@parallelfinn Cheers Finn, it was my first trip to Stella in 2019 that convinced me I needed a drone. Such an inspiring place. It's always super cool when someone gets the detail - so thanks for that Pal. 👍

@EasyRider1977 Thanks Oskar, fingers crossed mate 👍

@@soggybawsmoto yes Impressive☺️

@haggiswhisperer Thanks Graham,

@tojj29 Cheers Nige. Although i dont myself, I've always had respect for people who have faith. It's kinda touching when someone says a wee prayer for your safe journey 👍

@@soggybawsmoto I'm as aetheist as you can get, but it works for some people. 👍

@Toms-trips it's a fantastic place to ride mate, even if you stick to the roads. You should get yourself out there some time.

@fast_n_curious_motoadventures Thanks John. It's part of the many tracks listed on that TET we talked about yesterday. Alot of folk make a tour around doing a few of them.

@@BoltLooseBiker Cheers Dale - My happy place 😃

Thanks Duncan, yep, we've got to grab our opportunities to live our best life whilst we can 👍

@TheDrummist88 Such sad news, I've been keeping an eye on Stevie W's Facebook. Sorry for your loss Pal. It was great that you managed to get some footage, you made a very fitting tribute. Unfortunately I'm running a job down in NE England that I've got overseas colleagues coming in for, but you guys will be in my thoughts tomorrow.

A real do anything machine!

Thanks for watching and commenting. You won't have the problems with it in Australia that I had with mine. Not sure I'd want to ride it in sand, the speed you would need to maintain to prevent sinking would be greater than I would be happy riding a bike of that weight, but that's a personal choice. Apart from the corrosion issues affecting the electrics ( which won't happen in Oz) it has been reliable enough

Cheers Nige, it was at a time when all the KZfaq educators were banging on that you had to do shorts to make progress. As usual, made it way too complicated for myself, still took about 5 hours to edit 1min of footage 🤣 I had a great day though meeting Duncan 👍

Took me a few mins to work this one out Ha ha, that’s fantastic, so chuffed you spotted you and yer pal. You’ll need to sub to the channel now - lol. I’ll pass on your thanks to John with the K1600 who you met on the ferry. If you look at my CRF1000 ignition switch video, you’ll see John saving my bacon there too 😂

@@soggybawsmoto I already have as Haggis_McDafty 👍

This was the video of us three fumbling about Arran when the puncture was picked up. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qMxpeNyI3bWvmXk.htmlsi=B2Na2uYiW7X46hvD

Yes mate, I was in my element - lol. They are doing a great job of trying to build interest in their niche to keep their club and hobby alive. Thanks Terry

That is hardcore mileage!

Sounds like loads of fun 👍

Great to hear from you Bill, Glad to hear of someone with a connection to that bike. I know Robin, he used to host a section of his Bawdeswell web site dedicated to the Victoria brand. A good 10 years ago I helped him with some research on where the factory used to be located and the potential remains, but it looks like that page hasn't been transferred over to his new domain host. Found some great photographs recently of the factory. Knowing that this is their family's bike I'll send Robin a link to my video, and see if he still has the content offline. I'm thinking about a wee web site for my own use, so it would be good to gather his content and keep it alive. GCC Have another Victoria in their collection, it's just a shame they don't see any use. If you ever hear of any Victoria remains on your travels, feel free to pass on my details. It's the one brand that would be a certainty to get me involved in the Vintage scene. Cheers, Stevie.

Thanks for getting back, I did try to access the site where Robin had input details about this bike, but sadly I found that it could not be found now. I have a couple of grainy photos from 73 where the courier had us meet in Lochee Park for a photo shot for the paper prior to the International Windmill Rally. Alfie is in that photo on the bike, but as I say a bit grainy…. I can share if you want to see it.

Thanks for watching and commenting Kevin. It was a rare treat to get the chance 👍

Cheers Dale, ha ha, I like the way you are thinking - lol. Would make a great location for a creative short film. The Great Escape meets Shawn of the Dead 😂

Yes Mate, I had a bawl. John did offer to fly my drone for me, but I was due on the bike in a few mins and didn’t have time to set him up with it. It’s a bit cheeky, but i do this all the time. Look closely at the riding drone shots. They are not actually me riding, they aren’t even the bike I was riding at the time. When you are so far away, people rarely notice. If you have a look at my Italian Job short, there is a beautiful sweeping curve drone shot that was just a passing bike, but it matched my editing sequence perfectly 👌🏽

@soggybawsmoto I was taken in more by your excitement to notice that & stop giving away your trade secrets!!! 😉👍

Glad you enjoyed it, Thankyou. I never mentioned it in the vid, but on a similar note, it was interesting to feel the difference between the 1929 Sunbeam and the 1936 Vellocette. It felt like 25 years of development, rather than 7. If you were to compare a 2024 bike to a 2017 bike it certainly wouldn’t have felt like a leap forward.

Thanks for watching and commenting Deek. I’ve got fond memories of the ZX10, great bike. Glamis sounds like a good shout 👍