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Nick Desmo
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 7 ม.ค. 2012
Thoughts in my helmet as I ride. I talk about bikes, crashes, disasters, trips, and some tales of my previous life as a surveillance operator.
All my videos are as is, one-time recording and no editing, so if I call a bolt a nut etc, forgive me 😁
Feel free to chuck in a like, a comment, and subscribe if you like what you see 👍
All my videos are as is, one-time recording and no editing, so if I call a bolt a nut etc, forgive me 😁
Feel free to chuck in a like, a comment, and subscribe if you like what you see 👍
GSXR1100 Slabbie project update Part 2 - Brake rebuild time.
Rebuilding the very tired brakes, with a failed time-lapse effort 🤣
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RS'ing about Episode 57 - I found a new YouTube channel!
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Listen and find out what I love about 'Lean into the wind', plus the usual drivel.
RS'ing about Episode 56 - Introducing the Trusty Rusty MkII!
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A cheeky spin out on the 2nd RS, the one I pinched the lovely blue paintwork off. Now sold and with Gibbo, so expect it to appear on an RS'ing about video at some point 😁
GSXR1100 Slabside project update Part 1! Parts have started arriving.
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The spending has begun...
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 55 - What makes a cool bike?
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We all know the RS is cool, but what else is? more inane drivel as I ride...
BMW i3 Premium Retrofit MMI V6 MkII, unboxing, fitting, and set-up in 'real time'.
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A warts and all, very disjointed fitting, from unboxing to set-up, with the odd break to work out where I went wrong or to double check! But it works perfectly, and was a lesson in reading instructions and watching TH-cam links!
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 54 - RS updates!
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The latest on the RS, more than just cosmetic! But it's still the same trusty, less-rusty thing of beauty it always was 😉
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about - The North Wales trip in a shorter video!
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A more descriptive version of the recent RS trip to Wales, along with the usual drivel...
CB250RS The North Wales Trip 2024
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A video diary of our trip to Wales, very dull if you weren't there! 916 miles, averaging between 78 - 91 mpg!
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 53. Latest mods, and I've got another RS!
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Another RS joins the fleet...This will make the trusty rusty a real thing of proper beauty!
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 52. Latest modifications!
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New tyres, new shocks, new screen, top end rebuild update etc 👍
DRZ400E Crash re-visit. Trying to work out what happened? 🤔
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A trip back to the area I crashed and knocked myself out, to try to work out what happened? #drz400e
DRZ400E crash and aftermath. Trees are HARD, knocked out!
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A short update and some crash footgage. Sorry for the lack of audio, it's a real shame it failed. And remember kids, never ride off-road alone!
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 51, a mental health, post course ride!
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Some waffle as I clear my head after a three week work course!
Merlin Mahala D3O Raid Jacket and Trousers review
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Merlin Mahala D3O Raid Jacket and Trousers review
BMW i3. What's it like to live with in the real world?
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BMW i3. What's it like to live with in the real world?
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 50!! How did we get 50 episodes of this tripe!
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Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 50!! How did we get 50 episodes of this tripe!
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 49. Engine rebuild, fork rebuild etc. Plus, a new toy...
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Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 49. Engine rebuild, fork rebuild etc. Plus, a new toy...
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 48 - Clothing. Are you ATGATT??
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Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 48 - Clothing. Are you ATGATT??
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 47 - A quick update, some greenlaning, and Kenda tyres!
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Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 47 - A quick update, some greenlaning, and Kenda tyres!
Ducati Hyperstrada - First ride impressions.
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Ducati Hyperstrada - First ride impressions.
BMW i3 - A novices first long-distance trip, with motorway charging. The good and the bad!
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BMW i3 - A novices first long-distance trip, with motorway charging. The good and the bad!
Honda RC30 Recreation! A replica of the Rumi Honda RC30 that Fred Merkel raced in 1991.
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Honda RC30 Recreation! A replica of the Rumi Honda RC30 that Fred Merkel raced in 1991.
The Stranglers, Hanging Around, Royal Albert Hall 26/03/2024
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The Stranglers, Hanging Around, Royal Albert Hall 26/03/2024
The Stranglers, Tank, at the Royal Albert Hall 26/03/2024
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The Stranglers, Tank, at the Royal Albert Hall 26/03/2024
The Stranglers Royal Albert Hall 26/032024. Baz roasts the crowd.
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The Stranglers Royal Albert Hall 26/032024. Baz roasts the crowd.
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 46 - Are EV's really the future?
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Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 46 - Are EV's really the future?
Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 45 - More Surveillance Tales
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Honda CB250RS RS'ing about Episode 45 - More Surveillance Tales
looked like christmas morning in there
It felt like it! 🤣🤣👍
How is this a "Roast"" - he was polite and complimentary????
Banter then 😉
Little bikes are nice for zipping around on.
Yep, just about perfect for a bimble 👍
@@MrDesmonickI got you added to the video I’m putting together. I’ll keep you posted when I get it all finished up. Thank you
@mmotorcycles9497 cheers Mark 😁👍
Nice rideout, wonderful country lanes, the little bike is a marvel, it just proves that you don't need a big expensive machine to have a nice ride & lots of fun doing so. Thanks for the tour, always enjoyable, ric, a fellow rider from ontario canada.
Thanks Ric! That's really appreciated, safe riding over on that side of the pond 😁👍
Very enjoyable, weather looks cracking making me want to hunt my camping gear out now , Ride Safe 🤟
Get out there before the weather gets crap Paul! Cheers 😁👍
You forgot to mention these bikes have a feature I've never seen on any other bike - removal pieces at the back of swing arm enabling wheel removal without knocking the spindle out. I went to South of France on one of these in 1988 and had to go slow so my mate could keep up on his yummy rxs and was doing 90mpg!
True, but I've yet to bother as most times I remove the wheel, the spindle needs to be out of the way anyway!
Looks a great project Nutty Lad, look forward to tracking its progress.
Cheers mate! 😁👍
Love the bike. Real cool project. It looked great all together in the last video. I think you got a good one.
It's definitely a good basis for what I hope to end up with 👍
@@MrDesmonickI’m putting a video together of other people’s bikes and project. Your gsxr would be perfect to add. Would you be interested in that at all?
@mmotorcycles9497 sure, let me know what you're thinking? Nuttynick1@hotmail.com
I think of my modern Royal Enfield Classic 350 as a "cool" bike and is my "Thing of Beauty". It gets so much attention while I am out and about and a lot of older guys who are no longer into the current biking scene think the bike is a lot older than it is. My current Honda's never get any attention really and oh, I am an old bloke haha.
There's very little modern that is cool, in my opinion anyway 😉
Hi, thanks for the video. I just bought Premium MMI V6 MKII. Not being used to the cables it did take me more than 2 minutes LOL! But after installing it it works brilliantly. No problem connecting to my iPhone. The biggest problem is putting the back seat back. I looked at other options. But since you can install this under the back seat, and it works. I can highly recommend Premium Retrofit to anyone who would like to upgrade to carplay. I am really glad that I did not have to pull everything apart to connect via the glove compartment. I think where you placed the MMI V6 is a good place. I placed mine on the other side, with some light padding to secure it. I have a second hand 2022 i3S and what really annoys me is why BMW had CarPlay as an extra option when ordering the car. CarPlay should have come installed as part of the package. Also the fact that even though it is a pretty easy upgrade, why BMW blatantly refuses to retrofit CarPlay? Especially since their idrive 6 is pretty outdated and their maps are inferior to what CarPlay is able to offer. I think that this part is just arrogant and very poor service from BMW. I still love the i3S, it is so much fun to drive. Not sure if my next car will be a BMW though, now they have stopped making the i3 101.
Dude that’s awesome
@@mmotorcycles9497 cheers 😁👍
fuck yeah! proper oil cooled gixxer
You know it 😜
the lack of radiator leaves room for a turbo, if you wanna breath on it
@gibbo916 an old mate who used to drag race has a big bore kit, gas flowed head, 38mm Flatslide carbs, and some hot cams in his shed...😜
@@MrDesmonick yeah, that'll do it.... some suzuka endurance slab side fairings to complate the look
Tasty! Look forward to seeing more on this one, will you be filming the revival process?
I've already started pulling it apart 😂 I can't be arsed to film the process, as I would need to edit to footage to make it less boring, and I don't do editing 😂
@@MrDesmonick Haha that's fair, I'll look forward to seeing it on the road in that case
A nice looking bike, the fleet is growing, what's next :)
That's all for now Alex...Unless something interesting turns up! 🤣🤦♂️
Good Lord….. the 750 was hairy enough, but the 11 was an absolute monster. I made sure I only admired it from a very safe distance, so not to frighten my license and wallet. :D
@christianweller4288 🤣🤣 I'm sure what was fast in the 80's is docile enough now. I think they have 125/130bhp, my 'Adventure Tourer' Multistrada had 165bhp! Times change I guess 🤷
I'm currently riding a 2007 VFR800 that I picked up for not very much last year, and my slow restoration project is my dream bike as a 16 year old - a yellow RD250F. Both definitely cool!
@@ovalraw RD250 definitely, but not the VFR for me 😉
Take your phone off the bars when in london
A good point, but I've spent many years working in London on bikes, and hope to spot the bad guys. Plus, I'm not exactly on a desirable bike for the scumbags! But yes, if you are a London newbie, keep anything of value out of sight 👍
we both must have taste, as I have an 250 RSA & a early 865 Bonneville,
I will add an 865 to the fleet one day, lovely bikes! Although I have just bought a 1986 GSXR1100G, now THAT is a cool bike. Video to follow on that one 👌
My fleet is pretty small right now. One one side of the garage I have a '99 Honda CG125, which is a great bike but I'll be the first to admit is a stretch to call 'cool'. On the other side though I have a '95 Honda Magna 750, and that one I think certainly ticks the boxes. Bright yellow, chrome engine, screamin' V4 muscle-cruiser, and rare now in the UK (sub 50 left on the road). Saying that, my videos with the CG seem to often be pulling better views than the Magna, which is mildly annoying, but I think that's perhaps circumstantial from the topics rather than people searching out the bikes.
I'm afraid I'm firmly in the CG125 camp on this one! I'll have to check your videos out 😁👍
Just seen I'm already subscribed, but don't have notifications on 🤦♂️
@@MrDesmonick Aha I appreciate the sub mate
I am fortunate enough to have 5 bikes - My Coolest is a 1970 Puch Maxi 😎 (Nobody else thinks so, which helps Massively)
Definitely a cool bike 😎👌
@@MrDesmonick Thank you 👍
I've had 3 FS1E's, 1 C50, DT100, Garelli Tigercross, TS50 ER, X5 200, RD 125, RGV 250 H, ZZR600, VTR 1000, TLR1000R, and a Bandit 1250 Streetfighter, all of which i consider were "cool bikes".(Subjective opinion)) lol.
It's such a personal thing, from your list, the RGV and X5 would make my cool list 😎
the coolest 250 )). spare parts are scares for these in the Balkans
Not so bad in the UK, lots were sold back in the 80's 👍
love it, love everything about it
Cheers! 😁👍
I have one with the same gold exterior but with the more durable brown leather interior. It costs nothing to run for the majority of the year as i have solar panels and storage battery. I use it mainly as a 2 seater as with the seats folded, it makes a great dog van. The light weight 1200kg is what makes it a fantastic car i think. I regularly get 160 miles on a charge by being careful on motorway top speed. 64mph max seems to be the sweet spot. With our highly congested motorways, blasts to higher speeds hardly gets you to your destination quicker anyways. Put simply i love my i3 and wouldn't swap it for any other car on sale today.
I have to agree, it's perfect for my currant use. Funny enough, I didn't want the leather interior. I did view one, and the car seemed smaller inside because of the colour. I had my heart set on the Lodge, so was very happy to find this one 👍
Thanks for your video. I like the real-time aspect of the video, showing that even a relatively easy process as advertised by the manufacturer still requires some back and forth for averages joes like me. This MMI box breathes new life into used BMW i3’s who might have lost connectivity in several markets due to phase out of 3G networks by adding Android Auto, something all current day alternatives offer.
Now I've had it fitted for a week or so, I've learnt the way to operate it properly, and it's fantastic. I had an issue with the reversing camera not showing, bit that was operator error! I had reset one of the camera options, but a quick message to Gabor had that fixed in no time.
Great set up mate. One thing i would do is put your full tank higher than your full pump! This way you should not have to prime your pump everytime you start up. Let gravity do the work ! Pluss the down force of the waight of the diesel, for instance,,1. Lt = 1 Klg,5 Ltr = 5 klg down force. God Bless you and your,s. Hope this helps in some small way.
Cheers! I've yet to prime the pump after the initial set up. As long as it's not run dry, it should be fine. It has had many, many hours of running, and all is good so far 🤞
I’m confused now… the RSA did have a cush-drive as standard? I definitely remember changing mine….. or am I going nuts?
Aaaah….I just figured it out…… the R/S had cylindrical damper bushings….. which if memory serves correctly didn’t work as well. Cush was in my KL, which ate them for breakfast.
Absolutely! Yes, the cylindrical bush type rubbers, which are pretty pants. This uses the more conventional rubber blocks and four 'fingers' which slot in. A huge difference, and makes it sooooo smoooth now 👌
I live in Wales and it rains 4 days a week minimum I had a kdx 220 when I was 17 lol --- am getting old - your rs is looking sweet
Rain is rain, it wasn't as bad as the constant 20mph limits though! Cheers, the bike is getting there 👍
20 limit is advisory - hmm hmmm 🙄
@taztaz6539 not the ones I saw! Plus speed cameras in a few places 😢
Bike is looking really nice, it sounds like the other bike is in better condition so why not just make that one the best if can be? Also what's the plan for the other bike?
I could never replace the trusty rusty! But I could dress it in nicer clothes 😉 The original RS has only ticked over 10,000 miles, and the motor is lovely. The rest is easy to fix, but engine parts can be rare. The other bike has already been sold, a mate at work is treating himself 👌
Fancied one of these back in ‘81
Still plenty of them about 😉
Brilliant review of an i3
Thank you, that's very kind!
Brilliant show. I wish I’d seen this before I bought my Mercedes 😊
Thanks! I'm not sure it's brilliant though 😉 Which Mercedes did you buy?
Brings back memoires of burning oil from leaky cam cover gaskets, tough little bike's, hammerd mine all over the uk, just kept going with next to no maintinance.
As long as you change the oil regularly they take a lot of abuse!
I was riding around Wales when the 20 mph restrictions came in. There were more cars pulling out in front of me at junctions than before. It spoilt a good ride!
Brilliant, big fan of the 250 RS. Mine blew up spectacularly when we were nearly home after a charity run to the Med and back about 10 years ago. Top bike and looked like good fun still
Cheers! They are great little bikes, but as you know, they do like regular oil changes. I've just sold my spare RS to a mate, so there might be some joint RS videos in the future. Two old gits having a moan, what could be worse! 🤣
Your cb's Near 90 mpg makes my rgv (24mpg) jealous Love watching your adventures
Ah, but the RGV is more fun on the twisties! I'm glad you like this rubbish, you're obviously easily pleased 😁
@@MrDesmonick am just chilled out and grounded in reality which is what your videos are - real life The twisty bits that have cost me more than a few bikes 2 legs that had rods pins plates and screws, 2 rebuilt hands that needed 6 screws apiece and a lower spine that had the vertebrae fused with a ladder installed but hell nothing compares to getting your knee down skipping down country roads 😊 I'm only 48 lol and ready for the scrap heap
@taztaz6539 very kind of you to say! Cheers 👍 I hope the battered bits don't give you tok much gip! My sore bits do at times, and my finger wasn't great on this trip after my DRZ400E incident!
@@MrDesmonick nothing that a squirt of wd40 can't handle 🤣
@taztaz6539 🤣🤣👌
good night,outstanding ~ have a good one,
Cheers 😁👌
Remember my parents stopped at the Chainbridge Hotel a few times many years ago! I’ve often thought of buying a CB250RS and probably will at some point, currently my ‘small’ bike was the earlier CD200 Benly, the first ‘big’ bike I owned back in the late ‘70’s! 🤣I’ve only ever ridden a CB250RS once when a friend fell off one and I was ‘volunteered’ to ride it back home! Enjoyed it EVEN though the bars were completely skew whiff from the accident! 🤣
I bet the hotel is still exactly the same! Get yourself an RS, this time make sure the bars are straight 😂
Always liked thsee. Everyone wanted the Superdream I wanted one of these . I wanted to Care Racer one
@MONTY-YTNOM a far far better bike than the wet dream!
That is a very nice bike
Thank you! 😁👍
Looks like you had a great ride out. 10,000 miles a nice figure to reach. And I'm sure the bridge toll was a couple of locals making a quick few quid. Hardly seems worth the effort for 50p. Cheers
I guess I've done 3,000 of those miles since I got the RS at the end of last Summer? Not too shabby as I have other bikes as well 👍
bike is a beaut
@@jde9095 Cheers, it's starting to look a little less rusty! 🤣
Its a beautiful little chicken chaser ❤😅
We always called the C50/70/90's Chicken Chasers 😂
@@MrDesmonick she is a bit bigger sorry XD its a nice bike though !
Kent 😉
Had one of these once,raced a ccm super moto thing on way back from a rally down south,couldn't overtake it,think they were over 500cc,he couldn't lose me though, seemed a bit upset when got next to him at a junction before he tore off again, I was going different direction, still find amusing to this day, no top box though, I still ain't old enough for fairings either ,stay safe.
@@stephenrobbins9901 great memories! Still plenty about if you want to relive those days 😉
@@MrDesmonick currently searching
@@stephenrobbins9901 I have the spare bike in this video that will be for sale 😉
@@MrDesmonick will keep that in mind, what shire you in if that's OK to ask?
You can tell that ZX is more geared for Silverstone than Wales.. Perfect RS country though. Watching in 20 minute chunks.
The ZX was definitely more hard work than the others, but it's a bike he loves and will never sell. As I put in the description, it's very dull if you weren't there, and is just a video diary that I put online to keep it safer than on an SD card 🤣
I will watch it through in short bits, FYI my Honda NC750X gets 82 mpg 🤣🤣🤣Not bad for 750CC bike eh.
It's very dull, and more for us on the trip! That's good for a newer bike 👌
Great series. I hope I have as much fun as you on your trusty rusty RS as I've just bought one.
@@roadsey7012 cheers! And that's great news 😀 are you on the owners group on Facebook? Loads of good info on there.
Recntly as a second EV we bought the i3s - I love this little car specially the turning circle.
It's a great town/city car, and not bad on the Motorway 👍