Too bad you couldn't reach the summit after such an effort. Did it last year with my wife on the back on our 1290 SAR with full set of panniers and street tyres, albeit no snow.
@@BillysBikeAdventuresI didn't have the mud like you lot did, so it was a lot easier. I'd been "inspired" by bike magazine who took a Ducati 900ss and a Guzzi LeMans up there!
I'm happy that you came to me, as far as I could see the hill was still closed, I mean that they hadn't yet cleared the road of both the snow and the bigger boulders. Towards June it depends on the snow they open it by cleaning the road... but it doesn't matter this is an adventure....bye
Mate them roads/trails looked amazing sat on the sofa never mind from your perspective. Great video pal shame about the drops that was close to the edge too. Top drawer edit buddy 👍🏻👍🏻
I admire your persistance. Is this the first time off road for you guys? You are obviously on the wrong trail for your skill level butglad no injuries!
Hey. Not first time for me, but limited experience for others but not complete novice except perhaps one of us. I disagree on the wrong trials comment. Got to push yourself to become better and there was enough of us to help out in a bad situation. Would never advise to do this on your own if not a decent level of experience. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
I don't know what it is with this video but your not the first to comment on this. Watching it back a few times I don't get it. But appreciate your perspective. Have carried this feedback into other videos already! Cheers. Billy
My keyless cap has become increasingly difficult to open. Yesterday it took maybe 15 attempts with the ignition switched on and off to finally get it to open. I just found your video, followed your instructions, and slightly loosened my Givi tank lock ring. It seems to have sorted it so thanks very much!
found the answer. map detail is adjustable with the wonder wheel with the map visible on the bike in map mode, by first clicking the wonder wheel "out" to navigate to the left side of the map (toward the magnifying glass icon in the left margin). Then just spin the wheel for zoom level. Dont know why I missed that on my first ride!
Been riding 50+ years, haven't had a bike tip over in 25. Well, 2 days ago my gs tips over in the driveway. I had wondered since I bought this if I would be able to lift it doing the backwards walk. Not I know. There is no way in hell. I had no idea how difficult this would be on a bike that had no crash bars nor panniers. It was laying completely horizontal. The rear tire was at least 6" off the ground and I couldn't get the rear tire to bite in the loose stones. It just kept sliding away from me. It took me 3 long hours to get that bike up using every strap, small hydraulic jack, 6' ladder and my car to get enough leverage, plus my wife's assistance, to get the bike back up. So, that's how I ended up checking out this video!
Ah mate, that sounds like quite the ordeal. Hopefully if you order this, it will be much easier in the future. Great bikes but they are heavy. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
Great planning app indeed, but one thing I do not like is that when importing an existing route, Calimoto automatically re-calculates that exisiting route 'for an optimal user experience', i.e. you loose the original imported route. That should be an on/off feature.
Good question. Depends on what bike to a certain degree, but I have never done that route so would need to see the gpx file. That said I would always advocate for at least a 50/50 tire regardless. By doing so it reduces there being a chance that a road tyre is going to get you into trouble off road. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures It's the last 10 mins of this video 😁 I've done up to the houses/farm buildings on my RT but didn't risk going any further on the steeper bits 😄 I have a KTM 890 Adventure with 90 / 10 tyres 😅
@markmcdonald470 ah ok got ya. Yes you should be fine with road tires if dry. A couple of the lads had road tires on and slipped and slid a little bit but made it to the top 👍
The road you went up while we had coffee. Try doing that when there is 18 of you including a massive Harley and having to turn them all round. 😂 it was interesting to say the least but what a view
I tried several times to do just that. It did not work for me. The dealer wanted a stupid price for a new one. So I simply used a side cutter, cut the little loop and removed the pin. My cap operates well. I am not bothered about it not locking as the bike is kept in the garage over night. I liked this little hack.
Gutted that this fix did not work for you but you had an alternative that's working for you. That's an alternative way to fix it 😂😂. Thanks for watching and your comments. Cheers. Billy
I put a request on the BMW club site, everyone recommends using the one with fewer points, apparently the one with the most points is more for off road use!
Ah mate. Never mind. Just helps to know what's wrong ahead of that dealership conversation. Hope it all gets sorted. Thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
Great video. May I ask what’s the cost of this trip… I’d love to join you. In fact you invited me I think to this one. But I just keep on changing bikes. I’m actually getting another one this week. So I’d like to see what I need to save… might talk me bloody ages 😂
Hey mate. Cost for this one in June was £1300 inclusive of accommodation, breakfast, ferry return. Petrol, drinks, dinners etc all additional. RIchy is planning more trips next year so will have plenty to choose from
Very interesting video. I just have one question, when i have downloaded a route import GPX file and open it, i notice it has two route options, typically one option will have say 13049 support points and the other will have perhaps 20, which one should i use?
I would use the one with more so that you have a much more accurate route to the one you downloaded. Sometimes, different apps wont recognise certiain parts for a route so the more the better to be honest.
Hey, thanks for watching and your comment / question. The Samsung tablet is really good. Used it now on quite a few occasion including abroad and is great. Would be hard pushed now to got back to a smaller device. Cheers. Billy
Hi Billy! Can i ask how you find/ hear about these offroad tracks? Is there some kind of Forum/app/website? Im keen to take my bike offroad as i miss my motorcross days but long past that now. Is there a website with them listed? Im based in Totnes, Devon, and every track i seem to research turns out to be footpath only. Cheers! Will
Hey Will. Thanks for watching and your comments / questions. To be honest, it a case of knowing where i want to ride and then getting stuck in to google maps and checking out the entry / exit to the tracks to see what sign posting there is that tells me if I can ride it or not. Failing that, which does not often happen I then go to a topical maps using DMD2 or myrouteapp to check the same route and what the map identifies the trail as. It does involve some time and effort but worth it. Cheers Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures That's brilliant, thank you Billy! I'll give that a go because there's always trials and off-roaders coming through Totnes and stopping for lunch while passing through so there must be plenty local. Time to get stuck into maps! Thanks again!
@williamspence1246 Could join the TRF? Or see what info is available through the Trans Euro Trail website? Or study Ordnance Survey maps? Or check Devon County Council's "Definitive Map"?
Hi All, First: a brilliant video ... no bla bla but guiding through. THX!! Secondly: I have a question: Sometimes the map on my mobile tops over whilst riding ... not easy to follow, when all is displayed 180degrees turned and the handwheel is still working as it should (its functionality is not topped over) ... I have neither understood why it does that nor why it returns to normal display after random period of time. Furthermore in (sometimes!) resets when addressing a differen screen and then returning to the map. The display setting on my SAMSUNG S10 (updated) is set to "not autamaticaly turn'. Has anybody an idea? THX, Andreas (Germany)
Hi Andreas. Thanks for watching and your comments / question. You are not alone in this issue at all. I have experienced this with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. Locked on no rotation but yet still does this with the DMD2 app. The app itself is brilliant but not sure why the rotation occurs. It then corrects itself a few minutes later. A strange one. if any one has any insight to share on this do let us know. Would seem to be a Samsung issue rather than an app issue perhaps. Cheers Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures THX for your reply, Billy ... I have one idea for a root cause (it remains to be a speculation): When mobile gets warmer the gyro-sensor gets possibly irritated. Second idea is the sensor gets in trouble by shockings/vibrations ... Just as an idea ... maybe there's someone taking this as a next step in explaining this issue. However, these ideas still "need" an irritation/mistake in the SAMSUNG software. I agree, that it is more likely a problem on SAMSUNG side. An evidence for that may be, that the orientation of the control wheel is unaffected. On the other hand I have never seen any of my SAMSUNG devices doing sth like that... and I use SAMSUNG for about 15 yrs. now as tablets and mobiles.
Hi mate. Thanks for watching and your comment. I am not sure on that one. Its these tools are interfaces for the software on the bike so very much depends what the diagnostic tool has been set up to access and I don't know what that is for the OBD LX tool. If you have one worth trying. Let me know how you get on. Cheers. Billy
I use this with my iPhone Pro Max mounted with a quad lock. It's pretty good. In addition the TFT screen renders BMW's gps unit obsolete.. The BMW GPS used via the OEM cradle is so overpriced and useless, it's comical.
Everything you said about the BMW GPS oem used with the cradle is so true. I can't for the life of me fathom why they still add the cradle to the bikes, utter uselessness. Thanks for watching and your comments. Cheers. Billy
I want to ride year round. In my area it gets down to ~0deg for a few weeks/month and is in the 30s or lower for roughly 2 months. I want to be able to go ride comfortably for as long as I'd like. Will this get me there? Should I go with the 505 Premium version? Are the 701 gloves going to get me there?
Hey there and thanks for watching and your comments / questions. Either of the jackets will get you there. I have also had the 505 Premium and very good. The key difference between the two is that the 505 has thicker sleeves than the ultaflex so provides a little more comfort, but honestly either are great. The gloves are pretty good in the winter without the heat on but when you combine the jacket and the gloves together, its awesomely warm. I have no problem recommending these products. Cheers. Billy
I am sorry, but I do not believe you showed how to slide the thread into the ratchet. Would you happen to have another video posted that shows that passage. I live in the US and would be interested in purchasing MotoWInch. Thank you
Ah sorry for that and thanks for raising it. To be honest it is just like any other ratchet. There are plenty of vids on YT that show how to do this. Cheers. Billy
I find that if someone rings me whilst I am using the nav within the app, if the call is long enough the phone screen closes down. The nav is working in the back ground but once the call is finished I have to stop, take my glove off and open the phone screen again to see the app and nav screen. How can I ensure that this doesn’t happen?
Hey mate. Thanks for watching. The chin mount is from a company called chinounts. Great service, great product. Never had an issue with them. I can say this honestly as I pay for their products. Cheers. Billy
Just make sure you have the bike software update to date to access all the software. Initially I could not access all the options due to out of date software on my bike. Had it updated and 💥 access to all the good stuff. Thanks for watching and your comment. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures Yes, I was on the pre-order for a GS911wifi Pro. The Hex GS911 Forum has several others reporting the same as me, the features you describe do no work on any K600 '22 or newer with a TFT. I've opened a ticket with Hex code and there has been no response/fix.
