In the States in a state named Virginia, any speed 20 mph over the posted limit is mandatory jail time. You can’t get out of it. Plus they can take you to jail on the spot if they choose to.
I have the pleasure of being able to comment on both the MV Agusta and the Ducati as I have owned both brands... my comment is simply this... as I get older, the things that were important to me about sport bikes and riding in general have changed. In a lot of ways, yes, the MV Agusta was a superior bike when you look at it simply from the performance perspective. However, that isn't necessarily the REASON that someone buys a bike. I've owned many bikes, but I have owned an MV Agusta F3, a Ducati 1098, a Ducati Scrambler and most recently, I've just purchased a Ducati 999. One things that I can say about Ducati that I can't say about MV Agusta to this point, is that my experience with Ducati has been visceral... I have thoroughly enjoyed my Ducati's and they keep brining me back for more. Some of the concerns that you expressed about MV were some of the primary reasons why I let mine go (very quickly I might add.. I don't think I kept that bike a full season where as I owned my 1098 for 4 years) because of lack of service centers, and the high cost and lack of availability of parts in the event of a failure. I don't think customers buying these bikes are expecting the pinnacle of performance.. I think we buy them for the experience. You can't deny that the Ducati 999 has a sound and a look that is unparalleled (even when comparing it against a beautiful machine such as the MV F4). But I would buy the 999 over that MV everyday of the week and twice on Sunday's because of how it makes me feel more than 2.5 seconds on the track. Now I get it, if Ducati was making trash, well then people would only accept that to a point, but they aren't. The bikes are powerful, durable, fun to ride, easy to handle in addition to being the best looking machines on the road with exhaust notes that make me pee pee myself when I hear them. Take it for what it's worth, but for me, the Ducati was the bike to watch through the entire series. Now, as far as the series was concerned, this was thoroughly enjoyable to watch... you have to know it takes a lot for me to spend 30 minutes writing a comment on TH-cam content, so kudo's to you both because this was a fun series to watch! Thank you.
Interesting take, as I've only owned Ducati's and have finally acquired a 2007 F4 myself. There is something intangible about the angry nature of that monster 4 that my Ducati Tamburini's just didn't have. It's frenetic, loud, hot, mean, and lives above 80mph on the highway and in the mountains. I wish he had an exhaust system on this 1078, because my Ti-system on my F4 makes every Ducati i've owned feel pedestrian. It absolutely screams. Either of them are why you ride a bike: for the experience. ZX-10's and S1000RR's are faster, probably "better". But they don't exude the character or emotion of the Italian bikes.
I would love to see a twist on the BBB where you guys buy each other's bike and then are able to modify it or fix it up within a budget. Then once they are done being fixed up do a reveal, and show off whatever nefarious mods you came up with. Wooden plank seat? ape hanger bars? Hello kitty wrap? A stereo that only plays Genesis? An absurdly loud exhaust?
Sounds fun, however knowing european laws that will probably be a shitload of problems they'd encounter. Europe is very strict with these kinds of rules. Putting an aftermarket slip on exhaust can cause problems with noise :S Depends on how grumpy the police is.
Please do one called "The Big Bike Battle" where you each get the biggest bike possible. Like a Goldwing, BMW K1600, Harley Davidson CVO etc... Then the challenges could involve things that big bikes shouldn't do, like a trackday on a go-kart track, a ride through the middle of Amsterdam, go to a quarry and see who can carry the most gravel back to England in the luggage etc...
@@hymerr Oh I like this idea! A definite change of pace to be sure. I don't think I have ever seen the guys on big touring machines, so being a Victory Vision pilot myself, I would love to see that, I think it would be a hoot.
I watched this whole series back to back and absolutely loved it! You guys had me in stitches numerous times. This is without a doubt my favourite bike channel to watch. Keep up the great work gents!
Welcome! This is the first "Premiere" we have done so go easy on us with the tech shizz. Its basically so we can talk to you live in the window to the RIGHT > and discuss all things BBB, past and future 😃
16:50 so true, i rode around for months on an ER6F without a working fan and bad radiator cap, got those fixed along with a big service, engine is practically brand spanking new with near 30k miles on it
supermoto or dirt bike, starting in the middle of nowhere; somewhere in Europe and getting back home to the Uk using maps and locals. no navigation allowed except traditional paper maps
Having ridden and raced Japanese bikes for years and then purchasing a 999 brand new in 2003, even with stock gearing, there were few inline fours that would match the 999’s torquey pull out of the corners. And the handling, again stock out of the crate, was on rails. I looked and it stuck. Awesome video series mates and if you ever want to come to the state and record a series on some awesome backroads in southern Missouri (Ozark foothills), I’ll host you all and pit my RC51 against whatever you find. Maybe we could even sneak over to Tennessee and hit the infamous “Tail of the Dragon”. Cheers and keep up the great work!
Having shot, edited, and created a video myself I can really appreciate the time that goes into making these, which only makes me enjoy it even more. It’s a lot of planning, stopping and starting for filming, reviewing hours and hours of footage, and then piecing it all together into a well crafted story. Brilliant stuff.
1) Scooters in Italy. You show up in southern Italy with 3 hours to buy a trusty steed, then make your way north through mountain ranges, and then end up in Switzerland... where you literally can't get a speeding ticket this time!! 2) ADV/Adventure bikes with a bunch of off road and on road somewhere fun (Eastern Europe), etc.
what an amazing series of shows. great chemistry, brilliant photography, humourous banter and lovely lovely lovely machines. Thank you! please keep it up!!
How about a scoring system for the next series, comprising of challenges, points for £'s saved below budget, penalties etc, to have a running tally through the episodes and a clear winner at the end? 😁. P.S keep it up, massive fan (ny) of the videos 👍👍👌
Great work chaps. I’d go for Budget Widow Makers (04 ZX10, TL1000, etc..) or Streetfighters (Tuono, Buell etc..), or budget enduro in Iceland - that could get messy though!
"Let's not go through Switzerland" 7:45 is the same thing as F Switzerland..and you were right. I dunno what got into you to want to backtrack on that at 7:22 but your initial reaction was spot on!
You’re right about the MV dealers - I had a 2014 F4 and traded it for a 60th Anniversary R1, and main reasons was dealer backup and parts availability. Nearest MV dealership is Bennett’s in Barnsley, great people but just too far away. Did several euro-blasts on it and it was a great bike except for cooking my nads and blistering my thighs with the exhausts and pissing coolant out at the hint of slow traffic.
Thanks for the amazing content, Chris and Al. I'm sure you guys know this, but your work makes a lot of us genuinely happy and that isn't a common thing in this day and age. As for BBB ideas, I've been binge watching some of the Bike Shed custom cafe racer videos recently - perhaps a BBB: Cafe Racer series could work? Would be great to have lots of episodes with each of you working on the bike and fixing issues. Thanks again, you marvelous people.
No, thank you😎 Guys, I stubbled across your channel by accident but landed up binge watching the current and back catalogue. Your ability to test the latest exotica I could only dream of owning through to the BBBs (still cannot afford one 🥺), has been excellent along with the quality and well edited footage through to the audio banter with each other whilst ringing the necks of some stunning machinery. Keep it going - totally unique Ps: top class bike porn - eating pizza astride a yellow (I’m with you on that Chris) 916. A very useful follow up to that would be the buying process of that classic so if one sunny day I can afford one - what to look out for/avoid would be priceless 🥳
Really, really enjoyable and relatable experience watching you guys battle it out over which bike is better... thoroughly enjoyed watching you guys piss each other out like little brothers... Best video of the internet indeed... kudos to you both!!!
>£500 max bikes, tour and track day sounds great >Cheapo dual sports, London-Edinburgh, point for each mile off road, no motorways >2 grand donor bikes, 2 grand for tarting them up, mini-tour and some sort of concourse/show comp for best mods This really is the best thing on the net, thanks a lot guys..
100% need a £500 challenge even if its just in the UK, Go from where they live to the EVO triangle then onto Anglesey trackday, then mission up to the NC500, camping round that, Knockhill trackday, then back to the start, proper little track day, touring, camping, commuting, ultra budget challenge to show that biking isn't offlimits to anyone!
Back in 2001 I was riding Europe with some friends, one of whom was on a then newish ST2 Ducati. On one day near the end I was near the back on an RF900, watching the puffs of smoke from the ST a long way ahead getting larger and larger. Fortunately the RF had the power to pass the others in between, get up level with him, and wave him down. Good job I did. The cartridge oil filter was on the lower r/h/s of the engine, right next to the fairing, which had fretted against it and worn through the shell. For the only time in my life I can say I might actually have saved someone's life. By the time I stopped him, there was oil all over his exhaust (hence the smoke): much more worryingly, there was oil all over the r/h/s of his rear tyre! :O
@@treebandido2447 southerners are weak haha :D would be a good series tho i think :D.. give some insight into what us bikers up north have to deal with the freezing roads and lovely snow lol
For a future challenge make it BBB opposites. In that you each buy a bike for the other to ride and compete the challenges. So even a winner is a looser etc. Unlike this just completed BBB the bikes should be similar ages and similar power to weight ratios to make the challenge even.
Chris I don’t ever comment on videos but I’ve been watching bvg since your third upload, the quality of this series has been an outstanding, a step up, yourself and Al have created something great, since 4 years ago me being ‘wtf is 44 teeth’. You created the interest for me to ride bikes,I turn 24 next year and already have plans with a friend to do a tour of picos de europa on the cheapest things we can find worthwhile. If I ever see you two in a bar I’ll buy your drinks for the night, cheers!!
Rob Low I don’t think I can cough up apart from hitting subscribed to someone with a better bike than me. And I’ve had some newer and killer exotica. But no HP4 race getting past my lady’s nose. Not happening.
@@FortyFourTeeth absolutely, I merely josh 👍 I've loved watching this channel grow and my own bike sports a lovely jizz machine sticker, so in my own small way I feel as though I've helped 😁
Stumbled on this series of videos because I recently bought an 04 749 Dark, and had to say this was a great series. I’ve owned a 98 916 monoposto, and an 01 748. Always wanted an F4 so thanks for taking me on this journey even though I’m two years late.
Its a pleasure to watch... Hey who can say no to your bike feasta episodes... Only regret is I am from India who cannot buy the bikes... I am in love with both the bikes....
it was a dream journey, with ups and down. Lucky to have been participate to your journey. You give so much passion. From the google man was like a npc given a special quest, to the memorable casino moment, subway mugelo and the factory... you give me the envy to stop everything and become motorcycle mecanics
That ending 😂 poor Fagan, thanks again for making such a good series! I hope out there someone is watching this who give you guys the air time and sponsorship you need to keep making awesome content.
Next up: BBB America! Do American bikes. Would be interesting to see what American models are available in the UK, especially bikes of the sport variety. Or maybe even do it in the US of A. Harleys, Buells, Zeros would be really interesting to see! Hope you guys see this as I think its a decent idea.
I love a V twin but that MV is a work of art. Still blistering by today's standard. I'd love a 3 cylinder Dragster but like you said, the dealer problem. If HD own them, then they really need to starting servicing then at HD dealers.
BBB “slow bike fast”: 300 cc bikes from any country (japan most likely), aftermarket exhaust is a must, and the kicker, the bike you buy will be for your opponent.
Very cool-especially for an F4 owner like myself. Both beautiful bikes but the F4 is more mental. Loved the video and the banter. Keep it up. Dave from New Zealand
I really feel so sorry for Chris and his Swiss riding fine experience. Amazingly it could have been so much worse if he had been caught going just 2 kph faster than he was. The 12 months minimum prison sentence is so draconian especially for visitors or tourists that don't know the local laws and regulations. And jail ain't free in Switzerland !!! You have got to pay 40 francs per day in jail cell rent. It's horrifically unfair. Chris's 4000 fine could so easily have turned into 1 years worth of jail cell rent at 14,600 francs, plus a minimum of 12,000 court fees and a massive fine based on either his current income or a massive chunk of your net worth (25%) instead if you happen to loose your job income while being detained 3 months in jail awaiting the court trial. The vehicle is usually auctioned off to pay part of costs. Then if you are still unable to pay the rest, they sell off your remaining assets like house or flat. After 12 months rotting in jail you have no job, no home, no wheels and probably no wifey after she abandons you. And this is why all the locals drive so slowly. Jail in Switzerland involves 23 hrs per day in solitary confinement with only 1 hr of daylight in a shared courtyard. And shared with killers and murders. I come from a small tennis playing village called Wimbledon in South London and moved to Switzerland recently. I have just discovered this draconian disaster. I am so careful to drive as slow as possible now, because the speed limits keep changing back and forth in between 30, 50 or 80 kph on the same piece of road !!! It really is so easy to accidentally break the speed limit if you miss one road sign changing 80 to 50 or even worse 30. Because in town the 1 year jail sentence ruin your life threshold is not 60kph over the speed limit, it's only 41kph over the limit. Less than the difference between 80 kph and a sudden change to 30 kph. So if you are unlucky, get distracted by your kids in the back seat and miss the 30 kph sign from an 80 kph zone then you are in deep jail cell trouble. All I can say to everyone interested in having a fast fun driving or riding holiday in Central Europe is to stay far away from Switzerland. For the sake of your freedom and personel liberty please do not cross the boarder in a car or a fast bike. I know all of this because I live in Switzerland and all the above has actually happened to some of my friends and colleagues. Their lives have been absolutely ruined by the draconian Swiss driving laws. Last summer I missed a 50 sign from an 80 zone after my little boy distracted me in the passenger seat. Luckily I was driving like an old fart doing only 72 kph in the 80 kph zone. The police chased after me. I have a very tasty old 911 twin turbo with 480hp. I was so tempted to push the loud pedal and leave the cops behind for dust. In the back streets of Wimbledon, South London this is so easy to do if you have enough horses under your right foot and if the local rozzers have a dirty old 100hp Astra diesel. But these two fat arse Swiss cops had a beefy looking BMW and heavy duty guns and riffles, so I pulled over. They claimed that I was doing 72 in 50 zone and they will remove 6 kph to fine me based on 66 kph in a 50 limit. I had to pay an on the spot fine deposit of 1500 francs or my old twin turbo 911 was going to be impounded and my ass would be taken to jail. I begged the cops to please let me off and I even showed them my little 2 year old boy explaining that he was messing around and distracted me when we drove past the 50 kph sign. They didn't care it was either a 1500 deposit for the fine or jail and kiss goodbye to the car and my little boy was potentially going into temporary foster care. I so was furious with them. But what can you do ? The law is the law. And these cops had big powerful guns and rifles. To everyone reading this I promise you what happened to me is a 100% true story from last summer. I also got a 3 month driving ban like Chris did above. This was very painful for me because I need my car for work. And the speeding incident was just an accident from me and not on purpose. No one got hurt apart from my wallet getting lighter. In the end they gave me 400 back because the fine and court costs were 1100. The moral of the story is please stay away from Switzerland if you are a driver or rider needing to navigate through central Europe. One small distraction or mistake and you are sent to prison for 1 year. No appeal no probation.
What an horror story!!! Shocked honnestly! (O-O) I mean I get that it's the law and it's make people respect it more closely but like you said, just being distracted for a few seconds can be life changing and that's just not normal, like at all... And they will pretend they are saints not welcoming dirty money from drug lords, Nazis, financial frauders, ... And let their people drive illegaly fast in other contries where the sanctions are less draconians... Bloody hypocrites! (-_-)
This is completely exaggerated. I am swiss and live here, the rules are strict but it's not that bad. when you know your roads you can ride or drive a bit "sportier" just watch out for cops or the speedtraps.
@@Porkycheun swiss drivers who get caught speeding in germany will get punished as if they were in Switzerland. that's because of some idiots (as always) who just go to our neighbours to race on the streets. so your point is not completely valid
You guys are fantastic, thanks very much for the series.. Had I known back then you were passing through Varese I would have passed by to say hello and chat with you guys, especially Chris since we have something in common (yellow Duc's)!
Well done Gents. You have all what it takes.. passion for motorcycles, riding experience-skills (very important especially in comparison with some other youtube posers), the story, relationship, different characters and bright british humor. You are what TopGear “was” back in the old days..
My boot 🥾 bananas 🍌 have turned up... very well packaged with stickers, pens etc and they smell great just hope they work as they say... “ahh yah zee boot banana 🍌” as they say on 44T 🤣
Kudos on the BBB Italia. Keep up the good work guys. Love to buy the 999s but just bought a 748sps in yellow 😉. The 2 stroke idea would be awesome but 250's are mad £! Or maybe old 400s? Rvf400 v ZXR400. Or maybe just 2 stroke 125s? Either way keep doing what you do 👊 (just don't go back to Switzerland 😳)
Either cheap (£1000?) nakeds or something adventurey would be fun to watch. You could make it hard for yourselves by not allowing outside mechanical assistance - any prep for the trip would have to be carried out by the bikes' respective owners. I also like the idea others have suggested of keeping it in the UK. There are huge areas of Wales and Scotland to explore...
£500 Challange. Anything above that isn't really a challenge. Show off the British routes, Evo triangle, NC500. Load them up and go camping etc etc, with trackdays on the way, Anglesey, Knockhill. Find out if you can buy a do it all, reliable bike which can commute, be loaded up with gear, tackle a track and fun roads for £500. Now that is a challenge and will show everyone that biking is not offlimits to anyone.
So many ideas for a German-themed budget bike battle. Older BMW's... so many options, an old RT or G/S... You could tour to the BMW Motorrad plant, factory in Berlin, and the BMW museum in Munich; there are AUTOBAHNS! Lots of great roads. The Black Forest. The B500. THE NURBURGRING NORDSCHLEIFE! So many great tests and challenges that could be included along the way. Plus the humour possibilities are endless. Would be so fun. How could you NOT do this? In fact, dammit, I want to do it myself!
Remember guys Phil Collins lives in Switzerland which surely makes it a no go zone! Anyway I met him once with Alan Titchmarsh, all I can say - absolute cu××. Anyhow loved the series guys, keep up the good work.
You guys are the best! I legitimately refresh my TH-cam everyday waiting for a new video from you guys. Someone in the comment section said it best that you guys are “Top Gear” (Grand tour 🤫) of two wheels!
BBB is the best series on youtube. Is love to see a proper Bibb like bikes under a grand with an mot and you're not allowed to fix anything unless it's proper dangerous
Great series guys. Really enjoyed it. Really glad I found your channel. As a former Ducati owner little sad the 999 lost but still love the bike and would have another in a minute. (In red of course)
Do you have bucket racing in the UK? A couple of superlite bucket racers are perfect for a BBB, and basically what you were talking about with the bare minimum anyway. 125cc two strokes and 180cc 4 strokes.
Would love to see a budget two stroke challenge, or a budget dual sport series (old KLRs, DRs etc) and do some off roading, maybe an enduro day on the old beaten dual sports. Brilliant series as always.
Well done mates. Bought a 1098 and the Ducati Dealer had an F4 as well that I showed some interest in, but they said 'don't do it', reliability and service and too beasty and whatnot - haha - little did they know ;)
"Banned in Switzerland" stickers would sell like hot cakes. And for new challenge with sportbikes you have to do honda vs yamaha now.
This. ^
Fireblade vs r1 ✌🏻
A 2boring buget bike" battle. Diversion vs deauville.
@@MattyT_86 wouldn't make much sense. they are both bullet proof.
In the States in a state named Virginia, any speed 20 mph over the posted limit is mandatory jail time. You can’t get out of it. Plus they can take you to jail on the spot if they choose to.
I have the pleasure of being able to comment on both the MV Agusta and the Ducati as I have owned both brands... my comment is simply this... as I get older, the things that were important to me about sport bikes and riding in general have changed. In a lot of ways, yes, the MV Agusta was a superior bike when you look at it simply from the performance perspective. However, that isn't necessarily the REASON that someone buys a bike. I've owned many bikes, but I have owned an MV Agusta F3, a Ducati 1098, a Ducati Scrambler and most recently, I've just purchased a Ducati 999. One things that I can say about Ducati that I can't say about MV Agusta to this point, is that my experience with Ducati has been visceral... I have thoroughly enjoyed my Ducati's and they keep brining me back for more. Some of the concerns that you expressed about MV were some of the primary reasons why I let mine go (very quickly I might add.. I don't think I kept that bike a full season where as I owned my 1098 for 4 years) because of lack of service centers, and the high cost and lack of availability of parts in the event of a failure. I don't think customers buying these bikes are expecting the pinnacle of performance.. I think we buy them for the experience. You can't deny that the Ducati 999 has a sound and a look that is unparalleled (even when comparing it against a beautiful machine such as the MV F4). But I would buy the 999 over that MV everyday of the week and twice on Sunday's because of how it makes me feel more than 2.5 seconds on the track. Now I get it, if Ducati was making trash, well then people would only accept that to a point, but they aren't. The bikes are powerful, durable, fun to ride, easy to handle in addition to being the best looking machines on the road with exhaust notes that make me pee pee myself when I hear them. Take it for what it's worth, but for me, the Ducati was the bike to watch through the entire series. Now, as far as the series was concerned, this was thoroughly enjoyable to watch... you have to know it takes a lot for me to spend 30 minutes writing a comment on TH-cam content, so kudo's to you both because this was a fun series to watch! Thank you.
Looking for a used full exhaust system for my 05 999s. To make it sound phookin loud 🤣
Interesting take, as I've only owned Ducati's and have finally acquired a 2007 F4 myself. There is something intangible about the angry nature of that monster 4 that my Ducati Tamburini's just didn't have. It's frenetic, loud, hot, mean, and lives above 80mph on the highway and in the mountains. I wish he had an exhaust system on this 1078, because my Ti-system on my F4 makes every Ducati i've owned feel pedestrian. It absolutely screams. Either of them are why you ride a bike: for the experience. ZX-10's and S1000RR's are faster, probably "better". But they don't exude the character or emotion of the Italian bikes.
BBB3. Statham vs Perkins: This time it's personal
Two years on and this is still the best BBB!
I would love to see a twist on the BBB where you guys buy each other's bike and then are able to modify it or fix it up within a budget. Then once they are done being fixed up do a reveal, and show off whatever nefarious mods you came up with. Wooden plank seat? ape hanger bars? Hello kitty wrap? A stereo that only plays Genesis? An absurdly loud exhaust?
Sounds fun, however knowing european laws that will probably be a shitload of problems they'd encounter.
Europe is very strict with these kinds of rules. Putting an aftermarket slip on exhaust can cause problems with noise :S Depends on how grumpy the police is.
Hey, I had a Hello Kitty sweatband thing on my brake fluid reservoir! Nothing wrong with HK on a bike
THIS!!
If all protests were as dedicated and impactful as Chris not eating Toblerones, this world would be an all round better place. 🍫
44 teeth is as good as old top gear
44 teeth is the new top gear hey :)
No new top gear is shit
With even more sexual tension
They just need a 3rd character...
Philip Tsalamandris james definite
The new "top gear" on two wheels , well done lads , great viewing.
Yes seriously great work. New subscriber here I hope you can make more adventures for us all...
And F switzerland!!!!!
Please do one called "The Big Bike Battle" where you each get the biggest bike possible. Like a Goldwing, BMW K1600, Harley Davidson CVO etc... Then the challenges could involve things that big bikes shouldn't do, like a trackday on a go-kart track, a ride through the middle of Amsterdam, go to a quarry and see who can carry the most gravel back to England in the luggage etc...
Nice idea :D
@@hymerr Oh I like this idea! A definite change of pace to be sure. I don't think I have ever seen the guys on big touring machines, so being a Victory Vision pilot myself, I would love to see that, I think it would be a hoot.
You’re gonna want a Triumph Rocket for that.
I watched this whole series back to back and absolutely loved it! You guys had me in stitches numerous times. This is without a doubt my favourite bike channel to watch. Keep up the great work gents!
Welcome! This is the first "Premiere" we have done so go easy on us with the tech shizz. Its basically so we can talk to you live in the window to the RIGHT > and discuss all things BBB, past and future 😃
Ural Bike Battle in Siberia for the next one ?
Where’s the link to the eBay auction?
16:50 so true, i rode around for months on an ER6F without a working fan and bad radiator cap, got those fixed along with a big service, engine is practically brand spanking new with near 30k miles on it
5 mins to go, bananas at the ready!
Im stroking mine right now
Mmmm yaaa stick it in mein booten
Great product
Have you thought of teaming up with 44 Teeth for a special jizz edition called Boot Bukakke? I would settle for Trainer tangerines though -)
Yooooo!!!!! Boot Bananasssss!!!
BBB 80’s bikes, bad brakes and 16 inch front wheels should prove a challenge even to you 😄 Great series and congrats to Chris for yet another win 🍕
supermoto or dirt bike, starting in the middle of nowhere; somewhere in Europe and getting back home to the Uk using maps and locals. no navigation allowed except traditional paper maps
Having ridden and raced Japanese bikes for years and then purchasing a 999 brand new in 2003, even with stock gearing, there were few inline fours that would match the 999’s torquey pull out of the corners. And the handling, again stock out of the crate, was on rails. I looked and it stuck.
Awesome video series mates and if you ever want to come to the state and record a series on some awesome backroads in southern Missouri (Ozark foothills), I’ll host you all and pit my RC51 against whatever you find. Maybe we could even sneak over to Tennessee and hit the infamous “Tail of the Dragon”. Cheers and keep up the great work!
The tension is unbearable
Sexual tension has never been so high
Is it comparable to the tension of a Swiss police shafting?
Can't wait to see this!!
I often overtighten my chain.
Having shot, edited, and created a video myself I can really appreciate the time that goes into making these, which only makes me enjoy it even more. It’s a lot of planning, stopping and starting for filming, reviewing hours and hours of footage, and then piecing it all together into a well crafted story. Brilliant stuff.
This bbb series really made me fall in love with the 999. It's such a beutiful piece of Italian engineering.
Nanderlizer Nanderlizer 😂😂
Beer goggles haha! It stinks
How much is he paying you?
I own a 999S, it's awesome!
@@timbeckerling5744 Four sets of used Booty bananas.
The 999 looks beautiful from every angle and unlike anything else ever made.
2 stroke challenge all the way.......500lc.....Rg 500....or 350lc....mach 4 750....... dangerous...cheap....mad fun of the 70's and 80's........
No..YES!! absolutely that would be the coolest ..except where are going to find good condition examples to endure their abuse?
@@mikemace2322Japan
They aren’t any more dangerous but cheap what are you smoking?
This series made me buy a 749s! And I'm in love.
Love this show!!
Have you still got it? I owned one a short while in '08 and loved it, but have no long term experience
@@Rgh71fish Yepp! Still have it! And still love it!
@@krqkan great to hear! Thanks for your reply
@@Rgh71fish no worries! Sorry for being late to it haha!
1) Scooters in Italy. You show up in southern Italy with 3 hours to buy a trusty steed, then make your way north through mountain ranges, and then end up in Switzerland... where you literally can't get a speeding ticket this time!!
2) ADV/Adventure bikes with a bunch of off road and on road somewhere fun (Eastern Europe), etc.
FUCK OFF SCOOTERS
what an amazing series of shows. great chemistry, brilliant photography, humourous banter and lovely lovely lovely machines. Thank you! please keep it up!!
" He buys his shoes on finance" 😂🤣😅.
Best line in the whole video
i never gave italian bikes a second look but after this series its really opened my eyes to the beauty and raw power of these bikes
How about a scoring system for the next series, comprising of challenges, points for £'s saved below budget, penalties etc, to have a running tally through the episodes and a clear winner at the end? 😁.
P.S keep it up, massive fan (ny) of the videos 👍👍👌
Yep, the MV(rider) lost the budget part of the battle.
I mean each bikes purchase price, £1000 budget, bought for £900, 100 points to start the challenge with 👍.
very good idea pal
I thought Boot Bananas was a joke until I tried it. Green bananas are best. Don't leave in for more than 3 weeks. Boots smell fresher.
Great work chaps. I’d go for Budget Widow Makers (04 ZX10, TL1000, etc..) or Streetfighters (Tuono, Buell etc..), or budget enduro in Iceland - that could get messy though!
"Let's not go through Switzerland" 7:45 is the same thing as F Switzerland..and you were right. I dunno what got into you to want to backtrack on that at 7:22 but your initial reaction was spot on!
Please do a 2 stroke challenge!!
yes! great idea!
@@dillydean good one!
+1
You’re right about the MV dealers - I had a 2014 F4 and traded it for a 60th Anniversary R1, and main reasons was dealer backup and parts availability. Nearest MV dealership is Bennett’s in Barnsley, great people but just too far away. Did several euro-blasts on it and it was a great bike except for cooking my nads and blistering my thighs with the exhausts and pissing coolant out at the hint of slow traffic.
Great vid guys 😊 how about a naked bike challenge? Upto £1500
Pete
Naked? Please say you mean the bikes.
I don,t want to see them naked thanks!!!
Neil Cole sure?
Yeah! We need a REAL budget BB. There aren't many cheap naked bikes on which Chris would fit though :p
Well, aren't YOU a bit cheeky! (Pun intended!)
Thanks for the amazing content, Chris and Al. I'm sure you guys know this, but your work makes a lot of us genuinely happy and that isn't a common thing in this day and age. As for BBB ideas, I've been binge watching some of the Bike Shed custom cafe racer videos recently - perhaps a BBB: Cafe Racer series could work? Would be great to have lots of episodes with each of you working on the bike and fixing issues. Thanks again, you marvelous people.
early fireblade with the dodgy 16in wheel vs the yamaha of the same era? or oilcooled gsxr vs something similar?
Fireblade vs RF900R :)
No, thank you😎
Guys, I stubbled across your channel by accident but landed up binge watching the current and back catalogue. Your ability to test the latest exotica I could only dream of owning through to the BBBs (still cannot afford one 🥺), has been excellent along with the quality and well edited footage through to the audio banter with each other whilst ringing the necks of some stunning machinery. Keep it going - totally unique
Ps: top class bike porn - eating pizza astride a yellow (I’m with you on that Chris) 916. A very useful follow up to that would be the buying process of that classic so if one sunny day I can afford one - what to look out for/avoid would be priceless 🥳
Genius, best series on the tv that isn’t...on tv.
Really, really enjoyable and relatable experience watching you guys battle it out over which bike is better... thoroughly enjoyed watching you guys piss each other out like little brothers... Best video of the internet indeed... kudos to you both!!!
>£500 max bikes, tour and track day sounds great
>Cheapo dual sports, London-Edinburgh, point for each mile off road, no motorways
>2 grand donor bikes, 2 grand for tarting them up, mini-tour and some sort of concourse/show comp for best mods
This really is the best thing on the net, thanks a lot guys..
100% need a £500 challenge even if its just in the UK, Go from where they live to the EVO triangle then onto Anglesey trackday, then mission up to the NC500, camping round that, Knockhill trackday, then back to the start, proper little track day, touring, camping, commuting, ultra budget challenge to show that biking isn't offlimits to anyone!
For the third challenge, do police bikes, from different countries.
BBB Scandinavia next. If you haven't driven in Norway, you really should.
Back in 2001 I was riding Europe with some friends, one of whom was on a then newish ST2 Ducati. On one day near the end I was near the back on an RF900, watching the puffs of smoke from the ST a long way ahead getting larger and larger. Fortunately the RF had the power to pass the others in between, get up level with him, and wave him down. Good job I did. The cartridge oil filter was on the lower r/h/s of the engine, right next to the fairing, which had fretted against it and worn through the shell. For the only time in my life I can say I might actually have saved someone's life. By the time I stopped him, there was oil all over his exhaust (hence the smoke): much more worryingly, there was oil all over the r/h/s of his rear tyre! :O
nc 500 in scotland on 125cc classic 2smokers.. amazing series guys!! absolutely love it! all the best Tom G
NC500 on £500 bikes...
You’d freeze your scrote off riding round the Scottish highlands at this time of year
@@princefancybum4605 i ride all year every year in scotland.. rain/snow/ice. -4 is hardly 'too cold to ride'
Southerners would die of hyperthermia or altitude sickness by penrith lol
@@treebandido2447 southerners are weak haha :D would be a good series tho i think :D.. give some insight into what us bikers up north have to deal with the freezing roads and lovely snow lol
Thanks!
No, thank you!
For a future challenge make it BBB opposites. In that you each buy a bike for the other to ride and compete the challenges. So even a winner is a looser etc. Unlike this just completed BBB the bikes should be similar ages and similar power to weight ratios to make the challenge even.
Chris I don’t ever comment on videos but I’ve been watching bvg since your third upload, the quality of this series has been an outstanding, a step up, yourself and Al have created something great, since 4 years ago me being ‘wtf is 44 teeth’. You created the interest for me to ride bikes,I turn 24 next year and already have plans with a friend to do a tour of picos de europa on the cheapest things we can find worthwhile. If I ever see you two in a bar I’ll buy your drinks for the night, cheers!!
"we're not on the beg" YOU OWN AN HP4 RACE 😂
And a 916
@@sdolman79 lol yep good shout
Rob Low I don’t think I can cough up apart from hitting subscribed to someone with a better bike than me. And I’ve had some newer and killer exotica. But no HP4 race getting past my lady’s nose. Not happening.
An employee of 44teeth owns a sexy as fook bike yes - but we have to make 44t cover its costs otherwise it wont survive.
@@FortyFourTeeth absolutely, I merely josh 👍 I've loved watching this channel grow and my own bike sports a lovely jizz machine sticker, so in my own small way I feel as though I've helped 😁
Stumbled on this series of videos because I recently bought an 04 749 Dark, and had to say this was a great series. I’ve owned a 98 916 monoposto, and an 01 748. Always wanted an F4 so thanks for taking me on this journey even though I’m two years late.
Its a pleasure to watch... Hey who can say no to your bike feasta episodes... Only regret is I am from India who cannot buy the bikes... I am in love with both the bikes....
it was a dream journey, with ups and down. Lucky to have been participate to your journey. You give so much passion. From the google man was like a npc given a special quest, to the memorable casino moment, subway mugelo and the factory... you give me the envy to stop everything and become motorcycle mecanics
Do the North Coast 500 on 125/250cc scooters any age or 2 strokes from the 90's like the Aprilla that Chris can't ride
That ending 😂 poor Fagan, thanks again for making such a good series! I hope out there someone is watching this who give you guys the air time and sponsorship you need to keep making awesome content.
Next up: BBB America! Do American bikes. Would be interesting to see what American models are available in the UK, especially bikes of the sport variety. Or maybe even do it in the US of A. Harleys, Buells, Zeros would be really interesting to see! Hope you guys see this as I think its a decent idea.
I love a V twin but that MV is a work of art. Still blistering by today's standard. I'd love a 3 cylinder Dragster but like you said, the dealer problem. If HD own them, then they really need to starting servicing then at HD dealers.
I received my stickers in the mail today, gents!! Thanks!
Now: let’s get this party started!!!
Incredible series! Congratulations. What would be the best budget bike for track days?
Bloody brilliant series yet again guys. How about a Cat D, Cat C, Insurance right off challenge...
BBB “slow bike fast”: 300 cc bikes from any country (japan most likely), aftermarket exhaust is a must, and the kicker, the bike you buy will be for your opponent.
Nxt conquest £750, 500cc to the ring and back, jizzy la bang bang
Thats a proper budget! That or a £500 NC500 run!
Very cool-especially for an F4 owner like myself. Both beautiful bikes but the F4 is more mental. Loved the video and the banter. Keep it up. Dave from New Zealand
I really feel so sorry for Chris and his Swiss riding fine experience. Amazingly it could have been so much worse if he had been caught going just 2 kph faster than he was. The 12 months minimum prison sentence is so draconian especially for visitors or tourists that don't know the local laws and regulations.
And jail ain't free in Switzerland !!! You have got to pay 40 francs per day in jail cell rent. It's horrifically unfair.
Chris's 4000 fine could so easily have turned into 1 years worth of jail cell rent at 14,600 francs, plus a minimum of 12,000 court fees and a massive fine based on either his current income or a massive chunk of your net worth (25%) instead if you happen to loose your job income while being detained 3 months in jail awaiting the court trial. The vehicle is usually auctioned off to pay part of costs. Then if you are still unable to pay the rest, they sell off your remaining assets like house or flat.
After 12 months rotting in jail you have no job, no home, no wheels and probably no wifey after she abandons you. And this is why all the locals drive so slowly.
Jail in Switzerland involves 23 hrs per day in solitary confinement with only 1 hr of daylight in a shared courtyard. And shared with killers and murders.
I come from a small tennis playing village called Wimbledon in South London and moved to Switzerland recently. I have just discovered this draconian disaster. I am so careful to drive as slow as possible now, because the speed limits keep changing back and forth in between 30, 50 or 80 kph on the same piece of road !!! It really is so easy to accidentally break the speed limit if you miss one road sign changing 80 to 50 or even worse 30.
Because in town the 1 year jail sentence ruin your life threshold is not 60kph over the speed limit, it's only 41kph over the limit. Less than the difference between 80 kph and a sudden change to 30 kph.
So if you are unlucky, get distracted by your kids in the back seat and miss the 30 kph sign from an 80 kph zone then you are in deep jail cell trouble.
All I can say to everyone interested in having a fast fun driving or riding holiday in Central Europe is to stay far away from Switzerland. For the sake of your freedom and personel liberty please do not cross the boarder in a car or a fast bike. I know all of this because I live in Switzerland and all the above has actually happened to some of my friends and colleagues. Their lives have been absolutely ruined by the draconian Swiss driving laws.
Last summer I missed a 50 sign from an 80 zone after my little boy distracted me in the passenger seat. Luckily I was driving like an old fart doing only 72 kph in the 80 kph zone. The police chased after me. I have a very tasty old 911 twin turbo with 480hp. I was so tempted to push the loud pedal and leave the cops behind for dust. In the back streets of Wimbledon, South London this is so easy to do if you have enough horses under your right foot and if the local rozzers have a dirty old 100hp Astra diesel.
But these two fat arse Swiss cops had a beefy looking BMW and heavy duty guns and riffles, so I pulled over.
They claimed that I was doing 72 in 50 zone and they will remove 6 kph to fine me based on 66 kph in a 50 limit. I had to pay an on the spot fine deposit of 1500 francs or my old twin turbo 911 was going to be impounded and my ass would be taken to jail.
I begged the cops to please let me off and I even showed them my little 2 year old boy explaining that he was messing around and distracted me when we drove past the 50 kph sign. They didn't care it was either a 1500 deposit for the fine or jail and kiss goodbye to the car and my little boy was potentially going into temporary foster care. I so was furious with them. But what can you do ? The law is the law. And these cops had big powerful guns and rifles.
To everyone reading this I promise you what happened to me is a 100% true story from last summer. I also got a 3 month driving ban like Chris did above. This was very painful for me because I need my car for work. And the speeding incident was just an accident from me and not on purpose. No one got hurt apart from my wallet getting lighter. In the end they gave me 400 back because the fine and court costs were 1100.
The moral of the story is please stay away from Switzerland if you are a driver or rider needing to navigate through central Europe. One small distraction or mistake and you are sent to prison for 1 year. No appeal no probation.
@Trystelune Everyone gets fined. Having a darker skin colour makes no difference.
Amazing, people get less punishment in the UK for GBH, attempted murder etc.
What an horror story!!! Shocked honnestly! (O-O) I mean I get that it's the law and it's make people respect it more closely but like you said, just being distracted for a few seconds can be life changing and that's just not normal, like at all... And they will pretend they are saints not welcoming dirty money from drug lords, Nazis, financial frauders, ... And let their people drive illegaly fast in other contries where the sanctions are less draconians... Bloody hypocrites! (-_-)
This is completely exaggerated. I am swiss and live here, the rules are strict but it's not that bad. when you know your roads you can ride or drive a bit "sportier" just watch out for cops or the speedtraps.
@@Porkycheun swiss drivers who get caught speeding in germany will get punished as if they were in Switzerland. that's because of some idiots (as always) who just go to our neighbours to race on the streets. so your point is not completely valid
You guys are fantastic, thanks very much for the series.. Had I known back then you were passing through Varese I would have passed by to say hello and chat with you guys, especially Chris since we have something in common (yellow Duc's)!
Cant wait ! Got my 44Teeth hoodie today too thanks
Still waiting for mine :-(
Well done Gents.
You have all what it takes.. passion for motorcycles, riding experience-skills (very important especially in comparison with some other youtube posers), the story, relationship, different characters and bright british humor.
You are what TopGear “was” back in the old days..
My boot 🥾 bananas 🍌 have turned up... very well packaged with stickers, pens etc and they smell great just hope they work as they say... “ahh yah zee boot banana 🍌” as they say on 44T 🤣
To this day. I still find the Ducati 999 a beautiful looking motorcycle, mostly because it bent the normal for Ducati.
2 dislikes already! people not even seen it yet! 😂
I think thats more a dislike of the whole "premier" system, I haven't seen any channel use it more than once, it kinda sucks.
The dislikes were from jeremy clarkson
Switzerland disliked the video
CBBB tour:
Classic Budget Bike Battle (kettles, kz750). You could do a tour, followed by some kind of concourse event.
Can't get enough of these episodes, superb and hilarious
Kudos on the BBB Italia. Keep up the good work guys. Love to buy the 999s but just bought a 748sps in yellow 😉. The 2 stroke idea would be awesome but 250's are mad £! Or maybe old 400s? Rvf400 v ZXR400. Or maybe just 2 stroke 125s? Either way keep doing what you do 👊 (just don't go back to Switzerland 😳)
Next bbb: old school adventure bikes! 80’s Klr650, africa twin, DR750...
What an epic journey, this deserves a TV series
Does Al want me to supply his bike for the next challenge? I have a good track record so far supplying 100% of the winning bikes in both BBB series!
Either cheap (£1000?) nakeds or something adventurey would be fun to watch. You could make it hard for yourselves by not allowing outside mechanical assistance - any prep for the trip would have to be carried out by the bikes' respective owners.
I also like the idea others have suggested of keeping it in the UK. There are huge areas of Wales and Scotland to explore...
£500 Challange. Anything above that isn't really a challenge. Show off the British routes, Evo triangle, NC500. Load them up and go camping etc etc, with trackdays on the way, Anglesey, Knockhill. Find out if you can buy a do it all, reliable bike which can commute, be loaded up with gear, tackle a track and fun roads for £500. Now that is a challenge and will show everyone that biking is not offlimits to anyone.
Sv 650 it's too easy lol
@@treebandido2447 good luck getting an SV650 for £500 😂 more like an old gpz500 or gs500
@@Gizza22196 bike auctions/ebay it'd be a rough bike but doable I reckon. It's not supposed to be easy 😂.
maybe £500 is a little too low, £1000?
I really enjoyed this series. I just got an unbelievable deal on a 2004 Ducati 999 so this series was even more fun for me.
Do an English BBB. I would love to see a Triumph Daytona,
maybe something from BSA and Norton.
So many ideas for a German-themed budget bike battle. Older BMW's... so many options, an old RT or G/S... You could tour to the BMW Motorrad plant, factory in Berlin, and the BMW museum in Munich; there are AUTOBAHNS! Lots of great roads. The Black Forest. The B500. THE NURBURGRING NORDSCHLEIFE! So many great tests and challenges that could be included along the way. Plus the humour possibilities are endless. Would be so fun. How could you NOT do this? In fact, dammit, I want to do it myself!
Remember guys Phil Collins lives in Switzerland which surely makes it a no go zone! Anyway I met him once with Alan Titchmarsh, all I can say - absolute cu××. Anyhow loved the series guys, keep up the good work.
Did you suggest to him that with all the tax money he's saved living in switzerland he could get fix his baldness?
I always though Alan was very sensible.
You guys are the best! I legitimately refresh my TH-cam everyday waiting for a new video from you guys. Someone in the comment section said it best that you guys are “Top Gear” (Grand tour 🤫) of two wheels!
What about Honda CBR600F2 vs Yamaha FZR 600 for the next budget bike battle?
This series has been Absoloutely fantastic. Sorry I’ve only just found it. Bought a load of merch to support this. Amazing.
How is that premiere thing working out lads? :')
pretty badly so far 😂😂😂😂😂
Son of B#%TCH! I gotta wait 3 hours? Worth it!
As an Italian i feel like i have to warn you: golden jackets with rolled up sleeves are for sundays exclusively.
Etiquettes must be respected.
Budget track bike battle!
Thought we already had that xD
BBB is the best series on youtube. Is love to see a proper Bibb like bikes under a grand with an mot and you're not allowed to fix anything unless it's proper dangerous
got an idea for ya lads ... buy a bike for less than what you got fined for speeding challange .. pmsl
Great series guys. Really enjoyed it. Really glad I found your channel. As a former Ducati owner little sad the 999 lost but still love the bike and would have another in a minute. (In red of course)
Leave on a Ducati, come back on a Ducato.
The new 916 was Tamburini at his peak. A lovely bike and very striking in yellow I might add.
Ride 125cc or less to Africa
Ride 50cc to Australia
Do you have bucket racing in the UK? A couple of superlite bucket racers are perfect for a BBB, and basically what you were talking about with the bare minimum anyway. 125cc two strokes and 180cc 4 strokes.
"Sponsored by Ze Boot Bananas" LOL
Would love to see a budget two stroke challenge, or a budget dual sport series (old KLRs, DRs etc) and do some off roading, maybe an enduro day on the old beaten dual sports. Brilliant series as always.
the MV grew on me. Do a sidecar challenge.
Great test. Still loving the 999S. Where will you get more than a spark plug for the MV? Could you please sell more Hoodies?
battle of the old Twins? suzuki tlr1000, Honda Fire storm.. Hari :)
Yes, loved my Storms (had two, still on the forum!)
Best YT series i've ever watched. Watched every ep the night it came out.
Maxi scooter bbb... People like it when you are suffering...
Good call.
Well done mates. Bought a 1098 and the Ducati Dealer had an F4 as well that I showed some interest in, but they said 'don't do it', reliability and service and too beasty and whatnot - haha - little did they know ;)