The Long Ride Home: 2,000 Miles From Morocco to England

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After reaching "The Gateway to the Sahara", I head back the 2,000 miles north to Ipswich, England.
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@kevinpick194 Год назад

Can only repeat the deluge of comments you will get saying congratulations on a great trip and a superbly presented series. Full of admiration for your drive and determination to do this - and not the easy way. Well done.

@FreddieDobbs Год назад

Thank you so much Kevin!🙂

@blueaugust227 Год назад

I bought a pair of hood jeans because of your recommendation. SK11. D30 level 2. They fill like a glove. I didn't realise you are literally the face Hood Jeans. You are everywhere. Lol.

@spikodemiko5514 Год назад

Ditto. I did exactly the same thing last year. Excellent jeans from a uk company 👍

@FreddieDobbs Год назад

I’m so happy you’re pleased with them. They age beautifully and the denim lightens quite a bit the more they’re worn- which I love👌🏻

@kramnam4716 Год назад

he’s the Bum of Hood jeans! in a nice way 😊

@5tevieb954 Год назад

Yes same here

@paulbarlow3185 Год назад

What a fantastic 'real world' motorbike adventure Freddie. You really give us mere mortals the encouragement to go out there and make our own adventures. Truly inspiring. Thank you for making these videos, they really are amazing. All the best. Take care.👍

@JonBonDonegan Год назад

THIS!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

@FreddieDobbs Год назад

I’m so glad you enjoyed the series, thank you so much for watching it, Paul!🙂🙌🏻

@jgordoncooper7112 Год назад

You are a brave man Mr. Dobbs, and you have been greatly rewarded, and you have given us a fantastic adventure. Lesson: NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT YOUR EXTENSION.

@keyboarddancers7751 Год назад

Excellent vlog mini series. Great reminder that one does NOT need to ride a big and/or expensive motorcycle to enjoy very long motorcycle tours. I still have very fond memories of my tour of Spain and France many years back on my trusty old 650 Katana.

@theegans73 Год назад

Absolutely brilliant. Life is too short to sit at home watching Eastenders when you can be making life long memories. Thanks Freddie and Monika and look forward to your next trips. Now sit back and relax.

@weswally1 Год назад

Why watch EastEnders when you could be watching Dobbs 😉

@aprilkeuning8600 Год назад

So incredibly proud of you Freddie! Hope you don't mind me saying so. Just delighted you made it, loved the series!

@Phenn5589 10 месяцев назад

It’s actually good to see a “ warts and all” video. Well done for fixing the spark plug. And for making the whole trip. Inspiring!

@patwatters8205 Год назад

Greetings from Ireland Freddie.Since first finding and subscribing to your channel about a month ago I watch at least one video every day.I am a 68 year old lifelong biker waiting for a hip replacement,I have traveled to 26 countries but I think my biking days may soon be over at least for a while.I will still have your brilliant videos to watch keep them coming....

@sanatandharma4435 Год назад

Great job Freddie, it was a 'triumph' for you both! I'm glad to see you've not lost your spark!

@MrDarcy-OlMan Год назад

92k! That went up like a Rocket! Well done. Very interesting trip Freddie. 👌🏼

@andrewhaley4623 Год назад

Well done Freddie, what a trip and my god you rode your luck with that spark plug. One mile from home. Well done great program, I feel that we were with you all way there and back. Do the triumph a favor and book it in for a good service and get those tappets adjusted it has been a good bike for you that is the least you can do to say thank you to it. Have a good rest and we will see you for your next video. Well done Freddie. Kind Regards Andrew. Ps I am of for a rest after all of that.

@andreas52134 Год назад

Thank you Freddie for taking us with you on an unbelievable trip! This spark thing is maybe because of all the WD40 stuff you always spray on to the bonneville. I use this only to loosen stuck screws! I look forward to your next trip 😅👍👋

@GordonHunter Год назад

Extraordinary - what an achievement - what a motivation for us all to ride that bit further from home. What a reminder too that what matters is the rider and not the bike.

@stevezahn8056 Год назад

Glad you made it to England “Freddie of Arabia”. But I was thinking about your little break down. I’ve never had a plug blow out of the head on any of my bikes in the 37 years I’ve been riding. It’s happened to you twice so far on your trips. Maybe the threads on that side of the head are stripped. There’s got to be something causing that to happen. You might want to check that out and heli coil the plug hole. Or just put some blue loctite on the plug

@darrenpallett9353 Год назад

Well done Freddie and your Bonneville.whenever you retire your Bonny it surely needs a place in the triumph museum

@steverobinson5015 Месяц назад

What a great trip..... Orange gloves absolute class.. where theres a will theres a way!. Bonnie need a nice service!...

@mr.solitude3352 Год назад

You are SO correct, young man. You were VERY fortunate that the temporary breakdown occurred close to home. The Triumph gods were looking after you indeed. And should you have another experience of not having access to your motorcycle gloves, buy a cheap small box of disposable medical exam gloves and place them underneath a hardware pair. It will keep your hands' temperature intact and dry. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us, Freddie. God speed you and Monica in your future ones.

@BazzerObama Год назад

Always the master of understatement Freddie, “I think that spark plug might need replacing”……..thanks for making me spit my tea on my iPad 😂

@RonYam650 Год назад

Fantastic Freddie. Once again enjoyed every minute. Felt like I was along with you for the ride. Thanks.

@digitalimager4946 Год назад

Thoroughly enjoyed, thanks. In the late seventies, early eighties my wife and I toured France, Spain and Portugal on our Norton Commando many times staying above bars and in cheap hotels etc and what an adventure. Met some wonderful people. Now I live alone in a motorhome and toured Europe for three months after the pandemic with my dog. Not so easy to do now after Brexit, otherwise known as the the great deception: to me, anyway. Keep on keeping on.

@jiveafrica4232 Год назад

This series was pure gold.Thanks so much for the entertainment from an enthusiastic new subscriber!

@jerhughes500 Год назад

There are many bike trips on RU-vid from all over the world. This one is up there with the, I won’t say best, but most interesting. From the first video when I saw you loading up a full sized tyre pump to not having any local cash or SIM card to the missing tool part at the end, this series was indeed a real world scenario, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it! You certainly stand out from the vanilla content out there and thanks for the viewing pleasure. One request, chin mounted cam gives a much better shot, like we’re on the bike almost and seeing what you see. Wherever you have the cam mounted it gives the feeling you could be in a car. 👍👍

@owlcroft Год назад

It was great seeing your bike vs the pristine tourers boarding the ferry. Testament to who had the real adventure.

@michaltrivium Год назад

I would compare Monica to your missing tool. You clearly miss something without her. One simingly tiny element, but with such an importance. You guys belong together. Home, sweet home

@FreddieDobbs Год назад

Thank you sir🙂

@davidhilliard1350 Год назад

So you're saying that without Monica, his spanner doesn't work?

@motamark Год назад

Great little series Freddie, being an ex motorcycle mechanic probably a good idea to have that spark plug hole looked at as plugs don't usually just pop out, the spark plug you showed did look like it had alloy on the threads, meaning the plug hole could be stripped.....anyway my thoughts......so lucky was close to home.

@volt8684 Год назад

Freddie, I really think you should write a book or books on your adventures. Thank you so much for all ur vlogs. I am totally hooked. This has been the best one

@volt8684 Год назад

So glad the trumpet didn’t let you down anywhere else

@mraidymaddful Год назад

Great esipode there Fred, well worth watching. I hope you gave the Bonny a damned good wash and a full service after that epic journey.

@yanmandude Год назад

Hi Freddie, if you are not aware already, here is a cool option for emergency and not left stranded by the road and can contact resque. - Garmin InReach Mini - Compact Satellite Communication Device You can subscribe only for a month if I remember or a year etc. But I think there are also something similar from another brand. Take a look so you won't be left at the side of the desert with a few scorpions for a companion ;)

@alijbattaglia3827 Год назад

Ooh Freddie I am old enough to be your mother and I if I was I wouldn't have been able to relax untill you were back home....especially breaking down so close to home brought home the reality of it happening in such a lonely place....such a risk to do that journey on your own....loved watching them all though...in fact they were brilliant!

@peter_sack Год назад

Hello dear Mr Dobbs, This travel documentary was very instructive but even more entertaining. I really enjoyed every minute from the first to the last. You have gained a fan.

@rabukan5842 Год назад

Loved this series Freddie! I'll be watching it again as an inspiration for my own Bonneville biking adventures, done solo, no video, just the wind, views, and peace a good motorcycle can offer.

@martinbguk Год назад

Great trip Freddie. I'll just have to break it to the wife that one winter we are going to do Morocco (but in a van). This winter we will be snowbirds for 3 months in Spain or southern Italy most likely. But Morocco is now calling for the 3 months of winter the year after. Thank you.

@andrewlaitt9586 Год назад

Just keep doing your thing Freddie! 😂 It’s a breath of fresh air.

@for-real-tho Год назад

I don't know how to ride a motorcycle, but I enjoyed watching the series very much. Great adventures!

@allsearpw3829 Год назад

Hi, I don,t BELIVE IT , HAS THE BONNIE PUT ONE FOOT in the GRAVE ? Thanks Monica for the rescue service . Another great video Freddie and I would get those plug threads checked . 😉👍👍

@FreddieDobbs Год назад

I got very very lucky that I was so close to home when it broke down! I hope the spark plug’s just a freak one off incident (I hope😆) Off to buy new spark plugs and give it a good clean tomorrow🧼🧼

@andrewlast4236 Год назад

Great video; the scene in southern Spain looks like a road near Los Gallardos, Provincia de Almeria. I rode there in March on my Triumph Street Triple 675 my first foreign trip in March 2023. You are to be commended.

@dgbourdon1325 Год назад

Bravo Freddie! I lived it with you from the comfort of my sofa......thank you, you have inspired me to take a trip!! (maybe not to the Sahara tho!). PS- I think you owe Monika a pressie...new hat maybe?

@thiagodasilvapereira4269 Год назад

Thank you very much, sir! You are an inspiration throughout the world. Hopefully next year i'll be doing rides on my own, pretty much under your influence. Love from Brazil!

@civetricamoto Год назад

I just got to the end of the video! I have to say that these videos cannot get any more organic than this, another reason why I love this channel!

@vinmckenna7573 Год назад

I've never ridden a motorbike in my life, but I enjoyed each video, sorry your trip has ended. Look forward to your next adventure !

@travellingmalin4029 Год назад

I’m not sure if you did but when disconnecting the battery always disconnect the earth first and when connecting always connect your positive first then the earth so you don’t short anything out. Well done on a epic journey! 👍

@nickwilliams7946 Год назад

Loved watching this Freddie, fantastic trip that I'd love to replicate one day. Well done 👏

@richardbartlett6932 Год назад

Glad you made it back ok. Finger tight would have been enough to get you home. but as it was so close to home waiting for Monika was really no big deal. Fantastic video thanks for taking us along..

@johnwright9089 Год назад

Only recently started watching your channel Freddie. Love your style and adventures. Well done, and thanks.

@faisalarh Год назад

It's 2315 in Indonesia, and your channel finally upload the last leg of the Sahara adventure, and immediately got beautiful road and mountains at the intro. Sometimes I envy many motorcyclist YT personality that makes full time job travelling, while videoing and editing their adventure, but 2000 miles riding back home, alone, definitely not gonna work for common folks like me who had day time job behind computer. Hopefully I can emulate what Freddie and Monica had done in recent years, travelling and documenting their adventure on motorcycle, solo or with my partners on various places in the world, well, Indonesia for starters.

@FreddieDobbs Год назад

I’m extremely lucky to be able to do this🙂 Here’s to many happy road trips in Indonesia, and further afield🤘🏼🤘🏼

@andysteel3455 Год назад

Great series. Ditch the air injection system, and the spark plugs are way more accessible without taking the tank off .

@simongoljen Год назад

Thanks for the incredible series Freddie! Looking forward to the next one, but in the meantime i will also be taking som little motorcycle trips of my own thanks to you. Cheers!

@FreddieDobbs Год назад

Happy travels, Simon🙂🤘🏼🤘🏼

@morrisminor56 Год назад

Bravo! Very well done. So the bike did you proud for 99.9% of the trip. You are a natural speaking to camera. Were you ever in the army? Was watching your Devon adventure 1-3 before watching this latest video.

@dominicbovair112 Год назад

Such a super trip, love the honesty. Always love watching your videos

@nessymon Год назад

Good man! Travelling on the Irish passport! Delighted you're one of us!

@tomchurch3699 Год назад

Epic trip, real world biker Freddie, great stuff, thank you

@philroberts5537 Год назад

Always great to do a long trip on the bike, thanks for sharing. I would be proud of my dirty cap. You have earned every mark and stain by travelling, where it with pride. Some my lighter ones are in a right state. If you get caught out again without the extension on your spark plug socket a small spanner or reasonably sized flat blade screw driver wedged in the top has worked for me in the past.

@88davidw Год назад

Love this series. So glad you got home safely!

@turningwheels2584 Год назад

I've just booked a nice room in the center of Devon for the first week of September for 3 nights for my bike trip, £140 with a full breakfast every morning. That's around £47 a night, great value for money as camping nowadays is around £20 a night. Great vid Freddie 👍

@stuartbailey9941 8 месяцев назад

Brilliant series, many thanks for posting. Stay safe, regards.

@martincogger4621 Год назад

Congratulations on completing an epic road trip!......thoughly enjoyed following you on your latest adventure.... I do think you could have had a better tool kit!..... You were very lucky to make it back to blighty without any major mishaps.... well done!......

@ianfulton4708 Год назад

As usual Really enjoyed the series Freddie. Suggest you get that spark plug thread in the cylinder head looked at urgently. Plugs only shoot out of the head like that when the thread is destroyed!!

@desmond86777 Год назад

I salute your choice of passport Freddie. Can’t go wrong with the Harp👍

@norberts_favorite_landscapes Год назад

This is a masterseries Freddie. Thank you for taking us to this wonderful trip. I wish I had the balls to do same things 😀 Looking forward for your next trips. By the way, have you ever been to the German or Austrian alps? I highly recommend it to you, it is an unforgettable scenery especially if you go down to South Tirol. All the best... Norbert

@simonbell6745 Год назад

5 mins into the video having done 1000 miles you’re stood in a kitchen with a smart casual but pressed shirt & smart jeans prepping a healthy meal. 👍👍 Respect to you Freddie, your Standards never slip.

@ukvamp Год назад

Take the extension for the ratchet and some spare plugs for the next adventure, just in case 👍

@mechanic5069 Год назад

It was great to meet you today Fred, not on great circumstances but still. Admire your passion to bikes and travelling. Keep doing what you love and enjoy the great moments. Hope to see you one day in Poland 🇵🇱

@nickreading9379 Год назад

Never change that cap! It represents the adventure, the journey, the memories, the dirtier the better - wear it with pride! 🤟

@sid1r Год назад

Thanks for the amazing journey experience that you shared! It is a very refreshing way that you show your journey! I’m so eager to get a motorcycle and start riding again! The quality of videos to cinematic views and everything in between was just fantastic. Thanks again for sharing this experience 😊.

@joecarey4252 Год назад

Fantastic series. To say, "inspiring" is an understatement. I love what you to and it always gives me the motivation needed to create my own adventures here at home.

@markcockram6254 Год назад

Binge watched you Freddie. Brilliant mate, keep em coming.

@HarryNoze Год назад

All those miles without a windshield. Legend. I get tired after 200 kms of wind.

@yourmtblocal Год назад

What an adventure young man! Ive enjoyed watching it!! ❤👌

@garylovattlovatt193 4 месяца назад

Epic and as always fantastic presentation Freddie 😊😊

@spreadbettor Год назад

Really enjoyed watching your Moroccan adventure. Glad you didn’t break down in no mans land, you’re a lucky boy!!! If it’s the same spark plug that popped out before you might want to look into a Helicoil kit to repair it properly. Keep up the good work, best wishes to you and Monica.

@kdlockyer Год назад

Epic journey and truly inspiring. Making me even more motivated and excited for my next motorcycle trip. Best of luck from New Zealand.

@zombiehunt808 Год назад

Fantastic video. Great story, editing and choice of music.

@tompackage Год назад

great trip, enjoyed every minute following you... as for your repetitive spark plug issue i'd be tempted to invest in a torque wrench to tighten them as in my experience some DIY or novice mechanics have a habit of either not tightening components/hardware up correctly or leaving it loose.

@MaaZeus Год назад

I was about to post that. Invest in a decent torque wrench and take care of it so it doesn't loose calibration. It takes away the guesswork and everything is always at correct tightness.

@stillben Год назад

well done that man. thanks for pricing it all up.

@danielmcneil3004 Год назад

Congratulations Freddie on a successful and safe adventure to Morocco and back. The motorbike gods must have been watching over you and as you say, not allowing your spark plug to fail in a remote part of Morocco. I assume a spark plug socket extension will now be a standard part of your tool kit ? The Bonneville performed well. Cheers and ride safe, Dan. 🏍✌️🇨🇦

@robmcsenior6282 Год назад

Great final episode Freddie! Hope you weren’t too tired to enjoy the stag do! Give that bike an oil change and a clean for me if nobody else 😂

@timlinzinger Год назад

What a trip!!!! You absolute lucky bugger breaking down 3 miles from home and one of them deserted roads in Morocco.

@Adam_Adam_Adam_Adam Год назад

You should get the Bonnie detailed and do a before and after vid 👌 it'll be like new bike day!

@kevinedmonds9552 Год назад

great adventure Freddie , Loved watching all the episodes and some good tips along the way, I am looking to ride my Harley Sportster to see the northern lights next year and have an adventure myself

@OldBones33 Год назад

Amazing journey Freddie. You're a legend! If you were going to break down on this adventure, a stones throw from home is the best place to do it. And Monica to the rescue.. you go girl.

@andyhewitt7588 Год назад

A great trip and thanks for sharing. One point though, the sand and dust will have played havoc with your chain. I would have lubed it daily 😀

@williamfotheringham3791 Год назад

Mate at 16 degrees we’re in mesh jackets in Scotland . Enjoying the tour series .

@flatcapcaferacer Год назад

Hmmm I had a 865 for 10 years and never had to remove the tank to change spark plugs. Mine did not of those air injection things to interfere though. You did good Freddie, we all forget stuff. The last long trip I had thieves stole two of motorcycles with the trailer...that was a bummer.

@rogermarkham9639 Год назад

Hi Freddie have you thought of removing the secondary air injection from your triumph it would make putting spark plugs in a whole lot easier & is only there to cut emissions slightly...easy to do & it's less clutter around the cylinder head😂

@JohnSmith-xw5qe Год назад

Brilliant trip & video Freddie had it all,Excitement,great scenery,Sunshine & of course the drama especially at the end lol Thank god you got Monica to watch your back an Absolute Diamond she is! Look forward to your next crazy Adventure

@Bruce-fd9lm 9 месяцев назад

Congrats on a great trip. Retired expat from the US living in Thailand 5 1/2 years. Done a lot of touring through Tland, but by car. Planning a three week trip in a few months. Happily no cold to contend with. Hsppy New Year everyone and stay safe.

@1990-t1j Год назад

2:14 That's how motorcycles should look. Irish passport, eh. Shame you had to rush back. Spain is a great country to ride through, taking your time. It's been coldish in southwest Portugal, too, especially in the evening. I once lost my gloves in southern Europe somewhere and rode back over the Alps and home in work gloves a truck driver gave me. 26:28. That's what I call an old-school dash. THE way to neutralise your trip. 28:58 I like your top layer. What is it, please? Great video.

@will7947 Год назад

Saw this instalment pop up and sat down with a brew in hand. Epic voyage and incredibly cinematic footage and editing. The soundtrack is beautifully selected also. Congratulations

@josephdonzanti7966 5 дней назад

Thanks!

@javirojeda 6 месяцев назад

So great to follow you all of this trip, since I am a Spanish Triumph-owner who just visited Morocco for the first time this Christmas, visiting most of the places in your last video. Great vlogging and fantastic mix of thoughts, food-journalism and ASMR riding. Cheers for the whole series!!!

@22Royston Год назад

Brilliant -Great journey. - thanks🙏

@alanmorgan7212 Год назад

Really enjoyed this trip Mr Dobbs, I agree pains roads are the best

@JimJimPlays Год назад

That trip was EPIC, Freddie! You are so lucky that the spark plug didn't pop when you were in the middle of nowhere with no phone signal. I don't think I've got the minerals to go that far from civilisation on my motorbike, I might try France or Spain if I'm feeling brave, one day.

@mrjoneseastend Год назад

Hi Freddie, being so close to home I would have screwed the spark plug in by hand with the aid of some oil or grease from somewhere on the bike! It would have got you home. 5000 miles on a spark plug is nothing there're usually good for 40,000 miles so simply clean them. Far too many people bin them way too early.

@mattadkin4628 Год назад

Great video Freddie. Cannot wait for your next adventure.

@tonyshearman9620 Год назад

Fabulous series Freddie. You are an inspiration to everyone to just go out and do it! This was a trip of a lifetime and so many others would not even attempt it because they haven't got the right kind of adventure bike, all the must have biking kit or 18 months to prepare. You have shown us all that this type of trip can be done on any bike, and with just the normal kit we use every day. Well done 👍.

@RolloTomassifan Год назад

Another great vlog Fred but I think those orange gloves stole too much of the show 😂. Well done on safely completing your epic ride.

@stephenj1234 Год назад

This Moroccan series was awesome; super inspiring. I really appreciate how transparent you are and your overall attitude and outlook is positive and refreshing. Can’t wait to take my first big trip someday on my T100 😎. Thanks again for the great videos; been enjoying the podcasts for quite some time as well!

@augustinkrysta Год назад

Such a great adventure, Freddie! Proof that the Bonnville can do much more than it's expected to. And that's a really nice jacket you wear. What kind of model it is?