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That was a great watch to get yourself in the mood for a trip later on this year. Nice to get a sample of so many Alpine passes in a video. I`ll make a note of the ones to get to this summer.
I pressed "SHOW MORE" in the description and had to scroll down what seemed like the Stelvio pass in order to say, I truly enjoyed every minute of this video.
Great to hear from you (in Canada?) and thank you. Are you planning a trip to the Alps when we can return to touring, or, have you been to this area yourself? Stay safe, Paul.
Hopefully you’ll agree that edits have been improved with more recent software. Try my new Traversee des Alpes series, Ep1 available now, Ep2 on Fri and I’m just polishing Ep3 for upload. I appreciate the comments. Paul👍
Hey everyone, I recently uploaded the first video of my London to Northern Norway Summer 2020 tour on Honda CBR1000RR 😃🏍️ It is my first TH-cam video so any attention would be much appreciated! 🙏📹 I hope Covid won't slow us down and that we'll all be able to tour somewhere this year 😉
Hi Allan, I suspect you meant to add your comment to another channel because I do not use a drone for filming. If you were just mistaken, then thank you very much for posting, it is much appreciated Sir. Safe riding, Paul.
Great news TheMilkybarkid69, hope you and your wife have some fantastic trips this season. Thanks for your feedback and hope you are a subscriber, to catch my organised trip to Spain & Portugal with 13 other bikers later this year. Paul.
Thanks for your feedback. Unfortunately, if I have made an error in the name, I cannot change the text later...sorry. When are you going to Scotland, with a group of riders? All the best. Paul.
@@YarroMoto sorry - I was beeing too germanic on this one. Heading back to Scotland (had to break the travels 2 weeks ago) straight after the bmw days in Garmisch beginning of July. I ride alone… and I enjoy it. Stoping every evening in some other location, chating with locals in pubs makes the journey exciting. Plus I am a slow driver. This time I want to spend more time after the ferry in Cumbria as it amazes me a lot. and finaly giving a shot to east Scotland. Dear Paul please shoot more videos, I do like them a lot!! all the best currently from Prague. Frank
@@frantisekwagner9323 The next trip vids to film, will be the, 'Crieff Cloverleaf' Scotland routes in July; then a similar to the tour in 2022 but different, Sept trip to 'Picos, Portugal & Pyrenees'. Keep watching! Paul.
Thank you very much. It's great to hear such feedback, whilst a lot of us are unable to film much fresh content during Covid...but it seems to be improving here in the UK! Stay safe. Paul.
I thoroughly enjoyed your video; I took delivery of a new 1250GSA in April 2020 as the pandemic broke out and as I now live in Hungary the borders were closed so this year will be my first opportunity to do some of those tours. Been over most of the passes in Austria and Switzerland by car but no comparison to doing it on a motorcycle.
Vielen Dank, A.M. für deinen Kommentar und schön zu hören, dass dir das Video gefallen hat. Sie haben eine große Auswahl an Straßen in Deutschland zu genießen. Ich hoffe, Sie kehren irgendwann als Abonnent zurück. Prost, Paul.
Wife and I watched yesterday and your comment "I wouldn't do Stelvio with a Pillion " did me no favours I could killl you lol. Good video and nice balance between video footage and evening chat.
Ha…Surely I helped you negotiate a singles trip to the Stelvio, Colin! Seriously, I’m sure it’s doable by many riders but now knowing what it’s like, I wouldn’t personally. Ride it really early, or really late, mid-week I suggest. Cheers, Paul.
Omg, i was watching royal jordanian for hours, just letting youtube auto pick the next video, went away for a bit and almost had a mini harr attack when i saw this mans face, i thought RJ actually had done a face revaeal and i had missed it lmao. Good content anyway mate
Hi 'Praellern 666', that made me 😂😂😂. My YT channel is a minnow when compared with RJ's but you have to start somewhere! Now that you've found me, I hope you come back soon. Paul (not RJ). 👍
Just watched this again for the 3rd time now Paul, really enjoy your tours,fill me with so much inspiration, well put together, great routes and hotels, great vlogging skills too, I’m just in the process of downloading your routes, thanks so much for sharing😎
At times I think of going to Europe and touring...but after seeing all the traffic it makes me appreciate British Columbia, Canada where I can ride for hours and only see a few vehicles if I time it right. Wondering why some hard-packed sand would be a show stopper...then again your not really catering to us Adventure riders...nice scenery.
Thanks for the comment Steve and having been to parts of the USA, I can agree that our level of cars to space available, is horrendous…but we’re used to it, day in, day out. Regarding the dirt road, many of us have little or no experience riding anything but tarmac…which you could arguably say, “go get some experience!”. Hope you eventually find the time to try the European Passes. 👍
I also live also live in B.C. and have ridden in Europe several times. There is a no better experience and enjoyment for a motorcyclist. Planning my 10th ride in 2024.
We did a lot of them last year with the triumph club (1967 triumph spitfire) this year I want to return on my Africa Twin. Thanks for your video, brought back some memories and also gives me something to look forward to this year 👍🏻 Edit: the only negative point for me was the annoying pop ups to subscribe and join, distracted from otherwise great video, we all know where the subscribe button is please refrain from these pop ups in future videos, looking forward to more from you and hopefully one day meet you out on the bikes. Cheers Shaun
Shaun A Thank you for the offer. Hopefully I’ll get my planned ‘Pyrenees to Portugal’ trip for 16, to happen later this year, subject to 😷😷😷...consider following me on FB & Insta for upcoming plans
hello, nice video. Im planning a trip this summer to drive this passes, coming Germany (leipzig) and back, what's the most efficient order to hit this passes (Glossblockner, Gavia pass, Stevio pass, Grimsel pass, furka pass and susten pass?) If you have any other passes, I would appreciate it. Im only planning a 3 day roundtrip....so time is of the essence. Thank you.
Hi Fernando and thanks for your comment. I suggest plotting out the Passes on Google or the website I use, MyRoute app for desktop, and decide a route based on how many miles per day you wish to cover. Remember that you’ll not cover as many miles in the Passes as you would in roads at sea level…Have a great trip!
Thank you TwoFourCharlie...another short vid from my archive will drop this coming Saturday...sorry if I asked this before because I answer quite a few messages but which Country would you like to see more from?
PJY Motorcycling I toured down to Sarajevo last year, and the two countries I found the most beautiful were Austria and Switzerland, I’m planning a return again next year and watching your vids for ideas as to which route I’m gonna take back, the Timmerjoch and surrounding passes looked fabulous!! I’ve taken a note of those for now, just working my way through them all, only 14 more fence panels to paint them I’m free!! Lol
@@TwoFourCharlie007 Interesting, I chose the Alps trip last year rather than a trip that was going down to Sarajevo as it happens! I've just posted a link on my 'PJY Motorcycling' Facebook page, to the routes I took last year...if that would help to get you started with routing? My early vids are pretty shocking really😱. All the best, Paul.
Apologies for the delayed response...it seems that TH-cam has been restricting comments getting through to me for some reason, and some time?! Appreciate the feedback and hopefully I've improved a little with the more recent vids👍
Excellent videos and followed the full series. Look forward to your next trips. I see you are using my route app. When exporting to your Garmin do you have any issues with the route being different to the original?
Great video, by any chance, do you think that doing this sort of riding on a 650 would be manageable? I'm thinking about getting a 650 for daily use, and I was wondering if this would also be possible.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. A 650 would be most definitely suitable, in fact the modern 500’s are used by quite a few of the members on Euro trips. One of my mates easily tours two up on his Suzuki 650. It’s all about the adventure!
@@YarroMoto excellent! Thanks for the feedback. I'd love the RE interceptor at some point in the future, have you seen people using them, specifically? I've only heard praises for them, (over the internet) but I've hardly ever seen them riding "in the wild". I'm from Malta, so it might just be a culture thing, that they're used as Sunday toys. Thanks again. Highly inspirational.
That’s an awesome video. I too am planning a riding trip through parts of Europe next summer. Please suggest links where I may get the finer details regarding renting, lodging etc. thanks.
Shuja Kidwai thanks Shuja, I appreciate your great comment👍. You can get list of hotels used at end of each episode but if you need other accommodation, I’m afraid you’ll need to do your own research there. Have a great trip whenever you go👍👍
What a fantastic trip to the Alps that was. TH-cam seems to have stopped sending notifications about new Comments to my videos and I'm pretty bad at checking for myself, so, if you have any questions that need an urgent reply, please also email YarroMoto@gmail.com
Great video. Looking forward too check your Pyrinees videos. Some little correction: Passo Giovo and Jaufenpass are the same single pass. The names are Italian and Austrian version. Greetings from Pula, Croatia :)
Hi Steve, understand your thought but it would have fallen off somewhere anyway, or I would have had to stop bike one-handed and then put zip-pull in my pocket...decided THAT would be more dangerous. Keep watching anyway and keep commenting. Thanks, Paul.👍
Hi Mike, glad to hear you enjoyed my Alps videos and hopefully you'll explore others in my list. As you probably read, the hotels were organised by a member of the PEMC motorcycle club. So, I added the daily hotel locations into my routing software, My-Route-app, then decided on a routes that would be non-motorway, wiggly and cover as many Passes as possible. Would you like me to email these routes to you, so that you can alter them for your needs?
@@YarroMoto you could send me your route. I liked that you had coffee and lunch stops and different riders according to what they wanted to do that day. But all meeting at the same hotel. I may look at joining this pemc club for next year's season
@@mikeboston3339 Okay. So, rather than discuss on in detail here, please go to my Facebook page 'PJY Motorcycling' and send me a message via there...cheers, Paul.
nerd alert. is your speedo in km/h or mph? at times the numbers look too low to be km/h. looks like an amazing trip The traffic on the stelvio looked a lot hairier than any part of that part of the ride The ride down the other side looked a lot more memorable and pleasant.
Hi Gregg, I leave the speedo as MPH and set the Garmin to KMPH. It's a fabulous memory after contending with the current Covid restrictions. It was a mistake to do the Stelvio at that time of day...but we were on a route between hotels, so no other choice. Where are you based and what's the riding like in your area? Cheers, Paul.
@@YarroMoto I am in North Carolina in the US. Originally from New England (Connecticut) Riding in NE was much nicer than riding in NC. Mountains in New Hampshire and scenery overall is much more epic. I may be biased since it will always be home to me. Not sure how acquainted you are with our geography, NC is maybe 150 miles south of Washington DC on the eastern seaboard. I like Virginia riding better than NC, Shenandoah Valley and some really nice national forests. Mountains down here in the south are more rugged, more numerous and you don't get that 'big sky' massive peak and valley feeling. From what I read the mtns here are a bit more akin to the Pyrenees while the alps are more akin to the rockies (out west) Taking a motorcycle tour of the alps in a group would be the experience of a lifetime for me. I should do it soon as I am 55 and starting to experience some health concerns. My father (who is 90) was in the post war occupation and never fails to mention Austria and Garmisch as the most beautiful places. How much is a 10-12 day tour of the alps including bike rental? Thanks for the videos. Seems like a lot of work to kit out the bike with multiple cameras and mic and then edit it all down. Thanks for your dedication to sharing it. (And making me green with envy! :-) )
@@ggusta1 Hi Gregg, I’m pretty much a USA novice, as I’ve only been on a ski holiday to Breckenridge, Denver many years ago, plus a trip to an old school friend and his family in Connecticut about 10 years ago. Sounds like great riding where you are Gregg but guess we all suffer at times from the “grass is greener over there” syndrome. May I suggest that you sit down with your Dad and watch my ‘Garmisch Ride Around The Zugspitze Mountain’ ride and hopefully you’ll both get something from it! Regarding European touring, do it as soon as you can because health issues rarely seem to get better. It’s never going to be a cheap trip from the USA with the added cost of a flight. My recent Alps trip was done through the www.pemc.co.uk bike club I joined 25 years ago. That was a 13 night/11 hotels trip with 20 people. Some were already mates and rode together, some buddy up with others, or some prefer to ride solo. Obviously, you would always be made welcome and everyone looks after everyone else. The cost was £1,130 ($1,465approx) for a shared room with evening meals & breakfasts. Excluding cost of fuel & daytime meals, breakdown & health insurance etc. I looked into bike rental for someone else earlier in the year and it looked similar to USA daily rental costs dependant on choice of bike at $130-155 per day…probably cheaper deals could be researched, as any reasonable bike would do. In fact, might be cheaper and more financially beneficial, to buy/sell a bike to use! The Alps are wonderful but the Swiss & Austrian’s are now starting to limit speeds on certain Passes, plus they hand out speeding fines with an enthusiasm generally (the Italians still don’t seem to give a *?*t…”just enjoy yourself”). The Pyrenees are my preference, great roads, loads to ride & see, quiet roads, little police, great food etc etc… If you seriously decide to look into a trip 2021/2022, then check out the European trips on the club site www.pemc.co.uk/calendar.html as most of the trips listed will be forwarded into 2021 because of Covid. This way, someone does the hotel planning and you just turn up for the trip! Clicking on the trip links provide a detailed .pdf of the events. A mate and I have had to postpone our own fully researched and routed Sept20 trip for 16 people, starting with UK ferry to Northern Spain and 15 nights including ferries from UK, via the Pyrenees/Spain/Portugal/Picos mountains (similar hotel cost to Alps trip). So, this will probably be added into the PEMC list for 2021, if you’re interested. If you still need more inspiration, check out the following detailed guides that I compiled for the Mad or Nomad website: Alps - www.madornomad.com/the-ultimate-alps-motorcycle-route-guide/ Pyrenees - www.madornomad.com/the-ultimate-pyrenees-motorcycle-route-guide/ Drop me another note, if you decide to move forward with a trip and need any help Gregg. Good luck, Paul.
@@YarroMoto Do you remember the town in Connecticut that you went to? I'm originally from Glastonbury (we borrowed the name from somewhere :-) lol ) and it was a very nice little town near Hartford but has become overgrown with subdivisions where there used to be open land and farms.) I've never ridden out west. I did go on a loop (camping) from CT to Vermont through upstate new york, Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky, and Virginia about 30 years ago. Fantastic. As to the Pyrenees vs alps, I have watched some videos, they both have a lot to offer especially on your vids in the Pyrenees the towns all look quieter with substantially less traffic which definitely pleases me. But whenever I watch the alps videos ... if I had to vote on one versus the other I would have to say alps (or Both! lol) maybe if the first trip is a smashing success the second trip would be to the Pyrenees. And sometimes that heat in Spain .... 40C? I'd rather ride at 40F! As for how serious I am, I am pretty sold on it but am in the process of selling my gf on the idea of riding with me day after day in unforgettable scenery and staying at nice hotels. I think I can convince her. :-) I am hoping to be able to make the trip 2021 but 2022 is also a possibility just because everything seems to be locked down so much that I would want to reserve the trip once I know everything is re-opened when I travel. So by my math two people ($1500X2) and rental ($1700-2000) would be somewhere between 4700 -5000USD plus whatever r/t airfare for 2 is to....well ... where would we fly into by the way? If you go look at what a 10 day trip to Yellowstone (not a motorcycle, just a tour) is that still seems like a good value. And Yellowstone's in my own country...2000 miles away but still... The last question is gear that I need, since getting back into cycling I go very casually and have little in the way of serious cycling gear. Leather jacket, helmet, gloves. I do have a heated jacket and gloves (gerbing) from when I rode back in the '90s and weighed about 50lbs less. I still use the jacket but can't zip it! works well enough. From what I see in the vids I would look forlorn and out of place in terms of apparel. There are tons of places to ride here. It's a huge freaking country. I would say you were in the right place when you went to Colorado, I love Colorado (I've gone dogsledding there twice), would also like to go to Big Sky country in Wyoming and Montana and Idaho. I;ve also ridden (by car) in New Mexico which some areas at the southern end of the mountain ranges there look like the Pyrenees. I love Durango, CO Semi-desert, less civilization but still enough.VERY Western Cowboy Marlboro man feeling. And then there's California and the entire west coast all the way up to Alaska and the Canadian Rockies.... Thanks for reading, Paul that took a minute!
@@ggusta1 Hi Gregg, let's talk off line in more detail. May I suggest you send a short message via the Message facility on my 'Yarro Moto' page on Facebook and then I'll respond to your Q's on this page? Cheers, Paul
Hi PILTS, Thanks for the feedback! I've used a short 'computer' mic for last 2 yrs, as I got fed up with having to tuck a load of spare cable into helmet lining...and it works fine, as my last few vids have come out fine and it picks up engine sound well too...please see recent Moto Vlogging vid for further details... th-cam.com/video/7FepZN0FfSQ/w-d-xo.html
Hi Stuart, thank you very much for your comment, I appreciate it! Regarding the daily routes, I thought that I had already added the link into the 'Description Text' above. Turns out that I hadn't, until this morning 👍. If you don't want a MyRoute-app subscription at this stage, just take the 30 day trial, download the routes and add into your GPS of choice. Let me know how your trip goes...and let's hope we can ALL get back to touring next year.
@@stuartgrant2402 If it's your first trip to Europe, why not check out the UK Club that I'm a member of, and organised this Alps trip. You can still do your own thing during the days if you prefer because it's self-guided but come together for a meal and beers each evening. Most of the events will be pushed onto the 2021 calendar, plus others yet to be published due to Covid but take a look and see if anything potentially interests you. Click on each event for full details in a .pdf. The 2021 Calendar should go live in the next few weeks. Only £25pa membership with monthly magazine updates via email. Let me know if you have any Q's - www.pemc.co.uk/calendar.html
Luxury travelling. I rather see "Itchy Boots" and her exploring trips. But a plus is that´s there is not to much "music", I like the sound of the engins much better! Anyway it´s welldone and wellcommented so keep on riding!
PJY Motorcycling aaa ok, the bike from your left. What a muscular sexy looking machine!!! I’m a Honda guy!!! Don’t know a lot about other brands, my bad, must catch up!!! Drive safe!!!
TheMerlinshawk The PEMC motorcycle club in UK organised this trip, so they costed it out, depending if you were a room sharer or wanted a single. Everyone pays in full, weeks before the trip. Hotels get paid before we start trip, usually...we don’t do camping🤣
European touring hasn't been affected ver much by Brexit...it's Covid that will change our touring plans for some time into the future...maybe years IMO!
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That was a great watch to get yourself in the mood for a trip later on this year. Nice to get a sample of so many Alpine passes in a video. I`ll make a note of the ones to get to this summer.
Thank you for your feedback. If you like that video, I’m guessing that you’ll love my new series ‘Traversee des Alpes’?
I pressed "SHOW MORE" in the description and had to scroll down what seemed like the Stelvio pass in order to say, I truly enjoyed every minute of this video.
Great to hear from you (in Canada?) and thank you. Are you planning a trip to the Alps when we can return to touring, or, have you been to this area yourself? Stay safe, Paul.
Best camera work and production I have seen! Like your style and looking forward to more of yours. Thank you for sharing
Hopefully you’ll agree that edits have been improved with more recent software. Try my new Traversee des Alpes series, Ep1 available now, Ep2 on Fri and I’m just polishing Ep3 for upload. I appreciate the comments. Paul👍
Great video , informative and great commentary.. looking forward to more .. 👍🏻
Much appreciated and you’ll find plenty of other touring vids on my channel, if you like that sort of thing. Cheers. Paul.
Thanks for the video.
Regards from AUSTRIA 🇦🇹🇦🇹
I liked the sped up video and the music was perfect as well. Beautiful ride.
Thank you so much Scott. Where are you planning any Euro trips for 2023?
Vers Nice movie. Same bike and Stelvio too. Alpes are amazing...
Hey everyone, I recently uploaded the first video of my London to Northern Norway Summer 2020 tour on Honda CBR1000RR 😃🏍️ It is my first TH-cam video so any attention would be much appreciated! 🙏📹 I hope Covid won't slow us down and that we'll all be able to tour somewhere this year 😉
Beautiful tour, we are planning 2023 to go there
You’ll have a great time👍
I love watching videos like yours. Incredible landscape photography and drone photography. Excellent quality congratulations.
Hi Allan, I suspect you meant to add your comment to another channel because I do not use a drone for filming. If you were just mistaken, then thank you very much for posting, it is much appreciated Sir. Safe riding, Paul.
Very beautiful views
Its because of videos like this l have bought a V Strom for me and the wife to follow in your footsteps.
Great news TheMilkybarkid69, hope you and your wife have some fantastic trips this season. Thanks for your feedback and hope you are a subscriber, to catch my organised trip to Spain & Portugal with 13 other bikers later this year. Paul.
@@YarroMoto yep this is me.
Beautiful ALPS ride. Reminds mine Himalayan ride back in 2015.
High pass were really amazing n such a treat to eyes.
Thanks for your comment Rohith, pleased to hear that you enjoyed views of the Alps. 👍
Your video is really good. The camera is so crisp and quite enjoyable to watch. Very good job.
I love your channel... The only thing is you have to identify places more.... Keep up the good work... I'm so jealous
Thank you for your kind words…appreciate it Gary👍. Paul.
Wow amazing journey,,,,,ride safe always sir watching here in the philippines
Thanks for your comments from the Philaphines 👍
Thanks Paul 👍 An excellent vlog, so well produced, that truly captured the tour and brought back so many good memories. 😁
just perfect. exciting. please correct “Walchensee”. i’ll try the opposite direction Alps to Scotland (and back). Save travels!!
Thanks for your feedback. Unfortunately, if I have made an error in the name, I cannot change the text later...sorry. When are you going to Scotland, with a group of riders? All the best. Paul.
@@YarroMoto sorry - I was beeing too germanic on this one. Heading back to Scotland (had to break the travels 2 weeks ago) straight after the bmw days in Garmisch beginning of July. I ride alone… and I enjoy it. Stoping every evening in some other location, chating with locals in pubs makes the journey exciting. Plus I am a slow driver. This time I want to spend more time after the ferry in Cumbria as it amazes me a lot. and finaly giving a shot to east Scotland. Dear Paul please shoot more videos, I do like them a lot!! all the best currently from Prague. Frank
@@frantisekwagner9323 The next trip vids to film, will be the, 'Crieff Cloverleaf' Scotland routes in July; then a similar to the tour in 2022 but different, Sept trip to 'Picos, Portugal & Pyrenees'. Keep watching! Paul.
Awesome trip so far headed for part 2. Great job of filming and the views are fantastic
Thank you very much. It's great to hear such feedback, whilst a lot of us are unable to film much fresh content during Covid...but it seems to be improving here in the UK! Stay safe. Paul.
I thoroughly enjoyed your video;
I took delivery of a new 1250GSA in April 2020 as the pandemic broke out and as I now live in Hungary the borders were closed so this year will be my first opportunity to do some of those tours. Been over most of the passes in Austria and Switzerland by car but no comparison to doing it on a motorcycle.
Thank you for your comment and hope your planned trip goes to plan…I think Europe will be busy with bikers let loose this summer! Cheers. Paul.
Great detailed video. Many thanks, Deano
Brilliant video, great record of our trip, look forward to seeing the last 6 days published , thank you Paul
Orsum lads I’m off to the alp’s June this year can’t wait
You should have an awesome time…just watch the speed on the Swiss roads 🙏🤞🏍💨
Thank you for the tip I’ve never done it before and your videos are helping instead off going in blind 👍👍
sehr schönes Video eines klasse Ausfluges ; erstaunlicherweise hab ich sogar das meiste verstanden und das obwohl ich sprachlich eine Niete bin
Vielen Dank, A.M. für deinen Kommentar und schön zu hören, dass dir das Video gefallen hat. Sie haben eine große Auswahl an Straßen in Deutschland zu genießen. Ich hoffe, Sie kehren irgendwann als Abonnent zurück. Prost, Paul.
Wife and I watched yesterday and your comment "I wouldn't do Stelvio with a Pillion " did me no favours I could killl you lol. Good video and nice balance between video footage and evening chat.
Ha…Surely I helped you negotiate a singles trip to the Stelvio, Colin! Seriously, I’m sure it’s doable by many riders but now knowing what it’s like, I wouldn’t personally. Ride it really early, or really late, mid-week I suggest. Cheers, Paul.
Brilliant ride and a great route. Hope you enjoyed riding these two beasts, Tiger 1200 and the KTM 1290.
Thanks Snapfish, on reflection post? Covid, it was a fantastic trip and so much fun...but bloody hot some days!
Omg, i was watching royal jordanian for hours, just letting youtube auto pick the next video, went away for a bit and almost had a mini harr attack when i saw this mans face, i thought RJ actually had done a face revaeal and i had missed it lmao. Good content anyway mate
Hi 'Praellern 666', that made me 😂😂😂. My YT channel is a minnow when compared with RJ's but you have to start somewhere! Now that you've found me, I hope you come back soon. Paul (not RJ). 👍
Very enjoyable & informative Paul
Just watched this again for the 3rd time now Paul, really enjoy your tours,fill me with so much inspiration, well put together, great routes and hotels, great vlogging skills too, I’m just in the process of downloading your routes, thanks so much for sharing😎
Thanks for revisiting these vids TwoFourCharlie and your compliments. Let me know, if you need any help downloading the routes. 👍
@@YarroMoto yep I’ve sussed it out how to download them now, Thanks
I see you guys share rooms, 3 of us do motorcycle trips in Australia and stay in Motels but we must have single rooms, no sharing here
At times I think of going to Europe and touring...but after seeing all the traffic it makes me appreciate British Columbia, Canada where I can ride for hours and only see a few vehicles if I time it right. Wondering why some hard-packed sand would be a show stopper...then again your not really catering to us Adventure riders...nice scenery.
Thanks for the comment Steve and having been to parts of the USA, I can agree that our level of cars to space available, is horrendous…but we’re used to it, day in, day out. Regarding the dirt road, many of us have little or no experience riding anything but tarmac…which you could arguably say, “go get some experience!”. Hope you eventually find the time to try the European Passes. 👍
I also live also live in B.C. and have ridden in Europe several times. There is a no better experience and enjoyment for a motorcyclist. Planning my 10th ride in 2024.
After watching itchy boots this trips looks different but I really wanted europe so subscribed.
shiv Thank you Shiv, I think? Appreciate your support by subscribing.
beautiful scenery
We did a lot of them last year with the triumph club (1967 triumph spitfire) this year I want to return on my Africa Twin.
Thanks for your video, brought back some memories and also gives me something to look forward to this year 👍🏻
Edit: the only negative point for me was the annoying pop ups to subscribe and join, distracted from otherwise great video, we all know where the subscribe button is please refrain from these pop ups in future videos, looking forward to more from you and hopefully one day meet you out on the bikes. Cheers Shaun
Shaun A Thanks for your comments Shaun, which I’ll bear in mind with future vids. Hope we all get into Europe this season, at some point eh? 😎
Your always most welcome to stop by at us in Belgium
Shaun A Thank you for the offer. Hopefully I’ll get my planned ‘Pyrenees to Portugal’ trip for 16, to happen later this year, subject to 😷😷😷...consider following me on FB & Insta for upcoming plans
PJY Motorcycling haha I’m old school, don’t do fb and insta.
hello, nice video. Im planning a trip this summer to drive this passes, coming Germany (leipzig) and back, what's the most efficient order to hit this passes (Glossblockner, Gavia pass, Stevio pass, Grimsel pass, furka pass and susten pass?) If you have any other passes, I would appreciate it. Im only planning a 3 day roundtrip....so time is of the essence. Thank you.
Hi Fernando and thanks for your comment. I suggest plotting out the Passes on Google or the website I use, MyRoute app for desktop, and decide a route based on how many miles per day you wish to cover. Remember that you’ll not cover as many miles in the Passes as you would in roads at sea level…Have a great trip!
Is that the Missenden Road at the start? 👍🏼 happy travels guys
If I remember the vid, yes it is👍
Brilliant videos Paul, well done
Thank you TwoFourCharlie...another short vid from my archive will drop this coming Saturday...sorry if I asked this before because I answer quite a few messages but which Country would you like to see more from?
PJY Motorcycling I toured down to Sarajevo last year, and the two countries I found the most beautiful were Austria and Switzerland, I’m planning a return again next year and watching your vids for ideas as to which route I’m gonna take back, the Timmerjoch and surrounding passes looked fabulous!! I’ve taken a note of those for now, just working my way through them all, only 14 more fence panels to paint them I’m free!! Lol
@@TwoFourCharlie007 Interesting, I chose the Alps trip last year rather than a trip that was going down to Sarajevo as it happens! I've just posted a link on my 'PJY Motorcycling' Facebook page, to the routes I took last year...if that would help to get you started with routing? My early vids are pretty shocking really😱. All the best, Paul.
PJY Motorcycling will take a look, thanks😎
Video, superior work
Thanks for your comment Simon, glad you enjoyed it👍
Apologies for the delayed response...it seems that TH-cam has been restricting comments getting through to me for some reason, and some time?! Appreciate the feedback and hopefully I've improved a little with the more recent vids👍
Excellent videos and followed the full series. Look forward to your next trips.
I see you are using my route app. When exporting to your Garmin do you have any issues with the route being different to the original?
Hi Paul, thanks for your comments and no, no issues with MRA routes into Garmin but I use plenty of waypoints to keep it pointing in right direction 👍
Thank you, will add some more waypoints..
Благодарю за видео!
Thanks for watching 👍
Bellissimo viaggio!!😎😎👍👍
soo nice vide, i love it
Thank you 👍
Great video! 👍 Did a similar trip in July.
Great video, by any chance, do you think that doing this sort of riding on a 650 would be manageable? I'm thinking about getting a 650 for daily use, and I was wondering if this would also be possible.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. A 650 would be most definitely suitable, in fact the modern 500’s are used by quite a few of the members on Euro trips. One of my mates easily tours two up on his Suzuki 650. It’s all about the adventure!
@@YarroMoto excellent! Thanks for the feedback.
I'd love the RE interceptor at some point in the future, have you seen people using them, specifically? I've only heard praises for them, (over the internet) but I've hardly ever seen them riding "in the wild". I'm from Malta, so it might just be a culture thing, that they're used as Sunday toys.
Thanks again.
Highly inspirational.
@@simtalkayak A friend has one of those Interceptors as a Sunday sled but don’t believe it would be very comfortable to tour on, personally.
@@YarroMoto ok, again, thanks for the feedback. 🙂
Great stuff Paul 👍
That’s an awesome video. I too am planning a riding trip through parts of Europe next summer. Please suggest links where I may get the finer details regarding renting, lodging etc. thanks.
Shuja Kidwai thanks Shuja, I appreciate your great comment👍. You can get list of hotels used at end of each episode but if you need other accommodation, I’m afraid you’ll need to do your own research there. Have a great trip whenever you go👍👍
What a fantastic trip to the Alps that was. TH-cam seems to have stopped sending notifications about new Comments to my videos and I'm pretty bad at checking for myself, so, if you have any questions that need an urgent reply, please also email YarroMoto@gmail.com
Great video. Looking forward too check your Pyrinees videos. Some little correction: Passo Giovo and Jaufenpass are the same single pass. The names are Italian and Austrian version.
Greetings from Pula, Croatia :)
TheKlimaUredzaj Thanks for your feedback 👍
Um mate.. the littering at 26.30 when you chuck the buckle is *not cool* otherwise it's very helpful thanks
Hi Steve, understand your thought but it would have fallen off somewhere anyway, or I would have had to stop bike one-handed and then put zip-pull in my pocket...decided THAT would be more dangerous. Keep watching anyway and keep commenting. Thanks, Paul.👍
great watched the 2 of these today. interested in going next year perhaps .who works out the routes?
Hi Mike, glad to hear you enjoyed my Alps videos and hopefully you'll explore others in my list. As you probably read, the hotels were organised by a member of the PEMC motorcycle club. So, I added the daily hotel locations into my routing software, My-Route-app, then decided on a routes that would be non-motorway, wiggly and cover as many Passes as possible. Would you like me to email these routes to you, so that you can alter them for your needs?
@@YarroMoto you could send me your route. I liked that you had coffee and lunch stops and different riders according to what they wanted to do that day. But all meeting at the same hotel. I may look at joining this pemc club for next year's season
@@mikeboston3339What routing software do use?
@@YarroMoto I don't. Only did one Europe trip and just used my tom tom
Open to suggestions for route planning . 🙂
@@mikeboston3339 Okay. So, rather than discuss on in detail here, please go to my Facebook page 'PJY Motorcycling' and send me a message via there...cheers, Paul.
nerd alert. is your speedo in km/h or mph? at times the numbers look too low to be km/h. looks like an amazing trip The traffic on the stelvio looked a lot hairier than any part of that part of the ride The ride down the other side looked a lot more memorable and pleasant.
Hi Gregg, I leave the speedo as MPH and set the Garmin to KMPH. It's a fabulous memory after contending with the current Covid restrictions. It was a mistake to do the Stelvio at that time of day...but we were on a route between hotels, so no other choice. Where are you based and what's the riding like in your area? Cheers, Paul.
@@YarroMoto I am in North Carolina in the US. Originally from New England (Connecticut) Riding in NE was much nicer than riding in NC. Mountains in New Hampshire and scenery overall is much more epic. I may be biased since it will always be home to me. Not sure how acquainted you are with our geography, NC is maybe 150 miles south of Washington DC on the eastern seaboard. I like Virginia riding better than NC, Shenandoah Valley and some really nice national forests. Mountains down here in the south are more rugged, more numerous and you don't get that 'big sky' massive peak and valley feeling. From what I read the mtns here are a bit more akin to the Pyrenees while the alps are more akin to the rockies (out west)
Taking a motorcycle tour of the alps in a group would be the experience of a lifetime for me. I should do it soon as I am 55 and starting to experience some health concerns. My father (who is 90) was in the post war occupation and never fails to mention Austria and Garmisch as the most beautiful places.
How much is a 10-12 day tour of the alps including bike rental?
Thanks for the videos. Seems like a lot of work to kit out the bike with multiple cameras and mic and then edit it all down. Thanks for your dedication to sharing it. (And making me green with envy! :-) )
@@ggusta1 Hi Gregg, I’m pretty much a USA novice, as I’ve only been on a ski holiday to Breckenridge, Denver many years ago, plus a trip to an old school friend and his family in Connecticut about 10 years ago.
Sounds like great riding where you are Gregg but guess we all suffer at times from the “grass is greener over there” syndrome. May I suggest that you sit down with your Dad and watch my ‘Garmisch Ride Around The Zugspitze Mountain’ ride and hopefully you’ll both get something from it!
Regarding European touring, do it as soon as you can because health issues rarely seem to get better. It’s never going to be a cheap trip from the USA with the added cost of a flight. My recent Alps trip was done through the www.pemc.co.uk bike club I joined 25 years ago. That was a 13 night/11 hotels trip with 20 people. Some were already mates and rode together, some buddy up with others, or some prefer to ride solo. Obviously, you would always be made welcome and everyone looks after everyone else. The cost was £1,130 ($1,465approx) for a shared room with evening meals & breakfasts. Excluding cost of fuel & daytime meals, breakdown & health insurance etc. I looked into bike rental for someone else earlier in the year and it looked similar to USA daily rental costs dependant on choice of bike at $130-155 per day…probably cheaper deals could be researched, as any reasonable bike would do. In fact, might be cheaper and more financially beneficial, to buy/sell a bike to use!
The Alps are wonderful but the Swiss & Austrian’s are now starting to limit speeds on certain Passes, plus they hand out speeding fines with an enthusiasm generally (the Italians still don’t seem to give a *?*t…”just enjoy yourself”). The Pyrenees are my preference, great roads, loads to ride & see, quiet roads, little police, great food etc etc…
If you seriously decide to look into a trip 2021/2022, then check out the European trips on the club site www.pemc.co.uk/calendar.html as most of the trips listed will be forwarded into 2021 because of Covid. This way, someone does the hotel planning and you just turn up for the trip! Clicking on the trip links provide a detailed .pdf of the events.
A mate and I have had to postpone our own fully researched and routed Sept20 trip for 16 people, starting with UK ferry to Northern Spain and 15 nights including ferries from UK, via the Pyrenees/Spain/Portugal/Picos mountains (similar hotel cost to Alps trip). So, this will probably be added into the PEMC list for 2021, if you’re interested.
If you still need more inspiration, check out the following detailed guides that I compiled for the Mad or Nomad website:
Alps - www.madornomad.com/the-ultimate-alps-motorcycle-route-guide/
Pyrenees - www.madornomad.com/the-ultimate-pyrenees-motorcycle-route-guide/
Drop me another note, if you decide to move forward with a trip and need any help Gregg.
Good luck, Paul.
@@YarroMoto Do you remember the town in Connecticut that you went to? I'm originally from Glastonbury (we borrowed the name from somewhere :-) lol ) and it was a very nice little town near Hartford but has become overgrown with subdivisions where there used to be open land and farms.)
I've never ridden out west. I did go on a loop (camping) from CT to Vermont through upstate new york, Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky, and Virginia about 30 years ago. Fantastic.
As to the Pyrenees vs alps, I have watched some videos, they both have a lot to offer especially on your vids in the Pyrenees the towns all look quieter with substantially less traffic which definitely pleases me. But whenever I watch the alps videos ... if I had to vote on one versus the other I would have to say alps (or Both! lol) maybe if the first trip is a smashing success the second trip would be to the Pyrenees. And sometimes that heat in Spain .... 40C? I'd rather ride at 40F!
As for how serious I am, I am pretty sold on it but am in the process of selling my gf on the idea of riding with me day after day in unforgettable scenery and staying at nice hotels. I think I can convince her. :-) I am hoping to be able to make the trip 2021 but 2022 is also a possibility just because everything seems to be locked down so much that I would want to reserve the trip once I know everything is re-opened when I travel.
So by my math two people ($1500X2) and rental ($1700-2000) would be somewhere between 4700 -5000USD plus whatever r/t airfare for 2 is to....well ... where would we fly into by the way?
If you go look at what a 10 day trip to Yellowstone (not a motorcycle, just a tour) is that still seems like a good value. And Yellowstone's in my own country...2000 miles away but still...
The last question is gear that I need, since getting back into cycling I go very casually and have little in the way of serious cycling gear. Leather jacket, helmet, gloves. I do have a heated jacket and gloves (gerbing) from when I rode back in the '90s and weighed about 50lbs less. I still use the jacket but can't zip it! works well enough. From what I see in the vids I would look forlorn and out of place in terms of apparel.
There are tons of places to ride here. It's a huge freaking country. I would say you were in the right place when you went to Colorado, I love Colorado (I've gone dogsledding there twice), would also like to go to Big Sky country in Wyoming and Montana and Idaho. I;ve also ridden (by car) in New Mexico which some areas at the southern end of the mountain ranges there look like the Pyrenees. I love Durango, CO Semi-desert, less civilization but still enough.VERY Western Cowboy Marlboro man feeling. And then there's California and the entire west coast all the way up to Alaska and the Canadian Rockies....
Thanks for reading, Paul that took a minute!
@@ggusta1 Hi Gregg, let's talk off line in more detail. May I suggest you send a short message via the Message facility on my 'Yarro Moto' page on Facebook and then I'll respond to your Q's on this page? Cheers, Paul
Greetings, on what dates did you make the trip, because I see that there is still a lot of snow.
Hi Mariola7576, the dates are stated in the Description above...15th & 28th June 2019.
Enjoyed that! Which microphone do you use and where is it placed in your helmet? Thanks.
Hi PILTS, Thanks for the feedback! I've used a short 'computer' mic for last 2 yrs, as I got fed up with having to tuck a load of spare cable into helmet lining...and it works fine, as my last few vids have come out fine and it picks up engine sound well too...please see recent Moto Vlogging vid for further details... th-cam.com/video/7FepZN0FfSQ/w-d-xo.html
well done thx
No problem 👍
Great video! is the route available to download from anywhere?
Hi Stuart, thank you very much for your comment, I appreciate it! Regarding the daily routes, I thought that I had already added the link into the 'Description Text' above. Turns out that I hadn't, until this morning 👍. If you don't want a MyRoute-app subscription at this stage, just take the 30 day trial, download the routes and add into your GPS of choice. Let me know how your trip goes...and let's hope we can ALL get back to touring next year.
@@YarroMoto Amazing thank you, I'm just planning my first trip to Europe, this series of videos and the map will provide some inspiration - thank you!
@@stuartgrant2402 If it's your first trip to Europe, why not check out the UK Club that I'm a member of, and organised this Alps trip. You can still do your own thing during the days if you prefer because it's self-guided but come together for a meal and beers each evening. Most of the events will be pushed onto the 2021 calendar, plus others yet to be published due to Covid but take a look and see if anything potentially interests you. Click on each event for full details in a .pdf. The 2021 Calendar should go live in the next few weeks. Only £25pa membership with monthly magazine updates via email. Let me know if you have any Q's - www.pemc.co.uk/calendar.html
super super super 👍👍👍
Great quality video. IMO would be further enhanced by less of the speeded up bits.
Thanks for the tip Paul.
Luxury travelling. I rather see "Itchy Boots" and her exploring trips. But a plus is that´s there is not to much "music", I like the sound of the engins much better! Anyway it´s welldone and wellcommented so keep on riding!
Did you book the hotels in advance? Stunning scenery.
J R Hi JR, yes, the trip organiser pre-booked hotels to get a group discount rate...😎
Not jealous one bit...
I am
0:003 What motorcycle is that?
FoxOn Commute The two bikes in opening shots are my Tiger 1200XRt and a KTM Adventure, if that’s what you meant? Cheers, Paul.
PJY Motorcycling aaa ok, the bike from your left. What a muscular sexy looking machine!!! I’m a Honda guy!!! Don’t know a lot about other brands, my bad, must catch up!!! Drive safe!!!
old but gery good
Thanks Mike, glad you liked the vid👍
you never rough it who pays the hotel bills
TheMerlinshawk The PEMC motorcycle club in UK organised this trip, so they costed it out, depending if you were a room sharer or wanted a single. Everyone pays in full, weeks before the trip. Hotels get paid before we start trip, usually...we don’t do camping🤣
Brexit is such a shame
European touring hasn't been affected ver much by Brexit...it's Covid that will change our touring plans for some time into the future...maybe years IMO!