for decent motor way speed .

[@beneslinger7867]

I'm really interested in the Terrain 380... it's alost like an updated kitted out DRZ. lol

[@teapotone]

I really wasn’t that impressed with it tbh, I’d rather have the 125 version. The T380 just feels like an under-powered bike, whereas the T125 has a fun element to it

[@beneslinger7867]

@@teapotone ok good to know, thanks Bruce. Good stuff!

[@yorkshiretink3188]

Fantastic trip👍👍👍..Your hardcore doing that kind of mileage.💪💪💪💪....... I really like the way you mix up the chat and music it's brilliant, your filming is spot on👌👌👌👌👌..... There's something very appealing about 125cc bikes, looking forward to the next installment.....ALL the best 🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍺

[@teapotone]

Thanks very much Tink 👏👍

[@chrisgibson1592]

Love the same enthusiasm for the national’s…👍

[@youcanadventure2]

No time for coffee……….. I do hope that means you had tea instead, well done fella

[@robertforster9133]

My old 1990 MZ 125 probably had better brakes than this new bike. Braaaaaake!

[@jimjoelliejack]

excellent Bruce, it’s amazing that power 🤣 , great little bike for a new rider. You’re a star doing that distance in that time. I love filtering it’s great when done safely . Ride safe you’re a leg end👍🏍

[@teapotone]

Cheers J 👍

[@theirrationalgamer8174]

6ft 2, down from 25 to 21.5 stone, my goal is 17-19 stone by April before I go for my CBT, (still aiming for 13 stone but that's a long way away 😅) then getting myself the sinnis terrain 125 for some small adventures, can't wait!!

[@teapotone]

All the best to you bud, awesome effort so far in losing nearly 4 stone 👏👍

[@theirrationalgamer8174]

@@teapotone down to twenty as of today 😁 booking my CBT up in Falkirk this Friday, time to start a new chapter, maybe see you on the road sometime if you ever do another Around the U.K. some time! You should come to Scotland and try to find Scotlands best Haggis 😉

[@will2008]

Really enjoyed the video just recently passed me CBT last week and I got me self this bike as a starter. Been enjoying it well im 6ft 4 17.5 stone seems to be ok but still loses momentum up hills 😂😂.

[@williamboyd7131]

Absolutely no idea how you sit on a bike for that long respect to you ha

[@teapotone]

No sense no feeling 😉😂👍

[@williamboyd7131]

@@teapotone 🤣😂🤣😂

[@pleun315]

I did allready 21.000 km on my Honda monkey 125 in less than 3 years. Its all about the fun on your journey🤠😃

[@karlreed257]

Omg why would you do that to your self. Awesome.

[@motobikemadness]

Hi, I've got a sinnis RSX and been looking at the terrain for a while and wanting to ride to Scotland from Kent But a bit worried about motorways, will the terrain reach 70mph as my RSX only just reaches 60/65 at a push. Up hill 55. Great vid 👍

[@teapotone]

Hi Dave, I cover that in the vids bud

[@alanblight9233]

I don’t know how you do it , I get pain between my shoulders , lower back and my butt after say 250 miles that’s excruciating, I have to keep stopping . How do you do 1000 miles in a day ?

[@teapotone]

You just get on with it 🤷‍♂️ It hurts but there’s no getting away from that

[@WestSussexBiker]

Am glad you did this trip. For years ive said you don't need a large CC bike to Tour and here's the proof.

[@efekanuyguner6513]

There is a lot of people who just tour around globe with 125cc bikes i love that tours and i'll tour my country with a 125cc soon

[@ianfining6667]

Hi wot a brill vlog...im the same size as you...trying to choose a bike think im going for the zontes u1 125...for sat nave you use yr pone..wot case and brackets do you use...cheers ian

[@teapotone]

Hi Ian, I use a case and mount form UltimateAddOns.com I use the Helix Strap Mount (it’s in the bicycle section). Use code TEAPOTONE10 for 10% OFF 👍

[@Willopotomas]

It's a shame we don't know of these daft ideas before you head off. My brother lives in Culloden, and I'm 100% certain he'd have put you up for the night. Next time, maybe. 😎

[@teapotone]

Thanks bud but there was no time to stop anywhere, I literally grabbed 10mins power kips on the ground whenever I could 👍

[@timparry5028]

You have some resolve Bruce. 600 miles in a day was all I could ever do and that was on a Pan 1300!!!!

[@AdmV0rl0n]

I think Sinnis have made a Cracking little bike. Nice Video!

[@mplus1338]

Jesus Bruce you do like to punish yourself for the sake of entertainment. I have been thoroughly entertained. 👍💪

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha good stuff 👍

[@MarkoCoomo]

Think it was Nick Sanders who said he'd just pull over, sleep laid over his tank bag, wake up then carry on. :)

[@teapotone]

Yep that’s exactly what he did👍

[@ridehead8771]

That thing was red lining for hours 😂 glad you made it though, more power to you! 👍

[@EinkOLED]

Redlining across the UK.

[@smokeybarr]

0:34 - Absolutely boils my piss that. In fact, if fuel permits, I've started saying no, and simply riding on to the next station in the hope there's less wankery

[@teapotone]

Aye me too, I generally do that as well but I was on literal fumes here 🤦‍♂️👍

[@goldilocks913]

I noticed that during the covid party , nobody asked me to take it off. Then a month ago l was in the co op waiting to pay( so l hadn’t run off) and they asked me to take the lid off...

[@FuchsiaShock]

My first bike :) It got me started and couldn't fault it. This actually brought back memories... I now remember the overtaking planning and the slow grind of a long, slow hill where the power slowly ebbed away. Also the sore arse... and I also used to scoot up onto the pillion just for a break! Did a few journeys from midlands to cornwall and back with no problem. Now ride a RE Himi and continue to do the same though it's a little more competent

[@musicman702]

Your bonkers!! And I love it 😂

[@baylatron]

I’m surprised you did not blow it to bits 😂😂 Hats off to you mr teapot one your a braver man than me 💥💥💥💥

[@sirstanleygristle4961]

You're a hard man Mr Potsone. You have my respect.

[@teapotone]

Thank you Sir 👏👍

[@jasonwoods6889]

Good to see you back on a bike doing reviews. It was your original Terrain review that inspired me to buy one, before I passed my test. It was an epic machine. Keep the bike reviews coming. You are the best bike reviewer out there.

[@teapotone]

That’s very kind Jason, thank you. Glad you enjoy the vids 👍

[@tsweens13]

is it actually legal to have visors tinted that dark? really want one but heard anything over 50% is illegal! Where'd you get it? 😬

[@teapotone]

No that isn’t a road legal visor, but I’ve never met a copper who cares to be honest - except one fat waster in wales who was too lazy to do anything about it anyway 🤷‍♂️ I’ve worn them for 14yrs and never had a single issue. I get mine from ‘Helmet City’👍

[@ha3ks]

I took a 125 Varadero from South Yorkshire to Edinburgh and onto the Shetland Isles. They are a lot of fun! Sometimes I miss the 125 but the 650 VStrom I upgraded to certainly fixed that 🤣🤣