As always I like your touring - this trip was a turn back to "memory-lane" for me, I was in that area in 1976 and 1977, summertouring on my Yamaha XS 650 with my "wife to be" - - sadly the Yamaha is gone, but she`s still here... +1 mate well done video
Damn I love Austria, such a beautiful country. Rode Grossglockner a few years ago, so looking forward to the next instalment!.. top work on the vids as always, cheers 👍🏍💨
Cheers Mike! It's always tempting to overdo it, but I think I'm finding a good groove with it. Just loving the freedom to look at everything and anything!
Ah all came flooding back. Just a beautiful ride where my eyes are anywhere but on the tarmac. You definitely need knobblies on that cb with all the offroading you do... Nice one Cyril. Happy travels
Love it. I found the old Brenner Pass frustrating. Maybe I had the wrong mind set that day. Welsh Valleys? I did them last weekend and they're a little different...but they do have Welsh Cakes 😍
I can totally understand that mate. I think that same road 2 years ago, and I’d have been champing at the bit and going crazy with frustration! But i decided coming into this trip that it was to be no stress and take it easy! I actually came back refreshed, instead of my usual exhausted!
Rode the Brenner Pass quite a few years ago ( not the old one) but even from it the scenery was stunning, we set off from Sonthoffen and rode down to Cassino (visiting Monte Cassino and a few other WW11 sites) I enjoyed Italy but Austria was stunning
Yeah theres no denying that the Brenner is worth it just for the views. I drove over there at the beginning of the romance with the missus. In a Fiat no less!
I'm a believer in "seen before,not return" as many years ago I recall my dad towing our over-large DIY baggage trailer he'd built whereupon my dads Vauxhall 101 estate "me (& my dad)mainly "(99.9% him as I'd be about 4+yrs)had successfully climbed an Austrian pass being "held - up" by a Maxi(UK registration too) towing a caravan,a VW Campervan(& everyone knows how slow THEY are)following behind the 'van up a pass that to my junior eyes looked just like it was "/\/\/\/\" kind of tarmac with severe steps (@ every hairpin bend on the ascent)on the inside of each bend so a very very "wide line" was needed to avoid getting stuck on the bend whilst also fearing the immense drops visible through the rock "elevated"(too perhaps 2ft-3ft height)kerbs (for want of a better description) that make wide-open Italian Job curves look like a riot for bikes if they're unlikely to collide(die)with oncoming traffic. It cost my parents 200 shillings in fines for the towing a trailer up there,& my dad joked about "should've been a leather medal instead"& left me with many happy memories of long ago family camping trips where we'd drive (assorted "cheap car"s. needing hefty repairs)which were often DIY remedies There was also a saying way back "See Naples & die" (true:due to the daily switchover from into/out of the city's motorways catching my dad unawares when we came to leave the campsite thus attempting to turn right off the "side road" which had the campsite , directly into oncoming traffic @ motorway speeds & was faced with about 6 lanes of traffic(both sides of the motorway either in or out of Naples to ease the workforce's commute)I've had comments on my channel saying I should vlog about these "adventures" of life,but I've forgotten whether I left them or deleted these comments as it'll be a few years since I last ran my channel or uploaded fresh content. I now find myself returned to work doing a job I'm not keen on but I'm unable to cease else a)I'll be even more skint & unlikely to ever "get away" even for a couple nights camping on my bike, & b)a pandemic. Nobody "deserves" a crap job, but anything's better than none. I'm fortunate to have already obtained all 3 types of UK licence but the misfortune of earning my living in a vehicle has resulted in various ailments that prevent me enjoying my biggest passion of driving/riding whenever I want rather than when my body allows. Recently,I was almost late for work simply because it took me so many attempts to board my bike. If I'd known a few minutes sooner that my body refused to move supple enough to board,I needn't have hurried as much. I just might charge a camera & create a vlog but very unlikely that it will ever get edited as I still have vids from previous rides that aren't rendered (nor likely suitable YT material if I wish to avoid hefty fines/costs)& have recently been "caught" by an automated camera (9 MPH over in a 50)which is a huge downer to my mental health. I now need time off work which will increase the financial pressures thus negating the benefit of the extra income. True,I shouldn't have exceeded the limit but it was a section of easily analysed as "safe" @ 60 MPH which was actually the limit when I used that road when visiting my now long passed mum. #Ride safe Andy
I think you should tell these stories Chegs! Those are the kind of experiences that not everybody has had, and those that have will just enjoy it all the more! I used to be of the same thinking with not returning. But going to these places is different every single time in my experience. Plus I'll never get bored of the Alps!
@@AndyManCam Whenever I've told a little of my huge store of "family camping trips" the responses generally say I should write a book or record a vlog but my response is usually "I ain't got enough time free"
Great video man. This is the first one in this series I've watched and it's brilliant. Loving that 360' camera, you really get to see the views. Also, the music is perfect, is it your own original stuff? Anyway, loving this mate, will definitely catch up on the rest of the series.
That looks amazing andy. It's great how you can use the 360 to give the video another dimension. Really enjoyed this serie so far. It reminds me how desperate I need to go back to the mountains.
Apart from the wonderful scenery, and the lush roads, your 360 editing is putting the professionals to shame. I was watching Henry Cole's motorbike show tonight, proper tv like, and with the same camera, t'was awful!
Another good vid 👌🏼 To clarify, did you simply use the old Brenner pass, which Google maps should utilise if we opt out of motorway use...? Getting used to the gimbal cam too 😎 👍🏼
Hi Andy, How I envy you. You’re free to ride in some of the most breathtakingly beautiful countryside to ever grace a motovloggers video. Here in Australia the majority of us are in lockdown so to watch your videos is a very pleasant way to escape the mundane. Please tell me that the solo guitar soundtrack in this video is your good self strumming away. Another simply fantastic video Andy…congratulations on putting forward yet another series that should be credited with an increased following 👍🎥🏍. All the best to you, you lucky bugger 👍😀. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Thats bad news Peter, sorry mate. No, the guitarring in this one isn't me. I aspire to being able to play like that someday. Maybe when I'm grown up! :D Sadly it seems that youtube is the wrong avenue for such videos as the following simply refuses to grow with any real urgency! Never mind, better to have a high qualilty following that really enjoys the stuff than an army of trollers and LOL'ers! :D
Thanks Gary! The Garmin has been retired in favour of the Beeline. This time it was just the app on the phone, but I've just started using the actual device. So far so good.
Got to get me a 360, so much flexibility, like having your own film crew😀, just need to develop your editing skills😆 Do you record your voice direct to the 360?
@@AndyManCam I think that the setup (urbane + regular shirt) you are wearing in the video might be the ideal one that I have been looking for. Every summer I have been sweating my balls of even with those special semi mesh jackets for the summertime. Thanks for the reply and I m looking forward to the next video!
The 360 really does give a different element to your vids lately and I feel I can see a better perspective of those Austrian pointy up thingys when panning round.. Loving the shirt BTW. How you finding the legend panniers V the original urban ones?
Handling about the same, maybe slightly slower steering. Somehow more relaxed. Front suspension is better, rear suspension is much worse! Fuelling is way smoother than the FZ1 and there’s more torque in the lower revs.
There's a link in the description to the one I've got. I'm hoping that the new version will be clearing customs and getting to me before summer is over!! :D
There is no such thing as one too many alcohols.... well not if you are still around to tell about it! :D I have to say Andy, I've utterly hated watching every video in this series.... can you not find somewhere with nice views, like the M25 or somit? :D
One too few is certainly an oft experienced problem though! :D Maybe one day I'll finally get to record some video of the Coventry ring road and really show the world some spectacular sights!
I think everybody does a bit! The rage is almost tangible when it happens!! :D Don't worry, this guitar work is a bit above my pay grade! Maybe if I practiced once in a while!
The fellow on the Suzuki sport bike looked like he was packed up for a long ride. I could not imagine touring on that sport bike. And yeah, stereo typical Harley bagger passes you in your lane and has no protection on, not even gloves LOL
Haha! that's fair! I found it was the best way to stop them riding up when it got twisty, but I agree that it doesn't look the best! I need to get some hipster boots next!
![THOSE CRAZY ITALIANS! (Stelvio pass) [RAW Onboard]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2eDc5ZU8zRA/mqdefault.jpg)
its been said many times but warrants it once more, your editing and final cuts are so good Andy.
Many thanks indeed Martin! :D
you took the words right out of my mouth!.....Andy you are awesome in your set up's, and editing.
Top shelf Andy. Cheers again. 😀🏍🇦🇺
My pleasure Russel. Thanks, as ever mate!
Beautiful Andy. Loving this series and some escapism to the mountains 👍
Thank you very much! I'm so glad you'Re enjoying it and feelign the same joy that I did making it!
Another great ride. Many thanks.
I thank you for coming along! Cheers!
When you did the Welsh accent "down in the valleys", I though I was out on my weekend ride with the boyo's. 🤣🤣. 🏴🏴Great series Andy 👍👍👍
Haha! Glad to hear it Ian! Thanks very much mate!
Love the Roadworks Detour theme music
Very appropriate to illustrate the mayhem of trying to pick your way thorugh a strange place
Thanks for another great video, can't wait to get those passes smashed next year 👍
My pleasure! Fingers crossed for your pass smashing endeavours!
As always I like your touring - this trip was a turn back to "memory-lane" for me, I was in that area in 1976 and 1977, summertouring on my Yamaha XS 650 with my "wife to be" - - sadly the Yamaha is gone, but she`s still here... +1 mate well done video
Thanks Anders! Has it changed much? (The roads, not the wife!)
Another beautiful stretch of roads there Andy, love the welsh accent :), thanks again for sharing !!
My pleasure Phil, thanks for coming along mate!
Yet another great video. There’s some fantastic roads around Stumm
Absolutely! It seems like the moment you cross the border, the amazingness of bike riding is amplified to 12!
@@AndyManCam nice to see you've had a chance to explore them
It was complete serendipity to be honest! I checked in and Mike immediately said that we er ging riding together the next day!
Very picturesque cocker 👍
Totally! The valley that just kept on giving! The riding was a bit warm and a bit slow, but those views more than made up for it!
Had to smile at the 'stumm' joke. Wasn't wasted. Keep it up.
🤓👍🏻thanks for sharing another beautiful vid. Awesome area there for sure. Big 🥂from bc 😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦
It really is a paradise on earth!
Damn I love Austria, such a beautiful country. Rode Grossglockner a few years ago, so looking forward to the next instalment!.. top work on the vids as always, cheers 👍🏍💨
Absolutely Niall. Nothing but great roads and beautiful sights! The road users are more friendly than the Germans too! :D
Another great video. That town was like a corn maze, didn't think you were going to find a way out. 😎👍🍻
I was wondering if I'd ever see the other side of it too! Every direction was a bleedin dead end!
Randomly stumbled on this video. You drove right by my house haha
Parts from that video where pretty much my daily drive to work. Can't complain haha
No way! So you're one of those lucky swines who actually gets to live in the shadow of all of this awesomeness! I am not worthy!! :D
That ho**** joke. Still laughing. Great video man, can’t wait for summer again. Greetings from austria!
Cheers mate! You and me both! Just hope i get to see Ös again this year!
Again another splendid video Andy , almost lost control of my bodily functions at your hoedown comment 🤣🤣🤣
Luvely!
Cheers Stephen!
You make really good use of that Insta 360 camera, Andy. Loving the slingshot effect rounding hairpin bends 👌
Cheers Mike! It's always tempting to overdo it, but I think I'm finding a good groove with it. Just loving the freedom to look at everything and anything!
Did this route last year on our way into Italy, on my Vulcan 650s and my friend on her Honda Rebel 500. Amazing ride going back again in May.
Very nice! I’m quite jealous!!
Your a lucky man - some of the roads I've done before and some I'm noting down for next year when we can get over there again from the UK!
Very much so! The whole area is just a heavenly playground!
So, morning moho info. Loving the series Andy, the mountain views are just stunning.
I really enjoy your travel videos, thx for sharing.
You even went past my apartment, next time drop by for a cup of coffee. :)
My pleasure! Lovely area you live in and I’ll gladly be back as soon as i can!
Ah all came flooding back. Just a beautiful ride where my eyes are anywhere but on the tarmac.
You definitely need knobblies on that cb with all the offroading you do...
Nice one Cyril.
Happy travels
Love it. I found the old Brenner Pass frustrating. Maybe I had the wrong mind set that day. Welsh Valleys? I did them last weekend and they're a little different...but they do have Welsh Cakes 😍
I can totally understand that mate. I think that same road 2 years ago, and I’d have been champing at the bit and going crazy with frustration! But i decided coming into this trip that it was to be no stress and take it easy! I actually came back refreshed, instead of my usual exhausted!
Rode the Brenner Pass quite a few years ago ( not the old one) but even from it the scenery was stunning, we set off from Sonthoffen and rode down to Cassino (visiting Monte Cassino and a few other WW11 sites) I enjoyed Italy but Austria was stunning
Yeah theres no denying that the Brenner is worth it just for the views. I drove over there at the beginning of the romance with the missus. In a Fiat no less!
Ho down ! PC police will come for you. Great Taff accent sheep looked worried. Nice video mate
Haha! Bring it on PC police!! Welsh family helped a lot with getting into Taff character! ;D
Seeing your name scrolling up never gets old 😂
Watched all these vids from the trip, really good, really impressive shots. You definitely know how to put together decent quality content.
Thanks a ton!
Love your videos Andy all the way from Wisconsin! Check out an airhawk seat really lets you extend your miles.
Thanks very much! I've actually got the SW-Motech Traveller cushion too, which is very similar. Works a treat on the really long rides!
I'm a believer in "seen before,not return" as many years ago I recall my dad towing our over-large DIY baggage trailer he'd built whereupon my dads Vauxhall 101 estate "me (& my dad)mainly "(99.9% him as I'd be about 4+yrs)had successfully climbed an Austrian pass being "held - up" by a Maxi(UK registration too) towing a caravan,a VW Campervan(& everyone knows how slow THEY are)following behind the 'van up a pass that to my junior eyes looked just like it was "/\/\/\/\" kind of tarmac with severe steps (@ every hairpin bend on the ascent)on the inside of each bend so a very very "wide line" was needed to avoid getting stuck on the bend whilst also fearing the immense drops visible through the rock "elevated"(too perhaps 2ft-3ft height)kerbs (for want of a better description) that make wide-open Italian Job curves look like a riot for bikes if they're unlikely to collide(die)with oncoming traffic. It cost my parents 200 shillings in fines for the towing a trailer up there,& my dad joked about "should've been a leather medal instead"& left me with many happy memories of long ago family camping trips where we'd drive (assorted "cheap car"s. needing hefty repairs)which were often DIY remedies There was also a saying way back "See Naples & die" (true:due to the daily switchover from into/out of the city's motorways catching my dad unawares when we came to leave the campsite thus attempting to turn right off the "side road" which had the campsite , directly into oncoming traffic @ motorway speeds & was faced with about 6 lanes of traffic(both sides of the motorway either in or out of Naples to ease the workforce's commute)I've had comments on my channel saying I should vlog about these "adventures" of life,but I've forgotten whether I left them or deleted these comments as it'll be a few years since I last ran my channel or uploaded fresh content. I now find myself returned to work doing a job I'm not keen on but I'm unable to cease else a)I'll be even more skint & unlikely to ever "get away" even for a couple nights camping on my bike, & b)a pandemic. Nobody "deserves" a crap job, but anything's better than none. I'm fortunate to have already obtained all 3 types of UK licence but the misfortune of earning my living in a vehicle has resulted in various ailments that prevent me enjoying my biggest passion of driving/riding whenever I want rather than when my body allows. Recently,I was almost late for work simply because it took me so many attempts to board my bike. If I'd known a few minutes sooner that my body refused to move supple enough to board,I needn't have hurried as much. I just might charge a camera & create a vlog but very unlikely that it will ever get edited as I still have vids from previous rides that aren't rendered (nor likely suitable YT material if I wish to avoid hefty fines/costs)& have recently been "caught" by an automated camera (9 MPH over in a 50)which is a huge downer to my mental health. I now need time off work which will increase the financial pressures thus negating the benefit of the extra income. True,I shouldn't have exceeded the limit but it was a section of easily analysed as "safe" @ 60 MPH which was actually the limit when I used that road when visiting my now long passed mum. #Ride safe Andy
I think you should tell these stories Chegs! Those are the kind of experiences that not everybody has had, and those that have will just enjoy it all the more! I used to be of the same thinking with not returning. But going to these places is different every single time in my experience. Plus I'll never get bored of the Alps!
@@AndyManCam Whenever I've told a little of my huge store of "family camping trips" the responses generally say I should write a book or record a vlog but my response is usually "I ain't got enough time free"
2008... 2014....last time I did these roads I'm due a revisit.....oh well I can dream of non covid freedom....you lucky man brill stuff...atb dave
Great video man. This is the first one in this series I've watched and it's brilliant. Loving that 360' camera, you really get to see the views. Also, the music is perfect, is it your own original stuff? Anyway, loving this mate, will definitely catch up on the rest of the series.
Thanks very much Jon! Every now and again I put a bit of my own in, but not in this one. This is a bit above my skill level! :D
That looks amazing andy. It's great how you can use the 360 to give the video another dimension. Really enjoyed this serie so far. It reminds me how desperate I need to go back to the mountains.
Apart from the wonderful scenery, and the lush roads, your 360 editing is putting the professionals to shame. I was watching Henry Cole's motorbike show tonight, proper tv like, and with the same camera, t'was awful!
thanks Andy, nice quick one, bring on the Grossglockner
Thank you, Kahi. The views were too good to not include this little bit!
Cracking Andy
Thank you kindly Simon!
Loving seeing the mountains, wondering if touring Europe will ever be easy again for us Brits post brexit and covid? Great edit sir, thanks
A++.
nice one Andy love the welsh accent
Another awesome video Andy! Did you play the guitar on this? Love the Welsh accent at the end!
Thanks RR! No, I'm afraid this guitarist is a bit more accomplished than I am!
Another good vid 👌🏼
To clarify, did you simply use the old Brenner pass, which Google maps should utilise if we opt out of motorway use...?
Getting used to the gimbal cam too 😎 👍🏼
Thanks! Yes absolutely that. Just plugged in no motorways and away i went!
Another great video, the music and editing is really good. Looks like you didn't have any problems nipping across borders, even in covid times?
Thank you kindly Richard! No problem at all mate. I made sure that I'd crossed the T's and dotted the I's just in case, but wasn't stopped even once.
I keep hearing you talking about a seat cushion, can ask which one you are using? Beautiful scenery for sure !
Not just the cushion, dear boy, but the whole seat! Here's the video: ua-cam.com/video/w0CovQL_dy8/v-deo.html :D
Hi Andy,
How I envy you. You’re free to ride in some of the most breathtakingly beautiful countryside to ever grace a motovloggers video.
Here in Australia the majority of us are in lockdown so to watch your videos is a very pleasant way to escape the mundane.
Please tell me that the solo guitar soundtrack in this video is your good self strumming away.
Another simply fantastic video Andy…congratulations on putting forward yet another series that should be credited with an increased following 👍🎥🏍.
All the best to you, you lucky bugger 👍😀.
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Thats bad news Peter, sorry mate. No, the guitarring in this one isn't me. I aspire to being able to play like that someday. Maybe when I'm grown up! :D Sadly it seems that youtube is the wrong avenue for such videos as the following simply refuses to grow with any real urgency! Never mind, better to have a high qualilty following that really enjoys the stuff than an army of trollers and LOL'ers! :D
2nd time!👍🏼👍🏼❤📷🏍💕
Legend. 😘
Great video yet again, where’s Mr Sat Nav ?
Thanks Gary! The Garmin has been retired in favour of the Beeline. This time it was just the app on the phone, but I've just started using the actual device. So far so good.
@@AndyManCam Hello Can you let's us know about the Beeline I have been looking at the Triumph one.
😮💓📷🏍💕
Hah, I've booked to stay at Zum Pinzger next week. Good location?
Looks wonderful. Done by a Harley! :o :D
It was wonderful! It never counts as being done, when it's on the straight and between villages! Anyone can go fast in a straight line!
@@AndyManCam That's what somebody who's been done by a Harley would say :D
Touché
Got to get me a 360, so much flexibility, like having your own film crew😀, just need to develop your editing skills😆 Do you record your voice direct to the 360?
Fantastic videos as usual, stunning scenery. What resolution do you record in ?
Thank you kindly Ian. I have the Gopros in 2.7K 25fps. I then stabilise in post with Reelsteady GO.
Thanks for that Andy, Have you changed that rear shock yet.
No, not yet. It’s on the list, but not high up enough to shunt the funds that way yet!
Are you wearing just a regular shirt over the know urbane in this video? Or is the lumberjack looking shirt also made for motorcycle riding?
Just a regular shirt Alex. Anything thicker and I would have died! :D
@@AndyManCam I think that the setup (urbane + regular shirt) you are wearing in the video might be the ideal one that I have been looking for. Every summer I have been sweating my balls of even with those special semi mesh jackets for the summertime. Thanks for the reply and I m looking forward to the next video!
The 360 really does give a different element to your vids lately and I feel I can see a better perspective of those Austrian pointy up thingys when panning round.. Loving the shirt BTW. How you finding the legend panniers V the original urban ones?
Rijd deze beter als de fz1?
Handling about the same, maybe slightly slower steering. Somehow more relaxed. Front suspension is better, rear suspension is much worse! Fuelling is way smoother than the FZ1 and there’s more torque in the lower revs.
Another great video, Andy! Is that a riding shirt or just a plain flannel?
Thanks mate! It is a plain old flannel! The Knox Urbane Pro was providing protective duties undeneath!
@@AndyManCam I'll have to look into one of those!
There's a link in the description to the one I've got. I'm hoping that the new version will be clearing customs and getting to me before summer is over!! :D
Another tip from Owen not Stefan, wear padded cycling shorts to ease the bum bum pain 👍.
Ho down :)
There is no such thing as one too many alcohols.... well not if you are still around to tell about it! :D
I have to say Andy, I've utterly hated watching every video in this series.... can you not find somewhere with nice views, like the M25 or somit? :D
One too few is certainly an oft experienced problem though! :D Maybe one day I'll finally get to record some video of the Coventry ring road and really show the world some spectacular sights!
@@AndyManCam that would be a treat! 🤣
Great 🎥 and your Welsh dialect is finally coming on 🏴🤦♂️😜
I actually quite like it when you get lost. Please tell me it's not you doing the guitaring. That would be too talented to bear.
I think everybody does a bit! The rage is almost tangible when it happens!! :D Don't worry, this guitar work is a bit above my pay grade! Maybe if I practiced once in a while!
Was that a Scottish or Irish accent 🤪😂.
jezzz z, got overtalen by a Harley!!!
I'll just use my imagination in Scootland suppose
Scotland is equally as spectacular, in it's way!
Me like a bonus me!
Me too!
I used to date a girl like that, a little slow but very pretty...
The fellow on the Suzuki sport bike looked like he was packed up for a long ride. I could not imagine touring on that sport bike.
And yeah, stereo typical Harley bagger passes you in your lane and has no protection on, not even gloves LOL
What? No new Cardo humor today? :-(
I added a dislike at the video just because of the pants inside the boots. 😅😅😅
Haha! that's fair! I found it was the best way to stop them riding up when it got twisty, but I agree that it doesn't look the best! I need to get some hipster boots next!