Good to see you are still out and about Steve. I do struggle to get motivated in the winter. Personally I don't have an issue with paying to park the bike as such, there's no reason why I should take up a bay for free - the bigger issue is what are you supposed to do with the ticket? There are few bikes with a secure place to put one without the danger of someone nicking it for their own use leaving you at the mercy of the wardens. If there's no free motorcycle parking bay I'll usually put my hand in my pocket, tuck the ticket under the fuel cap , take a quick photo of it with the phone and hope for the best.

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

Hi, nice to hear from you, hope you are well. Parking is a strange issue, in Scotland bikes very rarely have to pay to park, Cornwall, the total opposite. Many places local to me have dedicated, free bike parking but when and where bike parking is chargeable I always pay. I also take a photo of the ticket as you do and then at least if I’m challenged I can prove I’ve paid. I don’t know what the actual issue was here but like most matters it probably boiled down to money. Hopefully it’s sorted now and there won’t be a repeat of the restrictions come 2024. 👍

I used to live in Staithes just up the coast. Owning a motorbike and a campervan in North Yorkshire can be a pain the arse when it comes to local authorities regs ect. As for the cafe it's always been a popular destination or meeting point. My parents live just north of Scarborough so I might drop in for a brew n show my support. Cheers for the quick video n update.

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. 👍

Interesting Steve, I had heard about the 'ban' via another KZread posting....there has been a restriction on weekend and Bank Holiday car parking at Devils Bridge for a number of years ...I have witnessed the enforcement of that ban on a couple of occasions ....this weather is still cold for my old bones to get out on the bike, but I'll be there at thr first opportunity

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

Yes it’s way too cold to get either bike at the moment, these young un’s who ride in t-shirts, shorts and sandals in the winter are in for a shock when they get older. 😂😂

Well done mate for supporting the Whistlestop👍🏍.

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'm a stickler for things like this. I like to get stuck in and show those flexing their muscles that small businesses like this have my support. 👍

Which are your cameras please?i do think cafe patron usage should be more…we all need to know what its like inside..

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

I'm using GoPro's, helmet camera is a 12, the other one is a 9 but they're both basically the same. I did show some brief footage of inside the cafe. 👍

@griswald7156

7 ай бұрын

@@701Adventures that helmet 12 looks really good..

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

@@griswald7156 Thank you. It's mounted on a Proshot mount. 👍

Buy a round…show some support..

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

It's a cafe, not a boozer. 👍

That Husky looks like tons of fun, reminds me of my trusty G650X. I'll take a dual sport anyday! Cheers.

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

The Husky 701 is a hooligan 😂 It's a do it all bike, tours, off-road, commuting, etc whatever you throw at it, it does it and does it well. 👍

@user-tn5xq6fe7x

7 ай бұрын

Ride safe mate!@@701Adventures

It’s disappointing to hear you trash others who did a good job to bring lots of attention to this issue and contributed to you being able to park there today, both biker and non biker channels. I’ve been to Whitby and parked in that car park ( more than once) but it’s 600 mile round trip for me and equally as far for many other bikers. You presented your option but zero useful facts despite the title, maybe I’m being harsh but that’s the spirt of this video isn’t it?

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

Nobody, not least me, would expect you or anyone else to partake in a 600 mile round journey to simply visit the cafe, that would be daft. I can only assume that you didn't fully watch the video. I mentioned in it that the cafe proprietor had successfully reached an amicable solution with Northern Rail resulting in the current state of play. I provided an update re the parking costs and expectation on how bikes should park in the normal bays, if the cafes bays are full, I also gave info re the removal of the current signs threatening fines. If you don't consider these facts to be useful, fair enough then this video is not intended for you. 👍

@irishflyer6377

7 ай бұрын

@@701Adventures thank you for responding. I did watch your video in full. I’ve followed this story and have ongoing emails with Northern on this subject. I’m glad the Cafe has a good outcome and that local bikers still have a meeting place. I believe the publicity and public outcry forced Northern to do a u turn, their legal department will be busy into the new year dealing with the level of complaints received.

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

@@irishflyer6377 No problems. Yes Northern Rail certainly didn't forsee the reaction their decision making would generate. 👍

lol 😂 far play your opinion. So did you go to support the cafe while the ban was in force??? Not to add the wether hasn’t been good either so I personally don’t ride out much in the winter months, done it anouth in the past. And I’m sure I’m not the only bike that does it. With paying to park respective of the mode of transport the fines need to be enforced by the owner it’s there responsibility to enforce the fines, and yes the customers need to pay the ticket price to avoid being find that’s been a simple system that works for many car parks that is well under stood by all users. But how Northern did it was clearly discriminatory towards bikes. And also a very lazy way of dealing with a situation that has many simple solutions that wouldn’t discriminate against any road user. And a lot of KZreadrs and others groups lobbied against it even open to a compromise. I understand you are just trying to raise awareness of the rule change which is far anouth in it simple form to do, with out slating others. But I do dislike KZreadrs who dis others over petty points just to seemingly raise there egos or say there better. Especially as you should know creating vids isn’t easy and maybe they are also busy with other work or plans or don’t have alot of free time to support everyone let alone life circumstances. It’s just un-professional and comes across as spiteful / jealous towards other creators. Let alone this vid dose come across as trying to bathe in the ground work of others Hence why I don’t sub.

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

I'm a hands on type of person. I liken this to posts I often see on Facebook where an animal charity for example is highlighting the plight of a species, let's say Pangolins. People react to posts giving it an emoji with a sad face or a tear and then go about their merry way, without doing anything further. Now I understand that not everyone is able to visit the Amazon or the Whistlestop Cafe due to travelling distances or other constraints, but what niggles me is KZreadrs who live in the approximate area of the cafe and certainly significantly closer to it than I do & who see an opportunity to release a video about the situation and do so but don't actually visit it, thereby supporting the cafe. Whilst I didn't visit the cafe during the ban (and I had intended to, unfortunately the adverse weather prevented me from doing so), instead I used my time wisely by contacting Northern Rail, North Yorks Council, commenting on other videos which covered the matter in order to give those videos traction etc. I do not consider myself better than other KZreadrs, I may have different principles, beliefs & expectations but we are all unique in our style of filming/presenting videos. I have to disagree with you however, creating videos is actually very easy if you know what you are doing, this video was filmed in a day, then edited and uploaded when I got home for release the following morning. So you may recall in the video that I said this video may come across as being controversial and that the opinion referenced by me was my opinion and may not be everyone else's, this style of video release was to get this video shared, watched and have people leaving comments, which is exactly what people have done. Regarding your comment on not subscribing, I have no expectation that anyone watching any of my videos will subscribe. If viewers do, that's great, if they don't, then hey, ho, life goes on. Anyway I thank you for your comment and watching the video, if you celebrate Christmas, have a good Christmas and Happy New Year for 2024. 👍

Network rail have u turned

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

U Turned??

If you start your video with a lie, you can’t be taken seriously, it might be cold, but it’s definitely not wet, that road was completely dry.

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

That immediate stretch of road was dryish but greasy, so not 100% dry and you have overlooked the previous 90 something miles I'd travelled prior to getting where I started the video. 👍

Hmm. I think you were a trifle harsh on other KZreadrs not visiting the Whistle Stop Cafe - You don't know their personal circumstances, how far away they are (it would be a 2-day round trip for me, so definitely not at this time of year!), and you don't know they haven't visited - just because they haven't posted it on their channels.

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

I did say the video might be a tad controversial and everyone might not agree with my opinion. 👍

@kevindarkstar

7 ай бұрын

And you'd be right about that 😂​@@701Adventures

Its always interesting in this type of video... i have never been but i would suggest that the issue was caused by bikers and im as guilty as everyone else tend to park up and sometimes ignore the rules as im only here forv30 mins . I think northern rail had to take decisive action to protect their interests ... im sure the cafe owner posted notices telling people to park responsibly but these were ignored... as a community we sometimes reap what we sow...

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

You are spot on with your comment and observations. I can see the argument from Northern Rail's side, I think they just went about it possibly in the wrong way? If it was down to lost revenue due to non payment of car park users, bikes and/or cars, then they were perfectly justified to do as they did. However they didn't take into account the backlash their actions would create when they singled out motorcyclists to ban. It's down to all of us now to ensure Northern rail never have to reconsider their latest decision. 👍

So everyone did the grownd work before you and come in at the end wanting subscriptions, we all know its reopened, other we're there before you matie,,hope you had a ride .

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

It's taken me a while to respond to your comment as I've had to get it translated to English. Firstly it's ground, not grownd, secondly not everyone knew the ban had been lifted, even a local chap who arrived on his sports bike wasn't too sure so initially parked his bike elsewhere. If viewers of any of my videos like them sufficiently to want to subscribe to my channel then yes I am a very happy chap, as that is what creates expansion and helps to generate revenue to cover my costs of producing the videos in the first place. However I'm equally as grateful if someone simply wishes to watch one of my videos as you did. 👍

Phoney

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

Like a mobile phoney? 😂

@collcolin

7 ай бұрын

No As in click bate “all the facts” with no facts at all your worse than the KZreadrs you unjustly criticised

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

@@collcolin Ah well, you can’t please all the people all the time. Which facts would you have liked to see in this video, I bet they’re in there somewhere you just didn’t listen to the video. 👍

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

@@collcolin I will just add as well that currently with 2004 views 95.6% of viewers enjoyed this video. 👍

Why don't you get a proper bike instead of that sewing machine I have 1979 kawasaki

@griswald7156

7 ай бұрын

Mine was a Puch Maxi K registration ,a real mans bike…is the kwacker a G reg?

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

@johndaniell887 A proper bike? My Husky is going nowhere!! 👍

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

@@griswald7156 Any bike is a good bike. 👍

@griswald7156

7 ай бұрын

@@701Adventures the bike i had the most fun on was a Motobecane 50….i dream about that bike …the other unrealised dream is a Harley…but not the fat boy,but a skinny 500 V thumper

@701Adventures

7 ай бұрын

@@griswald7156 I quite like the look of the Indian bikes, maybe one day when I can no longer ride off road, I'll get myself a cruiser 😂