Hi Freddie, you mentioned the feel good factor! I’m sure you will have seen the press over the weekend regarding the ‘Dave Day’ ride out last Saturday in memory of Hairy Biker Dave Myers RIP💕 The Hairy Bikers AKA Dave Myers & Si King have been great ambassors for the motorcycling community for many years, bringing biking adventures combined with great cooking into lounges up and down country (and beyond) The ride started at the Ace Cafe in London and travelled 300 miles to Barrow in Furness Cumbria, via 4 stops, picking up tens of thousands of bikers along the way. I am proud to say that I took part and it was absolutely brilliant, a reel feel good feeling and it was impossible not to get caught up in the emotion of it all! Everyone stuck to the rules and the camaraderie and respect amongst bikers, and love from the supporting public was immense. Every bridge and non motorway roadsides were lined with people for the entire route. The UK biking community riding out respectfully en masse, with huge support from the public and receiving praise from all the different police forces whose territory it passed, what an advert for motorcycling! Si King rode at the front on a Harley with Dave’s wife Lili riding pillion on another Harley with event organiser Woody - Brilliant job Woody. 👍🏻 Check it out on Facebook - Dave Day 8th June 2024 “I’m having a DAVE Day!” to get an appreciation of the scale of the event, thousands of posts with videos and pictures. And we would all love to do it again👌🏻😎🏍️
08.06.2024 was "Daves Day" and I am so glad I joined in after securing a hotel at the very last minute. 45,000 bikes, 200,000+ people waving and lining the streets plus more than £50,000 raised for charity in memory of Dave Myers (Hairy Bikers) who sadly died this year. Bikes and bikers of all shapes and sizes, of which I had pleasure to photograph as many as I could in Barrow (the end point). My 600+ mile round trip from the Ace Cafe to Barrow will stay with me for the rest of my life. The love all the way and in some places, on the way back , now engraved in my heart. The many videos, inc mine (shamless plug 🙂), collectively give you a rounded feel for one of the biggest biking events staged in the UK in a very long time. Margate Scooter run is next for me lol. Wishing you well and upright.
100% agree, its had little or no press from the regular bloggers, to organise an event which involved over 40k bikes throughout the day in 8 weeks was amazing. I am so glad i was a part of it.
10:43 never seen anything like it! Did you see the 'dave day' ride on sat up to Barrow in furness which had over 43,000 motorcycles, now that's an event 😊
Freddie I've recently picked up my CFMOTO 700MT and this will probably be my last "big bike" before I retire from motorcyling. I'm not bothered about residual valuas as I keep my bikes long term, so I'm more than happy to report back annually on my riding experience on this bike. Bob
There's a chap on here called The Bingley Wheeler. He has just bought the CF Moto 800MT Adventure and has covered more or less 6 or 700 miles on it. He says it's one of the best bikes he's had and he is quite an old chap with years of experience under his belt. I suppose with all this glut of new machines coming over from China, we will have to wait and see how good they are in the long term as far as reliability and servicing.
I have been to Sturgis 12 times. This is a very spiritual place and home to the Lakota Indian tribe that is like no where else in the world. The Black Hills are so large you can ride some of the most beautiful roads in the world and not see another biker no matter how many bikers arrive. It is a must do. I rode there for the spiritual renewal aspect of the Black Hills. Home to Mount Rushmore and Devils Tower is an hour away. If you ever think about going I will be your guide.
Hi again Freddie from the displaced brit living in Alabama USA... If you think the Fury looks funky, look up the Yamaha Raider (113c.i., 1852cc) and it's little sister the Yamaha Striker. I have a 2008 Yamaha Raider sharing the garage with my two Harley's (she is called Stepchild), it is a beast, with a 240mm rear tyre, v-twin, 5 speed gearbox, and lot's of low down torque with a very respectable top speed...
I had the misfortune to own & ride a Jawa 350 paraffin pi55er back in the day . I spent more time pushing & spannering the crock of sh💩t ,than riding it . The regulator caused the battery to boil , the primary drive chain ripped the clutch basket & crank case cover off dumping the clutch basket & gear oil on a village high street . The baffles blew out the exhaust & the rear brake pedal exited the bike on the M53 . It finally blew its main & big end bearings at around 5 ,000 miles . I flogged it to a Jawa fanatic for 50 quid , i would have gladly paid him to take it out of my sight . If it hasn’t got a Japanese badge on it , its not going in my garage .
Remember, the entire TT festival is FREE to watch, you don't have to pay for car parking, and there are loads of free bike focused events all over the Island. If you can stomach it, camping is still cheap, even if hotels are expensive.
Camping is cheap as chips and the Islanders really look after bikers. It’s not necessarily an expensive trip. Book early and camp. Beer and food are generally very reasonable prices. Eating local made food in a community centre or church while watching bikes fly past at 200mph is a very special experience as many know.
Freddie, if you’ve never been, I urge you to try the Original Tea Hut at High Beech in Epping Forest. Bikers gather there every day of the week even in the crap weather we’ve been having, sometimes there are 3or4 bikers there and on a sunny Sunday there can be as many as 25! Totally free to enter, very reasonably priced refreshments available. 😁😁😁😁👍
I have a 1973 JAWA 250 PERWAK. Love the art- deco style looks of the motor.Something weird in my collection like my URAL side car outfit. Belonged to a dead navy admiral.
Freddie, have a look at Le Touquet endurance race in France ,held in the winter, 2700 riders in the race 600,000 attend. Fantastic event I have been 5 times.
As I mentioned before my missus and I rode CF Motos across every province of China, including Tibet at over 5000 meters and cover over 15,000 kilometers and they were great. I have been to the factory in Hangzhou and its state of the art. People also say KTMs are unreliable and yet I have ridden all over the world - once for 2 years from Cape Town to Shanghai - again with my missus on another bike and again few issues I didn’t cause myself. My view is any manufacturer will have a Friday afternoon bike get onto the market and a bike will last a long time if you look after oil, filters and fuel. 再见
I have left Africa and now in Blighty on my Royal Enfield dodging rain and pootling about . Look forward to seeing anyone going to ABR Festival in Warwickshire 28-30 June. Beers, bikes and yarns.
Oh wow, I was literally only thinking about these the other day! I had one as a kid, we used to field ride all the time and sometimes get bikes from breakers and one of them was a Jawa 350 2 stroke! Horrendous this bike was but we had some fun on it. Quite underpowered if I remember rightly for a 2 stroke 350. Another interesting bike we had was a Minsk 125 road bike, it was this bike which me and a friend discovered how to ride a geared bike with a clutch!! 🤣 good times
Been on the scooter scene since 86....I recommend the Isle of Wight rally, August bank holiday for a toe dip into the scooter life...bought a triumph street triple 2 yrs ago and enjoying the bike scene just as much...loving your content 👍
I went to my 1st Isle of Man TT last year a truly wonderful experience, one of the best holidays I have had. Ferry and Glamping that was top notch for £895 for the week then free to view, from a matter of inches away unlike Moto gp or WSB and ride the course too, highly recommend. Cheers Freddie I'm definitely going back.
I had a Keyway super light 125 for a year and only got rid of because I had no room in the garage for two bikes once I passed my full test otherwise I would have kept it for commuting. It survived a wet, cold and frosty Scottish winter with daily use and outside parking at work with no issues
The Fury looked "great in the metal".....I only ever saw one on the road, and that was in Morrisons car park in my home town in Essex....You should try and find the adverts they made for the bike (short films) they were pretty funny
One Class a week for a year? When I got my Automotive Technology certification in a US community college, it was 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, for a year. My brother got his diesel tech certificate from Nashville Auto-Diesel an it was pretty much the same schedule. While motorcycles don't have things like AC so slightly less is needed to be learned, I can't see learning near enough in a year going once a week. I think just my mechanics math class alone took more time than that.
I did a light vehicle mechanics apprenticeship, which was a four year course, so I do not see how these types of skills can be taught legitimately in 1 year. I then went back to college and worked to an HNC in electrical engineering, another 4 years of commitment, yet people are trying to sell electrical courses in 6 weeks.
For André, the fellow Portuguese viewer. I believe I know which course you looked into (takes place near Lisbon?). I won't mention the name, but if so, that one doesn't even seem to be certified, although it's quite popular on google searches and motorcycle news sites. Alternatively, try to explore the IEFP website or, better yet, contact your IEFP local office. You might find certified courses that include apprenticeship and potentially they could be subsidised, depending on your situation. From a quick online search, the motorcycles courses are usually called something like "TÉCNICO DE MECATRÓNICA DE MOTOCICLOS" and IEFP is advertising a new class starting September, but it's in Coimbra.
Oh Freddie, my top pick on the bucket list is the Isle of Man 🇮🇲. I have promised myself that I will go there. I don’t know if I will be able to ride my Harley around the island, but I will go. If you want to do an interesting topic, tell me how to ship my bike there from the USA for an affordable price. Now for your bike of the week. All I’m gonna say is, Honda’s are good, but if you want a bike that looks like a Harley. Get a Harley.
Most wages in Portugal are at that level and almost nothing is much cheaper there, unless you are located in provincial areas where your wages are even lower. In spain it’s similar. You are charged in a workshop 60-80eur though, thanks to other business and machine and other costs and margin.
just starting the vid, but as far as "character", a 2-stroke will be a completely different beast, loaded with character. Maybe not the character (or sound) you want, but i can promise it will have character. A good 2T will compete (speed) with a larger capacity 4T. I'd be REALLY interested to see a review of the Jawa (vid review). It might just be loud/buzzy, but wonder if it launches when 'on the pipe', like a 2T dirtbike.
Sturgis started in 1938. They stopped for two years during WWII. My first one was 1990, the 50th. Many trailered bikes and motorhomes but for us hardcore, we ride. We camp.
Great content as always Freddie however I was caught off guard with the audio edit at 24:37 😆 I had to go back three times to listen to what you were trying to say, not trying to be a podcast Nazi 😂 just something I noticed, appreciate you mate. Cheers from Arizona 🤙
The Fury is a bike bult with a rock steady motor used in the VTX1300 model and theres a VTX1800 version too which I had, lovely bikes. I'm hoping to get to the Moto Guzzi Raduno "Open House" in Mandello, Italy in September and anything I can get to inbetween.
I've been saying for a few years now that Harley Davidson should buy Jawa and work with their team to build a smaller retro style HD something that looks like a 1950's Sportster with a 650cc v-twin. The idea of the 500 and 750 Streets was a good idea in a bad package, they tried to go new when they should have leaned into retro. But it still needs to be priced competitively with RE's 650's
23:56 ktm 790s are known to have an issue with the cam shaft longevity, in some cases serious wear by 20,000 miles so no idea if cfmoto will have any problems
Regarding André and the salaries in Portugal (sorry for the rant!): yeah, people living of the average salary in Portugal are royally screwed and things are just getting worse with over-tourism and gentrification, specially for those living around the major cities. Things were never great, but after the last few years the average joe is getting slaughtered. Local officials are just looking for the quick buck only catering to the tourism sector, but unfortunately I still witness visitors saying they loved the place and how nice it was, completely oblivious and with a shocking lack of awareness of how everything is just an amusement park set up for them while locals (and mainly immigrants) continue to be exploited for the easy profit provided by tourism....for many of us this is a "failed state" (within the European context), new EU-joining countries overtaking us in all development rankings, no productive sectors in the local Economy, low wages with European high cost of living. If anyone is worried about their impact when visiting a place, please avoid Portugal, or at least the main urban areas and tourist hotspots (aka tourist traps). Sorry if this makes anyone mad, but that's what we are going through rn, and that's why I'm not surprised our politics are getting increasingly inflamed. Also, ofc this is not something exclusive to Portugal, but it doesn't invalidate the big issue it poses to all of us over here.
23:39 Aren't KTM known for their lack of reliability? Since you liked the Fury, a suggestion for another US market Japanese-branded bike of the week: the Yamaha Royal Star Venture. I'm sure I'm in the minority for saying it looks way better than any Goldwing released in recent years, but boy would I love to see those in Europe.
Honda Fury. Seen a few on the road. They are more plastic than metal! All about style, yes -but looks like it’s been made on the lowest budget possible! Totally looks like it should have “Hot wheels -made in Hong Kong” moulded underneath the engine! Buy one and throw all the plastic away - then build it into a proper bike! Hehe…
I’d love a Jawa bobber 42 or Perak but at £6.5k that’s a massive import mark up when they’re only £2k in India, I’d pay slightly more than Royal enfield classic money given that it’s a bit more powerful and water cooled etc but as you say Jawa uk are charging 650 money, nope too much.
Dear Freddy, As a new rider I bought my first helmet. It’s a HJC i100 modular style helmet. I’m not sure but I believe the weight of it is causing me very bad headaches from compressing my spine and neck. Is this a common thing? I do not get headaches ever and it only happens when I put this helmet on. I love this helmet with the technology it has and the ability to fit a Bluetooth system which I intend to do along with a hightail for my newly grown lockdown long hair (which is another problem I have found). Is there a helmet that is similar to this with features but not so heavy that you can recommend? I really don’t want to give this helmet up but I fear that I have no choice if it is down to the weight. Any insight on headaches from helmets you can share are welcome. Sincerely Tony from South Wales 🏴
Freddie, if you are going to Phillip island, make sure you are willing to sell a kidney. My brother and I have been going to the island since 2001, and this year we will be giving it a miss due to the crazy costs. I will admit it’s a great place to be, and the ride from Sydney to the island is stunning
This wage structure for motorbike mechanics in Portugal is terrible and then you see here in the U.K. dentists and vets crying over poor wages and not able to be part of the N.H.S. whilst driving their Jaguars and Porches It really is heart braking how poor we are in the U.K. ???
Dont get me started on dentists Allan 😂 just had a route canal and cap at my dentist, was a NHS but they are all going private now as more money to be made! I just had to pay £1,000 for 1 tooth 😮 utter rip off
On the other hand, they shouldn't test anything that doesn't go with their tastes. They were stuck with that NX500 from Honda and I personally felt their review was utterly unfair and undeserving as modern adv bikes aren't something both of them particularly enjoy.
You got all your cc/hp/mph units mixed up,at the start there. 😃 Doesn’t matter though as the Jawa was the worst bike of the 70s and hasn’t changed since.
Freddie , Paul from Australia, we are up at our Winter Holiday House near Cairns Queensland. Have my CRF 300 Rally up here , but thinking of buying a Honda VTR 250 - to use for my road riding up here . Check them out mate a bulletproof 90 degree V-twin ( apparently designed by the same person that designed the Ducati Monster ( late 90,s to mid 2000,s ) They call it the Mini - Monster and looks just like them , so from the late 90,s and I think 🤔 still Buliding today . No longer import into Australia from about the mid 2000,s. Don’t know if you get them in the UK ? , fantastic show as always mate.
@@tuesdayatdobbsapparently a fantastic reliable bike that will massive kms or miles ( like easy over 100,000km ) apparently not a bad little touring bike as well and dead easy maintenance.
Jawa/CZ were among the cheapest bikes on the road. The desire of Eastern bloc states for western hard currency, meant they were sold for little more than cost. Allowing for inflation the Jawa would cost £2000 approx.
40 years ago when I bought my first Triumph, Jawas used to make me cringe. They always sounded like bean tins rivetted into a bike. And with a very utilitarian-looking engine, there was nothing iconic about them. I won't be getting one. I really like the looks of the Fury, but have never been a fan of alloy wheels. With a set of spoked wheels it'd be well worth some serious thought.
May I suggest the fella who want to become a motorcycle mechanic. It will cost. Choose a bike /model range and know it inside out and backwards, buy a wrecked bike and strip and rebuild it until you can do it easily ALL the info is on the internet and is free finally when you are ready ,,,,,go to a recognised school AFTER you are competent ( to get that bit of paper ) DONT buy Snap on super tool set but do get the min required to deal with the bike you have chosen after which expand through experience ( that wrecked bike you bought will allow you to practice such as timesert installation, welding ? electrical BEFORE you go near a customers bike ( 35 years as a mechanic and I still have old bits lying around to practice on such as an old tank i use for welding repair to keep my hand in )
Mr Darcy and the Old Man tested one of these recently. It looks like the same poorly finished bike my brother bought back in the 1980s. They were unreliable then and he got fitter after pushing it home. He sold it after a short time and went for the MZ 250 instead, which was a much better bike. You would have to be crazy to buy one when ,ou can gave an entry level Triumph for less money!
Jawa was never that popular even 30 years ago, it's seriously old tech and honestly poor value for money, but yeah if you really want a blast from the past it's an option
800 EU-money per month! Guess something's are cheaper there, but still. That's, not good. A mind you/everyone: Labour cost do not go directly to the actual labourer. Usually a hefty part towards the owner of the shop
I had a jawa 350 back in the 80's as a back-up for my main despatch bike . What a pile of shite !!! I ended up abandoning it at Saffron Waldon train car park . Anything else in that price bracket would be better .
I very patient. I got up to 24 minutes your vlog keeps stopping and starting. I have even come back on a different day, rebooted phone, adverts are fine... Almost a good vlog
People need to stop looking at specs when determining sense of a bike. CC, torque specs are only one part. You need to ride the bike, see how it feels, how it makes you feel. The RE might make more sense spec wise, but who cares if the 2-stroke just makes you happy...
Every real biker should take part in the annual ACU National Road Rally. It is an overnight navigational challenge that starts at around midday on a Saturday, and you have to complete the distance that you have selected to do (300, 400, or 500 miles) via the checkpoints you have chosen to reach one of only three final controls by 8am on the Sunday. You could do a video about it.
Yes every thing on the honda fury is plastic..valvecovers sidocase on engine plasic front Light backlinght everthing as possible is plastic.. fenders plastic..
Sturgis is stupid expensive. Rolling drunk for posers. They have no idea how to ride them in the mountains. They ride off cliffs and curves. $100 to camp out on the ground. Daytona Cop Week come on vacation and leave on probation as they say. $300+ tickets for reving your motorcycle. Stupid expensive as well. Poser party as well. Dotted with bikes that come out once a year.
Without being too ''right on'' Sturgis has a pretty sleazy side to it. A few minutes on TH-cam will throw up some pretty unwholesome elements to what (at times) goes on there.
The best bike is the one sitting in your garage right now.....just waiting to be ridden.
Hi Freddie, you mentioned the feel good factor! I’m sure you will have seen the press over the weekend regarding the ‘Dave Day’ ride out last Saturday in memory of Hairy Biker Dave Myers RIP💕 The Hairy Bikers AKA Dave Myers & Si King have been great ambassors for the motorcycling community for many years, bringing biking adventures combined with great cooking into lounges up and down country (and beyond) The ride started at the Ace Cafe in London and travelled 300 miles to Barrow in Furness Cumbria, via 4 stops, picking up tens of thousands of bikers along the way.
I am proud to say that I took part and it was absolutely brilliant, a reel feel good feeling and it was impossible not to get caught up in the emotion of it all! Everyone stuck to the rules and the camaraderie and respect amongst bikers, and love from the supporting public was immense. Every bridge and non motorway roadsides were lined with people for the entire route.
The UK biking community riding out respectfully en masse, with huge support from the public and receiving praise from all the different police forces whose territory it passed, what an advert for motorcycling!
Si King rode at the front on a Harley with Dave’s wife Lili riding pillion on another Harley with event organiser Woody - Brilliant job Woody. 👍🏻 Check it out on Facebook - Dave Day 8th June 2024 “I’m having a DAVE Day!” to get an appreciation of the scale of the event, thousands of posts with videos and pictures.
And we would all love to do it again👌🏻😎🏍️
Great denim. See you next Tuesday.
08.06.2024 was "Daves Day" and I am so glad I joined in after securing a hotel at the very last minute.
45,000 bikes, 200,000+ people waving and lining the streets plus more than £50,000 raised for charity in memory of Dave Myers (Hairy Bikers) who sadly died this year.
Bikes and bikers of all shapes and sizes, of which I had pleasure to photograph as many as I could in Barrow (the end point).
My 600+ mile round trip from the Ace Cafe to Barrow will stay with me for the rest of my life.
The love all the way and in some places, on the way back , now engraved in my heart.
The many videos, inc mine (shamless plug 🙂), collectively give you a rounded feel for one of the biggest biking events staged in the UK in a very long time.
Margate Scooter run is next for me lol.
Wishing you well and upright.
100% agree, its had little or no press from the regular bloggers, to organise an event which involved over 40k bikes throughout the day in 8 weeks was amazing. I am so glad i was a part of it.
@@geoffostell7016 is certainly a day I will never forget. So much love all the way. Wishing you well.
10:43 never seen anything like it! Did you see the 'dave day' ride on sat up to Barrow in furness which had over 43,000 motorcycles, now that's an event 😊
Wow, I’ll take a look at this
Yes.
Freddie I've recently picked up my CFMOTO 700MT and this will probably be my last "big bike" before I retire from motorcyling. I'm not bothered about residual valuas as I keep my bikes long term, so I'm more than happy to report back annually on my riding experience on this bike. Bob
Please do, thank you bob!
Faro was an amazing rally, beautiful ride and ferry crossing, awesome rally !
There's a chap on here called The Bingley Wheeler. He has just bought the CF Moto 800MT Adventure and has covered more or less 6 or 700 miles on it. He says it's one of the best bikes he's had and he is quite an old chap with years of experience under his belt. I suppose with all this glut of new machines coming over from China, we will have to wait and see how good they are in the long term as far as reliability and servicing.
I have been to Sturgis 12 times. This is a very spiritual place and home to the Lakota Indian tribe that is like no where else in the world. The Black Hills are so large you can ride some of the most beautiful roads in the world and not see another biker no matter how many bikers arrive. It is a must do. I rode there for the spiritual renewal aspect of the Black Hills. Home to Mount Rushmore and Devils Tower is an hour away. If you ever think about going I will be your guide.
Hugely appreciated, thank you for the kind offer. What a place
Hi again Freddie from the displaced brit living in Alabama USA...
If you think the Fury looks funky, look up the Yamaha Raider (113c.i., 1852cc) and it's little sister the Yamaha Striker.
I have a 2008 Yamaha Raider sharing the garage with my two Harley's (she is called Stepchild), it is a beast, with a 240mm rear tyre, v-twin, 5 speed gearbox, and lot's of low down torque with a very respectable top speed...
Good effort for th MG v7 trip. Off to France on mine in a few weeks. Can't wait 😁
I had the misfortune to own & ride a Jawa 350 paraffin pi55er back in the day . I spent more time pushing & spannering the crock of sh💩t ,than riding it . The regulator caused the battery to boil , the primary drive chain ripped the clutch basket & crank case cover off dumping the clutch basket & gear oil on a village high street . The baffles blew out the exhaust & the rear brake pedal exited the bike on the M53 . It finally blew its main & big end bearings at around 5 ,000 miles . I flogged it to a Jawa fanatic for 50 quid , i would have gladly paid him to take it out of my sight . If it hasn’t got a Japanese badge on it , its not going in my garage .
Remember, the entire TT festival is FREE to watch, you don't have to pay for car parking, and there are loads of free bike focused events all over the Island. If you can stomach it, camping is still cheap, even if hotels are expensive.
Ferries are issue no places
Camping is cheap as chips and the Islanders really look after bikers. It’s not necessarily an expensive trip. Book early and camp. Beer and food are generally very reasonable prices. Eating local made food in a community centre or church while watching bikes fly past at 200mph is a very special experience as many know.
Freddie, if you’ve never been, I urge you to try the Original Tea Hut at High Beech in Epping Forest. Bikers gather there every day of the week even in the crap weather we’ve been having, sometimes there are 3or4 bikers there and on a sunny Sunday there can be as many as 25! Totally free to enter, very reasonably priced refreshments available. 😁😁😁😁👍
North west 200 a great event in Northern Ireland, over 100,000 people attend
I have a 1973 JAWA 250 PERWAK. Love the art- deco style looks of the motor.Something weird in my collection like my URAL side car outfit. Belonged to a dead navy admiral.
I love bikes with some history passed down through the owners
Freddie, have a look at Le Touquet endurance race in France ,held in the winter, 2700 riders in the race 600,000 attend. Fantastic event I have been 5 times.
As I mentioned before my missus and I rode CF Motos across every province of China, including Tibet at over 5000 meters and cover over 15,000 kilometers and they were great. I have been to the factory in Hangzhou and its state of the art. People also say KTMs are unreliable and yet I have ridden all over the world - once for 2 years from Cape Town to Shanghai - again with my missus on another bike and again few issues I didn’t cause myself. My view is any manufacturer will have a Friday afternoon bike get onto the market and a bike will last a long time if you look after oil, filters and fuel. 再见
I have left Africa and now in Blighty on my Royal Enfield dodging rain and pootling about . Look forward to seeing anyone going to ABR Festival in Warwickshire 28-30 June. Beers, bikes and yarns.
Thanks so much for including my email. So proud to see my Postie 😂 Cheers Shirley ❤❤❤
The reason prices of property and rents are so high in the UK, is the hourly rates of pay being so high.
Thanks Freddie, another great show !
Oh wow, I was literally only thinking about these the other day! I had one as a kid, we used to field ride all the time and sometimes get bikes from breakers and one of them was a Jawa 350 2 stroke! Horrendous this bike was but we had some fun on it. Quite underpowered if I remember rightly for a 2 stroke 350. Another interesting bike we had was a Minsk 125 road bike, it was this bike which me and a friend discovered how to ride a geared bike with a clutch!! 🤣 good times
Been on the scooter scene since 86....I recommend the Isle of Wight rally, August bank holiday for a toe dip into the scooter life...bought a triumph street triple 2 yrs ago and enjoying the bike scene just as much...loving your content 👍
The only and best festival is the ABR Festival at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire 27 - 29 July 2024
I went to my 1st Isle of Man TT last year a truly wonderful experience, one of the best holidays I have had. Ferry and Glamping that was top notch for £895 for the week then free to view, from a matter of inches away unlike Moto gp or WSB and ride the course too, highly recommend. Cheers Freddie I'm definitely going back.
Sorry, forgot to put my name to the email about the Jawa 350 Freddie....it was me ...William....and it's pronounced "Ja-wah" by the way! 😲😁😜
No, it’s not.
@@blacksquirrel4008 ...it is if you're in England! 😏😏
Thanks will- on both points!
ABR Festival is the one to go too!
I had a Keyway super light 125 for a year and only got rid of because I had no room in the garage for two bikes once I passed my full test otherwise I would have kept it for commuting. It survived a wet, cold and frosty Scottish winter with daily use and outside parking at work with no issues
Awesome video and awesome content can’t wait for the next video Thank’s
Thank you Jason🙌🏻
My brother has 2010 super tenere1200 no issues at all so reliable
I love hearing this. This bike is the unsung big adv bike hero
I remember the launch of the Fury 🙂 i cannot believe you were not aware of it - gorgeous ride
I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen one. Or maybe I have… but I just assumed it was a serious custom build
The Fury looked "great in the metal".....I only ever saw one on the road, and that was in Morrisons car park in my home town in Essex....You should try and find the adverts they made for the bike (short films) they were pretty funny
Hi Freddie I did the Stella Alpina a number of years ago. It ie awesome. Something you need to do
One Class a week for a year? When I got my Automotive Technology certification in a US community college, it was 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, for a year. My brother got his diesel tech certificate from Nashville Auto-Diesel an it was pretty much the same schedule. While motorcycles don't have things like AC so slightly less is needed to be learned, I can't see learning near enough in a year going once a week. I think just my mechanics math class alone took more time than that.
Interesting
OMG, the Tenere guy stopped and helped me fix my GS in Tanzania! What a small world. I hope you are doing well.
I did a light vehicle mechanics apprenticeship, which was a four year course, so I do not see how these types of skills can be taught legitimately in 1 year.
I then went back to college and worked to an HNC in electrical engineering, another 4 years of commitment, yet people are trying to sell electrical courses in 6 weeks.
Just this evening booked TT for next year. First time going. Decided to go for qualifying week, hotel and ferry were much more reasonably priced.
For André, the fellow Portuguese viewer. I believe I know which course you looked into (takes place near Lisbon?). I won't mention the name, but if so, that one doesn't even seem to be certified, although it's quite popular on google searches and motorcycle news sites. Alternatively, try to explore the IEFP website or, better yet, contact your IEFP local office. You might find certified courses that include apprenticeship and potentially they could be subsidised, depending on your situation. From a quick online search, the motorcycles courses are usually called something like "TÉCNICO DE MECATRÓNICA DE MOTOCICLOS" and IEFP is advertising a new class starting September, but it's in Coimbra.
Oh Freddie, my top pick on the bucket list is the Isle of Man 🇮🇲. I have promised myself that I will go there. I don’t know if I will be able to ride my Harley around the island, but I will go. If you want to do an interesting topic, tell me how to ship my bike there from the USA for an affordable price. Now for your bike of the week. All I’m gonna say is, Honda’s are good, but if you want a bike that looks like a Harley. Get a Harley.
Most wages in Portugal are at that level and almost nothing is much cheaper there, unless you are located in provincial areas where your wages are even lower. In spain it’s similar.
You are charged in a workshop 60-80eur though, thanks to other business and machine and other costs and margin.
Come on plenty of good rallies in this country try the MAG run farmyard party in Helmsley
just starting the vid, but as far as "character", a 2-stroke will be a completely different beast, loaded with character. Maybe not the character (or sound) you want, but i can promise it will have character. A good 2T will compete (speed) with a larger capacity 4T. I'd be REALLY interested to see a review of the Jawa (vid review). It might just be loud/buzzy, but wonder if it launches when 'on the pipe', like a 2T dirtbike.
Retired expat living in Thailand six years.
I can get a good motorcycle mechanic here for $5 an hour. And they do excellent work.
Sturgis started in 1938. They stopped for two years during WWII. My first one was 1990, the 50th. Many trailered bikes and motorhomes but for us hardcore, we ride. We camp.
That's how hard it is to be a mechanic in Portugal? Damn son
Great content as always Freddie however I was caught off guard with the audio edit at 24:37 😆 I had to go back three times to listen to what you were trying to say, not trying to be a podcast Nazi 😂 just something I noticed, appreciate you mate. Cheers from Arizona 🤙
I’ll check this out😆
The Fury is a bike bult with a rock steady motor used in the VTX1300 model and theres a VTX1800 version too which I had, lovely bikes. I'm hoping to get to the Moto Guzzi Raduno "Open House" in Mandello, Italy in September and anything I can get to inbetween.
The Raduno is a perfect excuse for an Italian road trip🇮🇹 Those 1800s must be incredible bikes and engines
I've been saying for a few years now that Harley Davidson should buy Jawa and work with their team to build a smaller retro style HD something that looks like a 1950's Sportster with a 650cc v-twin. The idea of the 500 and 750 Streets was a good idea in a bad package, they tried to go new when they should have leaned into retro. But it still needs to be priced competitively with RE's 650's
23:56 ktm 790s are known to have an issue with the cam shaft longevity, in some cases serious wear by 20,000 miles so no idea if cfmoto will have any problems
My local BMW Motorrad labour charge (in the UK) is over £190 per hour including VAT
When are you going to start doing motorbike trips again ??
I’ve got a mini Euro trip next week, a car trip in August and a bigger multi day Euro trip in August😃
Ok Freddie,that bike is pronounced "J"for jelly.. JAWA,it's a W not VV,s..they used to use the older 350 engine for racing.very fast when tuned..👍
Regarding André and the salaries in Portugal (sorry for the rant!): yeah, people living of the average salary in Portugal are royally screwed and things are just getting worse with over-tourism and gentrification, specially for those living around the major cities. Things were never great, but after the last few years the average joe is getting slaughtered. Local officials are just looking for the quick buck only catering to the tourism sector, but unfortunately I still witness visitors saying they loved the place and how nice it was, completely oblivious and with a shocking lack of awareness of how everything is just an amusement park set up for them while locals (and mainly immigrants) continue to be exploited for the easy profit provided by tourism....for many of us this is a "failed state" (within the European context), new EU-joining countries overtaking us in all development rankings, no productive sectors in the local Economy, low wages with European high cost of living. If anyone is worried about their impact when visiting a place, please avoid Portugal, or at least the main urban areas and tourist hotspots (aka tourist traps). Sorry if this makes anyone mad, but that's what we are going through rn, and that's why I'm not surprised our politics are getting increasingly inflamed. Also, ofc this is not something exclusive to Portugal, but it doesn't invalidate the big issue it poses to all of us over here.
23:39 Aren't KTM known for their lack of reliability?
Since you liked the Fury, a suggestion for another US market Japanese-branded bike of the week: the Yamaha Royal Star Venture. I'm sure I'm in the minority for saying it looks way better than any Goldwing released in recent years, but boy would I love to see those in Europe.
Honda Fury. Seen a few on the road. They are more plastic than metal! All about style, yes -but looks like it’s been made on the lowest budget possible! Totally looks like it should have “Hot wheels -made in Hong Kong” moulded underneath the engine! Buy one and throw all the plastic away - then build it into a proper bike! Hehe…
...and Shadetree Surgeon did a video on the Fury just yesterday! Described it as "... all of the looks with none of the work"!
I’d love a Jawa bobber 42 or Perak but at £6.5k that’s a massive import mark up when they’re only £2k in India, I’d pay slightly more than Royal enfield classic money given that it’s a bit more powerful and water cooled etc but as you say Jawa uk are charging 650 money, nope too much.
Jawa 350: good bike but way too expensive. I rode an MZ ETZ301 for three years in the early/mid-'90s. Great little bike. Nick
Dear Freddy,
As a new rider I bought my first helmet. It’s a HJC i100 modular style helmet.
I’m not sure but I believe the weight of it is causing me very bad headaches from compressing my spine and neck. Is this a common thing? I do not get headaches ever and it only happens when I put this helmet on.
I love this helmet with the technology it has and the ability to fit a Bluetooth system which I intend to do along with a hightail for my newly grown lockdown long hair (which is another problem I have found).
Is there a helmet that is similar to this with features but not so heavy that you can recommend? I really don’t want to give this helmet up but I fear that I have no choice if it is down to the weight. Any insight on headaches from helmets you can share are welcome.
Sincerely
Tony from South Wales 🏴
Isle of Man TT is obvious; others are the Red Bull Erzbergrodeo in Austria, Motocross of Nations (MXoN), Scottish Six Day Trial.........
Freddie, if you are going to Phillip island, make sure you are willing to sell a kidney. My brother and I have been going to the island since 2001, and this year we will be giving it a miss due to the crazy costs.
I will admit it’s a great place to be, and the ride from Sydney to the island is stunning
This wage structure for motorbike mechanics in Portugal is terrible and then you see here in the U.K. dentists and
vets crying over poor wages and not able to be part of the N.H.S. whilst driving their Jaguars and Porches It really is heart braking how poor we are in the U.K. ???
Dont get me started on dentists Allan 😂 just had a route canal and cap at my dentist, was a NHS but they are all going private now as more money to be made! I just had to pay £1,000 for 1 tooth 😮 utter rip off
Mr Darcy & the Ol' Man did a good test of this last week. Love the two stroke burble! 🏍☁️
On the other hand, they shouldn't test anything that doesn't go with their tastes. They were stuck with that NX500 from Honda and I personally felt their review was utterly unfair and undeserving as modern adv bikes aren't something both of them particularly enjoy.
Already watched it👌🏻👌🏻
@@tuesdayatdobbs Thought you might have!
@@aromaticsnailtotally agree
You got all your cc/hp/mph units mixed up,at the start there. 😃 Doesn’t matter though as the Jawa was the worst bike of the 70s and hasn’t changed since.
Mr D'Arcy and the old man have already done a complete vlog on the Jawa 350 2 stroke.
They were around in the 70s when I was a yoof and they were awful😂
Freddie , Paul from Australia, we are up at our Winter Holiday House near Cairns Queensland. Have my CRF 300 Rally up here , but thinking of buying a Honda VTR 250 - to use for my road riding up here . Check them out mate a bulletproof 90 degree V-twin ( apparently designed by the same person that designed the Ducati Monster ( late 90,s to mid 2000,s ) They call it the Mini - Monster and looks just like them , so from the late 90,s and I think 🤔 still Buliding today . No longer import into Australia from about the mid 2000,s. Don’t know if you get them in the UK ? , fantastic show as always mate.
That really does look like a Monster! I’m certain we never had those in the UK
@@tuesdayatdobbsapparently a fantastic reliable bike that will massive kms or miles ( like easy over 100,000km ) apparently not a bad little touring bike as well and dead easy maintenance.
Jawa/CZ were among the cheapest bikes on the road. The desire of Eastern bloc states for western hard currency, meant they were sold for little more than cost. Allowing for inflation the Jawa would cost £2000 approx.
7:28 the highest paid mechanics are the Yamaha mechanics, I thought it's Harley-Davidson certified, I just Grok'd it.
GBP 140/h . . . maybe for a BMW dealership in the middle of London but the actual mechanics won't be making anything like that.
40 years ago when I bought my first Triumph, Jawas used to make me cringe. They always sounded like bean tins rivetted into a bike. And with a very utilitarian-looking engine, there was nothing iconic about them. I won't be getting one.
I really like the looks of the Fury, but have never been a fan of alloy wheels. With a set of spoked wheels it'd be well worth some serious thought.
May I suggest the fella who want to become a motorcycle mechanic. It will cost. Choose a bike /model range and know it inside out and backwards, buy a wrecked bike and strip and rebuild it until you can do it easily ALL the info is on the internet and is free finally when you are ready ,,,,,go to a recognised school AFTER you are competent ( to get that bit of paper ) DONT buy Snap on super tool set but do get the min required to deal with the bike you have chosen after which expand through experience ( that wrecked bike you bought will allow you to practice such as timesert installation, welding ? electrical BEFORE you go near a customers bike ( 35 years as a mechanic and I still have old bits lying around to practice on such as an old tank i use for welding repair to keep my hand in )
Mr Darcy and the Old Man tested one of these recently. It looks like the same poorly finished bike my brother bought back in the 1980s. They were unreliable then and he got fitter after pushing it home. He sold it after a short time and went for the MZ 250 instead, which was a much better bike. You would have to be crazy to buy one when ,ou can gave an entry level Triumph for less money!
Jawa was never that popular even 30 years ago, it's seriously old tech and honestly poor value for money, but yeah if you really want a blast from the past it's an option
jawa made engines used in speedway (european), and they were pretty big in motocross in the late 60s early seventies, until the japanese invasion.
Afternoon peeps😂
Good evening Eddie👋
800 EU-money per month! Guess something's are cheaper there, but still. That's, not good.
A mind you/everyone: Labour cost do not go directly to the actual labourer. Usually a hefty part towards the owner of the shop
Remember when going to the TT turn the camera on. Plus you told us bucket list so better get a move on some plonker will ban it.
I had a jawa 350 back in the 80's as a back-up for my main despatch bike . What a pile of shite !!! I ended up abandoning it at Saffron Waldon train car park .
Anything else in that price bracket would be better .
It's still there 😂
I very patient. I got up to 24 minutes your vlog keeps stopping and starting. I have even come back on a different day, rebooted phone, adverts are fine... Almost a good vlog
That Jawa 350 is terrible the brakes are crap especially when you want to stop, which is an inconvenience 😂
Nee way jaw we
Those fellas loading that KTM , what ! they font have planks of word over there ?
People need to stop looking at specs when determining sense of a bike. CC, torque specs are only one part. You need to ride the bike, see how it feels, how it makes you feel. The RE might make more sense spec wise, but who cares if the 2-stroke just makes you happy...
The jawa is not retro, it’s the original, still being built.
So looking at the Yamaha who on this gods planet would waste money on any B.M.W. ?????????????? HONESTLY!
Getting so many words wrong today Fred, everything ok mate?
Hmmm, possibly just an off day on the reading front… but I’m fantastic in general:)
Every real biker should take part in the annual ACU National Road Rally. It is an overnight navigational challenge that starts at around midday on a Saturday, and you have to complete the distance that you have selected to do (300, 400, or 500 miles) via the checkpoints you have chosen to reach one of only three final controls by 8am on the Sunday. You could do a video about it.
Hi! Portuguese guy here.
That's socialism for you 🤙
Yes every thing on the honda fury is plastic..valvecovers sidocase on engine plasic front Light backlinght everthing as possible is plastic.. fenders plastic..
Sturgis is stupid expensive. Rolling drunk for posers. They have no idea how to ride them in the mountains. They ride off cliffs and curves. $100 to camp out on the ground. Daytona Cop Week come on vacation and leave on probation as they say. $300+ tickets for reving your motorcycle. Stupid expensive as well. Poser party as well. Dotted with bikes that come out once a year.
I’m sorry but you can not be called a mechanic after that cause. To be a mechanic you need an apprenticeship
Without being too ''right on'' Sturgis has a pretty sleazy side to it. A few minutes on TH-cam will throw up some pretty unwholesome elements to what (at times) goes on there.