I do wish that the Tv ex could see what you do,your posts are a perfect antidote to a very stressed day and would make perfect Saturday/Sunday afternoon veiwing,regards to you and Sue xx
Down my neck of the woods here. I'm in Weymouth, so just down the road from Dorchester. Sad to say, but people still jump off the arch, and even try to take the short cut down to the beach instead of using the steps. One lady died recently trying to do just that, and slipped landing on the beach below. Madness !
You live in a beautiful part of the country! For the life of me I can’t understand why anyone would do something so reckless as jumping off? 🤷♂️ I can think of better ways to get an adrenaline rush 🏍 😀👍
Hi Brian and Sue really enjoyed this one as i have visited the area a couple of times and It was so nice to see it all again from the comfort my sofa .I note you came into bikes at the age of 50 and 53, thats great i hope you enjoy many more years to come on two wheels . I have been riding for 56 years and intend to go on for a year or two more . Once again thanks for sharing your experiences
Thanks very much Michael! Yes, we both started late in life and we’re loving it 😀 like you we want to carry on for as long as possible - thanks for watching and commenting! 😀👍
Thanks for another great episode. For such a small country, England has so much to offer. It’s great to get your first-hand views and insights. I just don’t know how we’re going to pick what to see in only 7 days in the country… Thanks again.
Thankyou both for a very enjoyable watch. I too enjoy videoing my travels so really appreciate the work that goes into producing these great trips for us to enjoy. Thanks again (Graeme, from New Zealand).👍
Thank you very much Graeme! Really appreciate your comments 😀 we enjoy recording our trips and it’s gratifying when others take the time to watch! Give our regards to God’s Own Country ( my favourite biking country!) 👍😀
Hi Guys absolutely love your vlog on this tour. I moved from London and lived in Cerne Abbas for 3 years and then finally moved to Portland which really is a magical place. Have tasted Beer in virtually all the pubs that you visited and agree the Mitre was the best. Drone footage was just excellent ! Glad you enjoyed my new part of the world. Stay safe regards dave
Thanks very much Dave! We really appreciate your comments- we absolutely loved riding in your part of the country 👍 a bit different from living in the “old smoke”! Had 7 years in London myself- glad to be in more bike friendly country now! Thanks for watching! 😀👍
One of the most controversial videos you've made, of course the cream goes on first! Yet another fantastic episode, some really beautiful places to ride. Amazing thatched roofs after seeing Durdle Door and such pretty villages. Thank you for the ride it is a pleasure to watch you two on your adventures. Ride safe as always.
You are correct about Rukka, I've got one which was great yesterday riding 270 miles from Scotland in torrential rain and 8C but heavy and hot in summer. You manage to get some great weather for your tours. 👍
Thanks Richard! We pre book the weather 🥵😀👍 I love my Rukka in the winter - it’s the best I’ve had - but very hot days are uncomfortable- the only trouble is on a tour guessing what the weather is going to be like 🤔 we’ve been lucky this year. Looking forward to your Scotland video! 👍😀
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Not sure what I can salvage yet from the Scottish footage. Waterlogged Gopros, Interphone coms packing up (water!) It did stop raining for the one full day we were up there, so fingers crossed we have something.
Thanks, guys, another enjoyable video. In Melbourne, Australia, we are currently in Covid lockdown (can’t stray more than 5 kms from home). Yes, England’s roads are as good as any to ride on. Cheers
Nice route and looks like the weather was lovely too. Beer (the town!) looks lovely. Hoping to get away this coming weekend. I’ve tried to see what’s available there but sadly not a lot of choice on those dates. We wouldn’t want to leave the bikes in a public carpark. Might check out Sidmouth instead. We visited Exmoor last year. Lovely area. Loved Lynton and Lynmouth. The views along from Porlock Hill to there are stunning! Look forward to your next instalment. 👍🏻
Thanks very much! Appreciate your thoughts- we didn’t want to use the public car park either 🙁 the truth is we were struggling to find any decent accommodation in that area - don’t blame you for looking at other places - hope you get somewhere nice! 👍😀
dorset my neck of the woods, next time you're down this way give me a shout, i'm an adventure biker too and know the south west very well in terms of biking. i live in poole. and have toured pretty much everywhere over the years uk, europe 14 countries and 7000 miles on one tour. these restrictions are killing me at the moment lol
Thanks Pete! We loved our trip to Dorset - you certainly live in a beautiful place 👍 and sounds like you’ve toured extensively - 7,000 miles on one tour???!!! Wow! That’s serious 😱 where did you go? 😀
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries me and a mate go together for a month every year, doing similar size tours, but taking different routes, hardly any motorways at all just taking in the best roads and epic scenery, I put 46 thousand miles on my Yamaha xt1200z super tenere over 3 years just touring, I now have a KTM 1290R adventure that I have put 38 thousand on in 3 years, and I can't bloody wait to go, I'm like a caged tiger at the moment lol, oh we did Scotland and Skye last year due to restrictions, loving your videos they are keeping me smiling in the evenings, cheers Pete
Thanks Pete! You certainly get a lot of use out of your bikes!! I think the average mileage for most is 3,000 😂 glad our channel is keeping you entertained - we’ve all had enough of this lockdown 😩
👍🏼 the A39 north coat road looked epic!! Another one for the list, was looking at going to the pecos but with all this COVID going on it looks like the it’s going to be the UK, really enjoyed your trips and they have given us plenty of food for thought. We never seem to be quite so lucky with the weather though 😂
Great Job Guys. A Place called Beer Haaa, Im there . Yeah the Klim Jacket aint cheap, but I have to say they are the best out there . Good Drone Footage of the Giant, yeah Gotta wonder why they did that. Durdle Door looked like a great place to visit as well. LOL I like the fast forwarding in the Town of Beer, someone must have been getting thirsty . Yeah Id be Grumpy as well if my Beer wasn't right. Yeah Nice seaside Village , worth going there for sure. Yeah good you get to take the less travelled roads, more interesting than the Highways , still looks bloody tight, they must have made them for Push Bikes LOL MMM the scones looked amazing, Yummyy. Yeah Lynmouth certainly has History after that Devastating Flood, very popular place to visit. Anyway Good Stuff, Ride Safe Party on Cheers Paul
Thank you for a very interesting set of films. Can you tell me how you select your accomodation please ? We have a touring motorbike and we would like to do more this year ! Thanks again. Best wishes. Bill and Rachel
Thanks very much Bill and Rachel! We’re glad you enjoyed watching our adventures 😀 when we’re selecting our accommodation we first look at our destination and then look for suitable places to stay. It must have secure parking for the bikes - we’ve only once parked in a public car park but that was in a small village - it must have some provision for an evening meal/drink like a pub or if it’s a B&B it must be walkable to somewhere to eat. Once we have parked up for the day we don’t want to get back on the bikes to find somewhere to eat. We check all this out on Booking.com and often read all the feedback from other guests before booking. We tend to use Booking.com because of its cancellation policy. Naturally it has to be reasonably priced too. Hope that helps! 👍😀
Hmmm, is it the Devon or Cornish method? Probably a bit sacrilegious but, from a US perspective, I would draw a comparison with the lowly PBJ sandwich. In this case, you always apply the peanut butter first (cream) and then the jelly (jam). Otherwise, you'd have a right mess. Case solved? Cheers
The Cerne Abbas Giant is listed as a scheduled monument of England and the site is owned by the National Trust and do not allow drone flying from or over National Trust land. and The use of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or drones is not permitted at any English Heritage sites without prior approval. the Jurassic coast does NOT start in Beer it starts in Exmouth,,,,
Great videos - Lake District is brilliant we go ever year (when Covid free) how do you edit different footage videos all into 1 film - just got new Gopro 9 black and ready for trying out - got some footage from last year Cumbria & want to make 1 films with all clips added together cheers Stuart from Derbyshire
Thanks very much Stuart! The Lakes always look amazing and definitely on the list 👍 the editing is all done through the software package - we use Final Cut Pro on a Mac but there are loads of different ones out there! 👍😀
Hello to you both, thoroughly enjoy your productions and variety of trips, your editing is somewhat different to most as in you add dialogue during editing, I have difficulty editing so maybe should try your style, any pointers? Notice your GoPro remote is plugged in to a power source, did that with mine but does not charge when in use, does yours, considering adding an external larger capacity battery so will work for , well as much as I need from say 1000 ma externalaly wired battery? Keep up the great videos, ride safe. Derek
Thanks very much Derek! Appreciate your comments 👍 the reason I add dialogue during editing is because I don’t want ride with cameras and wires attached to my helmet! It’s personal choice and apart from aesthetics, I’m not sure how sticking external things to helmets affects the integrity of the helmet in case of an off 🤔 . What is your difficulty with editing? If I can help I’d be happy to. I plugged my go pro remote into the power source because it wasn’t charging properly and it seemed to work OK . 👍😀
In the islands where we live. (Coastal beaches on all four sides!! Plastic drinking vessels are the norm as broken glass was a problem in the 1970s from all the drunken late evening beach goers! I can't comment about ordering food with an app as my phone ONLY makes calls! I HATE TECHNOLOGY..!
We eventually had plastic glasses when I was a student at Loughborough in the ‘70s for the same reason! 😂🍻(without the beach!) - wow, a phone that only makes calls 🤔! It’ll never catch on! 😂😂
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Data costs down here are enormous and people have got used to the occasional £5000.00 monthly mobile bill so all that is disabled on my phone. Oh and yes, I did mean £5000.00!
That little bit between Seaton and Beer is good fun when it's clear and you can give it some beans around those bends 😁
You’re right Dale, it’s a great little ride! Thanks for watching! 😀👍
I do wish that the Tv ex could see what you do,your posts are a perfect antidote to a very stressed day and would make perfect Saturday/Sunday afternoon veiwing,regards to you and Sue xx
Thanks very much for your lovely comments Ian! Really good to know all the hard work is appreciated and thanks for watching! 😀👍
Jam goes first! Lynmouth and the road leading to it looked so lovely!
It is such a lovely area! Sue would agree with you about the jam! 😂👍😀
Cerne Abbas it's massive is the giant ,
Had a photo there and on a rd called Piddle Lane ha ha ha ,
Thanks for the upload guys
It is massive! Must have missed Piddle Lane 🤔 maybe next time! 👍😂😂
Another good watch 😎☝️🇬🇧🏍 I think it’s a beautiful thing when your partner is your best riding buddy 😎☝️🇬🇧🏍🇬🇧 so many adventures to have ,
Thanks very much! You’re absolutely right - so many adventures! 😀👍🏍
Down my neck of the woods here. I'm in Weymouth, so just down the road from Dorchester. Sad to say, but people still jump off the arch, and even try to take the short cut down to the beach instead of using the steps. One lady died recently trying to do just that, and slipped landing on the beach below. Madness !
You live in a beautiful part of the country! For the life of me I can’t understand why anyone would do something so reckless as jumping off? 🤷♂️ I can think of better ways to get an adrenaline rush 🏍 😀👍
Hi Brian and Sue really enjoyed this one as i have visited the area a couple of times and It was so nice to see it all again from the comfort my sofa .I note you came into bikes at the age of 50 and 53, thats great i hope you enjoy many more years to come on two wheels . I have been riding for 56 years and intend to go on for a year or two more . Once again thanks for sharing your experiences
Thanks very much Michael! Yes, we both started late in life and we’re loving it 😀 like you we want to carry on for as long as possible - thanks for watching and commenting! 😀👍
Thanks for another great episode. For such a small country, England has so much to offer. It’s great to get your first-hand views and insights. I just don’t know how we’re going to pick what to see in only 7 days in the country… Thanks again.
Thanks Marco! People always say if we could guarantee good weather England is a great place to explore! 🥵🌞😂
Thankyou both for a very enjoyable watch. I too enjoy videoing my travels so really appreciate the work that goes into producing these great trips for us to enjoy. Thanks again (Graeme, from New Zealand).👍
Thank you very much Graeme! Really appreciate your comments 😀 we enjoy recording our trips and it’s gratifying when others take the time to watch! Give our regards to God’s Own Country ( my favourite biking country!) 👍😀
Devon method is cream 1st, Cornish is jam 1st . The Queen takes jam 1st so I think that wins 😃, another great riding series, thanks guys
Thanks Kevin! Still think Devon’s the way to go ! 😂👍
Great video thanks for sharing
Thank you Jim! 😀👍
You missed the best part of the journey - the coast road from Abbotsbury to West Bay (Bridport), world class views!!!!
Thanks very much Philippa! A good reason to go back again 😀 thanks for watching! 😀👍
Next time you are in Dorset take the coast road from Weymouth to West Bay.
Enjoyed the programme 😊
Thanks for the tip Graham! 😀 We’ll check that road out next time around! 👍
Is a beautiful area of your country, thanks for sharing it. 😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦
Thank you! Like you, we’re fortunate to have beautiful countryside around us! 👍😀
That looks amazing, we definitely need to visit Beer. Thanks for sharing
Thanks very much! The whole area is beautiful and well worth a visit. Thanks for watching 😀👍
No need to go down that steep narrow lane into Beer if you carry on a bit there is a normal road down into Beer
Thanks Vernon! I think that’s the way we came out - much better than riding up the steep hill! 👍😀
Some great roads you two have covered we have really enjoyed this one looking forward to episode 3 later 👍🏻
Thank you! We really enjoyed that tour - it’s a beautiful part of the country - thanks for watching! 😀👍
Great videos peeps 👍
Thanks very much Philip! Appreciate you watching and commenting! 👍😀
Thanks my friends, for the videos ... they are spectacular. Hugs from Portugal
Thanks very much Paulo! We appreciate your comments and thanks for watching in sunny Portugal! 😀👍☀️
Hi Guys absolutely love your vlog on this tour. I moved from London and lived in Cerne Abbas for 3 years and then finally moved to Portland which really is a magical place. Have tasted Beer in virtually all the pubs that you visited and agree the Mitre was the best. Drone footage was just excellent ! Glad you enjoyed my new part of the world. Stay safe regards dave
Thanks very much Dave! We really appreciate your comments- we absolutely loved riding in your part of the country 👍 a bit different from living in the “old smoke”! Had 7 years in London myself- glad to be in more bike friendly country now! Thanks for watching! 😀👍
One of the most controversial videos you've made, of course the cream goes on first! Yet another fantastic episode, some really beautiful places to ride. Amazing thatched roofs after seeing Durdle Door and such pretty villages. Thank you for the ride it is a pleasure to watch you two on your adventures. Ride safe as always.
You’re absolutely right! Cream first 😂 - still trying to convince Sue 😁! Glad you’re enjoying our two wheeled adventures!😀👍
You are correct about Rukka, I've got one which was great yesterday riding 270 miles from Scotland in torrential rain and 8C but heavy and hot in summer.
You manage to get some great weather for your tours. 👍
Thanks Richard! We pre book the weather 🥵😀👍 I love my Rukka in the winter - it’s the best I’ve had - but very hot days are uncomfortable- the only trouble is on a tour guessing what the weather is going to be like 🤔 we’ve been lucky this year. Looking forward to your Scotland video! 👍😀
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Not sure what I can salvage yet from the Scottish footage. Waterlogged Gopros, Interphone coms packing up (water!) It did stop raining for the one full day we were up there, so fingers crossed we have something.
Thanks, guys, another enjoyable video. In Melbourne, Australia, we are currently in Covid lockdown (can’t stray more than 5 kms from home). Yes, England’s roads are as good as any to ride on. Cheers
Thanks Martin! For some reason I thought things were better in Oz? Hope you get out of lockdown soon 🤞😀
Nice route and looks like the weather was lovely too. Beer (the town!) looks lovely. Hoping to get away this coming weekend. I’ve tried to see what’s available there but sadly not a lot of choice on those dates. We wouldn’t want to leave the bikes in a public carpark. Might check out Sidmouth instead. We visited Exmoor last year. Lovely area. Loved Lynton and Lynmouth. The views along from Porlock Hill to there are stunning! Look forward to your next instalment. 👍🏻
Thanks very much! Appreciate your thoughts- we didn’t want to use the public car park either 🙁 the truth is we were struggling to find any decent accommodation in that area - don’t blame you for looking at other places - hope you get somewhere nice! 👍😀
Excellent video, lynmouths one of my favourite places,👍
Thanks Kevin! We’d never been to Lynmouth before and it’s really lovely - we need to go and stay there next time! 👍😀
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Theirs some great coastal walks, at Lynton and lynmouth.
Brilliant 😂 thanks for sharing , 👌
Steven
Thanks very much Steven! 👍😀
Great video! Beautiful scenery, loved it. 😁👍
Thanks very much! Again we were so lucky with the beautiful weather to go with the beautiful scenery!😀👍
dorset my neck of the woods, next time you're down this way give me a shout, i'm an adventure biker too and know the south west very well in terms of biking. i live in poole. and have toured pretty much everywhere over the years uk, europe 14 countries and 7000 miles on one tour. these restrictions are killing me at the moment lol
Thanks Pete! We loved our trip to Dorset - you certainly live in a beautiful place 👍 and sounds like you’ve toured extensively - 7,000 miles on one tour???!!! Wow! That’s serious 😱 where did you go? 😀
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries me and a mate go together for a month every year, doing similar size tours, but taking different routes, hardly any motorways at all just taking in the best roads and epic scenery, I put 46 thousand miles on my Yamaha xt1200z super tenere over 3 years just touring, I now have a KTM 1290R adventure that I have put 38 thousand on in 3 years, and I can't bloody wait to go, I'm like a caged tiger at the moment lol, oh we did Scotland and Skye last year due to restrictions, loving your videos they are keeping me smiling in the evenings, cheers Pete
Thanks Pete! You certainly get a lot of use out of your bikes!! I think the average mileage for most is 3,000 😂 glad our channel is keeping you entertained - we’ve all had enough of this lockdown 😩
👍🏼 the A39 north coat road looked epic!! Another one for the list, was looking at going to the pecos but with all this COVID going on it looks like the it’s going to be the UK, really enjoyed your trips and they have given us plenty of food for thought. We never seem to be quite so lucky with the weather though 😂
Thanks Paul! You’re right we’ve been really lucky with the weather 🥵 - we did the Picos last year and loved it - hopefully you’ll be OK next year! 🤞👍
I didn't know about flood, glad you mentioned it. Interesting story. And I never been in Beer ;)
Thanks very much! Yes it is an interesting story and really nice countryside! 😀👍
Great Job Guys. A Place called Beer Haaa, Im there . Yeah the Klim Jacket aint cheap, but I have to say they are the best out there . Good Drone Footage of the Giant, yeah Gotta wonder why they did that. Durdle Door looked like a great place to visit as well. LOL I like the fast forwarding in the Town of Beer, someone must have been getting thirsty . Yeah Id be Grumpy as well if my Beer wasn't right. Yeah Nice seaside Village , worth going there for sure. Yeah good you get to take the less travelled roads, more interesting than the Highways , still looks bloody tight, they must have made them for Push Bikes LOL MMM the scones looked amazing, Yummyy. Yeah Lynmouth certainly has History after that Devastating Flood, very popular place to visit. Anyway Good Stuff, Ride Safe Party on Cheers Paul
Thanks Paul! Always good to have your feedback- glad you’re still enjoying our adventures! 👍😀
From Shaftesbury you should have taken the B3081 and gone up Zig Zag Hill described as the bendiest Hill in the UK
Thanks Dave! You’re right 🙁 somebody else recommended Zig Zag hill! A pity we missed it - next time! 😀👍
if you go back lynmouth, don't forget to visit the valley of the rocks. ps; did you like countisbury hill.
Thanks Graham! We’ve got so many places to visit next time 😀👍! Do you mean the hill or hotel in Countisbury? Either way we loved both! 👍😀
Thank you for a very interesting set of films. Can you tell me how you select your accomodation please ?
We have a touring motorbike and we would like to do more this year !
Thanks again. Best wishes.
Bill and Rachel
Thanks very much Bill and Rachel! We’re glad you enjoyed watching our adventures 😀 when we’re selecting our accommodation we first look at our destination and then look for suitable places to stay. It must have secure parking for the bikes - we’ve only once parked in a public car park but that was in a small village - it must have some provision for an evening meal/drink like a pub or if it’s a B&B it must be walkable to somewhere to eat. Once we have parked up for the day we don’t want to get back on the bikes to find somewhere to eat. We check all this out on Booking.com and often read all the feedback from other guests before booking. We tend to use Booking.com because of its cancellation policy. Naturally it has to be reasonably priced too. Hope that helps! 👍😀
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries
Thank you and 🥂.
Yes secure parking is an issue. I suppose an old bike cover is a good thing to carry on tour as well as something like a Litelok and or disc lock.
Hi Pete, we always use disc locks anyway - but these days you can’t be too careful! 😀👍
cream first, as the jam spreads easier on cream, but not the other way.
Absolutely right! Just arguing with Sue right now!😂😂
Hmmm, is it the Devon or Cornish method? Probably a bit sacrilegious but, from a US perspective, I would draw a comparison with the lowly PBJ sandwich. In this case, you always apply the peanut butter first (cream) and then the jelly (jam). Otherwise, you'd have a right mess. Case solved? Cheers
Sue and me always disagree on this one! 😂😀
The Cerne Abbas Giant is listed as a scheduled monument of England and the site is owned by the National Trust and do not allow drone flying from or over National Trust land. and The use of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or drones is not permitted at any English Heritage sites without prior approval. the Jurassic coast does NOT start in Beer it starts in Exmouth,,,,
Thanks very much for the advice and useful information Chaz 👍😀
Great videos - Lake District is brilliant we go ever year (when Covid free) how do you edit different footage videos all into 1 film - just got new Gopro 9 black and ready for trying out - got some footage from last year Cumbria & want to make 1 films with all clips added together cheers Stuart from Derbyshire
Thanks very much Stuart! The Lakes always look amazing and definitely on the list 👍 the editing is all done through the software package - we use Final Cut Pro on a Mac but there are loads of different ones out there! 👍😀
Hello to you both, thoroughly enjoy your productions and variety of trips, your editing is somewhat different to most as in you add dialogue during editing, I have difficulty editing so maybe should try your style, any pointers?
Notice your GoPro remote is plugged in to a power source, did that with mine but does not charge when in use, does yours, considering adding an external larger capacity battery so will work for , well as much as I need from say 1000 ma externalaly wired battery?
Keep up the great videos, ride safe.
Derek
Thanks very much Derek! Appreciate your comments 👍 the reason I add dialogue during editing is because I don’t want ride with cameras and wires attached to my helmet! It’s personal choice and apart from aesthetics, I’m not sure how sticking external things to helmets affects the integrity of the helmet in case of an off 🤔 . What is your difficulty with editing? If I can help I’d be happy to. I plugged my go pro remote into the power source because it wasn’t charging properly and it seemed to work OK . 👍😀
It has to be jam first!! :lol:
Absolutely! 😀😀👍👍 No that was Sue - cream first every time! 😀👍
Sue deserves to have a new Tiger 900 GT Pro - i mean it’s only fair if you have a GS...
She agrees! 😀👍👏👏
I agree, Sue deserves a 900GT 🤣(I love mine Sue👍)
Thanks Del! We’re working on it! 😉😀
i invested in a held (made in Germany) mess motorcycle jacket best thing I've ever bought and it was only £130 looks the same as yours ...
Thanks Mick - maybe I should have checkout Held first 😂!
In the islands where we live. (Coastal beaches on all four sides!! Plastic drinking vessels are the norm as broken glass was a problem in the 1970s from all the drunken late evening beach goers! I can't comment about ordering food with an app as my phone ONLY makes calls! I HATE TECHNOLOGY..!
We eventually had plastic glasses when I was a student at Loughborough in the ‘70s for the same reason! 😂🍻(without the beach!) - wow, a phone that only makes calls 🤔! It’ll never catch on! 😂😂
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Data costs down here are enormous and people have got used to the occasional £5000.00 monthly mobile bill so all that is disabled on my phone. Oh and yes, I did mean £5000.00!
£5,000!!!???😱😱😱
Durdle Door there is actually a place called Durdle Door um......
Thanks Nick! Yes, that’s the actual name if the limestone arch! 😀🤞
I too enjoy your videos,but being a grumpy old man also,can you please drop the mind numbing music, thanks for sharing.
Thanks John! Music’s a funny thing - you either love it 😀 or it hate it! 😩!