I came for the Urban GS but stayed for the chill vibes. Loved the whole trip. You guys should do this more often!

@rayfriedman6107

2 ай бұрын

"Chill Vibes" ? Does that come in bottle or is dehydrated and you just add water?

Today's the day I liked a Goldwing... What a nice trip. I'm really glad your friend is ok

I’m not 2 minutes in and I can already tell y’all could be my riding buddies.

What a dope trip, glad your friend is alright, having an off at 50 is no joke! And I dig that flyscreen on your bike, straight off the old GSs, heritage stuff. :) ride safe

Cool video! Loved the adventure. Beautiful scenery, beautiful bikes, what’s not to love. Glad your friend walked away unharmed from his spill.

What a treat, to relive, vicariously, all the many roads I've travelled on on my R80G/S, R100G/S, RD350, R1150RS, and an assorted bunch of dirt bikes, including a couple 250 Honda's like you have.... Retired from LADWP 14 years ago, after working for 6 years in the Owens Valley, south of Bishop, 25+ in LA, and through the many years, I often went to work on a Friday all loaded up to go, and after a shower at the end of the day, would haul ass out of LA (then later the Owens Valley), and have been on every single road you travelled on, and could name those roads before you did (or didn't name it), because of so many occasions I'd been on those roads, in fact every road between the Mexican Border and the Oregon border, been on all of them. One of my favorites, (have A LOT of those) was down your way, going up to Mt. Palomar, and through Julian, to grab pastries and bread at the world famous bakery there...either on the way up the mountain, or on the way down. Any excuse to find a twistie, right? You bet I am! ; ) Live in the Bend, Oregon area, now, and still riding my 2004 R1150RS, even after a bad get off 2 years ago caused by an Oregon road crew where they caused my bike to flip, and thank God, it landed on me, otherwise it would be long gone now. It took me 9 months to source all the parts, from all over the world, literally, and last June I finally got it all back together, and had some awesome rides last summer, after an unbearable 9 months with it in pieces in my garage.... It's a fever, and once you get it (I got mine dirt riding at 8 years old....), there's no giving it up: it's not just love, it's a passion! My 25 year old daughter just bought a Yamaha, and we're planning some trips for this summer., once the snow melts here. Can't wait. Thank you, brother, for taking us all along, down memory lane. Many beautiful memories for me, for sure, so THANK YOU! Safe riding, bro: rubber side down, shiny side up! Btw: love your bike! Reminds me of my R80G/S! God bless you and your lovely Lady! Glad Dave was no worse for wear, too! Love his shop! Very cool!! And lastly: Man, your Lady is a trooper! Epic ride! Cool. : )

@FOURfabrication

5 ай бұрын

Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it. Yep, Palomar Mtn. is a favorite weekend jaunt for my friends and I. I'm glad you're okay after your crash. I know how hard it can be sourcing parts for older BMWs. I just got my first airhead and I'm loving it. Not a GS like yours, a regular R100/7 but I am in the process of sourcing things to convert it to R100S spec and some bits are tricky to find

@j.b.8767

5 ай бұрын

@@FOURfabrication Oh darn, I forgot to mention this: if you don't have a single front disc, that's a great retrofit item, as the R100/7's that are drum brakes front and rear get very squirrely with emergency braking anything north of 55mph, as you've probably already noticed. The old R's (a pirates favorite letter, by the way) are great at putting around, but not the bikes you want for speed, which the R100RS is good at , (owned one), and the one I still have, my 2004 R1150RS, I've ridden across the USA at 135+ for 8-10 hours at a time, with no issues...and another great thing about them, Johnny Law loves them, too. Once heading back from upstate Michigan to Oregon, where I just zig-zagged for 8 days coming back, all over the "shop" to Oregon, and the cops would chase me, and when they caught up, ALL of them came up beside me, and gave me the "thumbs up", and continued on... That's been my experience on Beemer's for 35 years. Sometimes they'd stop me to just talk about bikes, and then tell me to be safe, and then head out, as my brother. Very cool. I love those old Beemer's! Enjoy, bro.

@FOURfabrication

5 ай бұрын

Mine's got dual discs up front, actually. An upgrade the former owner did - He also converted to handlebar mounted master cylinder. I think I'm happy with the lower gearing and the 32mm Bings for now as the airhead will be mostly for putting around town and the R9T will be for longer trips@@j.b.8767

If you bought your Beemer from a dealer, or get it serviced at one, ask for two or three of the straps that are used to tie down new bikes when they are delivered. They make GREAT straps for keeping your gear in place. Your buddy that has a bike shop should be using Rok-Straps, not bungees, they fail at the worst times. Nice video.

Thank you for the ride-along. It looked like an awesome trip.

You showed me an ugly side of me that until now I never new I had. I was absolutely deeelighted for you to be on this trip, however I am ashamed to say I felt a pang of jealousy lol. Phenomenal trip guys, thanks for taking us with you. Truly magical, all the love in the world from bonnie Scotland

@FOURfabrication

3 ай бұрын

Haha I know what you mean, but I am envious of your whereabouts as well. My wife and I were married in Scotland! - I would love to rent a bike and do the North Coast 500 one day, unfortunately my Scotland motorcycle rental experiences so far were less than spectacular. We rented a little Royal Enfield to ride around Edinburgh and it got stolen on our first night, from right outside our hotel room lol

Watching this really makes me want to take another long moto-camping trip!! Cheers from San Diego.

Excellent video, really enjoyed the trip! Nice filming and narrative too...the Urban GS is a fab bike. Cheers Steve 💚

This was an epic ride on a great bike, I’m a 1250 owner and I don’t judge what bike. It’s all about the adventure! Such a wonderfully narrated trip. I did a version of that ride last year and I’m looking forward to doing it again. Live in Carp area, local camp ground not friendly for bike campers. Looking forward to seeing more bike and camp vids. 🤛🏾👏🏾

all fine machines great journey thanks for sharing

I know that little store, off the 101. Used to live in Carlsbad. Great riding all around the area. Never gets old.

Just brilliant - you have such awesome long rides you can do up there in the US, wish we had the same choices here in New Zealand.

That was a good video. Loved the music and scenery. I also enjoyed the, “take it or leave it” narration.

My urban gs came with a big duel muffler which looked like a fashion accessory but the bike is the real thing and you just proved it! Thanks for sharing👍

Good 👍 vid mate , Paul from Australia 🇦🇺 I just got back one day ago on a 4000km ( your 2500 mile ? ) trip From Victoria Australia to South South Australia. Done twisty mountain roads , coastal winding roads , long straight outback roads , lots of dirt roads and desert . Was a fantastic trip camping most of the way .

The vibes on this vid are top notch. Subscribed. Thanks for putting this together. Choice!

Awesome vid and great music to boot!

I have an old R1150GS which I have owned for 17 years, and love to bits, but I would love an Urban GS, they are a great looking bike.

If you wanted to know whether that is a real GS, you should have put on your latest Klim gear and drove it to Starbucks, where you would have waxed poetically about $20k of upgrades and acessories you made to your bike for about 45 minutes, and then back to the climate controlled garage. Once you amd your bike survive that great adventure, you have earned the right to the very prestigious "real GS owner" title. But seriously, that was a great video. About 20 years ago I had the same thing happen to me, where my bag got stuck in a wheel and I highsided going xxx mph on a TL1000S. 7 days in a hospital. Took me 7 years to get back on the bike again. Back to exploring those Cali roads. I will have to check out Dave's shop next time I am riding that way.

Great video! I plan on doing a similar loop this sept. People love to make fun of riders who spend lots of money on luggage racks, and you can see why with what happened to your friend. Luckily he was ok. DO NOT USE BUNGEES!!!

nice mood.... I love your video bro

Just decided to switch from my GS 1200 rallye to an R9t scrambler … and came across this .

A Britten as well, behind the Megola. The H2, we used to see who could bend the swingarm the most i burn outs. It would pull to the chain side and try to pass you up. Wild. BMW was gear driven cams and yes supercharged.

Awesome trip mate!

To each their own. Glad you like your bikes.

Great museum. If ever east come to Barber Motorsports Museum an racetrack.. Over 1400 machines in a great display. 20 miles east of Birmingham, AL. Good vid. I'll check out Dave's site

No mainstream, be cool. Love it.❤

Lovely riding you have there.

The Museum in Solvang is one of my favorite collections. Visited almost 20 years ago and had a nice chat with the owner (real interesting backstory). Loved seeing a lot of Eastern European bikes that I had only seen in some of my books. Have fun! no1ukn0

Loving this random find this morning from London 2018 our honeymoon was a Sierra Nevada road trip to the Burn thanks for the memories !!! BTW holding my finger down on the 2x speed forward kinda improves the sound track 🤔

like your bikes & your trip

Love it, such a great bike for the trip and makes me want to pack my bike and hit the road just that much more.

Great video, let this be a lesson that bungee cords absolutely suck and I’ve seen far to many riders learn this the hard way.

i went from NC to CO on my urban GS and it was great! tons of power and didnt skip a beat! looking to buy another after stupidly selling it

California is an amazingly beautiful place. Everyone should see it at least once.

@Kristind66

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, please come. No crowds here…🤣

Man you’ve got some mad bikes on that trip!!!!!

me tell you that's all bullshit form the big GS gang. Before those there was the R80GS. I rode and owned them. Then the R100GS Paralever. Then the R1100 GS Telelever. I've had them all. My friend, Ed Culbertson was the first to cross the Darien Gap on an R80GS. Took two tries then rode on down to Ushuaia, ARG. To the bottom and back. 1985 or so. Passed of ALS. Good motorcycle. The new Urban GS is a better version of the original. Much of everything we desired and then some. Power, weight, charging capability, competent handling, suspension. I have 2023 and many more . I know.

@samhill3496

3 ай бұрын

@@andersd8956 Ed wrote a good book about it. Took two tries. Member of the Space Coasters. BMW Club. Around the Cape area. Ed passed of ALS.

@justinalexanderson

3 ай бұрын

@@andersd8956he wasn’t the first to cross but he was the first to follow the Pan-American Highway’s proposed route through the Gap

The Art of Motorcycle Cinematography 👌

I cannot believe that little museum had a Moto Guzzi "Otto", 8 cylinder. Those 500cc bikes reached 280 km/hr in 1957....a speed which would not be hit again for 21 years. Super rare, especially outside of Mandelo Italy.....Great vid.

Hi Guys, great vid. Now days people are too obsessed with gear ie. this motorcycle for this , that for that. The reality is that you can go on an adventure with whatever you have. Most of people I know who bought 1200 GS Adv. accessorize them to heir t*** and ride them only in cities or sometimes one hour highway ride. Cheers and always be yourself!

My current 1200GS has 100,000 miles on it. I’m 75 now and just built a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Scrambler. The low 31” seat height makes it easy to mount. Love your BMW!

@devm.9189

2 ай бұрын

hell osir, is there any way I can see your scrambler art?

I really, trully enjoyed this. Thanks for taking us on an awesome ride. I ride a 25 year old 1150gs with the Unit Garage kit, a stunner, makes for an endless conversation starter wherever I go. I'm on the fence about getting me an Urban GS, test road it a couple of weeks ago, almost fell in love with it. So much mora manageble than the big GS bikes and just fun for exploring. I totally see myself doing long days with it. The only reservation I have is potentially not being that comfy for the pilion? I guess you proved that works? Quick question, how is the Unit Garage fairing compared to stock? Love your edditing, loved the vibe. Keep on ridin'!

@FOURfabrication

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I have the Unit Garage suspension raising kit, it’s got some more travel and it’s more comfy. I had it valved for the max wait so it’s ideal when riding two-up. I also have a seat from Rich Phillips Cycles. It’s the same thickness as stock but it’s got an inch or two of extra length. Neither the stock fairing or the Unit one are tall enough to push wind over my helmet, but the Unit one is a little better and I like that it looks like an R80GS

@gapexx

7 ай бұрын

@@FOURfabrication Aah that explains it, the 40mm rise kit, gotcha. Thanks the tip about the seat, never considered a longer seat, since I was planning to use the Unit seat that comes with the tank upgrade, makes a lot of sense for the pilion what you did. Is the seat more comfortable than stock for you? I does look mean with the R80 fairing : ) I was actually expecting it to be making more dirty air being a bit bigger than the original. I never managed to get these "half" screens to work, too small to blow the wind over the helmet, but can create a lot of buffeting. Rode a rNinet Scrambler, it was actually the most comfortable out of all since all you have pushing against you is clear air. Really appreciate your answer, thank you.

super cool video!

Man this is great. Wish I had some friends that would like to join me

Grat video!

Hell yeah dude. You rode out on a cool motorcycle with your hot wife to go camping. As simple as that. Life is good. Cheers to you. 🤘

Great video. I feel bad for your wife though on that tiny seat!

30 mins well spent. Cheers.

Another question, I read that you have the unit kit, I imagine the 40mm length, is it noticeable on off road? What suspension do you have on the back? thanks man !

Glad I stumbled on this video. The Urban G/S is my favourite bike. Too expensive in Thailand, so I ride an SCR950. A touch heavy but torquey. I did 91,000 miles on an R1100GS in GB and Europe between 1996 and 2010. Gearbox bearings were the main issue. Have you had any trouble with the Urban G/S? Oil seal[s] leaking at the heads? I was wondering about your mate's luggage at the beginning of the video. His bike's a beast. Glad he wasn't hurt. Thoroughly enjoyable video. Good music. Nick

What a fantastic video!! Question, did you mod the front suspension. It looks like you have adjustments there, but I don't think the bikes comes that way???

Hola amigo , podrías poner el enlace donde compraste los espejos de la moto !! Gracias men!!

I have a 2005 1200 GS and I think your bike is so very cool and would totally add to my list of bikes to own!

This gs urban could replace my crf1000 adventure sports because of the Africa twins tubed tyres, well it’s top of the list right now 😂

Great video and nice trip! Are the side bags from Unit Garage? How are they? I am considering buying the set for my R NineT

The maintenance intervals on R9T is ridiculous but fun bikes nonetheless.Sold mine.

Really enjoyed this vid. What mirrors are those?

It is a brilliant touring bike, just the seat is not the most comfotable ever. Last year I did 5k mile trip and still happy with the bike. And your trip look fenomenal

Sometimes motorcycle gravitas and hubris is hard to avoid; this kinda proves it can be done.

Im looking at reading my 2007 r1200gs for one of these as it’s lighter and looks awesome.

@FOURfabrication

2 ай бұрын

It’s a great bike but the suspension is where the R1200GS has an advantage

Awesomeness. Subbed. I never wear laced footwear on a motorcycle ..sketch.

Thinking of getting the same exact Unit Garage luggage setup as you for my '18 UGS with low exhaust, which I assume are the Khali side panniers with symmetrical double subframe rack. I see you don't have the stock exhaust can but can you give a guess as to whether or not the left bag would clear a stock can adequately? Their website says it's compatible, but just wanted some more input before ordering. In case it matters, I don't have a suspension raising kit, but I do have a Nitron rear shock with hydraulic preload adjuster so I can crank that up when when fully loaded with pillion. Thanks for any info., great vid!

@FOURfabrication

4 ай бұрын

Yep, that is the luggage setup I have. I got the luggage setup before I got the exhaust and it was compatible with the factory low exhaust 👍🏻. They are great bags

@killedbydeath4497

4 ай бұрын

@FOURfabrication Thanks for the confirmation on compatibility - it looks like a great system! I actually was going a different route for luggage, but then I saw your video and returned everything, lol. Can I ask one more question - what did you use for a third bag, behind your pillion?

@FOURfabrication

4 ай бұрын

@@killedbydeath4497 it’s another waterproof rolling-up bag, a cheaper one. Think it’s Sidici brand - we got it from cycle gear shortly before the trip

@killedbydeath4497

4 ай бұрын

​@FOURfabrication Thanks man!

I would have taken the Elsinore 😍😍😍

@FOURfabrication

4 ай бұрын

We tried riding two-up off-road on it and it wasn’t a fan, lol. I need to get it running right, I think the timing is off or the petcock is not allowing a full stream of fuel

Route 66 Hello dear BMW friends, I have a 1200 GS and I do live now in Guanacaste, Costa Rica on Lake Arenal. I am planning to buy an R9T pure in Nevada, and am looking for side bags and accessories for this motorcycle. Can anyone tell me where I can find the best material? I want to drive the original Route 66 to San Diego and back home to Costa Rica. Best wishes Ralf

Do people in California use deer whistlers?

2:19, does that goldwing have rear sets or is your friend's foot on the passenger peg?

@FOURfabrication

3 ай бұрын

He's putting his feet on the passenger pegs there, haha

Great vid adventure i ride an 06 gs1200 love it i wanted the urban but it does not fit me log legs felt cramped your gs is a gs all motorcycles are adventure bikes get out and ride people!

Music?

WHATS THAT BLUE LIGHT ON THE ODO?

@FOURfabrication

3 ай бұрын

High beam

Good rip

It’s a cracking bike. Just not comfortable for me - hence I bought a GSA😉

Love the bike. Hate the skinny jeans.

SAPPORO BEER🍻

How did your wife like riding on the back of your bike?

@FOURfabrication

3 ай бұрын

She’s used to it, we have a Triumph Bonneville that she prefers over this bike, but the BMW is more capable for a trip like this

Janji motor ✅👍🏻 🔛

I’m more interested in the classic gold wing…..

i call 1250gs an over hyped glitch in the matrix .. i just don't know how folks feel comfortable riding that machine moving around that big bullfrog anyway i am a real shorty 😂

instead of music you should let engine sound, what a waste.

Do you have an Instagram? Wanted to send you a message and ask you some questions about this trip!

@FOURfabrication

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it’s @craver_four