Royal Enfield Classic 350 | Forest of Bowland | Roeburndale and Littledale |

[@paulkiley4667]

Some incredible scenery right there! A great ride and the perfect bike to do it on. Thanks for sharing👍

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks for watching Paul, glad you enjoyed it. 🤗

[@diversionbob8482]

@29:56 I was riding this road the other way one time and I could feel a touch of cramp coming on in my right calf so I pulled into that farm gateway to have a stomp around to ease the cramp. As I'm doing a very bad River Dance I turned towards the farm gate and the farmer was leaning on it looking at me, so to be sociable I said "It's a lovely view you've got here." He replied in comedy farmers accent saying " Maybe you think so but you wouldn't want to be up here in middle of winter. It comes right in from yon lovely view."

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

😂, lovely memory. Thanks Bob.

[@MsDenver2]

Well you’re having some exercise getting on and off. Beautiful Moreland, your so lucky to live there with all those lanes, I can imagine how bleak it is in winter, but what a great ride 👍🏍️

[@Coastriderscotland]

Hi Ian, that was a long film, but still watched it all! 😁👍 very relaxing and great roads for the 350, and lovely view near the end 😁 My K60 film is still getting views 😜

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Bruce, I really couldn’t chop it up, but is longer than I usually like to put out. It surprises me how a lot of my older vids still get views and comments too. 😎

[@weemark67]

Lovely ride out on some lovely wee roads. Bruce would enjoy these 😊 The Classic is just purr’in.😊 Sulky clouds are lurking.👀

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Very poetic Mark 😂. Yes, perfect Bruce roads 😎

[@tomstockell9481]

What a magic ride - thanks Ian ! I couldnt imagine a better road and scenery for the Classic 350 - it will take you anywhere !

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Tom, yes, perfect lanes for Clementine…..oh, and me. Cheers

[@GapBahnDirk]

Delightful to see that area. I bet that it is bleak and lonely up there in the winter and a long way to the convenience store! I like a good, down to earth sign; "shut the gate" and we can hear everything that the farmer has left unsaid. That fly tipper went to a lot of effort.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks GBD. We would love to live up there. Going for a monthly grocery shop would be a day out 🤣. Agree about the fly toppers. I did wonder whether they were old salt licks, that farmers used during the winter, but not sure at a quick glance. Cheers

[@Ainsworth-Rider]

Don't take the gates out we love seeing you struggling 😊😊

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

You wouldn’t believe how many times I made this video (due to the zoom and helmet mic conflicting, and me being tired). I actually rendered and uploaded a total of 3 times, obviously deleting the previous two. The last thing I was going to do, was cut out the gates 😂😂😂

[@RideaGoodRoad]

Stunningly beautiful countryside. You are fortunate to ride these roads. It’s a bucket list wish for this Yank. Thank you Ian, for taking me along in this captivating video.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Glad you enjoyed the ride Dave. Yes, we are blessed to have these scenic beauty spots so close to home. Cheers

[@Adventureswithdids]

Have taken the car up there and parked where the cattle trailer was parked and had a picnic . Stunning views over to the Lakes and Dales

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks David, it is stunning up there.

[@zedcharlie]

I Don.t recall receiving a cheque for use of my secret route. You will have all sorts of undesirable types up there now. 😂 used to do it with pushbike club. Tough run. From chorley. Stunning roads. I may say the best in the area.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

I agree Charlie, stunning is the word 👍

[@jimmydickson8854]

Beautifull view in the middle of no where alright the bike just puts along 👍

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Jimmy. Genuinely lovely up there. The 350 is ideal for this terrain. Cheers

[@mrgrizzlyrides]

Well Ian, that was bloody brilliant bud, luved every minute of it. Certainly my type of roads and my fave environment. I've done that with gates too, irritating isn't. Some lovely piccies of Clementine and views of the area, like the way you point out points of interest too. Great work Ian, thanx for sharing.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Neil. I enjoy all our rides, but this route is quite special. Largely traffic free is a bonus. I don’t really mind the gates tbh, breaks the ride up 😂

[@MsDenver2]

Well you’re having some exercise getting on and off. Beautiful Moreland, you’re so lucky to live there with all those lanes, I can imagine how bleak it is in winter, but what a great ride . You got yourself in your mirror on that last photo 👍🏍️

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Donna. I definitely feel blessed with such scenery on the doorstep. I hadn’t noticed me on the photo 😂

[@henryhartley9993]

Excellent stuff Ian, glorious lanes around the Trough of Bowland.....

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Henry, 100% agree 😎

[@andyheath9743]

That was a good little bimble around. You really are quite lucky to live where you are.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Andy, yes, we always say how blessed we are to have these places so close. Cheers

[@momarsden3053]

What a lovely vlog Ian. Very therapeutic. Thanks for your efforts 👌. Regards, Mo 😊 👍

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Mo, appreciated 👍

[@MsDenver2]

I am fed up of the election, would rather watch a lovely video of your interesting rides, can I say I enjoy your longer videos 😊

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Donna, I don’t think that many do like the longer ones (they get bored), but I really couldn’t choose this one up. Cheers

[@adrianstrand1120]

Lovely ride out Ian, you should take a little stove and make a brew while out in these beautiful places ☕️ 👍🏻

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Adrian, the best I sometimes manage, is a flask 😂

[@chrisweeks6973]

The sound's fine, Ian. Nice extended ride and some wonderful views, though I do smile about it being the Forest of Bowland and there's frequently hardly a tree in sight. 😉

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

😂 me too Chris. Being an incomer, I am unsure whether I should call it the Forest or Trough of Bowland. Perhaps once upon a time there was a forest covering most of the area. Cheers

[@chrisweeks6973]

@@ianhughesroyalenfield From the ending of the last Ice Age (around 12,000 BC), Birch and Oak were common in the region that you were riding - Lime was common further south - but widespread clearing in the Bronze Age period (2400 - 750 BC) and in the Iron Age (800 BC - 43 AD) had reduced wildwood to around 50% of England by 500 BC. By the time of the Domesday Book (1086), only around 15% of England was forested and by 1350 this had shrunk to 10%; as at 2001, that had reduced to just 8.4%. There you go; I'm a mine of useless information! 😉

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

@chrisweeks6973 😂 Thanks Chris………I think 😂👏

[@ReRiderChi]

Time is short so I've watched at 2x speed. Makes the CL look fast...and to see you leap off the bike lol. And the sheep!!

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

😂 probably looks like I am at the Isle of Man TT 😂

[@peterwillis4239]

Absolutely beautiful ride Ian, thank you. Love your chatting. You really appreciate the scenery up there. Great to see Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent in the distance. 👍 - Lovely photos at the end too, well done. 'Ruby' says Hi to 'Clementine'. 😅

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Peter. To shorten the length by chopping bits out would have been sacrilegious, apart from the bit going through Caton, but by then it was already really long 😂. Clementine says beep beep to Ruby 😍

[@peterwillis4239]

😂😂👍

[@Ainsworth-Rider]

Evening Ian 😊what a fabulous ride 👍

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks James, glad you enjoyed it, means a lot.

[@joe_Solo1.deVista]

Beautiful ride!!!

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thank you. ☺️

[@MsDenver2]

I like your videos because I don’t know that area at all and you showing how beautiful it is and showing us different places gives me ideas where to go when I do bigger miles.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Where are you based ? (ish)

[@MsDenver2]

@@ianhughesroyalenfield I’m in Wolverhampton, to built up every where but there are some places but not a great choice.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

@MsDenver2 not too far from the Welsh border, Herefordshire etc. just need the weather 🫣😂

[@melfzs]

Decent ride that one Ian ,and Clementine looks stunning in the still shots 👌, I had to watch it in two parts as I remembered I was supposed to be getting on with my oil and filter change on my Classic! 😅😅 Cheers Mel 🍻

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

No problem Mel, it was long enough to have three attempts at watching it 😂 Cheers

[@thesilverfoxtravels6653]

Well worth it for the views and photos at the end Ian. Pity about the fly tipping though, there’s a special place in hell for people like that. 👍

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Nick, totally agree about the fly tippers. No heart, and no soul 🤬

[@carlarthur4442]

Hi Ian you could have done a Steve McQeen over that gate , you know a great escape job 😂.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

😂😂😂 Cheers

[@carlarthur4442]

@@ianhughesroyalenfield Your Welcome mate 👍

[@zedcharlie]

Did it on Africa twin once. Off road bike? A lot more fun on honda monkey. So much easier. Can do the whole route via slaidburn and low gill then your route for less than a gallon of fuel . 😂

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

😂

[@zedcharlie]

@@ianhughesroyalenfield The monkey is a super nice bike to ride. Not on mway though. But I have a few times. Feels a bit like the Russian roulette scene from the deer hunter.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

🤣

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

...or Dum and Dummer 🤣

[@zedcharlie]

@@ianhughesroyalenfield Not seen that but they did ask me to be in it 🤯

[@Dinky-Biker]

Another "Good un." The sound of Clementine is very good she sounds very nice. Your voice is very clear. The picture quality is excellent. I knew straight away that you weren't using the sound from your Zoom. Still sounds pretty good on my TV.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thank you. Exhaust note slightly quieter, but more natural.

[@bazxl57]

Hi Ian, Brilliant video bike sounds lovely hope you have good weather & a good time while you are away will you be taking Pip. All the best Baz

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Hi Baz, yes Pip is here with us……she visited the doggy hairdresser yesterday, so she looks a different dog now 🫣😂

[@5dTraveller]

Hi Ian, I watched this last night but was too tired to comment sensibly when I got to the end at 3am! A great ride with some wonderful views, it must get pretty wild up there in winter. The sky might have been a bit threatening but it was as impressive as the land below. I enjoyed the whole ride apart from the shameful cairn of shite, I'm struggling to comprehend what kind of life form does this, obviously barely sentient whatever it is.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Mick. Yes, stormy skies, and beautiful scenery. The lowlife fly tippers need something nasty doing to them 🤔 Cheers

[@simonchilli2088]

Stirling work Ian enjoyed that long ride but great views over to Morecambe Bay! Something came up on another channel I watch. The person that "own's" it said about people only watching ten minutes and then leaving the video. I quite often stop a video like this to look on Google maps where you are roughly and what's around. So if it loox like on your algorithm I've ditched it early don't worry I haven't. There's a lot of breax for football at the moment! I get to the end of them eventually. Cheers and keep up the great work.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Simon. It is true that many people can’t get beyond 10 minutes, but as most of my content is around the 30 minute mark, I know the viewing statistics are not that good on the scenic rides. Also, some people look at the length of the video on the thumbnail, and don’t bother to watch, due to the length of it. Bike reviews however, do a hell of a lot better for views, hence why I throw them in occasionally, just to let the algorithm know I am still here 😂. Google maps and Google Earth are a really good resource for me, including using street view for landmarks. Cheers

[@simonchilli2088]

@@ianhughesroyalenfield No worries.

[@martintraffordmoorlandbike7121]

Lovely area again Ian, and there's nowt wrong with covering the same ground from a different direction in my view (no pun intended) As I used to say to my coach passengers on an 'out and back' excursion - 'I know that we're travelling the same roads back, but everything looks completely different from 180 degrees opposite direction.' - talk about teaching grannies to suck eggs!! 🤦

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Martin, yes agreed.

[@MsDenver2]

The way you know where to go you could do tours of Yorkshire because I know I would get lost .

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

😂, I don’t know about that, but I have always had a fairly good sense of direction. Having a bit of a look on Google Earth helps too, going into street view for landmarks. 👍

[@michaelgilbert3311]

I enjoyed that ride Ian ,A very remote area (just a i like it) How many miles did we do i ask? And a question 4U what is that device located next to your lh mirror? Until the next time. Bfn Mike Sunny Wales.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Hi Mike, the device on the left side, is the on/off remote for the camera that looks at me. Mileage wise, I think the whole 3 videos (yes there is a third, just the ride home, but still quite nice, and Clementine gets a wriggle on), came to about 35 miles. Not many, but it was nadgery, and took about 2 hours, including stops. Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@terenceotoole8636]

Another enjoyable video. The bike is running well. You certainly seem to get around a lot, roughly what part of the country do you run out from.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Hi Terence, we are now based close to Carnforth, on the North Lancashire/Cumbria border. Originally from Nantwich in Cheshire, hence my connection with Crewe Motorcycle Centre. My family are still down there, so I try and grab a ride on something whilst visiting them. Cheers

[@terenceotoole8636]

@@ianhughesroyalenfield Thanks, I was beginning to wonder. You have access to many great roads. Thank you.

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

@terenceotoole8636 I use Google Maps and Google Earth quite a bit. Google Earth Street View is a handy tool to get an idea of what to expect.

[@crumblymal8479]

Lovely run Ian much enjoyed i'm not getting out much at the moment so nice to see these really beautiful areas apart from some moron's fly tipping , not seen much election stuff since I rarely watch ordinary TV just the old netflix and KZbin and bike related stuff .Although I did catch a so called debate the other day and what a shambles that was just a load of squawking by some awful woman and that was enough for me 😂👌👍

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Thanks Mal, hopefully you will get out again soon. We too avoid normal telly, as we mainly watch itv3 repeats 😂, so only endure when we watch current affairs about once every 3/4 days 🫣. Those responsible for the discarded tubs needed stringing up 🤬Cheers