To the Highlands and beyond
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- In this week's episode of Saffy Sprocket, I suffer the regrets from yesterday's decision and make the 8-hour journey back down from the Highlands to the Midlands...
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@@SaffySprocket 🥹 thank you, you didn't have to do that.
I'd like to thank Epic Motorcycle Adventures,
My mum and the random guy down the street for making today possible.
Oh, this isn't an award ceremony, my bad!
@@CuriousGoose thank you for thanking me 😊
You are one tough girl to withstand all the weather has thrown at you and I take my hat off to you for riding in the winter months. Total respect to your Saffron.
Very cinematic and beautifully told story. No matter what the weather, the Highlands always leave me in awe. So I know what you mean when you say it’s very prehistoric 😊
You did well,sometimes adversity and pissing rain can be character building,but other times it can be a pain🏴🏴🏴
Oh I thought Saffy is going all philosophical on us…she’s getting old….then she comes back to ground with how she hates packing up a tent in the rain! Oh I do agree with what you said in this video, traveling alone lets you form clear thoughts about the world around you.
Ahahha yes! My childhood nickname was Philo-saffical and I even recieved an award at 16 for my philosophy writing ✍️ 🙃 I'm a big JS Mill nerd too
That explains so much and why I enjoy your videos.
Hi Saffron, I have just found your channel, I love your enthusiasm and I just love your laughing as you ride through your vlogs adventures x
8hrs, fair play, in the rain. I've donr 5hrs at night in the rain, nothing on me was dry. Good job it wasn't too cold.
You're very inspiring saffy. I have my Mod 2 test this Thursday and already have my "big" bike ready for adventure. I'm nervous, but also excited. Keep up the great content. The production & editing on your videos are world class 👏
Hi Colin, did you pass ok 👍
@@chrischristofis8501 I did, and now a proud owner of a triumph bonneville bobber black 👌
Used to do long weekend trips like this with a couple of mates or solo through France/Belgium/Germany as I live 30 mins from the channel tunnel. Three or four days of 12hr rides which on reflection was absolutely stupid as we'd end up totally wrecked but there's always a sense of achievement at the end and some great memories of the disasters en route. Just got through Cancer and left with a load of health problems but still got the hope I'll do it again one day, vids like this keep me going and if I can't do it yet at least I can get my maps out and plan it!
Reminds me doing identical route a few years ago, rain was so hard the roads flooded and you couldnt go faster than 40-50mph due to weather with trucks overtaking, 9 hours, and my kit was rubbish, i was soaked after first 20 mins. But that gave me a low benchmark and nothing will ever be worse than that and that helps in the long run. You vlog with the wisdom of someone that has been travelling for years and you already understand the essence of biking, very well done saffron!!
Thank you so much! My biggest biking secret is heated gloves + petrol station gloves. The heat from the gloves causes the plastic gloves to shrink wrap around your hands creating an airtight layer. It's been an absolute god send. Your hands are physically dry from the shrink wrap and they're warm from the glove. Even if the gloves are physically, you'd never know
@@SaffySprocket nice tip, im off to Norway on 26th may, hull to rotterdam to hirtshals to bergen, 3 days getting there, then a week of the most spectacular and wet bike routes arguably in the world, will stock up on service station gloves before the trip!
Its lovely to watch you on the same journey i started some 15 years ago and to see the happiness it brings you, it only gets better, you are the perfect advert for biking and a role model for women wanting adventure.
Great vid, superb visuals and insight as usual. Just came back from 4 days camping in Wales... Loved it. Did 500 miles to get there and back, plus 250 romping around West Wales.....
You are a trooper!! Long cold rain rides are gruelling. Well done.
Thank you so much 💓
I feel your cold pain as I had a naked bike as my first motorcycle, just got an adventure bike and having a fairing and hand guards make such a difference
Yeh, I've been eying up a few new bikes I won't lie ahahha
We were on the Isle of Skye the same weekend. Brilliant views.
Got to be so careful crossing those white lines in the wet weather, they can be like a proverbial banana skin.
Ride enough in the rain and with the right gear you start to enjoy it, in a odd sort of way....
It's a slippery road that's for sure ☠️☠️☠️
Very good Video on your tour Saffy🇬🇧💃🏍️⛺🏕️☁️⛱️🚵♀️🇬🇧👍
❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you 😊
@@SaffySprocket it's My pleasure❤️❤️❤️
I'm still learning on my 125 and I love ever moment of it and no truer words then what you said a the start saffy. P.s another brilliant and amazing video keep them coming please 🙂
Ah amazing! I have a friend at the moment going through her CBT, it's easy to forget about difficult it is starting out
Well done for doing it on your todd. 👍👍❤️
Thank you so much 💓
Hi saffy, you are an inspiration and I look forward to watching your videos every week, I admire you for your commitment and spirit of adventure, I wish I could be more like you.
Thanks for showing how you put the tent away. I have the same tent and set it up in back yard. Took me forever to get it back in. Obviously your method is way better than mine. I’ll just stuff it in next time. Thanks for showing! Seriously! My mom would not have approved my language! Lol!
I know how the rain drain feels, 2019 I rode from Fort William to North Yorkshire in one day (no motorways) it rained all the way to Dalkeith area where I picked up the A68, the sun came out just south of Corbridge. I’m returning in June, but with a new bike and can’t wait.
The problems you get, and the things that go wrong, are what makes your trips adventures. Go Saffy, there are not many women who do what you do, and especially alone. Love and respect (Pug) Yffenics MCC.
Not sure how but ive only just seen this video Saffy 🤦🏻♂️ I feel your pain on the miserable weather and choices on a trip, we once left Cadwell BSB to try and beat the weather, left as soon as the last superbike race had finished with the aim of getting home before the weather was terrible…….. 15minutes in, it never stopped for the rest of the trip back to Scotland, I was following the cats eyes on the road up the a66 because I couldn’t see anything, hailstones at that point 😭 6hrs non stop, didnt get in until 2am absolutely soaked right through……… it was good in theory 🤣
Oh my god that sounds awful, I've had a few cats eye trail moments in the dark 😭
When it's really hoying it down may I suggest an oversuit that sits over your boots & gloves stopping water running down your jacket arms/trousers into them. Oxford do a one piece or two piece for a very reasonably price....
I'd get too hot!
thanks for the ride and trip , nice roads and bends :) good video , beautiful mountains u could lose yourself , looking forward to your trip :)
Thank you so much 💓
@@SaffySprocket your welcome :)
What a story teller, well done gorgeous. I was totally with you all the way.
You a fast becoming my favourite biking Vlogger.
Really looking forward to the next marathon trip...
Thank you so much 💓 im so glad I have a place I can waffle on ahahhaha
Keep at it lassie👍🏴🏍
Thank you ☺️☺️☺️
Being mentally tough is a big help. Chemo made my hands 'n feet really cold adverse, so I know that feeling you have Saffy.
Decisions made are for the most part appropriate at that moment and hind sight doesn't help much.
Take care and God bless you with safe travels.
You're totally right! Hope chemo is going well! I remember my sister being so cold when she went through hers too! It's not a fun experience ❤️ thinking of you
Incredible..
Sorry you didn’t enjoy the 1st part of your marathon, one of my most memorable rides was in the opposite direction on a filthy wet day, Spean Bridge (A82) and then A87 to the Kyle and then pre-bridge across the ferry to Skye. I’ve never felt so confident on wet roads than that day, great road surface. Your drone shots were awesome!
What an epic journey in the face of adversity. The rain or cold or even extreme sunshine I suppose?? can sap the will to persevere. So glad you did.
I enjoyed your amazing drone footage of the Isle of Skye bridge.
Last night instead of watchin Eurovision I went for a spin up the A87. On the way back I filled up and got a family pack of penguins at the same co op you got your snacks from lol. then went for a walk over the bridge and did a panoramic video at the mid point....in dry weather. Soo going to have to get a drone.. Oh and a tent as hotels, b&bs etc are crazy prices.
Watching your vid it is a feat in itself packing up in the rain.. must be an absolute pleasure to finally hit the road.
Nice trip Saffy, great videos. I've never been to Skye, maybe this year :)
It's really worth a visit!
I did a similar trip myself from Yorkshire up and around loch ness and back home in 44 hours, two terrible camps and around 6 tanks of fuel, but life's not about watching TV
until you do it you don't know 😘
For sure😂 got told I make biking look horrifically difficult, was like, Nawh, we have a different idea of fun that's all 😂😂😂
Sometimes you just need to pull on your big pants, put your head down and battle on. This time next week the highs will far out weigh the lows in your thoughts and memories of the trip.
Very true!
Your editing and photography skills are definitely improving, Saffy. Some really nicely put together footage in this one 😊👍
Thank you so much 💓 💗 💛 💖
Well done saffy ride safe lovely greetings from st Helens Merseyside..
Thank you so much 💓
@@SaffySprocket no worries lovely looking forward to seeing you on a trackday on a sportsbike one day ..
Enjoyed the beautiful scenery Love from pakistan💓💓
Thanks a lot :D
Thanks
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I love your videos ! I’m just doing my Mods and thinking about first big bike. Had been looking at Kawasaki Versys 650 or Z650, maybe Yamaha Tracer 7, but you’ve now got me thinking about an SV650 and kitting it up for touring. Would be interested in your thoughts on your bike ! I’d previously discounted Suzuki, but I’m now leaning back that way, having heard such great things.
The SV650 is an amazing all rounder, you can set it up for commuting, or touring, or even the race track
@@SaffySprocket thanks Saffy 😁👍 since I sent you the message, I’ve sat on both the SV650 and the Tracer 7. The latter is all set up for touring and yet….I couldn’t quite flat foot it, which I could on the SV650 and I love the looks of the SV650. My heart leans towards the Suzuki 😁
If you’re gonna go to the bother of riding all the way to Scotland the least you can do is give yourself time to actually enjoy it and a better chance of decent weather
Which is when Scotland really shines
3-4 days in total just ain’t even close to enough
Brilliant ! You don’t half push yourself!
Well done 👍 that’s some trek to do in one day.
Out of interest, what phone case/holder are you using?
Ultimate addons!
Safron!
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How did the Lone Rider perform in the rain? I have a simple pop up tent ok in fine weather but filled up with water in the rain
I'm putting out my review next weekA
The best way to avoid an 8 hour ride from the Highland to the Midlands... is to move to the Highlands😉
Good point that 🤣🤣🤣
@@SaffySprocket Not as many roads up here though, and it's a long way from everywhere else...🤔
hi Saffy
what road is that at 59seconds ?
Hi Saffy, can I ask what editing software do you use and it easy to use ? Cheers.
Hey I use premier pro on subscription, granted its neither cheap nor user friendly but its pretty good. If you were looking for an easier / free solution, I'd reccomended DaVinci Resolve :)
This may be a stupid question but I was wondering how were you charging your drone battery or Gopro batteries while camping in your tent snd how many memory cards did you used to cover whole trip. I am asking this because normally I stay in hotels and you can charge your gadgets there easily. Btw amazing editing skills. You nailed it.
SO! Right.
I have 2 external batteries that I take, each battery will last me about 5 re-charges, so that's 10 charges. I only ever use the external batteries off the bike at night in the tent. I have 2 USB plugs on my handlebars, as I'm going along, You'll notice a long white USB cable wrapped around my handlebars. That cable is long enough to reach any gadget on my bike at any one time. During the day I am constantly topping up gadgets with charge. As soon as one gadget is 100%, i move to the next one and constantly just rotate. If all gadgets are charged, I then move onto my external batteries to top them up. If they're all full, I place my drone in my leg pouch and top that up as well. I keep my phone on airplane mode, which usually lasts 3 days. It sounds a lot more manic than it is, its become a second nature system now to me
@@SaffySprocket Thats smart. I will give it a go if I go for wild camping. Thanks for the reply.
why is no one talking about how rude that woman is at 11:20?
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Not nice having to pack a wet tent away Saffy
It's worst having to dry it out on the other side
Gortex is a life changer in touring bike gear.. just sayin..
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Not long passed my test, about 6wks ago. Ended up buying a VFR800 Gen6, by far the best thing iv ever done. Goin to be exploring Wales soon, taking a tent and trying some wild camping. What could go wrong 🤔
That was ace how you built cinematic tension on the way down. FYI, I think you’ve done more miles on your bike in a weekend than I have since I bought mine back in September 🤣. Respect Saffy!
Possibly ahaha the rust is being to creep in on parts of my bike now
I don't comment on videos too much...but my god that woman who didn't even try to hold the door for you at the Welcome Break...I'd have muttered some serious words in her general direction I tell you.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I did think she was a little rude but figured maybe I looked intimidating with my helmet on
Welldone girl wish you best of luck your new subscriber from Pakistan (y)
Loved this video saffy your defo a brave lass that's for sure the weather is never good when it rains but when sunny we are all happy haha yeah Scotland is Beutiful and I'm not saying that because I live here but I do like all these places of nature with Beutiful scenery and you capture that in your drone footage hope you dried out and stay safe awesome trip for sure ❤️👌👍
I have been on journeys like that Saffy, it’s totally miserable, and they say that riding with hyperthermia is more dangerous than being drunk. So sorry the weather was shit but you battled through it like a trooper, well done, better weather is on the way.
Honestly, thank god for my heated gear! I still carry it through summer for the rain! It just makes bad weather easier
If i knew how to make a video i would do one on how to stay warm and what gear you need, years of pissing about up mountains and in snow and ice, you soon learn this. Most ex military or alaskan/canadians know tricks, like treating leather with mink oil, goretex socks and mitts, proper layering of undergarments ( try silk) i have a neoprene neck seal from Seaskins ( for scuba diving but seals your neck properly ( get slightly larger than you think you need) cheap n works
I enjoyed that Saffy. I think ya choice of music is great.😊
❤️❤️❤️ thank you
I'm probably biased, but scotland is simply outstanding and beautiful... great vid. 🙂
I'm unbiased and I still agree!
@@SaffySprocket hope you are back up here soon. 🙂
I still remember getting my first bike on the road, a Casal sports moped back in 76.
Nothing hits like your first motorcycles 🏍
Some amazing scenery Saffron! I've just bought a bike to explore the country lanes and try camping for the first time ever despite having two new tents. I'm hoping to camp at Tan Hill Inn near Richmond in North Yorkshire. If you see someone on a Tiger 955i waving like a maniac that will be me....
Ah the Tiger is a great choice!
Saffy, remember.......
You cannot calm the storm
You can calm yourself
The storm will pass.
Buddhist saying 🙂
Ride safe and have fun, Grumps
I love that ❤️
You and your Rammstein music could probably have gotten home quicker if you wouldn’t of stopped and took that drone footage.
Where's the fun in that
Eight hours on a small bike in that weather. Saffy, you are HARD CORE! That's the sort of ride that would take me a week, possibly more to get over. Love your videos. Where to next...? We're all looking forward to your next adventure 😊
Ride safe.
I wish I was like you saffy. In my opinion I think you're the most incredible and bravest traveller I've ever seen. Love watching your travels. I may have done very similar in the past in a truck,, but what you do on your own,, on your bike inspires me. As much as I would love to do the same, I don't want know ifs my bike would make it.. Its 25 years old bless her. But I guess you never know. Keep up the fantastic work. Love your videos and if you your ever in the North East give me a call. Would love to ride together. Xx
Thank you so much 🥰 it was very scary at the beginning to get started, I think it's a lot easier to tour in the UK because the biking community is so well connected! There's always a helping hand if you need one!
This was absolutely brilliant! Reminded me so much of my trip to Portugal with a friend few years ago. Drowned my phone the first day in Spain, snapped clutch cable, broken SD card, smashed laptop, tent pitched in the middle of ant nest, 2h spent googling how to make fire with no lighter. Memory of it all makes it the best trip of my life with a motorcycle. Thank you for bringing back good memories
So glad you enjoyed it! I think the best trips are the messiest trips 😅
Misses will not let me have a bike 🏍😡😡😡😡😡😡😡miss those days 😣she thinks I would kill myself she’s probably right 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡great vid subbed 😁
Gift her CBT lessons :P might be worth a try!
More like the isle of cloudy dreary sky .I think you helped me appreciate where I live and have to ride more than I realize .
I live in eastern Tennessee blue sky sunshine glorious trees and greenery surround me great roads wonderful southern hospitality in the people you meet .
Thank you for helping me see things from your side of the pond ,I've got it made and life is good .even if caught in a thunderstorm now and then it's still now and then .but we make the best of it . With less of it ,we have the Appalachians twisty mountain paths and freedom. Both of us and watching your videos makes me content to be where I am more than I had .
Your a trooper, and thanks .
And my wish for you is more sunshine warm weather and smooth roads .be careful out there and God bless you on your journey.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 📹 😀 😊 ☺️ 😄
Good vid - well edited and good soundtrack. It helps being mostly shot in The Highlands...my heart is in Scotland. I'm cured of camping though - you can keep that, I'll take a nice warm hotel room everytime.
I've just got back to South Wales after a week in Scotland and got very wet one day. However Scotland is always worth the effort for what you get to see 🤣
Scotland is fantastic 🤩
My usual start to my week watching you and rocket, on your trips, another visually stunning video, wow what a really tough trip home for you both, well done to you both, glad you both are safe and sound back at home, I like to thank you for the last few videos of the trip absolutely fabulous scenery and you shot it all stunningly, and you commented from the heart,I don't know how you do it so professionally, absolutely a natural talent, you and Rocket take care thank you for the entertainment xx
Fantastic stamina. Thatsa long time on the bike ! Im done after 4 hours 🤣
But sometimes it’s good to remember, it not always about the destination but the journey .
Not going to lie, I was broken for a good week after
Seal Skinz socks Saffy, they are a God send, even though my boots and textiles are all waterproof, the socks are merino wool lined and 100% waterproof, so if by chance water does somehow get in your boots, at least your feet will be warm and dry, they come in 3 different lengths as well. Lemon sherbets come in handy for your energy levels as well, long hours in the saddle and camping can take it out of you, but with practice comes knowledge, you are doing really well as a beginner at motorcycle camping/touring, sleeping in a tent and conserving energy and getting a goodnights sleep makes all the difference when you get back on the bike in the morning, I am doing a 13 day tour in a tent all around the UK, absolutely love doing these trips on the bike.
You wouldn’t like Scotland in the sun, everything goes brown and crinkled and all the ginger folk spontaneously combust. Of course I’ve only lived here for 60 years so obviously haven’t actually experienced such a thing, yet. 😎😄
I love the Highland cattle😂. Highlands to the Midlands in one day (plus wet). Wow. Even the weather couldnt ruin the beauty👍
P.s Prob booking my test for Sept.
Well done saffy I bet the coffee cost more than the fuel lol.
yes ahahaha but in those moments you'd take out a mortgage to get a hot coffee
Instead of looking negative about the situation look at the positive
1. On riding on your bike
2. You are in Fantastic Mountain scenery and Lochs etc
3. Your not in a office working
Look at the positives
My experience of Glencoe was to be stuck behind a convoy of caravans and campers... i found a spot to safely over take them only to be clocked by Police Scotlands finest at that exact point...ballox
Come to Mexico, large parts of it are without bad weather year round 🤣 I'll show you around if you do.
Ah imagine! That would be so amazing
@@SaffySprocket so see you soon then 😝😝
Great video. I'm off on a 6 day tour of Scotland at the end of June. First night booked in Moffat and then I'm winging it. Keep going Saf.
Glen Coe is a magical place to ride through.
It really is 🥰
I have often done Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Spean Bridge in a day but the real killer was last year. Loch Ness to home in a oner. I think it's the excitement of setting off that makes the biggest difference.
Your tent is massive!! Think about going lightweight you will love it even more! Bmw s1000xr with one 35lt camping bag 😁😁😁
👀👀👀👀👀 Its that sexy british chick on a triumph again 😳 🤔 must ask did you check your tyre pressure after 300 miles, safety first 👍 Just booked my theory, I've come so far really have there's a good story behind it one day I will share it but for now spend spend spend so expensive 😬🤣
In the eighties my sister and me came back from Antibes in France on my Yamaha XJ900 in the rain, 1200km of it. Needless to say that we where completely exhausted and soaked. Motorbike gear was not that good in those days, so at every petrol stop it was drying the gloves, balaclavas and so on. Plastic carry bags in the boots, newspaper on the chest to keep warm sort off.
8 hours, many motorways, all on a naked bike... nutter! That wind must have been so draining, I bet you were wishing you had your screen fitted. The scale of Glencoe amazed me when we rode through a couple of years back, the GoPro can never do it justice.
That's the juxtaposition of bike riding. You could go out on a run, ride for 8-9 hours and think nothing of it, flies by and have had a great time. But the thought of a long-commute just to get somewhere, either home or elsewhere can turn those 8-9 hours into a real slog. Wouldn't have it any other way.
You have made me wake up! been a biker all my life, got cancer 5 years ago and struggled with motivation since, Saffy, Your Amazing! all i can say, is Thank You x
Great vid, yeah Glencoe is stunning. I'm from just outside Glasgow so it's only a short trip for me. Really enjoy your videos.
I love Glencoe, really want to go back!
@@SaffySprocket give a shout next time you head up.
@@weemt07biker74 random bit of advice needed mate I’m from Dorset, down in the southwest and I’ve seen a camper for sale in Perth but I can’t decide on the best way of getting there drive/fly/train/ferry? Long distance taxi is out of the question cause I was getting quotes of about £2K 😂
@@AdamGoldswain alright mate, yeah that's the east coast, prob be best to see if you can get a cheap flight to Edinburgh.
@@weemt07biker74 yeah I think flying is also the best bet , if I drive it’s like a 1500 mile round trip. Long old way for a camper right 😂 nevertheless cheers for the reply mate 👍
Another great vid, little tip, if you’ve a long ride ahead of you, stay away from sugary foods and carbs, eat fats instead, such as eggs, nuts, coconut oil in your coffee, etc. It’ll give you better mental clarity and sustained energy.
Hallo, i wonted to ast you, which windshield do you use on your sv 650? thank you very much, you are an inspiration for me, regards, rafael
Waterproof socks are the way to go
Honestly, need to get some!
It's a wonderful place with fantastic vistas but without sunshine a bit grueling especially in the rain , good watch though 😊👍well done .
Turning 40 doing big bike licence next month should have done it years ago been driving 125 last year excellent life's to short got to enjoy it wile we can great video
clearly an intelligent well educated gutsy young woman , well done i think you are fantastic i can not see how you could possible get any more from life , i am a bike touring addict and Scotland is one of my favourite trips
Well done Lass, haste ye back.
Thanks 😊
Get yourself some SEALSKINZ Waterproof Socks Saffy. Not cheap but worth it to have dry feet.
Thanks for sharing... Many underestimate the impact of riding tired wet or cold. Good effort but stay safe.
The best sticker you'll ever have on your bike,.hurry back.
I can't wait to get more
@@SaffySprocket We're right here waiting for ya.
Plastic bags on feet and hands. Yuck. Saffy I told you many vids ago about gore Tex socks. 😉
You did it!!! Well done! 🤗
Thank you so much
So much respect!
You al ready bin to Holland?
You got a new fan 🤗
Be save , bless you