This is really good, production is great, very interesting story, narration on point---look forward to seeing more. The GS is a bad bike, loved that it fired up on the first try, BMW should use that:)
Oh man, I hate seeing that GS upside down like that.. but like a boss it cranked right up! Glad no one was injured. We had a "Silverwing Stunt show" during our last trip to Tellico Plains. Slid 30ft down into the Bald River.. pulled it out and it cranked right up.. spitting water out of the tail pipe and raring to go.. I have a short video of it on my channel if you're interested. We were lucky and had a couple of 4x4s that came by and were able to pull it right out using a Jeep's winch. Zero cost recovery FTW! Thanks for sharing and safe travels!
Silverwing? as in the moped version or the older twin version? I owned an old Silverwing v-twin. My legs were so long the cylinders burned my legs lol..
Seriously, David! That was an AWESOME episode!!! In spite of the lost footage (we experienced a lost GoPro in Moab and know the pain), you did a great job telling the story. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride. And I'm glad all ended well in spite of what happened!!!
yes I watched that video talking about the lost GoPro... these cameras are "action cameras" but no one ever talks about when they disappear lol.. hurts a bit more when you can't replace it on fb marketplace for a couple hundred... I'm thinking about RFID tags on my stuff. I am the worst about losing stuff..
@@MotoPhotoAdventures imagine being able to walk into your camera room and all the tags to each piece of gear lighting up on an app on your phone.... talk about inventory management...
This was excellent because it wasn’t merely a this was a great riding experience with beautiful scenery/friendly riders, but told a full story. Of course, you don’t want to go testing your mortality to that extent just to make a video, but given the accident, you told the story well. Thanks. P.S. I just got a 1250GS!
Brother your video on the TFT and the NAV along with the pactalk video I can’t tell you how much I appreciate I haven’t worked up the courage to wipe out the systems and start from scratch yet but I’m gonna watch the videos a few more times before I attempt it thank you so much for taking the time to create these videos and your series they’re super helpful I wish you lived anywhere near Houston Texas I’d love for personal tutorial I’m not great with electronics Again thanks and stay safe
Awesome video ! Sucks about the spill but that’s riding. I’m gonna be in the Tellico Plains area in 2 weeks and would love to know. Where this trail is so we can ride it. Tks
@@aMAYSingLife I was VERY lucky, broke my C3, T4 and T10 but had no spinal cord damage, spent 3 months in a brace and some physical therapy. The insurance totaled the bike. It didn't look bad but you start pricing out BMW parts and it adds up fast. Progressive was awesome. The crazy part was you described exactly what happened to me. I wasn't going fast, maybe 25, hit a little mud under some leaves and down I went. If it hadn't been for the drop off it probably would have been nothing, maybe a little beat up.
@@rodneyaiken1742 Crazy how fast it can happen.. I was very fortunate for it not to have been worse. Those two little twigs was all that changed a non-event to a total.. Amazing you got away without spinal cord damage.. Grateful for that..
Green Chilies 5-1 z-drag system. Highly recommend just in general but especially if traveling alone. Would let even a solo rider get the bike up the hill and back on the road.
would have worn the hat sooner but couldn't get to it.. it was in the Top box that was then the Bottom box lol! Wished I could have had it during all that rain!
This is the very reason I carry tow straps on my adventure bike. It gives you a fighting chance to pull the bike up on the road. Of your course with help of friends, it makes it a possibility to recover the bike by yourselves. Say, 2 pulling from the road or trail and 1 pushing up. I'm not saying it would be easy but at least you can do something. Otherwise, you might end up sleeping overnight on the trail or maybe even longer. Tow companies and I think even AAA refuse to recover vehicles off road.
@@aMAYSingLife Too bad. Yea, of course the recovery you need to assess yourself what makes sense or important to you. In your case, towing was an option apparently and maybe covered by insurance also. I view self recovery as a lifeline or towing does not make sense or unavailable
I’ve got amazing news and I’ll be doing a brief video once it comes in. Best Buy honored the lost 360 through the accident protection I bought. New one is on the way!!!
I can’t remember what I had on at that time but i have the Dunlap trailmax mission on now and really like it. I believe I had a pretty worn tkc-80 on the front at the time. No damage to the bike miraculously.. no tire would have saved me on that fall though.. I was paying attention more to filming the person behind me and got too close to the edge and tried to fix and over did it. Leaves where on top and it was wet underneath and poof there I went.. thanks for watching!
Actually speed was ok as it wasn’t raining until after I went down.. placement is what was off as I went too far inside and got in the leaves. Too busy trying to film the person behind me... always an adventure.
Lucky for sure.. Oddly regarding tires I was intending to do a review on the rear tire about how well it was performing under a myriad of conditions. it was the front that washed out and it was a decent tkc-80. that said, the statement regarding too close to the edge.. yeah.. agreed.. that was my screw up..
Great vid and story. Glad you didn't get hurt. The key to your bike rescue is the wrecker with the boom pole. I had a similar situation in Slovenia, but it wasn't ME who crashed the bike into a rubber-side up predicament. We didn't find a tow truck, but we did find a derelict tractor with a boom pole-used to bury posts for vineyard trellising. Check it out: ua-cam.com/video/dz-lMpdNYnU/v-deo.html
@@aMAYSingLife Well he handled that little light 250 two-stroke ;) When you're loaded up like I am is a huge consideration. I woulda had no issue climbing back up the hill, but going down that gnarly drainage rut-ridden track - I opted out and perhaps would've done better than him. But then again, I wouldn't have the story! Cheers!
you must not have watched the video... The rain happened after it flipped over. and i didn't have bags on it so it wasn't overloaded. Thanks for commenting though.
I normally ask for eggs over medium but failed to say this time so they were cooked a lot more than usual. They did have a good taste though. But just remember to specify how you want your eggs and it will be as you desire them. I also didn't take the time to ask for new eggs as I most certainly could have and Wayne would have been happy to replace them. It simply wasn't a big deal to me as riding was my bigger focus.
I actually sold mine this past year.. I think I’ll get somethjg like a Norden next time.. these things are nimble but you run on a smaller margin of error all the time while off road
That big bike and you don't have a saw! Top 5 items to have on an adventure ride. Glad you're safe.
I often carry a winch but didn’t have it that day of course lol.
This is really good, production is great, very interesting story, narration on point---look forward to seeing more. The GS is a bad bike, loved that it fired up on the first try, BMW should use that:)
Thanks, much appreciated.
Oh man, I hate seeing that GS upside down like that.. but like a boss it cranked right up! Glad no one was injured. We had a "Silverwing Stunt show" during our last trip to Tellico Plains. Slid 30ft down into the Bald River.. pulled it out and it cranked right up.. spitting water out of the tail pipe and raring to go.. I have a short video of it on my channel if you're interested. We were lucky and had a couple of 4x4s that came by and were able to pull it right out using a Jeep's winch. Zero cost recovery FTW!
Thanks for sharing and safe travels!
Silverwing? as in the moped version or the older twin version? I owned an old Silverwing v-twin. My legs were so long the cylinders burned my legs lol..
@@aMAYSingLife Scooter style! 🛵
lived off of one of the forest roads for about 3 years and loved exploring the area on the triumph tiger. one can never go wrong exploring tellico
Seriously, David! That was an AWESOME episode!!! In spite of the lost footage (we experienced a lost GoPro in Moab and know the pain), you did a great job telling the story. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride. And I'm glad all ended well in spite of what happened!!!
yes I watched that video talking about the lost GoPro... these cameras are "action cameras" but no one ever talks about when they disappear lol.. hurts a bit more when you can't replace it on fb marketplace for a couple hundred... I'm thinking about RFID tags on my stuff. I am the worst about losing stuff..
@@aMAYSingLife HAHA!!! I'm bad at losing stuff too. It's all part of the adventure. :-)
@@MotoPhotoAdventures imagine being able to walk into your camera room and all the tags to each piece of gear lighting up on an app on your phone.... talk about inventory management...
@@aMAYSingLife managing the app alone would give me heart palpitations!!!
What’s amazing is that you weren’t injured.
Shocking! Could have truly gone bad… happened so fast too
Glad to see you came out safe and had a good story to tell... been there, got the tee shirt!!
And, amazing how your bike started up first turn!👍
Hey David! It was great seeing you that weekend! Glad you were safe. What a tumble! Amazing filming, as always, and a great tribute to BMWs!
Thank you! Yes it was great to be with everyone again! Looking forward to the next one!
Glad to see you came out safe and had a good story to tell... been there, got the tee shirt.
And, amazing your bike started first crank!!
Yeah that was a shocker for me too
So happy you were ok, you are one tough cookie!
Thank you! Yeah could have gone differently for sure!
This was excellent because it wasn’t merely a this was a great riding experience with beautiful scenery/friendly riders, but told a full story. Of course, you don’t want to go testing your mortality to that extent just to make a video, but given the accident, you told the story well. Thanks.
P.S. I just got a 1250GS!
Thanks so much that means a lot
Enjoy your new GS!! It is far more capable than most give it credit for..
If I had run out of snacks I would have left you out there. 🤓 Lucky I had those nuts and smarties in my coat. Can’t wait till the next fun adventure !
The smarties... that's all I was offered.. who knew you had nuts squirreled away lol
:) Verla, you are the #1 person to have along during an emergency!
That's me, Holly replying there.... :)
What river was that? Beautiful video. Glad you were okay.
I believe that was the Indian Boundary area around tellico plains
Wow !!! That's I got to say !!! Just WOW !!!
ADV ... Glad you worked it out, thought it out and got it out all parts you and it intact!
I appreciate it!
Good one there David! One of these days I’d like to head your way and ride with ya some. Beautiful riding out there.
sounds great, just let me know! I have lots of tracks..
and thank you!
love the channel.
thank you!
Brother your video on the TFT and the NAV along with the pactalk video I can’t tell you how much I appreciate I haven’t worked up the courage to wipe out the systems and start from scratch yet but I’m gonna watch the videos a few more times before I attempt it thank you so much for taking the time to create these videos and your series they’re super helpful I wish you lived anywhere near Houston Texas I’d love for personal tutorial I’m not great with electronics Again thanks and stay safe
Awesome video ! Sucks about the spill but that’s riding. I’m gonna be in the Tellico Plains area in 2 weeks and would love to know. Where this trail is so we can ride it. Tks
Lookup Citico creek and Indian boundary campground. That will put you on it. Nice loop.
OMG it sounds like you did the same thing I did except I needed a lot more help then a tow truck. Bike and I went all the way down.
ouch all the way??? thats a long freaking drop! how did you and the bike turn out?
@@aMAYSingLife I was VERY lucky, broke my C3, T4 and T10 but had no spinal cord damage, spent 3 months in a brace and some physical therapy. The insurance totaled the bike. It didn't look bad but you start pricing out BMW parts and it adds up fast. Progressive was awesome. The crazy part was you described exactly what happened to me. I wasn't going fast, maybe 25, hit a little mud under some leaves and down I went. If it hadn't been for the drop off it probably would have been nothing, maybe a little beat up.
@@rodneyaiken1742 Crazy how fast it can happen.. I was very fortunate for it not to have been worse. Those two little twigs was all that changed a non-event to a total.. Amazing you got away without spinal cord damage.. Grateful for that..
Pure Adventure, thumbs up
Life is one great adventure, all depends how you look at it.
Exactly!!
great video
Thanks man!! Appreciated
Whoops, you looked down the side of the hill!
At least it wasn’t raining too bad… 🧐 crazy!
Lol yeah when we get rain…we get rain!
Great film! I was dying laughing at your lame explanation! What an adventure & great attitude.
Wish she would have found it as funny lol! She did take it well actually.. thanks for the complement.. all appreciated
Glad you are okay.
thank you sir!
Green Chilies 5-1 z-drag system. Highly recommend just in general but especially if traveling alone. Would let even a solo rider get the bike up the hill and back on the road.
Great idea re the green chillies z-drag.. i have heard of it but never owned it..
I see you put your hat on again as soon as it started :-)
would have worn the hat sooner but couldn't get to it.. it was in the Top box that was then the Bottom box lol! Wished I could have had it during all that rain!
@@aMAYSingLife well I’m glad I went on a different ride that day. Dinner was great though!
Awesome video, was hoping you found your 360 📷 for the action 🎬scene.
Yeah me too!!!
And thanks!
This is the very reason I carry tow straps on my adventure bike. It gives you a fighting chance to pull the bike up on the road. Of your course with help of friends, it makes it a possibility to recover the bike by yourselves. Say, 2 pulling from the road or trail and 1 pushing up. I'm not saying it would be easy but at least you can do something. Otherwise, you might end up sleeping overnight on the trail or maybe even longer. Tow companies and I think even AAA refuse to recover vehicles off road.
I actually have a winch that I usually carry. Not that day unfortunately
That said had I used the winch I would have likely caused far more than 300 in damage.
@@aMAYSingLife Too bad. Yea, of course the recovery you need to assess yourself what makes sense or important to you. In your case, towing was an option apparently and maybe covered by insurance also. I view self recovery as a lifeline or towing does not make sense or unavailable
Next time you ride that GS up to Everest let me know.
Everest?
Well this one got you a new sub
I’ve got amazing news and I’ll be doing a brief video once it comes in. Best Buy honored the lost 360 through the accident protection I bought. New one is on the way!!!
And thanks for your sub! More are coming!
Great Video, any damage to the GS? They are a tough bike. What tires do you use?
I can’t remember what I had on at that time but i have the Dunlap trailmax mission on now and really like it. I believe I had a pretty worn tkc-80 on the front at the time. No damage to the bike miraculously.. no tire would have saved me on that fall though.. I was paying attention more to filming the person behind me and got too close to the edge and tried to fix and over did it. Leaves where on top and it was wet underneath and poof there I went.. thanks for watching!
Good job, gett that out of there
How mach it cost for the tow truck
300 cash. Actually a good deal considering how long it took him to get to me and get out.
Simply too fast for conditions. Glad you and the bike were ok.
Actually speed was ok as it wasn’t raining until after I went down.. placement is what was off as I went too far inside and got in the leaves. Too busy trying to film the person behind me... always an adventure.
extremely lucky! Maybe get more off-roady rear tires and don't ride close to the edge.
Lucky for sure.. Oddly regarding tires I was intending to do a review on the rear tire about how well it was performing under a myriad of conditions. it was the front that washed out and it was a decent tkc-80. that said, the statement regarding too close to the edge.. yeah.. agreed.. that was my screw up..
Great vid and story. Glad you didn't get hurt. The key to your bike rescue is the wrecker with the boom pole. I had a similar situation in Slovenia, but it wasn't ME who crashed the bike into a rubber-side up predicament. We didn't find a tow truck, but we did find a derelict tractor with a boom pole-used to bury posts for vineyard trellising. Check it out: ua-cam.com/video/dz-lMpdNYnU/v-deo.html
Can’t say I would have let anyone take my bike off road without knowing if they could handle it.. certainly made for an adventure..
@@aMAYSingLife Well he handled that little light 250 two-stroke ;) When you're loaded up like I am is a huge consideration. I woulda had no issue climbing back up the hill, but going down that gnarly drainage rut-ridden track - I opted out and perhaps would've done better than him. But then again, I wouldn't have the story! Cheers!
Life is wonderful.....Are you interested in making an unboxing/tutorial Video about Car phone holder,selfie stick or motorcycle phone holder?
I have a bulletproof option on the bike but would be interested in discussing your options for the jeep.
@@aMAYSingLife I've already sent an email to introduce it
Over loaded bike in pouring rain on a curvy mountain rd gee wat could go wrong.seems like he should have waited for rain to stop.
you must not have watched the video... The rain happened after it flipped over. and i didn't have bags on it so it wasn't overloaded. Thanks for commenting though.
@@aMAYSingLife my bad .i ride too.ya gotta be carefull.
@@mikefussell8991 no worries mate.. its all good.
Yikes!
yeah thats kind of what Holly said lol.
btw, still waiting on your release my friend.. stop getting distracted lol..
@@aMAYSingLife Editing as we type, sir! LOL
Those eggs were so dry and disgusting. Do you you have bad taste or is that what we should expect?
I normally ask for eggs over medium but failed to say this time so they were cooked a lot more than usual. They did have a good taste though. But just remember to specify how you want your eggs and it will be as you desire them. I also didn't take the time to ask for new eggs as I most certainly could have and Wayne would have been happy to replace them. It simply wasn't a big deal to me as riding was my bigger focus.
Sucks glad your ok. I switched to a crf300l much lighter
I actually sold mine this past year.. I think I’ll get somethjg like a Norden next time.. these things are nimble but you run on a smaller margin of error all the time while off road