LUCKY is SAM MANICOM's BMW F 800 GS Adventure Motorcycle - Mods & Bits & Bobs

World renown experienced adventure motorcycle traveler and author Sam Manicom introduces you to his US-based bike, Lucky. Sam takes you on a tour of his highly customized bike from top to bottom and front to back, showing off the modifications and accessories that ensure miles of smiles on his travels in the United States.

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[sammanicom]

If you have any questions about Lucky or Libby that we didn't cover in the video, please ask here in the comments. I had great fun kitting Lucky out. By the time I got her, I’d learnt so much more than when I set off to travel on my R80GS Libby – that’s short for Liberty by the way. It’s what she gives me. 🙂
I was a total novice with Libby and I bought or made some daft stuff. When I bought Lucky, part of the fun was knowing exactly what I wanted and hunting out those parts. To my delight, some upgrades I was keen on were already fitted to the bike by the previous owner. Mark had great taste in mods. Oh and the clock? I suspect that a good chunk of my brain is analogue and don’t fight it 😊

[adventures]

Brilliant video Sam, the longevity of the BMW bikes is what makes them so popular and a few accessories like you've added personalise the bike to fit your own style of travel.
After 7-8 years of travelling on a range of Japanese mid size bikes I've finally traded up to a GS1200 an older model with out the bits that can go wrong.
Looking forwards to catching up during 2025.

[onemilemore]

Nice! I like the literal bike content and seeing how an experienced rider like Sam kits out his bike makes it all the more note-worthy.

[googleuser]

More Sam Manicom is always good. Such a likeable guy on screen.

[scottbmcqueen]

Always a pleasure to see Sam on more stuff.

[pendantblade]

I would love more of these. It's like seeing an artist's sketch book.

[mayo_moto]

Awesome overview of a well traveled bike!

[Hkmmotologs]

the best thing about motorcycling is guys like Sam 😄

[AdamChandler]

Sam and I have many of the same accessory preferences and favorite brands. The only thing I’d recommend Mototrek consider is requiring disclosures for items that were given to Sam be added in the description or spoken out loud. I disclose any time I received a discount so viewers can flag any biases I may be sharing when giving an endorsement. this is not a criticism on Sam’s character. Just advice for the channel when featuring people talking about modifications.

[yokoschroder]

Nice info video from another experienced rider. Got the 800GS, same crash bars, hardcases for touring, the Denali aux lights...just the sheepskin is not my thing.

[samhill]

Good vid. Enjoyed. A lot of the old school we came from. Have to try some of those tires on my new UGS. Sam I am too. Next time. Safe travels. All good from east Kentucky USA

[jcowen]

I have a 2016 f800GSA. I'm wondering how and what you use to pick the thing up when it goes down. This is one reason I don't like the bike. I feel it is 100+ pounds to heavy.

[chaseweeks]

Great build. My only gripe is the ditch lights. I say the same thing for off-road trucks, SUVs, wannabe BroDozers, etc., but the ditch lights should be aimed at the ditch rather than straight forward, especially if you're going to drive around with them on all the time. Aiming them straight forward and keeping them on is kind of a dick move to anyone in front of you.

[enduromotorradtouren]

Motorcyclists are a peculiar bunch of people. They talk about freedom and about hardware, bikes and mods. As important as hardware is, especially when on demanding trips, it's your "software", skills, attitude. Not many talk about that. Sort of like: Buy a Stradivari, it makes you a better violinist ;-) Like your videos, Günter/Nürnberg