I’m Dave, AKA That bloke on a motorbike.
I’ve been riding bikes for 48 years, 47 of them I was a bike instructor teaching everything from basic CBT to advanced riding.
The channel is all about bikes, riding them, touring, tips and tricks, and bits I haven’t yet thought about.
Bikes are a passion with me, I’m sure I have petrol and oil in my veins rather than blood.
Videos should be added ever 2 weeks, more often if I get chance to make more of them. Leave a comment and let me know what you think, if there are any films you would like to see let me know and I will try and make them.
Ride safe, see you on the road.
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Very interesting video - thank you
Very good information there
Terrific ride, Dave.
Thanks for sharing this magnificent ride. I always enjoyed the single tracks when we visited England…my wife, not so much. What spectacular views. Reminded me of some of the roads in the areas surrounding Helmsley. THanks, be safe.
Terrible losses in WW1, thankful my grandfather and his brother survived. They were in Middle East . About 5 years ago a dew scooter groups visited Elsecar where there were memorials at the homes for soldiers lost in WW1, a large number for one village. Wonder if a lot of those served together
Absolutely amazing video Dave such a touching tribute to those brave lads and a great ride.
Hi Dave, just got back to Australia after moto touring in the Uk for 3 months. Got back, bought a Classic 350 that I pick up this morning. Looks so small sitting beside the BMW 1250 GS but I think, big on fun! Love your videos.
Love your videos Dave, especially around Yorkshire where I was brought up. They're so interesting to me and I hesitate to add "but", but I'd really love for you to add a bit more on the actual bike itself all the little nuances that you must have picked up on your travels...it'd be a really interesting addition I think..Keep up the great work...
Very good tribute especially the end. Both my grand father’s were in WW1 but amazingly neither saw action. Both were stationed in the UK. But doing family research I found about 29 other relatives great and great great Uncles and such were and I keep meaning to look but I know quite a number didn’t survive and, what you tend not to think of in WW1, at least two were prisoners! 👍
Hi, the poem at the end started to form in my head on the way home from the ride. You're right, ww1 isn't thought of much now and so many were casualties. War solves nothing at all. Ride safe, Dave
@@thatblokeonamotorbike And you! 👍
I went to see the grave of a relative who died on the somme he was a leeds pals he died two days after getting there 😢
So sad isn't it, and only a few years later it's all forgotten. I'm planning to go next year, I've found 4 of mine, 2 buried over there, 2 made it back but died of wounds. Respect to all who took part. Ride safe, Dave
Thank you for remembering those who Gave their all. So others may live Free
Nice informative vid, I'm very interested in the 350 engine, and yes Bybre is Brembo (By Bre mbo)
I love your videos! I have a Classic 350 (Halcyon Green rather than Halcyon Black), and the vibe is absolutely spot-on for the motorcycle. I feel like everybody should be watching these videos and realizing what motorcycling is really all about. Thank you for the video!
Hi, you're right, there is a lot more to motorcycling than going fast. Please feel free to share the channel on any social media you have. Ride safe, Dave
Made me shudder to think how close we now may be to more world conflict. We don' t appear to learn from the past. Brilliant dialogue delivered with warmth brought tears to my eyes.
Thanks, it was a video I just had to make. I've found out at least 4 of my relatives were in the battle, 2 paying the ultimate price and 2 making it back but dying of wounds. War achieves nothing. We must never forget those lost in all conflicts. Ride safe, Dave
Like many of the others here, I've been riding for decades. This is a Top Level Instructional Video. Thank you for the fine points!
Hi, thanks for the lovely comments, I'm planning more rider tips videos soon, hope you will enjoy them as well. Ride safe, Dave
@@thatblokeonamotorbike I’m eager to see them. Many thanks!!!
Thank you Dave. Absolutely moving tribute. The absolute craziness of war. I’m saying no more. That area north of Leeds has to be one of this country’s most scenic parts of this country. Thanks for a most enjoyable ride.
Great history lesson and very sad story
Very moving
Because of how I much enjoy your videos I just finally took the leap, made a deal on a classic 350
Hi Bob, that's fantastic news, when do you take delivery, ride safe, Dave
@@thatblokeonamotorbike In About a week the gentleman I’m buying it from just went on vacation to visit his kids It’s used but in perfect condition with around 250 miles on it I’m really looking forward to it
Excellent video and storytelling thanks Dave. I ride those roads virtually every week on my 350. I’ll definitely be calling into the Station cafe and then on to pay my respects at the monument when I’m next out on the🏍. Thanks again👍
Thanks for that RIDE INTO HISTORY very informative and special A great ride along as usual Thanks from Florida
Thank you Dave; that's a lovely tribute. My uncle, Frederick, served in the Royal Welch Fusilers, Lance-sergeant on a machine-gun company, won a Military Medal (MM) in WWI. Gassed and with damaged lungs, he died in 1926. Another of his brothers, Emlyn, fought in WWII with the Royal Artillery in North Africa, then up through Italy, fortunately survived to old age. I'm ex-RAF and saw two lots of active service. War is a total waste and, at the end of it, the politicians have to do the job that they should have done to start with, ie to sit down and sort things out peaceably. Lest We Forget.
A great vid. A nice tribute to the lads from Leeds. After the Suez episode, the trenches must have been a shock. It’s hard to even imagine being in the trench, waiting for your unit to be sent out, when you can see what has happened to the ones who went over in front.
An excellent video today. Thank you.
Thanks for that one. Very sobering.
Thank you for sharing this educational and touching video. So sad names were left off. Yes, the countryside is beautiful, but to think of those men who gave their lives. Was touched by “where were you when the whistle blew”
Hi Steve, thanks for the lovely comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it, the poem came to me on the ride back, I had to stop and write it down so I didnt forget it. Ride safe, Dave
A cracking video Dave, thank you for sharing this moving story of the pall’s, we should never forget, all the best buddy 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, you're right, we must never forget them. Ride safe, Dave
An excellent tribute to those Palls Dave. I’ve been to that railway cafe but I hadn’t noticed that blue plaque. I’ll look out for it next time. 👍
@@thesilverfoxtravels6653 thanks Nic, I can recommend the tuna sandwich at the cafe. My retirement has started, more time for riding now Ride safe, Dave
Thank you, Dave.
Hi You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it. Ride safe, Dave
Very poignant ❤🤗
thanks mate, Ride safe, Dave
Very moving. A lovely tribute 🙂
Thanks mate, glad you liked it. Stay safe, Dave
Nice VID , Dave, I remember a documentary ,about the PALS on TV , starring David Jason, years ago, I wonder if you can get it, O'nt Web? Cheers, DINO, et AL.
Hi Dino, I remember that as well, I will have a look and see if |I can find it. Stay safe, Dave
Great video, thanks Dave, lovely countryside and ride out but more importantly a moving story of something we shouldn't ever forget, the bravery and sacrifice of all those young men. Thanks
Hi, sometimes there are things that you need to fight for, hopefully we will never have to experience it again. The ride was amazing as well. Ride safe, Dave
Totally agree, Dave. Ride safe, mate
Nicely done. Lest we forget. ❤
So true! Ride safe, Dave
Brilliant video what sacrifice they made so we can enjoy your life's free doing as we please 🙏
Absolutely, war solves nothing long term, but sometimes things need fighting for. Ride safe, Dave
Dave, I am going to thank you for that piece of poetry. Absolutely tastefully done.
HI, thanks mate, it developed in my head on the way home. I had to stop and jot it down before I forgot it. Stay safe mate, Dave
@@thatblokeonamotorbike Goog grief, Dave! You wrote the poem as well? Is there no end to your talent? I think you have missed your vocation
@@froglodytestravels Hi, thanks for the lovely comment, yes I write it, I just creating content, video, stills, writing, Ride safe, Dave.
Britain and France are has been countries and they tried to prove otherwise.The USA had to bail them out because they bit off more than they could chew.Lots of American banks had lent the allies money to buy munitions and the Allies were going to default on the loans. It took Wilson a year and a half to convince Congress to declare war on Germany . That's why in the USA ot was called the Wilson war. The British and french put such egotistical sanctions on Germany that led to Hitler and the Nazis.Then we had to bail them out a second time with WW2. Stupid phone.Germany. They threw bodies at
Hi, The reason Britain and France declared was on Germany was Germany entered and occupied neutral Belgium. Both Britain and France gave the ultimatum that if they did not retreat, then a state of would exist between them. They declared was to protect a nation that invaded by a hostile country, what should they have done? Stand back and do nothing, of help? America did give loans to the allies, the condition was that it would be repaid in full starting AFTER the was over. These were finally paid off in the 1950s. American banks and industry profited millions of dollars from the was before USA entered. This is taken from the national archive of the US gov site. America entered WW1 when they were DIRECTLEY threatened by Germany, the reason is as below: On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. Wilson cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempts to entice Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasons for declaring war. On April 4, 1917, the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917. Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson’s decision to lead the United States into World War I. Following the sinking of an unarmed French boat, the Sussex, in the English Channel in March 1916, Wilson threatened to sever diplomatic relations with Germany unless the German Government refrained from attacking all passenger ships and allowed the crews of enemy merchant vessels to abandon their ships prior to any attack. On May 4, 1916, the German Government accepted these terms and conditions in what came to be known as the “Sussex pledge.” By January 1917, however, the situation in Germany had changed. During a wartime conference that month, representatives from the German Navy convinced the military leadership and Kaiser Wilhelm II that a resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare could help defeat Great Britain within five months. German policymakers argued that they could violate the “Sussex pledge” since the United States could no longer be considered a neutral party after supplying munitions and financial assistance to the Allies. Germany also believed that the United States had jeopardized its neutrality by acquiescing to the Allied blockade of Germany. German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg protested this decision, believing that resuming submarine warfare would draw the United States into the war on behalf of the Allies. This, he argued, would lead to the defeat of Germany. Despite these warnings, the German Government decided to resume unrestricted submarine attacks on all Allied and neutral shipping within prescribed war zones, reckoning that German submarines would end the war long before the first U.S. troopships landed in Europe. Accordingly, on January 31, 1917, German Ambassador to the United States Count Johann von Bernstorff presented U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing a note declaring Germany’s intention to restart unrestricted submarine warfare the following day. Stunned by the news, President Wilson went before Congress on February 3 to announce that he had severed diplomatic relations with Germany. However, he refrained from asking for a declaration of war because he doubted that the U.S. public would support him unless he provided ample proof that Germany intended to attack U.S. ships without warning. Wilson left open the possibility of negotiating with Germany if its submarines refrained from attacking U.S. shipping. Nevertheless, throughout February and March 1917, German submarines targeted and sank several U.S. ships, resulting in the deaths of numerous U.S. seamen and citizens. On February 26, Wilson asked Congress for the authority to arm U.S. merchant ships with U.S. naval personnel and equipment. While the measure would probably have passed in a vote, several anti-war Senators led a successful filibuster that consumed the remainder of the congressional session. As a result of this setback, President Wilson decided to arm U.S. merchant ships by executive order, citing an old anti-piracy law that gave him the authority to do so. While Wilson weighed his options regarding the submarine issue, he also had to address the question of Germany’s attempts to cement a secret alliance with Mexico. On January 19, 1917, British naval intelligence intercepted and decrypted a telegram sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Ambassador in Mexico City. The “Zimmermann Telegram” promised the Mexican Government that Germany would help Mexico recover the territory it had ceded to the United States following the Mexican-American War. In return for this assistance, Germany asked for Mexican support in the war. The “Zimmermann Telegram” Initially, the British had not shared the news of the Zimmermann Telegram with U.S. officials because they did not want the Germans to discover that British code breakers had cracked the German code. However, following Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in February, the British decided to use the note to help sway U.S. official and public opinion in favour of joining the war. The British finally forwarded the intercepted telegram to President Wilson on February 24. The U.S. press carried the story the following week. Despite the shocking news of the Zimmermann Telegram, Wilson still hesitated asking for a declaration of war. He waited until March 20 before convening a Cabinet meeting to broach the matter-almost a month after he had first seen the telegram. The precise reasons for Wilson’s decision to choose war in 1917 remain the subject of debate among historians, especially in light of his efforts to avoid war in 1915 after the sinking of the British passenger liners Lusitania and Arabic, which had led to the deaths of 131 U.S. citizens. However, by 1917, the continued submarine attacks on U.S. merchant and passenger ships, and the “Zimmermann Telegram’s” implied threat of a German attack on the United States, swayed U.S. public opinion in support of a declaration of war. Furthermore, international law stipulated that the placing of U.S. naval personnel on civilian ships to protect them from German submarines already constituted an act of war against Germany. Finally, the Germans, by their actions, had demonstrated that they had no interest in seeking a peaceful end to the conflict. These reasons all contributed to President Wilson’s decision to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. They also encouraged Congress to grant Wilson’s request and formally declare war on Germany.
@@thatblokeonamotorbike Germany was becoming a major economic power while England was stagnating. They were threatened by this and put their armies on the German border .Wilson used anti German propaganda to stir up war fever in the USA.Englands empire was crumbleing and they were afraid of losing their image of being #1 power in the world. We bailed out England and France when we should have minded our own business. Europe has been a bunch of squabbling countries for hundreds of years. We are broke from trying to police the world and many people are sick of the welfare/ warfare state we have become. Let's not forget the mining of the North sea in spite of the league of nations telling them not to. Let's not forget the Q ships that caused Germany to stop allowing ships to be evacuated before being sunk. You and France are not allies but parasites feeding off the USA.When you invaded Egypt to gain control of the Suez canal Eisenhower said not again. England has no military power and no economic power. So go drown in your warm 🍻 beer.
What a brilliant video Dave. Such a moving story. Thanks for sharing that with us.
Hi, thanks for the lovely comment. I wasn't sure about it when I filmed it, but researching my own family history and finding that 4 relatives took part in the battle I had to do it. Ride safe, Dave
A rubbish new world. As an ex customer services manager I am appalled at this approach by companies to basically ignore any inconvenient dialogue. It is the same stance that politicians use and of course with the advancing use of Ai, there is literally no turning back. I wonder who is making all the money training these clowns to stop using their brains? As a biker, it is bad enough that facilities aren’t being provided enough for an expanding activity. Take a look at Boscastle CP!! Stay safe everyone and find your own coping mechanism. I’m desperately seeking 🤔😢
Never knew of such a route so thanks I think I’ll be heading up there some dry warm day (hopefully) and the camera position is fine though I’m sure your mug is’nt as you say 🤟 another great ride video Thankyou
Beautiful ride !!
Another great ride video , we ride the same roads if you ever see a silver Honda Superdream or maybe a Rebel Red Hunter it could be me , love the Derbyshire dual carriageways on a dry warm day 🤟
Love the videos and the interesting places that you visit. I also love that you give us a bit of 'Historical info' along the way. A quick question, and apologies if I have missed previous answers. What set up are you using for the over the shoulder filming. Is it a 360 camera on a pole fixed to bike ?? I'm using a Helmet Cam and get fed up with the images moving around so much every time I move my head . !! Thank You in anticipation..
Hi, it's a GoPro 11 mounted on the side of my helmet. The stabilisation is fantastic. For the sound I have a very cheap mic in the helmet that fits into the GoPro sound adapter. I'm thinking of doing a video about how I film and edit the vids, do you think it would be interesting/ useful Ride safe, Dave
@@thatblokeonamotorbike Thank You Dave. Yes, I think that a vid about how you film and edit would be 'very' useful. I am only just playing at it at present, so any tips and tricks would be very welcomed. I look forward to it. 😄
The magical Trough of Bowland spent many a day riding so many different roads. Unfortunately over the years like so many roads in Lancashire the Council have run out of tarmac and these marvellous roads are not what they were.
It's a good job you weren't a couple of hundred miles south, Dave; my brother-in-law goes tearing around blind corners on lanes like those in his SUV. Anyone on a bike would stand no chance! 😒
I lived in York for quite many years and never had the opportunity to ride the countryside on a motorcycle... thanks for providing me with the backroads that I have missed
How did you find this route, what an adventure 😊 , that campsite look very good nice and sheltered. That cyclist should’ve herd Betsy coming, even though it was cloudy that view was incredible, I must ride that sometime , another great video thanks😊👍🏍️
That engine sound is like my old BSA C15 used to sound back in the 1960's. 👍
What a stunningly beautiful area.
Thank you for the pictures of your ride through this lovely region.👍 Here in Germany I love riding the same small roads. Always stay upright. Best wishes from the "Weserbergland"