You´re are motiving me to buy this bike.. very nice video. congrats. Best regards from Colombia.
@unOrdinaryWorld19 сағат бұрын
@@demusicaes thanks, glad you liked it! 🥰
@goupilrider66582 күн бұрын
Merci pour cette video Ferdia. C est un belle hommage que tu fais à la 1150 gs. C'est aussi à mon avis la plus homogène des GS, simple, robuste, agile, avec un rapport poids puissance qui permet de rouler en sécurité sans assistance électronique. Le hasard à voulu que la mienne soit de 2001, année de naissance de mon premier fils qui aujourd'hui prend un grand plaisir à rouler avec malgré la fougue de ses 23 ans. Cette moto va rester dans la famille un bon moment 😊. Bonne route à toi.
@unOrdinaryWorld2 күн бұрын
Merci pour cela 🥰 Bonne route à toi et à ton fils sur ta fidèle GS! 🏍️💨
@wiskers693 күн бұрын
Love this retelling of the story. For another perspective Pat Mills recreated a lot of these stories with his Slaine MacRoth graphic novels.
@Quicksilver_Cookie7 күн бұрын
That Bonnie looking absolutely heroic with that stunning seaside backdrop in the last segment. It's just such an iconic silhouette. Simple, honest, composed. It's a gentleman's machine for sure. Great bike, great scenery, very solid review. Ride safe, mate.
@SuperIberian7 күн бұрын
Amazingly most moslems worship Cordoba “mosque” 🕌 and lament the loss of Al-Andaluz… why ??? They were invaders of those lands and the “mosque” itself was built on top of Roman Temple were the foundations are still visible in and outside… Roman columns with Corinthian capitals, the city walls among other things that can be found in the city … wouldn’t surprise me if the so called moslem Universities from where the Arabic numerals were sent from Bagdad to Corboba were also Roman structures moslems just took and used as theirs … to my surprise moslems do not claim the Roman bridge but lol… not sure about the water mills … So… yes moslem apparently used the older structures, smartly re-use them and in the case of the “mosque” extend it to a larger structure… the Roman capitals were copied, inside the building there’s a place stating that But it’s kind sad Visigoths desacralization of the Roman Temple and later moslems doing the same culminating with Christian mimicking those previous. Same crap in Turkey 🇹🇷 Worth to visit but if you’re moslem don’t cry for something you don’t have the right to claim.
@fionnoha7 күн бұрын
The road leads ever on and on..
@Ridersdream110 күн бұрын
A really enjoyable video and a breath of fresh air to see two points of view; someone on an adventure and someone who works on them with the want for an adventure.
@unOrdinaryWorld10 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! ✌🏽🏍️💨
@billanthropistbiker827510 күн бұрын
Hi, great video, I have had the same bike for 18 months now and your review is spot on! Can I ask what trousers you are wearing in the vid?
@unOrdinaryWorld5 күн бұрын
Hi! Thanks! Had to wait till I got back to check the jeans: Overland by RiderValley, They're long wearing, but not so warm 🤞🏽
@5555S511 күн бұрын
I'd throw some drop bars on, that engine is easy to crack with it sticking out like that. great vid, nice to see your out giving it a go
@MysticMimisWonderland17 күн бұрын
It was like the Paphos and Cyprus of the Iberian Peninsula wow!
@tolissis570217 күн бұрын
THE BLUE BIN IS FOR THE RECYCLING MATERIAL AND THE GREEN BIN IS FOR GARBAGE
@carllinden53319 күн бұрын
Your mechanic friends nose matches the motorcycles headlights!
@steves661419 күн бұрын
Another episode you said you had a slipping clutch. Was it slipping on this hill climb? Hell of a great ride!
@unOrdinaryWorld18 күн бұрын
I can't remember! But I don't think so, it wasn't too steep 😬
@carllinden53319 күн бұрын
I'm looking at buying one of these tomorrow, wish me luck.
@unOrdinaryWorld19 күн бұрын
I do! All the best to you, hope it's in good shape 🙏🏽🏍️💨
@carllinden5338 күн бұрын
@@unOrdinaryWorld Didn't turn out, the guy test road it and it started missing.
@rafeldi5515519 күн бұрын
Enhorabuena por el video. Hace muchos años estuve viviendo en Dublin por unos cuantos meses y allí me compré un libro que estaba recien salido , llamado "Ireland graveyard of the Spanish Armada " y empecé a tener interes por el tema. Siempre me ha sorprendido la extrema crueldad de los ingleses protestantes y sus maneras despiadadas , en contraste con el sentimiento de compasion de los catolicos .
@scottastell941519 күн бұрын
Just proves that you don't have to have the latest shiny thing to have some fun on!
@allseeingotto291220 күн бұрын
I have an old R1100GS , such as great bike , I just did the Scottish NC 500 on it and it was perfect throughout the 2000 mile trip . I rode the last day from Fort William to Kent in one go , nearly 600 miles and was pretty comfortable.
@flippylid77120 күн бұрын
Hey Ferdia, you OK, worry when you don't post for a while and you are in the middle of an adventure?
@unOrdinaryWorld18 күн бұрын
All g! Need to post an update... 😬
@rafeldi5515520 күн бұрын
Walt Disney , cuyo nombre original era Jose Guirao Zamora, nació en Mojacar , Almeria , hijo de madre soltera , que tuvo que emigrar a Estados Unidos , Chicago, y una vez alli, , dio a su hijo en adopcion a la familia Disney en Chicago . Por eso el mismo Walt Disney tenia tanta atraccion hacia lo español, y por eso se inspiró en el Alcazar de Segovia para el encabezamiento de sus series , por eso le llamó Fantasia , en español original ,a una de sus mas conocidas peliculas y por eso colaboró con Dalí para hacer trabajos juntos.
@rafeldi5515520 күн бұрын
Gracias por tener este magnifico canal de historia en moto y especialmente por este video sobre Cordoba.
@rafeldi5515520 күн бұрын
Es sabido que los Tartesios navegaban hasta lo que hoy dia son las Islas Britanicas , conocidas como Islas Casitérides , para buscar estaño , comerciando con las tribus locales , para luego, fabricar bronce , comerciandolo con los fenicios.. Hay un escritor andaluz que quizas conozcas , llamado Jesus Maeso de la Torre que trata mucho este tema.
@rafeldi5515520 күн бұрын
Magnifico documental, gracias.
@MyGapYears22 күн бұрын
Ferdia, I can highly recommend the BMW off-road training courses - at least the ones in Australia. I was in my late 50's when I got my first GS and the weekend course was invaluable. Two lessons I learnt which have saved me many times since: 1) Always look where you want to go. 2) Momentum is your friend. The instructor must've said point 2 a million times over the weekend and it's impregnated in my brain. By the way, the courses here you ride your own bike, no matter what the size. Ride safe mate.
@tassia195424 күн бұрын
We know about Tartessos in Greece!
@IIIcouleurs25 күн бұрын
hi, awesom bike🖤. I'm planing to buy exactly the same model Bonnie, color, years itc. I live in Dublin and I don't have a garrage,im planning to use good quality motorbike cover. Could you tell me how it's look this bike after few years user, it's resistant to corosion, how are looks the details?Thanks, cheers
@unOrdinaryWorld25 күн бұрын
Hi there! In my experience it holds up very well to the elements, the chrome is perfect and only some paint peeling on the lower metal parts of the bike close to the road. Look up FreeMilesMC on KZread, he's a friend of mine and reviewed the bike and talked more in depth about the build quality than I did here. I really love my Bonnie! Cool to have a comment from Dublin, will see you on the road 😜🏍️💨
@IIIcouleurs25 күн бұрын
@@unOrdinaryWorld I hope soon ;) , thanks and safe ride
@MyGapYears28 күн бұрын
Ferdia, loved the video so much I subscribed straight away to your channel. I ride a 2016 R1200GSA and am taking it overseas next year, and like you there's no time line, no end date, just to keep going while it's fun. My bike has just clocked over 176,000 k's from riding around and through Australia and that amount of k's has created some anxious moments for me as I plan the early stages of my trip. But seeing what you're doing on that 1150 gives me a whole lot confidence. Thank you.
@unOrdinaryWorld28 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for this, so happy you enjoyed the vid! Wishing you many happy miles with your GSA abroad - no better travelling companion 🥰🏍️💨
@pdsligo29 күн бұрын
1150GS - the only bike with attitude as standard!
@fixedG29 күн бұрын
My uncle was my inspiration for finally getting into motorcycling in general and adv riding in particular, even though it took me a long time. He still has and rides the R1150GS he bought new around 2003.
@gvnthomasАй бұрын
Popped along from @malvsmachine channel, some nice content you got here you going to be popping into Mals channel for a chat about something too? I've hit that sub button too. 👍
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Thanks for saying hi! Glad you like the vids, not sure when we'll do something together just yet, but hopefully we will! ✌🏽🏍️💨
@girlmeetsreggaeАй бұрын
❤️
@williamhudson3208Ай бұрын
I’ve got the blue and white one and I’m keeping it regardless of the other bikes I own. Best all rounder ever. 55,000 mile and going strong.
@joytucker891Ай бұрын
Now I know why you love her so much. She is a beauty inside AND out. And I remember the man calling her a jewel too! Video will mean a lot to bike riders. Very well presented Ferdia. ❤ joy
@kneeslider47Ай бұрын
Thank you Ferdia, for an excellent ‘warts and all’ review of the GS. I have a 2004 GSA and just about everything resonated strongly with me. I know all too well about the ‘picking her up’ bit, having dropped her numerous times on tracks in Northern Ireland! Not a light bike by any means. All the positive points are fantastic though, as you mentioned, especially the overall comfort, handling and ease of maintenance. Slainte mate, and safe riding 😊
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
I'll keep my eyes peeled for you when I'm up north next! I'm not too far away in Sligo, if you're passing drop me a message on insta we'll go for a pint 😄 glad you enjoyed the vid, she's a mighty machine, weight and all 🥰🏍️💨
@kneeslider47Ай бұрын
@@unOrdinaryWorldI’m planning a ride down around the West Coast in late summer so I may just take you up on that pint! My GS is keeping me entertained with little tantrums currently, but all easy fixes
@amikanekrep3174Ай бұрын
You are such a brave man.🩵
@user-bd7eh8nt7xАй бұрын
ok ,nice video,have owned one of these for ten years now,love it,great handling,comfort,love how it looks,stonking engine,bags of torque,like a two wheel tractor,been all over england,ireland,and france two up with masses of luggage but mechanically the worst bike i have ever owned and i have had a lot,all jap before this,dispatched in london for 17 years,have had more issues with this bike then all the others combined over the period of my ownership despite religious maintenance. not in the same league as bmw.s of old,mines a year 2000,great bike but be prepared for huge bills if you want to ride and keep one long term.
@Rockinbiker1946Ай бұрын
I had one 15 years ago that I have regretted ever selling. Riding in all weather conditions and putting on 650 mile days were just a joy.
@briangrissom9115Ай бұрын
I’ve been a street bike rider my whole riding journey…decided for something different and just bought a 04’ 1150 GS Adventure. This was inspiring and now I’m even more excited for my first big ride. Cheers!
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Many happy miles to you!
@revanslaceyАй бұрын
My bum is very sore after 2h on my GSA.
@maurituomisto8007Ай бұрын
You should ride it standing at times.
@JohnG11000Ай бұрын
Why don't i ride a GS ? Two reasons! One me legs aren't long enough the other my wife doesn't like them she says they're too tall.However we do ride a 2007 R1200R that we love. By the way BMW are the only mature bikes that i would ride any distance with the confidance it would get me home again without a problem. Thanks for sharing, love the video.
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed ☺️
@stanleyfamUKАй бұрын
Great video!! I bought mine in 1999, he’s 25 this year and still going strong!! I have had 9 bikes since and this and a T595 are the only keepers. In 99 I toured north Africa, a bit before Long Way Round, so I was really pleased when KTM let them down and they opted for the GSA 1150. Mine looks so minimalist, clean and simple compared yo the newer versions. I hope your video inspires more to buy and cherish them. 🎉
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Minimalist is a good description all right, totally agree 👍🏽 happy to hear you enjoyed 😄
@SeanandEmilyАй бұрын
Great episode mate! Looks like that road can get treacherous very quickly so nicely done. Might be doing this road later this year so thanks for the preview. 😎
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Hence the training? 😎 It's actually grand, it's reputation is undeserved, you'll have done worse country roads at home 🤣
@jacobac42Ай бұрын
What a wonderful motorcycle. I have a 2001 in the same color scheme that just passed 147,000 miles. While it doesn't do anything the best in performance it does do everything well. But more than that, it is a loyal companion that will always get the job done and always get you home. It's simple and rugged, built in a manner that you can't buy in a modern adventure bike, and feels like it was assembled with care. I've used my 1150's tool kit many times while riding with other people, and not once has it been used on the 1150 itself. It has character too, from the obnoxious transmission to the boxer making a racket at any time and rocking back and forth on startup and shutdown. A great bike that's willing to do anything asked of it. It's certainly not for everyone, but it deserves its place as the bike that defined the Adventure Bike as a genre.
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Couldn't have put it any better, you should be doing this review!! Thanks for this ^ ☺️
@mollylindell6009Ай бұрын
You always know how to showcase the scenery, the bike and yourself in such a cohesive way. She is lovely and she's certainly served you (and us) very well. Enjoyed listening to Mal's observations. Now, please tell me you'll get a new clutch asap. Ty for a beautiful and informative vid.
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed, Molly ☺️ I think we have a long way yet to travel together, this bike and I (and us), let's hope for many happy and safe miles to come 🙏🏽☺️
@celiad6012Ай бұрын
There are several great videos on KZread about the discovery and excavations by the late Klaus Schmidt at Gobekli Tepe, showing the amazing carvings on the stones in great detail, before there was ever a visitor centre. I read recently that only a fifth of the site has been uncovered, and since the WEF have been in charge of it, the plan is to leave most of it unexcavated! It is one of the great wonders of the world. How wonderful to have been there!
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Yes to all the above!! Especially to being there in person, can't top that really ☺️
@MALVSMACHINEАй бұрын
Fantastic job Ferdia! She’s a good old girl ✊🏻. I definitely wouldn’t have liked riding my T7 around Scotland but will happily take the GS again. Thank you💎
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed Mal, thanks so much for taking the time to chat 🥰 Enjoy Scotland 😎🏍️💨
@MALVSMACHINEАй бұрын
@@unOrdinaryWorld cheers dude, Scotland was fantastic but both the GS and I are home and tired. New parts inbound for the old girl as she stopped starting off the button so a bit of diagnosis today and then some shopping 😄.
@emmetsexton7696Ай бұрын
Great video Ferdia, you are giving Adam at Motology a run for his money with your filming work, epic scenery and camera work. On the GS I think you nailed it with one word …….. simplicity, if anything does break you can fix it or find someone locally to do it and usually cheaply. Most problems are well documented now and the fixes are all available, also doubt you ever have to really worry about bike theft on the road which is a huge relief. Not sure what oil you use but I find they burn less on 20w 50 basic car oil and try leave it on the main stand when over night parking rather than the side stand, but yep they all have a drink problem 🤣. The other great advantage the GS has that you didn’t really mention is the shaft drive, when on a long tour and off road or dusty trails no chain maintenance is a huge advantage. Stopping after a long day in the saddle and wrecked the last thing you want to do is go crawling on the ground messing with a chain and chain lube. Quick correction the first 1150 adventure was introduced in 2002, with single spark and regular abs, no servo or could be ordered without ABS like mine. Many people feel these are the best 1150’s with single spark and simple ABS, again less to go wrong. Enjoying the series keep them coming 👍
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
I'll call Adam up when I'm reviewing the Africa Twin so 😝 glad you enjoyed! And thanks for the correction on the GSA years 🙏🏽
@emmetsexton7696Ай бұрын
Just don’t expect comfort on the xrv , seat is like a bloody plank 😂. Forgot to add getting a good oil level reading on a 1150gs is an art form, I hear you can do a degree in it along with the new influencer degree 🤣🤣 after a days riding leave it on the side stand for 15 -20minutes you are letting the oil from the cooler drain back down to the sump, this is why the bike hides or seem to loose the oil. Then put it on centre stand and again leave for 5 minutes. Now check oil in sight glass this is the time you will get the correct level. Anywhere around the red dot and even a bit below is is A1 not up at the top as it just seems to go straight out the breather. Check this by opening the breather plug, it’s just near the gear shift under the air box. You’ll see a small black plastic plug there and give it a quarter turn and have a cloth under it as there your lost oil will be found 🤣 don’t over fill the oil, halfway is perfect and waste of time checking it on a cold engine as the level will be all over the place. All this is called character I think 😂
@HahnJamesАй бұрын
This was a comprehensive look at your travel companion and faithful steed. It was enjoyable to watch. If she's running well, there isn't much to worry about having to top her up with motor oil often. That is unless it's dripping onto the ground or spraying all over you and other parts of the bike. If that's not happening, there's only one other place that it can be going, through the combustion chambers and out your tailpipe. In the long run, years down the road, a layer of carbon will build up on top of your pistons. This drops engine performance because it takes up space in your combustion chambers. That stuff is really hard to get off of a piston, too. You only need to worry when she starts to lay down a blue-gray smoke screen when you open up the throttle. If and/or until then, keep doing what you're doing. I am eagerly looking forward to your next video.
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Thanks so much James 🥰 maybe we'll even get her to the other side of the Atlantic one of these days.... 🤭
@HahnJamesАй бұрын
@@unOrdinaryWorld Now, that might be interesting ...and dangerous. American drivers, those in four wheel vehicles, at least, consider other people and their vehicles as only objects in their way. It's as if they enter a cocoon or another world when they get behind the wheel. Most of the time, they are not looking for motorcyclists.
@gustavoaguilar7348Ай бұрын
how many km o miles?
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
≈68k miles
@paulmorris3022Ай бұрын
Hi Ferdia, that was absolutely brilliant buddy. Award winning. I love motorcycles and the freedom they give us. I have a Triumph Tiger 1200 gt pro and i love the bike. I Talk to it as if it was my companion. (not lost the plot yet lol) Your motorcycle on the other hand is something really special. The bond where two become one. The memories you have from riding and in your case documented on film. The history of this bike from such a young age. The age of the bike does not look out of place 20 years on, unlike a car. As you say in your vlog. It is not complicated and doesn't need a computer to identify faults and can be fixed easily. Loving the journey.
@unOrdinaryWorldАй бұрын
Thanks so much Paul, happy to hear you enjoyed ☺️ never ridden a Tiger but I love the styling of them, gorgeous machines 😎
@paulmorris3022Ай бұрын
Its a brilliant bike. Really comfortable,but it is a heavy bike@unOrdinaryWorld
@dorothyrewis9908Ай бұрын
Let’s not go up another narrow mountain road in the rain and mud! That trip scared me. I kept telling myself that you made safely or we wouldn’t be viewing the video.
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You´re are motiving me to buy this bike.. very nice video. congrats. Best regards from Colombia.
@@demusicaes thanks, glad you liked it! 🥰
Merci pour cette video Ferdia. C est un belle hommage que tu fais à la 1150 gs. C'est aussi à mon avis la plus homogène des GS, simple, robuste, agile, avec un rapport poids puissance qui permet de rouler en sécurité sans assistance électronique. Le hasard à voulu que la mienne soit de 2001, année de naissance de mon premier fils qui aujourd'hui prend un grand plaisir à rouler avec malgré la fougue de ses 23 ans. Cette moto va rester dans la famille un bon moment 😊. Bonne route à toi.
Merci pour cela 🥰 Bonne route à toi et à ton fils sur ta fidèle GS! 🏍️💨
Love this retelling of the story. For another perspective Pat Mills recreated a lot of these stories with his Slaine MacRoth graphic novels.
That Bonnie looking absolutely heroic with that stunning seaside backdrop in the last segment. It's just such an iconic silhouette. Simple, honest, composed. It's a gentleman's machine for sure. Great bike, great scenery, very solid review. Ride safe, mate.
Amazingly most moslems worship Cordoba “mosque” 🕌 and lament the loss of Al-Andaluz… why ??? They were invaders of those lands and the “mosque” itself was built on top of Roman Temple were the foundations are still visible in and outside… Roman columns with Corinthian capitals, the city walls among other things that can be found in the city … wouldn’t surprise me if the so called moslem Universities from where the Arabic numerals were sent from Bagdad to Corboba were also Roman structures moslems just took and used as theirs … to my surprise moslems do not claim the Roman bridge but lol… not sure about the water mills … So… yes moslem apparently used the older structures, smartly re-use them and in the case of the “mosque” extend it to a larger structure… the Roman capitals were copied, inside the building there’s a place stating that But it’s kind sad Visigoths desacralization of the Roman Temple and later moslems doing the same culminating with Christian mimicking those previous. Same crap in Turkey 🇹🇷 Worth to visit but if you’re moslem don’t cry for something you don’t have the right to claim.
The road leads ever on and on..
A really enjoyable video and a breath of fresh air to see two points of view; someone on an adventure and someone who works on them with the want for an adventure.
Glad you enjoyed! ✌🏽🏍️💨
Hi, great video, I have had the same bike for 18 months now and your review is spot on! Can I ask what trousers you are wearing in the vid?
Hi! Thanks! Had to wait till I got back to check the jeans: Overland by RiderValley, They're long wearing, but not so warm 🤞🏽
I'd throw some drop bars on, that engine is easy to crack with it sticking out like that. great vid, nice to see your out giving it a go
It was like the Paphos and Cyprus of the Iberian Peninsula wow!
THE BLUE BIN IS FOR THE RECYCLING MATERIAL AND THE GREEN BIN IS FOR GARBAGE
Your mechanic friends nose matches the motorcycles headlights!
Another episode you said you had a slipping clutch. Was it slipping on this hill climb? Hell of a great ride!
I can't remember! But I don't think so, it wasn't too steep 😬
I'm looking at buying one of these tomorrow, wish me luck.
I do! All the best to you, hope it's in good shape 🙏🏽🏍️💨
@@unOrdinaryWorld Didn't turn out, the guy test road it and it started missing.
Enhorabuena por el video. Hace muchos años estuve viviendo en Dublin por unos cuantos meses y allí me compré un libro que estaba recien salido , llamado "Ireland graveyard of the Spanish Armada " y empecé a tener interes por el tema. Siempre me ha sorprendido la extrema crueldad de los ingleses protestantes y sus maneras despiadadas , en contraste con el sentimiento de compasion de los catolicos .
Just proves that you don't have to have the latest shiny thing to have some fun on!
I have an old R1100GS , such as great bike , I just did the Scottish NC 500 on it and it was perfect throughout the 2000 mile trip . I rode the last day from Fort William to Kent in one go , nearly 600 miles and was pretty comfortable.
Hey Ferdia, you OK, worry when you don't post for a while and you are in the middle of an adventure?
All g! Need to post an update... 😬
Walt Disney , cuyo nombre original era Jose Guirao Zamora, nació en Mojacar , Almeria , hijo de madre soltera , que tuvo que emigrar a Estados Unidos , Chicago, y una vez alli, , dio a su hijo en adopcion a la familia Disney en Chicago . Por eso el mismo Walt Disney tenia tanta atraccion hacia lo español, y por eso se inspiró en el Alcazar de Segovia para el encabezamiento de sus series , por eso le llamó Fantasia , en español original ,a una de sus mas conocidas peliculas y por eso colaboró con Dalí para hacer trabajos juntos.
Gracias por tener este magnifico canal de historia en moto y especialmente por este video sobre Cordoba.
Es sabido que los Tartesios navegaban hasta lo que hoy dia son las Islas Britanicas , conocidas como Islas Casitérides , para buscar estaño , comerciando con las tribus locales , para luego, fabricar bronce , comerciandolo con los fenicios.. Hay un escritor andaluz que quizas conozcas , llamado Jesus Maeso de la Torre que trata mucho este tema.
Magnifico documental, gracias.
Ferdia, I can highly recommend the BMW off-road training courses - at least the ones in Australia. I was in my late 50's when I got my first GS and the weekend course was invaluable. Two lessons I learnt which have saved me many times since: 1) Always look where you want to go. 2) Momentum is your friend. The instructor must've said point 2 a million times over the weekend and it's impregnated in my brain. By the way, the courses here you ride your own bike, no matter what the size. Ride safe mate.
We know about Tartessos in Greece!
hi, awesom bike🖤. I'm planing to buy exactly the same model Bonnie, color, years itc. I live in Dublin and I don't have a garrage,im planning to use good quality motorbike cover. Could you tell me how it's look this bike after few years user, it's resistant to corosion, how are looks the details?Thanks, cheers
Hi there! In my experience it holds up very well to the elements, the chrome is perfect and only some paint peeling on the lower metal parts of the bike close to the road. Look up FreeMilesMC on KZread, he's a friend of mine and reviewed the bike and talked more in depth about the build quality than I did here. I really love my Bonnie! Cool to have a comment from Dublin, will see you on the road 😜🏍️💨
@@unOrdinaryWorld I hope soon ;) , thanks and safe ride
Ferdia, loved the video so much I subscribed straight away to your channel. I ride a 2016 R1200GSA and am taking it overseas next year, and like you there's no time line, no end date, just to keep going while it's fun. My bike has just clocked over 176,000 k's from riding around and through Australia and that amount of k's has created some anxious moments for me as I plan the early stages of my trip. But seeing what you're doing on that 1150 gives me a whole lot confidence. Thank you.
Thanks so much for this, so happy you enjoyed the vid! Wishing you many happy miles with your GSA abroad - no better travelling companion 🥰🏍️💨
1150GS - the only bike with attitude as standard!
My uncle was my inspiration for finally getting into motorcycling in general and adv riding in particular, even though it took me a long time. He still has and rides the R1150GS he bought new around 2003.
Popped along from @malvsmachine channel, some nice content you got here you going to be popping into Mals channel for a chat about something too? I've hit that sub button too. 👍
Thanks for saying hi! Glad you like the vids, not sure when we'll do something together just yet, but hopefully we will! ✌🏽🏍️💨
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I’ve got the blue and white one and I’m keeping it regardless of the other bikes I own. Best all rounder ever. 55,000 mile and going strong.
Now I know why you love her so much. She is a beauty inside AND out. And I remember the man calling her a jewel too! Video will mean a lot to bike riders. Very well presented Ferdia. ❤ joy
Thank you Ferdia, for an excellent ‘warts and all’ review of the GS. I have a 2004 GSA and just about everything resonated strongly with me. I know all too well about the ‘picking her up’ bit, having dropped her numerous times on tracks in Northern Ireland! Not a light bike by any means. All the positive points are fantastic though, as you mentioned, especially the overall comfort, handling and ease of maintenance. Slainte mate, and safe riding 😊
I'll keep my eyes peeled for you when I'm up north next! I'm not too far away in Sligo, if you're passing drop me a message on insta we'll go for a pint 😄 glad you enjoyed the vid, she's a mighty machine, weight and all 🥰🏍️💨
@@unOrdinaryWorldI’m planning a ride down around the West Coast in late summer so I may just take you up on that pint! My GS is keeping me entertained with little tantrums currently, but all easy fixes
You are such a brave man.🩵
ok ,nice video,have owned one of these for ten years now,love it,great handling,comfort,love how it looks,stonking engine,bags of torque,like a two wheel tractor,been all over england,ireland,and france two up with masses of luggage but mechanically the worst bike i have ever owned and i have had a lot,all jap before this,dispatched in london for 17 years,have had more issues with this bike then all the others combined over the period of my ownership despite religious maintenance. not in the same league as bmw.s of old,mines a year 2000,great bike but be prepared for huge bills if you want to ride and keep one long term.
I had one 15 years ago that I have regretted ever selling. Riding in all weather conditions and putting on 650 mile days were just a joy.
I’ve been a street bike rider my whole riding journey…decided for something different and just bought a 04’ 1150 GS Adventure. This was inspiring and now I’m even more excited for my first big ride. Cheers!
Many happy miles to you!
My bum is very sore after 2h on my GSA.
You should ride it standing at times.
Why don't i ride a GS ? Two reasons! One me legs aren't long enough the other my wife doesn't like them she says they're too tall.However we do ride a 2007 R1200R that we love. By the way BMW are the only mature bikes that i would ride any distance with the confidance it would get me home again without a problem. Thanks for sharing, love the video.
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed ☺️
Great video!! I bought mine in 1999, he’s 25 this year and still going strong!! I have had 9 bikes since and this and a T595 are the only keepers. In 99 I toured north Africa, a bit before Long Way Round, so I was really pleased when KTM let them down and they opted for the GSA 1150. Mine looks so minimalist, clean and simple compared yo the newer versions. I hope your video inspires more to buy and cherish them. 🎉
Minimalist is a good description all right, totally agree 👍🏽 happy to hear you enjoyed 😄
Great episode mate! Looks like that road can get treacherous very quickly so nicely done. Might be doing this road later this year so thanks for the preview. 😎
Hence the training? 😎 It's actually grand, it's reputation is undeserved, you'll have done worse country roads at home 🤣
What a wonderful motorcycle. I have a 2001 in the same color scheme that just passed 147,000 miles. While it doesn't do anything the best in performance it does do everything well. But more than that, it is a loyal companion that will always get the job done and always get you home. It's simple and rugged, built in a manner that you can't buy in a modern adventure bike, and feels like it was assembled with care. I've used my 1150's tool kit many times while riding with other people, and not once has it been used on the 1150 itself. It has character too, from the obnoxious transmission to the boxer making a racket at any time and rocking back and forth on startup and shutdown. A great bike that's willing to do anything asked of it. It's certainly not for everyone, but it deserves its place as the bike that defined the Adventure Bike as a genre.
Couldn't have put it any better, you should be doing this review!! Thanks for this ^ ☺️
You always know how to showcase the scenery, the bike and yourself in such a cohesive way. She is lovely and she's certainly served you (and us) very well. Enjoyed listening to Mal's observations. Now, please tell me you'll get a new clutch asap. Ty for a beautiful and informative vid.
I'm glad you enjoyed, Molly ☺️ I think we have a long way yet to travel together, this bike and I (and us), let's hope for many happy and safe miles to come 🙏🏽☺️
There are several great videos on KZread about the discovery and excavations by the late Klaus Schmidt at Gobekli Tepe, showing the amazing carvings on the stones in great detail, before there was ever a visitor centre. I read recently that only a fifth of the site has been uncovered, and since the WEF have been in charge of it, the plan is to leave most of it unexcavated! It is one of the great wonders of the world. How wonderful to have been there!
Yes to all the above!! Especially to being there in person, can't top that really ☺️
Fantastic job Ferdia! She’s a good old girl ✊🏻. I definitely wouldn’t have liked riding my T7 around Scotland but will happily take the GS again. Thank you💎
Glad you enjoyed Mal, thanks so much for taking the time to chat 🥰 Enjoy Scotland 😎🏍️💨
@@unOrdinaryWorld cheers dude, Scotland was fantastic but both the GS and I are home and tired. New parts inbound for the old girl as she stopped starting off the button so a bit of diagnosis today and then some shopping 😄.
Great video Ferdia, you are giving Adam at Motology a run for his money with your filming work, epic scenery and camera work. On the GS I think you nailed it with one word …….. simplicity, if anything does break you can fix it or find someone locally to do it and usually cheaply. Most problems are well documented now and the fixes are all available, also doubt you ever have to really worry about bike theft on the road which is a huge relief. Not sure what oil you use but I find they burn less on 20w 50 basic car oil and try leave it on the main stand when over night parking rather than the side stand, but yep they all have a drink problem 🤣. The other great advantage the GS has that you didn’t really mention is the shaft drive, when on a long tour and off road or dusty trails no chain maintenance is a huge advantage. Stopping after a long day in the saddle and wrecked the last thing you want to do is go crawling on the ground messing with a chain and chain lube. Quick correction the first 1150 adventure was introduced in 2002, with single spark and regular abs, no servo or could be ordered without ABS like mine. Many people feel these are the best 1150’s with single spark and simple ABS, again less to go wrong. Enjoying the series keep them coming 👍
I'll call Adam up when I'm reviewing the Africa Twin so 😝 glad you enjoyed! And thanks for the correction on the GSA years 🙏🏽
Just don’t expect comfort on the xrv , seat is like a bloody plank 😂. Forgot to add getting a good oil level reading on a 1150gs is an art form, I hear you can do a degree in it along with the new influencer degree 🤣🤣 after a days riding leave it on the side stand for 15 -20minutes you are letting the oil from the cooler drain back down to the sump, this is why the bike hides or seem to loose the oil. Then put it on centre stand and again leave for 5 minutes. Now check oil in sight glass this is the time you will get the correct level. Anywhere around the red dot and even a bit below is is A1 not up at the top as it just seems to go straight out the breather. Check this by opening the breather plug, it’s just near the gear shift under the air box. You’ll see a small black plastic plug there and give it a quarter turn and have a cloth under it as there your lost oil will be found 🤣 don’t over fill the oil, halfway is perfect and waste of time checking it on a cold engine as the level will be all over the place. All this is called character I think 😂
This was a comprehensive look at your travel companion and faithful steed. It was enjoyable to watch. If she's running well, there isn't much to worry about having to top her up with motor oil often. That is unless it's dripping onto the ground or spraying all over you and other parts of the bike. If that's not happening, there's only one other place that it can be going, through the combustion chambers and out your tailpipe. In the long run, years down the road, a layer of carbon will build up on top of your pistons. This drops engine performance because it takes up space in your combustion chambers. That stuff is really hard to get off of a piston, too. You only need to worry when she starts to lay down a blue-gray smoke screen when you open up the throttle. If and/or until then, keep doing what you're doing. I am eagerly looking forward to your next video.
Thanks so much James 🥰 maybe we'll even get her to the other side of the Atlantic one of these days.... 🤭
@@unOrdinaryWorld Now, that might be interesting ...and dangerous. American drivers, those in four wheel vehicles, at least, consider other people and their vehicles as only objects in their way. It's as if they enter a cocoon or another world when they get behind the wheel. Most of the time, they are not looking for motorcyclists.
how many km o miles?
≈68k miles
Hi Ferdia, that was absolutely brilliant buddy. Award winning. I love motorcycles and the freedom they give us. I have a Triumph Tiger 1200 gt pro and i love the bike. I Talk to it as if it was my companion. (not lost the plot yet lol) Your motorcycle on the other hand is something really special. The bond where two become one. The memories you have from riding and in your case documented on film. The history of this bike from such a young age. The age of the bike does not look out of place 20 years on, unlike a car. As you say in your vlog. It is not complicated and doesn't need a computer to identify faults and can be fixed easily. Loving the journey.
Thanks so much Paul, happy to hear you enjoyed ☺️ never ridden a Tiger but I love the styling of them, gorgeous machines 😎
Its a brilliant bike. Really comfortable,but it is a heavy bike@unOrdinaryWorld
Let’s not go up another narrow mountain road in the rain and mud! That trip scared me. I kept telling myself that you made safely or we wouldn’t be viewing the video.
Funny you should mention.... 🤭