Picos de Europa motorcycle tour 2019 part 1 (getting there)

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video! We’re off to Plymouth on Sunday - first stop Potes! Never been to the Picos before! 👍

[@Banditmanuk]

You will have a great time, think the lads from Wildbad Touring are out there then (Richy Vida) No better place to ride a motorcycle in my opinion. 2nd instalment of my tour fresh out this morning. Thanks for dropping by.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

@@Banditmanuk Looks like you had good weather!

[@Banditmanuk]

@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Yep really lucky

[@motorbiketoureruk]

Love the Picos, and Austurious for great riding and scenery

[@Banditmanuk]

Yep we were blown away by how good the riding was over there and so little traffic.

[@motorbiketoureruk]

Banditmanuk northern Portugal is a must go to place as well, easy to get to from Santander, I’ll give you a cracking Route if you ever go

[@Banditmanuk]

@@motorbiketoureruk Thanks, so many places we want to ride. Slovenia is on the cards for next year for the wife's big birthday.

[@motorbiketoureruk]

Banditmanuk exactly what we want to d, but time is against us with young kids and unhappy wives!!! Croatian coast looks stunning as well

[@Banditmanuk]

@@motorbiketoureruk we have taken a punt and booked with the guys who run Canary Motorcycle tours who are setting up a new venture out there where by you fly out to Slovenia and ride their bikes...... wont be quite the same not having our bikes but saves loads of time riding out and they do us a good deal because we ride every year with them in Gran Canaria. The Missenden Flyer has been out there with them this summer testing routes, and accommodation, he is not publishing his vids until after Christmas.

[@muddyharbourrider7340]

Hi Richard, I’ve just discovered your channel ( and subscribed ) and I’m enjoying your easy commentary style. I’ve been trying to think who your voice reminds me of and I finally got - you sound very much like John sergeant the bbc journalist. Anyway keep up the good work. 👍

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks very much for subscribing. I've been absolutely amazed so many people have actually found what I've put up to be interesting. Had the channel ages but only in the last couple of years have I put any effort into recording and editing. Never been compared to John Sergeant but will happily take that. The accent is South Derbyshire. My better half and I with our two friends are heading back to the Picos this year, new place to stop, some new roads, hopefully it may have a vid in it. Best regards Richard.

[@muddyharbourrider7340]

Banditmanuk Cheers for the reply Richard and all the best to Carol.

[@bobnicholson4702]

Good quality vid, Will be watching more over the next days. I will be doing a weeks touring in The Picos alone on my new W-Wing when this virus nonsense is over. Just got to get the Sat Nav bird to talk to me in the headset things. I am not a techo at all and my grandson is only 8 months so he can't help.

[@Banditmanuk]

I'm sure there will be an instructional vid on KZbin that will show you how to pair the devices, its normally just a case of turning on the Bluetooth on on both devices and click pair device. We are hoping to return to the Picos this Autumn, not sure at all if it will happen. If and when you make it over there I think you will be impressed by the roads, scenery and lack of traffic out there. Thanks for watching the vids, hope you enjoy the rest of them. Best wishes Richard and Carol.

[@ianyoung2696]

Great video, hope to watch some Moore, Ride safe 👍

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks Ian, hope you enjoys some of the other vids on this tour. All the best from Carol and Richard

[@Saddlebags73]

I’m planning on touring Spain next year from the same starting point and heading through the Picos. Look forward to the next episode 👍🏼

[@Banditmanuk]

You are in for a treat if you are heading there. If you are using the Portsmouth or Plymouth ferry to Santander or Bilbao best book early. Hope to have some more footage up this time next week. Cheers and thanks again for calling by the channel

[@Saddlebags73]

Banditmanuk I would book now but looking at the Brittany Ferries website, the timetable only extends as far as next April. I’m going in August.

[@o75uk]

Going ourselves on Sunday for a week! #excited. You’re not wrong about the ferries. Booked ours last November and it was half full then! Look forward to the rest of your vids! 🏍👍🏼

[@Banditmanuk]

You are in for a fantastic time, not edited any more footage yet but I can honestly say it's the best riding we have done, stunning scenery. Ride the stunning N621 all the way and vist the small village of Cain. Virtually every road in and out of Potes is stunning. Try the cable car at fuente de. Eating out is so cheap over there. ENJOY👍👍👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@BadMonkeyTouring]

Nice one mate. We stayed another 19.7km up the CA-185 at Parador de Fuente de, but everyday when we rode by that campsite, I thought how nice it'd be to stay there.

[@Banditmanuk]

Yep we rode up to Fuente Dé saw that Parador (Paradors in Spain are great) Did the cable car and I've got some stunning footage from the top.... Hopefully be in the next but one vid. Do appreciate you calling by the channel, hoping to get it over the 1000 subs like you have achieved. Nice going👍

[@BadMonkeyTouring]

@@Banditmanuk with the quality of video that you're putting out, I'm surprised you haven't gotten more subs by now. I'll definitely recommend your channel to my friends and followers.

[@gestoandlane]

fabulous!

[@Banditmanuk]

Thank you, hope you two are having a Happy Christmas day over in Spain. Cheers.

[@ghardi6324]

Great video! Looking forward to some more!

[@Banditmanuk]

Thank you, next Thursday hopefully 👍👍

[@uonlyliveonce]

Great vid. Looks like ye were there in Sep. What was the weather like? I've booked for next Sep. Thanks.

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks, the weather was perfect apart from one morning of rain. Yes it was September, ideal in my opinion. You will have a great time, thanks for calling by my little channel 👍

[@pedroat750]

Late june is also a great time to go toPicos.

[@paullee6663]

Cracking first video Richard.... I've been waiting for this series.... when were you there? I was there in early July and the same time last year. I see from the comments you went to Cain, I'll look out for that, that is one awesome place to ride to...looking forward to the next episode.

[@Banditmanuk]

We got back just last weekend, not cleaned the bike yet! Not even looked through the rest of the footage, hopefully we have some decent stuff if I can cobble it together into something vaguely interesting. Want to revisit Cain such a great place. Roads were exceptionally quiet when we visited.

[@Lassxx]

How exciting...never been abroad touring on a bike.

[@o75uk]

Kerryann, if there is one place to ride abroad, it is here. We’re off ourselves Sunday! 🏍🏍🏍👍🏼

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks for dropping by the channel Kerryann, bet you would love the riding in the Picos, so little traffic. Carol made some little reminder stickers on the satnav to make sure we set off on the right of the road not the left.

[@MansfieldPestControl]

Where was first campsite?

[@Banditmanuk]

Hi Its just outside Potes on the road towards Fente de 22:46 in the vid La Isla Picos de Europa they have a website

[@MansfieldPestControl]

@@Banditmanuk Many thanks, been there 3 times and still amazed.

[@Banditmanuk]

@@MansfieldPestControl I've recently returned from the same area, this time we stopped in an apartment in central Potes. Some new vids of that trip up on this channel now, hopefully better quality. Thanks for watching and take care. Richard

[@MansfieldPestControl]

Love the route in pt 2 can you post.

[@Banditmanuk]

Hi Martyn, thanks for watching, we returned to the same area this year and repeated some of the same routes including this. The new latest vids have a Dropbox link with all the GPX route files and tank notes. Just look in the description of those vids by clicking my channel icon and scrolling to latest vids.

[@MansfieldPestControl]

@@Banditmanuk AWESOME, THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@johnmfjw]

@@Banditmanuk Looking forward to watching all your episodes, hoping to to go next May.😎

[@Banditmanuk]

@@johnmfjw We've just been again and all the latest vids with route notes are now up on this channel. Thanks for watching and best of luck with your trip

[@johnmfjw]

@@Banditmanuk Thanks' I will watch them all as I like your video presentation

[@HippoDrones]

Awesome stuff... the accommodation looks bang on, hope you had a great trip? :-)

[@Banditmanuk]

We had probably one of our best motorcycle holidays. Roads were empty, food and accommodation cheap and stunning scenery. Hope the weather wasn't too bad for you, no one would go on a touring holiday without waterproofs would they? 😉

[@HippoDrones]

Hahaha... I toured Europe with no waterproofs and even had to bin some grots as they caught fire when I was drying them on my exhausts in Italy! :D I like light and unprepared for my adventures.... being wet is just a state of mind! :D

[@itziarbergara6232]

Buena ruta

[@Banditmanuk]

Gracias 😎

[@Kojak-zh7qo]

Brilliant really enjoyed that love the camp what’s it called 👍

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks Mark, appreciate you stopping by and letting me know. The follow up vids now all up on the channel and if this works it should be the link to the campsite we used just outside Potes. Cheers. www.campinglaislapicosdeeuropa.com/

[@johnmcnamara8417]

Very enjoyable video , were you guys within walking distance of Potes ? Looking forward to the next one :)

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks for your kind words. Yes we were in walking distance but it was a good 45 minute walk which we did do twice. All episodes of this tour are now released on my channel, we really enjoyed our time in the Picos. Cheers.

[@johnmcnamara8417]

@@Banditmanuk just spotted that and enjoying them very much

[@Banditmanuk]

@@johnmcnamara8417 Cheers John. My personal favourite is part 3 starting at the ancient Cangas bridge, the ride out of there is a stunning road. Best regards Richard

[@daveelliott1963]

Plan to enjoy those n.spain picos roads on my Honda forza 300 via IRELAND, cork Santander- I guess it would be more fun/ safer with companion(s)..any suggestions please?

[@Banditmanuk]

You could take a look at Wildbad Touring, they do an annual trip over from the UK, the guy who runs it also has a KZbin channel called Richy Vida. Alternatively there are loads of Facebook groups like UK bikers touring Europe who put posts on for like minded travellers to join and ride together. If you base yourself near Potes area you won't go far wrong, every road out of there is amazing. Best of luck with the trip, you will have a great time,

[@williamstirling8794]

what does it costs on ferry sorry for being nosiey

[@Banditmanuk]

Its about £600 per person and bike return with two sharing a cabin