UK To Sicily 2023 Motorcycle (S1 E1)
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Although I've ridden away on my own and with friends on many an adventure, in Great Britain and over many destinations in Europe, sleeping under the stars with and without tent, my wife had never joined me on anything more than a 2 day trip. (Mainly due to my last motorcycle was a chopper and the pillion had zero suspension). This was to be a 22 day trip, what could go wrong?. We fancied going to Sicily, riding the whole way taking in all of Italy's wonders. We didn't book anything other than the shuttle from Folkestone to Calais. We had a tent and cooking gear. (My wife hates camping). So we planned to do half hotels also.
We postponed our trip by 2 weeks, as at the start of June Italy suffered terrible floods. We left late June and escaped Sicily just as the July heatwaves began ravaging the lands. We had just bought a GoPro, this is my first humble attempt at filming and editing, I apologise in advance. I know I have so much to learn. This film was gonna be to show to our kids, but I'm throwing caution to the wind by putting it up on this platform.
I hope that maybe just even one person finds it entertaining, amusing, or maybe it inspires them to take off, with little plans on a journey to some random wonderful place.
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starting frm da beginin.
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Beautiful River.
Yay! It feels so good to see this video. Love Love Love
Ahh the first one ….
Well... I'm hooked. Im afraid i won't get much done today. Looks like I've got 2 seasons to watch. Good stuff!
@@thegaff1888 ah thanks mate .. appreciate you wasting your time haha
Great TV series: Ice Cold Murders, set in Aosta area.
I like your helmet, sir. I’m into open face helmets, too and I thought my Daytona is low profile, but yours is the slimmest I’ve seen, I think. Looks cool! 👍🏻
They come from Brazil , I’ve had one since .. 2011
Joe king Helmets
From Joe king speed shop ..
I’m pretty sure They are illegal
But I got wiped out at 50mph on my chopper , wearing my old white one last year and flipped 3 times each time landing on my head each time .. I must admit
Life went into slow motion and my first thought was about forums I read once about Joe king helmets and haters saying if you crash it would shatter or split.
Well it got scuffed up and battle scars but didn’t break or crack
So I just ordered another .
Just so comfortable ..
@@LeanIntoTheWind thanks very much for your response! I’ll check them out. Ride safe and keep the rubber side down! 👊🏻
well, it looks that we did almost the same trip. I will start watching later at work, so I guess there will be more comments coming from me ;) Cheers mate
Hello there , I’ve watched your Iberian trip back when it came out , loved that one .. seen a few of your others over the years always great content . You’re a pro dude !
This was my first attempt at filming and editing I’ve loads to learn ..
thanks for comment .
@@LeanIntoTheWind wish my first video was that good ;) I'll defo watch the whole trip. Interesting to see if and how was that different than our trip. Straight away I see that you were much faster in Italy which is good as the motorways there are nowhere that terrible as m25 indeed however I always wish to be on the other type of roads ;) Great to hear that you seen my Iberian videos. Let me know what you think about current one in Italy. Cheers
That's kind of you. We have just started your Italy travels. brilliant as always. Yeah we only 3 weeks and wanted to get to Sicily , so we pushed hard until Amalfi Coast .. then took it much easier. @@UncleLongbeard
Glad I found this, will be doing UK to Malta soon!
@@TheMarchingOnion wow what a trip that will be ! Happy safe travels
Great footage man
Cheers dude ❤
Love it mate, can’t wait to watch all your others 👍
Ah that’s the first one … hopefully they get better as it rolls on . Cheers dude
@@LeanIntoTheWind yes pal, I’ve started with your first one and working my way through to your current one. Hopefully should have all them smashed out by the end of this week 😁
I will knock up some question for you once I’m done, just basic stuff to answer slow time 👍
Incredible footage. I've passed through Aosta once, but it was raining then, this makes me want to go back
Thanks . But as you know , it’s one of those places you just point a camera and it’s easy to capture the beauty . We will definitely go back .
Bella Italia ❤
Proper enjoyed your video Mark 👍 Lisa does a cracking job with the Gopro 👌 it's wonderful that you both share the passion of motorcycling 👍😎
@@markshawreflections850 thanks mark .. she done great for first time filming . It’s great she loves long haul riding as much as I do .
Best wishes..
@@LeanIntoTheWind and to you 🙏
These episodes are awsome! Absolutely fantastic..! They would have been even better if they were longer..!
Cheers for the kind words .. so much footage to go through, these are cut down from 5 / 6 hours of footage…
Fine line , keeping them interesting
Hard to know what to cut , what to leave
@@LeanIntoTheWind when in doubt leave it in.. ;-) I'm almost finished with S1. And looking forward to the upcoming videos.. long or short.
Amazing film friends.
We are looking at Italy next year on our softail so stumbled across your vlog at the right time!
Which gopro did you go for?❤
@@onereallynicespeed Thanks for kind words , best wishes for Italy next year . We can’t wait to go back . Go pro
We bought a used one for that trip it was a hero 10 , as we didn’t know if we’d use it , or if I could learn to edit etc .
Since then bought a go pro 11 as well
.. since two cameras can capture so much more and make more interesting films ( we hope)
What an amazing film, great vibes and awesome adventure. I’m planning a solo trip in the summer and finding this super inspiring. I’m hooked and looking forward to watching the rest. 👍
Many thanks .. this was the first time we’d ever used a GoPro or attempted editing , it’s been fun experience learning & great to capture a cool road trip , we didn’t know for sure we’d post it up or just show the kids . Good luck with your trip in the summer , solo trips are fun too .. I find them almost like meditation (not that I’ve ever meditated haha) but I just lose myself then realise how much of life I take for granted. . Which ends up me returning re thinking life a bit . Man that got heavy quick ! Anyhow dude , hope the trip you take is more than you think it will be .
@@LeanIntoTheWind ha yes exactly. I take a week away on the bike mid June before school holidays where the weather is good and roads quieter. A great chance to recharge. Would take my son with me but he’s too young still and don’t have space for a pillion with luggage. Your filming was perfect, captured the spirit and vibe perfectly, relaxed and not too serious. A great watch in the depths of winter
I am enjoying your video, thanks for sharing this. May copy your trip in June. Two years ago I rode to Lofoten Islands in Norway, from Portstewart N.Ireland. 4400 miles round trip. You would enjoy Scandinavia.
Thanks 🙏. Appreciate you taking time to comment . Norway 100% on our to do list !
That sounds like it was an incredible trip!
Love your vids. Never rode a harley. But i can see the fun and your love for it. Have to try it once.
@@edgarhoutman13 Thank you 🙏 very kind . Definitely try one once !
They are a thing on their own .
me being me i've jumped back to earlier vids lol
@@hobbs7ly love it !
Moving Sicily and I have a Harley street glide, did you find any challenges with riding a full sized Harley in the cities or anywhere else
Just gotta watch the pot holes & not give a damn about politeness. The rules are there are no rules . You just go . But the bike never made that hard .. that’s just how it is . You’ll soon get in the swing of it , they love Harley’s there … and that helped a bit , they so busy looking at the bike you can smile then cut in !
Best wishes with the move !
It’s a wonderful place , I can’t wait to go back .
one day across france im takeing two days and think thats pushing it
@@archiemillington306 we was excited haha .. it was not that far .