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I think that by the time I had peeled off my sweaty biking gear, the place would have probably closed 😂 I remember lying on the bed at home, wriggling for several minutes, just trying to get my sweaty trousers off, for instance. Probably best for all if I just avoid going out when it's so hot and humid. Cheers Pete, Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides 😁now there is an image lol

@@HippoDrones Haha. Don't tell me you've never been there yourself Pete, I wouldn't believe you ! 🥵 Removing track day leathers with a can opener and all that. Nightmare. Maybe we should grease up before sliding into them ? Oh steady on, "Dave's" ears ( hopefully nothing else ! ) just pricked up 😂 Better change the subject sharpish !!!

@@economicalrides 🤣 is why I always wear an undersuit with my leathers 🤣

@@HippoDrones Yes, no doubt a good idea but all of my track days were at 30C and above, so it didn't seem too appealing to be putting on ANOTHER layer 🥵 If in doubt, get the butter out, that's going to be my new motto 😂

Hi Jeff. For the fast spin you will need a post, a short length of rope, a burro and some mustard. Instructions for use : Attach the short length of rope to the burro at one end and the post at the other. Hang the wet washing over the burro's ears. Apply the mustard to the burro's back passage and quickly withdraw to a safe distance. Have a great weekend you two. Glad to hear that my photos arrived ok 👍🏻 Love from Spain, Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for the EXTRA effort of commenting again you two ! As a reward you are getting an excessively long answer ! I almost did a complete re-run of this video this morning. It felt cool enough this morning, so I got my gear on, grabbed the cameras and set off. By the time 11 o'clock came around, I was soaked in sweat again ! I keep forgetting about the humidity. It might only be 28C but when the humidity is high, as soon as you stop, and I stopped a lot for this video, you start sweating instantly. Oh well, I survived it and I think I have Tuesday's video in the can and can edit it over the weekend 👍🏻 Lovely temperatures here now, 28C is perfect, just need the humidity to drop back down to normal levels. That village was about as busy as any village around here would be. A few cars flying about, a few people sat outside the bar in the square. But I was extremely surprised that nobody was making use of what looked like a beautiful municipal pool. The lifeguard was there and looking totally bored 😂 I did check on Google before I left, to see if the bar at the pool was supposed to be open and it was. I suspected, when it wasn't open, that the tenant was no longer there and that has indeed proven to be the case. When I look on Google now it says "temporarily closed" for all days of the week. I'll check again before I revisit Urrácal in a cooler month. It would be good to go full Freddie and actually get some lunch on one of my rides. Not something I normally do because I usually skip breakfast and lunch, so am not normally looking for food at the times when I'm out riding. But just for a change, I would give it a go, given the opportunity ! Take care you two, have a great weekend ! And thanks again for taking the time to post the comment again. Much appreciated Dave. Garry & Ruby ❤🐕"Good job Willers !"

@@economicalrides Thanks for the 'excessively long answer' Garry 🤗 Yes, it is always the humidity that spoils it for me too. I can stand any amount of dry heat but hot and humid is awful. The humidity here today is 100% and it has been raining non stop here since 9am. When I took Willers out this morning, she looked as though I had dunked her in a barrel of water, with a look of 'I hate you daddy', on her dripping face. Lots of cuddles in a dry towel and a couple of treats and she was ready for a snooze in her bed. Looking forward to next Tuesday's video. A shame about the bar being closed. I do like sitting at a bar, overlooking a pool, especially if there are other people there enjoying it. Let's hope it soon opens again. Yes Garry, go for the 'full Freddie' and have a nice lunch in a ridiculously expensive cafe and pretend that 20 Euros is very good value for a tiny coffee and a thin slice of dry cake. Anyway, I'm glad my comments eventually made it through the RUclips censors. All the best from soggy Somerset Dave and Willers 🐶

@@davericketts9101 Awwww. Poor little Willers, I can just imagine. Ruby manages to look very mistreated and bedraggled whenever we get caught in a thunderstorm ! We hope it dries out for you both soon 🤞

Hi Dave and Willow, no, unfortunately no comments on the naughty step, I checked this morning. If it included a link or something that looked like a link to RUclips, then it gets deleted automatically and I never get to hear about it ? 🤷‍♂️ Anyway, clearly you watched the video and it's duly noted that you did try to leave a comment 🙂 Feel free to post another comment if it was something important, all good for the algorithm 😂 Thanks to you both Dave and Willow 👍🏻 Much love from Spain ❤️ Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides How very strange Garry. It didn't contain any links...I will take my mind back to yesterday evening and try to write the comment pretty much as I did then and see what happens.

@@davericketts9101 😂😂😂 "Fire up the time machine again Willers !" 👍🏻🐕

@@economicalrides 😅

Blimey mate. 10 miles ?!?!? That is bad luck. Before replacing the speedo I strongly recommend that the dealer have a go at cleaning the connector in the headlight shell. It solved the problem for me and I never needed to replace the speedo in the end. There is a video of how to do it on my channel and Warro inspired me to give it a go myself. In my video you can actually see the speedo BEFORE where it's stuck and the first start AFTER I've cleaned the connector and it does a full calibration sweep and stayed like that until I traded it in. Never needed to do it again. I'm surprised that more dealers aren't cleaning the connector because that certainly seems to be where most of the problems with these speedos are coming from. Get it clean and dry with even conductivity over all of the pins and the speedos seem to behave themselves ! Any kind of condensation or oxidisation on any of the pins and the speedos seem to freak out. Might be worth suggesting to the dealer ? Anyway, terrible luck to have it happen so early and I really hope that it gets sorted soon. Thanks for letting me know and Ruby and I say "You're welcome !" 🐕 Cheers mate, good luck Garry & Ruby

Hi Martin, sorry to hear about Blizzard's little whoopsie, hopefully it's going to be an easy fix 🤞 By the time you get here, I think this unusual humidity that we've had for the past few weeks should have passed. It makes for a very sweaty day out when you have 85% humidity 😱 Hopefully you'll get sunny yet comfortable weather for your visit to these parts 🤞 Did I remember correctly that you are giving France a miss this time ? Are you taking the ferry direct to Santander ? Take care Martin. Looking forward to meeting up when you get here ! Garry

Cheers Garry, a nice bit of practice with the welding kit sorted it out, but it meant I was able to take Daisy out for a little trundle to a local classic meet - video following tonight! Yes this'll be my fith October visit to the peninsula, so I'm fairly confident about the climate 🤞. I found my discount code again for Brittany a few months ago, so it's brought the price of the tickets back to an acceptable level, so I'm leaving France for another time. As I've said previously I think, my return sailing is on the 24th of October, so I'll be heading straight up there from Almeria. Regards, Martin.

Thanks Janett. Glad you enjoyed it, although nothing went as planned 😂 Yesterday we again "only" had temperatures of 32C but accompanied by 85% humidity. Urgh. Pretty terrible for doing anything really ! Where you are is almost certainly similar or even worse. You might be used to it, but I am certainly not. It's very rare for us to have such humidity, since we are at 1000 metres altitude and the air here is normally quite dry. We've had this high humidity for over two weeks now, most unusual and I'm not enjoying it ! Still, winter is just around the corner, I'm sure. I now have my two cable locks, one for each bike, so when the weather cools, I will visit a few more villages and this time I will be able to leave my jacket and helmet on the bike and explore on foot and be more comfortable. It needs to get cooler first though. Don't fancy walking about in this heat ! 🥵 Thanks again Janett and cheers, Garry & Ruby

I'm not convinced that it's the answer. It does seem to give a bit more speed by somehow tricking the ECU but it doesn't stop the limiter from eventually cutting in. I think the throttle body gives you about another 7 kph or so and on bikes where RE accidentally deactivated the limiter altogether with a software update, the bikes were doing about 13 kph more ( so 135 kph rather than 122 kph ). I've heard a rumour that RE will be removing the limiter code on export 350s in the future but I have no idea whether that's true or not. But since I rarely exceed 100 kph anyway, another 13 kph at the top end is not important to me. Cheers thatwelshman, Garry

Hi Andy. Actually being OCD I almost never leave my indicators on. That's why I got so annoyed when I saw the video. I think I was distracted by the stress of trying to negotiate an unknown village. The traffic control was a bit weird, it wasn't obvious how or where you were supposed to be driving. For instance, the climb up to the square was a one way system controlled by traffic lights at the top and bottom. It's incredibly easy to miss those lights and then you meet angry oncoming traffic ! But apart from leaving the indicator on, this time I managed to do everything right, so I'll be more confident next time I go there. Yes, I've been meaning to get a bicycle cable lock ever since I walked around Granada in full bike gear, carrying my helmet in 35C back in 2021. So it only took me just over three years to get around to it then ! I now have two. One for each bike. Should make exploring on foot a lot more enjoyable. I shall now buy some motorcycle boots that offer a fair amount of protection but are better for walking in and then we should be all set ! Cheers Andy ! Garry

Hi Jamesworth. Ah yes "Ginnel". Great word. Thanks for reminding me that I am a Southerner 😂 Actually I think that I arrived around midday, so a good two hours before siesta time. I think at siesta time there almost certainly wouldn't have been that oncoming traffic. The road up to the square is actually a traffic light controlled one way system. I've encountered them in many similar villages. You have to have your wits about you, because the traffic lights are usually poorly placed, quite dim and very easy to miss. You can see the traffic lights at 04:15 and 05:44 on the RHS of the screen. It would be a good system if only the lights were easier to see. They could probably do with a set on EACH side of the road to be honest. They are tricky to spot, as they are. So don't your ginnels have traffic lights at each end James ? Being a Southerner, of course I wouldn't know 😇 Take care James. Keep spoiling Mrs A. Tell her that Ruby sends fluffy kisses ! Garry & Ruby

I think it's the neutral light and it seems to have a dodgy contact which is causing it to go off and come back again intermittently. I'll have my man look at it when I take Norman in for his next service 😂 Nice one Simon 😝 Thanks and take care, Garry & Ruby ❤🐕

Hi John. Sorry to hear about the weather but at least you had this short video and Ruby to help cheer you up 🙂 I hope you get to go for a ride again soon. Take care you two ! Garry & Ruby

Hi Peter, well as we all know, what Steve says goes 😂 But no, I suspect that this will prove to have been a one off, knowing me. The next video will most likely feature me bimbling about on Buddy, wittering away as usual. Plan around 30 minutes for that one and you should be on the safe side 😂 "Ginnels" yes. I remember having to look that up when Jamesworth mentioned them. Nice word. I certainly wouldn't like to live in that village. That was a long old steep climb up to the square. Mountain goat territory. And obviously driving about in a car up there isn't ideal either. It's a bit of a strange setup really but one that I am prepared to explore on foot at a later date 👍🏻 I might have to buy a donkey first though ! Thanks Peter, love from Spain, Garry & Ruby

It was hot and worse still very humid Tim ! The humidity was the biggest problem. 85% ! The humidity was incredible. I was soaked through by the time I got home. Actually I almost never forget to cancel my indicator Tim, which is why I made a big thing out of it here. It annoyed me greatly to see it 😂 It was just the stress of dealing with a narrow road leading into who knew what in a village I’d never visited before. I was just totally focused on figuring out the correct navigation and rights of way, because these villages are all different and are all quite tricky to figure out. This one had a one way system on the road up to the square, for instance. You can just see the traffic light turn to green as I start the climb up. Those traffic lights are very easy to miss and when you do, all hell breaks loose ! You’ll probably have to wait another three and a half years before you see me leaving my indicator on again Tim 😇 It’s just not something that I do. I think it can only happen to me when I am in a stressful situation and distracted by other things 🤷‍♂️ Cheers Tim, thanks for watching 🙂 Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides hi Gary, that was a long reply. Wasn't getting at you, just saying what I have done for years (except when I had to use arm signals 😂) The topic came up on "The Mindful Motorcyclist" cos Sean does the same. Hope it cools off soon in your local.

@@timsatchell6713 No problem Tim. I was very annoyed with myself when I saw it on the video ! I am usually very aware that everything you turn on, needs to be turned off again. I think I probably do what you mention subconsciously. I am pretty sure that I usually cancel the indicators just as I start straightening up the bars 🙂👍🏻 Anyway, no traffic on that stretch, so I managed not to confuse anybody with my error, so all good ! Cheers Tim and thanks, Garry

Hi Blakester ! Yes definitely ! Make a video out of everything. For instance my breaking down video, which I almost didn’t bother filming, brought 3,6K views. Apparently people enjoy watching our misery, so just go for it ! 😂 Yes. That village has approximately 380 inhabitants, some of whom are most likely burros 🫏 Cheers Blake. EconomicalRides videos are awesome and we want to see more of them. RUclips’s algorithm is also the most handsome algorithm I have ever seen and if it wasn’t spoken for already I would want its keyword and viewer engagement based babies !!!! 😜 Love from Spain ❤️ Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides I think I shall cut and paste that on every video from now on! I was laughing so hard reading this. Thank you. I needed that today. As far as a small town of 380 .... that's twice the size of my high school senior class... not a lot of things to do in that town. I would have guessed for a hot day, they would not have been at the pool. Looking forward to your return to that town. Do not think the restaurant would have a web site to see when they are open... 😂

@@BlakesPipes Hi Blake ! Haha, feel free to copy and paste it. I'm not sure that it works but it's worth a try 😂 Actually I did check on Google before I left and both the pool and the bar were supposed to be open that day. In retrospect, I think the bar that used to be there, may have shut down because there wasn't any sign of recent activity. In that case, the information on Google simply wasn't up to date. Just my luck really. 🤷‍♂ There is another bar in the square at the top of the hill, so next time I go there, if the pool bar is still not back up and running, I should at least be able to get a drink and a tapa up there. Cheers Blakester ! Garry & Ruby

Well, it was actually wild boar poop and it was extremely pungent. Would definitely take some beating !!! Thanks CC Garry & Ruby 🐕 “Fanks CC. Too true !”

😂😂😂 I’m usually the least likely person to leave his indicator on but I think the anxiety of exploring a new village with very narrow roads probably took up my entire attention span this day ! I only made a thing out of it because it’s so unusual for me and I was annoyed by it ! You of course have a special dispensation Ken, being an off-road god, you’re simply above these trivial traffic rules 👍 No need for you to lower yourself ! Oh. The road is one way by the way. If you look very closely, at the top and bottom there is a traffic light with a movement sensor which switches to green when you approach it, as long as there is nobody coming the other way. They have them a lot in these villages and they are INCREDIBLY easy to miss. I’ve met oncoming traffic half way up, multiple times, just because I missed the traffic light ( which is usually placed well above your line of sight and is easily missed ! ) 😂 I just shrug and say “no entiendo” 🤗 Cheers Ken. All the best to you and the girls ❤️ Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕

Thanks William. I shall revisit on foot when it’s cooler. I now have the cable locks for both bikes, so can run around pretty much naked next time. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing 🤔 Maybe I’ll get to enjoy it and abandon all clothing forever 😂 Cheers William 🥃🥃 Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕

Sehr schön dass das Video euch gefallen hat Stephan 👍 Danke Ramses 👍 Ich habe jetzt ein Kabelschloss pro Motorrad, also kann ich mich künftig ausziehen und rumlaufen. Eventuell kette ich meine Jacke und meinen Helm vorher auch noch ans Motorrad bevor ich dieses etwas ungewöhnliche Hobby von mir nachgehe 🤗 Schönen Abend Stephan, Doro und Ramses ! Garry und Ruby

Ich soll dir von Doro auch einen schönen Gruß bestellen. Ramses redet leider nur wenn er ein Leckerchen haben will. 🤣

You could be onto something there Stefan. I need to check my ancestry 🤔 😜 Thanks as always for watching 👍 Garry & Ruby

😂😂😂 20 minutes longer ! You cheeky rascal ! I know, sometimes it’s like these GoPros have a life of their own. No rhyme or reason to it when they fcuk up. The mic cable was physically still connected, it just stopped using that input for some unknown reason 🤷‍♂️ I’ll tape my Mum’s old VHS camcorder to the bars for the next one, I reckon ! Cheers Dangerous 💋 Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕

Yeah. I’ve been meaning to get two sets of cable locks ( one for each bike ) to make it easier to explore places on foot for donkeys’ years, just somehow never got around to it. I have them now though, so expect more exploring on foot in future videos Mike 👍 Take care mate. Nice to see you enjoying your dram on the live 👍🥃 Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕

@@freddy9210 Hi Freddy ! Thanks 🙂👍 Take care and have fun ! Garry

Hi Nathan, yes, that's pretty much the same here ! For me the Super Meteor is too expensive for what it is, especially when compared to RE's own excellent Meteor !!! Cheers, ER

Hi Stuart, I am fortunate enough to live in Almeria province, in southern Spain. These are all local roads to me 👍🏻 Thanks for watching and commenting Stuart ! Garry

😂 He did go a bit pale, didn't he ? Hopefully he is feeling okay today 🤞 I'm feeling fine of course 😇 Thanks Pete and have a great weekend. Since it's getting cooler here, I think I will try to get both bikes washed, rather than ride them ! Cheers you lot 👍🏻 Garry & Ruby

Thank you James, very kind of you to say so and sorry for the internet issues at the end. Having viewed the recording, the freezes were a lot more common at my end than your end, so even though it looked fine for you, I'd already lost picture and sound at that point so it was a struggle to know if I was still live or not 😂 Tell Mrs A that she's welcome to pop round and tinkle on the old Steinway any time she likes James. Ruby can be her captive audience. In the meantime I'll take you for a quick blast up a mountain ! 👍🏻 Take care James. You didn't disappoint in the chat by the way. You came up with some real corkers ! Brilliant ! 😂 Cheers you two, have a great weekend, us two.

Hi Stefan ! Thanks for watching the rest on demand. Much appreciated. At least you missed my internet issues at the end of the show, just as we were trying to wrap it up 😂 Yes, in Spain the government has no end of stupid ideas to keep themselves occupied and presumably to justify their salaries. The banning of open faced helmets is clearly going to be in conflict with the european open market legislation but the geniuses that came up with the rule never considered that. If I were a helmet manufacturer in Italy, manufacturing open faced helmets which comply with all EU specifications, Spain is effectively closing its market to me. How is that going to be permitted in a supposedly open European market ? So that's one of the reasons why the law isn't being enforced yet, because they are having to clarify that and various other issues. Currently the rule is being watered down. Now you are allowed to use an open faced helmet but only within the city. So once you leave the city, you are supposed to pull over, pull your full-faced helmet out from somewhere, take the open one off and put the full face one on. It's a total joke and making that law will prove to have been a total waste of time and taxpayer's money because I can't see the EU accepting it, for as long as such helmets are legal in the rest of Europe at least. In theory, if the law comes into effect, somebody visiting Spain from France on a motorbike, who prefers to wear an open face helmet, will have to bring a full face helmet along with them, just to wear whilst he/she is riding in Spain. Ridiculous ! I just can't see the EU ever allowing the ban to come into law, personally. Like I said, real geniuses at work here ! Sorry for the long rant but I do get annoyed with governments that waste money with stupid obsessions and then complain that they are broke and need to raise taxes or get more assistance from richer neighbours. Have a great day at work ( watching RUclips 😉 ) Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides The things are even deeper in the EU .. They are trying to ban old bikes, that can't pass the emissions test and getting them off the road.

@@Stefan_trekkie Yes. It's all nonsense. Just take my bloody money and leave me alone to get on with my life, that's what I say ! 🤬

Hi, well, unfortunately, not long after making this video, I had the urge to start riding some trails, so I ended up trading the Classic in for a Himalayan. But I've no doubt that it would still be looking brand new, if it was still here. My Meteor 350 is three years old and has 13000km on it and looks like new. Admittedly I don't ride in all weathers but if you look after them and keep them clean, there are no issues with the finish on any of these 350 REs. Apart from the speedo issue on some Classic 350s, they don't seem to have any major mechanical weaknesses either. Certainly no common ones. If the Classic appeals to you, I would wholeheartedly recommend it. I think that RE has also made a revision to the speedo to eliminate the famous "sticky speedo" issue. So there should hopefully be nothing more to worry about there. I hope this helps. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask 🙂 Cheers, ER.

@@economicalrides What an awesome reply, thank you! I was not expecting that. I am definitely buying a RE 350. As an older rider, I've done all that speed and heavy cruiser thing, but now I want to take my time touring on back roads. I'm torn between what 350 to get. I love the Classic, but I like the bigger fuel tank of the Meteor, but then again I like the retro look of the Classic. I was waiting to see the new Guerrilla but though it was nice, it's not what I'm looking for. So many hard decisions! Argh.

@@jjstuartonwriting8150 Well, I had both the Meteor and the Classic 350 when the time came to get the Himalayan and it was the Classic I traded in. I absolutely adore the Meteor and I couldn't bear to part with it, even though the Classic was one year newer and I lost more money trading it in. The Meteor is absolutely fantastic for the kind of riding that you are looking to do. I'm like you, been fast on the roads, I even did track days, but at some point I decided that I ride bikes for relaxation and not stress. I decided to slow down. And the Meteor took me to my happy place. It's the best and most important bike I've ever owned because it showed me exactly why people enjoy motorcycling. It's a very special bike, the Meteor. It has made me smile after the first 50 metres every time I've taken it out, for three and a half years now. Nothing against the Classic but the Meteor has something that just puts you into such a relaxed mode and you just enjoy the ride. So you can guess my recommendation but we all have different tastes. Only slight downside of the Meteor is that the rear suspension is quite harsh, so not great on bad roads. But fitting a pair of Hunter 350 shocks is a quick job and improves matters a lot (apparently). I am still running the OEM shocks, just with preload added and like that they are okay for me. Happy to help ! Good luck deciding. ( Go for the Meteor 😉)

@@economicalrides ok I'll get the meteor lol. I was leaning that way anyway. Really appreciate your time replying. Cheers from Canada.

@@jjstuartonwriting8150 Good man ! 😂 Well, obviously test ride one first if you can. It may not suit your body shape/size in some way, in which case of course, the Classic might be better for you. But if it fits you, the Meteor is such a relaxing bike to ride 👍🏻 Cheers buddy. Regards back to CA from ES. Garry

Hi Dave and Willow ! We're glad to hear that you've been able to use your bikes a fair bit Dave, although I believe that the weather hasn't been so good recently. I had a very sweaty and humid ride on Monday which reminded me why it's a bad idea to set off for filming at midday in the summer 🤦🏻‍♂ It sounds like Ruby's battery did fairly well. Mine was always on an Optimate too and managed just over three years. I've heard plenty of stories of the RE batteries only lasting a few weeks for some, so we shouldn't complain too much. Hopefully our new batteries will last a few years longer. I'm quite looking forward to giving Buddy his 3 year refresh. I think he deserves it and he's definitely a keeper, so worth investing in 🥰 Take care you two and give Willers a hug from the two of us ❤ Love from Spain, Garry and Ruby "Hi Willers ! Got a 12mm socket ? Ta ! Fixing me Dad's bike again. Helping for sossidges !" 🐕

@@economicalrides Hi Garry. I've been for a lovely bimble on Ruby today, in perfect weather, not too hot, dry, blue sky and some puffy white clouds. I hate the humidity too but we haven't had too much of it this year. Ruby is purring like a contented kitten and the more miles I ride her, the better she gets and the more I am convinced, I will keep her until I can no longer ride, regardless of whatever other bikes I have. Yes, the battery lasted two and a half years, which I know is better than some have reported. I now have a Yuasa battery, which cost the princely sum of £48. I'm going to give Ruby a strip down and deep clean, over the winter, so she and Buddy will both be ready for the new season. Anyway, I hope your live 'ERmageddon' goes well tonight. Willers is checking out the inside of her eyeballs at the moment but sends her love and a 12mm socket to Ruby. Take care of each other Dave & Willow ❤

@@davericketts9101 Hi Dave, glad to hear that you've been riding and are planning to keep on top of Ruby as well. If a bike is going to be a keeper, it's best to keep on top of all of the consumables I reckon. I'd only run them down if I was planning to sell the bike in the next month or two. The show went well apart from my internet playing up, but fortunately that happened right at the end and not at the beginning ! It's a fair bit cooler here at the moment, so I am planning to get both bikes properly cleaned over the weekend. No riding, just cleaning. I have to make the most of the overcast weather while I can ! Have a great weekend you two and take care of each other ! Garry and Ruby 🐕"Fanks Willers ! Nice one !"

@@economicalrides Yes, Ruby is a keeper for many years to come, as long as I can still ride and I agree that you need to look after them and keep it right up to scratch. Sorry to hear that the internet was playing up. I have been out for a nice ride on Ruby today but the weather was struggling to stay dry and quite cool for August. Hope the rest of your weekend is good too. Dave and Willow ❤🐶

@@simongilbert2704 Blimey ! And I thought I was unlucky ! 😂

Thanks Alvin ! It clearly isn't just me who struggles to attach the battery leads with the new battery in the bike then ! I feel so much better now 😂😂😂 Swapping the battery out sounds like such a simple job, doesn't it ? But it very rarely is. Your suggestion might actually work on the Meteor too. I would imagine that at some point there will be a connector which I could just disconnect and then take that part of the loom, still attached to the old battery, over to the bench and swap it over to the new battery. I mean, there definitely isn't an intentional connector for battery swapping like there is on the Malaguti but there might be connectors going off to the various solenoids and gizmos which I could separate to make life easier. Definitely worth looking at before I swap batteries again 🤔, just a question of how far into the loom you'd have to delve before you managed to get both leads disconnected from the bike. Somewhere near the battery would have been nice ! I did spend at least an hour trying to get the positive lead reattached because the battery was at a slight downward and outward angle at the positive end, so the non-captive nut simply didn't want to stay where it needed to be. Of course the negative cable went on at the first attempt which gave me false hope that it was going to be easy after all 😂 After removing the tool roll holder, I was able to use a watchmakers screwdriver from above to try to stop the nut moving about TOO much. Like you, I tried to fit the leads without resorting to any clever tricks but was just about to give up and try to fix the nut in place somehow when the bugger suddenly lined up ! Typical ! Sometimes being lazy can bite you in the backside. It would have been better to wedge the nut in place from the start ( somehow ) but of course, we are always hopeful that we'll get away without doing it this time, aren't we ? 🤦🏻‍♂ Thanks Alvin, I feel much less useless now 👍🏻 Garry

Thanks Janet, glad you liked it. I had to get up early to film it but it was definitely worth it ! I hope you are enjoying your own Meteor now Janet 🙂🤞 Cheers, Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides I am - learning to change gears when coming up to a stop has taken some getting use to. The sound of the bike is just so lovely

@@janettcotton4161 🙂 Just remember, there is no rush. As long as you can stay safe and avoid confidence-sapping boo-boos, you'll have plenty of time to get the hang of things ! I've been riding for nearly forty years now and I'm still learning every time I go out. Safety and confidence building first and the rest will come with time. Glad to hear that you are enjoying your Meteor Janet(t), I was pretty sure that you would ! 😇 Have fun and stay safe 👍🏻 Garry

Well Mark, if you miss the live you can of course watch the recording later. It will be under the LIVE tab of my channel home page and that way you can fast forward through all of the boring bits where I am not accidentally flashing up the picture of Dave in his fetish wear 😂 I took the old battery to the shop and plonked it on the counter. The bloke then disappeared into the stores and came out with one which was pretty much identical 🤷‍♂ If you get to choose a brand, Yuasa are excellent, standard equipment for most Japanese bikes. My shop seems to mainly have EXIDE bike batteries, I've now been sold two EXIDES but they have a decent enough reputation and are reasonably priced. To be honest, just about any brand name battery is going to be significantly better than the OEM one Mark, so don't worry about it. Just make sure that it's a brand you've heard of, would be my advice. There is a lot of cheap Chinese crap out there which will probably be no better than what you've got ! Thanks for the tyre info. I might get back to you about those, if I have problems getting the Metzelers or the CEATs. Are those two tyres the exact same dimensions as the CEAT originals Mark ? An MT07 is just naughty Mark. Just naughty 😝 Cheers Mark, Garry

@@economicalrides yes exact same size for both tyres.

Great ! Thanks Mark 👍🏻

😂😂😂 Awesome it was ! Much easier to get the tail wagging than on the 411 😂 Still think that I bought the right Himalayan though. He's not fast but Norman is somehow just brilliant ! Cheers HH Garry & Ruby 🐕

@@economicalrides haha…I thought so, all the best From Dougie and Daryl 😀👍

@@hectorshouse7348 Aha ! Daryl and Dougie ! I'll try to remember next time 👍🏻🤔 Cheers you two. Us two.

Morning Peter ! I am assuming that the dealer can get hold of CEAT tyres through the Spanish RE distributor. They probably sling a few in every container of bikes they ship over. We'll see. I'll let them know next time I am over there and they can see what kind of tyres and chain and sprocket set they can find and what they will cost. I can't be bothered and if I buy the stuff, especially the tyres, I'd have to do an extra trip over in the car just to drop.them off. Can't see that happening unless I adopt the LE release schedule and stop doing live shows 😂 Just been out running an errand on Norman and because it is so late, it was stinking hot. I need another shower and the inside of my helmet is like a wet sponge ! Cheers Peter. Have a fun day. As for the Hunter, I did actually dream of having bought one last night. But I think that if I am going to spend a chunk of money on a new bike, it will have to be something very different to the two that I have, unfortunately. 🤔 Love from Spain, Garry & Ruby

That's the spirit Steve !!! 😂 Looking forward to it buddy !!! I will have to faff about with the webcam beforehand though. I have a new monitor and the webcam won't perch on it, so I will need to bodge something up. I don't WANT to attach duct tape to my brand new 4k monitor but knowing me, I might just have to ! 😂 See you tomorrow mate. I'll send you the details per WhatsApp as usual 👍🏻 Cheers buddy, Garry & Ruby ❤🐕

Hi Andy. Well I was out on Monday at around midday and it was only 32 degrees but very humid (55%). A nice cool misty ride sounds quite appealing to me ! On Monday I had drops of sweat dripping down before my eyes inside the helmet, just a constant drip, drip, drip. If I went over a bump, I got about six drips all at once. I think it took two days for the inside of my helmet to become even remotely dry again ! You need snazzy graphics if you want to inform people about an impending live show, or so I have been told 😝 Cheers Andy, I hope you get to enjoy today's ride and that the BSA performs well ! Garry & Ruby

Thanks Jamesworth. ❤🐕 By the way, there's a live show on Thursday, in case you hadn't noticed 😂 Hope to see you there with your usual cheeky comments in the chat. You're like the naughty boy in the classroom whenever we do a live 👍🏻 Take care James and keep spoiling Mrs A ! Garry & Ruby

Hi Jamesworth ! I haven't asked Jeff if he wants to pop along and it might be a bit short notice now. I will send him an email and if he wants to he can take up the slack whilst Steve and I are drinking our milk and coughing our guts up 😂 That's a good idea and I think I can figure out how to add him to the stream. Cheers James, I shall tell SB that you have requested his presence 👍🏻 Garry & Ruby

@economicalrides just thought 73 might enjoy the challenge but not the hot stuff 😉

@@Ainsworth-Rider Yes. Nice idea. I'll ask him but won't put him under any pressure because it is quite late in the day 🙂 Thanks James !

Hi Mike. Yes, it was a nice ride and one that I will remember for a long time ( which doesn't happen too often ). I will probably ride that road again, next time with Norman though. Better for my back 😝 Haven't heard of that whisky Mike but sounds good. If I drink whisky on Thursday it will probably only be the cheap stuff because the two hot chips will probably have done for my taste buds anyway, so no point in drinking the good stuff 😂 Thanks Mike. Look forward to seeing you in the chat ! Garry & Ruby

Hi John and Linda, yes, I don't think I'd enjoy riding or driving in the UK these days. The odd time I have to drive in Germany is bad enough and I know that the UK is even worse ! I was out early to film this ride, so that probably helped with the lack of traffic. Although I doubt that this road sees a lot of traffic even at peak times. Thanks and take care the two of you. Congrats on getting the Vespa shifted too 👍🏻 Love from Spain, Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides thanks Gary .

Hallo Stefan, schön dass es euch gefallen hat. Im Nachhinein war Teil 3 der Strecke eigentlich auch ganz schön und die Aufnahmen waren gut gelungen 👍🏻 LG an alle zurück Garry & Ruby

Hi Blake ! I think this is the first time that I've had a new bike beyond the end of its warranty period, so it's the first time that I am facing the prospect of having to give a relatively new, so far totally reliable bike, a little refresh. Of course I could just not do it, but once you start doing that, you probably won't stop and that's when unreliability begins to creep in. I'll spend a few quid on Buddy in the winter, just to get him set for another three years of, hopefully reliable, fun 👍🏻 3pm your time sounds about right Blake. I'm quite looking forward to the hot chips, I think that I might be getting used to them now 😂 I do have some really spicy Indian curries in the freezer which I eat as a special treat and very rarely. For Thursday I will have to make do with two hot chips for dinner though, don't want the following day to be TOO painful 😂 Take care Blakester and I look forward to seeing you in the live chat on Thursday 👍🏻 Garry & Ruby

Hi Bob. That's good going ! I reckon that I could get 20K out of the tyres too if I decided to push it. But if I change them towards the end of the year, they will have probably done 15k, so I can live with that. I just think that after three and a half years of reliable service, Buddy deserves a bit of a refresh. Glad you enjoyed the three parter Bob as I quite enjoyed making them. It's much easier for me to talk AFTER the ride than during. Usually when out riding I forget about 70% of what I was intending to say ! Yes, as usual the traffic here was gridlocked 😂 Cheers Bob 🍺 Gary & Ruby

@@kenbrooks7794 Hi Ken, yes, Ruby thinks that it’s a great idea ! Would be great to see you on Thursday. You can’t pass up the opportunity to see me and Steve suffering terribly, surely ? 😂 Much love and give the girls a hug ! Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕

@@PeterHolland-mu7yn Spain is a bit weird. For the first technical inspection the bike has to be standard. Buddy is eligible for the first technical inspection next Spring. I can’t change the shocks before then but from the second technical inspection onwards they don’t pay so much attention to any mods. My hands are tied until he passes the first inspection really. After that I will be fitting the Hunter shocks for sure !!! Chain, sprockets and tyres after 13-15k km is about right, so I need to stop being tight and get them renewed. Well done to the cats for working so hard 🙂 Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday Pete 🙂👍 Cheers mate, Garry

@@economicalrides Oer never thought about the first CT, bike having to be standard, wonder if that happens en France ? Classic is due summer 26. Control technique here is in its infancy, when I took my Vespa in, the tech didn’t realise the motor, was on the side of the scooter and was gobsmacked it carried a spare wheel where he thought the motor should be. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 and then he was having great difficulty getting a metre long emissions rod up the 4” long out let for the exhaust 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 gave up and passed it, bless him.. 🇫🇷

@@PeterHolland-mu7ynevening Peter, I hope your keeping up with your homework as part of your education into Speyside whisky’s 😂 👍

@@PeterHolland-mu7yn Worth considering Pete. In my experience the first MOT is very thorough because they check the bike against the factory spec before "putting it into their system". Might be worth waiting with any visually obvious mods. I'll be taking the panniers off too, just in case. They used to have a similar problem testing the emissions on my Bullet. He'd put the probe in the exhaust and then by the time he had got to his test computer it had vibrated out and was lying on the floor. He repeated the pantomime three times before giving up and waving me onto the next station 😂 Cheers you lot, us two.

@@mikehatswell3961 Morning Mike, of course trying to find out how I like it best, probably not the done thing but enjoy it best on the rocks 🥴 sorry for me it brings out the taste it’s taken over half a bottle to come to that conclusion 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@Stefan_trekkie Spain is a bit weird. For the first technical inspection the bike has to be standard. Buddy is eligible for the first technical inspection next Spring. I can’t change the shocks before then but from the second technical inspection onwards they don’t pay so much attention to any mods. My hands are tied until he passes the first inspection really. After that I will be fitting the Hunter shocks for sure !!! So which bikes has your choice come down to ? Cheers Stefan, Garry & Ruby

@@WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie Congrats William 🙂 Here’s your medal 🥇 Hope to see you on Thursday 👍 Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides Don't know with me work 😲

@@WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie Ah yes, that pesky work ! Well if you miss it live, you can catch the recording later on, under the LIVE tab of my channel home page. Only should you want to of course 😇 Cheers William, Garry & Ruby

@@economicalrides Thanks for the info 😀

I don't think that the 450 will attain the legendary status of the 411, that's for sure. The 411 made itself legendary by being simple, utilitarian and economical. The 450 is a totally different animal. It may not be as fast but I still prefer my 411 over the 450 and saw no reason to buy the new "Himalayan". The 411 is probably the best all-round motorcycle I have owned and I think it is going to be almost impossible to replace, when the time comes. Cheers Todd. We are in agreement on this ! Garry 👍🏻