Man Rides KTM to Glen Etive and Rants I Scotland Solo Motorcycle Camping Episode 3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Join me on my first full day in Scotland, solo and camping on my 2021 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S
This day is heading up to Glencoe, via Oban, Inveraray, and Rest&Be Thankful
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Gear;
Helmets - Arai Tour X4
Summer Gear - Knox Urbane Pro Mk2 Mesh Jacket, Richa Daytona 60s and Revit Lombard 2 Jeans
Touring Gear - Halvarssons Racken Jacket and Trousers
Boots - Daytona Roadstar GTX, Sidi Adventure 2 and Daytona AC Classics in Brown
Gloves - Knox Handroid Pod Mk2, Goldtop Predator, Gerbing X12 heated gloves
Camera Set Up;
Main Camera - GoPro Hero 9 Black
B Camera - GoPro Hero 8 Black
360 Cam - Insta360 One X2
Drone - DJI Mavic Mini (1st edition)
Hi Sam, recently subscribed and really enjoying going through the vids on your channel. See you're up ( or were up ) my old neck of the woods. There are some amazing b roads to be found up there. One I particularly like taking ( weather permitting) on the way home from Skye is the Kylerhea/Glenelg ferry road. Amazing views and the roads a mixture of narrow, winding with bit of gravel in the middle and verges for that added spice. The road goes from beside Broadford air strip to Kykerhea and there you'll find the last manually operated turntable ferry in the world , seals and otters and the chance to see white tailed eagles to be found there. Once across on the mainland at Glenelg ( there's a nice cafe there ) the road takes you to the A87 at Shiel Bridge ( Glenshiel ) by the campsite not far from Eilean Donan Castle. Or you could do it the other way. Just thought I'd give you heads up on that. As a footnote the ferry only operates easter to October . Keep up the good work. Appreciate the time and effort put into it 👍
Hey Sean! Thanks and appreciate the subscribe! I think I may have done that road, I'll check when I get in but it was recommended by another follower so I tagged it in. Sure it's that one anyway! Although I don't remember the turntable ferry! So I'll make sure I do it on the next run up there! It's a stunning place. Really does make you feel inferior with the size of the place! Thank you for watching and ride safe!
A beautiful part of the world. Glen Ettive is stunning from my recollections of the 70s. Must go again and a 1290 seems the perfect tool.
Stunning isn't it! Yes the bike handled it incredibly well. All of the undulations and bad road conditions didn't ever phase it!
Even in the rain Scotland is great must go back.
Definitely is a stunning place! Close call with Ireland though
You should really charge something for letting us view your videos. I`m saving buckets in PMS therapy session expenses by viewing your videos! Please keep them coming :D Have a nice weekend!
Hahaha! I have been toying with the idea of a patreon but want to make sure I can actually give something back for those who join. Thanks for watching and have a good weekend
I hope to be back next year (end of April). Used to come there every year for landscape photography by motorbike. Have a tent like yours for years, mine calls "Oak 3", yes it is a 80cm package. Have no problem with it as it lays right across my panniers.
Definitely.. its almost impossible to get a bad shot with that backdrop! I'd definitely have kept that tent if I had panniers. Would lay ontop nicely and everything else would have tucked into the panniers so it wouldn't be bulky at all! Sending it back was a lot cheaper than spending £700 on panniers and a rack system 😂
"thats not a dog, thats a rat" amazing haha!! great video, im very jealous!!!!
😂😂 cheers mate!
Glen Ett-iv. I believe. That's how I've been saying it, and I'm sure I'd have been shot down by now if it was wrong.
Haha! If in doubt... call it the James Bond Road! Way easier not to mess that up
You are quite correct!
I'm going to show my girlfriend this comment just to prove to her that I am right (even though you didn't mean me)
Great upload again mate, last time I was on the corran ferry it was two quid, or a bit less! It was nice to see some of the old places. Well done on not compromising your integrity with freebies, it's good to know that your recommendations are genuine and it protects your brand too. If I'm in the market for something you have recommended it will automatically go on my consideration shortlist, even if not chosen. I always give honest opinions of kit and don't mind saying if I bought a dud. I have also made a couple of winter kit purchases that were too good, so I hardly wore them!
Corr rip off! The guy did let me off on the way back when he saw how miserable I looked 😂.
Definitely bud, It will impact my 'brand' more than anything if people think im not honest about what I recommend. Starts pushing the idea that there are other things you're not honest about too, so untold damage just for the sake of a freebie, so it's not worth it!
Also agree with saying if you were given it or not! Always been honest about what I've got given, or had discount given to me on. It just keeps everyone trusting you even more!
@@SamVBikes I agree totally with your stance and your opinions and reviews are credible because of this. Sorry, I forgot to mention that the last time I was on the corran ferry was in 2000 😂
Haha I'm surprised it hasn't gone up more in 22 years! If that was across the Thames, it would be £112 per person one way and you have to book 2 weeks in advance! 😂😂
@@SamVBikes I'll bet! My nephew moved to London to start work after graduation, the prices of things makes my toes curl! What he pays in rent for a bedroom in a shared house would pay a mortgage here in Worcestershire!
Oh yeah the rents are stupid!! My cousin used to live in a flat in Central with his girlfriend... paid over 2k a month for a studio apartment 😂 but the dream is that you earn more in London than you do outside... not enough to pay for everything but slightly more haha
Hi mate. What's the name of the sw motech tank bag you are using. Looks good on the bike. I've got the small bag but doesn';t fit sas very well. Cheers
Its the Pro City bag! Love it! There's a review earlier on my channel if you're interested. Upgraded from a small Givi one and this is great 👍🏼
@@SamVBikes cheers mate👍
Great touring videos Sam. On average how far would you do in a day when touring ? Excluding the motorway stretches to get to the area. I know there are a lot of factors just a ball park
Thank you! It really does depend like you say, but if I'm happy just riding with the odd stop, I'll do 200-250 which is pretty much what we did in Ireland most days. Comfortable enough distance, but you do feel it after a few days if youre not used to it. In places like Scotland and Wales where I tend to go 'exploring' more, doing those tiny little back roads, it's closer to 150! I can definitely do more with the SAS though than I could on the Tracer 700. Comfort, good waterproof gear etc all helps.. oh and loads of coffee and cake stops 😂
Hi, what helmet do you have and do you find the wind catches the peak?
It's an Arai Tour X4 - occasionally catches the wind in a cross-wind but normally completely fine!
Ok can I ask you a question re your Scotland episode 3 , the bond road , I went down there in may this year and was told the road wasn’t passable although Google maps showed it was passable ? So my question is I didn’t see you turn around ?
There was a gate at the very end by the car park! So I turned around in that full car park and came back!
@@SamVBikes thanks mate that’s great you have saved me going down there again ! Love your videos on the devil of a bike , from a safe bmw gsa 1250 old ish man
Haha! Yes don't worry! I'm glad my vids let your inner child out!
Dumpage views would certainly beat the nidge Sam 😂
Haha! It would be such a great place for it! Just get rid of the tourists and it's peaceful too!
Do I see the s4's mounted on the outback bars now? Ive just ordered my bars as Ive now got my bike back :D bike is booked in for Abikething very soon too!
Haha yes mate! The crash bars come with a pre drilled hole so that's where they are! I was chatting to ABikeThing a week or so back about a customers SAS with these bars so I wonder If that was yours ha
@@SamVBikes Yeah it probably is! Sent him a huge email with a list of things and even a diagram with a photo of how I planned it! :D
😂😂 cant wait to see it! I've been toying with getting another set on mine
@@SamVBikes Im sure theyll do a video on it, the email was bloody huge haha
Mate... just seen your bike on ABikeThing... looks mint!! Love it! Congrats
another banging episode, nice reference to a 90,s pop band. fk it ill do a video on the bike cover review. I need some more subscribers 32 is lonely, triple digits and a nose bleed is what I'm looking for lol
Hahaha! You don't want the bike cover, and Oxford one is way better 😂 a well known London trendy youtuber did a vid on them and I couldn't help watching it thinking how forced it was!