Spot on as always Buddy. Glad you're back. Fingers crossed for some more videos. I'm a biker and go on solo tours, you sound like me lots of times. Solo touring can be stressful at times but God it's great. Thank you. Safe travels.

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words and I hope you have a great summer on two wheels 😃

I am so happy that you are back. Loved your first series, watched it all the way through multiple times. This new one looks like a fantastic trip. Looking forward to what's to come!

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

That’s so wonderful to hear - thank you so much 😃

N260 Spanish Pyrenees. I'm on it right now, full length west to east. 523km of incredible road

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

That’s fantastic - I hope you’re having an amazing time 😃

Great to see you back. Chucking to myself watching you arrive in Pamplona and reminds me of my own trips. Always a little more nervy when your riding abroad alone, with no one to bounce ideas off or check things with you're never sure if you are doing the right thing. Definitely adds to the excitement though and is more rewarding in the end.👍

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Thanks Danny… I think I was over worrying there a tad 😃

@dannyhoward8738

Ай бұрын

@@laterrider Ive been riding for years abroad and still do😆, It just means you are respectful of others and care.👍

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Thanks Danny 😃

Great to have you back Tony !

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😃

That was an interesting watch. We landed at Santander for our Pyrenees trip last month, we made our first night stop just past Pamplona at a place called Sos del Rey. That shot riding up through that valley looked amazing, we should have used less motorway on that first day.

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words… it’s always a trade off - secondary roads vs motorways - but this time I’m trying to slow down a bit and only take those secondary roads. Pamplona was lovely 😃

Stunning route!

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Thanks Steve :-)

New to your channel, would love to visit the Pyrenees, sorry but I laughed as you passed the hotel, empty, and then the second time a coach parked up! Loved that trip

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

That was frustrating 😂 thanks for watching and I hope you do get to ride the Pyrenees one day 😊

@flexywing

Ай бұрын

@@laterrider me too, if you are ever doing it again, give me a shout...lol

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

I’m sure you will 😊

I always pay for the hotel parking £15.00 is very small change when compared to your bike getting damaged , knocked over someone tinkering with it etc. holiday over before it's begun. Looking forward to the rest of your trip.

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

I think that’s very wise advice 😊

Yep where you follow the delivery bike past the authorised vehicles only sign would be where the pedestrian area starts! Not to worry I’ve done the same 🙂

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Very embarrassing 🫣

Stunning route lovely , I think I would have paid the parking to have it safe I carry a noco jump pack never needed it but think it’s a great thing to have especially on your own thanks for sharing Steven

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

I’ve just checked out the Noco Jump Pack… that’s an excellent idea - I’m tempted to get one - but I’m going to change the battery first because I’ve had it tested and it’s (apparently) not holding a full charge 😕 You’re right - I’m the end I did pay to park 😊

@stevenf67

Ай бұрын

Ye best to do that it’s safer then and can go around not worrying about it’s safety too much ye batteries can fail at anytime look forward to your second part cheers 🍻 Steven

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Thanks Steven 😊

Did you adjust the Alarm settings when you parked on the ferry, wondering why the battery drained…. Have a great trip -ride safe…

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Thanks you. Actually I've just had the battery tested and apparently it's only holding 52% charge! :-/

Hi Tony, if you have a tracker on you GS it will drain the battery , this happened to me. 2 seconds to jump it with Jump leads my friend made me as a bit of a joke, that was in 21 when bike new , but it happened again so bought a new battery and keep it on the optimate when at home. Regards Robert

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

Thanks Robert that’s really helpful….. and I’ve been meaning to buy an Optimate. Thanks again 😃

@derekhastings8481

Ай бұрын

I have a 21 R1250 GSA and the tracker killed 2 batteries. I bought a new optimate and it helped preserve the battery. Ultimately I got the dealer to remove the tracker and I upgraded the battery (high performance battery from Nippy Norman’s) prior to touring in Europe this year. I have had no hassles since - over 2000miles.

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

I would REALLY appreciate a link to the battery you installed because BMW want to charge me £160 for a as new one!!!!! 😧… plus I can see there’s lots of different Optimate chargers - would you mind sharing which one you bought since we have the same bike - that would be hugely helpful 😃

@49googie

Ай бұрын

@@laterrider Hi there , I would recommend you buy the charger first as these chargers can recover a very bad battery back to normal use, it would save the price of a new battery at £62.00. I changed the battery then bought a new charger and it recovered the old battery so dont make my mistake, buy the charger I think you'll find that works. Regards Robert

@49googie

Ай бұрын

@@derekhastings8481 Totally Concur !

Did you cough up and pay to park at the hotel 😂! Glad the bike carried on running.

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

I did indeed… actually the hotel has an arrangement with a local parking space so it wasn’t too expensive 😊

So where did you park your bike, hope you found a safe place for it 👍

@laterrider

Ай бұрын

I parked it in a garage - I was definitely overly worrying about this one 😃