Oi! young 'un!! Don't you be bragging about your youthful years - compared to my tender 72!! 😂 Good to see a bit more railway history, in particular the loading system, and the fact it was connected with Las Menas. I don't know when you filmed this, but I've locked myself down just now at Boca de Huérgana, to avoid ex-hurricane Kirk!
Hi Martin, this was filmed one day last week, Wednesday I think. It is now pretty grim here. Overcast and extremely windy 😱 You are doing extremely well for you age Martin. I'm sure that I'll be way more knackered than you, when we finally get to hang out ! So go easy on me ! Cheers Martin. I hope you have decent riding weather tomorrow 🤞 Enjoy the trip and see you soon ! Garry
I don't think tomorrow will happen Garry, Kirk is a bit late passing through, but the picture for Thursday and beyond is different again. I might not spend as much time in Portugal as planned, but I'm just confident that conditions WILL be good for my Mojàcar visit. I'm sure there'll be naysayers telling me I should just go for it tomorrow, but I've just got my sodding boots dry!! 🤣
@@martintraffordmoorlandbike7121 You are doing this to enjoy it Martin. No point in punishing yourself. Take another day off, and wait for the weather to improve. You've got until the end of next week to get to Mojacar, so no need to panic just yet 😜👍
Haha. I don't FEEL younger than anybody though ! I feel about twice as old as I actually am, which is slightly worrying 🤗 Thanks buddy. Take care yourself and enjoy all of the rides because those are the precious moments. Garry
Ha! I felt embarrassed on the rare occasions I’ve been recognised. Fascinating visit.. Love the history stuff. Of course the “apocalypse” gate stole the show for me Wow! Lucky Ruby 😀 Thanks Garry, much love to both from Twinks n me 🙂👍🏼
Yes. I think next time I'll try to embrace it more than trying to run away from it ! Well, at least that's what I tell myself 😂 But it was nice to see people being so enthusiastic about meeting me and to talk about my channel with them 🤗 That apocalypse gateway is something else. Could almost be a tourist attraction in its own right ! Even knocks the steel goats into a cocked hat ! We hope Twinks is feeling better. We miss seeing you out on the bikes together ! Love from Spain, Garry & Ruby ❤🐕"Bratwurst needs to be more ubiquitous !"
Hi Julian, well of course, it was a brand new bike and I stuck to the 4000 rpm running in limit the whole time, so I have no idea what you are talking about 😇 😂😂😂 No, I did enjoy it a little bit ! 🤗 Nice bike. Great fun for your buck. Much like the Meteor, just fun in a very different way. Quite tempting at that price, I have to admit ! Part one of my test ride comes out next Tuesday. In part two, after giving my first impressions in part one, the bike has been straightened back out again ( 😱wasn't me, honest ! ) and I take it up some twisties to see how it would feel on the kind of roads that I tend to ride. It has given me a bit of a dilemma Julian ! Cheers, Garry & Ruby
Yay... train stations! It's always nice to see real life in another country. My favourite thing is visiting supermarkets in whichever country I'm visiting. I have pensions that are not worth a bean...bastards! That planetarium looks really cool... can you see my house from there?
Haha, true Kevin. The state of a supermarket usually says a lot about the culture of the country that you are in. Supermarkets are a great barometer in my experience too 👍 Since I took out that pension, I imagine that it got wiped out by stock market crashes at least three times. I am certainly getting less out than I put in so I would have been better off using some of that money to buy whisky and then just wasting the rest. Bar stewards indeed ! The only positive is that I'd forgotten all about it and that SOMEHOW they managed to get the letter to me. I have probably moved five times in two different countries since I took out the policy and at some point I did stop informing them. They actually sent the letter to a seventeen year old address and the post lady knew where I currently live and delivered it here. Quite impressive ! One of the upsides of living so rurally, I suppose. Everybody knows where everybody else lives. So although it's not a significant amount of money, it's money that I'd totally forgotten about, so it does at least "feel" like free money 😛 Ruby is all in favour of it, if it means that we can upgrade from Frankfurters to Bratwurst. Not so sure about that. I have to fry the Bratwurst. Sounds like too much work ! 😂 Cheers Kevin. Nice to hear from you as always ! Garry & Ruby ❤🐕"Bratwurst !"
Thanks William. Yes, it was a fun little morning out, despite the unpleasant light drizzle 😂 Ruby is getting a taste for those expensive sossidges by the way ! 😱 Cheers William, Garry & Ruby
Hi Garry and Ruby, Crikey, Ruby enjoyed that 'sossidge'. You'll be giving her illusions of grandeur if she has too many of those mate. I told Willers about it and she was most put out. I'm a bit behind with the videos Garry and I think I still have another of yours to watch yet 🙄 Take care you two. Dave & Willers 🐶❤
Hi Dave and Willow. Lovely to hear from you again ! Yes, I have just finished editing the next video and Ruby "only" got a Frankfurter at the end of that one. She is most upset but has decided that, ultimately, all sossidges are good sossidges. So I think I got away with it ! 😥 No idea if you've watched all of my videos Dave but have a nose around under the 'Videos' tab of my channel homepage and you should be able to figure it out ! Take care you two. Much love from Spain, Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides Haha, good girl Ruby. Yes, all sossidges are good sossidges. I only have one of yours to watch, which is the one before this one. I will try to watch it tonight. Love from Somerset. Dave & Willers
Nice walkaround Gary, That must've been a bustling place in it's heyday, makes you wonder what happens to all these industries. That was some sossige at the end! Its usually a sign of something special when they whip it away to eat it out of sight! 😊. I think congratulations are in order for your new found fame (not to mention wealth), Will you be considering adding a Hayabusa to the fleet so that you can outrun the paparazzi? 😁👍
Hi Ken ! Yes, hard to imagine what it must have been like back then. A lot noisier, dirtier and probably more dangerous to your health, I'd guess. I was glad to find the historical photos because I'd never seen any before and they did give me a bit more insight. Ruby must have thought that I'd given her one of my sossidges by mistake and decided that she'd disappear with it before I had the chance to realise my mistake and snatch it back 😂 It was actually really cute to see how excited a few people on the One Ride were to see me. Yes. It was nice. It's not often that anybody is pleased to see me, to be honest. so I did find it very endearing, bless 'em 😂 Me being me, I didn't have enough stickers to go around of course, so I ended up leaving some in the bike shop when I went to test their Guerrilla. I think a Hayabusa is a bike that every biker should have owned once. It would also have sufficient oomph to outrun the paparazzi. Hmmmm. 🤔 Stop being a bad influence Ken ! Thanks for watching Ken. I hope all is well with you and the girls 👍 Much love from Spain Garry & Ruby
Evening Garry a video with fame and fortune and rain in Spain 🤣🤣. Great photo for saddle bags if a little macabre ( is that how it’s spelt ) I bet in past times I bet seron wasn’t such a quiet place but a hive of activity, chilled me right out. The classic in for a treat on Friday, oil n filters, new front pads, new Metzelers front and back, and those bar end mirrors I’ve been promising myself for over a year 🤣 Just please don’t rain on me 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Ruby got a sossidge and a half there mate good enough to run off with in case (I reckon) she thought she was only allowed half at a time and dad had slipped up 😂😂 chilli is utterly jealous , she would have done the same disappeared in the garden 😂 Look forward to the guerilla ride, That lot in Normandie 👍🇫🇷
Hi Pete ! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it ! Let me know how you find the Metzelers because if available in the right sizes, they are what I would want for Buddy ! Will keep things crossed for you that it doesn't rain on the day. I hope that this time you do actually get those gorgeous bar end mirrors fitted and working 🤞 They really are the best upgrade ! Yes, I think you are probably right. Ruby couldn't believe her luck, thought that I must have made some sort of mistake and decided to withdraw to a safe distance to stop me snatching it back when I realised my error 😂 She certainly enjoyed it and as ever, deserved it. She's such a good girl and she has an amazing vocabulary to boot ! And yes, macabre is the right spelling 👍 Cheers you lot, take care and love from Spain, Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides morning mate peeing down here now 🙁 hopefully it’ll be dry Friday on the way home and enough km to get them scrubbed in as I will take the scenic rout home, I’ll let you know, last time I had Metzelers was on my plastic maggots back in the 80s. I only had the choice of Ceats ,Metz,or Avons, (others that I had never heard of,) much better choice for a Hunter. Meteor has a more regular wheel size, I think. Other manufacturers seem to carry the front but not the rear or vice versa when I was looking ie Michelin, I like a matched pair personally so Metz or Avons. 😊 also interested in wear rate compared to Ceats as well mine still have loads of meat on them but have lost a bit of their sure footed ness especially in quick changes of direction. 🇫🇷
@@PeterHolland-mu7yn I was really hoping to get new tyres and chain and sprockets on Buddy before the end of the year but considering that it's October already and what I still have lying ahead of me, I am starting to have doubts that it will happen ! But at least this way I get to hear how your Metzelers are performing before having to decide for myself, so yes, please keep me posted 👍 Good luck on Friday ! Cheers Pete, Garry
hi again Gary and Ruby , happy birthday belated or otherwise . enjoyed the industrial and railway historic site . nice video . today saw my ex 2021 meteor 350 is back in dealers .500 odd miles so not used since i exchanged it , an 80 year old gent bought it not to ride . £2500 , bargain ..
Hi John, no, you didn't miss my birthday, the policy matured 25 years after the date of signing it. So I must have signed it in November 😜 Yes, your Meteor sounds like it would be a great buy at that price. Strange. I wonder why the guy bought it and then didn't use it ? I hope you have been able to put a few miles on the new Tricity John. How are you getting on with it ? Is it as much fun as the Forza or does it feel a bit odd ? Take care you two ! Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides the buyer was mid 80s years old . Richard the salesman said to me he had tried to put the gentleman off buying but it was purely pride of ownership for him . The Tricity 300 has already gone . 239 kg. too heavy for me now . I did 300 miles on it ,but if i met a lorry or farm tractor which is common around where we live ,some are single track roads with passing places it unsettled me sonewhat . Inow have the one Honda Forza 125 S E . keep safe both .
@@johnbellamy6449 Well, the Forza SE is gorgeous John and I‘d still love to have one ! As long as you have a two wheeler that you feel comfortable riding, stick with it 🙂 Take care and enjoy the Forza whenever you can. Love to you and Linda, Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕
Congrats on getting the money and I'll look forward to your thoughts on the girilla, I wonder if you will be tempted!? Cool walkabout too. That's the only reason I've seen in your vids and you didn't get wet! Any video with railway lines in on! They're never seems to be anyone around. Is that you putting people off or are you closing roads off? I would have liked to boost that place. El outro matey 👍
Hi young rascal ! Yeah, not much money but it feels like free money because after twenty odd years you tend to forget all about it. Was pleasantly surprised that they managed to find me after all of my moves over the years and hopefully now they will cough up the money I lent them for all of those years. I got lucky with the rain really. Thought that it might get heavier, there were some big black clouds about but fortunately they didn't seem to make it over the mountains, so just a bit of drizzle to contend with. Actually editing the Grilla video now mate, part one is almost done ! I enjoyed it and would buy one if I didn't have two bikes already ! Not sure that I have time for a third although I am still mulling it over. I think I was out on a weekday for this one and during working hours, so probably quieter than it would normally be 🙂 Interesting station though and I was chuffed that I managed to find a couple of photos of what it looked like when the mining was in full swing. I hope life and work are in a nice balance for you at the moment Steve. Take care buddy and love to the Exmouth crew ! Garry & Ruby
😂😂😂 Mine is ready Andy, just hasn't been released yet. I didn't bother to do a proper review, since the bike has been out for a while now. My videos are just me taking it out for a ride and deciding whether or not it is a bike I should consider buying. I think that, much like the Meteor, it is a bike that can bring a lot of fun into your life for not a lot of money. Cracking value really. Cheers Andy & Chili, Garry & Ruby
Ah, pensions. I've got three. One of which pays me a whole 80-odd quid a month, which isn't too bad considering I thought they'd gone bust. Pays for a few beers. 😀 Nice bit of history there with the station. Very interesting. Never thought of Spain as an iron ore producer. More a place where bank robbers hide out. 😜
Hi Thimbur, well, other than the cash out, I also had the option of 80 EUR per year for life. So if you managed to get 80 quid per month, you did very well 😂 I decided that I could probably live without the extra 80 EUR per year and would rather have a boost to my savings in the here and now. When the money arrives it will be going in the "next bike fund" where it may remain or quickly be spent. We shall see ! Hard to imagine how much different Serón must have been back then. Before the Industrial Revolution, the only work here was in agriculture. Then suddenly there was a demand for steel and iron ore. Suddenly Serón had a new source of income and work for folks from all around and suddenly looked very industrial. Then, once the ore had gone and the demand for steel had levelled off, it all went quiet again. I suppose it's a bit like the many gold rush towns all around the globe. Nothing. Then madness. Then nothing again. I was chuffed to find the historic pictures because I'd never found any before and had no idea what Serón must have looked like in its boom period. 😂 Bank robbers ! 😇 Cheers Thimbur. Enjoy every one of this month's 80 quid 🍺 Garry & Ruby
you went to claim your ' fist full of dollars ' and ended up by the ' last chance saloon ' by the lonely tombstone station ;;; good that you met some viewers ;;
Nice spaghetti western reference there Simon, considering that many of them were filmed just down the road from me 🙂 Yes, I need to embrace the fame, rather than be embarrassed by it ! I will do better next time. Probably 😂 Thanks as always. Take care Simon ! Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Hi Peter. Me too ! It's not often that I get the chance to do a full day's riding so I'm certainly hoping that it is sunny and not too gusty when Martin is here ! I'd say that the turbulent air and strong gusts are almost a permanent fixture these days. It's never a constant wind with one direction, it's just blustery from all directions and then with some very strong gusts at times. I've forgotten what it feels like to go for a ride on a calm day. I just remember that motorcycling used to be a lot quieter than it is these days ! Cheers Peter. Let's keep our fingers crossed that Martin and I get some compatible weather for the rides we have planned. At the moment he is hunkering down in Portugal waiting for a storm to pass ! Love from Spain, Garry and Ruby ❤🐕 "Bratwurst !"
@@economicalrides wow that's a quick, yet lovely long ER reply there Garry. Yes I saw that Martin was waiting for the storm to blow itself out before heading to Portugal. He is intrepid isn't he. It's going to be so interesting seeing your meeting up and ride from two different perspectives. Whilst we get wet and windy together we've also recently been experiencing some really good weather - calm and warm. So much so that I've been out every day on the road up until today when I had to call a halt and get the washing up done 😂😂. Those are some great places you've got as backdrops but I think Jeff may be a while getting sorted with his channel with Twinks not being quite herself. Let's hope all is well again soon - I do miss seeing them together. Looking forward to hearing about your experiences on the G bike -, I know how much Mercia Moto loves his. Love from Morecambe
@@Lanes-Explorer5733 Hi Peter. Glad to hear that you've been able to get out a fair bit on Spitfire and Hurricane. Just a sneak preview. I did enjoy the G-bike, it is a lot different to my other two bikes and would add a lot to my enjoyment of motorcycling. At a very affordable price too. My problem is a time problem. I don't really have enough time for my current two bikes and adding a third is only going to make matters worse. I also have the option of spending 5-6k on something second hand, where I won't feel as guilty if I don't use it often, knowing that it has already put most of its depreciation behind it. But the G-bike was certainly good enough to give me a bit of a dilemma to sort out ! Part one of my test ride should come out next week and part two the week after ( where I rag it in the twisties and offer my final thoughts 👹 ). Cheers Peter, Garry & Ruby
Mate. With that payout you’re set to receive you will be able to buy some new skeleton mirrors for Buddy 😂 Does anyone actually live in Spain Garry? It looks like one of them movies where everyone has left town 😊
Aha ! What better way to blow the whole lot than by buying a pair of such tasteful mirrors for Buddy ? You are quite right Clive. Duly noted. I'll probably have to add a few quid out of my own pocket on top, but it would definitely be worth it !!!! It's quite possible that we are in the midst of a zombie apocalypse and I just haven't realised it yet Clive. I don't get out much or talk to anybody, so it's entirely possible ! Take care you lot. Ear tickles for Budders !!! Garry & Ruby
Oi! young 'un!! Don't you be bragging about your youthful years - compared to my tender 72!! 😂
Good to see a bit more railway history, in particular the loading system, and the fact it was connected with Las Menas.
I don't know when you filmed this, but I've locked myself down just now at Boca de Huérgana, to avoid ex-hurricane Kirk!
Hi Martin,
this was filmed one day last week, Wednesday I think.
It is now pretty grim here. Overcast and extremely windy 😱
You are doing extremely well for you age Martin. I'm sure that I'll be way more knackered than you, when we finally get to hang out ! So go easy on me !
Cheers Martin. I hope you have decent riding weather tomorrow 🤞 Enjoy the trip and see you soon !
Garry
I don't think tomorrow will happen Garry, Kirk is a bit late passing through, but the picture for Thursday and beyond is different again. I might not spend as much time in Portugal as planned, but I'm just confident that conditions WILL be good for my Mojàcar visit. I'm sure there'll be naysayers telling me I should just go for it tomorrow, but I've just got my sodding boots dry!! 🤣
@@martintraffordmoorlandbike7121 You are doing this to enjoy it Martin. No point in punishing yourself. Take another day off, and wait for the weather to improve. You've got until the end of next week to get to Mojacar, so no need to panic just yet 😜👍
@@martintraffordmoorlandbike7121 you're both a right pair of youngsters 😂😂
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Great ride and Sharing bro. Your still younger than me I think. Ride Safe always brother
Haha. I don't FEEL younger than anybody though ! I feel about twice as old as I actually am, which is slightly worrying 🤗
Thanks buddy. Take care yourself and enjoy all of the rides because those are the precious moments.
Garry
Ha! I felt embarrassed on the rare occasions I’ve been recognised.
Fascinating visit.. Love the history stuff.
Of course the “apocalypse” gate stole the show for me
Wow! Lucky Ruby 😀
Thanks Garry, much love to both from Twinks n me 🙂👍🏼
Yes. I think next time I'll try to embrace it more than trying to run away from it ! Well, at least that's what I tell myself 😂
But it was nice to see people being so enthusiastic about meeting me and to talk about my channel with them 🤗
That apocalypse gateway is something else.
Could almost be a tourist attraction in its own right ! Even knocks the steel goats into a cocked hat !
We hope Twinks is feeling better. We miss seeing you out on the bikes together !
Love from Spain,
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕"Bratwurst needs to be more ubiquitous !"
Looking forward to the Guerilla review enjoy all the power 😊
Hi Julian,
well of course, it was a brand new bike and I stuck to the 4000 rpm running in limit the whole time, so I have no idea what you are talking about 😇
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No, I did enjoy it a little bit ! 🤗
Nice bike. Great fun for your buck. Much like the Meteor, just fun in a very different way. Quite tempting at that price, I have to admit !
Part one of my test ride comes out next Tuesday. In part two, after giving my first impressions in part one, the bike has been straightened back out again ( 😱wasn't me, honest ! ) and I take it up some twisties to see how it would feel on the kind of roads that I tend to ride.
It has given me a bit of a dilemma Julian !
Cheers,
Garry & Ruby
Yay... train stations! It's always nice to see real life in another country. My favourite thing is visiting supermarkets in whichever country I'm visiting. I have pensions that are not worth a bean...bastards! That planetarium looks really cool... can you see my house from there?
Haha, true Kevin. The state of a supermarket usually says a lot about the culture of the country that you are in. Supermarkets are a great barometer in my experience too 👍
Since I took out that pension, I imagine that it got wiped out by stock market crashes at least three times. I am certainly getting less out than I put in so I would have been better off using some of that money to buy whisky and then just wasting the rest. Bar stewards indeed ! The only positive is that I'd forgotten all about it and that SOMEHOW they managed to get the letter to me. I have probably moved five times in two different countries since I took out the policy and at some point I did stop informing them. They actually sent the letter to a seventeen year old address and the post lady knew where I currently live and delivered it here. Quite impressive ! One of the upsides of living so rurally, I suppose. Everybody knows where everybody else lives.
So although it's not a significant amount of money, it's money that I'd totally forgotten about, so it does at least "feel" like free money 😛
Ruby is all in favour of it, if it means that we can upgrade from Frankfurters to Bratwurst. Not so sure about that. I have to fry the Bratwurst. Sounds like too much work ! 😂
Cheers Kevin. Nice to hear from you as always !
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕"Bratwurst !"
The video quality is superb. 👍
As long as you had a great time on the bike. it's all good 😀
Cheers Ruby & Garry 🍻
Thanks William. Yes, it was a fun little morning out, despite the unpleasant light drizzle 😂
Ruby is getting a taste for those expensive sossidges by the way ! 😱
Cheers William,
Garry & Ruby
Hi Garry and Ruby,
Crikey, Ruby enjoyed that 'sossidge'. You'll be giving her illusions of grandeur if she has too many of those mate. I told Willers about it and she was most put out.
I'm a bit behind with the videos Garry and I think I still have another of yours to watch yet 🙄
Take care you two.
Dave & Willers 🐶❤
Hi Dave and Willow. Lovely to hear from you again !
Yes, I have just finished editing the next video and Ruby "only" got a Frankfurter at the end of that one. She is most upset but has decided that, ultimately, all sossidges are good sossidges. So I think I got away with it ! 😥
No idea if you've watched all of my videos Dave but have a nose around under the 'Videos' tab of my channel homepage and you should be able to figure it out !
Take care you two.
Much love from Spain,
Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides Haha, good girl Ruby. Yes, all sossidges are good sossidges.
I only have one of yours to watch, which is the one before this one. I will try to watch it tonight.
Love from Somerset.
Dave & Willers
@@davericketts9101 Thanks Dave and Willers ! 🙂👍
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Nice walkaround Gary, That must've been a bustling place in it's heyday, makes you wonder what happens to all these industries. That was some sossige at the end! Its usually a sign of something special when they whip it away to eat it out of sight! 😊. I think congratulations are in order for your new found fame (not to mention wealth), Will you be considering adding a Hayabusa to the fleet so that you can outrun the paparazzi? 😁👍
Hi Ken !
Yes, hard to imagine what it must have been like back then. A lot noisier, dirtier and probably more dangerous to your health, I'd guess. I was glad to find the historical photos because I'd never seen any before and they did give me a bit more insight.
Ruby must have thought that I'd given her one of my sossidges by mistake and decided that she'd disappear with it before I had the chance to realise my mistake and snatch it back 😂
It was actually really cute to see how excited a few people on the One Ride were to see me. Yes. It was nice. It's not often that anybody is pleased to see me, to be honest. so I did find it very endearing, bless 'em 😂 Me being me, I didn't have enough stickers to go around of course, so I ended up leaving some in the bike shop when I went to test their Guerrilla.
I think a Hayabusa is a bike that every biker should have owned once. It would also have sufficient oomph to outrun the paparazzi. Hmmmm. 🤔 Stop being a bad influence Ken !
Thanks for watching Ken. I hope all is well with you and the girls 👍
Much love from Spain
Garry & Ruby
Evening Garry a video with fame and fortune and rain in Spain 🤣🤣. Great photo for saddle bags if a little macabre ( is that how it’s spelt ) I bet in past times I bet seron wasn’t such a quiet place but a hive of activity, chilled me right out.
The classic in for a treat on Friday, oil n filters, new front pads, new Metzelers front and back, and those bar end mirrors I’ve been promising myself for over a year 🤣
Just please don’t rain on me 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Ruby got a sossidge and a half there mate good enough to run off with in case (I reckon) she thought she was only allowed half at a time and dad had slipped up 😂😂 chilli is utterly jealous , she would have done the same disappeared in the garden 😂
Look forward to the guerilla ride,
That lot in Normandie 👍🇫🇷
Hi Pete ! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it !
Let me know how you find the Metzelers because if available in the right sizes, they are what I would want for Buddy !
Will keep things crossed for you that it doesn't rain on the day. I hope that this time you do actually get those gorgeous bar end mirrors fitted and working 🤞 They really are the best upgrade !
Yes, I think you are probably right. Ruby couldn't believe her luck, thought that I must have made some sort of mistake and decided to withdraw to a safe distance to stop me snatching it back when I realised my error 😂
She certainly enjoyed it and as ever, deserved it. She's such a good girl and she has an amazing vocabulary to boot ! And yes, macabre is the right spelling 👍
Cheers you lot, take care and love from Spain,
Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides morning mate peeing down here now 🙁 hopefully it’ll be dry Friday on the way home and enough km to get them scrubbed in as I will take the scenic rout home, I’ll let you know,
last time I had Metzelers was on my plastic maggots back in the 80s.
I only had the choice of Ceats ,Metz,or Avons, (others that I had never heard of,) much better choice for a Hunter. Meteor has a more regular wheel size, I think. Other manufacturers seem to carry the front but not the rear or vice versa when I was looking ie Michelin, I like a matched pair personally so Metz or Avons. 😊 also interested in wear rate compared to Ceats as well mine still have loads of meat on them but have lost a bit of their sure footed ness especially in quick changes of direction. 🇫🇷
@@PeterHolland-mu7yn I was really hoping to get new tyres and chain and sprockets on Buddy before the end of the year but considering that it's October already and what I still have lying ahead of me, I am starting to have doubts that it will happen !
But at least this way I get to hear how your Metzelers are performing before having to decide for myself, so yes, please keep me posted 👍
Good luck on Friday !
Cheers Pete,
Garry
hi again Gary and Ruby , happy birthday belated or otherwise . enjoyed the industrial and railway historic site . nice video . today saw my ex 2021 meteor 350 is back in dealers .500 odd miles so not used since i exchanged it , an 80 year old gent bought it not to ride . £2500 , bargain ..
Hi John,
no, you didn't miss my birthday, the policy matured 25 years after the date of signing it. So I must have signed it in November 😜
Yes, your Meteor sounds like it would be a great buy at that price. Strange. I wonder why the guy bought it and then didn't use it ?
I hope you have been able to put a few miles on the new Tricity John. How are you getting on with it ? Is it as much fun as the Forza or does it feel a bit odd ?
Take care you two !
Garry & Ruby
@@economicalrides the buyer was mid 80s years old . Richard the salesman said to me he had tried to put the gentleman off buying but it was purely pride of ownership for him . The Tricity 300 has already gone . 239 kg. too heavy for me now . I did 300 miles on it ,but if i met a lorry or farm tractor which is common around where we live ,some are single track roads with passing places it unsettled me sonewhat . Inow have the one Honda Forza 125 S E . keep safe both .
@@johnbellamy6449 Well, the Forza SE is gorgeous John and I‘d still love to have one !
As long as you have a two wheeler that you feel comfortable riding, stick with it 🙂
Take care and enjoy the Forza whenever you can.
Love to you and Linda,
Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕
@@economicalrides thanks Gary .
Congrats on getting the money and I'll look forward to your thoughts on the girilla, I wonder if you will be tempted!?
Cool walkabout too. That's the only reason I've seen in your vids and you didn't get wet!
Any video with railway lines in on!
They're never seems to be anyone around. Is that you putting people off or are you closing roads off?
I would have liked to boost that place.
El outro matey 👍
Hi young rascal !
Yeah, not much money but it feels like free money because after twenty odd years you tend to forget all about it. Was pleasantly surprised that they managed to find me after all of my moves over the years and hopefully now they will cough up the money I lent them for all of those years.
I got lucky with the rain really. Thought that it might get heavier, there were some big black clouds about but fortunately they didn't seem to make it over the mountains, so just a bit of drizzle to contend with.
Actually editing the Grilla video now mate, part one is almost done !
I enjoyed it and would buy one if I didn't have two bikes already ! Not sure that I have time for a third although I am still mulling it over.
I think I was out on a weekday for this one and during working hours, so probably quieter than it would normally be 🙂
Interesting station though and I was chuffed that I managed to find a couple of photos of what it looked like when the mining was in full swing.
I hope life and work are in a nice balance for you at the moment Steve.
Take care buddy and love to the Exmouth crew !
Garry & Ruby
Well, looks like we are in a neck and neck race to produce THE definitive review of the RE Gorilla. I'm sure the World is (not) holding its breath! 😉
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Mine is ready Andy, just hasn't been released yet.
I didn't bother to do a proper review, since the bike has been out for a while now. My videos are just me taking it out for a ride and deciding whether or not it is a bike I should consider buying.
I think that, much like the Meteor, it is a bike that can bring a lot of fun into your life for not a lot of money. Cracking value really.
Cheers Andy & Chili,
Garry & Ruby
Ah, pensions. I've got three. One of which pays me a whole 80-odd quid a month, which isn't too bad considering I thought they'd gone bust. Pays for a few beers. 😀 Nice bit of history there with the station. Very interesting. Never thought of Spain as an iron ore producer. More a place where bank robbers hide out. 😜
Hi Thimbur,
well, other than the cash out, I also had the option of 80 EUR per year for life. So if you managed to get 80 quid per month, you did very well 😂
I decided that I could probably live without the extra 80 EUR per year and would rather have a boost to my savings in the here and now. When the money arrives it will be going in the "next bike fund" where it may remain or quickly be spent. We shall see !
Hard to imagine how much different Serón must have been back then. Before the Industrial Revolution, the only work here was in agriculture. Then suddenly there was a demand for steel and iron ore. Suddenly Serón had a new source of income and work for folks from all around and suddenly looked very industrial. Then, once the ore had gone and the demand for steel had levelled off, it all went quiet again. I suppose it's a bit like the many gold rush towns all around the globe. Nothing. Then madness. Then nothing again.
I was chuffed to find the historic pictures because I'd never found any before and had no idea what Serón must have looked like in its boom period.
😂 Bank robbers ! 😇
Cheers Thimbur. Enjoy every one of this month's 80 quid 🍺
Garry & Ruby
you went to claim your ' fist full of dollars ' and ended up by the ' last chance saloon ' by the lonely tombstone station ;;; good that you met some viewers ;;
Nice spaghetti western reference there Simon, considering that many of them were filmed just down the road from me 🙂
Yes, I need to embrace the fame, rather than be embarrassed by it ! I will do better next time. Probably 😂
Thanks as always.
Take care Simon !
Garry & Ruby ❤🐕
Hope it's nicer when Martin visits. You really do seem to be suffering with wind there Garry 🙈
Hi Peter. Me too ! It's not often that I get the chance to do a full day's riding so I'm certainly hoping that it is sunny and not too gusty when Martin is here !
I'd say that the turbulent air and strong gusts are almost a permanent fixture these days. It's never a constant wind with one direction, it's just blustery from all directions and then with some very strong gusts at times.
I've forgotten what it feels like to go for a ride on a calm day. I just remember that motorcycling used to be a lot quieter than it is these days !
Cheers Peter. Let's keep our fingers crossed that Martin and I get some compatible weather for the rides we have planned. At the moment he is hunkering down in Portugal waiting for a storm to pass !
Love from Spain,
Garry and Ruby ❤🐕 "Bratwurst !"
@@economicalrides wow that's a quick, yet lovely long ER reply there Garry. Yes I saw that Martin was waiting for the storm to blow itself out before heading to Portugal. He is intrepid isn't he.
It's going to be so interesting seeing your meeting up and ride from two different perspectives.
Whilst we get wet and windy together we've also recently been experiencing some really good weather - calm and warm. So much so that I've been out every day on the road up until today when I had to call a halt and get the washing up done 😂😂.
Those are some great places you've got as backdrops but I think Jeff may be a while getting sorted with his channel with Twinks not being quite herself. Let's hope all is well again soon - I do miss seeing them together.
Looking forward to hearing about your experiences on the G bike -, I know how much Mercia Moto loves his. Love from Morecambe
@@Lanes-Explorer5733 Hi Peter. Glad to hear that you've been able to get out a fair bit on Spitfire and Hurricane.
Just a sneak preview. I did enjoy the G-bike, it is a lot different to my other two bikes and would add a lot to my enjoyment of motorcycling. At a very affordable price too. My problem is a time problem. I don't really have enough time for my current two bikes and adding a third is only going to make matters worse. I also have the option of spending 5-6k on something second hand, where I won't feel as guilty if I don't use it often, knowing that it has already put most of its depreciation behind it.
But the G-bike was certainly good enough to give me a bit of a dilemma to sort out !
Part one of my test ride should come out next week and part two the week after ( where I rag it in the twisties and offer my final thoughts 👹 ).
Cheers Peter,
Garry & Ruby
Mate. With that payout you’re set to receive you will be able to buy some new skeleton mirrors for Buddy 😂
Does anyone actually live in Spain Garry? It looks like one of them movies where everyone has left town 😊
Aha ! What better way to blow the whole lot than by buying a pair of such tasteful mirrors for Buddy ? You are quite right Clive. Duly noted. I'll probably have to add a few quid out of my own pocket on top, but it would definitely be worth it !!!!
It's quite possible that we are in the midst of a zombie apocalypse and I just haven't realised it yet Clive. I don't get out much or talk to anybody, so it's entirely possible !
Take care you lot. Ear tickles for Budders !!!
Garry & Ruby