Bucharest to Milan - 4000km on a 169CC Sym Symphony ST
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- The 2022 EICMA show went down in Milan and I was invited to the press day. Now I could not say no to such an offer but Milan is 2000km away, how am I supposed to get there? Like I have promised for 2022 all trips will be done with Donnie, my 2021 Sym Symphony ST 200. And that's what I did, I packed him up with everything I needed and rode all the way to Milan and all the way back in just 4 days of riding.
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Heroic ride!!! Its all about the rider not the motorcycle
Thank you :)
Well done Alex! You prove that anything can be done with this little scooter...
That was what I hopped to achieve this year.
New sub from Serbia ;)
The best English speaking Romanian I've heard for a long time :)
I'm astonished by your trip - that's true biker mentality! Loved it.
Greetings from Serbia
Thank you! 😁
Men, I really admire You! 🙂Such a long journey + such a bad weather + such z small bike! I'm impressed.
Thank you.
@@RideWithAlex And I really like Your definition of the adventure bike.
I think, that's what exactly the joy of bike riding is about.... 🤔
@@romans4471 it's the truth, an adventure bike is a bike you take on adventures so any bike becomes an adventure bike when you take it on an adventure :))
Well done Alex, that was quite a trek! Your videos are a terrific advertisement for how good Sym scooters are, I bought mine largely because of your vids.
I certainly like them, and I don't understand how many people say they are cheap and unreliable when I've done things with myne that it was never designed to do, and yet still runs perfectly, no complaints.
Cold, rain, 4000 km ! You're a trooper, Alex.
Thank you! :D
Dear friend I buy Sym Symphony 200 ST five months ago and it is excellent scooter. Some friends told me that it is not scooter for long ride. But now thank you and I can't wait to show them this your trip 😜
I also did an iron butt, 1700km in 24 hours with this scooter 😂
Just recently discovered your channel. Your content really is great! I am enjoying your videos to the max! Thank you and keep ‘em coming!
Thank you :D
gps revolutionzes road trip. There is a special feeling to just let yourself be guided riding slowly into unknown rural remote territory, with zero fear of getting lost.
Nice road trip. I Just got myself a Sym HD 300, partially thanks to your vids. I hope i can take it on a road trip like this, maybe Switzerland and Croatia next summer, Morocco is a long term dream of mine! Keep riding and thanks for the vids. Greetings from Slovakia.
Hope you enjoy it! :)
مرحبا بيك في المغرب يا أخي المغرب جميل جدا
Congratulations Alex! This has been the best over-an-hour-cross-border-scooter-gaming-video I've seen so far. Salamat po! From Philippine Islands 🙏💎😁💜
Thank you! 😁
What a Godsend gift are your videos Alex!!!
Thank you 😁
Everyone loves a plucky underdog and Donny is that in spades! He’s a real beast in miniature.
If you get back to Austria then you can take on the Gross Glockner. I have done it in a car but I am so going back to do it on the bike. Right up to the glacier and the high alpine meadows where the bees are replaced by a kind of hummingbird moth. Truly spectacular.
Good pointer, didn't know about the Gross Glockner.
This video need more views.This man,crossed countries with his tiny scooter.These videos prove to me that SYM make comparable bikes like Japan.And I am gonna buy one!
Check out the iron butt video, 1700km in 24 hours on this little thing :D
I really enjoyed my time in Hungary and Budapest. I was visiting a factory making gas turbine blades and at the end of the visit as we left, there was a farmer in his field ploughing with a horse and plough. Such amazing juxtapositions.
Thanks so much, Alex for your amazing videos and I find them so educational.
Glad you enjoy them 😁
That was one heck of a trip, thanks for inviting us along for the ride... 🖖
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it! :D
That was bigger adventure than go to Nordkapp with GS, Multistrada, etc... Greets from Široki Brijeg😊👌✌️
Thank you :D, It was an awesome trip indeed!
Hi...Alex I like your video very much ...nice without music background ..pure nature sound....😀😍🤩
Thank you
If you like history...,at minute 37,53 that huge square is where Mussolini was hung.It's called piazza Loreto.
I had no idea but thank you :D
Another great trip. Went to EICMA myself, what a mess. Wish I had the chance to visit it during the press day. Keep posting. I enjoy watching your videos. O seara frumoasa
It wasn't too empty on the press day either but probably a bit better then when the public was allowed in.
You really need a NHT200 for this kind of trips, this scooter is not as good. Spoiler alert, he bought a GS1100, from 96, this traitor.
Next year we go around the world, you on the GS, me on the Benelli Leoncino 500. I will smoke you the same way I did with the NHT.
😂 We'll see about that!
@@RideWithAlex haha You guys are funny! Can`t wait to see you back together on a long trip!
Alex, you’re a star in the making. Be careful stepping up to a GS as that sector is pretty crowded by other you-tubers. You are currently occupying a specialist slot along with the Scooter Cannonball crowd in the US. I’ve ridden small bikes pretty much all my life including 10hp diesel Enfields, Honda C90’s and Innovas. My current favourite being an SH 300 Honda. For comparison I also have a 1978 CB750 Auto, and a 1976 Guzzi 1000 automatic as well and the little 300 scooter can run rings around them both and hold its own on the Motorway (Highway)
I want to try just about anything, but I still have a huge love for scooters. The GS is the travel machine for this year to see what it's like to travel with a "proper touring bike" after that who knows maybe a 600cc touring scooter. Who knows depends on what money I have to keep buying stuff :))
Hey Alex, good to see another fool like me, mine Sym Symphony 150s builded in 2009, same aircooled engine, now have 98.000 km, i use to ride from adriatic sea to tirrenean see 4 times each month, around 400 km grand total, only things i broke was a stator, regular maintenance, higly suggest you to try this tires, Mitas Winscoot... there's nothing like them during winter ride, and works good also during summer... also with mud and little debris you can meet on the road they give a much higher sense of security and grip... lamps!
Awesome to hear of another Sym that has been crossing Europe and doing big trips :D
really enjoy ur trip with Danny. Love ur video ❤
Thank you! 😁
Great roadtrip, i am really impressed about scooter. 1000 km in one day, all the time with full gas, just amazing👌
Thanks, yep he held his own on this trip 😁
your scooter adventures are very enjoyable. I hope you don't give them up completely.
I don't know what the future holds, but we'll see. For now Donnie will be my daily city scooter, I'm not selling him 😁
Cel mai important este confortul tău în timpul condusului, de accea nu îmi permit decât o sugestie. Deoarece cemera de filmat e instalată pe partea stângă a căștii și cu suportul de băuturi acolo montat, e foarte greu pt urmăritori să arunce o privire la bord, și ar fi SUPER să vedem măcar ce viteze atingi în unele momente ( urcări mari, depășirea tirurilor,etc). Bordul e și foarte explicit și ușor de citit la symphony ST.
Pei e cam clasic urcări 70-80 pe drept 90-100 :))
Impressive reliability and rider endurance
And we're both still going strong 20.000km after this iron butt attempt :))
Good choice putting back the original weight rollers! I would recommend the TechPulley Flying roll, they are awesome! You will get better acceleration and better top speed! TechPulley recommends that you choose the weight of the FR sliding rolls 10%below the original rolls. They are not cheap but they will upgrade the Soul in your Donnie!
I will look into that, but for near future Donnie is going to get a rest from long distance trips and be just my city scooter as he was designed to be :))
Hey friend,did you try them?
Do you have a link?Do we have any video maybe with comparison?I am very interested!
@@zzt231gr no, I haven't tried them
@@RideWithAlex Lol,Alex I am sorry man!I was refering to the OP above.
@@zzt231gr Yes, I have them installed and they are awesome. No video, sorry.
We have the same bike.Bravo from Greece.
Thank you!
A good week start with this awaited trip. Good luck!
Thank you!
Respect 🫡 I really like your videos with your 200cc scooter … I drive a Vespa gts 125 and it’s top for short and long distance I drive it even more than my fiat 500 … long live the scooters 🎉
Thank you and keep riding it :D
Браво мајсторе, браво легендо! 🇷🇸💪🍻😘
Hehe Google translate to the rescue, thank you :D
You're welcome to Italy!!!🍷
Thank you 😁
Waaaaaaw you inspire me alot Alex 👍Love your amazing trips ♥️ Please wear a fluo vest at night for your safety 😉👍
Thank you, the ST has pretty bright lights on the back so i never felt the need to war fluorescente gear.
Very intersting trip .well done for your achievment! i like long trips on small scooters !keep going...
Thank you, not stopping here :)
Brilliant video, well done Alex.
Thank you 😁
it would be awesome if the transportation systeme was made of trains with large carriage place dedicated to store scooters with small trailers. It sounds weird but when you think about it it would be the ultimate mobility combination to eliminate noisy and ugly highways, resolving city traffic problem, yet still preserving all the personal mobility.
If you have the time I would still ride, there's something about covering the distance.
SYM is really great.I am definetly buy one.I am between scooter or motorcycle.
Very good Alex.You are making some very dope videos.
Thank you :)
Salutare! Super aventura! M-am abonat imediat la canalul tau mai ales ca ne am intalnit la Iași la Madras !!
Mulțumesc 😁
Bravo Alex. Inca o dovada de curaj. Frumoasa calatoria. Era mai frumos pe secundare la intoarcere. Cum de nu l.ai luat si pe Marius:)).
Marius a zis ca e prea frig, ce ți-e și cu vedetele astea 🙄
I enjoyed this very much! This is what i like to do also! On the way back, it would have been nice to stop at Timisoara to shake hands and maybe eat a Shaworma together! ;) (red M310)
I was on a bit of a tight schedule, maybe in the future :D
Amazing trip there Alex! Would love to see a video about your winter-type clothes, heated vest and so on, how you connect them when you are riding...etc. Btw what kind of gloves did you use here?Ride safe!
Probably when the snow comes and I can't film outside I will do a video with all my gear and combinations of gear.
@@RideWithAlex Thanks!
Milan fits you man, you should totally move there 😂❤
😂😂😂
Donny rides again 🛵 his friend was left behind 🐭. I was surprised about your new bike (Radish) I was expecting a Transalp 🏍️
I really enjoyed another adventure. I was looking at Sym Scooters to buy. But I ended up buying another Honda (PCX125) HONDA & YAMAHA are very popular here in Thailand and I've never had any issues if you change oil and filter regularly.
I am surprised too that I ended up buying what I did, but it's just that good
@@RideWithAlex nice machine
@@MrRatchaphruek thank you, hope the weather holds out and I can film with it this weekend, winter is fast approaching and filming opportunities are few and far between.
Nice job telling the world about Scooter power!
Thank you!
You have ball's my Friend nice trip ... Danny boy reliable and trustworthy...I visit Milan and others places in Italy the craziest riders i saw it in Naples but i believe that the craziest riders every day in towns you find it in Greece my country.......but we pay the price by lifes ... Good job my friend.
Thank you for the compliment :)) and yes Athens was one of the craziest cities I rode in
Svaka čast!!! 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you!
Well done! Amazing 👏
SYM should provide for free a scooter for you!
I wouldn't mind an ADX1 :))
He'll of a ride Alex on a small cc well done m8
Thank you :D
Поздрав за Алекса из Србије одлични су ти видеи👍
Thank you!
Hi Alex! Where did you pass Ro/Srb border? I found this Tekija village, so it must have been before that. :)
I passed at the iron gates border crossing near Drobeta Turnu Severin
Good job, new subscriber here from the philippines
Thank you :D
This man is a beast
Thank you 😁
Nice to see something like this.
Thank you! 😁
Salut , felicitari foarte tare sa faci atata drum cu scuterul ! Cum se mentine viteza cand iei mana de pe manson ?
Blocator de acceleratie, folosesc de mult timp.
Very good video, made the hour fly, when it ends you feel like: "ended already?"
By the way, which app do you use for maps?
I use Igo for navigation, it's a one time purchase and it has offline mapa
Hi seems I was right in the main your viewers prefer scooters not BMW big bikes. Thank you for your comments.your videos are very special there are plenty of big bike videos where as yours are unique!! how you keep riding for 1700 kms without falling asleep I don't know.
We shall see, I don't like just scooters, I like all type of bikes and I want to experience them all, plus the BMW is cheaper then a 125cc scooter brand no, so it will be a good experiment of what to buy, a new 125cc scooter or a 90's big adv bike
@@RideWithAlex hello alex.sorry I am wrong.i forgot it's your channel you do what you want. Costs are important to everyone.you may lose a few scooter fans but I am sure you will get more.one of the things I like are the room costs showing what you get for the money.just enjoy the ride.
@@peter1957100 I like to keep things realistic and on a buget, because I have to, I don't have tons of money. It's easy to say like a big 25k euro bike is nice but what if you have just 2-3k and you still want a big bike, is it a good ideea? We'll see :))
@@RideWithAlex hello alex.i have ridden all sorts of big bikes in the last 40 years from big Kawasaki's ,Harley's, goldwings. But at 65 decided like you I was missing a lot of the beauty at higher speeds so I sold the motorcycles and bought a vespa. Which I found was very comfortable and the clubs in the UK don't worry about speed .they keep with the slowest rider. Which is fine by me.
Hi Alex, that was challenging and i have enjoyed all of it😊.
I have a question if you can help.
I ride a cruisym 300 and i need to change the rollers.
What would you advise for more acceleration and more top speed at the same time😅.
Thanks
You can't have both and I sugest you leave the stock roller weights because they are tuned to work perfectly with the engine.
Asta îmi place la romani, fac rai din ce au, mulți ar spune ca e imposibil sa faci asa drumuri cu sub 200cc, dar uite ca tu arăți contrariul.
Cati km ai pe scuter pana acum?
Momentan are 32500 in bord
Finally the Italian Job!!! 👍😃
Yes indeed
Dear, personally I drive the Symphony ST 125 LC, it drives very well, no problem there. but when I drive for an hour I always get pain in my legs, could that be due to my height of 1.90m?
that the space for my legs is too small?
I don't know, I fit on mine just fine but I'm 1.75m tall.
Well done, good trip, how is Donny doing on up hill mountain roads?
Much better with the stock roller weights :)
If you wanna see the real Italian traffic you should ride in the south, Rome, Naples or any big southern Italian city would be just perfect 😅
Might try that next year :))
How is your fuel consumption when u ride it that hard on the highway? Oh and what navigation app do u use for this kind of trips?
The fuel consumption is about 4l/100km when I ride it like this. And the app I use for navigation is called Igo.
Hello Alex. I discovered your channel 2-3 weeks before & now I bought a Symphony st 200. :D
Do you think I can go on highways with it? Thanks in advance
I would suggest after the brake in period is over and you've done your first service.
@@RideWithAlex sorry Im new to the moto world…what do you mean by brake in period?
And when should I change the first oil?? Some says 300km, others 500km and others 1000km?
@@MrCrazyslv did the dealer no give a service plan? First service is at 500km, after that the service interval is every 2500km.
@@RideWithAlex no service plan at all. i live in albania. Even the bike had like 200km already… anyway, thanks a lot Alex 🙏🙏
Hi Alex, is symphony stable on higheay at speeds of 90-100 kph? I ve had a sym joymaz z and was quite unstable with a passanger at these speeds.
I haven't had any problems with it 🤷🏻♂️
@@RideWithAlex thanks. Do you think is confortabile for a person of 190 cm or the knees will hit the handlebars?
@@fcliverpoolfcliverpool894 go to a showroom and sit on it, at your height it's tricky
Salut Alex, mai stii de cate ori ai facut plinul pana la Milano?
Habar n-am, vreo 10-12 plinuri.
Salut Alex.. saptamana asta am dat avansul pentru Cruisym..
Luni o sa scot fiscalul de la anaf si sper ca in 2 saptamani sa imi vina ( il iau prin Paul Moto Arad )
Stima
Felicitări, nu cred ca vei avea vreo întârziere, cel puțin din partea importatorului. Sa îl stăpânești sănătos.
@@RideWithAlex multumesc
Toate bune iti doresc !
1. Cum vezi prin parbrizul plin de apa? Raza vizuala e prin el sau peste?
2. Unde faci reviziile la atatia km rulati? Adica daca e timpul sa faci revizia si esti departe de casa...
3. Incap 2 casti integrale sub sa?
1. Nu vezi, mergi cu incredere :))))
2. La drumul asta nu am facut nici o revizie, am exitins intervalul de service la 4000km dar verificam si mai completam cu ulei pe masura ce il manca
3. Nu
@@RideWithAlex 2. Deci arde ulei
3. Dar ce intra sub sa? O integrala si o open? (asa se spune in specificatii)
@@RideWithAlex a, 4. Cati km ai acumulat in total? Cati crezi ca te tine? Vad ca o tii flat out mai mereu.
@@danidany8535 31.000 momentan, in Grecia sunt unități euro4 cu motorul asta trecute de 100.000km. Nu-mi fac griji.
@@danidany8535 Normal ca arde ulei cand il tii 4000km la 9000 de ture. Am completat cam 300-400ml tot drumul.
Sincer nu am bagat niciodata casca sub sa, nici macar una, eu tin alte chestii sub sa. Trebuie sa iti incerci castile tale specific pentru ca difera nu toate full face-urile sunt la fel de mari sau incap in aceleasi locuri.
Hi Alex. How much is the average consumption of st200 when you ride outside city?
Between 3 and 4L / 100km if you keep it between 70-90km/h
Damn, that's kinda lot.
Bro how much the top speed of it and is it à watercooling or air ? I have à 150cc and it run only 110/kmh
100km/h top speed and its air cooled
Hello ALEX please we want a review for the SYM 8JET X 125
Hello, I did a review on the Jet X over a year ago!
czcams.com/video/5BPyYxxWL2E/video.html
As long as can keep pace with the trucks motorways are fine .I only do that on bigger scooter .I have Sym HD 200 as run around water-cooled carb version .
12 hp is just about the minimum to keep pace with trucks, but it worked out good :D
Ce model este scuterul? Ce motorizare, are modificări sau e original ???
2021 Sym Symphony ST 200 complet stock.
What about the lights? Led ? Good or not?
Led is hands down the best I have used. If you have the option always go for LED
Que piensas de symphony 200 st euro 4? Tengo una para comprar con 37000km y esta muy bien, el precio 1200€, todas las revisiones al dia
It's a good buy and at that money, I would go for it.
Muchas gracias amigo
Very nice
Thank you!
Did you do an oil change during this trip?
Nope, extended the service interval :))
Salut Alex cat timp poti sa mergi incontinu pana te opresti cati km poti face intro tura
Cel mai mult am facut 1700 in 24 de ore
What about fuel consumption? How did it go?
The way I pushed it about 4L/100km. This is what happens when you run it at full throttle :)
When did you change the engine oil???
I didn't, it survived, just checked it and topped it off every 5-600km
👍👍from denmark 🇩🇰
Thank you!
Damn if Id knew you passing my place in Slovenija we should go on drink
I was in a bitnofna hurry 😂
@@RideWithAlex if you ever go true Slovenia stop,just message me we will go on drink,nice chanell by the way.
what is fuel consumption on dony
The averege over 44.000km is 3.6l/100km
I do not think think that in Italy you are allowed to go on motoway with smaller scooter than 250cc 🤐
I don't know either, but no one stopped me so go for broke :)))))
They are allowed, minimum 150 cc. Best selling one in Italy is the Honda SH150i that can do circonvallazione (or is it called tangenziale? who knows) and Autostrada followed by the SH125i for those who don't need to do that.
Salutare, ce echipament folosesti ?
Echipament?
@@RideWithAlexsalutare, fiind vremea sezon rece ma intereseaza ce ai pe tine ( manusi, pantaloni, geaca.. daca sunt o marca anume ?)
Ce navigatie si cat trafic de date consuma ?
Multumesc
@@patakigabriel7457 in principiu o geaca de piele si haine de munte de iarna de la decathlon, iar navigatia este Igo si nu consuma de loc date, hartile sunt stocate in telefon, dar trebuie sa cumperi harta.
@@RideWithAlex multumesc 🤝
Best speed for trip?
Around 80-90 km/h
@@RideWithAlex speedometer or gps?
@@nikoskalivas2255 GPS
so how Donnie's odo looks now?
31.000km :D
@@RideWithAlex any chance to get in top 10 world wide high mileage donnies?
@@MrCiociolin there's no such list as far as I know.
Who needs water cooling, people talk as if air cooling is not good for long runs.
I’ve seen people giving advice online - you must stop and let the engine cool every hour! Lol.
I think myne cools of in the 10 minutes I spend for a fuel stop, because that's all the brakes it got 😂
Just think at 100kph how fast that little engine is spinning - the crank and piston must be just a blur to look at.
Yet it keeps going, 30k KLM’s and Donny loves it 👌
Ce ati avut accecuari şi numele?
What do you have accesuars on yours bike and name-models?
You can search for the build on my channel, i have videos with everything I put on this scooter. The winterizing and the cruise control videos.
am găsit multumesc
italy city roads sux... lot of bumps. PS: (FIAT IS NOT ITALIAN ANYMORE)
Not as bad as Romanian roads :)))
Hello from a Serb from Greece my friend. This is a bike that I am considering to buy. I am 95kg 187cm, and as I can see it will not be a problem for me! 🫡
Go to a dealer and sit on one, see how you fit on it first 😉
@@RideWithAlex I did. It feels perfect!
@@Serbo-Greek then you're going to enjoy it 😁
No, Donnie all the way, every day, perfect size. ✌️🛵
I know he is but we have to try everything that motorcycling has to offer :)