TeapotOne Motorcycle Around The World - Episode 3 Dream to Hell

[@themayorofdipshittery3646]

Been watching you for a while now Bruce so I’ve decided to go back and watch your wee jaunt from start to finish. I don’t don’t it’ll be up to your usual quality standard 👍.

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha, it’s ‘raw’ bud - but I hope you enjoy it 😉👍

[@andycommonsincanada]

That’s it Bruce, you got me hooked, I’ll be watching the whole series mate. Way better than two actors with a massive budget and full production team.

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha, cheers Andy, but they got me into adventure travel, I’ll never hold them short👍

[@andycommonsincanada]

@@teapotone Me too mate, me too.

[@alrightdave6135]

Kind of disappointed that the trip fell at the first hurdle. Will keep watching and hope that the trip continues.

[@markbright7845]

I know it’s years on now, but big respect for making the right decision. Family, friends and personal safety always come before any so called loss of face, or the feeling of letting sponsors down. They would rather have you safe than beaten up or killed.

[@teapotone]

Top man, cheers Mark 👍🙏

[@SuettiJimi]

whats a greater way to spend a hungover sunday than to watch someone living your dream. Awesome videos, dude.

[@teapotone]

Thanks bud 👍

[@jhesskeeptraveling]

Mucho respect to you brother. It's the hard times that teach the most. I remember when I was robbed by fake policeman in Bogota Colombia, I was mortified. I am a more seasoned traveler now but damn it was hard to endure. So proud of you and everyone who contributed to your journey. Great series.

[@teapotone]

Thanks again bud 🙏👍

[@ninja12lawbreaker]

Geographically, the thought of riding all the way down through Africa has always tempted me since the 80's. However, I have a keen awarenes of how menacing it could be on my own on a motorbike. Hats off to you sir for even crossing out of friendly Morrocco

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Wow, what a brilliant piece of you tubery and a top notch adventure....best of luck with your continuing voyage, can't wait to see how you get on - Bon voyage!

[@RichyVida]

Ashamed to say, I have only just seen this. I could feel your disappointment during that last piece. But could also see that your head and heart were singing from the same hymn sheet, thankfully. You knew when enough was enough, and when your safety was in serious danger. So well done, for making that very important exec decision to call it a day. Adventure is one thing, family is another. Only just getting to know you, but you Sir, are a top man for doing what you did. Very much looking forward to watching the rest, and also chewing your ear about this final piece when we have that beer! ;-)

[@teapotone]

+RichyVida Thank you Rich, that does mean a lot mate, much appreciated. Hope you enjoy the rest of the series bud. Right, when’re we doing that beer? 😉👍

[@outdoor4x412]

Just came across your Facebook page and now I'm hooked and for great cause. Definitely inspiring me to do more trips 👍

[@andrew.burwood]

What a cliffhanger. Have to wait till I get home to watch episode 4. AAARRRRRRR!!! WHAT AN ADVENTURE!

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha, thanks bud 👍

[@highlandriders9696]

Hey man... rewatching this series. Forgot how mental it became towards the end. Sometimes you have to make the tough decisions, we both know this. Massive levels of respect pal.

[@teapotone]

Thanks bud. It’s still weird for me to watch that bit of the trip, I really struggle to remember how hard I found it in Mauritania, just doesn’t seem real! I think I’ll have to go back and excise those Demons, make it right. I’m sure the entire country and people are nothing like I remember 👍

[@highlandriders9696]

teapotone Aye id imagine some of it you will have subconsciously forgotten on purpose. Am sure there have been positive changes in the country but may still worth taking a kinder egg with an emergency fund... if you know what i mean.

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha, I’ll stick to hiding it my socks ta 😂😉👍

[@highlandriders9696]

teapotone Each to their own... note to self to draft email to Mali about where Bruce "allegedly" keeps his cash lol

[@teapotone]

🤣😂

[@MrAusadventure]

Morocco certainly does look amazing! I saw a bit of it on the trip series from @LaviandOllie They'd be a great couple to get on your podcast actually as they've just returned to the UK from their RTW trip. I've heard you talk about this part of the trip on your podcast loads of times now, but it is another thing seeing the emotion on your face at the time and hearing your voice in the moment. Glad you got to continue the trip not too much later on.

[@djandrewsmith6919]

Hi Great video deafly will be following you on your journey stay safe 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@dartmoormole]

Brilliant stuff. Honest and heart felt. Respect

[@teapotone]

Thanks bud

[@doricdave]

Pantomime villains 😂 can’t say that nowadays! Only just watching this all now, great stuff!

[@reeceporter8344]

Just started watching this RTW series Bruce. Great viewing while I'm off work until the new year. Could really feel the emotion in that last piece. Hope you and the family had a great Christmas!

[@teapotone]

Hi Reece, Great to hear you’re enjoying the channel and thanks for the support. We’re having a great Christmas thanks, hope you and yours are having a good one too 👍

[@teapotone]

Cheers for the comments folks, glad you like the vids!

[@higharcanist1612]

Evening Bruce, wanted to say that I've watched all your videos, and I share the feeling of taking on the open road on an irregular machine. In 2015, I did a simple fourteen day trip through Colorado and other western states on my R6 (4500 miles at age 17). That was pretty wild. 2016 I went to British Columbia and all-around, encompassing a 23 day trip with around 7,100 miles. This year I went to California (from Missouri) and that was around the same length as the Canada one. Mad respect, brother. Although those trips pale little in comparison, it's just cool to watch these videos and see some of the places I've been to as well, such as the US west and I even took the same photos of you while at Salzburg in Austria.

[@teapotone]

Hello bud, great to hear of your exploits on the R6, full respect brother 👍 Glad you’re enjoying the channel and thanks for your support mate. Stay safe 👍

[@Roblawlor90]

Good luck with round two mate. Looking forward to your next instalment

[@Englishbikerdan]

First found your videos because I was looking at getting a Drift 4k. What a cracking set of videos and an incredible adventure. I think you are very right in your decision to put a stop when you did but am glad it continued. Cannot wait to see what happens next!

[@teapotone]

Thanks Dan, glad you’re enjoying the vids 👍

[@jakescriven9705]

God you can hear and see it in your voice and expressions here the fear and genuine worry here and god can’t wait to see the rest of the journey and I good to see your adaptability and persistence can’t wait to see more haha feels silly being 8 years ago but still doesn’t matter this contents epic… long way round who?

[@teapotone]

Thanks very much Jake 👍

[@P67R_Nick]

And here's me thinking, I wonder if the 1290 SDR will be OK to do a couple of weeks in Europe. Look at the luggage on the back of that gixxer. Mint! Loving your style! Much respect 👍

[@teapotone]

+Nick Bennett Ha Ha, thanks Nick 👍

[@gnarshread]

Thanks to the interview with the 44teeth boys I'm now hooked. Brilliant!

[@teapotone]

Awesome, glad you’re enjoying it 👍

[@sidz8975]

Ditto. @teapotone. Absolutely amazing stuff! U sir are a legend!

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha thank you very much Sidz 🙏👍

[@jackprice7792]

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[@marcr660907]

I’ve travelled extensively in Southern Africa, so I can relate to your experience. Some parts are fantastic others are horrible.

[@teapotone]

Yep, and so is life at times though eh. You can only keep on going 😉 Stay safe bud 👍

[@lukeallington5393]

Gutted that you had such an awful time in 2012 but can't wait to see what the next episode brings. I'm hooked!!

[@teapotone]

+Mr Honda Good stuff, glad you're enjoying it 👍

[@marksmith8663]

I’ve just got round to watching the world trip after hearing other mention it on their channel . got drag myself away from the tv . Only because its my birthday and a table booked . I be back to watch the rest tomorrow 👍😀

[@caroljones3252]

Hi Bruce there is a fine line between the decisions of the head and the heart and how rational thinking can become blurred when the brain is under stress. Have you ever read the tragic story of Ronald Crowhurst? Best wishes.

[@teapotone]

Hi Carol, I haven’t no, but just googled it and will make sure I do, thank you 👍

[@caroljones3252]

@@teapotone should have been Donald of course, enjoy.

[@stuart0604]

Totally hooked on your progress.... awesome stuff 😲

[@teapotone]

Thanks Stuart 👍

[@soobeng]

WHAT an awesome video. i enjoyed every bit of it. nicely done cobber.

[@teapotone]

Thanks bud, glad you enjoyed it. I'm just trying to get the book done and off to some proof readers, then I'll get the last epsidoe of the series done, before starting the dVD.

[@soobeng]

teapotonevids I just finished episode 7 and boy....that was amazing. and then i looked for number 8. Where is episode 8 ? i searched but i couldn't find it. nice to hear about the book. still a lot to do hey ?

[@Stonefxwalls]

Well done Bruce, keep up the good work..

[@lostwisdom7789]

Wow I can’t believe you did this on a gsxr1000 man wow respect amazing! Once in a lifetime deal man I would’ve taken this in a heartbeat wowowowowow- and sorry about what happened!

[@Weejohn12345]

I take my hat off to u , i did thunder in the glens from glasgow and back last year on a 2014 gixxer 750 and honestly never wanted to ride that bike again , wrists knees and back was killing me , so don’t know how u managed it , anyway awesome video and keep up the good work 👍👍

[@teapotone]

Thanks bud, I never really had any comfort issues on the Gixxer as it was all I ever rode at the time. Now I’ve discovered the comfort of other bikes, when I get back on a Sportsbike I do find myself wondering how I managed to ride 74,000 miles on one?! 👍

[@johnmacdonald1878]

I’ve come to this very late, Having been to Morocco, Mauritania, Nouadibou, Senegal. In some ways I’m surprised you survived on your own. In others surprisingly I would have said Senegal was one of the few bright spots of relative sanity in the area. But it was 40 years ago when I was in there. Serra Leon was interesting, had a slight incident with a camera which turned into a sticky situation. The locals are funny about cameras. But otherwise friendly. The rest of the area was worse. Nigeria terrible, Liberia even worse. I wasn’t alone. Well you made it.

[@LambChopRides]

Bloody hell sounds horrendous Bruce! Unbelievable boarder control 😢

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha, aye it was an experience mate! Funny though, loads of people ha e gone through it with nowhere near the drama I had. I honestly think doing it on a Sportsbike decked out the way I was made them think I was a millionaire! Rang the dinner bell 🛎

[@TurboJunkie1]

Hi bud . Just came across your channel. Enjoyed it so far . I know how you feel about the police corruption. Danger we get abroad. I was in Bangkok in the summer. The cops stopped us for a routine check and I was charged 1000bht . They split it between them and put it straight into they're pocket.. and that night wanted to get a beer only to find that the reception didn't want me to go out on my own.. to dangerous they said.. lot's of gang's. And they said I could have all the free beer I wanted in the hotel.. not the same thought 😂😂😂. Keep up the good work 👌👍👍

[@bhughes1986]

8 years later, the UK is preparing to send troops to Mali. As dangerous as Helmand province. How times change.

[@teapotone]

Mali was a no-go country then too sadly, the Islamic fundamentalists had overrun the country and were desecrating it’s beautiful places, like Timbuktu

[@Japstitube]

Cracking Video Bruce, hope the trips running to plan mate and just gutted I'm not with you for the Sweden/Norway/Finland and back. When you due at Nordkapp?

[@Tyrekickingwetdreamer]

3:30 a.m 👍

[@davrac2008]

HI, great video's, ankdlike some others only see these now (have seen a lot of your newer stuff), right decision to abandon Africa, it would not have got any better. How did you get back to the UK?

[@teapotone]

Flew back and shipped the bike

[@i61w]

I think it was extremely braves to give up at that time. The pressure from all at home must have been playing on your mind heavily, your thoughts of letting people down. I can say that they would have been much more let down if something terrible had happened to you because you hadn't realised that enough was enough. I take my hat off to you.

[@teapotone]

Thank you Ian, it still plays on my mind to this day that I’ve not done Africa yet and it doesn’t sit well that I have up at that point. But the adventure continued thankfully 👍

[@MrAusadventure]

Fancy seeing you here mate, 4 years later! 🤣 Well said mate! 👍

[@jupiter998]

Robert looked like a trooper :)

[@teapotone]

He was, a real to bloke 👍

[@SkunkDarkstone]

Like the Vids ? hell I LOVE EM keep on trucking feller Loads of us Wishing you well here

[@mikewf100]

Enjoy keeping up with your travels, would like to see you updates away from so much background highway noise.

[@teapotone]

Mike Fouts Afraid that was down to my amateur video and sound abilities on the trip! If only I could go back and do it with the kit I have now!

[@mikewf100]

Dude, you're doing a great job, keep up the great travels

[@PBzCharlie]

joy sadness and expectations this video has it all how do we out you forward for an Oscar??

[@MaceJuanDu]

Jesus... I was wondering why you left Africa out of the "How Much Does it Cost to Travel the World by Motorcycle " video! It's sad that you had such a bad experience, specially right at the beginning: a friend of mine was in Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mozambique back around that time and he always commented how nice people where there.

[@0youx]

Welcome anytime in Morocco Bro

[@teapotone]

Thanks Younes, I actually come to Morocco a few times a year as I lead tours there with a company called Toro Adventure! 👍

[@0youx]

big respect to u for this amazing travel this is good i also have a bike Kawasaki Z750R /watch?v=NKO6ztO1e0s , do u have an instagram ?

[@timtownsend7713]

Should have shown them your disco pass!

[@cpuuk]

Yea, think I'll pass on that :-(

[@teapotone]

It has a happy ending... eventually! 😉👍

[@beepee700]

Probably been asked but did your warrant card not have any influence or was that a serious no no

[@pilgrimspassage8834]

Another ex 4.2. that just found your vids. Great work.........

[@teapotone]

Thanks brother 👍

[@tonymullaney6358]

So i watched 1-3 now sad to see it end but are there no more videos? no number 4? 5 6 ?

[@teapotone]

Yes there’s another 14 episodes Tony, the dream continued 😉👍

[@tonymullaney6358]

@@teapotone will check them out need to find number 4 ride safe!

[@teapotone]

Here’s the entire playlist in order TeapotOne Around The World Epic Journey kzbin.info/aero/PLX2CQ7s1dnOZpwLS-gWf8wchzXzbhqDb9

[@gasdive]

Loving the series. I wondered how you got the bike home? Excess baggage?

[@teapotone]

Believe it or not, I’ve heard of people who have done that. They’ve taken their bike apart and shipped it in several suitcases, it works out cheaper in some cases! I flew mine back from Dakar to London.

[@gasdive]

Thanks for the reply! Stellar effort, I'm watching all your vids now in order and really enjoying them. I see now why they shifted the Dakar Rally to South America. It sounded brutal. I guess everyone says "I'd love to do this", but living in Australia, it's got to be jumping in the deep end, as I'm on an island and there's no ferry to anywhere. So I have to fly the bike as the first step. Somewhat daunting. Your videos really help. I feel I need to see the hard stuff as well as the 'everything is fantastic' facebook posts that don't reflect reality.

[@teapotone]

Aye, just because you’re riding around the world, it’s no different to any other day of life really - some days are good, some aren’t. In fact it’s more like some hours are amazing, some are horrendous! But you’re still riding around the world, which is just plain awesome! Do it 😉👍

[@philipjames250]

Just watching this series. Jeez you looked so young! This video was hard to watch mate

[@teapotone]

Ha Ha aye I was just a boy eh! It was hard to go through to 😉😂👍

[@ammcknockiter]

Wonder if them people are ok

[@teapotone]

+North East fishing Aye I know, I often wonder the same.

[@P.O-GSArider]

👍🤟

[@joshdominguez424]

Did u get sick on ur journey around the world jw 🤔

[@MillerKerinsMusic]

[@andrewstones2921]

I’m loving this series, but it’s painful seeing your hard time at the end of the video. I don’t want to sound like an arse know it all, but I really think you had such a hard time at the border because you stand out so much, and that bike and all the advertising scream TARGET. The border police in these countries pay huge bribes to get into that job, they borrow money from family to buy the position, so that they can recoup the investment from taking money from targets and you come along like manna from heaven. I’ve been there, believe me. I’ve found it remarkably easier at these borders if you arrive at 6am and try not to stand out too much, and (I know this useless Info to you) be on a small regular bike. Any display of wealth, and believe me you look like a million dollars in that outfit, on that bike and with those stickers, is a liability. It should t be that way, of course, but that isn’t Kansas Dorothy