The GS or let´s say the Boxer engine only "drinks" oil, if you overfill the motor with to much oil! If there is to much oil in the engine, it spills it into the rear part of the airbox! And then sucks it into the intake. You have to know that and be aware to do the right oil check. The contoll glas on the teft side to check the oil level may sometime look empty, but then there "could" is still be enough oil inside. There is a special precider to check the oil level!

You’re a natural. I’ve watched far too many motorcycle reviews. This is one of the best. The West Country gave you an advantage but you could have been talking about washing machines and I’d watched to the end. Great work.

Thank You Brother....very informative and much researched! Your personal view of religion and history from an atheistic point of reference discourages the revisionists from labelling this docentary as 'Dawah' from muslims!....may Allah protect you and your country from harm and evil! Wish you well from Ethiopia!

@unOrdinaryWorld Dear Sir, I had the pleasure of watching your video, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was beautifully filmed, against a stunning backdrop of Irish coastal scenery. Many thanks for your time and effort in making it. I, too, am seriously considering purchasing a brand new Bonneville T120 Black, and I have a question for you. How do you keep your blacked-out exhaust pipes and engine casing relatively clean? Apart from warm water and a cloth, do you use any special cleaner and / or protectant spray? And secondly, have you had any problems with rust - anywhere - on your lovely machine? Once again, many thanks for your time, and I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon. All the very best from England, Neil :)

حرب العصر الذهبي تم غزو الأندلس من قبل 12 ألف فارس ، وعندما سقطت ، كان هناك مليون مسلم في قرطبة وحدها.

Impeccable, truly an epic journey. Thank you for sharing the fantastic landscapes and the whole story with us. The GS certainly performed beautifully, and now it’s time for a little rest before the next adventure, I hope. Big hug and best wishes for health to you and your family. ❤

I loved this video. Thank you for creating this! The amount of research and effort you've put into this is mind-boggling. You've also provided links to the music, maps, and the transcript. I can't thank and praise you enough. "Charlton Heston - oh sorry - El Cid" - LOL I see what you did there 😀 (I am sorry to be asking this, but, wasn't Diego Rodriguez the son of El Cid?)

For other owners of Bmw R 1150 tell us what broke what needed to be replaced how she did.

Amazing ❤ PS: What's happening with that bullet machine 😁🧐

Courage: persisting when you assume it is dangerous....You definitely have more than I do.I love the relationship you hab=ve with the bike. "keep tractoring babe...." She's a good Girl!

Just a little cooment. You need a folding chair when camping on the bike.....

Great vid, buddy. I'm supriserd you are not using better covers for cylinder heads and rocker cover riding on this rocky road. I also had 1150 for more than 3 years now, on odometer right now over 170 000km and runs like a dream. Love confidency that bike gives me that it will bring me home back. Love how this bike can carry additional weight, this strange suspension setup doing great job like full luggage and 2 person and still can making fun on twisty mountain roads grinding footpegs, also big low end torque makes this extra weight dissapear. Also supprised you are talking about poor gas mileage, i have had like 4.8-6l per 100km from over 30 000km i make on my GS, for me this is great for such heavy bike, also this how much extra weight you put on bike that not effect much on gas mileage😅. Oil consumption can be from old valve seals, and try to change oil, when i changed oil to one that is specificly for old air cooled motorbikes like H-D (20w50) consumption drops from 300-350ml per 1000km to like 150ml per 1000km. This is great bike overall, not the best one on everything, but at least good on every aspect of riding, thats make this model so unique.

Hi Ferdia, brilliant vlog as always. Love your work and the history lessons we get to learn along the way. Love the motorcycle riding as a biker myself and the GS has done you proud.

Thoroughly enjoyed this! Incredible cinematography. Couldn't agree more about experiencing these sites solo

Great travel video, love it, keep up the work

The policeman probably has a quota of citations to issue each month and loves to prey on foreign bikers to help meet that goal. Of course, you're absolutely right about what he SHOULD have done and how much more likely a warning would be to help keep the roads safe. Bikers having a slower limit than cars is truly strange.. Being from the land of police shooting black people and beating student protesters I tend to be a bit cynical. 🤨

"All our suns are heading west"--a lovely memory from early days. It stlll rings true. Love what you do with words. So much frustration in this vid. May the rest of your journey be easy.(er!).

Great stuff...loving the 1150 GS...really good content...👍😎

A big thanks for the trip, nice calm and fantastic. Two wheels to the ground

So proud of your accomplishments. It is a difficult life in so many ways. Thank you for your insights, for enduring the hardships and for showing us what we need to live in a small world. 😊

Iarracht iontach 💚

Thank you Ferris,I enjoy watching your journey.👍😊🇺🇸

Thank you for taking us along for the ride, Ferdia! It's been a fantastic journey. There were times when I wished that I could have been there riding along with you. I'm suspecting that the problem that you had with your fuel pump was due to a gunked up or plugged fuel filter. The ethanol in E10 fuel will dissolve residue in your tank and fuel lines that's been left behind by standard gas (petrol). Your engine will burn a bit of it but what doesn't make it into the cylinders gets caught in the filter. That's why it's there after all. Some fuel still gets through but, your fuel pump has to work harder to provide what your engine is calling for as it's running. That's why your fuel pump was making that high pitched whining or whistling sound. That's just my guess. I could be completely off the mark with this guess. The good part is that after a tank of E10 the inside of your tank and your fuel lines should be nice and clean. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next on this channel.

Hey Ferdia, I have followed your journey for quite a while and it has been amazing, your storytelling and videowork is compelling, informative and above all else entertaining. I found myself checking my subscription to see if you had a new instalment as Ive been completely invested in your story and the journey home. I am convinced the channel will grow as more and more people look for adventure vicariously through others. Ive loved every instalment, and your travels have inspired. Thank you for documenting and sharing with us, you are an exceptional human being. 🙏

Thank you. Loved the trip...the music...the scenery.. the editing. And the hard work and emotion it can require to finally get back HOME. ❤

Well done❤ Thank you 👍

Thank you - Pamper time for GS

It's always exciting to get to know new countries, cultures and people. Thank you for allowing us to experience this first hand. Love your videos, love being on the road with you. Great job, keep it up! 🫡

Super episode. What a journey. Well done!

This is superb.. Thank you and keep them coming.. You have a bright future in presenting if this is your goal.

17:30 Hola Ferdia! I have been watching your videos on my TV instead of my phone. Gives me a different perspective on some of the beauty you have encountered in your travels. I am forever a fan. I wish you all the best. I am still going to Ireland in a few more years. I have to see Sligo and some of the other great places you 've introduced me to. Maybe, someday, we can meet in person and have a conversation about your travels and philosophy. Take care.

Very enjoyable thank you

When you are on the open road and taking those curves like the pro that you are I am in an exhilirating trance. How an experience can be uplifting yet calming I do not understand. And when we get close to the water I am in heaven. Thank you so much. For me the traffic was worth it. 😎❤️

West is best!!!

This video makes me miss my bike 😄. Great seeing the beast in action again and I loved the editing to the 80’s synth type music! Hope you’re well dude ✊🏻.

Loving your style!! sounds fabulous too btw. This is ridiculous, your videos are really professional, love the content, you deserve way more subscribers than you have (I am a new subscriber!)

Happy Belated 54th Birthday, Ferdia! You look very well preserved for your age. You'll have to make a video about your age defying secrets one day. LOL! The thing that really stresses the logic circuits of my brain is the fact that your youngest brother is what? 21? LOL-again! Seriously though, some of that scenery looks like it would be absolutely breath taking when experienced in 3D. Even in the 2D of my computer monitor's screen, it's very impressive looking. Thank you very much for sharing!

Hi Ferdia, good to see you back buddy. i really enjoyed the vlog.

Wow spectacular wish I could jump on the back of your bike

Yes, they were divided over the looks. Same happened when the 1300GS got released- they all started freaking out over the bloody headlight (again) 😂

Thanks for the journey and great machine you have hehe love that bike (next year hope get mine) Love the series bro, bring more please ✌🏻✌🏻😁😁 all the love for you ❤❤

Hello from Wisconsin, US. I call my yellow 2002 R1150GS 'Heinz' and he says Guten Tag

Wow great adventure love the video (:

Fantastic scenery for riding. Thanks for the long term owner review.

Get a Dart classic windscreen .... it will help

What can I say... I´m Spanish. 🙂 And I also own an R1150GS !!!

I am from the Netherlands, bought a r1150gs 2 weeks back and started a journey to Portugal. Have done around 6000km in 2 weeks with it, its just wonderfull.

What chance that you could interview Peter Murtagh for the channel? I'm going to get the book, thanks for alerting me to it. You are spot on about biking in Ireland. Aside from the weather and indifference to bikers from many motorists, there is the scourge or 'surface dressing', where local councils spread gravel on newly repaired road. Dangerous and should be illegal!

Gosh! I can only imagine the work that went into this. Brilliant, erudite, poetic and inspirational! Is it possible to watch and listen to it in Spanish with English subs? Would help us Spanish learners...

Stunningly beautiful 850. I'd love a tour of it.