The number of A- holes who don't understand you ALWAYS give way to uphill traffic astounds me! love those passes!

Scared the crap out of me. Even walking pace would end in tears

Did all these as a learner on a c72 250 honda in the late sixties no problem for a sixteen year old

Thank you for sharing, amazing scenery.

It's a lovely road and awesome to see it from a biker's perspective. That hairpin at 18mins is always underestimated. Congrats to all bikers who do it, especially without an engine!

Me and my friends did it the other day and went the opposite way to you and omg what a experience.  On video you can't tell how steep it is but believe me it is .

You’ve come in from easy side. Come in from Eskdale when it’s raining 😂 brilliant.

You were lucky. No oncoming traffic on the inclines. In the Alps, uphill has right of way. In GB you don't know that.
Nice Video. I was there in 1982 or 83. With my Beemer and girlfriend. . .

I think it should be hats off to the camper van at the top

Been there, done that. Every year for the last 30. I love "Oh shit corner"!

That first bend on the descent from Hard Knott always  gives me a buzz lol

In the valley , Wyrnose Bottom, is the 3 shire stone .. it marked where the 3 counties of Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland used to meet. Yes, Lancashire was much bigger once upon a time!

You do right stopping well in advance in a safeish spot if you see a car coming down. Saw a vid of a guy that met a car on a corner and he tried to put his feet down but couldn’t hold the weight of his bike on the camber.

The road surface on Hardknott is alot better than when I was up there last (many years ago). Going the opposite direction to you, the hairpins could be 'fun' on the old road surface when wet.

Looks like a nice place to ride

Rode the Honister and Hardknott last weekend.Your video is great and as you said the camera does not show how steep the road really is.

got this booked for next June. can not wait

Years ago I was on a European tour riding in the alps maritime amazed at the competence or madness of the foreign adv bikes absolutely caning me on my fjr1300. Every hairpin up or down was a scary experience until one day me and my group were talking to some Italians and the subject got round to bike control on these short sharp turns with horrendous drop offs. Since their advice I have never had a problem. Their method they told me of is trail braking. ( feathering rear brake as you ride. So on wobbly bends you apply the rear brake just enough for it to tie the suspension up and you have the brake applied throughout the bends at the same time as some slight throttle) try it -it really works and practice it on slow manoeuvres around the car park with a nd without the brake on and see the control difference then learn it as a skill. It takes practice to feel you have it right. Its also great for high speed bends when you are worried about judgment. Now as an aged old git riding a v strom650 and light
and manoeuvrable and can do everything the big bikes can do imo but in a more manageable form.

I thought Devils staircase was mad midwales that what u did is a whole other level u get my sub

Not a bike rider but have driven these passes. Hardnott Pass is by far the toughest road i've driven (driven Atlas mountains, Philippines Mountain Provence, Switzerland and few others). Sat nav took us over it a few years ago in my Fiat 500 was not prepared for that. Done Wrynose twice now once in Fiat 500 and last week in my Peugot Expert campervan. The wife wouldnt let me go over Hardnott again she hated it scared her. What makes Hardnott so tough is the lack of distance between hairpins, the steepness and blind summits. Just been over te Bealach Na Ba which by comparision felt like driving on a motorway.