Author Topic: Come with me for a ride on my 350F! (Read 7234 times)

loonymoon · « **on:** May 18, 2008, 01:13:47 PM »

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ir-A9qTMwLc

I left the soundtrack "natural" on this one so you can hear the sounds of the baby four (and my maniacal giggling etc

). There's a bit of wind noise though!

okie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2008, 01:23:35 PM »

Good Gosh!! You're on the wrong side of the friggin' road!!!!

Definitely a cool video.

What kind of camera are you using? And how do you mount it?

loonymoon · « **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2008, 01:31:37 PM »

It's just a cheapy Vivitar DVR-530 I put it on a mini tripod and stuffed the tripod into the top of my Hi-vis vest and jacket zipper. (I tied the lanyard to a loop I had on the vest - just in case.)

I forgot to close the screen for that vid - so the camera kind of drooped to the left a bit. I have a gorillapod on order which should be better as I can position the arms better to keep the camera a bit more stable.

Gorillapod (incase you were wondering)

Ecosse · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2008, 02:25:31 PM »

Good work Loonymoon. But as the kids in America say, yo girlfriend, drivin' on the wrong side of the road is mad whacked! Or something like that. I have to admit I'd get killed my first day in the U.K.

I just came from a nice meet put on by the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club in Florence MA. and saw a bike similar to yours. Yours is a bit nicer though.

keiths · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2008, 04:57:33 PM »

Nice video Loony. Your bike sounds great.

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2008, 05:21:08 PM »

your bike looks and sounds great! you have a cute voice too

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2008, 07:34:54 PM »

It does look and sound good. Come back an post how the Gorillapod works. I had considered one, but was afraid it would not hold the cam tight/rigid enough over bumps, etc., so I jury rigged something that clamps to various tubes. The Gorillapod looks like with would provide for more location flexibility though.

loonymoon · « **Reply #7 on:** May 19, 2008, 02:45:02 PM »

Thanks guys!!

I'm loving how my bikes sounding at the moment!!

On the video, just where that recovery truck was stopping, if I'd turned left there's a tea hut in the woods. There were loads of motorcyclists in there. I pondered about stopping, but got a bit embarrassed about having the camera so didn't.

I'd forgotten there were so many speed bumps through the woods

tom8Toe · « **Reply #8 on:** May 19, 2008, 03:04:57 PM »

As for camera mounts, I found this that I've been contemplating trying:

http://www.knick-knack.com/howto/motorcycle/cheap-handlebar-camera-mount.html

I just need to find space on my clip-ons

loonymoon · « **Reply #9 on:** May 19, 2008, 03:32:18 PM »

I saw that web-page too. Quite a nice idea!

Ecosse · « **Reply #10 on:** May 19, 2008, 03:37:12 PM »

loony what are the roads like where you live? Here in New England they leave much to be desired in many areas.

loonymoon · « **Reply #11 on:** May 20, 2008, 04:28:37 AM »

Pretty poor in some places, You can see on the video the amount of patching where they've replaced electricity lines or whatever. Not a problem for a car but a bike tends to follow the lines so they're best avoided.

andy750 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 20, 2008, 04:42:32 AM »

Hey Loony,

Great video and I liked the overtaking sequence at the beginning

Nice to see the 350 being used to its potential. Bike sounded as though it was running well and looked like a good ride. Too bad about the speed bumps at the end!

Oh yeah and sexy voice

Takes me back to living in Oxford

thanks for posting! With you and Gordon making road movies we should get some more....Ill need to rig something up for the next New England ride.

cheers
Andy

uptworedline · « **Reply #13 on:** May 20, 2008, 06:07:53 AM »

awesome video!

but one comment, you know what I find weird? you guys in the uk drive on the left side of the road, and we here drive on the right side. however, both our round-abouts/rotaries go clockwise! weird!

troppo · « **Reply #14 on:** May 20, 2008, 06:41:43 AM »

we do the same as the brits over here too mate

loonymoon · « **Reply #15 on:** May 20, 2008, 11:01:10 AM »

Quote from: uptworedline on May 20, 2008, 06:07:53 AM

awesome video!

but one comment, you know what I find weird? you guys in the uk drive on the left side of the road, and we here drive on the right side. however, both our round-abouts/rotaries go clockwise! weird!

trying to work that one out.. Do you give way to people from the right too then...?? Must do I suppose..

I've driven in the states but never been round a roundabout (thank god or I would have gone the wrong way) you don't have that many I suppose.How does that work then, as with a multi-lane road leading up to the roundabout if you're on a left branching onto the circle of the roundabout it would naturally slope to the left so you go on clockwise, but if you're on the right hand side of a multi-lane road - you would have to branch sharp to the left to go round clockwise instead of following the natural flow to go anticlock,...

I've driven in Europe too and their roundabouts go anti-clockwise.

andy750 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 20, 2008, 12:34:12 PM »

Loony you ride anti-clockwise on roundabouts (called rotarys here) and give way to traffic coming from the left.

Same as in Europe.

cheers
Andy

loonymoon · « **Reply #17 on:** May 20, 2008, 12:37:15 PM »

Ahh ok so uptoredline was just trying to confuse me then!! - Or he's been riding the wrong way round rotaries the whole time...

andy750 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 20, 2008, 01:08:04 PM »

Quote from: loonymoon on May 20, 2008, 12:37:15 PM

Ahh ok so uptoredline was just trying to confuse me then!! - Or he's been riding the wrong way round rotaries the whole time...

Well he is from New Hampshire so anything is possible

uptworedline · « **Reply #19 on:** May 20, 2008, 09:23:04 PM »

well i'll be darn. i haven't ridden on a roundabout in a while, and heck we do go counter/anti-clockwise! i don't know what i was thinking! i saw the video, and the roundabout looked regular to me. lets all give a good chuckle at my suspense!

Ecosse · « **Reply #20 on:** May 20, 2008, 09:49:31 PM »

uptworedline ya had me pausing! I don't see too many rotarys, NH near Westmoreland off of I91 and in Springfield, but I'll cut ya some slack because I tend to want to block out their very existence anyway.

loonymoon · « **Reply #21 on:** May 20, 2008, 11:47:01 PM »

We have a lot here, I like them, save's on traffic lights - though a lot of the bigger ones actually do have traffic lights on them too.

I remember some junctions in the states with the "who gets there first goes" rule.... scary

On my 17 mile commute to work I have to negotiate 11 roundabouts. Three of them massive ones with traffic lights (some part time depending on time of day), three of them mini-roundabouts (no more than a painted circle and arrows on the road).

loonymoon · « **Reply #22 on:** May 22, 2008, 02:06:23 AM »

Quote from: Bob Wessner on May 18, 2008, 07:34:54 PM

It does look and sound good. Come back an post how the Gorillapod works. I had considered one, but was afraid it would not hold the cam tight/rigid enough over bumps, etc., so I jury rigged something that clamps to various tubes. The Gorillapod looks like with would provide for more location flexibility though.

Hi Bob,

I took the following video of me riding my scooter (don't laugh) using the gorilla pod as a mount for the camera and with the legs stuffed under my hi-vis vest (which is a nice close fit). Unfortunately I forgot to check where it was facing so at first it's set too low but then I move it up a bit. The camera also ran out of battery before I got somewhere more interesting too.

If you use the new you-tube player and click "view in high quality" you can see a nicer version of the video.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v5X10QxlsMI

Hush · « **Reply #23 on:** June 01, 2008, 04:07:44 AM »

Cool idea Loonymoon, I'll try that when my bike is roadworthy so you can see some of our lovely country too.
Damn shame about those speed bumps, everyone suffers just because a few idiots want to race (which off course should not include motorcyclists as we are slightly above the law

).
You certainly like to play with your bike, I saw two different back tire makes on your baby and at least 3 exhaust setups.

Hush.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #24 on:** June 01, 2008, 05:53:22 AM »

Looks like that Gorillapod worked pretty well. Thanks for posting this.

Jonesy · « **Reply #25 on:** June 02, 2008, 05:25:55 PM »

Not intending to turn this into a roundabout thread, but we go counter-clockwise (in Michigan, anyway...). Here's one of the newest ones built near the capitol:

Loonymoon, are "double roundabouts" (such as this one shown below) common in the UK? I personally don't like them, as I find the single ones confusing enough!

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #26 on:** June 02, 2008, 07:51:35 PM »

Dan,

Funny you would post this right now. I had the 'thrill' of riding through a series of 3 new roundabouts just constructed in Ann Arbor in front of the new high school. I've gone through them several times on the way to Huron River Dr. via Maple Rd. Not once, have the folks IN the roundabout indicated they knew what to do. Every time I approach, with the yield sign to me, the traffic in the roundabout stops as though they should let me in. I can't wait to see how this works when the school finally opens for the first time in Sept. $:-\$

Jonesy · « **Reply #27 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:45:54 AM »

Quote from: Bob Wessner on June 02, 2008, 07:51:35 PM

Every time I approach, with the yield sign to me, the traffic in the roundabout stops as though they should let me in.

I hope those folks never drive in a New Jersey "traffic circle"... they'd be killed!

With me, half the time I end up on the wrong road.

loonymoon · « **Reply #28 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:15:50 AM »

Double roundabouts are reasonably common, but mosly they're small "mini" roundabouts which aren't much more than painted circles on the ground. I like roundabouts as they keep the traffic flowing well (most of the time).

In Hemel Hempsted theres what's known as a "magic roundabout"... try this for size..

It's basically a series of mini roundabouts round what looks like a big main roundabout - very confusing if you first get to it... but all you do is look at the main exit you want to take and then treat the mini roundabouts as individuals until you get there... nightmarish at first but not too bad when you're used to it!! You basically ignore that the big inner roundabout exists... so you can turn right at the first mini roundabout then turn right again to get to the far right exit on the main roundabout......

In the UK we're totally used to the way roundabouts work so it's not such a big deal but I can imagine what it'd be like for some poor foreigner used to driving on the other side of the road and unused to roundabouts to come across something like that!!

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2008, 07:36:27 AM »

Ohmygod! The average American would be lost for days in that one.

I agree though, I think, in general, they are a good idea. New to us over here and folks just need to get use to them. It might help to include their proper use in driver education classes.

Ecosse · « **Reply #30 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:06:25 PM »

Strangely, when I add the link I get a video saying it's not currently available but when I link it the old way up pops a viewable video. Friggin' computers are a fad. Try playing the first, and then the second; meanwhile I'm going back to drawing on cave walls.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4009607133092988870&q=national+lampoon%27s+european+vacation&ei=xvRFSOTOO4OgrwLGrI2xDA&hl=eN

loonymoon · « **Reply #31 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:16:10 PM »

I think you just need to put the link in now, no tags or anything.

BUT good video. And sometimes it is like that when idiots don't move out on the roundabout like they're supposed to!

Steve_NZ · « **Reply #32 on:** July 15, 2008, 03:36:19 PM »

Quote from: loonymoon on May 18, 2008, 01:13:47 PM

I left the soundtrack "natural" on this one so you can hear the sounds of the baby four (and my maniacal giggling etc ). There's a bit of wind noise though!

Brilliant! Your video brought back some memories... I left the UK almost 20 years ago and had just about forgotten what it's like to ride British roads!

Cheers!

malcolmgb · « **Reply #33 on:** August 03, 2008, 03:36:19 PM »

Sorry I'm a bit late on this one, I did once attempt the 'Swindon Magic Roundabout' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon) probably similar to Hemel one, take a look at Wikipedia link for detailed explanation, there is also a mirror image for those who drive on the right.

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Author Topic: Come with me for a ride on my 350F! (Read 7234 times)

okie

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