Topic: The Riding Dead with Norman Reedus

[CycleRanger]

Anyone watching the hour-long commercial that is "Ride with Norman Reedus"?
So far it's about what I expected, contrived but entertaining.

[Kevin D]

I watched a bit of it, I am not a WD fan, but.... Ducati Multistradas on a lonely mountain road caught my interest.  Selfies on a lonely mountain road.... Not interested.  Mooshie, Ofreen, Pimpzilla and a lonely mountain road would be a much better story, IMHO.
 Just the same, I will probably drop in next week.

I much preferred the IOMTT on Velocity, even if the racing was impeded by the weather.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Meh.  I had higher expectations.  The hipster girl parts were somewhat visually appealing but sort of lame.  My better half said, "Those chicks are probably new riders," and that they were more interested in hanging with a famous dude, and she was right on both accounts.

[BomberMann650]

I havent watched walkingdead in a long time!

Science channels - How it's made had a bit on custom moto tank building though!

[dusterdude]

I saw it,gonna wait another episode or two before i pass judgement

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[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I saw it,gonna wait another episode or two before i pass judgement

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Yeah, I'm in for another one or two to see how it shakes out.

[RAFster122s]

the latest episode on that the hills and mountains were caused by volcanic activity was total BS, sure they had volcanic activity but most of the mountains and valleys were carved out by combination of a huge glacier that moved through the SW a long time previous and erosion. Someone needs to give him some geology lessons before he starts talking... Yeah, I'm watching it because nothing better on but it is contrived.  The last episode's male riding partner was either metrosexual or otherwise and I thought they were going to kiss at a few points...  Either a strong bromance or otherwise in the works... It was really unreal how all the girls were clustered around Norman and the other guy was behind them...  It is a strange show...some pretty scenery.
David

[CycleRanger]

That was Balthazar Getty. He's married.
Reedus is not..

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

That was Balthazar Getty. He's married.
Reedus is not..

Yeah.  That was pretty obvious (wedding band and all).  And he's a freakin' Getty.  Those girls were clueless star-glommers. 

[RAFster122s]

Well, if you've followed the Walking Dead you know there has been speculation whether or not Darryl would hook up with a female at some point or if they would have him be in a homosexual relationship. It was just some strange interactions, despite Balthazar being married.

[BomberMann650]

Still jealous of the classified moto 750

[72 yellow]

Bikes are nice.  I tape the program and fast forward past the fawning parts and the endless commercials.  The American West which is on Saturday night on AMC is more interesting.

[Duke McDukiedook]

The commercials for it alone put me in the negatory camp.
I can't blame Reedus though if AMC is stupid enough to throw money at him to ride sweet bikes wherever you want to go no matter how weaksauce the show turned out to be. I would do it in a heartbeat.

[Draybot]

Meh.  I had higher expectations.  The hipster girl parts were somewhat visually appealing but sort of lame.  My better half said, "Those chicks are probably new riders," and that they were more interested in hanging with a famous dude, and she was right on both accounts.

Hey, nothing wrong with new riders! I think I'm just jealous that no one offered to pay me to drive around the country with my friends!

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[CycleRanger]

Meh.  I had higher expectations.  The hipster girl parts were somewhat visually appealing but sort of lame.  My better half said, "Those chicks are probably new riders," and that they were more interested in hanging with a famous dude, and she was right on both accounts.

Hey, nothing wrong with new riders! I think I'm just jealous that no one offered to pay me to drive around the country with my friends!

Yeah, like Dukie said, easy money. The crew takes care of all the logistics. He just rides around with folks.

[RAFster122s]

Yeah, it is a sweet gig but unless his dialogue is scripted it can really give insight into the way he thinks, feels about some stuff.  Supposedly, a pair of the ladies with them in the last episode had started the Girls Ride Out, so they have been riding for at least as long as that group has been in existence.  But, you can get posers with a group or even riders who do it on weekends...  I know lots of Harley riders who are more into dress up and that "culture" than riding a lot.  Sure, they ride on weekends but for many it is a status or bike as jewelry kind of attitude.

JWilde is a perfect example in my opinion.
I won't even give him the satisfaction of viewing his threads (as that strokes his ego) because it quickly became apparent to me why he had a bike and his general attitudes...

Norman at least loves bikes. I am surprised AMC didn't have insurance preventing him from riding outside of on the show (Walking Dead). Lots of actors have that kind of clause in their contracts.  That would be a deal breaker for me...

The metal work on that BMW on the first episode was something to behold, that guy had some skills.

David

[Desert-SOHC]

I know lots of Harley riders who are more into dress up and that "culture" than riding a lot.  Sure, they ride on weekends but for many it is a status or bike as jewelry kind of attitude.

Round here we call'um zip code riders....makes us laugh!   

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Yeah, it is a sweet gig but unless his dialogue is scripted it can really give insight into the way he thinks, feels about some stuff.  Supposedly, a pair of the ladies with them in the last episode had started the Girls Ride Out, so they have been riding for at least as long as that group has been in existence.  But, you can get posers with a group or even riders who do it on weekends...  I know lots of Harley riders who are more into dress up and that "culture" than riding a lot.  Sure, they ride on weekends but for many it is a status or bike as jewelry kind of attitude.

JWilde is a perfect example in my opinion.
I won't even give him the satisfaction of viewing his threads (as that strokes his ego) because it quickly became apparent to me why he had a bike and his general attitudes...

Norman at least loves bikes. I am surprised AMC didn't have insurance preventing him from riding outside of on the show (Walking Dead). Lots of actors have that kind of clause in their contracts.  That would be a deal breaker for me...

The metal work on that BMW on the first episode was something to behold, that guy had some skills.

David

David,

If you ever make it to Long Beach, you should definitely check out Roland Sands Designs.  One of the best shops in California.

[CycleRanger]

So I really can't complain about an episode shot in Austin and the surrounding area! 
They nicely highlighted some of the great roads just west of here.
Good of them to give a plug to Limey Bikes! They do good work out of their ridiculously tiny shop.

[chewbacca5000]

Got a link?

[CycleRanger]

Got a link?

http://www.amc.com/shows/ride-with-norman-reedus/season-1/episode-04-texas-twisted-sisters

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

The show is a very friendly travel and eat on bikes.  All of the rides are reasonable in length (nothing cross-country) probably to emphasize that anyone could do them on a long weekend.

I love Austin, so I enjoyed the last episode.  I don't know a thing about the Colt Wrangler guy or Limey Cycles; it was a white guy dreadlock episode!  The roads through the Texas Hill Country looked great.  I was hoping for some faster sweepers but probably a nice mellow cruising ride.

[Desert-SOHC]

It's clear that Norman loves bikes and riding in general.  I like that he is using his "star power" to spotlight the bike culture and its facets, although the "hipster" seems to be his focus to me.  He seems to find interesting places to explore during his stories.

[CycleRanger]

Well, "hipster" is where the ratings and money are at these days.
I liked that the product placement was toned-down a bit in the last couple of episodes.

[72 yellow]

Well, "hipster" is where the ratings and money are at these days.
I liked that the product placement was toned-down a bit in the last couple of episodes.

Agree.  Last episode was the best so far.

[Desert-SOHC]

Well, "hipster" is where the ratings and money are at these days.
I liked that the product placement was toned-down a bit in the last couple of episodes.

Agree.  Last episode was the best so far.

agreed.

[72 yellow]

Watched the last episode again last night.  Caught a glimpse of a CB750 at the last stop they made at Colt's place.

[RAFster122s]

Yes, it is travel friendly and bike friendly. It is geared towards hipsters and their culture. It does highlight some beautiful places. Mooshie and a few others should hit him up or the bike producers to get a sample of good riding they know about and to segment the cb750 and cb550s. It would be real then. Maybe hit up APE for a visit and get some track time there...
Willow Springs raceway would be a cool place to visit as would a tour of Edwards USAF base...easily doable from LA. and then take the back way going down the Angeles Crest into LA, a very fun ride in car or bike.

As far as the epsiode before last...
Well, lots of errors in describing things and the Blue Ridge Parkway runs up into VA and can link into some of the other beautiful parkways up there Skyline Drive/Parkway for one.

The Blue Ridge Mountain chain is part of the Appalachian Mountain chain that runs from North Carolina into Virginia, not as Norman said of Georgia up to Maine. The Georgia to Maine is the Appalachian Mountains.  And that "smoke" they saw from the scenic over look in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...THAT IS CLOUDS!!!  The mountain air currents cause condensation as the air downdrafts cause a pressure drop and formation of the clouds down in the valleys. It takes quite some time for the clouds to lift as Fog is actually clouds that form at ground level or near ground level due to high humidity levels in the air combined with air temperatures that are conducive to cloud formation.

A classic tale I heard when living in Boone NC was that a CB operator was talking with a trucker going down the mountain from Blowing Rock headed towards Greenville & Hickory area and was complaining about the fog being so thick.  The CB operator replied, <bleep> man, you are in the clouds, what do you expect!

The Blue Ridge Parkway cuts through Blowing Rock. 
A fun mountain road in the area is 221 and 421 from Bristol TN towards Boone, NC...lots of curves unless they straightened out 421. Haven't been on it since moving back to NE TN after being gone for 25 years.  Lived in Boone after college. Grew up in Blountville and lived in Johnson City, TN while attending college. After Boone (2 years) I ended up in Columbus, Ohio and then moved to Tucson, AZ.  I love southern AZ and want to move back.  When I have the money raised/saved, then I intend to move back there.

I agree with others, last episode was the best.

David

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Yes, it is travel friendly and bike friendly. It is geared towards hipsters and their culture. It does highlight some beautiful places. Mooshie and a few others should hit him up or the bike producers to get a sample of good riding they know about and to segment the cb750 and cb550s. It would be real then. Maybe hit up APE for a visit and get some track time there...
Willow Springs raceway would be a cool place to visit as would a tour of Edwards USAF base...easily doable from LA. and then take the back way going down the Angeles Crest into LA, a very fun ride in car or bike.

As far as the epsiode before last...
Well, lots of errors in describing things and the Blue Ridge Parkway runs up into VA and can link into some of the other beautiful parkways up there Skyline Drive/Parkway for one.

The Blue Ridge Mountain chain is part of the Appalachian Mountain chain that runs from North Carolina into Virginia, not as Norman said of Georgia up to Maine. The Georgia to Maine is the Appalachian Mountains.  And that "smoke" they saw from the scenic over look in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...THAT IS CLOUDS!!!  The mountain air currents cause condensation as the air downdrafts cause a pressure drop and formation of the clouds down in the valleys. It takes quite some time for the clouds to lift as Fog is actually clouds that form at ground level or near ground level due to high humidity levels in the air combined with air temperatures that are conducive to cloud formation.

A classic tale I heard when living in Boone NC was that a CB operator was talking with a trucker going down the mountain from Blowing Rock headed towards Greenville & Hickory area and was complaining about the fog being so thick.  The CB operator replied, <bleep> man, you are in the clouds, what do you expect!

The Blue Ridge Parkway cuts through Blowing Rock. 
A fun mountain road in the area is 221 and 421 from Bristol TN towards Boone, NC...lots of curves unless they straightened out 421. Haven't been on it since moving back to NE TN after being gone for 25 years.  Lived in Boone after college. Grew up in Blountville and lived in Johnson City, TN while attending college. After Boone (2 years) I ended up in Columbus, Ohio and then moved to Tucson, AZ.  I love southern AZ and want to move back.  When I have the money raised/saved, then I intend to move back there.

I agree with others, last episode was the best.

David

I thought something was off when he was describing the Blue Ridge Mountain Range in place of the Appalachians.  I've visited parts of the BRM Highway in Virginia and W. VA.

[RAFster122s]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Parkway 

Sorry CB, it is only in Virginia and NC.  There are some spectacular rides in W VA, a really mountainous state with lots of backwoods places.  Lots of roads that can make you sick if you aren't driving when driven at high speeds in a car.

Want to know what a Texas Twister and West Virginia divorce have in common?
In both someone is going to lose a trailer.
(JOKE)

A friend in Columbus related one of the differences between driving in Columbus versus driving here in the Tri-Cities area of NE Tennessee.  In Columbus you cut someone off they may beep at you and flip you off, you do that to Billy Bob in his truck around here he might follow you to where you are going and beat the __t out of you.  They also are known to interpret Yield signs as Stop signs around here, as opposed to how they are intended to be used.  The driving pace of big cities is very different and it has to be much more aggressive than around here to survive or you are "eaten" like the prey instead of viewed as a hunter.  It cracks me up when people around here complain of the traffic. It is NOTHING like any of the large cities I have lived in.  Most of my siblings can't deal with heavy traffic...they get really stressed out or even angry about it...I go with the flow and accept it and only get irritated if it is 45 minute delays when traveling due to dead stopped inching forward traffic on major freeways.  Yeah, getting cut off by boneheaded drivers irritates me like everyone else.   Norman hasn't shown any instances of aggressive or unsafe drivers of cars "trying to kill you" on a bike. They are portraying it as a rosy situation.  That bit of misinformation might get some new riders killed unless they are taking MSF safety courses.