Motorcycle tour of The Isle of Wight on a Triumph Tiger 900 and BMW 1200 - Ep 3
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- This final episode takes us further around the island to our first night's accommodation at The Wight Mouse Inn but not before we'd ridden a part of the Isle Of Wight Road race circuit (previously known as the Dimond Races circuit). This was scheduled to take place this year and be the first professional road race ever held on the Isle of Wight following a 12.4 mile circuit. Sadly, politics got in the way and it has been pushed back to 2023.
The glorious weather we'd experienced on the whole tour so far came to an end on the final day. The cloud came over and all the forecasts predicted torrential rain on our last day. Happily it didn't actually materialise but instead, I somehow picked up an extremely virulent stomach bug or virus which forced us to plan a route within easy access to toilets! As if that wasn't bad enough, I couldn't enjoy any food or Beer O'Clock!
We had planned to ride down to the Needles viewpoint but a 15 minute walk off the bike with a dodgy stomach was deemed too high risk. So we passed o that and planned a route to visit Carisbrooke Castle and on the way dropped in on the local Triumph dealership - "Dave Death Motorcycles" - a name we couldn't resist checking out! After the castle and still avoiding the forecasted torrential rain, we called in at the Wight Military and heritage Museum (mainly becauseI knew they would have a toilet!) before our final stop at The Fishbourne Inn and a rather muted evening. The next morning after a very short ride to the ferry, it was really nice to bump into a couple who follow our channel Graham and Sam two up on a Tiger 850 Sport!
And so it was the end of another great little tour. If you enjoyed watching please give us a thumbs up and add a comment too!
Accommodation: The Wight Mouse inn £105 (booking.com) The Fishbourne Inn £142 (booking.com)
The Route
Shanklin - Ventnor - Diamond Race Circuit - The Wight Mouse Inn - Dave Death Motorcycles - Carisbrooke Castle - Wight Military and Heritage Museum - The Fishbourne Inn.
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Isle of Wight is attached in my memories to the famous festival that took place at the end of 60's/beginning of 70's: Ten Years After, Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, The Who, Emerson Lake & Palmer...and the list goes on! Glorious youthful times!
Very famous festival indeed! Remember watching the documentary! 😀👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Thanks! I'll watch it!😀
Very nice music in this episode, relaxed and chill feeling.
Thanks very much Paul , glad you enjoyed it! 😀👍
Another great video👍 Thank you😊
Thanks very much Johnny! We appreciate your comments and thanks for watching! 😀👍
Memories of great holidays on this lovely island
It certainly is a beautiful place to visit and ride! 😀👍
Love isle of wight hopefully moving there next year for my dream retirement on my T20 weather is mostly warmer and sunny, great videos thanks. James👌👍
Thanks very much James! Wow 🤩 what a place to retire to - best of luck! 😀👍
Bought my first bike, all those years ago, from Dave Deaths...
Don’t expect the diamond race anytime soon, the locals are still upset from the National Autograss finals being held here in 1991, when local, Dave Dutch won the class 4 finals...
The garage next to the Wight Mouse pub, was owned and run by another autograss racer and well respected local petrol head.
Sadly most forms of motorsports are or have died out here, which is truly sad as the island has lost so many tourists...
The rock festival was reintroduced, at Newport, it’s become massive now, if you come for that, it’s brilliant but...expensive as heck...
Don’t expect a lot from Sandown, except it’s gorgeous beach, the town is slowly closing, sadly it’s become a shell of its former glory days.
Ventnor, strangely, for us locals, has become more pleasing, and some great roads there too and a bike shop, Churchstreet motorcycles.
West Wight has some wicked roads to ride and not just the main roads.
Don’t count on the Cowes to East Cowes chain ferry to be in service, it’s normally not operating due to a myriad of issues...
East Cowes has Osbourne house, Queen Victoria’s island home, a great place to visit. There’s a car ferry from East Cowes to Southampton which is normally a cheaper route.
Thanks very much for the brilliant information - really appreciate it! You live in a beautiful place! 😀👍
Great trip again you 2. Sorry you were under the weather at the end B 😭🤮🤮🤮. All the best CHARLIE. STAY SAFE.👍
Thanks very much Charlie! Glad you enjoyed it and so did we despite the bad stomach bug 😳 IOW definitely a lovely place 👍 thanks for watching! 😀
For under the weather traveling, 3 fingers of whiskey and just take small sips and make it last for 6 to 8 hrs. Trust me on this, picked this up up on my tours in Vietnam .
Thanks very much Don! Not a big fan of whiskey but I’ll bear that in mind for the future! 👍😀
Another little gem!! and weather to match (well nearly). Sorry to hear about Bri's deli belly, we've all been through it, quite literally !! lol. Roll on the next one.
Thank you David! Glad you enjoyed it - the dodgy stomach didn’t help 😳 but shit happens 😂 we loved the tour despite the ending! 😀👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries The couple you met, Graham and Sue? You didn't happen to get the brand of Sam's gorgeous leather jacket?
Sorry David we didn’t 🤷♂️ but maybe if they watch the video they might respond! 😀👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Fingers crossed lol
When you were filming round the room on your last night I noticed in the bathroom on the cistern were 3 rolls of toilet paper and in my head I thought 'I hope that's not a refection on the quality of the food' ! I nearly fell off my seat when the next day after the 'Fish & DRIPS' you were needing all 3 !!! Cheers from Thailand - Neil
Yes Neil that was a pretty horrible end to a good trip! 😂😬🤢 didn’t realise you live in Thailand 👍 or are you on holiday? 👍😀
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries I have based myself in Thailand for over 25 years prior to that I based myself in Hong Kong. I am an architect who specialises in the design and construction of tall building . I have designed and built some of the tallest buildings in Hong Kong, Taiwan Philippines and Dubai Abu Dhabi, Qatar as well as other major projects in Romani’s India Iraq etc. Cheers Neil ,
@@naduncan08 wow! That’s a hell of an achievement! 👍😀
Always enjoy your channel and this tour was every bit as good as the others you have done, Fantastic!!! 👍👍👍
Thank you 🙏 we really appreciate your comments and thanks for watching! 😀👍
Great video as always thanks for these
Thank you 🙏 we appreciate you watching! 😀👍
Thanks for another great tour. We like the same kind of touring, using Inns and motels rather than camping. We just returned from a 3400-mile circle tour of Lake Superior in the US and Canada, albeit on one bike. The Mrs has, in her words “zero interest in driving my own bike-too busy sightseeing and gawking.” Thanks again and we’re looking forward to the next series. More, please.
Thank you again Marco! We really appreciate your comments 👍 your trip sounds amazing 😀 it doesn’t matter if you both ride or you’re 2up as long as you both have fun! 😀👍
Dear Brian and Sue, finally got to watch this latest installment. Nothing like a kidney stone and a trip to the emergency room to alter plans. The video, like all your videos, is another gem. Really appreciate your efforts. By the way, the stone did come out after drinking an appropriate amount of beer ! Greetings from Berlin, Jim
P.s. Sad about the passing of the Queen. Though being american, Elisabeth was everyone’s Queen. Even here in Germany, most people were quite sad upon hearing the news….
Thanks very much Jim! Sorry to hear about your emergency kidney stone trip 😱 - thank goodness for copious amounts of beer! 😂🍻. Yes very sad about HRH - still, 96 is a good length of time. Thanks again for your comments! 👍😀
Beautiful sorry you got sick at end ❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌
Thank you Joan , we’re glad you enjoyed it! At least being sick didn’t spoil the trip - just a temporary inconvenience! 😀👍
My first visit to your channel. Seems nice. nice couple. Guess I'll have to look at your other video's. thanks.
Thank you John! We’re glad you stumbled upon our channel and hope you enjoy watching our adventures! 😀👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries It is interesting and relaxing. As long as the music does not get crazy. Not a fan of music video's, but yours is bearable. 🙂
😀Gidday Brian and Sue, Great Job on the Video. Don't worry Brain, there will be many more Beer Oclocks to come Im sure LOL. At least you got half a Pint 🍺 down you. Yeah great Trip overall and some interesting places to stop along the way. Catch ya on the next adventure, Cheers paul🍻🍻
Thanks Paul! You’re right - plenty more beer o’clocks! 🍻 onto the next adventure! 😀👍
A great finish to a good tour. Sue's face as you sat sipping a small Guinness, it looked like she was about to burst into a fit of laughter,🤣
Thanks Ady! You’re absolutely right - no sympathy at all! 😂
Thank you for another great trip! Much love from Norway!😊
Thanks very much Leif! We’re glad you enjoyed it! 😀👍
Hi to you both fantastic video smashing weather you had great music the steam railway is always worth looking at plus it's a lovely ride on the train looking forward to the next one you both stay safe Craig.
Thank you Craig! We’d love to have tried the steam railway - maybe next time we visit the island! 👍😀
Great video, I enjoy the history of the places of interest you visit. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much John! We’re glad you enjoyed it! 👍😀
Such feel good vids. Love the accompanying music selection, quite eclectic. Your accommodation choices and reviews are inspiring. Great that you share this.
Thanks very much Gareth! Really glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your comments! 😀👍
15:31 strained smile that buddy, lol
😂😂ha, ha, you bet! 😀👍
Repeating myself here again, really brilliant and well edited vlog once again, thoroughly enjoyable.
Late with the viewing as we have been cruising the Norwegian Fjords all the way up through the arctic circle to Honningsvag the northernmost city in Europe, maybe Norway could be good for you both? Plenty bikers and empty roads, outstanding scenery and not that cold to be honest in fact we witnessed 24 degrees C in Trondheim. Ride safe.
Thanks again Lee 🙏 we appreciate your comments and support for the channel! We haven’t been on a cruise since pre covid ☹️ hope you had a great trip - Norway does get rave reviews from bikers although it seems very expensive - maybe one for the future! 😀👍
Truly a beautiful island and interesting museums to visit. And unbelievable that during the TT race speeds between 200 and 300 km/h are reached. Thanks for sharing this nice video, regards Erwin. 😃👍👌❤
Thanks very much Erwin! Glad you enjoyed it - the TT speeds on the IOM are indeed incredible 😱. Thanks for watching! 😀👍
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Thank you Mohammad! 👍😀
What a shame you were feeling under the weather for the latter part of your trip. Looks like it was an enjoyable trip though. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Thank you Steve! We did have a great trip apart from the last day ☹️ a real pity but unavoidable. Shame not to be able to sample the great beers 🍻! 👍😀
Not long before I'm over on the Isle, can't wait. Hopefully the weather is like what you had. Glorious
Let’s hope so Simon! But I’m sure you’ll have a blast whatever the weather! 👍😀
Hi both, great IOW series, bought back lots of happy childhood memories of holidays with Mum & Dad. Just got back from a mini ride of Cornwall & catching up on CZcams vids. I'm sure Brian is well now, shame when you get those bugs. Ride safe & looking forward to your next ride outs. X
Thanks Chris! We loved the island, it must have been a great place to holiday as a kid ( I had to make do with Morecambe 😂) the bug was an inconvenience 😳 but all’s well now 👍 thanks for watching! 😀
Our little group has been down there for the last 3 years in the hope of seeing the racing but every year its postponed until the following year. The general opinion of the locals we have talked to say they doubt it will ever happen.
having said this we have already booked for 2023 as such a nice place to visit anyway.
Enjoyed the content of your visit.
Thanks very much! I must admit I doubt it will happen too 🤷♂️ but you never know. Thanks for watching! 👍😀
Good one guys as always nothin worse than a stomach bug when ya want to get out and about it just sucks 👌👍
Thank you! You’re right about nothing being worse 😳 all that great ale and couldn’t enjoy it 🍻!
Thanks for sharing another great video Guys, absolutely brilliant to the point of making me want to go back. maybe next year though.
Torrential rain, yes, we had it from getting off the ferry all the way back to the North East on our last visit😭
Thanks very much Chris! We glad you enjoyed it 👍 it really is a beautiful part of the world especially with the weather we had for the most part! Definitely worth going back! 😀😀
As always a great journey video, very well put together with very professional commentary and route and hotel info. Keep the coming. Hope to do IoW in September on my Triumph 1200 Tiger XRT.
Thanks
Thanks very much Raymond! Glad you enjoyed it and hope you have a great trip on your XRT! 😀👍
Great video, I try and watch all your adventures as they inspire others to have a try and are very informative. Just one request. Could you sometime do a video showing how you make your fantastic flyover sequences. They add a lot to the story. I do hope you can manage it. 👍
Thanks very much! We’re glad you enjoyed watching our adventures and we hope they do inspire others to travel on 2 wheels! When you say flyover do you mean the Relive map? 😀👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Yes, the Google map showing the route you are taking.
@@icemodica7118 the “active map” that shows the route we have taken is really simple - can’t take any credit! It’s an app called Relive that you download to your phone and it automatically tracks your route - when you’ve finished you just save it to your phone/laptop! 😀👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Tanks for that. I’ll give it a try.👍
Bad luck getting poorly on this trip, it can take the edge of the enjoyment when you are focusing on where the next loo is! I had read about the Isle of Wight TT a few years back and wondered what had happened, hopefully be a great event when it happens. Deaths door quip reminded me of hospital radio's Ivan Brackenbury (Think that's his character name) quote. "If you are at deaths door, don't worry I'll pull you through!" As for Sue eyeing up a new Triumph, I just thought, easy Tiger. Carisbrooke Castle looked a fascinating place. Yet another great travel vlog from you both, very enjoyable. This time next week I'll be up in Scotland riding in the Scottish National Road Rally with about 70 others trying to secure a finish, a team award and a three nations award. Have you ever considered riding one of the National Road Rallies? With your flair for video making I think it would make for a entertaining video and a challenging project. All the best and ride safe.
Thank you! Yes having to focus on the next toilet break can take the edge off a trip 😳 but luckily we were on the last leg. Really not sure the Road Races will ever take place. That Ivan Brackenbury quip is brilliant! 😂. Hope you have a great time in the rally 👍 it’s not really our kind of thing - for the same reason we don’t get involved in big ride outs. We like to just quietly pootle along! Thanks for watching! 😀👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries The beauty of the National Rallies is that you can ride at a gentle pootle (Ha Google says that pootle is not a word, obviously it has never rode a motorcycle!) and the minimum is 120 miles in 13 hours. There is a couple who ride 1960's Lambretta scooters who regularly do the 540 miles, don't ask me how. I always ride alone as very few will have chosen your personal route and so can stop wherever you feel like. Take care.
Sadly, these days my back problem dictates how long and how many miles we are in the saddle ☹️ I remember back in 2010 on the
Pan American highway regularly doing 6hrs + without stopping - not anymore! 😀👍
A great Vid again from great people i like this kind of Vid`s!! Grüsse aus Germany!!!
Thank you very much Klaus! We appreciate your comments! 👍😀
Another great trip from you guys, shame you got sick for your last day, here’s looking forward to your next outing, always a good interesting watch with both your inputs……looks like Sue may have her eye on a new set of wheels 😉
Thanks very much! It was a shame I couldn’t enjoy the fine ales on our last day 😳! Sue did look at the 1200 but I still think the 900 is her favourite! 👍😀
Nice one guys hope your feeling better at least the weather held up. Take care 🙂
Thanks very much Ray! Yes, the weather was a real bonus 👍 shame about the stomach bug - I was more annoyed about missing out on the great ales! 🍻😀👍
good stuff !!!!
Thanks very much Stephen! 😀👍
Great video guys. I love the Isle of Wight, was there on the bike back in April this year. Shame you had dodgy guts for the trip. Bring on the next video 🏴👍
Thanks very much Dylan! It was a great trip (apart from the obvious 😂) hate missing out on good ales! 😀👍
Lovely island. Not sure the racing is ever going to happen there. Think I spotted an MT10 at at Dave Deaths 😍
Sorry to see Brian got the bug near the end but thanks for showing us around.
Thanks Richard! I think you’re right about the racing 🤷♂️ doesn’t look likely. When we arrived at Dave Death’s the first thing I spotted was the MT10 and thought you might be in the showroom! 😀👍
Sucks you got crook at the end. As Kermit says, "It's not easy being green" but you carried it off. Another great video and you were so lucky with the weather!!
Thank you Jenny! Yes it did suck ☹️ especially not being able to enjoy the great beers 🍻 ! 👍😀
Love the Police Camera van actually committing an offence to record offences!!!...... Its amazing what the IOW has to offer.
Thanks Phil! You’re absolutely right about the Police van 😂 luckily we stayed on the right side of the law! 👍😀
@@heather333 over to you @philwoods! - but I’m pretty sure a lot of these “police” vans are parked illegally!
Another great video. Shame about the tummy bug. I find that a brandy and port in the one glass usually settles it down and if not……….you feel slightly better anyway. 😂 Looking forward to the next trip. 👍
Thank you Stephen! It was a shame but stuff happens 🤷♂️ I’ve heard about brandy and port but not being a shorts drinker would probably have made it worse 😱!
Always look forward to your adventures ride safe
Thanks very much Trevor! 👍😀
Not the Isle of Wight Blight? 🤣
Shame that, nice place to visit but as you saw, you go nowhere in a hurry. Dave Death motorcycles is legendary, great name. Stay safe both of you
Thanks! We go nowhere in a hurry 😀 and Dave Death’s was too good to miss - just for the name! 😀👍
Great video again I hope your tummy bug didn’t spoil your last day to much Brian take care. 👍.
Thank you Derek! Yes the stomach bug certainly didn’t help and more to the point I couldn’t enjoy all the lovely beers and food! 👍😀
We did a very similar tour in April this year, the last on our Tiger 800, before upgrading to the new 1200 GT Pro (inspired by Sue on her 900). Thought Ep3 was particularly good and one of your best. Keep them coming
Thanks very much Graham, we’re glad you enjoyed it! How are you getting on with the 1200? All good we hope 🤞 thanks for watching! 😀👍
Enjoy the 1200, Graham! 🐯The 900 was definitely one of my better decisions ☺️👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries a late newcomer to the world motorcycling but loving the new 1200 and it's definitely feeling like a forever bike already.
@@suegibbons2508 I was nervous about the jump up from my 800 but the 1200 handles so well and gets smaller by the day 👍
Looks like the IOW has a lot to offer seems quite flat too ? , Great vlog guys thanks for sharing (poor Bry🤢) hope he's back to full health now 👍🏻
Thanks Dale! Yes the IOW has more to offer than you think 👍 thankfully Bri is back to full health now but it did last a week 😳 but that aside, we can really recommend an IOW mini tour! 😀👍
Waking up to the next installment of MMD...does life get any better? You beautiful people ❤️
Thank you Sue! We really appreciate your support and comments! 😀👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Love living vicariously through you guys xx keep travelling and rating that beer!!
Enjoying the trip 👍, Would you ever consider doing the Dalton Highway again, now your little older with much more experience ?
Thank you! I probably wouldn’t do the Dalton again but mainly because of my bad back☹️ If it wasn’t for that I think I’d quite like to do it and enjoy the journey more with more knowledge and experience! 👍😀
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If its not to personal how tall is sue as I see she has both feet well planted well
Hi Nigel, I’m 5’6” so Bri is actually 3” taller but I have long legs and a short torso so find it easier to get my feet well planted 😊👍
@@midlifemotorcyclediaries thanks sue I am 5.7 or 5.8 but short leg.but quite like the look of the tiger 9.but with carrying the wife need both feet planted when she gets on and off.i will get to try one for size soon I hope thanks again
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Should have had a curry on the last night - kill or cure!!! 😁
I wouldn't hold your breath about road racing being held there. Political hot potato with the inevitable road deaths and life changing injuries. Not sure if the locals would appreciate hoards of bikers disturbing their exclusive tranquility, and they don't really need the money!
Curry on the last night! 😂😂 😱😱 I think you’re absolutely right about the road races - I doubt if they’ll get to happen. Thanks for watching! 😀👍