Welcome to Soggy Baws Moto, a place to share interesting places to visit by motorbike, whilst I learn film making and video editing.
There might be the odd equipment review and installation video for the motorcycles I run, a 2016 Honda CRF1000, a 2022 KTM 390 Adventure and a 1993 Yamaha GTS1000.
My name's Stevie, I'm a 50 year old family man based in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Hi mate great review. Ive been looking at buying 1 of these bikes for near 2 years as 95% of my riding is off road. But do alot of miles and alot of trails not well used and desert sand in australia as well as alot of sticky mud on camping trips and remote area 800 miles away from any town. Do u think it is reliable enough to tackel this and can bikes take a punishment.
Righte lads. If you want tae, instead of Billy speading 'es dosh aboot, there is a new BBC Scotland show looking for a yet un-named unknown actor on the tele to be the remake of Taggart. Except this time the main studio producingt it will be STD Studios in Glasgow. It about a Scotish Poof Taggart type character, a Police Constable "Leaonard Mince," who minces aboot Glasgow on his new talking mo'or the Ducati 999. The program is called SHITE-RIDER.
good video!
Not the first time I’ve seen quality issues with the AT. Brilliant motorcycle under warranty definitely not something Id want to keep long-term. And with so many secondhand low mile examples around getting any type of money back is a pipe dream.
great museum......
I have too 1250. I Love It
I have the Bandit in drag (GSX1250), have had it for 6 years, puts a stupid smile on my face every time I twist the throttle.
😂😂Missed this one, brilliant Stevie 👏👏
I still think this was a brilliant thing to do Stevie 👏👏👏👏👏
Cheers Nige, it was at a time when all the KZread educators were banging on that you had to do shorts to make progress. As usual, made it way too complicated for myself, still took about 5 hours to edit 1min of footage 🤣 I had a great day though meeting Duncan 👍
Cameron Brewster you’re a star, this is his bike getting the repair my bike is red Africa Twin, thanks Steve for helping a biker out 👍
Took me a few mins to work this one out Ha ha, that’s fantastic, so chuffed you spotted you and yer pal. You’ll need to sub to the channel now - lol. I’ll pass on your thanks to John with the K1600 who you met on the ferry. If you look at my CRF1000 ignition switch video, you’ll see John saving my bacon there too 😂
@@soggybawsmoto I already have as Haggis_McDafty 👍
This was the video of us three fumbling about Arran when the puncture was picked up. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pJptp9uQqLKxmag.htmlsi=B2Na2uYiW7X46hvD
What a thrill it must have been to ride those old classics. I'm amazed they let people ride them! Excellent job Stevie.
Yes mate, I was in my element - lol. They are doing a great job of trying to build interest in their niche to keep their club and hobby alive. Thanks Terry
Thanks for a splendid video of a marvel of a bike. Motorcycle design went backward after the Ner-a-car. One for the bucket list!
A great machine that is still available on the market. New riders are skipping them, but in reality it is well worth buying one. I just got the 650. :) Cheers bro. Great video by the way.
My BANDIT is 1997 model and i have done 250.000 klm including round Australia.. Still can give a run for your money 💰 🤑 💸 to ANY modern bike!!!.. PIRELLI DIABLO and anytime any place... AMAZING 👏 MOTORCYCLES 🏍
That is hardcore mileage!
I have a 07 1250 bandit if you take the exhaust pipe off you wake up the beast that it is and will breath fire mine has 75000 miles and has not been passed by any bike in my town undefeated bike love it
Sounds like loads of fun 👍
Hi Steve, I too attended the recent event at Culty Braggan. At the start of your video to my surprise you highlighted a very familiar bike to me. That very 1920 Victoria was owned through the 60's and 80's by a very close friend of our family, Mr Bill Stewart an ex Police Inspector from Dundee, who also had a lovely AJS flat tanker, plus I recall a 1912 Rover. This Victoria was ridden at the 1973 Windmill Rally in Harrogate, Yorkshire by Alfie Ingram. Both the A & B teams came first that year. The bike was very thoughtfully donated to the museum by his Wife Janet, daughter Sandra and her husband Robin after Bill passed away, so that it could remain and be proudly displayed in it's city of birth.. regards, Bill Parr.
Great to hear from you Bill, Glad to hear of someone with a connection to that bike. I know Robin, he used to host a section of his Bawdeswell web site dedicated to the Victoria brand. A good 10 years ago I helped him with some research on where the factory used to be located and the potential remains, but it looks like that page hasn't been transferred over to his new domain host. Found some great photographs recently of the factory. Knowing that this is their family's bike I'll send Robin a link to my video, and see if he still has the content offline. I'm thinking about a wee web site for my own use, so it would be good to gather his content and keep it alive. GCC Have another Victoria in their collection, it's just a shame they don't see any use. If you ever hear of any Victoria remains on your travels, feel free to pass on my details. It's the one brand that would be a certainty to get me involved in the Vintage scene. Cheers, Stevie.
Thanks for getting back, I did try to access the site where Robin had input details about this bike, but sadly I found that it could not be found now. I have a couple of grainy photos from 73 where the courier had us meet in Lochee Park for a photo shot for the paper prior to the International Windmill Rally. Alfie is in that photo on the bike, but as I say a bit grainy…. I can share if you want to see it.
Excellent video Stevie. Great to see the old bikes getting a turn 👍
Thanks for watching and commenting Kevin. It was a rare treat to get the chance 👍
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What a great video mate! I rode every bump with you, and the location just matched the whole event (I was waiting for some zombies to jump out as you navigated between the buildings). That drone work just completed the awesome job you put together. Well done Stevie! ...super impressed
Cheers Dale, ha ha, I like the way you are thinking - lol. Would make a great location for a creative short film. The Great Escape meets Shawn of the Dead 😂
Waw what an experience & more proof you don't need to be going fast to have a good time Stevie! 😬👍 Was that K1600 John doing the drone pilot for you? 😎👍
Yes Mate, I had a bawl. John did offer to fly my drone for me, but I was due on the bike in a few mins and didn’t have time to set him up with it. It’s a bit cheeky, but i do this all the time. Look closely at the riding drone shots. They are not actually me riding, they aren’t even the bike I was riding at the time. When you are so far away, people rarely notice. If you have a look at my Italian Job short, there is a beautiful sweeping curve drone shot that was just a passing bike, but it matched my editing sequence perfectly 👌🏽
@soggybawsmoto I was taken in more by your excitement to notice that & stop giving away your trade secrets!!! 😉👍
It's fascinating to see history like this, especially the ideas that worked but never caught on, or have been only tried rarely on more modern bikes. And those like the hand-shift that thankfully were superceded. 😉 Excellent video. I enjoyed that very much.
Glad you enjoyed it, Thankyou. I never mentioned it in the vid, but on a similar note, it was interesting to feel the difference between the 1929 Sunbeam and the 1936 Vellocette. It felt like 25 years of development, rather than 7. If you were to compare a 2024 bike to a 2017 bike it certainly wouldn’t have felt like a leap forward.
Mine is a 97
What a hoot, your absolutely right get involved with a club. I love being around older bikes, so I joined the Scottish Classic Motorcycle Club last year as I have an 89 ZX10, which like your GTS1000 is now classed as a modern classic. If your looking for a grand day oot this summer, recommend the Scottish Transport Extravaganza at Glamis Castle on the 13th & 14th July.
Thanks for watching and commenting Deek. I’ve got fond memories of the ZX10, great bike. Glamis sounds like a good shout 👍
Superb Stevie.
Cheers Graham 👍
Brilliant post, well done. I would love to try some of these old bikes myself, I'll look into it ✌
Great movie Steve😊
Thanks Oskar 👍
Great wee video Stevie,
Cheers Tom 👍
Cracking video Stevie. Really cool seeing these yesteryear bikes. Those boys had balls back then obviously 😁😁
Cheers Dunc, and too think people raced them as well 😮
Fantastic Steve, I bet that was a great day out sampling thd old bikes
Thanks Sean, yeh it was a rare treat. Worryingly, “Vintage” has quickly become a recognised term in my eBay search history - lol.
@soggybawsmoto yes it certainly has Steve.
Oh Stevie, ya lucky bugger. Superb to see all those golden oldies, but even better to see them still in action. Brilliant video buddy, enjoyed that.👌👌
Glad you enjoyed it Nige, Thanks. The owners do a great job of keeping these machines on the road, and it’s enlightened that they see the value in occasionally making them accessible to interested noobs. 👍
Interesting video, thanks for sharing your experiences
This is a great review, the average motorcyclist does about 2000 miles a year if that, so when you go to part ex a high mileage bike you get nowt for it. As you said, your better off just keeping the bike. I bought a brand new GS in 2005 & kept it till 2019 with 78000 miles on the clock. With all the tours I had done, it did not owe me anything but I still got 2.5k on a trade in so I was happy.
Great find as im currently planning on a solo bike ride up this way this week from North East England. 1 weeks exploring on my motorbike and tent . Cheers
Cheers Dickie, I hope you have a great trip in Scotland. Safe riding out there pal. Cheers Stevie
Друг, подскажи, с каким моментом затяжки надо затягивать болт крепления ведущей звёздочки?
Good afternoon mate, just wanted to say thank you for such a great and informative video, changing my fork seals went like a dream, thanks again , 👍
Cheers Blayne, glad it helped, I've used so many videos like this myself it was time to pay it back. 👍
🫡 all the respect for your efforts, but i think that it's all caused by the humidity and the always rain weather in your area, and I think that other bikes like BMW or KTM needs more maintenance and much more expensive to repair, do you agree?
Thankyou for your kind words. Yes, much of the problem is our bad weather and salt used on our roads, and yes, you are correct, other brands such as BMW and maybe Ducati would be more expensive to repair, but these are aftern tucked into bed for the winter here 😆
Ps I understand you perfectly
What is the red tyre thingy for the rear wheel
It's called the wheel rider from abba motorcycle equipment. It makes aligning rear wheel spacers and calipers much simpler. Costs £75, but they are out of stock at the moment awaiting another production run.
Iv just today bought one to replace the 1200 I sold last year. 2015 with only 5,500 miles, looks like new. Cant wait to pick it up next week.
Best of luck with it Tim, Ride safe out there 👍
This was a good honest review, having the exact same bike in Australia i found it interesting about the controls on your bike failing, i have never heard of this happening here and as for the corrosion dramas well thats obviously your salt over there on the roads which thankfully we don't have. The biggest complaints over here was soft suspension and as you mentioned dodgy spokes apart from that these bikes are very popular over here. Thanks for the video happy riding.
Thanks for watching and commenting Ian. Yeh, our poor weather and salty winter roads is much of the problem. Glad to hear you get good service from yours. I have to admit, it's a good machine to ride, just, mine has become rough as a dog quicker than anticipated.
Nice😊
That was a fine day out, this was about 19:00, I had the road to myself
@@soggybawsmoto i can see that,you Are really putting an efford to it,while Im just revving the Bike☺️
👍👍it's great, I have the same one.
That repair set is excellent, I had the opportunity to test it. It's always good to have that on a trip.👍👍 Greetings
Multistrada is a bombeer maschine 👍😍 it has really brilliant performance woooow. I love Multistrada and its character. Very nice video, Greetings, Ljubo.
Wonderful video master 🏆👍🇮🇲 thank you🖐
Glad you enjoyed it Ljubo, I see from your profile pic, you've been to the TT. Like the look of your channel, subbed and will have a look through 👍
@@soggybawsmoto I'm glad you like my channel and I subscribed to your channel, it's very interesting. To be alone at the IOM TT 2018 would be unforgettable 👍👍😜. I'm going to Omiljeni Otok again in a month, I managed to get a stay from the Saiger racing fan group. I'm impatient and I can't wait to start. It will be a beautiful three spectacular weeks for sure. Many greetings my biker friend.