Tour of Wales by BMW R1200GS - Ep 2: Betws-y-coed to Capel Curig
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- Tour of Wales by BMW R1200GS - Ep 2: Betws-y-coed to Capel Curig
It's time for the second episode in my tour of Wales series. I thought I'd follow the best possible summer weather forecast and last month I headed off to Wales on a route from Adventure Bike Rider magazine. Did my quest for sunshine and blue skies pan out? Stay tuned to find out....
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joining your tours is so relaxing - no music, lovely accent, beautiful places, well produced and edited
Thank you very much (accent? I don't have an accent!!)...
Plus one for the lack of music. Never needed and if you REALLY don’t like the music, it ruins the entire video
Where you turned right on the A4086 to join the Llanberis Pass you flashed past the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel which is where the 1953 Everest expedition team based themselves for a time as they trained in the area. Their signatures and those of other mountaneers are on the ceiling in the bar! Also, the quarry you mentioned near Dinorwig/Electric Mountain is a former major centre of the Welsh slate industry.
Cool!
This whole area is my weekend stomping ground, been going there regularly for ten+ years and it never gets boring. Ideal peace and calm after a week at work.
You're very lucky to have this nearby Barry - fabulous riding as you say...
I live in Cheshire but make the effort to head over there when I can, and you can see why. :)
What a lovely drive! Simply lovely country!
Boyo...
👍 Great video showing some beautiful parts of Wales
No doubt the roads will be twice as busy this summer
Just come back from doing the same roads - simply stunning place. Less traffic on the roads in September!
A business trip a few years ago took me to Cardiff for a few days but I didn't have time to see the countryside . Thanks for the video showing what a beautiful part of the world Wales is.......yet another fine video of yours.
Thank you!
Ah, beautiful. What wonderful scenery you were treated to! Cannot wait for the next installment!
Thank you Matthew - Stay tuned (next instalment due next Friday)....
Good evening TMF another one of your super videos ,Thank you and Take Care.
They are such stunning roads, I led a charity run there a while back and was blessed with weather. The view of bikes behind me and those of the scenery ahead were equally breath-taking. Great video man!
Cheers and thanks for watching!
Glad the trips are back on TMF, really enjoy them and so well done.
Thank you Mick - lots more to come this year yet :0)
at 7.43 The Boulders can be seen just where the road kinks left. There's a lay by coming up, great place to stop and soak up the atmoshere of the place where the great cimbimg pair Joe brown and Don Whillans were pushing the boundaries of rock climbing in the 1960's. Another historic and totally awsome place. Great video mate. I'm heading that way myself in a couple of weeks.
Sounds like you know the place well David?
I know a lot of people complain that the wide angle lens on the GoPro takes away the beauty of the landscape, but I have to say this tour is positively gorgeous on your video. I love it.
Thank you Michael - the only problem I have with the GoPro for this is the fact that it flattens everything out a bit, it doesn't quite capture how good the scenery is!
Another excellent vid. Looking forward to the next installment.
Friday is TMF trip day!
That took me back seeing that beautiful part of the world again.
Loving the tour. Again the variety of content you put out on the channel makes it a must for anyone into bikes to watch.
Cheers sir.
You are far too kind to me Sleepingdragon - thank you very much and always good to have you along....have a great weekend! - TMF
TheMissendenFlyer Credit where it's due. The narration along the route. Pointing out places of interest. Showing us your route all helps for a more immersive experience. As opposed to some vloggers who just put on some forgettable music for the duration of the video instead.
Quality stuff mate.
More Great Roads and Scenery, Many Thanks
Cheers Bob....
Love your films. Now working my way over older ones. Please keep the content coming.
Thanks for the kind words Joe - will do!
The main benefit or riding on the right side of the road is that you can wave with your clutch hand and most riders do so. The nod is a back up for when your actually using the clutch lever. beautifull roads by the way.
100% agree with that - so much cooler to do the wavey thing too....
I have been to Wales and love them roads over there, great touring video TMF thanks for sharing
Cheers Dean....
Brilliant absolutely brilliant.
Thank you very much....
fantastic autumn views, love it! Adore this season.
Except that was shot in the height of "Summer" last month in mid-August....
I ride a street triple in Australia and everybody nods back except GS riders and Harley riders. This is perhaps why no one is nodding to you. They are probably in shock that a GS rider nodded!
Interesting as always - thanks for sharing!
Cheers :0)
Amazing views, thanks for sharing great vlog as usual... ride safe 👍👍👍
Thanks Anil...
Great tour series, love the roads and scenery. Wales looks spectacular.
Thank you - it gets better to!
Booked three day tour for the summer, with a Yamaha off road course thrown in there! Can’t wait! My first real tour since passing test last summer!
Fingers crossed for the weather then - enjoy!
Great video, nice to have you in my back yard.... I ride these roads when ever i can. My FB background was taken on the A5 from Bethesda to Capel Curig shortly after my bike broke down after losing my electrics. Keep the great videos coming.
Beautiful landscape; enjoyed the video
Quite the epic journey once again and enjoyable as usual!!
Cheers Scott - next thrilling episode on this one next Friday!
Another gem of a vlog!
Thank you...
The A5 or Watling street, runs without a break from London to Holyhead. A great bike route between Gailey Island north of Wolverhampton all the way to Holyhead. Highly recommended.
Here on this side of the pond, no nodding normally unless busy cornering etc, we lower and extend our left arm way out, (of course we drive on the right unless texting or drunk) and extend the first two fingers like a horizontal peace sign. This generally results in a motorcyclist waive back 95% of the time. Give that a try and see what reaction you get. :) Enjoying the tour! Cheers!
+T Sav Yes well that wave is far cooler and I enjoyed doing it when I rode in the US and Europe but of course if you drive in the left it's a non starter (unless you happen to have cruise control engaged)....so sadly I won't be trying it riding in the UK!
I was there last year in October,3 days of sunny weather,we were based in beddgelert,great roads up there.
Great filming, feels like I’m riding along with you 👍🏻
Awesome, thank you!
Another superb video TMF. Loving your tour videos.
If by any chance I pass you out while riding I'll be sure to nod!
Thank you Reece!
Snob nods ? Good idea for vlog perhaps. Most nods are had for identical or similar bikes it seems, Harley's nod amongst themselves, GS nods to the elder riders, motorcycle riders ignore motor scooters... A weird etiquette but not unique to two wheels either. I give a nod to any and all if there's time, even find myself doing it when walking down the street sometimes ! ;-) Enjoying the tour. Cheers
Got a riders nod once when I was out the front of house pushing lawnmower, thought that was hilarious!
I personally find it's mostly the Harley riders who snob out about it. Actually, even 'worse' than that, if I nod or wave at them, they'll just stare me down as I pass. So it's even more of a deliberate act of disdain than refraining from a nod... yeesh. I'll nod at any motorized two wheels, we're all brothers and sisters out here!
Yeah I nod at bikes when I'm, walking along the street too!! ...curiously they often do nod back then!
Been riding for 45 years, Harleys since 1998, I'll nod or wave at any two-wheeler, most nod back, those that don't ride all sorts of bikes. Mind you it got a bit silly once when I was out for a ride and the local egg run went past, got fed up with nodding after the first 50, the rest of 'em probably thought I was a stuck up harley rider !!!
Agreed I ride a street triple r and only ever nod at the same bike but will return nods from whoever. I've noticed sporty naked bike riders tend to nod at each other.
A Great video, as I was on the road from betws--y- coed to llannberris today 4/10/17 very quiet traffic wise, and fantastic roads, would love to come back on my bike and ride them. Cheers, PS I have been very impressed the roads in wales, having never been to north wales before, good surface, and twister, and stunning views.
You've got to get there on your bike - fabulous riding!
Superb. I'm heading for a proper tour of Wales tomorrow. Checked your route and seems nice but ABR has another one which seems stupendous too and will take me to my exit to the Lake District which is my next leg. I just hope I don't get as much traffic as you did. Or rain of course...
Ride safe everybody!
Enjoy!
You are not alone. On a GS you definitely get less nods 🤔. I'm touring Wales and England this week and noticed a lack of nods. You must do Tregaron to Llyanwyrtd road. The devils staircase. Wow...its fantastic. Heading to London tomorrow. Might pass through Blighty
Do like your trips , not been keeping up with your vids of late but could not resist another trip 👍🏻
Tut tut Neil, have to take the rough with the smooth!
TheMissendenFlyer no ruff my friend all your stuff is good , I've just started iam observer course , taking up all my time 😉
Very jealous of your outings
Just caught up with your tour of north wales, i live in old colwyn, Betws y coed is where most of the local bikers head to before starting our ride outs, if you had gone onto the next car park in betws by the train station on right, the car park would have been full of fellow bikers. Great roads around area, the reason i got on a bike for the first time at 50. Shame i missed you on your travels, after following your channel, seems unreal to see you on the roads which we ride daily, lol, come back soon, would be great for your followers in the area to meet up with you next time, best wishes TMF
Cheers Andy - you can be sure I will be back!
1:33 lol, I had to stop here for a photo too! I call around here my playground 😊
Great place to ride - lucky you!
Will be coming down the A5 from Hollyhead on Thursday heading to Silverstone.It looks good :-) Flyer.
Enjoying your tour of wales,so much so that you have convinced me to go for a bimble this weekend. I have found an enthusiastic wave shocks the gs haters into a grudging nod.
Excellent - liking your style, I'll wave my arms about more....enjoy your ride, weather looks set fair(ish)...
that looks disgustingly busy. out of season & mid week that road is awesome!
It got better....at least traffic wise (the weather, not so much....)
It really is good to see people like yourself venturing up north (or west) and actually seeing what such a variety of landscapes we have in the UK! Too many times I would meet people at university who ( mainly people from the south-no offence) had no idea such places existed in their own country! Not that the south doesn't have any beautiful landscapes either, the south coast and Cornwall/Devon I'm sure would make for a great road trip!
And obviously keep up the good work fella, these touring series have been awesome!
Thank you Daniel - what makes you think I'm a Southern softie?? Northerner through and through me.....
My judging stems from a lack of Gregs sightings in any of your more local video's haha ;)
I love a Greggs - I even know how to spell it - their sausage roll and coffee combo just can't be beaten at £1.99....
Great views
Enjoying TMF's White Van Tour of Wales!! ;-)
I think it's nice to nod - bit of a pain when there's dozens of bikes though! Never quite mastered the "sideways nod" so it's a straight up and down from me :-) Nice vid BTW - up to 38K subs - well deserved! Regards as ever, Jon.
Thank you Jon - but that continental low wave think is so much cooler don't you think? ...oh to ride on the right...
21 minutes in you drove past Tryfan, Britain's (and my) favourite mountain 😍😍
It is?? Why?
@@TheMissendenFlyer I'm not really sure although it's an extraordinary looking mountain especially from the other side. Looks like a dinosaur back. There are quite a few routes up but I believe it's the only peak that can't be accessed without some real hands on scrambling. Also has the iconic Adam and Eve st the summit. It's a brilliant challenge summer or winter. Once again, thanks for all your fantastic videos. I've got a deposit on a Super Duke r which is stuck in a closed dealer at the mo. You and a few others are keeping me sane. Kind of 😁😁
Strange to watch these roads through your camera - I work in Caernarfon and live very nearby! Nice video as always!
Cheers Emlyn....
Another great tour, thanks. Question from a Canuck: who built all those rock walls along all those roads and how long did that take?
The local farmers build and maintain the dry stone walls.
Good question - and I'm afraid I have no idea as to an answer other than "the locals" and "a long time"!!
The A5 is actually an ancient roman road originally. The current A5 follows the original route from Wales right across the Midlands don't you know.
I thought that may well be the case (the routing, not the Roman road thing...)
Watling street
Indeed it is.
Nodders I have noticed there are less nodding at me since I changed from my blackbird to the Versys but I think in general not so many nodding these days . Great roads travel them many times with work
Great vid as usual. I’ve Noticed you don’t use your Sat Nav to its full potential. You should persevere with learning it & the Garmin software. I can guarantee it’ll add to your enjoyment. It’s easier to learn than piloting a plane, trust me. 😉
...if only it were...
TheMissendenFlyer in BaseCamp double click your route at bottom left of screen. See the box containing list of waypoints, right click each one & select don’t announce. This turns it into a shaping point.
Good to see it's not just Harley riders in Canada who are mostly arrogant jerks...
Love hearing your colour commentary. I visited the UK (Edinburgh) back in 2010, and I would move there in a heartbeat if I could afford to. Oh well, one can dream.
Yet another amazing video, thanks very much TMF.
I love Edinburgh too....but not the weather!!
Teriffic as always TMF...splendid sir 😅😅
Thank you Martin...
Lovely scenery. Shame about all the traffic. Weekend?
Yes, in August too = nightmare on the roads...
The missenden white van magnet!
+terry boardman ....tell me about it...
The A5 through Wales is one of my favourite A roads, certainly in England and Wales! The A9 from Perth to Inverness takes some beating , and I’m sure there are some interesting A roads up the west of Scotland, but I’ve not been there.
The West of Scotland HAS to be done....amazeballs up there....
Oh when you ride it you have to wake up in the midst of it.get ur tent out lol.great tour thanks.
Not sure I understand what you're saying Derrick??
At the beginning of video you commented about tent campers you passed in campsite.i just love the sense of wakening up in a campsite or on a mountain side and my bike beside me ready to explore again.great to get out enjoyed your video.
Aha got ya! Yes I do agree, I'll let you into a secret. When my kids were small we had a caravan and dragged it all over the shop at home and abroad - nothing beats waking up in the fresh air (mind you cleaning out the slop bucket wasn't a barrel of laughs)....
TheMissendenFlyer lol keep it up safe biking.
Another cracking vlog TMF. Rode the A5 from Shrewbury to Holyhead last month on the way home from Silverstone MotoGP. If you're planning touring Northern Ireland at any point let me know and I will give you info on the best roads to ride.
Cheers Jon!
Great vlog; always nice to watch your vlogs. Same problem ... I live in Northern Thailand and we have some incredible mountains but they all look small on the GoPro Hero 5 Black. We get a lot of comments on our vlog saying they are hills but those who have visited soon change their minds :) Pity the GoPro didn't have a zoom as well.
+Graham & Pie Yes a camera of that size and quality with a zoom lens would be a winner. Thanks for watching...all the way around there!
Yes it sure would. I'm originally from the UK but been living here 14 years. Started watching a lot of your vlogs; very informative, especially the bike reviews ... wife rather likes motorcycling as well so that's a bonus. Enjoyed the Scotland tour and enjoying the Welsh tour. Ride safe mate.
Hi, just moved to London and thinking if September would be a good period of the year to adquire a GS1200. I am Brazilian and have owned 03 previous GS's and would love to visit the country side around London, but I am not sure about the weather conditions during winter. Should I wait for march/april 2018?
Many thanks for your advise and congratulations for such interesting and inspiring videos.
+Paul Altit Welcome to London! ...and why wait? Anytime of year is good on a bike, I say go for it (but get heated grips!). Cheers - TMF
Many thanks TMF. Cheers
Are you going over towards Porthmadog, or even Portmeirion (Backdrop for The Prisoner tv series). Great scenery in North Wales.
Err...no...sorry (next time!)
Ah well .... woud've like to have seen your ride through it. Must say that I enjoy your tour videos. Keep it up.
Thank you! We live in the States, but I have a degree from the University of Wales. Beautiful place. We love it there. By the way, you were wondering about the name "Bethesda." It derives its name from the pool of Bethesda in the Bible.
Ah, thanks for that - good to get some local intell from someone across the Atlantic!
Your spot on with the issues the postman has in these areas . I’m a white van man delivery driver ( normally driven on the rpm limiter not to slow bikes up) and it’s shit making delivery’s to some of these rural locations😀
I bet that can be quite challenging in some circumstances!! Hats off to you sir!
The beautifully maintained Caernarfon Castle in North Wales was where Prince Charles had his Investiture as 'Prince of Wales' way back in 1969 (much to the annoyance of some of the local Welsh i seem to recall). Well worth a visit if you are in the area.
Happy memories of mooring my yacht directly below the castle walls after a circumnavigation of Anglesey island.
Nice place!
Wow, that is what I call posh ;0)
Haha.....not really. Only a humble 28ft.
Stay off motorways - boring on bikes! I prefer "A" road tours. Did a bit of your Welsh tour, started at the beginning of the A5 (marble Arch) finishing at Holyhead, a most excellent weekend. Full length of A6 is also a good one, next one this year will be length of A 40 ! Go on try one!
Really enjoy your videos, on a separate note, choice, S1000XR 1290 SAS or multi strata, Which would you go for?
Keep good work TMF👍
1290 SAS
Last time I was in Wales I was 10 years old, Some what ago, looks lovely there and I did remember what Canarven castle looks like, don't think the nodding has anything to do with a GS, just plain old ignorance I think, I nod or rather wave here in Germany to all riders, appart from scooters he he. I think the GS is a great bike, would not like to have one myself though they seem to be everywhere these days. I prefer my Versys 1000 which got 2nd place after the GS in the top "adventure bikes". Glad you enjoyed your ride and thanks for sharing this RSM8.
Cheers Gaz - if there's not a lot of GS action in Germany, where would there be!
Just came back from a brilliant two night ride around the area , fantastic experience , and we were two of those hardy souls who camped at that campsite , but for £7.00 a night we didn’t mind trying to be hardy 😁😁🥶
Enjoyed your video and now subscribed
Welcome along!
So Hinkleys claim to be the most beautiful town on the A5 could be challenged? Lol. Enjoyed the tour as always!
I think so yes....although to be fair I've only ever been to industrial estates there...
6:08 is Llanberis Pass. Just after the car park for the pig and miner track up to Snowdon.
The car park is at the famous Pen-y-Pass youth hostel, start of the Pyg Track, which leads to the Miners’ track or to the Snowdon summit via the Crib Goch ridge if you’re feeling brave!
As a Londoner who lives near the Welsh border, I was pulled up on the pronunciation of -coed. It is not co-ed it is coid or coyd.
Prince Charles was crowned Prince of Wales in Caernarfon castle. Great vid...ridden those roads many times in the past.
Cheers Pete - you're not the first to mention that (nor I bet the last...)!
Now that was a pleasant surprise,i didnt know your vid was up,
is it the video that makes it look like your riding fast,or are
you giving it some beans,cracking scenery is'nt it
Ride Safe Baza ;-)
You know me, always hooliganning it around the countryside....
It’s the camera, honest officer.
What do you do for a living? And did you go on this trip solo or was the Mrs following on another bike?
No this was a solo tour, the Mrs is pretty anti-bikes I'm afraid....
The nod thing is definately a GS envy, image challenge. When I am on my other bike there is a noticeable differnence. I was schooled in North Wales and played much Rugga in Ba thes da... then its beth ga let. never got my head round it
Gotta love that language....it's nuts!
Just started watching there videos here in NZ , like your one on the new Honda 250 Rally, funny to see you driving around where I used to live 😄😄
+billybrian2806 Hope it brings back some good memories :0)
TheMissendenFlyer oh hi, didn’t expect a reply😄 yes brought back good memories , the first being how better the roads are in the UK and secondly how much more ‘with it ‘ Brits are compared to the dopey kiwis! I am fairly new rider and couldn’t believe the attitude of drivers to bikers here...I have just motorbiked across Australia and realise it is kiwis...Ozzie drivers so much better 😄😄😄
TheMissendenFlyer p.s keep up the good work, very enjoyable videos!😄
The lake is low in Llanberis because it's part of the hydro electric scheme, they pump water from that lake to a lake at the top of the mountain behind at low demand times and generate electricity by letting it come back down to that lake at high demand times
Clever stuff....
4.04 Is the road to Tremadoc approaching the Pen y Gwryd hotel, famous as the training base for the 1953 Everest expedition.
Nice - I love a bit of local intell - cheers - TMF
If you want you can make the landscape (grounds) brighter in the video editor. Or put the camera higher on the helmet and then tilted a bit more forward. Less light from the sky will enter the lens so the ground will be brighter.
Thanks for that....
If you look at two of my video's, maybe you can see the difference between brightening in the videoeditor and a slightly more tilted ( towards the ground) camera. In both video's the camera is placed at the same high position on my helmet.
Motorrit Vecht, Gein, Amstel is brightened. Motorrit Lummen etc. Is more tilted.
The first video took a lot of work to brighten up the ground and more saturate the colors. The second video needed none of that.
I always sharpen the video a little because Google compresses a lot and that means loosing a lot of quality.
Love these vids!
Great...glad you like em!
Great video! Do you ever go to Europe? About a year ago, myself and 5 others did a bike trip through Slovenia, Italy, Bosnia, and Croatia. If you like mountains, that's a great destination. I'm not sure why people won't nod back to you... I know I would, no matter what you're riding. Cheers, Rob
I do indeed, a lot, but not as much as I'd like on the bike!! Stay tuned ;0)
Have you ever considered s1000xr instead of your GS as you mainly ride on the road?
Yep sure have - can't get on with the duck-face though (or the vibes).....stick that engine in a GS body and you'd have the perfect adventure bike....
Thanks for the vids ,I'm gonna be exploring all those places when I move to north wales shortly . Hopefully I will also be on a new bike a Ktm 1090 adventure s or I may just go the Honda xadv route . With regards to the nods or lack of I think bikers today have changed there attitude and there is far too much emphasis on what you ride , he'll I nod at everyone .
+MrTrek164 Good man! (Me too)
Re: Nodding. Riding in Summer in UK, I start getting 'nod fatigue' after about a hundred nods, and when a dozen bikes go the other way, it feels like developing a twitch. Waving with the clutch hand seems too much, if you're not royalty. As more bikes get cruise control, maybe the continental 'cool wave' will start to appear in the UK :)
Yes I agree it does get a bit tiresome when confronted with a group on tour!
Another good review. I love the Welsh scenery, but I think Scotland is more dramatic ( and that's from a Welshman). The welsh pronunciation seems to be getting better as the tour progresses, you will be fluent welsh by the end of it.
Well done or as we say in Wales " Da iawn "
Thank you Peter - appreciate the encouragement!
Bucket list...'tick box' added
Me too: even if the GoPro doesn't capture the real beauty of the scenery, it still shows enough to be inviting ☺
shame bout the nodders.. I'm only mildly drunk playing the TMF drinking game today, Shot for a nod, down a pint for a Harley. ;)
A dangerous game to play so early in the evening!
Historic route usually means it was an old Roman road.. traveled by horse and foot :)
I think pretty much the only negative thing about a GS, is that everyone and their granny has one.
Here in Belgium, the R1200GS and GSA are the 2 most sold bikes, including scooters.
But for good reason, I'd say...
They are popular for a reason! That said I really don't think I see thaaaat many....
I see at least 3 or 4 per day, just by driving from home to work and back again.
I got loads of nods on my trip while riding my ktm 990 smt, or maybe they were nodding at my mate following me on his z1000 hmmm. I notice on my drz I get ignored by most, they probably think it's a 125 or something, adventure bike riders usually nod though, they get it.
...can't seem to get a pattern, I nod at everyone, very few nod at me back :0(
"Not as many sheep as I thought. They're probably being wined and dined somewhere" :D
Glad you spotted that one ;0)
Well done MF for being my wingman yet again. When you did your Scotland tour, earlier this year, I had arranged to do the same about 6 weeks late and used your info to great affect. Well you've done it again as next weekend I have 3 night tour of Wales, mainly Snowdonia but may also pop over to the Brecons. Would appreciate a full list of all your 2018 tours old chap and the dates so I can plan mine accordingly 😂😂😂
As usual great stuff and thanks as I always enjoy your content.
Paul
He he cheers Paul - have a great trip - hope the weather holds for you!
Like you, when I use my GPS I tend to put in the next way point (town) as I go. When planning my route, say the night before, I enter in the towns in the GPS then find them under 'History' as I am travelling. Saves typing in the town name on the side of the road. Would love to download a route using Garmin Basecamp but it's total witchcraft to me. Hey Ho.
I've managed to download a route no issue - it's executing it that's the problem - I haven't found a way to actually start the route and have the nav take me around it without stopping at each way point...it's pants....
I've always used a map. Wouldn't even know how to switch a sat nav on !
TheMissendenFlyer you have to change way points to shaping points in BaseCamp so they don’t alert.
I sat on a GS today, could only reach the ground with tippy toes. They're made for elongated people
Damn castles...looking proper castley! And by the way just about nobody nods to an RT rider.
I would!
Any plans of a tour of the alps?
Lots of plans! Nothing firm I'm afraid - might have to be next year now....
"Nice rear-end to follow."
Oh, suits you, sir.
We only need to put one wheel in Wales and it rains....Every time every season!