If? Chris we know you're going to be getting a bike. You have a full licence and live in a part of the country that would be nice to ride.

Ah nice! Did you get a test ride? How did you find compared to the versys?

@@TommyBarnezTV Got a ride on both ! Found that I preferred riding the 650 although I wish they'd put usd forks on ! I like my Versys but it's time to change , the trekker panniers will just swap over with new mounts !

@@themoog3889 nice! Enjoy!

Nice! Sounds like a great trip. I've been thinking about riding down to Spain however might get a ferry instead as I've heard France is a bit boring. Big trip this year is looking to be Scotland I think. Have started putting a bit of a plan together. Haven't really seen much of Scotland before so pretty excited. Wont be as warm as Spain/Portugal though

@@TommyBarnezTV parts of France are beautiful ya just gotta stay off the big toll roads. Scotland is awesome I was over there 2017. I'm going to the IOM this July to explore as I've never been there. Vstroms conquering the world one road at a time.........lol

haha indeed! Any spots in Scotland you would say cant be missed? My very very rough route at the moment is Edinburgh, Lock Ness then over to the west.

@@TommyBarnezTV the green Welly stop was a biker Mecca for a fill up and lunch. It's just north of loch Lomond. And the marine memorial at Glencoe is not to be missed, and the bealach na na viewpoint on the applecross pass is awesome riding.

Awesome, will definitely aim to include them in my route. Cheers!

I did have an option to get the suzuki ones but wasn't keen on the look of them, and think they were quite small. Really pleased with these and already planning the next adventure :D

@@TommyBarnezTV I'd be game for meeting someone for wild camping in the summer 👍

@@BickMitchum sure, where abouts are you?

@@TommyBarnezTV I'm south Wales on the coast

@@BickMitchum nice, bit far for beer meetup but let's keep in touch and see if some wild camping touring paths can cross at some point

Thanks for the tip! Will look into those

Indeed! Just waiting for the weather to improve a little... Have a few adventures planned for later in the year

would you be interested in going together?

@@g30rgyg30 maybe, I dunno, if people aren't far away I'm happy to meet up, grab a bite and see what happens? I'm on insta - thetommybarnez

Cheers Buddy, pretty pleased with them

Had a look at ABR festival btw and the dates look good so planning on going. Only thing I wasn't keen on is that no option to take a hammock. Gregg from the bike school is up for it too.

I’ll send you a message on insta!!

Yeah you will need the specific bracket for the v Strom too. I'm pretty sure the part number was something like plx3112 - worth checking though when you buy

Hey thanks, go pro hero 6, 4k 30fps with some minor adjustment to levels when editing

PLX3112 I think

Panniers were for my birthday 😂

Cheers mate, sorry about the music. I thought it would be good but have removed in future vids when chatting 😎

Yeah all fits

Unfortunately only 100%, I searched long and hard for the 110% ones but apparently they are impossible to make

I've never been to Canada but have always wanted to go, just worried about the cold :/ my limit tends to be around the -2 mark

@@TommyBarnezTV here in my end of ontario it's been -20 - -30 over the last week.. been really cold.. more of a summer country..lol

@@OGTylerP I'll make sure I visit in summer :)

Accidentally hit publish before it was fully processed... It means the video is then lowest quality as it gradually finishes what its doing. If you try again shortly it will be better, gradually getting up to 4k