Motorcycle Adventure: North Coast Scotland | NC500 Part 1
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Join me on an incredible motorcycle journey as I embark on a thrilling adventure from Wales to Fort William, the starting point of my NC500 expedition. In this first part of the series, I'll share breathtaking landscapes, exciting twists and turns, and unforgettable moments on my trusty CB500X. Get ready to be inspired and discover the beauty of the NC500 like never before!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Riding over the Scottish Border
03:59 Headset dies
05:02 The worst meal on the road
07:37 Setting off again
09:18 A quick pitstop
10:51 Williamsfort
13:53 The rain starts to fall
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For anyone who has limited time a simmilar experience can be had in SW Sotland, just turn left when you cross the border and head down the A75 - come and explore Dumfries and Galloway. It's much closer and a forgotten jewel with less Caravans and Campers.
That's one that's actually been on my bucket lists!!!
I like that area myself😉
Dumfries and Galloway is called “The Highlands in The Lowlands”.❤
Don’t tell anyone. 😂
Isn’t one of the roads called the royal highway( prob got that wrong)but it’s supposed to be a great road
Wee tip for you Saffy...You don't need oil when cooking sliced sausage or black pudding, there's plenty of fat already in them, lol...Nice to see Scotland from your point of view, hope you had a good time in my part of the world 🙂 Despite the weather, lol
I tried and no oil came out 😅😂
@@SaffySprocket Not oil.. Fat, lol
To quote Saffron Sprocket, the now world famous intrepid adventurer... "Oh dear"
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too bad I don't understand English well, but I understood in your video that God creates things beautiful from the outside but also from the inside, thank him for having created you like that, may God protect you of all males, you are magnificent.
I remember when I used to travel on the bike, bin bags were one of the best inventions. Keeping everything dry ( including feet when necessary) and dirt cheap. You got breathtaking views and being out on the bike is enjoyable. Have fun.
So true!
Great video saffy can't wait for the next video. You should be so proud of yourself you run into problems but overcome them you are a truly amazing person and hot to😊
Thank you so much!!
Great video, looking forward to my NC500 next year even more now. Ride safe Saff
You'll love it!!! Take midgy spray
Just loved the morning hair in a layby look Saffy !.
Beautiful editing beautiful area glad you never slipped down the rocks be careful Saffy . You are a trooper you just keep going that is reality about biking trips you can't predict the weather or anything thanks Saffy for this vid it was great be safe !! :)
Another great Video Saffy .. Love the NC500
It's fantastic 😊
Looking good here excellent 👌
We pop up every year from North Wales for a Scotland tour, beautiful place.
Brilliant video as usual.
One of our group tends to not eat while dragging up and back, he's had a few near misses due to fatigue so got to be sooooo careful.
Yes! It's so easy to loose concentration without food
Ok 👏 Saffiy
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Very cute... I wanna do it this Summer ❤
Great video Saffy! You travel video intros are getting better all the time, but this one was exceptional, well done you! Bring on part 2! 👍👍
Thank you so much 😌
'Peeing in a Puddle" your video ended on a Great positive note😊 Loved the music ready to watch part 2...
😂😂😂 when you gotta go, you gotta go
Love the a82 lock Lomond road up to glen coe 🏍️🏕️
It's one of my favourite roads
Hey Saffy cracking video as usual. Beautiful part of the UK . Im lucky enough to get there most years. Could do with losing that VIP sticker It's spoiling the beautiful scenery 😅😅
Aha sorry! My head sticks over the top of the screen so I forgot it was there tbh
Cheer up Saffy! It's only water you know. It's not poisonous, only...well...very wet! 😬 NC500 is beautiful. I did it by car in 2018 and would really love to do it on my bike sleeping in a tent. Good to see you're on the road again!
Great video Saffy. Nice timing to have the steam train on the bridge, it made for a great shot. 😊
Thanks 😊
A another enjoyable vlog saffy loving your new bike ❤
More to come!
nice one saffy , top ride to do , on my second time around ,no motorways love it, enjoy,
Cant wait to do this next year
Take all the citronella candles!!!!
@@SaffySprocket is it that bad
I am sorry the weather wasn't better for you saffy, your videos are very entertaining👍 but please please be careful and you must eat to keep alert .
Looking forward to future vids.
Thank you, I will
Ah yes, the unpredictable nature of road trips - that’s why we love them! Thanks for another great video - and you still look beautiful waking up in the morning and dealing with your hair! Shiny side up - from a fan in Australia
They're the best!!!!
Alas, in the UK, and particularly Scotland, adventuring on two wheels in summer is guaranteed to please the God's of Plentiful Rain. 🫣 They interpret such brazen two wheel adventuring as a desperate call to open the heavens. Forget a rain dance when there's a drought.....simply tour Scotland on a motorcycle 😃
🤣🤣🤣 it's the sound of the exhausts, tricks the clouds into thinking it's a thunderstorm
Just want to say the use of drone footage with music interwoven with shots on the road is a step up in quality - without wishing to patronise -great edit well done 👍🏻
Thank you 😊
👍 good job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video as always Saffy, feel so sorry for you though that, the heavens just opened up on you like that after such a long ride without proper sleep or food. Keeping my fingers crossed that everything improves for you soon. Ride safe Saffron and take care.😊
Aha it's fine! It's all fun and games really!
Thanks Saffy, the filming is really good.
Thanks 😊
Hey Girl, you're doing good!
Thank your for your support 💖🙏
The Bike Looks Cool ... Looks Like "British Racing Green" ...
Doesn't it just
Great vid, great videography and bike suits you too
Much appreciated!
You don't need oil for fatty meat. It already has oil in it. Heat it slowly until the oils come out and then cook as usual. You can use a stick to stir things around and flip it over if you've forgotten utensils. Never boil meat, unless the recipe calls for it. Loved seeing the old steam train! Gorgeous looking ride, enjoy! (after your things have dried, LOL!)
I tried that, they just stuck to the pan and dried out 😂😭
Byłem... przejechałem... jedna z najpiękniejszych tras świata
LOVE WATCHING YOURS VIDS YOUR SO ADORABLE AND FUNNY GIRL I ENJOY WATCHING YOUR VIDS AND LOVE YOUR SUIT LOOKS REALLY WARM AND COZY I LOVE RIDING IN COOLER WEATHER WEARING THE WARM GEAR
Thank you so much!!
definitely move that big vip sticker on your windshield . ride safe and have fun
I will!
Hope you are ok, checking on where you are since your last post so I decided to watch the NC500 trip. You get major thumbs up for the coffee grinder and drip. 👍🏼 Throw in an all in one waterproof suit, glove covers and boot covers, you would have got another thumb! Learn from your mistakes - you are a brave and characterful lady. Keep it up.
Welcome to Scotland. It rains here. Quite a bit. Looking forward to the next instalments.
Hahaha true
I did the 500 a few years back and got caught in the rain too (obligatory in Scotland). Just the same as you, wet everything!!! 😁👍🏻
Oh wow! Isn't it a beautiful trip!
When did you do this I went on July 23rd from Boston to Inverness. Soaked through was and understatement. 482 miles in one day, grabbed a travel lodge the first night at Inverness east and then wild camped 3 nights and grabbed another hotel in aviemore on return, we did it quite quick. We had 3 good days and 2 rubbish days... but all in it was good. Wild camping spots are not as easy as you think to find. We had camped on a bridge on the side of the nc500 not far from the Durness zip line. Lovely spot.
Early August!
Yay we love ya Saffy
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I forgot to "eat breakfast, lunch and dinner" 😂😂, looking forward to the rest of the adventure
You and me both! 😂
Love it. You're in my 😍 stomping grounds.... the Highlands! Love seeing you back on the road! How's the new bike?
Oh and I recognise almost every place you showed in this episode. Maybe it's time I went further afield myself! 😂
Amazing! Love it so much
Hi saffy, I've just recently found you on CZcams and enjoying your adventures, I've been a biker for 49 years and never driven a car, I was riding from Cornwall to Scotland in one go each year for a holiday, but now only ride 260 miles first day and the same next day now i have become a pensioner . I have looked at some of your earlier videos and really enjoyed them, and look forward to seeing future ones, i do like your Honda. Ride safely. Best wishes Roy Barnes.
Tbf, I think miles aren't always accurate for the length of time of the bike! Done days you can do 59 miles and it's just as hard as 360
Fair play Roy mate, keep it up.
Would love to do the NC500 one day, till then will have to live vicariously through as a Sprocketeer 😃
You should!
One of my favourite places to visit, Scotland and the lakes, I went to Fort William and lockness 3 years ago, I need to pop over to Wales at some point before this ULEZ takes a strangle hold..
I'm not sure if you can even answer this question, however, here goes, what would you estimate your yearly milage at? Because you certainly smash the miles out and good on ya 👍👍
Fantastic! The offer is still there to join me on the IronButt challenge next week! hahaha.🤪
😂 you can enjoy that one, it's a hard pass
Great drone shots 📸🎥
Thank you 🙌
There is some fantastic scenery within our own shores but it does rain a bit at times !
It's such a stunning country
Hi Saffy, funny before your video I watched user name Kate reviewing the Honda 500's with Honda UK , and in the same part of Scotland, her favourite of the 500's was the X, mine also, which you have just brought. must say I love Sutherland truly stunning. Enjoyed the video even though you worry me silly. I know you are waiting for luggage but a dry bag is ideal to strap to the back seat for a nice cosy dry sleeping bag Ha-ha. Thank you.
What a coincidence aha it's a great bike and I love it so much 🥰 really chuffed I bought it tbh! Just getting it ready for the next big trip!
You make me laugh. You’re like the female version of myself. If something is going to go wrong then it will happen to me.
What an amazing adventure. Scotland is beautiful and wild. Please make sure you don’t drive tired, things can go wrong so quickly.
Look forward to seeing your future adventures 🏍️ 🏴
😂😂there's a little bit of sprocket in all of us
I never use oil in a fry up, just put the sausage in the cold pan and as it heats up the fat renders and creates the cooking oil 👌
Nice ride, Great view
Thanks 👍
Great video but you are scatty stay safe just love your attitude and your voice is very entertaining fair play to you 👌💯👍
Thank you kindly
You are making me jealous Saffy, as it's 15years since I was in Scotland on a bike. Unfortunately, it a regular expectation to get soaked, regardless of the time of year. I hope you are enjoying the Honda experience.Stay safe.
You need to get back to Scotland!
Some nice cinematic shots there! How does the Honda compare with the SV for covering distance? Must be nice to have a fairing. For packing, I can recommend vacuum bags, something like JML Vacuum Storage Bags. These squeeze clothing down to about a third normal size meaning you can either take more with you or carry less luggage. They have the added benefit of being totally waterproof. Ride safe. 🏍️
Love that you went to sleep tired and hungry, and woke up laughing. Really look forward to your Sunday vlogs. Keep em coming Miss Saffy Sprocket.
Ps, I thought the coffee bags were the way to go?
They are 😂 but they were so delicious I drank them all and didn't have time to buy more 😂😂😂😂😂
@SaffySprocket if you drank them all no wonder you were peeing in a puddle 🤣
I was on the NC tue wed Thursday, didn’t rain once. Was 26c Thursday too 🌞😎
Oh no way! You got lucky!
@@SaffySprocket been watching the weather. Luckily I could go when ever. Don’t think my video will be as good as yours, I am going to smash my GoPro 11 😖🤦♂️😆
Jeez Saff, I don't want to come over like your Dad (even though I'm well old enough to be!) But... any sports person knows that keeping properly fed is a basic requirement for performance. And motorcycling is no exception. Losing concentration because of inadequate nutrition could cost you so much more than a scratched fairing...
PS, the vid is great. Brings back some sweet memories of the best part of the UK by a long shot.
"Due to events entirely within my control..." 😄
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Hi saffy been watching your videos for about five days now and I absolutely adore them I can’t believe someone so brainless can manage this I am glad your living the dream
I live in the highlands and maybe will see you on your journeys some time look forward to the next one all the best for now
One day it will all come together saffy everything will go right for you ) its a mint place scotland to die for stay safe ❤
Nice one Saffy, looking forward to seeing the rest of your journey. If you want to ride a 500X in some African sunshine then just give me a shout.. 😃👍🏻🇿🇦
Sounds great!
The NC500 is a fantastic route, one I'll definitely do again but must do the Wild Atlantic Way first. 8 of us did the NC500 route in June, just shy of 1700 miles in 6 days, 3 of those days we had torrential rain. Somehow my kit kept me dry, Oxford Mondial trousers and an Oxford jacket, Furygan gloves and Shoei Gt Air helmet, it was only on the third day of torrential rain that my visor leaked water but that was because at some point I must have been a bit rough closing it and the visor popped out on the one side.
I think late April and the month of May are usually quite dry months.
Your not selling this motorcycle wild camping thing 😂 but credit to you.
😂😂😂😂 it's all fun and games really
I was up there a few weeks ago on my way to Mallaig and the Small Islands, brilliant roads through the Trossachs and Glencoe, by the way there is enough oil (fat) in sausages and bacon to cook the rest you don't need oil lol
Glencoe is really the heart of our little island
The Duke’s Pass is a great road in the Trossachs that’s worth doing if you ever get a chance.
I weirdly attempted NC500 2 weeks ago apart from I did ride into a hedge! and then had a bald tyre. will try again next year. managed 3/4 of it but missed out on the west coast due to said tyre
I came close to hitting a hedge on the first night ☠️ it's why I slept in a layby ☠️☠️☠️
Buy a sawyer water filter and a Cnoc 1 or 2 litre bag..... Filter water where ever you are. 5 mins and done. (don't get the sawyer mini it clogs and slow). Happy trails. Sheffield.
Great video as always..... albeit i was worried your key was going to end up in the loch. BTW frying with water works, just add a small amount at a time and the bacon / sausage will brown. Then they sweat and you can do your eggs!
I tried that first and it didn't work 😭😭😭
@@SaffySprocket very hot pan then easy on the water!
Good evening Ms Sprocket. A nob of butter never oil to cook bacon or sausages and eggs. Plenty of fat in them ingredients for cooking girl. I know that cold wet feeling riding Scotland in summer with heavy looking skys. So I never minded if we spent a night or three staying in diffetent hotels snuggled up to the wife while letting someone else cook breakfast 😉. Take care ride safe and see you in the next one 👍😊. Great footage by the way girl...
Was up there in October 23 and went, from near Oban, up to Malaig. Stayed in Arisaig overnight which was gorgeous. Watched pilot whales feeding on mackerel that in turn were feeding on whitebait. Poor old whitebait were copping it from gannets from above too. Don’t want to reincarnate back as a whitebait next time. Tough life apparently.
The weather in October can be truly awesome as can April May. We had no rain during the days for most of the week. mind you, they had suffered terrible flooding and we had to detour around a massive landslide and a missing bridge just to get to my place.
My son and I are going to do the whole 500 this Easter with my Wife in the backup vehicle. We cheat and trailer the bikes up to my place near Oban and ride from there. I know! Lightweights!😂
Looks like your having fun
May I ask how you get the drone shots
Especially the viaduct one with the steam train
I’ve been to to viaduct but never seen it with a steam train coming over
It runs every week I think!
Cheap karrimor drybags from sports direct . Cloths in one bag and sleeping bag in another. Sorted.
You found the Harry Potter train!
Seriously though, the best adventures are the least well planned. So you should have set off before you did... you stopped when you needed to stop, filled your belly with coffee, and had fun. Despite the floods.
Waterproof covers are an absolute godsend. So are lightweight tarps and ridgelines. ;)
Water covers mean extra layers to remove when you need a wee
The loch on your left approaching Fort William is Loch Linnhe. We went along that road and stopped off at The Ben Nevis Visitor Centre on our way up to Loch Ness. And for those that don't know, the Glenfinnan Bridge was featured in Harry Potter. You can book a train ride on it from Waverley Train Station in Edinburgh.
Saffy lass ❤ its an adventure ,come rain or shine your doing it ,well done ,,❤ ps when you gotta go ? x
Ahahhaha yes
We are at Fort William, Riding to Uig after breakfast, setting off around 10 ish😅
Hope the weather is better for you!!
@@SaffySprocket it's certainly being kind today, are you still in Scotland
You should get a couple of ready to heat wayfarer meals and leave them on your bike all the time , they last for years so if you have a food disaster again you can just heat them up in a few minutes 👍🏼
Love the video and it wouldn’t be you without a disaster or 2
Yesssss, MRE is the best
Was half expecting to see myself coming the other way tbh , the weather has been shocking recently yet it was great in June when I did it clockwise just got eaten alive by the midges
The midges are terrible ☠️☠️☠️☠️ was covered in bites when I got home
nice view . also nice bike .i like the 500 and i see you wear electric gear . what time of the month did you record this .greatings from the netherlands .and ooh wauw .that train on the bridge .so beautifull
August but I always wear electric gear :D it's the best thing for rain
You're amazing ...
Thank you so much 😀
beautiful girl and scotland ❤
Thank you so much 😊
😂😂😂 legend sprocket 👌🏻
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Nevermind, i love that your a coffee snob. Cant beat a good coffee. Hows that new bike doing, i would love one for winter
Can't remember to pack t-shirts but I can remember a full coffee set up 🤣
@@SaffySprocket thats all you need mate. Clothes are overrated. If there’s something I’ve learnt about camping is that i take to many clothes and never wear them
0:34 that spot looks like great Sunset
I ride the Nc750x , ❤frm UAE
Dji Mini 3 Pro or 4? What say you Sprocky?
Great video and drone footage. What type of drone do you use? Any tip gratefully received. 😊
I look forward to the next instalment. 😀 Ride safe, LJ
I have a DJI Mavic Mini, however, on this trip, whenever I passed a drone pilot, I offered to buy some of their drone footage from them :D
@SaffySprocket that's a savvy way of getting footage!! I'd have never thought of that. 🤣
Yes! Because I'm a one man band, it gets difficult having to do everything so I try to collaborate with other creatives when possible :D and they're usually happy to make a few coins
The fat that is given off by frying bacon would be enough to fry your sauage and burger well enough - sorry you had to go hungry dear Saffy !
It wasn't 😭
Awesome ❤ your hair
Thank you so much 😀
Nice video 🎉
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@@SaffySprocket Thank you so much❤😊
Coming to Scotland, you have to expect rain being more than probable and ensure your kit is protected properly, unfortunately you’ve learned that lesson the hard way
About time bean
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Great video really enjoyed it... Have you ever thought of using a lifestraw or water filter... Would save you a trip for water... Anywhere there's water.. You can use it to get safe drinking water..but I'd beware of getting the water from a puddle 😂😂
Yes! I use it in part 2 of this trip 🥰
@@SaffySprocket I tested it... Extreme test..... Got some water from a puddle in the ally... Just as I was knocking back the crystal clear water.... My girlfriend informed me that she saw cats peeing in it 😳still alive.. Riding round the lake district tenting.. In Penrith atm
I bet you didn't expect rain eh? It could have been worse, I had money on you falling into the water where you climbed down. Keep safe brave girl and better luck through the week. :>)
Ahahahahah 😂
Taking a chance camping,😮, with wild 🐻 in Scotland 😮
There are no wild bears in Scotland :-)
I am doing it late September I hope I don’t get rain.
You need to get rid of those stickers on the windscreen though!! 😀
Working on it!