Road King Special. London To Sicily 2023. No Drama... Just the ride! HIGHLIGHTS 

Really cool of you to take time to leave such a great message, many thanks

I couldn’t of said it better 👍

This feels pretty techy to me , my old chopper got wrote off last year .. I had no speedo no indicators , lights hardly ever worked .. but Jesus I had so much fun for last 12 years on that thing ! First 100 times I hit the indicator on this bike I laughed loud to myself saying ‘amazing’ ! Happy travels dude

You are right, too much technologies on actual motocycles !

Probably the most spot on comment I have ever read, perfectly put 🙏👌

I’ve had a 99 RK classic since new and it has no tech to speak of and bought a Moto Guzzi last year to do more touring and it was nice having cruise control heated grips but the fact it was still felt “old school” is the biggest bonus! Ride safe mate your vids are an inspiration. ❤️

@@enricoalbers8324 Lovely to hear …Glad you had a great time too . Fantastic. Best wishes mark

@@billyfinch7341 Welcome 🙏 Billy .

Haha the invisible sidecar ! Thanks for watching and taking time to comment . Best wishes

Hello again , good to hear from you . We too in the cold , but lovely blue winter skies at moment , but too cold for the roads to dry out . I feel your pain ! When I was editing this I had a similar feeling . So glad you enjoyed it. We really appreciate this comment .. best wishes from the U.K

Yeah only very few places in Europe drive on left , U.K , Ireland , Cyprus , The Channel Islands , Isle of Man & Malta . But I’ve driven in Europe since I was 19 so you just get used to switching. I don’t find it even a thing after 5 minutes it just feels normal . It’s just a lot easier in America because you had the sense to make huge roads … every time I’ve driven in America I cannot believe how wide the roads are . Cheers for watching dude !

Thanks so much ! Still learning but I’m trying .. many more to come Best wishes

Thanks Andy .. Cheers for the kind words .

Many thanks for writing . Ahh we so wanted to do Venice .. but you can’t do it alll eh .. at least on one trip . But I think like you , I could not go through Italy again without hitting Amalfi . Best wishes on your next trip .. safe & happy travels.

Thanks dude ! Much appreciated Best wishes

Thanks dude . Glad you stumbled onto the channel. Appreciate the kind words . ❤

Stoked you found us , thanks for kind words . Hope you back fighting fit now ! Wow The Ultra Limited !!!! You didn’t hold back huh … good for you . What a wonderful machine .. hope you make many happy memories on it . Kindest regards Mark & Lisa

@@LeanIntoTheWind Thank you, I am feeling well health-wise. Yes, I am very happy with my motorcycle. Since August 2022, I have driven 16,000 kilometers. I have been to Croatia and Turkey with it and had a lot of fun.

@@CivanLevent This is such a good news , reply to read . I bet they were amazing trips . Keep those wheels rolling dude !

Cheers mate !

Big thanks for this great comment . It was a superb journey . And we did have such a good time . I’m still finding my way with editing and all this only been doing it 6 months … just trying to do what I’d like and hopefully others will . Comments like this are appreciated and give encouragement. Best wishes to you ..

Yeah I hear that ! Thanks for watching

Wow you must have seen so much !! Such a fascinating life , it must be incredible. We love Spain Italy and France , so much to see , no matter how many times you go back always new places to find . On a motorcycle I think you more likely to end up in odd random places . We love a place not far from Gibraltar called ‘Ronda’ it has the best mountain road on the way there and the city itself is like 800 year old buildings Miguel de Cervantes stopped in a bar there and wrote a chapter of Don Quixote there in 1600s The bar is still there .. but yeah I’ve sidetracked .. Spain is full of so many magical places .. I’m stoked to hear your wife now on the back of the bike now … journeys are good alone and I still love a solo trip But discovering new places together is so cool , .. you have a couple of awesome motorcycles there dude . Enjoy every mile , you have such a great country for hitting the road . I’d love to see so much more of America . I’ve done New York couple times , once with my wife and daughters another time with my band .. doing some shows . I’ve done California and some of Florida, but man you’d need years to see America . Our kids are grown now , so we have a little freedom Back .. and plan on putting down a lot of miles . Great to hear from you mate , Ride safe .. and hope 2024 brings so many good times your way .

Haha .. cheers for watching dude ! Just hold back the snow .. I wanna dig tent out Friday & pretend it’s spring

Thanks for checking it out . Best wishes with your upcoming coming trip . Safe & happy travels

Thanks for watching.

Thanks so much for taking watching & taking time to leave a comment . Glad it stirred good old memories. We was so blessed with weather , we are camping tonight but it’s dropping to 2 Celsius apparently.. but has lovely blue skies all day Best wishes Mark & Lisa ..

Thanks dude .. Well that’s the bike for it . Hope you guys have a ball ! Stay safe

Many thanks for watching, more so for leaving such a great comment . Fell in love with Motorcycles watching the great escape at 5 years old . Kneeling on the floor 3 inches from the screen as McQueen jumped that Triumph . I knew I’d buy one when I was 16! Yes motorcycling is fantastic . And around that year I first read ‘On The Road’ … and looked at life with new eyes .

Happy trails for '24, cheers man.@@LeanIntoTheWind

Thank you so much for your kind words , glad you liked it …😊

To be perfectly honest, I didn’t think anyone would watch this who had already watched the Italy trip series . We have our home upside down as I’m working on kitchen and hall and have very limited time to complete it before I need to get back to work , hence making this video seemed a quick way to put something out this week and would hopefully reach new people. But stoked a few folks re watched, that’s so cool ! Early start always , not a good sleeper and I think my pattern rubbed off on Lisa . Also nice to get somewhere in afternoon and head to beach .. relax . Thanks for the comment . Can’t wait to get back out on a trip . Take it easy

grazie mille! Appreciate the kind words . Best wishes

Thank you so much for the lovely comment, really means a lot 😊 also thanks for subscribing 👍

Cheers for watching! Yeah the rubbish outside some town is bad .. but so much of Sicily is beautiful , it’s still just a fantastic place to go . We shall definitely go back .

Cheers dude . We love it

Balkans not ballads😂

@@stephenmcintyre6514 ballads had me thinking for a moment , as a musician I was thinking that’s somewhere I gotta go ! Okay now makes so much sense & Jesus bet that was an epic trip ! Happy travels mate , thanks for comment .

Much appreciated. Kind regards..

Appreciate you taking time to comment . Many thanks .

Many thanks . Best wishes

Huge thanks for watching & taking time to leave a comment . Really appreciated. Great looking bike that Triumph bobber .. and wishing you some epic adventures on that . Kindest regards .. will look forward to see that machine in action on your channel .

Thanks for watching! Oh man that’s gonna be amazing in June , hope you have a blast!!! We loved every day the food and the beaches !!! Best wishes for June , safe travels bud .

Much obliged for such a great comment ! Best wishes ..

Many thanks pal ! . You guys are so spoilt for choice of beautiful road trips .. ! But Yeah Italy is beautiful and the food the beaches and the food !!!

Many thanks … best wishes

Cheers dude

Yeah definitely needs to warm up a bit , but saying that I going camping in couple weeks can’t wait any longer . Good luck with the new gear !! What air cleaner you going for ?

@@LeanIntoTheWind Good luck with the weather in February ! We only went for three season sleeping bags so will wait a little longer. Changing from a Screaming Eagle heavy breather elite ( found it got in the way of my knee ) to an S&S Cycle stealth air stream. It's more traditional a bit like a modern take on a tear drop and dosen't need a rain sock + I should be able to hide the external breather pipes behind the cover.

@@davidgilding3549 Thanks David , next week I think it’s getting a little warmer . Ah yeah I’ve had a big air cleaner on my old chopper once and it was a knee banger . It didn’t last long . Best wishes dude

Good to hear . Many thanks

Used to sleep on an airbed under my softail with a tent cover over the bike , no need to look for campsites lol

@@balance3201 love that .. done similar on my old chopper , just a bivi bag for my sleeping bag .. but my wife wasn’t quite ready for that (Yet)

Many thanks Larry , cheers for watching and the sub. Safe & happy travels dude

Close to 1am here , I just got in from playing a gig in London with my band … So stoked to come home and read such positive comments like your one . Many thanks mate . I bet Italy was amazing back then … probably lot less traffic . Cheers for taking time to comment , sending our best wishes to you on the other side of the world !

Thank you so much for the kind words, glad you like the video

Many thanks !

Ah dude appreciate the kind words ! Best wishes to you

It’s a shame but we only saw that in a couple of areas in Sicily .. every country has problems, U.K has far worse things… As a whole Italy is absolutely beautiful, so much beauty, so many amazing people .. we done hours of filming , that part was only seconds . I think that says a lot . Italy stole our hearts . ♥️

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Cheers for watching

Thanks so much for watching , we had such a great time !! I can’t take any credit for the music as mark sorts all that out 😊

Thanks for taking time to comment .. I’ve been to London playing with my band tonight , just got in , great to find all these cool comments All the best dude .

Thanks mate .. appreciate that . Hope you’re doing good !

yeah... hanging out in a very inhabitable deserted place in the Middle East.... cannot wait to get back on my hog... again for N- Scandinavia... in case you ever plan a trip to go there, I could possibly provide you guys with some useful hints/advise, if you wish... 😊 (e.g., sleeping system, tent, conventional maps to be taken along, routing, ferry related charges at 50% discount, road conditions... what NOT to take along etc.)

@@camouflage962 Oh man , that don’t sound good . Look after yourself dude . Hope you back with The Hog soon, may take you up on that advice , definitely on the list one day .

BMWK 1300s what a beautiful beast of a machine ! Although I’ve never ridden one , my heart got firmly stuck on Harley’s in my 20s . Although this one is our first Touring model . When our kids were younger Lisa was stuck at home so I had chopper and comfort was not a thing . But now we 2 up this really is perfect for us . Thanks for the kind words from way down under , great to hear from you , we wishing you many safe happy travels in your beautiful country ! All the best

Not a problem, keep on enjoying@@LeanIntoTheWind

Thanks 🙏! May is creeping up fast ! Happy & safe travels !!!

Yeah my heart did actually pause for 10 seconds right there !

Cheers mate

Hey Steve .. I hate to tell you but Biddle Brothers rocked last night , dancing on the chairs … it was like phillious Williams on steroids.. so much fun .. was packed in their my kid brother on the drums and backing vocals .. we had so much fun .. you was missed mate !

Makes Me Look Forward To The Next One MORE!!!!! Love To All @@LeanIntoTheWind

@@youandmebothUK Big love back at you bud !

What a beautiful comment . Best wishes to you

Thank you dude

Many thanks !! Aosta was one of the favourite places we went . Promising ourselves to go back and really explore that area . What a great place to be from !

Do not fear , Nothing I’m planning to change at all .. it’s got all the power we need . Stops great .. handles well . Only think on the horizon is maybe raise the bars couple more inches.. and make a full length sissy bar back pad for Lisa before the Scotland trip .

yeah... cool... keep riding bro !

In my opinion the best upgrade is via the operator 😂

@@edoluyt467 hahaha thank you …yeah I know that feeling , I’m back a day and wanna go again . I get the music from Epidemic sounds , so as not to run into copyright issues etc . Afraid I’ve not made a play list . I always meant to add track names , but by time I’m done editing and making thumbnails .. putting the whole thing together I’m normally like , I’m done .

Thank you so much ! The lights don’t blink in real life .. it’s just the settings on the camera were wrong settings .

Many thanks . I I agree .. such a variety of roads ! Soundtrack from ‘Epidemic sound.com ‘ They have a Spotify. But when making stuff for RU-vid , you pay to join then can use any music they got to use on videos . To save paying each artist royalties. They pay . But yeah on Spotify you can just check out all the songs at your leisure.

Many thanks for taking time to leave a comment … really kind of you !

Thank you . Phone mount is quad Lock .. with charger and dampener.

That sounds like you had a great trip with your daughter , what a magical thing to do together! I’ love riding in Spain , Roses is great place ,..i stopped there when I rode to Barcelona from London on my old chopper .. then did south France back to Switzerland.. cheers for watchng ! Safe travels bud !

I had a 96" S&S Evo chop back in 2000 that was in BSH and did a lot of Europe with the NCC , I then joined an MC 1%er club and did Spain , Germany amongst many others great times , and 2019 was an experience my daughter will never forget , take care pal . @toTheWind

I don’t think I can add photos this comment section.. so unsure how to send .. but I have got the rough route marked out on a map , I did take photos thinking to add to this video , but they never came out great so I kinda held them back . you can email me at markschubert13@hotmail.com And I’ll send you the pics I got . Can’t think of another way of adding them Cheers for watching

@@onereallynicespeed thanks so much , appreciate that . We bought the intercom during the trip , they lasted two days then went back in box and have never come out again . With my open face , Lisa just got wind from my microphone, and I had to shout anyway . We just returned to shouting haha .. and save our talking for meal times … The roads in Italy better than uk by a long way … in Sicily they far worse than uk .. potholes that look like Graves haha you go in … you need a ladder to get out . Makes it fun though

@LeanIntoTheWind I use my com on an open face and It does get wishy washy with speed. We are hoping to do Italy next year for my wife's 50th. Tuscany area. 2 weeks going to be enough?

@@onereallynicespeed Oh man you had a better than I did . Ah great you going to Italy . I’d say two weeks for Tuscany be perfect . That ain’t too far down . It’ll be a great time . Wish you happy safe travels when you go . Have fun .

The shoulder is not allowed, splitting through the middle is totally legal and 99% of motorcyclists do so ! Even when traffic moving fairly fast … Some motorists really get angry even though it is legal , some will even close the gap and make it awkward for you . But this is pretty rare . The only place I came across many people getting angry at me for lane splitting was Switzerland… I did lane split but everyone seemed annoyed, I never did check if it was illegal or not there .. but to answer yes most of Europe 100% accepted and when you do your test they tell you to lane split, it’s part of the test , or at least it was when I done my test in the 90s . Kind regards Mark

Thanks so much for watching and you are right, mark did change the bars as they were not comfortable!! I’ll get him to fill you in on the technical stuff 😂

Thanks for watching! You have a sharp eye .. I swapped the bars straight away , hated the others . These are Road Glide OEM Bars .. they 32 wide rather than 40 rks .. and loads more pullback not positive but it’s something like at least 5 inch more pullback that RKS . Best swap and no need to change any cables … it doesn’t drastically change the look either . But is a much more relaxed riding position. And you feel more in control as get the bend in arms .. so kinda not so flung out , like on stock I felt like I was in a hang glider haha . Best wishes mate

@@LeanIntoTheWind that’s great, thanks for the reply. I get the same feeling from the stock bars! Are yours from a standard Road Glide or a Road Glide Special? I like the look on yours as a lot of solutions look too extreme!

@@sagalout I think best check the dealers , but I’m pretty certain Road glide and Road glide special have same bars . Obviously the Road glide special will always be in black . I actually got mine on eBay and they were chrome but I had them stripped and powder coated . I paid around £60 and powder coating was £40 So it was a good buy . There are always some on eBay But I’ve noticed the prices are creeping up on used ones , I think more folks finding out how good a fix they are for RKS . But you can go in a dealers and sit on a RG to see what bars feel like As exactly same bike . Not many bars you can try before buy .

We only had 3 and one GoPro . But I had a power bank so managed to charge them .

We were both really happy with it .. no complaints whatsoever… it’s not something i would change … we have done plenty 12, 14 even 15 hour days on that bike and neither of us had aches , we was just tired . Cheers for watching bud

@@LeanIntoTheWind and you even do 15 hour days without a windshield? Savage!

@@RunCMDmoto Er .. we never go over 20mph haha

I have never had one , or even tried one .. so the simple answer is no . It’s all I’ve know . Having the backrest takes all the fatigue out of wind … Before I had this bike and when solo I always travelled with sleeping bag behind me which did the same thing , I think as long as you have support behind you , it’s not tiring at all .

Thanks for watching 😊

Cheers dude !

Thanks . I will warn you though , i only read comments up to the word ‘but’ .

Thanks for watching. If there’s anything I can answer of course I will . Look forward to hearing from you in insta .

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