My Motorcycle Adventure through Devon - Part 1

So here it is! Part 1 of my 3 day tour through Devon and Dartmoor, and an overview of all the mods I'd done to the bike at this point.
In this part I travel north from my home in Portsmouth, up through Cheddar Gorge, to Lynton where I spend the first night in a small bothy.
Follow me through the British countryside, which starts off in the beautiful sunshine and ends up with 60mph winds blowing!
This is my first ever Vlog, so please leave me your feedback, good or bad, and I'll try to take it all on board for my future videos!
I hope you enjoy it. Stay tuned for Part 2 (which is a lot more scenic!).

[@ExeterCenturion]

Brilliant series and I can't wait to get touring my home county as soon as I have my bike!

[@mohasbibar5695]

Hey man ! I’m enjoying you Chanel a lot in this tough time is put smile on my face , thank for this content please bring more of it .

[@ballamoto]

Hey! Thanks a lot for the nice comment. Really glad to hear that! I will definitely bring more this year I hope. Stay safe my friend 🙏👍

[@kdrspin9615]

Too good for the first vlog in the channel.. nice work bro 🤟🤟🤟

[@ballamoto]

Thanks a lot man! I appreciate it 👍👍

[@room3663]

Great vlog, really enjoyed watching. Keep it up buddy 👍

[@ballamoto]

Thank you!

[@JayTheMachinist]

Hello there fellow xsr rider. Great content on your channel. Good to see another xsr700 in Portmouth, we have to meet for a ride one day.

[@ballamoto]

Only just seen this! Thanks a lot. Definitely drop me a line nearer the summer and I'll be up for it 👍

[@jencam6854]

just found your channel, really enjoyed the devon tour... great vlogging 😃

[@slomorenga]

Nice vids! I rode my Xsr from Hamburg down to Naples and east to Danzig. Although my ass kind of hurt after one hour, it was much fun! Be careful if you ever come to Germany with these levers, they’re not legal here.

[@DrakeyDistiller]

Bloody Hell ! Bloody fantastic. Cheap joke, sorry. Just loved watching. Thank you.👍

[@ballamoto]

My most overused word 😂

[@LukeTPZ]

Great video. What jacket you wearing on the bike? Any reason to not choose the 900? Was in the market for the old XJR1300 but soooo close to plumping for one of these! 😍

[@ballamoto]

Thanks a lot! I'm wearing a Furygen Mistral Evo Mesh jacket. (it's actually up for sale if you're from the UK and fit a medium 😉 haha). I'm not all about power, so that's always a funny question to me, and the answer is I MUCH prefer the looks of the 700 and the character of the parallel twin engine. It's lighter, and I'm only 5'7" so it all works for me 👍 I do love the XJRs, beautiful bikes!

[@LukeTPZ]

BallaMOTO Thanks! I’m more an XL 😂 I’m not about power either and my first ‘big’ bike was a Kawasaki ER-6F, but when I wanted to do a long-weekend tour, felt it was a little under-powered, so swapped for a (pre-VTEC) VFR800. Great bike, but sold it, moved house and now time to get back into it ready for this summer. I was dead-set on the XJR, but I think the pendulum has swung in favour of the XSR now (partly thanks to your uploads). There a very similar one for sale that’s tempting me!

[@ballamoto]

@@LukeTPZ ahh fair enough! 😂 Still a great jacket for the summer, worth looking at. I've now got the Knox Urbane Pro which I can wear under any jacket or with no jacket at all, so it's really useful. Yeah I think either xsr would be a good choice, possibly the 900 could be better for loading up with gear for a long tour 🤔 and they're so easy to modify to make your own, lots of aftermarket parts available! And they're pretty cheap to begin with. Glad my video could help you out! If you're interested in any other inspiration for it (I've changed a lot since this Vlog), head to www.BallaMOTO.com for the latest!

[@EpicAdamMotovlogs]

Lovely bike mate. Where's the road at around 17:00? It looks amazing

[@ballamoto]

Thanks a lot! That's the road down to the bothy in Lynton. The rough coordinates are: 51.2402119, -3.7832370

[@EpicAdamMotovlogs]

@@ballamoto Brilliant. I'm going to have to stay in that same building. How did you go about staying in it? Sorry for all the questions

[@ballamoto]

@@EpicAdamMotovlogs no worries at all, I booked it through the National Trust I think. It's called Foreland Bothy

[@EpicAdamMotovlogs]

@@ballamoto I found it. Still about 1 hour from my house. Cheers mate. Good video BTW. I'm looking forward to seeing more mini adventures

[@ballamoto]

@@EpicAdamMotovlogs it's a beautiful place. Thanks a lot, hope to do some more when the world's back to normal!

[@berry1979]

Nice vid mate! Wee question ...... im looking for a set of saddlebags for my XSR700 but am not sure which ones will fit as I’ve installed the Evotech tail tidy and this brings the indicator stalks closer to the read of the bike, limiting the space available for saddlebags. If im not mistaken you also have a tail tidy..... which saddlebags do you have?

[@ballamoto]

Hello mate, good question, not sure if you're aware but the evotech tail tidy has two different positions for the indicators. I also have the same one. I chose to fit them nearer to the indicators so I could use saddle bags. I use the Givi MT501 👍

[@berry1979]

BallaMOTO ok mate, thanks for the tip 👍🏼

[@ballamoto]

@@berry1979 I meant closer to the number plate! 😂

[@berry1979]

BallaMOTO i know 😉

[@michaelbriers9195]

Where did you get the MT 07 fork covers from? Look great. Thanks!

[@ballamoto]

Thanks! I got them from Partzilla. I can't remember the exact part numbers, but the info is on some of the XSR700 Facebook pages!

[@SpaDerola]

How was the power with all your kit? Motorways etc

[@lennonreynolds6580]

would you recommend this bike for longer trips..... perhaps uk to France? looking to buy the xsr700 but I've only ever had 1000/1300's for longer trips.

[@lennonreynolds6580]

Great videos on your channel too 👍

[@ballamoto]

Engine-wise, yes. I've never really understood the need for a 1000+ for a long trip? Just so the revs are a couple of thousand less maybe? This sits at 80mph very happily, and on a naked bike, you won't be going that speed the whole time that's for sure! 😁 The tank size is a let down, probably about 100 or so miles. Comfort wise, I can do a few hours comfortably without a break. I just did a ride to Limoges in France over 3 days and it was great!

[@lennonreynolds6580]

BallaMOTO Yeah true, I was just always spoilt with the option of always having a bigger bike but like you say it’s not really necessary, especially with the new tech in engines now anyway. Wow sounds like a good trip, I’m in Wiltshire so rude mostly from there then down the coast and stay wherever and continue on the next day. Thanks for your reply ..... I actually bought the xsr700 today .... can’t wait to ride!!

[@ballamoto]

@@lennonreynolds6580 ahh it'll be perfect for that! You're gunna love it 👍

[@lennonreynolds6580]

BallaMOTO are you part of any group or club? Would like to get to know a few more riders and people to go about with.

[@winterbreed]

Did you increase ground clearance?

[@ballamoto]

No unfortunately not. But I adjusted the preload after loading the bike up to at least maintain the original ground clearance

[@Sumpguard]

Mate what range do you get on the 700?

[@ballamoto]

I've not actually paid too much attention to it, but it's not a huge tank. Maybe 100 miles or so 🤔

[@Sumpguard]

@@ballamoto thanks mate

[@pramodbaggani3563]

Hi bro