Love the premier thing! Worth the wait! Keep em coming , Smokes. Very entertaining.👍🏻

Spectacular video Smokey, he production and editing was superb! Well done.

"That little mountain over there." 🤣

Hey Christopher , what a show! Five countries in a day, fantastic ride…Only from you, Smokey😃. That BMW RT, is the bike for the job, comfortable and competent and also beautiful from where I stand👍🏻 That rocky sound in the final moment of the video as you were arriving home, was just awesome !🤩 This bike is sooo good! I think the world is going nuts with the general prices of everything. Millions for a house in the middle of a lot of houses😂😂What for man? I d rather live on a much modest one with a large backyard and a nice garage space for my bikes, far enough, away from nosy pocker neighbors, if had the choice!!🤣 People are getting insane, living in top of each other’s 😂There are places to visit and places to live. Places to work and places to invest too. But to live, somewhere quieter is the best, anytime 👌🏻 Enjoyed a lot the video! Thank you. ✌️✌️

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Fernando 😌🙏

Much awaited video 🌝🔥🔥

Well done, Smokey!

okay smokey you succeeded to make me watch all your videos.. Thanks man that was really awesome. all love from Egypt

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! 😁👌🙏

Great ride and great video :)

Looked like the right bike for the job! Entertaining vid mate and some cool tunes 👍🏻

@LifeofSmokey

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Love the content! I just ordered a 2nd hand 2020 r1200rtp your videos are getting me way hyped to get out on the road ❤.

I bought a second hand R1200RT, coming from a Superduke 1290, I was really surprised how capable it is. It's not as fast as the SD (but not much is), but it goes and handles wayyy better than I expected it to, it's properly impressive.

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

I had the same feeling , when I was looking at it I thought I was gonna need to manhandle a big boat , but it's surprisingly easy to ride 😁

Top man, proper entertainment!

Brochen mit Kase!!!...good stuff. I would love to take that bike for a cruise up through Norway...I think that would be a blast.

Very nice video. It is such a great experience to hop between countries on a bike.

Nice trip, tough day 💪 When you pass Luxembourg, you have to refuel 😁

Great video, really entertaining.

one of your best videos !!! I am also BMW rider R1250 GSA R1200 RT greetings from Zeebrugge

I like your vids Smokey, interesting, funny and sometimes educational. I really like these travel vids. I wish Ducati was as willing to loan you bikes as BMW...props to the dealer/manufacture that loans you all the BMWs. I know you're trying but looking forward to the day when you have the Ducati V4 MTS Pikes Peak.

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man appreciate that! These are not dealer bikes I ride , I only ride the ones from the press fleet from the brands themself. All the brands I work with at the moment are very open towards me when it comes to lending out motorcycles. I can ask BMW , KTM , Ducati for anything I need and if available of course , I will get it for sure to make videos with. The Pikes Peak is a bit hard as there was only 1 in the press fleet , and it goes around the country from event to event , dealer to dealer and so on. But if available I'm taking it home 😁

Example of different perspectives: I live in Texas and it’s not uncommon for me to punch out 600-1000 miles on my 1090r to get somewhere to ride that is not flat. Lol. I could ride west leave at sunup and still Be in Texas at sunset. I normally will only stop for gas. Plus is stupid hot here. Think I am talking myself into leaving! Lol.

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Haha on a 1090R my ass would be bleeding for sure! I already have pain after 100miles on my 1290 SAR 😅🙈. Respect dude!

I did an Iron Butt (1,000 US miles) on a 2014 Multistrada in 18 hours including a 2 hour break 😈. I think the RT is a great bike to road trip on but I found the leg room a little bit cramped. I’d happily go on my GSA. Sounds like you turned the volume down on your into. Much better! Enjoyed your vid!

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Yep I did turn it down haha 😁👌🙏

awesome...

Man i was waiting for the clip of the guy driving off the boatdock when you we're talking about the width of the bike :D

It was just awesome

Waited 24 hours for it😊

Ich kann fast nicht warten 😂

Hey Smokey Great vid. Have you had any issues with connectivity with the NAV in the TFT? I’m really keen on these bikes for this reason, but I’ve heard it can disconnect all the time

Smokey , which would you prefer driving if you only drove on tarmac : the GSA 1250 or the RT? And tell me exactly why? Always wondered about that as i drive a GSA1250 myself for tarmac use only. Never test driven the RT. Always thought the comfort of the GSA suspension and the straight up seating position were superior to the RT.

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Tarmac only , I"m going for the RT right away! It rides like a GS , has even more comfort as a GS , the seating position is also very straight up , the seat is more comfortable , the handlebar is a bit under an angle and more towards you so even more comfort there and last but not least it has a much lower seat compared to the GSA and for my 176cm having both feet on the ground is awesome. The GSA is more fun in the wisties , popping a wheelie here and there and a bit easier to throw around. But for cruising on tarmac , having music pumping through the speakers and getting in or out of the wind by adjusting the electric windscreen feels soooo good. :-) You should go and test ride one for sure , it has so much GS dna in it.

Its definitely not my kind of bike, but its perfect for this kind of riding. Would love to test drive one of these just for fun.

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

It's surprisingly easy to ride , it doesn't ride like it looks 😁

This town needs more doctors arrived in inflatable boats and quickly the town will change and prices will drop….. We need promote that

@ibmujic4764

10 ай бұрын

Maybe you should have more of your doctors so there wouldn't be need for doctors from boats,so as the other professions.

@abazdarhon

10 ай бұрын

@@ibmujic4764 don’t you worry promotion of that area start. Germany will direct so called inflatable boats doctors to this city. Make sure you are ready and your wife too

@ibmujic4764

10 ай бұрын

@@abazdarhon The metter of fact,i am from similar boat too.

@abazdarhon

10 ай бұрын

@@ibmujic4764 another illegal in Europe. You should be deported.

Hey Smokey, great video and wish I lived in mainland Europe rather than being stuck in the UK! Have you still not found Dynamic Mode yet? Dynamic allows you to wheelie and frees up the engine more. It also stiffens the suspension, whereas Road gives you a plush ride. It was an epic trip and well edited video, thanks. I’m off to spend my day with the Police tomorrow from 0845 to 1600hrs on Bike Safe. I’ll record it, and eventually stick it up on my channel.

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

I have found dynamic , but going for the 1000 I wanted my suspension to be the softest possible haha. Let me know when that video is on your channel in a new comment so I can see it.

@albertol1529

10 ай бұрын

@@LifeofSmokey 👍

@albertol1529

10 ай бұрын

@@LifeofSmokey Hi Smokey, I did the Bikesafe course yesterday. It was fantastic. Unfortunately, Northamptonshire Police (my county) wouldn’t let me video it. Their reasoning was that I’d be concentrating on the video, rather than I’m-roving my riding. However, i an going yo make a video about the points they made, and the nature of the course. That may or may not be if interest to you, but I hope it is! I didn’t get back until 1700hrs yesterday, and when I sat down to watch my team play on demand, I had an even better day…..we won 8-0! If you don’t follow a PL team, follow Newcastle United! Keep up the great videos!

@albertol1529

10 ай бұрын

“improving my riding” not “I’m-roving” (I can’t edit my comments, nor delete them because I criticised a particular government with facts from the UN).

That was fun! How many languages can you understand/communicate effectively in?

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

100% Dutch , 100% English , 30% French , 30% German , 1% Chinese

Simply cool and funny , did you max her out on the autobahn ? If so how smooth was she

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Nope did 170 once when pulling on to the highway but I was already in Belgium , couldn't find the way to the German autobahn anymore , it was getting dark and still needed to do like 300km home or something 😂🙈

Looked like fun :). I did a trip over 3 days ( on way home) from Illinois to San Diego, on one day, boring, I did 900 miles.. never again. But, when you're on cruise control pretty much the whole day and it's a straight road mostly, does it count? LOL. That was on my 1300GT BMW about 11- 12 years ago. Total mileage over the week was 4200 miles.. I am not going to translate that to km :P.

@kozatas

8 ай бұрын

6759 km. Just wow!

Tip. Gewoon naar het drielanden punt rijden 😊😂😂

Hey, op 4:12, waar staat die heli precies? Hopelijk weet je dit nog? ;-)

@LifeofSmokey

9 ай бұрын

Als je van Antwerpen ring naar Knokke rijdt dat kan ik vertellen haha

Mooi om te zien maar hoe hou jij de accu van je navi op spanning ? Ik haal dat nooit. Laadt via de bekande plug bij maar bij jouw zie ik niks

@LifeofSmokey

6 ай бұрын

Dit was de ingebouwde gps die ik gebruikte van BMW met de app. In de topkoffer zat een powerbank/jumpstarter die mijn gsm op peil hield 😁

That so called ocean you are talking about in Catzand : that is the River Schelde estuary, at the North Sea. You will need to swim for about 860 Km to reach any ocean And Burrata is Italian Cheese

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

You paid more attention in school as I did for sure 😁. Didn't know that 🙈

alot of file de papa's hahahahahaahahahahah effen plat liggen van het lachen

At least, BMW can make it to and from Starbucks. Your pumpkin KTM cannot even make it out of the repair shop! 😂

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

😂 Well I left it at Suzuki at the moment as I'm driving the DL800 🙈

Just curious what you are doing now for living? 😁all the best from Bruxelles

@LifeofSmokey

9 ай бұрын

Fulltime KZreadr , have been doing KZread for almost 12 years now. But mainly focussing on this channel now as I got bored of the bigger other channels 😌

@RideHarder

9 ай бұрын

@@LifeofSmokey all the best man, maybe one day we gonna meet at Starbucks 🤣somewhere in Belgium 😁

💯👍

I just did 3500km in 7.5 days on a 2021 GS, and I'm broken :) Getting old I guess.

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

You can do that in 3 days on an RT 😁

Come to India 5600km one country

Do the same on the Honda gold wing

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Honda is not giving me anything 😅

Was it Sluis?

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Yep Sluis

From a future biker: why is it you want to ride 1200 size engines? To me it seems counter intuitive to be riding such a heavy bike. Why not a 900 for example?

@LifeofSmokey

7 ай бұрын

The weight is like 15-30kg more from time to time. But the bigger engine gives you a lot more torque and most of the time also a lot more horsepower. My 1290 SAR for example is a very high torque motorcycle. It can still pop wheelies at 120km/u...do I need that? No , but it's fun that it's so overpowered 😁

Next time get 1600 GT a perfect road triper

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

I wonder if that's not TO big 😌

🇬🇭

Do the Iron Butt challenge

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Gotta Google that 😂

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Just did....haha 1600km in 24h to start with , not that hard with the bmw RT 😁. Bringing the RT back to BMW tomorrow and not doing that with my KTM 😅🙈

Just wait till something goes wrong and it will in my humble opinion Then lets see how you like your B.M.W. !!!!!!!! and the way they treat you if my experiance is anything to go by you will wish you had a Honda Kawasaki Suzuki ANYTHING BUT A B.M.W. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What sort of thing is the burrata in the baguette ? It seems disgusting and I've never heard of this. Which weird country does it come from ? Please, put a real cheese (I mean a real, made of lait cru) or some rillettes (you have to try this) in your baguette next time and drink something decent, you can find half bottles of wine in supermarkets ! 🙂

@LifeofSmokey

5 ай бұрын

Me and wine or any sort of alcohol don't go together my friend....I get drunk very easily haha. And buratta is actually Italian Mozarella on the outside with cream on the inside. It's delicious!!!! 😌

@vzmax

5 ай бұрын

@@LifeofSmokey mozzarella, burrata, vade retro !! 😉 That said, I'm still hesitating between a RT or a RS...

How come every video from motorbike adventures to war zones they are still chemtrailing on every single one? Just asking for a friend, great video tho mate you look like a young sugs from madness in one of your shots

I thought you were German 😅

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Nein haha

Buratta = fromage italien 😊😊

...bad camera angle again. ;)

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Tell me how I can make it better :-)

so boring

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

Trust me , after 1000km I even got bored myself :-)

Smokey went to Germany and didn't do their Signature Move 🫥....

@LifeofSmokey

10 ай бұрын

I got lost in the German mountains , getting late and dark and needed to do 300km home still 😅🙈