Wales Motorcycle Tour. Devils Bridge to the Gower Peninsula. Filmed in 4K high definition

[@mum-0217]

Nice trip on the Gower Peninsula, you can't beat a bit of winter sun even if it's a bit cold and just as long as it stays dry. 👍

[@Banditmanuk]

@@mum-0217 I think we had the best 4 days of Autumn during our Wales trip. It was very enjoyable. Thanks for watching

[@mikewoodward5765]

Can’t beat the beauty of the Gower peninsula especially when it’s on your doorstep 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@Banditmanuk]

@@mikewoodward5765 Absolutely beautiful

[@crumblymal8479]

Superb as always guys some good riding and a very enjoyable watch and great to see a warm sunny day it seems so far away already 😉👌👍

[@Banditmanuk]

This was summer's last gasp. We haven't had a great day since we got back

[@Tojj29]

Got lucky with that weather.! 👍 Beautiful area, love the dronage👌

[@Banditmanuk]

We certainly did. You always get a sense of relief when the drone safely lands after being out over the sea. Our previous one met a watery end!

[@RichardASK]

Another really great video Richard and Carol. I know lots of the roads around the area you covered and your destination and the view over what looks like Rhossili beach. I also loved your Gabriel Lewis music, such a great sound and choice.

[@Banditmanuk]

@RichardASK Yes correct on the beach. A lovely place. I pay Epidemic sounds for all the music I use so as not to get copyright strikes. They have an amazing selection. Sometimes, it takes longer to choose the music than it does to edit the videos

[@matthewjones9565]

I'm English and live in Wales. There are some absolutely stunning roads for biking here. I go over the Gower with my friend very regularly, although we live in Swansea, me on the marina her in Mumbles so not a massive trip for us. It's beautiful over there, and I do find that there are very few anti-bikers here, less than in England. It could be argued that there are fewer people in Wales so that would stand to reason, but let's keep it on the positive :) Wales is a beautiful country and more people should appreciate it for what it is.

[@Banditmanuk]

We've had a positive and welcoming experience throughout our 4 day trip. We loved Snowdonia, but we also loved the beauty of the Gower coast. If we do it again we would possibly try different routes. Wales is indeed a beautiful country

[@matthewjones9565]

@@Banditmanuk I'm not sure if you did it, but the area around Brecon has some fantastic biking roads, you just have to plan around the weather up there.

[@MPA64]

Great trip. I have done several road trip by car from London to Several cities till Scotland. You vlog inspires me to take up bike ride on my next UK visit.

[@Banditmanuk]

@@MPA64 I'm sure you would have a great time. Thank you for watching

[@05gt99]

Thanks for sharing your trip 🌅

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks for watching. Cheers

[@theoldman9709]

Another great video, very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks for watching

[@i_druth]

Some cracking weather that, Gower is right on my doorstep as I am based in North Gower (Swansea) always lovely to go for a spin down there and meet up with other riders at Verdis in Mumbles.

[@Banditmanuk]

@i_druth This tour around Wales was brilliant. We went last minute when the forecast looked good. I know the Gower isn't on every bikers radar, but we're glad we visited. Brilliant scenery, and we received a super friendly welcome at all our stops. We appreciate you watching

[@i_druth]

@Banditmanuk Aye Gower often gets overlooked by many or many may not have even heard of it if they're not from the area like but to be fair some of the roads are pretty good.

[@volksmania114]

Lovely video of a lovely place and staying at a pub on curry night, bonus. Was great to meet you both today and thank you for the stickers. Ride safe

[@Banditmanuk]

Great to meet you as well. Hope you enjoyed the day

[@NooBiker]

Thanks for the mention 😊 I definitely stayed in that hotel with the touring group. Recommend it. Also took a photo at that arch. If you hadn't turned right, you'd have gone down my favourite road of that tour, towards Elan Valley. But yeah you found some amazing spots.

[@Banditmanuk]

We've ridden down that road to Elan valley, it's gorgeous down there. Unfortunately Carol's route was heading to the coast and south

[@NooBiker]

@@Banditmanuk nothing unfortunate about the route you took

[@Scarletpimp72]

Looking forward to this, lovely to see fellow tubers in my location.

[@Banditmanuk]

It was our first visit to your lovely area

[@exeterrider]

Lovely ride, it makes me miss the summer already.

[@Banditmanuk]

Yep, summer is well and truly done for now. Clocks change shortly!

[@johnbellamy6449]

a loveiy area , never been there. really enjoyed the backing music . look forward to the next part . thanks .

[@Banditmanuk]

Cheers John. The riding wasn't quite as good as Snowdonia but still very nice. Thanks for watching

[@RoadsOfOz]

Looked like you had some nice weather on that trip. The gate with a view 👍👍.

[@Banditmanuk]

Yes great weather and it was only a few weeks ago. It was the last bit of our summer this hemisphere. We're all jealous of you guys just about to get summer!

[@bikerbuddy3166]

When the weather is good wales is beautiful 🤩 I was there yesterday first time in 18 months with the same weather roads were amazing ironically I had a lot of nationals and 20 in the villages but then I was in the brecons as ever thank you for a beautiful video 🙏❤️

[@Banditmanuk]

We loved the Wales experience. I guess we have to work within the restrictions of each country we enter, like it or not.

[@Scarletpimp72]

Kings head and king arthur are cracking pubs. Just busy lol.

[@Banditmanuk]

We loved the Kings Head. A brilliant stop over

[@Scarletpimp72]

@@Banditmanuk Next time if you are in the area, Cefn sidan sands is a must as is Pendine and Laughaurne with the ruins and Dylan Thomas boat house.

[@Scarletpimp72]

@@Banditmanuk Being local Ive never stayed there so it was interesting to see that side of it. only ever had the curry and a pint lol. Gower is great for real ale and local food.

[@brianchilds8244]

Nice Video i live about 30 yards from the Kings Head next time your this way let me know and i see my neighbour Kevin holding veryone up with his sheep

[@Banditmanuk]

You live in a beautiful area. We had a brilliant time staying at the Kings Head. Everyone was very welcoming. Tell Kevin he and his sheep are now famous on the internet 🤣🤣

[@brianchilds8244]

@@Banditmanuki have already told him lol

[@ConciergeMed]

Nice vid. I live near the Gower guys and i think the 40mph etc is designed for exactly what you encountered - large motorhomes! They meet in those roads often in the tourist season as its packed to the brim. Hope your next vid takes you north into the valleys stunning biker roads and spectacular scenery… cheers!

[@Banditmanuk]

We were North in the Previous Wales vid. We are working our way around kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX3Vp5Wmj5KnqNk&ab_channel=Banditmanuk

[@ConciergeMed]

@@Banditmanuk Yes watched that but in and around the Brecon Beacons and surrounding valleys north of Gower by around 30miles would have defo been worth it en-route home… cheers!

[@andrewknight9080]

Welcome to life in Wales... 30mph reduced to default 20mph unless exempted by the local authority. This has been widely reported by the main stream media. What has had less attention however is that national speeds have often been reduced to 40mph with 40mph often reduced to 30/20mph. Now there's a labour government in Westminster is suspect England will also be dragged back into the 18th Century like Wales! You've struck gold with the weather! Stay safe!!

[@Banditmanuk]

The weather was brilliant. We planned this trip very much last minute when the forecast finally gave a few dry days. It's not just Wales, the whole country is slowly adopting lower limits. I just don't understand it when modern cars and bikes have massively shorter stopping distances compared to the 80's and 90's. There will be a camera on every lamp post soon to ensure we all comply! Did any one vote for this???

[@RichardASK]

@@Banditmanuk No we didn't vote for it.

[@Scarletpimp72]

Id have done more vlogs on Gower myself but to get there the tourism traffic of camper vans is horrendous in nice weather. A nice loop of fast roads once you get through through Reynoldston etc. But From Llanelli west is better. Pemrokeshire and Elan valley are the best.

[@Banditmanuk]

We had done some brilliant roads heading down from North Wales in the previous vid but just fancied seeing the Gower and we're glad we did

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Great weather! We haven’t been to the Gower for many years but remember the drive to it being less than attractive 😟 - sadly, Wales is being ruined as a biking destination with the totally ridiculous speed restrictions - excellent video though! 😀👍

[@Banditmanuk]

@midlifemotorcyclediaries Yes, fantastic weather. That's the beauty of going last minute after looking at the forecast. We picked the Gower fairly randomly because we had never been. So we're glad to have visited, it's beautiful once there, but the last third of the day's riding was busy and slow. Slow being the predominant word !

[@RichardASK]

Couldn't agree more. That Labour idiot First Minister Drakeford, didn't even drive. However, there are still thousands of miles of good roads in Wales with no cameras and midweek is always quietest and much less 'Old Bill' around.

[@michaellilley6725]

Another great video even if the roads were slightly uninspiring for you. Noise reduction did a great job negating the wind noise but as is always the case no bike sound either. Still it didn't have the annoying hum anomaly that some software does and your voices were crystal clear. Seems like the only roads where 60 limits remain are single track country roads where such speeds would be a killer.

[@Banditmanuk]

@michaellilley6725 We did enjoy the run, and I think we were comparing that day to the absolutely incredible roads of the previous days ride through Snowdonia. Yes, the AI cleaned up the audio but removed just about all the bike noise. At least it made the audio usable. We both enjoy a powerful motorcycle, but the writing is on the wall as far as speed limits and speed monitoring are concerned. One amusing thing I did learn from the comments section, is the guy with the sheep holding us up near the end is called Kevin and he's watched the video 😆

[@flatcapcaferacer]

Who sets those 40 mph limits anyway? I'd appreciate your secret camera and receiver settings on your insta and rode....you can email them and I'm sworn to silence. 😁😁 Walking in sand is enough exercise for me.

[@Banditmanuk]

The trouble with these speed limits, governments look at statistics. Going slower means less deaths on the road. No one votes for these restrictions, they just appear to happen. We have no secret settings. The Insta is as it comes out the box. The Rode receiver is at -6DB but the most important thing is having the Hamo Laptop microphone in the helmet plugged into the Rode sender. Most microphones are too sensitive and get overpowered

[@flatcapcaferacer]

@@Banditmanuk Very much appreciated Amigo. The Hamo pic-35? I guess we could be real safe by walking 😄😄

[@Banditmanuk]

@flatcapcaferacer Many years ago, when cars were first invented, a man used to have to walk in front of the car with a flag to warn others of impending danger. We're slowly heading back in that direction!

[@RichardASK]

@@Banditmanuk The problem is, that if you keep lowering speed limits down to zero, there'll be no road deaths, but no-one will ever get anywhere. There are now about a 1/4 of the road deaths, that there were 50 or so years ago and yet we have 10 times the number of vehicles. These Government idiots have never thought, that as vehicular transport got faster, everyone got wealthier! Funny how these geniuses can't see that the opposite is also true.

[@RichardASK]

@@Banditmanuk Very true and Road Pricing.

[@Boombatty]

I’m just about to buy an mt10. Would you recommend it ? Out of curiosity how many miles does your have. Tia

[@Banditmanuk]

@Boombatty Absolutely, yes. I've had mine 8.5 years and done 40,000 miles. I'm Absolutely hooked on it's crazy performance in a comfortable, easy to own, reliable package. I guess it's looks are subjective and range/fuel consumption quite bad, but can can live with refuelling every 110 miles.

[@Boombatty]

@ just started watching your vids. V good and tan for the reply. Watched your trip from Ashby to Portsmouth. I stayed in Ashby at a pub this year for wsbk and had a night out in the town. I also live in Lee on Solent so Portsmouth is a regular for me. 👍

[@Banditmanuk]

@Boombatty wind in the right direction, I can just about hear the superbikes at Donington Park! Portsmouth has been the start of many French/Spanish trips for Carol & I

[@tartanblackcountrytourist]

This series has decided it for me.. I am doin the Last Grand Tour of Wales to commemorate the lads retirement. I have grown up and got decrepit with them. Oh and not for girls? its because carol is One fine Woman 🤭💯👌🏻📽🎬🎶

[@Banditmanuk]

@tartanblackcountrytourist You are very kind. Carol is one fine woman. I think you should try and do all all your bucket list items while able. One look at Clarkson's recent health scare convinces me. Thanks for watching and take care.

[@tartanblackcountrytourist]

@@Banditmanuk yes.. No amount of money or glory can replace decent health and an open road with friends and family.. Gettin google maps loaded as we speak. 👍

[@paullee6663]

Carol is much too hard on herself ! It's a big responsibility planning a route and booking hotels etc. For all that, I think you would have been better off going through the 'forest roads' to Llandovery, Brynamman, then East to the Gower Peninsula. (not fast biking roads, but stunning scenery) Irrespective of what 'Simon Says' 🤣 YMMV 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipi6ZqdtjN-bjNU

[@Banditmanuk]

@paullee6663 I get what you're saying. I think it's just we had in our mind this circuit of Wales, north to south but sticking close to the coast. By the end of the trip, we pretty much achieved a huge circle with our house on the right of the circle in the Midlands and Devils Bridge being on the left. Over the years we've done loads of central Wales as day trips, so new ground really. I found this clip from 11 years ago in Wales Black mountains. Think I was on a Speed Triple and Carol behind on her purple Street Triple. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKDEg6uHqpaSgassi=oWb3yum7bC8PakNx

[@paullee6663]

@@Banditmanuk Wow! What a stunning video ! I absolutely love rear facing cameras. (I've mentioned this to you before) I've shot lots of video on the bike for my own use, but my favourite remains an unedited ride out of Cain in the Pico's on a cheap Chinese camera bolted to the rear grab rail....it distorts and wobbles terribly (I've 'cleaned it up' best I can) I know everyone seems to be striving for quality, but honestly 1080p is enough for me....

[@paullee6663]

@@Banditmanuk "I think it's just we had in our mind this circuit of Wales, north to south but sticking close to the coast." I did exactly the same thing when I stayed in Fishguard. The ferry goes to Rosslare. (Near Wexford on the Eastern tip of Ireland)

[@mrcintheuk4641]

Hmm, Wales certainly isn't endearing itself to attract visitors these days. I understand they are also considering a "visitor Levy" for campervans and other types of accommodations. I'll just be avoiding Wales which I'm sure the Welsh government will be only too pleased with.

[@Banditmanuk]

Looking at some parts of Wales, it needs every tourist £ it can get. On the whole everywhere we've been have been very welcoming but those roads getting to the Gower Peninsular are not ones we really want to ride again. It's a shame as parts of the area are beautiful

[@Achilles22]

We are fed up with Campervans and Caravans blocking up the narrow roads , so good news with charging the idiots. They might stay away?😢

[@Banditmanuk]

@Achilles22 I'm not being anti camper, but in reality, they often bring little economic benifit to an area. They are a nightmare on some of the tiny Scottish roads as well. Motorcycles, we never hold anyone up.