Great as usual Dave, I’m going to look at a 22 plate classic tomorrow 😀, hopefully might get a deal and join the club.
@TheMatlockBiker7 ай бұрын
Ey up Can’t believe I’ve only just stumbled over your channel. Watched a couple of your videos and enjoyed them immensely. Just hit the Subscribe button Like you, I love riding the back lanes of the Peak District and following up on local history. Having said that, I also enjoy touring and motocamping Great description regarding the history of the Via Gellia Road - good job. Locally it’s pronounced like “Via Jelly-a” with a soft g Looking forward to watching some more 👍
@lancerbiker52638 ай бұрын
Enjoyed that. Front door on the roadside was likely built prior to motorized vehicles. 😉 First industrial produced cloth perhaps? Loved that house as well. Anyone with an observatory in their garden would certainly be worth having a tea with. So much history, so many untold stories. Thanks for sharing. Cheers🥃
@BulletBeena8 ай бұрын
Very interesting Dave. You were my inspiration to get back into riding after a decade long break. I took delivery of a new Black Gold Bullet 350 last Saturday and have been enjoying bumbling around the local villages since.
@thatblokeonamotorbike8 ай бұрын
Wow mate, that makes me feel really humble and so happy for you. The Bullet is a really nice bike. I bet you have a grin every time you go on it. Where about do you ride. Ride safe and enjoy it, Dave
@BulletBeena8 ай бұрын
@@thatblokeonamotorbike It does give me the biggest smile every time I go out on it 😁 I live in Bedfordshire and explore all of the villages around here and the surrounding counties.
@leegreveson8 ай бұрын
I was out on my 125 last night and turned off Via Gellia coming from Cromford going up through Bonsall towards Snitterton, really nice, quiet (I was the only noise generating thing) village roads, would have been perfect on a RE 350 in the evening sunshine. Hadn't planned it, just thought I'll go exploring.Great views over Matlock
@chrisweeks69738 ай бұрын
Interesting ride, with a fair bit of local history thrown in for good measure; thanks, Dave! 👍
@nigelreadon83818 ай бұрын
Well your ride out today looked like a classic, with all the houses and villages.
@dinomalta7128 ай бұрын
Nice to see more of our old stamping grounds, you have a habit of taking us back! Cheers, DINO, and PANDA.
@FelliniMotorcycle4 ай бұрын
Dave, this is one of my favorite video postcards. My second or third watch. I guess that Ifailed before to like and comment, so here we go. Terrific ride. Tim
@thatblokeonamotorbike4 ай бұрын
Hi Tim, thanks for your comment, this was one of my favourite rides as well. Glad you liked it, ride safe, Dave
@clivegrayston19398 ай бұрын
Brilliant video Dave, thanks for a great ride out in lovely countryside.
@alisonmoxon75198 ай бұрын
Love it all round there.. our stamping ground bikes and cars for yrs 👍
@martintraffordmoorlandbike71218 ай бұрын
Now then Dave, the Via Gellia was a bit of a rite of passage back in the 70's for local riders, (when there didn't seem to be so much build-up of limestone dust in those days). A lot of the lads in my club used to use it to 'test their mettle' and I did my best to steer them (no pun intended) towards advanced cornering and observation - fantastic road for the exercise! I suppose we shouldn't really complain about the quarry traffic really though, as it's the reason the road was built in the first place, it being facilitated by Mr Phillip Gell, to aid moving products between his mineral interests - Via Gellia = Gell's Road. Again, good to see my area through someone else's lens. Cheers.
@garrysmith92468 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave, really enjoyed the trip out. Not been there for a few years but what a great place. Because if your video I will be going on my next days off. Thanks👍
@DerekWarner-m3q8 ай бұрын
A great country ride and I didn't know about the origin of Viella!!!
@mitchkerr30598 ай бұрын
What a lovely ride. It would look fantastic when the trees are in leaf as you say.
@mitchkerr30598 ай бұрын
Due to dog with huge vet bills I may have to put camera on wish list for a while👍
@paulmuench78308 ай бұрын
Thank you for this wonderful tour. Just great to see you out on your new 350. Praise springtime.
@thatblokeonamotorbike8 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you so much, I will use it for more video making trips. I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Ride Safe, Dave
@daviddavies53478 ай бұрын
That bloke you saw is still lying in the stream! Your fault. He saw you coming up and thought, ‘well if he can get through I can. 🙄🤣
@thatblokeonamotorbike8 ай бұрын
🥺 I did wonder that and later in the video I past the other end and looked for him 🤣🏊. Ride safe, Dave
@simonchilli20888 ай бұрын
That was an interesting ride around Derbyshire. Good choice on the ford. The stones etc would very likely be covered in moss and yude be off the bike in no time.
@sleepyrider8 ай бұрын
One of my favourite roads. If you fancy a stretch theres a great walk up to a reconstructed lead mine from the layby just off the bend above the tufa cottage
@Paul.Gascoyneuk8 ай бұрын
Very enjoyable and some good info , much appreciated 🤟
@philcox87718 ай бұрын
A very interesting & educational video Dave, love your work & thanks for sharing.. Cheers Phil 🇦🇺
@steveray80568 ай бұрын
Lovely ride. Thank you for sharing.
@CalmBiker8 ай бұрын
Would be awesome to have an observatory, though with the light pollution around here I wouldn't see much. Turns out I have ridden Via Gellia but I didn't know at the time 😀
@hectorshouse73485 ай бұрын
Nearly 5k👍
@derbyshireruralrider93988 ай бұрын
A light weight 125 you can probably get over little bridge next to ford which I’ve been through a few times on 4 wheels but not 2
@mitchkerr30598 ай бұрын
Hi Dave, can you tell me what camera you use and is it on a shoulder strap? Was riding through our Australian bush yesterday thinking this would be great to film and show it to you. Our Autumn gives fantastic riding weather here in Western Australia. Love your work, keep those rides coming.
@thatblokeonamotorbike8 ай бұрын
Hi, the camera is a GoPro 11 mounted on the side of my helmet. I have the microphone adapter tapered to the mounting and a cheap mic in the helmet. I run a power lead from the bike to the unit so the battery keeps topped up. Hope this helps. I would love to see your autumn rides. Ride safe, Dave
@philthorpe45498 ай бұрын
I asked a local how it is pronounced once and the answer was vy-ah-jeel-ee-ah, no hard G. Who knew? :) Edit - Next time you're in Cromford Dave, there is a bookshop called Scarthins on the opposite side of that mill water pond just as you enter Cromford. Four stories (Well, hundreds really!) of rambling rooms with books on every wall, even the stairs, mostly second hand. Decent cafe too. It's worth a visit.
@loftysaltmarsh698 ай бұрын
I never seem to go any faster than 30 mph on the Via Gellia. Being a new rider I find it very sketch due to the poor surface and manhole covers.
@Strato508 ай бұрын
One day you'll ford the ford!! :D
@pete1478 ай бұрын
I just watched you video on The Whitby train station car park issue. Surely that’s blatant discrimination against bikers. Let me add this to the fire. I am a disabled rider so does that mean I cannot park my bike in a disabled bay ? This will be discrimination on two counts. How can they get away with discrimination against motorcycles but saying it’s ok for car drivers? This is unlawful! 😡
@thatblokeonamotorbike8 ай бұрын
Hi, I agree, after my emails and questions to them, and pressure from other people they relented and not you can park, as long as you pay for ticket. I have put a note on the start of the description as soon as they removed the ban. Ride safe, Dave
@pete1478 ай бұрын
@@thatblokeonamotorbike cheers Dave! So I guess that means I can leave my bike in the disabled bay. However, this is always a stick point because you cannot leave the blue badge on the bike. Hopefully a note would suffice. Thanks for the quick reply 👍
@gaza19528 ай бұрын
Come on Dave, when are you going to give us a mighty BMW vid?
@thatblokeonamotorbike8 ай бұрын
Hi, unfortunately due to the aftereffects of COVID the mighty BMW is now just too heavy for me to manoeuvre around and especially holding her up when stopped on a low camber. It's time for her to go to another rider to enjoy. I've held on to her for a year hoping it would get better. But it's getting worse. So I can't see me doing any more on it, baring a miracle, I do miss riding it.but I need to be realistic. Ride safe, Dave