Man you can't really beat that ride, the weather and twisty's, what a great looking day. This video is really getting me pumped up for some road trips this summer.
We were so lucky with the weather, Wales can be very very wet, and the whole of the UK has been pretty wet recently, so I was so happy it was lovely for the fun bits :-) If you enjoyed this one, you'll love the third part of the trip which will be out in a few weeks! :-) Am really looking forward to seeing your adventures this year mate :-)
What a lovely ride that was ! You definitely got lucky with the weather there. Whenever I’ve been in Wales it has been drizzling ! It certainly looks fantastic when the sun is shining 🥰 Thanks for sharing 👍 Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕
It is a super lovely part of the world, the third and final video from the trip was my favourite though, will be posting that in a few weeks :-) Ty David :-)
@@HippoDrones I'm so lucky & don't take it for granted. As a Luton boy I return to see my family often & sometimes take one of the bikes. It's so busy on the roads down there & restricted that I love to return home to the valleys again.
@@HippoDrones we are acutely looking at planning a trip over next summer. I also have a exc 300tpi so perfect for some exploring. I look forward to it to be honest.
Glad I decided to take a break and catch up on some Tube watching. What a nice relaxing ride this was. You are so right, sometimes we just have to ride and not worry about the cameras and such. That bike really sounds good when you open it up, I bet it sounds super cool from your seat.
If you enjoyed this one, you'll love the third part of the trip which will be out in a few weeks! :-) This was mainly a more relaxed ride due to the police presence, not that I'd ever break a speed limit ociffer! ;-D The bike def sounds fruity... the baffle shot out somewhere in Wales on this trip, not sure when, but it has fruited up the noise levels! :-D
Isn't it just! :-) Aye, is too easy to get all caught up in recording content, and forgetting to actually just enjoy the shere pleasure of riding motorcycles! :-)
@@bikerbuddy3166 Am working nights sadly... but that means I get to catch up on the UA-cam channels I sub to as I only really watch YT at work these days and can only do so when on nights or weekends 😀
Great to be in Wales eh? We could ride there every week and never get bored. Will be home from Spain in about a week and look forward to watching the vid on the big screen 😎👍
That looks a cracking area to be road riding in and the weather-Gods were kind too. I'm looking forwards to hosting you next month, and hope we enjoy some epic weather as the route I've planned for you and the boys should be amazing too.
Lovely views from that part of the world. Me and Red once started a hike from the Ponderosa Café going up the hill on the other side of the road from the café, bloody hard work it was😅 Sorry to hear the weather wasn't great on the way to Chester but I'm glad it was so nice on the day of this ride, it was bloody gorgeous. Looking forward to seeing some of these trail rides you have planned, should be a summer well spent mate. Great video, hope you're well mate.
It really is, the 3rd video I have of the trip has spectacular scenery, am really looking forward to posting that in a few weeks. Hahaha... I don't have a body for hiking, I'd be out of breath walking from the car park into the cafe to get a donut! :-D The weather on the way up to Chester was not fun, but it was amazing to visit my mate and his wife, and well worth it to get out on these roads! :-) Aye, gonna be busy, but I can't wait, got a camping trip with Pezza coming up, and then am off to Yorkshire to do some trail riding with Biking Buddies, which I am hugely looking forward to! :-)
Excellent! Signed up to do a tour of Wales on my Kawasaki Z1000SX at the end of June (around the dates of the ABR Festival, so not going to that) and looking forward to it
Such a beautiful area. Horseshoe is fabulous but dropping the limit to 40mph was a bit ridiculous. You're right about riding without cameras for the sheer love of riding, it's easy to get sucked into thinking of making vids on every ride.
Bit mad seeing you ride the roads I ride most weekends 🙂. You probably didn’t know but you passed or where very close to loads of good trails 😁, anyway hope you enjoyed the time you spent in wales 🏴
I like the horseshoe pass I haven’t been up there in a few years and it was in a car but yeah the views are vast and go on further than the eye can see it’s very pretty I bet there’s a nice camping spot around there maybe even some wild ones 😊
Sneaky police are the worst, especially for something as harmless as a bit of fun on tasty roads :P "The speedo can do things differently then" Hahahahaha....yes. I actually haven't recorded "properly" on a trip with friends yet as I'm too busy enjoying it. That area is absolutely stunning. very impressed by the pass. Worth it for a look!! Wales is suuuuuuuuuch a nice place, really enjoyed the short weekend trip I had there last year. Time is the enemy :'( I wish we could live in a world where ai did all the jobs and we just rode bikes :P Yeah sometimes one does need a motivator to get up out of bed, pain in the ass then when you miss half the day eh! The ONLY joy of traffic, if you can even call it joy :P Lovely spot amigo!
They are indeedy, thankfully these ones were not too good at the sneakying 😀 The pass was beautiful... there are another 2 videos from the trip and they only get better... glorious place to go play bikes! I need that motivator, but I find it very tiring doing a lot of things, I need my down time too, and this trip combined with my subscriber meet, and Saddlebags73's ride and the explore home after... it all wiped me out, been a bit of a zombie at work and had not energy to get out of bed today on my one day off this week.
I've been the Ponderosa many times, the average speed cameras have ruined it now. The Rhug Estate (on the left as you start your close out) is a good brew/grub stop. If you come to the Peak District on your UK travels, give me a shout- either road or dirty-bike riding.
You're on my playground but just be careful. I noticed your speedo went up to 53mph in the new 40mph limit. Personally I don't give a damn if you want to do cartwheels or wheelies but what the majority of people don't seem to realise is there are white squares on the road which are known as 'Pilot Marks'. Yes, North Wales use their Chopper to check speeds and the marks can be seen from the top of the pass where you saw the Police. Pilot or Vascar can be used from that distance as well. These are speed detection devices. Not all use Lazer 20/20. Good luck and ride safe
The Police have some trick kit for catching people going a couple of mph too many... be nice if they had kit that was able to catch bike thieves etc as easily! 😀
I think the pass looks like a horseshoe, not sure on the Ponderosa... Wales is in the west, and some of them are pretty wild though, so could be a wild west thing 🤣
@@HippoDrones yes it’s a road, the hills are full of back roads, best check google maps but normally very little traffic as everyone rides the main roads
Those little country villages with the stone wall bridges are so beautiful. Fantasticles
aren't they just, gorgeous part of the world 🙂
Man you can't really beat that ride, the weather and twisty's, what a great looking day. This video is really getting me pumped up for some road trips this summer.
We were so lucky with the weather, Wales can be very very wet, and the whole of the UK has been pretty wet recently, so I was so happy it was lovely for the fun bits :-)
If you enjoyed this one, you'll love the third part of the trip which will be out in a few weeks! :-)
Am really looking forward to seeing your adventures this year mate :-)
What a lovely ride that was !
You definitely got lucky with the weather there. Whenever I’ve been in Wales it has been drizzling !
It certainly looks fantastic when the sun is shining 🥰
Thanks for sharing 👍
Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕
I very much did, awesome day on the bikes... Tomorrows video is of a very spectacular part of the ride, amazing views, and glorious weather! 🙂
Fantastic. Always wish I was over there when I see touring videos like this. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers Mark, well worth heading over to Wales if you ever get a chance mate! :-)
The views from the Ponderosa are stunning and the ride up there is pretty cool.
very much so :-)
What a lovely ride! Those stone viaduct at the end were incredible, great stuff Pete 👍
It is a super lovely part of the world, the third and final video from the trip was my favourite though, will be posting that in a few weeks :-)
Ty David :-)
It's nice watching you riding in my corner of the world.
It was pretty awesome riding in your corner of the world mate! :-)
@@HippoDrones I'm so lucky & don't take it for granted. As a Luton boy I return to see my family often & sometimes take one of the bikes. It's so busy on the roads down there & restricted that I love to return home to the valleys again.
@@deepjoyrides I bet, I'd quite happily have Snowdonia in my back garden
I’ve never been over to Wales to ride but this video is making me jealous. It’s a gorgeous part of the world. Again great video 👍
If you have the opportunity to do so, I hugely recommend it, I have 3 videos from this trip and the third is absolutely stunning
@@HippoDrones we are acutely looking at planning a trip over next summer. I also have a exc 300tpi so perfect for some exploring. I look forward to it to be honest.
@@DITLO58 That sounds awesome... the trails in Wales are meant to be amazing riding!
Glad I decided to take a break and catch up on some Tube watching. What a nice relaxing ride this was. You are so right, sometimes we just have to ride and not worry about the cameras and such. That bike really sounds good when you open it up, I bet it sounds super cool from your seat.
If you enjoyed this one, you'll love the third part of the trip which will be out in a few weeks! :-)
This was mainly a more relaxed ride due to the police presence, not that I'd ever break a speed limit ociffer! ;-D
The bike def sounds fruity... the baffle shot out somewhere in Wales on this trip, not sure when, but it has fruited up the noise levels! :-D
Scenery on point as always Pete, weather looked the goods too 😎👌
We got so lucky with the weather... it makes everything better getting out on roads like these with the sun shining 🙂👍
Looks a lovely ride and road. Never been there before, your right, it's nice to have camera off time. Even though I like camera on time as well.
It was gorgeous mate, really looking forward to going back for some trail riding with Maja.
Def good to lose the cameras from time to time for sure 👌
Lovely ride from the ponderosa cafe been there a few times.
Totally agree with enjoy the bike 1st 👍👍🙏
Isn't it just! :-)
Aye, is too easy to get all caught up in recording content, and forgetting to actually just enjoy the shere pleasure of riding motorcycles! :-)
Absolutely beautiful roads ❤ another good watch as ever ❤
Thanks mate 👍
Congrats on the new bike BTW, not watched the reveal vid yet, but is on my to do list for the weekend 🙂
@@HippoDrones you have a beautiful weekend 🙏
@@bikerbuddy3166 Am working nights sadly... but that means I get to catch up on the UA-cam channels I sub to as I only really watch YT at work these days and can only do so when on nights or weekends 😀
Great to be in Wales eh?
We could ride there every week and never get bored.
Will be home from Spain in about a week and look forward to watching the vid on the big screen 😎👍
It totally is, and I agree, it isn't a place that you'd get bored of riding ever!
Safe trip back from your holiday 🙂👍
That looks a cracking area to be road riding in and the weather-Gods were kind too. I'm looking forwards to hosting you next month, and hope we enjoy some epic weather as the route I've planned for you and the boys should be amazing too.
It really is Paul, well worth the trip if you are able.
I can't wait to get up your way mate, will be epic! 🙂👍
Beautiful scenery! Noice vlog as always pal 👏🤜
Ta mate 🙂
Lovely views from that part of the world.
Me and Red once started a hike from the Ponderosa Café going up the hill on the other side of the road from the café, bloody hard work it was😅
Sorry to hear the weather wasn't great on the way to Chester but I'm glad it was so nice on the day of this ride, it was bloody gorgeous.
Looking forward to seeing some of these trail rides you have planned, should be a summer well spent mate.
Great video, hope you're well mate.
It really is, the 3rd video I have of the trip has spectacular scenery, am really looking forward to posting that in a few weeks. Hahaha... I don't have a body for hiking, I'd be out of breath walking from the car park into the cafe to get a donut! :-D
The weather on the way up to Chester was not fun, but it was amazing to visit my mate and his wife, and well worth it to get out on these roads! :-)
Aye, gonna be busy, but I can't wait, got a camping trip with Pezza coming up, and then am off to Yorkshire to do some trail riding with Biking Buddies, which I am hugely looking forward to! :-)
I’ve noticed that road in North America that end with pass are usually fun. I see it’s the same there 👍👍
Very much so... mountains always have fun roads 🙂👍
Excellent! Signed up to do a tour of Wales on my Kawasaki Z1000SX at the end of June (around the dates of the ABR Festival, so not going to that) and looking forward to it
Ahh brill, hope you have a blast mate 🙂👍
Jeez almost looked like a different country there Pete 😬🙈 beautiful mate
Well Wales is a different country! 😁
Stunning isn't it 🙂👍
@@HippoDrones very nice man
@@MVDBR 🙂
That was gorgeous. I think I need to get myself back to Wales for some explorings 😍
You do mate, well worth the miles! 🙂
Do it
@@EpicMotorcycleAdventures maybe August but it’s a toss-up between Wales, Scotland and the lakes 🤔 I’m kind of in love with Snowdonia.
@@Saddlebags73 Snowdonia is epic. Scotland it epic-er, but it takes a day to get there from this neck of the woods.
@@EpicMotorcycleAdventures aye, is why I've not yet made it back up to my old haunts in Scotland
Such a beautiful area. Horseshoe is fabulous but dropping the limit to 40mph was a bit ridiculous. You're right about riding without cameras for the sheer love of riding, it's easy to get sucked into thinking of making vids on every ride.
40 was definitely too slow, but at least it wasn't full of those average speed cameras!
Awesome didn't know about the horseshoe pass should go there for a ride out anyway you take care and ride safe TTFN
You should if you are able mate, really lovely riding around there 🙂
Bit mad seeing you ride the roads I ride most weekends 🙂. You probably didn’t know but you passed or where very close to loads of good trails 😁, anyway hope you enjoyed the time you spent in wales 🏴
I can see why you love it there Ian 🙂👍
I like the horseshoe pass I haven’t been up there in a few years and it was in a car
but yeah the views are vast and go on further than the eye can see it’s very pretty
I bet there’s a nice camping spot around there maybe even some wild ones 😊
I'd love to camp up there sometime 🙂👍
@@HippoDrones elan valley is nice and there’s a nice all traffic byway around the reservoir
I’m hoping to go around at some point
@@TinManvlogger awesome. I'm going trail riding in Wales with Biking Maja in the summer, I imagine that will be in this area too
@@HippoDrones cool 👌
Sneaky police are the worst, especially for something as harmless as a bit of fun on tasty roads :P
"The speedo can do things differently then" Hahahahaha....yes.
I actually haven't recorded "properly" on a trip with friends yet as I'm too busy enjoying it. That area is absolutely stunning. very impressed by the pass. Worth it for a look!! Wales is suuuuuuuuuch a nice place, really enjoyed the short weekend trip I had there last year. Time is the enemy :'( I wish we could live in a world where ai did all the jobs and we just rode bikes :P
Yeah sometimes one does need a motivator to get up out of bed, pain in the ass then when you miss half the day eh! The ONLY joy of traffic, if you can even call it joy :P Lovely spot amigo!
They are indeedy, thankfully these ones were not too good at the sneakying 😀
The pass was beautiful... there are another 2 videos from the trip and they only get better... glorious place to go play bikes!
I need that motivator, but I find it very tiring doing a lot of things, I need my down time too, and this trip combined with my subscriber meet, and Saddlebags73's ride and the explore home after... it all wiped me out, been a bit of a zombie at work and had not energy to get out of bed today on my one day off this week.
Totally agree with you. I only film about 5-10% of when I am riding. I am a rider first and a UA-camr second.
I've not managed to keep the cameras off as well as you, but I do very much enjoy riding with them switched off/not mounted :-)
I've been the Ponderosa many times, the average speed cameras have ruined it now. The Rhug Estate (on the left as you start your close out) is a good brew/grub stop.
If you come to the Peak District on your UK travels, give me a shout- either road or dirty-bike riding.
The Peak District is on my to do list, as is getting out on your lanes with you at some point mate :-)
Beautiful view ndeed.
Just like you! :-D
@@HippoDrones With my current size, “view” is an apt description..
@@hachewie :-D hahaha... I think my belly has it's own gravitational pull... def pulls donuts and pizza towards it and beer! 😀
@@HippoDrones My Doc told me to lose weight. Blood pressure and other stuff. Damn this getting old business.
@@hachewie that was mean of him!
If you're in that area try the Old Stores motorbike cafe. Much better food and atmosphere. It's where we usually start our trips into N Wales.
Ta for the tip :-)
nice road it is. In fact a good reminder that at first we are all bikers, just accidentally recording vids ;)
Yup, def worth trying to remember that a little more often on my part! 🙂
So you were in Wales, Jonah was only in one. 😁 I'll show myself out...
I'm a bit of a mouthful 😂
How is it going?. you shared professional drone!goodbye! :))
Am not a drone channel
You're on my playground but just be careful. I noticed your speedo went up to 53mph in the new 40mph limit. Personally I don't give a damn if you want to do cartwheels or wheelies but what the majority of people don't seem to realise is there are white squares on the road which are known as 'Pilot Marks'. Yes, North Wales use their Chopper to check speeds and the marks can be seen from the top of the pass where you saw the Police. Pilot or Vascar can be used from that distance as well. These are speed detection devices. Not all use Lazer 20/20. Good luck and ride safe
The Police have some trick kit for catching people going a couple of mph too many... be nice if they had kit that was able to catch bike thieves etc as easily! 😀
Been way to long since I rode this area
Ahh you should venture over again sometime Don 🙂👍
Nice ride! So what is the story with the Ponderosa and Horseshoe Pass? Fan of the TV show Bonanza?
I think the pass looks like a horseshoe, not sure on the Ponderosa... Wales is in the west, and some of them are pretty wild though, so could be a wild west thing 🤣
love that route, love the horseshoe pass, but i dont rate the food at Ponderosa. Top video.
It is so pretty 😍
Haha... noted regarding the quality of the food 😂
@@HippoDrones it’s like an old school canteen, the pie I had wasn’t very nice and was lukewarm, it’s a shame because the location is fantastic 🫡
@@q-tubeadventures I guess they can get away with mediocre food as it is a captive audience!
Why don’t you ride up the old horse shoe, it runs up the middle of the valley, awesome! And then over worlds end to Minera and Wrexham!
Next time I am up that way, I'll see if I can find it 🙂👍
It’s behind the ponderosa cafe, the other side of the car park wall! I’m in Australia now but used to Mtb round there every weekend
@@howardrathbone2120 ahh cool. I assume it is a road rather than cycle path/footbath?
@@HippoDrones yes it’s a road, the hills are full of back roads, best check google maps but normally very little traffic as everyone rides the main roads
@@howardrathbone2120 sounds epic 🙂
Wales is alright but it's not Devon.
Your videos are all out of order, talking about your ride and SB ride. I got all discombobulated 😅
You need to watch that discombobulation... was the reason my bits got all out of position at the start of Saddlebags' rideout! 😀
@@HippoDrones 😆 just do what I do & wear crotchless trousers
@@EpicAdamMotovlogs Hahaha, so that is what the smell was in Jolly Rogers!
Why do you repeat what you say twice
No idea, this was ages ago