great daily bike, inexpensive to operate and reliable. My 2005 SV 650 @ 32'000 miles, no issues

Nice roads, nice riding. Wales was even better 👍

Good to see you getting videos up!

Thats not a lot of miles on a tank of gas. You sure there's not an issue there? My 2007 650s with 20k on the clock does about 150 miles till the gas light starts and maybe 50 more till empty. i normally fill up around 180 on the clock to be safe

Good to see you back 😊

Where do you found that top case and mount?

I daily mine all summer it is the perfect daily for reasonable commutes

Nice smooth riding. Is that a Go Pro with a chin mount you're filming with, if so it gives a much more dynamic film than the camera I use, which is the Drift Ghost, I've been thinking about getting a Go Pro myself. Ride Safe, regards John

Love that hill up out of Newton Pop. Hang on in there Bud, I've been putting up with this meantal health do do for over 40 years now, in my experience as you make your way through the University of Life things do get better but I do remember what it's like when you're a young person and feel things much more intensely. In my experience most people have had some sort of mental health issues so we are not alone, ride Safe and carry on being kind to yourself, regards John.

I'm going to buy this hoodie. What bike were you riding in this video, please?

Hey I just bought this helmet and I have a purple panda mic it has a dead cat foam cover on it it works on every other helmet I have but this one it's so much static sound you can hear me when I talk any tips?

Good review but bruh you gotta start cutting out the parts of you burping 🤦

Nice to see a local lad on here. Im about to do my A2 at MTS rider and this is top of the list and hope to pick up one of these at the end of the year. Will be doing around 12k miles a year for commuting and fun.

Good luck to them. Hopefully they won't drop the ball like Merlin who have the stuff made in china to the lowest bidder. Just bought a Merlin jacket and stitching is falling apart. Worse experience I've had with a product in 40yrs of motorcycling!!

It's an ideal beginner bike! Light and maneuverable!

What do you want for 70 quid???

Hi Dan, firstly congratulations on putting your head above the parapet and posting your rides online especially with commentary which isn't easy to do. Your riding is something like it but you can polish it by slowing yourself down a touch, it looks a bit hurried and sometimes you are a couple of miles an hour faster than you feel comfortable with on the approach to things which makes it look slightly erratic and affects your positioning, drive and stability of the bike - those few miles an hour can make all the difference and overall from A to B, you'll be quicker and more precise if you're gentle with the bike and smoother over the ground. Advanced riding isn't about speed - its about knowing when not to use it. Your safety must come first and with that in mind, control is everything so aim to get all of your braking and swapping of cogs done on the straight before you commit yourself to the bends - you can do this by smoothly rolling off the power as you select your course on the way down to the entry point for the bend - before you get there reduce your speed first either by acceleration sense or some braking if you need it, aim for acceleration sense if you can - its smoother- get down to the speed you want first, and then select the gear to match that speed before you negotiate the bend - using the gearbox as a brake is not good practice especially in the wet, and is hard on the poor old bike, so speed first, then the gear - get the bike under drive, with the engine just pulling, whilst you are still upright on the straight just before the entry point for the bend and hold it under drive on the way in with no more loss of speed, engine pulling - if you accelerate you will widen the arc and move the bike off the course you set by pushing it outwards - if you decelerate, or go in shut down, you will tighten the arc and move the bike off the course you set by causing it to fall inwards - under drive will set the edge on the tyres and help it hold the course that you set as you travel round the corner - on the way round and once you have view of the road ahead, you have to decide on an exit point depending on what comes next, but aim to leave one bend and, road and traffic conditions permitting, draw a straight line to the entry point for the next bend to determine this - as you pass the apex on the way to your chosen exit point, and you begin to straighten and upright the bike, you can start to smoothly put the power back in depending on the road surface and conditions - as the steering comes off, the power goes on. Make those transitions between bends smooth, gradual deviations and avoid making them look "swoopy" - we only have two patches of rubber the size of your hands in contact with the deck so aim to preserve those contacts patches as much as you can, your safety depends on them. The benefits of this are that your setup and positioning will be more precise which in turn allows you the best possible view and stability giving you maximum safety and the added advantage of being able to carry speed safely - so slow in and fast out. When you consider overtaking someone and you're catching them up, assess their vehicles speed and driving, always check up the nearside first for junctions, gateways, pedestrians, cyclist, animals or anything else that could be there and cause you problems - initially you will reach a following position, about a metre back for every mile an hour that you're travelling, and this is the place to have a good look at things and gain as much information as you can but once a potential overtaking place is coming up, we need to move up to an overtaking position - one where we are in touch, but not too close, and within striking distance if the overtake is on but, where we can roll power off and drop back to following without having to brake or inconveniencing anyone if its not. We want to be on the offside for as short a time as possible and if you are still in following position, and move to the offside lane and do a full bore charge, a lot can happen in those five or six seconds that it takes you just to catch him up, on top of however long it then takes you to pass him - move up first whilst you do your final assessment and if its not on, there'll be another opportunity a bit further on, roll off, drop back and start looking again - if it is on, just like with the bends, we need to be in the right place on the road, at the right speed with the right gear engaged so that as we move up, we can continue into the overtake smoothly out to the offside lane and past the car before coming smoothly back to our own side of the road again - quick, smooth and efficient with maximum safety, minimum time on the offside lane, and no fuss if its all well planned. Timing is important and as you say, "that" junction was mistimed and a little planning and restraint would have avoided the position that you got yourself into there - if the passenger had suddenly said "Right here" you would have been in trouble so always think well ahead and plan on what you can see, what you can't see and, most importantly in this case - what is likely to happen. I've never done the IAM or ROSPA courses but one of the IAM guys put a comment on one of my videos recently about using the offside of the road to straight line your course - be careful if you do this especially if you can't see all of the road surface - personally, I don't do it - I think it looks sloppy and unprofessional, its unnecessary unless you're travelling at excessively fast speeds and it draws attention to us for the wrong reasons. According to the IAM observer it would also be a fail on test. Observation, planning and positioning are the key to getting that smooth unhurried looking flow down the road - if you haven't seen it yet and you get five minutes, have a look at a guy called Neils channel Back2TheBike - Neil has been down the IAM route and rides and demonstrates to a very high standard now and is well worth a watch - he came back to riding after a 37 year break so the first ones are getting back into it - we did some interesting filming together where you can see the same ride from both bikes perspective. I hope that you'll take this in the spirit that its intended and please feel free to have a read and delete it - enjoy the bike and stay safe - Dale

But can you understand each other through sena while riding? Or is it just too loud?

Juste bought these, they pair perfectly with my Knox urban pro jacket. The airflow is so unreal I fell naked on my bike lol

Yeah my mental health was getting pretty bad aswell buddy but being out on my bike this week has helped massively #BIKETHERAPY 👍👍🏍🏍

Is it loud very loud?

Beautiful twisty roads 😍 and I miss riding my drz I gotta get the battery out so I can charge it... we have some milder temps coming and roads should be dry enough to get out soon I hope! We’ve had lots of snow here in my part of Canada. Ps bike sound beautiful ✌🏻🇨🇦

Love the video man. The quality seems to be good so I think the GoPro will do you well! Kinda jealous that you can get out at the moment, glad you’re still getting out though!

Nice bike

The go pro has a really nice quality when KZfaq decides to unfuck itself. Loving the vids man keep it up🔥

It's really grainy footage buddy. I would expect more from a gopro. I use a victure ac700 camera which only cost £40 from Amazon and it seems to be a lot clearer than this. I wonder why ? Ignore that comment. Just watched it again and it seems KZfaq takes awhile to correct the quality. Looks really good 👍👍👍

Cyclist cunts😂😂😂

Hi mate, by remove the engine cage do you mean just for the installation or permanently

One v one me trash

This is great I need to get more features tho😂

Scary things called opinions... Lol shame some people can't handle them these days, eh?

Great save over the curb hope you get your camera fixed soon!

I bet that turn into the petrol station woke you 😳great save

No worries bro do what ya gotta do 👍🏻we ain’t going anywhere lol be safe eh ✌🏻🇨🇦

Great video keep it up!

Was wondering when ya might change your intro lol passed my M test today! I’m fully licensed now phew! I literally had one more day to take the test if I failed today lol

Great choice of bike

ignore my insta comment, all queries were answered xD i was down in yeovil last week, was keeping an eye out for you and your new machine

Congrats for the new bike (new to the channel) 👍 Never seen a bike reveal done at a lawnmower rally before, you star 🤣

Loving the new bike bro 🏍💨💙

Hope you're well mate 🙂

Great to see a new upload! And to see you riding again all the best at the new job and your future! ✌🏻🇨🇦

Lets go man, you're gonna love having no L plate and more power!

Good luck on the theory test

Nice legs!! Jk Lol ya sucks bout the bike but was there anymore footage of the motor giving out? And hope the new job goes well 👍🏻 stay safe eh ✌🏻🇨🇦

What was the mistake you made at 1:36 🤔 Was it the fashion choices you made that day or perhaps the testing of the reaction times of the driver of the hideously wrapped van 😉😄