FINAL EP - 125cc Camping Trip in Wales! // Do things ever go to plan?!😎

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  • Hey Everyone,
    So the end of this vlog brings the end of the trip for us.
    It didn't go to plan but did we still have damn good fun? INDEED WE DID.
    Thanks again to Sinnis Motorcycles for the loan of the bikes. They performed wonderfully and I had the BEST time!!!
    Anyway guys and girls, I hope you enjoy the final installment!
    Thanks again for watching!
    Usernamekate 🏁
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  • @andrewshields5322
    @andrewshields5322 Před rokem +2

    It reminds me of a time when I was absolutely hypothermic on my bike and I pulled into a layby at night. A police patrol car pulled in behind me to see if everything was alright, he then took me into his car put the heater up for me and shared his flask of coffee. What a great guy

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Andrew that guy sounds like a proper legend!! There is nothing worse is there when your body is desperately trying to cope with the conditions 😩😩

  • @mustdriveslower
    @mustdriveslower Před rokem +5

    The joys of a British summer! We all know that feeling of putting on wet gloves with wet hands... you and your crew are real bikers. Love the vids, please keep them coming.

  • @chrishart8548
    @chrishart8548 Před rokem +3

    It's never mission failed you are so entertaining it's funniest when things go wrong. With you it's quit often.

    • @pollekepmtb
      @pollekepmtb Před rokem +2

      Don t know she s happy with the last one, but you’re right love here to pieces in a nice way of course 🤣

  • @Velo-Rides
    @Velo-Rides Před rokem +2

    Great video, I was beginning to wonder how Cliff was going to get on in his not a tent, tent. 😂😉

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Haha I hadn't even THOUGHT of that ... oh lord it would have been miles worse for him!

  • @jeffweier4824
    @jeffweier4824 Před rokem +4

    Kate, I've really enjoyed this series with the 125s. You did a fantastic job filming it in all the weather situations you were in. I've been chilled to the bone too at times and it's only other motorcycle riders that can relate to how to cold you can actually get. INMHO Kate you handled all the conditions superbly. All credit to you. Very well done.

  • @motogordo1903
    @motogordo1903 Před 2 lety +3

    Mike is an absolute nutter! Slinging it around on street tires off road in the wet, climbing hills.🤣🤣 Food looked so amazing!

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před 2 lety +2

      Wait til you see some of this Scotland footage where I'm pilly. You never need pay for theme park tickets when you have a Mike 🤣🤣 it's like a roller coaster 🎢

  • @adammcallister2260
    @adammcallister2260 Před rokem +2

    There’s no shame in calling it a day when it’s not fun. Like you said, it’s about having fun. Consider your health, too. No point in cracking on and being stubborn when it could easily have got to the point where your too cold and make a mistake which causes you an injury.
    Also, no sheep were harangued in this episode either. That’ll keep the fussy buggers happy!

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Oh Adam, don't! That's caused proper uproar that has. I have accidently achieved notoriety 😫 and honestly, my lips turned blue and I was frozen ridgid. It was not good! Lol

    • @adammcallister2260
      @adammcallister2260 Před rokem +1

      @@UsernameKate there’s no such thing as bad publicity! You’ll have doubled your 40k in no time 😂 I’ve been there before. Riding so long your skin starts itching then feels like it’s burning due to the cold. Not fun! At least you chose the correct option and headed to somewhere warm.

  • @LickyDischarge
    @LickyDischarge Před rokem +2

    I did that exact same wiggle on a cattle grid up in Scotland, although I was on a fully laden CRF1100. I nearly shat myself 😂😂😅😅

  • @jedigeekbiker
    @jedigeekbiker Před rokem +1

    cattlegrids, did same on NC500. Spun back.. great video by the way

  • @solino2002andrea
    @solino2002andrea Před rokem +2

    Hi 👋 Kate and Mike, what a wet environment, beautiful but so wet. My nose started dripping just by watching the video. I don’t even know how a person could spend a night in a tent ⛺️ around there. I would surely need a wd40 soaking for my joints, after that. Maybe an equipped campsite is a little bit different than a field or a woods. I imagine someone pulling tent zip down, so sleepy after a not so comfortable night, and be face to face with an absolutely self confident bear 🐻 or during bedtime, sayng “Honey, how wet and cold is your hand tonight”, and suddenly find out it’s a big snake 🐍 diving into your pajama, actually.
    I prefer the warmer atmosphere you experienced once you got at the restaurant, at the end of the video. Very nice dishes.
    I must admit you had a good spirit of adventure, also regarding the bikes: they”re very tiny and carrying all the necessary stuff on them, reminded me a little bit of “dumb and dumber” chainsaw motorbike journey to Aspen.
    Thank you for your good footage.
    Ps: Kate, your hair natural (I think) color is so nice.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Dumb and dumber haha!! Thank you for the comment! And the hair? Well, it's certainly closer to my natural colour lol!

  • @dalewintle9969
    @dalewintle9969 Před rokem +2

    Cracking series Kate , great roads and scenery shame about the weather in the end , but as long as everyone got home safe 👍🏻 job done ✅

  • @R1_Liz
    @R1_Liz Před rokem +1

    You’re on my favourite road 🥰

  • @MrDarcy-OlMan
    @MrDarcy-OlMan Před rokem +1

    Great to meet you this evening Kate. Where is that lake? It’s stunning! I’ll tag you in our video (as long as it comes out lol!)

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Great to meet you too!! I believe the view point place is Carreg clochdy 😁

  • @antonyallen8677
    @antonyallen8677 Před rokem +2

    Kate there is no way you were a wimp, you have been Amazing all the way through this series of vlogs, great filming and as always brilliant commentary. Stay safe and keep warm.😊

  • @LowkeyAnnie
    @LowkeyAnnie Před rokem +1

    Hi Kate,
    What a great ending to your camping vlog. Wales is absolutely amazing, so green, the misty fog atop of the mountain, and the winding roads leading to your end with a beautiful hot meal. Once again, a great enjoyable journey.and content. Looking forward to your next post.
    Till next time, take care 🇬🇧, ride safe 🛵💨💨💨. Hoorooo 🤘🖐
    Annie, from, Oz. 🇭🇲

  • @mikearmstrong2488
    @mikearmstrong2488 Před rokem +2

    Great video - Wagon and horses in Newtown I will look that place up as the food looked lovely and I live in North Wales and fancy a trip down that way

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      They were so so accommodating. The chef even came out to check on us and make sure we were happy!

  • @kailani37
    @kailani37 Před rokem +2

    Such a shame the weather was bad on that last leg. It's gorgeous here now, and you went past where I live, Ystradgynlais. Great series.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      No way! Small world! I'm so glad you enjoyed the series!

  • @andrewmanning5763
    @andrewmanning5763 Před rokem

    He he - loved it 😊 Shame the weather beat you but that is life. What's in store for the next off-beat adventure I wonder 😏

  • @themayorofdipshittery3646

    When the weather is like that it can get treacherous because your concentration goes out the window, best to give in and live to ride another day 👍😎

  • @mikeroberts
    @mikeroberts Před rokem +1

    As I watched this I thought "She's getting cold". I could hear your voice changing. Keeping warm on the bike is so important. Hypothermia, however mild, starts slowing your reactions and creeps up on us un-noticed until it's too late. Hope it wasn't too painful as you warmed up. Looks like you stumbled on a good place to get dry and fed.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Honestly Mike, my lips had started to turn blue. We pulled up at lights before we made it to the pub... I opened my visor, looked at Mike and a single tear rolled down my cheek haha! 🥲 it was the most painful riding I've ever done lol

  • @MsDenver2
    @MsDenver2 Před rokem +1

    Oh that food looks gorgeous and it will warm you up. When it rains in wales it rains🥶

  • @pip2756
    @pip2756 Před rokem +1

    On sunnier days 🌞there’s no better place to be, than surrounded by mountain on the banks of the river Dee.
    When the weather closes in and darker skies appear, there’s no better place than your local and a pint of beer 🍺
    Well done Kate, a lovely honest series of your tour in Wales on the Sinnis 125s. I think you should more of these videos, with Superhero Captain Hindsight Clifford (please insert here) and Kate Biker Vlogger to the World.
    It could become big the Top Gear of the past but based on you guys and bikes.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Haha glad you enjoyed it! Would live to do more of these kinda vlogs!

  • @nigeltankard6977
    @nigeltankard6977 Před rokem +4

    I dont blame you, camping when you are already cold and wet is not good fun

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      No, it honestly seemed like it would have been hell on earth lol

    • @nigeltankard6977
      @nigeltankard6977 Před rokem +1

      @@UsernameKate at least you all got home safely

  • @michals1108
    @michals1108 Před rokem +2

    this kind of moments you will remember for long :) good stories for grand children

    • @pip2756
      @pip2756 Před rokem +1

      I can here our Cilla calling for us to get out hats the weddings on!
      No pressure Kate 😂

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Looool

  • @saab93contdi
    @saab93contdi Před rokem +1

    I do admire you……you take it all in your stride well done. Nothing worse when your cold and a long way from home . Some great footage great views and great banter with your mates. Stay safe….keep it upright and straight when you go over those cattle grids!!! Lol.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Haha my first ever cattle grid slippage 🤣🤣 and I've been riding 15 years lol! Honestly, being so cold and hearing we had 2.5 hours to go on twistie roads is soul destroying haha. We made it though!

  • @justmejohn773
    @justmejohn773 Před rokem +1

    Good decision making on not camping in torrential rain crocodile. Personally I would have booked a room somewhere. Really enjoyed this series Kate.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      It was tempting, but we're tight and I just wanted to see Jasper 🐈 haha

  • @lynsmith1096
    @lynsmith1096 Před rokem +1

    Good final episode Kate and to see you riding through my neck of the woods.

  • @praveen3018
    @praveen3018 Před rokem

    You almost looks as Diana (princess of wales) if your haircut are in short, I like your charisma 😍😍🥰🥰

  • @davidhead9689
    @davidhead9689 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant series of vlogs. Well entertaining.

  • @arnohag1
    @arnohag1 Před rokem

    Travelled the New England Highway in Australia, temp never rose above 11 C and it would not stop raining. Stayed in pubs to dry out. Great series. Keep it coming. Enjoyed the banter.

  • @tonybarton3746
    @tonybarton3746 Před rokem +1

    Great vlog Kate and all , best wear base layers even in Summer 😎😎😊👍

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      It was 31 degrees when we set off 🤣🤣

  • @B0M0A0K
    @B0M0A0K Před rokem +1

    Sometimes things just don't go to plan. When it becomes a chore you have missed the point of why you were doing the trip in the first place. It was absolutely the right call to stop where you could get warm and get some food in your, then cut your losses and head home. I have been in your shoes - caught in torrential, freezing cold rain on the west coast of Scotland a number of years ago, but in our case we stopped at a place called, wait for it, Badcall. And it really was a bad call. The was no warm welcome, no place with a radiator to try and dry (or at least partially dry) our bike gear. The owner of the B&B expected us to leave all the wet gear in an alcove next to an open door. In the morning it was still sopping wet. We were so glad to be out of that place.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      BADCALL 🤣 you actually couldn't write it LOL

  • @iainf6
    @iainf6 Před rokem +1

    Excellent roads and views Kate, it's beautiful out there but no fun when your wet and cold. You guys made the right decision 👏👏👏 . It's been a brilliant video series that has shown the beauty of Wales . Onwards and upwards Kate, so very well done with your milestone, soon be a million 😉👍🥰

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Thanks Iain! I'll settle for 50K first haha!

  • @barney3417
    @barney3417 Před rokem +1

    Hi Kate, great vid again, natural, as it happens! lived 10 mile from the Devils Staircase, beautiful. The roads in a 40 limit at 10.30 in the vid were the early Top Gear test roads ! before it was a 40 limit. ! Wet !! it's Wales, it is what it is!! still a great country with great people !! miss it evert day XX Newtown isn't far from home for you , fantastic food too!! I love the Welsh people xx

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Newton might not be too far from home but it bloody felt it on 125s in the rain haha! 😁

  • @colmanmurphy963
    @colmanmurphy963 Před rokem +2

    Ye really gave those cyclists a run for their money! Ye met kind people to sort ye out. Loved the series.

  • @philliphicks3428
    @philliphicks3428 Před rokem +1

    Well done Kate really enjoying your work. I always look forward to your next adventure. The scenery is just magic but the weather you have to tolerate over there makes for bike riders with a very tuff constitutions. Stay safe warm and dry.👍

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      It killed me off Phillip honestly. My lips were blue and I was shivering to my core 🤣

  • @ianwatkins9260
    @ianwatkins9260 Před rokem +1

    Great series Kate. Looked like a lot of fun (in the most part) and on 125s. Bet it wouldn't have been as good a laugh on bigger bikes 🙂

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Haha I agree, 125ccs are great... when you're ALL on them haha.

  • @grossi46
    @grossi46 Před rokem +1

    Awesome last episode 👏. Was that first bit of road LYN BRIANNE as I rode that Saturday and it looked very familiar 🤔 😀

  • @jesseonamotorcycle
    @jesseonamotorcycle Před rokem +3

    Great video ride safe 👍🏼

  • @barnygrundy9371
    @barnygrundy9371 Před rokem +1

    That was brilliant, aside from the manky weather.
    Now don't tell Mike or he'll get big headed but he really could do "Mike On A Bike" Vlogs of his own!

  • @aggkitdr
    @aggkitdr Před rokem +2

    great video!! Thanks.

  • @geoff9614
    @geoff9614 Před 4 měsíci

    Hi just found your channel like the 125 & camping stuff not all of us ride gs s & Ktm s hope to see more 125 stuff good video thanks

  • @veiledallegory
    @veiledallegory Před rokem +2

    I would love to be in Kate’s slipstream!!! 🥰

  • @aledcooper2183
    @aledcooper2183 Před rokem +2

    brilliant series, loved it. Newtown just up the road from me, got my bike from the dealer there, also very friendly and helpful. pity the weather was against you, been stupid hot here lately.

  • @andrewharrop7932
    @andrewharrop7932 Před rokem +1

    Great series of vlogs, thought you we're going to say something bad had happened thankfully not, but typical British weather 🌧😔. Pub food looked 👌, glad your all ok from your adventures. Take care stay safe 🏍 👍 👌

  • @grays5112
    @grays5112 Před rokem +2

    As I've posted before, I live very close to the devils staircase, and you were immensely unlucky with the cyclists on the road to Llandovery past lake Brianne, and as displayed by your footage, they tend to ride all over the place, (I've ridden that road at least 40 times and never in total seen the amount of cyclists you saw in less than an hour) plus midges only last about 2 weeks out here, so again very unlucky 🤨 I loved this video, as these roads are MY roads, The wagon @ Newtown is nice and I also recommend it, I really enjoyed this vid, I hope you all got back safe & well 👍

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      So glad you knew the roads! Its always nice to the roads you know so well! 😊 so glad you enjoyed the vlog! Thanks again!

  • @stepheneldridge6998
    @stepheneldridge6998 Před rokem +1

    Looked like fun on those bikes...but not when your cold and wet! You need some better wet weather gear...a good rain jacket over the top is a game changer for non stop rain 🌧. I can imagine how totally unappealing that campsite looked!! Cheers, Steve 😊

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      My suit is incredible, never leaked on me once, I just only had a tshirt underneath so I was cold to the bone and my gloves are rubbish in torrential rain so defo need new gloves. But my suit is excellent and has been for 4 years.

    • @stepheneldridge6998
      @stepheneldridge6998 Před rokem +1

      @@UsernameKate glad your suit works! After 4yrs that's pretty impressive 👌. Endless rain in the summer is a pain, as you usually don't have the layers on. Hope you're OK...must be so looking forward to riding again! Cheers, Steve 😊

  • @randycarter7288
    @randycarter7288 Před rokem +1

    Cool views , Beautiful

  • @johntolley1111
    @johntolley1111 Před rokem +1

    If you get some large marigolds they will go over your gloves and keep them dry and help to keep your hands warm.

  • @pollekepmtb
    @pollekepmtb Před rokem +3

    Love the vlog. Mike s a champ, checking on his lady, if she’s alright. Cliff s a nice chap. And your warm meal is so deserved. You ended my weekend on a high, so thanks for that. Until the next, stay save. Big thumbs up👍👍🇳🇱

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Honestly, I wouldn't have been able to get home if Mike didn't lend me his spare winter gloves that he was going to wear. They were the only things that gave me some comfort on the way home lol

  • @janegrieve
    @janegrieve Před rokem +1

    Jeez I feel for you what a day to be on bikes glad you found somewhere to dry off and heat up a bit x

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      It was wild Jane, it went from 30 degrees on the first day to torrential rain the next lol

    • @janegrieve
      @janegrieve Před rokem

      @@UsernameKate that’s 💩😪🥶

  • @MauriceTarantulas
    @MauriceTarantulas Před rokem +1

    Am looking forward to the cold! Wet not much. But am def a cold weather beast.
    Might slip in another mini trip but got a bike to sell.
    Passed Mod 1 monday. Mod 2 next weds. Argh!!! So close but have had moments so need to get practice, sleep n no beers.
    Was called "mo's roundabout roulette"😂

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Arachnophilia... HOW DID YOU GET ON?🤞

    • @MauriceTarantulas
      @MauriceTarantulas Před rokem

      @@UsernameKate Dont ask. Got restest Oct 5th. 😥
      (Was wet and went fast into a bend. Why???? He said too much braking in wet so unsafe.
      2 minors. Grrrr.
      (Never messed up on a bend. Maybe once second week on 125!!! Wtf.)

  • @slorida
    @slorida Před rokem +1

    I was told by a local that the hairpin at 12:10 is known locally as 'cuckoo corner' because of the way many go round it.
    Oh, and Mike was right to stop there, on a clear day the view is absolutely fantastic.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      I bet the view is insane on a clear day! 😁

    • @slorida
      @slorida Před rokem +1

      @@UsernameKate Yeah, I was staying in Rhayader, which is 35 miles from there, and I had mentioned it to the local guy, he just pointed and said "oh, yeah, it's over there", so I reckon you can clearly see 40-50 miles with more in the background.
      Google Street View won't do it justice, but it'll give you a good idea of the view.

  • @MsDenver2
    @MsDenver2 Před rokem +1

    Kate you sound as though your shivering are you cold , that’s wales for you

  • @jameshutchins3396
    @jameshutchins3396 Před rokem +1

    Bravo! I can't add anything to what has already been said. So, thank you

  • @becpiggott6879
    @becpiggott6879 Před rokem +1

    We rode past you on the Black mountain road....the 2 VStroms....couldn't see much else because of the weather!! 😁

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      No way!! Small world!! Hope your ride was good! 😊

  • @John-L-1961
    @John-L-1961 Před 3 měsíci

    I have to say i think you are all barking mad doing that trip on 125's. Having said that wales is a stunning place for a bike trip, i've done quite a few over the years. Brecon Beacons, the Elan valley. When you mentioned Devils bridge i wondered if you might take the old Drove road from Devils bridge to Rhayader and the elan valley lakes that's a great fun little road. Barking mad or not though that was a great set of videos 👍.

  • @johnimmins7302
    @johnimmins7302 Před rokem +1

    Not sure what this series with the boys was for. I know two of you were on Sinnis's and one on the Honda Monkey bike. Camping in Wales can be a bit hit and miss with the weather, as you found out. Enjoyed all the vids especially this one in the wet and the banter was funny. Glad you got some nice treatment in Newport before the cold wet ride home, that can't have been much fun. Well done 👍

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Hey John! Wasn't really a point to the series! Just 3 125s having a laugh 😃 the ride home was difficult but Mike gave me his dry winter gloves like an angel haha if I didn't have them, I think I'd have severely struggled as my lips had gone blue at this point lol

  • @scotty_beast_rider
    @scotty_beast_rider Před rokem +1

    Great Vlog... Definitely the right decision to head home 👍
    I agree midges are all bastards sent from the depths of Mordor 🤣

  • @simondemetriou7750
    @simondemetriou7750 Před rokem +1

    What amazing trip and vids..........shame the weather turned on you so badly! I was once touring in France and we were heading to Le Mans but torrential rain had soaked us and the campsite................so we rode to Paris instead and stayed in a hotel for the weekend instead........Happy days! 😁👌
    Hope you guys/gals got home safe 🤞

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Haha that sounds amazing 👏 we got back safe but it was one of the hardest rides I've done! Lol

    • @simondemetriou7750
      @simondemetriou7750 Před rokem +1

      @@UsernameKate bet it weren't easy on a 125cc, when you just wanna get home ASAP.. ..........glad you got back safe tho!

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      @@simondemetriou7750 that ride back was torturous haha

  • @gwales10
    @gwales10 Před rokem

    top vid shame this was before the heatwave try Ponderosa Cafe rout that's a amazing ride

  • @clangerbasher
    @clangerbasher Před rokem +1

    Your trip has changed my mind about the viability of these small bikes.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      In a good or bad way? Lol

    • @clangerbasher
      @clangerbasher Před rokem

      @@UsernameKate Another lady CZcamsr is talking about getting rid of her Z400 and downsizing to a Grom. I didn't think it was a good idea. But seeing your video I have changed my mind.
      czcams.com/channels/lBjL5zPX43NoCcx3OV_RKw.html

  • @jord001
    @jord001 Před rokem +1

    Only went through Newtown this afternoon, Needed some fuel otherwise id have gone down the bypass to the twisties, For me it was dry and fairly warm unlike the weather you had. I know how coid you must have been as i've done a lot of miles around wales in the mist and rain. Even if your dry underneath its still chills you to the bone. Good move on ditching the camping bit, I dont blame you and great move getting some warm food inside you and getting warm before heading home. I think your mad doing all this on 125's but it looks like you had a load of fun and thats what its all about at the end of the day. Those roads were fantastic well worth getting cold for I think. Dont think ive ever heard " do you need a dump " on a vlog before but thats what me and my mates would say to each other and it made me chuckle. Anyway thanks for the vlog really enjoyed watching it. Ride Safe.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Honestly, the roads were amazing. I had such a blast!! 😊

  • @mikep.9371
    @mikep.9371 Před rokem +3

    Another excellent video to fill part of the day.
    Did you watch "IB utube" Kate? The town she forgot where and ate the big breakfast after two day stay was very close to home for me.
    I think you and Mike will enjoy that season six "project Alaska".
    You did look like you had walked the gang plank off a ship.
    Hope your week was a good one, take care as always.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      I didnt! I forgot to and I can't find your comment where you told me the episode 😭 sorry Mike! And honestly, my lips turned blue. It was a difficult ride.

    • @mikep.9371
      @mikep.9371 Před rokem +1

      @@UsernameKate Episode 111-112 of Season Six. Itchy Boots utube

  • @kennethszpindor1723
    @kennethszpindor1723 Před rokem +1

    I stop at Morrisons for petrol at Newtown on the way to South Wales before I hit the bends on 483 South never seen the wagon and horses pub lol looks like the land lady look after you food look great safe trip home all

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      It's at: Dolafon Rd, Newtown SY16 2JA
      😁

  • @kevinmccarley7121
    @kevinmccarley7121 Před rokem +1

    Really enjoyed this series! The banter while on the road, the roads and views, and even the cold wet weather (easy for me to say!) with a warm dry place with great food to recover a bit. I hope I can take a similar trip someday! Looking forward to the next series of vids! Thanks!

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Want to do more things like this! These kinda series don't get many views but the fun I have producing them and sharing them makes up for that!

  • @staryjanek
    @staryjanek Před rokem +1

    S'not failure, tis called "valuable experience" :) That backpack looked like a big green caterpillar stuck to his back. :) ach you have to be flexible and adaptable ,no point in suffering just for the sake of it, it's meant to be fun, and best stop when it stops being fun :) I mean, you got B all to prove have you

  • @TheAgalmic
    @TheAgalmic Před rokem +2

    The lakes are so LOW!

  • @mikedowning4603
    @mikedowning4603 Před rokem

    Hi Kate - that looked an interesting ride! That viewing point where you are looking down at the huge lakes surrounded by forests was spectacular! Can you tell me the location please? Thanks Mike

  • @chema1546
    @chema1546 Před rokem +2

    Ok 👍👌 super Kate

  • @stevieeplea5611
    @stevieeplea5611 Před rokem +1

    Another great vlog Kate hope you are feeling better lovely looking forward to seeing you back on a sportsbike soon ride safe lovely only one username Kate the only one with a swanky helmet and dark visor off to Memphis Tennessee a week on Thursday greetings from your friend in st Helens Merseyside United lots of love

  • @EUKBIKER
    @EUKBIKER Před rokem +1

    Just got back from going up Gordale Scar in full motorcycle gear... Figured "Yup" then threw this on lol.

  • @richfjr1300
    @richfjr1300 Před rokem +1

    boy we could use that rain here, in the midst of a drought here in new jersey usa....all the grass is yellow and burnt looking...no restrictions yet but if it doesn't rain soon, we should expect some soon

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Oh noooo, it's a bit like that up here!! Where in the world are you located? (This was filmed in June you see)

    • @richfjr1300
      @richfjr1300 Před rokem +1

      @@UsernameKate united states on the eastern side, northeast (new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts, pennsylvania, delaware surround us)...yeah this summer has been very dry for us.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      😔

  • @michaelrandle4128
    @michaelrandle4128 Před rokem +1

    Bit of a sweeping statement Kate, not all midges are bastards surely. Sorry the weather was so shit.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Haha most of them. I'm sure there were some good ones 🤣

  • @StewSims
    @StewSims Před rokem +1

    This was a fun series. What did you make of the Sinnis bikes in the end? Some people say they're uncomfortable or unreliable but can't be that bad if 2 of you managed a trip like this on them!

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Oh I bloody loved it, to the point I'm tempted to order one 🤣

  • @ronaldthomas9396
    @ronaldthomas9396 Před rokem +1

    The bikecycelist really hog up the road!

  • @56Spookdog
    @56Spookdog Před rokem +2

    Not being a wimp, being smart. My wife and I were on a tent camping trip where most of the time it was miserable, cooking and cleaning and hanging out in a six man tent was no fun so just about every meal started with a drive into town to a restaurant. While I don’t mind cyclists I do mind the ones that hog the road and refuse to “share the road”. I do look forward to your humor and again I was not let let down. Sorry to see this series at an end looking forward to the next adventure.

    • @stephenhendry447
      @stephenhendry447 Před rokem

      Sounds like you hate cyclists. I’m guessing your a fat middle aged guy ?

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      I look forward to the next adventure Bill 😄

  • @HippoDrones
    @HippoDrones Před rokem +1

    Food looked good, and fully get why you didn't want to wild camp in that weather. I think with all the cyclists, being on small bikes makes much more sense on those skinny single track roads... big bikes would have been annoying trying to pass

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      Trust us to go when there was a bloody event on LOL

    • @HippoDrones
      @HippoDrones Před rokem +1

      @@UsernameKate hahaha, round here there are so many cyclists, it feels like there is an event every week 🤪

  • @karlwilkins3285
    @karlwilkins3285 Před rokem +1

    👍💪🏍😊

  • @BeanieBiker_AutisticRider

    choosing tents for a motorcycle always a difficult decision, have my Coleman Tasman or my Vango Mirage when I go away, use to take either a Coleman bedrock or cobra, the first two have a little more room, but really only ideal for the one person, my other two tents are just too big to take on the bike, thought my new air tent would be around the same size as my other family tent, nope, it is massive lol I won't be taking that away on the bike. Avoid Lonerider, unless they will give you a freebie, their tents are crap for British weather, poles break and the seams split.

  • @elijames3041
    @elijames3041 Před rokem +2

    Be careful

  • @samirmatri2278
    @samirmatri2278 Před rokem +1

    Mike is an artist
    A very witty, caring and funny person.
    (Normal, you choosed him)
    But putting a camera on his face produces the same effect as pressing the mute and still buttons on a remote control🙂

  • @billycaspersghost7528
    @billycaspersghost7528 Před rokem +1

    I`m watching this and the other parts snug in my toasty house with a steaming mug of tea and a huge plate of HobNobs .
    Real HobNobs not the fake Aldi KnobSacks !!
    Because you are worth it ,never let anyone say otherwise!!.
    Wonderful not to be there with you in the rain and cold ,I luxuriate in your red nose knowing it is not mine.
    Keep on doing it, Kate, so others don`t have to, especially me.
    Loved all of it ,particularly the small bikes as I personally believe you do not need 18K`s worth of Beemer GS to travel beyond the end of the road.
    Wale`s , wonderful but wet ,as so often, but that is why it is so lush .
    Would like to see some mid range stuff on another adventure.
    Carry on Kate . (sounds like a `60s British comedy)
    😀😀😀

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      Thanks Billy! Honestly, my lips had gone blue at that point! They don't call me Rudolph Ralph for nothing!! 🍅 🤣

  • @gregrsvr3947
    @gregrsvr3947 Před rokem +1

    A bit different to the ZX10 at Donington

  • @starsailorer
    @starsailorer Před rokem +1

    Hi Kate, where abouts where you when travelling along side that reservoir and you commented how good the scenery was and then you stopped and mentioned a Pirelli day?

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem +1

      I believe the view point place is Carreg clochdy 😁

    • @NeonLuvBar
      @NeonLuvBar Před rokem +3

      What3Words bigger.tunnel.remaining

    • @starsailorer
      @starsailorer Před rokem +2

      @@NeonLuvBar cheers thanks. Got it now. Defo going to take a ride round there

    • @NeonLuvBar
      @NeonLuvBar Před rokem +1

      @@starsailorer I knew they were near Devil's Staircase, but wasn't sure where exactly until they got to the reservoir. The only thing I can't work out is why they were heading to Merthyr Tydfil on the way home to NW England.

  • @OntarioAndrews415
    @OntarioAndrews415 Před rokem +1

    [ Like ] :)

  • @jonathonpalmer9593
    @jonathonpalmer9593 Před rokem

    Why not just find a hotel or BB?

  • @ralfhoffmann2487
    @ralfhoffmann2487 Před 5 měsíci

    I have really enjoyed this series of videos, except for the one with the sheep on the road incident. Not your finest moment.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před 5 měsíci +1

      I'd say it wasn't the farmers' finest moment letting them roam wild unattended on public roads, but that's just me!

  • @kathscothern2919
    @kathscothern2919 Před rokem

    That previous video with the sheep. Its now being investigated by the local law. The farmer who owns the flock is furious and has reported your video.

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      I welcome the conversation 👍🏻

    • @meatymeaty2202
      @meatymeaty2202 Před rokem

      Video is all over the place on CZcams. Farming fraternity going loopy it seems.

    • @bikingwithmike9320
      @bikingwithmike9320 Před rokem +2

      Phew, I’m glad it’s been reported because I was worried somebody wasn’t going to report the fact that the farmer has actually committed an offence as per the Highways Act 1980….
      If any horses, cattle, sheep, goats or swine are at any time found straying or lying on or at the side of a highway their keeper is guilty of an offence.
      Thank goodness Kate got it on video!!!

    • @jeffweier4824
      @jeffweier4824 Před rokem +4

      The farmer in question should be apologising for his sheep being unsupervised on a much used public road. It is he, who should be taken to task, not Kate. I've been a retired farmer since 2020 and still live on a farm that I now, because of declining health, lease to another party. I had 46 years of farming with livestock and also grain production on the land and here by law, the farmer could/would held accountable if
      livestock were not kept within farm boundaries. In the case of a road user having an impact with a farmers unsupervised livestock on a roadway the farmer was sometimes sued for injury and damages. We never had livestock on the road here because of well maintained fencing which was always checked before animals were put in. Kate and the others had no alternative other than to get past the sheep in the manner they did to avoid running the sheep even further from their farm. The farmer when finally getting his sheep back would have to head them off by getting ahead of them in the same manner before herding them home.

    • @bikingwithmike9320
      @bikingwithmike9320 Před rokem +1

      @@jeffweier4824 completely agree

  • @samirmatri2278
    @samirmatri2278 Před rokem +1

    Lucky you; no reproach for the chasing and mistreatment of the cyclists this time

  • @TheBez1965
    @TheBez1965 Před rokem +1

    No camping for me I’m afraid , too much of a wimp

  • @Grahamvfr
    @Grahamvfr Před rokem +1

    I like camping, I love motorcycling .... But I don't like camping when motorcycling... Getting old and soft. I suppose.

  • @paulbrook2459
    @paulbrook2459 Před rokem

    Camping sucks 😏put it in room 101

  • @koolade76
    @koolade76 Před rokem +1

    This is reason why 125s aren't suitable for Wales with all the f’ing hills

  • @YorkshirePork
    @YorkshirePork Před rokem

    Why do cyclists always ride in the middle of
    The road or go 2x2 just as you are about to overtake them. 🤡s

  • @poc329
    @poc329 Před rokem +2

    It's never cool riding with cyclists. Pay naff all. Think they own the roads. Selfish riders. Hog the roads. Just makes me laugh. All that countryside. You would think they would be on a nice Mountain Bike. But oh no. Dress up in Lycra and get a Racing Bike. Doh.

    • @Mikethebike721
      @Mikethebike721 Před rokem +3

      Pisses me off these stupid comments. Most cyclists drive vehicles and some, like myself cars and motorcycles. Lay of cyclists, they harm no one

    • @UsernameKate
      @UsernameKate  Před rokem

      I think they were in a race 🏁 I didn't mind riding with them. I bloody know I couldn't have done it without an engine thats for sure haha

    • @jonm7272
      @jonm7272 Před rokem +1

      Typical divisive bullshit. I've been riding motorcycles, vans and cars (generally owning all three at the same time) as well as riding road and mountain bikes for about 35 years now. Tell me again how I pay nothing towards the roads. I also live about 10 miles from Llyn Brianne and regularly ride this route on my bicycle. I don't know where you live mate but I was born, brought up and work here, why the fk shouldn't I ride these roads on my bicycle? How come you get to decide who should be allowed to use our roads?