@@warrensykes193 indeed mate all the classic stuff is over on savingclassicmotorcycles all new videos and properly edited old ones :) an using this one for my adventures hope you are keeping well Warren :)

@@adaptableadventurerider Ride on mate.

@@adaptableadventurerider How's your father doing mate?

@@warrensykes193 he’s doing good mate he’s just finished his radiotherapy took him down to Devon for a few days :) so we can try sort our next house just getting ready to head back up North all going well though! Won’t know if the radiotherapy’s worked till we get his results all fingers crossed though :)

@@adaptableadventurerider Best wishes brother.Godspeed.

@@johnbrando8248 there’s such a thing called speed limits :P I save any fast riding for the race track like you should

@@wpkambiancesounds thanks for taking the time to comment glad you enjoyed the video and good shout on waiting for your protective gear :) happy travels :)

@@adaptableadventurerider Thank you!

Thanks for the info Darren I’m sure that will really help others having one road based Aprilias many years ago I totally get that along with parts availability

@@Jorrocks1703 glad you are enjoying Jorrocks they are a really fun bike arnt they I’m still an 1150gsa owner at the moment currently selling her after putting 2670 into her to sort all the previous owners problems, as we downsize our house if I could I’d still keep the 1150 as it’s a good compliment bike I think as a classic adv :) having said that I also ride a 1927 Norton flat tanker so I do like the older bikes and spannering as well. I hope you enjoy the other videos I’m really happy still that we let the Tenere go for the Nx 500 much much better bike for our usage. An it’s got dad riding again which has been very emotional to watch an why not :) I was speaking to someone on one of the NX groups who had gone through Egypt on there’s absolutely awesome to hear

@@timothybrockbank7474 I guess it all comes down to expected speeds. That’s probably where the bigger bikes like the 1150gsa etc all come handy with the extra pulling power when loaded up. Would be worth you getting a test ride I’d say to try with a pillion if you are thinking of that I don’t have pillion insurance so can’t try that out unfortunately

​@adaptableadventurerider it's not even the speed it's how much the engine sounds like it's struggling. I have no doubt the 500 will do 70 with a pillion. But imagine how much less effort the 1150 would have to make..

@@chrishart8548 owning an 1150gsa till she sells with my dads stage 3b/4 prostate cancer and us downsizing our house I wholeheartedly agree Chris the 1150 is such a great long distance fully laden bike would cope two up easily like the 1200s. Nx is a great solo bike especially if you ride it like a 350lc :)

@@timothybrockbank7474 thanks for commenting Timothy I really agree you can actually enjoy the bike a lot as she works at all legal road speeds. In many ways it’s a bit like the 1150 in that respect as that was geared in a similar way without all the endless power of the new 1300gs which you just don’t need on our roads now.

It's £84 in the UK so the tax isn't that cheap,

Thanks Stephen appreciate the reply :) it’s like it’s took years off him was well worth doing an letting the T7 go for the nx500 his smile today was worth everything :)

Thanks Joz really appreciate the reply means a lot I’ll pass the encouragement onto dad :)

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply Clare it really means a lot it was such an emotional day dads on cloud 9 and he’s over the moon that he’s found it so completely manageable which is giving him great excitement for being able to do our Norway an Switzerland trip next year :) ♥️ next step move to Devon :)

Thanks for taking the time to comment Brian means a lot :)

Thanks Stephen an thanks so much for subscribing glad you enjoyed the videos and the pics :) got a lot more videos and topics I want to talk about, hopefully tomorrow I’m going to follow dad on his first ride on the NX500 and I’ll use his car so he can have a sit down in the car if it gets to much an I’ll ride it home then fetch him :) both super excited to have a ride together, I’m just waiting on my 1150gsa selling along with our house which we are downsizing then I’ll be buying another NX500 so we have one each very impressed with it an perfect for our type of adventure riding :)

@@Rhodi88 that’s absolutely brilliant to hear :)

Hi Jubei thanks for the comment you would have to check with your Honda dealer as I’m just an enthusiast that’s bought one :) I will say the standard clutch is unbelievably light I show it in the video that you can pull it in with your pinky, I can understand though how the e clutch could be amazing for people with injuries or disabilities though :)

@@adaptableadventurerider 🙏👍🤜🤛

Looks great,..glad you guys happy with it.. I just did a solo ride today around wales,..i forgot what it was like as they is a few of us usally,..nice to see some dry weather eh haha

@@NorthRaceOne thanks mate :) an yep it’s gonna be a great fit for what we are doing with not green laning n oh yep! We finally had a bit of sun I say after being drenched coming back from the shops haha!

@@adaptableadventurerider ye i got soaked on the 56 coming home, but the adventure today out weighed it all...👏

Thanks Shaun really appreciate the comment :)

@@timinno thank you :) it’s really appreciated an glad you enjoyed the video :)

Hi Miro I’m 6foot 2 with a 32” inseam I fitted GS height shocks and a gs height stands so that lowers both the centre of gravity and seat height massive help in managability :)

The 500 is not restricted

@@davea9946 Yeah, wrong choice of words by me. Not restricted but is built to be a2 compliant and is capable of more power (as shown by old cb500's made before the regs came in).

@@AnthemX100 thanks for taking the time to comment Anthem that’s a really good point on the Tracer very very underrated motorcycles. It’s a bit like the 300 Rally I think they are missing a trick by not putting the nx500 seat unit on and a 19” wheelset with a more performance based cam could be a very different option to what’s in the market place

Thanks for sharing Steve it’s always great to hear of fellow enthusiasts:) thanks for taking the time to comment I’m really gonna miss my 1150 when she sells we are downsizing the house so she’s gotta go

Glad you enjoyed :) feel free to check the rest of my videos out and greetings from the Uk Yoshimura very nice!!

Hi Rich I’d love nothing more unfortunately with the way they were acting towards me that’s a route I don’t wanna go down, under enough stress now with my dad having just been diagnosed with stage 3+ prostate cancer and having to downsize our house and let a lot of my bikes go, hope you enjoy the series on sorting her out she ended up a terrific bike after £2,500 or so of parts that I bought an put into her which I’ll never see back as I’ll be selling her at the initial 5k purchase price of what I paid for the bike.

This was more down to the dealer unfortunately, well sorted now, hope you enjoy the rest of the series :) I've actually got dad an I a Tenere 700 going forward as unfortunately he's got stage 3 advanced prostate cancer so decided to get him a motorcycle 🏍 after selling a collectable fireblade I had. :) just in the process of letting the 1150 go gonna miss her that's for sure.

@@adaptableadventurerider I'm so sorry about your dad. Hope everything goes well ♥️. If you need a hand while you are on the south west coast of Norway just shout out. Cheers Torbjørn.

Thanks means alot :) he’s at our specialist hospital this week so should have a clearer idea of the plan going forward as well as waiting for an op :) thanks again for taking the time to comment n will do :)

Thanks for sharing your story Richard always fascinating to hear others adventures and journeys I'm sure many will appreciate you sharing it. I'm gonna really miss this unfortunately my dad's been diagnosed with stage 3 prostate cancer so we are downsizing our house an some of my bikes have gotta go life's a journey that's for sure :) gotta make the most of the experiences so I'm glad I got to experience the 1150 while I could. Can totally understand that a friend of mine is in his late 80s an rides a bantam :) doesn't matter the bike just the experiences we make I always think so choosing something that keeps us Riding super makes sense happy bike choosing:)

Thanks David no problem at all glad you enjoyed it an the clip brought back some memories for you :) an yep aha great pub been to it many times to warm up unfortunately was shut that night o.o I bet Aus is amazing a friend of mine moved out there an the riding looks truly awesome quite a bit different to the trail riding I've been doing on the Tenere 700 I got for dad an I! I'm really gonna miss my 1150 unfortunately my dads got stage 3+ advanced prostate cancer so a few bikes have had to be sold off as we are downsizing the house the 1150s next on the list but I keep holding off from doing it. Such is life I think it say's alot about it. One of those Iconic machines! If you can track one down as they are rare get a factory none abs like mine or look at the earlier single spark if you want the abs just steer clear of the servo brakes. I think the 1150 edges the T7 for long distance but the T7 is the better trail bike all swings an round abouts an different pros an cons been an interesting few months :)

Brilliant bikes for sure I really miss the GSX super bit of kit, I still keep in touch with Steve who bought it an he's rode all over the alps on it track days everything :)

@@adaptableadventurerider 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Hi mate you Miss Heard mines a factory none abs :) I was saying at least I havnt gotta worry about the servos, if you look at the rear fd you will see there's no sensor cut out, also got the build sheet from BMW now as well she's factory none abs with the enduro gearbox. Unfortunately my dad recently got diagnosed with stage 3+ advanced prostate cancer so we have to downsize the house an the 1150s now gotta go, gutted after spending £2,500 quid into her in parts. Just got a Tenere 700 for my dad an I to share after selling my fireblade I'd owned since new hope you enjoy the rest of the videos an the new T7 one :) thanks for taking the time to share your experience with everyone that watches in sure itl help lots of others that arnt aware of the issues with the ones that came with servo abs. Glad to hear you were OK the same thing happened to my friend when he had one which was why I hunted out a factory none abs :)

Aaah, must listen more carefully. To be fair had tucked into a bottle of red so non too sharp. Anyway, a great bike and one I very much regretted selling. Enjoy!

Thanks mate yep I'm really gonna regret selling mine to I'm regretting it already an I've not advertised it yet 🙃 such is life always change :)

Brill to hear Glenn :) unfortunately I've gotta sell mine now to downsize our house (dads just got stage 3 prostate cancer) gonna miss her for sure as it's been a terrific bike once I sorted her out one of those Iconic models for sure 👍 thanks for sharing your experience.

Yep she was :) the Tank was new old stock Suzuki it actually had a slight metallic /pearl flick in the black

Thanks for taking the time to comment :) an Charlie an Ewan were a huge inspiration to me ^_^

Oh yep thats such a cool video :) it really is isn't it times just absolutely flying, my 1150gsa turns 20 in March to she's a 2004.

Hi thanks for taking the time to comment its not it's an old Garmin Zumo XT sat nav :)

Hi Erik thanks for taking the time to comment I actually really miss my 650xt would definitely buy another. It was a Puig screen in light smoke with the optional deflecter they do two versions one with an one without.

@@adaptableadventurerider Thanks!

Thanks for taking the comment I bet that was super cool seeing one new! Yep they sure are a big motorcycle an the weight is something you have to be aware off as I mentioned at the end. Completely different to the Honda 300 Rally I had previously (had GS's in the past) it's certainly an experience :)

Thanks mate hope you are keeping well :)

I'm fine and hope you are too? Must make an effort and visit you when the weather gets just a bit warmer.👍 @@adaptableadventurerider

Keeping pretty good thanks mate 👍

That's absolutely awesome! Glad you found the right bike :) they are so inspiring to ride arnt they I'm absolutely loving mine now! Can't beat that owner wise always good to get one that's been owned long term.

@@adaptableadventurerider they really are I can’t bring myself to watch the video where yours had those expensive issues, that’s such bad luck - I hope you managed to get some recompense from the seller for that I got that slightly wrong, it’s 21 years old, previously owned for 19 - still a long time 😁

Hey bro good to see you out on your fine fettled machine it’ll last for ages now-have a great time just fitted crash bars to mine cheers for the vid

Thanks mate really appreciate the reply! I'm really falling in love with her now. :) that I've sorted her out.

Oh yep thats a really long time very awesome! Luckily my dad ended up helping me with the funds otherwise I would have had to sell her spares or repairs as I'd spent everything I had buying her. Just looking forwards now with her an many adventures to come.

Haha I love mine so no argument from me :)

Hi mate I'm actually on a 1150gsa 2004 at the mo, when i owned a vstrom1000xt a few bikes before the 650xt I had an over the clock givi mounting bracket which went on the screen mountings on that but found it bounced about alot. I soon got used to having it mounted on the bars on the vstrom 650xt :) an have done the same on the 1150, its a shame they didn't fit them with an over the clock substantial bar like the later beemers have an the 300 rally. Good luck with the 650 :) I still miss mine! They are a different thing entirely to the Beemers but great in there own right worth a test ride which id always recommend :)

@@adaptableadventurerider thanks. I will bear that in mind. I need to chop in the BMW as I do not fully trust it and I am off to Spain this year riding. The 650 fall right on my budget so that’s my final decider. Especially as I will be with my son on an A2 licence so he can only go 47bhp anyway.

I totally get that I've been looking at the 650xt again and a few other Japanese advs to sit alongside my 1150 so I've got something I can always count on reliability wise for going to work on an for a trip to Norway :)

The weather has been rubbish hasn't it just! With my age gopro not much point in filming when it's to wet for risk of breaking it.

Hi Glenn that's absolutely awesome 👌 thanks for taking the time to comment :) always love hearing about others opinions an yep i agree I can't think of a better bike for crunching distance out on brilliant for it, I'm really looking forward to doing more longer rides once my fitness returns 😀

Thanks Mate :) hope you are keeping well an thanks for taking the time to comment. 🖖🤘🖖

very nice! I've not been lucky enough to ride one of the new 1300's yet :)

Thanks for taking the time to comment :) it took a while to get her right after this video but she's now singing the way she should be cost me half her value in parts an some time fettling :) still keep pinching myself that I'm on an 1150GSA though! As with any older bike an I know I'm preaching to the converted glad I've got ontop of the condition she was in mechanically an hopefully some happy motorcycling to be had now :)

@@adaptableadventurerider I could help if I can in the future