Author Topic: THE ultimate SOHC film (or: Easy Rider, the sequel)... (Read 9574 times)

Harry · « **on:** March 29, 2005, 06:38:04 AM »

Turn up the sound, break out a frostie, put on your helmet and come for a ride on MY turf......

www.mctangen.dk/CB500F-med.WMV

(Oh! Uhm, yes, i DID have my helmet on while riding...)

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2005, 06:51:49 AM »

What's a "frostie" Harry ?

Is it the same as one of Terry's "tinnies"

Harry · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2005, 07:00:27 AM »

Indeed it is, Steve, indeed it is!

Dennis · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2005, 08:45:16 AM »

Harry, what was the temperature when you did this?
Looked to be a little cold!
I'll just stay inside and watch your clip until it stops raining here and it warms up just a bit!! LOL

Harry · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2005, 08:58:44 AM »

Below freezing, for sure, but don't remember how much. I do remember that the salt had just been washed off the roads, so there was nothing to stop me going for a ride!

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2005, 10:57:10 AM »

So is that your garage Harry?

Looks like a cool collection of bikes. What ya got in there?

Harry · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2005, 12:08:00 PM »

He he, nope, not my garage, but the garage at work! Just HAD to go for a ride in my lunch break! In the winter its filled with scooters, in the summer with bikes of all diferent makes. My garage at home is filled with a collection of two stroke MZs from East Germany for winter use....

Ibsen · « **Reply #7 on:** March 29, 2005, 02:34:41 PM »

I didn't know you got so much snow down in Denmark.

cben750f0 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 29, 2005, 10:36:57 PM »

ha mate that is a classic... good to see ... was waiting for a bit of straight line accelleration

, to hear the ol girl sing....

Flood · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2005, 03:17:00 AM »

Nice movie, thank you!
Now we need another one with the bike warmed up and going at proper revs. Then you don't need the music as soon as the bike starts.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2005, 02:08:33 PM »

Harry, nice little clip. Just curious about the camcorder, what kind and where mounted, etc.

Harry · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2005, 02:26:29 PM »

Quote from: Bob Wessner on March 30, 2005, 02:08:33 PM

Harry, nice little clip. Just curious about the camcorder, what kind and where mounted, etc.

Ah, well, just a regular cheap digital camera (Sony) with video recording capacity, slung round my neck by its strap. Surprised me that it worked, and that the sound was ok. Maybe I should take the music off the video....?

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2005, 03:43:12 PM »

I'll be darned! Sometimes "simple" is the best approach, it certainly turned out pretty well in this case. Thanks for the reply.

cben750f0 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2005, 04:32:18 PM »

yep ..loose the music... we all hear love the sound of the hondas.... do it for us...

heffay · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2005, 07:48:57 PM »

great clip, i thought you were gonna go thru the wall on the way back in

...actually, aside from the cheesiness, i thought the music added a professional touch. makes me wanna do the same so you all can hear a 350 that actually roars (and makes some 32 year old noises that i haven't quite pinpointed)

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2005, 12:51:04 AM »

Fantastic Harry, I'd like to see some mpeg movies from other parts of the world, like Raul in Spain and Karl in Wales, Steve D in the UK, Mike Rieck, Sean Condon, John Baldridge, Ed starkes and every one else in the US, and if I can get hold of a digital video camera I'd love to share my favourite roads in this hot dry land with you guys too! Cheers, Terry.

cben750f0 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2005, 06:04:47 AM »

were you at terry?, im from albury NSW... 20min in any direction you have a brilliant ride.... BTW the 750 owners club of aust. are haveing a ride to bulla on the 16th-17th of april... just a thought for a bit of catch up... peace

Harry · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:41:11 AM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on March 31, 2005, 12:51:04 AM

Fantastic Harry, I'd like to see some mpeg movies from other parts of the world, like Raul in Spain and Karl in Wales, Steve D in the UK, Mike Rieck, Sean Condon, John Baldridge, Ed starkes and every one else in the US, and if I can get hold of a digital video camera I'd love to share my favourite roads in this hot dry land with you guys too! Cheers, Terry.

Yeah, c'mon guys, lets get some videos rolling! Eh, Terry, you're going to have to pull your finger out if you are going to shoot some curves before the winter rolls in over Oz, and the rain pelts down for days on end in dreary Melbourne!

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2005, 12:40:04 PM »

Digital camera on a cord around ya neck eh?

This I have to try (when it stops raining...)

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2005, 09:16:56 PM »

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Terry, you're going to have to pull your finger out if you are going to shoot some curves before the winter rolls in over Oz, and the rain pelts down for days on end in dreary Melbourne!

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G'Day Harry, well it's gonna be 30 deg C (86 deg F) here and 8 deg C (46 deg F) in Denmark tomorrow,so if you want dreary, look out the window. But to be honest, I'd be happy to see some rain mate, it's such a rare thing here, we've been in drought for many years and each year we get more stringent water restrictions. I'd love to be able to wash my bike in my driveway without falling foul of the law, just like you'd like to do the same without it turning into an iceberg, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

heffay · « **Reply #20 on:** April 02, 2005, 07:50:40 PM »

so i tried the whole camera around the neck thing

that sucked. will try again soon... with duct tape!

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #21 on:** April 02, 2005, 11:23:30 PM »

Quote from: heffay on April 02, 2005, 07:50:40 PM

so i tried the whole camera around the neck thing that sucked. will try again soon... with duct tape!

My son has a neat little digi-cam with an internally threaded tripod mountunderneath, and I'm thinking of making a short bracket from the handlebar clamp to the base of the camera, it should hold it reasonably steady, so as long as the screw doesn't pull out of the plastic internal threaded portion, it should be good to go! Cheers, Terry.

cben750f0 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 02, 2005, 11:30:15 PM »

looking forward to it...

brownb56 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 13, 2005, 06:50:39 PM »

first time I heard sohc, can't wait to get mine runnin

pretz · « **Reply #24 on:** September 29, 2005, 06:55:51 AM »

Has anyone else made one of these videos yet?

Harry · « **Reply #25 on:** September 29, 2005, 07:45:24 AM »

Quote from: pretz on September 29, 2005, 06:55:51 AM

Has anyone else made one of these videos yet?

Yes, I have - see the start of this post!

chrometank · « **Reply #26 on:** November 03, 2005, 04:56:26 PM »

I cant belive you rode all that way on the wrong side of the road !

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #27 on:** November 03, 2005, 05:47:38 PM »

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Has anyone else made one of these videos yet?

Yes, based on the ones posted previously, thought I would play copycat

. I prefer still photography, but have a DV camera also. Modified some photo clamps so I could mount the camera in various places on the bike, bars facing forward, down tube facing forward so you could see some of the front wheel in the shot, and one time on a down tube facing back with a portion of the exhaust in the shot. Kind of fun actually. Took a bit to figure some things out, such as the image stabilization helps and only works if the camera is set to "manual." First ones I took with it clamped to the bar without image stabilization were pretty nausiating to watch.

Harry · « **Reply #28 on:** November 04, 2005, 07:50:51 AM »

So, Bob, where are your videos?

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #29 on:** November 04, 2005, 08:45:45 AM »

I'm thinking some things are best viewed in the privacy of one's home.

Besides, not sure where/how to post video.

dusterdude · « **Reply #30 on:** November 04, 2005, 09:05:10 AM »

bob,i suppose it depends on what kinds of movies you`re refering to.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #31 on:** November 05, 2005, 07:19:02 AM »

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So, Bob, where are your videos?

OK, figured out how to create a stream and found space to upload it. I still use a dial-up connection so it took a while (ha, ha) even though we have very clean fast dial-up lines. I was wondering if someone with a broadband connection would give this a try and let me know what it looks like. When I tried to download it, streaming over dial-up sucked, but also the image was much larger than I selected at rendering time, yet when I play it locally it is the correct size.

I don't think this will make Stephen Spielberg seek alternative employment.

http://home.att.net/~bobwessner/wsb/media/FallRide.wmv

Dennis · « **Reply #32 on:** November 05, 2005, 07:39:29 AM »

Quote from: Bob Wessner on November 05, 2005, 07:19:02 AM

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So, Bob, where are your videos?

..... I still use a dial-up connection so it took a while (ha, ha) even though we have very clean fast dial-up lines. I was wondering if someone with a broadband connection would give this a try and let me know what it looks like.

I don't think this will make Stephen Spielberg seek alternative employment.

http://home.att.net/~bobwessner/wsb/media/FallRide.wmv

Bob, it downloaded into my temp file. Played fine. Even with DSL I have trouble getting steady streaming video. Size was OK.
But 10.9MB, how long did that take you to upload on a phone line?

Einyodeler · « **Reply #33 on:** November 05, 2005, 07:43:57 AM »

Great video Bob!!!

Like Dennis said , all you have to do is right click on it and save to your hard drive.
I watched it full screen on a 19" monitor and it looked great.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #34 on:** November 05, 2005, 08:11:58 AM »

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But 10.9MB, how long did that take you to upload on a phone line?

Let's just say I was able to shave, shower, make a pot of coffee and let the dog out.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #35 on:** November 05, 2005, 08:17:20 AM »

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I watched it full screen on a 19" monitor and it looked great.

Hmm, I played it locally at full-screen (also a 19" monitor) and the quality sucked, very fuzzy. It was rendered at 320x240. At that setting it was much clearer and sharper.. guess it should be though, eh?

Einyodeler · « **Reply #36 on:** November 05, 2005, 08:38:39 AM »

Well great compared to my digital camera set on movie mode

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Author Topic: THE ultimate SOHC film (or: Easy Rider, the sequel)... (Read 9574 times)

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