Dogged determination. Well played. I can understand why Nathan Millward promotes A2 bikes for dirt road adventure. Light, easy to handle, plenty of grunt, low cost, and enough pace to eat the miles on the transit legs. I've covered 15k miles this year on a G310GS with Rally Raid Level2 suspension etc upgrades. Ireland, Scotland, Alps Maritine.
Wow, mate you have covered some distance, nice one! Lighter is of course much better but also down to capability of the rider as well. My mate did end up selling his BMW following this trip deciding that this type of riding was not for him. Better to have tried and failed than not to have tried at all. Thanks for watching and your comments. Cheers. Billy
😂 tks for sharing mate. ADV bikes are very capable machines but they do require a lot of experience to handle the height and weight. Any 125 CC bike , even road ones, would have reached the top with zero drops.
Thanks for watching Mike and your comments. I agree to a certain degree. Ability of the rider regardless of size of bike also important. My mate did end up selling his bike after this trip deciding it was not for him. Cheers. Billy
Mate them roads/trails looked amazing sat on the sofa never mind from your perspective. Great video pal shame about the drops that was close to the edge too. Top drawer edit buddy 👍🏻👍🏻
The roads were bad enough without the snow. Well done the lot of you. Courage and persistence 10/10. It’s amazing how those skill sets evaporate when the going gets tough, and you’re a couple of feet away from an unhealthy drop off. My handy tip- better to drop the bike in the opposite direction to the drop off,than to fly off into the wind in immaculate style. 😂 More seriously I think one of the riders was on road tyres if I heard right- bit silly tbh.
Thanks mate for your comments and for watching! Can't leave a man behind so team effort to get all to the top (well as far as we could go anyway). There was one rider who past us coming down as we were going up, not only on more of a sports touring bike but road tyres as well - brave, very brave. Cheers. Billy
I'm happy that you came to me, as far as I could see the hill was still closed, I mean that they hadn't yet cleared the road of both the snow and the bigger boulders. Towards June it depends on the snow they open it by cleaning the road... but it doesn't matter this is an adventure....bye
I've been up it four times, we just ride up (my boy on a 30 year old Kawasaki 125), last time I lead a Mosko Moto tour up with the usual collection on monstrous Beemers. The high point was watching a guy on an ancient GSXR 750 on semi-slicks passing them all and then a family of four in a bog-standard Fiat Panda hanging on the horn as they blocked him on every corne and t1wo up on a 125 Piaggio. Adventure bikes make easy riding an adventure. 18minutes from the toll gate to the summit is good.
Ha ha agree to some comments. Wrong bike can make it very challenging. Our BMW mate sold his bike following this trip. Not for him it turns out but he gave it a shot which is cool. Thanks for watching. Cheers Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures out of interest, was he the shorter chap in the red t-short? I'm just under 5ft7in and wondering if the 900gs would be an option.
I'm lost for words except much respect for this "insane" adventure, unfortunately I only have a small experience in Alpine pass and when I thought that the tremola was a nightmare, well I was totally wrong 😝
Thanks for watching and comments 🙌 yes a challenge but so good to do. Had a blast even supporting the one who fell a lot but we were in it together so got to support all. Cheers. Billy
To be honest it was French highways most of the time to get there which was all good. Tolls were expensive though. Riding through the villages is no different to France. All very friendly, perhaps just a little more free flowing if you know what I mean. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures thanks, so not long, In September there should not be any snow anymore I hope. Most challenging is surviving highways :) I have also like 15 hours or so riding to get there but from other direction.
Hi Billy you’ve got pretty good off a road ability (Iceland and the tet and other stuff I’ve seen you do ) - away above mine . However when I watch you or Richy Vida ( another very capable guy ) I can help feeling that while I might do a bit of off road in Scotland - I find it too risky to do it over seas - the chances of seriously injuring yourself or severely damaging your bike seems to big a risk to me - plus if the worst happens you are in a remote area, Getting out of something like that wouldnt be easy at all. I salute you for your endeavour and bravery- but not for me - in Scotland yes abroad no - that’s why I’m going with Bruce to the Picos and not Rich. - just my thoughts - but as I say I don’t have your expertise - enjoyed the vid - my heart was in my mouth for most of it. Well Done 🏅 Whisky Out 🥃!!
Hey Mr Whisky, great to hear from you. Thanks for watching and your comments! I would not attempt it on my own thats for sure. One of the chaps sold his bike following this trip deciding that off road adventure biking was not for him. I love the challenge of that kind of terrain but i know its not for all esp when abroad. When are you off to Picos with Bruce? Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventuresI didn't have the mud like you lot did, so it was a lot easier. I'd been "inspired" by bike magazine who took a Ducati 900ss and a Guzzi LeMans up there!
One drop can happen. 6 drops is a sign that the rider is way above his skillset. If something happens we are one step closer for the road to be closed for motorized vehicles. In the interest of the offroad community train somewhere else 😉
…& due to his heavy breathing, he or also the other guys are also supposed to be above their physical skillets 🙏😉… but compliment to their bravery attitude ✌🏻👍👍
Went up there with my xrv 750 fully loaded with lugagge and bags 15y ago. No prob at all. But wet conditions is something different. But this looks like you guys were a bit beyond your limits 🤣
When you realize, you are neither Pol Tarres nor Adam Riemann 😉. Imagine how "easy" this trip over Col de Sommeiller would be with a much lighter bike like an 450 EXC-F or a 690 KTM Enduro R. These "fat ladies" are not meant to be in this terrain and you can see and especially hear this every second in the microphone!
I admire your persistance. Is this the first time off road for you guys? You are obviously on the wrong trail for your skill level butglad no injuries!
Hey. Not first time for me, but limited experience for others but not complete novice except perhaps one of us. I disagree on the wrong trials comment. Got to push yourself to become better and there was enough of us to help out in a bad situation. Would never advise to do this on your own if not a decent level of experience. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
Too bad you couldn't reach the summit after such an effort. Did it last year with my wife on the back on our 1290 SAR with full set of panniers and street tyres, albeit no snow.
I would be terrified there with novices on bikes which are obviously too big for them to control! This sort of terrain is not what big adventure bikes are for!
I don't agree. Should we only ride what we are capable of riding and where we are capable of riding? We would never progress our skills otherwise. If my mate had not of fallen would you be saying the same thing? However, he did sell his BMW following this trip and accepted this type of riding not for him. He gave it a go though, good on him. Tha KS for commenting 👍. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures I have to disagree and I'm not trying to be a smart ass but I honestly think it's a case of the right tool for the job! If people don't necessarily worry about their own safety or damage to their machine then obviously it's up to them, I would say if folks don't have the experience perhaps it's the job of others to give the benefit of their experience. From my experience of over a 250,000 miles and forty years of riding I would say more pleasure can be gained by using more suitable machinery! I'm just saying. Cheers
Cheers mate. Following this trip he decided that off road was not for him and got rid of the BMW. Better to have tried and failed than not to ry at all. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
Amazing - some of the group members can't do basic off-road, can't lift their bikes ( barely, even together ), and still go riding THERE ! ..... And - WHAT is THERE ??!!?? - mud, snow ? Well, apparently, to some it's a GREAT adventure 😆
Dogged determination. Well played.
I can understand why Nathan Millward promotes A2 bikes for dirt road adventure. Light, easy to handle, plenty of grunt, low cost, and enough pace to eat the miles on the transit legs.
I've covered 15k miles this year on a G310GS with Rally Raid Level2 suspension etc upgrades. Ireland, Scotland, Alps Maritine.
Wow, mate you have covered some distance, nice one! Lighter is of course much better but also down to capability of the rider as well. My mate did end up selling his BMW following this trip deciding that this type of riding was not for him. Better to have tried and failed than not to have tried at all. Thanks for watching and your comments. Cheers. Billy
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😂 tks for sharing mate. ADV bikes are very capable machines but they do require a lot of experience to handle the height and weight. Any 125 CC bike , even road ones, would have reached the top with zero drops.
Thanks for watching Mike and your comments. I agree to a certain degree. Ability of the rider regardless of size of bike also important. My mate did end up selling his bike after this trip deciding it was not for him. Cheers. Billy
Mate them roads/trails looked amazing sat on the sofa never mind from your perspective. Great video pal shame about the drops that was close to the edge too. Top drawer edit buddy 👍🏻👍🏻
Hey mate, thanks. Its was pretty spectacular. So glad to have done it. There is more to come. Was a fantastic trip. Cheers Billy
The roads were bad enough without the snow. Well done the lot of you. Courage and persistence 10/10. It’s amazing how those skill sets evaporate when the going gets tough, and you’re a couple of feet away from an unhealthy drop off. My handy tip- better to drop the bike in the opposite direction to the drop off,than to fly off into the wind in immaculate style. 😂 More seriously I think one of the riders was on road tyres if I heard right- bit silly tbh.
Thanks mate for your comments and for watching! Can't leave a man behind so team effort to get all to the top (well as far as we could go anyway). There was one rider who past us coming down as we were going up, not only on more of a sports touring bike but road tyres as well - brave, very brave. Cheers. Billy
I'm happy that you came to me, as far as I could see the hill was still closed, I mean that they hadn't yet cleared the road of both the snow and the bigger boulders. Towards June it depends on the snow they open it by cleaning the road... but it doesn't matter this is an adventure....bye
It was amazing, so glad to have done it. No barriers down for access so we could go up. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
I've been up it four times, we just ride up (my boy on a 30 year old Kawasaki 125), last time I lead a Mosko Moto tour up with the usual collection on monstrous Beemers. The high point was watching a guy on an ancient GSXR 750 on semi-slicks passing them all and then a family of four in a bog-standard Fiat Panda hanging on the horn as they blocked him on every corne and t1wo up on a 125 Piaggio. Adventure bikes make easy riding an adventure.
18minutes from the toll gate to the summit is good.
Ha ha agree to some comments. Wrong bike can make it very challenging. Our BMW mate sold his bike following this trip. Not for him it turns out but he gave it a shot which is cool. Thanks for watching. Cheers Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures out of interest, was he the shorter chap in the red t-short? I'm just under 5ft7in and wondering if the 900gs would be an option.
Great vid. What time of year? July?
Cheers Mike. This was last week of June. For a better chance of no snow these are late July / Aug / Sept routes. Cheers. Billy
I'm lost for words except much respect for this "insane" adventure, unfortunately I only have a small experience in Alpine pass and when I thought that the tremola was a nightmare, well I was totally wrong 😝
Thanks for watching and comments 🙌 yes a challenge but so good to do. Had a blast even supporting the one who fell a lot but we were in it together so got to support all. Cheers. Billy
when have you been there ?
This was in the last week of June
nice trip! how was it riding Italian highways? 1500 km in one go? impressive :)
To be honest it was French highways most of the time to get there which was all good. Tolls were expensive though. Riding through the villages is no different to France. All very friendly, perhaps just a little more free flowing if you know what I mean. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures thanks, how long it took from village to the top of Colle del Sommeiller? planning to ride there soon too
If you exclude the numerous dropped motorcycles, easily less than an hour, that's accounting for a few picture stops on the way as well of course.
@@BillysBikeAdventures thanks, so not long, In September there should not be any snow anymore I hope. Most challenging is surviving highways :) I have also like 15 hours or so riding to get there but from other direction.
It's a necessary evil. Smash it out ride safe and the enjoy the trails 🙌
Hi Billy you’ve got pretty good off a road ability (Iceland and the tet and other stuff I’ve seen you do ) - away above mine . However when I watch you or Richy Vida ( another very capable guy ) I can help feeling that while I might do a bit of off road in Scotland - I find it too risky to do it over seas - the chances of seriously injuring yourself or severely damaging your bike seems to big a risk to me - plus if the worst happens you are in a remote area, Getting out of something like that wouldnt be easy at all. I salute you for your endeavour and bravery- but not for me - in Scotland yes abroad no - that’s why I’m going with Bruce to the Picos and not Rich. - just my thoughts - but as I say I don’t have your expertise - enjoyed the vid - my heart was in my mouth for most of it. Well Done 🏅
Whisky Out 🥃!!
Hey Mr Whisky, great to hear from you. Thanks for watching and your comments! I would not attempt it on my own thats for sure. One of the chaps sold his bike following this trip deciding that off road adventure biking was not for him. I love the challenge of that kind of terrain but i know its not for all esp when abroad. When are you off to Picos with Bruce? Cheers. Billy
I went up there on my GSXR750 back in the day. Didn't quite make it to the top due to snow though
Great effort! Snow also stopped us. thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventuresI didn't have the mud like you lot did, so it was a lot easier. I'd been "inspired" by bike magazine who took a Ducati 900ss and a Guzzi LeMans up there!
One drop can happen. 6 drops is a sign that the rider is way above his skillset. If something happens we are one step closer for the road to be closed for motorized vehicles. In the interest of the offroad community train somewhere else 😉
Give up mate, skill level 0 😢😢
@Achilles22 that might be your deal but not mine
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I'll ride where I want to
…& due to his heavy breathing, he or also the other guys are also supposed to be above their physical skillets 🙏😉… but compliment to their bravery attitude ✌🏻👍👍
Went up there with my xrv 750 fully loaded with lugagge and bags 15y ago. No prob at all. But wet conditions is something different. But this looks like you guys were a bit beyond your limits 🤣
Very tricky when wet, agree. We had to support riders coming up. Can t leave a man behind. Still had fun though. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
I drove it 30 years ago with a Suzuki DR 350 without any problems. You are a marketing victim.
Wow 30 years ago, amazing. How am I a marketing victim?
When you realize, you are neither Pol Tarres nor Adam Riemann 😉. Imagine how "easy" this trip over Col de Sommeiller would be with a much lighter bike like an 450 EXC-F or a 690 KTM Enduro R.
These "fat ladies" are not meant to be in this terrain and you can see and especially hear this every second in the microphone!
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"If reality does not correspond to my wishes, then things look bad for reality."
I admire your persistance. Is this the first time off road for you guys? You are obviously on the wrong trail for your skill level butglad no injuries!
Hey. Not first time for me, but limited experience for others but not complete novice except perhaps one of us. I disagree on the wrong trials comment. Got to push yourself to become better and there was enough of us to help out in a bad situation. Would never advise to do this on your own if not a decent level of experience. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
Too bad you couldn't reach the summit after such an effort. Did it last year with my wife on the back on our 1290 SAR with full set of panniers and street tyres, albeit no snow.
Ah amazing. I used to have the SAR as well. Top bike. You must have got to the top with no snow? Thanks for watching! Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures Indeed we got up there without problem. I'm just to lazy to post the video. That one in particular was totally uneventful.
Respect +++
Cheers mate. It was awesome!
Tough day in the office guys!!!
Ha ha yes indeed. Such a great trip. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
Audios like this are a good reason not using a communicating systems.
If we didn't have it we may not know he had fallen. Pros and cons to having I know. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
I would be terrified there with novices on bikes which are obviously too big for them to control! This sort of terrain is not what big adventure bikes are for!
I don't agree. Should we only ride what we are capable of riding and where we are capable of riding? We would never progress our skills otherwise. If my mate had not of fallen would you be saying the same thing? However, he did sell his BMW following this trip and accepted this type of riding not for him. He gave it a go though, good on him. Tha KS for commenting 👍. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures I have to disagree and I'm not trying to be a smart ass but I honestly think it's a case of the right tool for the job! If people don't necessarily worry about their own safety or damage to their machine then obviously it's up to them, I would say if folks don't have the experience perhaps it's the job of others to give the benefit of their experience. From my experience of over a 250,000 miles and forty years of riding I would say more pleasure can be gained by using more suitable machinery! I'm just saying. Cheers
Good effort on heavy bikes. Short lad looks like his bmw is too big for him
Cheers mate. Following this trip he decided that off road was not for him and got rid of the BMW. Better to have tried and failed than not to ry at all. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
its funny
Ha ha, it was a little bit, thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
Amazing - some of the group members can't do basic off-road, can't lift their bikes ( barely, even together ), and still go riding THERE ! ..... And - WHAT is THERE ??!!?? - mud, snow ? Well, apparently, to some it's a GREAT adventure 😆
Holy moly ,YOU sound BORING