I'm alone and need help. Nordkapp 24 - E5
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- On the 3rd of May, 2024 I left Ireland with a flag. Written on this flag is the names of 250+ lost loved ones. Lost via still births, cancer and suicide. This journey took me over 11,000km, through 10 countries and took 29 days. Join me and follow this epic journey to bringing this flag to the top of Europe and back to the BikeFest in Kerry, Ireland for an epic selfie.
I made a promise to the families that I would reach Nordkapp, the most northerly point in Europe that you can drive too and read the names aloud, thus making sure they are always remembered.
On this flag is my own sons name, who on June the 5th, 2016 was still born.
I'm riding my Harley Davidson Pan America.
This trip was proudly supported by,
CC Unlimited Kells - ccsunlimited.com
Keis Heated Apparel - keisapparel.com
Mel Signs - cavansigns.ie
Gear Used:
Lomo panniers - lomo.co.uk
GoPro 11
DJI Air 3 Drone
GoPro Grabber
Arai Tour X5
RST Adventure suit and boots
ChinMount
Django helmet mount
Wunderlich tank bag - wunderlich-adv...
Wunderlich Ergo+ Risers - wunderlich-adv...
Lexin P5 Tyre Inflator
Noco GB20 jump starter
Follow me on Instagram for the latest adventures----> instagram.com/theladwiththebeard/
Like your video work very well done and informative
You're really in the thick of it now 🤯 great to see the positivity
Fantastic video man 👍
Oh..... it does not last long hahahaha, cheers for watching bud.
Your mood after shower is contagious. When I travel with my girlfriend, I need to stay at better campsites sometimes to melt her heart and win her back after 200-400mile days. It is tough to travel alone, but you will do good. Keep it up!
@@tryharder3214 thanks for watching. The shower was badly needed and lifted my mood so I can see why the GF feels the same 😂
Yep the leak turned out to be two seals. A gearbox plug that couldn’t be opened and the nearest place was in the wrong direction 😢
Enjoying the journey so far mate 👍. Just shows all bikes will have faults, like we all make mistakes. But the journey heals it all in the end 👍👍
Yup, no bike is perfect and I love the Pan America! Thanks for watching.
Keep goin heading nordkapp. There is a Harley Dealer nearly Tromso, he is really good. Like your videos ;) I have done Nordkapp 4 Weeks ago with my RE Bullet 500 :) Cheers from Germany
Thanks for the comment, thats some trip on a RE!!!! I get help in a dealer soon 🙂
@@theladwiththebeard nothing can stop you. only yourself :) keep going
Adventure :an unusual and exciting or daring experience. Keeping a simple plan will help and don't look too far down the road.My first trip to Scotland at a photorally point in the Heart of the North the top box frame broke! And in the Highlands the brake master cylinder gave up ( so filled as I went).Orkney & Shetland had a puncture which kept failing.This year went to Faro islands ,there was a strike on the islands so no fresh food of and kind and no fuel! Had very little food for the first three days and hot food couldn't be found.Weather was 2° -4° sleet ,snow,rain,wind.Remember your living someone else Dream.What your doing is adventure.Traveling by yourself people are more inclined to talk to you and help if needed.
That trip sounds like it was some adventure bud!!!! When you have no choice but to push on, its amazing the strength you find within...
Hope to do Nordkapp in 2027 with overlanders.So allergic to motorways and ferries (46 hours on way)after riding to Hirshals and back.Its all learning what works.Best of Luck.
@@newroads9787 Dont go in May hahaha. I would skip as much as Holland, Germany and Denmark as best you can. Its kinda boring if you just need to cover distance. Norway is unreal, I will return at some point. Its an amazing place.
I'm only back, Dublin -Holyhead on to Hull day one.Overnight ferry to Rotherham then ride in the day through Netherlands / Germany and Denmark 1100kms in a day.Left on 30 may back 13 June.Got 209kmh out of the R1200RT (GPS)on the autoban.
@@newroads9787 fair play, my time on those roads was not memorable. Got hit with heavy rain in thunderstorms
Onwards and upwards :)
Too right.... just not sidewards.
smooth edits atmospheric music suspense cliffhangers its got it all great graphics yes its a masterclass in video production, that said you'll be right mate your as tough as nails
Great video and story with beautiful scenery! it’s really captivating to watch you experience the ride of a lifetime. It will be tough at times, liked today, but this is part of the experience. I have no doubts you’ll get to Nordkapp on your bike. Yes 450Km a day in Norway is absolutely fine, no worries. You can do a little more probably 600km in the Nord and Mid Norway. I’d spend a bit more time in the North and leave some time for the Southern Norway. Well done!
@@mihaibilauca thanks for watching and for the comment. Weather gets nasty later on 🥶🥶🥶
The battery on my 2021 Pan Am let me down last year Sept when I was touring in Ireland.Given that the 2024 model comes with a larger battery is telling you everything you need to know.
Sorry to hear that, if you ever get stuck in Ireland again please reach out. The MY24 have a lot more than a larger battery........ Stay tuned cause I have a larger issue brewing with the bike 🙂
@@theladwiththebeard I have had all sorts of stuff going wrong with it too. But as an early adopter I was expecting it. Anyway I love touring on it and have been to (based in London) Ireland (2x), France, Germany, Sardinia, Italy and Denmark (and all the countries in between) - covering 15k miles so far. My dealership here (Warrs) have been fantastic in sorting everything out for me.
This is why they make KLRs; so we can ride into town to get parts for you.
I have two sick HDs, BTW
@@onerider808 lolz….. I do like those 😂😂
the struggle you are having pales in comparison to the loss you had to deal with the reason you are on this epic journey in the comfort of my warm home here in the middle of winter in Australia is not lost on me the viewer. It is the metaphor for the grief parents have at the sudden loss of their hope and wonderment, their family and how when you feel your crushed with the overbearing sense of despair you force yourself to dig deeper to swim to the surface and grab that life giving air... is what I got out of your program tonight please do go on old chap your making smashing telly
Ah man, you have such a way with words. Thanks for all the support.
PA.. do yourself a favor.. Put a big splash pad on the front fender.. met a PA rider this summer who had major problems with the bike boiling every time he hit a road that was wet gravel from roadworks, the mud clogged the radiator.. Drive safely.
Cheers for that, I've since got some extenders to add, bit silly of a design considering the rad and battery are there lolz
A clusterfuck of a day!
Yup.... does not get better for a while.
Painful to see how the PA disappoints ... I have been pretty suspicious from day 1 that the MoCo could 12:10 deliver an ADV that can compete with a African Twin or KTM... workhorses are rather Road Kings and EVO-based Sportsters
You don't have to look far to see other makes having issues ;-) While it has its niggles, us short riders deserve adventure bikes too and no other make comes close to making it possible, well aside from the GS1300 which now has HD's ARH. Any other bike I tested (13 in total) required a lowered suspension which removed 3-4" of travel from the back, which dramatically changed its off road handling and was not advised in any dealer to do. Don't get me wrong, it had issues but if you stay tuned you'll see that even thousands of miles from home, HD came through and ensured I was looked after. Same can not be said for BMW..... Plenty of shops I went into had tons of bust KTM/Honda as up there most dealers deal in multiple brands. I love the PA, would not change it. I've had an EVO Sportster, was a great bike and have two other HD tourers, they are solid but hay.... they have 99% less electronics compared to the Pan America hahaha
Like anything, for every one video showing an issue, there are 99 more showing none.
Dude, I wish you all the best for the rest of the great tour.... - I am enjoying watching it a whole lot. My trip will start late summer, heading northwards.... thx for your elaborated response.
@@camouflage962 Not at all man, I really dig the comments regardless, so please keep em coming 🙂 Hope your trip goes well!!
@@theladwiththebeardYou believe what you want. I’ve never experienced any of that crap with Hondas over decades o& touring. You can make all the excuses you like but that is an expensive motorcycle that’s not up to the job. It’s not only too expensive it’s also too big, too heavy and too powerful for real world adventure riding.
@@davidmatthews3093 I’ve a busted Honda right here bud. It happens. Social media is always going to be full of the negatives. Plenty more have no issues.
As for off road. I went off roading on it last June. It’s in the same regions of any of the larger GS models and KTM, held its own. Defo not the bike, more the rider. Which was me 😂. It’s ok not to like HD 😂