2018 BMW S1000XR Review | Drift Ghost 4K MotoVlogging
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- Опубликовано: 11 янв 2018
- Here's my BMW SX1000XR Review, done partly on the new Drift Ghost 4K. Check out my thoughts on both in this vid.
After the sad demise of Herman at the hands of a SMIDSY, I got my hands on a BMW S1000XR Sport SE to review as a potential replacement. It's a very capable bike with around 160 bhp and certainly no lack of power or speed, but sadly it just left me feeling a little empty to be honest. I missed the character of the big twins and triple engines.
Apologies for the poor audio for the first few minutes of the vid, that’s another symptom of the Ghost 4K I’m afraid, it’s Audio is very poor. All I did was unplug the Ghost-S I always use, plug the mic into the Ghost4K, Mount the camera in the same place as I mount the Ghost-S, and this was the result!
‘Thankfully’ the remote and Ghost 4K froze on me so I had to change back to the Ghost-S, and normal excellent service was resumed.
Check out the vid to see for yourself.
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Fair and honest review pal - great to see you back in the saddle and the right bike WILL come along, time is on your side so enjoy the testing and keep us updated with how you get on 👍🏻
Thanks bud, will do 👍
Just echoing all the previous comments - great to hear and see you back on two wheels! I’ve been where you are after a bad rta and was pretty broken up. I’m a GS TE rider but the first bike I rode after the smash was a HD Road Glide ultra! Got on a GS after and pleased to say it’s tucked up and snoozing in the garage right now. The confidence does return and greatly helped by considerate ride outs with life long biker mates. All will be well Bruce.
Thanks Gary, much appreciated mate 👍
Great review Bruce, Know what you mean about being nervous about other road users, been through the same thing myself and to be honest six years later I still feel the same. Keep up the good work. Lovin it.
Thanks David👍
Great that your back, on a bike again. New year, New start and spring just over the horizon!
Thanks Andy, it’s always a deceptive time of year this. The days brighten up, we get some slightly drier and warmer weather to make us think that sting is coming. Then wallop - snow and ice for February!!!
Fingers crossed we’ve seen an end to the winter already 👍
Great review Bruce! Taking one to Normandy end of the month for some fun myself with PB
Awesome, that’ll be a great run, the French roads really suit an in-line 4, especially the huge straights and sweepers they have 😉👊✊✊✊
HHHHeeeelllllll yyyyeeeeaahhhhhh..
I´m so glad to see you back on a bike buddy... and what awesome bike you choose to come back! Brutalll... love the BMW S1000XR!
Really happy that you are already searching the new beast to hit the roads again.
Happy new year my friend! Looking forward for the new adventures.
\m/ Ride in peace
Ha Ha, thanks Hellish, it was great to be back on the road, I felt like I could breathe again!
Once I’ve got a new bike, maybe I could ride down to see you and we can rip some Tarmac up 👍
That would be a pleasure and an honor my friend!!
Here is all about flat and straight boring roads, but in 30 minutes we can reach the beautiful curvy roads of SPA or Ardenes region in Belgium..
In May I might be ridding 1 week to UK, but with a group of the Expat Bikers.. You never know if you can show us some nice roads as well around there heheheheh
Man, you just made my day... so glad to watch you riding and making plans, Hell yeah!
See you soon TPOne
Yes my pleasure if you come to the Uk, we can ride some roads no problem 👍
Love that route through the Ashdown Forest... my daily commute and it never gets boring! Love the vids keep them coming 😊
Thanks Ben 👍
Well done for getting back on sir! I've been fortunate to date, but can only imagine how challenging that would be, especially trying to keep up with TomTom.
Cheers Dean,
Yeah he’s a tad rapid!!!
Thanks a lot bud. Stay safe 👍
Great to see you on two wheels again - I'm sure OH will be delighted ;-) I reckon you hit the nail on the head when you said you need to regain trust in the bike and tyres. Being tense is a self-fulfilling prophecy. I can't imagine IAM teaching you anything you don't already know. It'll soon come back to you.
Thanks Paul,
Yeah I just need miles under the tyres again. The IAM stuff will help with insurance costs though as they are astronomical now! 👍
Great to see you back out on the road Bruce - hopefully not too much pain in the shoulder afterwards.
All good thanks bud, the issue now is just actually getting to dealerships to test ride bikes as I don’t have any transport now. If the wife is working then I’ve got no car, so unless I can get there my train or taxi, I’m a bit screwed!
Need an updated video camera selection please, looking to purchase one this year.
Great vid Bruce, Do your advanced mate with your local IAM group, I signed up & passed with a first in 2013. I was a bit sceptical, pipe n slippers, hi viz n all that. Believe me it will improve your confidence no end & no matter how well you think you can ride, you will definitely learn things. As I said to my observer after passing, yes’s I could already ride & handle a bike, I’ve been riding since 8 yrs old but he taught me road craft. Never looked back & now got a whole new group of riding mates. Those cars on junctions, if your not sure if they’ve seen you, give em a quick toot it could save yer bacon. Cheers buddy... ride safe Karl 👍
k4rloGSer I’d hazard a guess Bruce has had a fair amount of road craft input over his time and no doubt many cross checks to boot 😉👮♂️
Good to have you back bruce! You'll know the right bike the moment you sit on it.
Only needed a 10 min test ride on an mt10 before I was sold!
Take it slow for a while and build up that confidence slowly!
Slow? SLOW?? What is this slow you speak of?? 🤔😉👍
teapotone 😂😂or until the weather warms up abit!
Hi Bruce great to see you back on board buddy. Once you've GS'd you must go back :) I went through the exact same confidence issued when I got t'boned in a smidsy, took a good few rides to get back, and I'm still very over cautious when I see cars at Junctions
Thanks bud, good to be riding again. Glad you’re ok after you’re run in, and caution in the right circumstances will keep you alive 😉👍
Stay safe and enjoy
Good vid as usual good to see you in my home town if you ever find yourself in this neck of the woods and need a tea...
Cheers Adam, I’m down that way all the time, I live in the South East 👍
Nice to see you back on a bike, I wouldn't be in too much of a hurry re. your recovery, don't forget the 6 'P',s.
Always key 👍
Great to see you back on a bike Bruce; I did IAM three years ago and found it brilliant for upping my observation and positioning skills. I’ve always liked the look of the X-RAY; however, it’s chain driven and as you said on camera, the power and speed that the GS/GSA generates is more than sufficient. Looking forward to the next review🏍😀👍
Cheers Andy,
Aye IAM is based on Roadcraft, which I’m trained in already for the police driving, but I’ve not done the police bike course as yet.
Was given a course on Saturday night, then got knocked off on the way home from work Monday morning 😞
teapotone Just notice X-RAY - bloody predictive text! At least the phonetic was right😂😂
Welcome back to the saddle. Good to see. Just a thought but..
Is thinking ' will they pull out or not?' A bad thing?
I was always told to treat them all like muppets and you won't go far wrong. Slows me down but I like life and have plenty more of the world is want to see yet..
Love the honesty in the review (camera).
Safe riding.
Cheers Richard, yep precisely, caution is a good thing here for sure. However I don’t think the camera portrays it right as I’m usual fairly cautious of traffic at options, but it is overly so at the moment.
I’m a fully trained police driver so always use the system in my riding anyway, but the apprehension at present is adversely effecting the ride for now. It’ll go with some more miles in the bike I’m sure.
Good to have you back mate 👍
Cheers Wils 👍
I did 2 days on gs and then 1 day on Xr in Spain and much preferred the xr. Horses for courses😁
It takes time to get back in the saddle after a big off, but keep getting out there and enjoying a relaxed ride (it's not all about speed) and confidence will come.
Great review on what should be a great bike.
Thanks Peter 👍
teapotone No worries, your vids have helped me with my confidence in my general riding and in adverse weather conditions.
Stay safe
Nice to see you back on a bike Bruce, the confidence will come back sooner than you think, I had that after my accident and all of a sudden it just clicked as I was back in riding like a loonatic. You really should get that camera angle sorted out ;) he he RSM8
Ha Ha yeah, it causes quite a bit of extra work in the edit!
Nice to see your back on it bruce, take care.
Thanks bud, good to be back on 2 wheels again 👍
Good to see you back riding Bruce.
Thanks bud, can’t wait to get my own wheels and just hit the road again! 👍
Hey big man good to see you back out again but don't be so hard on yourself it's going to take some time. I took out an XR on Monday as my GSA was in for service but its not for me. Loved the gearbox and exhaust note but too tall for short arse like me plus I felt I sat on it very high whereas I seem to sit in the GS.
Anyway keep looking and I'm waiting for your review of the Triumph 1200.
JJ
Thanks Jay, aye I’m looking forward to riding the new Explorer. It’s supposed to be a clear upgrade on the previous ones 👍
Your confidence will come back hang in there mate🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍
Did you use the dynamic mode or dynamic pro by chance? I've got a '16 XR and it's screamin' sport bike performance. I've done a bunch of videos on the XR. One thing about this bike that took a bit of getting used to. It loves 6000 to 10,000 RPM.
Always ride in Dynamic Pro if available, Dynamic if not.
Yeah it rides just like a Sportsbike in-line four, nothing until you hit the higher reaches of the rev’s. I used to love that, but then discovered the raw low down grunt of twins, V-twins, V4’s etc, there’s no going back after that!
Great to see you on a bike again , I can’t help but think about your replacement, it’s got to be another GS , that bike was made for you , it suits you so well , as for your mindset when riding , feeling paranoid about cars pulling out on you from side roads etc , well I think that’s the only way to stay alive , expect every vehicle to pull out on you , my instructor drummed into me to think that every car driver on the road was paid to knock me off my bike so that’s the way I think now , anyway it’s brilliant seeing you on 2 wheels again mate
Thanks bud, good to be back, I feel alive again!
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Great to see you back on the horse buddy. You don’t make life easy for yourself Bruce, a bike you have never rode before and crappy road conditions on you first ride back since the off.I think as soon as you have your own bike the nerves and confidence will come flowing back.
Good luck with the bike hunt!
Thanks brother, aye it’s just time on the bike and it’ll come right back.
Struggling for bike time at the mo, got no transport so it’s proving hard to get to dealerships for test rides. But it’ll get sorted soon 👍
teapotone if I was a bit closer I would take you bike hunting buddy, but I’m I bit far away in north Devon !
Ha Ha, very kind bud, 👍
Totally agree with you about the boxer engine on the GS Bruce. There is something so rewarding about how it delivers its power. I’ve had my GSA for a year now and I cannot imagine wanting a different engine. Thanks for the vids. Enjoying them a lot, especially when the roads are my local ones👍🏻
No worries Seamus, glad you’re enjoying the channel and thanks very much for your kind words and support.
If you see me out your way, give me a shout on the Facebook page, be great to have a brew with you 👍
Good to see you back riding fella. Those roads look greasy as hell and don't blame your cautious approach. Ps the gs isn't a parallel twin 😉
Ha Ha, you may have noticed that technical stuff isn’t a speciality of mine.
The Gs going boom boom boom boom, braap boom boom, whereas the inline 4 goes baah, baaah, bah bah, baaaah 😁👍
Good to see you back on the road Bruce. But just get a Gs again you know you want too.... plus persevere with that 4K please I’m hoping you can sort it out for me.
Cheers Gar, I’ve not heard anything from Drift in a while now so no idea what’s happening there?
Nice to see you back in the saddle big man.
Thanks bud 👍
another great vid bruce. watched it because I'm thinking of changing my street triple rs.for maybe pikes peak multistrrada or the s 1000 xr. what about mt 10? . after our trip to switzerland and the first and last day on the motorway on the street triple for 500 miles i need something that does motorways easier.but is still fun in the twists .love the triumph but its not great at touring.the vids of our swiss trip are on my channel now. would love some feed back on them.
Good review Bruce
I went from a GSA to the XR. I love it! I rode various GSA's for 11 years and the change was a breath of fresh air. Can I ask where you got your youtube channel stickers made? The long one on the left of your helmet.
Hi Mark,
To be honest I can’t remember now, it was about 2 years ago but there are loads available online 👍
no worries mate. Thanks anyhow.
Good to see ya back on a bike. Small steps to get bike fit again after an off, don't ask me how I know.Test ride on new 1200 tiger ? oh finished your book over christmas excellent read. Cheers
Hi John, glad you liked the book mate.
Aye it’ll take a few miles to blow the cobwebs out for sure, and yes I’d like to try the new Explorer if I can get one for a few hours.
I don’t understand why some places only give you a demo for half an hour or an hour?! I’d never buy a bike based on a quick test ride like that, I want it for a good few hours at least to see if I like it.
Good to see you back out on the road again Bruce, I know what it's like to get back on the road after an accident, the confidence does come back after a while. I am going to be in a different type of confidence builder after having had so long out of the saddle due to the 2 knee replacements I don't want to come off/get knocked off and damage the knee implants. They reckon the new Tiger 1200 is different beast at 11KG lighter on the top of the range XRT and XCA models and they say the shift assist is superb. But at £16,150 for the XRT and £16,950 for the XCA before added extras is a bit toooooo steep. I priced up an XRT with aluminium expedition luggage and engine protection bars and it came to just a few quid short of £18,000 (ouch). Still won't stop me taking one out for a test run though. Not priced a GS up yet, but I expect it won't be far off the same price once fully loaded up to the same spec. On another note regarding the camera, I have just managed to get hold of a brand new GHOST S. So I'll give the 4K a miss, well until they get all the issues sorted. Dave
Hi Dave,
Aye the new Triumph does look good, but it’s still top heavy apparently, especially compared to the GS. I’ll take one for a spin though and see for myself.
Aye the price of bikes these days is just ridiculous isn’t it. A fully specked Gs with luggage isn’t far off £20K now, insanity!
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What a great steed for getting back into it on! A 160bhp rocket-horse!! :D Refreshing in the current biker climate to hear someone say 'They were wrong, but so was I'. I had a similar situation recently. We have to take some responsibility for putting ourselves in harms way. Shame about the Drift. I had high hopes for this 4k.
Thanks man, aye that’s true, we do have to take responsibility, there’s always a degree of risk involved isn’t there.
Yeah I was gutted about the Drift Ghost 4K too. I love the Ghost-S and so wanted the new 4K to be just as good.
Sadly it isn’t... yet. Here’s hoping they listen to everyone’s criticism and come back with a camera the kicks! 👍
Cracking bike that pal! Possible biased comment 😜😜
What do you use to get that good quality audio? A separate microphone? Can you use it with a Go Pro 3?
Great to see you back in the saddle, Bruce. Give it a few more rides and the confidence will come flooding back.
Were the accidents on your regular commute? If so, complacency can be a massive factor. By far the closest bum-clinching near misses I've had were on my commute and being on 'auto pilot'. So easily done.
Thanks Smokey.
Yes mate all 3 were on my commute, all 3 on the way home, and all 3 along the same 3 mike stretch of notorious road through South London.
The perfect storm. I wouldn't beat yourself up about it. Sounds like you've just been really unlucky. I've had a couple of instances in the last 12 months were if I was 5 seconds further down the road I'd have found grief! No harm in a bit if IAM though. I've heard good things, and apparently it drops your insurance down a few quid.
Aye, I’ve actually already got membership through the police driving qualification, but never used it.
I did an IAM Rider Skills Day at Thruxton last year and loved it, plus I’m doing a talk at the Kent branch this year so will hopefully get out with them.
Great videos ✌️
Nice to see you back on a bike Bruce, it does get better with miles, stick with the GS...
Ha Ha, thanks Ian, SO many people are saying that about the Gs 😂
Fair play. Good to see you got out there and tried an XR. A fair review as well I'd say being an XR owner myself. They're not for everyone. Mind you what bike is? Furthermore it's even better to see you back on two wheels again. Cheers.
Cheers Kiwi, that’s very true bud, one person’s sweet is another’s poison and all that!
By no means a bad bike, just didn’t tickle my wotsits 😉
Great video... I have the Drift 4K too, it's rubbish ! I have had all the issues you have mentioned here, freezing, audio problems and the remote is useless. Also I was stupid enough to buy the extra big battery and waterproof case. You can't use the big battery module with the waterproof case. How come the Ghost-S is waterproof without the a separate case and the 4K is not...
I thankfully also have the Ghost-S which is a great camera and would whole heatedly recommend it to anyone. As for the VERY Expensive 4K - BIN IT ! Cheers
Absolutely 100% agree with all you’ve said Boar 👍
Surprised you weren’t a fan mate. My GS is going back to park lane soon at the end of its PCP - love it and wanted another but I took one of these out the other day and literally laughing like an overexcited child the whole time 😂. Looks like I’m getting an XR!
I can see the attraction, but it just felt soulless to me with the inline 4 engine??
Fast as buggery though 😉👍
teapotone I’m going to be down your way for a few months at everyone’s favourite training establishment - you can borrow mine for another go, see if I can convert you!
@teapotone which helmet are you wearing in this video?
Is wear the Shoei Hornet ADV
Next test ride Bruce?!?, has to be the Tiger 1200 mate, definitely👍 I’ve used Total Advanced in the past for advanced riding and can recommend them, Mick will have a good rounded view of which I qualification is right for you as he’s both IAM and Rospa👍😊👌🇬🇧
Hi Gareth,
Aye I’d like to take the new Tiger out for a spin, hearing good things about it. 👍
Is it just me or did the microphone sound worse on the 4k too, could have been dual carriageway but the later was defo quieter.
Good to see you back. How was the shoulder after?
Aye Chris, the audio on the 4K isn’t very good at all. Lots of work needed.
Nice review, and interesting insight to what goes on in a bikers head after having had an off and wanting to get back on the horse. BTW, were you at Gatwick airport the other day? Saw someone there that was a spitting image of you if not! :-)
Cheers, glad you liked the vid. Not been at the airport itself for a good few months so nope, wasn’t me. 👍
ahh, he must have just been a random blessed with an awesome beard! :D
Bruce, you've had the best, why try the rest? Get another GS. I've just upgraded to a new TE. The gearbox and engine is much better and I love the new suspension. You are bang on about having to get used to riding again. Take care mate.
Aye the Gs is the clear leader at present, but I think the KTM will be the definite hooligan Grin bike. Just not sure about it’s reliability just now.
Great review, are you going to take the KTM for a spin? Really fancy it and would be interested in your opinions!
Thanks Speedy, yes mate I’m going to take the current GT and Super Adventure our for a test, then I’ll hopefully also get my hands on the new 2018 models once they become available 👍
teapotone look forward to that then my friend 👍🏻
You and me both! 😉
Ironically this is the bike i wanted to get from my payout after a renault traffic van almost killed me on my gsxr k7 that I planned to use to tour Europe which is why I subbed to your channel (crazy world isnt it)
Blimey Wookie, hope you’re ok bud.
Honestly mate if you’ve come from a Superbike, the XR would be a great bike as it rides very similar to a Gixxer - it’s all top end and has a beautiful in-line 4 engine.
Well worth a test ride as it is a great bike, if you like that kind of thing.
I’m older, fatter, and love the low down grunt you get from the big twins/triples these days 👍
teapotone Im ok thanks just got a right leg full of pins, my gsxr is now a trackbike which is helping me get back into riding fast and the insurance claim should hopefully buy me a nice 1 of these bmw's to go touring on
So when are you test riding the new Triumph Tiger 1200 😀 test rode the XR but went for the RT and then added the Tiger Explorer to my collection.
Remember everyone out to get you so identify hazards and prioritise to deal with them as quickly as possible. Also remember what if ...... planning and anticipating what may happen.
Come on Bruce book that test ride with Carl Rosner ..... you know you want too.
I bought my 15’ plate Explorer from Carl Rosners. Not a bad bike, but nowhere near a GS for me. Too slow steering and lacked the agility and grunt of the Beamer.
This new one is supposedly a bit more spritely so would love to take one out 👍
Ha, the horrible feeling of going past junctions with a vehicle waiting to exit - then you get the crawlers. I’ve always had that feeling and always end up saying - stay stay.....
Once you have one actually pull out right in front of you and hit it, they always have a special place from then on in!!
Maybe a ride on another GS to confirm you thoughts and refresh what these other bikes have to compare to might help...as I think the GS will be the one to beat! Might help restore confidence being on something familiar as well! At the petrol station it made the Triumph look like a toy!
Yep I’ll take the GS and GSA out too before I decide on the next purchase.
Aye it did dwarf it a tad!
Great to see your back on two wheels Bruce.. every accident you have will make you more and more wary but as time goes on you will settle back in to it, it’s good to be more cautious. I’ve had quite a few accidents in my thirty years of riding, hasn’t slowed me down but I’m far more aware of what other drivers are doing around me.
As for that Beemer you were testing.. it was proper ugly and far too powerful, I mean what is the point of 160bhp on a bike like that... perhaps I’m to old and cynical.? I’ll stick with my twenty year old Fireblade, heaps of fun, really reliable and very cheap to run.
Thanks Lionel, yeah the confidence takes a knock for sure but miles on the bike will sort that out.
You’re right about it making you more cautious, and I plan on doing some training this year too. I may even finally do a job bike course, if I can stay upright long enough!!
Cheers for now bud 👍
got the x no problem turning it off and on without a remote just on the camera button, brill camera lot better than session 5 that keep breaking.
Only records at 30fps though so no good to me I’m afraid.
Hi Teapot, just a quick question about the drift cameras. Have the bugs with the 4K been sorted or do you still use the older S version? Cheers, Andy.
Andy DON’T touch the Ghost 4K mate, there are FAR better cameras on the market. The only good things about it are the battery life, which is fantastic, and the actual form/size/shape of the camera. Everything else is sub-par. The image quality is nowhere near that of GoPro or the Sony cams, the audio setup is ridiculous (same as most action cameras at the moment to be fair) and the remote is just plain useless unless you’re wearing it on a naked wrist with no gloves and you never, ever switch the camera off.
I’ve moved to GoPro’s now. I looked at the Sony XD3000 and it’s fantastic, but it’s an old camera now so I went with the new Hero 7 as the stabilisation is absolutely superb. 👍
teapotone cheers mate - loving your channel and adventures
Very kind bud thank you, glad you’re enjoying it 🙏👍
I've just got a drift X and can't for the life in me figure out how to download video to a pc for editing. Do you only have the option to upload to the cloud then download for editing again?? Seems a faff.
I’ve not used the Drift X but I’d assume it just has an SD-card that you take out and put into your computer don’t you?
Hi Bruce, the bike looks smaller than i expected, and doesnt seem to give you much wind protection up front. As for the "why did i crash" question, just bought the Police roadcraft book as mentioned by TMF. Im only a few pages in but it makes you think. Im sure one of your motorbike colleagues will have one as apparently its part of their training. Have a read, you never know mate it might enlighten you.
Aye the system is very good. I’m actually already a qualified police response driver so know the system of roadcraft, I’ve just not done the police bike course yet. (I was actually told I’d got a course on the Saturday night, then got taken out on the Monday on the way home from work!)
bloody hell, bad luck mate. Got to be honest I have wondered on several occasions why you were not riding for the force, its getting paid for what you love. On another note was falling asleep the other night and our tv not only turned itself on but when i turned round to see what was on guess who....yes Teapot one talking to me from the bloody dvd, wife saying is that the bike bloke i can hear lol. Cant even get away from you in our sleep mate.
Ha Ha, you know I’ve had couples come up to me at the front of Downing St before and the wife’s have said, “I’ve been going to bed with you for bloody weeks, nice to finally meet you!”
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lol, good job your wife doesnt know mate.
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Greetings from Australia mate. Enjoyed the review immensely (subscribed - do I get free haggis for this?)...anyhooo, I bought the S1000XR & have to totally agree with you on this bike. Im looking at the new Rallye X. It just looks more comfortable and appropriate for the long stretches of roads here in Oz. The fuel eco on the S1000XR is shiet! And only a 20 ltr tank. The bike would be perfect for the Alps but not here I'm afraid. Bottoms up for the review and stay safe (watch out for them side crawlers!). Cheers
Hello Chris,
Thanks for subscribing mate, glad you’re enjoying the channel and vids. That’s a shame you’re not getting on with the XR, but I completely understand where you’re coming from.
The Rallye’s a great machine, and if you’re able to put a new exhaust on it, that engine sounds amazing once it’s unleashed. I had a Triple Black GS with full akro system, air filter and had the ecu ‘improved’ - what an absolute weapon it was!!!
Do you know any of the BikeMe lot down there in Oz? They really looked after me when I was there in my trip.
Anyway, thanks again for getting in touch, stay safe and keep enjoying the road 👍.
teapotone I don't know the BikeMe gents mate but I do now :)..Switching thru your vids here is giving me loads of proper info on cross-border travelling. Found HorizonsUnlimited that you mentioned in a comment. Also Toro Adventures in Morooco. Invaluable info mate and certainly on my radar now. Lifes commitments won't give me 6 months off to do a RTW but 10 days in Morooco is now on the radar thx to your VLogs.
The Triple Black is a sublime machine and with those mods you mentioned, it just wets my appetite for the GS so much more. I've come over to Beemers from Ducati at the ripe ol age of 46. I miss the character of a Duke but my body is enjoying the rest albeit.
Enjoying the vids and will watch all of them while the kids n wife are out (I'll send her back out for milk n sugar if need be!)
Great work.
Ha Ha, good work!
If you’re interested in the Morocco tour with Toro Adventure, I’m leading the one in April so it’d be great to meet you if you can make it 👍
teapotone Oh it's very possible. Im working in West Papua on a 6/4 rotation. Checking my R&R dates now and website
WOW, it looks MASSIVE compared to that naked triple
Yeah I noticed that too, but it didn’t feel particularly big to ride?
Cold and damp roads and a long lay off was never going to be a good combination. You made it that’s good enough and the next ride will be much better. Nice to know the Drift is still a Cr.p camera.
I was so disappointed in the Drift 4K Ed. After my feedback in the previous review vids, I was contacted by their design engineer and he really seemed to want to fix things. They did a few firmware updates and initially I thought they’d fixed a lot of issues. But as you see in this vid, it’s just not a reliable unit, the sound is terrible, and the remote a joke.
They really will have to just discontinue it, redesign a new model and relaunch afresh to try and save their reputation I think.
Edward Leniston I think the roads are extra greasy this year even my GSA was having a slide about. I haven’t been out much because of that. I can’t wait for the nice weather.
Brave man to start off on wet roads like that after not been on a bike for awhile. Bought the XR a month ago and have been smiling since. Previous bikes were a tiger 1050 and hayabusa.
No matter what training you have, you’re brain 🧠 will always be better than a 🚗 drivers. Sadly on the A5 2 years ago a rider was injured and ended up loosing his legs. He had observation, he had positioning but sadly couldn’t avoid the 🚗 coming through the dual carriageway wiring and took him out. Sometimes incidents cannot be avoided, just try to minimise injury to you’re self.
Have you considered the Africa Twin? 😋
Not really Ben, it’s consistently been outperformed in road handling and performance by all the other main competition, plus I don’t like the look of it to be honest. If I was getting a bike to do a lot of off-road work then it’d be top of my list, but Road is where I spend the vast majority of my time on a bike.
Grey skies & black riding gear not so visible for the tin box people. Bruce, I know Hi-Viz gear is debatable but at least wear something that is visible it will help bring the confidence back. Well done for the first ride.
Thanks Frank, but I don’t subscribe to the hi-viz theory at all on a bike, don’t see how it’ll make any difference at speed. Fair enough slow speeds in heavy traffic, but not out on the open road when speeds are higher.
I trust lights and a loud exhaust way more, but even they’re not failsafe, I appreciate that.
I always drove flattwins but when I drove the XR.....wow, that engine, the power! But I choose the mighty GSA, better for travelling. Sometimes you choose with your head not with your heart.
I liked the GSA, but found it a very similar ride to the Triumph Explorer. I preferred the agility of the GS for me, just feels more agile and flickable 👍
teapotone oh yes, the normal GS is definitely a better bike for 'Picos trips'. I have 1200r and the first liquid 1200 GS and changed that one for the GSA. I do long trips, I live in Amsterdam but usually do riding through France from Alps to the Pyrenees, usually stay in Andorra (cheap petrol!) and back. I changed to the GSA for the travelling qualities but its definitely heavier in slower turns. The GSA is quite flickable for such a big bike, but all flattwins have that, even the RT. The XR is great for speedy Gonzales trips, more top heavy (if you get used to flattwins, everything feels top heavy) and the clutch is too heavy, it hurts my left hand after a while. But yes, there is a reason why you see soooo many GS's, they are the best for travelling. I am making routes already for my 2018 trip based on your picos video! Keep them coming!
vriendelijkegroet I totally agree. This is why people end up getting a 2nd or 3rd GS/GSA. There’s something about them that makes you always want to own one.
Do you have a brand/marketing consultant or do you make all the decisions yourself? I really like a lot of the little touches such as on your chin bar. If it is all you, you might have another side business opportunity as a marketing consultant.
Ha Ha, thanks bud, it’s all me I’m afraid, always has been. One man band! 👍
You're clearly good at it. Just the fact you do anything means you're ahead of the game of most but you do a lot more than most (and it's not intrusive). Lots of small businesses that want to use RUclips as part of their marketing could benefit from your mind! You know with all the free time you have :-)
That’s great to know, thanks very much.
However I spend all my time trying to promote TeapotOne, and have been for nearly 8 years! Doubt any companies want that kind of return 😉👍
Which is why they might just pay the guy who now has all that experience. That said, I don't want you doing anything besides bombing around the Picos except maybe bombing around the West Coast of the USA :)
Remember, Walton had only 2 small stores for something like 13 years.....now it's called Walmart.
If your trying a few give the ducati multistrada a go I ride a duke and it's a Great experience.
Cheers Dave, been trying to get a Multistrada to test but my local dealers are terrible at getting back to you. I’ve given up with them and need to find somewhere else.
teapotone aint got a multi but if your ever in west midlands and you want to try my 1200 monster you can give it a go.
Ha Ha, thanks Dave, you may regret that brother!! That’s a Beast of a bike, mates got one down here, looks the dog’s danglies 👌👍
Good to see you back on the bike but do you feel the loss of confidence might be not giving you the bad feeling on the bike maybe you should have given the GS a spin first????? Keep living it👍👍
I thought about doing that, but confidence wasn’t anything to do with not preferring the XR to a big twin or triple.
It’s a good bike, don’t get me wrong, but it’s just too clinical an experience for me to spend my money on. It didn’t involve me in the ride like a twin/triple and it didn’t stir the cockles like them either.
teapotone the main thing is your out on the bike👍again so any idea the next test bike is or are you keeping that a secret
I was hoping to get a new Multistrada this weekend but it’s only just arrived and so isn’t ready for the road yet.
So I tried my local KTM dealership (Laguna’s in Maidstone) for a GT to test but they’d only give it to me for 30 mins... an hour if I was a very good boy. Thats just not long enough a test ride for me so I’ll go elsewhere.
So, nothing to ride this weekend and no idea what next weeks vid will be on yet.
Any ideas?
teapotone thats not easy not sure if tiger 1200 ready for test yet i won't say theGS because I think you want to leave that to last SUPER TENERE XT1200Z
APRILIA CAPONORD 1200 RALLY
Honda Africa Twin most of the other bikes are KTM have fun trying
Im glad you OK Bruce, maybe i missed video, but WTH happened with your GS😱? Just be careful there, RIDE YOUR OWN RIDE.
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Had a slight run in with a SMIDSY!
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teapotone OMG :-) , I felt your pain. While ago broke my leg (not mc accident relatd) in 8 places, so doc put all bones in places manually w/o "good stuff", so everybody in hospital heard me
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To be fair to you my arse tends to twitch riding in crap weather too but does make you a better rider
Haha always so random when I see you tubers in the places I live near.
I've tested both in the same day - XR and GSA 2018 models - I can't honestly understand why there's so much preference to the GS. For road use the XR is SOOOOO much better!
I’d probably take the XR over the GSA, but the GS is a different story for me. Way more agile and flickable, much more character in the engine, loads more grunt low down, it just suits me better than the XR.
test the RS!
Yeah that looks a fun bike 👍
I recently (September 2017) low-sided my Daytona 675R on the track. I know that feeling of having lost confidence in yourself and the bike (bike-physics). It's a horrible feeling! I've been trying to overcome that feeling since the incident, and still find myself struggling with it... My life is in ruins...
It’s just time on the bike Casper, and learning to trust the bike and tyres again.
It may be worth doing a track day or something like that?
I put my S1000XR on the dyno, smoothed out the power through the rev range completely, and gained 34 hp to the rear wheel (128-162!). Full Akra system of course. Bike is nuts now.
Wow that sounds a Beast!! 👍
It's insane. I used to have that problem where the bike would rocket at 9,000rpm. The dyno showed exactly what was going on now it's smooth and I get get huge power low down.
Nochum Dewhurst what did u exactly do mate? Besides the full akra system.
It's a bit techy for me but essentially because the cat is removed the engine needs to know about it. I went to HT Motorcycles in Hinckley. They didn't 'remap' the ECU but they call it that because that's what everyone calls it. They did something and now its a different machine (I had the headers delivered straight there and they fitted them for me too).
Can not recommend HillTop motorcycles enough, they are absolute magicians 👍
Spoiled . I love it. It’s like eating cake everyday.
Once you have had a car cross your path and bring you off you never ride the same again in my opinion. You are always more conscious that the car could pull out. It gets worse as you get older, not sure why. We are probably thinking that the time to recover is going to take much longer as we age so we become more cautious.
Very true James. I’m sure there have actually been studies done on how age effects your risk perception and aversion. Pretty much been proven that you do become more cautious as you age.
Stick to the GS Mark you can't beat it for what we do and want. You will end up a better rider when you are settled mate. Try A GS Adventure you would love it. Excellent vid
Cheers Buddy, I’ve actually ridden the GSA but thought it was similar to the Explorer. Much more top heavy than the GS and didn’t feel as agile for me.
Still a good bike but I prefer the flick-ability of the GS.
teapotone I understand you’ve got to get that feeling when your looking for a new machine. I have no idea why I called you Mark in my last message sorry about that. Bruce we had a car crash about 25 years ago and I still have flashbacks when a car is sitting at a T-junction. It’s definitely made me extremely cautious and I think you never stop
Aye, a degree of caution is good, it’ll keep you alive 👍
I really don't like inline fours, boring 😬
Hello mate!
Aye, I NEVER though got I’d ever say that, but yep they just feel characterless after you’ve ridden a V4/twin/triple.
You should let your viewers/supporters pick your next bike......of course you might end up with Boaty McBoat face
Ha Ha, yeah.. no... that’s a step too far ta! 👍
Try the R1200RS !
Yep that one is on the radar 👍
I think you'll find it a bit small for a gentleman of your robust proportions Bruce. Nice bike though.
Could BM get any more letters or that on the model of the bike lol. Drift is definately still a major failure. Confidence will come back pal... plenty training and experience on those "broken" shoulders.
Thanks bud, aye it’ll come with the miles. Just want my own bike again so I can bugger off and get some mileage done.
Half tempted to just go an order a GS, but know I’d regret not trying the competition out first.
Hope you’re keeping well bud 👍
Drift picture quality looks really poor. Sony cams look way better IMO.
Not tried the Sony, what model
Do you have?
I actually like the Drift Ghost 4K picture quality to be fair. If they could put the 4K into the Ghost-S then I’d be perfectly happy to be honest.
But the Drift Ghost 4K camera is just a shambles at the moment. Wish they’d just scrap it and relaunch a new model.
teapotone I use Sony FDR X3000 4K, great camera for motorcycle vlogging, has really good OIS and external audio via standard 3.5mm stereo jack. Downside is batteries only last for 1 hour, but that's ok if you carry extra batteries. This example uses external audio (from a seperate audio recorder) ruclips.net/video/TdJ9WDxYegs/видео.html
teapotone watch Red Rennas latest videos in the alps the Sony cameras have great picture quality.
Thanks bud I’ll take a look 👍
Will do
Not the best of you videos , id re title it to my first ride back after a bad year ..
Aye fair one, I want to take the 1000XR out again and do another vid on it this year 👍
@@teapotone sorry , i watched your 1250 r review, that was spot on my man 👍, the xr is fab , but it's only really "fun" at 7k ish onwards by that time errr your nicked , the boxer lump is fun from the off , especially in that 1250r .. so you can crack it and have the thrust on the road and still keep within having your collar felt (ish). So therefore I tend to ride mine with restraint and to be honest it's as dull as dishwater if you ride it like that... Boxer all the way (for the road)
Stop wasting your time and go get Herman II. And don't be a peasant like Wisbey, tick the TFT option.
Ha Ha, it’s written in the Stars Mickey, but I have to give the others a fair go!
Did he really not get the tft?
Got to be the worst video review yet...you are obviously in no position to test ride any bike. Get your confidence back...your equipment sorted...and stay on focus.
Can someone give Allan a hug please? Anyone.... anyone...?
teapotone Being honest...you're head is not in a place to review any bike. Get your confidence back...then start giving opinions. Seems fair comment
Not at all. I share everything on this channel, and that includes the good and bad times. A knock in confidence is something lots of people suffer from after an off, I’m no different.
However it doesn’t impede my ability to review how a bike feels to ME to ride. You may agree with my opinion on it, you may not. It makes no difference to how I view the ride.
Have you watched any other vids on the channel? Do you know my character? Have you seen me ride outside of this video?
Confidence will come back with miles and time on the bike, have no fear of that.
teapotone I'm not knocking you for a lack of confidence after some offs...and I wish you well getting back up to speed...but your head and road conditions were not allowing you to assess any bike. All the best.
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