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Who am I, and why should you trust me? This is a good question, isn't it? My name is Pavlin and I am a motorcycle traveler. I am just an average guy, who wanted to change his routine existence. About fifteen years ago I decided to see the world and since then I never stopped traveling. Some people said that I get crazy... maybe, but please tell me, what you did in the last 15 years? Did you enjoy every single moment of your life?
During the years, without even wanting, I have encouraged many to change their lives and finally start with their dream adventures. Who knows, I might be able to help you as well, just give me the chance!
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All good advice. I meet people like that along. Either they are broke down needing help or a ride to the hospital. A couple years practice with the bike you intend on riding RTW is a good beginning. You need to know your machine and YOURSELF. I practice on roads very similar to those I will be riding. They aren't 4 lane wide blacktop. Hey, you have new jacket? Interesting to see what you have to say about the Endurastain tank bag. Next time. Take care and be safe.
Thanks for taking the time!
Nicely done! I like the container you have the wiring and fuses in.
Thank you! Cheers!
life's so much easier now than 35 years ago when I did a trip to Australia. No internet or choice of bikes and accessories then. Read some travel articles in magazines but very little details. If theres two or more bikes choose the same bike so you can carry less spares
Agree!
Love to watch your video about Pakistan ❤❤
Good!
Amazing country ❤❤
True!
Es uno de los mejores videos que vi sobre el tema. De hecho, el UNICO que trató este tema. Excelente!! Lo mas SENSATO, inteligente y con sentido común que se haya dicho sobre salir en un motocicleta y viajar. Te felicito, es unn GRAN ayuda y me hizo reflexionar profundamente. Gracias. Saludos desde Argentina
Glad to help!
So the question is Pavlin, why Tenere and not the PR7?
Reliability!
@@motorcycleadventures Thank you for the honest reply :) as the PR7 is much lighter, I was considering it… but if the reliability is questionable, that is no good…
8:27 you tried Anlas tires mate
Yes
Greetings from Israel- I have 660 - love you channel 👌👍
Good! Thanks!
Amen, brother! I have the same questions!
Good!
I used to use my iphone but a couple weeks of riding in the hot sun while plugged in on my handlebars completely fried the battery.
I understand.
Yamaha 👍
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The mAh mentioned on powerbanks cannot be trusted to charge your phone x amount of times. That value is based on the battery's cells which holds a current of 4.2 volts max, but your phone is charged at 5 volts. Therefore to get a more accurate estimation of how many times you can charge your phone is: (mAh x 5) / 4.2 = usable amount of mAh for dividing by your phone's battery Of course, when converting voltages youll lose extra power so the actual answer is slightly below the answer you get from this formula
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But a million Honda cub 125 air cooled motors can’t be wrong. Most engines come with air cooled system. And they’re sold into tropical countries mostly. So I don’t think the situation is as bad as you suggest with “most new engines are water cooled”. Maybe in rich countries like Bulgaria they are 😅
Okay!
Awesome story this is why you do what you do
Exactly!
Wth man? You absolutely should replace brake fluid at least like every five years. I've seen so much brake issues on bikes and sole reason every sibgle time has been absolute shit quality brake fluids.
I don't believe in this!
Listen to nobody telling you whatever, especially with self-promotion channels and “a mission”. Instead, ask the right people and don’t believe you are the smartest and know better, analyze what those people say that have been on the road for their life. Ask them, on the road, not on facebook, youtube, instagram, tictoc or whatever. There’s no more honest source free from hype and BS influenza ego-preaching. Truckers, seasoned travelers - they know, made all the mistakes, saw death and survived desperate situations. You can ignore them, too. You may think - oh what a not cool or not smart answer or unlogic response. It’s your choices that make or break your journey and occasionally even good advice gets you into problems. That’s when simple travel becomes adventure. Just go for it and keep yourself open embracing the new, learning from it. If you’re cautious start small, nobody asks you to circle the world on your first trip. Travel local, regional, until you may want to reach out further… step by step or not at all. As you feel it fitting yourself. Far away you need to be cautious and relaxed what you tell people and what not, who you engage with and how. Most people are good fellows, but everywhere there are occasional rats inbetween, just waiting for opportunities. That’s why step-wize evolution is useful, so you can build your skills event by event. I learned from watching, people in aw, people in accidents, people before, people’s experiences, repairs on roadside, truckers, police, random people, gas stations, taxi drivers, all the people you meet along decades in foreign countries where you’re on your own, traveling long distance since I was 1.5yrs old. There’s no such thing as common sense. Each common sense of every person is different. Physics are solid. Everything else is judgement, build it, on the road.
Only motorcyclists understand why a dog sticks his head out the window.
True!
Hi Pavlin, I've visited your country so many times, covering well over 50% of it, yet I know there are still places that are unknow to me. If possible, can you make a video about cool and maybe not so known places? Greetings from Romania!
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@@motorcycleadventures Thank you for the links, I visited the Stone Forest, but I didn't know about the Magic Spring Complex. I'll search your videos for some new places to visit. I was in Kazanlăk last weekend for the rose picking tradition and I really enjoyed it. This weekend the rose festival will take place and I highly recommend it to everyone. Take care, Pavlin.
Have fun!
I agree with you, Pavlin, but regarding the guy with DR 650 I think the motorcycle is very good for what he intended to do, but the main problem was his lack of experience only. I bet that even with a Honda CRF would had problems, even if it's 30 kg. lighter. Sometimes you also need talent to do certain things.
Exactly what I said. He needed a proper advice.
The only way you can become a competent rider street or off road is by putting in the miles
Agree!
Здравейте, къде в България може да си купя такава мрежа (която да е качествена и да върши работа)? Аз съм с Integra 750? Благодаря ви!
Никъде! Alliexpress.
I think I know what's driving the 1150. Here in Canada it will be vintage in a few years, but I'm not sure there's any benefit for importing permanently in another country if it's already older than ten years. Just some random numbers and guesstimates: All $CAD (1:CAD:USD = 0.73) 2024 Yamaha T7 $15,000 2024 Suzuki DR 650 $7-10,000 depending on province. USED Suzuki DR 650 ~$5,000 USED BMW R1150 GS $5,000 (Starbucks - no crash bars, "unused" shocks avail. on eBay for Central Asia, South America) Panama Permanent Import Duty $1,000 Columbia ? Brazil USED BMW R1150 GS $7,000 - 10,000 Shipping: Vladivostok - Moscow $600 by train (must accompany) Korea - Canada $2,000 Panama - Columbia $1,500 Brazil - Europe $2,000 Old School - Diploma from Small Engine Repair Course $1,500
Thanks for sharing!
Go out and do it, learn on the job. Find your way, find you passion. Online course for adventure riders? Yeah. You've been camping as a kid? You got it. You know how to ride your bike? You got that as well. Now get out and practice. A weekend here, a weekend there. Remember one thing. You can't pay for experience. Get out and do it. A little at the time. The only thing matters is you. People try to compensate with buying stuff. It's not the money you wasted, it's the time you spend earning the money. Life is to short. Get out there.
The GS story, I kinda understand it. People didn't know, they got what they were told. But the KLR on a dinghy boat doesn't make any sense... It's simple common sense that doesn't have to do with motorcycles.
True, but...
Love this, 7 years later but Im a beginner rider and gonna make a trip through Italy when I get my license. Excited to try this bike on the trip!
Have fun!
Hey Pavlin, Is the general thickness (and weight) of the jacket thinner than that of the Sand 4?
About the same.
Your example reminds me a surgeon who was teaching us during a first aid course many years ago. At some point he said: "in this field you'll meet a lot of people who pretend to be "experts" but they don't know what they're doing, absolute knuckle heads. You need to spot the people who really know their job and follow their example." He was damn right and so are you.
Thanks for sharing!
Check the costs of the tyre also in the internet. I have just seen a number of offers for around 100 € for the rear Continental TKC80 (without tube, without mounting). Whether you really will get the tyres in the end for this price is of course another question.
Exactly! Many offer them, but nothing when you try to order it.
Advice needs to be implemented. I mean,it's no good knowing what to do if we don't actually do it. Also,Pavlin,on an earlier vid.you talked about what happens when we don't take the "get a way bike trip". I think we subconsciously lose confidence. Confidence in ourself is so important.
Exactly!
A rubber boat on the bike must be super cool. Gustav Nachtigal travelled mid 1800 through the Sahra and carried a boat with him in order to explore the Lake Chad (I believe he has then never done with the boat) of which he only heard about (of course he travelled not with a bike and probably there have also not been many other travellers he could ask before hand whether it is a good idea to carry a boat through the Sahra). I was then going a bit later but with bike and without boat.
Cool!
Here in the UK where the traffic density with fast moving traffic. Not like the Philippines or India where the traffic is thick but slow ,here its thick and fast, as a motorcycle you want to be seen thats why you have running light not to see where you are going.but to get noticed
For your information I have been in the UK and have zero problems being seen. The traffic in the UK cannot be compared at all with the traffic in South Asia! The first is like game for kids.
in all points is the Aprilia better!
Okay!
You wasted that road test.
If you says so...
Best advice for tires for my 2017 T120. In Iowa, United States. I ride 2 lane cou try highways, but, often need to pull into the gravel shoulder, and gravel parking lots . Would an 80/20 be best?
Thanks for the info!
that channel should be called "motorcycle advice..." 😂 Stop preaching Pavling ;)
Fair enough!
I have been to all the big bikes including the worlds most powerful bikes. Now I’m exploring the other end of motorbikes. I’m touring on 125 Honda and it’s so good. I can lift it over a fence if need be. 110kg bike and I’m 100kg 187cm. Gear is no more than 30kg including camping gear and 6L of water. Big bikes look at me like beginner and then they find out I’ve been around the world several times 😂
Thanks for sharing!
@@motorcycleadventures No, thank you for commenting ;-)
Wise words. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this videos sir. I am a new rider and planning to do a world tour on and off road. Is a bmw g 310 gs a good bike to start with?
Yes, definitely. Have fun!
@@motorcycleadventures thank you sir. Hope to bump in to you someday.🙌
Hi yes totally agree following the wrong advice Without doing your own research can definitely ruin a trip and bring doubt on weather you ever do another Skill leavels and true experience sould count for more than it seems to in our modern world great vid ride safe
Thanks for taking the time!
adventure video in a garage 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Спасибо друг. Удачи и хорошего лета. Good Luck! Peace!
Пожалйста!
My biggest mistake is I pack too much. You know, just in case. On ya Palvin.
You can always change it!
why 650GS is too heavy? the tenere is same weight. to get something ligheter you have to look for bikes 300-400cc
It is heavy for her and yes, she need 250-300cc
good anecdotal advice as always Pavel
Thanks, man!
One of the best touring videos i've seen! Hugely enjoyable. Thanks for sharing your journey with us and its taught me a few things for when i tour Europe next year. Misson completed 💯 %
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the TXC and have used it many times, from the start way back. I have used many many tyres in nearly 50 years riding. Tyres were terrible when i started compared to now but we adapted. For long trips i trade grip for tyre life and one tyre I keep going back to is Mitas E07 Dakar. Yes it is hard to change but they come off in the end. TXC for technical short trips, Dakar for long trips for me. I am not an expert so dont take my words as gospel it is just my opinion. It can just come down to cost as well as tyres are getting more andmore expensive
Thanks for sharing!
I agree with you mostly but I do see a benefit from being seen by other drivers when filtering through traffic etc
Fair enough!
Where I come from a "Stop Sign" means STOP and I rarely see you STOP at a STOP Sign. Lane splitting is not legal in most places and we're not allowed to move to the front of the line at Stop signs or traffic lights. I consider such activity as RUDE and could get you hurt or WORSE.
Well... this stop line I know very well. The visibility is good and I have no chance of being seen by the Police. About the rest, I live in Bulgaria, and we still have some freedom here.
You need to travel more to distant countries. In some places I’ve been around world, traffic lights are simply for entertainment. Most of south east Asia for example 😂
That sound like a prison. Move to the country with freedom of living.
Here its called a Califonia stop and lane splitting has been legal and encouraged for decades to help traffic flow. Were used to it and dont get our panties in an uproar over OUR spot in traffic..
A lot of these people make these mistakes because they see advertisements for the big adv bikes and social media of experts riding these big bikes all over… theres so much bad advice out there, you need to dig to find the truth on what you need for your skills and riding goals
Exactly!