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@@briancopley-z1g Hello Brian thank you for commenting. I am probably not brave enough to take on the vibration. When it reaches 50 it feels as if it will shake itself apart. It is happy at 45. Remember its is a 65 year old bike. Nearly as old as myself and I can't go fast anymore!

yes back in the day we did not have much mechanical sympathy

@@nigelervine1 Hello Nigel, thank you for your nice comment. The Bullet is a lovely bike. If I was going for a more modern bike it would be high up my list. Hope you had good weather for your NC500 trip.

@hughferrier5837 weather wasn't to bad the rain was warm lol. We had just 2 days of showers Love it up there

@@johnmatheson7414 Thank you John. Loch Buidhe is a place I love going to on two wheels.

@@rodneystacey1155 Hello Rodney thanks for the comment but I don't understand the context. I do put a stabiliser in the tank before winter. I use it most of the time. I can't wait till Spring to get back out!

That is very kind of you. As for the thermos flask, that one is over 50 years old, bought from Lennie Will's camping shop in Dornoch when I was a boy!

@hughferrier5837 Hugh we're all wee boys at heart, never grow up....

Just noticed this Colin. Thanks for the nice comment.

Just noticed this. You are right Rodney. It has very few external leaks now. Took a long time to get to this stage. I wish I could see the leak. I top up the gearbox and if I drive about 100 miles the oil level drops considerably. I have made a dipstick out of fence wire which reaches the bottom of the gearbox if I put it in fourth. Saves faffin about with the gearbox overflow pipe underneath. In a previous film I showed the battery covered with oil which I felt could only be coming from the oil tank overflow. I have fitted a tube to drain to underneath the bike. I believe I could have an internal leak from the gearbox to the crankcase. I am going to strip it again in the new year. I will put the gearbox back together and seal it. No crank in the engine side. I will then put paraffin in it and try and see where it leaks out. I will also try putting a light in the gearbox and look for light leaks when it is dark. You can see I'm getting desperate. Thanks for your interest.

@@MrDaviedawg Thank you for that. Knockfarrel is really nice, tremendous views, give it a go.

@@alasdairfinlayson Alasdair, now you've put the wind up me! I calmly go around these parts, now I'll be looking for large black shadows with eyes! Thanks for sharing your story.

Thanks once more Gordon. You are always so positive. My best wishes to you in the Philippines.

Hello Stuart and thank you again. I'm, like you, feeling good about my health. I wish you all the very best and am delighted that your a Neddy! I know I had the hernia repaired and two skin cancers removed this year but they are trivial. My prostate removal last year after cancer did not result in my PSA dropping to zero. In fact it climbed from 0.2 to 0.5 earlier this year which alarmed me. If it were to go above 0.5 I agreed to be referred to oncology from urology. But I'm delighted with my last test which came back down to 0.2. I had a PSMA PET scan in November '23 which showed no evidence of cancer. If God is willing then everyone is stuck with me for the foreseeable future. I am self taught at welding. I did a complete rebuild of a Landrover and of a Mini where I welded up the Landrover chassis and then the Mini replaced at least 1/4 of the bodywork. But I just don't know how to judge the heat and the speed of the wire when MIG welding. You may be joking but its all too true. However I have a replacement stand so don't have to worry about it. I believe my kick starting technique to be wrong. I don't think your supposed to do it while on the stand but it is so much easier for an old man like me. Look forward to hearing from you in the Spring.

What a nice thing to say, Karl. Thank you.

Thanks for that John. Glad my ancient wee C15 brings back memories. Yours must have been very new back then.

@@hughferrier5837 1959 ex Police bike, Hugh. The local Force had started using Morris 1000 Panda cars, so the bikes were sold off.

God willing there will be more in '25. I am looking forward to that but must enjoy each day even though its winter!

Thank you once again Frank for kind remarks. I wish you a blessed festive season when it comes.

Thank you Ian. I am trying not to wish my life away but am longing for Spring.

I'm aware of being so blessed here in the North of Scotland. The C15 must have been designed for our roads.

Yes, I agree. A wee run does not leave you sore and tired. Thank you for your kind remarks.

William, thanks once again for being so supportive and positive. The stand on the C15 is a shocker compared to a Japanese bike. Someone had modified mine with an extension to help push it down with your foot. I am sorry to be loosing that. I am feeling really well and delighted with how things are going.

Thank you for that. A third time! That worries me. I am being really careful with my recovery so here's hoping. I cannot braze and it looks like I cannot weld!

@hughferrier5837 hello Hughe, by a third time l didn't mean 3rd repair, l was meant to have opp under local anesthetic but 1st opp cancelled, by the time l did go to have it done hernia had gone scrotal and best done under general, another year's wait. I opted to go private, 3rd time lucky hey. Best wishes.

@@alexmutimer3691 Sorry I misunderstood, Alex. I'm relieved too. All the best with your op. Mine has been brilliant. It is so sad about our NHS. For me they have been brilliant. In the last year and a half I have had a prostate removed due to cancer, two skin cancers removed and the hernia repair. I met a doctor who knew my son at university and after being on a waiting list for the hernia repair for nearly two years she had my hernia repaired after a month and a half of being seen by her. She carried out the op herself. I hope you do as well as I have. All the best.

Thanks Colin for all the compliment to my bike and to myself (you are saying all the right things)! It will be next year before I put another C15 film up. I only take it out when the salt is off the roads. I must not wish my life away but am longing for the Spring but I will be 70 then!

Thanks again Peter. I'm doing great, better than the bike!

Thank you. The bike still has a large gearbox oil leak which is internal. I will look at it in the New Year if I feel brave enough!

Thank you for that. I'm feeling really well.

I'm well on the mend. The old folks home gets more appealing as the years go by! Maybe not. It is getting cold here but it will not be anything compared with Canada. We will both hibernate and look forward to C15 runs in the Spring. Thanks for commenting so nicely.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Disappointed that there are no more runs this year but glad to stop editing films!

​@@hughferrier5837I ask myself that same question, Hugh. Not why we ride - that's a given - nor why we choose to film it but we could pop it on RUclips as either private or simply unlisted then we wouldn't have anywhere near the editing needed. 😊

@@Lanes-Explorer5733 The sharing the journey by filming it in some ways spoils it but in other ways enhances it. One of life's dilemmas.

Its great what you can do in your youth. A 'bunch of lads from Wick' I thought would spook the spooks! Loch Achilty is a beautiful spot. I am healing really well, thanks. Thanks for the lovely comment and reminiscence.

@@hughferrier5837 hahaha ach them "Weekers" were all good guys, it's that lot frae Thurso that need watchin :) Keep well :)

Thank you for such a lovely comment. I feel really well but still have a slightly elevated PSA.

Hello and thank you. I am no expert on BSA bikes. I always wanted a C15 and treated myself to this one when I retired. It does not go fast! It is lovely to drive and a lot of fun. Maybe a later one with side points would be more reliable. Mine is early a '59 but I wanted an early one. I do have a lot of work keeping it going but it is easy to work on. That probably does not help!

@@ralfhoffmann2487 Thank you Ralph. I am doing really well. Hope to have another film of a trip done a month ago next week.

@@mikeonabike4791 Hello Mikey and thank you again. The scooter is not cool like the wee C15 but it's so practical. It has masses of storage space and it's like sitting on a sofa. You can do over 200 miles without any discomfort.

@@TomDoughty Hello Tom just had a wee look at your channel. You are quite the musician! I'm feeling really well and enjoying taking it easy. Still got a bit of a battered look! Thank you again for commenting.

Hello John and thanks again. It's amazing what people did with their C15s. It must have been a real struggle two up as they are not the most powerful!

@@ralfhoffmann2487 I'm aware of that Ralf. I am blessed. Thank you for commenting.

Thanks John for your kind words and for subscribing. Matheson, now that's a good Easter Ross name.

​@@hughferrier5837 From the Kiltarlity area Hugh. My great grandfather came here from Clachtoll ( Lochinver). But no doubt related to Easter Ross Matheson's also.

@@johnmatheson7414 Och, your local, John. Clachtoll is beautiful. If my memory serves me right there was a lovely beach there. An idea for a C15 trip!

Hello Ric and thank you for your kind words and your interesting info. It makes all the hard work of recording and editing so worthwhile. The scooter is a 1999 Yamaha Majesty YP250. It is incredibly comfortable and can carry a vast amount in all its compartments. Earlier in the year I was out West when the drive belt shreded. Never mind I carry a spare and a big toolkit. I changed it by the side of the road but cannot have tightened the variator correctly because in just 20 more miles another belt shredded and the variator was rendered scrap. Stranded! I pushed the bike into a wood and got my good lady to rescue me. The next day I went out in my car and took the bike apart completely to get it in sections into my car. The frame nearly killed me, the weight of it. I managed to clean the crankshaft splines and get a new variator from Aliexpress. However I found the frame and centre stand had rusted through in places so had to weld in repairs. Also the bolt that the engine bracket hinges on was solid and had to be cut out. It got quite a rebuild. The C15 though it breaks down a bit has never done one like that! The fuller story is on my blog hferrier.co.uk/personal/?page_id=6857. Amazing to hear from Ontario. I have one more film to create and that will probably be me for the year. Winter is coming on though I know our winters are nothing like yours.

@@ianbonnick7640 Thank you for saying that. Glad you enjoyed it.

@@johnbiddal5951 Kind words John and thank you for them. The films will ease off as winter comes on!

@@markgoddard4784 That is so kind of you Mark. That old scooter is the very job for getting around our Highland roads. It is very comfortable but it is far more difficult to work on than my wee BSA. I'm recovering beyond my expectations, thank you.

@@jamessabbagh6014 Yes James being out on two wheels gives you an appetite. I once tried a Bombay Bad Boy, never again. Thanks for the comment.

@@petermckee1061 Thanks Peter, it was a cold day, but I had a good hot Pot Noodle! I am making a really good recovery. No pain from the hernia repair but my head is very scarred. Never was a looker!

@@hughferrier5837 🤣

Hello Tim and thank you for that. If you check my channel I have done a few runs on this scooter and one I no longer have. It is a Yamaha Majesty YP250 from '99. It is not really sophisticated but compared to the C15 it is. It has incredible space to carry stuff and is extremely comfortable. But it's not cool! It is ideal for an old man. I don't take the C15 out over winter but sometimes if I see a slightly milder day during winter I venture out on the old scooter. I'm not so precious about it.

Brilliant Hugh. This is my first Gourmet Scooter trip out with you too. I'll check out some of the others 😋 Now all you really need is a gingham table cloth - or I suppose it should be plaid 😋

​@@Lanes-Explorer5733Glad you enjoyed it. A lot of people are a bit snobby about the scooter films. I know it's got nothing like the kudos of the C15 but it's a really efficient and comfortable machine. I'm such a messy eater I'd be best not to use a table cloth!

@hughferrier5837 I'd get those noodles down my jacket front and tomato sauce... I 'm a magnet for the stuff 😂

@Lanes-Explorer5733 I don't want to be rude but are you getting older like me? Children are messy eaters, then you go through a long stage of life where you eat politely, then you get old and you just aim the food vaguely near your mouth! The number of times I put on a clean fleece and then eat! Oh dear. But the noodles are good.

Thanks once again Frank. It is an amazing run, probably my favourite. I've done it often but never been to the top of Strath Dearn before. The kettle is fantastic. My eldest son (now 37!) gave it to me for looking after his dog!

It was braw and bracing. Just the day for a hot Pot Noodle. The kettle was just superb. My wife takes a dim view of what I call 'cooking'.

@@hughferrier5837 it's whit i cry "cooking" onyway :) yer heid looks like it's healing well

@@staryjanek Sorry but that run was a week or so before surgery. My head still looks pretty horrible. I had taken a bit of film to give me something to do while recovering. It's the hernia repair that hinders me. I am feeling good and just started driving the car again.

@@hughferrier5837 ah i see, hope you get well soon, onward and upward :)

@@johnpeterson7245 Thanks John, it is a favourite run through amazing scenery.

Good for you Stuart. Was that the C15 on Facebook? I did see it. All the best getting it going and when you do enjoy! Thanks again for commenting. I kind of look like a klingon now. I could get a part in Star Trek without the need for makeup!

Yes it is. I have a frame and logbook and that bike has no v5c but it has a points in the side casing engine which is what I wanted. I,m building a trail bike to do the Beamish Trophy Trial on so its ideal.

@@grandadsfishingboat7455 In many ways I'd prefer the side-points engine but my engine is in keeping with the age of my C15. All the best with the build and the competition.

Colin, thank you for that and thank you for watching the film. Most people avoid my scooter films and watch the old C15 films. I put the same effort into both. I have recovered well from all my ops which were 3 weeks ago. I started driving the car today. My forehead where the skin cancer was removed is a bit of a mess but then I never was one of the beautiful ones! Thanks for watching and being so positive.

Hello William and thanks once more for taking time to comment and actually watching a scooter film! Most of my subscribers don't! It humbles you to know it is the C15 that is the star and not me! It was a lovely day out and the scooter is so much easier to drive and so much more reliable than the C15! There is less pressure. My recovery is going great and I was driving for the first time in three weeks today. Thanks also for keeping quiet about my lack of respect for the law!

@@hughferrier5837 Good news about your recovery, glad to hear it is going well.

@@neilwilliams7957 Thank you Neil for your lovely message. Glad I jogged some memories of a holiday. You are right, the road and railway line do follow each other.

I am so with you on that. I just do not like the look of modern bikes. I hate the look of a mono-shock with a huge box section rear swing arm. I hate all the plastic covering up the engine. Even the riding position looks daft, like a jockey on a race-horse. Of course I'm biased but I think the C15 is the best looking of the lot. Thanks Harold.

@@hughferrier5837 Don't laugh but I rode a 197cc 1958 James Captain all over the UK in the 50/60s. Brilliant little bike, all 7hp🥰

@@haroldpearson6025 Small low power bikes are far more fun. I take my hat off to you. That's what you call an adventure. A real adventure bike!

​@@hughferrier5837 I rode in the first Dragon Rally and the National Rally, 600mls in 24hrs including 25 check in stops. The Jimmy was very comfortable to ride with good handling and was as fast round twisty Welsh roads as more powerful bikes. Great to chat with you.