[Finland] An off-road Motorcycle adventure to the top of Europe.On my BMW R 1300 GS Trophy

[@monksuu]

The tallest tower is owned by a cable-making company, Prysmian. An article about the tower mentioned that the cable retains its symmetry longer in a vertical assembly line like that and the company can now produce up to 130 km long cables that are meant to lay on the ocean floor.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Riiiight. So gravity helps them make better cables. Gotcha.👍👍 Thanks for the info my man.🙏

[@BlackBelgianDog]

You missed good mushroom hunting spot around @15:46 😄 Lot of chantarelles and other good stuff. I also recognized many gravel roads after that, loved to rode them when I had Fundoro about 10 years ago 👍

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

It’s always cool to see when someone is riding the roads you know. Maybe next time I will hunt for some mushrooms 🍄 and make a good chanterelle sauce. Cheers for watching mate. 👍

[@tomstc]

Ah the infamous song of the local finish people so they don't get attacked by bears, your well learned in that art I see!

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

😂😂 I just hope I hit all the right notes 🎶

[@benjicollins1]

Great video. Looking forward to the rest of the trip.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Cheers mate👍

[@pongkoj2]

That was a fun video!! I enjoyed it a lot!

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

cheers buddy.👍

[@advau5363]

Mate, what a camp spot!!! It was worth the long ride just to get to it. I love the shelter in case the weather turns and benches with a fire pit, bonus. Looks like there is plenty of firewood around too. Good work, keep exploring.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Cheers mate. Was a cracking camp site. Almost all free camp spots with these shelters have a bunch of fire wood for everyone to use. It’s an awesome country. Thanks for watching champ. 👍

[@advau5363]

@@BavarianBloodhound1 That's amazing. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

@@advau5363 thanks for enjoying the video mate. I appreciate the support.👍👍👍

[@gozamite]

That was a fun video!! I enjoyed a lOt! Best regards from TET Finland Linesman

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

I appreciate the work you put into it my man, Good job with the routes👍👍👍

[@Wollestar]

Sitting at home being sick, this is just the right kind of video to cheer me up. If can´t ride that bike, at least someone else can and share the fun. You also give me a lot of convidence in riding the 1300 off-road. I have pretty much no experience, but next year I will start to get into it with training. I have done small roads around me. Discovered, there are way more open gravel roads in southern Germany than I would have thought. Just need to keep the eyes open and look for them. And additionally I have a BMW enduro park close to me and a regular enduro track with trail bike tracks. So those should give me some basics to start riding the TET and similar stuff next year. I hope so at least.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

I’m sorry you’re not feeling well mate, hope you get better soon. That’s good news that your finding more off-road then you were expecting and the enduro park is probably the best bet. Mototrek and Brett tkacs are good KZbin channels for learning off-roading on the GS I think, among others. I hope you have found all the good trails for when I come for a ride with ya😀

[@Wollestar]

@@BavarianBloodhound1 I am still looking 😛. And it will be a lot of hopping from one small track to another. Yeah doing better now. I am off on the next trip today. Brett and Mototrek really are some cool channels. I also really like Brake Magazine from the UK. I have a lot of their videos in a playlist, so I can just watch it and than go out and practice the exercises from that video. Pretty cool.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Yeah Break is another one I forgot to mention, he is also very very good to learn from. he has his head screwed on straight when it comes to big bikes. Good to hear your doing better mate.👍

[@sjohbandevos1913]

Great video mate! Those are some great trails. Longer vid than im use to but it was worth the sit. Keep m going

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Cheers buddy, was a longer video this time. I just took so much footage and there is so much I want to show you guys. 😀 But my next videos will be shorter. 👍

[@sakkorasokhong8494]

Great video! Can't wait for my own GS one day

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Cheers mate, It’s a hell of a bike. You will love it. Thanks for watching 👍👍

[@sakkorasokhong8494]

@@BavarianBloodhound1 looking forward to the rest of the trip

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Thanks man, next episode coming at ya on Wednesday. 😁

[@mantelikukkapenkki2368]

5:00 Sea cable will be manufactured in the tower in question. It is still in progress and will be implemented in 2025. In Finnish: Hello = moi, bye = moi moi, thank you = kiitos and a lake = järvi

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Thanks for the info my man. So lake is not lakeeee. 😂 Sea cable as in fiber optic type deal. Cool Cheers for watching mate. 👍👍

[@tommipaunonen4051]

​@@BavarianBloodhound1Those sea cables are for energy transmission. Offshore windmills etc, about 30cm diameter or so.

[@ex0b1t]

In Sweden it was also well maintained roads most of the way. At least section 6 and 2 Makes you really enjoy the more technical sections

[@JacquelineDelaitre]

ha ok that's great

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Yeah I did hear that from a few riders that it’s mostly the same (Sweden/Finland) it is still fun but as you say, it makes you enjoy the tech things even more. 👍👍👍

[@JacquelineDelaitre]

​@@BavarianBloodhound1 Yes, that's right, and it gives you an even greater appreciation of technical things. Where are you from and where exactly are you from? I wish you a pleasant start to the weekend. Will you be on the road this weekend?

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

@JacquelineDelaitre I'm originally from Australia but currently living in Estonia. How about you? Thanks for the well wishes and I will send some back at you. Think I might be able to find a little bit of time to get out there for a ride this weekend hopefully 🤞

[@JacquelineDelaitre]

@@BavarianBloodhound1 Okay, thanks for the information. I hope you don't mind talking about it here, but I'd love to answer your question privately, if you don't mind.

[@scottyg9772]

This is great dude, I'm getting a world raid and going to do the euro trail aswell

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

thats awesome @scottyg9772, great choice of bike as well. You will love it.👍

[@komtuur]

What cradle you use for GPS unit/phone? Earlier videos you had separate phone mount, now you use BMW OEM mount.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Just a cheap Amazon one. Here is the link.👇 It’s a big link. 😂😂😂 www.amazon.de/Shkalacar-Motorcycle-Wireless-Charging-Replacement/dp/B0BXP9NG2T/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1OXIAYHH0FVPR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DXf1vk6nSKTS220eJddZx1EQeE5YR94YFMqra4zHFDYOhn7z_fe1Fi8ofKpxIrEcP4kNd1ZDefozyrVi6xM6NhWDax7GO-RiTQIgVZ7Pht6VTnWhjMr06y1nSQw-faihjPZEkUleptT0DoRJeEC7C-oLycwv9YhHqs-djNGBMmgBew7XUo2xAMXbkbQWwnXjWY_K2K285tljJaderj5BCg.ymebX14-NQGgLWt9by21F2ewXHUMg0OyYvOZ4C6_j-g&dib_tag=se&keywords=bmw+motorrad+connected+ride+phone+cradle&qid=1724670884&sprefix=bmw+phone+crad%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-3

[@PeterWhitney-hu8pz]

Doing Finland TET next year mate- did you buy the bike in Europe

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Nice you will love it. Yeah I live in Estonia so we got our bikes here.

[@itseperkele181]

Mate, the saunas are not next to the road :D

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

😂😂😂. still I thought I would see at least 1 naked Fin!!! 🤣

[@itseperkele181]

@@BavarianBloodhound1 its not as common these days. When I'm at my cabin I go naked, but 99,9% of the time I'm alone there lol. Btw, sharks have fins, Finland has Finns ;D

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Finns not Fins, gotcha. 👍 won't make that mistake again. 😃

[@PeterFearon-g8q]

It would be a good ride/test for Freddie Dobbs 😂😂

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

👍👍

[@Varrakk]

Whats the origin story of an Aussie on EST plates ?

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Well it all started when my dad, met my mum, and they had me. Hi my names Tom and my life is kinda crazy. 🤪 Haha sorry. Met my Estonian wife around 9 years ago in Australia and decided to move to Estonia about 2 years ago to see what this Europe is all about.

[@ex0b1t]

How was your first night camping in the tent alone in the woods. My first night was in the forest in Sweden, I was sh*t scared of bears and horror movies :) The more I did it the better it got. But that first night lol 😂

[@JacquelineDelaitre]

I think all first experiences are always difficult and frightening. The best thing is to overcome your fear and get used to doing your best. My first hike wasn't easy, but with time I got used to it.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Yeah it was pretty good. I was pretty spoiled with the spot and actually the light from the day was around until about 11pm. I also had things to do with the cameras and laptop so I didn’t get to thinking about all the weird noises I was hearing. 😂 I’m more afraid of abandon buildings than I am of the bush. As you guys would have already seen in previous videos 😬. But bears do still scare me and my spidy senses were at an all time high when I was out there alone. Sounds like you’ve had some good experiences camping now, with some stories to tell as well. Cheers guys👍👍👍

[@JacquelineDelaitre]

@@BavarianBloodhound1 Yes, I understand: you were busy on your laptop, which prevented you from taking the odd noise into account. The important thing is to be able to enjoy the good weather while hiking and clear your head so you can think clearly.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Agreed 👍

[@PAMK1]

Take a brake in moto Cafe Lättis in Pilpala.

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Thanks for the tip mate. Maybe next time tho because I didn’t go that direction of tet this time around. Looking at the pictures it seems like a nice place. Now I feel I have missed out. 😢 Cheers for watching mate. 👍

[@PAMK1]

​@@BavarianBloodhound1okay, maby next time if Finland treat you fine😊, drive safely, and beware of those Finnish bears 😂

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

🐻🐻🐻🤪 will do mate.

[@gozamite]

@@BavarianBloodhound1 We have "own section" going to that cafe. It's section 13 and it leaves section 1 not very far from Iso-Valkee...

[@TheMacki95]

i live 5 mins from that stupid tower. its electrical cable they make! 150m tall

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Haha. Sounds as if you do not fancy the tower. Cheers for watching mate.👍

[@gozamite]

@TheMacki95 it's 185 meters tall!

[@TheMacki95]

@@gozamite oh

[@ex0b1t]

😂

[@OutlanderMoto]

🎉🎉🤘

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

🤘🤘🎊🎉

[@diego61422]

Why are you standing all the time? Is it like an adventure bike thing?

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

Standing gives you more stability and control when off-roading, especially in technical terrain. So you could call it an adventure bike thing I suppose 😀

[@peketee2278]

👎

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

👍 Thanks

[@JustTweetAway]

I think its for cable making for elevators.🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@BavarianBloodhound1]

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