My FIRST time at the notorious Dragon Rally in Wales! 🐲

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My FIRST time at the notorious Dragon Rally in Wales! 🐲

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Жыл бұрын

Hey Everyone!!
After my NIGHTMARE camping trip in Scotland, R1LIZ and Nigel convinced me to give the notorious Dragon Rally a go!!
A rally normally full of so much horror and terror due to the weather that I was really doubting whether or not it was something I wanted to do!
Anyway, I agreed and I think I was the good luck charm for a change as it didn't rain and it was very mild in temp!
I hope you enjoy this vlog!!
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@johnbellamy6449 Жыл бұрын

i did my 1st dragon rally in 1966 .in those days the weather was always very cold ,sometimes very windy and usually very wet. as my son grew up we went one year possibly 1989 and it was really thick snow .i rode his bike a kawasaki gpz 550 with him on tha back . overnight the temperature was minus 11 degrees c . water bottle froze solid inside our little tent . didnt sleep a wink as i was more concerned about him . carbs on the bike iced up and it kept dying on us . snow plough behind us at one time for a few miles . i am now 74 in three weeks time and dont like the cold , but still riding .enjoy riding while you can .keep safe . best wishes .my wife still rides her vespa she will be 72 last day of june. we have ridden all our lives nearly so its second nature to us .

@Mikethebike721 Жыл бұрын

Lovely story…I’m not far behind you, in age that is!

@goldilocks913 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant story! Loved my gpz 550 though l kept blowing the head gasket as l was a thrape artist back then! 👍

@mikearmstrong2488 Жыл бұрын

Dragon Rally started in 1962 and at 11 minutes on your Vlog the gentleman with the beard is our President Donny who helped organise the first rally 60 odd years ago !

@chrispop99 Жыл бұрын

Did the Dragon in 1974 on a little Honda CB250, riding from the South-east. It was one of the wettest ever, and the site ended up knee-deep in mud. It was impossible to ride the bikes in; we had to leave them all in the fire-break road outside, and wade in with all the gear. It blew and rained all night. In the morning, when I got back to the bike, the rear tyre was flat! There was no hope of getting the wheel out in those conditions, so I used a tyre repair aerosol, which only lasted until I got back to Oxford, where I took the wheel out and patched the tube. I still have the badge, and it's something I'm still proud of. Kudos to you for doing it.

@rickhughes811 Жыл бұрын

On behalf of CMCC thank you fir attending Top Tip for lead rider leave indicator on for a safe pass as they have a clear view of what is up front if not safe turn it off ...

@davidmatthews3093 6 ай бұрын

That’s asking for trouble, the majority of riders seem to forget to turn their indicators off and the rest probably have top of the range bikes with auto cancelling.

@jonp8582 Жыл бұрын

Kate you are one crazy lady lol watching you do those overtakes on the little Sinnis was nearly as exciting as watching John McGuinness and Michael Dunlop scrapping on the IOM lol. Good work.

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

haha you gotta do what you gotta do :P

@MrScouseal Ай бұрын

Done a load of Dagon rallies in the 70' 80's and 90's, always a special experience

@user-kv1jd4zx1t 6 ай бұрын

@usernameKate . Thanks for liking my BSA . Made my day.

@leslietranter Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for posting. I did the Dragon Rally in 1962 and 1963. Heavy snow on both occasions but didn't give it a second thought, must have been mad!

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

Absolute BADASS!

@davethesidecardog6741 Жыл бұрын

I'm going with "woof" because I'm a dog. This was my first Dragon Rally and my Dad's 2nd. His first one was mildly terrifying 😂😂😂😂 but it was nice not to get my feet muddy. Who knows what next year will be like in a muddy swamp somewhere not on Anglesey. Anyway, great video and great to meet you all 😃

@johnmooers5594 Жыл бұрын

Old bike camping trick - put a thin board in your pannier as the top layer - it's a handy base for you to set up cooking / hot water makings.

@NeonLuvBar Жыл бұрын

Went to my first and only Dragon Rally a few years ago. Rained all the way there, then awoke in the tent the next morning to find 2 inches of snow on the ground. Speaking to other bikers, that's fairly normal for the Dragon, so the biking gods were looking after you.

@andrewharrop7932 Жыл бұрын

125cc white van overtake quality 🤣. Looked better time for you than Scotland run. No bump starts 🤣. Chilli looked 😋😋😋. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏍👍

@mikearmstrong2488 Жыл бұрын

Happy that you enjoyed our rally Kate - come again next year (you were blessed with great weather and solid ground this year - which is rare)

@mrraiyangamer9959 Жыл бұрын

Im subscribe you

@keitht3055 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe you binned the £20 panniers! Lol. I did the same with the ones I bought after one camp out. 🤣. The Dragon looks ok in decent weather, and a good crack. I'm glad you enjoyed it after the loch Ken farce. You keep enjoying yourself Kate. 👍🏍.

@marklewis4284 Жыл бұрын

il have to try the dragon rally I go to all mag events into the vally,stormin the castle, farmyard party,Yorkshire pudding rally great vlog💕

@charlesemerson6763 Жыл бұрын

I used to love going to bike rallies . The snakes, the spiders and all sorts of insects. Ride for two days through searing heat to get a badge and a sticker, turn around and ride home.

@KnightRider1157 Жыл бұрын

That look on your face when she mentioned the whisky was priceless. One of the funniest things my wife and I have seen on you tube 🤣🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

I didn't expect treats!!

@ziggyironic Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thanks for sharing. 👍

@stevieeplea5611 Жыл бұрын

Looks amazing Kate hope you enjoyed it ride safe x

@rjdasilva Жыл бұрын

Adorable! That's what you are. Respectfully, of course.🙌🙌

@rjdasilva Жыл бұрын

@@Tondaloona03 Yep! And??

@chema1546 Жыл бұрын

hello good evening 😘 Kate I hope you enjoyed the minibike outing best regards 😃

@TheYorkie1954 Жыл бұрын

Last years Dragon was so cold and wet. The capping was about 3" lower than the level of the lake next to it. Think I got hypothermia on the way home, really not good so we decided not to go this year, but by all accounts it was fine this year

@TheD7035 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I’ve never been to the DR but what a good laugh you had! I’m really impressed with your camaraderie with everyone and esp Liz. Great!

@stevie150365 Жыл бұрын

Living the dream for another year well deserved , another great vog kate

@thebilingualbiker Жыл бұрын

OK, name change needed from *Usernamekate* to *_USERNAMECAKE_* , excellent vid and I'm almost tempted to turn up at the DragonRally but I don't think work will let me, that and the wife

@JConTwoWheels Жыл бұрын

Good vid Kate! Met Nigel at the WW22, cracking bloke. May try this event in ‘24

@PLRMoto Жыл бұрын

Loved the video.. ruined with the cheese on chilli 😂

@AW8UK Жыл бұрын

Glad all went well. Thanks for content & sharing 👍

@elijames3041 Жыл бұрын

Stay safe and ride careful

@HippoDrones Жыл бұрын

I think I prefer this type of camping to snow and rain and misery camping! 😀 Great vid Kate 🙂

@craigyllyn Жыл бұрын

I packed up in a T shirt. It really wasn’t the seasonal norm! All very pleasant . 😎

@adaptableadventurerider Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Kate :)

@56Spookdog Жыл бұрын

That looked a really fun time, 👍👍 for the BSA. No reenactment of the Blazing Saddles camp fire scene? Chile sounds about right for dinner tonight in this unseasonably cold Califronia weather.

@nigeltankard6977 Жыл бұрын

A excellent vlog from a great weekend

@EggPottsKnock Жыл бұрын

Nice to see the Dragon still going went to a number of these in the early sixties but it was usually snowing.

@Bk_MxLife Жыл бұрын

Cracking video as always Kate.

@simondemetriou7750 Жыл бұрын

Looks brilliant........my kind of do!! Thanks for sharing a great experience! 😁

@rosscorides2447 Жыл бұрын

Some good looking lads @10:57 @Barber biker 😅 Good video Kate 👍

@davehulme-rm6vq Жыл бұрын

The Dragon is the best rally ever. Nobody with an attitude, but you got off seriously lightly with the weather. Its not bikers,its a bunch of lunatics with access to a bike and a tent! Storm Ciara was a particularly favourite, when I slept in a pond, the tent ended up in a tree during packing, then the battery was flat on the bike. If my mates weren't with me, I'm body would still be in a Welsh field!

@johnimmins7302 Жыл бұрын

Loved this vlog as I usually do. So pleased the weather and venue was kind to you all, the Dragon Rally can be grim with the weather. 😊👍🏍

@marklewis4284 Жыл бұрын

Love ya videos and vlogs keep them up

@gazthebook Жыл бұрын

Nice one Kate. 😊

@adammcallister2260 Жыл бұрын

Nice views, dog, good food and cake in the morning? 10/10 content. Glad to see a return of Username Cake too, I was worried when you said cake for breakfast wasn’t on.

@BeanieBiker_AutisticRider Жыл бұрын

if you think that bike revving was annoying, should camp at Le Man motogp Grand Vert, you won't sleep from Wednesday night until you get home Monday, as they redline the bikes all night with many blown engines, I'm not talking about one or two bikes, hundreds all through the day and night. Never camping there again lol

@juans3728 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kate, that was fun, the chili looked amazing but i did not see any chili sauce, oh well nice trip. Peace.

@gavinbetty257 Жыл бұрын

i need your magic finger click, tent down and bike loaded just like that.... you also need a sticker on your clocks saying zip...

@SarkyGaming Жыл бұрын

Love this video! Would like to give dragon valley a go next year, I didn’t know a thing existed 😊

@delboy1727 4 ай бұрын

Blimey, I remember doing the Dragon Rally way back in the mid '70s. Not many of the popular ralies from back then are still going, I wager. I'm pretty sure I still have my rally badge knocking around somewhere.

@Eds_PanAm Жыл бұрын

I'd love to go camping with your friends and get a bowl of that testosterone chili with cheese!!! lol!! Looks like you guys had a good time! Sláinte!

@UKPete Жыл бұрын

Wales in February!. Hard core motorcyclers, Respect!

@colblimp1882 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the rally Kate. Glad the weather was reasonably good for you.

@stephenchapman8344 Жыл бұрын

That looked like a great event. 👍

@michaeldavies7660 11 ай бұрын

Hi Kate, I live not far from Conwy (originally from Anglesey). that road you have taken from Conwy to Betws y Coed is one of my favourite roads.

@eatmykwad Жыл бұрын

that looked awesome!

@DatOldeBiker Жыл бұрын

Much more civilized than your last camp! I was thinking "Glutton for Punishment" at the exact moment you said it lol. The chilli looked delicious and my "Tea" was over an hour away :>( Nice overtakes btw - reminded me of my CB125 days. :>)

@mikep.9371 Жыл бұрын

The battery didn't like the last camping trip but was happy to go on this one ... quite a mystery. Did you have the smallest bike there? Looked good and no brand shaming. Always asked if your filming Kate! Today was the first day that was not below zero F. Stay warm, dry and have a good week ahead.

@Sewingtrue100 Жыл бұрын

It’s great you are doing the single camping, need more 😀

@julianwaller3198 Жыл бұрын

Loving this vlog kate

@grahamebradford1028 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching this very much thank you. I did the dragon in 1966 travelling from Kent. Some of the worst wind and rain I've ever ridden in. Still got the badge and loads of memories, and still riding, although a bit slower than I used to.

@jamesfisher1827 Жыл бұрын

I once did the drunken dragon rally in 1999, when it was based on the mumbles above Swansea. I stupidly didn’t have a sleeping mat and was so cold on the first night it was untrue! Brought a sleeping mat on Saturday and slept so much better!

@charlesbarnett2724 Жыл бұрын

Great video Kate. All the way to Anglesey from Bolton. ..and on the Sinnis 👍😄

@matthewcoleman8267 Жыл бұрын

My mates and I stayed in the village last September where you filled up with petrol, Betws-y-Coed. A fantastic base for some decent weekend riding.

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

Roads around there are insane !

@deanruse5712 Жыл бұрын

This event looks fun. I’ll have to dig my tent out and give it a go next time.

@monkeydixadventures Жыл бұрын

Hey Kate...You are now a fellow Dragon...VIVA! Cheers Dean. (MONKEY DIX) 🐒

@backontwowheels9469 Жыл бұрын

Not been, however I can probably be excused because it was the start of covid when I brought my first bike for 37 years and I was working in Europe. I have managed to get to two ABR festivals and booked up again for 2023, cannot wait although the missus will bring the car too ( I might still come on the speedmaster chrome - my latest adventure bike 😂) so if she cannot get comfy in the tent it is seats back in the car 😂

@truthseeker104 Жыл бұрын

I think I would have taken a stove myself but then I like a brew to warm up and for morale!

@NorthwalesBushcrafters Жыл бұрын

I need to go to one of these 😁

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

You defo do! It was a good event!

@NorthwalesBushcrafters Жыл бұрын

@@UsernameKate if you fancy a bear grylls experience pm me we can have a ride on the bikes then survive a night in the woods 😁😂👍 ATB Trev

@scottdiver36 Жыл бұрын

Wow Kate that chilli looks amazing

@ChrisMcEvoy72 Жыл бұрын

Never done the Dragon Rally - looks fun. But, that chilli tho!? Wowawoowah!

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

Wow wow wow it was GORGEOUS.

@palstuart6891 Жыл бұрын

Lol Kate totally peeing myself with laughter. Hope you enjoyed it up here in Bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 it’s bloody freezing 🥶

@24SparrowJack 4 ай бұрын

i did the dragon rally in the middle of snowdon once, nearly froze to death 🤣

@sjaisie Жыл бұрын

@19:17 - nice Wicked Musical flashback for me!

@somersetlevellersmtb5564 Жыл бұрын

Was there in 1974 Betws y Coed

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

Crikey. I wasn't even a twinkle in the eye back then! ✨️ sorry, not what you wanna hear!!

@chrisjolly6954 Жыл бұрын

Great you are on smaller cc. I am older so cannot move or pick up big bikes! Mine's a BMW 310R. Suits me fine. 😀

@arnohag1 Жыл бұрын

Another great vid. On ya Kate.

@davepowell6740 Жыл бұрын

Chilli Chill Chillin

@mayhemandmutilation Жыл бұрын

I've searched everywhere for your lid, they just don't make that design anymore. Got the newer X-Spirit 3 😁

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's SUCH a crying shame its not available anymore 🦜 it's amazing. Be interesting to know how you find the new one!

@mayhemandmutilation Жыл бұрын

@@UsernameKate Sad story, wore it once and got knocked off my bike by an elderly chap who didn't see me last week. So didn't have time to get a proper feel. It's a bit damaged so will have to get a new one. I love shoei though, have the NXR and GT-AIR 2.

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

Noo way 🥺 what a nightmare, are you okay though?

@mayhemandmutilation Жыл бұрын

@@UsernameKate Not bad, bike likely written off and left foot and ankle battered but not broken. Spending my time off watching your vids 😀

@JeremyHurrell 4 ай бұрын

No matter how old we are, who doesn't go aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa when going over a cattle grid?😂

@allanmason7544 Жыл бұрын

another fab vid kate thank you

@796andy2 Жыл бұрын

come cross the pond and ride our dragon !!

@archiemillington306 Жыл бұрын

when i went we woke up in the snow there was no band just a tent to talk in no music just a bage a whisky and a marsbar

@alpinab14 Жыл бұрын

hiya kate hope your doing good , just a wee thing to avoid having to bump start any bike ever again , check out the tiny "anti gravity sport jump starter " is the size of a phone i kid you not and it will start any bike multiple times , could be a handy wee thing , ps one of the best rallys in the uk is storming the castle in September , defo worth checking that one out , if we bump into each other there cider is on me , be luck x

@MadGingerCat Жыл бұрын

3:23 Shut the front door! Gotta get me some of those badboys.

@olaanglia1 Жыл бұрын

The action was us before we got told off 😂😂😂

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@thorsenst Жыл бұрын

New baking channel Username Cake

@ukrider2 Жыл бұрын

You really need to get yourself along to The Farmyard Party in Helmsley this year you'll see a true rally there 😉

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

I'll have to look into it!

@timjkiely Жыл бұрын

brilliant kate. id say some craic

@derbyshireruralrider9398 Жыл бұрын

Took your advice re Bike Sure and it’s double my existing renewal quote!

@mattfisher3514 Жыл бұрын

Just goes to show, you don’t need big cc to have fun… great set of vids these

@MWS1960 Жыл бұрын

When your friend used the word “pissed” in America that means extremely upset, but in England it means getting “ drunk” 😂😂

@davidmatthews3093 6 ай бұрын

To be upset in Britain it’s pissed off.

@scottdiver36 Жыл бұрын

Kate they a bit unfair over taking when your on a 125 cc great work though lol 😀

@JohnnyXoz Жыл бұрын

No heated gear plugged in this time, no battery problems, huh...Guess we'll never know what caused it 🤔😜

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

Haha I guess we'll never know 🤷‍♀️ definitely not down to me demanding too much from the poor thing 😅

@peterkoning21 7 ай бұрын

Similar to our bike rally's in SA , just we have better weather ! Did'nt you used to have an SV650 ?

@UsernameKate 7 ай бұрын

many many years ago, before I got on social media :)

@MtbPoland Жыл бұрын

God bless

@alanco608 5 ай бұрын

Hi Kate...just caught this video. Where can I get a UsernameKate sticker. ?

@FunAllDayLong4353 Жыл бұрын

NOTORIOUS??? Well at least you didn't call it INFAMOUS!!! 😂😂😂 Good job we know what you mean chuck!! 😂😂

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

Literally Googles definition: famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed. Is that not accurate?! 🤣🤣🤣

@FunAllDayLong4353 Жыл бұрын

@@UsernameKate "Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed" - How does that relate to the Elephant Rally exactly?! 😂😂😂

@UsernameKate Жыл бұрын

Dragon rally is known for its dreadful weather, literally terrifying for all involved usually, so I stand by it! 🤣

@PetrolJunkie Жыл бұрын

When you have the bike loaded with all that gear it's way easier to climb on the highside by standing on the peg and putting your foot over the bike. Save your gear from tears in unsightly places and embarrassing falls.

@davidmatthews3093 6 ай бұрын

Why not just do that on the low side?

@PetrolJunkie 6 ай бұрын

@@davidmatthews3093 The higher peg results in not having to raise your foot as high to get over the bike. The bike is also leaning away from you giving you a bit more space to move.

@billemond6695 Жыл бұрын

One of your best... but get back on your BMW... LOL

@alanread136 Жыл бұрын

This is my second year with bikesure and they reduced the price by 6% from year one without even asking how good is that 👍

@grachoderunwiderstehlichen Жыл бұрын

what Aldi-south is so far away ...most is aldi-north sortiment which type of akku is inside this 125cc ...and why do you as a "saleswomen for quality motorbikes" not recharge each akku periodicly? (kate , broadcast electronics are nothing without a functional mover) ✌️💐