Baron Von Grumble

[hornetrider]

LOng time no Baron, haven't watched any of his st for ages.

[shielsy]

I concur, excellent use of the word fkstick.

What I am really hopeful for is that said fkstick eventually sees the video and with any luck starts commenting. Or even better.. is on PH.

[soad]

hornetrider said:

LOng time no Baron, haven't watched any of his st for ages.

Missed out on Horses vs Motorcycles rant.

BMW S1000XR track review posted today.

[keebz91]

I love BvG's stuff but I really wish he didn't say the XR was good on track. Now I've got no excuse

[toxgobbler]

drophead said:

Thought i'd update this since Baron's new video is about POLITE vests, and PH had a massive thread a little while ago!

He is, as usual, completely on point.

Enjoy.

Spot on. Like the Dick lights comments too.

[outnumbered]

soad said:

BMW S1000XR track review posted today.

I was supposed to have a test ride on one of those yesterday, but the dealer sold the demonstrator over the weekend, dammit.

[keebz91]

outnumbered said:

I was supposed to have a test ride on one of those yesterday, but the dealer sold the demonstrator over the weekend, dammit.

They must be getting another bike soon, I can't imagine any dealer will go long without a demo!

I love the XR, loved my first test ride and still love it now 2500 miles later.

[Mr2Mike]

woowahwoo said:

I thought the vest thing was just cover for the fact he was annoyed at Polite GS man beating him at ze filterzing.

You thought wrong. Wearing a bloody polite vest marks you as an impotent little man who feels they need to dress up like a policeman to get attention.

woowahwoo said:

Is it really necessary to walk down the kerb on the left and bounce your way between wing mirrors?

How many wing mirrors did he bounce off? None. He didn't even bounce off any door mirrors that I saw.

[Mr2Mike]

woowahwoo said:

Couldn't that apply to all GS riders, especially people who make videos about themselves and their pronouncements?

Why not extend it to people that post on public forums?

[dibblecorse]

Am I the only one that well and truly cannot stand BVG ????

I just don't get him at all !!

[Fleegle]

dibblecorse said:

Am I the only one that well and truly cannot stand BVG ????

I just don't get him at all !!

Can't say I'm bothered about him. Only came in here to see why it had been resurrected

[outnumbered]

keebz91 said:

They must be getting another bike soon, I can't imagine any dealer will go long without a demo!

I love the XR, loved my first test ride and still love it now 2500 miles later.

Yeah, they said a couple of weeks.

[outnumbered]

The size of the gaps he's happy to squeeze through still amaze me, for example in the video where he's going up the inside of the coach that just starts moving I count myself as a reasonably assertive filterer in traffic, but I'm obviously a long way below central London standards.

[Tall_Paul]

outnumbered said:

The size of the gaps he's happy to squeeze through still amaze me, for example in the video where he's going up the inside of the coach that just starts moving I count myself as a reasonably assertive filterer in traffic, but I'm obviously a long way below central London standards.

Baron's London filtering is nothing compared to RJ (Royal Jordanian), he scythes through traffic on a Husky Nuda 900R. It's the London way

[Mastodon2]

Tall_Paul said:

Baron's London filtering is nothing compared to RJ (Royal Jordanian), he scythes through traffic on a Husky Nuda 900R. It's the London way

A Nuda is a bit smaller than a 1200GS though

[Sushifiend]

Tall_Paul said:

Baron's London filtering is nothing compared to RJ (Royal Jordanian), he scythes through traffic on a Husky Nuda 900R. It's the London way

Scythed. The Nuda has been stolen.

[LoonR1]

dibblecorse said:

Am I the only one that well and truly cannot stand BVG ????

I just don't get him at all !!

I don't understand this vlogging stuff at all either.

[bogie]

LoonR1 said:

dibblecorse said:

Am I the only one that well and truly cannot stand BVG ????

I just don't get him at all !!

I don't understand this vlogging stuff at all either.

me neither...I think I've missed the youtube generational thing

as for the "filtering" style, well its always risk versus reward.. I prefer a lower risk method of commuting these days...the walk down stairs to the office

[FartKong]

I cant stand vlogging and tts with helmet cams but I find BVG genuinely funny and could listen to his rants all day as I have pretty much the same rants inside my own helmet.
There are big differences in skill between riders filtering too. BVG is someone who rides through London every day and is obviously comfortable filtering where an average rider would say nope. I dont ride in traffic every day but I filter where possible and it amazes me how many riders will sit behind a row of 20+ cars where there's plenty of room to filter past and be on their merry way.

[BobSaunders]

LoonR1 said:

dibblecorse said:

Am I the only one that well and truly cannot stand BVG ????

I just don't get him at all !!

I don't understand this vlogging stuff at all either.

If you started one it would be hilarious.