Back when I used to do this, I had a bare bike with a tank bag, and a couple of soft saddle bags. Two weeks with a credit card was not a problem. Good times, good memories.
Well done Rob, inspirational, you’ve shown us that the only thing holding many folks back from setting and achieving challenges is the willingness to get out there and give it a go! Brilliant! 😁
Fantastic, what great adventure and made more exciting doing it on a slightly inadequate bike. I do think these bikes are brilliant though, so simple and so economical. Good work very entertaining to watch 😊
@@RobLittleuk I shall struggle to get off work midweek at present kids hols and all that stuff , I have been off this week however but keep me updated as I have every intention of coming down I’d enjoy that and Thankyou for the invite , keep safe and see you in the not too distant future
Really interesting trip. Good on you. I live in the Highlands and tootle around on an old BSA C15. I'm a youngster being 3 years younger than you! I find the trips that people do on small old bikes far more interesting. Looking forward to seeing the whole trip.
Glad you enjoyed Hugh - yes it’s easy to do on a big comfortable bike - you can even do the whole 500 in a day if you are not interested in taking In the stunning scenery. Keep watching and thanks for your comment!
Well done, Rob! It was a great achiement just getting up to Inverness, let alone doing the NC500 and then getting all the way back to Gloucestershire. No wonder you were sore for a week afterwards! A trip like that is made better by the folks we meet along the way and, as you indicated, you met some very friendly people. I'd like to do the Cornwall 500 with you, but sadly that's not going to happen.
Good job! I am so happy to tag along with you from the comfy seat on my sofa. My husband and I enjoyed your excursions, and hope you are able to enjoy a comfy sit down on your own sofa by now!
Hi Rob. Congratulations on your brilliant achievement sir. I watch a lot of bikers doing nc500 And it's a big challenge. So pat on the back to you. Ride safe mate. Old dave.
Thanks for your comment Dave - keep watching for the videos for each day of the ride - coming out on Mondays and Fridays. In fairness the challenge was getting there not the 599 itself!! 😃
OUTSTANDING! I did pretty much the same trip in 2021 (from W-s-M), albeit on a VStrom 650 and like you I avoided motorways at all costs. Also like you I found the return through Carlisle, Lancaster, Penrith and especially Preston an absolute chore. On the A6 going home, heading up to Shap I passed a Sinnis Terrain 125 fully loaded. I later found out the rider had done pretty much the same ride that I had done, during the same week, only in the opposite direction. It's not the size of your bike, but the size of your ambition.... and your's appears to be endless... amazing.
Well thank you Neil ! I am currently editing the videos for each day - don't want them to be too long to be boring but on the other hand want people to see the nice sights. I have been inspired at my great age by people like Itchy Boots and Million Dollar Bogan who got of their backsides and did something. I have not finished yet !! Thanks for your lovely comment!
@@RobLittleuk Itchy Boots and a chap called Tim Collins (FTA) were in part my inspiration, plus writers like Sam Manicom (another local). Year by year I am exploring all the areas of the UK I have never been to before, although I am a little younger than you at 64 and my bike a little bigger, however... Old Guys Rule!
I can't imagine what is like to be at that age but for sure you have to be brave to take on that.. I know what riders on big bikes see in your bike, because i've downsized myself over the years and have thought about - Why? I think the answer is that the big bikes are too serious, expensive and intimidating. They can be comfortable for long road trips but on little bike, you don't care .. Just pick the bike and go, like it is a bit more over bicycle. The coasts of the big bikes are intimidating too, the bike can be nicked or vandalized over night in front of a motel or camp side.. You conscious is telling you that you have to ride huge distances to justified the price of the big bike. The small one, even if it is brand new is not like that. You can lock it in the garage for a year if you don't want to ride and it is fine, because can be 10-20 times less expensive then gold wing or GS or something in that aria. The casual not intimidating, easy going nature and the low coast of small bikes is what make me gravitate to them and not the big ones. There are more and more people that realize that, even without thinking it and look how many people are riding adventures now on the new Royal Enfields, how many ride on mid sized scooters or even mopeds or as you mention it.. The CRF 300 Rally is extremely good too. My personal choice is a 250 maxi scooter that makes 100 mpg, have the weather protection of a gold wing and you don't need to clean chains. The miles just add up, I am riding even more then the times I had Transalps, Teneres and other bikes like that. Sorry for the long post, I was thinking on this for a long time.
Well what a very thoughtful comment - your thoughts, of course, coincide with my own! I also have a Triumph Bonneville but in fairness I can’t say either bike is more fun than the other. But the little bike is for sure the easiest to pull out of the garage, jump on and run! Keep watching - video twice a week each recording a day of the trip!! Thanks for your comment - I am guessing you are NOT in the UK?
@@RobLittleuk Yes, I am from and in Bulgaria, on the other side of world /aka Europe hahahaha/ .. So forgive me if I do some spelling mistakes. Switching from a phonetic language to non phonetic one is not that easy. I will keep watching for sure. 😀
@@Stefan_trekkie No problem mate - you are doing very well. I had a Enfield Meteor 350 thinking it would suit me and it did for MOST of the time but sometimes, when I needed to go on the highway, it was dangerous because its natural speed was 100kph and at 110 was maximum. Mostly I ride small roads.
Krikey i mean what an achievement absoloutely great well done! What inspiration you are i have a 1972 honda CB100 which is my everyday ride to work bike we do 53 miles everyday!
hi Rob ,so glad to see you back ,i was slightly worried if you were keeping well . that was a real achievment for you and the y b . will keep an eye out for you on utube as always . best wishes and keep safe .
Very interesting! But I do not think you are a masochist. Driving a small motorbike, as well as driving a small car, awakes the feelings of our youth. "Great, I don't have to walk." In addition it is a perfect feeling to travel so cheap. I always feel good by watching the guys driving the 5000 thousand horsepower cars: "Thank you very much! You pay a lot of taxes that I must not pay." (Hihi)
"their lives are based on comfort" Do you really think so? When my wife sees a Gold-Wing driver parking, she always feels sorry and asks me if we shouldn't help the old helpless gentleman. In my eyes very often their lives based on status symbols. Quite often it looks as same a 18 year old school-boy wearing a Rolex watch..
That Ariel Arrow was truly awesome!!
NO.....it IS truly awesome !!
Well done Rob, carry on enjoying👍
I'm aged 86 & riding a small bike, a Yamaha MT-03 & enjoying every minute.
Well done Barrie - we have a mate in our club who will be 90 this month and still riding ! Take care mate,
Back when I used to do this, I had a bare bike with a tank bag, and a couple of soft saddle bags. Two weeks with a credit card was not a problem. Good times, good memories.
Enjoy the rest of the series DOn !!
Good achievement. Looks like an Ariel Arrow to me !
It was! Thanks for watching.
@RobLittleuk I only know because I had one 45 years ago ! Brilliant viewing mate .
Well done Rob, inspirational, you’ve shown us that the only thing holding many folks back from setting and achieving challenges is the willingness to get out there and give it a go! Brilliant! 😁
I know life has its dangers but at 70 i need to live life not wait for the inevitable !! Thanks !!
Fantastic, what great adventure and made more exciting doing it on a slightly inadequate bike. I do think these bikes are brilliant though, so simple and so economical. Good work very entertaining to watch 😊
Hope you enjoy the rest of the series - more videos are up and gaining interest!!
What an achievement for you and the bike 70 odd years young Brilliant 👍👍
Thank you mate - we are having a run down here hopefully 19th give or take a day depending on weather. Another one in Somerset on 26th
@@RobLittleuk I shall struggle to get off work midweek at present kids hols and all that stuff , I have been off this week however but keep me updated as I have every intention of coming down I’d enjoy that and Thankyou for the invite , keep safe and see you in the not too distant future
@@Paul.Gascoyneuk 👍
Really interesting trip. Good on you. I live in the Highlands and tootle around on an old BSA C15. I'm a youngster being 3 years younger than you! I find the trips that people do on small old bikes far more interesting. Looking forward to seeing the whole trip.
Glad you enjoyed Hugh - yes it’s easy to do on a big comfortable bike - you can even do the whole 500 in a day if you are not interested in taking In the stunning scenery. Keep watching and thanks for your comment!
This is glorious! Well done
Thanks 😊
Well Done.
Thanks !!
Well done, Rob! It was a great achiement just getting up to Inverness, let alone doing the NC500 and then getting all the way back to Gloucestershire. No wonder you were sore for a week afterwards! A trip like that is made better by the folks we meet along the way and, as you indicated, you met some very friendly people. I'd like to do the Cornwall 500 with you, but sadly that's not going to happen.
What a shame Chris ! Suppose we have to be realistic but.....
What a fantastic feat on a small bike. Glad to see quick clip of you in my area
Your area is stunning - as a tour guide I say it is under visited but perhaps the locals prefer it that way.
Good job! I am so happy to tag along with you from the comfy seat on my sofa. My husband and I enjoyed your excursions, and hope you are able to enjoy a comfy sit down on your own sofa by now!
3 weeks after getting home my backside is sufficiently recovered to allow periods of sofa sitting…yes😅
Respect to you my friend 👍
Much appreciated
Well done big man 👍🏻😃
Merci Gary !
Love this Rob! Ready for more.
Thanks Tim!
Hi Rob. Congratulations on your brilliant achievement sir. I watch a lot of bikers doing nc500
And it's a big challenge. So pat on the back to you. Ride safe mate. Old dave.
Thanks for your comment Dave - keep watching for the videos for each day of the ride - coming out on Mondays and Fridays. In fairness the challenge was getting there not the 599 itself!! 😃
@@RobLittleuk thank you. Looking forward to them
Looking Forward to watching
The Upcoming Videos ..
The Goldwing Owners Might Not Be
🤣🤣🤣
"frankly i don't give a damn" !!
So well done Sir.
Merci !!
OUTSTANDING! I did pretty much the same trip in 2021 (from W-s-M), albeit on a VStrom 650 and like you I avoided motorways at all costs. Also like you I found the return through Carlisle, Lancaster, Penrith and especially Preston an absolute chore. On the A6 going home, heading up to Shap I passed a Sinnis Terrain 125 fully loaded. I later found out the rider had done pretty much the same ride that I had done, during the same week, only in the opposite direction. It's not the size of your bike, but the size of your ambition.... and your's appears to be endless... amazing.
Well thank you Neil ! I am currently editing the videos for each day - don't want them to be too long to be boring but on the other hand want people to see the nice sights. I have been inspired at my great age by people like Itchy Boots and Million Dollar Bogan who got of their backsides and did something. I have not finished yet !! Thanks for your lovely comment!
@@RobLittleuk Itchy Boots and a chap called Tim Collins (FTA) were in part my inspiration, plus writers like Sam Manicom (another local). Year by year I am exploring all the areas of the UK I have never been to before, although I am a little younger than you at 64 and my bike a little bigger, however... Old Guys Rule!
@@neilmackinnon3371 Ah ha yes we do - I have got a "big" bike but prefer the challenge of the YB - makes it more interesting !
Power to your bow Rob a fantastic trip and achievement,respect from a somewhat younger 61 year old biker
Well thanks ! Hope you enjoy the rest of the “series” - I was so lucky with the weather
Happy to help or join I am down in Cornwall
I will post info once get something set up! Thanks for watching.
Nice one Rob.
Thanks Jeremy!
Top man Rob, you’re little YB shows just how good they are, massive respect 👍👍
Thanks Paul - although I’m a big man on a small bike, I think I took more punishment than the bike!
Great vid roll on next one
Next ones will be day by day
Hats off to you Rob ! Truly inspirational 👏🏻 just awsome
Thanks ! Hope you enjoy the day by day vids - the first just published today!
Wow! I had a YB100 and it is NOT a comfortable bike. Well done mate!
As I said deliberate flagellation !!
I can't imagine what is like to be at that age but for sure you have to be brave to take on that.. I know what riders on big bikes see in your bike, because i've downsized myself over the years and have thought about - Why? I think the answer is that the big bikes are too serious, expensive and intimidating. They can be comfortable for long road trips but on little bike, you don't care .. Just pick the bike and go, like it is a bit more over bicycle. The coasts of the big bikes are intimidating too, the bike can be nicked or vandalized over night in front of a motel or camp side.. You conscious is telling you that you have to ride huge distances to justified the price of the big bike. The small one, even if it is brand new is not like that. You can lock it in the garage for a year if you don't want to ride and it is fine, because can be 10-20 times less expensive then gold wing or GS or something in that aria. The casual not intimidating, easy going nature and the low coast of small bikes is what make me gravitate to them and not the big ones. There are more and more people that realize that, even without thinking it and look how many people are riding adventures now on the new Royal Enfields, how many ride on mid sized scooters or even mopeds or as you mention it.. The CRF 300 Rally is extremely good too. My personal choice is a 250 maxi scooter that makes 100 mpg, have the weather protection of a gold wing and you don't need to clean chains. The miles just add up, I am riding even more then the times I had Transalps, Teneres and other bikes like that. Sorry for the long post, I was thinking on this for a long time.
Well what a very thoughtful comment - your thoughts, of course, coincide with my own! I also have a Triumph Bonneville but in fairness I can’t say either bike is more fun than the other. But the little bike is for sure the easiest to pull out of the garage, jump on and run!
Keep watching - video twice a week each recording a day of the trip!!
Thanks for your comment - I am guessing you are NOT in the UK?
@@RobLittleuk Yes, I am from and in Bulgaria, on the other side of world /aka Europe hahahaha/ .. So forgive me if I do some spelling mistakes. Switching from a phonetic language to non phonetic one is not that easy. I will keep watching for sure. 😀
@@Stefan_trekkie No problem mate - you are doing very well. I had a Enfield Meteor 350 thinking it would suit me and it did for MOST of the time but sometimes, when I needed to go on the highway, it was dangerous because its natural speed was 100kph and at 110 was maximum. Mostly I ride small roads.
Nicely done rob. SW 500 sounds like a nice ride.
I thought so too providing I avoid all big roads and that may not be so easy !
If you're stuck for company on the sw500 I'd be pleased to tag along. Good luck with it.
@@stevef8763 Thanks Steve I will post on Facebook and here when I intend to do it!
keep em coming dude amazing what you have achieved
👍
Krikey i mean what an achievement absoloutely great well done! What inspiration you are i have a 1972 honda CB100 which is my everyday ride to work bike we do 53 miles everyday!
Fair play has that done a lot of miles too? These little bikes are mega reliable if looked after!
@@RobLittleuk hey Rob well I rebuilt the engine 2 years ago and since then on the clock it has 08497 miles on her :)
@@markparry5722 good on you mate
hi Rob ,so glad to see you back ,i was slightly worried if you were keeping well . that was a real achievment for you and the y b . will keep an eye out for you on utube as always . best wishes and keep safe .
Good to hear from You John. I’m ok and the YB too!!
2.29 is that Ashbourne, live close
watched further answered
Ah ha yes thanks for your comment and do watching - do make sure you watch the rest In The series!!
I live in the Midlands would love to do SW trip just gone 68 overweight have honda Forza 300 scooter .
You could do it on that no prob - you’d be more comfortable than me! Minimal luggage and do some laundry every few nights
Ashbourne local to me Rob
Lovely little town!
Very interesting! But I do not think you are a masochist. Driving a small motorbike, as well as driving a small car, awakes the feelings of our youth. "Great, I don't have to walk." In addition it is a perfect feeling to travel so cheap. I always feel good by watching the guys driving the 5000 thousand horsepower cars: "Thank you very much! You pay a lot of taxes that I must not pay." (Hihi)
I am with you 100%
No, sadly, they probably won't. Sadly their lives are based on comfort, lack of wind and smoke and aggressive braking on tiny roads......
"their lives are based on comfort" Do you really think so? When my wife sees a Gold-Wing driver parking, she always feels sorry and asks me if we shouldn't help the old helpless gentleman. In my eyes very often their lives based on status symbols. Quite often it looks as same a 18 year old school-boy wearing a Rolex watch..
I live near Exeter I'll meet up with you
Thanks Bob I will put something on here when I decide to do it!
‘Twas GGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrate
Merci ma man!
I meant Gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat.