My girlfriend and I rode around Big Bend National Park in Texas. Pictures can't do it justice.
It's not the same to me :-( But maybe I just have rose-tinted glasses for the 00's...
I'm £290 lighter and the RS is ready to be my commuter once more.
How many miles are on the RS by now? You didn't ride that much last season, right?
I've been playing with my GoPro Hero 8 on the bike a bit too, finally rigged up a mounting solution that I'm happy with and honestly I like filming on the bike more than I thought I would! Wind noise is not as bad as I expected but I am going to try a few homemade "deadcat" solutions to improve it. I'm also finding it fun to go through the footage and spend time editing it down to something watchable, though its all been very experimental so far. I think a Youtube motovlog channel could be a fun hobby, and if I'm having fun doing it then who cares if it makes money or not, LOL.
Now I just need to come up with a name, create a new email address, a logo, and youtube channel and then I'll start uploading vids from time to time. At the very least it will be a fun science experiment involving motorcycle riding I'd be doing anyway.
I look forward to seeing some of the first videos. Interestingly enough, I've also started experimenting with making videos. Made a channel even. I don't yet have gear to record rides, but I want to incorporate that at some point.
Anyway, here's the first one.
going to work on putting my first vid together tonight, just need to spend some time in Shotcut finishing it up. Hope to have it uploaded in a day or two.
I've been banned from my office for the foreseeable future so no bike commuting for me, though
I look forward to seeing some of the first videos. Interestingly enough, I've also started experimenting with making videos. Made a channel even. I don't yet have gear to record rides, but I want to incorporate that at some point.
Anyway, here's the first one.
I'm going to work on putting my first vid together tonight, just need to spend some time in Shotcut finishing it up. Hope to have it uploaded in a day or two.
Motorcycles keep you within social isolation distance of everyone! The perfect hobby for COVID-19
I've been banned from my office for the foreseeable future so no bike commuting for me, though
That's a great in depth video for folks looking to do the same. I'm gonna install the Oxford grips on my Strom this year, this years winter riding made me want nothing more.
The lockdown is coming.Probably gonna skip season opening this year. These sunny weekends in April where everyone and their mother get on their bike for the first time in the year always end up putting tons of people in the hospital and this is just a bad idea right now.
Probably gonna skip season opening this year. These sunny weekends in April where everyone and their mother get on their bike for the first time in the year always end up putting tons of people in the hospital and this is just a bad idea right now.
That's what I did the last days too. At the end of the lockdown the bike will shine like it never did. And the garden will be perfect:DWas thinking that as well when I was listening to the bikes going past today. Especially the very first nice day, like today, is generally better to just stay home.
I did wash the Ulysses, so there was some bike related activity.
Well my brothers Internet is crazy fast, lol. I hit a new road block though: my video is just shy of 16 minutes and apparently a new channel can't upload anything over 15 minutes!
Time to trim some fat....
I'm still amazed at how de minimis Fallout's accent is. Bike's look fabulous as ever.
I grew up in SE Lehigh Valley driving back roads to get up to Emmaus on the west and then over to Bethlehem/Hellertown on the east. This was like watching someone cruise around my old haunts. I kept saying to myself... "isn't that the old farm on Lanark Rd? Is he over by Vera Cruz?!" until you mentioned you were in Berks. Good times.All comments and criticisms welcome! The good, the bad, and even the ugly, lol!!!
All comments and criticisms welcome! The good, the bad, and even the ugly, lol!!!
Loved it! What's your setup like in terms of capturing voice? Sounds excellent, very crisp, engine note is clearly discernible too. Do you have to sync it after?
EDIT: Oh boy, the shop fucked up the maintenance. I arranged to service the shocks over email with labor only (I had my own 5W oil, dust seals and fork seals). They forgot all about it, charged me for parts and labor, put in 10W oil and used the old dust seals that have tiny cracks in them already (didn't notice the dust seals until I was back in the garage putting it back together).
I got refunded for the parts and after I put the front end back together and started dialing in the settings I noticed the left side fork only has four clicks of rebound dampening instead of the 13 it should have. They changed the fork cap on the left fork and I know exactly what they did wrong (the rebound adjuster and fork cap don't have the correct 13mm distance adjustment between them), but I don't have the tools to fix it myself. Not the best first impression of that shop, despite a bunch of people reccommending it online. Hopefully I'll get it sorted next week.
Not yet, took it back to the shop today to get it looked at. I'm 90% sure they fucked it up because I checked the rebound and compression settings when I took the fork tubes off just to see if it had factory settings or not and it had 6 clicks on both (not the factory settings). The fact that they didn't even check whether the adjustments work before and after the oil and seal change tells me to take my business elsewhere in the future.This is outrageous by the way. Did you manage to get it sorted?
Allright, my first ever motovlog is finally online:
All comments and criticisms welcome! The good, the bad, and even the ugly, lol!!!
What do you mean by this? I'm not following.I'm also avoiding riding. I know the chance is low, but things are really ramping up in Britain and the NHS is about to be overwhelmed. They don't need someone who fancied taking his bike out for the first time in six months and broke his leg or worse taking up space and resources
Beautiful pics and bikes as always! I do miss that translucent blue though.I confess, I did go for a ride yesterday.... maybe two. The mind is willing, but the flesh... Took it ever so easy though. Mostly to get some heat in the X1 after hibernation and to see if the S1's suspension is sorted. Gave it minus two clicks in the compression department (both front and rear). Seems a bit more pliable now.
Hmmm.
Beautiful pics and bikes as always! I do miss that translucent blue though.
It's never a good time to get into an accident, but now especially when hospitals are already at the risk of becoming overwhelmed, you don't want to put additional strain on the system because of recreational hazards.
It's never a good time to get into an accident, but now especially when hospitals are already at the risk of becoming overwhelmed, you don't want to put additional strain on the system because of recreational hazards.