What can I say other than a fantastic looking bike. This is what BMW should have built years ago. Looking forward to your channel Watching from Northern Ireland

Beauty! Wish this type of bike was produced by BMW. No-nonsence, minimalistic rally look and feel. And things like proper suspension, clearance, everything for long distance off-road stuff. Looks so inviting to jump on and ride. Great job Gregor!

From Prince Edward Island, Canada - wow! One of the finest “real-world” builds I’ve seen. Congratulations.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Gregor did a great job pulling this bike together.

I hate how much I love this haha. I want a PD so bad. A retro up-spec’d bike like this is hitting a mark no manufacturer can meet currently.

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You're exactly right.

Look forward to watching the bike build.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

We're looking forward to seeing Gregor's channel come to life.

I'm not a fan of BMW'rs , but ... I have to tell you : this bike is a BEAUTY ! It really is ! This is the Paris - Dakar edition that BMW should have been selling to the public , instead of that new odd looking GS 's ... If there was a chance to build one myself ... this is exactly how it should look like , down to the smallest detail : tank, exhaust, suspensions, upper and lower frame ... to be honest, you should think about making and selling an affordable kit for the public .. so that everyone has a chance to make his own GS ! But maybe you want to keep it one of a kind , and do not have the desire to duplicate it ...

@thepretiso

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Definitely the most beautiful GS I've ever seen. But maybe these changes are so drastic and radical, that it would be too complicated to make it into market. I would prefer some detail info with whole process and changes step by step and drawings with all custom made parts so people could modify their own bikes close to this build.

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

I am going to build a new version that will be friendly towards the idea of production. Not many, only a few. I have two people who are serious and this winter I'll start the new one while testing this one to failure to learn more. Then we'll see what happens. But thank you!!

"Vintage" ? It looks like an aluminium Ktm adventure 😂

@gnarshread

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought!

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Ha! Or a rally 701 or 690. All the rally bikes have a form over function aspect that drives the look.

@PeterJurasek

4 жыл бұрын

:) he made a KTM out of his BMW, hilarious :D

That thing is rad. Fantastic work, can't wait to see what you come up with next.

Painted in that retró gray-skyblue color, with some white strips, should be fantastic.

stunning

Nice! Idea! It looks simply awesome and a little vintage! BMW brand! Sould fallow this example! For more off road capabilities on their adventure bikes!

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

I agree completely. My goal is to take their legendary reliability and give them KTM level off road capability with vintage good looks and simplicity.

Very very compliments !

...I had to chuckle a little when I guy like this can make something that BMW should have considered a long time ago - don't get me wrong, I love my 600lb R1200GSA (full tank and panniers) but I do wish it was a whole lot lighter especially when I have to pick it up after an off-road get off - of course, BMW has toyed with certain models over the years that were more off-road oriented but they just did not seem to get it quite right... I think we all had hoped the F850GSA would have been a breakthrough model but instead, it is very nearly as heavy as it's R1250GSA brother at roughly the same horsepower as my older R1200GSA - I also know that the Euro4 thing is a HUGE headache to deal with for makers but KTM, as an example, still managed to succeed where everyone else has failed with their new 790 Adventure R - lighter, fast, well equipped, plenty of power for the weight - will it be BMW reliable, probably not but it will likely be typical of KTM which better than the Japanese models but not as tough as BMW's lineup... In any case, thanks for sharing this rather inspiring story!

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Your thoughts mirror mine exactly. I think what we have all loved about the old airheads is their simplicity. I want to keep that but bring the performance to a more modern level. This bike works great but there's still a lot of room to make the next bike better. My goal is sub 350lbs (remove another 50 from where this bike is) and another 10hp which should get me close to a power to weight ratio of the 1200GS but in a bike that is 200lbs less. That will make a world of difference.

@gloriushumbug5832

5 жыл бұрын

LookattheBiggerPic im really hoping Yamaha does not make the same mistake with the new tènere 700, around 200kilo wet with almost the same engine as the fz07

@sparqqling

5 жыл бұрын

They tried and succeeded with the BMW HP2 Enduro and the G650 X Challange, two awesome bikes. Just lacking sales, while they are selling GS Adventures like cookies.

@shavedape

5 жыл бұрын

@@sparqqling good point - in my excitement watching this I (and most others it seems) totally forgot about the HP2. It was probably just too expensive but then so is this one if you were to buy one from the factory with those tanks. Perhaps a mass produced plastic version of those tanks would vastly lower the price though. I just saw an HP2 for sale in Calgary or somewhere and would love to buy that if I didn't already have a KTM 990 Adventure.

@sparqqling

5 жыл бұрын

@@shavedape The KTM 990 Adventure is a great bike, one of the best ever build but something like that won't come back. We've been waiting for 12 years for a successor of the KTM 640 but it won't come. BMW proved that the most people want big adventure bikes that never leave the tarmac.They are making a killing, KTM, Honda en Ducati are trying to eat that pie too.

So very cool Gregor, thanks for sharing the build on Instagram. I love this bike!

Love it! I am in the process to pick up a HP2E

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

The HP2 is a beast... so much fun.

Very cool. I hope Gregor can follow through with his video series about this beauty

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

3 ай бұрын

It's such a cool bike. So many little details to dive into.

@LabiaLicker

3 ай бұрын

@@UPSHIFT_ONLINE I'm a metal fabricator. Know nothing about bike design, but I would love to do something similar with a titanium frame.

Awesome and BRILLIANT

Only plastic i see is the front fender. Stunning bike and build. Subscribed.

Can't wait for his KZread content, thanks for the upload.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Us too!

very good work man

Really inspiring and innovative - very very nice! Anyone can buy stuff, but this is authentic and a different kind exclusivity

Very cool, nice work 👍🏽

Looks fantastic, but do you feel safe with naked cylinder heads on off-road motorcycle?

@volodymyrspyrydonov

5 жыл бұрын

@motard126 BMW PD race bikes had protection crash bars forward of cylinders...

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

@@volodymyrspyrydonov They did but only to help protect the valve covers from cracking in a crash in a race. I have crashed this bike and a few others many times and have become convinced that they aren't worth the trouble.

This is siiiiick. Jelous and great work!

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Gregor really did a great job on this bike. A lot of detail.

Amazing, great work!

No you did an amazing job. Speechless, .

Wow! Just wow!

What a beautiful looking bike😍 what an amazing job 😁👍

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Gregor really did a great job.

Very nice. I would be a little concered about the angle you are putting in the drive shaft. There have been issues with that shaft angle on the less agressive R100GS. You could change the engine angle, but now you face possible oil uptake issues. Solve one issue to just create another. I guess time and miles will tell.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

2 жыл бұрын

He has been chasing the engineering for quite some time. There is a lot of great content on his Instagram feed going into a lot of the specifics. instagram.com/gregorhalenda/

Awesome bike !!!

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Really fun build. We loved watching it come to life and getting to ride it was amazing.

beautiful bike and built to enjoy...congratulations to you sir....

Super cool build man

Amazing bike. So much work and such quality. Any main manufactured bike would be sad to see next to it. Hard to beleve this channel only has 18.5K subs.

You Genius. A real dreambike 😎

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Awesome, this looks the business.. Super nice build.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

3 жыл бұрын

Gregor did an excellent job on it. Thank you for watching.

Interesting,thks for sharing.

Take note BMW this is what we want.

They really need to bring back the HP2 concept. I absolute love the looks but no way could I ride that without crash bars to protect the heads.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

The HP2 was special. Yeah crash bars would be practical for us too, but they sure would mess with the aesthetic of the bike.

@AceMBP

5 жыл бұрын

​@@UPSHIFT_ONLINE Maybe something minimal like these. images.app.goo.gl/tiepxhsqJoK4Wnna8 I ride the F800 gs but it seems like the boxer engine needs to have some head protection for real world riding.

badass bike!!

Awesome!

Whtat a great machine mate....!! : )

This is gold! :-) Thank you for the share.

I wanna see a movie with this bike piloted by Pol Tarres or Chris Birch 😮

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

Жыл бұрын

That would be sweet

Love it. Well done 👍

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍

Real nice. I’m also looking to replace rear 17 inch with 18. Where can one find the rim. Akront ?

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

11 ай бұрын

I think you would need to contact Woody's Wheel Works for that particular solution.

Very nice.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

3 жыл бұрын

Gregor did an awesome job. Thank you or watching.

right quick, profile view looks like a KLR650

@shaymtbrider7244

5 жыл бұрын

But a lot more power

Beautiful 😃

question number one is : would a '94 BMW R 100 GS PD make a good basis for such a project ?

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there! All the airheads from 74 to 97 are very much the same basic bike. In that regard they could all be modified like this. But there's a LOT to change. It's not for the faint of heart or those without a lot of fabrication skills or money to purchase the skills. But a 94 is a great bike. My next one is going to start with a 94 which was my fathers bike.

BMW.......please!!! Bring back the hp2!!!!

@TheYamR6Sp

5 жыл бұрын

It will never happen, even the name got axed, hp is been replaced with m.

OMG i‘m in Love ...

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

3 жыл бұрын

Haha... we are too. Gregor did a great job pulling this bike together.

excellent work !!!!!!!!! she's very beautiful !!!!

That is a things of functional beauty. #R100GSRally

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

It was really a lot of fun to ride.

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The next one will be way better so stay tuned.

It reminds me to Honda Transalp of PEDRO MOTA KZread channel.

Bmw, I want this. Bring back the hp2.

Amazing bike. Weight? HP?

@NickyP500

5 жыл бұрын

Did you not watch haha

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

@@NickyP500 what 500nickp said?!!!?

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

400lbs oil, no gas. 70hp at the rear wheel - about. Thanks!

Very interesting build! Are the Lectrons satisfying? I'm considering Mikuni TM34 for my R100GS.

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

I've run TM34's, Dellortos (38 and 40mm) and FCR's in addition to the Bings. The Lectrons are the biggest bang for the buck you can do for mixture. They were an instant improvement. Highly recommended.

@bernibeckmann9753

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Decisions decisions........

Sounds really mean !

I've heard it said that a mid range off-road bike with a shaft is unviable because of the shaft's weight. Hmmmm...

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

Жыл бұрын

Well this bike isn't exactly available. As for current production middleweight bikes, shaft is not ideal for a number of reasons. Added expense and complexity. Added weight. The middleweight bikes like a T7, 890, Tiger 900 etc are getting ridden offroad far more than the 1200 - 1290 big brothers.

bmw have to do an 800gs boxer air cooled

Superb real world adventure bike. Minimal electronic tech. and huge mile munching capability. Why the hell aren't mainline companies churning out these types of machines?

@VPB1970

5 жыл бұрын

+1

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Hopefully the next bike will be a more refined version of this one.

You should search for Gregor's stuff on AdvRider. This man has serious photography and fabrication skills.

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. My online user name has been Sakurama forever so that's a good way to find me.

Damn

You make a KTM!!

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

I have loved BMW's for their remarkable reliability since I started riding 30 years ago. But I have also loved KTM's for their dedication to performance. This is my attempt to bring them together.

Cool looking bike, reminds me of Streethawk ,only cooler.

❤❤

what happens when you drop the bike in terrain to the metal tank

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

3 жыл бұрын

It takes a dent. Gregor is a really talented rider and fabricator though. So he seams to keep it looking tip top at all times.

BMW.... give this man a Bells....

sell the project to BMW :)

@nicholasvandenberg9366

3 жыл бұрын

If BMW Motorrad were inclined to give customers what they actually wanted, this *is* roughly what we'd get. Look on the offroad BMW forums, and you'll find people all over the world looking for HP2 Enduros. Instead, BMW gives us the R18. >:(

VERY GOOD JOB BUT even if i like , where are side protection ? You fall = you hurt cylinder head = motor kaput ! INTERESTING BUT NOT FINISHED . it's only a trail for road for tall man ! dirtbike ; not sure .

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks you!! I will agree it is not finished but crash bars, as they are routinely deployed on airheads, are quite useless. I hear this a lot but I've never heard this from someone who's actually crashed an airhead. Sadly I can say I've crashed many of them lots of times and because of my quite extensive experience have decided they're not worth the trouble. I recently crashed this bike VERY hard, slamming it into a rocky road at almost 4mph and I didn't even crack the valve cover. Motor is fine.

Freaking awesome machine I ride a 1974 r60/6 and 1982 r100r airheads simple by design 👌 my son rides 1989 gs the new Beemers are to heavy to complicated with bs we don't need on two wheels 😉

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

3 жыл бұрын

We like your style. We are often conflicted.... there is so much to love about the new bikes. But they are so complicated. Than you for watching.

thats a double BBRRAAPPer

its an eye catcher

👍

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

But what about the Guzzi...? :)

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

We have heard of those...

@TATTOO850

5 жыл бұрын

@@UPSHIFT_ONLINE no ... his....Guzzi...

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh ;)

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

It's sitting in a shed waiting patiently for attention. Thanks for bringing up a painful memory... :-)

Those jugs would die on some trails I have been on.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

It's not necessarily intended for hard enduro.

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

I like that you thought enough of the design to assume it was a dirt bike.

" a little less conversation a little more action"

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry

where are the engine guard it looks ok but the amount of work you put in you just could have bought the ktm 790

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

The 790 is amazing. But this is about the passion to build something different.

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

This is a hard argument to counter. You're talking to a person who has been restoring a Midcentury house for going on 6 years - logic like that doesn't work for me. I have a KTM 500EXC so it's not like I don't get a modern bike and I'd like to have a 790 but if you follow that logic to it's natural conclusion we would have no hot rods, we'd have no cafe racers and no one would ever fix up old bikes or cars. There is something intrinsically satisfying about an old air cooled boxer and making one work beyond what you can imagine is extremely rewarding and scratches an itch for that era. There's a reason Singer Porsche's have a 2 year wait list and yet start at over a half million dollars when you could just go buy a new 911 for less than a fifth of the cost of a Singer. As for engine guards - totally over rated. I've slid a boxer down the track at 70mph with no more than scrapes to the heads. I've smacked it off rocks and trees and I've never damaged the engine outside of a cracked valve cover. They are bomber.

R100gs t7 concept

I love it but it would lose a jug in these Appalachian mountain trails

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's not exactly meant for ALL CONDITIONS.

If it wasn't chrome it would have been the sickest bike on earth

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

3 жыл бұрын

It's actually sort of polished raw aluminum.

love this rallye bmw design .. they should make this one instead of big 600lb ++ bike ... hahah

Dam shits heavy

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

400lbs for a 1000cc vintage air-cooled bike isn't too bad. But I agree completely. They next one will be under 350lbs and have more power.

That the gasoline hose is very close to the Cilinder head becomes very HOT

@shredder_mang3211

5 жыл бұрын

Chris H De Beer that’s where most gas lines are

No lo sé Rick parece...... KTM

Nice looking bike. Great job! If you get your channel, I’ll sub.

Кардан в эндуро ээмм ну давай удачи , главное водичку взять чтобы от жары не умереть когда назад идти будешь идти)

It's like Dakar rally bike but everything is different.

Looks like a t7

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Arguably... the T7 looks like this. ;)

@n8tvbrneda785

5 жыл бұрын

I stand corrected. It is genius

I don't know how many times I've seen this video ... can we please have some drawings , more specs about the mods ? ... I'm going to duplicate this bike ... even if this is the last thing I'Il accomplish in my life ... this bike has to be duplicated

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I picked up this project half done and I've changed a lot of it in the process because what I got didn't work. In many regards I've taken this bike as far as it can go so the next step is to start a new bike that will pick up where this one leaves off. Imagine this bike but with more power (85 vs the current 70) and less weight (330lbs vs the current 400) and you will have an idea of my next bike. I'm starting it this winter and will document the entire process on KZread. Stay tuned and if you subscribe I'll get around to posting the story as I go and answering the questions as well. It should be pretty interactive.

mad max bike lol

Looks lovely but it wont crash well in to a big rock 🤣😂

@stephen1133

5 жыл бұрын

Yea where are the engine guards?

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Nothing crashes really well into big rocks... just say'n.

@Rust_valley_adventures

5 жыл бұрын

@@UPSHIFT_ONLINE true but these fashion bikes are just that...fashion bikes

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

Whoa, whoa, whoa @@Rust_valley_adventures This bike gets ridden and HARD. But crashing in rocks is something I really try to avoid. That said I did crash it off a big jump after snapping swingarm on the landing. It sucked but the only damage to the bike was a scratched valve cover... and of course the swingarm. I'm redesigning the swingarm so that won't happen again and I'm going to keep riding it to find the limits.

@Rust_valley_adventures

5 жыл бұрын

@@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto ill stick to my old honda tractors my xr600r and my xr650r for onroad and off road fun .real dual sports 😉

Vintage look? Would say vintage bike with modern look.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

2 жыл бұрын

That's fair too. The look makes us think of WW2 airplanes and steam punk contraptions which is why we chose those words. Thank you for watching.

This could be dream bike🤢

More than six minutes of talking heads behind what appears to be a really cool bike. I bet there's less than a whole minute of this bike on These guys seem to care more about what it looks like then throwing it into the corners

With no skid plate on the bottom, it's pretty much useless as an off-road bike. Even I had sense to put one on my stock '88 R100GS Bumblebeemer.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Useless is kind of a big word in this context.

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

I would like to put a minimal skid plate on but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I've got about twice as much travel on this bike as your Bumblebee. I have almost 12" and my engine is lifted almost two inches. Baring a massive rock off a jump it will be impossible to bottom the cases. I recently jumped the bike hard enough to snap the swingarm and despite fully bottoming the case did not touch.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Kind of like KZread comments... just say'n. ;)

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

True and I have a KTM 500EXC that serves as my benchmark moto. But something like this is about a particular passion and passion doesn't always make sense.

What a waste of a video, got to see it ride for all but 30 seconds. Just ride the thing!

@UPSHIFT_ONLINE

5 жыл бұрын

Never going to make everyone happy.

BMW Design by KTM Hahaha.

@GregorHalenda-Saku-Moto

5 жыл бұрын

I"ve owned a few KTM's including a 950 that I converted to all wheel drive. I am certainly inspired by aspects of them.