Around the UK by 125cc Part 1

[@albertojurado1128]

I went from London to south Spain on a YBR125 (and back to London again) and it was so so crazy that I would've been crazy not to do a bike trip like that, because it was one of the best experiences of my life. To all 125cc riders... you set your limits. Our great little runners have no limits if you treat them with care. They can just eat up hundreds of miles.

[@itzajdmting]

Wow dude! What a trip! Serious respect for you for that journey 👍🏽 what was the top speed of your YBR if you don't mind me asking? Cheers

[@wunsen95]

@@itzajdmting not who you asked but my 2013 YBR shows 70 on the speedo and 65 on the sat nav on flat ground, i'm about 75kg

[@itzajdmting]

@@wunsen95 Thanks mate, helpful to know that. 👍🏽

[@miguelhorta8659]

I will go this April to portugal from London on my ajs 125cc

[@miguelhorta8659]

Can I ask you how long it takes

[@stano4601]

As a 125cc rider of 6 years, this is the content I needed 👌

[@teapotone]

Cheers Stan, glad you’re enjoying it 👍

[@steve00alt70]

do you have abs and wide tyres?

[@teapotone]

Have you watched the vid?

[@paulfensome1404]

My God Man !!!! Did it just slip your mind to take a Blow up bed/Mattress and a Sleeping Bag , it takes up no space on the bike. Add a blow up Pillow as well God give me Strength

[@BleachDemon99]

As a 41 year old with a weeks worth of riding a 125…..I needed this too Stan 👌🏼

[@Stanley88845]

This really gives me a confidence boost on my planned 300 mile round trip up north on my MT125

[@itzajdmting]

So did you do it?

[@Stanley88845]

@@itzajdmting yes! Took it up the peak district, rode Cat and Fiddle and Snake Pass. But I'm getting rid of my little 125 now, and getting a 790 Duke. Will be taking that up to the Lake District on an even longer ride!

[@itzajdmting]

@@Stanley88845 Fantastic buddy, enjoy! 😎👍🏽

[@Stanley88845]

@@itzajdmting will do thank you!

[@UncalBertExcretes]

I once rode a piaggio nrg 50cc 2 stroke scooter from my house in Surrey all the way to Stroud in gloucestershire, then back. Was a 350mile round trip and spent 11hrs on the road but it felt like I just rode it to vietnam and back.

[@DontuseGoogleorWiki]

sending respect from the 'shire!

[@chrisgleeson662]

Unbelievable, you’re some man for punishment😂. Great to see this done on a a 125. Just goes to show, you don’t need the latest, greatest or biggest bike to get it done 😎😎💪🏻

[@AngryPrawn]

Now that's some proper touring! 600 miles a day is about my limit, and I wouldn't want to do that distance more than a couple of days in a row. Just watching this made my knees sore. The advice about pulling over for a nap is solid. I once pulled over on the Isle of Skye and took a 15 minute nap on a nice cushy bog. The sun even came out. It was glorious.

[@Boiga.]

Nice one dude, I just came across this. In 2016 I did Brighton > Lands End > John O Groats on a YZF-R125.... what an adventure it was, I was and still on L plates so I couldn't even take motorways, good times. Adventures are much more fun when you have the wrong vehicles in my opinion.

[@JIMWSMITH]

Nothing like sleeping on the floor at a service station ! The sacrifices you make for this channel, superb 👊

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha, I know, WOE IS ME!!! 🥺😢😂👍

[@thor8640]

WOW man, there should be a new Iron Butt "The Teapot run" - 2500 miles on a 125cc in 72 hrs.

[@jamesmadigan4379]

We need more videos like this. I’m 52, ride a 199 KTM, small bikes highly underrated 😁

[@pleun315]

Also 52 and ride a 125 Honda monkey 😂😂 its all about the fun in your journey !

[@LambChopRides]

Haha, Bruce you are absolutely mental! I cannot imagine what state your arse must have been in! Really looking forward to part 2!

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha mate I was thinking of you all through it - “MY ARSE, MY ARSE!!!!”😂👍

[@HalfManHalfPirate]

@@teapotone that sounds a bit wrong mate.......

[@teapotone]

We’re VERY close 😉

[@HalfManHalfPirate]

@@teapotone it is the 20s 🌈

[@randersson3672]

@@teapotone 🤣 !!

[@jb-lu4vo]

A great video by a great motorcycle rider. Thank you, I wait for the next. Take care.

[@sleepindragon179]

Bad weather, high mileage, sleep deprivation, the wrong motorbike, fair play to you Bruce a tough ride indeed. Respect sir, and to top it off you had to go through the hassle of recording it all. Well done really enjoyed the content and felt your hardships.

[@teapotone]

Thanks bud - part 2 is coming this week 👍

[@raphaelandrews3617]

I do not know anything about the Sinnis Terrain but I was impressed that he even attempted it. Aside from the pain of sitting on a seat for hours the problem of patrol stations closing is a major issue WHY, would not do this on a small bike.

[@ksrad7508]

It’s been 30 years since I rode a 125, but this is fantastic content Bruce 10/10 😊

[@DarrylMcCullagh]

Not all hero’s wear capes. A great video of your journey. I have done all of the outside of Ireland on a super-dream twenty years ago and recently on a st1100. So my hat is off for you sir doing the UK on a 125cc.

[@jasonwoods6889]

Good to see you back on a bike doing reviews. It was your original Terrain review that inspired me to buy one, before I passed my test. It was an epic machine. Keep the bike reviews coming. You are the best bike reviewer out there.

[@teapotone]

That’s very kind Jason, thank you. Glad you enjoy the vids 👍

[@dinsdalepiranah1189]

The fact that 125 engine was pinned to the stop for hours on end is quite an achievement equal only to Bruce's endurance.

[@karldobbie2483]

Doing what you do best Bruce. Great to see this content back.

[@teapotone]

Thanks Karl 👍

[@Shinysideup]

Hardcore Bruce if it was TMF he would be staying in a nice hotel as would I, not sleeping on a bench. Respect !

[@davidforbes6464]

It made it further than the GS ....the best bike in the world allegedly 😆

[@pleun315]

I did allready 21.000 km on my Honda monkey 125 in less than 3 years. Its all about the fun on your journey🤠😃

[@LIKWID]

I wanted to wait and watch part 1 and part 2 together, can't begin to put into words how much I enjoyed this, you absolute mentalist but you're an entertaining mentalist haha. Im off to watch part 2!

[@raymondconnor5346]

This is Teapot one at his best !!! 👍👍👍

[@ravensheadrider5475]

Great stuff bruce, glad to see stuff like this back on the channel.

[@wncpaexb]

I am thinking of doing a video where i ride a mower round the block. Interested???

[@Sion_Jones]

What a daft idea, to do that route on a 125!! Love it!! 👍👍😎

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha, I’m FULL of them bud 😉😂👍

[@scooterific4005]

I've gone from big bikes down yo a 125 due to having a bike accident and have very little use in my hips and legs so have to have a light weight bike and I'm bloody loving it

[@Skyrideradventures]

I recently (last week) drove from Stirling to John O Groats and to say it was a long way is an understatement. I did it in a car and I found it hard work so on a 125cc must have been very difficult. Kudos sir.

[@ChristopherD-M]

I wondered if the rev counter might have been a compass... it seemed to be pointing due north the whole time!

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha mate that thing was pinned for 2,500 miles!!! 😂✊✊✊✊

[@ChristopherD-M]

@@teapotone Hey Bruce, as you know I used to have one of those. God the hills.... the hills! Miserable. Did you blast through a service interval or two (1,200 miles)?!?! 🤣

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha yep! I told them my plan and they were happy for me to spank the bike, so…. 😉👍

[@ChristopherD-M]

@@teapotone Good stuff. I guess it shows the engine is durable! I’m sure it get’s worked harder in it’s ‘home market’.

[@Peakwanderer]

Mind boggling, I'd want to spread that ride out over the whole of summer.

[@EpicAdamMotovlogs]

My intro is 'Hello ladies & gentleman, boys & girls & anyone in between' 😆 I'm not saying you heard it & I'm in your subconscious but its interesting hearing the Scottish version

[@NooBiker]

He ought to pay you royalties for that. Blatant plagiarism and cultural appropriation 😂😂😂

[@ianwarren8316]

Definitely reminded my of my year on a 125 2 years ago! Last year I upgraded to the luxury of a CBR650R and 94 BHP and this year I’ve spoiled myself with a Ducati Panigale V2 and 155 BHP! No need to back out of overtaking a lorry now but I loved the little 125cc Suzuki permanently pinned at max throttle!

[@sirstanleygristle4961]

You're a hard man Mr Potsone. You have my respect.

[@teapotone]

Thank you Sir 👏👍

[@AK-LABS]

On a 125, fair play, to be fair the sinnis is a pretty good 125, it was my 1st learner bike.

[@StuAff]

Having ridden over 50k on a Honda PCX, including a couple of 120 mile rides and 150 there and back, I know that 125s can knock out this mileage but it's very hard work, mile after mile with throttle pinned gets to the wrist. Fun on twisties though! Now got A2 auto licence (clutch control defeated me, never got the hang of it) & a bigger scoot is so much easier even for my 20 mile commute, and not much thirstier. Many chapeau Bruce, bet you slept well afterwards!

[@DannyT636]

You got a forza by any chance

[@StuAff]

@@DannyT636 Nope, Xmax.

[@DannyT636]

@@StuAff ok thought you might of been someone else

[@WestSussexBiker]

Am glad you did this trip. For years ive said you don't need a large CC bike to Tour and here's the proof.

[@efekanuyguner6513]

There is a lot of people who just tour around globe with 125cc bikes i love that tours and i'll tour my country with a 125cc soon

[@thednadane]

Yours, Curious Goose and the Tins on Tour vlogs convinced me to buy one. Having great fun on it!

[@HondaCBCL]

Good old sunny Welshpool, my home town

[@TobotronPrime]

I know it’s a 2yr old video but I rode my 125cc Mondial to Luxembourg and back over 4 days with a friend and it was an absolutely great trip!

[@teapotone]

Nice one 👍

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

Did you bring a blanket or spare gloves in the panniers? I once bought a pair of very large black rubber gloves, like the ones for washing up the dishes, but they're big enough to go over motorcycle gloves. A motorbike shop was selling them, a long time ago. I like the idea of a 125 with panniers. Thanks for introducing us to Sinnis.

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

Just watched your old video on the previous version, I said I would need more power for my 80mile commute, then I see this 😂 proved me wrong!

[@highlandriders9696]

Great stuff dude, the amount of blue coming off that dash in the dark you must have felt back in the job on a busy late shift. Can't wait for part 2.

[@FuchsiaShock]

My first bike :) It got me started and couldn't fault it. This actually brought back memories... I now remember the overtaking planning and the slow grind of a long, slow hill where the power slowly ebbed away. Also the sore arse... and I also used to scoot up onto the pillion just for a break! Did a few journeys from midlands to cornwall and back with no problem. Now ride a RE Himi and continue to do the same though it's a little more competent

[@gclif9898]

Wow fair play to you, made my Knees and arse ache just watching that, thats a hell of a ride on a little bike.

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha thanks bud, I think I’ve just about recovered now 😂👍

[@jamiel3727]

best review of a bike ive seen for a while!

[@fizzy49cc]

Saw one of these a few months back & didn't know what it was. Glad I found this vlog. I too am a large bloke but like the idea of touring on a little bike. However the reality is I'm not as resilient as you so think it would have to be a wee bit bigger. Maybe a 250-400 or even a scooter. Mad really as I have a VFR but still miss my mopeds. Lands End - Groats on the cheapest moped next eh? Carry on sir.

[@poisonouscarnage2289]

Lol, I’m a new biker got a 125 scooter last week. Did about 90 miles since I got it and loving it lol

[@nineel7395]

Really enjoyed seeing your ride from Bristol through Mid Wales. It's a road I know and live and just enjoyed seeing my stomping grounds!

[@leswills2657]

The Vinnis great value for money Bruce, thanks for the vid mate...

[@teapotone]

No bother Les, my pleasure 👍

[@terryl7855]

Mad lad! I'm seizing up just watching, at least you have plenty of time to watch the scenery:)

[@teapotone]

That’s a good point! 😂👍

[@iceniscrambler344]

That's the one thing I used to love about my 125 and the worst, throttle pinned, and still wouldn't go over the speed limit 😁, great little trip, you sir are a legend doing it on a 125 👏👏

[@redbeardruns4792]

41 year old bloke doing CBT tomorrow. I loved this vid!

[@teapotone]

Awesome, best of luck tomorrow bud, sure you’ll smash it (pardon the expression) 👍

[@redbeardruns4792]

@@teapotone this will be the third time as second one has lapsed....first one well I came off, broke my arm and now have metal pins in it!

[@adamrobson8318]

Brilliant, despite the pain and tiredness, still having a giggle on the way round!

[@teapotone]

Always 😉👍😂

[@adamrobson8318]

@@teapotone Makes me miss the Honda Varadero 125 I did my CBT on, great little bike, and a V-Twin!

[@jwcgroup]

i reckon it's just sleep depraved insanity that kicks in 🤣🤣

[@JBLMotovlogs]

I love this… you can take a different bike on the same route and it’s always a different ride! Cracking video 😄

[@alanpassmore2275]

I use to have a Grom and playing overing trucks on motorways was half the fun 🐌🐌.

[@jamesnoonan7450]

I ride a Royal Enfield Meteor 350, and I get sore on that after a few hours of riding. Couldn't agree more about taking a break when you feel you need to. I'll often pull over at a service every hour or so just to stretch the legs.

[@kevinjackson7340]

Watching for the 3rd time, couldn`t put myself through it...so i`ll happily watch you do it....again.

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha cheers man 👍

[@maalmiksa7409]

Brilliant watch. Always said these adventures are too easy on big bikes. This is the stuff I now watch on KZbin. Gave up watching the big bikes.

[@theirrationalgamer8174]

6ft 2, down from 25 to 21.5 stone, my goal is 17-19 stone by April before I go for my CBT, (still aiming for 13 stone but that's a long way away 😅) then getting myself the sinnis terrain 125 for some small adventures, can't wait!!

[@teapotone]

All the best to you bud, awesome effort so far in losing nearly 4 stone 👏👍

[@theirrationalgamer8174]

@@teapotone down to twenty as of today 😁 booking my CBT up in Falkirk this Friday, time to start a new chapter, maybe see you on the road sometime if you ever do another Around the U.K. some time! You should come to Scotland and try to find Scotlands best Haggis 😉

[@garethmayfield4014]

content we love fella. brilliant. I shift my arse onto my pillion seat on my KTM GT all the time. Only way mate

[@peter58murray]

nothing wrong with riding 125s....as long as its watercooled there perfectly good long distance bikes...ive a 2021 fb mondial hps 125...will sit at a true gps 70 mph and tops out at 76mph....rides as good as any of my big bikes

[@barryjmarling]

Respect to you Bruce,that’s a proper hard core adventure,great to hear “look at that”. Looking forward to part two.

[@PatrickSwayzeOnDbol]

I'm glad you started in Cornwall, I am in Newquay.

[@PaulUrmston]

Kudos. I've done Latin America on a 250cc and a KLR 650... but rainy, cold UK on a 125cc... that takes some going. New sub

[@teapotone]

Cheers Paul, glad you enjoyed it bud and welcome to the channel 👍

[@andrewstones2921]

I went all over Thailand and Cambodia on a 125cc bike and then all over Vietnam on a 100cc bike. I've owned big bikes, but for some reason I have never used the big ones for longer journeys. There is no real limit to how far you can go on a 125cc, especially if you are not in a hurry.

[@carlmarkwyatt]

I once rode a Honda PCX 125 from Northamptonshire to the Shetland isles and back, then the following year a Honda CBF 125 again from Northamptonshire to Norway and back. Brilliant fun and definitely an adventure however neither bike enjoyed the mountains and both felt well overdue a service when I got back.

[@Duckymack-72]

I sorted the brake issue on mine with a set of ebc pads,instant improvement.

[@richardblaxley7398]

Brilliant teapot You push the limits on this bike and I love it! Cheers for the entertainment

[@edwelld]

Mad as a box of frogs - compelling viewing!

[@MOTODANS]

Crashed my Gs a few years back and got a 125 loaner from the insurance was great fun. Miss The roads in Scotland. Away to watch the next one. Great stuff!

[@metallimacca1]

Thanks Bruce, I enjoyed that one & looking forward to Part Deux. Greetings from the Highlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ha3ks]

I took a 125 Varadero from South Yorkshire to Edinburgh and onto the Shetland Isles. They are a lot of fun! Sometimes I miss the 125 but the 650 VStrom I upgraded to certainly fixed that 🤣🤣

[@clivelamb4072]

I wouldn’t have done that on a 125 even when I was 17 and had no choice! You monster🙏

[@Sideshowbobx]

20 stones is massive for the bike, my not 14 spaced on 6'2" is a drag and manage 65-70mph, but only 60mph up hill too. I can't find part 2 of this trip thru, isn't it uploaded? Guess a shop inspection of the bike after the trip wasn't done or filmed either - that would have been interesting.

[@teapotone]

Guess you didn’t watch all this vid then as part 2 is linked at the end

[@Sideshowbobx]

@@teapotone Okay, I did twice now and the link goes to video that not marked as part 2 - guess my canado-germanic confusion🤣 And my moose head still wants to take my dual sport 125cc beater on the same trip this summer. Or race across Germany and Poland back tracing some roots, preferable both😄 Still would love to see what wear such a tour and rider will put on a spanking new 125cc machine. My guess is that it is so insignificant, that it will take serious measurement machinery in a specialized lab to even show the wear, and the rest are factory burrs that got smoothed in. Would just takes a sponsor with some balls.😅

[@GSY_Matt]

I'm from kettering Northants, I'm thinking about doing this on my 125, looks like a right adventure, wish me luck!

[@iamthefatstig]

Great content. I've been a test rider since 2009 and watching this looks like a few days at work condensed into one video. Top content. Oh yes, and nobody short of chest height fishing waders makes anything properly waterproof! Bane of my life.

[@huwevans4452]

Great Stuff Bruce, glad your trip to St Davids was more successful!

[@patricebertini4952]

pour rouler de nuit il faut changer la couleur de l'afficheur : appuyer longuement sur le bouton de gauche et l'afficheur s'affiche en orange

[@Cakeious]

What an awesome trip and on a lil 125! This makes me want to do this tour on me tiger now!

[@Gaz1za21]

Your 125 trips and reviews have been great to watch and reminded me of my 125 days back in 1988 but never did I think of leaving the county let alone the country!!!; top man👌

[@teneretraveller8980]

Superb. Proof, if ever it were needed you don't need a huge bike to travel. Respect and happy travels

[@jimbobdiamond4865]

You make me think of that small motorbike magazine , can't for the life of me remember the name of it , where folks used to tell you stories of their bikes and what they got up to

[@beneslinger7867]

I'm really interested in the Terrain 380... it's alost like an updated kitted out DRZ. lol

[@teapotone]

I really wasn’t that impressed with it tbh, I’d rather have the 125 version. The T380 just feels like an under-powered bike, whereas the T125 has a fun element to it

[@beneslinger7867]

@@teapotone ok good to know, thanks Bruce. Good stuff!

[@AGardenShed]

Watching a load of your previous vids following the Film Booth brew time. Spotted a few things he mentioned.

[@teapotone]

Thanks bud, aye I’ve been trying to develop my editing style and content of late - hope it does the job 👍

[@AGardenShed]

@@teapotone it really shows. Need to try a few bits myself.

[@davidmiall3814]

What a cracking route! Think I will aim to do this over this summer on a sports tourer.

[@mrcintheuk5596]

I've never felt so sorry for a motorcycle! 😬😉. I look forward to the next episode 👍.

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha I know, at one point I felt like carrying it for a bit just to give it a break! 😂👍

[@russthebiker]

@@teapotone probably did it good,much better running flat out,beds the motor in and clears the crap out the engine,my little guzzi gets ridden hard once up to temperature, my mechanic says its smooth as silk and tight to ride,not bad for a 20 year old motorcycle

[@n4zou]

You don't need a heavy big displacement motorcycle for touring. I rode a Honda CX500 across the USA in the early 80's. I had it loaded to the gills with gear too.

[@teapotone]

Aye absolutely, any bike is a touring bike, just depends on how you tour and what your expectations are 👍

[@scooterific4005]

Brilliant. My.ladbhad the old version and that one seems to have more umph but a Brilliant little machine I'm 18 stone and it whips me along no problem..doing a your on uk on 125s next year..

[@25170987]

You are my hero Bruce well done mate

[@jh9493]

Ahhhh, the days of riding a 125... Happy days 😊 great video Bruce!!!

[@teapotone]

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@ticthedog9413]

👍 Great challenge, looking forward to the next episode. Stopped using Solstice Park filling station they are a pain in the arse with the helmet removal, no doubt you then had to put a mask on before you went into the shop

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha yep! 🤦‍♂️

[@dannywarner4128]

Great video pal I was hooked I'm getting into bike and I'm 6"3 20 stone same as you I was a bit worried about starting off on the 125c. Keep up the good work

[@paulfastbikes361]

Epic fortitude to take that thing on such a gruelling trip .Well done

[@johnathonrodaway2560]

Been looking forward to this one since i saw it on your instagram, lovely watch to chill out after a night shift

[@funkygrib1]

Did this in the noughties. But we did John O'Groats, Ardnamurchan point/light house, Ness Point (remember it was Night club chucking out time, we saw only darkness and lots of young ladies) and the Lizard. I was in my late 30s. Therefore sir, as someone who knows, I salute you

[@wobble56]

Last October I decided to ride down to Lands End from Sheppey and had the same garage tell me the same thing when fuelling. Very frustrating!

[@MaidenUK]

What exactly did the woman say the audio was a bit fuzzy?

[@wobble56]

@@MaidenUK Basically get off the bike and remove your helmet before fueling!

[@teapotone]

She asked me to get off the bike and remove my helmet before she’d allow refuelling. Officially you shouldn’t refuel whilst sitting on the bike so I understand her asking that, but why remove my lid? Hasn’t mattered for over a year during covid, and they certainly wouldn’t ask anyone to remove a religious garment that covered the face, so why a helmet? 🤷‍♂️

[@stephenmundane]

Might've thought you were going to do a bit of bilking?

[@dazad1972]

i have a xvs 125 and like yourself i am tall and big boned lol and i love it, just upgraded to the vstar 650 custom which is much more capable, but i just cant bring myself to let the 125 go i love it. nice video by the way very enjoyable.

[@aukanmeister]

We found a good game for overtaking with the 125. I used to pull him past traffic with my big bike by him scooting really close up behind me. Works a treat!

[@pentowynfarmyard6254]

Lovely inspirational video, well done and brilliant viewing

[@teapotone]

Thanks very much 👍

[@keithwilliams4262]

Two words! Absolutely bonkers! If I had a hat I'd tip it in utmost respect Bruce. Bloody good fun though. You should've called for a brew fella. Top job once again

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha thanks Keith 👍