Scotland - Outer Hebrides - Motorcycle Touring - Hebridean Way - Luskentyre - Golden Rd - Motocamp
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
- Join us on our stunning motorcycle camping trip to the Outer Hebrides, 5 big bikes go to Vatersay (Barra) our starting point of the Hebridean Way then work our way north to Butt of Lewis Lighthouse the other end of the Hebridean Way, weather was a bit mixed for the summer of 2023, but hey it's Scotland, if its not raining it a bonus.
Bryan returns a year after a life threatening illness to achieve a lifelong dream of riding the Western Isles, braving the chilly waters of Luskentyre beach to fulfill his goal, this is a must watch motivational section of the film that will appeal to everyone not just bikers, his determination in managing recovery with a temporary Stoma bag and his emotive campire speech is a must watch👊🏻👌🏻
Bryan’s bike was off the road so he borrowed my BMW R850R, the old workhorse was pulled from the garage, checked over and performed flawlessly. The crashbars were fitted especially for Bryan😂😂
This trip nearly didn’t happen due to the ferry from Barra to Eriskay having technical problems, it was only confirmed at 11pm the night before we left that it was indeed possible. This trip had to go like clockwork to work, we were at the mercy of Calmac which has been troubled recently to say the least, we were probably only about 50% confident that this would work, weather forecast was also pretty poor up until the day before. Thankfully everything came together and it turned out to be one of our best trips yet.
If you enjoy this video then please give a like or even better please subscribe for more and help me grow my channel , please leave a comment, I always try to answer all comments , good or bad👊🏻😂
Part 2 will be from Ullapool to Glasgow camping at Gairloch and coming home over the Bealach Na Ba (Applecross) in some terrible weather which defo made it interesting. I will also be editing two videos of a sunny Bealach na Ba very soon.
Yet again a few swear words so not for kids.
Our itinerary for those that have asked.
1. Friday 30th June Ferry from Oban to Castlebay Barra 13.10
2. Arrive Barra 17.55 ride to Vatersay camp Friday night (1st night)
3. Saturday 1st July Ferry from Ardmhor to Eriskay 11.10
4. Arrive Eriskay 11.50
5. Ride from South Uist through to top of North Uist
6. Ferry from Berneray to Harris 17.20
7. Arrive Harris 1820 find camp site Saturday Night (2nd night)
8. Spend Sunday mini touring Harris/Lewis arriving at Stornoway 1500 ferry
9. Arrive Ullapool 17.40
10. Ride to Gairloch area find campsite Sunday night (3rd night)
11. Sunday ride down coast to Applecross and home usual route.
Very good film. Well put together, great music , stinking scenery and inspirational story. Who canny get emotional watching him enter the sea
Thanks for watching and leaving a great comment, yeah big Bryan did amazingly well, I was keen on going in too if it had been a lovey July evening 😂 but sadly not brave enough, as you say quite inspirational from the big chap.👊🏻
Glad you pulled through Brian. The trip was your reward for making it to this day. Hope you all enjoyed it and a great video by the way!
Thanks for a great comment, I’ll pass this on to Bryan, thanks for watching.
Well I throughly enjoyed that. Many thanks for sharing guys. Great footage and absolutely , one life live it. Im hitting the West coast mid July for some solo biking and now very tempted to do the Outer Hebrides. Take care
Thanks for watching and leaving a great comment, if the weather is good on your trip then don’t hesitate to get out to the outer Hebrides you won’t be disappointed.
Inspirational video (not just the bike ride and scenery). We all forget whats really important in the daily grind of modern life and all its drama...... life itself and being well.... the most incredible free gift any person can have. Love Scotland by mcycle, have yet to do the islands but not for much longer .... 😉 Bryan's illness has given him the opportunity to really treasure life now (something he maybe didnt do before ? ) its funny how it works out sometimes, almost like its been shown to you ... 👍
Thank you very much for the kind words. This means a lot to me, and you're 100% correct in what you say, too... you need to treasure the time you have as you never know the minute.
I was very lucky to fight through my illness, and I am so grateful for the chance I now have to live a healthier and better life ahead.
Now fully recovered after reversal surgery of my stoma and trying to get back to full fitness and keep myself healthy and fit. That's all we can do.
I will never ever forget this trip we did, as it really holds a special place in my heart. Every time I watch this video, I get emotional.. so thank you so much for the comments. Take care
Thanks for watching and leaving a brilliant comment, I see Bryan has left you a response, I hope you manage to do the islands soon, we do forget that life is indeed precious, all the best in your travels.
What a super video ...great scenery and locations that reminded me a bit of Ireland!. Big respect to Brian...what a tough time he has had. The footage of him braving the water was emotional...I'm sure many of us so called ' tough ' bikers felt the same! Great stuff, and look forward the next one. Cheers Steve 💚
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for a great comment, yes very similar to Ireland at times. Yeah Bryan has had a wild year but bikes have certainly helped him get through, the Luskentyre beach section is a really emotional section for a lot of people, so glad I could help share that on the edit.
I don't quite know what blew me away more here, the epic scenery, roads & beaches or the fact I met Bryan a couple of times last year at bike meets & here he was out with you guys!!! 😮😎✌️
Great to meet you last weekend mate & there was no way I was ever keeping up with you & Steven on the Muirkirk road! 🤣👍
Great vid mate! 😎👍
Thanks John, great to meet you too. Thanks for the great feedback on the video, it really is a stunning part of Scotland. Bryan gets around! Hopefully we can all get out together soon.
Amazing who new Scotland was so beautiful. What a beautiful story and set up well done guys ❤
A place worth visiting and a story definitely worth telling, thanks for watching and leaving a great comment .
Fantastic you guy's, I never get tired of beautiful Scottish scenery. Bryan going into the cold water then roaring like a warrior was quite emotional and inspirational after his story. I very much look forward to pt2😊
Thanks David, blending the Outer Hebrides scenery and Bryan’s story on this one was a really enjoyable edit, thanks once again for your great comments and support 👌🏻
Did similar 2021 after my chemo on my own,such a relaxing place and friendly people,Like you say pal "One Life" Stay well.
Thanks for watching and sharing, all the best for the future. Bryan will see your comment no doubt.
Thank you so much..
Hope you are all ok and staying healthy..
Yes this was an incredible place as you know yourself.
Excellent memories to keep forever.
Take care
What a glorious memorable trip for you all and I'm glad you got some dry days in between the rain. Some stunning beaches and lovely roads both of which seemed very quiet considering it was Summer. I'm planning a similar trip this Summer, though I think my camping days are behind me. I'm looking forward to part 2 and I'll do a bit of back cataloguing 👍😀
Thanks for watching and leaving a great comment, the ferries can be cancelled very quickly on the outer Hebrides so have a back up plan, we made it by the skin of our teeth as we had cancellations days before and the same route went down days after we returned to the mainland, if you get the weather then you won’t regret visiting. I hope your trip is as memorable as ours.👍🏻
I have family on the island, I came up from England to ride the Golden road this year. Was amazing.... Last year I left Tarbet at 5am and went up the mountain in dark and mist...lol. Was fun trying to get to Stornoway for the 7am ferry. Really enjoyed watching the video...Great roads up there and the views....oh my! thanks for the upload...
Thanks for the great comment, yeah great place to visit, Golden Road is a great ride, so many more places we would have camped if we had more time, we will be back again for sure.
Great video guys, I bet you had a magic trip on that boost yours it looks smashing. I've got CBR 1000 RR and magic as well. Enjoy your ride. Be safe see you on the road soon
Cheers Martin, Alan loves the Busa, Bryan rides a CBR100RR in my Wales video, check it out for some shenanigans 😂
God bless you mate, all the best.
I’ll pass that onto Bryan, thanks for a great comment.
Absolutely brilliant vid , love it 👍, Brian well done to you for following your dream and coming out the other side of your illness, I do hope you make a full recovery, you guys could not have made a better choice on taking the trip to the outer Hebrides, wow what a stunning place and the people are so friendly, it’s like going back in time when you could leave your back door open , love the place, i did a similar trip myself in 2017 and returned in 2018 with 4 of my very good friends, Brian fair play to you for getting into the water, the beaches are so beautiful but the water is cold, I plan to return in the next yr or two with my son on this same trip to the islands on the bikes, I’m originally from Barrhead but now living in the Cotswolds, I wishes you all the best in the future and thank you for a brilliant vid , cheers guys 👍👍
Thanks very much for taking the time to leave a great comment, always nice to get a response but better to get one with a wee back story, glad you enjoyed the edit, I started doing these videos as memories for myself and the lads to look back on in future years, take pics and vids when you do the trip with your son for something to look back at in future years.👌🏻
Thank you so much for your kind words. I went on to make a full recovery after reversal of my stoma.. which I am so grateful of the chance I got, and so grateful to everyone who helped me through it all.. not forgetting John and the lad's on this trip, without them, this trip wouldn't have been possible and as I say, esp John for putting together this amazing edited video.
I still get emotional watching it back.
That day in that water was the start of my now, Cold water therapy journey.
I've not stopped going cold water swimming, dips under waterfalls or ice tanks at 0°c from I healed up after coming out of hospital. Actually push myself everyday and consistently.. I'm now on day 143 in a row, Cold water exposure..
This was a start of the rest of my life, this journey..
And I will never forget it.
Thanks again. Take care.. your comments are very much appreciated.
Hi Bryan "keep on rocking" 😉👍
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I’m over the moon your still with us buddy, the world can’t afford to lose any bikers. Lost a neighbour and a fellow biker few weeks ago to sepsis caused by pneumonia he was 52.
Great video lads of a beautiful country .
Thanks for the great comment, Bryan will really appreciate it, sorry to hear of your friend.
Thank you so much for the very kind words.
I am very sorry to hear of your friend.. another biker gone too soon.
Take care, and Thank you
Brilliant video and music guys. Doing the same route this June. Kudos to Bryan for going for it and getting wet as you had dreamed of. Scenery looks amazing. Thanks for showing me the way. 👍
Thanks for watching and leaving a great comment, glad to help you and others plan a route, good luck with the ferries and the weather, you won’t be disappointed.
Thank you so much for kind words.. this was and is still emotional for me to watch back.
Take care
Great film John, put me right in the mood for a road trip! 👍
Cheers Stevie, yeah can’t wait for next spring summer too, Shetland is on the cards I believe.
@@fast_n_curious_motoadventures Billy's keen, wants to get it booked up early, somewhere in June. Will you make it?
Should be okay for me
Well a tear came ...not for amazing scenery yours mate in sea...😢 mate and I did hebrides last year on bikes fantastic place equal to Shetland/orkneys year before...who needs a passport when all this on our doorstep....atb from Cumbria...👍👍👍
Thanks for watching and leaving a great comment, you are not the only one to shed a tear mate, a fair few people have said the same, really glad I could capture the emotion and experience on film for big Bryan. The outer Hebrides are stunning and funnily enough we are heading to Orkney n Shetland next week.
Next time in Barra - pop into the airport and watch a plane land on the beach. It is kind of unique.
We had planned on going there but, time was limited for the ferry that morning, defo next time. Thanks for watching.
Well done Brian get busy living, yer a lang time look’in at the lid.
He’s certainly on it! Thanks for watching.
Superb as always, I'm planning going there in May. Brian is so right, you have one life so live it. Watching him going into the sea to fulfil his dream was emotional, truly inspiring.
Thanks very much for a great comment, yeah big chap did well, glad it got you as much as us. Enjoy your trip in May, good luck with the ferries and weather.
Excellent video John! The drone shots are unreal!
Cheers Tom, I had to edit out some graphic content from Vatersay drone shot😂😂😂😜
@@fast_n_curious_motoadventures don’t know what you mean🙈
Really enjoyed this. New subscriber 👍 hopefully make it over there this year and maybe a swim n all haha looking forward to part 2. Cheers 🍻
Thanks for leaving a great comment, and thanks for subscribing, Its a great part of Scotland to visit, if the weathers good defo go for a swim, too cold for the rest of us on our visit, but maybe next time. I'll try and get part two in production soon, just been too busy to get into it. each one hour film takes me about 50 hrs to make.
Cracking video, great music , food looked magic, loved the drone footage too definitely sure you left from the carpatk behind the vets in Baillieston lol , I'm local and also a biker. Looking forward to next part. Cheers
Thanks for the great feedback and encouragement mate, The Ireland film defo left from Baillieston, look out for me and come say hello, not many big white K1600s around the east end so you wont miss me.
@@fast_n_curious_motoadventures will do, I ride a ktm 1290 superduke gt, not many of them in Baillieston either. Lol
Loved your video😊
I am off to Ireland in April with a mate on our bikes. We can't wait to go!
Thanks for watching , west coast of Ireland is stunning, you won’t be disappointed. Enjoy
I'm going there end of summer ❤
You’ll love it, thanks for watching.
great videos boys on my bucket list hopefully this year 😎
It’s a great trip, hope you’re lucky with the weather and ferries. Thanks for watching
My home town Stornoway, great biking roads around the island.
Thanks for watching, we loved the roads, great fun riding from Vatersay to Butt of Lewis.
Great video John. Looks like you all had a great time. Wish I tagged along now. 🙄
Next time! (If it’s dry😂)
7:00. You guys should have had a word with whoever left all of those bananas lying about on the floor of deck 2..... :)
Haha never noticed the “bananas” thanks for watching
Brilliant 👏
Glad you enjoyed.Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
Were the bikes not strapped down on the ferry to Harris?
Surprisingly not, just wheel chocks, we were a bit concerned but all was fine. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
Really enjoyed this vlog and im planning on doing same route in September. Interested to know what time you had to be at stornoway for the ferry after leaving luskentyre. Any tips would be appreciated.
Keep on living your life, Brian.
Thanks for watching, I’ll try and find our itinerary and post it on the description. I’ll let you know when it’s on there. Bryan is doing well. We had plenty of time between leaving Luskentyre and going to ferry at Stornoway, enough time to get to the Butt of Lewis and back to Stornoway no problem.
@@fast_n_curious_motoadventures thanks for the reply, I'll look forward to the information 🤟🏻.
Glad to hear Brian is doing ok.
Itinerary now in description. cheers
@@fast_n_curious_motoadventures thank you.
Part 2??
Next edit on the todo list, life has been hectic of late. Thanks for watching and prompting me to get the finger out👍🏻
@@fast_n_curious_motoadventures great stuff. Enjoyed the first part, inspired me and my mate to do it. Not on a busa tho.... 😂FT
When you're talking to us CUT the music. Can't understand you; something bad.
Constructive comments I LIKE but badly phrased comments…not so much.
But thanks for watching, there are plenty of other vlogs out there with guys talking shite to keep you entertained. Enjoy.