Music at 7:40 befitting of the blessing of the drive in such lovely countryside. Now 85 I miss my Ariel and a joyful ride. Thank you for your wonderful trip videos.

Another enjoyable watch thks

Hugh what is your usual cruising speed 9n these roads please? Thks

Don’t ever consider parting with the wee bike, have another go at sealing with the new modern products. Thks

Hi Hugh how come we never see you stopping for a cuppa or lunch at any of your recommended eateries, but then as I was typing this message you stop for your picnic. Can you recommend any eateries in your region? Thks Hope you do a wee tour sometime. Thks

I worked at Nigg Bay in 1975 when it was the the base for building the pipelines for North sea oil and gas, made a brief visit in 2010 when staying in Gairloch on holiday. Nice video on your local history. I remember those bitter easterly winter winds to this day. Still have friends who live in Conon Bridge...bike safe.

What a beautiful C15.. I had one back in the early 70's, it was a 1959 model...not too unlike yours. Really loved that bike. Wish I still had it. Excellent video by the way and yes...I wholeheartedly agree with you about careless people leaving their rubbish.

Slowly increasing the mileage on my 1960 C15 I,m now up to 43 miles yesterday getting more and more confident. Car drivers are impatient so try to keep on the quieter roads. Love the bike and much more reliable than I anticipated ❤ Great videos they certainly give me confidence to do distances safe riding Hugh 👍👍👍

Did you fit an O-ring to the distributer where it seats on the crankcase? I have a Triumph Tiger cub with a very similar distributer. It leaks oil from the hole where the distributer fits. I put in an O-ring. Still leaking! Rgds

magnificent - looks a great cycling route as well. And yes I understand your dislike of the wind farms scattered uphill and down dale- you never see them in the Cotswold's, guess too many with influence live there

I think you would have had more luck fitting a real mikuni instead of a cheap copy there is a reason they are cheap.

I thought about putting Japanese carbs on my lightning in the 80s as was getting fed up tinkering with them

Never been to Scotland not even in my 12 years as a motorbike courier hopefully I’ll get there one day

Love your bike.

I am recovering from a stroke which has left me with vision problems. whether the eyes recover sufficiently to ride my bikes again time will tell. In the mean time Hugh willk eep me suitably entertained. So peaceful.

A sheer delight. Thank you, sir. In the early 1970s I used to ride my Triumph TR25 Trophy (a fake C15) down south. I lived on the slopes of Bennachie, Aberdeenshire. Keep a close eye on the oil circulation!

Ha ha! The Barry Sheene of the Highlands indeed! Nice one Hugh, looks an interesting place to visit for sure.

Pleased that op. appeared to go well . The wife and I did the Bealach loop ride but the other way round on our push bikes 40 years ago, not knowing what we had let ourselves in for (because I did not look at the map properly before we set off ) and as they say once you reach Applecross there is only one way and that's up! Bought back great memories thank you

Another wonderful video! Must get down a run your way on the bike soon 🥸

loving the green colour of your bike.

It does seem to be running nicely at the moment. There are lots of specialists out there who could refurbish your original Smiths unit. 🙄

Congratulations nice piece of work and she sounds good to me ! My best wishes to you from the Philippines happy riding ❤️💪👍😉😀😁🏁🏍️🛺🐑🇵🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Lovely video and country side C15 sounds great happy riding, my best wishes to you from the Philippines ❤️💪👍😉😀😁🏁🏍️🛺🐑🇵🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I’m envious. Triple digit temperatures in Southern California this time of year render the scenery brown and classic air cooled motorcycles dead on the roadside. Your exploits aboard the C15 in verdant Scotland provide a much appreciated reset . Thank you sir!

Love the ride and the Scotty scenery. What sort of RPM is she doing at 50 mph? and how many MPG does she get on a run like that? Cheers - Rick from New Zealand.

Thank you, Hugh. Another lovely ride. That C15 is sounding healthy and is even indicating that it can do without the assistance of Joseph Lucas! Your new videos are always a welcome arrival. Cheers, Peter

Enjoyed that - batting along there - what 45 -50? Fast enough on those roads.

The bikes looking and sounding great. Wonderful scenery as always. Are genuine c15 speedos hard to get hold of ? I imagine like everything else these days an overhaul would be expensive. Keep the videos coming. Regards, Tim.

Amazing travel Hugh. The old bikes not need a battery for run, the dynamo Is the beat friend for the old young bikers😊. Thanks for the video!

Thank you for another great video Hugh and for sharing the scenery and some of the history of the area. The bike seems to be running great and incredible that it started with the battery disconnected. And your "Barry Sheene" comment made me smile, you are dating yourself there!

Another enjoyable video, not much Summer weather so far. Thanks.

Lovely video Hugh, really enjoyed it, the C15 was running well, looking forward to to the next C15 adventure.

Your bike must want to be a diesel Hugh😂…..no battery connection…….you’ll be trying it without fuel next….. see if it’ll run on highland air 😉😂 What’s she returning to the gallon??…..good artist in that shed too 😎👌🏽

Another great wee ride out on your faitfull C15.Stunning scenery, shame about the condition of some of the roads .How many miles to the gallon do you get ?.1959, good vintage, same age as me .

Great video Hugh..Just love the little C15.. Right I'm off to dig out the 500 Bullet for a spin, you've put me in the mood..

Thank you Hugh. Wonderful ride. It's amazing that you got your c15 to start without a battery connection - 'Energy Transfer Ignition that actually worked 😅. Lovely little bike. Just so smart and sounds perfect too. Magnificent scenery and lovely chat. My sort of riding.

Little Bessie singing along there Hugh..were you late for tea..you were giving her full beans? Good to see some dry roads and a little sunshine at one stage. We are still mid winter down here over the border.😅 good to see you enjoying the great outdoors. I,m currently titivating my 07 Bonneville that Ive had from new. Ive got the hots for a 1963 Royal Enfield Constellation so The Bonnie has to go after 17yrs. Keep em coming and look after yourself Kind Regards Stuart Bell from south of the border.

I was just looking for a way to brighten a grim afternoon here in Cramlington when up popped one of your lovely videos! I'm sitting here with the fire on and the rain pouring down but I get to see the gorgeous Scottish scenery accompanied by the pleasant rumble of your C15 and your witty commentary. I've had a similar issue with a fragile connector on the cable to the negative battery terminal of my AJS. I hope you are well. Thanks for posting.

Another great Video Hugh, the old C15 was bombing along there, a super run out to the old Church and the splendid countryside, also the lovely water course and dare I say rapids with my Photographer's eye a few Images to be had there, I'll have to look this area up and make some plans to do some visiting with the Camera. best Wishes Hugh, take care, Colin.

Hugh , recently found your channel ,and would like to say well done .it just shows what enjoyment can be had from the less glamorous smaller capacity machines ,the ride to applecross was quite a challenge i did it over 20 years ago .At 78 i have had to give up riding due to health issues .Having had many bikes over the years the one i remember with most affection was an ex MoD sv norton and your style of riding was the same as my own I rode for enjoyment along the B roads and lanes with time to take in the scenery .Now i sit in front of the TV and when i find channels like yours I am out on the bike again !! Good luck good health and thanks ,loved all in the April evening perfect choice ,why do people think because we ride motorcycles we all like heavy metal . ??

Lovely video, i did a trip around Lock Ness back in the 80ts in my Hillman Imp. I would think it different now ! My best wishes to you from the Philippines ❤️💪👍😉😀😁🏁🏍️🛺🐑🇵🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Fascinating stones

After sealing don’t add oil for a week; perhaps bushes are worn seals should be in chrome covers or try string I had a C15 for 30 years never had this issue Re engine leaks are all the small internal springs & balls in place seems like start of wet sumping, if gearbox leaks try ep90 gear oil

Last time I was up that way Hugh was back in the 60’s….. an I stayed at Gairloch……..a bit North west from where you are ……… my Father was in the merchant Navy during the war and did his Atlantic run from Loch Ewe 😎Sorry about your prostate problems….. I’m diagnosed with Bladder cancer … clear at mo…… just keep ticking along😉ye catheters are a pain😵‍💫

Looks a lovely part of the world Hugh…… I had a C15 in 1975…..it was a 1966……model prefix SS on the engine….whatever that means😎…….foolishly I never took my motorcycle test then……an now I wish I had🙄…..still I’ve my Vespa 50cc that keeps me happy😂….you take care young man😎🙏🏼

Hi mate. Was wondering if you would be going to kirkcaldy classic motorcycle show this Sunday in Kirkcaldy fife?

Very good video, well produced and in a beautiful environment.

My first bike I bought in 1969 from the farmer I worked for. He let me have it for ten pounds! I rebuilt the engine and it cost me nothing to do it. A beautiful hardworking bike that I had for another 20 years without any issues. Oh I also had a C30, that was fun.

Yes I think I just like the idea of a magic carpet made of steel still got bikes unfortunately due to serious accident many years ago bodies not quite as good as it could be. I have just bought well a year ago a Honda xadv 750 not my first choice but on so pleased I bought it. It gives me a whole new lease of life and I just enjoy the road and the miles and when they’re pretty roads and pretty miles is even better Still got a year two before I retire but just can’t stop the itch is that old motorcycling bug anyway back to work and keep making good films don’t care what they’re on. They’re nice roads interesting films that you do 👍

Hi there, just watched your program. Good to see you back on a bike again I went up to Scotland. I say that I come from Hampshire so I went to Scotland and had a run round from Glasgow Erskine Bridge southside Glencoe oben bridge over the Atlantic then up through to Arseg Lock Mora Back through back on the way home, Glencoe Inverary I apologise for any spellings you know us Englishman can’t speak the language them back home that was on my sidecar outfit some 10 years ago got to do it again but anyway that’s me over with even better to see you back on the road. All the very best Michael.