This was bloody hilarious! We've all had those rant explosions while travelling, just most of us haven't filmed it 😄
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Most of mine have been off camera too. But i thought this one was too good not to share!😂
@AyrshireVlogster4 жыл бұрын
Loved the fact that you ranted all the way through, but finished with a calm walk around the bike going through the gear you used. Need more like this 😂
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
What you couldn’t see, was that the walk around was about 4 hours of enya, nora jones and kenny G later! 😂😂
@AyrshireVlogster4 жыл бұрын
@@AndyManCam 😂😂😂
@s.crambling37954 жыл бұрын
If you don't think tgis is your best vlog yet, you don't know what makes good vids!!! Had me in stitches. Cheers.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
You’re too kind! I think we all know that drama and cock ups make the best entertainment!
@interceptorm54 жыл бұрын
You are easily by far the most entertaining, enjoyable and easy to watch and listen to vlogger/reviewer I've come across. I have gone back 6 years to your first vids and started watching all from the beginning and love it. You also have much better editing then pretty much all other vloggers (Teapotone, The Missenden flyer, Baron Von Grumblle etc.) and your vids are always worth watching until the very end. With some of the others, I start falling asleep halfway through the video and then just give up. With you, I feel that they can be even longer and I would still want some more. Almost forgot, your singning as is acting is brilliant. Great work. Greetings from New Zealand.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
You are altogether too kind! Thanks so very much for taking the time mate and I sincerely hope that the feeling sticks around for a good long while! 😊 Longer videos coming right up! 😜
@ThePebblesUK4 жыл бұрын
Meltdown 🤪....We’ve all been there on tour... but you do need the bad days to appreciate the good days.... but preferably not on the last day! Great tour really enjoyed your honest fun commentary and it brought back fantastic memories of riding the NC500. Stay Safe hopefully we will all be biking again soon 😎
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
So true! Luckily it doesn't seem to happen on EVERY tour either!! 😂 Happy to bring back those memories Nigel. Fingers crossed we can get out again before the memories get too hazy!
@rosesmith51353 жыл бұрын
Really cool and interesting video ! Great production value and music
@AndyManCam3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Rose!
@callummorey14253 жыл бұрын
This video alone deserved a sub and like! Made me chuckle all the way through
@AndyManCam3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Callum and welcome to the team! Despite all my efforts, these kind of ranty moments seem to just keep on showing up!
@ryburnryder4 жыл бұрын
Andy, another brilliant vid. Your suffering had me in stitches. We've all been there... This is real vlogging at its best! Great series all round with some stunning photography!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Cheers RR! Very kind of you to say and I'm very happy that from my misery has come a fair bit of mirth!
@ryburnryder4 жыл бұрын
Mirth.... Good word. Not heard or used it in ages! Lol
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I try to keep the old ones alive, to remember my heritage, while in this foreign land!!
@mickdegreek20074 жыл бұрын
We all have those days, makes you appriciate the good ones even more.. Another great series
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Amen to that! Also makes for funny videos of somebody losing it on camera!! 😂😂
@supercomp70784 жыл бұрын
One of your best vids, loving it
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. Even i laughed at this one!
@petehudson30804 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the glorious roads of Germany. How I yearn to ride them when finally the wife and I can return to touring the continent. Not any time soon but we live in hope. I really enjoyed the 'Bru time' vid and podcast with Bruce the other week and like your style of presentation. Honest, unfettered filming that us riders out here can really relate to. The rant was hugely entertaining, thanks for sharing that....
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
We can but hope Pete! Soon enough mate. The podcast with Bruce was a lot of fun. Nice just to sip a brew and chat bikes! Glad you like the style of the vids mate. That’s exactly what I’d hoped for. Relatable, real life stuff. 👍🏻
@gestoandlane4 жыл бұрын
The German roads are epic....some of our favourite in Europe.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Mine too! Just wish that it didn’t take at Least 2,5 hours to reach any of them from Hamburg!
@shawngreenwood78254 жыл бұрын
Welcome home Andy. Your highlands trip was awesome. Thanks for bringing us along.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Shawn. Entirely my pleasure! Thanks for coming mate.
@addictedtopiano4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Andy - been whatching for 6 years, pick yourself up and remember you had a wonderful trip with your family you will fondly look back on for years to come. Stay safe, 'I'm gonna be there till the end'.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
You’re absolutely right. Just a hiccup in the grand scheme of things! Thanks for sticking around all this time!! 👊🏻🙌🏻
@goldfever45704 жыл бұрын
Andrew! I come to your videos for relentless optimism and good humour! Not a paddy at some precipitation and dodgy routing! Still, I was in a bit of a funk and you being able to laugh at yourself helped cheer me up. Glad you enjoyed your holiday so much mate.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Haha! Come for the optimism, stay for the hissy fits!! 😂
@philmorrow24464 жыл бұрын
Yer now a true biker!!! Well done mate for not giving up! Remember, your only a plum if you don't learn from mistakes. Coming from Northern Ireland, I learned about waterproofing early in my biking life. Before spending money on kit, the key is to research a lot. Marketing departments don't necessarily tell it like it is. But you did it. You got to the end of the journey in spite of the problems and you'll have a few stories to tell. Great stuff.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Very true Phil! Sadly optimism got in the way of me just being better prepared for the obvious rain in this one!! Won’t be making that mistake again!! And the search for truly waterproof gloves continues...
@DingusOppenheim4 жыл бұрын
Oh mate thank you so much for uploading this. Made my evening watching you lose your shi*! Absolutely fu*king amazing! 🤣😂🤣😂
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure entirely mate! I thought that my misery works being a smile to a few faces! 😄
@davidmitchell77144 жыл бұрын
AngryManCam is very funny. What a terrible time you had on that final leg home. Very impressed with the calm walkaround at the end though. Top video again. Thank you
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Ha! Angrymancam! Yeah i had a word with myself during the motorway miles in between! Cheers for watching!
@jo-justjo4 жыл бұрын
You had a good grumble there! It was still fun to watch. Makes you realise that everyone gets frustrated at times. We are all the same. I would have cried !
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Nothing more entertaining than somebody else’s mental breakdown! 😂 Especially when you’ve been there yourself. I was close Jo! Real close!! 😅
@robday26014 жыл бұрын
Have only just come across your channel this maybe the funniest video ever 😂😂 we have all been there when nothing is going right!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob and welcome to the channel!
@Ray01554014 жыл бұрын
Holy crap Andy, you are human after all! Loved it! Take care ...
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Cheers ray. Sadly true! Bad moods like all the other real boys! 😂
@paulwebb75484 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your meltdown! That makes me feel a whole lot better to know that I’m not the only one! Loving your work Andy. Please keep going👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
We’re all in this together mate! The bad days come to us all sooner or later. Cheers Paul!
@tucker91624 жыл бұрын
Never understood why all bike luggage isn't automatically made waterproof.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I agree! Rain is always going to be a part of almost all touring!
@gestoandlane4 жыл бұрын
Thats what I said, I mean come on...its on the outside for God's sake lol
@gestoandlane4 жыл бұрын
exactly what we said today.
@rafa_olpa3 жыл бұрын
to cut down cost, it's easier to just give you 2 waterproof inner bags than build an intergrated waterproof membrane along with the ballistic nylon
@keithprentice21004 жыл бұрын
Great vid matey. Just received the same tail bag to go on my new Triumph Scrambler....just can’t ride it at the moment!!!!!! Enjoying all your videos.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Keith. Really nice bag. Will look awesome on the scrambler... when you can finally get out! Stay strong! Can’t be too long now!
@tecprojex4 жыл бұрын
Oh man we all have those days, but safe and err... kinda sound back home. Great entertaining vid. Cheers 👍👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Cheers ian! Safe yes, sound.... jury‘s out!! 😁
@dargar73254 жыл бұрын
What a trip! Thank you for letting us join you fella. You definitely got the ‘end of the trip blues’ for this showing. Keep safe and stay happy you grumpy *beep, honk, buzz*. (The part you were dropping all the bombs did cause me a chuckle, to which I’m sorry! 🤗).
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thanks for joining! No need to feel sorry 😬
@matthewjackson97654 жыл бұрын
As a older fan, with less motorcycle riding ahead of me then behind, I laughed at you having a meltdown. Your still on a bike, you have your health, and your blasting across the most beautiful places. Yep, your life sucked! Lol, I'm sure you knew all that! You keep making vids, I'll keep watching. Thxs!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thankfully, i laughed long and hard at my meltdown too! So over the top! Should have just stopped again. Taken a deep breath and realised it wasn’t all that bad!! Cheers for watching Matthew!
@icelander74884 жыл бұрын
Funnily this video has left me wanting to go on a tour even more 😂 another great vid Andy 👍🏻 you know that the things we remember from a tour are the things that didd not always go as we planned 😅🤙🏻🤙🏻
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Very funny, but understandable! I want to go out again too! Although i didn’t on the end of this day! It’s the Cock ups that make a trip into an adventure!
@johnfrew90324 жыл бұрын
what an amazing trip well done
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much John. Cheers for coming along!
@DucatiDave684 жыл бұрын
Oh mate ... I’ve just finished my lockdown chores ... stared at my bike in the garage and then watched your video and went from being thoroughly pi55ed off to pi55ing myself in that first 16 mins ..... fair play for posting .. that laugh at 5.00 ... all been there 👍🏻 I use the Kriega US drybags on my Speed Triple ... awesome bags and rock solid straps/mounting points ... all the best !👍🏻🏍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I’m am very happy to hear that Dave! Exactly the reaction i was hoping for! Thanks! Lots of love for the Kriega kit. May have to investigate.
@DucatiDave684 жыл бұрын
Big thumbs up for the Kriega stuff 👍 just watched the bikes v plane episode too with your mates ! Cracking editing Andy ... don't know how I missed that one but again you've cheered me up
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Dave! Nice of youtube to keep a surprise in reserve for you! 😉
@acsolares24 жыл бұрын
Andy....the rant was Crumblesque!!!! awesome
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I thank you kindly. Rants of Crumbles stature are something to strive for!
@arnohag13 жыл бұрын
The best yet. I'm sad others have the same problem with apps. Bloody hilarious. Keep it coming. In Australia if it sends you the wrong way it can take you a few hundred K's out of the way. I tend to beep, beep, beep on the way back as fuel can be a problem.
@AndyManCam3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Arno! I can only imagine how bad a wrong turn can be in some places down there! Luckily with these mountain passes, there's normally only really one option! Well two, if you count going back in the other direction to do it again!
@darrenstadames4 жыл бұрын
Oh, the frustration of "the universe versus I", think we've all had those moments :) As for map apps etc, Bruce appears to be enjoying the Calimoto app for his rides, might be worth pinging him a message. Another entertaining watch, thank you very much, and fingers crossed for getting out soon to allow you to send us some more visual titillation.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
It’s all part of the experience, isn’t it! You can’t have that much gear and be that exposed without it coming at least partially unraveled at some point! 😅 I’ve briefly tried Calimoto and it seemed ok. But Hamburg really isn’t the place to try and generate ‚curvy routes‘. So be it wasn’t a fair test and i didn’t want to pay multiple times for all of the packages I’d need for this trip. Maybe should have just spent the dosh! I think I’ll try the Garmin again, but use it as more of an adviser than a prophet of the true way!
@NLK_Racing4 жыл бұрын
Do hope you made the last bit home without to many problems Andy :-) Dont think we have seen or heard you this frustrated on tour since the spanish pyraneese mountains with Polly ;-) Thanks for all the videos ;-)
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
The last bit was thankfully very drama free, thanks Thomas! I don’t think I’ve actually been this in despair since that fateful trip with Polly! That seems like so many lifetimes ago now!!
@RhegedRideOuts4 жыл бұрын
Bad day at the office that one Andy, threat video as usual.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Very bad day! But to be expected eventually!!
@RhegedRideOuts4 жыл бұрын
@@AndyManCam That's supposed to say great not threat & I've started making my way through your back catalogue so don't be surprised if you start getting messages on five or six year old vids.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I thought as much. I’ve made enough Autocorrect mistakes to get good at guessing the hidden meaning!! I look forward to the comments Carl, have fun mate!
@deantoon73814 жыл бұрын
Refreshing to hear you had as much luck with the scenic roads app as me..great watch as ever sir, keep up the good work
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I’m also glad to hear that i want the only one who had problems. I’ve tried and binned so many apps, i was starting to worry that it was me!
@UneasyRider4 жыл бұрын
Sadist here. Basking in your misery! In all seriousness theres nothing more emotional than finishing a great tour. I came back from Norway to the UK for the last time and hit the depressing autobahns of Dennark and Germany. I tried to make the most if it via Ypres. Ended up going through exactly the same as you when I travelled through Antwerp. At least you can rant in your helmet to get it all out of your system! All the best Andy through this crap time.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with that mate! 😄 I can imagine the bleakness of Denmark being a rude awakening after Norway! Sometimes it would be good at the end of a tour, just to call in a chopper and get flown straight back to the garage! 😂
@BMRTV4 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your rain magnet nightmare, but stuck in the house "sheltering in place" this was just the laugh I needed (and shared with my wife).
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I thought that perhaps it might be! Just shows that sometimes, being at home is better than being on the bike.... nah! I’d still take the bike!! 😄
@davehenderson32474 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, you had me and the wife in stitches, so funny 🤣 we have been there before, but it so reminded us of our friend who would have been saying the same things 😉😎👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Very happy to hear that Dave! It’s so easy to find something funny, when you’ve been there yourself! It’s funny cos it’s true!!
@stuartstokes76644 жыл бұрын
Andy this was one of the funniest videos yet! It probably didn't feel it at the time, but I hope looking back at it has made you laugh too!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stuart. It really did make me laugh too tbh! Proper laugh out loud moments at my ridiculous tantrums! 😂 I couldn’t resist sharing it!
@anderseriksen22824 жыл бұрын
@Andy: That return from UK, was kind of WET, we all felt and share your frustrations, but cheer up lad - you are back and soon starting to work your but of, Frau Merckel have been awaiting your return, so now when a VERY FINE SUMMER approchshing, you may have to work all the time - lovely - is`n it ???. Me you ask, sadly I`m out off work, so all I can do is driving rentlessly around the countrysite, is a damn hot weather - - shiiit - ha ha ha ha. Glad your back safe mate - 1 like, and I`ll see U in the nxt 1.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Such a bitter irony isn’t it! We’ll all have to work double hard to make up for the lost earnings while the weather is good now!! Hopefully things will turn out ok. Of not, there’s always next season!!
@marcoalves11783 жыл бұрын
Come to Portugal as soon as you can. Dry weather almost all year. Blue sky like nowhere else.
@AndyManCam3 жыл бұрын
I'd be there tomorrow if I could!
@KensWorldRestorations3 жыл бұрын
Ha!!! Awesome ride! You sound like me but with a proper English accent! My wife enjoys making fun of me and graciously reminds me of my "first world problems" whenever that sort of intervention is necessary. Back in my early years of riding (throughout the 1980's), nothing was "waterproof". It was either leather or nylon but in all cases it was wet, cold and heavy which just made things miserable. I eventually learned the value of the smallest and strongest plastic bags I could find and a good quality rain suit. Everything of value would go in the plastic bag before it went in my backpack or tank bag. Looking back now 35 years later, the memory of the bad experiences have all but faded and I can honestly say that the times on my '84 FJ1100 and Virago were nothing but wonderful. Try to take a moment to realize that what you're doing is incredibly fortunate and very few people in this world have the opportunity to do so. I'm sure there are many of us tuned in who have been there/done that as well as millions of those who never will are thoroughly enjoying your experiences. Either way, it's a joy to watch, listen and learn and for me personally, the sparking of memories that I recall as being the best times of my life. Cheers.
@AndyManCam3 жыл бұрын
There is simply no better waterproofing than a plastic bag! Cheap too! It's funny how we always romanticise the riding experiences the further into the past they were! I remember riding my KH100 for 6 hours from Ramsgate in Kent to get to Cambridge, where I took my full test. It was a beautiful freedom ride, loaded with possibilities and hope! In actual fact it was 6 of the most frustrating and uncomfortable hours of my life on a horrible bike that burned about 3 litres of oil and struggled to keep up with some cyclists! But it was the beginning and as such it was a heros tale! 🤣 Always happy to spark those memories though mate! Luckily most of the riding actually is amazing!
@CraigShawCraigShaw4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a short tour I did with mates a few years back.... absolutely pissed down with rain on some of the best twistys in New South Wales, Australia... everything gets wet eventually!! 😄
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
It has to happen every once in a while eh?! Sometimes seems like my dice are loaded though! 😂 But then that’s what i get for living in Northern Europe!
@piersdenney4 жыл бұрын
This cannot be the real Andy Man Cam, no cake was consumed in the making of this video!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Haha! I promise that there was a bit of dry cornered super market cake consumed between the music and the rant! 😎
@christophergothard72774 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy! Glad to see I'm not the only one who goes off on a rant! 😆 I can recommend Fabsil for waterproofing textiles, bags etc spray or paint it on. Smells for a bit so best done outside! I hope your spirits have recovered after a spell at home? Also, a special thanks for your videos, giving me the bike fix during lockdown. 👍👌
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Good lordy no! I certainly have my fair share of rantiness! Just not always that the camera captures all of it!! I actually tried fabsil on my waterproof jacket, to stop it absorbing the rain. Sadly didn’t work. It was like a waterproof sponge!!
@kevinpick194 Жыл бұрын
New subscriber.... very, very, very funny. Best ranting ride. We have all had those days/trips and you describe it hysterically. I am one of those sadists, enjoying your misery... (not really, but you made me LOL about 20 times.
@AndyManCam Жыл бұрын
Cheers Kevin! Glad to hear it mate! If we can’t allow people to laugh at us when we’re losing our shit, whats the point in losing our shit!! 🤣
@terrybrooks71404 жыл бұрын
Totally get the meltdown wet gloves when the linners pull out and then you struggle to get your bloody hancs back in.plastic gloves from petrol stations over gloves are a God send.keep riding stay safe.😁
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
It’s a nightmare isn’t it! #firstworldproblems plastic gloves is a great tip.
@gym_witchmoto39634 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your holiday 🙂 thanks so much for taking us all with you. I cant wait to do the NC500 !!!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Colette, me too! I hope you have somewhere near as much fun as i did! 👍🏻
@13apostate4 жыл бұрын
We've all been there, Andy. End of the trip, tired, nerves a bit frayed and every little thing gets on that last nerve. Appreciate you sharing, though! Helps to know I'm not the only one. ;-)
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Sad but true! But yeah, it comes to us all so we should just go home and look forward to the next trip!
@imgonzo4 жыл бұрын
I've been there and now realize that I'm not the only one loosing it on a trip when shit hits the fan, but then again those moments make the ride. I've been in down pours in Croatia, snow storms in the France alps, sand storms in Nevada, had heat exhaustion in California, froze my nipples of in Colorado and had the skies open like I never seen before in Utah. Trying to say here, we never learn. Love your videos, keep riding!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Wow, i feel like a diva having a cry about some rain then! I guess we don’t learn, because when it goes right, it’s so damned good!!
@imgonzo4 жыл бұрын
Andy Man Cam it’s the best!
@suzywho10664 жыл бұрын
Just loved it ❤️
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Susan. Glad to hear it!
@MarkJames612 жыл бұрын
Best video you've made yet
@AndyManCam2 жыл бұрын
Haha! You sadist!! 😆😆
@chriswalker98504 жыл бұрын
funny listening to u rant Andy 😁 the good times override the bad times. Sunny biking days will soon be here 👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it Chris. Very true though. In balance, much more enjoyment in this trip than misery!
@siduk794 жыл бұрын
It appears you had a bit of tech challenge yourself there mate 😉 . Regarding wet riding it is awful and makes you wonder why even bother. This one time I was riding to Lucern, Switzerland from the UK to meet up with some friends. It rained all the way pretty much but I was surprised and very pleased to know that my gear was holding up ok. In the last 30 or so miles, we stopped to refuel so we were ready to go again in the morning etc. I was so keen to just get on with the last bit that I forgot to zip my jacket and the water proof all the way up after putting wallet away. Adrenaline high I was thinking “ not long now, beer, food etc until I felt the cold water running down my chest, jacket flapping about 🤬 ... still I loved almost everything about that trip ✌🏻
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
NIGHTMARE! I’ve done that as well a time or two! So keen to get on, and then you have to either stop again, fumble it together on the move, or just accept the consequences! Lose/lose/lose!! 😂
@gregoriousgilbert5192 жыл бұрын
AndyMan thanks for the laughs.. I went out once (more than once) in the sunshine sunglasses and jeans, at traffic lights rain came down like hail-stones, after hours waiting for lights to change visor steamed and jeans gloves soaked the sun comes out again.. grazt weather!!! Thats life,,,, Probably good I do not have camera/micc...7/8 thousand miles, cool means I got 2 or 3 thou left in my rear and even more on front... Cheers
@AndyManCam2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure Gilbert! I know that experience well!! I’ve gotten soaked while loading the luggage on, only for the sun to blast out as soon as i start riding with the freshly unpacked waterproofs on! 🤦🏻♂️
@jamesdonoghue59074 жыл бұрын
Great vid, thanks. I was laughing because I've been in that state before and know exactly what it's like. A good rant usually gets it out of my system then all's good again. The touring gear run down was useful - I've got those panniers and think they're great.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Cheers James. It’s all part of the game i suppose! I’m guessing it will happen again too!
@fredcockerill84994 жыл бұрын
AMC. .... sorry buddy but this made me laugh out loud ! Classic Andy Man Cam and reminds me of your early tour vids and the navigation faffery. .... brilliant stuff.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Don’t be sorry Fred! That’s exactly what i wanted from you mate! Certainly getting back to my ranty roots! 😉
@Warner19814 жыл бұрын
Good insight into the downside of biking For my soft luggage Kriega is awesome highly recommended
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
It comes to the best of us! A lot of love coming through here for the Kriega stuff.
@derekholme69224 жыл бұрын
Ok I am ready Andy🙈
@brno2219734 жыл бұрын
Derek Holme Yep me too😂
@kevinfarrell57784 жыл бұрын
Tough going there Andy..but as you said ya grew a pair and cracked on . Used to b a motorcycle courier..so well aware of the consequences of crap weather ..all the best...👍👍🍺🍺
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
You’ve known far more bad weather suffering than me then Kevin! Cheers mate!
@isliethwidowmaker4 жыл бұрын
started on a low finished on a high even with the crap weather, another champion video.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks David! Laughs from misery!
@ADVBrett4 жыл бұрын
Andy I'm only half way through the video and all I want to do is give you a hug buddy....
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Haha! Thanks mate. I feel comforted! 😊
@michaelandersen47454 жыл бұрын
Zip bags, zip bags, Andy. They are handy to keep items dry.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I know. You’re so right! Next time.
@muppdog3904 жыл бұрын
Next time at the petrol station gather a few of the flimsy plastic gloves for diesel fuelling. When your gloves are wet through put those on first. Your hand will just slide into your glove. I know, sweaty fingers and so on but your fingers are wet anyway. Also protects against cold from wind. And free.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Great tip mate! 👍🏻 So true that your hands are always wet, so may as well keep the wind off!!
@jamesmclaughlin34602 жыл бұрын
I know this is old but I came across this video . I have a 2009 Fz1. I m from America .live in New Jersey take 2 trips a year on my bike and can relate to the road trip .
@AndyManCam2 жыл бұрын
They’re not old, just well used! 😉 Just like the bikes! The FZ1 was definitely the second best bike I’ve ever had! 😜
@jamesmclaughlin34602 жыл бұрын
That Honda looks real nice
@AndyManCam2 жыл бұрын
It is very nice. Sadly it doesn’t look as good as it did last year. The paintwork picks up scratches and scuffs impossibly easily. By the time it’s as old as my FZ1 was, it’ll definitely look more retro than neo!
@jamesmclaughlin34602 жыл бұрын
@@AndyManCam That surprised me to hear that about the paint. Always heard good things about Hondas build quality. Dealerships are a joke once they have your money.
@AndyManCam2 жыл бұрын
You and me both James! I thought i was buying one of the best. An unimpeachable stalwart of the quality world. Sadly they really seem to be cutting costs and living off of old reputation on that front.
@EpicMotorcycleAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Someones tired 😂 Can't beat a good rant, followed by zen 😄
@AndyManCam2 жыл бұрын
Proper toddler 3 hours after bedtime tantrum levels of tired!! What a baby!! 😂😂
@theslaviccookie51372 жыл бұрын
Good lad,I know you no longer own a fz1 but I'm happy to say I now do. My inspiration to purchase one is you of course.
@AndyManCam2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on the awesome machine! Enjoy!!
@theslaviccookie51372 жыл бұрын
@@AndyManCam big thanks from your fellow biker from Texas
@AndyManCam2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! It’s a great bike and had the planets not aligned, I’d still be happily and proudly riding one!! 👌
@philkelly84104 жыл бұрын
You remind me so much of me good vid cheers
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Phil!
@lakegeneva48514 жыл бұрын
That cheered up my lock down, hilarious, nothing like laughing at somebody else’s bad day... I don’t use Scenic anymore either, it thoroughly dumped on me in the south of France. But as usual a thoroughly enjoyable video!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! I agree. Somebody else’s bad day is always funny when you know exactly what they’re going through, but you just get to watch!! Glad I’m not the only one with scenic troubles!
@lakegeneva48514 жыл бұрын
@@AndyManCam Just so you don't feel to bad: I was told by bikers near Dijon one summer that there was a major storm towards Geneva, when I could see very angry black clouds on the horizon I wetted up, riding in dayglo orange gear in 33 degrees heat, felt like a hot plonker. Then the storm came, biggest downpour I have ever seen, ended up not such a plonker in the service station I had to pull off to.Which got hit by lightning, no coffee, no sales nor riding possible for 40 minutes...
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Bugger!! Now that’s the kind of stuff that you can’t possibly plan for! Wow!
@realcundo4 жыл бұрын
To be honest, I enjoyed the rant more than the whole Scottish trip! :D Reminds me of so many moments from my trips...
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Haha! To be expected! People who are normally cheerful are always entertaining when they lose their sh!t! 😂
@Banditmanuk4 жыл бұрын
Blimey you've seen some precipitation on the trip. I've got the same tyres on my MT10 (They are great) got the same tank bag but I keep my passport in a plastic bag in the compartment at the top .I'm quite pleased I don't have that navigation app! I've even got the same Blaze panniers which are great until you drop them on the duvet of the hotel after a day riding in the rain. Thanks for taking us on your journey 👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Oh yes! I think i saw ALL of it 😖 I could imagine the panniers would make a hell of a mess on a clean white sheet! Good call with the plastic bag. Makes sense for such an important document!
@hollowaysteve4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, if you want to be able to plan routes the only reliable way to go is a proper satnav. If you're not bothered about verbal commands ( I went without for 13yrs with my old satnav) you should maybe invest in a basic TomTom or Garmin (car based) and put it in a specific waterproof bike mount. As far as phone apps are concerned, I have discovered the TomTom 'Go' app. It is terrific and has transformed my 'ad-hoc' 'day out' trips. One can't set a route but that 'twisty route' option is brilliant. I had to use it for all of my Swiss/Italian trip last year when my old proper garmin Zumo failed on the first day. it did really well and saved the trip. i couldn't do all my 'planned routes' but it saved my holiday. There's also, 'fastest route', shortest route', 'avoid motorways' etc. It has literally transformed my motorcycling life. Every now and again it might want to take me down a slightly dodgy single track but you ignore those. It's a subscription service (£17 a year i think but totally worth it) Also, if you go for a TomTom GPS as a 'proper' satnav, it uses the same maps and interface so you won't get confused swapping from one to the other. Sorry you dropped your bike btw. That's always a bummer. I did my BMW boxer some years ago, replaced the damaged 'expensive' magnesium cam cover and then dropped it again two weeks later. Both at 1mph manouvers!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I’ve got a Garmin zumo but hated the basecamp Software and the power supply did some strange stuff. Turns out it was the Lesser of many evils so I’ll give it another chance!
@hollowaysteve4 жыл бұрын
Andy Man Cam I hated Basecamp too. It’s a bit convoluted but one can use googlemaps to make a route and then turn it into a GPX file and transfer it into the Garmin. You shall need a google developers account these days and they take your credit card details but you get about 200 uses a month before any charges are made so basically it’s free. There are KZfaq tutorials. Another option I believe will work is ‘myrouteapp.com’ . That is highly regarded in gos forums but I haven’t tried it yet. It was the cradle power supply that failed on me for my last trip. The Zumo still works but tbh after 13yrs it was time for a change. I got a great pre-Xmas deal on the TomTom 550 and once I got my head around it, it’s great. Shame it’ll be out of warrantee by the time we are allowed back on the road!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I’ve had problems with my cradle too. As a fallback, I’ve found that you can connect a USB power supply directly to keep it alive.
@theheroblob50364 жыл бұрын
You clearly put your grumpy pants on that morning!🤣 I laughed heartily at your rant... but only coz I recognised myself! Shit just happens sometimes, no rhyme or reason. Agree with one or two comments on here re a dedicated sat nav. I have a Tom Tom Rider - its never let me down in terms of routing, and is reliably waterproof. And lastly, Kriega bags... brilliant! Cheers AMC, look forward to the next one 👍👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
That i did, and they were wet too!! 😂😂 kriega and tomtom seem to be really standing out here. 👍🏻
@mariosantos29414 жыл бұрын
👍 Really enjoying watching your videos. I had a 2002 fz6s and I'm planning to get a fz1n next year although there's no many on the market in good condition... Carry on with the great work you've been doing in your youtube channel👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Mario! I guess there will only ever be less of these great bikes! Hope you find one soon. That's why I had to snap mine up when it appeared! The deal wasn't perfect, and the bike needed some tweeking, but it was too good an opportunity to miss!
@mariosantos29414 жыл бұрын
I even built a garage to keep the motorbike safe....Now its just a matter of time, money, and luck. Looking forward see more videos from you. Maybe the next one will be about ecu flash?!😉
@peterhird35424 жыл бұрын
Hey Andy, Honestly you’re a better man than me. I would’ve stop recording after the rain, bad directions, narrow...say that again...narrow German roads, lose of a camera and did I mention the rain 🌧. I would’ve called it quits after the crappy cafe. I hope that your passport got away with minimal damage. Thanks for the walk around 👍. Can you do me a favour and explain the Scottoiler. How it’s mounted to your bike, how you fill it, what oil do you recommend, does the oil fling onto your swingarm and rim...?...etc...etc. I’ve heard of it on other videos but no one goes into the details of living with one...anyway just a suggestion. It also appears that being a motorcyclist in Germany is looked upon as being a second class citizen 👎 bummer. Thanks for your perseverance 👍🏍🌧🎥. As always looking forward to future videos. Stay well. Cheers.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
There was a time when i probably would have just stopped the cameras but i guess now I’m too invested. Need to get something out of the experience and share the humor of it with the world! The scottoiler is mounted under the front seat and simply filled with a pipe and nozzle from the scottoiler oil bottle. Every couple of thousand miles, roughly. Sadly it does make a bit of a mess of the swingarm and back wheel but luckily it’s far easier to clean off than the goopy, sticky mess than the usual chain wax makes. The passport is all good cheers mate. Have successfully used it twice since the soaking! 😅
@peterhird35424 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andy👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure mate.
@rideupsidevideoadventures31724 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy, Deep breaths man... come on. I can relate to your dislike of riding in rain. I cut my teeth riding in Washington State... they call it the liquid sunshine state. yuk! I think its time to ride south on PCH to Southern California... I think I"ll take my FJ-09... that you recommended. Thanks for the videos dude... your great.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Ah, liquid sunshine. I know it well! From what I’ve seen, there’s never a bad time for a ride down the PCH! Thanks for watching Michael. YOU’RE great! 👍🏻
@haydnreece43504 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha. I love it. I’ve definitely had days like this. Road back through part of a typhoon once and it sounded very similar 😂
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Ouch. That would be pretty frustrating Haydn! Weather brings out the best and the worst in us bikers!
@fredschneider9124 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy, I am one of your devoted followers(Fred C Schneider). I have been wanting to ask you a question forever, but just now figured out how to contact you. The question: do you do your own valve clearance adjustments or let a dealership mechanic do it? You have shown a good mechanical aptitude and courage to tackle new jobs, I thought that you might do it yourself.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Hi Fred! Sorry for the sloppy timetable on replies! I plan to do my own valve clearances, but TBH I've been putting it off because it looks like a proper nightmare! Maybe in the Autumn some time? Doesn't help that my garage is shared and that there's no electric or lighting! 😖
@chem5994 жыл бұрын
Sorry to say but even you having a bad day has made for entertaining viewing lol enjoyed your full trip, keep up the great work 👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Nothing to be sorry about! Even i found it entertaining, watching it back! Cheers mate. Here’s to the next one!
@DD-ev7th4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video 🤣🤣 thought I was watching Von grumble for a minute 👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Cheers D D. I guess was channeling the Angry I’ve inner Baron for a bit there! 😂
@markkennedy25214 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved the series Andy! Looked as though you were put to the pin of your collar in the final piece of your trip heading for Germany and there on, well played though as the positivity and perseverance shone through. Anyone who tours on a motorbike will have a day like this where everything just doesn't work, gear, apps, weather, moods and bikes even! You stuck with it and pulled through so heads up for that. Keep up the fantastic vids, you're one of a kind! Have you recently been in receipt of a s1000r?
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Mark. I’m sure it’ll happen again! Sadly no S1000. That was just a loaner for a couple of hours on a trip last year. Still only got the one Yamaha I’m afraid!
@ericppagel4 жыл бұрын
Ended with a brilliant gear review though! Always feel that increasingly irritating hand of reality pulling us back in after a nice holiday/vacation. 🤬 We laugh because we’ve all been there...not so funny at the time. Great video Cheers & hope you and your family are well.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric. I think next time it would be best if i just accept that the holiday is over and go straight home next time!! Same to you and yours mate 👍🏻
@adriansproston83484 жыл бұрын
sorry man but this is the funniest video ive watched you are a star
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Don’t be sorry! That’s great news! Cheers!!
@PhilTonic4 жыл бұрын
It could be worse. I once rode 1550km over 3 days from Munich to Spain in constant rain on horribly boring Route Nationale which are mostly straight. I slept in a tent as well. Worst "holiday" ever.
@PhilTonic4 жыл бұрын
For your next trip: try Enduristan luggage. Best waterproof luggage I have ever used. Does not have silly rain covers, because it is always waterproof.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Ouch. I have no trouble imagining that as a horrible experience! It is baffling that with all the technology available, brands keep using non waterproof materials, for products that will ALWAYS end up getting wet! I should hopefully have a different solution soon, thanks to a very kind subscriber.
@marcinkluczynski2684 жыл бұрын
I can recommend Quadlock phone holder &case as a replacemet
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Martin. I think I'm going to leave the phone off the bars for a while.
@peterowberry43904 жыл бұрын
Your pain is our entertainment!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
That’s the way it should be!
@MsDenver22 жыл бұрын
Can I suggest that things like passport you keep in a waterproof bag , like those food bags , they are cheap aswell. Then if you forget to put the rain cover on your things will be safe.
@markbright78454 жыл бұрын
Nice to see my locale, working in Cambridge and living in Felixstowe I know the A14 like the back of my hand. Always trying to find interesting A and B road alternatives on my commute, but obviously they take longer to ride. Not what you want at 05.30 . Let me know if you come past this way again and would like to meet up, Andy.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I know the feeling too well mate. Very annoying! Will do. Keep safe!
@chris84h303 жыл бұрын
omfg this is amazing love the wee tantrums lol
@kooshaspels84014 жыл бұрын
Ram mount works perfect for your phone 👍
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I'll be opting more for keeping the phone off of the bars completely. Especially now that I have a tank bag with a window on top! 😬
@ninjanelly35064 жыл бұрын
I would of stopped if I was that sound up, it would only end badly.Nice to see you finished calm and relaxed mate you'll look back and laugh about it in the future,honest!😂🤣👍🏻😎
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate! The worst bit was that i had to get back for work the Next day! Otherwise i think i would have called it off and tried the next day!! (Which was gloriously sunny btw!!)
@IanWheldale4 жыл бұрын
Have you tried the Kurviger app? Developed and made in Germany 😉. Seems to work pretty well in the mountains of Thailand so should be a winner in Europe. I have a similar seat pad as yours on order which I am looking forward to using as is my poor arse.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
I did try it briefly and didn’t really like it. Might try a little harder as a few have mentioned it here.
@PedroMcMahon4 жыл бұрын
sorry you got in such a bad mood victor. I DON'T BELIEVE IT,,, lol cheered my day up
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Haha! I do feel like a bit of a Meldrew sometimes!! Glad to have brightened your day mate!
@jcov182_884 жыл бұрын
Nice vid mate, enjoyed it. I'd say you definitely need a kriega for that rear bag, never come loose and no need for the waterproof cover.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Josh. So I’ve been told. I might have to try them. I’ve heard from large motovloggers than me that Kriega aren’t open to working with the likes of us, so I’ll have to save my pennies for a while!!
@justRORIRARU Жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for the Walk-around, music and the failed trying to be pissed seeing 🌈s. Wouldn't recommend this to be seen for the kids, for the op how to properly swearing like a seaman learning aspects of the clip. 😀 👍
@AndyManCam Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, my pleasure and thanks for watching!
@biker0424 жыл бұрын
at 13.00 the sounds of a happy rider.( god it made laugh so hard cheers)
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Haha! Glad to hear it! I was checking throughout editing this one!
@dcutzpieshop1564 жыл бұрын
Back in my despatching days in London I ran a 98 GSXR600RR. I fitted a scotoiler (had one fitted). I agree it was great right up until the feeder pipe came off and it happily pumped lube all over my rear.....(that's what she said) tyre. That was a bit lively until it cleaned up!
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Oh! I can imagine that being somewhat interesting! I’ll be checking my hoses more often from now on then!
@gintry24 жыл бұрын
I must admit that I was giggling and openly laughing all through your rant. I supposed I am one of those sadists that enjoy someone's pain haha! Partly because I was in the same position once or twice and it was just echo of my thoughts and juicy words spoken at said time... As you mentioned seat of fz1 maybe is not the most comfortable of them all but I managed to cover 1000 miles in one day without any permanent damage to my backside. Good vid as always, showing a little bit of less enjoyable part of touring, it's not always roses 😂
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Very happy to hear it mate! I was hoping the rantage would prove entertaining. We can all relate to the misery!! Thanks for enjoying!!
@johnstonstewart96834 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!! Love to hear a good rant, it purges the system.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I consider myself thoroughly purged!
@whatsstefon4 жыл бұрын
I can’t help but laugh at you having a sook and a tanty. I remember being at the pub with some mates, who all ended up taking off and I decided to stay and finish my beer. They got home dry. I sat at the pub for 2 hours waiting for the rain to stop. When it did, I messaged my partner at home asking what the weather was like down that way. Their response, “warm, sunny, great”. I jumped on the bike and within minutes was drenched. Absolutely drenched.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! It’s always the way isn’t it! If it’s 50/50 of choosing the wet option, thats the one I’ll end up with! 😂
@whatsstefon4 жыл бұрын
@@AndyManCam yep. Even the day I brought my bike home. Sunny all day. Go to pick up the bike... Tink tink tink. The sound of drops of rain falling on a tin roof. By the time I hopped on the bike and was half way home, I rode through a huge storm. It was sunny as I pulled into my driveway.
@AndyManCam4 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha! It’s funny because i know it SO well!! 🤦🏻♂️
@whatsstefon4 жыл бұрын
@@AndyManCam You can now see why I laughed at your all too familiar tantrum. Stay safe my friend.