The winter of 63 was bad enough in Essex, l was 17 years old at the time. Going to work was a major problem, in the freezing, snowy conditions because l lived in a non- prioritised small village at that time... Hell even the Thames froze... Major weather event stand out in my lifetime. Winter 63, Summer of 76 and the hurricane force winds of 87. l was born into a cold snowy winter in 46...Watched TV newsreel of helicopters dropping feed to sheep etc, food and fuel to people trapped in isolation on the dales in 1963...But look it now, a wonderful area to 'Go for a Ride...Photographs! you're spoiled for choice... great vistas, lonely dwellings and trees and bright red telephone boxes...Thanks for the ride Dave

@markfranks1329

2 ай бұрын

Excellent and interesting comment. Being born in '61, you're 15 years my senior, so respects to you. Of the 3 'meteorological epochs' you've mentioned, I only recall the last two. The amazingly halcyon summer of '76 and autumn of '87. We were living in Singapore in '63, only 80 odd miles from the Equator, so it was very warm, humid and probably very wet being the rainy season!😄 Ride safe.

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Epoch times Brian I remember 1976 heatwave very well and the 87 winds also the 1995 and 2006 heat waves

I was nine in ‘63 and all I remember of that winter was massive snowball wars and the whole class’s gloves and mittens on the radiator pipes drying out..🤣

The new Moto Guzzi is going to be a keeper. You could be happy with the bike for 20 years. Like my Sportster there is just something about it that you can't put into words. Ride safe.

My favourite stomping ground. Well ridden on the bends at West Stonesdale; action camera’s don’t show how tight and steep those two bends are, as well as the super elevated camber. Brilliant 🤩. Cheers Neil

You should defiantly take your little norm up there dave . Who knows he may be able to find some of those missing neutrals.😉😂

Nice one TBW, You've been knocking the video's out lately Dave, it's hard to keep up, we are blessed in the north with some glorious countryside....😊

The first time i took that road to Tanhill i was in completely the wrong gear on that right hand bend and came to a grinding halt at its steepest point. Standing on the back brake trying to find first and go for a hill start was very scary but reving it's nuts off i somehow made it but what a road. The Go Pro doesn't show how steep they are at all. Great video Dave very enjoyable indeed.

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Ian yes those couple of bends test your nerve….the road to Tan Hill from Leyburn is more forgiving though 😎

Was over there myself today. Cracking weather. Stopped off at the "Buttertubs " for a break then over to Kirkby Stephen for a brew at the Mulberry Bush

Dave....thanks for taking us along! We live in a truly stunning county........despite what some may say, God is definitely a Yorkshireman.......fact! 🤣 🤣 Ride safe bruv! Dave (N Yorks)

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Dave yes and He’s a biker too 😎👍🏻

And that's exactly the reason/ ride why I'll definitely be returning;just stunning.....spot on with your description of JC...split my tea laughing at that one ! Richard

Morning Dave another fantastic ride around your beautiful countryside yo have on your door step time to think and clear the mind you could do the same ride once a week and never get bored makes it worth while getting up in the morning amazing take care ride safe mate

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Nicholas

Another fantastic video, with all the inclips of yesteryear you never fail to impress me with your riding adventures brilliant 👍😊😍📸

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Alex that’s very kind of you 😎👍🏻

Loved the ride and thanks for taking us along I remember riding my BSA C11G back in the early 60s when living on Barry Island S Wales And the gearbox was very similar I couldn’t find neutral and it made similar noise changing gears Drove me crazy so I upgraded to a triumph tiger cub LOL Always enjoy your rides and banter Regards from too hot Florida

@frankmarkovcijr5459

2 ай бұрын

Beats being up to your ass in snow ❄️🌨️ 1/2 the year.

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Cheers John 😎👍🏻

I love the sound of the engine, not talking about the exhaust, I like also, but the engine itself, beautiful music!

England is such a small country but blessed with beautiful scenery and motorcycles.

As a Guzzi rider, I hesitate to acknowledge it, but I think you're right about the RE 350 being a better bike for those spectacular roads, Dave.

I smiled when you mentioned that Mamiya RB67. I had one of these that I used to photograph weddings and other things. What a beast of a camera. Got muscles just hauling it around. Loved it though. I also had a C220 twin-lens Mamiya and Pentax 67 system over the years. I miss the film days...

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Yes I also had C220 and C330 great cameras

@heydavemyers1

2 ай бұрын

@@thebingleywheeler we must be like-minded. I also have a 2018 Guzzi V7iii Milano version as well as a Benelli 302s, Triumph Tiger 800 and a Yamaha Bolt. Love them all. I enjoy your videos! I'm fascinated by all the stonewall-lined narrow country lanes. Are they really old? We have nothing like that here in the US.

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

@heydavemyers1 hi thank you yes some of the dry stone walls are very old and some recently built using the old skills….pretty unique to this part of England

Lovely bike in a fantastic location

Another TBW epic ride, doesn’t get much better than that! Luigi won’t let you find neutral because he wants to RIDE ON!! Winter 63 was the best ever for me, our remote rural home was snowed in for two weeks so we couldn’t get to school 😆 Andy.

@richardfews2113

2 ай бұрын

Hi Andy,I went for a gliding taster this weekend as a birthday present; really enjoyed it: so quiet and peaceful up at 2000ft! All the best Richard

@Andy_Bat

2 ай бұрын

@@richardfews2113 it is a great life 30 years and 3,000 flights every one a thrill. Glad you enjoyed it.

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Any excuse to avoid a bit of work eh Andy 😂

I'm hoping to do that run in June when I'm over on the Moto. Talking about winter in the more remote parts of the Dales, we used to live in a sort of semi-remote part near Ingleton and you prepared with up to a month's worth of provisions including no 'leccy. The coal hole was always filled at the end of the summer with smokeless coke for the Aga and smokeless coal for the coal fires. Candles and Tilley lamps at the ready, paraffin for the heater and the lamps in the outhouse, tinned and dry foods a plenty in the larder and board games etc. for amusement. Spades and shovels checked, made ready and close at hand (in the back porch when it started to snow) so we could dig a path to the coal hole, outhouse back gate etc. There was absolutely no way we could get down the lane (snow depth about 2 - 3 metres) though it was good exercise trying to dig a path down it to the next farm only for it to fill up again with the next snow storm. One year around 1980-ish, my brother reported -18°C at the back door, even the water in our shallow well froze! As we were semi-remote we could, on occasion depending on the snow, walk the couple of miles or so across the fields into the village. Though, a friend of mine used to live in one of the farm houses next to Ribblehead viaduct. They had no chance of getting into town until they dug a path down to the Hawes Road (that's what the locals called the road between Ingleton and Hawes - B6255) where they left their car on the lane. The Council used to do quite a good job of keeping the Hawes Road open if possible. I missed the winter of '63 as we were in the Far East at the time.

Good Morning Dave , Well a cracking ride out mate , with awesome views tbf thank you for sharing this with us , take care & ride safe ( looking forward to your ride out on the cf moto )

I was down south at the tan hill inn recently. Great Sunday roast.

Very nice ...I was along the Thwaite to Tanhill road on my Continental just over a week ago, nice road and very twisty in places. Buttertubs is another fantastic ride, I'll probably heading that way again soon. Even done Buttertubs a couple of times on my bicycle (bit harder work than my motorbike =¬).

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Buttertubs on a pushbike!! Much respect 👍🏻

@leighcoulson2148

2 ай бұрын

@@thebingleywheeler thanks... actually the 2nd time I did it on my pushbike, I did the full 2014 Tour de France route (which included Buttertubs) a couple of weeks before the pro"s, albeit a lot slower 😁. It was hard work.

As you say, a fabulous scenic route 👍. Really nice to speak to you this morning at Route 59 cafe, and, yes I did almost the same route today, apart from a ride past Ullswater and into the madness of Bowness 😞. I'm looking forward to your thoughts and opinions on your new bike. On the face of it , it certainly looks like a machine to think about 🤔.

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Great to meet you too Keith I’ll bet Bowness was heaving!

One of my favorite places for a ride. The continuous battle to find neutral would take away all the pleasure from riding that bike for me.

@raymondlyle663

2 ай бұрын

It’s not as easy as all my previous Hondas but once you get the knack it’s really quite simple and a lot more enjoyable than other bikes I’ve owned. Definitely worth it.

The winter of '63-4 was 'interesting.' Going home on leave on Dec 23, it was snowing when the train arrived at the appropriately-named Snow Hill Station (Birmingham) and the roads were covered in snow and ice as we transferred to New Street. Great fun going downhill, trying to stay on one's feet in studded drill boots! On the return journey BR would only confirm travel for the 18 miles back to New Street and "after that, lads, it's unknown." It was a very slow trip from Snow Hill to Hereford and an even slower one the 5 miles by bus to the base. Of the 1,500 based there, only 286 of us arrived back on time; the remainder straggled in over the next 3 weeks as roads, rail and ferries slowly reopened.

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Great memories there Chris thank you 😊

I’ve spent this week riding a hired V7 around Tenerife for 800 miles. Partly because I’ve been agonising over whether to buy one. I think I’m more in love with what the bike is, rather than what it does. Three things I don’t like. The fuelling is snatchy, there’s very little engine braking and the steering likes to run wide unless you’re focused on very deliberate counter-steering. Perhaps Tenerife wasn’t a good test as there are a lot of steep downhill hairpins with adverse cambers and bumpy, wet tarmac. I spent a lot of time trying not to die! My head says a Shotgun would be easier to live with. But my heart…? Decisions, decisions.

@raymondlyle663

2 ай бұрын

Get the Guzzi!!

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Shotgun may disappoint after the Guzzi….slower and less character

A good start to a sunny Sunday here in the Dales. Did you ever progress the idea of a meet and ride for subscribers ?

I see Guzzi gearboxes haven’t improved a lot. The last one I had (California Stone), had quite often a box full of neutrals. Quite often wouldn’t go into first gear unless you stopped completely. Proper pain in the bum!

You're definitely spoiled for choice in Yorkshire for beautiful locations

I think you made a great decision when you bought this bike

Grand roads, and on my doorstep but my favourite roads are in the North Pennines. It's MAMBA country.... have you ridden in that area?

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Enlighten me…

@WainwrightWalksWiaLocalLad

2 ай бұрын

@@thebingleywheeler MAMBA...Miles And Miles of Bugger All! from Penrith A686 to Alston , B6277 to Garrigill. Minor roads to Nent Head. Coalclough, Allenheads, back over to Weardale, Cowshill, StJons Chapel, over Chapel Fell Top to Teesdale. Down Teesdale to Middleton in Teesdale, B6276 to Brough, Kirkby Stephen, Sedbergh. A route with superb roads lots of history and views over empty moorland... amazing!! The best route in the country..IMHO of course. Guzzi or that CF Moto would be better than the RE 350 I would say. Tek care, cheers Alistair 👍

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

@WainwrightWalksWiaLocalLad spot on Alistair 👍🏻

I was informed by my dealer it would take approximately 12 months for the gearbox to bed in properly Secret of finding neutral I s to make sure you are in first as you almost stop and then it flicks in ok

Has your V7 got heated grips for the winter? Very good post.

@thebingleywheeler

11 күн бұрын

Hi no I use heated gloves….much better than grips

Old dog, old tricks. Try selecting neutral while bike still moving. It works on my Goldie after I fitted a Norton clutch.

@frankmarkovcijr5459

2 ай бұрын

Good for you riding the Goldy as it was intended. Bloody good 👍.

@paulstredwick

2 ай бұрын

I’ve just done 800 miles on a hired V7 with 15k on the clock. Nothing helps with finding neutral. It’s just a game the bike likes to play with you. Part of the charm.

Is neutral a problem on all of the v7,850 variants?

@thebingleywheeler

2 ай бұрын

Apparently so