BMW F850GS - First True Adventure - SIBERIA 2018 (Part II - Road of Bones)

Exhausting. Bad weather. No asphalt. These 2.000 km on the Road of Bones were the ultimate challenge for me and my new BMW F850 in my Siberian adventure. I had to do all this road in four days because I had no other options to spend the night than some semi-abandoned towns in the middle of nowhere. So I had to make about 500 km a day in poor weather conditions and on a gravel road full of potholes. Join me and my F850GS on the Road of Bones.
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[@Gregs_World]

as a 56-year-old physician in the United States who has been an avid motorcycle traveler for 40 years... Anyone who loves to see the adventures of others on youtube... I have spent hundreds of hours watching stories such as these HOWEVER.... None have touched me like this this is truly a wonderful piece of journalism and I cannot thank you enough for sharing this remote part of the world with us to see the emotion in your eyes and hear the emotion in your voice, showing us the gulags and these mining towns which have evaporated was truly inspirational Thank you so much for taking the time to share this incredible piece of work with us it is really something very special thank you greg

[@DriveMagRiders]

Hello Greg. This is Cristian. Thank you very much for your words. They really make me feel I'm doing the right think and make me continue doing it.

[@Gregs_World]

Cristian... you certainly are, and I can't wait to see the next thing you have to show us please be safe and thank you again for all the time it took to bring this to us.... It is very much appreciated

[@gillesgenete9598]

All right, after part 1, this part clearly shows how hard and exhausting is this road! Your report of gulags is really emotional. I m happy you made it safely 👍

[@wokeupandsmellthecoffee214]

I’ll second Greg’s comments , I’ve just ordered my new F850GS here in the UK.

[@smrangers22]

Total rubbish what you say .... he is a plastic biker

[@larryvanputten4048]

What a masterpiece of filming, editing and storytelling by this incredible guy! I understood that he is not with us anymore...what a pity, RIP Cristian!

[@cpuuk]

Wow! I take my hat off to you Sir, you are braver than me (those roads) ;-) Without doubt one of the best vlogs I've had the privilege to watch.

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thank you very much. Cristian.

[@MarkoMarcello]

Wonderful story. Everything is touching, the rider, the bike, the speed, the gravel, the ambient, the unknown, the obstacles, the music, camera, postprocess... bravo.

[@user-xk7zs4im4d]

Красавчик! Отважный человек. В одиночку. Respect.

[@dmitriydelfinoff7985]

Есть рассказ с фотками "ПУТЕШЕСТВИЕ ЧЕРЕЗ ЕВРАЗИЮ НА МОТОЦИКЛЕ В.В.КУЛАКОВ 2007 Г.", там наш байкер на четвертушке из Магадана до мыса Рока доехал и всё подробно описал. Я как это видео увидел - сразу о нём вспомнил, как более десяти лет назад взахлёб прочитал это рассказ.

[@suanshine]

@@dmitriydelfinoff7985 ахренеть, я был на мысе рока) а вот у себя в стране в магадане не был)

[@disekjoumoer]

Fantastic scenery! You're a tough person. Thank you so much for this video.

[@GerhardCombrink]

Amazing! I take my hat off to you for doing this adventure alone. A thorough test of one's self discipline, and a way to get to know yourself a little better.

[@pinkiewerewolf]

Somber ride, for sure. This is one of my favorite channels, product focus/production quality... this channel has it all and he never pulls a punch when a bike has an issue, or when it shines.

[@fredthebarber]

Amazing as always, thank you!

[@eddykhouzam902]

"I'm gona think about the next one"... the best way to sum it up. Great Job

[@mereclander]

Amazing images!!! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@miguelbruno4159]

Congratulations on this fantastic video and thanks for sharing this amazing content, without words

[@dzorba68]

Incredible Vlog! Thank you for sharing this impressive adventure. All I can say is "WOW."

[@rag98709]

Love these films. What an adventure! The drone footage is amazing. And I appreciate your matter of fact style. Thanks for doing this.

[@gtx332]

Great video man! Great production. I remember watching 'the long way round' - those boys spent the entire series moaning about one thing or another!

[@Canada1608]

Great work, Cristian, thanks so much for sharing this amazing trip with us.

[@TheChindoboi]

Really appreciate you making this series.... It's unbelievably raw... Being from Australia, I've never seen anything like this.. You're a brave man to do this kind of adventure.

[@KonstantinosTsagkalidis]

Amazing photography - Great adventure - Interesting video

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thanks. Cristian

[@doro8592]

Bravo ragazzo.. Tu si che sei un vero rider adventure.. Ti stimo..

[@vicwiseman6038]

Wonderful video and I love that you are willing to share the difficult aspect of motorcycle travel such as riding when you are tired. Good job!

[@markabram2257]

Super Job!! Great video. Gulags are chilling. BMW's rule :)

[@abiodunadeyemi3812]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!

[@d4v3s1220]

Awesome adventure riding! The best one-man video production I've seen so far, especially with the drone shots!

[@trackhead681]

Very cool video. Love the eerie/scary music. Definitely helped set the tone for how desolated the area was and how alone it must have felt.

[@nikhiltrivedi2963]

Yeah. But being alone in this eerie/scary music and situation is a type of drug for me. I too living in a abandoned place and could feel what this guy would be feeling there.

[@gregrichards8607]

And I've just re-watched the Long Way Round. The road has changed but conditions haven't. Another great vlog, thanks

[@DanLockhart1]

A very amazing ride. Meaningful and heartfelt commentary. I got it. Thanks, Cristian.

[@adaptableadventurerider]

Truly awesome to watch thanks for posting!!

[@fredoc9125]

A proper review, and proper adventure. Safe travels.

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thank you, Fredo. Wishing you the same.

[@percusski]

That landscape.. Great video

[@patpayson]

Another amazing video. Thank you Cristian!

[@bobwolff68]

Fantastic. You are the real deal man. Love your video editing choices too and the music. Super well done. Rock on dude.

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thanks.

[@rolanddubi3773]

Thank you for sharing this adventure. Truly amazing high quality stuff and a pleasure to watch. Wish you all the best for your next one

[@danielmoraesterra2746]

Wowwww !!!!! You are the guy !!!! Alone in this challenging road. Great job !!! After you relax tell us about the equipment in general, clothes, gloves, helmet and of course it seams that the GS850 did a good job. Congrats from Brazil !!!!

[@DriveMagRiders]

Hello. Yes, i'll come up with info/review about everything - from my boots to the tires.

[@destructiveflow6964]

I appreciate this kind of videos thanks man!

[@stillbreathing9146]

Fantastic. thoroughly enjoyed this solo journey not just of Siberia but the journey of yourself.

[@alexkozin8959]

Fantastic video! Much obliged for your vlogs! Keep on doing such incredible things! You are a real man.

[@ExpeditionaryRanger]

Unbelievable journey. Thank you for doing this and for sharing in such an awesome way. Simply epic. A very serious solo journey for sure.

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thank you very much.

[@pandab.5987]

vaoowwww, you are great motorcyclist... hello from TURKEY

[@jeffreykrout3009]

Fantastic !!!! I love your adventures thank you !

[@Weiller.n]

Excelente jornada. Muito bem documentada, com técnicas de filmagem excepcionais. Uma aventura fascinante e por que não dizer, apavorante até. Parabéns pela coragem, disciplina e determinação! Um grande abraço do Brazil!

[@danieltroger1761]

Really beautiful aerial shots!

[@alyusmuse3839]

that's really great adventure you made, now U inspired me to buy a f850gs thanks for your great vid bro and keep doing what you are in!

[@dafebeme2]

That feeling of being alone in the middle of nowhere, is one of the greatest things ever. Congratulations on your trip, i admire you, riding 2000 in that shitty weather must be very hard. I recommend you to take the Carretera Austral in Chilean and Argentinian Patagonia, it is a life challenging experience, your trip made me remember the one i did from Colombia to Patagonia on my Tiger 800XC, it had a lot of dirt roads and remote villages, but the difference is that you can enjoy breathtaking landscapes. Im glad youtube put this on my recommendations. Saludos desde Colombia!

[@ryant3814]

Great work all around Crisian - thank you for bringing this part of the world to the rest of us who have always wondered about this part of Siberia - even McGregor didn't get it all in 'Long Way Round'. Please keep it going, and hopefully some year you have a chance to experience some ADV riding in the Southwest of the USA! Best of luck to you, happy trails sir.

[@nikolaosboukouvalas5926]

unfortunately he died in moto accident some months ago...RIP

[@dailymovementz9165]

really amazing video project, respect!

[@aureliomarsili3902]

Fantastic video, and wonderful places ... thanks !!!

[@Swedeonamotorcycle]

Wow, this is quite an adventure you did there.. Really good work and we as viewers could really see and almost feel how hard it actually was sometimes both in picure and in the emotions and voice of you... Even though this is not i my own "to do list" i say thank you so much for this. Great Videos.

[@williamraineri3605]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@Bharat_B13]

Amazing ride and video!!

[@DJPTEXAS]

Incredible journey, you really push it and find great areas to visit.....Ride safe keep them coming!

[@kilan75]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Bravo......Molodez......

[@Kolyan1981]

You did amaizing trip and share with us! Super image and montage!

[@jollibeetilao3604]

I cannot imagine whats in your mind that you bring yourself alone in this so much remote places, breathtaking. . . .keep safe brother.

[@thomasgeser8486]

That is a great video. Tough riding! Awesome adventure

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thank you very much.

[@sid7186]

Never enjoyed a video this much... Simple...Raw.. informative... No bullshit. Climax was 👌👌😂... Like a true rider, No bullshit 👍

[@anshorash-shobri3946]

I was waiting the true adventure for F850GS adventure

[@larszs]

You put an Excellent video put together and thanks for sharing this adventure!

[@WarangGid]

I have travelled in other parts of the world watching your videos. Thanks from the Philippines ❤️❤️❤️

[@shahrimanjohann9283]

This is just brilliantly inspiring although inspiration alone without the courage that you have in abundance isn't enough to bring me to these places. Hats off, man.

[@zoltankenwell1514]

Well Done! Looked like a pretty somber and reflective personal experience. A true adventure!

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thanks Zoltan. Really glad you like it. I was a bit afraid because it's too.. dark.

[@zoltankenwell1514]

All adventure isn't sunshine and butterflies! The ride you did was through a dark place, and you captured the essence of that perfectly! Very brave to take on that journey solo! Thank you for posting this and keep up the excellet work!

[@stephanuhu963]

@@DriveMagRiders I agree with other commentators - you captured the mood of a somber historic era perfectly in your music choice and created a great one-man video production. Your accent also fits perfectly, Lol! Love the drone footage - just enough, and tastefully incorporated in the whole episode, no hot-dogging about with the drone.

[@MohakAdav]

It was definitely worth the wait! The whole video till the end looked like you were riding in a ghost country and it as scary thinking of it riding alone and also managing all the videography including the drone videos. Excited for the next part! Ride Safe Brother!

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thank you very much. This is the end of the trip. But, of course, it's not the last one.

[@MohakAdav]

@@DriveMagRiders Oh I didn't knew that! Anyways I love all your content especially because it is more focused on adventure bikes and travel. Love from India.

[@erronius1]

Great production ! Appreciate all the drone work etc. Cheers from Canada

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thanks. Cristian.

[@takuan650]

That was a tough ride but great footage. Thank You.

[@mbtfp]

What a great adventure!

[@kevinramsey2967]

Well done, Cristian! Seems a travesty to edit such an arduous journey into such a short piece of video: we could all imagine the gruelling nature of an experience that non-bikers will fail to comprehend. Beautifully edited and hauntingly portrayed.

[@kissi7474]

Fantastic - thanks! Keep it up!

[@FEARY888]

Great man. Serious adventure. That must take some balls. Well done.🤘😜

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thanks. Cristian.

[@pistolpete6321]

Amazing adventure, not one I would take on so hats off to you for doing this!!

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thank you very much, Pete!

[@JRXDRIVEscoaladesoferibn]

Bravo! Tine-o tot asa!

[@DriveMagRiders]

Multumim. Avem si o varianta in limba romana pe site-ul PeMotoare

[@vicwiseman6038]

Great work. You did good capturing the essence of Siberia. Looks like a true adventure!

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thank you. Cristian

[@mountymounty5375]

Another Great Video !!

[@marcgumbold7420]

Multumesc, Cristian! 10 thumbs up! Very impressive and touching! Respect for what you achieved.

[@MotoAdventure4you]

Hey, Christian, nice job mate. I see the same weather as we had. But you did it too, congrats bro. I hope to see you soon.

[@steveart24]

Absolutely brilliant vlog - really captured the bleakness of Siberia. It would leave anyone with very mixed feelings. No bad thing to be physically, psychologically & philosophically challenged all in one ride.

[@wlcsp]

Excellent excellent video. Thanks a lot.

[@Maxim-Islander]

Your trip, as always, is impressive. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@patzan48]

Kolyma is apocalyptic, in all senses of the word. Your camera and your commentary captures this well.

[@ferkuzuel]

Awesome video !

[@brucekendall52]

As always love your video production,thks.Just looking forward to the review of the bike?

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thanks Bruce. I'll come up with a review soon

[@LookattheBiggerPic]

Really fascinating footage - curious about the red screen on your dash in several moments and had to chuckle when you were banging your air filter to clean it... Thanks for another interesting ADV ride on another new bike with great story & footage!

[@quiver99]

Fabulous. Truly remarkable. 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AndreaCasucci]

you made it, man. I really admire you,

[@ihsanulusoy16]

Wow awesome adventure mate. Your footage is also amazing. Congrtas

[@alobosk]

I'm revisiting this video after watching it in January 2019. Because I watched it I said, ok. And I went and bought one just like the one in the video. I've only taken it to short 350km trips though. Still just as enjoyable. I love it so much. No problems. I hope soon I have the time to do a trip that at least gets it dirty. So far 11500kms of 85% city driving. Still a more than capable bike for Mexico City terrible roads. I guess it's a little like off-roading. I just love it.

[@user-wd6hv2fz5z]

Молодец мужик. Все без прикрас.

[@dmitriydelfinoff7985]

Есть рассказ с фотками "ПУТЕШЕСТВИЕ ЧЕРЕЗ ЕВРАЗИЮ НА МОТОЦИКЛЕ В.В.КУЛАКОВ 2007 Г.", там наш байкер на четвертушке из Магадана до мыса Рока доехал и всё подробно описал. Я как это видео увидел - сразу о нём вспомнил, как более десяти лет назад взахлёб прочитал это рассказ.

[@jumper2079]

It's too late for this trip but I'd like to offer some advice on the muddy radiator problem, as I'm sure it will happen again. Save a water bottle, a soft sided one like you have, the kind with a plastic cap, preferably a strong one. Instead of throwing water onto the radiator like you did, stab the top of cap with your knife and make a small hole. Fill the bottle and then you can squeeze it and shoot water where you want it. It's much more efficient, both in the amount of water you use and in actually cleaning the radiator. Keep up the awesome work!!!

[@arildolsen444]

Greetings from Norway. Fantastic adventure!!.

[@bernardbusch6729]

You are a brave man and your story on this epic journey was a pleasure to watch.

[@DriveMagRiders]

Thanks for watching. Next one coming soon. Cristian

[@vaibhavdubey8647]

Salute to you for such a wonderful journey and such a hardcore ride. And salute to 850gs.

[@robertarledge4172]

Love your videos!

[@alz2713]

You don't see many motorcycling videos in this part of the world and now we know why. You and your drone braved through some challenging and abysmal conditions! Well done! Love watching your vlog channel and this one was particularly interesting. Perhaps, the gulags or the creepy scenery along the way. It would be cool to see in person the gulags, where my dad and his family lived for a few years in late forty's but I'm not sure if I ever will.

[@123JumpingJacks]

Glad you are getting an adventure ride in. Something 5o talk about for the rest of your life.

[@hendrilombok7760]

Hai Christian, thank you for sharing your amazing journey to the part of the world, that maybe most of us only imagine can visit there.. Still hoping that it will be part III. Enjoy the trip, ride safely & wishing you all the best..

[@ShineBright__]

Amazing dude !!

[@nunoprata]

Just beautiful

[@ykhemesh72]

Great scenary

[@pawanchandru001]

Awesome brother 🙏🏻🙏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍

[@Hobbyfahrer1508]

Cool gemacht und ja ich möchte auch solch eine tour fahren

[@maraana.]

Your travel is fantastic I like it ❤️❤️❤️

[@robogoduetempi]

Very nice video! Greetings from Budapest!