Into London on the Triumph Speed 400

[@wozwolf1]

Its not a proper Sunday till Freddie posts a video. The panoramic views, the music, the content, all perfect 👌

[@paulyflyer8154]

I've not left the house for 3 years there's no need to.

[@FreddieDobbs]

Thanks very much🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Only-one-life-68]

The Calming voice

[@chillridesjohn]

I couldn't agree more! I watch it with my afternoon coffee, my reward after a long week. Thanks for your content Freddie!

[@paulcooke2648]

@wozwolf1 definitely a Sunday constitutional.

[@christopheradderley6902]

Your interaction with the other Freddie was off the cuff natural and kind. I enjoy the prepared content but those insights into a persons character are enjoyable. They are like photographs when the subject doesn't know they are being photographed.

[@woodstreetcoffee4348]

The car is VW Type 3 Freddie 👍

[@hectorshouse7348]

Yay

[@FreddieDobbs]

Ahhh thank you! I would never have guessed this😳

[@SAM-zt2uy]

Look closely at the rear quarter panels with the air ducts, they have an air cooled flat 4 same as the Beetle.

[@LeeJonesNPT]

1972 VW Varient 1600 used to be loads around in my youth but a very rare sight these days

[@jamesonpace726]

We called it the be 412 or station wagon for some reason....

[@gregorybenedetti8125]

Jesus freddie, not much room getting pass that van ,I even moved my leg out of the way 😂

[@surfingwallin]

Lol, I thought that too 😂

[@SherKhan-b1kes]

That red estate reminds me of a 1600cc VW Variant, 1971 according to the registration. Notice the vents at the back to allow the 4 cylinder air-cooled engine some form ventilation. The owner must’ve chucked on a different steering wheel when not having obtained an original item. Wishing all Dobbsters a lovely 🥰 Sunday, Cheers Monika and Freddie

[@FreddieDobbs]

The steering wheel completely threw me, although I’d never have guessed the model in truth😆 Have a great day!

[@davidgalt8107]

​@@FreddieDobbsyes. Also known as a Type 2 VW

[@steveb9989]

​@@davidgalt8107 A Type 2 is a Transporter...that Vauxhall 😅 is a VW Type 3 Squareback.

[@bscraig7308]

​@@davidgalt8107Type 2 is the "Kombi" this is a type 3

[@gmr409]

LHD suggests it could have been for the USA or German market. We had those in the States, they were called the VW Type 411.

[@gdreading9088]

I expect princess Anne was looking out and saying . . "Oh that looks like Freddie Dobbs"

[@peakrider4886]

Have to admire anyone that can live and stay sane in a city, especially London. My wife and I were talking about this yesterday, and since moving to Cornwall, we feel so much less stress about driving and riding around, and whenever I visit my parents and have to drive around in a city, it all feels so oppressive, with many aggressive drivers racing round, beeping horns, revving engines. I feel blessed to be living somewhere where there’s just none of that anxiety to deal with.

[@thanhtruong2260]

Hello Freddie, I'm from Vietnam and I've watched your videos for almost a year and your channel is just pure awesome. I have a Rebel 500 and I'm always craving to have a larger CC bike, but your video about speed 400 has changed my mind completely, just enjoy whatever kind of bike you have and enjoy your life. Every morning I go to work, your video is the first thing I put up on my PC screen, its not even my job loll. Keep it up Freddie !

[@mattbarton8480]

Had my Speed 400 for 4 months. Love the way you can flick it around bends. Have done over 6000 km on open roads and getting better than 30km per litre, or 80mpg. Amazing bike.

[@kevindarkstar]

I can do that and better on my nc750s, and that's a twin 😊

[@FreddieDobbs]

Great to hear from an owner, thanks for sharing this. The mpg is excellent!

[@GPSKULING]

I totally agree have owned my blue speed 400 since march now !

[@neilurquhart8622]

@@kevindarkstarAnd Hondas are a better quality bike…..reliable and s Well engineered

[@kevindarkstar]

@@neilurquhart8622 well my nc750s tho a budget bike I find it hard to fault with great fuel consumption

[@londonbiker]

I enjoyed this one very much Freddie, so much so that you've inspired me to get my channel up and running.

[@skynyrdd1]

What I love about your videos Freddie is it’s not just a motorcycle review, it’s a lifestyle review 😍

[@RobertHart-j5c]

Hi Freddie as you probably have been told that Red beaten up old car is a VW type3 1600 Variant from the early 70's it has had none original lights put on it. Happy riding :)

[@joncollins-oj8ve]

Gold Top need to make the magnetic man bag big enough to get Freddie's gear and a new bag of coffee beans in! Might be proper useful then. Thanks Freddie always a pleasure😁

[@longjonwhite]

Goldtop DO make a bigger tank bag. See their site.

[@LiutaurasVilda]

Freddie (and Monika), it is quite remarkable what you have achieved with videography and content in general - exemplary! Those Monika's giggles in the background are funny :)

[@sb35notout13]

hi Freddie, the police escort was the Metropolitan police Special Escort Group, engaged on a Royalty movement! They are the only full time fully armed escort unit in the u.k. . I was a member for ten of my 34 yrs service in the Met. They are all advanced riders and most love riding in their spare time 👍 Good video as usual

[@PeachesB]

Freddie, I live in Sydney, Australia and am seeing sooooo many of these 400s around, Triumph really have nailed it. Can’t wait to watch more of your adventures on it.

[@FreddieDobbs]

Interesting!🇦🇺

[@TonyN491]

That guy's reaction when he recognized you was priceless. Love it.

[@johnrobertharland3975]

Morning Freddie, looking forward to a cuppa and my Sunday instalment.

[@FreddieDobbs]

Thanks John, have a great day!😃

[@cp4512]

Great video. Minor point but thought worth mentioning that Princess Anne is Queen Elizabeth II’s daughter, not her sister. She’s the sister of the King.

[@radicalcartoons2766]

The Queen we should have had, if it wasn't for the lizards succession going down the male line.

[@5tevieb954]

@@radicalcartoons2766 but Charles is the oldest?

[@luddite6239]

Bang goes Freddie's OBE!

[@5tevieb954]

@@luddite6239 😂

[@TheWurks]

Enjoyed this with a coffee this morning, brightened our rainy day with your bag conversation. 😂

[@greyriddance64]

Freddie getting recognized and greeted by people. Fame! Just a matter of time before londoners start freddiespotting.

[@arceyes]

Thanks for the update on the book Freddie! Looking forward to it!

[@iramkhan7384]

Freddie, A Viewer from Bangladesh! Love your videos. The retro aesthetic is amazing.

[@sbsb4995]

Another excellent episode

[@guyrose2239]

Thanks Freddie…. A nice start to my rainy day …Enjoy the rest of yours 👍🏻

[@DeiseRebel]

Ohh how I have missed these videos, Whitechapel has some amazing history, Dark but intriguing all the same. Gun proof building is so interesting also and Kudos to "Freddie the viewer" on saving your bike helmet 👏

[@jimcfds]

Good Morning Freddie, thank you for taking us along and into London. I was impressed you could walk around safely in White Chapel. I don’t remember the model, but the red car looked like an old Volkswagen Estate car from the late 60’s or early 70’s.

[@aprilkeuning8600]

Excellent vibes Freddie en Monika, also love your bag Monika!

[@TIMSANDYSURF]

Beautiful Sunday morning with Freddie. Hand up 🤚I’m also a coffee addict.

[@FreddieDobbs]

Glad I’m not alone😆☕️

[@viktor___1973]

Lovely shot!

[@trevorsmith8487]

I'm so impressed with you and Monica; the KZbin channels alone are impressive, and I'm sure hugely time consuming, but you're not content with just that; the tool rolls and now the book really show your entrepreneurial spirit and neither of you are afraid of hard work that's for sure 💪🏼😎

[@moog247]

Great vid - knowing Whitechapel well I’m amazed the bike was still there!

[@theshepherd9382]

Weekends would be incomplete without you Freddie 👍

[@charlotteemilycook2655]

Cheers for the video loved the bike. Good luck with your new book sounds great

[@andyloy7731]

Freddie, great vid. I ride a Multistrada here in the uk but hired a the 400 on holiday in Portugal, Soulfulbikes in Faro, great company and excellent bike. 10/10 for both. Hope your well. A

[@FreddieDobbs]

Great to hear from a Multistrada owner. Portugal on a Speed 400 sounds like a biking dream!

[@Only-one-life-68]

I’m so undecided on which bike. Been away from motorcycles for 6 years.. Triumph is the brand I’m going to buy.. Bonny t120 Or a Scrambler 900😮.. Scrambler 400. They all look ace.. Great video Freddie,have a great day to all you watchers. From a warm wet Staffordshire 🇬🇧

[@andrewstorm8240]

In same position, so many interesting options, time to visit bike expo

[@TheNorthernClassicRider]

Another Sunday smasher, love the Goldtop magnetic man bag, that's my crimbo prezzy sorted😊

[@TheElderlyBiker]

I used to love riding around London on my motorbikes in the 80's. Great fun and so easy to get around. Thanks for the vid. I shall be jumping on my Speed 400 later today - alas not in London! (BTW, I almost get 90mpg)

[@dankorolyk5917]

Nicely done mate

[@douganderson771]

Nice video, great apartment . The car you were looking at is a VW 411 model from the early 70's , VW had 3 versions . The estate car , a fast back and a notch back( a typical sedan) only came with 2 doors a 4 speed and very early fuel injection by Bosch. They were a night mare to keep running correctly. I believe the earliest models may have come with carburetors . I am very interested in the Triumph Speed 400 , but am hearing that many have electrical issues. I think I will wait for the next years version and hope they get it sorted.

[@SBW65]

Nothing like a bit of freddie on a Sunday over breakfast 😂 love the background music as well, so relaxing.

[@MasterOfNothing83]

I'm glad the book is still going ahead, I'm looking forward to it. The pictures alone will be amazing I'm sure.

[@jonmartin88]

Freddie, great, relaxing video. By the way, there’s a lot worse things than being a coffee snob.

[@danweston6043]

Freddie Great vlog. Fantastic bikes I prefer the scrambler version though. The Elephant man was born in Leicester but died in Whitechapel where he lived. Quality Sunday morning cup o tea viewing young sir 👌

[@rajitdosanjh1533]

I always hear the “Freddie theme music” in my head whenever I take my bike out. 3:34. So relaxing.

[@mum-0217]

Freddie, it's a VW Variant my Dad had one in white. The front bumper is not dissimilar to the VW Beetle. Nice views as always and weather looks like it's holding up for the time being. 👊

[@abmeight08]

Most retro motorcycle snob is a coffee snob as well. Mine included XD

[@Roy_Camacho]

Beautiful video as always Freddie! Also, I like your shirt. Looks very elegant. Always dapper Freddie! I love it. P.S. You gotta do a collab with Matt from CLASSIC RIDES! You just have to.

[@createmate]

Hey Freddie. Great video as ever. The tank bag at that size delivers you the best start to your daily EDC (Every Day Carry). It's ideal in its crossover from bike riding to every day use. Time to spec it up with some other key pieces of EDC 😉

[@johnnythefox9830]

Ahh. Liked that. Thanks dobbsey.

[@colinhailey830]

Nice to see Whitechapel even if only a little bit of it. My Gt Grandmother lived in one of the alleys where one of the Ripper's victims was found and my mother was a nurse at the London Hospital in WW2. Used to be able to get the best salt beef sandwiches in the High Street. The TS400 looks like a nice machine but I think I'll stick with my 350 Meteor.

[@TheHonarable1]

2:40 Wow..very excited for the official release!

[@chinmaychiplunkar]

Yes, such tank bags are available in India as well. They are really handy and really classic looking.

[@johnratcliffe4105]

Good stuff as always you guys.. Any chance of a link for that tank bag please?.. Me likee..😉

[@lennardlovejoy9516]

Me likee also, A link would be great please. Gotta say, enjoying the great videos and content. Cheers

[@nockianlifter661]

I have a tiny tank bag on the Fantic - it’s fixed so can’t be removed-but it’s amazing what I can fit in there. I carry a small can of tyre foam, my phone, my wallet, a small disc lock, the garage keys and some ear plugs.

[@colinpearson4593]

Freddie, the car is VW Variant. My dad used to have the saloon version. Similar to a beetle setup with the peddles coming out of the floor as opposed to out of the footwear bulkhead. It was a great car.

[@pleun315]

Always enjoy watching your videos Freddie ❤ hi from Holland

[@glynharper1066]

That car was a VW variant type 3, commonly known as a square back, nice to see London on a quiet day.

[@rikherlaar]

Good spot , I knew it was a VW by the headlights right away but was unsure about the model...cheers

[@sergentcolon1]

I spent 2 1/2 years driving round London from 2008 repainting traffic lights, the sights you see. A Konigsegg sports car, Bugatti Veyron were the two rarest beasts. Members of the Royal family including them Queen and Prince Phillip, Camilla as well as various celebrities. At first there was the novelty of seeing famous landmarks and buildings, like streets from the Monopoly board, but eventually the constant traffic wears you down. I still remember during into London past the natural history museum at 6 am one summer morning when the was little traffic and the rising sun was lighting up the building with a glorious warm glow, a memory that will stay with me always as well as a journey that could take 20 mins at certain times of the day that would take two hours at other times. It was an experience but I’m glad I don’t have to deal with it anymore.

[@richb5248]

The look of shock on the other Freddie’s face when he realised it was you 5:00

[@antw3565]

As far as I can recall, this is the first Triumph Speed 400 review to include Jack The Ripper

[@FreddieDobbs]

😆

[@bikerbuddy3166]

Good morning it’s definitely the only way to travel in London well for me it is 😎🙏👌

[@BobbyRobert-x5l]

Looking forward to your book release!

[@JamesReilly-en4di]

Enjoy your coffee Freddie one of life’s little luxuries 😊

[@HeyThereItsEnzo]

I love your content Freddie! Red car is a VW Variant if not mistaken.

[@mrjoneseastend]

Freddie, the Ripper was not from Whitechapel, he just plied his trade there. It was five unfortunate women who were murdered, not three.

[@andyallen1651]

Hi Freddie. Apparently the red car is a VW, but couldn't find the model. First registered in 1972, 1600 engine , Petrol. Love all you do Freddie.

[@matethomka2961]

I have the same feelings with the Meteor 350. It's not just getting back my freedom to go when and wherever I want to go, but it costs buttons compare to public transport. Inspired by your videos, we went to a London-Arundel-Rye-London trip this August and the trip cost less than £20 (this would have been £250 by trains). So the hotels were practically free. :)

[@TheSnowboardingBiker]

This is exactly why I ordered a Speed 400 in black, best value for money, great looking, and it’s a Triumph, quality and engineering of the very best, just unfortunately I have to wait until another 6 weeks for mine to arrive

[@tnetroP]

The red car is a 1972 Volkswagen, imported into the UK in September 2018. Unfortunately my lookup doesn't give the model name. But it looks like a 1600 type 3 Squareback.

[@richardyardley5127]

Great video Freddie. You make London almost look slightly nice!! This bike seems ideal for town use if you don't want to go down the scooter route but being so nimble in a city full of 'white vans' may not make it the safest bike to be on.....

[@Uncle_Tijikun]

Sunday morning routine: Wake up Pet the dog Put Freddie's video on Make coffee and breakfast for the wife Start the day in a positive mood due to Freddie's wholesome content 😎

[@rumien1383]

That reminds me.....must get coffee😊

[@MentatOfDune]

Love the look of the tank bag. Worried it will scratch the tank though.

[@FreddieDobbs]

This is a very interesting point- there are a few small scratches on my Bonneville from using the tank bag

[@andydavies2030]

Great video as always, can I ask where the tank bag is from?

[@SunnyLiddell72]

Pretty sure the tank bag is from Goldtop!

[@Leef3477]

Hi Freddie, great vid! I actually got a tank bag at the same time as you. I had been looking at Trip Machines website at their panniers and other luggage things. And when looking on eBay for Trip machine things, I found a used for 2 seasons tank and tail bag (which is their bigger tank bag) for 90$ canadian being sold by a gent in the US, new price is about $250 canadian + duty and shipping from india! I reckon I saved close to $200 canadian for a bag that only has about a year of wear, and trip machine products can last a lifetime if taken care of.

[@andychurches7280]

Your story about princess Ann (the late Queen's daughter!) reminded of when i was driving from Newcastle to the Isle of Wight with a friend. We hadn't been driving for long, when i became desperate for a "comfort" stop - so desperate in fact, that the nearest verge was going to have to do. While i stood with my back to the traffic, 5 police bmw motorcycles sped past, with blue lights on, followed by a maroon coloured roller, with the Queen mother in it, followed by more police bikes. Im pretty sure she didn't give me the Royal wave, although she must have seen me! 😅😅

[@FreddieDobbs]

I love it!🤣👑

[@FreddieDobbs]

I love it!🤣👑

[@Cayres9]

Great video Freddie 😀 Also I saw a Brand New Triumph Scramble at Tesco this morning really beautiful Bike , Very expensive as i think they are like £10 grand new

[@clayfarnet970]

Hey Freddie, my father did self publishing with a company. Make sure the binding is up to par. Great books need to last. 👍

[@y00rek]

I dont even have motorbike or drive license for one, but love watching your channel!

[@BIGH1001]

0:11 Even before this video has started. Gotta say that i love the fridge. Beautiful cherry red on that unit. Impeccable taste mate.

[@mafiozaki]

It's Freddie time!! Greetings from Greece! ❤

[@FreddieDobbs]

Greece!! Fantastic👋🇬🇷

[@mafiozaki]

@@FreddieDobbs When you decide to visit, contact me! 🤘🏻

[@WindyOut]

It's a VW 1500, Freddie. The one developed when VW decided some people didn't want to cram the family into a Beetle. Air cooled heaven.

[@mickhooper9152]

Back Church Lane and surrounding area was home to many of my Great Grandparents through the 1800's

[@tomot6581]

Brave man riding into London

[@marktiller1383]

Its a 1971 VW type 3 squareback . One lives round the corner from my house in Melbourne Australia. We don't salt the roads here, so plenty of old cars survive here.

[@keithkench9432]

Ann probly shouted, ho my god that was Freddie Dobs we just passed.

[@teneretraveller8980]

My kriega 9 litre shoulder bag goes with me whenever I leave the house, bike or not. Perhaps you could make/market something similarly useful? The car is an air cooled 1600cc VW Variant. Very desirable now, and rare. Running in the Himalayan 450 is doing 92mpg. Perhaps not realistic normally, but shows what you can achieve. Ride safev👍

[@FreddieDobbs]

I do need some throw over luggage. 92mpg is phenominal!!

[@Patshes]

More and more I want a Truimph 400! 🆒😎👍🇿🇦

[@1990-t1j]

I like the little tank bag. It could do with being big enough to take a novel. Not keen on the Triumph. 8:24 Not too pretty. Ridden through Whitechapel so many times, but I didn't live far from there. The usual slick video. Nick

[@SunnyLiddell72]

Pretty sure Goldtop do a bigger one as well as the little one which Freddie has

[@ndres839]

That old red car looks like a wolkswagen Brasilia, here in Tenerife there used to be some of them

[@millinutz]

*VW 1500 Variant* , in Feuerwehr Red. It was later fitted with a 1600cc motor and called the 1600L Variant, or Squareback in US. It has the Boot under the bonnet, and the air-cooled Motor at the back under the Boot, hence the cooling slits in the side wings at the back. It was built from 1961 - 1976 and was very popular with the German Fire Brigade (Feuerwehr), which makes me presume that because of the colour, this is probably an ex Fire Brigade example. I was the proud owner of a white one from 1975 to 1978. Very reliable, very robust, very noisy and it had a 0 to 60 in about 3 and a half days! Having said that, I loved It, and would gladly have one today.. * If you are reading the comments to find out what car this is, several have commented on it, but only *shremich4583* has got the facts 100% right.

[@NoPrivateProperty]

In NJ during the 70s, my mother and grandfather drove VW wagons like the car you were curious about

[@tbillington]

Great way to round out my Sunday afternoon. Any plans for an extended overseas trip again Freddie?

[@FreddieDobbs]

Definitely! I want to do a big trip on the Bonneville and in the Jeep too. Turkey, Greece and Africa are high on my wish list😃

[@rododoherty1177]

Freddie, try the co-op Colombian ground coffee. It's even good enough for all us coffee snobs!😂

[@paulreportingliv]

In Canada, we call those man purse…👍👍👍

[@adrianwalker7189]

Hi Freddie, smaller lighter bikes don't you just love them , I have a royal Enfield 350cc meteor really love this machine, so very comfortable, so easy to ride , great little bike, but also I have a 2023 Triumph speedmaster 1200cc much bigger heavier machine but also very very comfortable beautiful 😍 looking bike better on the open roads, really like having the choice of the two machines, if people can afford it great having the two.

[@KellyBarron-c2k]

Enjoyed hanging with you and Monika this morning. As far as the….is it a tank bag, or is it a handbag? My favorite part.

[@pja7]

Yes. that was Princess Anne's Bentley (DK72 HXU)

[@philcowdall9399]

Whitechapel wouldn't be my favourite part of London, has always had a crime problem. Brick Lane is ok though I suppose. But try heading just a bit south the other side of the A11 to Wapping and some great pubs there on the river with loads of history....if you are in East London again....I guess you've been to the BikeShed show at Tobacco Dock, Wapping so maybe you know that area already. Or else head a tad west, the other side of Commercial Rd to Spitalfields Mkt which I'm sure you would love...some great coffe and food places there. Great video as always btw. Thanks Freddie