Croatia #6 'To Dubrovnik'
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Today we head back onto mainland Croatia and head further south to the beautiful medieval City of Dubrovnik.
On the way we will encounter devastating bushfires and some heroic aeronautical extinguishing efforts to dampen the flames. Then we'll cross through a tiny corner of Bosnia and attempt to embark upon a Bosnian adventure...
All before arriving at the southernmost point of our trip.
Follow the route: goo.gl/maps/oqKrwTCRbKD2
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Very entertaining, thanks! Croatia roads looks like a cross between Italy and Cyprus.
It certainly has that mediterranean feel about it. But the roads were a bit better than the Italian ones that I've seen so far!
Great to watch on this rainy day 😎🏍💨💨💨💨🇨🇦 here in B.C.
Thanks John! Hope the rain has buggered off in the meantime!
Top video!! Remembering my old visits (1995 as observer and 2003 as tourist). Thanks a lot
+Clint Bolan Thanks Clint! Glad to have brought back good memories! Incredible country.
Sorry, I keep on saying it, but absolutely amazing! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.
No problem at all! Entirely my pleasure!
Enjoyed it very much while it is snowing outside.
Thank you for doing what you do!
+Gunnar G Cheers! It was snowing here as i was editing! Much better than putting on 85 layers of clothes and heading outside!
Well it’s been raining all day here in blighty, so I’ve spent all day going back on your videos, great viewing and , you’re a funny guy , crack me up , keep up the good work AMC
Sorry about the weather but cheers for the watching!!
Really great set of videos. Must have taken a good time to edit it all. Thanks
Thanks Steve. It’s a labour of love!
Enjoying all you do mate...always look forward to your posts 👍
Thanks very much Carl. That's certainly encouraging to hear!
Another great episode, thanks Andy!
Cheers! You’re really smashing through them! 😁
@@AndyManCam Yes, great videos! I'll be revisiting them daily during the winter doldrums to keep my sanity :-)
Haha! Brilliant! Well I'll do my best to make sure some new ones are coming through aswell!
Great footage of that fire plane Andy
+Bladders It was incredible to see. Sad circumstances, but still amazing and impressive.
Great Vid. Mega dejavu at the end as I stayed in that exact same guesthouse for 3 days in September.
Cheers mate! Small world eh! :D
Great stuff Andy. I've only used Sena comm systems, never had much of an issue with lots of use. They just work.
+BigDog04 Cheers BD. I found it a little disconcerting that the Sena units weren't listed as being waterproof. And with my record for rain...
Great vid Andy, great tour and so familiar :)!
All those small towns along the coast line from Makarska to Neum are beautiful, if you take time, stop by and you'll see! Same is from Makarska all the way to Novigrad - Cittanova.
The boarder crossing in Bosnia and Herzegovina that u tried to use was the local one, and only for locals from both sides with special permits to use, not the international one where everybody could use it, like the first one you entered.
Greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina man.
Ride safe ;)
Thanks Irv! I agree. Beautiful coastline! We stopped a few time along the way but had a few Camera outages! I learned a lot about border crossings here! 😁
Videos geting better and better. Adriatic coast road its great u shuld stay by the see ;)
Thanks Peter! Very glad to hear it. I agree, staying by the sea sounds great to me!!
I realy like your videos!!! keep up the good work!!!
+Gert-jan Carrette Thanks very much! I'll try my best! 😄
brilliant video and very entertaining as always looking forward to the rest, do you think you will get them done before the new season starts ;-)
Those are indeed some beautiful views. We had a huge forest fire that burned hundreds of thousands of hecacres of forest last summer. That plane is known as a water bomber and is one of our Canadian inventions :)Ride safe mate.
+vac0002 Well then those in Croatia who still have homes would most certainly salute your countrymen! You too mate.
Top stuff and great sights and a pleasure to watch as ever and need to get one of your stickers
+Nicola Robynson Thanks Nicola! As soon as it's warm enough to demonstrate a new sticker 'in action', they'll be OUT there! 😎
Ooohhhhh goodie :-D and yes I know how cold it is lol in the lady cave of tinkering back to cleaning it and fixing stuff
+Nicola Robynson Feels like all I've done for the entire winter is fix and tinker! It's going to be a different bike when it comes out!
I look forward to seeing it by nice work so far
Another great instalment Andy, even with the all the technology issues!!
Cheers Mark. I think sometimes the mishaps help with the drama!
Beautiful scenery. You must have racked up some miles on that Versys. Think Iv had 3 bikes since I mentioned I had an identical one.
+Jay B Yeah a few! I think just under 30,000 in 3 years. Doesn't sound much on average, but considering i stopped commuting 2 years ago!
Damn so many episodes to catch up i haven’t had time to blast around on my “new” fz1n 👌🏻😆
Congratulations! Take all the time you need, that’s a lot of awesome bike that you don’t want to be missing out on!!
Ahhhhhh. My AMC fix for this week. Bliss
+phillip angell 😎
30 more reasons to go and visit this place. Cracking vid AMC -
+vitaly deuterium There are endless reasons!! Cheers VD.
Cardo Pac talk, quite expensive comparatively but works reliably and has lots of cool features. Had mine for two years, used on lots of tours with no issues. Great battery life too. Listen to music, FM radio, make/receive calls and maintain intercom, voice activated. I do think its worth spending a bit more to get better quality stuff, it may be your cheap and cheerful intercom that's letting the side down.
+Plopracer Wow, they are quite expensive! I'll have to stick with patchy service for now!
Just found your channel friday. Give me back my weekend! :)
Haha! Sorry about that! Afraid there are no refunds! 😜
Great video again Andy! Loving this tour! That coastal road is epic! Will anyone ever invent a reliable action camera?! Any thoughts on where you are off to next time?
+Christopher Gothard Thanks Christopher. That's the annoying irony. The AS200's that i used up to this point were pretty much infallable. But i tried something new and paid the price! The X1000's have since been retired!
+Christopher Gothard Oh and i think the next trip will be a little more local. Somewhere in Germany. But then hopefully a little bit more Alpine action.
Hi Andy, nice work, interesting, off the beaten track back roads. When you do get up to speed, say 110-120kph how is that helmet & visor with buffeting. Keep em coming please.
+Russell Locke Thanks Russell. The lid is mostly ok at speed, though turning the head sideways is a little tougher on the neck. Luckily the peak is detachable so i can remove it for long motorway rides. At sensible speeds it's been fine so far though.
Wonderful mate, truly wonderful. That water looks so enticing and the mountains, awesome. The fire is pretty scary, did you ever find out how long it took them to contain it?
+Hippo-Drones It does, doesn't it! And I went very light on the colour processing so as not to spoil it! No idea how long it took with the fire, but I heard that while we were there it was mostly already over! Horrific! 😨
Andy Man Cam the wildfires in California are a natural cycle I think and although horrific and cause a lot of loss of animal life, it all comes back stronger a season or so later. I hope the forests don't take too long to recover in Croatia
+Hippo-Drones Sure. I understand the cycle as far as the wildlife is concerned. The real tragedy is when people's homes go up with it! Sadly they don't regrow! 😂
Love your videos man! Recently came across your stuff and subscribed. I'd love to hear from you if you decide to come to Croatia again so we can go for a ride! =) Cheers and keep up the good work! Greetings from Dubrovnik!
Thanks Aleksandar! I'd love to come to Croatia gain someday. I really loved it there! I'll let you know!
Great vlog m8. Croatia is beautiful. Just curious how much is it to rent a motorbike out there?
+rocco rostagno Thanks Rocco. It's truly stunning. No idea about rental I'm afraid. I took my own with me!
some very knarley roads there indeed, that border sucked abit not being international but the hidden joys of touring, great vid as always
Yeah, the things you didn't expect are what makes it an adventure eh! The roads were certainly a bit of a change from those on the coast! But hey, we were looking for the 'Off the Beaten track' experience!!
my favorit comment of all time "he is driving at the speed of continental drift" bloody hell he must be slow :) Awesome videos mate
Honestly, that's how slow it felt!! :D
There is no road from Neum to other places in Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you want to go from Neum to Čapljina or Mostar you need to go through Croatia. They are saying that they will build a road, but they dont have the money or if they have they are spending it in Muslim areas inland. Neum is 99% Croatian municipality so it isnt hard for them, Dubrovnik is close. If you want to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina you need to go to Metkovic - Gabela border. But on the other side of the border its same as in Croatia because Croatians are living on both sides of the border
Wow, it's far more complicated than I even imagined!!
Great scenery. Dodgy roads though.. also liked the 'we,ve arrived' wildbad theme near the end .
Or did you use it first ? After a couple of hundred moto vlogs things get muddled in my mind 🤔
+John Kyle Cheers John! I didn't realise Richy had already used that tune! D'oh!
Great vids matie. Your camera keep shutting down because of your SD card. You need EXTREME version of your SD cards so they won't shut down. (this was a big problem on my GoPro Hero 5 Black.) If you use ULTRA version... sooner or later they will experience errors and shut down.
Thanks New Guy. The card was a high speed, U1 / Class 10 card. It turns out that the camera was overheating. I tested it later in lower temperatures and it was fine. After a little research, it turns out that this model has a bit of a heat problem at it's highest setting! So the X1000's are no longer on the AMC team!
It was a year with over 900 fires in Croatia, so the fire department was stretched quite thin, it was very similar in Italy and Spain some crazy temperature during summer and probably some dumb people not taking care of their fires near forests.
Wow! That's shocking. I can imagine the emergency services were stretched. It's not all happy happy sunshine in these beautiful places. Stupid people certainly don't help!
"Muffins in a salty blue soup" 👌😂
+Slaven Perunski I have no idea where that came from!
so awesome. ps. it's snowing here.
When can we expect some more videos from you ?? It's been to long.
+Ichiban Moto Thanks Ichi. Here too. Im getting impatient for actual riding weather now!
+patches350 SOON! I'm turning the handle on the editing machine as fast as possible! 😉
He is asking the magic mechanic 😁
I am surprised you don't have long windshield. Any reason for not having one?
Due to the heat, I wanted as much wind as possible on my chest. I've also always found longer screens to be very buffety and noisy.
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Brilliant video m8 😁 do u ever get Ur knee down on that thing?
+Sam Fry HAHAHAAAA! No chance mate! The bike is too tall (translation, I'm not a good enough rider!!). Cheers mate!
Andy Man Cam haha u look good lol. Im well jealous of ur adventures. Stay safe bud x
+Sam Fry You're too kind! And camera angles are my friend! 😉 Maybe I'll get closer to knee down territory with the FZ1
How much of a pain is it to deal with a chain on a long trip, like compared to shaft drive vfr?
+CPUspeed Ian, with his (ahem) shaft had ZERO faff. I had to refill the scottoiler twice. But before the oiler it was a nightmare. I had to lube every day(OCD), and adjust twice within one tour. All on a Sidestand which just made it all unbearable!
I'm familiar with absolutly every place after first two minutes...
What a great video again, I enjoyed it so much.. although it was slightly annoying to hear "Bosnia" so many times...as in fact Bosnia is located at least 100 kilometers north of the location you were filming. You were actually trying to get in Herzegovina, which is not any different from Dalmatian hinterland and also populated with the same nation i.e. Croats.
+Peter Ogrin Thanks very much Peter! It's all very confusing! There's a border crossing, but it's the same country! 🤔
I've been a bit misunderstood. On the other side of a border crossing there is another country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but geographically wise this is Herzegovina, Bosnia starts more than 100 km to the north. It's like you would be driving for example nearby Edinburgh and saying you're in England, but not mentioning Scotland.
Why exactly did they dismiss the GTR? Was it so badly damaged? Or did Ian not trust the old battleship anymore after the incident with HMS Stelvio?
Hard to say. Structurally it was fine. But all the fairings and engine casings were horribly scratched and broken. Must have been a close call, but ultimately more cost to fix than to write off.
Beautiful scenery. My driveway is wider than most of those roads though. Traffic between towns seems very light on your trips. I guess the cost of petrol and cars keeps lots of people off of the roads ??
Haha! Yeah it was tight in places! I think the astonishing lack of notoriety of Croatia as a holiday destination means less traffic. That said, I think this particular vid was on a Sunday. The next episode has a LOT more people on the roads. But still not nearly as bad as UK.
Most people use the newly built motorway because it is faster, and they miss all of this. I remember the trafic on the cosatal road (jadranska magistrala) before, it was a crawl. It seems that nowdays motoring enthusiasts are more numerous than the locals.
Now that you've put Croatia on the map, you ruined it!!!!! :P
+385x01y We made it our mission to avoid the motorways 100% And wow are we glad we did! Interesting to hear that the traffic used to be worse. Do you think the motorway has eased the pressure?
+disekjoumoer Ooops!! Sorry Croatia!! Though if only i was on commission with the tourist board! 😂
Yet again" squeek squeak" scenery .....I originally linked on your site coz of versys I've a Chinese er6 copy cf moto650 squeak squeak brill bike.. did have a fazer fz1 toured ok on that but just a tad small and I'm shorter than your good self so I'm fancying a versys..cos yuz a good commentator and rider I've thought yu shud take up racing bsb n commentate wilst racing!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers from dave
+carol mc That's interesting to hear. So far i find the leg position a tiny bit more cramped than the versys. But somehow the layout makes it comfortable. I've got some small geometry mods in mind to improve it though. Sadly i don't think I'm a good enough rider OR commentator to take that job. Would be bloody good fun to give it a try though!
Hey I know who inspires you to take some questionable routes - that guy traversing muddy off-road on GSXR from you fav video :D.
+MaxTryk Hahaa! Maybe you're right! I should just go green laning on the FZ1 and get it out of my system!
Looks like fun over there! shame the odds always stacked against you as far a cameras are concerned
+Magic guvnor It was fantastic mate! I just need to learn that if it ain't broke, don't buy newer fancier cameras!! 😂
Versys for EVA!! Jus' sayin. There aren't many bike that are tourable and light enough for sketchy roads. Tracers might be excellent as well, though.
+disekjoumoer Haha! You're not at all wrong! I'm really hoping i didn't make a mistake with the Fazer!
+Andy Man Cam I'm sure you'll be just fine. After all, you've got crash bars now :PPPPP
Did you ever get the radio problems sported? I am a bit of a Ham fan myself and as I sit here typing this I have a little Chinese made Ham mobile beside me that cost a staggering £30 shipped from China. It's a Baofeng (I pronounce that, BOW FENG) attached to £10 flexible antenna you can roll up and put in your pocket. It is VHF/UHF and will reach from Bromley to Harrow which Google Maps informs me is 18.32 (29.48 km). I use mine to listen to and occasionally chat with, the river craft on the Thames and various other traffic.
I bring this up because it occurred to me that such a radio could be a better option for you guys. A ham radio would probably not do unless you have a licence (Although getting caught transmitting on a bike would be an art form I doubt has ever been perfected) A PMR version (www.electronics-notes.com/articles/connectivity/licence-free-radios/pmr446-personal-radio-service.php ) could be worth a try. Many come with plug in Mics and earphones that I think could be easily adapted for bike use.
I would strongly suggest getting a pair of radios equipped with CTCSS tones to help avoid frequency congestion in big cities.
All VHF AND UHF radios are line-of-sight radios but in reality this is more flexible than it sounds. The signal will hit something solid and bounce off which often means it will eventually arrive at the other radio anyway. You cannot rely on that though.
Some countries do not allow the use of these radios and others allow you to listen but not transmit. How the hell they could catch a biker transmitting while on the move is beyond me. Doing so in a major port or next to a police car at the traffic lights, whose occupant just happens to have a radio tuned to your specific frequency next to him on the seat could, theoretically, get you busted but I mean......
"Sorry ossifer Plodnicsky. I am from the UK and I had no idea you were not allowed to use a radio in your lovely country. "OW.., PLEASE LET ME GO! I AM JUST A POOR FLOWER SELLER FROM LANDON TARN. I don't mean no 'arm!"
Ahem. Sorry about that. I went all Pygmalion on myself then.
So how did Ian take to being accused of "riding as slow as continental drift"? ;-)
+Fjdy1jd1 I'm not sure if he's seen the video yet! 😂 Though in those circumstances, i can't really blame him.
Nice rant ol chap,I can see you are getting older! 🤣😂 Isn’t technology wonderful?......when it bloody well works!👿👿👿👏👍🏻
+ninjanelly350 Is it THAT obvious!? 👹 The more gadgets i try, the less i actually what to use!