Are you ready to tour in 2024? | Our tips and hints to a great tour!

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Touring aborad is amazing, but what do you take to wear, what do you need to think about before going and what do you need to think about when you are there? We talk about what we do from being tour guides.
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14:45 Travel Insurance
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18:53 Ferries & Tunnels
19:53 Money
22:48 Passport
23:48 Customs
25:01 Travelling on the tunnel or ferry
29:44 Hydrate!
30:23 Adjust to the road
32:02 Sat Nav Speed Camera Warnings
32:21 Drinking & Riding
32:48 Speeding
34:39 Filtering & Speeds
36:37 Alcohol test kits
36:48 Helmets
37:48 Your Holiday!
38:15 Toll Roads & Air Pollution Zones
40:39 Tyres!
41:44 Service your bike
42:00 Fuel
43:25 Recovery
44:11 ICE Details
44:43 Bluetooth Headsets
45:30 Outro
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@JohnGadsby-mi7ui 5 ай бұрын

Hi Guys - great vid, lots of common sense advice - always good to be reminded of. I'm a British biker who has lived in Spain (Valencia) for more than 20 years now - in fact was out with some local friends this morning & had coffee sitting outside in beautiful sunshine at 1169m (3800ft), sorry to rub it in for all the UK based riders🤣. My comment is - a couple of clarifications/corrections to your comments re Spain. First - GPS based speed camera location is totally legal here & the police (Guardia Civil) will not look at your device for it, fine you or do anything. Second - earphone audio is absolutely NOT legal & you could end up with a big problem. Ear guards are fine, on a lanyard or otherwise. Helmet mounted 'bluetooth systems' are less clear. If your helmet certification number begins with '05', then technically it is illegal - although the police are extremely unlikely to do anything - especially with foreign visitors. If your helmet certification begins with '06', then it's legal if the system is approved by the helmet manufacturer. Like I say highly unlikely a bluetooth system will produce problems, but earphones are a total no-no & in any case stupid. Sorry to go on & never commented before, but I really like you vids😁✌

@markholroyd5365 5 ай бұрын

Glad you commented that clears up some of the mysteries. Rode safe

@MichaelPhillips-wf9nc 5 ай бұрын

Another brilliant video boys brilliant advice 👍👍

@thingsido6067 5 ай бұрын

Very informative vid! You guy's are vets in touring and seen it all I guess 😂 A lot of stuff I all ready knew and is just common sense but the Caxton Card is new to me, I live in Belgium and honestly, I think not much people here know about it. The drone thing in France is a bit worrying. I'm far from a hooligan but I like to ride with the flow, not really paying much attention to speed, sometimes I'm way below the limit, sometimes a bit above, guess my cruise control is gonna be my friend here lol Thanks for the vid!!

@markpollard3342 5 ай бұрын

Evening chaps. It me, the mystery subcriber. Thanks for listening and thanks for making the video. Appreciate you sharing you experiences and knowledge. 👍👍

@RiderCamTV 5 ай бұрын

No probably buddy :) thanks for the ask and hope it was ok

@markholroyd5365 5 ай бұрын

There you are… Ride safe

@greamelow5582 5 ай бұрын

Excellent, you speak about sucking fuel from the tank to fill another. No need to suck, place the pipe in the tank seal around it with a rag or your hand blow hard into the pipe, remove your mouth and the back pressure causes the petrol to flow, no mouthful of fuel, cheers gents

@RiderCamTV 5 ай бұрын

Cool, fab tip thanks buddy

@user-sp8bn3sz8e 5 ай бұрын

Great video, many thanks. when i go on tour i use old T shirts, pants, socks etc. that i would normally throw away, therefore i keep them use them as needed then i throw the item away, leaving room for gifts. military 1st is a great site thank you and look forward to the next video.

@richardwilson2093 5 ай бұрын

Thankyou for this video. Super informative. Few things I haven’t never thought about. Everyday is a school day

@andywalker9495 5 ай бұрын

Pretty comprehensive video, I have been abroad biking for 20 odd years and think you have covered all the stuff I can think of.👍👍

@BrianJohnson-bs9cw 5 ай бұрын

Great video guys, the only thing i can think of is check your travel insurance covers you for a bike most say yes but only to 125cc 😮 Especially insurance via bank accounts

@iancalvert6893 5 ай бұрын

great vid boys. lots of helpfull info👍👍

@FREE_PUREBLOOD333 5 ай бұрын

This has to be the best video you guys have ever done. Brilliant . Thankyou for so much information in one video. 🏍️💨👍

@ImJensenKing 5 ай бұрын

Merino wool base layers gents, Dilling well worth checking out that and Scott DP pro wet gear proper game changing for on tour.

@FREE_PUREBLOOD333 5 ай бұрын

It's a game changer!!! 👍

@justmejohn773 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video chaps.

@moxy909 5 ай бұрын

Great info, cheers 👍

@jeffarnold9957 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for a most informative video I have watched for a very long time. I subscribed to your channel many many months ago but this one was by far the best for me personally. Looking forward to seeing what improvements ie add on's you can do with the new RT as I have just purchased a white 2019 1250RT. 👍

@genuinecomments4008 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant guys, thank you great insights and extremely useful

@waynecastledine1416 5 ай бұрын

Great video loads of information well worth watching 😊

@IanTed 5 ай бұрын

Great tips, anybody would think you’ve done it before. I learnt the hard way but now can get everything for an extended tour in a 30l bag, don’t ask me how much electronic kit I take😆. I was the GS boy who used to travel with massive steel boxes and top boxes, I now ride a V2S Multi with small panniers and a modest tank bag, far more fun and just as capable a any GSA.

@mikedignum1868 5 ай бұрын

Your old packing videos are great..saved me lots of space and time. I took the same gear on the Norway tour as I did to Spain. More space for souvenirs. Always take Imodium tablets as local food may not agree with you...as I found out a few times. See you next year in Spain/Portugal.

@adamnunn9723 5 ай бұрын

Great video lads, very useful indeed! Also, the light that kept going on over your head like you’d had another idea kept me chuckling… 🤗👍🏼👍🏼🤣🤣

@markholroyd5365 5 ай бұрын

Now that’s funny!

@Highdef1970 5 ай бұрын

next time flashing bedknobs 🤣

@keitht3055 5 ай бұрын

Really informative lads, especially for a 1st timer. On the subject of meds. I usually ask my GP for an extra prescription before I go, I also take a list of meds just in case, a weeks supply goes in a leg bag along with my passport, that way the most important things are always on me. The other extra meds are locked in a side case, an additional bit of stuff is Imodium! and I also take sudocrem. Let's face it, no one wants a sore arse while riding a bike 😉🏍.

@frankspeakmore7104 5 ай бұрын

I don't know who did your joining/woodwork in that shed, but it's actually quiet amusing.

@FREE_PUREBLOOD333 5 ай бұрын

Better than my scrap pallets and the skin of my enemies attempt.

@JIMWSMITH 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant chaps....

@GTWoodshop 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video guys, really informative, and rather timely. 😁😁

@markholroyd5365 5 ай бұрын

Have you booked yet?

@GTWoodshop 5 ай бұрын

@@markholroyd5365Not yet.

@richedwards4651 5 ай бұрын

I always take a cool down vest for hotter climates,life saver and takes no space. Never forget lipsalve, nothing worse than chapped lips. 👍

@49googie 5 ай бұрын

Oh another wee tip for the Passport for you two especially make sure you have enough pages left not stamped to let you travel now they are being stamped as you enter.

@jeanjacques9980 5 ай бұрын

Interesting video, impossible to cover everything but you might consider mentioning “motorway” electronic payment tags and how to use them e.g. make sure no other bikes or vehicles are close to you when approaching the barrier or use “T” car only lane. Tags common in France, Spain and Portugal not sure about Italy and whether they cover all countries. France has a class for bikes but I think Portugal and Spain charge car rates for bikes? Vignettes required in several counties including Austria and Switzerland, I understand that in Czechia bikes are exempt, cars are not, however unscrupulous people at the border crossing will direct unsuspecting bikers to a private outlet closest to the border police office and sell you an unnecessary vignette at a premium?

@49googie 5 ай бұрын

Touring for 25 years + with my wife, simple advice . Lay all your clothes etc all out on the floor then half it and double your money !!, oh make sure you bring a passport. Regards Robert.

@fonso1961 5 ай бұрын

Great advice lads 👍 My first trip with my wife to Spain last year on the pont aven thought I was doing the right thing by being the first bike on😢 yes I was the last one off and sweating like a pig 🐖 lol 😅 🤣 😆

@lensmann100 5 ай бұрын

With all the speed restrictions and gas guzzling BMW's, makes me feel glad I tour on my Meteor getting 100 mpg!

@markholroyd5365 5 ай бұрын

That’s an awesome bike. Ride safe

@tsport6368 5 ай бұрын

Some great tips there guys. If I can pass on some first hand experience of the knife/multitool situation on Brittany Ferries. Like you I had an expensive multitool as part of my toolkit and didn't want it to be confiscated at the port. Strangely cars and motorhomes can carry such items (full cutlery drawers on motorhomes) but bikes can't. I contacted Brittany outlining what I was intending to carry and that it would be in a locked metal toolbox attached to the bike. They forwarded my email to the port authorities and both granted permission for it to be carried. On arrival at Portsmouth the check-in staff were aware of this fact and I had an orange sticker attached to my bike and was sent to a different queue from the rest of the bikes. I was then waved straight onto the ship and was in my cabin and showered about an hour and a half before my mate was even on the ship. 😃

@maxflight777 4 ай бұрын

Take a Helinox chair to sit on when using the Tunnel

@RiderCamTV 4 ай бұрын

They are great chairs

@Lacebylad 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed that one chaps. Did you mention insurance claims number in your phone?

@markholroyd5365 5 ай бұрын

Can’t remember but it’s a good idea.

@markperkins8548 5 ай бұрын

Hi Guys, just a point that you may have overlooked as a lot of your clients are from Englan, is that Travel Insurance will almost alwasy NOT cover a rental motorcycle! I took out insurance for my Magellan tour of Corsica, Sardinia and France, and missed the small print that defined Rental Vehicle as only a 4 wheel vehicle or Campervan. it was only when I tried to claim damage on the bike that had fallen over that this was mentioned. The other concern I have, is that when paying for a Guided Tour, we Australians had expected our Magellan Guide to actually ride with us, do the both of you actually do this?

@maxflight777 4 ай бұрын

Nope ! Most bike tours … You make your own way ! A supported tour doesn’t mean the guide sits on your beam !! 🤦‍♂️

@grahamknight2313 5 ай бұрын

Hi Guys Great video. What do you do about bike security when your touring ? Im thinking of going down through Spain from Santander to visit family near Alicante and trying not to use Motorways if possible - How far between overnight stops do you allow for?

@markholroyd5365 5 ай бұрын

Hiya. We use a disc lock and the bikes own security. Think about where you park in hotels not in dark areas but to be honest we have not had any issues… As for distances it’s up to you. On tour our days can be anything from 150-260 miles depending on where our next hotel is. It’s nice to just bimble though. As for hotels I only book the first nights hotel if I’m travelling on my own. Then when I decide to stop I find a hotel go to reception ask for their Wi-Fi code then check out a price to stay on Trivago. When I have a price I go to the reception and ask if that’s a good price. They invariably say no they can do it much cheaper. It’s never let me down and I have stayed in some very posh hotels for as little as 40€..

@IanTed 5 ай бұрын

Lot safer travelling on the Continent than here, especially in rural areas, I just take a Litelock for overnight stops if not in a locked car park, never had an issue…

@Richibald1 3 ай бұрын

Hi there, I was watching another RTP channel or two and some curious maintenance issues cropped up with RTP's. One complaint was that his RTP(American) had a characteristic vibration through the handlebars at 70 mph which is a very ideal cruise speed for RT's and RTP's. So my question does an RTP typically have a higher incidence of repair than the standard RT? Lower incidence of repair or are they essentially the same 🤔 Another channel this guy called himself Monster Flipper. He frequented police auctions for an RTP. Again this other guy pointed toward clutches failing. This particular RTP bike he bid on had a clutch to be replaced. All auction staff told him was it had a drive train issue. He wasn't despondent even though he had a full two days of wrenching just to get to start replacing the clutch. But this was where I had the red flag. The RTP had a little over 7000 miles on it! One new clutch 7000 MILES Finito Morte egads lads... HELLO? So I'm wondering frankly with the higher predominance of speedier acceleration pressures on the clutch. Is this anomally highlighting an across the model range weakness in the clutch by any chance. Have you noticed this at all with RTP's needing more parts sooner, in particular clutches? Thanks really enjoy your useful material, never heard of blood bikes! Oh that simulator the 6' 5" Motorcycle Cop was mentioning. Does it have a name please? BTW Dry Sparkle very interesting product for sure, antifog can be a lifesaver. The word is hydrophobic not aquaphobic 🤫 Is there any way you can get a shorter guy like me 24" inseam to be able to flat foot on a 1250 RT without sitting on the battery 🤭 Beautiful bikes sick to get one but I'll need to be imaginative to fit on them flat footed. There's a puzzler for you huh? I do know a woman had a lowering suspension strut ($500 item from BMW) but she was 5'9". So my guess is if there isn't a comfy seat like about 4" lower than normal I'm out of luck... 🤷 Regardless, great show guys thought I'd get to see you blazing down the highway on that RR 1000R. Gad that's solidly in superbIke territory. Frankly that police Sargent really set the bar for me. I'm 68 years old, so you're never to old to refresh your defensive driving skills, excellent interview, top shelf Dude! 👍👍

@maxflight777 4 ай бұрын

Toby 39:41 Spain have removed all tolls from Autovias !

@RiderCamTV 4 ай бұрын

Oh cool. Was it recent as we had a toll road on an unscheduled route to Segovia in October last year

@maxflight777 4 ай бұрын

@@RiderCamTV There are some private toll roads Toby, a little like the U.K. But all state roads are Toll free.

@stoneybd 4 ай бұрын

Hi, do you record tours. Be interested in watching vids. Live the Chanel.

@RiderCamTV 4 ай бұрын

We do sometimes. We have done videos on our tours before. Check out Magellan motorcycle tours channel as they have lots of videos on there that we put together

@frogclip1 5 ай бұрын

Crocs rock. Great for bike touring.

@jaygamble5596 5 ай бұрын

just can't hear you.

@FrankieNT1100 3 ай бұрын

Sorry guys, if u want to be taken seriously I suggest not discussing size of toothpaste tubes…..

@RiderCamTV 3 ай бұрын

🙄 strange you say that because we get asked this a lot. Hence included in the video

@rlw85 5 ай бұрын

Touring in Europe sounds like a nightmare

@markholroyd5365 5 ай бұрын

It’s soooo easy, come with us on a tour you will love it! Ride safe

@FREE_PUREBLOOD333 5 ай бұрын

It's great..adventuring around , riding on the right, getting used to different climates, amazing scenery, lovely people, usually better driving standards...apart from the cities, better road surfaces, empty roads, less populations, learning foreign bits of language to communicate, using your time to make memories and meetings some other travellers along the way, different foods and seeing how other folks live in other countries and get along just fine...many times with little or nothing.

@markholroyd5365 5 ай бұрын

@@FREE_PUREBLOOD333 I couldn’t agree more. Ride safe

@IanTed 5 ай бұрын

A lot easier than here, cheaper and a hell of a lot more interesting.

@rlw85 5 ай бұрын

@@IanTed I would like to visit Norway and Spain on the bike.