DL650 Vstrom Dax to Asturias - European Tour Part 6
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- This is our journey from Dax to Asturias. Part 6 of our European Tour videos.
From Southern France Into Spain and West into the mountains of Asturias.
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While driving my wife told me she likes your videos because the travel/scenery, throw in some food critique & your golden.;-)
bless her 🙂 give her my best wishes. the food critiques would be a bit skewed for most people lol, and to be honest, when on tour we do seem to cook ourselves a lot as we usually stay in very out of the way places, for example, here, the closest town to us was about 12 miles away, and the next stop on in North Portugal, the nearest supermarket was over 45 minutes away. the village had a small cafe/bar/shop that was the hub of the village, coffee cakes and beer was about all they served in the cafe, having said that, it was probably my favourite stop of the whole tour. the vistas crossing the north border into Portugal were spectacular too, although there was also the sadness of the miles and miles of devastation from forest fires. we do try to show the places people rarely get to. another village we stayed in near the end f the tour was literally at the end of the road near the headwaters of the river Ebro and the whole village was almost empty of people, i think we saw 4 people during the whole stay 🙂 it isnt even listed on google maps 🙂 so there is plenty to come, we will be heading off again in June too so there will be more 🙂
@@barebonesmc We like to see what people cook up for themselves that makes you say to yourself why didn't i think of that. Living on the coast surrounded by the Pacific ocean, dunes, mountains, rivers, lakes, RAIN, all within minutes🙂 We have had celebrity chefs do shows here because everything grows wild. Mushrooms, hunting, fishing etc. Every type of riding is here to enjoy, sand dunes, mountain back roads, twisties, whatever you want. CTGs Duc wouldn't be used much here. Google maps Florence 97439 just don't tell anyone:-0. ah the secret has been out for a long time. Be safe, ride your ride
I love that you are putting in big miles on a older V-Strom..simplicity rules on big tours & the latest and greatest over-complex electronic-Gizmo-laden machines , fill me with dread for a long haul. I know a lad who's last 2 continental bike tours were brought to a halt by an extremely temperamental ( still under warranty) Ducati Multistrada..long live the Strom..the Swiss-army-knife of the Bike world! We've all filled our boots with water in the spirit of non-flapping ankles, and cleaner-look 😂🤣. Great video!
All Hail The Mighty Vstrom 🙂 Its a record for me as much as it is done for anyone else, but i hope people enjoy it, im trying to edit down the next 2 days riding around Asturias (in better weather lol) but its hard to cut anything out 🙂 Im working on a series of Best Biker Roads too if enough people like it. Roads ive actually ridden 🙂
@@barebonesmc Sounds Great!
@@stevied6286 cheers for the support mate
"Be warey of Google's directions" I love that comment😂😂😂. Stay safe and dry BareBones. I did this part of your trip a couple of years ago, thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope the sun shines for you and the roads stay empty. 😊
this is me finally getting around to editing the trip from 2 years ago, so we might have been there around the same time, weather turned HOT after this lol, we headed into North Portugal next and then down the Spanish border into Extramadura and the west. where did you end up going?
@@barebonesmc We ended up in Santiago de Compostela. My partners son was working there. He, also being a biker, took us to some of his favorite haunts, and favorite roads, great fun. Like you though, the weather wasn't brilliant and I saw 6° on the bike's dash one time🥶. It was at a time when we still needed a Neg covid test to cross border. We decided to cross north of Pamplona. Beautiful sweeping road, good tarmac, no traffic. We stopped for fuel to ask where the border was, fearful of being pulled for not having a neg covid test. "Its, there, the stone bridge" said the guy on the fuel pump. Empty! Haha, happy days.
@@garytong3395 I do want to explore that North West corner more.v We went over the Portugal border above Braganca, the border was empty deserted forest, much of which was still charred from the fires, but again there, the roads had to have been designed by a biker i think 🙂
Welcome to Asturias!!! I call the place 'Wales with a hot sun' We have lived here for 5 years and live up a mountain road in a place called El Corralon. It's part of the town of Langreo! If you are coming this way let me know. Enjoy Asturias, it does rain, but that is why is why it's so lush!!
Mark (UK)
We will definitely be back at some point, Friends in the Vosges and Germany this year though. thanks for letting me know, I did enjoy it there, ive got 2 days footage ive cut down to 2 hrs but each edit gets harder lol. some fantastic roads. We stayed near Carancos. there was another guy who lived nearby commented on the original videos too (unless that was you?) so seems there are a few of the 2 wheeled crew up there :-)
The Picos and are beautiful and Asturias Somiedo Nation park well worth a visit, they have bears its that wild, its fantastic. The Viaducts in Northern Spain are bloody windy though so I try to stay in land and prefer the ferry to riding through France. Happy touring!
it is a glorious place, re France, that was partly because i have friends in the Vosges, but i have to say, the roads around Clermont Ferrand in central Fance are the most glorious fast roads. what a circuit that must have been when they did real roadracing there. that, and im not a fan of the Santander ferry lol
OOF! That weather definitely isn't being kind to you. Beautiful roads and country, very lush and green to help make up for that at least.
im sifting through about 2 hrs of footage from the next 2 days riding around Asturias, hard to edit down, and you see it much better, a very lush green Spain that is very different from the Spain most people see
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glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂 Theres plenty more on the channel, hope you will look around and find something your interested in. there is more on the website too. and there will be more to come. Cheers for watching. Ride Free 🙂
@@barebonesmc I've watched many, many vids on your channel & liked button, but on the tv's my wife's name, laptop i'm noodles. In california i took my 1st mc license in a major wind, rain storm because we had to make an appointment to test. I aced it on my 87 Xl600, my friend on his Zx10 failed bad but passed because i held her umbrella (parasol) distracting her. drenched we walked in & she said if you guys ride in this you passed. nearly 40 years later i'm still valid, alive & not done. Looking for a XR650l, i don't do Crash Test Goat speed. 😎
@@noodles2x4 lol, slow and steady wins the day these days for me 🙂 I have my moments, but ride 2 up 90% of the time so i dont push things like i once did 🙂 most of the time at least lol. CTG would outrun me any day (unless it was around Cadwell Park 🙂) he is a character 🙂
@@barebonesmc One thing about (not your) riding vids, are guys trying to hard to impress for content when they don't have the skills or knowledge/experience yet. Just a note to pass on. Thank you for your channel
@@noodles2x4 i think some people try many things, and we are all different, but each to their own as they say. some people do undoubtedly try more to impress than others, but that is often the way throughout life, YT just maybe emphasises the extremes, so there are plenty of people who take it too far as far as i am concerned, I prioritise trying to finish the journey in one piece 🙂
The rain was awful for you, but the views at the end where worth it I reckon, another good video it’s great to see the bad times as well as the good 👍
it was a wild run in 🙂 the locals were just laughing we were so drenched, cheers for the support mate
Always like your videos such a wide and varied bag, but all great to see look forward to them popping up, keep them coming 👍👍
@@garyronaldgray4978 cheers mate, i do my best 🙂 enjoy the ride
Big Rain 🌧 would love to know your thoughts on VSTROM 650 or 1000 motor , which is best.
the 650 any day, and dont get me wrong the 1000 is a truly great engine, but the 650 has to be a contender for the best engine of the modern era, theres my 15 year owners review here ruclips.net/video/HNUKtXT2GgA/видео.html
@@barebonesmc thanks l agree totally 👌
@@mikerider58 I do wish they would give it the 21" front and longer suspension of the 800, but alas i think that is a very slim hope, but that would make an astounding bike, but probably cost Suzuki dearly in sales of the 800 and 1050