You used to have your tank drained of petrol years ago, with a nice little sticker on your bike to confirm it. It happened to me in 1977 on my first trip to the TT. I don't think many people camped in those days as most of the buildings on the seafront in Douglas were hotels, so bottles of gas wasn't an issue. That first time we sailed back to Liverpoool there was sky visible on one side and sea on the other through the windows, such was the list, and the royal yacht Britannia was docked in Liverpool as the Queen was visting that day as part of her silver jubilee celebrations. Her ship was three times the size of that manky ferry. Anyway, the TT. The greatest biking rally on earth on a beautiful island. It should be on every bikers bucket list.

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

Thanks for your epic comment, that’s really interesting to know what went on years ago

@trevormorris1281

22 күн бұрын

Also went in 77 stayed at hotel chesterfield on mona drive Douglas, seem to remember it was hailwood won on the duke and reads Honda let him down right battle!.correction 1978.

@Coltnz1

20 күн бұрын

On the subject of petrol tanks being mostly drained before boarding, I remember many years ago when a couple of foreign riders had just filled their tanks prior to boarding the ferry, and they were mightily annoyed to watch the ferry-men draining them…….

@pujapete3665

13 күн бұрын

yes and craned bikes on board if tide was wrong.saw motorhead play the lido.70,s was a great decade to be young.

@trevormorris1281

13 күн бұрын

@@sproutandkidneysoup2296 The Manx man was the worst boat afloat, no stabilisers use too rock and roll (sick everywhere yuck). How times change!

The instructions from all the loading staff was so ambiguous, I'm surprised you got on at all. All the Ferries I've been on ask you not to have a full tank of fuel or carry gas bottles so no surprise there. I was even asked if I was carrying any knives or Scissors in my camping gear or amongst my tools.............

@theflyingyetti_666

19 күн бұрын

I always get my gas from amazon. Not killed any drivers yet 😆

My neighbour lived on the IOM or many years. He told me he left for 2 reasons. 1 ...The Island had loads of Special constables who were power mad and if you sneezed that would stick you in one of the many overnight prisons on the island 2....The cost of food and goods was a lot higher that the mainland, and it was too expensive to keep using the ferry to stock up.

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

Always a downside to where ever you live I guess

They used to confiscate all your petrol before getting on the ferry, so a half empty Gaz bottle probably isnt too bad 😉

@theflyingyetti_666

24 күн бұрын

Yea so I heard mate

Great video! I have been waiting for this video! To see what it was like on a bike. Hopefully you enjoyed the TT so did i but the weather wasn't the best. Hopefully you had a safe croosing home.👍

@theflyingyetti_666

24 күн бұрын

Thanks mate yea had a good safe time, I posted a video of getting on and off at Liverpool to Douglas too. Hopefully better weather next year 👍🏻

@IR_agri

24 күн бұрын

@@theflyingyetti_666 hopefully also i enjoyed the TT series this year

@theflyingyetti_666

24 күн бұрын

Thanks mate that’s lovely to hear. Wales camping videos coming next week. Just got back 😁

Illegal kippers fetch a good price. A guy who I was working with in the Isle of Man was taking orders from home. But forgot they came in pairs! Gave me 5 packs❤😂

@theflyingyetti_666

18 күн бұрын

It must have been that 😆

Brittany Ferries class a motorbike (even with hard, locking panniers) as the same as a bicycle, so no blades of any sort. I have a mini-tool by Gerber in my puncture repair kit, hidden in the tail assembly. I just forget it's there every time I travel on a ferry.

@theflyingyetti_666

19 күн бұрын

Glad they didn’t take my tent pegs

If it's any consolation, I've been searched the last few times I've come to the TT. Funniest was this time when they run the inverted mirror on a stick under my 900 Triumph. I understand it's use on a car chassis, but under a bike ffs. What we're they looking for? A leaking sump plug😂. Lucky they didn't confiscate your camping knife & fork. A passenger advised he'd previously had his swiss penknife confiscated...really!! Olden days it was pumping the petrol out. I don't recall anything on the ticket warning you and many would tank up in Liverpool, fearing expensive pump prices in the IoM. Chaos, chaos and more disorganised chaos. On our morning return sailing to Liverpool on Monday, post races, the Heysham sailing was leaving an hour earlier. We wasn't allowed into the loading area (it was full for Heysham bound bikes, loading) and instructed to ride back and park in the overcrowded terminal front car park. Total chaos. No signs, or ferry staff on Douglas front to advise this so every biker was turning around and trying to get into a small carpark out front, whilst Douglas rush hour in full swing. Not 1 official from the steam racket company organising the car park and bikes. Hadn't even secured an area free of cars for the bike, creating 1st come lanes, packing bikes in sensibly etc.I mean they knew this was going to happen. They knew sailing times so close and bike/passenger numbers. Piss up in brewery springs to mind. They were also trying to seperate out bikes with panniers just as we were loading. Could easily have been organised in front car park. Then we have several bikes on 1 ticket, that rightly don't wish to be split up. And then they want to search my tank bag on the way out! What am I stealing in my shoebox sized tank bag! A circus dwarf, some Manx skippers, a Peel p50 car ( Google it)

@theflyingyetti_666

21 күн бұрын

Yea seems a bit over the top lol

@theflyingyetti_666

21 күн бұрын

Top comment by the way 👌👍🏻

That white Ducati sounds lush!

@theflyingyetti_666

21 күн бұрын

Yes it does

I travelled on ferries many times with my camper van. That carried two 7kg gas bottles all I had to do was make sure the gas was turned off at the bottle. The marshalling looked chaotic, several people giving different instructions at the same time. No wonder it was confusing.

@theflyingyetti_666

8 күн бұрын

Yea was a bit confusing, not that it takes much for me 😆

I was stopped on the boat at Douglas , car searched and my gas bottle was confiscated , the funny thing was the camper van next to me had a huge bottle strapped to the rear of it but ‘that was okay’ according to the search team 😂😂😂😂😂 but you can’t camp without a bottle and that was just before lockdown …. I’ve not been back to the Isle of Man since and have no plans to do so in the future , can’t camp without cooking and whilst the TT was something I enjoyed for years the world is a large place so I go further afield today … screw em !

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

If you buy gas on the island how did it get there 😆

@stevedavies-pp7dp

23 күн бұрын

@@theflyingyetti_666 I took the car over and was fine however when returning home they dragged me in the shed and searched , bored they found the gas bottle and made a big thing of it

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

You can buy gas on the island, how did it get there 🤷‍♂️. I buy mine from amazon, never blown up a Amazon driver yet 😆

@stevedavies-pp7dp

23 күн бұрын

@@theflyingyetti_666 there was a camper van in the queue next to me with a huge bottle on the rear but they ignored that … was just a woman on a bored power trip but the iom needs my custom more than I need hassle so I no longer bother going to the place

I sincerely hope you asked the nice lady if she was going to dispose of the offending gas bottle responsibly...

@theflyingyetti_666

21 күн бұрын

😆

I used to go every year and the police where great never had a problem.

@theflyingyetti_666

Күн бұрын

The police are far and friendly as long as u don’t take the pee which is fair

I was there and the police were no trouble. Lots of speed traps tho in speed restricted areas.

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

They are strict but fair and really friendly if you speak to them 👍🏻

I bring along an old multi fuel stove with an empty bottle. If you cannot get a can of gas you burn petrol. It's noisy, normal petrol soots a lot but you can always make your tea.

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

Might get a Colman petrol stove for next year. I used to have one years ago

@aygee999

23 күн бұрын

Good advice apart from you’re also not allowed vessels which have previously contained flammables either… Mind you, that’s what I carry Turn up a bit later and the numpties have usually got bored and don’t bother checking!

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

@@aygee999 sounds like a plan

Looks more trouble than it's worth, I'll carry on watching it on tv

@theflyingyetti_666

24 күн бұрын

Na it’s fine, you got to go at least once in your lifetime 👍🏻

They don’t like you smuggling kippers off the island. But bringing contraband in from the other way seems less bothersome

@theflyingyetti_666

20 күн бұрын

So I have been told 😝

Don’t hide gas bottles, don’t Cary them as for fire protection reasons gas bottles can’t be carried on the ships car deck. Think yourself lucky, when the cross channel hovercraft operated A friend who was crew helped push a camper van with a gas bottle over the side when it caught fire…… because a gas bottle was carried the camper vans insurance was invalid……… could have been a whole lot worse if it had not been parked next to the door.

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

Never though of it as being a problem. I buy mine from amazon all the time and never blow up the driver 😆

That looks very sedate compared to the way it used to be. Not been since 78. Back in the day you used to ride up a gangplank depending on which ferry you caught. Not bad when the deck is level. Right bugger when its high tide and raining. You used to do a trials course before you got there .... always assuming you didn't fall off the side of the plank! Craning them was no safer. Rumour's a plenty of the middle bike being absolutely smashed to bits by the outer two and bikes being dropped in the sea. Never saw it, but heard of it lots of times

@theflyingyetti_666

20 күн бұрын

It all works fine to be fair buddy

There is a big market in smuggling fairy dust from the iom. Sometimes this is stashed in gas bottles. 😂😂😂

@theflyingyetti_666

24 күн бұрын

I didn’t think of that, sounds about right though 😆

Do the harbour people know what they are doing. All look a bit dis-jointed! petrol stoves work on unleaded no soot super hot!

@theflyingyetti_666

22 күн бұрын

You just have to go with it, never had any major issues or seen any. Looks worse than it is

Never been to the TT, but i have been to the manx gp and classic manx gp in 2019 and it was brilliant on this same route, first trip was on my honda cb750k2 in 1975, next 3 trips was in van as i raced a td3 250 yamaha in 1976/1977, and a tz 250 in 1978, my last trip in 2019 was on my yamaha owo2 R7, never any dramas during the manx gp sailings, TT dose not appeal to me, just to busy, brilliant atmosphere and great weather for the manx made it magical, i just watch TT on tt+, ferries are way to expensive for what they are though, cheers.

@theflyingyetti_666

20 күн бұрын

I am hoping to go to Manx this year

A couple of tips. You don't need to take a new and old gas bottle. You can refill almost empty bottles from new ones using an adapter. If you want to avoid gas then look at dual fuel burners and use petrol.

@theflyingyetti_666

21 күн бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍🏻

After all these years of transporting bikes and its still a disaster we went to iom just before the tt hardly any bikes and it was crap.

@theflyingyetti_666

6 күн бұрын

I don’t think it’s to bad

Read your ticket. Any gas bottle is a danger but the less liquid the more gas makes it worse. The first time I went 1977 they took all petrol but about a pint each way. But at least I could ride on rather then be craned on. Of course then all road bikes had metal tanks. It was a case of IF a bike fell over on the boat the fuel could not spill and cause BIG problems. I did have a bike fall over once but it was caught and hung by the rope round the foot pegs and seat.

@theflyingyetti_666

24 күн бұрын

Maybe it does say no gas. Not great when you arrive at 11.30pm and camp sites don’t sell gas 😖

Trouble is if every bike has a gas bottle that's some boom, I used the cross channel ferries to Dunkirk and carried paint across to get my boat ship shape before taking it out of the storage shed. Would always disclose the paint to the ferry company. They would allot me a space near the open deck and lorries carrying restricted cargo.

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

I didn’t realise which is typical of me lol. I have wondered what the issue is as I get my gas from amazon and no delivery driver has been blown up (yet) 😆

@TheByard

22 күн бұрын

@@theflyingyetti_666 A blow up on a ferry is a lot more serous than an Amazon van though I would not like to see that happen either. It's not just the one can, it's what else happens with it. They worry about.

Interested to see a few Supermotos !

@theflyingyetti_666

18 күн бұрын

Yea lots of nice bikes to see

That same woman stopped me on the way back when i was going back to the uk and made me sit in a door way waiting at security so my father can walk me down the ferry ramp with my pushbike simply unneeded and crazy thats what i needed to do

@theflyingyetti_666

20 күн бұрын

Was you smuggling fairy dust 😆

@NW-ENDURO

20 күн бұрын

@@theflyingyetti_666 only a little 😂

As some of others viewers have said, petrol was pumped out, happened to me in '79 and '80. Don't know who kept the petrol though 🤔. The loading/unloading of the bikes are really chaotic though.

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

It’s not so bad now i guess

@bazabiker4870

21 күн бұрын

Remember in those days, there were also lots of 2 stroke motorcycles and before autolube systems, oil had to be mixed in the petrol tank. My Dad joked (as our tanks were being pumped out), that half the taxis in Liverpool would be smoking out 2 stroke from their exhaust for the next 6 months from this cheep fuel😃

do they allow electric vehicles to travel?

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

I was just thinking that 🤔

@spotty_cat26

21 күн бұрын

Bloody hope not!! 😂

@CoasterRob

20 күн бұрын

​@theflyingyetti_666 I was wondering about Electric vehicles I'm a aspiring new motorcyclist and was thinking of getting a electric motorcycle

@johnhudghton3535

7 күн бұрын

​@@CoasterRobdon't do it!!!

I.O.M. is an independent Country F.Yeti so Customs +exise etc

@theflyingyetti_666

21 күн бұрын

True but what can you smuggle back

It's not called the steam racket for nothing. That's a rediculous thing to do. I go abroad in the van and on a Vfr and always carry gas. Never had any problems and no one has ever asked.

@theflyingyetti_666

6 күн бұрын

Yea strange one about the gas bottles

Gas bottle was because of your tattooed hand its all on camara, dosent go with the bike your on probably?

@theflyingyetti_666

19 күн бұрын

Yea looks a bit sus 😝

they use to swing your bike onin the 70s and drain your tank

@theflyingyetti_666

14 күн бұрын

Glad you don’t do that anymore 😝

Dont use Gas , Use fire blocks & stand

@theflyingyetti_666

14 күн бұрын

Can’t be arsed to do that in the morning just to make a coffee 👍🏻

Ferry staff are very poor at clear gestures & verbal instructions. This is unusual as most ports are excelent.

@theflyingyetti_666

4 күн бұрын

Mr grumpy was the worst 😆

No gas but a tank full of petrol is ok!

@theflyingyetti_666

10 күн бұрын

Yea strange rule

That’s what we do on our island 🇮🇲🇮🇲🇮🇲

@theflyingyetti_666

19 күн бұрын

Not smuggling any fairy dust next year then 😁

B.M.W. comfortable SENSIBLE MACHINE are you taking the piss over rated over priced and £190 per hour service charges in some areas plus rip off prices for parts I DON'T THINK SO ??Sorry to sound negative but cant help myself having had one worst bike I have ever owned no question and no I am not the unlucky one ask around and you will find out for your self !!!!!!!!!

@theflyingyetti_666

21 күн бұрын

Had it 4.5 years, still loving it

@Berg501

19 күн бұрын

Had mine 6 years, 40k miles, no bother at all...

@allanhughes7859

18 күн бұрын

@@theflyingyetti_666 well good for you but how much have you spent on it and be honest !

@allanhughes7859

18 күн бұрын

@@Berg501 again I say it how much have you spent on it and be honest please ?? Just like del boys Triggs broom only had 4 new handles and 6 new brushes ??

@Berg501

18 күн бұрын

@@allanhughes7859 About £200-£250 a year on services. No breakdowns or breakages. Loads on tyres and quite a few brake pads.

They're stupid you've got full tank of petrol and a confiscating gas canister

@theflyingyetti_666

15 күн бұрын

I am sure gas canisters have to pass some sort of safety test. I get them from amazon and have never blown up a amazon van yet 😆

Kippers

@theflyingyetti_666

22 күн бұрын

😆

Winge. Winge. Winging pom .

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

I didn’t winge about the breakfast 😆👍🏻

Stupid advice telling people to hide their gas bottles. Read your ticket about prohibited items.

@theflyingyetti_666

24 күн бұрын

As if anyone would take notice of me 😆. Thanks for taking the time to comment, it all helps 👍🏻😁

@davebryant6905

6 күн бұрын

No other ferry company I've ever been on has asked about gas bottles. Moterhomes at least 2 bottles, all lorry's carry gas cooker for the drivers. Cars going for camping holidays have them. Never a problem. Good advice, hide your gas.

Don’t go there watch it

@theflyingyetti_666

23 күн бұрын

I love it there 😁

All a load of bollocks they are not like that "the police" all they will say to you is this WE GIVE YOU THE MOUNTAIN TO PLAY ON SO GO AND PLAY BUT DO NOT DO NOT SPEED IN THE TOWN OR VILLAGES THATS ALL WE ASK and that is all they do ask so all this nonsense about how they teat folk is a load of bollocks !!!

@theflyingyetti_666

21 күн бұрын

People say they are really strict but I haven’t had any problems. I have spoke to a few and they were nice as you would expect

U should stayed home lol. Whole video yapping non stop

@theflyingyetti_666

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻

Whinny whining

@theflyingyetti_666

24 күн бұрын

I did a bit 😆

It's not advisable to hide perceived contraband goods from authority. A bit of forward thinking about your journey would take care of this, and put an en to your sense of self-entitlement. Ahem...........

@theflyingyetti_666

3 күн бұрын

And then