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Thank you ver much for your thoughts. I really agree with yours. Nice video. At the end I have realized that you didn't meet any other vehicule on the road. This is real spanisch hinterland. I hiked a lot in Spain and love the Extremadura. One day I will do an extended tour along the Pyrenees, Asturias and along the Via de la Plata. Riding alone, solo, for me is the best. Well, I must confess, having dinner alone isn't my favourite. Though I also speak Español un pocito, it's difficult to follow the high velocity language. Riding alone for me is FREEDOM! Havesafetrips! 😊

Hello, I appreciated to hear about your own point regarding this topic. May I ask something related to your riding experience with your Scrambler XE? Did you experienced a particular behaviour around the 40 ml/ hour? Mine is kind of shaking around that speed. Do you still have the stock Metzeler Tourance tires? Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your rides!

…and Superman had his fortress of solitude 😂

Thank you very much for showing us your beautiful machine!🥰😎👍👍

I love the comradery of having a bunch of motorcycle enthusiast's together and showing the "brotherhood (and sisterhood)" but once kick stands go up, I'm going on my own and creating my own journey...short or long.

I agree, I don't get "lonely" either. just got home from a 4000 mile solo trip up around Newfoundland, NS and NB. wouldn't do it any other way but solo. people come up to me and want to chat at least once a day, usually more, and that's more than enough interaction for me.

Nice bike pal , keep it on the blackstuff, 😁👍

You’re spot on with your thoughts on solo travel, I’ve been riding solo for years, I just finished from Cartagena, Colombia to Ushuaia Argentina and back trip ( 1 yr 3 months) and had a great time traveling solo meeting lots of wonderful people. Travelled for 3 months with other bikers I met in Hornipiren Chile all the way to Ushuaia and then went solo again, it was a great mix of personalities, we had a chap who was super organized and we did trips I never would have done solo. We all stay in touch and hopefully will stay great friends. Having said that I loved being back by myself again doing what I wanted to do at my own pace. We are so lucky to have the option to be solo, like you said it’s all about an individuals personality. Each to their own and god bless all the adventure motorcyclists out there.

How the fck do you clean your bikes?? I thought it was a new bike until you took the sprocket cover off😮

Group rides have been hazardous for me. From mates kicking in a BMW driven by a meat head to loss of licence for keeping up with a maniac to cooking a corner and killing my KTM by keeping up with same maniac.

Thanks for a very informative look at your de-cat. I’d love to do this to my 2024 model, but I fear that my technical skills are lacking. Maybe I can get my local Triumph service department to tackle this job for me. Happy Trails!

Good info Thank you!

Spot on!👍

Very good thoughts. Very relatebale!

Done this 40 years ago

Great video. So helpful. Just did the chain and sprockets on my 2023 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE. The DID gold chain sure did get my heart racing 😁

Great thoughts on riding solo. I am retired and have realized the benefits you have described in your video. Live in Texas and thank God for all the nice open country right outside of town. Thank you for mentioning all the great philosophers that I have come to know and love.

I don’t care what what you ride It is about how you ride Some riders I don’t 😮want to be anywhere near

Can’t ride with a herd. If someone’s not smokin, they’re eating, texting, calling, wandering aimlessly like our potus

Spent 3 weeks and riding solo in Eastern Europe last year. 7200km, 13 countries. One of my best trips ever.

So many of the U.K. group travel RUclips videos are embarrassing. They all seem to end up as a tightly knit line of motorcycles where the one at the front knows where he is going and most of the rest are terrified of getting lost. They meander in this way from stop to stop where they demand luxury accommodation, expensive meals and a lot of beer. I’m afraid that’s my idea of hell. I tour on my motorcycle because I enjoy motorcycle touring. I also enjoy visiting places and seeing things and it much easier to head to a given part of Spain to visit castles and medieval towns than to convince other people that they would enjoy it too. I nearly always camp because it’s my preferred way to stay. I often stay on one campsite for two or three nights and explore the area on a light bike. My camping set up is very comfortable. I do spend time with other motorcyclists. Throughout the year I go to events usually run by small motorcycle clubs. I have a group of friends who do the same. Because we live in different places we normally travel to the location individually then spend the weekend or whatever together. The best events tend to be in the winter, camping at 1000 metres in January is more about the company than anything else. In the summer I tend to do my own thing, going where I want to go and stopping when I feel like it.

More than impressed,was just looking for one of the 1200 xe videos,saw this,don’t even need a leather bag, wow what a fantastic talent, must be a very rewarding skill you have Sir 👍

A solo ride whether it’s touring or a snatched hour of the day, is a real treat for the soul !

Great points quiet time and riding your own ride is so peaceful.

We are moving into a form of collectivism with technocracy at its core, all intentional of course, the opposite is the individual. There is some truth in the statement "if you decide not to use your own mind, somebody else will be willing to do it for you."

The problem with group touring is “other people’

Interesting, and I was thinking of doing similar on a T120 from LV. But the tubed tyres (?) in the middle of death valley gave me pause for thought..

all ways drive solo as it is a personal experience.

solo is the best! You are NOT alone! You are with your MOTOR!! Thats what count!

There’s nothing better than setting a route and then heading off on your own....I live in Australia and do an annual solo tour through my home state....absolutely love it 😊 🏍 💨

Use a diagnostics tool to find the fault when the light goes on. I guess it is called idiot light because idiots don't understand it's function.

Wish you'd have shown how to refit them, I'm fighting with that job now aaaaaarrrrggghh

Over the years I have done both. In 1980 we took a group trip from Nebraska to Daytona Florida we started with 8 people and picked up 2 more in northern Florida. It was very hectic trying to keep that size group together, especially with traffic lights in metropolitan areas. The next year we had only 6 which was easier but you still have one slow rider your always waiting to catch up. By the third year there were only two of us and things went very smooth. We rode the basically the same speed and were ready to take rest breaks and gas stops at the same time. 100 mile ,rest break, another hundred ,fuel stop. Worked well for us. For most of my riding years I rode solo. I loved the solitude and the fact that I had no one to look out for. I rode my 95 R1100GS for 100,000 miles and probably less than 10,000 miles with other riders. I stopped at restaurants that I wanted to eat at and spent as much time as I wanted at the sight seeing spots I visited.

Not going to happen

Well stated. I enjoy riding solo, but like having a friend or two at meals. I find when I'm riding solo that I rush through meals, breaks, etc., .

What bike are you riding?

Dutch people.. sorry, No Thanks ..Great trip..

This is also why I enjoy solo traveling, and not just on a motorcycle. Everything becomes so flexible and streamlined when I only have to coordinate what I do with myself. No discussions, no waiting for people doing their stuff, it's just feeling like doing something and then just instantly doing it. I don't mind traveling with other people, but you just have to take into consideration that everything will be so much slower-paced and inefficient.

Hello there. I advice you to look at a diy video of making a windshield. It's very very cheap and funny to make. You can try it if you consider putting 4 bolts in your bikes headlight part :D

Thank you for all the videos. I bought a 2022 1200XE a couple months ago and your info has been invaluable , not only modifying and maintaining my bike, but also which one to buy in the first place. Your video on the ride in Scotland got me all fired up to do moto camping, so I have been setting up the Scrambler and my KTM 500 to do some trips. The day I bought my Scrambler, I played your video on operating the instrument cluster while I pushed buttons...a great help there for sure. Anyway, thanks Jim

I’ve been doing a lot of solo riding because almost all my friends are sitting home doing yard work ( getting old and lazy ) I’m 67 and hated to solo ride and take solo trips but have to do it now and getting use to it

Been solo riding and singlehanded sailing for decades. Works for me 👍🏻

Sorry ,For Percy and i ,

What i found was the best to do ,is two Men (Riders) and Two Bikes . For Percy and its works will taking turns leading the way

I’ve always thought of riding in general as an inherently solo activity.

What is your bike please? Agree with your points, but tend to prefer solo. Thks

Thanks for the video. A great reflection. For me I always travel solo. I enjoy my own company and the freedom from compromise. I work full time in a busy job which involves considerable personal interaction. I couldn’t do this without the re-energising time I spend alone on my bike. Look forward to your next post. 👍

After every time l was riding with a group l swear never do it again. Mostly l ride on my own. Solitude is great also in other life situations. Experience of my 66 years.

More than welcome to pop in and see us in As Somoza

Good reflection mate. Nowadays it seems people can't stand being alone with themselves. Being alone and enjoying it is essential for good mental health. Throughout the year we are always surrounded by people, at work, at home, at leisure. I live in a tourist town and work in Barcelona, and when the holidays come I go off alone on my motorbike through the most uninhabited parts of Spain. When I come back, my wife says that I look like a different person, calmer, happier, regenerated.