Hi Paul, if GSAs are good at one thing, it’s putting off filling up!! 😂

Hi Gav, I am forever the optimist and will keep heading towards the blue skies!! 😂

Hi there, thank you for the sub! I really appreciate it… As you know, making these videos is a labour of love and when I hear mine have inspired people it makes me very happy. Best of luck with your channel and get yourself out to Italy, you won’t regret it! 😁

Thank you my friend, I have my fingers crossed! 🙂

Hi Preston, yes, the rain Gods and I are on first name terms! Fingers crossed the further south I get the sunnier it becomes! 🙂

Hi Andy! We most definitely are! 😁

Hi there! It was very nice meeting you on the ferry. 🙂 I will be going to the Black Forest in August with my son, Ben; Iet me know of any top tips for the area once you been please! 🙂

Will do! Maybe I'll have a go at filming it 😉

Hi Peter, I have my fingers crossed the further south I get the better the weather becomes… Thanks! 🙂

Hi John, it sounds like you are perfectly situated to enjoy some fabulous rides. You are so right, it’s all about the journey! Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂

Hi there, France certainly has it in for me, I have my fingers crossed Italy will be kinder! Thanks for watching 🙂

Hi Stephen, all of those plans sound amazing… I look forward to the prospect of six weeks away, perhaps next year I will manage it as the channel grows. The Electra Glide will be perfect for that. My previous ride before the GSA was a late 90s Ultra Classic which I enjoyed many a tour on. Before that a Road King, a couple of other Road Kings and many Sportsers in different guises…

Hi Peter, I couldn’t believe how lucky I was with the roads! Fingers crossed crossed there’s some nice weather left… have a great trip! 😁

Hi Terry, welcome to the channel, it’s great having you along for the ride! 😁

Thank you! I have my fingers crossed! 😁

Thank you Andy, I appreciate that! 😁

Thank you my friend, I really appreciate that. 18 hours on a ferry? Oh my gosh… 🤢😂

Thank you my friend! 😁

Hello my friend, ’m very excited for this trip and can’t wait to see what’s around each corner. Hopefully I’ll make it to Sicily in my time frame and if I do, Etna’s definitely on the list!! Thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks Arch, I couldn’t believe it when I set off in rain again; thankfully it was nothing like the other trips this time… Thanks for you continued support 😁

Hello my friend and welcome! It’s great to have you along for the ride. 200K would be nice, perhaps one day… 😁

Hi Jane, so far it’s not been quite as bad as my usual standards so I feel I’m winning at this stage!! 😂

Thank you Mike, I’m keeping my fingers crossed! 🙂

Thanks for watching my friend, I’ve got to admit, I’m far more in my comfort zone using the tunnel..! Thanks for the sub, I really appreciate your support 😁

@@TwoWheeledDreamer Yeah it cant be great if you dont have sea legs.

Hi Brian, the ferry out was thankfully fine; there’s always the return trip though…! No, I don’t think I’ve ever totally escaped the rain! Thanks for watching 🙂

Thank you! By my standards day one wasn’t too bad and what a beautiful city it is…

Thanks Steve, I was so impressed with Reims; such a beautiful city! Thanks for watching and commenting 😁

Hi Miranda, I like your way of thinking!! C’mon #bmwmotorrad !! 😂

Hi there, yes, there’s always a bit of a delay in the videos being released, so I’ve already done the Mont Blanc Tunnel (ouch, it’s expensive). Mountain passes seem to be shut still due to snow but the route you suggests sounds much more interesting! 🙂

Hi Stephen, thank you, I’m very excited to see what Italy and Sicily have in store for me. It’s great having you along for the ride! 😁

Thank you my friend, I have my fingers crossed for sunny skies as I head south!! 😁

Hi Richard, me too!! When Ben and I do his first bike tour in the summer, he fancies the ferry rather than the tunnel, so I will be taking to the high seas again this year! 😂

I really was concerned about the sea as I am terrible on ships etc. but thankfully it was fine. I tried not to think about the return journey! 😂 Actually set off the very start of April, I’m pretty sure there will still be some snow on my route… May sounds like a good time to be doing it 🙂

Thank you, I’m so glad you’re excited about this series (so am I!!). I’m so looking forward to experiencing Italy and Sicily! Doing it two up I’d taking it to a whole new level… great stuff! 😁

What a great thing to hear! The future of motorcycling is alive and well when there are youngsters who have riding in their blood. Both my boys (now in their mid twenties) enjoyed riding pillion with me when they were younger and now my eldest, Ben, had just passed his test a few months ago. In August we set off for the Black Forest, his very first tour on his own bike. These shared moments, pillion or otherwise, are precious… Sicily is quite simply stunning and I’m very excited about it! Thank you for the sub, for watching and for sharing your lovely story. 🙂

A surreal but rather nice experience! 😂

Oh my gosh that sounds terrible!! So glad my crossing was much better… There’s always the return trip though… thanks for watching 🙂

Hi Mark, I definitely think I prefer the tunnel!! When Ben and I go in his first bike tour in the summer he wants to go by ferry, so I’ll be looking for my sea legs again…! I didn’t even think about the old F1 circuit, given his job, had Ben been with me we’d have been paying a visit. The tyres were humming quite a bit, I’ve been keeping an eye on them and will be changing to some Anakee Adventures next as a more road-biased tyre will be fine for my immediate plans this year. The rear is pretty squared off due to all those motorway miles! 😂

It’s on the eventually to do list, perhaps next season… for now, I’m wrapping up well and getting the rubber romper suit on at the first hint of rain! Thanks! 🙂

Hi David, thanks for watching. Tyres checked and inflated a few days before setting off, obviously the rear has picked up a slow puncture… re your other comment, I don’t think 12 days to cover 3500 miles is a great deal of time, so I am doing what I need to do to get to where I feel I need to be on a daily basis and it will inevitably end up a wide mixture of roads I ride. Thanks for your comments 🙂

I completely agree! 🙂

Hi Andy, at the time I didn’t think my bike needed one but further investigation shows it does. I didn’t have any problems but I will be ordering one before my next tour via France…. Only available from the French gov website - around 4€

OK thanks for the reply, just another thing to do I guess

Hi, just fancied a change having used the tunnel for the last five or six trips… Thanks for watching 🙂