Little Red Goes Home

Fulfilment of a promise to ride the 1939 Model 40 Red Panther back to the place of its manufacture in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, 84 years after its despatch from Phelon and Moore.

[@malcolmferry44]

Is it just me or do others find that for several days after watching one of JJ's wonderful videos that their inner monologue becomes a JJ-esk narration?

[@user-zx8fh4wt8w]

Thank you for your inspiration. Be well.

[@ronnronn55]

Love the motorcycle related poetry at the beginning few miles of your outbound trip. Brilliant repair on the clutch friction corks. Thanks, Ronn

[@jjrider6758]

Once again a fantastic watch, the Red Panther seems to be running like a Swiss watch and the contrast between it's lovely exhaust note and the soothing commentary is the perfect soundtrack.. These videos are quite long for KZbin yet they still seem to end all too soon, in fact I've endured watching 10 minute videos (in the forlorn hope that they must get better at some point..) that seem to drag on for much longer than a POC video that is five times the duration !.. Great stuff, I'm always cheered up whenever I see a new POC video pop up, so please do keep 'em coming !..

[@ryanrodgers1826]

hi thank you for the ride out with you again John little red the home Bargin from Cleckheaton cheers stay safe till next time john

[@3.7.4.4.]

Thank you again for a lovely ride out on a fine motorcycle..

[@williamnethercott4364]

Once again, a pleasure to watch. Little Red provides you with quite a few adventures and the fuel economy is something that many modern machines would be proud to achieve.

[@user-ey1oj4go7u]

Poetic and purposeful. Inspirational !

[@Macjackification]

Your commentary is pure prose.

[@ianaristotlethompson4186]

That passed a pleasant hour at 2am when sleep eludes me. Thanks.

[@piearm1271]

Ever noticed how your mind throws off a hundred ideas at that hour and you can never remember any of them later.

[@martinderrington221]

Always look forward to your videos thanks for letting us ride along with you

[@piearm1271]

Another superb film, how I look forward to watching these. I was mindful if I took the road less travelled that lovely line by Robert Frost. Sometimes what seems to be random chance is in fact the possibility of something more worthy of us. I always enjoy a detour as I most often find something of interest I’d otherwise have missed. ‘Though the wheels ate up the miles, the distance much the same. I saw much more than I’d have done, had instead I rode the Twain’. If only I had the skills of Frost.

[@bill7017]

I always enjoy the ride, scenery and your soothing commentary.

[@borderlands6606]

To paraphrase the adage that says there's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing: there are no under-powered motorcycles, just ill-chosen roads. It's interesting to muse what traffic the little Panther mixed with originally. AEC Matadors and Austin K2s, new Bentley Mk Vs and Morris 8s (petrol permitting), BSA Blue Stars and Ariel Red Hunters, few going as swiftly as a modern hatchback.

[@michaelrandle4128]

Thank you for sharing your adventure, I really look forward to your videos, my biker friends of a younger generation find it hard to believe when I tell them I can remember re corking clutch plates with my dad.

[@nick949eldo]

Excellent JJ. I love the sound of Little Red and she (he?) is so steadfast. Great, amusing commentary, as always, and you don't shy away from the inevitable roadside (and garage) issues. 53.5 minutes well spent.

[@frankboff8185]

A truly enjoyable video. Once again. Thanks for sharing.

[@colinhead284]

Yikes cork !! thank you so much for a chilled 53.50mins and that lovely "PHUT , PHUT" background reassuring music . Have a deserved rest

[@rainbowmat8204]

Enjoyable journey Sir

[@markstuckey6225]

52:17 Very, very amusing. I really enjoy these videos. Thank you so much, from the other side of the world.

[@56Model30]

Wonderful ride, superbly narrated. Thank you.

[@peterlewis7292]

Hello Jonathan, So that's where you've been hiding... in the editing suite! Thank you very much for allowing us to join you on your adventure, we did have some great weather towards the end of the year. You have inspired me that perhaps I should invest in a confuser camera and do a trip to Tongham in Surrey to find the former Blackburne factory one day Hope you have a good break, please don't be too long. Rgds, Peter.

[@piearm1271]

Not sure how much is still there to be seen. However the journey is the main thing and I’d encourage you to make the journey. Brooklands isn’t too far away if that’s your kind of thing.

[@peterlewis7292]

@@piearm1271 Thank you for the encouragement, and yes The Brooklands museum I have visited several times.

[@robtramp1165]

Super cool

[@scoobylol1987]

Thankyou for all your effort with these videos, they're wonderful! It's a time consuming process that I don't think people always fully appreciate on a platform where everything is more or less available for free. I hope all is well, and I look forward to the next video.

[@oldironandy]

Wonderful. A pleasure, as always, to share your adventures via video.

[@brockett]

Such a wonderful uplifting and happy sound from the exhaust. And yes, a great fix for the clutch. I marvel at your engineering skill with the clutch re-corking. Thanks for posting this fine video.

[@anthonyhull2998]

Thank you for the ride on the bike. It sounds lovely and smooth thanks to a master restorer owner.

[@andysmith2013]

Lovely exhaust note!

[@tomlowe4585]

Excellent video as usual. Very inspirational for me. I have a number of classic bike projects, and retirement looming. I would love to go on some trips like you have recorded ! I better get cracking 😅. Keep up the great work .

[@keithgarland3404]

Always enjoy your videos, and your dry humour. I enjoy your riding and workshop spanner work equally. Hope all is well John, best wishes 👍

[@oldbritishmetal]

I wonder if the rider of that screaming Japanese "rice burner" going in the opposite direction had the faintest idea how melodic and soul settling the gentle burble of the Panther can be? I do try and save each of your videos for a few days before watching them- its a bit like the anticipation of a child waiting for Christmas. Thanks for another great present!

[@leekirk5554]

Lovely film as usual and thanks for reminding me of "The lonely sea and the sky " l read this book which was my late father in law's sometime in the 1990's ! I'll have to dig it out and have another read . Looking forward to your next film. Keep up the good work.

[@goldilocks913]

Wonderful video as always, though it did tug on my heartstrings a bit ! Getting an old softy 😂

[@retromechanicalengineer]

A very worthy journey on a noble mount.

[@terryjones6229]

Brilliant video Jonathan. Your love for the bike shines through. I suffer from things rattling themselves loose as well. Two days ago I stopped for petrol only to find my number plate hanging by one screw. Like you and your headlight, I had no spare screws or zip ties. I resorted to buying a ball of string from a newsagent and tying it up! Why do we do it. We must be nuts

[@piearm1271]

It’s all those moments that make us who we are, the rollercoaster of emotion and experience. Exercising your problem solving skills and not being beaten by fickle fortunes follies. How much richer you are for that experience though at the time it can be a pain in the neck.

[@andrewallen9993]

Nothing better than taking the 50 and 60 year old cars and bikes on a 500km trip as a member of the old farts MCC. If they sometimes "fail to proceed" at least they can usually be made to at the side of the road.

[@motophoenix5951]

Loved it! Once again, thank you.

[@roberthocking9138]

Another wonderful video. I know that same feeling of lack of progress on my 350 Royal Enfield , but after a while, you take a deep breath, relax and enjoy the trip, while observing all the scenery that you weren’t even seeing earlier. Greetings from AUS. 🇦🇺 my books were Rudyard Kipling , biggles and boys own annual, all about adventure, but no help in navigation 😬

[@chrislaunders8283]

I remember visiting that campsite many years ago with a POC member I'm sure you knew, Mark Sheeran, he was on his newly acquired Vincent, sadly we lost him to cancer at far to young an age, I was fortunate to get the Vincent from him, which of course I still have.

[@raythirkettle4155]

Thanks!!

[@TheYorkie1954]

lovely video, very enjoyable

[@8025125]

Excellent as usual....as our navigator said when all the nav kit failed 200 miles north of the Shetland isles.....I am not lost , just temporarily unsure of my position All the best Andy L

[@michelvaldes1890]

Thanks for the video, when they are going to make a video about the m75, I am putting one together and I would like to know a little more about that machine

[@bananabrooks3836]

Spring has sprung, have you?

[@dungspreader]

A great video and a lovely bike . Did you use a special kind of cork for your clutch plates ? [ I only ask in case I may have to become a wine drinker to collect enough corks ] . There were a couple of Moto Guzzis at your campsite , could it be that the bike's character attracts the same kind of owner ?

[@michaelfraser5723]

You could have called it ' Out of Alaska, by Panther '

[@martinowl]

I’m guessing you meant to go through Doncaster to where the Barnsley road (A635) starts? To be honest ,I my opinion, heading west on the A630, for a handful of miles, is the better option. Once over the A1 roundabout, lots of options to head Barnsley way, on roads better suited to Little Red.

[@michaelfraser5723]

You sound like the owner of Venture Yachts

[@HowardKelsey68]

I envy your Lightweight Panther's fuel economy but not your Lightweight Panther's fuel price. WOW! I might venture to say most motorcyclists here in the USA complain about our gasoline (sorry...'petrol') costing HALF the price of yours and then race around like maniacs getting only HALF the economy we could get if we were only to ride similarly to you! Thanks for your example and here's to more mild-mannered motorcyclists everywhere! Nice field trip and history lesson of Phelan & Moore. I wonder, if still in business today, might P&M offer a Super-Heavyweight Panther? Often when riding my 805 lb (365 kg?) hog, I feel like Herman Munster riding a Vespa. Perhaps you could answer a question or two but if not, no big deal as I'm not so sure I would ever be famished enough to try. What exactly does 'clutch cork' soup taste like and haven't you a proper spoon in the shop to taste-test with? Have a nice, healthy break, JJ. Many of us look forward to your next enjoyable posting.

[@HowardKelsey68]

Looks like I could benefit with a spelling lesson, as well: Phelon & Moore, not Phelan & Moore. My sincere, undereducated apologies.

[@adeypop1]

Was this your Swansong?

[@PantherOwnersClub1]

I hope not Adey. Just a minor health glitch, now being attended to.🙂

[@adeypop1]

@@PantherOwnersClub1 Thats good to hear. Im in Thorney and have a 49 5T and 350 Iron Bullet, I rather fancied that 250 2 stroke you had - Turbo twin?

[@robtramp1165]

Super cool