Hunting For The Perfect Bike - Free Motorcycle Trip Challenge EP.1

[@cylindricalfire]

If theres one thing i love about this channel, is the self-awareness. Taking jabs at yourself is funny and adds a bit of humility to a video. Nice vid :)

[@commander1tap]

Casually drops a badass coffee montage

[@SandraOrtmann1976]

There might be just one roadbump: you two might enjoy the trip that much that you will do this more often. And then - no free trip, because the Beemer will stay.

[@ChaosCauses]

This is my number 1 concern lol. But I'm going to stick to the plan!

[@scottelton5451]

I had the same shifting issue until Yoda told me to… Pre-load the shifter and then make the shift between 3500-4000 rpm. I pre-load the shift on everything I ride now. Just a thought. Congrats on the bike!! And your lady friend will love the passenger accommodations!

[@Robert_Hall90]

Mega excited for this! As much as I love all your other content, a proper bike trip but with a challenge in mind is awesome! I almost hope this becomes a regular thing! Maybe even buy a non runner to fix up and do a trip on and sell!

[@davidrochow9382]

IMO The best thing about the bike is the shaft drive as there is no chain maintenance to worry about.

[@silamarie4406]

Apart from the fact, that they do fall apart at around 60k kms or sooner, depending on the usage. In Europe, BMW dealers will fit a new one for you for free at every 60k, and for the 1300GS every 80k kms, but for that you will have to pay. Bit of a shame that drive shafts are now considered consumables. Having said that, as a 1250GSA owner, I still love these damn things.

[@LasseJOugaard]

Good choice for your needs, there's a reason they are so popular. I have one just like it. It has now done 114.000km and carried me 40.000km in one go across all of Europe. A few observations: -It should be able to start in gear. With the clutch fully pulled and the sidestand up, it should fire up. If not your clutch-microswitch is defective. Its not that expensive and very easy to swap. -The cruise control can be retrofitted quite easily. It's just a matter of swapping the left switchgear and coding the bike. Perhaps you could find the switches used, change them yourself (You'll need a Torx T8 screwdriver btw) and then have an enthusiast or a dealer help you code it.

[@jacobac42]

That's an amazing deal. Someone else already commented that here in the US that bike would be $10k+. Looks to be in great shape though and very low miles for one of those. Should be a great option for touring especially if in mixed conditions or over less-than-ideal roads. If it makes you feel good, my '01 R1150GS is at 146k miles and starts like it's brand new every time, tough bikes.

[@mylifebehindbars]

Not starting in gear is the clutch micro switch. Clean and or adjust. Chat to the guys at Bavarian in Centurion. You want this sorted.

[@monokheros5373]

170K km is a still a good bike tourers have a lot more life in them then a lil super high revving 2/4 stroke on steroids

[@cwl5005]

Love that your finally doing thr trip you've always wanted. After learning to ride on one of my father-in-law's bike i bought my own in January. That April i went on my first 300 mile solo trip. My parents thought i was crazy for doing that without someone just in case something happened. I didnt think of any of that when i did the trip. It was completely out of my comfort zone but it was amazing. Ive been doing that stuff noe for about 5 years now.

[@GrannygearKiller]

Looking forward to the next one! This was really well put together!

[@donnyaxe78]

Can't wait to see how this whole adventure works out. Good luck!

[@mmuller199]

Thanks for including conversions for your US audience! Also, a decent substitute for cruise control could be an aftermarket throttle lock, or a clip-on "Cramp Buster" throttle assist

[@antoniadamczyk2887]

Cool Video Idea i liked it and In the clutch lever is a switch when its broken you can only start in neutral

[@matthewkenny4135]

Fantastic experiment! I can’t wait to see how it works out. And as usual top level entertainment!

[@dorstefan]

The cheapest way to take a motorcycle trip is to become a big youtuber and to get invited to motorcycle launches where you can lie and giggle, like a little girl, everytime you accelerate. Also you have to mention that the current model is way better than the older model although they only changed the headlight or the dash.

[@laxminalavade3296]

So true.😂

[@MrRabbitthumper]

As usual an EXCELLENT informative and amusing video. You are a REAL pro at this . Thanks for the 21 minutes of fun. (I would find the same for twice the price in CDN dollars)

[@Walker_62738]

New upload lesgooo

[@iamziim]

Whenever you do your upload I am always glued hahaha miss home! Ride safe brother

[@hendrikvanzyl2689]

Nice challenge, looking forward to the end result. Going through all different types of bike on your channel is awesome!!! Keep on keeping on!

[@MathieuTechMoto]

Also consider a Maxi scooter for long trips, they are super confortable, have huge built-in storage, powerful enough, easy to use, after having owned and ridden more than 40 motorcycles in the last 12 years, i've bought myself a burgman 400 and didn't look back, maybe i'll change for the 650 when fully loaded with passenger on long trips

[@TiagoSilva-er5ui]

Regarding not starting in gear, you need to take the clutch sensor switch out, clean it, and put it back. If that doesn't work, you might need to replace it, most likely.

[@jancoetzer9941]

The question is not so much "can I get a trip for free?", but instead: "Will you actually want to sell the GS after the trip?" My money is on you keeping for longer.

[@unkitkat1]

I love your adventures, bud! Go on!!

[@Jackomo2011]

Really loving this series so far! Will happily wait for the rest!

[@yojimbo21]

Looks like a great series ahead.

[@BlueHippoMoto]

Enjoy the trip , it’s a fun experience , not saying you won’t have some anxiety about doing it , I know I did even if it’s exciting & enjoyable.

[@midlifeduck7040]

Love the content. And welcome to the BMW family sir. Im sure now that you've had a taste of the "good life" that you'll be back to the BMW fam after to sell the GS with another one. 😁 I Look forward to the rest of this series. I will recommend that you try doing a motorcycle camping trip. Hammocks for beds and your portable coffee maker.

[@avdmer]

It’s probably going to be more difficult to sell the GS than initially planned.

[@MattatHiddenLight]

Great idea for a challenge! Looking forward to seeing the trip!

[@rynovanzyl6629]

This looks like it’ll shape up to be a great video series. Sadly here is South Africa bike prices are quite high, and getting a decent bike is challenging, not to mention how some sellers must be on drugs with the prices they expect for their 20yr old junk.

[@kkaauurrtteeiivvaa]

You are GENIUS!

[@EvonS]

This video just gave me the confidence to ride from NYC to TX

[@baiersworkshop]

Tip for a good trip. Buy a 750cc 80s Japanese bike and daily drive it for half a year, fix every problem that it gets in that time span, and try to come up with solutions where you don't buy spare parts. You are now prepared to take on every challenge that trip throws at you. Reasoning: 1. it's an old bike, if it still lives, that tells you alot about the quality. 2. you have gained most of the necessary experience in fixing and maintenance on that bike. A good choice is something like 83' Suzuki GSX 750 ES or 82' honda CB 750 four. I prefer the GSX as the engine rarely cause trouble, but if it falls on the left side, the engine is done.

[@brentbauer8258]

You should 3D print a simple cruise control that goes on your throttle twist….I now have cruise control on my 85 interceptor! I always carry a few extra because people always want one when they see mine.

[@miticivisivi]

Reason #2 kept me stuck for 10 years. Once I started, though, could not stop anymore. My advice, just do it.

[@ft_arjito]

excited for your upcoming adventures on this bmw

[@sooyster4033]

What an intriguing idea! I hope it works for you so I can justify trying it myself 🤑

[@karl-artureiskop4942]

Idk, I just pack my things and start riding, doesn't matter it it's to school or across the country, it is a vehicle just like a car, it's made to go places.

[@Druezy]

Cool series!

[@no_special_person]

Same, he is the best moto channel in my opinion

[@TheSar]

Epic concept for a video. You legend

[@karl-artureiskop4942]

You are doing well, other people tat overthink this much would probably never ride

[@duncandehulst2016]

Ah yes a quick coffee asmr, lovely

[@alexduey7868]

Dude what a great idea for a video, you might have convinced me to buy this bike.

[@xAbhimanew]

i have the same idea but i never get it to done. think i can learn a thing or two from this.

[@GabrielOliveira-ud2in]

The R1200GS is a great bike to do trips! The telelever suspension in the first rides feels not as sharpe as a fork suspension but with time you get used to. Give a try in a twisty road and you will see the bike is effortless to ride. The engine on the bottom makes the bike very flicable. Try one or two weeks riding only the GS and you will see the diferences to other bikes (mt-09). Top tip: One of the ways to make the gearbox softer is refuelling with shell V-Power, at least in my 1250 i have got the gearbox much more smother between gears. Maintenance: Check the bottom of suspension if they are not leaking. Most of times what goes bad is not the computer in the eletronic suspension, but the shocks starts to leak.

[@meerkat7361]

I think I saw you at the Wimpy near Villiers today? I wasn't sure but when you got up and left I recognized your helmet😅

[@wackomedic911]

Offroad GS rider here, welcome to the club, they are not intimidating at all! LOVE my 1250! PS, quadlock, ZA, where?

[@souravadiga3842]

Hey please make a video about Coasting on a motorcycle is good or bad, by holding the clutch for a long time in down hill or should we use engine braking and loose momentum.

[@clausnymann5527]

Looking forward to the next videos in this series. But... adding value to motorcycle by adding your efforts; that sounds suspiciously like normal work - but with extra steps? 😀

[@jakob8372]

bro called his gf big in his video, how is he still alive 💀

[@MathieuTechMoto]

In Québec we pay 10% taxes on vehicule transfert that are less than 10 years old, so profit goes in the bin

[@silfear1]

Best bike for a trip is the one you have in garage. Good luck in selling your bike later for max profit ;-)

[@chopshopchopper]

That blue is nice...

[@JT-et7ui]

Amazing content!

[@duncandehulst2016]

Its funny, that every bike that passed you was a gs of some sort xD

[@longlivekawasaki]

haha, Harties trip ♥

[@martinwesterstrand]

Am I the only one who scratched my screen to get the black smudge off at 0:48? 😂

[@sahibdhaliwal5978]

New upload !!!!

[@faizfrez2729]

My man just discovered the flipping market

[@nir5892]

Keep uploading❤

[@peterhallbus1114]

You got that 1200GS for under 6K so if you look at prices in europe you might make money if you ride it up in europe and sell it and then fly home, in sweden there are very few bikes under 11k

[@amzy_g]

my guy, you can touch the ground just fine😆 I can't. And i've been on gravel, with a passenger on my cbr600rr. You shouldn't worry🫶

[@JakeHollibone]

Maybe a wrap with some new colours could add some value

[@TheRuimsR]

Cool idea for a vídeo 👍

[@muhammadsyihab2636]

In my country 1200 gs price is $70.000

[@juha2031]

I'm planning a bike trip for next summer. I will not sleep in a tent, i always sleep in hotel with a good breakfast. I don't go dirt roads, i need a paved road. Does it make me less of a biker ? I think not.

[@RevBombRR]

bro really went off road with street tires and then be like "it doesnt do so well off road"

[@veljko866]

Same gs in EU is twice the price :D

[@juha2031]

buy the bike on autumn, sell it at spring

[@MotorDanko]

how bikes are so cheap in south africa? maybe i should move there.

[@ChaosCauses]

Please do!

[@Jagknorr]

Im definitely excuse #1 😂

[@CyberChrist]

I don't think she's gonna like being called "quite big" ;) My previous Ducati was my most reliable bike, and the current one hasn't let me down yet...

[@disekjoumoer]

The best thing about BMW bikes is their resale value.

[@pablosandoval1525]

30 Celsius is like high 80s Ferenheihht for my fellow cheeseburger people out there (not 56F)

[@MMRF87]

No super tenere 1200? :)

[@CrOwbaRVids]

Great price. In my country, the cheapest 2013 gs are about 10.000€. But, most stuff in my country is roughly double the price in the rest of Europe so...

[@borisj]

Oh come on, a bike that has 30k nowadays is perfectly fine to buy! I've seen 4 year-old 1050 vstroms with almost 200,000 kms and had only one valve adjustment.

[@wernerakoen]

Thanks for the content dude, thoroughly enjoying it. What's up with the dollar values? I get it, but also mention the rand values please, it's just slightly alienating and weird. Anyway, just my 5c, and that is ZA cents not US cents.

[@corychartier7961]

Wow they really get you on insurance there.

[@thorstenmetalhead9666]

Very well put together documentary. PLEASE let your girlfriend speak for herself about her perspective on this whole trip and the comfort of the bike. If she doesn't like cameras, no worries just put a mic in her helmet to and show your perspectiv while riding as she tells us the her point of view. That would be very valuable to this whole story.

[@ocanehauncanedichieilcane]

man casually discovers "working"

[@Baszilton]

buy a wrecked one and one with a knackered motor - swappy swappy - profit.

[@paulroberts3639]

You are missing the most important point of all. You are planning to go with your girlfriend. The most important factor is sharing the journey. Enjoying each others company on the way. Please don’t get too hung up on the details. On skimping on gear or limiting where you go, on hotel rooms or meals, just to meet an arbitrary goal of breaking even on cost of the trip. I have done a hell of a lot of motorcycle trips alone and with others. Including partners who were pillion and partners on their own bikes. And I can offer this advice. When you go in your own, you can sleep wherever, whenever. Eat; whatever. You make choices to compromise your previous choices because you focus on getting back of the bike and seeing what is over the next hill, at that interesting spot on the map, etc. But if you go with a partner, you want to share the journey. Take it easy and just be.. and you can’t skimp on that. Or her. Trust me. Meet her need on the journey and don’t set too many limits.

[@kanayahirawan]

my bike 87.000 Km and still running strong

[@Tonyx.yt.]

5400 USD for a liquid cooled post 2013 BMW 1200gs with 67k km is ludicrous cheap, here they cost around 10k €

[@ChaosCauses]

That makes me feel better lol

[@loafnugget3088]

They're 10-12k USD here in the states too 😭

[@spartanx169x]

Saw a BMW S1000r for $8800 less than 10K miles just this week.

[@clintsride]

I thought he was in the single club like most of us bikers 🙃

[@spartanx169x]

Been riding free for a few years now.

[@eprohoda]

Like! gorgeous content, farewell. 😇

[@PovilasPanavas]

I don't understand this money problem and needing extra space for a girlfriend. Sell your girlfriend, buy a bike. Solution 😂

[@Szlejer]

Prime example of overthinking a very simple thing... Making yourself too comfy is detrimental to the experience.

[@ChaosCauses]

Absolutely! But if that’s what gets me on the road then it’s worth it lol

[@no_special_person]

Respectfully I completely disagree! It's a fun challenge for him as well as a great way to create a very compelling video I think we should all push ourselves to achieve little challenges, they make life much more interesting In setting certain expectations insures we don't make it too easy or too hard, just enough for it to be a fun challenge

[@MrFuquaChannel]

I also completely agree that this is a very good idea and requires a lot of planning! However, these challenges are very good fun to attempt!

[@GSAirTherapy]

For the regular, non KZbin content creator, sure…. However, when you have 225k subscribers and you’re looking for content, this is actually a smart idea. Chase an idea, see whether it works, get a trip out of it, make a video, and (over time) make some YT money + QuadLock sponsorship. In all, very smart, and also very well filmed and constructed.

[@no_special_person]

agreed@@GSAirTherapy

[@michalszczepanski6469]

What mount did you have on rs125?

[@ChaosCauses]

Clutch mount

[@guigodinho3222]

In Portugal that bike cost more than 10.000€ !

[@xani666]

Get earplugs if your ears are ringing, above a certain level hearing damage is cumulative

[@expatbiker6598]

Remember i think BMW offer free shaft drive replacement for 1200 and 1250. May be that could increase the value. Do research. I like the script for this video.

[@EssenceStory]

Try make some travelling Motovlog. I think you can do it better

[@1ilrx]

What filter do you use for your camera? 1/2 black mist?

[@WickedCerberus]

Same bike in EU costs 13K...

[@johnmacdonald1878]

Replace. Free with reasonable or affordable cost. First question I'm looking for a bike why would I pay extra for yours? I don't care if you wash it. I'm going to go get it dirty. I'm buying a used bike so I'm going to look for a good deal just like you did. I paid 10000$ ish. For a used 2018 R1200GS with a few miles on it. 70000Km. Now 85000 after my adventure. I could probably sell for a similar price I paid for it. Its an ex rental. Its been around. but its been serviced regularly. It was by far the lowest price 1200 GS anywhere near me. I kind of like it so I kept it. How much was my trip. I don't know. 1000 bucks in gas. hotels 100 ish a night depending upon how remote the highest price was Eagle Plains at over 200 for a night but it was the only place for about 500 miles. Cheapest Svens in Fairbanks 50 bucks A tent would have been slightly cheaper and Id still have the tent. I think you got a good bike. Which will sell easily when you want to. If you want. Profit? Certainly without much depreciation. I took mine off paved roads and did a couple of 1K Km on gravel roads t it was fun. It starts in gear just fine. If you pull the clutch in. and put the stand up. So get it fixed and put the price up. Yea you got to be carful about how fast you are going.

[@lolski13]

Hi man, love the vids. One small correction. The first r1200gs liquid cooled is 2009, however its 1 model older then the 1 you got for this trip. Lastly, you mention it was a shame you didnt get the adventure model, however, the gsa is quite bigger and heavier. Good luck, have fun!