On 11/02/2022 10:19, YTC#1 wrote:
> On 11/02/2022 10:08, Champ wrote:
>> On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:25:22 +0000, YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> They did a fair bit of mining wayy out to sea at Point of Ayr
>>
>> eh? Wha?
>>
>> Oh
>>
>> The Point of Ayr.  Not the Point of Ayre :-)
>
> TBH, I had to double check the spelling to make sure I got the right one
> :-)
>
Yes there are at least two similarly named places in similar places.
There is also Peel Castle and Piel Castle - both on islands!
Probably a whole thread in the making...

Chris

--
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
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On 11/02/2022 16:33, wessie wrote:
>Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote in news:su5uk7$bak$1@dont-email.me:
>
>
>> I have to wonder about her finances. What does it cost to ship bikes
>> all over the world? She runs out of money, so flies home, or only has
>> 100 euros, so flies to Oz. Maybe her family bails her out.
>>
>
>she has nearly a million subscribers on Youtube. Some videos have been
>viewed over a million times and most have >300k views. Her own website is
>full of merchandise and she has regular features in other media.
>
>she is a brand that has been monetised. I doubt she needs charity from
>family etc. I doubt she pays for her own bikes and kit now.
>
>Things might have been different in the first year or two...

And she used to work in a gold mine.
--
Geoff

On 11/02/2022 15:33, wessie wrote:
> Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote in news:su5uk7$bak$1@dont-email.me:
>
>
>> I have to wonder about her finances. What does it cost to ship bikes
>> all over the world? She runs out of money, so flies home, or only has
>> 100 euros, so flies to Oz. Maybe her family bails her out.
>>
>
> she has nearly a million subscribers on Youtube. Some videos have been
> viewed over a million times and most have >300k views. Her own website is
> full of merchandise and she has regular features in other media.
>
> she is a brand that has been monetised. I doubt she needs charity from
> family etc. I doubt she pays for her own bikes and kit now.
>
> Things might have been different in the first year or two...

Quite a range but you get the idea:
https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCEIs9nkveW9WmYtsOcJBwTg

+Patreon, merch etc.

Compare and contrast
https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/motorbikewhisperer, I've made about
$10 in total.

--
/Simon

On 11/02/2022 15:16, Turby wrote:

>>>>> <salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Itchy Boots had an, erm, "interesting" voyage from Colombia to
>>>>>> Panama,
>>>>>> along the coast.
>>>>>
>>>>> Itchy Boots?  Who he?
>>>>
>>>> Presumably - https://www.youtube.com/c/ItchyBoots?app=desktop
>>>> https://www.itchyboots.com/about
>>>>
>>>
>>> Aw jeez. And I thought I was a traveler.
>>
>> I think she's very brave doing some of those roads solo.
>>
> Oh yeah. Through the Middle East? Whoah. And she has interviews with a
> couple of other female world travelers - Lea Rieck and Heather Sinclair.
>
> I have to wonder about her finances. What does it cost to ship bikes all
Flying, quite a lot now I would guess.
Back in 2010, we paid £1400 for 2 to go to Toronto.
In 2013 I was quoted £1300 for 1 (so used RoRo @£750 each).

2011 - BA to Madrid was $1800/bike

> over the world? She runs out of money, so flies home, or only has 100
> euros, so flies to Oz. Maybe her family bails her out.
>
Some can finance it via blogs etc. Some can get sponsorship.

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On 11/02/2022 16:45, siwilson wrote:
> On 11/02/2022 15:33, wessie wrote:
>> Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote in news:su5uk7$bak$1@dont-email.me:
>>
>>
>>> I have to wonder about her finances. What does it cost to ship bikes
>>> all over the world? She runs out of money, so flies home, or only has
>>> 100 euros, so flies to Oz. Maybe her family bails her out.
>>>
>>
>> she has nearly a million subscribers on Youtube. Some videos have been
>> viewed over a million times and most have >300k views. Her own website is
>> full of merchandise and she has regular features in other media.
>>
>> she is a brand that has been monetised. I doubt she needs charity from
>> family etc. I doubt she pays for her own bikes and kit now.
>>
>> Things might have been different in the first year or two...
>
> Quite a range but you get the idea:
> https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCEIs9nkveW9WmYtsOcJBwTg
>
> +Patreon, merch etc.
>
> Compare and contrast
> https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/motorbikewhisperer, I've made about
> $10 in total.
>

I suspect being female can help, and you have to be up to persuing the
social media angle.

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:05:10 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:18:31 +0000, Salad Dodger
><salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>
>>Itchy Boots had an, erm, "interesting" voyage from Colombia to Panama,
>>along the coast.
>
>Itchy Boots? Who he?

Dutch lady vlogger, riding round the world, initially on a Enfield
Himalayan (India, Malaysia, Oman, Iran, various -stans, Russia), then
another (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Covid), then a CB500X
(Iceland, Scandinavia), the a CRF250 (RSA, Namibia, Botswana,
Zimbabwe), and now a CRF 300 (Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, so far).
--
Salad Dodger
1690 FLHTK;GL1800D
Previously ...
CB1300SA8;GL1800A6;GL1500SEV;CBR1100XXX;
CBR1000FL;CBX1000Z;GPz750R;Z750E1;Z650C2;
KH500A8;KH250B3;TS250c;TS185c.

On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:33:40 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

>Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote in news:su5uk7$bak$1@dont-email.me:
>
>
>> I have to wonder about her finances. What does it cost to ship bikes
>> all over the world? She runs out of money, so flies home, or only has
>> 100 euros, so flies to Oz. Maybe her family bails her out.
>>
>
>she has nearly a million subscribers on Youtube. Some videos have been
>viewed over a million times and most have >300k views. Her own website is
>full of merchandise and she has regular features in other media.
>
>she is a brand that has been monetised. I doubt she needs charity from
>family etc. I doubt she pays for her own bikes and kit now.
>
>Things might have been different in the first year or two...

Sold her house after the first trip. It's now "what she does".

Her kit, helmet, and luggage are all sponsored.
She's a Rev'It "ambassador".

Bikes seem to be bought, but they're not a massive investment.
--
Salad Dodger
1690 FLHTK;GL1800D
Previously ...
CB1300SA8;GL1800A6;GL1500SEV;CBR1100XXX;
CBR1000FL;CBX1000Z;GPz750R;Z750E1;Z650C2;
KH500A8;KH250B3;TS250c;TS185c.

On 11/02/2022 17:00, YTC#1 wrote:
> On 11/02/2022 16:45, siwilson wrote:
>>
>> Compare and contrast
>> https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/motorbikewhisperer, I've made about
>> $10 in total.
>
> I suspect being female can help, and you have to be up to persuing the
> social media angle.

So, Si, how attached are you to your genitals?

On 2/11/2022 7:33 AM, wessie wrote:
> Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote in news:su5uk7$bak$1@dont-email.me:
>
>
>> I have to wonder about her finances. What does it cost to ship bikes
>> all over the world? She runs out of money, so flies home, or only has
>> 100 euros, so flies to Oz. Maybe her family bails her out.
>>
>
> she has nearly a million subscribers on Youtube. Some videos have been
> viewed over a million times and most have >300k views. Her own website is
> full of merchandise and she has regular features in other media.
>
> she is a brand that has been monetised. I doubt she needs charity from
> family etc. I doubt she pays for her own bikes and kit now.
>
> Things might have been different in the first year or two...

Her followers have really been since she quit her 5 year dredging job.
I was thinking about before she became a pro and the quotes "I found
myself in Indonesia with only 100 Euros left in my bank account. I then
flew to Perth." And "the money I'd made in Australia was finished.
Completely broke, jobless, and homeless, I returned to The Netherlands."

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in memoriam)

Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote in news:su6i0c$uel$1@dont-email.me:

> On 2/11/2022 7:33 AM, wessie wrote:
>> Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote in news:su5uk7$bak$1@dont-email.me:
>>
>>
>>> I have to wonder about her finances. What does it cost to ship bikes
>>> all over the world? She runs out of money, so flies home, or only
>>> has 100 euros, so flies to Oz. Maybe her family bails her out.
>>>
>>
>> she has nearly a million subscribers on Youtube. Some videos have
>> been viewed over a million times and most have >300k views. Her own
>> website is full of merchandise and she has regular features in other
>> media.
>>
>> she is a brand that has been monetised. I doubt she needs charity
>> from family etc. I doubt she pays for her own bikes and kit now.
>>
>> Things might have been different in the first year or two...
>
> Her followers have really been since she quit her 5 year dredging job.
> I was thinking about before she became a pro and the quotes "I found
> myself in Indonesia with only 100 Euros left in my bank account. I
> then flew to Perth." And "the money I'd made in Australia was
> finished. Completely broke, jobless, and homeless, I returned to The
> Netherlands."
>

oh, I thought you were talking about a hypothetical situation

she would not be the first young person who did mad stuff and needed to
be rescued by family

as Dodger has stated, she obviously learnt from the experience, got some
collateral and now does it for "a job"

On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 19:25:35 +0000, Salad Dodger
<salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:05:10 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>>Itchy Boots? Who he?

>Dutch lady vlogger, riding round the world, initially on a Enfield
>Himalayan (India, Malaysia, Oman, Iran, various -stans, Russia), then
>another (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Covid), then a CB500X
>(Iceland, Scandinavia), the a CRF250 (RSA, Namibia, Botswana,
>Zimbabwe), and now a CRF 300 (Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, so far).

Ta
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:49:56 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

>Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in news:56dc0h5jprli8qcn15mfsk67e69r4790ud@
>4ax.com:
>
>> On Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:18:31 +0000, Salad Dodger
>> <salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Itchy Boots had an, erm, "interesting" voyage from Colombia to Panama,
>>>along the coast.
>> Itchy Boots? Who he?

>surprised you have not come across *her*, so to speak

As I often say, my areas of complete ignorance are widespread and
significant. Read all these posts, looked at her website, and I have
definitely never heard anything about her
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On 12/02/2022 14:10, Champ wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:49:56 -0000 (UTC), wessie
> <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>
>> Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in news:56dc0h5jprli8qcn15mfsk67e69r4790ud@
>> 4ax.com:
>>
>>> On Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:18:31 +0000, Salad Dodger
>>> <salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Itchy Boots had an, erm, "interesting" voyage from Colombia to Panama,
>>>> along the coast.
>
>>> Itchy Boots? Who he?
>
>> surprised you have not come across *her*, so to speak
>
> As I often say, my areas of complete ignorance are widespread and
> significant. Read all these posts, looked at her website, and I have
> definitely never heard anything about her

Don't worry about it, I am sure she has never heard of you either :-)

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On Sun, 13 Feb 2022 09:14:41 +0000, YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk>
wrote:

>On 12/02/2022 14:10, Champ wrote:
>> Read all these posts, looked at her website, and I have
>> definitely never heard anything about her
>
>Don't worry about it, I am sure she has never heard of you either :-)

Oooh, that's gotta hurt.

--
Ace
http://www.chaletbeauroc.com/

On Sun, 13 Feb 2022 09:14:41 +0000, YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk>
wrote:

>>>> Itchy Boots? Who he?
>>> surprised you have not come across *her*, so to speak
>> As I often say, my areas of complete ignorance are widespread and
>> significant. Read all these posts, looked at her website, and I have
>> definitely never heard anything about her

>Don't worry about it, I am sure she has never heard of you either :-)

Now don't be ridiculous!
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old