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Enjoying your videos guys. The ice cream parlour you saw in Largs Nardinis was indeed built in the 1930's. My late Dad used to spend his school holidays there. A few weeks before he passed away we took him down to Largs for a last visit. ''I watched that being built'' he said of Nardinis. This was no surprise as he'd said so dozens of times down the years. 🙂
Hi, Great to hear you are enjoying the videos! That's very nice he got to go back to Largs as it sounds like it meant a lot to him and we are sorry for your loss. Thanks for watching 😊
Yeah for sure, we experienced it 😉. we have been looking forwards to touring Scotland for a long time and was great to visit the place where Sean's Dad is from 😊
Electric brae! Brought back memories for me as a wean in the 50s. Traffic was quiet then and my dad would stop his A35, handbrake off, and the car would roll uphill! Or what seemed uphill.
Growing up in Scotland every Glasgow fair my hometown of Airdrie would lay on buses for a day trip to Ayr . It’s a beautiful town & its hold wonderful childhood memories. Thanks for sharing your road trip with us locals 🏴
Hi Janice, thanks very much for watching and it's great to hear you are enjoying the videos. It's always nice to hear how the places we travel through hold a special place in peoples memories and it's nice when we can bring back these precious memories. We hope you enjoy the rest of the series as we make our way to the top of Scotland. 😊👍
Largs, where we had great holidays in my childhood and I was there last summer and was chuffed when the Dolphins circled around the little boat i was on .. fabulous time. The river Clyde the wonderful Clyde, the name of it thrills me and fills with pride.🎉 great video guys ❤
Thanks Jim! They do double the size of footage that we capture lol but we think they are well worth it so thanks for your comment. Hehe brilliant indeed 😆 Thanks for watching and catch you in the next one
Hello.... That sea on your left up the Ayrshire coast is the Firth of Clyde.... You should have come over to Isle of Arran on your way up to Largs.. It's Scotland in miniature.....we have everything over here.. Mountains,lochs, beaches,whisky, 7 golf courses,good food.......and Arran ice cream..... But...aye,loving your adventures on your motorbike.........
Isle of Arran looks beautiful but we just didn't have time on this tour. We will have covered 8500km through the UK and Ireland in 4 weeks by the time it's done. We are thinking of coming back just to explore the islands of Scotland. Glad you're enjoying the videos 😎👍
Hey Davie, thanks very much! We really liked Glasgow but it’s a shame we didn’t have much time there. Please watch them in order 🤣🤣 just kidding as you wish 😉 But in case you do want to watch in order lol ruclips.net/p/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31&si=3q18KjX2jKdmXaKo
Of you crossed around May 11, all those bikers may have visited the North West 200 motorcycle races. Nice ride again. Ireland was beautifull. Now into Scotland. Enjoy! 😎👍
That's great to hear, it's very encouraging when we know people are enjoying them so we appreciate your comments. Thanks again for the Coffee! Can't wait to share this part of the journey, it was fantastic. 😊
Electric Brae was cool. We have those in the States and they usually call them Gravity Hills. I've heard of people rolling tennis balls or pouring water uphill too, to watch in amazement.
We need to look out for them, as the novelty will never wear off! Apparently Ireland has a few too. That's a good idea, might have to try that on the next one 😎👍
nice video, its not everyone in a hurry in Scotland you will find locals tend to ride fast, Enjoy the nc 500 some amazing roads. The town you went in Ayr is pronounced AIR
Thanks, felt like everyone was in hurry to get off that boat but guess they just wanted to get back home. Scotland is an amazing place and we look forwards to sharing the trip! Thanks!
Hi, yeah this is the start of the Scotland section of the Heading West Tour, a fantastic country and we have an incredible time. Thanks for watching 😎👍
Hi Emma and Sean Can i just say how much I am enjoying your current series, just watched you arrive in scotland, it is fun trying to work out the areas you are travelling through. I have just bought myself a triumph bonneville t120, even though the trips you do would be too much on the bonnie, it certainly is giving me ideas for trips around the uk. Really looking forward to seeing where you travel around scotland as i am very familiar with it, we hire a cottage in perthshire on the dunalastair estate, so cannot wait to see if you ride through to rannoch past queens view. Take care on your travels, you are both very inspiring Chris
Hi Chris, Thanks very much for your comment and it's nice to hear you are enjoying the series. If you want to see the exact route of each day there is a link in the first comment of each episode that has our route of the day in. Congratulations on the bike! The Triumph Bonneville is a beautiful bike so we are sure you will love it! Plenty of places to explore in the UK 😊 We hope you enjoy the rest of the tour and we look forwards to sharing Scotland with you. Hope to hear from you again. Sean and Emily
Thanks, we are half way through the trip, started in South East England and our making our way up. Here's the playlist so far: ruclips.net/p/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31&si=9hBCD4Y5l9N4nFW8
Really enjoyed that. I love Glasgow and have actually stayed in that same Ibis, too. It's nice to see some familiar landmarks as you were riding through. Looking forward to the next installment 🙂
Hi Gary. yeah we really liked Glasgow too, shame we didn't have much time there so hopefully we will get the chance to return. That Ibis was a bargain and very convenient. Next episode out later today 😊👍
Hey Steve, it's a lovely spot for sure and very easy to get to. Hope you had a nice time and it's great that they have restored the art deco café on the corner 😊
Yeah we really liked Glasgow (as you will see in the next episode) just wished we had had longer in the city. Really good to hear you are enjoying the content and we are very thankful to be able to enjoy the spectacular scenery in Scotland. Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series
Living in Glasgow I used to regularly drive down to Largs for fresh air walk along the promenade. I can't believe you guys drove through and didn't have fish n chips or ice cream. Its the law! 😂
Largs is a lovely place, nice to see the place where my dad grew up 😊 I also can’t believe we didn’t stop at the chippy! 🤣🤣 -could smell the chips as we road past (was promised food in Glasgow but everything was shut lol)
@@SeanandEmily some Largs related trivia. Colin Weir & Mrs came from there. Won £167 Million on Euro lotto. They told next door neighbour to pick any car he wanted and they would pay. Everyone was shouting Bugatti Veyron! They're worth a million. But the guy respected the Weirs and chose not to rip the P. But he still got an Audi RS8. I never met this guy but he was in a virtual team with me and it was the team leader who spilled the beans. No, I know you really don't need to know this. 😂😂
Haha thanks for that! £167 million!! 😲 -well i guess they weren't too concerned with the prices of hotels lol 🤣 That's nice of them and good of the neighbor not to take the mick ....although i would be tempted to say Aston Martin 😉
Never mind the 'sea of two wheels'! Look at the red 1995 VFR750 next to you as you're leaving the ferry. Gorgeous. Wish I still had mine, that was red as well.
I had family just round the corner from your dads house in Largs - leckie who lived on royal ave - Jimmy -Mary -Archie -Brian -fergus - Margaret -and carol - I stayed there many a happy time as a young boy with my aunt and uncle and cousins.. perhaps your dad knew them
Thanks David. If we had had more time we would have loved to do some hikes as it looks like there are countless options! Glad you enjoy the videos, often we forget the cameras are rolling 😆
Ayr pronounced air as in what we breath. Love your channel just came across it when u were in my place Ireland. The island out in the sea island Craig or somthing like that. Enjoy your journey.
Thanks Eddie, great to hear you are enjoying the channel and we have to say Ireland was fantastic! SO many great experiences and spectacular rides. Here's the playlist of the tour so far: ruclips.net/p/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31&si=9xUWMSY35cru-qUb
@ 14.33 when you turned right, I would suggest that you should have parked and enjoyed the timeless pleasure of sitting outside at Nardini's enjoying a Fish Tea (fish and chips, buttered bread, and pot of tea) followed with a knickerbocker glory and Espresso Doppio...as a Glesga (Glasgow) biker I've been doing this since the late seventies. Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, to plagiarise David Byrne 💓
Thanks for the tips! Yeah it would have been nice to go in there as my Dad remembers going there as a child. Unfortunately with all these big tours time was against us and as it was already late we needed to get to Glasgow that night. It's great that it ahs been restored as I believe it had fallen into disrepair. 👍
Thanks, not really an issue as it has been standing for 10 min whilst we filled up and had a drink- wouldn’t blast a red hot bike 😉 . Where we live In Switzerland we have to ride to a wash station to wash it anyway (as it’s forbidden to wash in the street)
LOL this made me laugh, we used to go to Stranraer as kids and always stopped on the Electric Brae, used to freak me out. The first town you came to which you said was clean was in fact Girvan. And the Ayr is pronounced like Air.
It was amazing lol -we half didn’t believe it was a thing 😄. Yeah we noticed that when we got to Ayr a second time lol 😂 I think it must have been on the GPS as a destination when I looked down.
It's amazing how many people are recognising their towns on this first episode in Scotland, it looks a really nice place to live with lots of history - also love a town with a Harbour. The Roads in Scotland are amazing - we have had the best time ever! 😀👍
The island Ailsa Craig....back in the days before cheap flights from Ireland to Scotland and everyone travelled by ferry (mostly Belfast to Ardrossan) was called 'Paddy's Milestone'
haha been speaking German for too many years and have got used to literal pronunciations 😁 It was a lovely coastline to greet people with straight off the boat 😎
Pronounced the same as air we breathe 😂 good video never been on electric brae and I live quite close and heard the stories you both proved it's not an urban myth
Micky outs. Just of the m8 all there another shop over in the south side of Glasgow just for future in case you’re ever back in Glasgow…. Safe ride home 🏴
Thanks for the local knowledge, it's places like this that actually help people instead of saying 'no we don't have an appointment for another 4 weeks'. Thanks!
We literally went to Glasgow to get a tires fitted the next day, called around all the tire companies and none of them had them in stock. MTS got us a set so that's where we go the next day.
Me encanta ver sus videos, son muy divertidos y sobre todo disfruto mucho los panoramas que existen del otro lado del mundo, tiene unas vistas espectaculares y muy bonitas. Saludos desde Mexico 🇲🇽… Regards!!!
Hi Cristos, it's great to know you are watching from Mexico and we welcome you to the channel! Hopefully we will make it to your country as well someday 😊 Thanks for watching and we appreciate your comment 😎👍
I would take tourist there by couch. They would believe they where looking uphill till i put water on road and see go down to the side . Magic? I loved as they didx
Just a word of warning don't leave your bike unlocked in Edinburgh if you go that way. Bike theft is through the roof, At Fort William and loch carron should be able to get you a tyre.
You went the wrong way to glasgow ,you should have turned right at the ice cream parlour and followed through skelmorlie ,weymss bay , Gourock ,Greenock it follows the coast line much better views
There is no wrong way on a motorcycle tour! It’s an adventure! It was already getting late and with no accommodation booked we needed to just get to Glasgow 👍
Yeah really bad, this was Douglas Park Motorrad in Glasgow. They said 4 weeks until the next available appointment and were no help whatsoever - but after saying that they did wish me a nice ride 🤣🤣
@@SeanandEmily I'd suggest the service manager needs to get a grip and employ some more staff! Folks buy into BMW because of the so-called service, they always claim to be a premium brand! So they have zero capacity to help with simple things like tyres, that's not good enough in my opinion! Cheers.
Yeah we noticed that when we got to Ayr a second time lol 😂 I think it must have been on the GPS as a destination when I looked down -no second takes on this channel 😉
I am far from an aggressive person but last year arriving in santander I was seconds away from smacking a guy off his bike, Within the ferry are the rudest most impatient people i’ve seen in a long long time. He literally almost knocked me and my mate off our bike which would have ended up like the bike area turning into expensive dominoes. Just a completely rude prick. On exiting he done the exact same overtakes seen here. I caught up with him after passport checks and pulled him up explaining we are all heading the same way at a pace dictated by the ferry operator etc . a few choice words were exchanged . He was about 60 and a total up himself prick. On the way back the exact same thing happened to another not terribly far from me. People pushing and pulling to get where? Pathetic really
Agree with you there! We are all going the same way and can't go any faster than the flow of traffic yet some fellow bikers have to push there way to the front which as you say causes unnecessary risk. Then even on the open road daft overtakes of people that might also be about to overtake, it's a shame when the biggest hazard to bikers is other bikers!
Guy's life dies not stop above Glasgow there are hundreds of tyre places above Glasgow might not be on facebook some times you need to just ask common thing in Scotland
Well we were happy to get this done in Glasgow as the route we took we barley saw any petrol stations let alone motorcycle tire companies that would stock tires for this bike. There weren't many miles left in these tires and we don't have time to wait around. So George as a local were would you suggest we can get a 120/70 R19 and 170/60 R17 along the west coast north of Fort William? -this information could be useful to others.
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Enjoying your videos guys. The ice cream parlour you saw in Largs Nardinis was indeed built in the 1930's. My late Dad used to spend his school holidays there. A few weeks before he passed away we took him down to Largs for a last visit. ''I watched that being built'' he said of Nardinis. This was no surprise as he'd said so dozens of times down the years. 🙂
Hi, Great to hear you are enjoying the videos! That's very nice he got to go back to Largs as it sounds like it meant a lot to him and we are sorry for your loss.
Thanks for watching 😊
The first town you mentioned you were in is called Girvan
Yes we know
Electric brae is a real thing . Weird feeling but its genuine . AYR is pronounced air . Good to see your enjoying Scotland so far .
Yeah for sure, we experienced it 😉. we have been looking forwards to touring Scotland for a long time and was great to visit the place where Sean's Dad is from 😊
The island you saw was in fact Ailsa Craig basically an uninhabited Rock from which 70% of granite curling stones are made from.
That's an interesting fact indeed!! Yeah looks like there is a lighthouse and that's all. Thanks 😎👍
Legend has it ,Ailsa Craig (nicknamed Paddy’s mile stone)was used as a stepping stone by Irish and Scottish giants .
Electric brae! Brought back memories for me as a wean in the 50s. Traffic was quiet then and my dad would stop his A35, handbrake off, and the car would roll uphill! Or what seemed uphill.
Sounds like fond memories 😊 i think it's still fascinating for both young and old 😎👍
Growing up in Scotland every Glasgow fair my hometown of Airdrie would lay on buses for a day trip to Ayr . It’s a beautiful town & its hold wonderful childhood memories. Thanks for sharing your road trip with us locals 🏴
Hi Janice, thanks very much for watching and it's great to hear you are enjoying the videos. It's always nice to hear how the places we travel through hold a special place in peoples memories and it's nice when we can bring back these precious memories. We hope you enjoy the rest of the series as we make our way to the top of Scotland. 😊👍
Ayr used to be a lovely town but not any more, shops are shutting down replaced by charity shops and just generally lacking in investment!
Largs, where we had great holidays in my childhood and I was there last summer and was chuffed when the Dolphins circled around the little boat i was on .. fabulous time. The river Clyde the wonderful Clyde, the name of it thrills me and fills with pride.🎉 great video guys ❤
Dolphins!!! Wow that must have been a special moment for sure. Great place Largs and sounds like it holds many memories for a lot of people 😊
Your 2 Camera angles really provide excellent views - well done. Good stuff, or 'brilliant' as you say!
Thanks Jim! They do double the size of footage that we capture lol but we think they are well worth it so thanks for your comment. Hehe brilliant indeed 😆 Thanks for watching and catch you in the next one
Hello....
That sea on your left up the Ayrshire coast is the Firth of Clyde....
You should have come over to Isle of Arran on your way up to Largs..
It's Scotland in miniature.....we have everything over here..
Mountains,lochs,
beaches,whisky,
7 golf courses,good food.......and
Arran ice cream.....
But...aye,loving your adventures on your motorbike.........
Isle of Arran looks beautiful but we just didn't have time on this tour. We will have covered 8500km through the UK and Ireland in 4 weeks by the time it's done. We are thinking of coming back just to explore the islands of Scotland. Glad you're enjoying the videos 😎👍
Don't forget the red squirrels.
If you pour water on the ground there it does look like its going uphill. My Dad took me there when I was just a bairn It was magic to me
We didn’t think about pouring water -great idea! That sounds like a great memory 😊
This episode was just enjoyable to watch🙂 I don´t know if you are aware of how funny you guys are at the same time so serious. Just love it 😂
Thanks Johan, haha 😂 glad to hear it's entertaining and you get our humor 😉
Great video Sean and Emily, I'm looking at your videos in reverse lol. Welcome to my city, Glasgow. 🙏👍👍
Hey Davie, thanks very much! We really liked Glasgow but it’s a shame we didn’t have much time there.
Please watch them in order 🤣🤣 just kidding as you wish 😉
But in case you do want to watch in order lol
ruclips.net/p/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31&si=3q18KjX2jKdmXaKo
Of you crossed around May 11, all those bikers may have visited the North West 200 motorcycle races. Nice ride again. Ireland was beautifull. Now into Scotland. Enjoy! 😎👍
Hi Ruud, yes that's right they were all returning home on the Sunday after the races. Glad you enjoyed Ireland and now it's Scotland's turn 😎
Givan is nice theres a nice chippy there the electric brae is class
Yeah it looked nice! Some great smells of food as we rode past them! 😊
Really enjoy your films and the excellent commentary. Have a coffee on me! Cheers. Looking forward to the next episode, Scotland is amazing!
That's great to hear, it's very encouraging when we know people are enjoying them so we appreciate your comments. Thanks again for the Coffee! Can't wait to share this part of the journey, it was fantastic. 😊
Great first video of Scotland, very enjoyable as always, thank you!
We as watchers are also very lucky that you've had great weather! 😃
Thanks! Great to finally get to Scotland, some fantastic rides ahead of us 😎 Weather is great and makes for some great footage! 😊
Electric Brae was cool. We have those in the States and they usually call them Gravity Hills. I've heard of people rolling tennis balls or pouring water uphill too, to watch in amazement.
We need to look out for them, as the novelty will never wear off! Apparently Ireland has a few too. That's a good idea, might have to try that on the next one 😎👍
nice video, its not everyone in a hurry in Scotland you will find locals tend to ride fast, Enjoy the nc 500 some amazing roads. The town you went in Ayr is pronounced AIR
Thanks, felt like everyone was in hurry to get off that boat but guess they just wanted to get back home. Scotland is an amazing place and we look forwards to sharing the trip! Thanks!
Another tour and this time around Scotland?! Off course I'm going watch it too! Awesome episode, you two are awesome! Lezz goo! 👍👍
Hi, yeah this is the start of the Scotland section of the Heading West Tour, a fantastic country and we have an incredible time. Thanks for watching 😎👍
Hi Emma and Sean
Can i just say how much I am enjoying your current series, just watched you arrive in scotland, it is fun trying to work out the areas you are travelling through.
I have just bought myself a triumph bonneville t120, even though the trips you do would be too much on the bonnie, it certainly is giving me ideas for trips around the uk.
Really looking forward to seeing where you travel around scotland as i am very familiar with it, we hire a cottage in perthshire on the dunalastair estate, so cannot wait to see if you ride through to rannoch past queens view.
Take care on your travels, you are both very inspiring
Chris
Hi Chris,
Thanks very much for your comment and it's nice to hear you are enjoying the series. If you want to see the exact route of each day there is a link in the first comment of each episode that has our route of the day in.
Congratulations on the bike! The Triumph Bonneville is a beautiful bike so we are sure you will love it! Plenty of places to explore in the UK 😊
We hope you enjoy the rest of the tour and we look forwards to sharing Scotland with you.
Hope to hear from you again.
Sean and Emily
Hahah I totally feel you at Electric Brae doubting wherever it is. We did'nt get the sensation that many other have felt going "uphill" 😂
Lol 🤣🤣 maybe you need to give it another go 😉
this looks like an epic trip in the making
Thanks, we are half way through the trip, started in South East England and our making our way up. Here's the playlist so far:
ruclips.net/p/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31&si=9hBCD4Y5l9N4nFW8
Wow!!! Love the magic
It’s incredible! We loved it too 😊
Really enjoyed that. I love Glasgow and have actually stayed in that same Ibis, too. It's nice to see some familiar landmarks as you were riding through. Looking forward to the next installment 🙂
Hi Gary. yeah we really liked Glasgow too, shame we didn't have much time there so hopefully we will get the chance to return. That Ibis was a bargain and very convenient. Next episode out later today 😊👍
Another great video, we had a holiday a few years ago just up the road from Largs lovely spot 👍
Hey Steve, it's a lovely spot for sure and very easy to get to. Hope you had a nice time and it's great that they have restored the art deco café on the corner 😊
Very funny episode 😂 you guys are so good together. Looks good up the coast road to Glasgow. Safe travels 🏍💨🏴
Cheers Steve, glad you enjoyed it... was really pessimistic about the Electric Brae but wow did it prove us wrong lol 😂
Ayr is pronounced air. Its a lovely town.
Okay thanks, it sure is 👍
You should have gotten fish and chips in Largs. The chippie on the front is the best chippie take away in the UK for two years running
Agreed! The committee didn't allow it 🤣
love your relaxing video hope you enjoy Glasgow and loving your content
Yeah we really liked Glasgow (as you will see in the next episode) just wished we had had longer in the city. Really good to hear you are enjoying the content and we are very thankful to be able to enjoy the spectacular scenery in Scotland. Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series
Living in Glasgow I used to regularly drive down to Largs for fresh air walk along the promenade. I can't believe you guys drove through and didn't have fish n chips or ice cream. Its the law! 😂
Largs is a lovely place, nice to see the place where my dad grew up 😊 I also can’t believe we didn’t stop at the chippy! 🤣🤣 -could smell the chips as we road past (was promised food in Glasgow but everything was shut lol)
@@SeanandEmily some Largs related trivia. Colin Weir & Mrs came from there. Won £167 Million on Euro lotto. They told next door neighbour to pick any car he wanted and they would pay. Everyone was shouting Bugatti Veyron! They're worth a million. But the guy respected the Weirs and chose not to rip the P. But he still got an Audi RS8. I never met this guy but he was in a virtual team with me and it was the team leader who spilled the beans.
No, I know you really don't need to know this. 😂😂
Haha thanks for that! £167 million!! 😲 -well i guess they weren't too concerned with the prices of hotels lol 🤣
That's nice of them and good of the neighbor not to take the mick ....although i would be tempted to say Aston Martin 😉
The electic brae is from the trees on the bend to the the next bend. The rock sign is about half way along the brae
Thanks for the Information 😎👍
Never mind the 'sea of two wheels'! Look at the red 1995 VFR750 next to you as you're leaving the ferry.
Gorgeous. Wish I still had mine, that was red as well.
brilliant bike.
Haha our apologies 😉 Some great old bikes being well cared for in the UK -great to see 😎👍
As the owner of a twelve year old, 60k miles, bought from new VFR1200, I'd agree!
that's extra special that you've had it from new!
Ayr, pronounced 'air'. Great little cafe that does the best 'High Tea' in Scotland.
Been to the Electric Brae many times. Still weird!
Thanks, we half didn't believe it when we heard about it ...... genuinely shocked when we turned the engine off and it kept rolling lol 😂
When you said you were in Ayr, you were actually in Girvan!
Yes was a small mistake -people make them 😉
A MISTAKE!! How dare you! 😉
Brilliant 👏
Thanks! looking forwards to sharing our footage of Scotland - it was spectacular! 😊
I had family just round the corner from your dads house in Largs - leckie who lived on royal ave - Jimmy -Mary -Archie -Brian -fergus - Margaret -and carol - I stayed there many a happy time as a young boy with my aunt and uncle and cousins.. perhaps your dad knew them
Just asked my Dad and the names don't ring a bell -i'm sure there will be a connection somewhere down the line 😊 Looks like a lovely place to live.
Scotland, my favourite biking and walking place (when it's not raining)Ayr is air😊the banter/humour between you two is very funny
Thanks David. If we had had more time we would have loved to do some hikes as it looks like there are countless options! Glad you enjoy the videos, often we forget the cameras are rolling 😆
You were travelling through girvan and maybe the 1860's would be closer to when the houses were built 😂
I'm sure the town dates back to then but there's no way the Grid system buildings we had just ridden past were from the 1860's 🤔
Ayr pronounced air as in what we breath. Love your channel just came across it when u were in my place Ireland. The island out in the sea island Craig or somthing like that. Enjoy your journey.
Thanks Eddie, great to hear you are enjoying the channel and we have to say Ireland was fantastic! SO many great experiences and spectacular rides. Here's the playlist of the tour so far:
ruclips.net/p/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31&si=9xUWMSY35cru-qUb
@ 14.33 when you turned right, I would suggest that you should have parked and enjoyed the timeless pleasure of sitting outside at Nardini's enjoying a Fish Tea (fish and chips, buttered bread, and pot of tea) followed with a knickerbocker glory and Espresso Doppio...as a Glesga (Glasgow) biker I've been doing this since the late seventies.
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, to plagiarise David Byrne 💓
Thanks for the tips! Yeah it would have been nice to go in there as my Dad remembers going there as a child. Unfortunately with all these big tours time was against us and as it was already late we needed to get to Glasgow that night. It's great that it ahs been restored as I believe it had fallen into disrepair. 👍
@@SeanandEmily Thanks for the reply. Your content and production are delightful.🏍 ✨
Enjoyable video, I would panic about putting a jet wash on a hot engine and exhaust system 😮
Thanks, not really an issue as it has been standing for 10 min whilst we filled up and had a drink- wouldn’t blast a red hot bike 😉 . Where we live In Switzerland we have to ride to a wash station to wash it anyway (as it’s forbidden to wash in the street)
Thanks!
Thank you so very much!! That's really kind of you and we appreciate your support! 😊
LOL this made me laugh, we used to go to Stranraer as kids and always stopped on the Electric Brae, used to freak me out. The first town you came to which you said was clean was in fact Girvan. And the Ayr is pronounced like Air.
It was amazing lol -we half didn’t believe it was a thing 😄.
Yeah we noticed that when we got to Ayr a second time lol 😂 I think it must have been on the GPS as a destination when I looked down.
@@SeanandEmily meant to write got a shock when you went to Largs, I have lived there since 1989, love the place.
Yeah i guess this isn't on the tourist route although it's a lovely place . We wanted to go see where Sean's dad grew up 😊
That first wee town with the “shipping yard” is my home town, you’ll see with a few of my videos. Hope you enjoyed my local roads
It's amazing how many people are recognising their towns on this first episode in Scotland, it looks a really nice place to live with lots of history - also love a town with a Harbour. The Roads in Scotland are amazing - we have had the best time ever! 😀👍
There are a few "hills" like that in Ireland too, where the optical illusion gets you.
Yeah apparently we missed them, shame as they are great! 😎
Amazing
Thanks! Scotland is spectacular! 😊👍
You passed a few of these 'magic roads' in Ireland. Emily you got a good laugh out of it!
I was laughing at Sean’s reaction in finding it. So cute 🥰 Em
A new country, a separate country, please explore Thank you
It's been a long time coming but so happy to finally be able to see Scotland and with great weather too! Looking forwards to showcasing Scotland 😎👍
The island Ailsa Craig....back in the days before cheap flights from Ireland to Scotland and everyone travelled by ferry (mostly Belfast to Ardrossan) was called 'Paddy's Milestone'
Thanks for the info! 😎👍
I’m watching this from Largs
That's cool! We really liked Largs, a great town situated on the coast like that is lovely!
Ailsa Craig is the wee island in the mist .
Thanks for the Info 😊
Im waiting to see you pass by where i live but alas no you went over the hill from Largs to Glasgow
Yeah it was getting late and we had to be go to Glasgow to get tires. Was nice to visit the home town of my Dad 😎
Love the pronunciation of ‘Ayr’ it’s pronounced ‘Air’🤣. That’s a lovely coast road but normally a bit less busy with bikes and other traffic.
haha been speaking German for too many years and have got used to literal pronunciations 😁
It was a lovely coastline to greet people with straight off the boat 😎
Pronounced the same as air we breathe 😂 good video never been on electric brae and I live quite close and heard the stories you both proved it's not an urban myth
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Micky outs. Just of the m8 all there another shop over in the south side of Glasgow just for future in case you’re ever back in Glasgow…. Safe ride home 🏴
Thanks for the local knowledge, it's places like this that actually help people instead of saying 'no we don't have an appointment for another 4 weeks'. Thanks!
@@SeanandEmily your welcome 🏴
Micky Oats closed at the start of the year.
Not sure how you missed all the tyre places in Glasgow and Strathearn Tyres in Crieff - really well known.
We literally went to Glasgow to get a tires fitted the next day, called around all the tire companies and none of them had them in stock. MTS got us a set so that's where we go the next day.
Me encanta ver sus videos, son muy divertidos y sobre todo disfruto mucho los panoramas que existen del otro lado del mundo, tiene unas vistas espectaculares y muy bonitas. Saludos desde Mexico 🇲🇽… Regards!!!
Hi Cristos, it's great to know you are watching from Mexico and we welcome you to the channel! Hopefully we will make it to your country as well someday 😊 Thanks for watching and we appreciate your comment 😎👍
I would take tourist there by couch. They would believe they where looking uphill till i put water on road and see go down to the side . Magic? I loved as they didx
Hi Brian, it really caught us out! When we turned the bike off there's no way we thought it would keep going lol 🤣 loved it!!
Thanks for watching 😎👍
Paddy's milestone, halfway between Glasgow and Belfast.
Ah yeah Ailsa Craig island 👍
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Thanks for watching 😎👍
First town you went through after coming if boat is called Girvan
yeah got them mixed up, must have been the destination not the actual location. Hope you enjoyed the video 👍
Just a word of warning don't leave your bike unlocked in Edinburgh if you go that way. Bike theft is through the roof, At Fort William and loch carron should be able to get you a tyre.
Thanks for the heads up, actually a bit shocked how many people have warned us of that! 😮
How do they get them out through the roof?🤔
@@roadwarrior8560 clearly you have not had your Weetabix
@@banofeepie 😃😃
Great video. Ayr is pronounced Air
Thanks, yes we have been informed countless times 😉
Smoked few spliffs electric brae
Lol you must remember lots of Electric Braes then 😉
Don’t forget to try deep fried mars bars
Still trying to forget the last one we had 😂
You went the wrong way to glasgow ,you should have turned right at the ice cream parlour and followed through skelmorlie ,weymss bay , Gourock ,Greenock it follows the coast line much better views
There is no wrong way on a motorcycle tour! It’s an adventure! It was already getting late and with no accommodation booked we needed to just get to Glasgow 👍
The electric brae is currently switched off due to council cut backs. Lol
😂😂😂 Top comment medal goes to you!🥇
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I’m a driving instructor in Liverpool ,I have pupils who think there are electric braes everywhere 🙄
😂 You should make a car share style channel! It would be brilliant!!
Ayr is pronounced Air!! Alloway / Ayr is Birthplace of Rabbie Burns
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Ayr, pronounced Air 👌🏻🏴
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BMW 4weeks to fit some new tyres is shocking 😮😮😮
Yeah really bad, this was Douglas Park Motorrad in Glasgow. They said 4 weeks until the next available appointment and were no help whatsoever - but after saying that they did wish me a nice ride 🤣🤣
@@SeanandEmily I'd suggest the service manager needs to get a grip and employ some more staff! Folks buy into BMW because of the so-called service, they always claim to be a premium brand! So they have zero capacity to help with simple things like tyres, that's not good enough in my opinion! Cheers.
Totally agree! Selling an adventure lifestyle and not being able to help someone in need was disappointing. One in Inverness doesn’t even do tires lol
Ayr, pronounced Air... but roll the R 😉
Thanks, not sure the next time I will be needing this 😆 ...but hopefully not too long 👍
The first wee town is Girvan not Ayr
Yeah we noticed that when we got to Ayr a second time lol 😂 I think it must have been on the GPS as a destination when I looked down -no second takes on this channel 😉
The first town you went through is Girvan, not Ayr.
Yes clearly a mistake
air is the English transition
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Not the Sea of the Hebrides, thats the Irish Sea, and the town is Girvan, and the correct pronucaition of AYR is Air. simples
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Sean & Emily. Ayr is pronounced AIR
Yes we have been informed 😄
@5:02 It's pronounced like "Air"
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A Y R, it's pronounced (AIR)
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What's your favourite place that you have travelled to?
That's a difficult question! 😉 Recently Norway and Scotland have been amazing trips - to be able to get away in nature is something we really enjoy.
ayr sounds like air
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Hang on.... If someone has told you about the Electric Brae - they have said "it's north of Ayr (Pronounced Air)".
Most definitely south of ayr
Why would they have said that?
I am far from an aggressive person but last year arriving in santander I was seconds away from smacking a guy off his bike, Within the ferry are the rudest most impatient people i’ve seen in a long long time. He literally almost knocked me and my mate off our bike which would have ended up like the bike area turning into expensive dominoes. Just a completely rude prick. On exiting he done the exact same overtakes seen here. I caught up with him after passport checks and pulled him up explaining we are all heading the same way at a pace dictated by the ferry operator etc . a few choice words were exchanged . He was about 60 and a total up himself prick. On the way back the exact same thing happened to another not terribly far from me. People pushing and pulling to get where? Pathetic really
Agree with you there! We are all going the same way and can't go any faster than the flow of traffic yet some fellow bikers have to push there way to the front which as you say causes unnecessary risk. Then even on the open road daft overtakes of people that might also be about to overtake, it's a shame when the biggest hazard to bikers is other bikers!
@@SeanandEmily yes that’s certain, I am away to head to spain in two days and that being honest is the only bit i’m dreading .
Should be okay, find people are more relaxed in places they don't know. Have a great trip! 😎👍
Ayr, pronounced Air
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Guy's life dies not stop above Glasgow there are hundreds of tyre places above Glasgow might not be on facebook some times you need to just ask common thing in Scotland
Well we were happy to get this done in Glasgow as the route we took we barley saw any petrol stations let alone motorcycle tire companies that would stock tires for this bike. There weren't many miles left in these tires and we don't have time to wait around.
So George as a local were would you suggest we can get a 120/70 R19 and 170/60 R17 along the west coast north of Fort William? -this information could be useful to others.
It’s pronounced Air
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Its pronounced AIR lol
Air lol ........thought it was just Air 😉
Cannae pronounce Ayr? Air. 🤦♂️
Okay no big deal