3 Days in Northern Ireland on the BMW R1250GS Adventure
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
- 00:00 Intro
00:17 Up to Liverpool
04:11 Arrival Belfast
06:35 Sperrin Mountains (wet)
10:23 Derry Londonderry
13:01 Giant's Causeway and Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
15:56 Dunlop Memorial Garden
16:48 Day 2 - Armagh
18:47 Mourne Coastal Route
23:17 Day 3 Newry to Newtownards
28:29 Causeway Coastal Route
36:55 Closing and Thanks
38:72 Outro
Welcome to the video for my trip from Southampton to Northern Ireland. The weather was not the kindest, but the trip was still superb and I would thoroughly recommend it to any motorcyclists thinking of somewhere to go, particularly in these Covid times when travel outside the UK is so difficult.
As promised, here is a link to the GPX file recorded during the trip. Hope you can find some use for that:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Thanks for watching most of all and ride safe, stay safe and we'll see you next time
Nick
Below are various links to kit I use or items referenced in this video.
These are amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom) links and clicking through and purchasing does earn me a small commission and costs you nothing extra.
I'd be really grateful if you are buying any of these if you used the links and help support the channel.
Thank you
Nick
Accessories on (or used for) My R1250GS
Motorcycle Dryer
Bruhl MD1400 1400W Motorcycle Dryer - amzn.to/33NGA79
Horn
Denali Soundbomb Horn - amzn.to/2qUA4Ni
Battery Charger (Dual Standard Connect and Canbus - Fits Din Socket to charge)
Optimate 4 - BMW Canbus Edition - amzn.to/2phUAXN
Din/USB Twin Outlet Adapter
Optimate Dual USB Charger - 3300mA DIN Plug - amzn.to/2CJEl99
Tank Bag
Givi ST602 Sport Tanklock Bag - amzn.to/2CGK13G
Tanklock Ring for above (R1200/1250GS) - amzn.to/2QmYXvR
Protection
ACF50 Rust Protector (with buddy bottle, aerosols are poor) - amzn.to/2NKL5tJ
Clothing I wear
Crash Helmet
Shoei Neotec II - amzn.to/2rKw8zk
Waterproof Jacket (Over Rukka Textile)
Tucano Urbano Nano Rain Jackket - amzn.to/2NNCnLe
Waterproof Trousers (Over Rukka Textile)
Tucano Urbano Nano Rain Trousers - amzn.to/33ZCed6
Equipment I use to film videos
Main Helmet Camera
Go Pro Hero 7 Black - amzn.to/2CKUmvo
Mirror Mounted (rear-facing) Camera
SJ Cam SJ4000 - amzn.to/377slwc
Fixed Front and Rear Cameras (supplementary footage)
Innovv K2 Dual Camera Kit - amzn.to/2CJAngU
Adapter needed to add supplimentary mics to GoPro Hero 5/6/7/8
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Case for mounting GoPro and Mic Adapter
Ulanzi Multi-purpose GoPro Case - amzn.to/32JIkgA
BOTH MICS below have leads for Mobile Phone (to use GoPro Adapter with these you need a TRS to TRRS Adapter)
Rode Phone Accessory (TRS to TRRS Adapter) - amzn.to/2CHKJh1
Helmet Microphone (needs GoPro Adapter) and Tie-pin mic Indoors
Aufgeld Lavalier Microphone - amzn.to/375WVpX
Indoor Microphone (GoPro and Phone Cameras)
Rode Micro Compact - amzn.to/2KlXUZn - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Another great video Nick 👍
Thanks Mark. It’s surprising how much easier it is when you’re on your own with GoPro battery changes. A camera not starting and stuff. I had create fun riding it and strangely for me editing it too 🤣👍🏻
Thank you Nick, I greatly enjoyed the scenery around the Northern Irish coast.
Thanks Paul. Particularly that last day where I got the weather too was phenomenal. I’ll be back for sure 👍🏻
Great trip loved it 👍
Thanks Gary. Glad you liked it 👍🏻
Beautiful ride through country roads, enjoyed the vlog.
Glad you enjoyed it. I did too 👍🏻
Great effort Nick, glad the weather came good, always enjoy your vlogs, looking forward to the next one 😀👍
Thanks Woody. I enjoyed this enough to edit it and share 🤣. Off to Wales next weekend 👍🏻
Great video Nick and a place I know so well.
I loved it. Hope to return soon 👍🏻
that was a brilliant tour nick and that A2 road wow take care
Loved it Bob. Definitely a return trip needed 👍🏻
I would take the scenic loop every time - stunning views. Would love to ride that side of the pond some day.
The other thing this pandemic has probably done more than anything has given us a necessity to appreciate what we have. Scotland for example, if you got weather as we did in 2019 mainly is without match in regular European haunts just because it’s not ‘popular’ due to possible weather being poor so people rush to Spain and queue to do the mountain passes 👍🏻
Great video , especially as I am going over on the ferry in a weeks time to do virtually the same routes for three days , can’t wait 😁👍
Have a great time Dave. Let us know and ride safe 👍🏻
Thank you - Lots of my old haunts from the late 80s and 90s. A great reminder of how good NI is to tour particularly if you can fit in the NW200 at the same time!
I’m hoping to do that when it restarts 👍🏻
Even with the rain the scenery is stunning......
I had such a good time 👍🏻
Fantastic video nick showing our wee county's costal routes, glad you had a great time. If I had new you were coming I would have joint you for a day. Hopefully see you back soon.
Thanks Colin. It won’t be long until I’m back. I ran out of time and/or weather each day so those in the know will see I never got near Fermanagh. Nice to have plenty left to do though 👍🏻
Thouroghly enjoyed the video! I recently put my phone on the bars to take advantage of the gps and traffic updates. My older Garmin has no connectivity. I agree it can be a distraction but it has its advantages. Thanks Nick and regards from New York.
Thanks a lot. NY. My favourite city 👍🏻
Great video Nick, good to see you back on the road again. I'm looking forward to spring in Melbourne so I can get my Aussie tour videos going again. Cheers, Nick TBB
Thanks Nick. It’s great being out although summer’s a bit iffy. Doing wales next weekend and hoping Pyrenees in September although that may be a UK switch if travel’s too expensive with testing. Hoping to do a sneaky few days in August too but we’ll have to see. Ride safe and keep creating 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK good to hear mate. Lindsay and I rode from the north of England on a ZZR1100 before migrating to Australia many years ago. Right down through the centre of France, picking up the Route Napoleon (Verdon Gorge, used in many Bond car chases) ending up in Monaco, highly recommend it - lapping the F1 street circuit would make for an epic video!
Thank you for this great footage. Originally from Northern Ireland but now living in Australia I haven't been able to return recently due to COVID. Our last trip in 2018 included the TT practice week as well as visiting family in NI and UK. Looking forward to getting over again when things improve. We've been to many of the places you visited, including the distillery at Bushmills: not whisky drinkers but still have memories of the wee dram we sampled there!
Thanks Richard. You can tell hopefully I had great fun despite the weather. You’d not choose it but it too wasn’t really a total downer. I saw some sights I’d seen before in a different light and it certainly made for lighter visitors! You could see cars arriving at the Giant’s Causeway putting their hands out the window (it was Misty rain) and bailing. For me it was drier off the bike. You can see I have my jacket open at Carrick-a-Rede!! Hope you get back over soon although Australia’s admirable zero covid approach may now give them issues to open up??? Ride safe 👍🏻
Gotta love those slippery decks!
Indeed. The ramps are all gritty but that bow in the open was a bit concerning 🤣👍🏻
Hi Hick, Thanks for another enjoyable video and for promoting my part of the country! There are some amazing roads here in the Sperrin Mountains and I prefer them to the busy coastal routes!
If that A2 on Friday afternoon is busy then I’d like more 🤣. Think sometimes the showery weather (and the week before schools broke) helped. I genuinely had a blast enhanced by the nostalgia and people 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK Schools out and everyone is holidaying locally. So those costal roads will be very busy! Keep those videos coming, Nick!
Love it, we went around Scotland 🏴 this year but I do fancy a trip along the Atlantic highway next year maybe.
Hi Mark. Can thoroughly recommend it. We did Scotland in 2019. That was fantastic too 👍🏻
Well done Nick, great video as usual, quite a sprint for you to get here but glad you were able to make the effort.
And glad you enjoyed it.
Would have been great to met up, always next time.
You need to add in Co, Donegal and up around the Inishowen peninsula.
Good luck with the big match this evening….🏴
You’ll notice I also need to do Fermanagh as I ran out of time/weather. I’ll be back for sure 👍🏻
Thanks for the great video Nick, I left NI in ‘83 as a teenager and in later life have become an avid motorcyclist in my adopted country, South Africa 🇿🇦. It was nice to see how beautiful the countryside is. I lived near Carrickfergus. I intend coming over to tour the whole island when the pandemic allows it.
Thanks Marc. I went through Carrickfergus and Larne on that last day to the A2. Hope you get chance to get back over to ride it soon 👍🏻
Nick, well i can't think of what to say more than, well done Sir !!!! great.
I did SWC 300 this week, well worth it if your plans ever take you towards Lockerbie.
Thanks Ian. I must take a go at that after the fantastic trip we had to the north of Scotland in 2019 👍🏻
Hi Nick, thanks for visiting NI and hope you enjoyed some of our better roads. Sorry to see the weather didn’t work out very well (the last few weeks here have been mostly very good weather) but hopefully you’re able to visit again and get to see some more sunshine!
I’ve no complaints really. Would have been nice for weather to play ball (I had about 50/50) but didn’t really affect much as I was catching up with lots of people. It was funny. I lost count of the number of people that said “it’s been lovely for weeks and next week looks great too”. That’s like the person that asks for directions and gets told “I’d not be starting from here” 🤣. I’ve always loved NI and will be back much sooner this time 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK Glad to hear it! I’m sure you’ve seen most of the good roads already but if you’re planning a visit in future few free to get in touch and I’ll happily recommend some great biking roads! 🙂
Nick please do more tours they are absolutely fantastic honestly please do some and it love the three little words. Cheers mate
I’ve got a Pyrenees one from last year it just takes a long while to edit them. Need to do it before beginning of June as I’m off to Germany with the same lads 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK I’ll look forward to that
Pre COVID I did the north coast and Wild Atlantic Way down to Tralee, fantastic scenery and no rain for once😀. You should try my back yard Northumberland and the Borders, stunning roads and just as friendly as Ireland.
Hi Ian. Did that as our Covid tour in Sept 2020. It was brilliant after we realised there was no need to hug the east coast until the Northumberland Coastal Road. Stopped in Berwick and went all up and down over the border and over to the Lake District. May put the video together at some point 👍🏻
If you get a chance, head up to Donegal. The roads and views are EPIC! The landscape seems like a completely different country (and technically it is!).
I intend to go back for sure and also wanted to do Co. Fermanagh fortunately Donegal and the other 25 are now called the Irish Republic. When I was a kid it was ‘southern Ireland’ when in fact parts of Co.Donegal are farther north than parts of Northern Ireland 🤣
Hope to see you in the Republic and the Wild Atlantic Way (Connemara) when restrictions ease, Nick !
You’ll struggle to keep me away. I had a fantastic time despite the weather 👍🏻
Great video thanks for visiting our wee country, come back soon 👍👍👍
I assure you it was my pleasure totally. I’ll be back as soon as I can for sure. Fermanagh to do as you’ll see it was intended but never made it due to time pressure and weather 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK great visiting during North west 200 week, in may, great atmosphere, amazing racing, and of course, beautiful scenery 🏁👍
@@geecee4746 indeed that’s a possibility I’ve spoken to ‘the boys’ here about when it’s back on 👍🏻
Thanks for bringing us along Nick.... but the music was so loud like back in the naughties
Thanks Michael. Think I need a sound engineers course. I fear criticism I used to get that everything was too quiet or maybe just some more serene music? 🤣👍🏻
I enjoyed the video enormously. Sadly it served to remind me of why I have never visited on a motorcycle. The weather is just too unpredicable. When I retire, I will have more time and won't care whether I spend half my tme drying out. :)
Interestingly I’ve done the last three years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in the UK. (All four nations) and I’ve had more than average weather on all of them. This was probably 50/50 but I always feel when you book it’s go whether good or bad. I had a blast 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK I don't dispute that at all. I grew up in South Wales and toured throughout. I currently live in the North West and tour extensively here and in Scotland. The weather in Wales and the North sucks and while I have limited holidays I like to spend it somewhere warm and dry. On a good day though we have roads here in the UK to rival anywhere except may be the Alps and the Pyrenees.
Another great video Nick, shame about the weather but looks like you had a great time there! Looking forward to our first ride out, do you allow a Kawasaki Versys to feature on the channel??
Anything on two wheels Dan. Hopefully at least get a weekend this year while we ween you in 👍🏻
The rain always puts me off touring ireland.
I sort of get that but you’re going to get wet at some point on a motorcycle. There were a ton of things to do off the bike I didn’t do. The Titanic exhibition is now a whole area of Belfast for example. My tours of the UK in the last two years covering all four nations have been absolutely beautiful and great fun and actually I’ve had my fair share of good weather. I’d still encourage you to give it a go. I booked the ferry for obvious reasons as ‘flexi’. It was £10 more each way so if it was a complete washout I could change it or bail early? Ride safe 👍🏻
Superb effort Nick! I love everything you produce! I've learned so much. Did you use the Bumots on this run? if so, how did they work out? I'm considering them....
Thanks a lot Rob. I did. I nearly got away with the top box only but staying in a hotel for two nights I left the panniers there on day two (you may see some shots where they’re not on?). They’re slightly heavier than some (as 2mm thick v 1.5mm on most). I have all the inner bags (inc. lid bags) which are great value and really enhance the system. Mine had no water ingress although one pannier did have a little in when I pressure washed them at home on return. I would thoroughly recommend them still 👍🏻
Love your videos…we recently moved to Iowa, USA but have always wanted to ride in Ireland & the UK! Thanks to your videos I purchased the same Bumot Panniers for my Triple Black as well as the same helmet you use (thanks to your endorsement) and really enjoy them!! I was curious about the covers you have on the top of your panniers…they look like good protection…can you tell me what / where you got them?
Glad you like the videos. Sure, the pannier/top box protectors come from pannierprotectors.com/. Ride safe 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK thanks…already ordered them! Wish I could jump on a ferry and be in N. Ireland as well…hopefully we can get there and at least rent a bike.
Thanks Nick - really enjoyed that! 👍 Didn’t realise NI was so stunning - will definitely put it on our “to do” list. What was the accommodation like? 😀👍
I stopped at the Armagh City Hotel. It was £80 bed and breakfast which was at the top end of what I’d normally pay but they let me park my bike under the front door porch, store my panniers in a store room and it’s overlooked by the Armagh police station. The hotel is top-notch though with good breakfast, bar and restaurant 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK Thanks!😀
Cool trip. Great sites too, despite the weather. I’d never seen the Dunlop tribute. I assume William isn’t in there, but do you know?
That 80’s guitar hero soundtrack was tough going though. Why do you hate us so much? 🤷♂️
Can’t afford to pay for better music 🤣👍🏻
I like how you don't stick to main roads nick 👍
If I’ve got time I try to get off them as often as I can 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK me to nick but have to be careful with my better half on the back
Fish, chips and beans !!!!! I'm in !!!!!!!!! LOL 🙂
Food of the Gods 🤣👍🏻
I admire your persistence with connectivity! Just sell the useless Garmin SatNav and keep the phone. Then you have no extra distractions and a far more effective SatNav
I’m close Richard…. Real close 🤣👍🏻
You had it right the first time mate, it's 'Londonderry' 😉
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Enjoyed that, thanks Nick! 👍🏻😁🇮🇪 Would you recommend the Shoei Neotec, think of changing from the Hornet?
Hi Mark. I like it. I have a ‘moon shaped’ head as you see. I tried many lids on but the Neotec just slotted on snuggly and felt right. It’s a pain for the camera as the chin bar lifts and I wish there was a notch just a tad lower to vent the visor. The first one let’s too much rain in but overall recommended 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK Thanks Nick. 👍🏻
I have one which is great except for one thing. When you just want to crack open the visor slightly to let a little airflow through it closes so you have to have it open quite wide before it holds open. As well as letting more rain in than I would like it puts the pin lock insert right in my line of vision when I check my side mirror on the right. It gets very annoying on a longer ride.
@@paulabraham8724 that was my main thing badly explained 🤣
I enjoyed the trip. Does your speedometer read in kl or mph?
Sometime show us what they have to eat there. Again thank you safe travels. Tennessee USA.
Thanks for watching. It reads in MPH here in UK 🇬🇧
Hey Nick, yet another great video from the studio's of Cecil B. De Hodge ;-) The issue of your phone/BMW App must be frustrating to say the least of it and is not acceptable by any measure. However, not wishing to really P you off but the App works very well with Android. I have a Samsung S21 Ultra (great phone with an unbelievable camera, truly spectacular). I have to say the BMW app is a delight and is now my go to Nav having downloaded all the maps I may possibly need onto the phone, so it doesn't matter if there's no mobile data coverage. I now use the BMW Nav 6 as a standby/second opinion thing, which last week on a trip to Switzerland decided to go ghosting again. I'm on my third replacement in 3 years. Moreover I use Myroutes.App for planning. Save the route as a GPX and send the file via WhatsApp to my phone. Opening that GPX file puts it automatically into the BMW Connected App ready to go. Nothing could be simpler and of course I can plan routes using the same apps on my phone when away from home in a tent etc. Media, Telephone, Nav on the GSA's TFT all work reliably and very well. As an aside when you take a photo using the phone its automatically inserted, geographically correct, into the App's recording of the route. Many times I've looked through my photos after a long trip and wondered where that was. This covers that base for the inept ;-). Anyway, congrats on the N.I. video, I hope to follow in your tracks and will steal your GPX ready for that happy day. Ride safe, stay well. Tony.
Hi Tony. Yes it’s definitely an iPhone problem and I reckon even the latest X, 11 and 12, judging by comments on my connected app/TFT videos. All the features are why I’d love to use it. I hate the Nav6 other than tracking where I’ve been as despite ghosting that works and using it for accurate speed, telemetrics and such. The app is good but fails fundamentally when I can’t rely on it. I’m hoping they get somewhere. In fairness the phone and media connections are reliable and clear in the main so if only….. you’ll enjoy NI. Ride safe 👍🏻
Do you ever get two sunny days in a row in that part of the world? :) Beautiful Countryside!
Now that would be boring wouldn’t it 🤣🤞🏻 👍🏻
Great video Nick. Somewhere I have considered for a number of years, must move it up the list now.
On a different note, how do you find the quad lock ? Considering one on my 1250GS as a back up but stories of camera damage concerned me. The vibration damper hopefully has addressed that.
Also, how much difference is GSA screen compared to your old GS ? Looking to replace stock GS screen, maybe with GSA screen, to give higher and wider protection.
Thanks
Mark. You should do it as soon as possible for sure. The Quad Lock is very positive and I have to trust the vibration damper 🤣. It certainly cushions it for sure. I have used the handlebar bracket with none of the supplied reducer bushes, an additional spacer and the vibration damper and then the head. This allows me to get it right above the handlebars meaning it doesn’t foul anything even when the tank bag is fitted. It’s tough to know whether the screen is better for you on a standard GS as the whole position and other weather protection on the Adventure is different, for sure the GSA has amazing weather protection. Many recommend the MRA with the blade deflector on top. Just over £150 I think?? 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK thanks for feedback. Unfortunately one size does not fit all. MRA gets a lot of good feedback but I prefer the cleaner line of a single screen. Decisions, decisons !
Hello Nick. Excellent video as always. I'm curious about your phone mount. Is it a quad lock mount? If so, what mount did you go with to get it in the center of the bars? I purchased a quad lock setup and the motorcycle bar mount I received wasn't big enough in diameter to go around the center of the handle bars so I had to mount it out near the end of the grip where the bars are smaller.
Hi Chris. It is a Quad Lock and in the handlebar mount with no bush used, so just the clamp. I did away with the arm and use one spacer and the knuckle joint with anti-vibe mount. I hate it but gave in to try and stay connected (fail). I had to have this config to keep it close to the fork pivot so it misses the tank bag when mounted. Where it is it really pivots around itself 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK OK, that makes perfect sense. Thank you for the explanation. Take care and ride safe
Chris I lied. It’s just the bare clamp with a spacer and anti-vibe mount and head on that. That is NO knuckle. Sorry 👍🏻
When crossing to Belfast did you have tie down your motorcycle? Also out of the many hours of footage, how do you select the clips to create your presentation? I enjoyed your video.
Hi John. Yes the shipping line (Stena on this occasion) provide a ratchet strap. It goes from a deck-eye to another over the saddle and they provide a cushion for the saddle too although I use my gloves on the edge just in case. Choosing the footage? The cameras are not on all the time but I try to use the bits where I’m talking of course and then just select stuff I think looks good for motorcyclists 👍🏻
Another great video Nick! Is your GSA the standard suspension or the Low suspension? I'm a 32" inseam. I've ridden the standard 1250GS with the seat in the "low" position
and have no issues, but I believe the GSA is a bit taller bike. Did you notice any difference? Cheers.
Thanks for watching. It is weird, it does feel taller. It’s a standard bike and I have my seat high front and low rear to slide me into front of rear seat. I have about a 32in inseam and with auto suspension setting am either planted on one foot or slightly tiptoeing on both but it still feels ok. At 16st (224lbs) I still fairly strong I guess. Definitely the GS feels smaller 👍🏻
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I grappled with this one when I bought my GSA. To compensate for the extra height versus the GS, I had 2 cm shaved of the underside of the seat. With a standard suspension at low position, this works well for me with a 30in inseam. The dealer persuaded me this was a better option that the low suspension.
Thanks for adding to the answer Pablo 👍🏻
Great video but we drive on the left, not down the middle of an empty motorway ;-)
I’m not sure you can claim that there was pretty well always something incoming in the inside lane and nothing in middle lane in my mirrors. Hogging the middle lane annoys me more than anyone but so long as you’re aware and ‘active ‘ I thought it’d be ok 🤣👍🏻
Hi Nick. What seat do you have on your GSA ? I am looking for one that is a bit more comfortable. Dave
Hi Dave. It’s quite comfortable compared to many others but I am contemplating a Sargent seat at some point in the future 👍🏻
Would love to know what motorcycle gear including boots and gloves you was wearing and if they did indeed keep you warm and dry during your trip. Much obliged.
Tobias. That’s a long answer. I am using here and generally do on all long trips my Rukka Kallix jacket and trousers. It has high grade protection and is waterproof on its own but textile (this means the waterproof membrane is built into the Gortex but the fabric still gets wet, heavy and cold although there is no ingress of water it can take for ever to dry so if it’s long term heavy rain I carry a Tucano Urbano Nano over jacket and trousers which are the size of a coffee mug each but keep me and the Rukka totally dry and warm. My boots are Dianese. Not sure the model but they’re full height side zip with Velcro flaps covering waterproof boots. Gloves are alpine stars but NOT waterproof so I always carry a spare pair. I should really carry waterproof gloves. Now let’s talk about the bike. It has heated grips which go higher in heat than I find comfortable and most of all with the screen and huge wide tank it is really only your arms and knees to ankles that get wet. The rest is really behind panels of the bike. Lastly, I’m luckily quite ‘warm’ as a person and any dry weather over 12 degrees I find quite comfortable, of course we know when wet you always feel colder. To overcome that I carry the Uniqlo padded jacket you see on the table with my beer and meal in the video. It’s a tidy jacket you can wear in the evening but it’s so warm and small under the riding jacket it adds to the warmth. Packs small too. Told you it was a long answer 🤣👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK wow, that was a very long answer but very interesting. I expected a detailed answer as you seem a perfectionist of sorts. Thank you for taking the time to reply. Much appreciated.
Hi nick great videos, can I ask how you can your speed limit reading on the tft? Is shows on my nav 6
Steve. Do you mean the road speed limit in the white square box?? It’s from the BMW connected app but if very flaky on an iPhone. Is that what you meant?
@@nickhodgeUK yes that’s what I meant sorry. I have a iPhone
You can download the app from the Apple store for free (BMW connected app -the bike one). Switch on your bike and it should pair up and light up the navigation function in the TFT and show the road speed limit but it has a habit of disconnecting sometimes. BMW are working on it apparently
@@nickhodgeUK I do have the app but not sure if I set it properly, have you any tips?
@@KevinBilling go into settings on your TFT menu and connect your phone via Bluetooth. Then open the app an it should just connect. There’s a video on my channel on connecting everything up 👍🏻
Nick, how tall are you? I see you ride visor open in the first part of the video. No problems with turbulence?
I’m 6ft 1in (1.85m). I like fresh air 🤣. I do get some but not hugely. Tends to hit top of helmet when GSA screen fully up
Hi Nick, unfortunately GPX files are no longer available. Would you please be so kind to upload again ? Thanks in advance, Michael
Michael. I’m in tour at the minute. I’ll try and remember to update them 👍🏻
Hi Nick, no problem. Many thanks in advance ! Have a nice trip and a save return !
@@mikebrecht9675 Try this drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ylw842f75PpZXsc0rHl4RdtTmzyGhQ7V?usp=sharing
I refreshed the link in the description 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK 👏👍
Only one reason I never tour the UK - the shite weather. In the time it took you to get to NI, you could’ve been half way through France (Covid permitting). Great video though, but it has NOT wetted (no pun intended) appetite to tour the UK.
It’s not always bad. That’s three years running I’ve done UK (all four nations) and I’ve had more sun than rain for sure but yes. The key is Covid permitting, no tests, no isolating, just riding. Despite the weather. It was great 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK yeah under the current circumstances I see you point, but I just can’t be done with it Nick. I’m off to my place in Andalusia in September for 3 weeks so let’s hope it’s stays Amber at least.
"He is reading out directions"? My connected app has a rather sharp sounding American lady. Is it possible to change the voice?
Not sure where Alan but I definitely have a man. Are you iPhone?
It’s pronounced why ding not wind ding 😁
Or wine ding
I imagine this will cause an increase in people heading to the North. I for one will be..
You’ll enjoy it I’m sure Paul 👍🏻
Did you forget your bathing suit?
To which part do you refer?
@@nickhodgeUK The whole thing. All that beach and no mankini? What gives?
@@ryanmalone2681 too late in the trip 😎
@@nickhodgeUK Bummer…no pun intended…promise