2023 BMW GS Trophy Adventure RIDE & Social Media Mastery Tips & Tricks

[@bendekimpe35]

First of all, congrats with the relaxing vlogs and your sense of humour, don't spend energy and attention on negative people, life is too short. Travelling with the motor could be inspiring for us, all information regarding motorcycles could be interesting for us, trying to find nice tours road / off road tours / there is a huge potential, a course to improve our technique on the motor for safer riding / maintenance of the motor

[@LifeofSmokey]

Yep "safe" riding , offroad riding and much more is in my planning as well 😌🙏

[@FlamesAdventureS]

Don't spend your words on negative people, your videos are a pleasure to watch, with a dose of fun. The result of a creative mind ! Thanks man 👍

[@IvanSbavni]

Every day is always the right day to watch your videos. A great hug from Sardinia.

[@advmike]

Watching Smokey and drinking coffee. It’s a great day already. 😁

[@LifeofSmokey]

Nope no coffee for Smokey 😅

[@DW-hk2bx]

Besides the interesting content, you got us with your sense of humour on its own. Keep up the great "not work" and have fun.

[@Robhkar]

Personally I’m a new rider with the goal to buy a new R1300 GS when it comes. For me as a new rider I like to see every adventure a GS can do all over the world and in all terrain 😊

[@LifeofSmokey]

A GS can do everything but if you get it stuck with that weight and you are alone you are gonna be in trouble 😁. But epic bike for sure!

[@gerryryan2302]

Belgium was a country invented by Britain to annoy the French ….but would be interested to see more about it

[@MKA63]

I started watching for the Beemer content, but ended up getting a lot of good info about social media as well. Good to know that my new BMW can double as a heater for sausage rolls! I wonder if it comes with a coffee maker? Seriously enjoyable video - thankyou. 😄

[@LifeofSmokey]

Actually I have a 12V coffee maker , will take it with me in the next video 😂👌

[@James_Rides]

Love this… Honest, Genuine.. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@saifalmulla]

Thank you bro for your hard work. 😊

[@jeroenvanunnik692]

What about testing a Moto Guzzi V85 TT

[@MWS1960]

Man your videos are great and you’re pretty humorous to top it off. 👍I have an RT, but always thinking about the GSA…I’m not getting any younger !

[@LifeofSmokey]

Fun fact , I have a new R1250 RT this week 😁. Video's coming 😊

[@MWS1960]

@@LifeofSmokey cheers.

[@MandrilSolo]

That is call “ Branding your self” you got to that point..

[@digaraerithikrao3382]

Wow😂😂so much matching matching game happening In the thumbnail from color of the bike to jacket and even the background silver playbutton😂😂getting creative huh😂

[@TheRaceEdition]

Smokey I like your videos and your humor. I think a weekend trip to Italy would be fun. There would be amazing roads and a lot to enjoy. Maybe a visit to the Ducati factory near Bologna…. Happens to be a beautiful place on earth.

[@LifeofSmokey]

Talked to Ducati and they will arrange everything for me just like you said so it's in my planning. Have to figure out what bike I can get as they are selling the press fleet right now as it will be soon replaced with the new stuff 😌

[@gw_shubh7848]

please make a trip across uk on a motorcycle

[@verdonrocksphotography3510]

you need to do mountains twisties on/off road and F900GS review ..... hahahahaha

[@LifeofSmokey]

The 900 GS is coming Februari or something , even after the new 1300GS 😅🙈 It was launched but delivery date is way longer as planned.

[@mauriceborsboom40]

8 days to go then I ll pick up mine Smokey :))) 7 days more on the Northsea for work and then the fun starts

[@LifeofSmokey]

You are gonna love it for sure!! That's 7 long days haha Congrats!

[@mauriceborsboom40]

It was 15 days.. Yes this is the longest ever

[@inspectorclouseau3880]

Hi Smokey, I like went you takes bikes offroad because not many guys do that. maybe you could do some tours around Europe and show us some nice scenary

[@LifeofSmokey]

Working on that , planning trip Italy and Switzerland 😊

[@cassiolimamaejiCassio]

Please Suzuki Jimmy camping with bring the GS or the KTM pleeeeeaaaaseeee lov u Smokey

[@LifeofSmokey]

Good idea!! 😁👌

[@aireswind]

Love when your being yourself but some how to videos would be amazing, also smokey bubbles visor cleaner, go for it kind regards from Sweden.

[@LifeofSmokey]

I have cleaner in testing at my house , was gonna call that Smokey's Bug Squash 😅🙈

[@aireswind]

smokeys visor magic@@LifeofSmokey

[@pp16115]

My 2020 1250 gsa has been at the dealer since may. First the key was draining the key battery. Got it fixed, took just 5 weeks. And when I picked up the bike my sos system was failing. Has now been at the dealer since that. About 6 weeks now. They still don’t know what the problem is. Getting tired of the gs. But I love the bike when it works. Thinking of swapping it for a new s1000r now.

[@LifeofSmokey]

From a GSA to a S1000R is a big change 😁. I like the comfort haha , might be getting old 😅

[@pp16115]

@@LifeofSmokey hehe well I’m not sure I will buy one 😂 might getting old too. I went from a 2014 s1000r to the GSA. And I love the bike. Nothing is more fun to leave the racing bikes behind me in the Norwegian twisties 😂. Just really tired of having it at the dealer for months

[@pp16115]

@@LifeofSmokey tested a s1000r today 😂 I’m to old. Keeping the gs😂

[@LifeofSmokey]

Hahahaha 😂😂😂

[@russwright]

The quick shifter on the 1250gs has room for improvement. If you are careful about how you use it then it can be quite smooth but if you aren't careful it's pretty rough. Hope the new bikes fix that. From reviews the BMW sports bikes have a much better quick shifter so they know how to do it.

[@LifeofSmokey]

Oh yeah the racebikes and the RT for example are way smoother. On the S1000RR you can even set how aggressive your feet needs to be for racing. I couldn't shift the bike with my Nike's on or it would hurt my toe 😅. When I set it to road it was no problem. They can do it but the shifting feeling is what makes a GS a GS , it's typical.

[@russwright]

Such a shame, we can always hope BMW fixes it. It's the only common complaint I hear from other GS owners@@LifeofSmokey

[@larryvaughn7243]

Test the new BMW 900 GS when you can.

[@LifeofSmokey]

Yep it will come to the stores even later as the new GS 1300 , the GS 900 will be available Februari or something , new 1300 GS November right after the launch. 😌

[@That_Paul_Guy]

I enjoy your vids being a motorcycle rider myself. But, I have a question. What is the reasoning behind the volume levels of your intro and some of the little video snips you insert sounding much louder than your speaking volume? I’d love to see your motorcycle trips. Living in the US, I enjoy seeing people abroad take those trips.

[@LifeofSmokey]

Gotta work on that , the intro is indeed to loud 😊🙏 Thanks for your honest feedback Paul 😊

[@user-gj5cv5up7g]

Any chance to review the Triumph Tiger 1200? would love it. I am hesitating between three motorcycles 1290 KTM adventure r, Tiger 1200 rally or the 1250GSA.

[@LifeofSmokey]

Most people do 😁. Working on the 1200 Tiger connection 😊

[@Carlnewman68]

R9T scrambler please . Carl uk 🇬🇧 so funny re your sausage roll

[@Konstantinos_S]

Hello I would like to ask you if you considered GSA standard seat for 184 cm height and 95 kg and 32 inseam I drove standard gs and I didn’t have any problem with seat.

[@LifeofSmokey]

The seat is really good yes 😌

[@Kevin97587]

I would buy your soap bro. I might even consider washing myself with it, no thats a lie, I only wash my motorcycle not myself.

[@LifeofSmokey]

Bro 😂👌🙏

[@deureka2002]

hey Celleke ! 👌😄 So I could also look for a sexy lady... 🤔🤣Meh, I chose the 9.5 out of 10. Picked up an adventure yesterday, thanks to you, your videos and the enormous second-hand market of course. Keep up the good work dude 👍

[@albertol1529]

Hey Smokey! Great video, great honesty and great tips. Don’t worry about the a&seh@les who write rubbish. As you said, you enjoy what you’re doing and ultimately, no-one HAS to watch you. To be honest with you, the idea that the GSA is perfect, appeals to me. I bought an RT, but having ridden the GSA a few weeks ago when my bike was in for service, I wish I’d bought the GSA. I’m going to run my RT for a year or so, until the 1300 has everything ironed out, and then I’ll buy the GSA. By the way, banging your shins on the cylinders isn’t a thing on the RT because they’re faired in….making it sh!t to clean easily!

[@LifeofSmokey]

I have the RT at home right now as we speak 😁👌. Outside radio , crazy loud horn....kinda like it but it's a bit of a boat to ride 😂

[@albertol1529]

@@LifeofSmokey It’s easy to ride but not GSA easy, it’s not as balanced. The wide bars on the GSA and the seating position make everything more relaxed. The horn is great on the RT, yes, the GSA sounds like a Fiat Seicento from the late 90s…peep peep! The RT is a “fuck off out of the way!” Take the panniers off the RT, bung it in dynamic and if it’s hot the akrapovic on, it sounds pretty good. I was disappointed with your hill climb….I expected to see you trash the press GSA on the hill!….kidding!

[@LifeofSmokey]

😂😂😂😂 I asked BMW to let me do it with the GSA....they did not like the question haha

[@3rdaxis649]

The ridiculousness of Covid and our idiot Governments. lol