HARDKNOTT PASS VS YAMAHA FJR1300
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Dare to join me as we embark on the climb up to the infamous Hardknott Pass in the Lake District, known for being the steepest road in the UK!
System Specs:
Real Life
Music:
Undertow - Scott Buckley
Thanks for watching :)
I've ridden up that on my peddle bike, after riding 97 previous miles over ever other Lake District mountain pass. The event is called The Fred Whitton Challenge, and was one of the hardest physical challenges in my life
Ah Steve beautiful👍I had the feeling be with you an Melissa looking over your shoulder and being there👍love that small roads and the mountains remains me off some areas in Norway.
Very well done and the best is the part at the end. The music and the drone perspective = superb.
Take care my friend👍
Thanks so much Uwe for riding along with us! I've just finished editing the full weekend tour and it should be on the channel very soon. It's amazing what footage you can capture with a tiny little drone! Stay safe and see you on the next one!
Why is my neck hurting?
Made that journey about 15 year's ago. My wife was driving me in her Puma. It was raining heavily and torrents of water and boulders were crossing the road. Half way up she stopped, looked at me and asked me to drive. She was shaking. We continued on , what I consider to be, the most exhilarating drive of my life. Truly stunning scenery and breathtaking views!
Haha thanks Alan what a great story!
Nice ! Like the non VR content. Need to fly to that area in msfs 😂
Thanks 😊 I flew around the area in MSFS the other day and it's remarkably realistic. Especially in VR
Thank you so much steve 🙂☀️ wonderful experience and be part of your motorcycle trip 👍👍 have a great weekend ☀️
Thankyou Roy I really appreciate you coming along for the ride. Take care :)
I've been over there (and Wrynose) in almost every car I've owned since my first trip 43 years ago in a Reliance Regal 3 wheeler van which kept jumping out of 1st gear!!!)! I've only done it on a handful of my bikes though (including an XS750 Yam) although slightly lesser lakeland passes on my FS1E were more challenging! Watching your video has made me think I should perhaps have a trip over on my GTR1400 this year when the weather gets better.
Great ride, and I'm also an FJR1300 owner too! Turning the big Yammy around on some of those narrow paths would have been, erm, "interesting" :)
Always a pleasure to meet a fellow FJR rider, yes she can get a bit tricky when fully loaded for sure, but nowhere near as bad as my old K16GT. Take care and thanks for watching!
Looks amazing, well handled and cant I wait to get back in the mountains myself ive had enough of cleaning my bike now ;)
Cheers Mark. I'm so bad at cleaning my bike haha.
@@VRFlightSimGuy trust me Steve after being in lockdown for so long you will get good at it ;), roll on normality whatever that may be ;)
Last time I did it was few years ago now when a go pro was a rare commodity. there was about 15 bikes I was on a Honda Blackbird some of us had pillions, it was a grey and wet day normal for the lakes. We did Wrynose and Hardknott together everyone safely made it apart from one rider who almost went off roading down a very steep hill. By the time we finished both passes she said never again shaking.
Good video enjoyed seeing the pass again
I'm glad you all made it safely. Funny enough the first time I ever did this pass was around 10 years ago too on a Honda VFR in heavy rain! I wonder if it was the same day 😁
Hello again my friend ! I really enjoy these new videos of yours. I love the scenery ! Btw, what's the outro music ? Nice piece :-)
Thanks buddy really glad you're enjoying some different content. The music is in the description. Although I can post a link if you can't find it. Take care.
@@VRFlightSimGuy Oh... lol TC
Yes bike content is back!
Cheers Adrian! :)
Thank’s for the ride 😁
Btw : is the mudflap you have behind your front wheel a Yamaha original part ?
Many thanks! Yes it's an add-on, highly recommended (Yamaha OEM I believe)
@@VRFlightSimGuy Thank you 🙏
Merry Christmas 🎄 Happy New Year 🎆 to you and your girlfriend / wife (?).
@@akepettersson4847 Thankyou you too! :)
Been there done that but not on a bike though, you're a braver man than me, did you see the Roman fort at the top?
Cheers Simon. Funny enough I noticed it when I flew over it in MSFS when I got home!
Rode it last year on a glorious day on my gs, bout 10year ago I thought it was a good idea to take a few sport bike riding mates over there, lad on a tiny 765 Daytona has never let me forget it! Great road if it's not too busy
Nice one!
I feel for the person that was cycling up there, that's either someone who really doesn't like themselves or they had no idea what lies ahead :-). I've only ever driven down Hardknott once, and that was enough for me.
Lol, I live in France and I'm so used to driving on the right I thought when you first started off "oh my god he's on the wrong side of the road going round a corner!! Haha
😂😂
@@VRFlightSimGuy looks like an awesome route. Must be nice to get out the house!
@@DutchThackers It feels like it's been so long since we've been on a tour. Fingers crossed for Norway this year, although we're not holding out breath. Take care!
@@VRFlightSimGuy haha, at least we have the nordics in the next world update hahaha. Norway would be ace fun on a bike, shame about the strict speed limits though. You should come down here to the pyrénées and I can take you flying.
@@DutchThackers I'd absolutely love that. We may even end up there yet depending upon restrictions
Hello. Have a look on the recalls. 2016 to 2020, transmission recall. Also a brake light front switch. Contact your yamaha dealer for them...
All done thanks 👍
You should ride the Marmotte Alpes Cycling Sportive route in France. 110 miles. Absolutely amazing scenery and you finish at the summit of Alp d Huez.
Sounds spectacular
Love it mate, get a 360 camera and mount that, then we can watch these in VR 😁
Cheers Neil that's a great idea!
@@VRFlightSimGuy I love watching these types of videos, great work mate
@@nij2k That really means a lot thankyou. I'm currently working on the full Lake District and Yorkshire vid :)
Im a happy pilot of fjr 1300 kepts flight worthy and ready to departure at short notice
Mate this is an afternoon walk comparing to some roads in Alps ;)
It's not. I've ridden most of them in the Alps and even though Hardknott isn't very high, it's much steeper and narrow than anything else I've come across ;)
@@VRFlightSimGuy well comparing to where I've been it looks "easy" ;)
Still have to go up north, but every time I plan to do it in the end I always go south :P
I want to shred this mountain pass on my Dualtron Storm electric scooter.
That would be a lot of fun!