LONGER VERSION OF From Toblerone to Frogs Legs to Spaghetti to Snails.....ALPS Day 4 LONG RobLittleUK 2026-09-22 | LONGER VERSION OF From Toblerone to Frogs Legs to Spaghetti to Snails.....ALPS Day 4 LONG
NC500 on a YB100 Day 1 and the pain starts !! RobLittleUK 2023-07-07 | *Fat Man, Tiny Bike, Hits the NC500 !*NC500 on a YB100cc on a YB100cc - Day 1 - two of my mates, Steve and Dave met me at home and rode with me up the Fosse Way. At 140 miles down I was in Ashbourne, Derbyshire being met by Paul and Jody who took me on a most picturesque but challenging ride along narrow roads and steep hills in the Peak District. The boys would have gone on and on but by the time I hit a few miles short of 200 for the day, I was ready to get off!First night was in The Huntsman Inn, west of Holmfirth.ROUTETetbury to Ashbourne, Derbyshire - goo.gl/maps/kpdb67mJcY51CCx98Ashbourne - Holmfirth - goo.gl/maps/JszBB28G7jCjqQpR9@RobLittleukNC500 / Scottish North Coast 500 - a 500 mile loop from Inverness following the east, north and west coasts of Scotland!
NC500 on a YB100cc - A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do..... RobLittleUK 2023-07-05 | *Fat Man, Tiny Bike, Hits the NC500 !*NC500 on a YB100ccFunny how some masochists need more and more pain. Having endured the entire coastline last year on a bike that was cutting me in half in the peeing rain, I'm thinking - lets do it again. Lets ride 650 miles often along busy urban roads just to get to the start of the NC500 - the loop around the northern Scottish coastline to and from Inverness. And then after the coastal route we have to ride the 650 miles back home again - mad but true. And on a comfortable motorbike? Oh no, the same little 100cc oil burner - the 2-stroke Yamaha YB100.....the same bike I rode in Ireland last year!All I can say is it was fun, I met some lovely people and the weather was sub-tropical !!@RobLittleukNC500 / Scottish North Coast 500 - a 500 mile loop from Inverness following the east, north and west coasts of Scotland!
NC500 on a YB100cc - Is it Possible? RobLittleUK 2023-06-30 | *Fat Man, Tiny Bike, Hits the NC500 !*More self imposed flagellation??Well I made it around the coastline of Ireland in 2022 on the little Yamaha YB100cc so I thought "why not have a go at the NC500"? OK I'd be a year older and likely less fit and the bike had been playing up but when you say you're going to do something you look daft if you back down?But living 650 miles south of the "main event" - the North Coast 500, trying to pick my way through the historic English industrial heartland I knew would be a challenge. That being said, outside of the area of the "Satanic Mills" the northern countryside is beautiful.Picking a route would be a problem because I did not know the area - all I knew was I must avoid motorways and urban areas wherever possible.More videos to come !!@RobLittleukNC500 / Scottish North Coast 500 - a 500 mile loop from Inverness found the east, north and west coasts of Scotland!
Great to be out on the Triumph again... RobLittleUK 2023-06-26 | Great to be out on the Triumph again except for the confusion in the bloody gears - YB is 4 down, T100 conventionally 1 down 4 up !!Just a little ride out just to get me and the bike moving.@RobLittleuk
A return to Kingswear..... RobLittleUK 2023-06-16 | A return to Kingswear.....land of my birth.As a Tour Guide who works throughout the UK, Ireland and Western Europe, there is nowhere quite like Kingswear and Dartmouth and the stunning estuary of the River Dart.Wonderful to be back here again.....if only for an hour!@RobLittleuk
The Purgatory of Furniture Shopping with ones wife !! RobLittleUK 2023-06-09 | The Purgatory of Furniture Shopping with one's wife !!@RobLittleuk
Off we go again on the YB100 to Scotland and the NC500! RobLittleUK 2023-06-05 | Preparations for my expedition to the NC500 - a 500 mile loop around the north coast of Scotfordshire from Inverness. I’m taking the little 35 year old Yamaha YB100 again quite a feat for the bike AND me! Problem is taking enough stuff for two weeks and enabling me to get the old leg over - I’m not as nimble as I once was! I will be posting updates on my blog on my LetsTourEngland site and Facebook but no videos will be published until at least mid July as I will be off to Ireland at the end of June so no time for editing. Thanks for watching and please do subscribe to my channel! @RobLittleuk
30,000 miles on a Yamaha YB100 - the definitive review ! RobLittleUK 2023-06-02 | *YAMAHA YB100 – FULL SPEC BELOW*This is what we have all been waiting for - a 30,000 mile review of the YB100. After searching for any kind of review I decided to do my own!!Every time I have tried to look on line for a “Review” of the YB100, on YouTube all I can see are “For Sale” ads and some crazy racing type videos from India where the YB is still very popular.In production for many years, a main prong of its popularity is the quality of build and the “bomb proof” engine.Admittedly, when I decided to do this video, it was going to be a bit of a “spoof” on the big bike reviews, but nevertheless, at least now, there is some sound information about the YB100 in usage and performance.First registered in 1988, when I bought the bike it had 19k miles on the clock and now it has nearly 31,000. I have _never_ seen a 30,000 mile review of a motorcycle before, let alone a 100cc 2-stroke so that should be something pretty unique to start with!!I mostly ride this bike with the _Wiltshire Whizzers_ (see on Facebook) – a group of guys from the NACC / EACC who enjoy riding small engine bikes and here I must say a huge _thank you_ to my two great mates, *Steve Hoffmann* and *Geoff Brooks* without whose technical prowess, this little bike would have been unrideable - they've got me out of a few holes it has to be said!!Guys, please, if you think this video deserves a thumbs up, please give it one and *SUBSCRIBE* to my channel. SUBSCRIBING costs not one penny and you will get to hear about other videos I have published.*If you are interested in the tour of Ireland check here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeWxAfTo3yHQtW1vXAVnXvdWzARxmLLM5*@RobLittleuk *INFO*Model – YB100 DeluxeMade in JAPAN1988Cost new - C£580I paid £650 in 2011Value now - maybe £2000?Air cooled single cylinder 2 stroke engine – 97ccFour speed transmission with manual clutchSeparate Oil TankHP / Torque – performance = 8HPTank size – 8.6 litreTank Range about 135 milesReserve fuel tank 1.3 litresFuel consumption 82mpg / 3L/100kmTwo Stroke Oil consumption – about 1litre every 600 miles / 900kmOil level in the 1.2 litre tank can be checked through the built-in sight glass.Wheels – 18 inch spokedDry weight - 85kgSide and Centre Stand as standard6 volt electricsKick startTyre Pressure Rear 28psi(1.93 bar) / Front 21psi (0.06 bar)Instruments – Speedometer, Mileometer, oil lightSeat height – 785mmRear Shocks – not original.....if anyone would like to add more useful info about the YB100 please send it in a comment!!
“Honey Street” sounds pretty - messy ending avoided RobLittleUK 2023-05-31 | Well….was Sunday's ride a success or did I demonstrate a lack of judgement by leading a group of (some) elderly gentleman through precarious gravelled and sand duned lanes in mid Wiltshire? The more pious of us may say we should have done a “recky” - that may have resolved the faux pas with the route but would we have cancelled because of the utterly appalling state of the roads….? I don’t think so. After all, we are hardened bikers! Dave Godden said he had not been on a run with so many “C” class roads and thats the attraction with the Honey Street run - we rode past some gorgeous countryside, through tiny hamlets with stunning thatched homes and gardens, and alongside the Avon and Kennet Canal. Geoff remembered bits of the run and I thought I did too but - well we literally ended up going round in circles encountering the most outrageously dangerous road surfaces I believe I have ever encountered in this country! Indeed, the money _has_ all gone! Anyway - it was good to get together, 15 of us again I believe.@RobLittleuk
Not so much a Saunter as a Spin ! RobLittleUK 2023-05-27 | *Well what a fantastic morning - beautiful weather and Rod came up with a fantastic run*…..although not so much a “saunter” as a _spin_ because he had us riding round in circles which, frankly, was a bit disorientating Ha Ha! Some of our group got lost but managed to get to the coffee stop in Chipping Sodbury before resuming the ride back to The Fox and Hounds at Acton Turville for lunch. The hedgerows were fairly bursting with flora particularly the Queen Anne’s Lace and the beautiful hawthorn blossom. We are so lucky to live in such a gorgeous part of the country 😊@RobLittleuk
My Swansong - my final accompanied Road Trip ! RobLittleUK 2023-05-26 | After 18 years of plying the roads of these islands, and the near continent I am calling it a day to spend more time with my.....motorbikes !!And would could be more appropriate than for my final guests to be a couple accompanying me for the SIXTH time, no less!Scotland, Northumberland, Lake District, Devon and Cornwall, Ireland, France and now this current trip to Wales.They had a great time and so did I and the weather surprised us too!Sit back and enjoy and please watch until the end !@RobLittleuk
London Update - all did not go as planned..... RobLittleUK 2023-05-25 | My intentions to immerse myself in motorcycling did not work - i was immersed in London's ugly traffic, instead!Some may say its my _come-uppence_ for yesterday's arroganceThey may be correct.@RobLittleuk
Think of others first..... RobLittleUK 2023-05-25 | A very true way to live one's life so I thought I would take my wife for a day out at *The Chelsea Flower Show* tomorrow!And..........while _SHE_ is in there.....with our neighbour....I shall visit:Omega Yamaha dealersLondon Motorcycles Bill Bunn MotorcyclesClassicBike Emporium .....with lunch at The Ace Cafe!Some say I am _kindness personified_ 😳 @RobLittleuk
Heavy Horses in the Cotswolds..... RobLittleUK 2023-05-24 | I believe there is a difference between horses, heavy horses and cart horses. The latter are huge where "heavy horses" have a heavier build than normal horses and have the fluffy feet but are not so heavily built as cart horses.I found these up on the Cotswolds and feel quite guilty because they thought I had something for them.....sorry chaps!@RobLittleuk
Cirencester Food Fair May 2023 RobLittleUK 2023-05-22 | Well.....pleasant as it was to perambulate around Cirencester, the "Capital of the Cotswolds" on Saturday morning, the Food Fair was a bit of a disappointment.Nice to sit and have a coffee though....@RobLittleuk
Bluebell Wood RobLittleUK 2023-05-19 | A return to "Bluebell Wood" on the Cotswolds.....last time I was too early !@RobLittleuk
This mornings stroll - Short RobLittleUK 2023-05-18 | This morning's stroll - Short@RobLittleuk #shorts
Paignton Seafront in Devon - the English Riviera ! RobLittleUK 2023-05-17 | Paignton Seafront in Devonshire - the English Riviera !@RobLittleuk
Out on the Bonneville T100 - more 360° editing RobLittleUK 2023-05-12 | Nice ride out on the Triumph Bonneville T100 in the Cotswolds while carrying on some experimentation in using the 360° camera and, essentially, editing in it.One annoying thing that I don't seem to be able to overcome is that YouTube does not want to stream in 4K to my TV so when the bike speeds up there is a lot of breaking up and pixelisation that is not evident when watching full screen on my Apple desk top. Editing in 4K is "interesting" but once you remember to do a few things while selecting clips in the GoPro App, importing into Final Cut Pro is not a problem although the GoPro 360 Max only films in HD.But besides the technical, managed to grab a break in the rain for this ride out through the beautiful Cotswolds oh and hanging the camera off a road sign and editing the drive by pan, worked quite well I think?Thanks for watching guys - please give me a thumbs up if you liked this video, and subscribe!@RobLittleuk @economicalrides - you get a mention !
The demise of Canola / Rape Seed in the UK RobLittleUK 2023-05-10 | Oil Seed Rape, also known as Canola, is on the wane in the UK. Ever since we joined the European Union and our farmers were instructed to grow it, this colourful crop has established itself as part of the stunning British Spring.....contrasting with the different greens of barley and wheat across the landscape.The crop is attacked by a beetle and that, and the weather, makes the harvest values volatile not least now that we have banned the application of the insecticide that combats the beetle, because it may harm bees. Therefore many farmers are dropping the crop altogether the irony being we are importing the produce of Rape Seed from countries flouting the insecticide ban - because we need the product!! DUH ! We shoot ourselves in the foot once again!!@RobLittleuk
Looking for Bluebells in the Forest ! RobLittleUK 2023-05-08 | Looking for Bluebells in the Forest !Sadly it now looks as if I was too early to see the spectacular display - I will try again next week !!@RobLittleuk
Silly Face 🤪 First stab at 360° editing in FCPX - oh and a ride out on the T100! RobLittleUK 2023-05-05 | Not so much a ride out on the Triumph T100, as a study in 360° editing in Final Cut Pro X (FCPX).I've had this GoPro 360° MAX at Christmas and have not had a proper go at filming with it, editing and integrating with my other GoPro and iPhone footage. First time I went out i forgot the sim - DUH. Next time I forgot my pozidrive screw driver - great tip, use a pozidrive bolt instead of the thumb screw supplied by GoPro - the latter can be visible in footage which is annoying! Third time, battery was flat. So this time, having purloined a few clamps to try to attach the 360 securely orrff I went!! Tried various locations for the camera and got home to do some editing. Unfortunately the camera was waggling about a bit but in the end not a bad first stab I think?As other 360° editors will know, the secret is in the exporting of clips from the GoPro App; not making the clips too large and remembering to check the horizon and "tiny planet" options. Then I found that the panning in FCPX was too sensitive - there must be a way to change that?Anyway - I don't think the end product is to bad as a first effort?@RobLittleuk Rob little, lets tour England, tour guide, cotswolds, driver, cotswold, cottage, cotswoldtourguide.com, YouTube, @RobLittleuk, GoPro 360° MAX, GoPro, 360°, MAX, 360°MAX, 360° MAX, pozidrive, iphone, thumb screw, gopro app, fcpx, final cut pro x, final cut pro, tinyplanet, tiny planet, horizon, panning, edit, editing, triumph, T100, triumph T100, bonneville,
Paignton Seafront Bike Meet RobLittleUK 2023-05-03 | Paignton Seafront Bike Meet - 30th April 2023So I missed the moped run at Cricklade Railway Station as I was visiting Torbay on a family birthday jaunt but its like church.....if you can't go to yer local one you attend elsewhere so I attended Mass at the biker day on Paignton Sea Front and a great communion was had by all !!@RobLittleuk
Sneaky peak at the Back Garden at 6:30am! RobLittleUK 2023-05-01 | Sneaky peak at the Back Garden at 6:30am!@RobLittleuk
The Cotswolds like no other Guide will show you... RobLittleUK 2023-04-28 | Stow on the Wold, Bourton on the Water (BORDOM on the Water I call it), Morton in Marsh, Bibury, Broadway, Castle Combe.....if you get a regular tour guide they will take you to the places YOU have heard of - the "Rick Steves" places!! These "destinations" are rammed with tourists who have absolutely no idea what the real Cotswold has to offer and the Guides will happily take them there because its an "easy" day for them!Come with me to Hillesley, Sheepscombe, Hilcot, Guiting Power, Compton Abdale, Salperton and many more nobody has heard of and you will hardly see a soul !!Tis tru - the remote Cotswold lanes are spectacular!@RobLittleuk
The Bluebells are out in the forest...! RobLittleUK 2023-04-27 | Took a walk through the local woodland this morning to see the bluebells are beginning to show themselves.This, along with the birdsong, is what life is all about.@RobLittleuk
Triumph ride out - bit of a boring ride RobLittleUK 2023-04-26 | Just needed to nip over to Swindon to get something fixed on the bike. Had intended to use the 350 camera but forgot my little posi-drive screwdriver needed to attach the cam to the holder.@RobLittleuk
Beautiful Blackthorn Flower... RobLittleUK 2023-04-24 | When the Blackthorn flower appears in the hedgerows, you know that Spring is upon us...The birds are singing. The bluebells are arriving and are saying goodbye to the daffodils!All is well in The Cotswolds.@RobLittleuk
One of my last ever tours! RobLittleUK 2023-04-21 | So I started talking to these people from Canada in the Fall of 2019 - they intended to visit in 2020 but you know what happened.....😷The following year, 2021 we had similar problems and 2022 their poor old dog was ill and they couldn't travel. All this time we were keeping in touch, facetiming, and we became friends before we even met. Although the weather is a little changeable in April, most of the time when we were out it was dry and sunny and though I say it myself, the Cotswolds looked absolutely stunning - the flora beginning to emerge and the lambs in the fields.But I have decided I can't keep waiting for my core market to return so it is now time for me to have some fun - I am way past the age for it!Enjoy this video - its just some clips I have compiled from the week. You may appreciate the varied scenery of The Cotswolds, Marlborough Downs, Salisbury, the famous "Gold Hill" in Shaftesbury and Bristol - my favourite city.😊 @RobLittleuk
Tulips, Daffs and a Black Cat.....! RobLittleUK 2023-04-19 | The back garden looked gorgeous this morning in the dawn sunshine - tulips in abundance, daffodils beginning to go over and Jasper, the cat, performing his antics! Sunny but cold - we have an east wind!@RobLittleuk
A sharp eyed long tail chip grabber sighted on a windy Paignton Esplanade 😬 RobLittleUK 2023-04-17 | A breezy sea front in Paignton in mid April. This is indeed the true British Riviera at it's best 😅@RobLittleukRob little, lets tour England, tour guide, cotswolds, driver, tour guide, cotswold, cottage, cotswoldtourguide.com, YouTube, roblittleuk, @RobLittleUK, paignton, chip, windy, wind, esplamade, sea front, seafront, sea, front, w
Bonneville T100 - first ride out of the year RobLittleUK 2023-04-14 | So Good Friday was dry and sunny so out we go on the Bonnie to blow the cobwebs away!@RobLittleukMusic - Motor Bikin' by Chris Spedding (1075)
Sheepscombe bathed in spring sunshine RobLittleUK 2023-04-12 | I have repeated this video of Sheepscombe bathed in spring sunshine that I did earlier as a "short" just to compare the numbers of hits both have! Personally I prefer the landscape orientated videos.@RobLittleuk
Cirencester Market on Good Friday..... RobLittleUK 2023-04-10 | All was untypically quiet at 8am in Cirencester on Friday, "Good Friday" - a public Holiday so most were still in bed!!@RobLittleuk
Red Bull Moped Team together again ! RobLittleUK 2023-04-07 | So on our first ride out from The Red Bull in Malmesbury - our first run of the year for the Wiltshire Whizzers, the weather looked set fair to be warm rather like the run we had with Rod a week earlier. But this was not to be - after all the wet weather in March, and not a hint of sun, there was a raw humidity about the place which set some teeth chattering including mine. It was the familiar ride up to Braydon Pond where Geoff supplied us with choccy biscuits but was was unfamiliar was the number of floods we had to ride through…..reminiscent of the ride out with Dennis many years ago when he got stuck after his flywheel got flood water shooting all over the place!! Memories!! I think there were 12 of us in all and most enjoyed a Sunday lunch cooked by Dave at The Red Bull which was excellent! Thanks to Steve for organising the run!Motorcycling is a great social pastime and small engined bikes and mopeds are just as much fun as racing around on a 1250GS and seeing nothing! Our little group are very welcoming and we love a laugh. You'd be welcome to join us - even if you don't have a small bike. But we do ride the speed of the slowest bike! Check our Facebook page facebook.com/groups/190974488631406@RobLittleukEACC
Tunnel of Trees through the Seasons RobLittleUK 2023-03-31 | This little tunnel of trees is on the old railway line in Tetbury, near to where I live.I have religiously photographed these trees from the same spot all year round and the only time I have been unable to photograph it is in snowy weather. We did have just a little snow last year but I was "under the weather" so didn't take advantage.I can see I will need to do a remake one day!!!(PS when I was waiting to publish this video it snowed!) @RobLittleuk
Iron Acton Run - first of the year! RobLittleUK 2023-03-24 | So today was an oasis in the weather - during a dire March with cold, snow and rain, Rod managed to predict a beautiful morning and we all gathered at the White Hart pub car park and set off for our fist ride of the year on mopeds and small engined motorcycles. And we had a bit of a new route - Rod said “That flood wasn’t there when I checked the route on Sunday and “That road wasn’t closed when…etc etc” resulting in us having to climb a very steep oil-burning hill into North Nibley!! But it was a brilliant route and the coffee stop was good too!Lovely to see everyone again - we all made it through the winter and thanks to Rod for his hard work planning the route.@RobLittleuk
Unwrapping the YB from Winter Hibernation RobLittleUK 2023-03-22 | Well.....I hadn't figured on a ride out today. The weather in March has been grim - cold with rain and snow. But today we have a dry, sunny morning (or so we are promised) so I am going to join the boys for the first run out of the season, at the White Hart pub in Iron Acton, just north of Bristol.After my epic ride around the coast of Ireland, I am planning what could be an even more epic ride this June, on the YB, so watch this space!@RobLittleuk
Shillingford Bridge - you never know where Ill pop up next! RobLittleUK 2023-03-17 | Well I had a little run out today to meet my mate Steve for lunch and before I met him, found myself at Shillingford Bridge near Wallingford on the River Thames - I once stayed in the hotel!Lovely spot on the River Thames, downstream of Oxford which reminds me I must do a little video Goring-on-Thames one day.Afterwards, I met Steve and had lunch at The Six Bells in Warborough. This is "Midsomer Murders" country - much of the footage was filmed in this area!The name "Shillingford" would derive from a crossing point on the river, through a ford, before the bridge was build albeit that the water would seem too deep today, for a ford to exist.@RobLittleuk
Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross RobLittleUK 2023-03-10 | Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury CrossTo see a fine lady upon a white horseWith rings on her fingers and bells on her toesShe shall have music wherever she goes#shorts @RobLittleuk Rob little, lets tour England, tour guide, cotswolds, driver, tour guide, cotswold, cottage, cotswoldtourguide.com, YouTube, roblittleuk, @RobLittleUK,#shorts, ride a cock horse, banbury cross, fine lady, white horse, rings fingers, bells toes, music, banbury,
Cotswold Snow in March on the Old Railway Line, Tetbury! RobLittleUK 2023-03-09 | Tetbury Snow in March on the Old Railway Line!Roblittleuk @RobLittleUK,#shorts
The Hunters are out killing foxes RobLittleUK 2023-03-08 | The Hunters are out killing foxes.....while the law turns a blind eye.@RobLittleuk#shorts
Mavic Air Drone FOR SALE RobLittleUK 2023-03-07 | DJI MAVIC AIR Drone FOR SALE (Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK)DroneControllerExtra propellers4 batteriesBattery casesChargerCarry bagPropeller protectors (never used)Other spares provided by DJI4K videoHardly used - spare drone for my Phantom 4 PROOriginal box** I USE AN OLD iPHONE FOR THE CONTROLLER - IT WORKS WELL - ANY SMART PHONE WILL WORK **£600 - a lot of drone for your money !!@RobLittleukLOCATION - Tetbury in the English Cotswolds07973 324559
Yamaha - LOVE the sound 🎶!! RobLittleUK 2023-03-03 | Decided to buy a new Yamaha!!In truth its been ages since I've "played"!!This kind of instrument is very forgiving if your skills are a bit rusty. I consider myself lucky that I play by ear - I learned to play piano properly but sight reading music was my downfall!!Oh well - nice to have another Yamaha to keep the old YB company !!@RobLittleuk
Mad as March Hares RobLittleUK 2023-03-01 | Hares or Jack Rabbits acting crazy near The Whiteway (Roman Road) in the Cotswolds, Near Cirencester. Wonderful to see. Sorry about the definition - its the best I could do on the iphone.@RobLittleuk
Skip / Dumpster Exchange RobLittleUK 2023-02-27 | #shorts Skip / Dumpster ExchangeThis is how they exchange a full dumpster / skip for an empty one !Dumpster = Skip in proper English !@RobLittleuk
