Hi Steve. Yes, that was the plan. To find a road here that was so bad that the folks in the UK would feel a bit better about the state of their own roads 😂 It took me three and a half years to find one, but I think it was worth it ! I've got the UK beers and milk in for next Thursday mate, so I'm all good to go 👍🏻 Take care until then and love to the crew ! Garry & Ruby
Hi Hectorshouse, is Hector the fluffy pup in the picture ? Thanks HH, yes, I think I did manage to get to the end of this road ( so over one hour ) without encountering another vehicle, so that was pretty good going, even for these parts. I think we only encountered that one parked car on the LHS as we came out into the open, after the forest. Glad you enjoyed the solitude. I can imagine that it's hard to come by in the UK these days !!! Cheers HH. Ruby says hi to the pup in the picture ❤🐕 Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides hi Garry…Hectors House if from the kiddies program from the 60’s, though Hector was a dog. The dog you’re referring to in the picture is Dougie…he’s a 5 year old Cocker Spaniel and of course I love the little chap. I hope you and Ruby are very well…she looks a wonderful little friend, with the usual penchant for sausages…lol👍
@@hectorshouse7348 Oh ! Well in that case Dougie is probably distantly related to Ruby. I think she has a fair bit of Cocker Spaniel in her, or certainly some sort of Spaniel. Nobody knows what she is. She says she's "Cute" and "deserving of 'sossidges'", which I suppose is all we really need to know 😂 Yes, Ruby loves her 'sossidges', basically all food with the exception of salad and fruit ( she really is so much like her Dad 😂) I've never had a Spaniel before but they do seem to love cuddles and seem very eager to please. Ruby was also very easy to train. Previously I had a Basset Hound and he liked to do his own thing ! He was lovely but he was a stubborn little sod !!! Dougie looks lovely and I am sure that like Ruby, he is great company and very good at "looking after the house for Daddy" when he's out and about having fun ! Take care you two and thanks for introducing us to Dougie 🙂 Garry & Ruby ❤🐕"Hi Dougs !"
Aha ! That would explain it then Kristopher ! I did wonder why they kept stopping and looking back at me instead of just carrying on with their business 😂 Must be something about the J Series thump that speaks to them, I guess. Interesting ! Thanks Kristopher, Garry
I feel your pain about the bad road, you know why... Normal would be perfect for that (and the scram, now when I am thinking about it😀) ... Martin is very nice chap and with very nice channel. Many channels are too aggressive, I like the calmness and the UK lanes. ER>
Thanks Stefan. Yes. I will definitely ride that road again, but almost certainly on Norman next time ! I will also try to get there early in the morning again because it was so beautiful up there in that early morning light. Hopefully, if all goes well, Martin and I will be pottering about around here on our Himalayans sometime in October 👍🏻 Cheers Stefan, it will be great to have you along for the live show next week 🥵 Take care my friend, Garry & Ruby
Well, when I saw this come up, I thought. Why not wait and watch this last thing with a glass of cider. and that's what I'm doing. I'll update this at the end...🙂 And, it was lovely great scenery and if it was me doing that ride, I'd be stopping to take photos every minute or so. Now, I'm hoping to meet Steve the day before, so I will try and plant ideas in his head on what to talk about...😉
Hi Andy, hmmmm.....a nice cold glass of cider sounds tempting right now ! Yes. It was a lovely ride, very nice change in the scenery and I was probably out at the right time to catch it at its best. I will definitely do that ride again but certainly on Norman next time. The second part of that road was a bit much for the Meteor and for my spine. Norman will soak it up a lot better. Are you meeting Steve on Sidwell Street, in the novelty adult costume shop ? That's usually where he arranges to meet people. Unlike SB73 who bizarrely likes to meet people at Tescos, by the bins 🤷♂ Anyway, wherever you're meeting up, have fun and I'll see you both next Thursday evening 👍🏻 Cheers Andy, Garry & Ruby
Hi Simon, yes, the change in scenery was pretty breathtaking and came as a real surprise ! It has taken me a while, but I always wanted to ride a road with a terrible surface, just to make the folks in the UK feel better about the state of their own roads. I think that with this video, I might have finally achieved that 🥳 I am still looking forward to riding it again though. But maybe on Norman next time ! Cheers Simon, Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Evening Garry and Ruby 😊 looking forward to next Thursday 8pm. I missed the last one 😢 I must catch up with Martin, and I will look forward to your meet-up with him. Great roads on this part of your ride and nice to see that you made a couple of new friends 😂 love to Ruby and I'll see you on the next video 😊
Hi Jamesworth 👍🏻 Oh, it would be great if you could make the live show next week. I always enjoy reading your little comments in the chat, very funny 😂 Steve doesn't like spicy food and took some convincing to do the Hot Chip Challenge, so it will be interesting to see how he gets on. I ate one again the other day and it didn't seem too bad. Maybe I am becoming immune to them 😝 Yes. I am hoping to meet up with Martin in October, I missed him by a day, when he tried to meet up last year. This year he has given me more notice, so we should be able to make it work and ride some of my local roads on our two Himalayans, you know, those bikes with the nice dashes 😉 Take care James. Love back from the two of us to you both. See you in the next one too 👍🏻 Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Wow Garry - multi - mentions 🙏🙏. Ruby did extra well on this one as well. ❤️. I really can't believe the contrasts in that road though... One thing struck me was the feeling of 'aloneness' you (we) experience on that ride. The views once again were spectacular weren't they despite having to keep Buddy from chucking you off. And we got to see deer. Brilliant. Many thanks. 'The Plywood Man' 😅
Hi Mr Plywood 😝 You're welcome to the mentions Peter and I realise that I did inadvertently end up stealing your format for these videos 😇 Yes. It was a beautiful surprise to suddenly leave the forest and find myself confronted by highland plains. It was most unexpected and then further on I got some stunning views of the mountains below. That is definitely a road that I will ride again but almost certainly on Norman next time ( for the sake of my back ! ). I will also ensure that I ride it very early in the morning once again. More chance of meeting RE enthusiast deer at that time of the day, I imagine. Thanks Peter, love from Spain, Garry & Ruby
Well Gary, I know that I'll probably come across as a bit eccentric but i actually loved the look of the road once you crossed the border! Awesome! 😁 Ideal g/s territory! Lovely views across the valleys on the way down...... Methinks Ruby approves of the 'spin off' of breaking a video into smaller segments... 🤣 Best wishes to you both 👍
Hi Ken ! No, you are right. That road would have been perfect for Norman too. Just maybe not so great for a cruiser with notoriously little rear suspension, like the Meteor 😂 I survived it ok on Buddy but next time I would definitely take Norman, for the sake of my spine ! If I go up there in the winter, I can even explore some of the dirt tracks that went off to the left and right. Could be a ton of fun. But maybe not on the Meteor 🙂 Ruby is an advocate of the one ride, multiple sossidges concept, yes, most definitely 🐕👍🏻 Take care Ken. Hope to see you in the live show next week. Looking forward to seeing Exmouth eat his hot chip because he really isn't a fan of spicy food 😂 I've already got the milk and the UK ales in 👍🏻 Cheers Ken and hugs to the girls, Garry & Ruby
I've taken some time away from watching TH-cam, mainly because I've been busy with friends visiting, but also had a little holiday from consuming content. I have a big project at work as well currently, so that is eating into watch time sadly too... It is good to have a break from YT occasionally, is too easy to spend too long on it.
Hi Pete, yes. Basically in every spare moment I have ( i.e. when not working, doing housework or making my own videos ) I find myself watching TH-cam trying to keep up with the output of the many channels I am subscribed to. It feels like a full-time job in itself 😂 I shall continue to do my best to keep up though 👍🏻 Cheers Pete, Garry
Hey ER; still love the meteor 350, its such a fun bike for so little money but having owned the 650 now for a month i cant go back, they are both such excellent bikes man tbh. Each has their charm, everything on the super is just a tad MORE of the meteor. you know? i absolutely loved the meteor for what is was, for the price!!! holy crap such an inredible bike for that price. But the super meteor gives me that extra umph for the big roads up here in belgium. hope you are doing fine, maybe i'll visit some day! kisses to el perra hermosa, you eternal belgian friend, hercule poirot. hehehe
Aha. So you are Hercule Poirot ! I did wonder 🤔 Thanks BD. Yes, I remember driving on your brightly lit Belgian motorways when I lived in Germany. You certainly like street lighting, you Belgians 😁 I also experienced some rather erratic motorway driving around your cities, so can fully understand why you might prefer the power of the 650 ! It would be beneficial to have a bit more power in reserve to avoid any tricky situations with other vehicles 👍🏻 For the roads I ride, the Meteor is just about perfect and as you say, what a fantastic hobby / form of transport for the money ! Certainly let us know if you are going to be in this part of Spain BD, we'd be happy to try to meet up. Just go slow because I only have a 350 😂 Ruby says that she likes being called "perra hermosa" and that you should continue to call her that ❤🐕 Cheers BD 🙂 Garry & Ruby
Did look up abla if it means something. and found out in Turkish it means big/older sister 😅😂🤣 For showing the photo of steve again. you need to eat 4 !!! 🌶🌶🌶🌶 I still like the sound of this bike & thanks for the trip 😀 Cheers Ruby & Garry 🍻
I did accidentally flash up the picture of "Dave" again and I'm deeply embarrassed that it happened. With these things, it's important to get them down and off the internet as soon as possible. Fortunately I think I managed to do that. It's still visible in this video but fortunately nobody is likely to watch this video, because the TH-cam algorithm hates me, so it's all good 😇 Like you, I do love the sound of Buddy when he is just purring along in his comfort zone 🥰 Thanks William. Hope to see you in the live show next Thursday. I'll give you a wave if I see you 🙂 Cheers William 🍻 Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Hello Garry and Ruby, well this has been a ride of many varieties in terms of road surfaces and landscapes and some fauna thrown in for good measure! Those deer clearly seem to have impeccable taste, stopping to ogle Buddy, and you of course 😀 looking forward to dropping in to ERmageddon 4. Thanks a million for the mention, massively appreciated! 🙏🏼 see you on Thursdays Live 👍🏻😀
@@MerciaMoto Hi Dave, thanks my friend. All mentions come from the heart and are given gladly. On this ride I certainly saw the biggest variety of scenery in one ride, ever ! If I see you in the live show chat, I’ll give you a wave Dave 🙂 It’ll probably run to three hours as usual but totally understand if you at some point have better things to do. Let’s be honest, who hasn’t ? 😂😂😂
Meine Güte, das war ja eine Asphaltierte Offroadpiste 😂. Gut das du nachvertont hast. Hättest du während der Fahrt gesprochen, hättest du erstens nur gestottert und niemand hätte dich verstanden und zweitens hättest du dir dabei eventuell in die Zunge gebissen.🤣 Ist aber eine traumhaft schöne Landschaft 👍 LG Doro, Stephan und Ramses
Guten Morgen ihr drei ! Ja das stimmt auch. Hatte gar nicht daran gedacht aber das wäre wahrscheinlich auch so gewesen 😂 Ich fand den Wechsel von Wald zu sanften Hügeln irgendwie faszinierend und bei dem Morgenlicht sah alles natürlich noch schöner aus als es wahrscheinlich gegen Mittag würde. Und dann am Ende die Sicht auf die Berge unter uns auch noch. Bis auf den Belag, ist das eine wunderschöne Strecke zu fahren. Ich nehme aber an dass die Rehe dankbar sind dass der Belag so schlecht ist !!! Aber wenn man es nicht eilig hat ( und warum sollte man ) ist es sehr schön da oben. Ich werde mal Norman dahin bringen, auch früh morgens 👍🏻 Danke und LG an alle, passt auf einander auf ! Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides guten Morgen oder besser gesagt Mahlzeit. Morgenlicht und Abendlicht sieht immer besser aus, da ist das Licht weicher (diffus), Mittags hat man Schlagschatten und das ist weder fürs Filmen, noch in der Fotografie schön.
@@stephanl.4857Ich weiß nur dass es so schöner aussieht 😂 Da ich für den Rest des Jahres meist gegen Mittag unterwegs sein werde, habe ich mir letztens ND Filter für die GoPros gekauft damit alles nicht ganz so grell wirkt, wenn ich um die Zeit unterwegs bin. Keine Ahnung ob ich den Unterschied erkennen werde. Aber das Morgenlicht gefällt mir sehr gut und ich muss jetzt leider öfters morgens filmen. Gefällt mir nicht früh aufzustehen aber so sieht alles einen Tick schöner aus, auf jeden Fall. Das Licht gibt auch bekannte Strecken sicherlich auch einen neuen Aspekt, nehme ich an. Schauen wir mal wie lange ich das früh aufstehen aushalte ! 😂 LG Garry
@@stephanl.4857 Ob ICH das sehe ist fraglich 😂 Aber ich habe sie und wenn es wieder so weit ist dass ich Nachmittags unterwegs sein kann, werde ich sie auch einsetzen 👍🏻😇 Ich kannte ND Filter durch meine Drohne, wo die meisten Leute meinten dass ihre Kamera von ND Filter besonders profitiert wenn man an hellen Tagen aufnimmt. Dann dachte ich dass es so etwas auch für GoPros geben müsste und habe gesucht und welche geholt. Nichts ist zu gut für meine Zuschauer Stephan 😇 Meine Videos ganz bestimmt nicht 😂 Danke Stephan und LG an alle ! Garry
Evening Garry yep the nights are starting to close in earlier and earlier and still dark at 6am 🙁 that road is a good one in the uk so I’ve been told, view is fantastic though, looking forward to hot chip challenge Steve’s mad taking you on, I got visions of a dumb & dumber type scenario in the chilli burger bar scene for Steve, nice ride mate catch yer later, ….. thems in France
Hi Pete and menagerie 🙂 I think I finally found a Spanish road to make my UK viewers feel a little bit better about the state of their own roads. It only took me three and a half years to find it. Good going I reckon 😂 Yes, it does seem to be getting dark early rather quickly and now when I fall out of bed in the mornings it's usually not fully light any more. Feels like a short summer this year but at least now the temps are starting to drop and it should be more comfortable out on the bikes any time beyond 10am 🤞 I am actually looking forward to eating another Hot Chip or two but I'm not so sure that Steve is 😂 He's a good sport for doing it though. He really isn't a fan of spicy food but I think that he will be fine 🤞 I've already got the milk and the nice beers in, so I'm all set for next Thursday 👍🏻 Cheers you lot, us lot.
@@economicalrides morning Garry now all you have to do is find a road as bad as that, remember the pot holes have to be at least as deep as your mobile phone is high or at least deep enough to plant flowers ( apparently a woman is filling them with earth and flowers to bring it to the councils attention ) then a set of traffic every 50m and some traffic ! LOTS of TRAFFIC and I’m sure they will feel right at home, I know I would be bricking it, like Steve I don’t like food that causes pain 🥵 the menagerie n France
Morning Garry & Ruby, from a particularly wet, windy and bikeless Scottish Highlands! Firstly a big thankyou for the channel plug in this one, that's very much appreciated, and seems to be having the desired effect.😎 These two videos, as with the rest, have served to very much whet my appetite for October (not that it was really needed in the first place!) So far as those road conditions are concerned, welcome to your equivalent to the Staffordshire Moorlands lanes - pretty much the same just lately. Sadly I'll miss ERmaggedon live, as I'll be in sunny Tuscany, celebrating or golden wedding anniversary (in an effort to maintain domestic harmony!🤦) Good to know that your domestic life's sorted out, and I'm looking forward to even more research videos. 😁 All the best for now and see you in the next one. Regards, Martin.
Hi Martin, thanks for watching ! I did think that this might be a fun ride for our Himalayans 🤔 but don't fancy doing it again on Buddy ! You are welcome to the mentions and hopefully you will now gain a few viewers as a result. People are already excited to hear about us meeting up, so we had better make sure that it happens this year or we'll never hear the end of it 🙂 Sorry to hear that it's still wet and windy up there. You probably used up your annual quota of decent Scottish weather when you were up there on Blizzard ! Hoping to continue with my Highland coach tour this evening by the way 🤞 Enjoy your holiday(s) and congratulations on fifty years of wedded ( I'm sure ) bliss 😝 That's two life sentences Mrs Trafford! You could have murdered two people instead. Think on 😂 Take care Martin, speak soon 👍🏻 Garry
hi Gary and Ruby ,i normally get to watch your content on a Tuesday soon after you put it on . loved the differing terrain on your ride . look forward to part 3 .
Hi John ! Glad you enjoyed the ride, the change in scenery from one minute to the next was really quite extreme wasn't it ? I definitely want to ride this road again but I'll probably take Norman next time. For the sake of my back, mainly ! Cheers John and Linda. Take care and have fun ! Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Yes. At least the tarmac was decent for the final part but the road was still too bumpy to really ride fast on, unfortunately. That last part would have been a nice section for a bit of sportier riding but the bumps made it quite hard work and by that time I was starting to feel quite tired. I mean. I got up at 6am for that ride. WTAF ?!?! 😂 Cheers Blakester, Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
I know. Extremely well behaved. They are probably in the Tufty Club ! I'm now intrigued to know if they will appear at the exact same, correct spot, should I ever ride that road again 🤔
It's not showing up on here but I did receive the comment with the link to the video of the woman calling into the radio show to complain about the dangerous placement of deer crossings. Thanks. That was hilarious ! Duh ! 😂
I'm looking forward to the 29th. I'm sure I'll be fine 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
The road looked like the pot holed UK roads on that rough bit😂
Catch up soon👍😎
Hi Steve.
Yes, that was the plan. To find a road here that was so bad that the folks in the UK would feel a bit better about the state of their own roads 😂
It took me three and a half years to find one, but I think it was worth it !
I've got the UK beers and milk in for next Thursday mate, so I'm all good to go 👍🏻
Take care until then and love to the crew !
Garry & Ruby
Hi Gary, I was pleased to get the plywood quiz question correct. So to celebrate I've scoffed sausages for tea, don't tell Ruby🐕🤫
Your secret's safe with me Paul 👍🏻😂
Thanks for watching !
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Seeing these beautiful empty roads is a reminder of how depressingly overpopulated the U.K. is. Looks wonderful. Thank you 👍
Hi Hectorshouse, is Hector the fluffy pup in the picture ?
Thanks HH, yes, I think I did manage to get to the end of this road ( so over one hour ) without encountering another vehicle, so that was pretty good going, even for these parts.
I think we only encountered that one parked car on the LHS as we came out into the open, after the forest.
Glad you enjoyed the solitude. I can imagine that it's hard to come by in the UK these days !!!
Cheers HH. Ruby says hi to the pup in the picture ❤🐕
Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides hi Garry…Hectors House if from the kiddies program from the 60’s, though Hector was a dog. The dog you’re referring to in the picture is Dougie…he’s a 5 year old Cocker Spaniel and of course I love the little chap. I hope you and Ruby are very well…she looks a wonderful little friend, with the usual penchant for sausages…lol👍
@@hectorshouse7348 Oh ! Well in that case Dougie is probably distantly related to Ruby. I think she has a fair bit of Cocker Spaniel in her, or certainly some sort of Spaniel. Nobody knows what she is. She says she's "Cute" and "deserving of 'sossidges'", which I suppose is all we really need to know 😂
Yes, Ruby loves her 'sossidges', basically all food with the exception of salad and fruit ( she really is so much like her Dad 😂)
I've never had a Spaniel before but they do seem to love cuddles and seem very eager to please. Ruby was also very easy to train.
Previously I had a Basset Hound and he liked to do his own thing ! He was lovely but he was a stubborn little sod !!!
Dougie looks lovely and I am sure that like Ruby, he is great company and very good at "looking after the house for Daddy" when he's out and about having fun !
Take care you two and thanks for introducing us to Dougie 🙂
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕"Hi Dougs !"
J 350s are deer magnets 🧲 I'm always having them run up and stare as I ride by. 😎
Aha ! That would explain it then Kristopher ! I did wonder why they kept stopping and looking back at me instead of just carrying on with their business 😂
Must be something about the J Series thump that speaks to them, I guess. Interesting !
Thanks Kristopher,
Garry
I feel your pain about the bad road, you know why... Normal would be perfect for that (and the scram, now when I am thinking about it😀) ... Martin is very nice chap and with very nice channel. Many channels are too aggressive, I like the calmness and the UK lanes.
ER>
Thanks Stefan. Yes. I will definitely ride that road again, but almost certainly on Norman next time ! I will also try to get there early in the morning again because it was so beautiful up there in that early morning light.
Hopefully, if all goes well, Martin and I will be pottering about around here on our Himalayans sometime in October 👍🏻
Cheers Stefan, it will be great to have you along for the live show next week 🥵
Take care my friend,
Garry & Ruby
Well, when I saw this come up, I thought. Why not wait and watch this last thing with a glass of cider. and that's what I'm doing. I'll update this at the end...🙂 And, it was lovely great scenery and if it was me doing that ride, I'd be stopping to take photos every minute or so. Now, I'm hoping to meet Steve the day before, so I will try and plant ideas in his head on what to talk about...😉
Hi Andy,
hmmmm.....a nice cold glass of cider sounds tempting right now !
Yes. It was a lovely ride, very nice change in the scenery and I was probably out at the right time to catch it at its best.
I will definitely do that ride again but certainly on Norman next time. The second part of that road was a bit much for the Meteor and for my spine. Norman will soak it up a lot better.
Are you meeting Steve on Sidwell Street, in the novelty adult costume shop ? That's usually where he arranges to meet people. Unlike SB73 who bizarrely likes to meet people at Tescos, by the bins 🤷♂ Anyway, wherever you're meeting up, have fun and I'll see you both next Thursday evening 👍🏻
Cheers Andy,
Garry & Ruby
great viewing coming out of the trees into the wide view ;; that road is like a quarry haul road track ;;
Hi Simon,
yes, the change in scenery was pretty breathtaking and came as a real surprise !
It has taken me a while, but I always wanted to ride a road with a terrible surface, just to make the folks in the UK feel better about the state of their own roads.
I think that with this video, I might have finally achieved that 🥳
I am still looking forward to riding it again though. But maybe on Norman next time !
Cheers Simon,
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Evening Garry and Ruby 😊 looking forward to next Thursday 8pm. I missed the last one 😢 I must catch up with Martin, and I will look forward to your meet-up with him. Great roads on this part of your ride and nice to see that you made a couple of new friends 😂 love to Ruby and I'll see you on the next video 😊
Hi Jamesworth 👍🏻
Oh, it would be great if you could make the live show next week. I always enjoy reading your little comments in the chat, very funny 😂
Steve doesn't like spicy food and took some convincing to do the Hot Chip Challenge, so it will be interesting to see how he gets on.
I ate one again the other day and it didn't seem too bad. Maybe I am becoming immune to them 😝
Yes. I am hoping to meet up with Martin in October, I missed him by a day, when he tried to meet up last year. This year he has given me more notice, so we should be able to make it work and ride some of my local roads on our two Himalayans, you know, those bikes with the nice dashes 😉
Take care James. Love back from the two of us to you both. See you in the next one too 👍🏻
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Wow Garry - multi - mentions 🙏🙏. Ruby did extra well on this one as well. ❤️.
I really can't believe the contrasts in that road though... One thing struck me was the feeling of 'aloneness' you (we) experience on that ride. The views once again were spectacular weren't they despite having to keep Buddy from chucking you off. And we got to see deer. Brilliant. Many thanks. 'The Plywood Man' 😅
Hi Mr Plywood 😝
You're welcome to the mentions Peter and I realise that I did inadvertently end up stealing your format for these videos 😇
Yes. It was a beautiful surprise to suddenly leave the forest and find myself confronted by highland plains. It was most unexpected and then further on I got some stunning views of the mountains below. That is definitely a road that I will ride again but almost certainly on Norman next time ( for the sake of my back ! ). I will also ensure that I ride it very early in the morning once again. More chance of meeting RE enthusiast deer at that time of the day, I imagine.
Thanks Peter, love from Spain,
Garry & Ruby
Well Garry I never expected you to borrow any ideas from me so I am indeed flattered. 😅
@@Lanes-Explorer5733 Sorry Peter, can't reply at the moment, just got to get these plywood panniers for Buddy finished.......splinters !
Well Gary, I know that I'll probably come across as a bit eccentric but i actually loved the look of the road once you crossed the border! Awesome! 😁 Ideal g/s territory! Lovely views across the valleys on the way down...... Methinks Ruby approves of the 'spin off' of breaking a video into smaller segments... 🤣 Best wishes to you both 👍
Hi Ken !
No, you are right. That road would have been perfect for Norman too. Just maybe not so great for a cruiser with notoriously little rear suspension, like the Meteor 😂
I survived it ok on Buddy but next time I would definitely take Norman, for the sake of my spine ! If I go up there in the winter, I can even explore some of the dirt tracks that went off to the left and right. Could be a ton of fun. But maybe not on the Meteor 🙂
Ruby is an advocate of the one ride, multiple sossidges concept, yes, most definitely 🐕👍🏻
Take care Ken. Hope to see you in the live show next week. Looking forward to seeing Exmouth eat his hot chip because he really isn't a fan of spicy food 😂
I've already got the milk and the UK ales in 👍🏻
Cheers Ken and hugs to the girls,
Garry & Ruby
I've taken some time away from watching TH-cam, mainly because I've been busy with friends visiting, but also had a little holiday from consuming content. I have a big project at work as well currently, so that is eating into watch time sadly too... It is good to have a break from YT occasionally, is too easy to spend too long on it.
Hi Pete,
yes. Basically in every spare moment I have ( i.e. when not working, doing housework or making my own videos ) I find myself watching TH-cam trying to keep up with the output of the many channels I am subscribed to. It feels like a full-time job in itself 😂
I shall continue to do my best to keep up though 👍🏻
Cheers Pete,
Garry
Hey ER; still love the meteor 350, its such a fun bike for so little money but having owned the 650 now for a month i cant go back, they are both such excellent bikes man tbh. Each has their charm, everything on the super is just a tad MORE of the meteor. you know? i absolutely loved the meteor for what is was, for the price!!! holy crap such an inredible bike for that price. But the super meteor gives me that extra umph for the big roads up here in belgium. hope you are doing fine, maybe i'll visit some day! kisses to el perra hermosa, you eternal belgian friend, hercule poirot. hehehe
Aha. So you are Hercule Poirot ! I did wonder 🤔
Thanks BD. Yes, I remember driving on your brightly lit Belgian motorways when I lived in Germany. You certainly like street lighting, you Belgians 😁
I also experienced some rather erratic motorway driving around your cities, so can fully understand why you might prefer the power of the 650 ! It would be beneficial to have a bit more power in reserve to avoid any tricky situations with other vehicles 👍🏻
For the roads I ride, the Meteor is just about perfect and as you say, what a fantastic hobby / form of transport for the money !
Certainly let us know if you are going to be in this part of Spain BD, we'd be happy to try to meet up. Just go slow because I only have a 350 😂
Ruby says that she likes being called "perra hermosa" and that you should continue to call her that ❤🐕
Cheers BD 🙂
Garry & Ruby
Did look up abla if it means something.
and found out in Turkish it means big/older sister 😅😂🤣
For showing the photo of steve again. you need to eat 4 !!! 🌶🌶🌶🌶
I still like the sound of this bike & thanks for the trip 😀
Cheers Ruby & Garry 🍻
I did accidentally flash up the picture of "Dave" again and I'm deeply embarrassed that it happened.
With these things, it's important to get them down and off the internet as soon as possible.
Fortunately I think I managed to do that.
It's still visible in this video but fortunately nobody is likely to watch this video, because the TH-cam algorithm hates me, so it's all good 😇
Like you, I do love the sound of Buddy when he is just purring along in his comfort zone 🥰
Thanks William. Hope to see you in the live show next Thursday. I'll give you a wave if I see you 🙂
Cheers William 🍻
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Hello Garry and Ruby, well this has been a ride of many varieties in terms of road surfaces and landscapes and some fauna thrown in for good measure! Those deer clearly seem to have impeccable taste, stopping to ogle Buddy, and you of course 😀 looking forward to dropping in to ERmageddon 4. Thanks a million for the mention, massively appreciated! 🙏🏼 see you on Thursdays Live 👍🏻😀
@@MerciaMoto Hi Dave,
thanks my friend.
All mentions come from the heart and are given gladly.
On this ride I certainly saw the biggest variety of scenery in one ride, ever !
If I see you in the live show chat, I’ll give you a wave Dave 🙂
It’ll probably run to three hours as usual but totally understand if you at some point have better things to do. Let’s be honest, who hasn’t ? 😂😂😂
Meine Güte, das war ja eine Asphaltierte Offroadpiste 😂.
Gut das du nachvertont hast. Hättest du während der Fahrt gesprochen, hättest du erstens nur gestottert und niemand hätte dich verstanden und zweitens hättest du dir dabei eventuell in die Zunge gebissen.🤣
Ist aber eine traumhaft schöne Landschaft 👍
LG Doro, Stephan und Ramses
Guten Morgen ihr drei !
Ja das stimmt auch. Hatte gar nicht daran gedacht aber das wäre wahrscheinlich auch so gewesen 😂
Ich fand den Wechsel von Wald zu sanften Hügeln irgendwie faszinierend und bei dem Morgenlicht sah alles natürlich noch schöner aus als es wahrscheinlich gegen Mittag würde.
Und dann am Ende die Sicht auf die Berge unter uns auch noch.
Bis auf den Belag, ist das eine wunderschöne Strecke zu fahren. Ich nehme aber an dass die Rehe dankbar sind dass der Belag so schlecht ist !!!
Aber wenn man es nicht eilig hat ( und warum sollte man ) ist es sehr schön da oben. Ich werde mal Norman dahin bringen, auch früh morgens 👍🏻
Danke und LG an alle, passt auf einander auf !
Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides guten Morgen oder besser gesagt Mahlzeit.
Morgenlicht und Abendlicht sieht immer besser aus, da ist das Licht weicher (diffus), Mittags hat man Schlagschatten und das ist weder fürs Filmen, noch in der Fotografie schön.
@@stephanl.4857Ich weiß nur dass es so schöner aussieht 😂
Da ich für den Rest des Jahres meist gegen Mittag unterwegs sein werde, habe ich mir letztens ND Filter für die GoPros gekauft damit alles nicht ganz so grell wirkt, wenn ich um die Zeit unterwegs bin.
Keine Ahnung ob ich den Unterschied erkennen werde.
Aber das Morgenlicht gefällt mir sehr gut und ich muss jetzt leider öfters morgens filmen. Gefällt mir nicht früh aufzustehen aber so sieht alles einen Tick schöner aus, auf jeden Fall. Das Licht gibt auch bekannte Strecken sicherlich auch einen neuen Aspekt, nehme ich an.
Schauen wir mal wie lange ich das früh aufstehen aushalte ! 😂
LG
Garry
@@economicalrides den Unterschied mit ND-Filter wirst du auf jeden Fall sehen, das erhöht die Kontraste und reduziert das Licht.
@@stephanl.4857 Ob ICH das sehe ist fraglich 😂
Aber ich habe sie und wenn es wieder so weit ist dass ich Nachmittags unterwegs sein kann, werde ich sie auch einsetzen 👍🏻😇
Ich kannte ND Filter durch meine Drohne, wo die meisten Leute meinten dass ihre Kamera von ND Filter besonders profitiert wenn man an hellen Tagen aufnimmt.
Dann dachte ich dass es so etwas auch für GoPros geben müsste und habe gesucht und welche geholt.
Nichts ist zu gut für meine Zuschauer Stephan 😇 Meine Videos ganz bestimmt nicht 😂
Danke Stephan und LG an alle !
Garry
taking a break from editing my video! lol
Cool. So you can now officially blame the late release of your next video on me Blake 👍🏻
@@economicalrides you should have been a lawyer, it was exactly what i was thinking.
Evening Garry yep the nights are starting to close in earlier and earlier and still dark at 6am 🙁 that road is a good one in the uk so I’ve been told, view is fantastic though, looking forward to hot chip challenge Steve’s mad taking you on, I got visions of a dumb & dumber type scenario in the chilli burger bar scene for Steve, nice ride mate catch yer later, ….. thems in France
Hi Pete and menagerie 🙂
I think I finally found a Spanish road to make my UK viewers feel a little bit better about the state of their own roads. It only took me three and a half years to find it. Good going I reckon 😂
Yes, it does seem to be getting dark early rather quickly and now when I fall out of bed in the mornings it's usually not fully light any more. Feels like a short summer this year but at least now the temps are starting to drop and it should be more comfortable out on the bikes any time beyond 10am 🤞
I am actually looking forward to eating another Hot Chip or two but I'm not so sure that Steve is 😂 He's a good sport for doing it though. He really isn't a fan of spicy food but I think that he will be fine 🤞
I've already got the milk and the nice beers in, so I'm all set for next Thursday 👍🏻
Cheers you lot,
us lot.
@@economicalrides morning Garry now all you have to do is find a road as bad as that, remember the pot holes have to be at least as deep as your mobile phone is high or at least deep enough to plant flowers ( apparently a woman is filling them with earth and flowers to bring it to the councils attention ) then a set of traffic every 50m and some traffic ! LOTS of TRAFFIC and I’m sure they will feel right at home, I know I would be bricking it, like Steve I don’t like food that causes pain 🥵 the menagerie n France
@@PeterHolland-mu7yn 🙂👍🏻
Love how you ride the back roads. Bet we would enjoy riding together. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks MAMRE. I'm sure we would ! Take care buddy !
Morning Garry & Ruby, from a particularly wet, windy and bikeless Scottish Highlands!
Firstly a big thankyou for the channel plug in this one, that's very much appreciated, and seems to be having the desired effect.😎
These two videos, as with the rest, have served to very much whet my appetite for October (not that it was really needed in the first place!)
So far as those road conditions are concerned, welcome to your equivalent to the Staffordshire Moorlands lanes - pretty much the same just lately.
Sadly I'll miss ERmaggedon live, as I'll be in sunny Tuscany, celebrating or golden wedding anniversary (in an effort to maintain domestic harmony!🤦)
Good to know that your domestic life's sorted out, and I'm looking forward to even more research videos. 😁
All the best for now and see you in the next one.
Regards, Martin.
Hi Martin,
thanks for watching !
I did think that this might be a fun ride for our Himalayans 🤔 but don't fancy doing it again on Buddy !
You are welcome to the mentions and hopefully you will now gain a few viewers as a result.
People are already excited to hear about us meeting up, so we had better make sure that it happens this year or we'll never hear the end of it 🙂
Sorry to hear that it's still wet and windy up there. You probably used up your annual quota of decent Scottish weather when you were up there on Blizzard ! Hoping to continue with my Highland coach tour this evening by the way 🤞
Enjoy your holiday(s) and congratulations on fifty years of wedded ( I'm sure ) bliss 😝
That's two life sentences Mrs Trafford! You could have murdered two people instead. Think on 😂
Take care Martin, speak soon 👍🏻
Garry
hi Gary and Ruby ,i normally get to watch your content on a Tuesday soon after you put it on . loved the differing terrain on your ride . look forward to part 3 .
Hi John !
Glad you enjoyed the ride, the change in scenery from one minute to the next was really quite extreme wasn't it ?
I definitely want to ride this road again but I'll probably take Norman next time. For the sake of my back, mainly !
Cheers John and Linda. Take care and have fun !
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
@@economicalrides thanks Gary .
around one turn and boom! rough road! looking forward to the final decent! and yes the texture of the landscape did change. weird...
Yes. At least the tarmac was decent for the final part but the road was still too bumpy to really ride fast on, unfortunately. That last part would have been a nice section for a bit of sportier riding but the bumps made it quite hard work and by that time I was starting to feel quite tired. I mean. I got up at 6am for that ride. WTAF ?!?! 😂
Cheers Blakester,
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Good to see you again!
Nice ride you have there!
@@freddy9210 Hi Freddy ! Thanks 🙂👍
Take care and have fun !
Garry
How do the deer know to cross the road at the sign??
I know. Extremely well behaved. They are probably in the Tufty Club !
I'm now intrigued to know if they will appear at the exact same, correct spot, should I ever ride that road again 🤔
@@economicalrides th-cam.com/video/CI8UPHMzZm8/w-d-xo.html
It's not showing up on here but I did receive the comment with the link to the video of the woman calling into the radio show to complain about the dangerous placement of deer crossings. Thanks. That was hilarious ! Duh ! 😂