How to bike tour with a full-time job
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- This week I explain how I juggle motorcycle touring with a full-time job...
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00:00 Introduction
00:27 About my travels
02:48 When to Travel
05:40 Types of Accommodation
10:52 How to save money on Accommodation
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Thank you for the info, you missed out the most important things, you need to be hard working, confident in your ability and enthusiastic, which you have in spades, money saving info like this is invaluable to retired old bikers, thank you and keep the sticky side down.
Confidence certainly helps but I think that comes with experience :-) Just gotta put yourself out there once and touring will eventually become a normal everyday thing
Think if I spent all my annual leave travelling out on my motorcycle my wife wouldn't be too happy about that lol.
This was so helpful - especially the Google Travel thing - Viva Saffy!!
Glad you enjoyed the video 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Good bit of info, thanks for the advice
Excellent video! 👍🏼
Truly an awesome episode Saffy, thank your sharing and continuing to motivate people to get out there, well done!! 👍👍
Hello!!! Thanks for the insight 🙂
Love watching your videos. Your older one for track day was 100% what my brain went through on my first track day 🤣 so much fun though.
I'm also building up all my bits and pieces to do more adventure riding. Unpaved roads still scare the s**t out of me but definitely a practice thing.
To life on 2 wheels ❤
Some great trip tips Saffy, I do a lot of camping in my Defender but haven’t bike camped for years but I might give it a go again now !
Great vid saffy
Some great advice there Saffy, especially the compare sites. I used one for a couple of trips, and each place I stayed in said "next time, just book direct"....which I mostly do now. I also find it better to do my touring outwith main holiday periods, perksmof being old and retired haha. Keep up the good work, and ride safe.
A very informative money saving travel video. Your enthusiasm is infectious, both my wife and I love your channel and look forward to your next video. Great stuff Saffy, more please.
Thanks for the information
My pleasure
a very informative video. After a long gap since my last motorcycle trip, I will start doing trips this year. Let me try camping this time again as in my previous experiences, every time I have camped it was pouring down :)
I hadn't thought it out like that. Really good planning and money saving tips. I will definitely start looking for camping equipment bargains. It would make a weekend away a lot cheaper. Race weekends especially. Great video. Thanks
Great content/info as always Saffy, thank you 👍
Glad you enjoyed the video 📹 😀
Really good info, like you I work full time and do long day rides but want to expand the time away with my bike so great info.
Very nice and informative video you have made 💃Saffy and 🥰 to you for such valuable information
Great tips and a great video as always. Thanks so much.
Glad you enjoyed the video 📹 😀 😊
Absolutely love the videos, advice and the totoro, keep it up and you will soon have RUclips as your main income provider! 👍🥳
All good sensible advice. It helps if like us you and your partner both ride and enjoy motorcycles. It allows all free time to be devoted to motorcycle travel.
Not exactly a cheap option but we also like to get on a plane in the winter, fly south, hire some bikes and extend the riding season.
Great travel tips thanks 🙏
Glad you enjoyed the video 📹 😀
Great advice as usual 👍
Glad you enjoyed the video :D
Top tip on the Google travel function, cheers, agree on the camping too & will defo be employing the hot water bottle tip this coming Easter.
Thanks for that, nice video. I noticed there was a brief clip of someone riding what looked like a Triumph Street Twin, nice bike. ❤️❤️❤️👍👍😷
Thank you for this. Good, useful video, and I really enjoyed it too..
Glad you found it useful :D
Good tips never new about Google travel
Hi Saffy! Great video and info! I have always worked full time and more but have done what you talk about and we just have to make time for biking! You do a great job planning and i enjoy you love for bikes! Thanks for who you are! Ride safe Saffy!!!!😊
Planning is key :D I know there may be people out there who want to travel a lot more than they can even with the tricks I've recommended, but I usually find I can do a trip, have 2 weeks of rest, then prep for the next one and that's enough for me ahahaha
Very good tips Saffy xx
Glad to hear it :D
This has been your best vid yet (that I've seen) - really good advice for the aspiring tourer. Very savvy, Savvy Sprocket 🖤
I'm so glad you found it useful 😊
Top vid with top tips, well done Saffy. xx
Thank you so much 💓
Basically did the Easter weekend as you suggest and will be riding from Geneva Switzerland to the UK! Great advice!!
Oooooooh excitttting
Wanted to say huge thank you Saf. Doing my first solo trip tomorrow only 2 days and 1 night in snowdonia and can't wait. The weather was putting me off. But really need it and thought sod it. Thank you so much for your videos, it's helped me through some hard times and throw my leg over and just get lost. 🙂
Oh man, be careful, solo trios are addictive. They can feel a little strange at first of you're not use to you're own company but once you get into the swing of them, you realise just how fun they are!
Great wee set of tips ….. love your passion for life… Have to agree once set up with the “Correct camping gear” It so much fun to sit & watch the sun go down over a wee Dram 😊….Thanks for sharing Staffy..🥃🏴
Having the correct camping gear makes a world of difference. I have a metre long hot water bottle too that keeps my feet warm ahahaha I can't do coldness at all.
Good advice thanks
Glad to hear you found it useful 🥰
Great stuff here. You are a very capable person.
Thank you so much 💓 💗 💛
Nice one Saffy, something for everyone.
Thank you :D Glad you liked the video :D
RUclips is such an amazing place, but there are some great resources and people out there that we may never find. I just found this vid, great info, now I have to go watch some more of your content, but I think I already know it's going to continue to be interesting. Anyway, thanks for this vid, basic and simple info, love the :keep it realistic' aproach, especially to costs. Can't wait to see what else you've already posted.
Thank you so much 💓 I just want to help more people get on the road 🥰
Agree all good tips - although taking holiday either side of public holidays can be quite a bit more expensive especially in hotels and the traffic is normally very busy so I tend to avoid those times. Appreciate it does allow you to maximise holiday time though. So it’s a trade off.
Great advice Saffy. Much love, Ride safe
Thank you so much :-) Ride safe tooooooooo
@@SaffySprocket This was my 4th attempt at a comment, Google is cracking down on mentioning other websites something shocking.
Wow Saffy a truly brilliant vlog with such good and knowledgeable advice, you are such a wise young lady, love your vlogs, keep up your great work and ride safe princess.
Thank you so much 😊
Great tips great video again saffy love tuning in ❤
Thank you so much 💓 💗 💛
@@SaffySprocket always❤
Great sets of tips. Pretty much like what I do. Bunk houses are another cheap option for accommodation, but camping is my preference too. Married, kids and a dog, finding the time and not spending too much are my main challenges. So long weekends and extending bank holidays are how I tend to do it. Keep up the videos, your doing great 👍
I'll always vote for a tent over a bunk house ahaha less snoring
You're a clever girl lol.
I'm off to Scotland in a few weeks. I've already booked places to stay, but next time I go away, I'll be camping. Enjoy your adventures. I like watching your videos, you are funny, and clumsy sometimes. You make me laugh.
Take care.
Finally great advice on motorcycle travel
Glad you think so! 🥰
Nice video
Another great vlog saffy ride safe lovely..
Thank you so much 💓
@@SaffySprocket no worries lovely
Great pointers thanks. Sadly I get 1 day off a week and with 2 kids I am unfortunately unable to ride every day off. Keep up the great work
Sounds like you have your hands full! Other obligations do make traveling more difficult but even if you do manage to get the odd day to yourself here and there, still use some of the tips on scouting low cost accommodation:^)
Hi Saffy! Thanks for the good tip to find a place to sleep via google travel 🥳. I'm going to try that my next vacation! You are doing well and very nice to follow you! Regards, Jos
It's saved me too much time! I use to manually check websites by hand aaaaaaaaaall the time :D Now I just go straight to Google and its so much quicker to do! I've saved tones
@@SaffySprocket I totally understand that. I am now looking at google travel and I see that this is so much easier! Thanks again for this great tip! If you like it, I'll let you know how it went with the motorcycle holiday. Thanks for your message and I'm already looking forward to your next episode!
Wow i had no idea about Google Travel...I might just get out of London sometime. Thank you...
great vid,im planning on going to a campsite in wales soon hopefully,driving down from fife on bike,gonna stay for 5 days and tour wales,im just gonna get one these camping pods(£30 per night i think) and sites just for bikers,never been to wales so looking forward to this
Pods are fab! I've stayed in pods twice before! I really enjoyed it both times :D one of them even had a heater and a plug for phones
A good video, and for me camping just adds to the fun ... but when in Europe sometimes it's nice to book into a cheap hotel for a night of luxury lol .. ride safe 🙏
I think for longer trips, booking into hotels every few days is useful just to recharge gadgets, and phones and have a decent shower!
Really useful video. I’m planning on doing a big trip next year around the UK and the cost of hotels for 2 weeks would be huge so I’m going to mix camping with the occasional hotel/Airbnb.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi saffy I use all these options that you touched on camping used to be my option but I have started more on the hostel lately and I am slightly older than you and it’s still cool😂😂😂😂 give it another shot
What ever keeps you on the road is the best option 🏍️⛽
Great tips Saffy. Have you checked out iOverlander for camping / places to stay.
Nice that you filmed video couch surfing .... lol
Hope you also had a great weekend, take care and always stay safe.
I havent, but I'm going yo check it out now 😁😁😁
So Saffy Sprocket, you get a couple of gold stars ✨✨right from "the get go," on this one! RUclips has dozens if not hundreds of American content creators who think the entire world, is America. ALL of their advice videos about motorcycling are only relevant if you happen to live in that one country. (North America.) You have correctly identified that National Holidays around the world are different, country to country. Thanks for posting, you are more intelligent than you realise!
Thank you so much 💓 I always tru go be conscious of different people's circumstances 😅
Thanks Saffy. Nice to just chat and be informative. I just ride at the weekend mainly, all day in the summer. Dont really like the luggage spoils the handling. But thanks for the tips. Its strange with you been a relative new rider you are looking for places to go, but as you get older you end up looking for that one road thats perfect. Keep up the good work and go where life takes you.
You make a really interesting point actually. It will be really interesting to see how my travelling habits change as I get older. They've changed a lot already from my teen years to now, I use to REALLY slum it. Used to hitch hike and sofa surf for years, couldn't do that now ahahah I love a comfy bed, even if it is just a roll matt and a sleeping bag
@@SaffySprocket Its when you said about having a new bike, you said your bike was never the problem but do you truly understand your bike. How suspention work? whats rake angles and all that stuff. That's what the biking experience to me, what it feels like to ride after setting it all up. Might make a good vid, setting up suspention after putting panniers on lol some thing to think about.
@@philipwhalley339 It is actually something that's been crossing my mind lately, the bike handles so poorly, very rear end heavy when its all loaded
@@SaffySprocket So some things to look into. Rear preload settings and also how much weight can your subframe support. Let me know how you get on.
@@SaffySprocket Try turning up the preloaded on the rear shock Saffy, it will make a world of difference and its as good starting point. I'm pretty sure Philip would 👍
Good tips, I am at an age where my arthritis likes a bed, retired now but I did shift work that left a long weekend once a month, finish work 2pm Thursday and back at work 10pm Monday, that was long enough to do trips in UK or parts of Europe and always camping.
There's no right way to travel, there's only travelling and not traveling 😊 I went biking last weekend and picked a hotel, I just didn't feel like staying in a tent. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't!
@Saffy Sprocket I will follow your adventures with interest, in the 70s I did Europe on a 20yr old 650 BSA, best ever, still biking and still love it.
Enjoyed watching, I found my accommodation types have changed with my age, bed and a brew in my 20's up to nice b&b or hotel now in my 50's 😂
I find myself closer to the 9pm brew and bed age every weekend ahahaha Trying not to let myself slip into the habit of jumping to a hotel mind. I have a hotel ban from the End of April until End of August ahahahah
@@SaffySprocket I can totally understand, that's why I tend to do my 'big' trip in September and also totally understand the 9pm brew and bed comment especially after a hard day's riding 👌👍
@@gazoutabout I never ever drink cups of tea ever, until I'm out on the road all day and come in and I just want something warm and not overly caffeinated. Usually, I end up drinking 2 cups, going to make a third then falling asleep ahahaha
I've spent so much money on camping gear over the years I feel like it's wasted if I stay in a motel when traveling by bike.
Best tip check local festivities we went to Scotland could not get accommodation not realising it was Highland games avoid school hols new tyres before a long tour
Another great tip :) although to be fair, I've never really had an issue with local events by following the cheap accommodation trends, usually when area skyrockets in price, I write off visiting and pick a new location.
Thanks for the advice saffy I work constant Nightshift and hand on heart I sometimes just can't be bothered sometimes haha and trying to book time off but id love to get some tours done
Me too! Booked a whole 7 days off this week, sat on the sofa eating ice-cream 🤣🤣🤣 some days you do, some days your dont
@@SaffySprocket nothing wrong with that , I will get a tour sorted eventually I will give you a wave if I see you on my travels haha
You should premier inn you can find low prices at this chain and they are of a high standard. our latest trip to york for a week we are staying in a premier inn on the way there and back. £39 a night plus your food. that's not too bad foe a warm room and shower.
My 4 on 4 off shift pattern is perfect for biking. It’s the only reason i persevere with it. Couldn’t imagine doing a Mon to Fri any more
oh man, that sounds ideaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal. Jealous
The days off are a bikers dream but the 4 lots of 15 hour days aren’t as fun 😩
@@Mjflyer oh daaaaaaaaaayum, I'd be sleeping in those 4 days. I do not cope well being overworked ahahah I get mega grumpy
Haha I can’t say I’m the life of the party until my second day off!
Ive never had 1 day of vacation day or sick day in 20 years of being employed. I need to find one of those jobs!
great vid. would say don't discount hostels. many now have private en suite rooms so you get a bit of comfort and privacy at a cheaper than hotel cost, and a good atmosphere...
Hmm.. There's no problem with camping in -12C though... Provided you have the right gear & skills..🧐😎
Saffy, I have just found You and You have a new fan.
I'm trying to save to get another bike after a five year battle with Cancer and now being registered as severely disabled. It is easier for me to ride a bike than walk.
The government would let me have a choice of brand new cars and full insurance including breakdown cover... BUT I have not got a car licence and the government again shows it doesn't like bikers. I have to try and save while surviving on benefits.
I want to be back in the wind.
Big LOVE dear Woman.
Paul X
Need to do the nc500
Looking into camping but on a 125 might give it a miss. (Well a lot of people told me to go for it so am still in 2 minds).
Found a cheapish caravan or b n b so might do that this year.
Must be hard work getting all those vids edited after work so well played👍👍👍
Mate, a good 125 will take you anywhere a big bike will, maybe not as quick but you'll get there. Go for it.
@@georgemoskal2098 I am but not camping. 🏴.
I’m Mon-Fri 9-5 too and bank holidays would be great but I don’t work for a bank 😂, I can get the occasional bank holiday and make the most of them though 👍
We go in a small group and book static caravans, accommodation £12 a day each between 4 people...
Great tips Saffy, and the only thing I'd add is "Free Cancellation" !! I use this a lot ... I mean I cancel more hotels than I stay in, but the great thing about it is planning a trip some weeks in advance ( relatively cheaper options ? ) and then being able to check the weather forecast 3 or 4 days before ( when it's usually pretty accurate ) and cancelling or going in a different direction at the last minute. I know it's more expensive, and I must confess that money isn't such an issue for me ( I'd rather guarantee a a good nights sleep and a huge buffet breakfast 😂), but you can potentially plan two or three destinations / routes not knowing until a couple of days before departure where you're going to end up .... all you've got to do is remember to cancel the ones you're not using 👍
PS as one coffee addict ( double espresso for me ) to another .... have a coffee for the road on me, if I can work out your patreon thing that is 😁☕
PS2 .. another tip, which I know doesn't always apply to your particular situation, is to avoid school holiday times ..... accommodation is usually cheaper AND THE ROADS ARE QUIETER 🏍
Oh man, I once went to Scarborough on a school holiday, the roads were diiiiireeee
❤ camping haven't been for years I'm free lance when I do though 😊 got my trusty hammock, thermal sleeping bag, tarpaulin's and little gas stove I'm a minimalist. 🤔 Saffy your not to old for partying 🤣 if so I am, 33 here 🥺 party of one I would like everyone to know 🤘🤣
Oh maaaaaan, my party days are way behind me ahahaha My whole 20s were spent skiving Law school and hitchhiking to random European cities ahahah - couldn't do that now. There's a certain fearlessness that comes with young age
@@SaffySprocket Travelling Europe and studied Law 👀 don't watch my speedo 🤣 nah jokes aside that's quite out standing sounds amazing ❤ it. I studied in vehicle engineering, haven't been outside the UK this will be my first time. I'm going with family for a wedding you should come with me I'll pay not a problem 😉 told ya in appropriate 😂 nah I'm just scared 😱🤣 any advice for my first time Travelling abroad? 😁
As at 5:00 I akways ask myself where you're looking at. Not in de camera, that's for sure. Nice work anyways, keep it up.
Hi saffy being self employed I can take time off when I want . But it's still hard to get away on my bike because of family commitments. I am determined to do a trip somewhere this year on my cb500 .
Self-employed is very very very difficult to juggle, I'm not sure what kind of job you're doing, but another option could be if you have a large number of admin things to do, maybe crash in a hotel for a week, and catch up on admin work in the evenings and give yourself a few hours riding time in the day! You won't get the full holiday but you will get a week of half days and some breathing space! Just food for thought
I’m the same Neil, although no family but have a dog.
Of course, being self employed any time off work is time not earning money and I struggle to do that.
We’ll done with the juggling what’s your full time job a lawyer I’d heard is that true. What ever you do I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for the vids.
I use to work in Law :) I have 2 law degrees but never qualified, I work in Marketing now
@@SaffySprocket you’ll be giving it all up for RUclips soon your progressing lovely keep up the hard work it will soon pay off. Thank you
Another fab video ❤️
How much does it cost to camp then?
Wild camping is free obviously, Campsites are usually less than £10 a night. In terms of getting gear, you can pick up tents, cooking equipment, sleeping bags etc second-hand dirt cheap in Charity shops. There's a tone of tents £20 on Facebook MarketPlace. Best time to buy second hand is around Christmas or January when people are having a clear out and decide to get rid of camping stuff "because it's cold outside"
@@SaffySprocket Thanks Saffron xx
Despite the name Youth Hostels are for all ages, at your age you would be one of the younger ones, and offer more comfort than camping but cheaper than hotels.
Honestly, I can't deal with snoring ahahah Hostels drive me nuuuuuuuuuuts. I'd rather camp in the woods
I see Carcassonne. Great game, id recommend the resistance. You need a minimum of 5 players but its really fun, especially after a drink
Oh man, I'm am addicted to Carcassonne 🤣🤣🤣 there's a UK tournament this summer I keep eying up
@@SaffySprocket no shit? Didn’t realise it was a thing. There’s a Harbourside cafe up in Whitehaven we had a game night in but that was pre-rona.
Yeh, there is Birmingham games expo every year, and they host the UK carcassonne tournament. I've been playing 2 games a day of carcassonne for the last 9 months on my phone and I own about 80% of the expansions and spin offs now 🤣☠️ I've never played in a tournament before though so I'm a little nervous about entering on case they're all extremely intelligent and remember all the pieces
@@SaffySprocket when it comes to tournaments theres always power gamers. The wargames scene is unreal. Some places avoid prizes to cut back on the try hards
Have own business, sounds awfully fab, and is but I generally work on public holidays & most of the time generally on weekends. Clients can session appointments the last minute. The downside of being your own boss is holidays i don’t get paid for that, I have to pay myself. I finished uni last year so I don’t have to study. Support Worker & Counsellor Lots of admin. the other 100 pound gorilla Harley is not registered and not insured (money saving). Will change soon. I just updated my gear to all textiles. I live alone in a compact apartment one of the bedrooms has been completely fitted out as my office, but no garage, back yard or place to put tools. Harley is in my basement. Prob thinking doesn't sound fun, well its taken me over 5 years to get here and one of my big Goals is to run my own mens group Ride for Therapy, Asking mates R they ok & going for a Rides Coffee or lunch. So your advice, has me slapping myself again to get motivated to think outside the box and get some thin working. Should Read Ghost Rider by Neil Peart, Rush Drummer rode 55,000 miles BMW R1100GS
So what would you bring on camping trip
I do have a separate video for this but I do need to film an updated version!
So after 16 months of riding you have worked out how to book your holidays, After 35+ years of riding I retired at 55 and do it full time :)
A few years ago I arranged a 60 percent contract where I am free every third week for traveling. In the summer I motorcycle travel. I want to try to put a motorcycle in Portugal so I can go there every third week in winter for travel...
That honestly sounds utterly amazing! I'm so jealous
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What u got planned for this Easter??
A supppppprise ahaha
Now try touring with a partner and two young children lol 2 weeks away for me, and having to cough up a £grand to my Mrs so she can spend on herself whilst away, keeps her happy and me out of her hair, for the children, will need to facetime every night so that they are not too worried. But it is a yearly thing for me to just get away and have some time for myself, luckily I have a very understanding Mrs, workwise I get 7 weeks paid, so time off isn't a problem. Don't forget the 2 bank holidays in June this year for the Queen
It's 100% more difficult with more responsibilities, this is the one thing that puts me off the idea if getting a pet at the moment 🥲 Hopefully you still found the accommodation side of the video useful :^)
@@SaffySprocket I am a Jerseyman lol deep pockets short arms, costs a small fortune to just get off this island so I am a skintflint when away touring and happy to just use a tent when I am away which comes in handy, love to camp when I travel, the outdoors is great for my mental health, as I work in nursing, my time away is a must at the moment, to just blow everything off. Video was very informative thanks Saffy
@@BeanieBiker_AutisticRider Glad you like the video :D Personally, I think camping is the best way anyway. I also think camping is really good for re-setting your body time-clock too! and yeeeeeh I bet its a fortune leaving Jersey D:
How amazingly organised and switched on you are when it comes to playing the system, clearly a clever girl and exactly what any person should do in planning their annual leave; the system will try to take advantage of you so use your intelligence for your best interests. Why then Saffy do you act the fool in your motorcycle blogs and play the dumb blond 'I don't know what I am doing'?
I was often told I am 100% book smart and 0% common sense 😭🥰
Why take two weeks in August? By doing that you’re clashing with most European schools holidays which means busy roads, crowded tourist sites and high season prices. Go in June or even September.
I've never had any issues with travelling in August 😀
@@SaffySprocket As someone who was stuck with having to take holidays during school holiday periods I’m now aware of how much cheaper and less crowded other times are. Owing in August if you don’t need to can be a waste of money.
Late twenties? OMG....I want to know what face cream you use.......so I can buy some for Mrs Boulder.....
I turn 30 this year 😭
I have a child and a dog. Makes things really difficult
I can imagine but even if you can't follow all the tips, I hoping the section on finding cheap accommodation helped! Even if you wanted it for going away with the dog and family not on the bike 😁
THANK YOU! Now I don't feel like such a knucklehead for trying to ride off with my disk lock attached. This is GRRREAT!
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Have a coffee on me saffy.
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
hmmmm, nice 'old' advice. no matter where works, everyone wants to take the extra time off on bank hols, so never guaranteed even in a 9-5 office.
That's why you gotta get in on the dates in January :D
A relative got a law degree but give up work to do full time social media. Nearly 2 million followers on TikTok helps. Just saying. Alternatively get old and retire like me :)
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