The Scottish North Coast 500 (NC500) on a URAL Motorcycle

[@peterkoch2759]

This was a wonderful other video rendered in a way that arouses more than sympathy. Really well done. Your voice in whispering art, great!!! And yes,to ride an Ural with sidecar awakes just that feelingsyou did experience.... Thankk you, best whishes, Peter, living in North-Rhine-Westfalia, riding side-cars over 50 years, also Ural and Moto Guzzi

[@AMBauer_au71]

Awesome video. Thank you very much. I bought mine, a 2019 Ural TWD 3 years ago. Ural is still my dream bike. Riding this bike is so emotional. It's not me, it`s the Ural that decides which people or landscapes I meet during a trip.

[@davemetcalf8431]

This is so very true... I didn't think I'd love it as much as I do... but I do. I wish I could afford a gear up!.. maybe when I win the lottery 🤔

[@AMBauer_au71]

​@@davemetcalf8431These sidecar bikes are really expensive and very rare to get here in Germany. But it was worth waiting for it. 😃

[@olrenison]

Really enjoyed that. The narration totally chilled me out! 😊 Beautiful places. Love the Highlands 😍

[@davemetcalf8431]

Thank you 😊 💓

[@Malyjurek]

love the voice over, planning my trip for this April also starting from Newcastle

[@davemetcalf8431]

@Malyjurek are you going to do it clockwise or anticlockwise? Thanks for the comment 👍

[@Malyjurek]

@@davemetcalf8431 I was planning to go clockwise, I'm riding up From Czechia through Germany then Amsterdam to Newcastle on the ferry then up to inverness and then clockwise around and back to Inverness then down to Dumfries to visit family before moving further south to visit yet more family and then Home via Harwich, i'll be riding a BMW R1250RS

[@davemetcalf8431]

@Malyjurek nice, sounds like the journey of a lifetime ... I'm jealous

[@Malyjurek]

@@davemetcalf8431 I try to do a longer trip every year, last year was an exception as my wife diagnosed with Cancer, but now she is on the road to full recovery and I suppose getting under her toes so she asked me to take the bike for a long ride... :) so I'm still planning lets hope the weather is in my favor, a couple of years back I went to follow my grandfathers steps as he was in the English 8th Army in Monte Cassino so I did a round trip to Monte Casino without using motorways and sleeping rough with a tarp in the woods, travelling down the East coast of Italy to Naples and then on the west coast up to Rome then through Slovenia back to Czechia. (used the same Bike) what are your plans for this year?, if you are ever planning Czechia drop me a line Dave

[@davemetcalf8431]

I can't see your last comment for some reason... but if you're asking if I have anything planned... not yet, I have a lot going on with work, so any long trips will be last minute.

[@richardstephens9647]

Love the narration! Great video! Thank you for taking us on your adventure.

[@davemetcalf8431]

Your very welcome ❤

[@demophys4883]

I'm sorry to say I really hated it. I checked in because I've long wanted to tour northern Scotland with a hack, but the narration really put me off. It's over the top and way too emphatic - "embracing chaos?" No, you're not embracing chaos, you're doing a tour with a motorcycle known to have issues. Let the story tell itself, don't have someone with intense whispers try to make it more than it is. And for heaven's sake, edit down the intro - it's over 25% of the whole video, and adds nothing. I really wanted to like this, but I can't. 😒

[@ronsmith5648]

I toured around the UK in the summer of 82. Australia has nothing to compare to your Midgies. LOL...

[@davemetcalf8431]

Lol... it's a strange encounter that really takes you by surprise 😮. We're about to do it all again soon, but this time on motorbikes and locked inside hotels 🏨 😄.

[@chrisbennett7039]

Oh the joy!!. Brought back Deniper memories.?? Fabulous monolog and observations.. enjoyable to the end...

[@davemetcalf8431]

Thank you 😊 💓

[@Northeastken]

Excellent! the narration kept me glued to the video. My 2004 Ural Troyka has been a blast to drive. If your not a people person don't buy one of these, lol. Enjoy the ride. Always RIDE 3 ! leave the 2-wheeler home! Ken from Massachusetts

[@davemetcalf8431]

I do love the three wheeled adventures! :) 😀 Thanks Ken!

[@mizunomp5916]

I saw and took a photograph of your bike in John O’Groats car park early September 2023. Hope you had a fantastic trip in the sunshine as I did. Fantastic set of wheels you have.

[@davemetcalf8431]

Thank you. I had a fantastic time. Did we speak, or was I buying merchandise?

[@mizunomp5916]

Hi, it’s a pity we didn’t bumped in to each other, it’s would have been nice to have had a chat.I’m planning to do the trip again in March and adding the Isle of Sky in this time. You just feel NC500 calling you.Good luck and safe riding in your travels.

[@davemetcalf8431]

@@mizunomp5916 sounds like a good plan 😀 you doing it on a bike or car?

[@mizunomp5916]

Hi, I’m doing it on my motorbike again, it’s the only way.

[@Kojak-zh7qo]

Fantastic video really enjoyed it very relaxing,triumpht120 best friend I ever had friends are a pain in the arse .thanks for sharing 👍

[@Ronster999]

Thank you for the awesome video footage, and I watched to the very end... No, I don't need friends, I just need a ural...(work in process)

[@davemetcalf8431]

@@Ronster999 Thank you for your support 🙏

[@stefaandeconinck1531]

A very beautiful journey,thanks for sharing

[@davemetcalf8431]

Thank you 😊

[@neilhardy4281]

Loved it, that was a great adventure 😁

[@limyrob1383]

Great narration, and thanks for having the confidence to play the (great) music quiet enough for us to hear you and the bike.

[@davemetcalf8431]

Thank you 😊

[@mikedall9527]

Wonderful. I too must be unhinged. I ride a Dneipr. It's part of my medication. Ride safe.

[@davemetcalf8431]

what part of the word do you terrorise?

[@martynlaverick3405]

Very different vid and very enjoyable. Thank you.

[@davemetcalf8431]

Thank you.. 😊

[@MickBoswell]

Just brilliant!

[@davemetcalf8431]

Thanks Mick!.. that means a lot to me.

[@greybeard5774]

It made me wonder .. interesting how do you start the engine, coz its kick is on the left side and there is no electric starter .. is there really enough space between the sidecar and bike? .. and yeah .. this thing has a Dniepr's engine so basically it's not Ural, though both - Dniepr and Ural are 650 cc and look pretty similar .. however, their engines are completely different in construction.

[@davemetcalf8431]

The kick start is pretty impossible although people have managed to get the knack it.... but I prefer my electric start button ;) Thank you for the comments!

[@АлександрБеденко-д1и]

​@@davemetcalf8431спасибо что обьяснили. Не мог понять как вы заводите двигатель. Старые Советские Уралы и Днепры не имели электрического стартера и получается они не пригодны для условий лево стороннего движения. Мой Урал 1994 года. К новому сезону я обновил окраску и буду устанавливать ручной переключатель скоростей на бак справа (на место где стоит резиновая накладка). Это не портит внешний вид и очень удобно при езде в трудных условиях. Жду тёплой погоды, хочу снять и выложить на своём канале. Возможно это станет кому-то полезным. С уважением из России!

[@davemetcalf8431]

@@АлександрБеденко-д1и I will keep an eye out for your videos and subscribe!.. URAL lovers need to stick together as the world sees us as mad!

[@lasseholtzer8590]

WOW..... when will u tour the Ardennes? you'll find some urals there.....😀

[@davemetcalf8431]

I'm going that way in September... but probably on something a little faster :) Subscribe and you'll see the video ;)

[@andrewbull3537]

Ah John o groats , with my wife and two son's we spent 2 weeks at the captains house in Mey (that's the name of the area ) and our nearest neighbour was ....king Charles !!, he has a castle there . Scotland is the most beautiful place I have ever seen 😍. Go there ,the people are kind and the whisky ...pure heaven .

[@davemetcalf8431]

I've just come back from that very place (Scotland)... and we did keep our eyes out for King Charles, but only got the staff from Balmoral Castle. The West Coast of Scotland was the most magical of places, and I can't wait to get back!

[@JillMetcalf-u3m]

Looks like a great adventure

[@davemetcalf8431]

It was!

[@gregbuck9679]

I was thinking of buying a Ural myself are they that bad or are they that good ???

[@davemetcalf8431]

@@gregbuck9679 where are you based?

[@uralpilot]

Exactly. We dont "ride" a Ural, we learn what it wants and we submit. AND we pay for its desires. And you will like it!

[@davemetcalf8431]

Your URAL looks far too clean!.. Subscribed for updates :)

[@viajandoeacampandodemotosi3225]

Parabéns para você , sucesso sempre em suas viagens , bons ventos , obrigado ( Brasil. )

[@davemetcalf8431]

Obrigado :)

[@MarkARhodie]

My mate did the NW500 in 24hrs on a big bike, he lives in the area.

[@davemetcalf8431]

He obviously didn't stop for chips and iron brew.

[@MollysPa]

"...bulletproof German BMW technology, adopted, worked and REFINED by Russia(?!)" I love my Ural but never leave home on it w/o my cellphone and local towing company on speed-dial. Great story, thanks.

[@davemetcalf8431]

Ok, that statement may have been generous lol!

[@danoconnor7630]

I had one years ago but not very reliable. Good trip!

[@davemetcalf8431]

Not reliable at all!.. but so much fun, it always makes me smile 😃

[@prvt8pyle]

What year is the ural?

[@davemetcalf8431]

What's your guess?

[@simonthompson3627]

@@davemetcalf8431 1854? 🤣 Sorry, that was uncalled for.

[@davemetcalf8431]

@@simonthompson3627 It's got quite a colourful past... but the age is 1999. (Russia seem to make them the same as they did during the 2nd world war :/)

[@simonthompson3627]

@@davemetcalf8431 I am considering one that is currently up for sale on fleabay. Not sure if I have the bottle to embrace it hmmmm, tempting though.

[@davemetcalf8431]

@@simonthompson3627 which one is it?...

[@markthomasson5077]

Yup, always an adventure….I once did a whole 15 miles on my Cossack.

[@davemetcalf8431]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 and you're still alive to tell the tale?

[@markthomasson5077]

@@davemetcalf8431 only just. I discovered a creaking from the sidecar wheel, thought maybe the bearing a bit loose, well it was slightly, but the spokes completely with an inch or more play at the rim. You do put quite a strain on wheels in a combination, unlike a solo. I use£ to enjoy left hand corners too much! (LH sidecar, now not allowed in UK, but great for scaring passengers)

[@bikerbobcat]

Nice video. Beautiful countryside. I'm still learning my 2023 Gear Up and its unreliability. Some day I'll visit there...

[@davemetcalf8431]

The Scottish roads were built for the URAL! They may be unreliable but you cant kill one :)

[@Grumpysprout]

Seriously...get yourself some friends😅😅😅 fantastic! What a line.

[@rabbirubiel4932]

Keep on going

[@georgepapabeis2964]

All is chaos... The rest is an illusion...

[@Petehcs100]

Are you not my freind?

[@davemetcalf8431]

Absolutely... do you feel neglected?