wonderful video, i would have got a cage for him and kept him, he looks like a sprite little guy. just glad he did not chew wires or foam out of your seat. good to see you rehomed the little guy. Rats are very intelligent and good pets if handled from birth. dont ask how i know. lol

@Lanes-Explorer5733

18 күн бұрын

Yes I think Garry, Ruby and Ratty could be happy together but I'm sure Norman will be pleased 😂

@BlakesPipes

18 күн бұрын

@@Lanes-Explorer5733 I would have called him Rockwell then, so Norman would have to like him! 😂

@Lanes-Explorer5733

18 күн бұрын

@@BlakesPipes 🏍️♥️🐀👌

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Thanks Blake. Something a little bit different and for once unplanned 😝 I need to get up the garage again to see if he/she had a partner, which seems likely. Then tidy up the mess they've left behind ! Maybe I'll get around to that later today 🤞 I hope all is well with you buddy. I'm guessing that a new video will be popping out of the toaster any day now ? Take care Blake and keep making pipe time ( something I am currently hopeless at ). Garry & Ruby

Wonder where he is now, ratford, rattery, Mousehole, you deserve a David Bellemy award for this. I bet he enjoyed that ride on the bike 😂

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Hi Exmouth, no, bizarrely he looked absolutely terrified when we arrived at our destination. Can't understand why, I was riding responsibly 🤷‍♂ Maybe the lack of an adequate helmet was freaking him out ? I will go up to the garage again today to see if it had a partner. I might have to reunite them in the new location. If I make a second video about that, it can be called Rat-A-Two-Ey Cheers Dave, glad you enjoyed my attempt at being a naturalist. Or was it a naturist ? No, I think a naturist is something rather different. Probably something Fetish Dave would approve of 🤔 Love to you and the Exmouth crew, Frank and Angela en France ❤🐕

It seams Norman and Buddie are very big helpers with the transport chores .. Batteries, beer, mice, sausages, bags of cement .. What ever you need, they can transported 😂

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

True Stefan. To be honest, I only take the car as an absolute last resort. If a chore can be done with a bike, then I'll always take a bike. This explains why my car does less than 2000 km per year and why I have to force the mechanics to change the oil at the annual service 😂 They dip the oil, it comes out golden and they say "No need to change, it's new !". I reply "But it isn't, it's been in there for 12 months, so change it !", If I didn't have Ruby, who needs the occasional ride to the vets, I think that I could sell the cars and cope without them to be honest. Maybe one day 🤔 Cheers Stefan. I hope your knee is getting better 👍🏻 Garry & Ruby

@Stefan_trekkie

18 күн бұрын

​@@economicalrides The knee is sort of better, thanks for asking, Garry. Still can't open my knee fully, the doc says to start physio from next week. I've just had my trigger on the new CF moto 450 MT, think i'm in love with that bike, but with my disabled leg only cruisers and scooters are in order. I'm riding Simba the 125 scooter regularly.. Even as they said i shouldn't .. I've just strapped my crouches to the carrying hook, ride and unstrap .. Maybe I should get one of this disabled tags for the scooter.. That would be hilarious. My brother just bought Yamaha x-max 400 maxi scooter.. That is a monster, it's heavier then the classic 350. I knew that can't resist the pressure with just one 125cc in the garage. The temptation is bigger then the beer urge.😂 😂

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

@@Stefan_trekkie Oh good. Yes, sounds like physio should get your mobility back. Fingers crossed 🤞 The main thing is that your surgery went well. The rest should now only be a matter of time 👍🏻 I know ! Maxi scooters are soooo heavy. I had a Honda Silver Wing 400 and that features a TWIN CYLINDER engine, so was even heavier than the others, which tended to only use a single cylinder lump. I swear that Silver Wing was as heavy as a big Harley, no kidding. I only know that I dropped it once and unlike the Himalayan, stood no chance of lifting it on my own. I needed to flag down a passer by to help me get it back upright again. That CF Moto does look lovely and it's nice and cheap too. Unfortunately I do lack confidence in the brand. I worry about backup and support, should you ever need parts for it on a few years time. Otherwise I would definitely consider one of their larger bikes for myself ! Cheers Stefan. Good to hear that you are at least still enjoying the scoot 👍🏻 Garry

He looked very concerned about being seen on the pillion of a R/E in public..... 😜 It's probably a good job that you weren't pulled over by the cops on your journey..... that would have been an interesting conversation! Good job on cleaning Norman, its good to know someone else that subscribes to the "one a year clean" ethic 👍 Best wishes to you and Ruby...

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Hi Ken. He looked mildly terrified when we arrived at our destination. Not sure why. I was riding responsibly 🤷‍♂ Oh yes, a police stop would have made for an excellent addition to that video. I could have put up some wrongly translated misinterpretations of the conversation with the police officers and it could have been hilarious. As I always say, coppers never show up when you want them to, only when you don't ! Yes, it wasn't a Ken Brooks level of cleaning on Norman but it was decent enough. For once I used the pressure washer instead of a hosepipe and to be fair it did do an excellent job of blowing the crap off. I basically just pressure washed and then dried Norman with a microfibre cloth thing. Now that the main crap is off, Normans next wash will involve degreaser and then I can get the wheels, swing arm, side and centre stands and lower subframe clean and shiny. I didn't want to be crawling about in the big puddle I'd created with the pressure washer, so just dried those bits off and left them slightly greasy for now. But as I am sure you feel too, it's nice to see that that disgusting crud encrusted thing that used to be your motorcycle can come back to looking more or less like it looked when you bought it. It's just a kind of peace of mind when you see that after a long time of not seeing it ! Cheers Ken. Love to the pups ! Garry & Ruby ❤🐕

hi Gary ,we had a field mouse in our bedroom last week , the room used to be the kitchen in 1840 when the house was built . it had got in through a slightly open window . our 2 house cats were focussed on the wardrobe and it was behind it . Linda managed to catch it and we released it onto the front garden . well done ,love to you both from Linda and myself .

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Hi Linda and John ! Congrats on getting the mouse out of there unscathed. If it comes back, you might need to take it for a ride next time. 5-10 miles apparently. But hopefully the prospect of being eaten by your cats will prevent it from coming back 🤞 1840 !!! Crikey John, that is an old house. Sounds amazing 👍🏻 Take care you two. Love from Spain, Garry & Ruby

@johnbellamy6449

14 күн бұрын

@@economicalrides thanks Gary . it was extanded on the 1960 s , and over the years had some good work done by whoever lived here . the plot size i was told is one third of an acre as a large piece of land bought off the farm behind us . also the living room is wood panelled which looks nice .we moved in in 2008. in the living room are Lindas two classic bikes , a 1951 b s a bantam and a 1951 james captain ,both the same age as her .

@economicalrides

14 күн бұрын

@@johnbellamy6449 Sounds brilliant John. If you'd like to send me some pics of the BSA and the James, I'd be happy to flash them up and mention them in a future video 👍🏻 Take care you two 🙂 Garry & Ruby

As we shared our lives with two Lakeland Terriers 😅 no rodent issues👍 The first rodent around here was after Sydney crossed the 🌈 bridge . But she never bothered with Chipmunks but Squirrels were another issue😎

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Hi Bob, well, we have a ton of semi-wild cats roaming all over this place, so I'm surprised that the rats can survive here at all. Maybe they just hunker down in my garage and wait for me to bring them cheddar ? 😂 But yes. Something like your Lakelands or a frisky Jack Russell.would sort the buggers out. I need to get up to the garage again and make sure I don't have its partner still causing havoc ! 🤞 Cheers Bob, Garry & Ruby ❤🐕

Thank you for this video Garry. It really gave me a good laugh. And yes, it was a rat, probably a young one. Much too big for a mouse and the tail is way too long. Cheers from Austria Wolfgang

@economicalrides

16 күн бұрын

Hi Wolfgang ! Thanks, glad you enjoyed this little unplanned video 🙂 Yes, it was definitely a rat, the large feet also gave it away. Unfortunately it does appear as though he had a partner rat. Yesterday the trap had been set off and was lying on its side, but no rat inside. I reckon he must have just about got out before the door shut, maybe just got his tail caught as he left and then he dragged the trap behind him for a few steps before shaking it off. The guy with the adjoining garage is now also setting traps because they get in there too. So hopefully we'll have the second one removed soon. Maybe I'll use the Meteor for this one ! 😂 Cheers Wolfgang, Garry

G’day Garry, that was a nice little mouse rat 😊 he looked a bit worried for the bike ride 😂 Nice catch and release 😊

@economicalrides

14 күн бұрын

Looking forward to your upcoming eastern brown snake "catch and release" video Clive 😝👍🏻 Cheers mate. Hugs to Budders ! Garry & Ruby 🐕

Was gonna mention this on your last vid but you're lucky to have a garage. Have to keep my fleet outside. Covering them is a crap shoot, though. When they're covered, it's a bike B&B for the local cats and the Black Widows love them covered too. One cat decided to leave this Earth under the Spyder and the dealer found 5 Black Widows in the Meteor at the last service. For some reason they both leave the Navi alone. Anyway many props for letting the rat loose.

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Hi Mark. Urgh. Sounds grim. I do not like spiders ! I much prefer rats ! Yes, covering things outside is not really a solution either. I see that with a covered BBQ in the garden for instance. When you come to use it, remove the cover, there always seems to be a ton of creepy crawlies and animal pellets all over the cover and it's all a bit icky. My garage is very dusty, not clean at all, but it is certainly better than having the bikes under covers outdoors, even if rats do get in there from time to time. Thanks Mark. I will be going up to the garage later today to see if the rat had a partner up there ( which is likely, apparently ). If I get a second one, I'll release it in the same spot and it will be "Rats reunited" 👍🏻 Cheers Mark. Be careful with those spiders ! Garry & Ruby ❤🐕 "Fanks for the sossidges Mark. Real nice ones !"

@ChadWinters

12 күн бұрын

That is terrifying

@economicalrides

12 күн бұрын

@@ChadWinters You mean seeing my legs ? Yes. Sorry about that Chad 😂

@economicalrides

12 күн бұрын

@@ChadWinters Yes. Rather rats than spiders any day ! Cheers Chad 👍 Garry

Hi that looks like rat to me, where there's one there's others, make terrible mess chewing stuff and defocating everywhere. Cheers keep up the vids always enjoy the rides and the "sausadge" action

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Thanks Douglas and thanks for the rat tips ! 👍🏻 Will do ! Garry & Ruby ❤🐕

Hi Garry, you big ol` softie. That was indeed Rattus norvegicus, or Brown rat and quite a young one by the looks of it. I hope his or her 15 brothers and sisters don`t move into your garage, now he`s gone, or you`ll be making lots of videos like this.😏 Love to ruby. Take care Dave & Willers ❤🐶

@economicalrides

16 күн бұрын

HI Dave, well, we have at least one more, because my cheese is still being eaten 😂 The guy with the garage next door has also noticed the problem and is setting up further traps, so I think we should be rat free soon enough 🤞 If I catch it first I will reunite it with its pal. I think it would enjoy a ride on the Meteor and then the two of them can discuss which bike is best 😂 Have a happy weekend you two ! Us two. "Hi Willers !" 🐕❤

@davericketts9101

15 күн бұрын

@@economicalrides I`m not at all surprised. I used to help a local farmer with rat infestations in his barns and rats generally don`t come one at a time. Haha, I can just picture two rats chatting over an evening meal of cheese and chocolate, discussing the merits of various Royal Enfield models 😅 Thanks Garry. Same to you two. Hi Ruby 🙋🏻‍♂🐶 Dave & Willow

Aww cute 🥰

Definitely a rat, Google says 5-10 miles from your home (pest control site) although it also suggests they are rarely alone! Time will tell I guess! I have 2 hedgehogs that have set up a nest in my garage, thankfully seem to not damage anything and are eating all the snails and slugs - when my new fence was erected they suggested a hog door to let them in/out, seems to have been a success!

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Oh nice ! Love hedgehogs ! I'd definitely be happy to have hedgehogs in the garage and would probably feed them 😂 A hog door.? Never heard of one of those but anything to make the lives of our cute prickly friends easier ! 5-10 miles could be borderline then. Barely 5 miles where I dropped him off. If the sod reappears then I will have to do a longer rat relocation run next time. In the meantime I am waiting to see if it had a partner. If it did, I will reunite them in the same location. Call me cupid ❤😂 Cheers Shardlake and thanks for the rat research 👍🏻 Garry & Ruby ❤🐕

Sorry to tell. but that is a Rat !!! 😲 happy to see you care for living things 👍 Wait a min !!! that means Ruby did not take care of the house. when you are gone 🤔 Any way Cheers Ruby & ER 🍻

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Hi William, well, in Ruby's defence the garage is quite a way from the house. There is no way she could have known that we had rats up there whilst asleep on my bed, sorry, I mean, whilst looking after the house for Daddy. So it's not Ruby's fault and to be fair to her, once we discovered it, she was enthusiastic in sniffing all around the garage, trying to find it ! And yes. Ultimately the smooth tail and large feet convinced me that it must indeed be a rat 👍🏻 Cheers William, Garry & Ruby

Well done mate you and Sarah would get on like a house on fire we have to save all the mice the cats bring in that are still alive, and have a funeral for the ones they have killed, and the weirdly we have to congratulate and make a fuss of the cat that bring brings it in, so they don’t feel bad, 😳 enjoyed the ride as well love to Ruby the Normandie crew

@economicalrides

17 күн бұрын

Mouse hospital and mouse funerals 😂 How cute ! I have an inkling that praising the cats who drag in half dead rodents, might actually be encouraging them to keep doing it, but maybe not 🤷‍♂🤔 Keeps Sarah occupied I guess 😝 This rat clearly has a partner. The trap is open but devoid of cheese. It seems as though the other rat is more crafty. Still no Mars bar here, so currently trying my luck with chocolate biscuits 🤞 If I catch the second one, I will reunite them in the same secret(?) location. So far though, this second rat seems less annoying. Doesn't seem to be climbing all over my bikes like the other one did. Clearly not a biker then ! Cheers to you and the Normandie crew ❤ Garry & Ruby

@PeterHolland-mu7yn

17 күн бұрын

@@economicalrides although he may be nesting in the air boxes of Norman or Ruby 😳 or worse still has hollowed out a nest in the sponge in the seat pan 😳😳both incidences I’ve seen in mates bikes don’t want to worry you bud, 😬 no mate, your right I’m sure Sarah love of all things hairy (this includes spiders) 🥴 causes more problems, spent 2 hours last night till 10pm up to my armpits in bracken sticky balls and stinging nettles in the field behind our house looking for our youngest cat who we hadn’t seen all day and doesn’t like the sun ☀️ (it was 33c here last night) and Sarah thought she heard her being sick, what we do for our animals. She wasn’t there by the way, she ambled in later last nite wanting her dinner 🤬

@economicalrides

17 күн бұрын

@@PeterHolland-mu7yn Ruby says "That's why dogs is better than cats Pete" 🐕 I think that if the rat was anywhere in the bike, I would notice it when riding. Also I'd notice the paw prints because my bikes are both clean at the moment. I just think that this rat is probably a bit more worldly wise than the first one 🤞 Sounds like Sarah and her menagerie keep you on your toes mate. You'd miss it if it wasn't there, I'm sure 🙂🤔 Take care you lot ! Garry & Ruby

@economicalrides

17 күн бұрын

@@PeterHolland-mu7yn Blimey, this second rat is a right David Copperfield. Just went up to check the trap. The trap was on its side with the door shut. But no rat inside. Looks like he just managed to get out as the door was slamming shut and dragged the trap behind himself for a bit, hence why it ended up on its side. What a little bugger ! 🐀 The bloke with the garage next door has also noticed that we now have rats and just showed me the traps he has set. So I imagine that his days are numbered, since he clearly moves from one garage to the other in search of almonds to eat. I told the guy that I took my rat for a ride on my motorbike, which amused him. He said that he will shoot it in the head if he catches one. Best way to make sure it doesn't return, he reckons 😱 So let's hope that it goes into my trap first and gets to go for a nice ride on the Meteor instead. Cheers you lot, Garry, Ruby and Roland

@PeterHolland-mu7yn

16 күн бұрын

@@economicalrides 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣that’s it mate your a lost cause you have named him, Sarah names everything including the spider William, he lives in the skirting board of the kitchen, Charles is our resident moles and extended family, Bertie the hedgehog and his incontinent family who come out a poo all over the garden, and who we caught having rumpy pumpy under our bedroom window with mrs Bertie, never heard so much noise, and didn’t mind us watching with a torch on them 😳 “Mornings” is the sheep in the field next door who stands with her front legs on our fence gravel boards and Baaaaas at us until we stick our heads out of the window and say morning then she hangs around for some left overs, we did have a huge family of lizards but I think FiFi and Poppet have wiped them out as havent seen one so far this summer, poor chills has a LOT to contend with, …. That lot in France

Peanut butter works a treat, I use it imy shed where I have my bike,

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Thanks Douglas. Another good option. Apparently the Mars bar recommendation came from a professional exterminator and delivered next day results. Pete had a mouse problem and asked an exterminator what to do, since nothing he put down was working. The recommendation from the exterminator was Mars bar and it worked right away. Judging by your experience, a Snickers bar could be the perfect lure since it kind of combines both ! I'll definitely buy some peanut butter and give that a try, just in case the rat had a partner up there. I'm sure that Ruby will eat it, should I end up with any left over 😂 Thanks Douglas, Garry.

Enfield : 1 / Cheddar : 0 . Nice match !

@economicalrides

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Guy ! 🙂👍🏻 Garry

Me: DEAR GOD PUT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD UNDER THE TRAP SO HE DOESNT PEE AND POOP ON YOUR BAGS!!!!

@economicalrides

12 күн бұрын

😂 It was all good. He didn’t have an accident. I think he probably enjoyed the ride 👍 But yes, a protective layer would have been a shrewd move.

Yep that's a rat but a cheerful little chap by the looks 🐀

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Hi Peter. Yes. Ultimately the smooth tail and large feet made me come down on the rat side of the rat/mouse conundrum 😝 Must get up the garage again soon to see if it had a partner. If it did, I will reunite them. Could make another video about that. I could call it Rat-A-Two-Ey 😂

@Lanes-Explorer5733

18 күн бұрын

@@economicalrides😂. Oh- well thought up. I like it (ratatouille too😋)

You’ll probably see him on a rat bike next

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

😂 I was actually worried that if he hung out in my garage for too much longer, he might turn Norman into a rat bike !!! Fortunately, as far as I can tell, only almonds and cheddar were chewed ! Cheers bud, Garry & Ruby

I did this once with a squirrel living in our attic….drove 5 miles…did not see him again

@economicalrides

11 күн бұрын

Awwww....squirrels ! Don't tell Ruby though, she loves chasing them up trees 🐕 Glad it worked out for you. Apparently rats need to be transported at least 10 km, so in all likelihood my chosen location was too close to home 🤷‍♂️ Still, traps are all set, so if he comes back, he will get removed again 👍🏻 I am now using Mars bars as bait because apparently they can't resist them. Cheers Chad, Garry

@ChadWinters

10 күн бұрын

@@economicalrides yeah squirrels are cute until they start chewing the wiring in the attic... then they are just rodents

No more Roland😂.

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Hi Mark, for now at least. It seems as though I dropped him off slightly too near to home, so he could be coming back. We shall see ! It was fun to do a bit of live animal transport with a motorcycle though. A rat would be a pet that you could take with you on your rides, most definitely. Although he did look mildly terrified when we arrived at our destination, so maybe not such a good idea after all 😂 Cheers Mark and thank you for the sossidge/whisky donation 👍🏻 Garry & Ruby ❤🐕

@weemark67

18 күн бұрын

@@economicalrides no problem. There is a Scottish guy that takes his dog, out with him, on his motorcycle. “Motorbikemilly”

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

@@weemark67 Yes, seen a couple of those. Unfortunately Ruby's love of sossidges means that we'd probably need a sidecar before she could come with me ! 😂 If I could afford a sidecar outfit, just for Ruby, then I would definitely get one. She'd absolutely love to come with me !!!

😀👍

@economicalrides

17 күн бұрын

Thanks mate ! Glad you enjoyed it ! 🙂

Men will b men😂😂😂 We just need reason to ride❤

@economicalrides

11 күн бұрын

Exactly 🤗 I was just glad that my QBag didn't get defecated on or chewed. Would have been a good idea to cover it first I suppose. But as you say, it was a spur of the moment ride, not planned at all but a good excuse to go for a blast. I still have other rats in the garage, so I might have to do a few more rides yet ! Cheers bud, ER.

He’s a mouse 🐭

@economicalrides

11 күн бұрын

Hmmm...most of us think it was a rat but I do prefer to think of it as a mouse. The large paws would indicate a rat. Mice apparently have very tiny feet 🙂

So, now I'm watching a video about a man releasing a Rat into a place it will probably die in sigh...Still, (perks up) you could watch MY video tomorrow of two grey haired men talking nonsense about BSA motorbikes. Now, THAT's quality viewing (looks hopeful...) 🤔

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

We need to get out more Andy ! 😂

Is Norman a rat bike now?

@economicalrides

17 күн бұрын

😂 Well, if the rats had been given further free rein to walk all over him, it was probably only a matter of time before they turned him into one !!! You know, stuffing coming out of the seat, excrement everywhere, wires with no insulation on them 😱 Probably best to keep on top of this particular infestation, otherwise it could get expensive. Cheers Jeff & Twinks, Garry & Ruby

I would have paid extra to see you trying to put a helmet on that little fella, or girl? Did he or she distribute any waste materials on your Q bag?

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

Hi Roger. No not at all. Seemed quite unflustered by the torture of being strapped to a Royal Enfield and whizzed down the road at 50 mph ! I agree. The table tennis ball helmet would have been the icing on the cake but unfortunately I don't have any. Cheers MAMRE, Garry & Ruby

No symptoms of wheels disease?

@economicalrides

18 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 More likely he caught something off me ! Seems he has a partner in crime, checked the garage again today. The cheese was eaten without the trap going off ! Reset it with some chocolate biscuits but will soon replace them with Mars bar, as recommended to me ! Could be Rats Reunited in a few days ! 🤞 I’m thinking that the second rat might prefer a ride on the Meteor, so might do that. You can probably look forward to another rodent ride. Rat-A-Two-Ey 👍 Cheers Jeff. Love to you both ❤️ Garry & Ruby

@Saddlebags73

18 күн бұрын

@@economicalrides 🤣 I have caught mice with Mars bar in the past. Admittedly not as humanely as your good self 😞 Much love back to both from both 😊