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Off-road biking in Spain. Plus KTM vs classic Honda, kit guide & how to find the best tracks

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With great roads, stunning scenery and some of the best off-road tracks going, northern Spain offers both car and bike enthusiasts lots of options. In this video I join a group of three friends on a 4-day, 800mile mainly off-road tour on my 1983 classic Honda XL600LM Daker type bike and get to compare it to the latest KTM EXC350 when the going gets tough.
In part two, I give you a guide to the best bikes to take on tour, finding the best routes and what kit you need to wear.
Special thanks to Paul, Jon and Ifa for doing all the planning and guiding, plus helping out with video and photos to support this video, after my camera decided to pack up on this trip!
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Frank Coomber
20 dagar sedan
I also have a lovely fully working 1985 Honda XL600LMF, and it's great to see one in your collection and in action 👍 last time i looked there was only 18 registered on the road in 2020 ( UK )
Trevor Matthews
25 dagar sedan
Do you have the gpx route for that trip you could post on here......just foiund your video and it's perfect for what we're wanting to do ....Thanks
R W
2 månader sedan
Been riding off road since the 1980's. For the average person, the smaller and newer a bike is, the better it is off road. The KTM 450 was awesome for both. A 250 is ideal (easier) for most people.
Burchill
3 månader sedan
Great videos Harry. Love the cars and bikes and thought the EV real world reviews were interesting. It would be interesting to see you try an electric bike by Zero or similar.
Sandeep Teja
3 månader sedan
More off road enduro trip videos. Love them. Way more epic than the car stuff. And get a KTM already ;)
OzTwanger
4 månader sedan
Love my dirt bike. So much fun
Anthony Higham
6 månader sedan
me: more interested in cars than motorcycles.... me: watches Harry's motorcycle adventure.... me: finishes video, and begins browsing cycle trader for used vintage dakar bikes.
david manning
6 månader sedan
As always great advice and content. Will check out the hotel too.
reinmansmith
7 månader sedan
Have to agree about the Picos Harry, having been to the Colombres rally last October, they’re motorcycling Nirvana 😊 Love all your videos but think we’re due another bike related one soon 👍 Keep them coming
Blether333
7 månader sedan
Tell 'em about the oil change / cylinder strip-down intervals on them KTM's!
barefoot dog walker
8 månader sedan
loving this bike video
Ashley Rhodes
8 månader sedan
Some very good tips, Harry. I used to do a lot of off-roading when I lived in Spain and would recommend slim soft panniers, as opppsed to carrying the luggage too high. Also, gel inserts and a re-upholstering job on the KTMs would have transformed the comfort. My friend did this to his Husqvarna 701 enduro and he felt reborn after riding it. Looks great too, and all for £25 (here in Colombia, that is!)
Larry Bonato
9 månader sedan
Thanks for the travel tips Good job Harry
bdcash
9 månader sedan
The Picos are quite well known in the roadbike community. I've been three times and love it there. Never done it on a dirt bike but this looks great. An excuse to buy a new toy...
Tommy Gun
9 månader sedan
That Suzuki DRZ400 looks perfect for that trip
Daryl Taylor
10 månader sedan
Harry would / could advise doing this run on a Triumph Scrambler?
X Plane
10 månader sedan
Picos are fantastic. N621 to Riano perfect for your cars: svpic.info/show/video/mNiFaZibiopeu4Q.html
jonleigh1001
11 månader sedan
Harry !...allways a pleasure being enlightened by you 👍👏😎
bushmanpm
11 månader sedan
You know Harry is the real deal when he is as enthusiastic about an old Honda thumper as he is about his Lamborghini Countach Quatro whotsit! What a true gent, thank you for another great video.
Tony Boughman
11 månader sedan
Well, I know what I want to do. This. And live like Harry. Thanks for the video inspiration!
Yess W C E
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Ace vid Harry
plunder1956
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I was noticing that low angle shot with you down at number plate level in the garage. As a shooter and editor I really like it. Who is the good brain behind the camera Harry? Because - THAT is Nice Work.
ukdirector85
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F-me, talk about having fun!
Roddy Federer
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MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS Harry 😎But you need to buy either a - *Triumph Tiger 800* - *BMG GS850* - *KTM 790 Adevnture*
K1lostream
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Its okay, dust is low in fat - you can eat as much dust as you like!
Brooke Tysoe
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Hi Harry see you used the tet for the southern route, what maps GPS file did you use to for the northern return.
Jason Carroll
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great video and tips
Jeroen Brink
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TET is amazing!!!
Waste Sorters
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Been doing the Picos on a road bike twice a year for the past 20 years. Could write a book. Hopefully no one watches this video and we can keep it a secret and not spoil it. Ferry makes me sick so I've been riding there and back through France each time.
wingding028
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yamaha wr 450 is what i keep buying
Lopo2211
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Ridden a husaberg fe550 and was a real pig on rocky downhills have no idea how people can do any off road stuff on those BMW 1200s
dean754
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Test ride a crf450L , I’ve got one.....it’s great fun to ride, light , electric start, plenty of luggage options , but a much more enjoyable quality ride..... plus it’s a Honda.👍🏽😁 .......ok the seat isnt perfect but you can change it also the tanker a larger capacity. Great videos to watch btw and very entertaining.🍻🏁
Leo F Suarez
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Greetings from León (Spain). You aré the best.
RT B
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Nothing to do with age, its all about sun coming down, not seeing the terrain , right ? :))))))
Xavi Chuvy
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I've done the Picos de Europa twice, first with my parents as a kid in a Land-Rover Santana Cazorla (Spanish version of the classic Land Rover) and later with my girlfriend in a 964C4. Amazing and unforgettable road-trips.
Harry's garage
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Good to know, I'll be going back soon too! Special area
Duncan Bleak
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Informative and inspiring!
Fernando Pazos
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Glad you enjoyed my country.
The Darren Dasher
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Another great bike vid Harry, I think the 600LM acquitted itself well against the KTMs. There's a lot to be said for old big traillies, especially now all the manufacturers are jumping on the retro bandwagon. It even looks like Ducati are making a "Scrambler Trail X". Looks just like your Cagivas. Don't forget, full video of the Sand Raiders please! I was in the Picos on my return journey from Ronda on the FJR this summer. We didn't come across one bum road in two and a half thousand miles and as you said the roads where completely empty.
m0ogy
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I love all your great videos Harry........well done......you say the Honda is a 1983 bike, surly it is an 1985/86 model on a C reg?......I remember them coming out in the bike magazines back then.....Dave North Lincolnshire.
Alex Morgan
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The Picos won't be empty, quiet and beautiful now. It is a national park. Won't be long before off road trails bikes are banned like in many places. Have been a few times over the years hiking and road touring by bike, car and cycling. Magical area.
Keith C.
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good stuff...…!!!
Motorbike Tourer
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Shhhhhh don’t tell everyone about the picos!
Motorbike Tourer
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Harry's garage they should do they’re brilliant, the roads around Picos and Austurious are some of the best in Europe, but again don’t go telling everyone! There’s a amazing road from Spain to Portugal (Braganca) za925
Harry's garage
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Yes, I thought that too but then no-one watches my bike videos, so we should be okay..
mac ducati
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Another good video. It's so nice to have a vid that doesn't start with some American fool saying......Heeeeyy Wassuuuuup guuuys.
jeff ross
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going to use the trans euro trail web site for my next visit to europe....many thanks!
Joaquín Javaloyes Ruiz
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May I try this route on a BMW GS 1250?
Karma Greenock
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Excellent video
Don Juan150
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Thank you so much for showing the proper safety gear to wear. So many think they will never hit the ground and skip this.
Albert de Salvo
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Another sublime upload from HM that fires one's imagination.
GrotrianSeiler
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As I've said before, Harry is the best storyteller on the internet. He could make bat guano interesting.
Rick Hindle
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Great Video Harry. I'm looking to do this area next spring. Any chance of a link to your GPX route?
Adam
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Great video thanks Harry
dgd.1
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Thanks for showing us your trip, Harry. It shows that there are indeed beautiful places to venture - areas that we would never thought of visiting.
TheLiverpool147
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My bad! - just realised Harry chose the Honda over the other kick start bikes in his collection - I’ll get my coat….
TheLiverpool147
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Love all of Harry’s videos, however, is it just me, or did he actually favour the heavier Honda for the “electric start” (8.52), then go on to demo the “electric start” on the KTM (12.10)?????
Steven Carolan
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He was explaining he chose that specific model out of all his mid sized bikes as this had a electric start and the others didn't. He didn't choose a full enduro bike as the seat is a torture Device which I fully agree with lol
Ian James
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Love your biking ones.
Bob Mcgrath
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Everyone who is thinking about doing off-road biking DO IT! it’s the best fun you can have and it’s relatively safe as the speeds are so slow! Get your license and get to Adventure Rider Centre in Cost del Sol for some expert tuition!
David NL
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I hope it will be possible to make such bikes a lot quieter? Seems like pristine nature areas there were riding through. Not the first time I've read / seen very positive things about northern Spain, let's hope it's won't be ruined by mass tourism!
john collymore
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All Harry's videos (Garage & Farm) are always so good, so informative, such enthusiasm, so entertaining - many thanks.
Fergus Oliver
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This might be a stupid question but I'm new to this, your friends Ktm did he have that converted to road legal or can you buy them like that? Thanks
c9a
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Being from Santander I can only say that is not only as spectacular as it looks, it is biking heaven, but so is the whole country. Crossing the country through country roads, on car or bike, is second to none.
Jon Purdy
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KLIM Dakar jacket is great for this sort of trip. 3 lbs instead of 5 lbs like my KLIM Latitude, more breathable, and still possible to use either D3O armour in the pockets or wear over your other armour. KLIM Mojave pants are even better than the Dakar pants; 800D Cordura and a bit of leather around abrasion areas (outside of legs, seat, hips), and super breathable mesh everywhere else.
philip stevenson
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Looks like a load of fun! I have had two Honda xl600 r's great engines and great bikes.
James T
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Just in land from Velez Malaga down south looks the same as the mountainous region you liked in the North of Spain, Axarquia is a great region for riding and driving.
Michael Hayward
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Entertaining and informative as per usual. Cheers. Looking fwd to a Tenere 700 test. Want one. Game changer for this type of work.
medianexchanges
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a man for all seasons
Jon Lyons
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Thanks Harry, LOVE the bike vids and the farm vids and the car vids are, as ever THE BEST THING ON YOU TUBE.
humphnor
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so sorry you were not able to capture more of the ride. It looks awesome.
Bro Ken
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Ovedio... home of fr8 Spanish mauser...gun museum... wonderfull area.. I do it every year.!
MrZcotty
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great video! i just returned from 4 days of Texas hill country on my R1150GS. it now has 82k miles on it.
William Oakes
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Awesome...thanks for sharing the detail. 👌🏻
RichMPiBlue
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Great video, Harry!
RICHARD JOHNSON
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great report and video
Czechbound
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I love these updates from the road !
Hassle
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Do you wear a ROEG sweater? Thats cool.
Peter H
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Mega intresting Harry 👍 Never thought about this kind of adventure👌
Robert Iddon
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I love Northern Spain, it's exactly like you said, beautiful and empty. Try the N260 from Roses to Formigal near the French border. Amazing!
Biguitar
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Thanks for the trip.
huss1205
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Life is good, so good...
Harry's garage
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Thanks. Got to make the most of it!
Thomas Traddles
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excellent - thanks Harry
Robert Woolsey
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Brilliant video, so glad you decided to share and looking forward to the next ones. Shame about the helmet cam!
g w pee
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Your right about the Picos region,largely unknown in UK.Have mountain biked there twice,stayed just outside the small town of Potes.And road biked through there once.Great area.
g w pee
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@Harry's garage Yes flew into Bilbao,then transferred to Potes.There's a cable car not far from Potes,we used it to get up high,with MTB's.Had deep snow on top one time,and that was in late May.Had push bikes through it.
Harry's garage
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Looked a great area for mountain biking and being close to Bilbao and Santander, has easy links to UK. Guess the weather soon goes very wintery due to elevation but already looking forward to going back very soon.
6GoodBoy6
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Cool video.
MegaPowerChannel
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Would you recommend using a quad bike for this sort of thing or are most the tracks quite narrow?
MegaPowerChannel
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Harry's garage Thanks for your reply, I often go green laning on a Honda 420 Fortrax farm quad, we cover roughly 80-100miles a day all on about £12 worth of fuel which is brilliant considering the amount of fun you can have in a day. I get your point about the narrow and small wheels the only plus point is being able to stop in a sticky situation with out falling off! The main issues we get is over grown trails and the odd puncture now an then. Great video very informative thanks for posting such varied content. Farm channel is brill too 👍
Harry's garage
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Have to careful here, as really not a fan of quads.. Suggest due to their small wheels and narrow track, they would be a right pain on many of the tracks we encountered. Then could you really do 150-200miles on a quad every day for 4 days? Suggest quads aren't the correct tool for this job.
Tim Broad
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Brilliant as always 👍
Klaus von Stabel
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Very good video. Spain in General and especially the pyrenees are great for enduro riding.
Liam Eeckhaut
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would this route be posible on a 250cc?
Harry's garage
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Even better, cc makes little difference to the enjoyment level but would be even lighter. Good choice!
Phillip Weissburg
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Why at your age would you take a risk of falling from the cycle, Harry? My Dad fell and broke his hip and did not recover...those trails in this video would have better served by Horse Back..I bet you have horses on the Harry Farm....they are all leg drive, no exhaust noise, saddle is much more comfortable than the saddle on that bike.....
Phillip Weissburg
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I guess this is Harry replying...I am surprised no one owns a horse. on the farm...you should but learning to ride would take about 3+ months....too bad.
Harry's garage
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I'd much rather fall off an enduro bike than a horse, thanks. For info, there are no horses on Harry's Farm.
tedtheturbot
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Talking about the KTM seat.. you can take the cover off and re-shape her by carving away some of the foam and then re-covering. Fairly easy job for your average upholsterer just need to decide how much foam to remove and from where. Of course once you've cut into her that's it so need to have a think where she's uncomfortable. Did the same to my Ninja 650 and the seat was a big improvement.
Richard Paine
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I envy your lifestyle.
Peter
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Is it possible to do this route on a KTM 1090 Adventure R?
Harry's garage
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80% of it, yes. As I said in the video, you don't know when the really tricky (20%) bit is about to appear on route, hence why you take a lightweight bike for just that moment but then curse the bike for much of the rest of the tour, especially when riding on road.
Pete Davis
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Trouble is Harry you’ve just put a couple of thousand quid on the value of that bike! 😆
Rover Waters
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l i f e i s g o o d
paulaus
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An Enduro Helmet where the visor can close over goggles is ideal. Photochromatic goggles are also ideal if it is hot and sunny. I used an Airoh Commander and love it.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420
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How did you end up with a 'C' plate on a 1983 bike?
Harry's garage
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Because it's an '85 bike. Got my Honda XL600s muddled up! (got too many)
MercuriusORG
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Love these bike videos. Keep them coming Harry, thank you for giving us more to put on the bucket list 😊
JOSHUUAAA A
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What a great surprise didn’t think you were going to be filming this ! So awesome to find out all these areas to add to the explore list
Taunuslunatic
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As a Spaniard I'm glad you enjoyed my country. I live in Santander BTW.
Steven Carolan
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@taunuslunatic would this route be suitable end of January
Phillip Weissburg
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Best way to see Spain on horseback....
Timothée VASSEUR
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Thanks for your Video, really interesting. Love it. Ride Safe
James Archer
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Love this video. You are a wonderful story-teller. Looks like a fab trip.
Draviator
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Why am I always too late giving Harry the thumbs up? Seems the second a new video pops up it has 1k thumbs up already... Goodonya Harry 👍