Motorcycle Camping in the Rain | Winter MotoCamp

Join me on a winter motorcycle camping trip in the rain on a Triumph Bonneville T120. In this silent camping vlog, settle down and relax to sounds of rain on the tarp and birds singing in the morning sunrise.
In this motorcycle camping trip, I'm pitching up in North-West coast of Wales. I've wanted to ride my Triumph Bonneville T120 up and down Corkscrew Hill for a while, so I took the opportunity during this visit. Afterwards, I rode down to my campsite near Barmouth where the rain overtook me and made for a very seasonally wet camp. There was plenty of wind and rain, but once camp was set up and I had the fire lit, all that was left to do was to enjoy the sounds of the rain on the tarp and the crackle of the fire.
For many of us, motorcycle camping in winter is a challenge. But if you persevere and don't let the weather beat you, a great winter adventure can be had and the best bit is you have the roads all to yourself.
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Thank you,
Matt.
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[@itz4kixAKA]

I'd rather hear the noise of the bike & a bit of wind, than music. Music which is almost never something i'd choose to listen to. So although i would have watched the vid, cos it looked interesting. Because of the music i didn't. Maybe i'm in a tiny minority but hey ho. Hope you enjoyed the ride:)

[@ClassicRides]

@@itz4kixAKAok

[@apacherider7110]

Waking up must have been great with only the sound of bird song, perhaps my favourite sound, always makes me happy, and of course the sound of a motorcycle 😀

[@ClassicRides]

It’s always nice to wake up to the sounds of birds chirping away, and there was sunshine too, almost couldn’t believe it 😁

[@philipmontgomery3470]

11/10 for putting a brave face on as you sat in the rain with your burger. 👍

[@ClassicRides]

No brave face needed, I was dry and warm under the tarp 👍

[@kevshalley2720]

Great video as always thanks Matt love the way you put the bike cover up first that’s true love

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Kev, putting the tarp up is good for me too as I can unload the bike in the dry 😁

[@Rawrides_uk_]

IV got that exact same tent when I do wild camping,it's a game changer 😜. Another brilliant video mate keep it up

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks mate, it's a great tent for folk who don't like putting up up tents!

[@sas6045]

I have to leave a comment! It is such a nice video and paired in such a good way with the music - especially some scenes with a beat! It fulled me with such a joy but also with some spiritual melancholy in a good way. And the shot with the stars is amazing! It worked so well with the scene - so tasty! Thank you for sharing your view of the world and adventures with the rest of us! All the best from Croatia! 🤙🤗

[@ClassicRides]

So glad to hear you liked the video. Winter camping can be a bit melancholy, but very enjoyable nonetheless 🙂

[@-old-school-motorcyclesltd]

Bloodyhell Matt that’s brave going down that bank to where you pitched the Tent ⛺️ bloody rain, felt for you there miserable weather 😮 going across that first bridge looked narrow … the scenery was beautiful and brilliant riding and filming again Atb phil

[@ClassicRides]

That hill was a bit sketchy to be fair, was a lot steeper than it looked on camera too 😁 Even though the weather was rubbish it was good to get the first camp of the year done.

[@-old-school-motorcyclesltd]

Thought that Matt and you did well with the heavy machine 🙌 Glad you enjoyed it looked great

[@BlackThor15]

Awesome video Matt, thanks for sharing! 👍👍

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Nelio! 👊

[@lesperchard3793]

Fair play to you Matt, that was a fair distance in the elements, I’ve not got going yet. Will let you know when I’m coming up your way when the weather is warmer.

[@ClassicRides]

I don’t blame you Les, it’s still freezing cold out there 🥶

[@AmbrosiasRideOuts]

Maaaan I needed this. Love it. Thank you 😊

[@ClassicRides]

Glad to have helped!

[@user-pm8gw3gp4x]

Excellent video. Well done.

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks 🙏

[@williamloynes4235]

Another classic ride 🙌

[@ClassicRides]

It was indeed 🙂

[@fepofalco8238]

You are a Genius!!

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks 😁

[@miniralph9065]

Just a quick thanks for posting these amazing videos. What a breath of fresh air from all the other dross. Clearly you’re not making lots of money from them. They must take ages to film and edit, but they really are worth the effort. What a calming influence in an otherwise chaotic life. Ride safely and enjoy life.

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks, it's nice to know people get something out of the videos, makes the effort worth it 👍🏻

[@jjnewman65]

Nice one. Cozy. A tarp really helps in those rain situations. I don’t have one and I’d probable struggle putting it up. You need to be in a wooded area I presume to find trees and branches to attach the lines to? You forgot the cheese 🧀 for your burger! 🍔

[@ClassicRides]

The burger already had cheese built into it 👌 The tarp is tricky to put up on your own without nearby trees, but it’s definitely possible. I use the bike as a ‘lean-to’ for the first pole, then I can put up the other pole and reposition the bike once the tarp is up. Worth the effort when the weather’s a bit rubbish.

[@chrismccallum8740]

You have the ability to make even the most miserable nights look appealing!

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Chris, polishing turds is a talent 😁

[@paulclarke1233]

Hi classic rides, well done for braving the weather and great filming

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Paul, it was worth getting a little wet for, most of the trip was fairly dry (if a bit cold) but very much worth it.

[@michaelfirth1075]

Great video , you made it look easy thanks I enjoyed it😊

[@ClassicRides]

Having a few pieces of decent kit goes a long way 🙂

[@magicworldbyjorg]

...cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you… Greetings Jörg

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Jorg, glad you liked it 🙏

[@magicworldbyjorg]

@@ClassicRides Thank you very mutch... have a nice Weekend.... see you…. Greetings Jörg

[@markpinnington1723]

Another fantastic bit of camera work Matt Great watching you set up camp....wish I could see rain again. Tasmania is suffering it's worst drought in decades Thanks again

[@ClassicRides]

You’re more than welcome to have some of ours, hasn’t stopping raining for two years…

[@bokfpv]

Amazing!!

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks 🙏

[@franrakou7458]

Hey Matt , always à pleasure to watch your videos . Thank you .

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Fran 🙏

[@bryn481]

Love it, always brightens my week up

[@ClassicRides]

Glad to have helped Richie 👍

[@Nicontrast]

Beautiful camping, made the rain and the rain-situations worthwhile. Beautiful stuff, beautifully filmed mate.

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks mate, was definitely worth getting a bit wet to have an early adventure this year.

[@ReelRidersPodcast]

Respect for capturing all that coverage while setting up camp in the rain, Matt. And you must have been thrilled to record all that birdsong the next morning - a lovely touch. I'm sure warm and dry days are coming....

[@ClassicRides]

Waking up to the sun and the birdsong made up for getting drenched the day before for sure. Still, I’m very much looking forward to more camping trips in the dry and warm weather when (if) it arrives 🤞

[@adamjohnston447]

Great video Matt. Loved the shot of you shaking the rain off the tarp. And big respect to you for camping in this country in the winter. You’re hardier than me!

[@ClassicRides]

Seems we only have winter now 😁

[@edwardtodd2833]

Always love your work. Thanks for sharing and all your efforts. Brightens up my day.

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Edward, glad to have helped 👍

[@Teubihan]

Hello Matt, greetings from France, great video, wonderful pictures, amazing landscape, must come over sometime. I wonder if you could share a reference to the tent, I would be pleased, cheers and bon voyage for your next trip, Frank

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Frank, glad to hear you liked the video. The tent is a Decathlon Two Seconds Easy Tent 👍

[@svenwhothehell5980]

Thanks Matt, very enjoyable to watch and even better doing it 👍🏼

[@ClassicRides]

Glad you liked it Sven 👍

[@nicholasparkin6979]

Thanks Mat for the time and effort. Quality. Roll on some sunny days.

[@ClassicRides]

I’m with you there, I enjoyed the trip but it would have been at least 50% better without the rain 😁

[@IanClarke-bi3se]

Been looking forward to this one Matt love the way you braved the weather and camped the barmouth rail bridge is such a special structure and I never knew you could ride over it Another superb film thanks Matt

[@ClassicRides]

Glad you liked it Ian. I didn’t know motorcycles were allowed on it until a few years ago myself, I’ve been wanting to ride it since! I got lucky with there being nobody walking bridge, I imagine people who don’t know it’s allowed would get a bit irate 😁

[@massimosoranzo7306]

Wow! Goood job Bro

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Massimo 👍

[@BonnevilleBabu]

Been long since i have seen your videos due to work @ travelling…made a heart full as usual…again lovely lovely video

[@ClassicRides]

So glad you got back to watching a few videos on YT 👍🏻

[@barriekeegan1426]

Excellent job I would love to do that

[@ClassicRides]

You should do it, well worth the effort 👍

[@FREE_PUREBLOOD333]

Nice to see the little toll bridge near the George pub and Barmouth bridge as well. Great memories .

[@ClassicRides]

We need more bridges like these everywhere

[@jerhughes500]

Good for you for doing what you, so obviously, love Matt. I’m desperate to get away, some alone time, hopefully soon. Great video as always.👍

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Jer, it’s always good to get out (even when the weather’s terrible)

[@waynedilworth5706]

Matt you are bloody mad, thanks for the video 😂

[@ClassicRides]

Glad you liked it 👊

[@akhilshah2157]

Amazing 👏

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks 🙏

[@philipmontgomery3470]

Update - just got a T120 so now I can go camping in the rain and eat soggy burgers. You’re a trendsetter. 😊

[@ClassicRides]

May you enjoy it as much as I did 🤔👊

[@samhill3496]

Good ride and camp. Nice on the shoreline. Fast setup for dry cover. Camera work getting better all the time. Welcome spring. Safe rides. Good watching with my new knee . Make some more.

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Sam, I’ll certainly planning on making more 👍

[@weebercorey]

I don't think I'd be up for doing this in real life, but you make it look easy - and this way I don't have to suffer without my flushing toilet and sleep apnea machine ;)

[@ClassicRides]

Fair enough, having decent equipment helps a lot, even then I wouldn’t make a habit of camping when I know the weather will be bad, once in a while is fine though 🙂

[@cyclelife100]

Great video Matt, my favourite place, we stay in Penmaenpool for a couple of weeks every year not far from the George III. Haven't found that campsite yet😊

[@ClassicRides]

It’s called Cefn Coed, a little pricey for a “wild” campsite but the owners seem decent and it’s nice that it’s not just an empty field kind of campsite

[@maxgrammare5621]

Quel courage de rouler et de faire du camping avec un temps pareil. Il n'y a qu'une seule explication, faut être anglais. A part ça, belle vidéo bien sympathique et une belle moto idéale pour la ballade tranquille. Bravo.

[@ClassicRides]

Actually I’m not English 😁 But I grew up here so used to the foul weather. Glad to hear you liked the video.

[@nigelfisher3756]

Perfect….a must do antidote for today’s ills; young lads should take note, learn and realise that real adventure is out there if they can break away from their iPads. I’d be guessing somewhere between Dolgellau & Barmouth? You can forgive a bit of rain in Wales, I guess. If only I were a bit younger I’d be doing the same. Great idea setting up the tarp for the bike and extra cover. Thank you for sharing.

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Nigel, glad you liked it. It’s good to detach from the internet for a while, camping in places where you have no choice is a great way to do it I think. Yes you’re right, the campsite is called Cefn Coed and is just a bit west of Dolgellau, along the estuary coast.

[@WerdnaLiten]

Provided you have the right equipment, then winter camps can be an enjoyable experience - and you're more likely to have places to yourself.

[@ClassicRides]

That’s very true, the right gear makes all the difference

[@gnarlybadger690]

Crikey! Fair play for getting out, I guess it’s just a case of getting yourself out of winter slumber…………I must make more of an effort 😊. I didn’t know Barmouth rail bridge was back open and were you able to purchase the wood for the fire at the site. Enjoyed watching and hopefully it’ll galvanise me into action😂

[@ClassicRides]

If I wait for it to stop raining I guess I’ll never get out these days 😁. Yes the wood was available from the campsite, in fact you’re not allowed to gather your own from the wooded area due to local council rules on moisture content on logs for burning 🙄.

[@gnarlybadger690]

@@ClassicRides always good to know the local council has everyone's interest and safety at hand 🤔😏

[@ClassicRides]

@@gnarlybadger690ignore my last comment, it was meant for someone else 😁

[@markb3180]

Barmouth bridge and the toll bridge to the George the 3rd know them well, good man 👍👍👍

[@ClassicRides]

Both good fun on a bike 😁

[@markb3180]

@@ClassicRides Ridden across the George the 3rd, not the Barmouth rail bridge however what a fabulous view down the estuary

[@pacojurado6569]

Que maravilla de video Matt la verdad es que me relaja y me dan ganas de hacer lo que tu haces yo tengo una ROYAL Enfield Meteor 350 y estoy muy contento con ella este mes dia24 llevo un año con ella y solo tiene 3150 kilómetros soy un aburrido, un saludo campeón 😢

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Paco, the Meteor looks like a lovely bike, I bet you’re really happy with it

[@mrbear143]

I really like all the different camera angles as you ride. Great editing too. Next you’ll have to hire a follow car to get that 3rd person perspective! 😂

[@ClassicRides]

Wish I had the money to hire a film crew for those “follow” shots 😁 Until then I’ll just continue with just me 👍

[@althescottishbiker]

I love your style of filming and editing. No unnecessary chat. The sounds of the birds, was that an added sound effect?

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Al. The birdsong is real, I just turned up the volume a bit so it was easier to hear.

[@markmacpherson3999]

🎉

[@ClassicRides]

🙌👊

[@AlexOnABoat]

It's raining Matt, go home, you'll catch your death. Ok, I'll admit, grudgingly, that there's something nice about listening to the rain fall as the fire crackles away, but that's why wood burners were invented, so you can do it indoors. Anyway another lovely video as always, and it's so nice not to find it accompanied by the incessant hair metal so many creators choose. Thank you for getting out there so I don't have to. You make my £1 worthwhile.

[@ClassicRides]

Funnily enough I have a lovely chest infection developing now, I’m sure the two things aren’t related though 🤔 “Hair metal” what’s that? 😁

[@AlexOnABoat]

@@ClassicRides Have I just shown my age with the hair metal comment? Surely I'm not the only one who remembers the curly permed metal bands of the Eighties and early Nineties, well I know I'm not, most motorcycle content creators seem to as well. For the chest, Buttercup Syrup, it cures everything - a potential channel sponsor even? Get well soon, Matt

[@ClassicRides]

@@AlexOnABoatI’m of a similar vintage and now I’ve had a few minutes to warm up my memory banks, I do recall a sect of emo-esque music referred to as that 😁

[@IanSixbikes-by6ei]

Enjoyed your winter motorcycling/camping 'vid' , liked your tent so have to ask you who manufactures it and where can I buy one ?

[@ClassicRides]

Glad to hear you liked the video 👍🏻 The tent is a Two Seconds Easy Tent and you can buy them in Decathlon

[@Martin3846654]

Hi. Brilliant video. Just wondering what make your helmet is? Thanks.

[@ClassicRides]

Thanks Martin, glad you liked it. The Helmet is a Hedon Heroine Racer 👍

[@sammorgan7606]

Where’s the camp site, looks amazing

[@ClassicRides]

It’s called Cefn Coed, on the south side of Mawddach Estuary 👍

[@BonnevilleBabu]

Hi Matt absolutely lovely video….One small question mate have you ever got into a situation of a flat tyre as its tube spoke??? and how do you handle it on places you travel???…i got my t120 with Kineo wheel tubeless but costed me a bomb

[@ClassicRides]

Yes I got three punctures in my first summer with the bike 😁 It's a total nightmare as the bike needs to be transported to somewhere that can fix it. I usually carry a spare tube with me, but still it's the only thing I worry about with the bike. I'd love to get some Kineo's, but as you know they're very expensive so I might go for some KKE wheels instead at some point.

[@BonnevilleBabu]

oh ture 😀@@ClassicRides

[@Nbxcortez]

Nice vid! Do you have a link for the firepit? Would love to pick one up.

[@ClassicRides]

It's just an unbranded firepit available from Amazon, you should find them if you search for "camping firepit", or if you have a look through my Amazon page, you'll find a listing for it there. amazon.co.uk/shop/classicrides

[@Nbxcortez]

Cheers, ordered one.

[@rramirrezz]

is there really no chance to get a little bit sun in britain? :D :D awesome video in a beautiful scenery. ok - the weather could be improved...but weatherproof clothing has to be made for someone. :D :D :D

[@ClassicRides]

It doesn’t seem that we are allowed nice weather anymore. Living elsewhere is becoming more and more appealing 😁

[@nickaxe771]

Interesting....motorcycle on the bridge over the estuary.....are they allowed.....is there a toll.

[@ClassicRides]

100% allowed on the Barmouth Viaduct and there’s a toll honesty box at the Barmouth side. Though I wouldn’t do it during the holidays or weekends when the bridge is full of people, I can imagine some folk would get a bit irate.

[@nickaxe771]

Fantastic....must give it a go when we go to see the Mach Loop.@@ClassicRides

[@alietherington]

What motorcycle boots are they you are wearing?

[@ClassicRides]

They're Merlin Legacy Outlast boots. Sadly they make them anymore, but you might be able to find some online if you're lucky.

[@giuseppedimari7478]

come ti invidio

[@ClassicRides]

It wasn’t all fun 😁 ⛈️