Swindon's Vintage Club Motorcycle Ride

Time stamps
1:21 Auction site DID chains. They don't last well!
3:28 Fuel stop, The Himalayan is cheap to run!
5:46 photo shoot
6:41 Colin talks about the route
9:44 Down town Swindon, what a lovely place!
12:25 Hodson village, this is a lovely place:)
14:25 Ogbourne village
16:19 Snap hill
18:00 Aldbourne village
19:49 Talk about the old and the new Himalayans!
24:17 6ft under!!!

[@Pelefan1970]

Well done Sandy for going back to the other motorcycle. Decency is still alive and kicking. 👍

[@campfire52]

It is always a fun time when the gang is out on their bikes. A great group, no stress allowed. I always feel privileged that we are allowed to join you on these jaunts. Thank you Sandy. I will see you on your next video.

[@WiltshireMan]

Hi Terry, No stress is the order of the day and the older I get the less stress I need:)

[@MB-qk5it]

Over 450 hotels like that throughout the UK, such a shame. Love the vlog.

[@standswithfish]

Weather just starting to break here across the pond. Ride safe folks!

[@deansmith9232]

Oh wow used to live in swindon still got plenty family there brings back memories! Used to ride my motorcycles all over swindon and Gloucester last one being a c90! Good times! Now living in Arizona USA riding a super cub 125all the best!

[@Robinbamv]

A point well made about after market chains.

[@tonypatey5669]

Hey Sandy, it’s been a minute. I had to step away from you tube due to health complications. Hoping to leave the hospital within a couple of weeks, I just want to go home. Anyway nice to see you. It was awesome riding a long with you to your non Cinnabon run, but man o man that cake had me salivating. Thanks for sharing. Tony.

[@WiltshireMan]

Sorry to hear you have been in hospital Tony, but sounds like your on the mend if your coming home. Get well soon mate

[@SBKPete]

What a great group of friends you have. You are blessed 😊

[@WiltshireMan]

Thanks Pete, some good friends here

[@billcotton1551]

Sandy, I love that new Royal Enfield 350! The rumor is ,that our local dealership might be adding Royal Enfield, so I will be able to get a look at some of their bikes.

[@DanOpdal]

Another great video, Sandy! Thank you for taking me along. Cheers!

[@CVO17-GSA23]

What a beautiful area perfect for vintage bikes.

[@ed7540]

What a beautiful ride thank you for sharing that. I was a woodsman when I left school I did a apprenticeship with the National Trust back in 1985. Best job I ever had. Ride safe. 👍👍🍺🍺

[@WiltshireMan]

I was in one of those Youth schemes back in 1979 and worked at the NT in Coleshill on the woods dept:)

[@ed7540]

@@WiltshireMan small world I was on Slindon Estate West Sussex. I have some great roads round here but not as pretty as your little villages.

[@MrBeracah]

Hi sandy I got 40,000 miles on my original chain on my Varadero. As you say all chains are not equal, but regular oiling etc has a massive impact on chain life. Thks

[@colinstares6207]

Hi Sandy, that was a great run out, we used to bomb around those lanes in the 70’s on our 50cc bikes and I once had to get off pillion from my brothers Honda ss50 and walk as it wouldn’t go up snap hill two up😂

[@WiltshireMan]

I had a Honda ss50 back in 1978, it would just do 50mph but took an age getting upto that speed

[@carlarthur4442]

Nice super Tiger Cub , I had a Cub in the late 60s , great looking little bike , I've currently got a 37 year old B M W K75c still runs as good as new 😀 👍

[@rosa2266]

Lovely video of your Spring ride out as a group through Wiltshire and Oxfordshire pretty villages.

[@bobspence714]

Hello Sandy, the 411 stays. Longer stroke and lower 1st gear are well suited for back road explorilng. And the frame geometry is very good. Time has afforded me memory of 400cc's being the entry into "Big Motorcycles"..... But, along with that knowledge is the awareness of the old farms and homes, employers and friends, ( often both), in whose homes i was always welcome. The dwelling are there, but a knock on the door would prove me a complete stranger. " They don't know me, and I don't know them" (well said) Thank you .

[@WiltshireMan]

Hi Bob, I shall be keeping my 411, I think the new bike will lack the low chuggability which I like

[@DesmondsDonders]

Super Tiger Cub was my first bike. I so miss my bike.

[@WiltshireMan]

You could always get another one Dave and join us on the "Vintage Run" :)

[@DesmondsDonders]

@@WiltshireMan The Boss says NO. Did you see my short of what we caught on the trail cam in Grantown?

[@WiltshireMan]

I watched one where a kid was playing hide N seek, is that the one?@@DesmondsDonders

[@DesmondsDonders]

@@WiltshireMan That's the one.

[@peterking3563]

Great little ride, full of character and characters.

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

An enjoyable run out Sandy, cake looked nice 👌🏻

[@WiltshireMan]

Cake is always nice after a work out riding the motorcycle Paul:)

[@MrAlgilmour]

Fabulous video Sandy. Loved seeing bits of Swindon as well as the stunning villages we have locally. Coleshill is a particular favourite, living in Lechlade, although I haven’t tried the cinnamon bun yet.

[@WiltshireMan]

Cinnamon buns are a must try:) But don't make a habit of it!

[@simonwiltshire]

Thankyou sandy that looked like so much fun, rideing around wiltshire on a bike ,nothing like it !

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

Hmmm....coffee and cake. Great idea! Thank you, Sandy. ☕🍰👍🙂🏍️

[@WiltshireMan]

Thanks Brian, Coffee and cake is always a great combination but I shall have to work it off with a bike packing adventure soon:)

[@ricbarnes6272]

G'day sir, i'm always happy to see your videos especially when you're out on your olde chug, i've watched them since you brought her home & gave her ( or him) his name. I was just thinking that maybe your vintage club is not so many olde bikes but possibly?? The olde geezers riding them. Suggested with much respect for all of you. I'm an olde geezer myself, just turning 76. I have two bikes & they have names also, they make life very enjoyable when we are out on a small gallop in the countryside which in decent weather, winter or summer is nearly a daily dose of pure pleasure. Anyway, thanks for the entertainment, i look forward to hopefully many more. When we are up to our ears in snow here, i'm out riding with you & your pals. Bye now, ric, ontario canada, my season is just starting to open up, hurragh!!

[@WiltshireMan]

Thanks Ric, stay young and keep riding the bikes:)

[@andypotts8062]

A great outing with the guys through beautiful villages and countryside. Unfortunately this time of year many of the back roads are covered in mud as farmers plough fields etc. Glad you got a lovely cup of coffee. Many thanks and best wishes.

[@FenTour]

Another lovely ride with you Sandy.

[@WiltshireMan]

Thanks Martyn:)

[@rhysjones6069]

Really enjoyed this Sandy, stress free trip out with like minded folk, just the tonic, all the best.

[@Dave64track]

It looks like a loverly area too ride around especially on a motor cycle. Thanks for sharing your vintage ride with us most enjoyable to watch.

[@WiltshireMan]

As the weather warms up it will be even nicer

[@neilwilkinson5415]

Lovely trip out there with beautiful scenery. It must be nice to live in such a scenic part of the country. I’m looking forward to the bike packing camping video.Can’t wait 😊

[@blademansw]

Hodson is such a pretty little place 🙂

[@LindaCharles-sg6mz]

I was only thinking I haven't seen a video from the Wiltshire Man, lovely video Sandy I love to see the villages in your part of the country. 😊

[@WiltshireMan]

Thanks for watching Linda, There are some lovely villages close to home

[@oscartravis5740]

Brilliant tour and a brilliant host, thanks very much Sandy 😊

[@brianperry]

Thanks for the morning ride through the English Countryside. You, all are so intrepid riding in the wet and poorly maintained roads...It reminds me of my sojourns through Kent many years ago, although the roads weren't as potholed back then... Narrow roads winding through Hop Gardens and Orchards...Your comment about your village is so true. l grew up in a small Essex village where just about everyone knew everyone else. When l lived there it was still truly a village. Probably hadn't changed much in the preceding 100 years up to WW2. However the post war building boom changed it forever...Just like where you lived.... Motociclistas, el Ultimo de los Espiritus Libres ...Greeting from España...

[@marleneruddell9395]

another wonderful trip out, lovely to see. Thank you for sharing.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Excellent ride out! You should have picked up a couple of spare dinghies from that hotel! Safe travels Sandy 👌🏽👍🏻👍🏻😎🇬🇧

[@WiltshireMan]

Yes I bet there's a few stashed there Andy

[@AndrewHHems1969]

Lovely, thanks Sandy. Looking forward to the bikepacking one 😊🙏🌞

[@Daytona2]

Lovely views and lovely soundtrack 😊

[@WiltshireMan]

The music in this video was all home made too:)

[@BeercanBushcraft]

Fabulous video Sandy, I really enjoyed that 👍 🎂🍻🍻🍻

[@WiltshireMan]

It's nice to get some fresh air and smell the exhausts of those old vintage bikes:)

[@TheAncientBiker]

That was a lovely one, thanks.

[@J5388T]

Thanks for an interesting video from the area I was brought up in many years ago!

[@leonard1951.]

Great video Sandy love all your videos I gave up motor cycling 3 years ago I had a 883 Harley Davidson sporster

[@davebarney3369]

Nice little trip out 👍

[@briangalbraith4565]

A nice wee run out with the "boys" Andy 😊pity no cinnamon buns

[@bigsmile542]

I enjoy your country walks and rides. From the Big Bend area of Texas. Looking forward to spring myself. Keep up the great videos.

[@JohnBurnet1]

The Triumph Tiger Cub was the bike that got me hooked on motorcycles around fifty years ago riding off road after school, and I have owned and ridden bikes ever since now on my R1200GS.

[@WiltshireMan]

I must say the Tiger cub is a lovely bike

[@garydumbauld4212]

Well, the difference in countries shows up again-we used to put 16 to 20 thousand miles a year on our bikes-a hundred mile round trip for breakfast was the weekend standard, 150 mile trip for lunch; everything is so far apart in Colorado. Group rides are just great. Nice video, thanks.

[@WiltshireMan]

I ride around 6 to 7K miles per year

[@AT-py5dy]

Brilliant ride!

[@ysgolgerlan]

Thanks for the interesting video. 👍

[@MsDenver2]

That looks a lovely ride, just the pace I like nice and gentle 👍🏍️

[@WiltshireMan]

Speed isn't my thing either Donna, going slower you see so much more

[@mischef18]

Thanks for letting us tag along bro. Safe travels. Ken.

[@WiltshireMan]

No probs Ken:)

[@jameswalksinhistory3848]

Great video Sandy -Thank you

[@oldgold1100]

Pay the extra and get a o-ring chain Sandy and wax oil it regularly. I've had lots of two stroke bike including a RD 500 LC and I've always used DID o-ring chains. You will probably need to sprockets to go with a new chain too. Great vid, I enjoyed watching.👍

[@WiltshireMan]

I think the DID chain I got from Ebay was a fake

[@stevenclaflin]

Hi Sandy, thank you for the video. Still looks a little cold there, but we have snow so at least you dont have that. 😂

[@WiltshireMan]

Its been around 9C recently Steve

[@Lee-70ish]

When I used to ride Trials quite a few guys used Tiger Cub and Bantam trials bikes. Lovely affordable reliable bikes if you were on a limited budget.

[@dannyfrankham1051]

Nice of you to mention my Grampy John Jenner as you passed by the rec Sandy. I also heard you all as you went through Chiseldon, I was in the garage working on my old Moto Guzzi😎

[@WiltshireMan]

I can remember John very well, I got my dates mixed up though as he was a WW2 veteran:) I think he told me he lost a leg after spending a long time in cold water after the ship he was on was sunk? I wonder if he ever mentioned it to you? I used to chat with him as he sat in his shed next to the house. He spent a lot of time in there:) Maybe Eileen was giving him earache?? :)

[@dannyfrankham1051]

Yes he was badly injured by shrapnel on the Adriatic. I do remember that shed well, I'm sure he was hiding from Nan in there too.😀

[@MadDogsandEnglishman]

Nice one bruv, enjoyed the run, I thought you might have detoured past Sandhill and then re-joined the group.

[@WiltshireMan]

Good old Sandhill Brun, Shriv has changed a lot and it's no longer like home lots of new builds now it's what they call progress

[@MadDogsandEnglishman]

@@WiltshireMan I know hardly anyone there now, old have died and been replaced with the new.

[@colinmyler4092]

Another well put together production from Wiltshire man. I might be good at planning the route's but you are GREAT for the commentary and local knowledge. Shame about some footage out of focus , i assume that the lens got a bit wet. Another great day out with all of you. 😊😊😊

[@WiltshireMan]

Thanks Colin, those Gopros have fixed focus lens but if they get wet then there's not a lot you can do apart from give it a wipe:)) Nice ride out today and it was a nice route too:)

[@foxglove8836]

So cheerful 😞

[@Gunslinger-1962-martin]

No buns Sandy sacrilege 😮 A few none indicators on the this ride out Sandy ( cars n bikes ) 🤔 A lovely ride out all the same , vintage and modern 👌Should of titled this vid 6🦶 under 😅👍🍻

[@WiltshireMan]

Haaha, 6feet under, lots of good folk are now residing there Martin, nearly everyone I knew when I lived in Shrivenham now feels the cold embrace of mother earth, I must be getting old!!

[@gordonsuddery4635]

Nice place to ride thanks for sharing. I to have been invited to Stay with my son in Wales next year but not sure how long i can afford to Stay but will enjoy sometime on British classic bikes my best wishes to you all from the Philippines 👍😀😁💪🏁🏍️🛺🐑🇵🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@WiltshireMan]

Hope you can get to visit your Son Gordon

[@DaveGoodman1959]

Hi Sandy, enjoy that and get out with the VMCC in Leicester a bit too, one of my biggest is a 62 sports cub. If you’d like another rider to join you on your trip to Scotland give me shout. Anyway kind regards. 🏕️👍

[@WiltshireMan]

Not quite sure what the plans for MC adventures will be this year Dave, could be Scotland, could be Spain or even Germany! Could be just Wiltshire!!

[@DaveGoodman1959]

@@WiltshireMan 🤣👍

[@stevetaylor8698]

Got to agree. Ebay, which ten years ago was a favourite site of mine, has gone down hill rather quickly. I don't think it's Ebay per se, but those who choose to abuse it.

[@mattyj624]

Great video sandy. I saw you & dickie on a419 last week.

[@WiltshireMan]

I'm trying to think where I was last week, often up and down that road

[@alanarmer8069]

👍👍🏍🏍🏍👍⛺️

[@williamharris4426]

I had the same trouble with that make of chain

[@bazabiker4870]

You mentioned changing the chain, but didn't say "and sprockets". If this is the case, the new chain will quickly wear/stretch to match the worn sprockets. Always replace chain & sprockets at the same time. The drive sprocket, hidden under an engine case, is the smaller sprocket and therefore only several teeth are in contact with the chain ( unlike the rear, larger sprocket having lots of teeth in contact with the chain), for this reason the front sprocket has a greater load per tooth (& therefore greater wear). Apologises if you already knew this / changed theses as well

[@WiltshireMan]

Yes I already new this but thanks all the same

[@TurboTimsWorld]

Sandy at 23;30 mins into Nam ShriveNarm (lol) Shrivenham we are not all dead! Less Judge was the local MP/council bloke, the police station was bought at auction after being out bid from my parents by the McDonald family but I did go to school with Jamie and stay over a couple of times.Jamie's dad had a Hilux pick up and it was the only thing in the village to move when we got snowed in ! P.S do you remember when the butchers caught fire ?

[@TurboTimsWorld]

I have a 1952 350 Matchles in my shed that broke down before I was born just waiting for my dad (nope passed that) me to retire to rebuild it when I retire

[@WiltshireMan]

Hi Tim, It was Les Judd not Judge:) and Brian Mc Donagh not Mc Donald:). Glad your still Green side up:)

[@jb8814]

Nice that Guinness cake!

[@WiltshireMan]

It certainly was

[@vegbod]

good ole oggy

[@WiltshireMan]

BTC New ATH :)

[@ScowlerJase]

The bikes may not be vintage, but the riders are! lol. :-)

[@WiltshireMan]

Hahaa Yes very true

[@frankiepitt9135]

No cinnamon buns, so it could be called the six feet under run.

[@av8erdavid143]

Great Video, and beautiful countryside. I'm planning on getting a Triumph scrambler 1200 XE in a few months. I was wondering if you still flew the paramotor? Thanks again for sharing your adventures :)

[@WiltshireMan]

Ni I don't fly paramotors any more Dave.

[@marcuskiritsis2076]

Don’t forget wave at the hotel full of boat people 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ can’t have cake and it we old be a black coffee no sugar. Currently drinking skull crusher coffee 👍🫡🇬🇧😉

[@WiltshireMan]

Sounds a powerful brew Marcus, I hope it doesn't keep you awake at night

[@marcuskiritsis2076]

@@WiltshireMan it is very strong that’s why I only have one cup a day and that’s with breakfast 👍♥️

[@victormonster4658]

👍👌

[@seanoreilly6774]

Good video get back on your push bike better for you haha.

[@WiltshireMan]

Yes it is and Yes I will

[@focusphotonsfrugally6644]

Great video. just wondering if the worn chain is a fake? Some are obviously too good to be true price wise, so definitely worth avoiding. I have purchased Shimano chains in the past and was very suspicious when they arrived in the post. I try to purchase stuff on eBay from trusted sources, and place convenience over price.

[@WiltshireMan]

I think it was a fake chain, beware of stuff you buy on the auction site, some of it could be OK and some not

[@drchunkybiscuit9973]

We all know exactly what you mean about the hotel Sandy. 😡 Absolute disgrace!!

[@basilwatson1]

WOW 1.43 a litre ( 269 yen ) here in Japan its 170 yen a litre ouch

[@moto-jeff]

Looks like a good rideout, with the usual wet roads full of crud that seems to be the norm lately. Get sick of cleaning my bikes all the time. I suspect your chain was a copy, DID chains have been faked for many years, i'd never buy em from ebay.. Even tho i ride new bikes myself, i always love to see vintage ones. In fact i was at the VMCC autojumble at the Bath & West showground on saturday.

[@peterandrews6436]

Sandy can you tell me what helmet you are using

[@WiltshireMan]

It's a Snychrony duo, cheap as chips if you can find one.

[@peterandrews6436]

Sandy can you tell me the helmet make your using cheers peter

[@pinkyn0se]

Prefix v reg is 1999 😂 Suffix was 1980. Terrible about the hotel...

[@WiltshireMan]

Yes you are correct

[@dixxie420]

Did you change the chain and sprockets at the same time, just wondering if the sprockets are worn...

[@WiltshireMan]

All brand new and changed chain, drive sprocket and rear sprocket all together at the same time. Very disappointed with auction site DID 525 chains, this same chain size is also a fit for my Vstrom 1000. Moral of the story is buy from a reputable source

[@dixxie420]

@@WiltshireMan DID chains are usually very good so I'm thinking the same as you now, maybe wasn't genuine

[@neilfields5914]

What make is the chain on the Suzuki? Was the chain the DID you bought for your Himalayan an oring chain? Lots of questions sandy.

[@WiltshireMan]

Chain on my Vstrom 1000 was supplied when the bike was new, now almost 16K miles and no wear! The chain on the Himalayan was advertised as an o ring DID chain, same pitch as the Vstrom chain (525). It's either that the 24bhp single engine is wearing chains faster than the 108bhp Vstrom or the DID chain from Ebay was a fake!

[@neilfields5914]

@@WiltshireMan most likely fake id say sandy what do you think.

[@bolleolympus]

🌹🌹👍👍❤❤👌👌✌✌😊😊

[@WiltshireMan]

Thanks Bolle:)

[@MsDenver2]

Can you explain the magic round about how it works?

[@WiltshireMan]

Hahaa, it's quite easy really, there are 5 mini roundabouts with one large central island and all you have to do is give way to traffic on the right, It sure will be confusing for folk who drive on the right :)

[@domster200]

May have been diddled there Sandy but singles can be rough on chains. Deteriorating into third world roads as well but mustn't say too much!

[@WiltshireMan]

Yes I have heard that too, but the Himi isn't the most powerful engine though

[@Hi-hh2rv]

Hotels full of sleeper cells

[@Jimdirt7898]

Ebay chain, probably a fake

[@WiltshireMan]

I think so Joe

[@BLASDELEZOCARTAGENA1541]

THIS MOTO IS A 💩

[@WiltshireMan]

pooh pooh