Exploring the Trossachs by Honda CRF 250L - Episode 1: Loch Katrine to Loch Lomond
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- Exploring the Trossachs by Honda CRF 250L - Episode 1: Loch Katrine to Loch Lomond.
It's time for another TMF tour...this time I'm taking my trusty Honda CRF 250L to Scotland to take in the stunning scenery and surroundings of the Trossachs. In this first episode I take you on a tour from Loch Katrine to Loch Lomond...sit back and enjoy!
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Life doesn't get much better than that does it. Beautiful scenery, a small bike to explore on and a decent meal and beer when you get back 👍
Indeed not - although you'll notice the nervous laugh after I said Mrs Flyer would have a sumptuous meal and beer ready for me.....I knew I was on sticky ground there (but it sounded good)...
Right weather and right time of year Scotland is very hard to beat and i've ridden to a few beautiful places in europe and beyond.
100% agree...
Just beautiful. Unbelievable.
It gets better Scott - stay tuned!
Thanks for that, most beautiful. I wish I'd seen more of the UK before I moved away.
Where are you now?
Awesome scenery. And there wasn't a single white van to get in your way - obviously, they don't know where you were for this trip.
One of my favorite poems is "Lady of the Lake" by Sir Walter Scott. I had to study it for an English literature course in college, and fell in love with the poem and story. And it's all centered on Loch Katrine. I'm glad I got the chance to enjoy see the lake for the first time in my life through your wonderful videos. Now I have to wait again for next week.
...there'll be more about Sir Walter Scott when I get all literary in future episodes...stay tuned!
The McWhiteVanTeam have been alerted to TMF's presence - expect they will intercept him imminently.
Popped my knee out so no riding for a week now but the next best thing, The Missenden Flyer on a Friday evening, beautiful.
Ouch - hope you recover soon Mick....
Thank you very much for sharing a small piece of your vacation with us. As always, a real pleasure listening to your polite commentary. It's really beautiful there! ☺
Thank you....more to come!
NIce video as usual. Can't beat a bit of adventuring.
Agreed....loads more to come!
Another great video. It's good to see the CRF out and about
Yes it's a great fun machine maximum bang for the $
TheMissendenFlyer I feel that way about my Wr 250r there's a few boring vids on my channel if you want to see how bad the driving is in the states
Great video once again.Thank you
Cheers Thomas...
What a gorgeous country.
It sure is - the best in Britain!
Brilliant!!
Cheers :0)
Forgot how beautiful it is up there in Scotland. Great stuff.
Yup, it's gorgeous and gets better on this trip...stay tuned!
Good Evening TMF thank you for the scenery and video ,Take care and enjoy your family holiday.
I did, it was back in August ;0)
Beautiful country views. Interesting vlog. Take care.
Thank you....
Stayed at the Inversnaid Hotel many times, when i've walked the West Highland Way with my friends. Beautiful part of Scotland. Enjoy..
+John Pirie I did! :0)
Beautiful indeed.Thks.
+Bruce Kendall Cheers Bruce...
Really is a stunning location. The nice weather helps too. I'm looking forward to seeing more beautiful scenery.
Lots more to come Richard - stay tuned!
Man that bike sounds nice
Spectacular! Thanks for sharing.
No worries Dan...
Lovely as always. looking forward to the next installment. Scotland is amazing for sure.
+Sean Frank Thank you Sean, stay tuned!
Another great little video...thanks
Couldn't help noticing it took you until 19.20 to break into the Scottish accent MSF. It's good to see families going away together, well done for that. In other news, after 37yrs, put the deposit down on my first bike for 37yrs today. Following your lead, set my TH-cam channel up too to Vlog it too. Aka NeilofWatford.
Nice one! ...there was no wifi or phone signal at our holiday pad, and I was there with two 17 year olds, can you imagine the fun we had!! (not to mention that week I had to travel an hour to get wifi just so I could publish my YT vids!!)....
Very nice video to wake up to on this very wet morning in Bury (liked the teapot2 impersonation ) enjoy your stay looking forward to the next video :)
It was uncanny wasn't it! Did you sea that teapot one fella describe me as "beige" the other day? Outrageous!!! ;0)
Brings back memories of my trip up towards the Highlands to start the NC500. Beautiful part of the world.
Although the free access law allows camping anywhere (as you say) one night under torrential Scottish rain was enough to convince me the B&Bs are the way to go! Nice and cheap up there too as I recall.
Yes, give me a hotel over a tent any day!
Nice to see the little 250, very similar to my WR. Now that's the kind of riding I could do all day, with a little dirt mixed in. Also nice to have so few cars to deal with and the views are amazing!
Yes me too - fabulous use of a bike and just goes to show you don't have to have 200bhp and launch control to have fun!
Beautiful scenery, a smashing little bike and.. oh yes the Loch name guessing game. Epic sir
Thank you Jay - lots more to come and the scenery just gets better and better!
Just picked up my 2018 CRF today (£4,250). I’ve been watching your videos for a while and thought I’d test ride it.
(I then signed on the dotted line).
What a fantastic bike it is!
It has just occurred to me that you have so many followers who must have bought new/second-hand bikes out there that there might be a way to somehow share the prices we’ve paid across the UK. Just a thought. Keep up the excellent work.
Enjoy the bike Mark - been out on mine today, a hoot!
Beautiful countryside. Thanks for sharing. Must take my Bonnie T120 up there next year
It is stunning up there on a bike - just got to get the weather (and midges) right....
Really beautiful, thank you.
Thank you for watching Daniel!
Cracking part of the world, just right for the CRF. As always great video. Cheers TMF
+Shane Tierney Thank you as ever Shane...
Stunning!
Looks like great fun!
+T Sav Sure was!
Notice that Honda have announced they will make a CRF 450L. Full lighting kit and normal road bike service intervals. Detuned engine for reliability but certainly looks an interesting bike.
Really? I’d not heard that....might have to look into that!
Beautiful views great little roads to explore look forward to next instalment👍
Cheers Paul..
Hi bring back lots of memories as I used to live there.you will have ridden past my old home in the milton on loch ard .my daughter had her wedding on the sir walter scot . I live in the Yorkshire dales now if you are coming up this way let me know.ps I have a gs as well.thanks David
Wow the Yorkshire Dales must seem like downtown NYC in comparison!!! Lovely part of the world up there...lots more videos in the area to come...(loved the three lochs forest Drive)....
I'm a lucky man, this is my playground on my Dr650!
+Martin Green Lucky fella indeed!
Great scenery, always good to see you out there especially on the CRF. How did you get there with the bike and the bicycles though? You didn't utilize a.. white van now did you?
Also, congrats on 40k subscribers!
Certainly not - a roof rack for the bicycles and a Motolug trailer for the CRF....happy days!
That's what my GS is for!
That was a really enjoyable vlog and certainly is a lovely place to explore. Try Islay as well some time. Good whisky there too! Looking forward to the next installment and hope the family enjoyed the holiday.
Yes we had a great time even though we had no internet (can you imagine, two 17 year olds without the web!!?) - mind you it was an hour round trip x 3 just to publish my weekly videos which was a pain.....
another great episode from mr Flyer, i,m inspiered to get my bike out, even tho its raining, again, grrrrr.!
Fantastic. My first thought when you started the bike up was what a spot for one of those new KTM electric bikes or a Zero. My son was just there this summer before heading off to college. Thanks again.
Yes absolutely - if ever there was a case for electric dirt bikes, this is it! I'm hoping to get a go on one of those in due course (I keep putting out the hints to the KTM crew) :0)
Nice video yet again TMF, love Scotland and everything it has to offer (apart from those midges).
+The M4 Boar Agree with that!
Great stuff TMF... am very envious! I love Scotland but don't know the Trossachs very well. Will have to have a look on Google Maps :-)
It's remarkably close to Glasgow (about 30 miles away) - fabulous spot though....it just gets better, stay tuned for next Friday's instalment!! :0) P.S Beers soon?
I've mostly been further North and West - the glorious Highlands - but that looks stunning. Next week or so is busy with a stag-do and wedding, but would be good to catch up for a pint (maybe two?!) Will check the diary and text ya...
A little bit different. Enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely stunning, I used to ride the other side of Lomond when I was based at Faslane quite a lot, lovely area! :-)
Yes it sure is - amazing how different the eastern shore is to the West (in terms of perceived remoteness)....
I did a little bit of offroading between Glasgow and Edinburgh too, very marshy but great fun! :-)
great vid Mr, Flyer, Scotland for a long time is turning into a country of locked gates and tall fences, mostley because of the plastic bottle and litter pople
Yeah what a shame, such a gorgeous country....
And you have a bike trailer. Make a vid mr flyer. What is it? Loading it up and strapping the bike down! I have been thinking of getting a trailer. Looks very peaceful up there.
Have you seen my review of the motolug trailer?
I thought the same as grumpy garry.. and now will check out your motolug review ... cheers
Ps 8.28 ;^)
TheMissendenFlyer no but I am going look now.
Nice to see Loch katrine and Lommond, that looked a great wee road, I thin I'll try it next time I'm in the area
Yes it's a fab place to explore by bike for sure...
Great vlog. I live half an hour away in glasgow and ride those roads all the time on my gsxr! 👍
Lucky fella!
TheMissendenFlyer im sure great missenden has its plus points too! ;)
...well it has a good Thai restaurant...and pubs, and a pretty good train service into Central London....
TheMissendenFlyer and no midges! Flipping horrible things.
David C i agree but at gsxr cruising speeds they aint a problem 👍😂
Perhaps you could get those kind people at KTM to loan you one of them KTM E-ride electric bikes. Perfect excuse to visit the northern territories again!
Yes I have dropped some large hints....hopefully it will happen next year...
We may be sh*t at football, we may have the dreaded SNP and the crazy Sturgeon, but we do have some beautiful places.
You missed bagpipes and haggis off that list....but I agree 100% with your sentiment!
I agree with Colin Deans comments totally but you leave bagpipes and haggis alone!
Max Flight nah man, the tiresome feeling is more aimed at those who must always talk about politics. A video of a lovely wee bike across lovely scenery has just no requirement for the boring left wing right wing drivel
Nothing to do with politics, just a light hearted comment which clearly sailed ower yer heid.
Colin Deans if the snp were dreaded they wouldn't be in power would they?
I have got to get to Scotland
You certainly do....
Thanks for sharing! What a beautiful place indeed.
Glad yo liked it Charlie....
A wee suggestion the next time your up in Scotland is try the island of Mull it has the best crf roads ever.
+TheBruce532 Yes - Mull is defo on the to do list!
Hopefully you managed to do the forest drive just off the Dukes pass . It's one of the few off road that can be done legally
Stay tuned Philip - sure did!! Loved it....
The road round Loch Katrine used to be closed to motorcycle cars buses etc except if you stay on the loch but you can cycle one walk round it but that my have changed. And its loch (not lock) 😂 I shouldn't laugh because I'm as bad with Welsh names but you've gotten them all wrong up to now 😂 I used to live at the top of loch Katrine took it for granted hope you had a wonderful time 👍👍
Yes it was fabulous...and I was indeed staying on the loch so that was my excuse for riding around it in a later episode - stay tuned!
Hi TMF hope you’re well, was wondering if you rode the crf up but noticed the trailer at your cottage. Lovely area mate, have explored that area on my beemer too. My crf is just about run in so intend on doing some trails soon......that bike just makes me smile every time I ride it. Enjoy the holiday mate.
Cheers Beans - the holiday was actually in August, and you're right, I took the bike up on my motolug trailer. You're going to love the CRF and will never contemplate taking the Beemer off-road again!!
Hope to catch you at motorcycle live.
I'm there on the Monday....likely hanging around the Principal Insurance stand if I'm not off filming (you'll see why ;0) )
stunning - thanks for posting :-)
Thanks for watching!
Very beautiful surroundings. Looks a bit like Norway (light version). I can recomment Norway to you. Be prepared though for every kind of weather, sometimes on the same day.
I'm scratching already at the thought of all those midges. Best time of year to visit Scotland is january / february in deepest winter. No or very few midges. The Scots have it right about restricting access to motor vehicles. Nothing worse than having a pleasant afternoon ruined by people hooning around on trails bikes or scarring the landscape in their 4x4s ;@).
Yes I completely get that....
I have always enjoyed cycling.......................................until I returned to motorcycling!!! :-)
+JLO Staff Good man!
What an awesome scenery video! The scenery reminds me of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. Look up Coeur d'Alene Idaho and Lake Coeur d'Alene, its a beautiful part of the U.S.
Sounds good to me....and will do (just as soon as I'm through these comments)....similar latitude I guess?
Just looked - I see what you mean, very similar!!
Great place and great little bike. Just seen your sub count , you've jumped over 39000 since i started following you.
Wow Puds - you've been with me a long time then! Thanks for sticking with me, much appreciated (and yes, chuffed that the sub count keeps going up) :0)
Cool little CRF. 15 mins from me, didn't know that road existed. Did you do The Dukes Pass?
....I certainly did - what a cracking ride...that's coming up soon - stay tuned!
M8 in this video you are only a few miles from my home Consequently I'm absolutely ending myself at your attempted pronunciations of the loch and area names 👍👍lol 🤣🤣🤣
Superb, what a great idea for a holiday "add on"! Did you trailer the CRF up TMF?
I've only ever been past loch lomond to the West, taking road up the highlands like in your North Coast 500 vid. But what a beautiful place! Not actually been able to watch the full 20 + mins of this yet (agreed to watch a film with the wife), but I will. I imagine you can take in so much more of the scenery at this sort of pace.
One day, I will have this amount of time (again) to enjoy bikes!
100% agreed! ...and it's amazing how this side of Loch Lomond feels so different to the Western (bonnie) bank.....
Nothing down there ..accept for access 😅😅😅 I say TMF. .very racy 😊😊 great video as usual. .loved it. .Thank you sir
Just discovered this video. Fascinating stuff!! Can I ask how you transported the little crf from Bucks to Scotland. Did you ride it or use a transport service?
I took it up on my bike trailer....
Hi scenery looks great it sounds like you are near loch Earn where I did five hours on a super cub with floats at,Caledonian seaplanes operating from the hotel
I,wonder if they are still there great flying experience.i like the bike videos.
Sounds great, the only float plane flying I've done was off of Lake Como in a Cessna 172 - great experience. I did notice a Cessna Caravan on floats doing local tours, I think off Loch Lomond.....
Come and visit "The Gong"sometime..Ill show you around some other amazing places.Best bring the GS.
"The Gong" being what and where exactly Kevin??
Wollongong NSW Australia. Some of the best motorcycle roads here in Oz mate.
The last time I was along that road was to bring back a digger and dump truck from a customer with a 6 wheel Volvo truck.. Access to his premises was an unsurfaced narrow road alongside which ran a burn. Everything was going fine until I had an"momentery lack of concentration" and the rear wheels got stuck in the soft ground next to the burn. Trying to get out only resulted in sliding down the camber towards the water and the vehicle sitting at a jaunty angle with the opposite front wheel clear off the ground The boss turned up to find I had gone to Aberfoyle for a pie and on my return he insisted I drive the digger while my rescuers towed the dumper which was being held back using the front bucket. However they failed to notice there was nothing else stopping the machine once it was rolling backwards and it flew down the ramps bounced on the road and ended in the burn on its side.
Yikes - I know that road well and nearly suffered a similar fate! I pulled tight to the left side on my CRF to let a truck pass and failed to notice that dip at the edge of the road, when I put my left foot down to steady myself it just hit fresh air and to this day I don't know how I managed not to fall into the burn (?) . I managed to keep the bike upright and actually had to drive it forward to lift me out of the hole! ....hopefully the truck driver didn't notice my dilemma.... Hell of a road though eh? Approx a 1 hour round trip if you needed to buy a pint of milk or loaf of bread from Aberfoyle....a very remote spot even though Glasgow is only 30 miles away....
I do that horn thing all the time on my crf250l it's a pain.
Yes I thought I'd got used to it by now, why on earth Honda put them that way around I don't know!
How do you transport the bike up there? do you own a van? I've ridden all sorts of bikes (currently have the 1200GSLC like you) But I rode the Honda 250 all round morocco last year and absolutely fell in love with it. Friends have warned me against buying one as they reckon it was a holiday romance but I'm tempted as I think it's so much fun!
+Ian G Laurie The motolug is my friend! ....and go on, you know you want one!!!
Looks great place to ride , would it be possible to give me a link the the cottage that you rented , cheers
I don't have a link but if you look on airbnb for places at Stronachlacher in the Trossachs you'll find it....
There was a reason the outdoor access rule in Scotland don't allow motor vehicles - to stop everyone from London with an off roader using our countryside as their personal play ground.Not a dig - just think about it - the beautiful peace you love would not be there if there was access all areas for off road bikes and cars.
...as I think I pretty much said? :0)
Not a dig?
Understandable certainly. I do wonder though, when electric propulsion for all vehicles becomes prevalent, would their silence herald sneaky abuses?
That sounds more than fair. That said, however, aren’t there ways of restricting certain types of off-road vehicles, sound levels, plus areas, roads, and trails permitted travel? If the penalties and tickets were tough enough and consistently enforced, I think the revenue from that might more than make up for the additional cost burdens on the police (or whoever would regulate that). Where I’m from in the States-when an city truly wants to enforce traffic and noise violations (or even rules in national parks)-one motorcycle cop can hand out ten $275 tickets an hour in an hour or two. They don’t pause to say hi or bye, you have your ticket and they’re off to get the next one before you finish reading your citation. (Not pleasant, but it’s efficient I guess.)
But, the crime and punishment side out of it all out of the way, what I’d see as the bigger upside for you Scots would be the increase in tourism, park and land fees, and an overall economic upside from tourism trucking down. Just looking at that landscape here is breathtaking. To be able to share it without incurring the idiotic behavior you’re worried about, and to also provide the area with increased friendly tourists spending money seems like a win-win. Of course, I’m applying a foreigner’s perspective to it, and perhaps regulation isn’t feasible in the ways I’m used to. (And if so, then yes, better off the ways things are then having such a beautiful place defiled in any way.) 👍
Nice ride with the Honda CRF 250, how do you like that bike, I thought about getting a dual sport ? I have a few bikes myself 2017 Kawasaki ZX-10R and a 2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000LT, going for the track day this weekend, do you do track days ?
Love it - I have loads of videos on it if you're interested, see here >> th-cam.com/video/-rEB4opXeu8/w-d-xo.html and yes I do track days, see here >> th-cam.com/video/wEBiNOxoegM/w-d-xo.html
Love your vids man but does Honda not make a smaller cable??? LOL that thing would so get on my nerves.
Actually you ignore it after a while, it's there 'cos of the long travel suspension....
www.motoscotland.com/ this may interest you messenden flyer, something iv been looking into plus it's not that far from where you were saying, it's all off-road tracks
Lovely video as always Mr TMF! Just a thought - you know how you use your phone for the bike "walk around" segments in your reviews, could you switch to the phone when you get to some of these amazing viewpoints? You're right that the GoPro ultra wide angle view does not give the best impression.
That's a cracking idea...if only I had thought of that!! Next tour....
Beaut spot mate....how many bikes do you own if you don't mind me asking ....kind regards Phil
I have 4 - the GS, Panigale, Street Triple and the CRF....
so the KTM wasn't yours it was very nice I liked the laugh control sssshhheesh 10,9,8.......I was waiting for take off ..love this Honda sounds sweet great vid mate love ya stuff kind regards Phil
Nope, just a long term borrow from my pals at KTM UK whom I'm very grateful too - thanks for the kind comments - all the best - TMF
+Phillip Payne Thank you Phil!
Could you please make a video about how you transport the bike via trailer etc? Maybe a review of the trailer you use? If I ever got a crl I would want to transport it with my car but despite having road bikes for decades the transportation of off road bikes is a mystery to me! And I'm assuming you didn't ride the crl from high Wycombe to Scotland?!!!
What a bit like this you mean? >> th-cam.com/video/GdQHGzchVr4/w-d-xo.html
TheMissendenFlyer ha ha ha ha!!! Yep! That's the one!!!! #eggonmyface! 👍🏻
Great vid fantastic scenery. What time of year was that? I'm thinking of taking my wife next year for her birthday.
+The33JAYJAY Last week of August...
What does Mrs Flyer do while you’re riding all day?
Good question!!!
I love Scotland, I think a camping trip to the Trossachs maybe on the cards for next year.
Lovely spot for it!
How do u have 42k subs ?
Did you trailer the CRF up?
yup...
Trossachs?! Where next, Fochabers?!
Why not - is it nice there with some good biking roads?
What fuel container is that on the back of the bike?
+Crana Just an eBay special just in case!
No Loch Ness ?
Sorry!
Did you ride all the way up on the CRF?
Nope - I brought it up on my motolug trailer....
Thanks for the video, I am thinking about getting a CRF for my winter commute, 9 miles each way and cruising at 55 to 60 mph on country A & B roads; would you recommend it for this role?
+fazer john Yep!
what phone holder are you using there?
A Ram mount one - check out my videos I have a review of it......
Did you ride it up there ?
Nope - trailered it up....
How did you get the little Honda to Scotland? Did you ride whilst your wife drove the car or did you somehow attach it to the car?
Right at the very end, there is a bike trailer parked near the cottage, behind the car.
Ah yes! Well spotted!
Crikey 10 out of 10 for observation David!! It's my "motolug" - if you google "motolug review" I'll tell you all about it....
How you getting on with those tyres? I'm interested getting a new set for my CRF.
Loving them - such a huge improvement over stock - someone said they were no longer available though??
The older you get the more noises you're going to make when getting on and off the bike or pick something of the ground 😋
Sadly very true!!
And no White Vans. 🤔
+iand46 ....yet....
I wonder if land owners would be more agreeable if you offered to pay them for the use?
Yeah, I bet they would! Good idea....love a bit of bribery and corruption...in the right places of course....
Just think of it as a rental fee.
Hahahaha who is this guy with his inaccurate facts,have a word will ya,nice little ride out, very enjoyable
What did I get wrong James (other than the names of pretty much everything)...???
First :-)
Well done sir!
I see you published this in October so I presume that's when you did the trip. If it was you would have missed the dreaded Scottish midges right? Those little b******s can ruin a holiday.
Not necessarily - I record up to four months in advance iirc this trip was in a September....midges were just starting to become a nuisance...