Ireland May 2023 by BMW GS Adventure

Highlights of a three week circumnavigation of Ireland with my biking buddy Martin.
To say we had good luck with the weather is a huge understatement, and the scenery was certainly a match for western Scotland at times. Add to that great roads with little traffic, and it's a winner!
Hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching!
Cheers, Paul

[@Rider-Solo]

Wow. Its super duper video. Thumbs up. Love from Pakistan

[@1962jpg]

@@Rider-Solo thank you.. 👍

[@patwatters8205]

Lovely video.I have lived in Ireland all of my 68 years and I,v been a biker for 52 of those years,there is not many roads here I have not traveled and will continue to travel as long as my health allows..Thank you for posting..

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments, you live in a beautiful country! 😁👍

[@robertjohansson3661]

Thanks. Nice video.

[@andrewvanstaden8922]

Wow, thank you so much for sharing

[@1962jpg]

Thanks Andrew, you're very welcome! 👍

[@carsQhere]

Thanks for sharing

[@michaelfraser5723]

No wonder people fall in love with motorcycles that are capable of taking them through paradise.

[@indiantinamorals5791]

Thanks PG, great video and music, thanks for sharing, love from Ireland

[@1962jpg]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.. 👍

[@granthassell9214]

This was truly a quality watch. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Well done!

[@1962jpg]

Thanks Grant, much appreciated & glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@thematlockbiker]

Superb video Paul. You were certainly blessed with good weather. I’m there June/July 2024 with my touring buddies. Thanks for uploading and sharing

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your kind comments, and I hope you & your buddies enjoy the trip as much as me & my mate did! Yes, the weather was unbelievably kind, fingers crossed you all get more of the same.. Cheers, Paul 👍

[@alazmie72channel64]

Attend to support…. Very nice & great footage… love it, awesome 😃😃😃💪💪💪

[@1962jpg]

Thanks very much! 👍

[@redfive5123]

Awesome sceneries and music!

[@1962jpg]

Thank you, much appreciated 👍

[@deepdiver1069]

Beautiful beautiful country.

[@1962jpg]

It sure is!! 👍

[@loneridar]

My Island 🇮🇪

[@RazorMouth]

Our....

[@5coaly]

Just watched your video. Excellent quality, lovely music to fabulous scenery. Never been to Ireland but always wanted ro go. You struck gold with the weather too! 👍

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments, glad you enjoyed the video.. Yes, we were very lucky indeed with the weather!! 😎. Cheers, Paul

[@steveberry8547]

Great vlog and music on my ever longer list of things to do now

[@1962jpg]

Cheers Steve, thanks for your comments. Yeah, never enough time is there...!! 🤷🏽👍

[@HussainjeeMotoVlogs]

Beautiful place nice video

[@1962jpg]

Thanks, yes it sure is a beautiful place! 👍😎

[@rumien1383]

Excellent video. 👍 you lucked out on the weather. I can’t get to the shops without getting soaked.😊😊

[@1962jpg]

Thanks so much, yes we were very lucky with the weather, but I'm sure Ireland is still stunning even in the rain! Cheers, Paul 👍

[@mulderrigpainting]

Beautiful.... grew up in Ireland, rare to see such beautiful bike weather thank you for posting

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your kind comments Gerard, much appreciated 👍

[@jonathanwright9269]

Fab video.. beautiful route and blessed with good weather...def need to do similar ...wonderful. 👌

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments, yes we certainly had luck on our side with the weather! I was blown away by just how amazing the scenery is there... Cheers, Paul

[@ronaldgregory6190]

Outstanding video! Loved the music! Been to Ireland twice, North and South, beautiful country. Thanks for sharing! Probably won’t get a chance to ride my GSA Triple Black there, but great job!

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. It sure is a gorgeous place to ride a bike, do hope you get to ride yours there at some point... Cheers, Paul

[@chrisdinsdale1390]

Truly magical. The music and images combined are simply sublime.

[@1962jpg]

Cheers Chris, much appreciated, and glad you enjoyed the video! 👍

[@tigerness5555]

Fabulous video and very helpful to me. I’m planning a very similar trip in May on my Classic 350 Royal Enfield. Could easily do it on one of my bigger bikes but think that little machine will be just perfect for exploring those fantastic roads. Many thanks for sharing 🏍️😁👍

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments! The roads are superb, whatever bike you're on..!! Cheers, Paul 👍

[@Superadventurespms]

Quality video and brilliant footage of truly amazing roads and places. We enjoyed watching😊

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your kind comments, much appreciated 👍

[@volkerehring5412]

A great trip. Very beautyfuf. But so far away from germany. Soetimes i must Do that Trip too. Greetings from Lake Constanze - germany 😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@1962jpg]

Thanks very much for your comments, hope you get to go there some day! 👍

[@ironhorsegladiator5034]

Music and Scenery ❤

[@envlog0110]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@eddiefox5086]

great video. A joy to watch

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments, glad you enjoyed it.. 👍

[@newboscoddog01]

Probably the best video footage of a tour of Ireland I've seen !! The weather obviously played a big part - you were so lucky. The music was quite good too. I live in Dublin and our bike group (CRRG) is blessed to have roads like that and stunning scenery every Saturday when we go for a group spin all around Ireland (weather permitting, of course!!!). Motorists tend to use the motorways so many of the old national and regional roads can be fairly traffic free and most of the surfaces are quite good.

[@1962jpg]

Thanks very much for your comments! Yes, the weather was very kind to us, and the footage certainly benefited from it.. We knew there'd be beautiful scenery & great roads, but it far exceded our expectations. Definitely one of my favourite trips! Cheers, Paul

[@newboscoddog01]

@@1962jpg Hi Paul. I told my brother (also a biker) about this video and he was amazed too. He really enjoyed it. You captured a good few places which we have ridden to. Pity that you missed out on Galway/Connemara which is my favourite county as it is so barren and unique but maybe you just couldn't fit it all into the trip? Maybe next year........ ;-)

[@1962jpg]

@@newboscoddog01 think we were near to Galway, but for some reason didn't get there. As you say, maybe next time!! 👍

[@228ANDY]

Scenery, camera angles, music, and the bikes, a very nice video👍

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your kind comments 👍

[@phaedracleary1154]

Fantastically edited video...awesome ride...weather looked just perfect for biking.

[@1962jpg]

Thanks so much 👍

[@dasgerausch6656]

Great video, we love it. Instant desire to go there, definitely on my bucket list. In Germany we say „Fernweh“ … 🥰

[@1962jpg]

Thank you 👍😎

[@alanmartin1949]

Great stuff lads - glad you enjoyed Ireland and its fantastic weather! 👍👍😎😎

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip, Ireland is simply stunning!! 👍

[@49googie]

Beautiful video , as someone who has lived in N.I. for 61 years you won the lottery with the weather. LOL. Many thanks for showing the Causeway Coast Road in N.I. so many bikers go straight to WAW and miss this lovely route, it's our "cat & fiddle" run on a sunday.

[@1962jpg]

Thanks very much for your comments, we were both so impressed with the roads & scenery in N.I., more so than we possibly expected! So glad we went.... 😁👍

[@ferguscawley11]

Brilliant video. Well done lads. Top class.

[@1962jpg]

Cheers for that fergus, much appreciated 👍

[@ajay_sandbach]

Thoroughly enjoyed this trip. You were very lucky with the weather, stunning scenery and well deserved. Definitely on my bucket list. Cheers. Al.

[@1962jpg]

Thanks Al, much appreciated 👍

[@renedugarte3898]

Very interesting place thank you guys for the ride 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@1962jpg]

It was certainly a pleasure to ride there! Cheers, Paul 👍

[@simonlye007]

Really enjoyed this vid, thank you for making the effort to record your trip, not just for yourselves but for anyone who's interested. It would be a nice touch to see you and maybe a little commentary from time to time. Well done, more please.😎

[@1962jpg]

Thanks Simon for your comments, perhaps I’ll give that a go next time! 👍

[@rideswithrichie]

Well put together video. Looks like you had a good trip. I live in Cork Ireland. Love this place. Safe travels. Looking forward for more videos. Subscribed. Richie

[@1962jpg]

Thanks Richie for your comments. You certainly live in a gorgeous country!! Cheers, Paul

[@Dragos.Gs.Adventure]

I am living in Berlin, this video good Motivation video for motorbike riders.i have also R 1200 GS adv. In August i will go to France in Lorient have Celtic Festival. ❤

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments, and I hope you have a great trip in August 👍

[@67calimeroBIR]

👍👌✌️ Beautiful ! Destination for our next Road Trip in 2024. Do you have the trip you did in GPX trace ? Welcome in France if you come

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately I don't have the GPX route details, we just put the places of interest into the sat nav each day.... Will be going to France probably next year or the year after to ride the Route des Grande Alps, and the Route Napoleon! 😁👍

[@67calimeroBIR]

@@1962jpg Don't worry, I'll go over the video point by point and I'll be able to draw the line. Avoid doing the Alps in July August, too many tourists, bicycles and motorhomes. Switzerland and Austria are also worth it

[@michaelfraser5723]

Incredible but true, there are still real Irish people on the isle.

[@helenaville5939]

I'm one of those Irish people. We are blessed to have been joined in recent years by beautiful and interesting people from many diverse cultures. Every town and village in our country must accept a quota of immigrants relative to the size of its existing population. This ensures that immigrants are settled in every community across the country and do not form ghettos in cities and large towns like we see in other countries. Here they blend in with the existing population and take on the existing traditions and culture. Their contribution to our nation is positive and enriching and we are honoured that they have decided to settle here. Perhaps your own nation could try it? It might reduce the degree of ugly xenophobia that exists there - you know the kind of xenophobia that can sometimes even be seen popping up in these discussions.👍☘

[@DavidHunt-pw4yd]

As soon as I heard the fiddle music I thought Christ what next Scotland and bagpipes?

[@1962jpg]

Done that already...!! 😂

[@eddielubobs4720]

Really great video well put together really enjoyed it and wand to try the same route on my gs adventure this summer, can you post a list of the routes so it can be followed. Thanks Eddie

[@1962jpg]

Hi Eddie, thanks firstly for your comments. Someone else below has also asked for GPX / routes, and all I could really offer were the places we stayed at (see my reply..) Not certain what roads we took in many cases, but if you Google the various passes, gaps, towns etc, it'll give you a pretty good idea of our general route. Cheers, Paul

[@neilurquhart8622]

My first time watching your channel; beautiful scenery, lovely music but would be improved by commentary, on the bike and at places of interest. 🇬🇧

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. Commentary’s never really been of interest to me, probably because I’d be pretty rubbish, plus I don’t think my deep voice suits it! 😂. Maybe one day I’ll give it a go…. Cheers, Paul

[@neilurquhart8622]

@@1962jpg thanks Paul, don’t worry about your voice - we all have different voices and yours would I’m sure add to the quality of the videos, especially if you’re Irish!🇬🇧

[@1962jpg]

@@neilurquhart8622 sadly I'm from Essex!! 🤷🏽😂

[@neilurquhart8622]

@@1962jpg Oh well, can’t win ‘em all!🤪 (I’m from Cambridge)…cheers

[@1962jpg]

@@neilurquhart8622 🤣👍

[@not-this-fartoofar3606]

Looks great - hope to do Ireland . Do you have GPX or route as this looks amazing.

[@1962jpg]

Hi, I don’t have the GPX, but in a nutshell we went from Dublin and stayed at: Wexford, Cork, Killarney, Dingle, Galway, Westport, Rossnowlagh, Dunfanaghy, Portrush, Belfast, and back to Dublin. You’ll love it! Thanks for your comment 👍

[@johngiambrone2994]

I’ve been to Ireland 3 times. Car rental. I’ve often thought about shipping my motorcycle over for a 2 week vacation. That is my day dream bucket list. Yes I do have a bit of jealousy running through my head. Thanks for letting me enjoy through your eyes. Was the weather that good for your trip? I see it was in May. We’ve only been in September. Ride safe

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments' much appreciated 👍

[@Andys_Motorbike_Journeys]

Paul, this looked an amazing trip and some spectacular roads and views, with stunning scenery. Lovely video and really well put together. Did you plan the route on your satnavs? I was trying to follow on maps etc did you have a GPX file for the trip?

[@1962jpg]

Hi Andrew, many thanks for your comments.. We had a rough route to follow, made up from the various passes and places of interest we wanted to visit, and just put these into our satnavs on a daily basis. So... unfortunately no gpx files for the trip.. Hope you get the chance to go! Cheers, Paul 👍

[@michaelfraser5723]

Please keep documenting Britain so that we will be able to see it as it was, once.

[@michaelfraser5723]

Because the taoiseach AND HIS GANG wants us to forget EVERYTHING.

[@owencurran04rn]

Thats a mighty video,i really enjoyed it. How many days riding did ye do to cover that much ground,and what is the name of the viewpoint at 43 minutes and 30 seconds.....thanks in advance

[@1962jpg]

Thanks for your comments. We were on the trip for around 3 weeks and apart from a day in Dublin & another in Belfast, we're riding every day. That is the Patrickstown viewing point on the R154.. Cheers 👍

[@Anytwowheels2024]

Hi, Just wondering whether you have gpx files for your route? We are Aussies, keep a BMW GS in Cork. Think we were on the west coast as you were coming down the east coast. We are returning in April this year. We will be driving up the east coast and the Wicklows on the way to Belfast and the ferry. Really loved your video but have not been able to trace your route on the map. Cheers

[@1962jpg]

Hi, many thanks for your comments.. All we did prior to the trip was to make a list of the places we wanted to visit, book our hotels to accommodate these, then just make up a route that day to take in the P.O.I.s and end up at our next hotel, so unfortunately no gpx routes were pre-planned or retained afterwards... I did list the towns/areas we stayed in, in my response to a previous question.... Hope you have a great time in April! Regards, Paul

[@harrycallaghan2463]

brilliant watch! great scenery, filmed expertly. Do you have the route you took? , i know there were some helpful reference points!

[@1962jpg]

Hi, thanks for your kind comments.. No route as such unfortunately, we just ‘joined the dots’ between places of interest we wanted to visit, whilst riding clockwise near-ish to the coast for much of the time.. I think I may have mentioned the places stayed at during the trip, in a previous reply to a comment. Cheers, Paul

[@harrycallaghan2463]

@@1962jpg best footage of a trip I plan to do this year great work! Thanks I’ll pick on your reference points and join the dots !

[@AlgiOkur]

I have a virago 1100 and yamaha ybr 125 but this bike it was always my dream also it's gonna stay in my dream because in this country we have to work for 55 mounth to buy this bike😔

[@1962jpg]

I hope some day you are able to buy a GS, they are brilliant bikes! 🤞🤞👍

[@bobcatbanzai275]

Nice video......but why do all these play twiddly dee music?

[@1962jpg]

Just my personal preference really, and quite a few people also seem to like the music! Cheers, Paul

[@helenaville5939]

Loving the music because it suits the destination. Irish music when touring Ireland. It's a no-brainer!

[@michaelmcmullan2300]

Why the bloody awful music 🤔

[@1962jpg]

Because I happen to like it...!! 😁

[@patwatters8205]

If you don,t like his choice of music you can mute it...I for one happen to like it...

[@helenaville5939]

Same here. I love it and it adds to the whole ambience of the video.

[@tartanblackcountrytourist]

wow. rec709 perfect gamma 2.4 :))))))))))) on yu tube .. awesome :))😍