Riding a Triumph Bonneville T120 over Hardknott Pass.
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- Riding a Triumph Bonneville T120 over Hardknott Pass.
Hardknott and Wrynose Pass in the Lake District are a right of passage for most UK bikers. So with a clear day forecast and temperatures up in the teens, I set off on the Bonneville T120 to earn my stripes.
Riding through the Lake District is always a mix of aggravation at getting stuck behind endless lines of cars and sheer happiness when the road opens up and you get a clear run at some of the best biking roads in the UK. But those moments of pure riding joy quickly evaporate when you find yourself at the foot of Hardknott Pass and road abruptly turns skyward.
Hardknott Pass has a fierce reputation for unseating many a biker who underestimated how steep and sharp some of the turns are, it's shame the cameras don't do it justice. Luckily the high torque of the Bonneville T120 makes it almost the perfect bike for taking on the pass, pulling itself up the incline with such ease I did for a second wonder what all the fuss was about. Until I went down the other side and realised that torque is no help in stopping a quarter ton bike from an ever more rapid descent.
But I made it down to the other side just fine and ticked off another one of Britain's 'classic rides'; ... Applecross, I'm coming for you...
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I'll say it again Matt, nobody captures the very essence of motorcycling like you do. Just brilliant.
Thanks Andy, glad you liked it!
This clip is good for the spirit, even if I don't ride any more. Thanks young man for putting it up.
Well thank you for calling me “young man”, that lifted my spirit a bit 🙂
Buenas noches , como siempre un placer viajar a través de tu cámara por ese hermoso país,con ganas del próximo video,Saludos desde España
Hey Eduardo, so glad you liked the journey!
These roads and the landscape are breathtaking. I hope I can ride them one day. Thanks for sharing!
I hope you ride them one day too 🙂
Color me jealous! Thanks for sharing this beautiful ride.
Haha, thanks dude, glad you liked it. 👊
😃 😃 😃 The music is amazing as well as the scenery .
Glad you liked it!
This is spectacular! The light and colour is amazing. Thank you so for making my afternoon feel special 😍😍😍
You’re welcome Pete 😁
Great filming & scenery,Thanks Matt,it brings back memories of 30yrs ago when i drove over the Hardknott in my old mini,look forward to the next one👍
Ah yes, I did it many years ago in one of my old minis, somehow that felt more dangerous than my bike 😁
Keep up the great work, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Edward, glad you liked it 🙏
Another great video Matt, thanks for sharing.
Another nice comment! Thanks Les!
Thanks for taking us along again Mat. Always a joy to watch. 👍🏻😀 thanks Dan
My pleasure Dan!
What a cracking day you picked loved the video.
Thanks Alan, a rare dry day in the Lakes.
Great video…… very interesting music…… excellent! Bless you.
Thanks Andrew.
One word. Wow. Great scenery. Great camera and done footage. Best footage of Hardknott I have seen on CZcams. Kudos.
Thanks, so glad you liked it dude!
Perfect - thanks for the ride!
It was literally my pleasure 😁
hello mat, another great video and walk...thanks for those minutes of excellent images and sounds!!! at least they give me...peace!!! good weekend to you and your whole community, enjoy it a lot. until next time...hugs
Thanks Julian! Hope you’re doing well!
Wonderful piece of work and how the Bonnie delivered going through the pass.
Perfect bike for it I think!
I toured the lake district many years ago on a Yamaha Fazer, very fortunately in glorious sunshine. The lakes, passes, and stunning scenery are best enjoyed on a motorcycle. I will have to revisit on my Bonneville, now that you have reminded me how beautiful that part of Cumbria is.
If you can get a clear bit of road it’s amazing, wouldn’t dream of riding around the lakes on a weekend though! 😁
So beautifull place! I hope I will have chance to go there, it is a bit far from where I live in Annecy, but landscape is so great that is is as if all there shows you where you are from. Great video, thanks so much for it!
Glad you liked the video Jacques, hopefully one day you’ll get to explore the Lake District yourself.
As always…👏🏻
Brilliant
Glad you like it Gareth!
Another beautiful presentation. 😎👍
Thanks JG, glad you liked it!
This is without doubt the best ride footage across the infamous HKP… incredible …It could not of been better had a 20 person film support crew been with Matt …
Made even better by the fact that he rode it on T120 … and got twin sound affects and even clicking on the side stand
From one ‘Bonnie’ owner and ‘Lover’ to another …👍 fantastic and thanks for this..🎖🎖🎖
Superb ✅
Hey thanks Paul, that’s praise indeed! So glad you liked the video a lot 😊
Hi Matt, great video. Just subscribed and looking forward to going through your previous motorcycling adventure. Take care 👍🏍🏁
Thanks for the sub John, I hope you enjoy the other videos!
Superb vid , did the three passes of kirkstone ,wrynose and hardknott pre covid with my partner on her Daytona955i , great reminder of good times ,thanks
Sounds like a great day out to me!
Superb footage
Thanks John!
Hey Matt! Saw this clip on IG & had to pop over. The drone footage is amazing, like I mentioned on IG, very cinematic. Awesome editing job, too. Thanks for sharing. Big thumbs up 👍😁
Hey Paula! Good to see you over here on the dark side! When are we getting more dancing videos on IG? 😁
schönes Video mit schöner Landschaft, da macht es spaß zu fahren.
Thanks Andreas 🙏
@@ClassicRides aber immer, danke
What a beautiful place!
It really is!
Again great video. I got rid of all my stress
Glad to hear it Firat!
very nice.. have a nice ride..
Thanks Omer 🙏
I've done hardnott pass couple of times on different bikes great riding & cea
Thanks Alan, it’s a great spot for sure 👌
That sheep looked well dodgy ¬_¬ Thx for sharing 🙂
She wasn’t pleased I was sat on her hill 😁
That was some ride loved it
Hey Stanley, the good weather's finally here so hopefully lots more rides to come!
Nice one Matt, been a while since I've done the Hardknott pass, as always great camera work...
Thanks Henry, I imagine the road condition hasn't improved much since you did last 😁
Great ride looks like you had a blast, looks like it was very cold 🥶
It was actually quite warm in parts, but everything still looks wintery as spring hasn’t properly started here yet.
Buenas, me he visto todos tus viajes y he disfrutado mucho en todos ellos ,siempre esperando cada dos semanas a ver si haces otro,disfruto mucho de la misma pasión que tu con mi bonneville t100 Bud Ekins,Saludos desde España
Thanks Eduardo, glad your liking the videos and also enjoying your Bonnie as much as I do mine!
Gosto dos seus vídeos, eles são inspiradores! De um amigo de estrada do Brasil, Deus te abençoe.
Thank you, glad to hear you like them 🙏
Great ride mate
It really was!
I love this...😍
Thank you 🙏
No way! I was the lad that rode past a few times on the white Tiger 👋🏻 I was also doing some drone footage, wish I’d said hello now 🙄 great video!
Thanks Dan, I did notice you going past, very impressed with your riding/drone operations skills 😁
As a NZer, I have to say you had me at the first sign of sheep 😁
Good to see my video got you right in the “feelz” 😁
Saludos desde Ecuador
Hey Fernando 👋
Heavenly
🙏 thanks
@ 6mins 50.......that's exactly where I stopped, Oct '21 and Aug '22 I could easily see the Isle of Man floating on a silvery sea.
It's definitely a great view from up there!
Thank you
You're welcome!
Hermosos los caminos de Uk
They are indeed!
I thought that sheep was going to have you at one point! Wonderful filming as usual Matt, so glad the weather is improving for epic scenery. I noticed you've changed your number plate, did you get a tap on the shoulder from the local bobby?
I thought it was going to charge too 😁. Our local police have campaigns at the start of riding season to actively target bikes for things like illegal plates, so I’m just making sure I don’t have a day of filming ruined for the sake of a numberplate. Really hate the yellow though 😑
It's such a pure joy to watch your videos Matt, your editing is truly awesome, well done and thanks for sharing!! 👍👍
PS is it a tool roll you have next to your left side bag and how did you attach it pls?
Glad you liked another one Nelio!
Hey Nelio, sorry I missed your question in the comment. Yes it's a tool roll, they'll be on the website soon as I'm just testing them out (making sure they work well enough!). It attaches like most tool rolls, the two straps that are used to close the roll, they can be looped around a bar on the bike. In this video I've got them looped around the down tube of the bike frame, seems like a good place for it and doesn't get in the way of anything.
@@ClassicRides thank you Matt, it looks great! 👍
Another great video - thanks Matt. Can I ask what tyres you have fitted and whether you rate them? I'm not a huge fan of the Pirelli Phantoms that came on my T120.
They’re Pirelli MT60RS and they’re brilliant in every way, apart from they don’t seem to last very long. I’m getting about 3-3.5k miles on the rear and about 7k miles on the front, so I think the next set will have to be something with a bit longevity. Totally agree the Phantoms are worse than rubbish in my opinion.
@@ClassicRides thanks Matt!
Love your video man. Nice views and nice motorcycle. Question: where is that place located?
The two main locations in the video are Sherwood Forest and Bolsover Castle.
Cycled up there many times. Also saw a fully laden GS with pillion drop their bike up there. Its a very dangerous road for the uninitiated
Not sure I'd like to try it on a massive bike like that, and with a pillion too 🫣
What a tremendous video. I love the jacket you're wearing in this, can you say what it is please?
Glad you liked the video. The jacket is an Ashley Watson Eversholt Mk 2.
@@ClassicRides that's brilliant, thank you!
Lovely video. Reminds me of the time I rode my bicycle from the village of Vesuvius, Virginia, to the Blue Ridge Parkway: 3 miles, 13% grade or steeper. But climbing this road on a motorcycle takes some skill too. Do you know how long & how steep the climb is?
It’s a 30% incline so you’ll need some strong legs to get up it, but people do it on a bicycle all the time. Not sure of the millage up and down, but I image it can’t be very long, it’s just rather steep and bendy 😁
@@ClassicRides 30% is extremely steep! At that grade it won't take long to get to the top. I'd love to ride up it some day (on a motorcycle, so much easier!).
@@kidlatazul It's steep enough to make you doubt yourself for sure!
I used to go camping near the Hardknott in Eskdale Green at Fisherground campsite but never took my bike over it as I have seen the idiot car drivers trying it ,though I have done the Wrynose a good few times and I am addicted to the Bealach-Na-Ba up at Applecross which is great fun on a heavily laden Harley with 18 inch ape-hangers.... I get funny looks from the race-rep guys when I overtake them on that pass !
Was sitting outside the King George IV pub in Eskdale one day having a pint and watching the bikes coming past when one pulled up in the car park at the front.
This young Lass of about 18 got off and went in the pub asking me to watch her bike. When she came back out she told me that she was part of a group of eight riders who were all 'doing the pass' and she left them behind ! She was riding a smaller bike still showing 'L' plates and was so enthused about riding the pass east-to-west (the hard way because of that one 'rise' of about 1 in 3 ) that she wanted to go back the otherway.
But when her friends showed up - all guys on race-reps - they wouldn't hear of it and she told them she would see them later back at their campsite ! - great looking girl as well.
Great story, thanks for sharing it. To be fair I’m not sure I’d want to do Hardknott on a sports bike either, ergonomically it might not be the best mix 😁
@@ClassicRides I s'pose that was what I was thinking she had the right bike for it - nothing wrong with sportsbikes in the right setting !
絶景ですね。一人で撮影してるのかな？そうだとすると素晴らしい！T120のエンジンガードに付けてるライトは純正品なのかな？かっこいい！
Yes I always shoot alone, it's easier that way. And no, the light isn't from Triumph, I think it's from Harley Davidson :)
そうなんですね。私の今の愛車はホンダCB1100ですがボンネビルT120も憧れます。あなたのバイクはとてもカッコイイですね。応援してます。
@@user-uc1ux5qb5r どうもありがとう。 （これがうまく翻訳されることを願っています！）
Great video man! I'm trying a similar approach on my (very small and new) channel but it's far below your quality.
I'll be happy if I could achieve only 50% of this awesome work.
Thanks for the inspiration ✌
Your videos are good dude! You obviously put a lot of work into them, the more channels making an effort the better I say!
@@ClassicRides thanks man!
another great one! .... what jacket is this? I gotz to know..! :P
Thanks 🙏 the jacket is an Ashley Watson Eversholt Mk2 👌
Thanks! gotta get me one of those .. sorry to keep bothering you about the jacket - but for reference what size do you use ? It looks great with the ability to have both a sweater and thin jacket underneath.@@ClassicRides
@@gustavlockenwitz6573I got a size Small and I’m a 38-40 inch chest depending on donut intake.
Lovely film thanks. Unfortunately the only thing the camera cant do is show how steep it really is in places.
You’re right there Nick, it really doesn’t do it justice!
Ayup .first here.
👏🏻 😁
Title of this song? Thanks
The songs are Pilgrims and Trying to be OK, both by Daniel Pratt.
Do you where any armour Love the videos great 👍
Hi Terry, yes I always do, the jacket in the video is actually AAA rated, the jeans AA I think. I love biking but I’m not looking to get hurt doing it 😁
@@ClassicRides woo fair play , were do you get your kit cos they look like plane chinos, thanks terry 👍
@@tedge19 in this video I’ve got Merlin Chilton jeans on, feel and look pretty much like a good pair of Levi’s. The jacket is an Ashley Watson Eversholt Mk2.
Thank you so much for your reply, I will get the jeans ,just wot I was looking for, 👌
Don't know if it's just the camera but that road looks pretty harsh and not perticularly smooth, looks very rut strewn and uncomfortable ride 😬
It’s not the camera, that road would be hard to ride if was smooth and well maintained. But it’s not 😂