Fuel Fiasco and Bug Battle on the NC500 Route
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- I'm back with part 3 of my epic motorcycle adventure around Scotland's iconic North Coast 500, also known as Scotland's Route 66. Strap in for a ride filled with unexpected twists and turns. From running out of fuel to battling the infamous Scottish bugs, I've got it all in this action-packed segment.
But it's not all chaos and calamity. Amidst the trials and tribulations, we witness some of the most breathtaking ocean views that make every struggle worth it. The sheer beauty of the landscape will leave you in awe. #NC500 #ScotlandRoute66 #MotorcycleAdventure #travelvlog
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Packing up my tent
03:58 Bugs are trying to eat me!
06:18 On the road again
08:07 Making my way along the NC500
09:40 Running out of fuel
11:38 Taking a break on the NC500
13:38 Getting ready to set off again
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Watching your journey is so captivating. You have that 'let's just go and enjoy' vibe I really love
🥰 it took a lot of practise to be more "letting go' and "less worry" ahahah it helps when you start touring because it is inevitable that things will go wrong, it really helps you to lose up a little bit!
@@SaffySprocket yep I agree, you have to conquer challenges in order to gain confidence
I think and I have always thought and done them, you have to know what you are going to do next, then do it, so as not to fall into the traps of life.
Always laughing in the face of adversary, respect to you 👍. Stay safe.
Thank you so much for your support 💗🙏
I noticed you was the only one that asked the bicycleist if he was ok. Good on ya. And the picture with you in the foreground and the water in the background, just about made my day. 🤘
It's nice to be nice ☺️
Even in the face of adversity you manage to induce smiles in the rest of it. Keep up the good work Saffy, we need you x 👍🏻
Thank you so much 😊
wow, thank you for this video, I felt in paradise with Eve. you are magnificent.
Thank you too!
Dont quit, never quit. Great video.
I did all four cardinal points a few years ago and had a fuel problem, went to Ardnamurchan Point from Fort William and took the long route around the headland, I got to the point of no return, I had gas, just didn't have enough to get back, luckily I came across a battered looking pump outside a post office which saved the day.
The joys of riding around Scotland
I love that laugh you have, the faces you pull when things are going against you, when things seem impossible but you know what? Despite all the knock backs, you always come out the other side smiling that lovely smile,you let out that little giggle and we love you for it...a special biker girl.
"Nothing teaches you how to ride a new bike like running out of fuel" Saffy Sprocket 2023 - We so need that on a T shirt :)
Now imagine a battery-powered vehicle, and there are more and more of them because they are pushing the famous green agenda. Going on an adventure with an electric vehicle? Hard.
You struggle a bit Saffy, but you have a unique ability to work your way through it. Your smile and laughter are never far away.
You either laugh or you end up in tears 😂😂😂
Great vid Saffy, and a huge thankyou for feeding some of our starving hordes. You could have quite safely drunk straight out of that wee burn unless some tourist had shit nearby.
I could have but you never know what's upstream!
It might be controversial me saying this but Wales & Northern England is a nicer experience 😅 I do love Scotland but the miggies are relentless and that takes it's toll are a few days. 😂 Great video as usual Saffy
Not controversial at all. Ashton to Carnarvon, then back to A5. An excellent journey and back to Ashton. An easy days ride on a S1000XR.
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Happy if you choose to stay away; emptier roads for us Scots. I took the back roads home from a Sheffield trip, and thorough enjoyed the crazy hairpins and mad lanes of Yorkshire.
But no ocean, mountains petrol issues nor midges.
Adventure is a very personal variable.
Wales is great if you know where to go... the weather is Ireland is so bad but when you get a dry day it can be amazing
Highland hill water Saffy is the pure water of life 😊
It's so tasty too
I remember the midges, in the hair , up the nose, in the ears all itching inside the crash helmet. I hope you are enjoying your Honda ownership Saffy. Thank you for reminding me of Scotland. The scenery will always be wonderful.
They are literally the worst thing ever
Like it’s almost entirely her fault all over again…. Keep giggling Saffy and enjoy the ride!
🥰🥰🥰 thank you so much
Wow Saffron what an amazing journey, and memories you will have, thank you for bringing us along. Ride safe Saffron.😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Saffy so happy you survived the the night with nano vampires, and the rain cold and subsiquent heat 🤣😘🤗
Any water coming down from the hills is probably better than anything that comes out of your tap at home. I used to do a lot of hillwalking and never thought twice about drinking out of a stream.
My friend was really poorly from drinking stream water in Scotland.
I’ve only recently dropped on your channel. The thing that inspires me is that you simply have a go and do it. Next month I’m going from Yorkshire to Southern Ireland. The midges put me off in Scotland!! I think you should make a list before embarking on your journey so you don’t forget too much. 🫣🫣🥴😵💫🤞🤞👍
Well done Saffy, thanks for sharing the trip.
Thanks 👍
I rode this same bike in Northern Thailand and the same happened to me, thank the lords that they run on air and it took about the same amount of time to find a fill up. I proceeded to loose my driving license and had to drive back in the rain in a 40 min round trip to go back and get it., you on the other hand remain giggling through it all while i re wrote the book of curses in my helmet. Stay positive and it will all work out.
Sprocket you put yourself through the mia for some epic videos and its much appreciated 🌻 thankyou 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed!
Just got back from Scotland... So beautiful even if its raining... Loving your videos. Furthest I got was Fort William... But I was on a Honda monkeybike with all camping gear... The weather turned bad so I had to head home... All the way back from Scotland... 100% heavy rain. yellow weather warnings... I was worried about fuel because I only have 2.5 litres tank... So took a 2.5 and 1.5 litre spare fuel on a rack on the front... Is a worry not finding jungle juice lol.. Never used my life straw but at least I had it lol... Keep up the videos❤❤❤
Also - I just finished the NC500 last week. I had multiple stops to change out of light gloves into Goretex gloves. So many times when I stopped, a passing local would stop their car to check if I was OK. Absolutely amazing people up there.
Hey saffy it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, I started watching your videos 2months ago and iv nearly watched them all 😂 I think you are absolutely hilarious and truly inspirational to myself and everyone who wants to get started riding, if you are ever in northern Ireland i would love to meet up for a coffee, a laugh and some beautiful riding around are north coast. You are an amazing woman keep doing you, everyday you are alive makes this world are brighter place, much love Aaron from loughshore northern Ireland 🙌🏍️ 📸
Well done, Saffy, for not giving up 😎
Thanks 🥰🥰🥰
Just like me and fishing Saffron, catch no fish, but get mosquito bits, horse fly bits, midges: they came to feed.
You're great with the voice over commentary. Take can and I hope you weekend was a good one.
I was a walking feast 🤣
"Allergic to life" love that phrase, I have a lifestraw, have used them for years when kayaking, always comes in handy, sometimes people forget to stop and look around when travelling, beautiful scenery always refreshes the soul, as always a great video Saffy.
So true! And those life straws are a god send!
The thing about drinking from these streams - is that sometimes up the hill you find a dead sheep in the stream....it's happened to me!
Hi Saffy, I very much sympathise with you about the midges in Scotland . I grew up in Scotland and never had any problems with midges. But , in 1981, I moved south to England. Then in the early 2000's I decided to do a motorbike tour in parts of Scotland I hadn't been to for a long time. It wasn't until I was riding my bike through Glen Coe that I found out I was no longer immune to the midges. Luckily, a campsite that I decided to stop at overnight had a small shop on site. Inside the shop was a couple of shelves stocked with AVON Skin So Soft spray. The proprietor explained that this particular AVON product contained some ingredient which kept midges and other bothersome insects at bay. I bought some and found it to be very effective at keeping the little bitey things at bay, so much so, it is still part of my camping kit when I go touring on my bike or even going on long countryside walks. I would highly recommend you try this particular product as part of your camping gear in future. By the way, I am most definitely not an Avon rep.
I've heard so much positive feedback about skin so soft, going to have to try it
Good scenic video footage. I enjoy your cheery ,positive attitude, you make me smile whilst enjoying your vids. Glad you made the fuel stop, just.Those little babbling streams must be so pure ,But Saff - I expect a sheep must of Peed in it.
Nature's squash 🤣
The next good mod for your CB would be a 1 gallon Jerry can that could mount on the inside of your left side pannier frame. You made it to the gas stop but it would have been lousy if you didn't.
Amazing video intro Saffy, well done you!! 👍👍
Thanks 😊
Saffy your so funny but scary up the mountains no petrol stations and phone signal
Get an iridium phone! Never offline :->
Good evening Ms Sprocket! Great drone footage to open with. Hoping that the weather improves for you. Good speed and ride safe girl 👍😊.
Stick at it. Bit more planning and these trips will become a joy from start to finish.
Ever thought of doing one of the National road rallies?
No, I haven't heard of them? What is it?
@@SaffySprocket there is a matrix, a grid of checkpoints and you have to do a route to get so many points to get the award. Limited time frame. Set number of letter. And set number of numbered checkpoints.
There is one for England, Scotland and Wales. All held on different weekends in the year.
i have to say this your both batshit crazy and totally freaking awesome at the same time if they ever make a poster saying live your life you should be on it what an inspiration you are to us all even an old fart like me at 48
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Loving it,great stuff thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Maybe a little late but Avon skin so soft works a treat to keep the midges away. (Dry oil spray).. 😊 that's what we use every time we go to Scotland. The downside is, being a male I smell like a female.😊❤ love the vids.
A few people have said this! I'll have to give it a try!!!!
@SaffySprocket I forgot to say, i love your touring videos, I'm selling my Gixer and getting a tracer 9gt and doing the scotland trip you just done. Thanks again.❤️
Hei Sa your New Motorcycle is looking very Nice and it's Exhaust sound is also very Good.Nice tour video you have made and very beautiful places you have visited.i liked this pleasant video🎉
Thanks a ton and I love my new bike!
@@SaffySprocket Enjoy with tons of Happiness 😊
A another enjoyable and entertaining vlog saffy ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Dear Safron. You realy should give yourself a much greater time window for these trips. They are fantastic. The NC500 realistically should be given a whole week. Friday to Sunday in 10 days time. Relax, do the extra bits, take your time, chill. Always top up fuel at every opportunity.
A gas lantern turned down low will kill any midges that get in the tent with you at bedtime in about ten minutes. You’re right the CO2 attracts them and the flame finishes them off. Also recommend jungle formula or even skin so soft from the home shopping brand that slips my mind currently. I use a rain suit for bad weather as riding gear is so difficult to dry overnight when camping.
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nice roads to drive . and nice picture on 13.50 .
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The water in the north west is the cleanest in Europe. Distilled from the Atlantic, it falls in copious amounts and runs off just as quickly, with no time to fester.
Midges love CO2, heat and black clothing.
Autan mosquito spray stops them biting.
3mph wind (or walking ) is too fast for them.
Take more time to do the NC500. Even two weeks is too short to be able to drink in the varied and spectacular scenery. And take little detours, time to stroll on the beach, climb a hill, go see a waterfall.
Fill up at every fuel station.
Meet people and chat., buy a new T-shirt, Scotland does have shops.
Stay in one place for another night if it feels good, and check the rain radar app forecast regularly.
There is the riding, the scenery, the roads, the weather, the people, the sea, the mountains, the rain, the blue skies and scattered clouds, the locals, the fellow tourists, the beaches, aah the beaches, the wind and the welcome if brief sun.
Enjoy the ride-but stop to appreciate the view.
I think you should change your channel name to Calamity Jane rides again 😂😉😉. I would say above anything keep your bedding dry and your petrol tank full.
I’m totally guilty of desperately looking for fuel myself.
Love your videos, your enthusiasm and spark could brighten anyone’s day. Stay safe, have fun. 😊
Calamity Saff 😂😂😂😂
You do know while you were drinking your fill there was a sheep having a good laugh at you and having a pee in that same stream 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Always try and drink from fast flowing water if possible 👍
😂😂😂😂 stop
It may not look like it but your trip is inspiring and I hope to do a tiny fraction of you've done. Keep up the videos 😎
You can do it!
I did the NC500 with mates and I carried a Primus petrol bottle ( 1 litre ) in case of emergencies, £20 from Amazon
It's a no brainer!
Another good video from yourself. a couple of things, if the water tastes sweet, stop drinking it, there's probably a dead animal upstream. and when you're laying down enjoying the midge free time (try smidge, it works well), don't forget to check yourself for ticks afterwards!
Life Straws filter out all bacteria, virus like e Coli and nearly all protozoa! Only thing it doesn't filter is metals
Ah you haven’t been bitten by the ticks yet 😂😂😂😂
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Sort those cables out Saffy 😅
Neverrrrrrr 😅
@@SaffySprocket Nooooooooo!!! 🤣
@@SaffySprocket I use a 30cm cable to keep it neat. Not a cable long enough to change your neighbour down the streets phone lol
Bloomin stickers!
Sorry!
The video at about 5:30 to around 7:30 the terrain really reminds me of a ride I did with my brother a couple of years back if you have a chance Google Bear tooth Pass it runs from Montana to Wyoming. when your at the top of it the landscape looks similar. Your ride has been just as Beautiful! The Bugs look the same too!
Thanks Saffy, I love your optimism even though things sometimes seem to be out to get you (midges for example) I hope the ride was as good as it looked in places lol. :>)
I did a trip to Scotland in June, went wild camping. I was eaten alive by midges, counted about 500 bites.
My wife didn't get one.
Next time i will go prepared.
They're the worst!!!
Boil it Saffron, if your going to drink from a stream please boil it first, there could be a dead animal further up stream, glad the weather changed for the better for you. Ride safe young lady
Life straws are designed to filter out everything :-)
Have you considered a mosquito hood?
Those little buggers look like they ate you alive!
I've not done much camping, so I don't know if I'd be able to sleep with them savaging me lol
Great views, geeat adventure! Glad you didn't have to be recovered, or push the bike to the petrol station.
Ride safe 😊
I think nothing would help at this point 😂
Shame that life straw doesn't turn water into petrol😂.when in scotland if you see a petrol station ,fill up even if its a gallon.❤
I swear 😭😂😭😂😭😂😭
I now see what you ment about running out, luckily I've managed not too , but one time we got to a petrol station with only 5 mins to spare before it shut or we'd have been looking for somewhere to stop for the night and we didn't have any tents 😢
Hi saffy , you were lucky just making the petrol station, I have run out twice in Scotland many years ago but nice people helped me out, learnt my lesson now. Midgies are the only thing I don't like in Scotland and I have been eaten alive in ullapool and isle of Skye, did you know it's only the female ones that bite. The scenery everywhere takes your breath away don't you think, I was up touring in June. I do enjoy your videos, stay safe, Best wishes Roy.
I ended up buying an emergency fuel can for my bike now!
@SaffySprocket that was a good idea saffy, I just fill up each time I see a petrol station, also I do take a lot of clothes and foot pump, tools, engine oil etc etc, some people at the b&b thought I had a car, I think the only place I could carry a petrol can would be round my neck probably not a good idea although I would have good neck muscles. Take care of yourself, Best wishes Roy.
I really like that you don't stay in hotels every night like alot of CZcams "adventure" riders.
The price of hotels these days is madness 😱😱😱 £80-120 a night, I'd go bankrupt
Saffy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey
Hi 👋☺️
Every day is a different day sorry about that canadian i don't call him a follow canadian i lived up northern manitoba that was not cool of him . But you are having a great adventure glad u got to sit and enjoy the rest of ur day :) !!
Thank you 😊
Maybe at some point the one Tshirt becomes so rank that even the midgies don't want anything to do with you?
😂😂😂 one can dream
I forgot to say, I really like your new profile photo on this channel.
Oh thanks!
Should have gone some water at the garage 🤔
Drone footage very good 🏍️🏕️🤔
Next time 😂
I'm the same sprocket in remote areas no petrol stations lol hope you find one soon :-)
😂 ended up buying a petrol can fur my next trip!
Your a bit of a disaster at times but still enjoy your videos. Nc500 is great, I will be doing it again myself next year.
Cb 500 x !! NC is 750cm3
@vlaho1967 ...... 🤔 not what I was talking about. Maybe I should have written it more clearly, I guess 🤷♂️
Your always laughing but remember just to stop take a rest and look around.Its not a race.Enjoy it.
Couldn't agree more!
Hope it's not weird if I was slightly intrigued 😬 with your low fuel situation 😉. Only because I could use your experience as a reference for myself as I have the same bike!
I recently got an Oxford fuel can that attaches to my bike
Skin So Soft by Avon keeps the midges off you,even the English SAS use it when in jungles. It works I've tried it in Scotland and other places around the world
I've heard this alot!!! Need to give it a try!
Only works for a minority.
And the SAS is supposed to be part of the British army and not the English army, though you might be right,at one level.
Autan bug spray worked for me yesterday in Sligachan on the Isle of Skye. Check the midge reports from there!
This stuff used to be amazing mate! However, they changed the formula and now it doesn’t work 😂 So people buy it expecting miracles and they just turn themselves into a well moisturised meal, ready to be scranned.
Its surprising how far you can go with flashing fuel light, hopefully you remembered how far you got, for next time 😂
Dead sheep up the valley in that brook 😢
Thats a CB500X !
The best kind of bike 💅
next time you rough it up that way, to keep the biting midges away, I highly suggest you get yourself some "Skin so soft by Avon" I swear by this, trust me you will appreciate it next time. Also a headnet brimmed hat that folds up in a pocket, for when your need to pack stuff away.
A few people have said this!!!
@@SaffySprocket I absolutely swear by it, done the NC500 a few times, and that stuff is amazing
Open a jar of vics or 2 and place in the tent, pop olbus oil on yr clothing. Bugs mozzies an vampire midges flys spiders hate it as it numbs there senses an temp blindness. Pop olbus round yr neck hands ankles at night or day. Stay safe...
Hi Saffy, you sure know how to create a cliff hanger with your planning ha-ha, but joking apart isn't Scotland magical, I did the NC500 anti clockwise. Oh those pesky midges I used what the Commandoes use when on maneuverers it is made by Avon cosmetics called, Skin-so-soft, it's technically a moisturising oil but the midges hate the smell, better I think than smothering yourself in chemicals like Deet based repellents. Thank you.
Another fun day……”well, let’s see what’s in my bag……….no shirts, no pants, one sock, 6 copies of National Geographic magazine………and…….a……tennis………ball……………….huh……………GOOD TO GO !!! 😁
🤣🤣🤣 glad I'm not the only one
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Can I ask where you get your drone footage from? I'm assuming you don't film it yourself and instead it's purchased from a library or similar.
Easy to forget 😅
@@SaffySprocket What does that mean, easy to forget? 🤔
😭😂 I replied to the wrong comment, I'm useless 😂😂😂 sorry
@@SaffySprocket No problems, so may I ask where you get your drone footage from?
Sunday specials with swearing Saffy Sprocket.
Saffy lol, you seem to be pushing yourself too hard with not enough time to do it!
(I hope this signing off premiere is a contract signing to do permanent travel vlogs)
Maybe I should push it further 😸
What month did you go in and week
I think it was august but I don't remember now 🥰
Maybe you should consider buying a feul friend saffy ❤
I think that's a good idea!
CB 500x ,NC 750 😉
I got absolutely eaten alive , had to pack up in record breaking time then decided to put on my lid and burn it off to get away from the midges , then find that evening I’ve been bitten everywhere , inside my lid ,ankles , wrists , where my trousers and jacket meet , was horrible
Apparently they bite tall men the most (it's a legit study apparently 😂)
@@SaffySprocket to stop the itching and scratching once bitten heat a metal spoon in your stove then put it over the sting , best method is just heat the tip for a few seconds then move over the bite towards the tip till it’s as hot as you can handle with out actually burning yourself
Should rename it Midge 500 😂😂😂🤣👍🤣
Literally 😂
why nc500?? isnt it a cb500x? thought nc was only for the 750 which means new concept
North Coast 500 as in miles
@@thebimblewizard1242 had no idea it was a route...
@@farmoboy83waste of a first comment 🤣
@@redtela i always try my best
It is a cb 500x. I have the nc 750x dct
That doesn’t look like fun to me.
Saffy, please consider not to put music in when your talking.. especially when your quoting a very nice poem... could not make out what you were saying and I'd much rather be able to hear you, not that noise.. thank you. Your great videos dont need music....
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Hiya Saffy I'm really enjoying your videos BUT I have to say Your VIP sticker on your screen is in a bad place and hides lots of the view, It's really annoying.
I have removed it 😅 but not until after NC500
Aww Thanks Saffy, was really bugging me , Im a real sado ! I know.@@SaffySprocket But I still love your
Vids
You dont need to clean Scottish water. Just drink it
But what if there's a dead sheep up stream 😭
@@SaffySprocket minerals! Gid fur ye. That why most of the outdoor Scottish people are hard as nails 😂