🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland Tour - Arran and Mull of Kintyre

[@dangermouseanpenfold]

Such quiet roads. Lovely.

[@MRTPR]

Looks like a load of fun Mate. What a fabulous way to spend time. Very relaxing to watch while drinking a cuppa. Thank you for bringing us along. A little bit far for me being in South Australia. Take care and stay safe.

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Thanks mate, you too. Comments like this make it worth the effort 🙂👍

[@Buckers50]

Great vid. One of my favourite riding venues. If there's space on any of your next excursions, give me a shout, I'm only over in Cheshire with my XR. Cheers Phil

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Thanks mate 👍

[@grumpycarbloke293]

Planing on doing this in next few weeks if you fancy it,Manchester based

[@beemer4950]

A brief summary of a good 4 days - well done 😀👍

[@SmokinBob]

Looks fab. Was in South Scotland wild cMping recently but next time I go, I'm deffo going to the islands.

[@TwoFourCharlie007]

I’m planning on going to kintyre lighthouse the end of the month, just near where you parked your bikes is a memorial to the crew and passengers of a Chinook air crash, killed all on board, wiped out the top brass of Northern Ireland’s security services, June 94, enjoyed the video!!

[@thebearfacedbiker]

We didn’t loiter as there’s a little stream there and the midges were horrendous! You should fare better in late September - enjoy!

[@Epidian]

You can't get to the Mull on a bike these days, unless you've got a key to the gate across the road. I went right down to the lighthouse back in 1980 before thet gate was put up. If you think the Bealach is switchbacky you should have tried the descent to the Mull before the road got closed. Pity you didn't go counter clockwise out of Brodick. The views of Lochranza on the way down from the Bogouillie always give me a thrill.

[@thebearfacedbiker]

One of the team ran down it and back to say he’d been (he’s very keen). The rest of us donned midge nets and tried (and failed) to stop getting eaten at the gate 😩😂

[@Epidian]

@@thebearfacedbiker If he could run up that hill wearing bike gear he was extremely keen. Bad luck with the midges, it's usually too windy for them there.

[@robertjohnstone9570]

Hey I live in Ardrossan, you should have checked out the dalveen pass when you came through dumfries and Galloway. Hands down the best stretch of road south of glen coe

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Wow that whole area between the A74 and A76 looks brilliant! We just headed for the forest having looked at the map. There’s always next time 😀👍

[@iam_mono1892]

Nice vid!! Fancy a bit of that myself, minus the flat.

[@DesertMoPho]

Man. I wish I had started riding before i visited Scotland. Looks like a fun area to ride.

[@thebearfacedbiker]

So much world to ride, so little time 😀👍

[@DesertMoPho]

The Bear Faced Biker so true. Once the world is back to normal I want to get out to Norway and Sweden to ride.

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Hell yea - Norway! 🥰

[@andrewlucas6214]

Hi, did arran last year. What a gem...road round is beautiful and great mixture of road from broken and bumpy to smooth and grippy. Definitely going back. Thank you. (Btw...no puncture repair kit?)

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Cheers! Definitely going again too! Two different puncture kits wouldn’t plug it, it was a big hole - probably from glass on road or something. Used it for repair practice when I got home and now have a much better kit with an array of plugs just in case 🥴

[@johnvaleriewelbers2995]

😎thanks for sharing beautiful area for sure. 🥂😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦 from bc

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Thanks John! 🍻👍

[@MrWhothefoxthat]

great ride, your sat nav looks good, what make is it please.

[@thebearfacedbiker]

👍 It’s a BMW Navigator 6 - they’re made by Garmin, but the advantage of the BMW one is that it works with the control wheel on the handlebars. It’s not the most intuitive to use and the 6 model has some glitches over the previous 5. They’re also stupidly expensive! BMW just announced a phone cradle and their app can be controlled by the wheel too. So may have a look at that when my dealer have it in stock as the BM app and tracking seems pretty good and easier to use…

[@Stifford123]

Looks awesome 👌 you guys in East Midlands? You just mates or you have a club ?

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Just camping fwends 😂👍

[@eman19487]

Great Vid, did Scotland last year , east, north and west coast mostly NC500 route but so much we didn`t see, Hopefully will be able to return next year via the the Great Atlantic Way and decent weather. Are you saying the Sena Headsets are no good?

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Thanks Eric! Yes fingers crossed for 2021! No I’m just jibing the other guys as a couple of us had Packtalk and the others had Sena so it was a source of banter and we couldn’t get them working together. I’ve no experience with Sena but can vouch that Cardo Packtalk are very good! Once they managed to get them setup, the other guys Sena systems were fine too - I think they’re all a faff to setup initially.

[@DesertMoPho]

Found you on the Facebook group.

[@leejones2605]

What was the name of the campsite you spent your 2nd night, looked amazing. Great trip vid

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Thanks Lee. It’s the red squirrel campsite in Glencoe. Decent site. Can be a midge fest in late summer, but midges weren’t a problem when we were there again a few weeks ago - loads of rain and quite soggy!! 😂👍

[@leejones2605]

@@thebearfacedbiker when’s the best time of year to go. I got a list of places in the Uk for a big trip. Places to go Scar house reservoir Cheddar gorge Lyn ogwen St nectuns glen Botallack tin mines Raven crag Clifton suspension bridge Dinorwig quarry Denge sound mirror Tintagale castle Stow on the wold Billers of buchan Finials cave Plodda falls Rowan beach Newley Cornwall Dunnottar castle The roaches Peak District Smoo cave Corpach Llanddwyn beach Gaping hill Rydal hall Wailing widow falls Gaping gill Ouse valley viaduct Culver hole Horseshoe pass Portencross castle Dorathea quarry The falls of bruar Bottalack engine house Luds church Buxton Loch Leven Glencoe

[@leejones2605]

NC500 is a must, but I don’t need to remember that one

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Crikey that’s a long list! Well it’s Scotland, so 4 seasons in a day a lot of the time! May or Sep probably lowest risk of midges, but June potentially a bit warmer…

[@leejones2605]

@@thebearfacedbiker cheers mate

[@the_mad_leprechaun]

Nice video BFB my wife and I are going up that way next year all being well. Good work. More talking and less porn music! 😆 🤣

[@thebearfacedbiker]

Thanks mate. I know I know - takes me as long to find ‘half’ decent music as it does to plan a trip 🤣 Hope the madness is over and you get a good trip in! 👍

[@FF-xb5ez]

What to choose between s1000xr and the super duke 1290 gt ? Honnest answet pls

[@thebearfacedbiker]

After many problems and frustration with local dealer, I would never buy a KTM again. They want BMW money for what I think is much lower quality. That said, many have fed back that the newer generation GT is much improved. Still for me, the XR is a better overall package of ownership, quality, handling, riding experience. Whether that’s the same for you depends - on local dealer support and whether you have a strong preference for either the v-twin or in-line 4. That’s my view, but you must try both and weigh up all these factors for you.