Wales two up by Honda Goldwing - Episode 2 | Builth to Porthmadog
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- Wales two up by Honda Goldwing - Episode 2 | Builth to Porthmadog: Back in early August I was lucky enough to choose one of the hottest weekend's of the year to go on a motorbike tour. Not any old tour though, as this one was on the brilliant Honda Goldwing with Mrs Flyer aboard too...what better way to test out this bike! Join us on the trip! Part 2 of 3.....
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Always love the references to Teapot1 “look at thaaat”
Loved The Prisoner
“I am not a number.....”
Lol Mrs Flyer struggles to get a word in! Certainly brightens up the channel though
That's because she's in an abusive relationship. Plain to see she's scared. so sad... . 3 times he said she was fat to thousands of people.
@@vn3801 wtf are you on about
@@vn3801 😂
Amazing to think that Honda designed their Evo 6 concept bike almost 13 years ago, and it still looks sexier than today's Triumph Rocket in my opinion. I'm hoping they'll resurrect it because the goldwing engine is awesome. I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
Never in the field of motorcycle touring have so many place names been mispronounced by so few🤣
too true, MFs pronunciation of Builth Wells was funny. It's pronounced "Bill - th" th as in "the" .
HA HA HA HA HA --- HA HA HA HA HA . nearly pee ed myself then buddy when i read that .
Blueith ha ha
Well be fair, the language is as different from english as it gets aside from it being written in normal characters. It would be more surprising for someone who doesnt know it to get it right on the first try.
Who cares. It's about the bike and the great countryside or am I missing something?
never too old to find signs about anatomy funny :P
You should visit Muff some time. 😀
@@rumien1383 i visit every other night
@@redjacc7581 naughty 👍🏻
I went to a place called Minge once.......
@@allun13 errr...............lets leave that for the pub :P
Another nice ride with the Goldwing engine sounding like a smooth turbine . I can see that Mrs Flyer is more confident now in front of the camera .
Glad you clarified about the beast!
Ha a Prisoner mention! Don’t know why my parents let me watch that as a kid, couldn’t follow the plot, but that white balloon that swallowed up people scared the crap out of me.
Prisoner fan here. (I bought the DVD set as soon as it was available.) The balloon was called "Rover". As soon as he mentioned Portmeirion, I had visions of TMF with it pressed up against his face. LOL!
Gorgeous scenery, well done old man
Thank you kindly
Always nice to see the Mrs smile during the riding breaks, as opposed to stretching in discomfort as some bikes would cause.
Very true....
Great bike, that straight 6 sounds like an old 5 series, lovely ha. Thanks for the virtual tour and greetings from
Southern California. 👌🏼
Greetings back Dave! Wish I was in California now!
What lovely un potholed roads and that B&B looked great!,
Good call about the speeding as the cops pretty hot in Wales!
Looking forward to the next instalment!
Glad you enjoyed it - turns out I was wrong on the speeding thing as will be revealed in the next episode!
Episode 2 - a success! Loved it! Thanks for sharing you adventure.
Glad you enjoyed it Cliff!
Nice, lovely scenery and impressed by the Goldwing.
Thanks for sharing the great video, I see you had a good time chasing those blue skies.
Thanks for watching Marc!
What a lovely bit of green to enjoy riding. I quite enjoyed the scenery.
Thanks Mr and Mrs Flyer for the vicarious trip in my back yard. Currently locked down in the Vale of Glamorgan with a shiny new bike and limited places to go. So your vlog is a joy to watch. Ref the Portmeirion and GPS thing. Portmeirion isnt really a proper village as such its classed as a hotel. So most GPSs (and software such as Basecamp) dont find it with out its proper address. Weird I know.
Isn't that something - explains the anomaly - cheers!
You need to take off your mask and grab your nuts and go for a ride mate! Phuc your monarch.
Well, guess I have to add Wales to my must-visit list on my Tuono. Thanks once more, Andy!
Perfect territory for it Rutger!
Do bear in mind that this year we got literally 4 or 5 rain-free days in the whole of August and even the dry days were really grim and dark. The difference between the West and East side of Britain is considerable.
Van van van van, traffic traffic traffic traffic! What are you like? My wife and I love your tour videos. So nice to see your Mrs! Keep up the good work! Traffic video! Sorry I ment terrific! 😄
Another great episode......you were blessed with beautiful weather for your trip.......stay safe......thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
As always great content Mr Flyer. looks and sounds like the Goldwing goes and handles really well for a big bike, makes me want one 😂
Land of my Fathers. Good to hear from Mrs Flyer, good work.
Oh man looks so nice. Love that feeling when you head out on the road, especially when there’s nothing but another day of riding the next day.
Yes a rare feeling this year!
You are now riding in my back garden. Fantastic roads, shame you didn't visit Portmeirion, I'm there in the morning for an hour (work unfortunately). Looking forward to episode 3. Hope you did the A4212 Trawsfynedd to Bala. A perfect road to ride a bike on, past Treweryn and down into Bala, biking heaven 🙌
Great vid as ever that’s some Engine on your Christmas tree sounds lovely 😊.. nice to see uncrowded roads ..smoooooth alround..
Glad you enjoyed....
Amazing sound the Gold Wing makes.
what sound? I guess if you like the sound of a sewing machine.
Nice trip Andy, fantastic B&B you stayed in. Good luck to the owners, and all , in the hospitality services, with new restrictions coming.
Indeed, lovely couple, feel for them....
Some gorgeous roads there, For a big old bike it looks a comfortable ride. Have fun and ride safe both of you
Thanks, you too!
Once again Mr and Mrs Flyer another great video, Thanks and well done
Glad you enjoyed it
Being in drought stricken Northern California, it's nice to see hillsides that a lush and green. Stunning scenery in Wales.
"Drought" and "Wales" are words rarely seen in a sentence....
Fantastic roads and a great touring bike that I could never see me owning due to cost and sheer size. Great video and love the banter.
Glad you enjoyed it - stay tuned for the final episode tomorrow!
Now you,re on my favorite biking roads around Bella 👍
TMF too much fun 😂 great scenery, great bike. 😎🏍💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦 cool little road cafe too. Seeing the jets would be way cool too🤓
Yes I must make a point of going back to do that!
Kudos for plugging a local business. Looks like a wonderful B&B, hope lots of people go there.
And that breakfast! Right on the money!
Yes I can't recommend them enough - great place, great hosts....
Another fantastic video to watch with stunning scenery and commentary. Thank you so much!
I can see the attraction with the Goldwing - difficult to imagine a more relaxed or luxurious way to tour, with that flat 6 purring away whilst the DCT effortlessly swaps cogs as needed.
I was thinking of you the other day when I read up on the just released 2021 BMW RT - I think they must have been stalking your channel, as they appear to have pretty much fixed a number of issues you highlighted in your excellent review of it.
Looking forwards to the next instalment on this fantastic trip.. :-)
I don't think BMW listen to me!! But great news if the RT is now improved, looking forward to having a go on the new model, it is a great bike (just not as good as the GW!)....mind you it's a lot cheaper too....
Another great vid Andy that looks like an amazing route too. That bike is an absolute beast and just seems so smooth, I bet you don’t even notice your riding two up either. Take Care Stay safe !!
No its definitely the best touring bike I've ever ridden....
Why you blowing the guy, mate?
I live in Wales and have travelled all over it on my bikes, the satnav hasn’t done you any favours with the route it’s selected, there are so many far better roads/routes that you could have taken on that journey whilst not deviating too far from the general route.
Yeah, even just looking at google maps to mark his journey I saw what looked like many roads I would’ve loved to take a ride down. Unfortunately, Satnavs (to the best of my knowledge) find the most direct routes, not the most fun, or interesting.
Great vid. Beautiful. The Welsh tourist board probably owe you something for this. Looks fantastic!
Cheers!
Another great video! I almost nodded off during your riding commentary (not your fault. I stayed up late last night) when I suddenly heard "Brest" 😳😂
Excellent. Looking forward to Part three. Thank You.
Coming on Thursday!
I've started something I can't stop lol ..watching these videos ...love em
Rock on!
Loved it again! I don’t want this series to end. I think bikers in general have a huge appreciation for the countryside and the views (and smells) it offers. Well done, another great watch. 👍🏍🎥
Glad you enjoyed it - next episode coming on Thursday!
Why you blowing this guy, mate?
Very enjoyable video
Mr & Mrs Flyer !
Glad you liked it Richard, thanks for watching!
What amazing roads! Fantastic video!
Many thanks Pete - always good to hear from you....
Yup . This will keep the significant other happy 👍👍. The big H sounds lovely
tonic for the soul, that's motorcycling, great video....
Thank you!
Hope you enjoyed the road where it starts from Llandovery out to Brecon. I’m local to that area and never get bored of that bit 👍
I did!
I thought that I might make a Brest joke, but the clever ones already did. Great vid, Andy. Loved the B&B you and Carol stayed with.
Yes a lovely place to stay....
Great video again Andy we live about 26 miles away from Bala spent most of my life biking around north Wales brilliant if you get the weather ☀️and your not on lockdown 😩. I’m still finding new roads 👍. I always ride with my wife as pillion great to see you out with Carol great to share your passion 👍
Nice one!
I enjoyed that little holiday in Wales. Thanks for posting!
One of my favourite Welsh rides is into Barmouth when the Rhododendrum are in flower and the wide open beaches up by Harlech.
Sounds great! One for next time....COVID permitting.....
Yet another utterly engaging ride - you've wetted my appetite and i've never even touched a motorbike.
That's so brilliant to hear - thank you.....
The USS Enterprise needs to be permanently in your fleet, Andy! Selfishly I need more video tours with you on this bike! And your #2. Commander Carol.
The bike really does seem superb! I would like one, don't think it is possible which is a shame. Great video!
I have wonderful mammarys of Brest, bought some lovely jugs there once.
Very good Matt, very good.....
I've heard it gets very nippy in winter
@@nigelcb1300 yes, and hot enough in summer to grow big melons
@@motomaggs7164 may I never get old enough not to find this shit funny
@@nigelcb1300 Amen brother
Great bike, nimble, but it's one heavy boat. When riding I've always found patience really is a virtue. Cheers.
So lucky with the westher guys, great video.
Cheers Ken (and yes, very jammy).....
Really enjoying this series!
To be honest, I'd never have even taken a second look at the Goldwing before watching your vids.. it's always seemed so daunting, so big... but now would love to have a go on one and check it out. Looks like the ultimate, stress-free European tourer, and certainly the best option for 2-up. Also seems very well-mannered and still an lot of fun.
Funnily enough, it's the only bike my wife looks at and says 'ooh... that looks comfortable!'.
Yes funny how they have that effect on women - and they're right, one of the comfiest (lets face it THE comfiest) bike I've ever ridden for sure....
Woop Woop, thanks TMF another great day for you and Mrs Flyer, thanks for sharing 😎 👨✈️
How do you know it was? You can't have watched it yet!
@@samuelgillard2196 TMF never fails to deliver so I pre-empted with my reply and it WAS a good watch, just finished 👍
Lovely great condition roads in Wales! Great bike for the ride too! I'm enjoying my 1200RT in NZ 2 up with my wife!
Nice one!
Hope you both bean enjoying the Welsh roads here, these some lovely views and roads around as well, some nice road around barla to, mostly on the weekend the police are out about on the roads to,
Im only just over 1/2 ride from brecon around there most weekends ad hours Wales
Blimey, some of the sharp angled turns/ bends must’ve been an interesting experience for FLTMF. Looked amazing footage throughout the vlog - Wales is a beautiful beautiful part of the country and very friendly too.
Sure is Faraz!
Sounds awesome that bike! Love the dct sound track!
Me too!
Another great tour vid, I think the commentary makes all the difference.
I think a Goldwing would be the bike to convince the missus to pillion again as long as there was room for shopping🤣🤣🤣
Totally agree!
The roads and scenery there are epic, 100% the exact opposite of what we have here in Ohio. LOL.
Another great one Andy, to answer your pronunciation question for Caersws it's pronounced Kyre like tyre and soos as in loose but both said as one word.
Got it Huw thank you!
Looked fantastic Andy 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
The scenery reminds me so much of where I grew up in western Pennsylvania, absolutely beautiful there in Wales.
It sure is - Ive never been to Pennsylvania - should I add it to my list?
So much of it has changed in 50 years but if you get the chance, in SW Pennsylvania, visit the Frank Loyd Wright house Falling Waters and then in the same trip visit Ohio Pyle and Cucumber Falls a set of white water rapids and a waterfall you can walk behind. The ride in the Appalachian Mountains is gorgeous as are so many others across the states.
Yes I love the diversity of landscapes you have in the US - spectacular country to visit....look forward to coming back when all this madness hets under control.....
Andy great timing you should publish these vids as I'm about to move back to Wales (after a 30yr spell in England). I cant wait to explore with my trusty Yamaha Tracer. Thanks Mr & Mrs Flyer 😁
Good move!
Fantastic...... and you haven’t even been on the really pretty exciting roads ...😂😍
That's the next episode coming on Thursday!
I love how patient Carol is with your quips and other jokes! :-)
"Patient"? She laps 'em up....
Lovin this travel vlog Andy, as a pillion rider it’s interesting to hear Mrs Flyer’s views
Glad you enjoyed it Andi!
Cracking scenery!
Lovely part of the world.
And we are both lucky have other halves who like to share 2 wheels.
Lots of advantages.
Happy travels
So true!
Andy re : " could of got pass there " comment no you couldn't of because your panniers would of been over the white line. Only saying as after 50 years of riding its something I only recently learnt. As always enjoyed this video and great to see Carol again. I somehow think at the end of this series many of us will not be surprised with what you tell us '😉
That double wishbone front suspension had me in a trance, bobbing up and down! Impressive.
Yes mesmerizing isn't it!
Next time your in Llandovery stop for a cuppa in the owls nest biker cafe it’s cracking, great video keep them coming, Diolch (thank you) as we say in Wales
Thanks for the tip - a few have mentioned it.....next time!
I had always dismissed the wing as an oversized monstrosity on two wheels but watching how you hustle the thing along I'm quite impressed. Nice B&B stop
Me too - but having now ridden one I’m definitely a fan!
You realize the gold wing gl 1800 to the present ones are built on a sport bike frame, one of the fastest times on the Tail of the Dragon, was done on a gold wing.
£14 at the carpark, I'm with you pal... Bugger that. Have enjoyed this series. Cheers.
Cheers and thanks for watching!
I bet you are pleased you managed that trip before the latest lockdown, due to coronavirus, 23 October to 9 November... what good luck you had!
Indeed - sneaked in at exactly the right time....
Oh you missed the Elan valley with its amazing dams when you went through Rhayader so close . Great video
As it happens we were back two weeks later when the Dam was in full overflow mode - very spectacular.....
Paul. Don't mention the E*** Valley! It's a well kept secret!
@@andypaulawhite7442 i know . I use a superb b@b in Rhayader the owner has even started building a parking secure area for bikes asked my advice. Love the roads and the walking there
For two up touring the wing is the ideal tool, new one is smaller than the gl1800 of old, and I bet handles even better. Lovely sounding when opening up too😬 great tour tmf.
Totally agree...
We had problems navigating Wales with the Garmins, doing weird U-turns and going down non-existent turnings, a local told us that Welsh people use TomTom. I love your touring vids, defo my favourite vlogs.
So glad you like them!
I had the same problem in my car with friends but as you get nearly to port madock it’s sign posted port merrian , one of my favourite places to visit.
Stunningly beautiful countryside,luv it,thks.
Glad you enjoyed it Bruce - all the best!
Beautiful vistas, winding roads, and funny town names. Doesn’t get any better than that 😃🏍👍. But how you have survived without the Mrs. putting knots on your head is beyond me 😆, some of those comments would have earned me a early grave 🤪.
You gotta pick the right one ;0)
Really enjoying this series TMF. Wales is on my list......one day. 🌎👍🏍🇦🇺
You should!
Finally! Getting close to my neck of the woods. Never worry about mis pronunciation... always attempt it, its a great way to start a conversation.
Nice choice of route for the ‘Wing too, showing it in a different light, its got a frisky side to it...
It certainly has....thanks for watching and stopping by once again!
Great vid as usual despite so many ads interrupting.
Sorry about that - I don’t have any control over how many adverts TH-cam serves up....
That structure is the Stwlan Dam, its has an Hydro Electic Function (water escapes down pipes, generates Electricity, pumped back up in the night to fill the dam, its near the town of Tanygrisiau.
yes its off the beaten track, but worth while for tremendous walks.
Looking at that dash with the mirrors sticking out like ears seems like an alien creature with big round eyes looking back !
Can't unsee it !
Don't tell me that!!!
I have been to Wales twice and stayed at Porthmadog in a mobile home in 2014. If you are looking for narrow twisty roads go to Cornwell, i rode it on my friends 1200 GS BMW. Greetings from Durban, South Africa.
Greetings to you Derek!
As usual another top video TMF. Know the roads well around there. As you know I’ve recently had a brand new BMW XR and was thinking about swapping to the GS but this beast looks different class. Having said that myself and my good lady went for a bimble/blast out and about around Church Stretton and Craven Arms yesterday and the XR is staying put. If only my garage and bank balance was big enough. Looks like we’ll be doing the ‘stress buster’ Spain trip with Toro Adventure too after watching those videos. 👍🏻
Cheers Again, Woody
Cheers Woody - you and the Mrs will love Toro Adventure - don't forget to tell them you saw it here!!
@@TheMissendenFlyer already have. Sal replied they can’t keep you away 👍😃
This machine is the perfect steam locomotive to tour. It seems there is nothing that could stop it. Nice feeling of well mastered muscle power.
Couldn't agree more!
Really enjoying this tour series. I was in Wales last month and rode some of the same roads as you. My first tour and I can’t wait to go back. I thought the bike looked a bit of a handful in Episode 1 (I think there were 2 corners where you really had to haul it back into line) but you seemed to be taming it better in Episode 2. I have to admit it looks too big for my liking, I prefer a more nimble bike, but that engine sounds lovely 👍
Yes horses for courses and all that - the Goldwing defo isn't an everyday all rounder sort of bike, but for comfy 2 up touring it's unbeatable in my view....
Beautiful stuff!!! With Brest to boot!!! (or NOT!) LOL.
I have a 2020 GSA but your love for the GW is a bit infectious, thought I had the only bike I needed but now I think I need two ! Actually, make that three, one needs a good scooter or the like !!! 😂😂😂
I dare you to try the new Goldwing!
@@TheMissendenFlyer oh no, what am I doing !? . . . dare accepted, now to find a dealer that has one in stock and will let you ride it. They’re a bit weird here in Australia and the GW is so pricey here but I’ll see what I can do.
my nan refused to say that word in public so she always asked for "chicken chests" in the butchers. Great vid and well done for Photoshopping blue skies over Wales! ;o)
I know, sunshine and warmth in Wales, miracles do happen!
Excellent Andy.
Glad you enjoyed it David....
We went to Port Meirion seems to have its own eco system. Chucking down With rain all around and it was bright sunshine and 20 degrees when we were there.
Hello from Canada! I'm sitting here watching your video and just happen to have on my favourite hoodie............. a black TMF hoodie with red trim.
You have impeccable taste!