Another great episode and even with the rain it’s a fantastic adventure full of great scenery, commentary and even nice tours of the different hotel accommodations thanks to Mrs Flyer! Thanks👍
Yet another good video showing the great roads in Portugal, and then suddenly I saw some routes I remembered from my trip in May 2022. Especially the town of Covilha. Where you showed us your skilled hill start. The little cafe in the town square, just to your left is where I stopped for my lunch, which was as lovely as normal. I also loved the place, and hope to revisit one day.
I was born in Tomar, lived there for 27 years and now im in South wales. I`m taking the bike this summer to visit my parents. I hope you have enjoyed it.
Congrats on 240k subs TMF….Your touring experience comes through in the enjoyable commentary (singing excluded 😵💫), despite the weather, an interesting vlog on that part of Portugal..Knights Templar a new one on me! Cracking accommodation arranged by the organisers too 😉👍🏻
Thanks for another fab video. Must admit, Portugal looks like a great place to visit. I think it is time for an update on Mrs. Flyer's progress in her motorcycle license. How soon will she be ready to "go solo" on a road trip with you?
That hotel room in Fundao seems like a nice place to end up after a wet day of riding. Interesting topography in the place at the end. Hopefully you can compare it to the place your guide was talking about later. Good stuff Andy.
I agree. I like the blue tank better! Thanks for very interesting videos. My brother and sister in law moved from the UK to Portugal and your trip took you due East of their last house in Aveiro on the coast. They've just moved up into the hills inland of there, so I guess right near your route, so it's lovely to see the countryside there. Thanks again. 🤗
Those hotels were very nice! I hate that you had such a rainy ride, but thats how it goes when you're motorcycling sometimes. Still the scenery was nice. This has been a very nice tour !
Just a bit of trivia. The Knights Templar had associations with your part of the world. They held land at Gerrard's Cross Bulstrode Park, High Wycombe, Marlow and Radnage. Maybe you could stick a few red crosses up in Bucks. 🙂
There are a few British You tubers living in the areas around Fundao. And one of them lives close to that lake/dam and does some bicycling in that mountain. So I can assure you that the view from those mountains are spectacular!
My first rain ride for the new year. Actually had snow yesterday. Most believable in pouring rain and brings back memories of previous vacations knowing that the views would have been epic if skies were clear. Good lodging at days end always welcome.!! A brew or 2 seems well deserved. 👍👍🏍🏍🏍🙋♂️
U really brought the weather with u, we had a pretty big drought last, you really were unlucky, although to be fair, I did some trips at North center high up during the hot days and I simply had to stop before the end of the day, way too hot. About the trip, not for me, I like to move at my pace, and can't say I would do that route to be honest, but nice job and thank you for your video
The problem with rain on a motorcycle is that you don’t have a screen or visor wiper. I usually put some ‘rain away’ silicon spray on it so that the drops roll of the visor easily. All my gloves are waterproof because your hands can get very cold when wet even in summer. Heated grips won’t warm the top side of your hands. I see you often drive near the axis of the road even in (almost) blind left corners. I wouldn’t do that. Great mountain scenery with those big rocks.
There are some Templar crosses on building in Leeds. They owned a good bit of the original eastern part of the town (around Templar Street) and a large amount of agricultural land just outside now called Temple Newsam Estate (the Templars new houses). I believe that if you lived in a building they owned you didn't have to get your grain milled at the Kings Mill (a form of medieval tax), a corporate tax fiddle I guess. After the Templars were "dissolved" people put crosses on their buildings to benefit from the reduced taxation. I suspect Tomar enjoyed additional privileges over the years hence the proliferation of Templar Crosses.
@@TheMissendenFlyer Sorry, I am just now seeing this message (thank you). I would say to her that she is a talented motorcyclist and she is very, very attractive. Lovely eyes. And I love her voice. And if you do convey my message to Helen just make sure Mrs. Flyer is with you so there are no misunderstandings as to who the message came from. LOL 😀
Amazing series and editing Andy, well done, thanks for sharing. Also, 1 thing I've noticed in all of the videos is the lady rider in front of you, in a blue jacket (sorry, don't now her name), always does the quick over the look shoulder in all roundabouts, and at times in both directions, truly awesome, please pass on her the best regards! 👍👍
Hi Andy, tell me, I notice that you drive at reasonably speeds and mostly in the lower gears. Do you do this for safety reasons in order for better control or is there another reason? I tend to use top gear whenever I can but maybe I can lean something from you please.
Enjoying this tour …thanks Flyers. Why does your GoPro continually give problems? Aren’t there better cameras that work every day? I’m watching this in 2024 so I’m assuming you’re using a different camera by now.
I giggle a bit every time Andy tries to say a town's name...maybe a good drinking game? xD Don't worry too much...most of us wouldn't be able to pronounce Leicester or Buckinghamshire properly as well
Grotty weather for you. Such a shame as I should imagine the scenery is pretty spectacular when dry and sunny. Dom sounds a really interesting guy and you cut him off when he was trying to tell about where famous films were filmed in and around Spain and taking you to see where a film John Wayne was in was shot. I thought the Spaghetti Westerns were shot in and around La Calahorra north of the Sierra Nevada NP and east of Granada, but I might be wrong? Do you really need to use hill hold to make a hill start? Just use the footbrake to hold the bike as you set off.
Great video despite the weather. Definitely putting Portugal on my list. For whatever reason I thought you were a bit short with the blonde guy at the end. He seemed like he had some interesting stuff to say but felt like you couldn't get away fast enough. It was a bit uncomfortable to watch. I'm not saying this to be critical, just consider it as feedback with good intent.
When it rains in Spain (or Portugal ..) I can recommend Dainese overgloves for riding in the wet with summer gloves. They are light and take up no space. You have a lovely singing voice I must say, but your pronunciation of Portuguese is horrendous 😂 Fundão - "Fu" imagine the word "swoon" but with a short "oo" sound and then for "dão" add the "ou" sound in "house" (and make it nasal) then you'll have it almost right LOL. End of phonetics lesson ..
Awesome tag along again. Why is it Blighty always has crap road surfaces compared to the so called poorer EU nations? Hmm. Me thinks that a scam is afoot.
So, climate change is nothing new then...@19:45. They’re fooling us. Great tour though. Shame about the weather, but I can imagine those spectacular mountain views through the clouds!
I for one enjoy the mix of bike reviews, tours, and bike news.
Glad to hear that!
So nice waking up with y’all on Saturday mornings! Enjoy your videos with a nice coffee. Be safe.
Cheers Rick!
Cheers Rick!
Another great episode and even with the rain it’s a fantastic adventure full of great scenery, commentary and even nice tours of the different hotel accommodations thanks to Mrs Flyer! Thanks👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yet another good video showing the great roads in Portugal, and then suddenly I saw some routes I remembered from my trip in May 2022. Especially the town of Covilha. Where you showed us your skilled hill start. The little cafe in the town square, just to your left is where I stopped for my lunch, which was as lovely as normal. I also loved the place, and hope to revisit one day.
Cool!
We cycled to Tomar and Fatima about 20 years ago Andy. Enjoyed seeing this area again. Great tour video as usual!
Glad you enjoyed it Tom - thanks for watching!
Got up again to go to the bathroom and turn on the computer and to my suprise.... Woo Hoo. 😁
Thanks for sharing another great adventure!
Our pleasure!
I was born in Tomar, lived there for 27 years and now im in South wales. I`m taking the bike this summer to visit my parents.
I hope you have enjoyed it.
Have fun!
Congrats on 240k subs TMF….Your touring experience comes through in the enjoyable commentary (singing excluded 😵💫), despite the weather, an interesting vlog on that part of Portugal..Knights Templar a new one on me! Cracking accommodation arranged by the organisers too 😉👍🏻
Cheers Alan, glad you enjoyed my singing!
Many thanks for another enjoyable video.
Our pleasure!
Great Saturday morning ride with the flyer’s. Still looks good in the rain to me.
Yes it was! Any biking day is a good day!
Nice video great to follow along. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for an interesting, if damp, scenic tour.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thoroughly enjoyed... you guys are "All In" bad weather warriors!! Amazing hotel !!
Thanks so much!
As always, very entertaining.
Glad you think so!
Totally with you on the hill hold 2 up, luggaged up. Brings me out in a cold sweat 😂. Tons of revs and then sigh of relief when move off
I'm so glad it's not just me!! Even with those revs she nearly stalled when I pulled away!
Great singing can't wait for the next episode for your next tune
Thank you!
Thanks for another fab video. Must admit, Portugal looks like a great place to visit. I think it is time for an update on Mrs. Flyer's progress in her motorcycle license. How soon will she be ready to "go solo" on a road trip with you?
Yes we must do that!
That hotel room in Fundao seems like a nice place to end up after a wet day of riding. Interesting topography in the place at the end. Hopefully you can compare it to the place your guide was talking about later. Good stuff Andy.
Thank you!
I love your reference to Christmas Vacation.
A classic film that!
I’m fairly sure the Hill-hold should disengage if you pull the front brake lever, on the 1250…
I agree. I like the blue tank better!
Thanks for very interesting videos. My brother and sister in law moved from the UK to Portugal and your trip took you due East of their last house in Aveiro on the coast. They've just moved up into the hills inland of there, so I guess right near your route, so it's lovely to see the countryside there.
Thanks again. 🤗
Very cool!
19:50 Pedantic Aromatic Snail here... this is actually a valley glacier.
Great ride, almost can feel the rain here at home :) ancient seabed was stunning, seen before in similar in Belogradchik, Bulgaria. Beautiful place.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Those hotels were very nice! I hate that you had such a rainy ride, but thats how it goes when you're motorcycling sometimes. Still the scenery was nice. This has been a very nice tour !
Those are some great hotel rooms! I have to say I never would have thought Portugal would have ski resorts.
Me neither! We visit it in the next episode!
Just a bit of trivia. The Knights Templar had associations with your part of the world. They held land at Gerrard's Cross Bulstrode Park, High Wycombe, Marlow and Radnage. Maybe you could stick a few red crosses up in Bucks. 🙂
Perhaps I should!
Another intersesting episode. Lots of odd weather about all over Europe at the mo. I'm desperately hoping we get a decent summer here in the UK.
Me too!
it looks like wet cobblestone roads have replaced the white vans Andy, what a great tour youre doing, very envious
Thanks 👍
Shame about the rain,some great scenery on the mountain stop. 🤓😎🏍💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦
There are a few British You tubers living in the areas around Fundao. And one of them lives close to that lake/dam and does some bicycling in that mountain. So I can assure you that the view from those mountains are spectacular!
I’m sure they are! I could imagine them!!
My first rain ride for the new year. Actually had snow yesterday. Most believable in pouring rain and brings back memories of previous vacations knowing that the views would have been epic if skies were clear. Good lodging at days end always welcome.!! A brew or 2 seems well deserved. 👍👍🏍🏍🏍🙋♂️
It sure was on that day!
How nice were those hotel rooms in Portugal, compared to your average UK hotel room!
Yes some great places to stay on this trip….
Good one 👍👏.Manxman 🇮🇲
spot on andy and carol
Shame about the weather, happened to me in the Alps in 2019…still enjoyed myself. Portuguese mountains are stunning in the right weather.
Yes - we must go back!
U really brought the weather with u, we had a pretty big drought last, you really were unlucky, although to be fair, I did some trips at North center high up during the hot days and I simply had to stop before the end of the day, way too hot.
About the trip, not for me, I like to move at my pace, and can't say I would do that route to be honest, but nice job and thank you for your video
Thank you for watching!
The problem with rain on a motorcycle is that you don’t have a screen or visor wiper. I usually put some ‘rain away’ silicon spray on it so that the drops roll of the visor easily.
All my gloves are waterproof because your hands can get very cold when wet even in summer. Heated grips won’t warm the top side of your hands.
I see you often drive near the axis of the road even in (almost) blind left corners. I wouldn’t do that.
Great mountain scenery with those big rocks.
There are some Templar crosses on building in Leeds. They owned a good bit of the original eastern part of the town (around Templar Street) and a large amount of agricultural land just outside now called Temple Newsam Estate (the Templars new houses). I believe that if you lived in a building they owned you didn't have to get your grain milled at the Kings Mill (a form of medieval tax), a corporate tax fiddle I guess. After the Templars were "dissolved" people put crosses on their buildings to benefit from the reduced taxation. I suspect Tomar enjoyed additional privileges over the years hence the proliferation of Templar Crosses.
enjoying the Tour Andy, you know the hill hold you can release by squeezing the front brake lever hard ;)
Yes I know….but it kind of defeats the object if you release it manually!
Heading to the Serra de Estrella at the end of May... hope the weather is better than that! Still a most enjoyable tour series, though 👍🏻😊
Have fun!
My gosh! There was so much rain that I thought I was watching an AndyManCam tour video!
Another fine riding video!
I prefer the white tank, but to each their own. :)
There was a little bit of Helen in this video so ....okay. ;)
I'm with Helen at the moment - is there a message I can pass on for you??
PS Since this video, Helen bought a GS....the one with the white tank!
@@TheMissendenFlyer The white tank one? Another reason to like her! :)
@@TheMissendenFlyer Sorry, I am just now seeing this message (thank you). I would say to her that she is a talented motorcyclist and she is very, very attractive. Lovely eyes. And I love her voice.
And if you do convey my message to Helen just make sure Mrs. Flyer is with you so there are no misunderstandings as to who the message came from. LOL 😀
the hydro plant - to your right?? :)
Amazing series and editing Andy, well done, thanks for sharing. Also, 1 thing I've noticed in all of the videos is the lady rider in front of you, in a blue jacket (sorry, don't now her name), always does the quick over the look shoulder in all roundabouts, and at times in both directions, truly awesome, please pass on her the best regards! 👍👍
I will - I’m with her at the moment as it happens (Helen)….
@@TheMissendenFlyer thank, you Andy, regards to Helen then.
Message duly passed on - she's very happy....
On a positive....at least there's no wild fires! Still a fantastic country to visit though whatever the weather.
Shame about the weather, that is a fantastic area, I have ridden it a few times
Brilliant video again mate,,,,,,,try not to sing lol 😂 👍
Sorry about that!
@@TheMissendenFlyer lol 😂 really enjoying this series thanks 👍
Can't be lucky with the weather all the time bud, but I'm sure it didn't spoil the trip too much! Fortunate that at 17:20 it was misty 😉😁
Why's that then? What did I miss??
Hahaha, obviously the Dam was on your other right 😁😁
Was wondering whether you can whistle 🤣
Cheeky!!
Hotels look nice same about the weather 🙁 Andy looking forward to the next vid and maybe better weather ?
Coming soon!
Always like having the foot washing basin.
Yes very useful!
a bit of Cliff style vocals/ I like the rock formations at 19.5 mins
Did you enjoy it?
It was all going so well ......then you started singing
Sorry!!
We found those baby baths very helpful when we had our little one... 😉🤣
Yes us too (many years ago now!)
@@TheMissendenFlyer 😂
What a challenge with the weather, you did great to be so positive and even sing. What is on your left wrist. Is that Go Pro remote?
Err my watch maybe???
The blue tank looks much nicer for me.
Great place, shame about the weather. Hope it improves on the next episode. Think you forgot to put in the iPhone pic of the rock carving!
Yes I did!!! Oops!!!
Was going to bed after a night shift, suppose I’ll have to stay up for a bit longer now 😊
Good man!
I hoped you all chipped in and bought Domie some gloves!
Hi Andy, tell me, I notice that you drive at reasonably speeds and mostly in the lower gears. Do you do this for safety reasons in order for better control or is there another reason? I tend to use top gear whenever I can but maybe I can lean something from you please.
On the twisty roads in Spain and Portugal I find 3rd a great responsive gear on the GS.
Enjoying this tour …thanks Flyers. Why does your GoPro continually give problems? Aren’t there better cameras that work every day? I’m watching this in 2024 so I’m assuming you’re using a different camera by now.
Yes i am - I ditched GoPro in favour of DJI Osmo Action 4 some months back - very glad I switched!
Do you do requests?
Ask if he can sing "Far Away"!
😂😂😂😂
Cheeky....
I giggle a bit every time Andy tries to say a town's name...maybe a good drinking game? xD Don't worry too much...most of us wouldn't be able to pronounce Leicester or Buckinghamshire properly as well
Grotty weather for you. Such a shame as I should imagine the scenery is pretty spectacular when dry and sunny.
Dom sounds a really interesting guy and you cut him off when he was trying to tell about where famous films were filmed in and around Spain and taking you to see where a film John Wayne was in was shot. I thought the Spaghetti Westerns were shot in and around La Calahorra north of the Sierra Nevada NP and east of Granada, but I might be wrong?
Do you really need to use hill hold to make a hill start? Just use the footbrake to hold the bike as you set off.
Yes Dom is a top fella! Thanks for the advice on hill hold - much appreciated….
The blonde guy, Adel I think his name was, is surely a Belgian guy. I'm Belgian too and the accent is clearly Belgian. Always funny to hear. 😁
That’s Domien and yes he’s a Belgian…but lives in Morocco and Spain (he gets about a bit!)..
Shame about the rain.... can't control the weather
Great video despite the weather. Definitely putting Portugal on my list. For whatever reason I thought you were a bit short with the blonde guy at the end. He seemed like he had some interesting stuff to say but felt like you couldn't get away fast enough. It was a bit uncomfortable to watch. I'm not saying this to be critical, just consider it as feedback with good intent.
Yes I agree it did come across like that - my apologies to him and you!
A bit anxiety-inducing. :o)
Which bit?
@@TheMissendenFlyer The rain conditions from minute 4 to minute 7, and then especially 8:09 to 9:00. Glad everyone got through unscathed.
Physically unscathed at least....
don't give up your day job Andy, you no Cliff,,,,, 🙂
Oh crikey - this is my day job!
Can you test the Norton Commando 961 2023 please? (Heart emoji lol)
Yes I shall be getting one on long term loan in the next few months! Can’t wait!
When it rains in Spain (or Portugal ..) I can recommend Dainese overgloves for riding in the wet with summer gloves. They are light and take up no space.
You have a lovely singing voice I must say, but your pronunciation of Portuguese is horrendous 😂 Fundão - "Fu" imagine the word "swoon" but with a short "oo" sound and then for "dão" add the "ou" sound in "house" (and make it nasal) then you'll have it almost right LOL. End of phonetics lesson ..
Thanks for the tips!
Deus Vult
?
It's a templar thing .looks a great place.
Awesome tag along again. Why is it Blighty always has crap road surfaces compared to the so called poorer EU nations? Hmm. Me thinks that a scam is afoot.
Tell me about it!
So, climate change is nothing new then...@19:45. They’re fooling us. Great tour though. Shame about the weather, but I can imagine those spectacular mountain views through the clouds!