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Thank you for such a lovely comment. I feel really well but still have a slightly elevated PSA.

Hello and thank you. I am no expert on BSA bikes. I always wanted a C15 and treated myself to this one when I retired. It does not go fast! It is lovely to drive and a lot of fun. Maybe a later one with side points would be more reliable. Mine is early a '59 but I wanted an early one. I do have a lot of work keeping it going but it is easy to work on. That probably does not help!

@@ralfhoffmann2487 Thank you Ralph. I am doing really well. Hope to have another film of a trip done a month ago next week.

@@mikeonabike4791 Hello Mikey and thank you again. The scooter is not cool like the wee C15 but it's so practical. It has masses of storage space and it's like sitting on a sofa. You can do over 200 miles without any discomfort.

@@TomDoughty Hello Tom just had a wee look at your channel. You are quite the musician! I'm feeling really well and enjoying taking it easy. Still got a bit of a battered look! Thank you again for commenting.

Hello John and thanks again. It's amazing what people did with their C15s. It must have been a real struggle two up as they are not the most powerful!

@@ralfhoffmann2487 I'm aware of that Ralf. I am blessed. Thank you for commenting.

Thanks John for your kind words and for subscribing. Matheson, now that's a good Easter Ross name.

​@@hughferrier5837 From the Kiltarlity area Hugh. My great grandfather came here from Clachtoll ( Lochinver). But no doubt related to Easter Ross Matheson's also.

@@johnmatheson7414 Och, your local, John. Clachtoll is beautiful. If my memory serves me right there was a lovely beach there. An idea for a C15 trip!

Hello Ric and thank you for your kind words and your interesting info. It makes all the hard work of recording and editing so worthwhile. The scooter is a 1999 Yamaha Majesty YP250. It is incredibly comfortable and can carry a vast amount in all its compartments. Earlier in the year I was out West when the drive belt shreded. Never mind I carry a spare and a big toolkit. I changed it by the side of the road but cannot have tightened the variator correctly because in just 20 more miles another belt shredded and the variator was rendered scrap. Stranded! I pushed the bike into a wood and got my good lady to rescue me. The next day I went out in my car and took the bike apart completely to get it in sections into my car. The frame nearly killed me, the weight of it. I managed to clean the crankshaft splines and get a new variator from Aliexpress. However I found the frame and centre stand had rusted through in places so had to weld in repairs. Also the bolt that the engine bracket hinges on was solid and had to be cut out. It got quite a rebuild. The C15 though it breaks down a bit has never done one like that! The fuller story is on my blog hferrier.co.uk/personal/?page_id=6857. Amazing to hear from Ontario. I have one more film to create and that will probably be me for the year. Winter is coming on though I know our winters are nothing like yours.

@@ianbonnick7640 Thank you for saying that. Glad you enjoyed it.

@@johnbiddal5951 Kind words John and thank you for them. The films will ease off as winter comes on!

@@markgoddard4784 That is so kind of you Mark. That old scooter is the very job for getting around our Highland roads. It is very comfortable but it is far more difficult to work on than my wee BSA. I'm recovering beyond my expectations, thank you.

@@jamessabbagh6014 Yes James being out on two wheels gives you an appetite. I once tried a Bombay Bad Boy, never again. Thanks for the comment.

@@petermckee1061 Thanks Peter, it was a cold day, but I had a good hot Pot Noodle! I am making a really good recovery. No pain from the hernia repair but my head is very scarred. Never was a looker!

@@hughferrier5837 🤣

Hello Tim and thank you for that. If you check my channel I have done a few runs on this scooter and one I no longer have. It is a Yamaha Majesty YP250 from '99. It is not really sophisticated but compared to the C15 it is. It has incredible space to carry stuff and is extremely comfortable. But it's not cool! It is ideal for an old man. I don't take the C15 out over winter but sometimes if I see a slightly milder day during winter I venture out on the old scooter. I'm not so precious about it.

Brilliant Hugh. This is my first Gourmet Scooter trip out with you too. I'll check out some of the others 😋 Now all you really need is a gingham table cloth - or I suppose it should be plaid 😋

​@@Lanes-Explorer5733Glad you enjoyed it. A lot of people are a bit snobby about the scooter films. I know it's got nothing like the kudos of the C15 but it's a really efficient and comfortable machine. I'm such a messy eater I'd be best not to use a table cloth!

@hughferrier5837 I'd get those noodles down my jacket front and tomato sauce... I 'm a magnet for the stuff 😂

@Lanes-Explorer5733 I don't want to be rude but are you getting older like me? Children are messy eaters, then you go through a long stage of life where you eat politely, then you get old and you just aim the food vaguely near your mouth! The number of times I put on a clean fleece and then eat! Oh dear. But the noodles are good.

Thanks once again Frank. It is an amazing run, probably my favourite. I've done it often but never been to the top of Strath Dearn before. The kettle is fantastic. My eldest son (now 37!) gave it to me for looking after his dog!

It was braw and bracing. Just the day for a hot Pot Noodle. The kettle was just superb. My wife takes a dim view of what I call 'cooking'.

@@hughferrier5837 it's whit i cry "cooking" onyway :) yer heid looks like it's healing well

@@staryjanek Sorry but that run was a week or so before surgery. My head still looks pretty horrible. I had taken a bit of film to give me something to do while recovering. It's the hernia repair that hinders me. I am feeling good and just started driving the car again.

@@hughferrier5837 ah i see, hope you get well soon, onward and upward :)

@@johnpeterson7245 Thanks John, it is a favourite run through amazing scenery.

Good for you Stuart. Was that the C15 on Facebook? I did see it. All the best getting it going and when you do enjoy! Thanks again for commenting. I kind of look like a klingon now. I could get a part in Star Trek without the need for makeup!

Yes it is. I have a frame and logbook and that bike has no v5c but it has a points in the side casing engine which is what I wanted. I,m building a trail bike to do the Beamish Trophy Trial on so its ideal.

@@grandadsfishingboat7455 In many ways I'd prefer the side-points engine but my engine is in keeping with the age of my C15. All the best with the build and the competition.

Colin, thank you for that and thank you for watching the film. Most people avoid my scooter films and watch the old C15 films. I put the same effort into both. I have recovered well from all my ops which were 3 weeks ago. I started driving the car today. My forehead where the skin cancer was removed is a bit of a mess but then I never was one of the beautiful ones! Thanks for watching and being so positive.

Hello William and thanks once more for taking time to comment and actually watching a scooter film! Most of my subscribers don't! It humbles you to know it is the C15 that is the star and not me! It was a lovely day out and the scooter is so much easier to drive and so much more reliable than the C15! There is less pressure. My recovery is going great and I was driving for the first time in three weeks today. Thanks also for keeping quiet about my lack of respect for the law!

@@hughferrier5837 Good news about your recovery, glad to hear it is going well.

@@CawKee Thanks for letting me know.

@@neilwilliams7957 Thank you Neil for your lovely message. Glad I jogged some memories of a holiday. You are right, the road and railway line do follow each other.

I am so with you on that. I just do not like the look of modern bikes. I hate the look of a mono-shock with a huge box section rear swing arm. I hate all the plastic covering up the engine. Even the riding position looks daft, like a jockey on a race-horse. Of course I'm biased but I think the C15 is the best looking of the lot. Thanks Harold.

@@hughferrier5837 Don't laugh but I rode a 197cc 1958 James Captain all over the UK in the 50/60s. Brilliant little bike, all 7hp🥰

@@haroldpearson6025 Small low power bikes are far more fun. I take my hat off to you. That's what you call an adventure. A real adventure bike!

​@@hughferrier5837 I rode in the first Dragon Rally and the National Rally, 600mls in 24hrs including 25 check in stops. The Jimmy was very comfortable to ride with good handling and was as fast round twisty Welsh roads as more powerful bikes. Great to chat with you.

Thank you Alan. I am feeling great but have to take it easy for another three weeks.

Thanks for the story from the good old days. The word 'race' and 'C15' don't usually sit together! If I reach 50 I am doing well. Thanks for the comment and the memories.

Perseverance wins! Glad you enjoyed the eventual run out.

Thank you for that. The bike looks nice but sometimes does not behave nicely!

Gordon you always give me such favourable comment and I do appreciate it. We have beautiful scenery but not the weather of the Philippines. It is getting very cold now.

Hello Ian I would think Tasmania is about as far from Scotland as you can get!! That is very kind to say that but I am not an expert on these old bikes. I can keep my own going. That tiny drain hole was never blocked. I had quite a leak from the kickstart shaft, solved by fitting an O-ring and another from the mainshaft where I fitted a new bush. Using Loctite 518 to seal the timing side cases made a huge difference. I still am losing gearbox oil internally. I am going to do another strip and rebuild this winter to try and get further with that. Thanks for taking time to comment.

Thank you for saying that. That is such a nice positive comment. Forres is one of my favourite towns. The wee bike is just so under-powered for the A9. I am grateful as two weeks after surgery I have no pain. Sometimes I forget and that's not good. I have to be careful so I can kick that wee bike over again.

Thank you. Sometimes the wee bike impresses me, sometimes it depresses me!

That is so kind. I just felt putting it together that it was dull.

@@frankboff8185 Hello again Frank and thank you once more for taking time to comment so positively. The Corkscrew Road is just near us and our shortest route to Alness. I don't often do it in the car as it is awkward when you meet another car. I am doing really well. No pain at all. So grateful to our NHS. Thanks again.

@@DrRobert7898 Wow Robert that is so kind. I just felt while doing it - not very interesting. The actual trip on the bike was enormous fun.

Hello again Peter and thank you for saying that. It's not just you looking for another gear! I do appreciate the comment.

That is very kind. It wasn't much of a film but it did give me something to do. Thank you for the lovely comment.

William you are ever supportive. Thank you again for your kind remarks. Glad your AJS is starting better. These things always cheer you up.

@@hughferrier5837 The engine is running so much better with the new battery, if I could just get the idle speed consistently right I would be overjoyed.

John I am looking forward to Spring when I can get back out on the wee bike but that is wishing my life away. Thanks for commenting.

Thank you again. The midgies are something else but they are away now till May. Nigg supported a huge workforce at that time.

Hello Colin and thank you for your remarks. Yes, getting old is not the best. However I am very appreciative of our much maligned NHS. A fortnight on I have no pain and it would be so easy to think there is nothing wrong with me. I feel I could just jump on the wee C15 and head out on another adventure. I will be sensible so I can get out again. Thanks again for commenting.

I am doing really well. No pain or discomfort. My head looks a mess but even that is getting better. This is a lovely part and I am so blessed to live here. Thanks for the comment.

@@hughferrier5837 take care, glad to see your none daunted, ride safe :)

It is Brahan as in the Brahan Seer. I gather he was from Lewis but settled here.

@@Team-fabulous They are nice places. Thanks for commenting.

The B31 is a really bonny bike. I love the shape of the engine. Thank you for the interesting memories.

@@paraffintoonloon9313 That is so amazing. I was in Forres today with my wife. I did see a man on a bike give me a wave. That is crazy. Thank you so much for getting in touch and commenting so nicely. What a great handle for a Moray man - paraffintoonloon! We just love Moray.

@@nuskaha That is such kind words. I am not even a fortnight from surgery and the hernia repair is fantastic, hardly any discomfort now. My head is a mess and I hope the scars improve. I was very aware of a wee boy staring in horror and fascination at me the other day. These are kind words.

@@yodagoat Language Timothy (or should I say Mike). I am feeling great though I look a mess. I never knew you had a Harley. A man of many bikes. I just love Sutherland. I don't remember a boomerang place in Dornoch but I'm a good bit older. I remember the wee steam train that ran along the Mound and then onto Dornoch. I remember as a wee boy driving in our old black Austin and the driver waving to me! An older bike puts a smile on your face but they can be troublesome. I've never got on top of my gear box's internal leak. I'm going to do another rebuild before Spring. Take care. Looking forward to more of your films.

@@rodneystacey1155 Thank you for that Rodney. The runs are over for the year. I am feeling really well after the surgery.

@@hopskihh8602 Wow you are going to notice a power difference! But you will smile each time you go out on it. I use E10 petrol all the time but usually add Classic Valvemaster at each fill, if I remember. It runs fine on that as you can see. You will be longing for Spring to get runs in. Enjoy your B40.Thanks for getting in touch.

Thanks Hugh. I was told less ethanol is best hence E5 and use Esso if possible. I have owned an A65 and A10 for 40 years but both are being restored so I'm used to less speed 😊

@@stevehopkins5889 I have not noticed any carb issues or valve issues with E10. I did change to a plastic float. I would just use it and not worry. It is cheaper too. Wouldn't it be lovely if we could still get the old leaded stuff.