Double hard bastard

[Mr Skid]

Most people know that I take my cbr on gravel roads once and a while - I share Motu's view that a bike should be able to do a bit of everything.

Now I've come across a kindred spirit in the form of Sjaak Lucassen, a intrepid gent who is doing a world tour on a R1.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9732&stc=1



He has a website, although the majority of updates are in Dutch: http://www.r1goesextreme.com/

There's also a good video documenting his travels http://www.kcplazasportbikes.com/videos/Sjaak_the_World.wmv (3.1MB)

If you're a sprotsbike rider who breaks out in a cold sweat when the tarseal ends, you now know there is nothing to worry about. :msn-wink:

[bugjuice]

fuk, now there's optimism
The vid is well worth the download too, amazing. I'd love to do that, who's up for it?

[Coyote]

Awesome

Wonder if I could take the CBR up Karapoti

[justsomeguy]

Now that's just bloody sad what a waste of an R1........


And this joker he's ...... sort of like the poster boy for the Anti-Remuera Tractor Organisation..............:laugh:

[bugjuice]

actually, this has got me inspired.
Who'd be up for riding around the coast of Oz or something? Nothing too huge, but a month off work or whatever, and ride for the fuk of it? A group of us would be fun

[justsomeguy]

actually, this has got me inspired.
Who'd be up for riding around the coast of Oz or something? Nothing too huge, but a month off work or whatever, and ride for the fuk of it? A group of us would be fun

That is quite a big ask. I'm pretty keen. How bout we start small and ride around the coast of NZ both Islands...... maybe this coming Summer????

Huh??

[MSTRS]

I know it's *only* a Yamaha - but a bloke could be charged with abuse doing that

[XTC]

Best bet would be to come back in summer and dig the bugger out..... Can't see you doing that on your CBR Rhys :)

[justsomeguy]

no guys......download and watch the video, then you'll will realise why Rhy's calls him a double hard bastard...... probably a really resourceful chap too..

[Eddieb]

Always wanted to go round the outside of Aus anyway, on a bike would be great. It's all $dosh$ however.

[Mr Skid]

actually, this has got me inspired.
Who'd be up for riding around the coast of Oz or something? Nothing too huge, but a month off work or whatever, and ride for the fuk of it? A group of us would be fun
If you're keen to do some adventure riding the coromandel peninsula is well recommended.

You could hire a XT600/DR650/DL650 for the weekend and explore some of the more interesting roads, at speeds where you can afford to admire the scenery.

It would give you a good taste of whether you wanted to spend a month in Australia doing the same thing. I'd join ya in the coromandel if you wanted the company.

[Mr Skid]

Best bet would be to come back in summer and dig the bugger out..... Can't see you doing that on your CBR Rhys :)
Yeah.. If the CBR bogged down I'd probably just leave it there.

[bugjuice]

If you're keen to do some adventure riding the coromandel peninsula is well recommended.

You could hire a XT600/DR650/DL650 for the weekend and explore some of the more interesting roads, at speeds where you can afford to admire the scenery.

It would give you a good taste of whether you wanted to spend a month in Australia doing the same thing. I'd join ya in the coromandel if you wanted the company.
like Eddie said, it's all about the $$$, but I'd love to - just not on my bike!!
Was thinking about getting a group of KBer's together, hire/buy*/sponser some sort of deal for a few of those BMW Dakar type bikes (what ever you want to call them), then ride the coast. If you're going to do something like that, then you go all out. Always wanted to do the coast, but then always wanted to go thru the middle too (coast to coast).

I guess you could roughly base the cost on:
how many k's - cost of fuel
how long - accomodation (tents? backpackers?) & food
spares - tyres etc, who knows how much tho..??
spending money - gotta buy some gifts for peeps back home
arse reconstruction - ??

* some places do that guaranteed buy-back scheme, so you buy the bike, ride it then the shop buy it back off you at an agreed price. Might work out cheeper than rental.

If you saved a few grand, it's heaps to blow on a 'holiday' but would be one to remember. Could be a future plan, may be for the start/end of next summer, so it's not too hot in Oz. How long would it take to go round the coast? Would you want to stop along the way for a few days, or just go hard out? I'd love to spend a couple of days in the Gold Coast, and do snorkling etc and all that..

Anyone any ideas on the above?

[Ixion]

I was more impressed by the amount of luggage he had loaded on it. Not travelling light is he

[Mr Skid]

Now that's just bloody sad what a waste of an R1........He would have been better off on a R1150GS for that sort of thing, but I don't think that was the point.

Apparently Yamaha gave him the R1 and Metzeler took care of him for tires. You'll notice that he's running road tires, rather than any sort of knobly tire. Metzeler Karoos only go up to 150/70-17 anyway..

[Oscar]

If you're keen to do some adventure riding the coromandel peninsula is well recommended.

You could hire a XT600/DR650/DL650 for the weekend and explore some of the more interesting roads, at speeds where you can afford to admire the scenery.

It would give you a good taste of whether you wanted to spend a month in Australia doing the same thing. I'd join ya in the coromandel if you wanted the company.

If you want an adventure, I'll take you to the 'Naki via the west coast.
Great fun. See:

Lost Weekend (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23805)

or

Lost Weekend II (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47899)

http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/6532059-L.jpg

[justsomeguy]

He would have been better off on a R1150GS for that sort of thing, but I don't think that was the point.

Apparently Yamaha gave him the R1 and Metzeler took care of him for tires. You'll notice that he's running road tires, rather than any sort of knobly tire. Metzeler Karoos only go up to 150/70-17 anyway..

Yup saw all the sponsors stickers...... that's a proper organised adventure...... not some bloke on a wild goose chase....

[bugjuice]

If you want an adventure, I'll take you to the 'Naki via the west coast.
Great fun. See:

Lost Weekend (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23805)

or

Lost Weekend II (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47899)

yeah, things like that are cool. While I like my road-going sports bike, I want to go off the beaten track too. Where can you hire bikes like these and how much? I'd love to do all those sorts of stuff, and what papz was saying too.

Still love to do Oz tho. Or Route 66. I am doing that before they bury me

[Mr Skid]

If you want an adventure, I'll take you to the 'Naki via the west coast.
I trust the wheelie lessons are included?

I'm keen, just working on a solution to my ground clearance problem at the moment. :shifty: (http://misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=2#)

[Oscar]

yeah, things like that are cool. While I like my road-going sports bike, I want to go off the beaten track too. Where can you hire bikes like these and how much? I'd love to do all those sorts of stuff, and what papz was saying too.

Still love to do Oz tho. Or Route 66. I am doing that before they bury me


I've heard these guys are good:

http://www.coromoto.co.nz

[onearmedbandit]

I have seen a lot of 'awesome' bike videos before, however this is the first one thats left both inspired and slack-jawed for a long time. The guy is a nutter, d/l the vid and you'll see what I mean.

[XTC]

I particularly like the muddy water coming out of the zorst....... :killingme

[Timber020]

I have met quite a few people who have ridden around Aus. If your sticking to the hardtop almost anything will do it, a mate did it on a GS850 shaftie not long ago. If you have a trade you could take a couple seasons off and ride and work around Aus.

If I was going to do some epic trip I would choose something light and simple, the old CT110 has been riden around the world a few times (and theres no place you cant find bits or people who can fix them) Or maybe an xr200. Speed and power are seldom going to help in a big trip but being able to drag it out without a support crew would make the difference in the long term.

[Grumpy]

I've heard these guys are good:

http://www.coromoto.co.nz

I'd give these guys the big :niceone: A few of us hired some of their bikes a couple of years ago and did the Coromandel. Excellent.

[Bren_chch]

I particularly like the muddy water coming out of the zorst....... :killingme


haha yeah!

what a great short vid... makes u wish u were there, err not on that bike though! haha

[Motu]

deus ex machina - or I'm not going....

[bugjuice]

I have met quite a few people who have ridden around Aus. If your sticking to the hardtop almost anything will do it, a mate did it on a GS850 shaftie not long ago. If you have a trade you could take a couple seasons off and ride and work around Aus.

If I was going to do some epic trip I would choose something light and simple, the old CT110 has been riden around the world a few times (and theres no place you cant find bits or people who can fix them) Or maybe an xr200. Speed and power are seldom going to help in a big trip but being able to drag it out without a support crew would make the difference in the long term.
where's the fun sticking to the hard stuff? I can do that here (can do soft stuff here too, but eh..).

I once picked up a book about doing the whole of the north and south island of NZ off road, and using as little 'main' as possible, and shows gas stations etc. In the series, there was an Oz one too, using that, I'd tour Australia. Nothing but off-road. all the way baby!

[XTC]

where's the fun sticking to the hard stuff? I can do that here (can do soft stuff here too, but eh..).

I once picked up a book about doing the whole of the north and south island of NZ off road, and using as little 'main' as possible, and shows gas stations etc. In the series, there was an Oz one too, using that, I'd tour Australia. Nothing but off-road. all the way baby!
Whats that book called?? The NZ one? I would be interested in one of those.

[bugjuice]

Whats that book called?? The NZ one? I would be interested in one of those.
absolutly no idea. I remember seeing it in a book shop and thinking it was cool. I remembered where it was, and the book etc, which I soon forgot after I left the store.. :(
Try somewhere like Dimmicks (sp?) or whitculls etc and see if there's anything. I'll have a look next time I'm around that way

[Mr Skid]

where's the fun sticking to the hard stuff? I can do that here (can do soft stuff here too, but eh..)So BJ, now you've outed yourself as a off road enthusiast, soon to face derision in the form of non-reciprocated waves from sprotsbike riders, tell us what bike you'd like to get for offroading and Swanman's driveway.

[bugjuice]

So BJ, now you've outed yourself as a off road enthusiast, soon to face derision in the form of non-reciprocated waves from sprotsbike riders, tell us what bike you'd like to get for offroading and Swanman's driveway.
not a bright orange sexy3sexy with road tyres
I've always wanted a go on big bikes, and if I could afford it, I'd buy a crappy trial/off road bike tomorrow. My first bike was a peewee50 that my bro and I rode everywhere we could. was huge fun. didn't kill ourselves either, despite what our mum said..

[Mr Skid]

not a bright orange sexy3sexy with road tyres
I've always wanted a go on big bikes, and if I could afford it, I'd buy a crappy trial/off road bike tomorrow. My first bike was a peewee50 that my bro and I rode everywhere we could. was huge fun. didn't kill ourselves either, despite what our mum said..
How about a nice green KLR250 for $2,100? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Adventure-dual-purpose/auction-26062165.htm

[sAsLEX]

not a bright orange sexy3sexy with road tyres
I've always wanted a go on big bikes, and if I could afford it, I'd buy a crappy trial/off road bike tomorrow. My first bike was a peewee50 that my bro and I rode everywhere we could. was huge fun. didn't kill ourselves either, despite what our mum said..

you got a van/ trailer?!! we can get my XR250 going, only needs a bit of sealing around the Carbs and take it out to woodhill or someother foresty place for a day of dirt if you are keen!>!

[Rainbow Wizard]

actually, this has got me inspired.
Who'd be up for riding around the coast of Oz or something? Nothing too huge, but a month off work or whatever, and ride for the fuk of it? A group of us would be fun
But how long would it take you to catch me up after you do all your chain necessaries? :ride:

[MSTRS]

But how long would it take you to catch me up after you do all your chain necessaries? :ride:
Off topic, RW how did the repairs go after Taupo?

[Sniper]

Thats looks pretty cool, good on him for being so good

[Skunk]

How about a nice green KLR250 for $2,100? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Adventure-dual-purpose/auction-26062165.htm
That looks like an ex-army one (by the colour of the frame - army green). Crap maintenance by Serco, flogged by the personnel. Buyer beware...

[Timber020]

When your a soldier every item issued to you is treated with such a high level of care and respect you would think it was there own

Yeah right

[sAsLEX]

When your a soldier every item issued to you is treated with such a high level of care and respect you would think it was there own

Yeah right

yeah like trying to get the Navy vans sideways!?! think the defence personell often adopt the ¨Ïts a rental dont be gentle"moto to the vehicles we drive

[Wolf]

All those who think the topic is nuts and adventure riding is for loons - harden up, live a little.

Check this book out if you can find a copy:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140054103/qid=1115971680/sr=8-11/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i11_xgl14/102-8898655-3225726?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I read it in my early biking days - it filled my head with all sorts of "romantic nonsense" and ensured that I've set off on strange adventures on assorted bikes (albeit nowhere near as extreme as Ted Simon's adventure but I dare anyone to say riding a 40-year-old 150cc German scooter 2-up from Hamilton to Whangarei and back is not an adventure) with pure optimism and faith that, somehow, I'll get there... and probably get home again...

I'd love some full-on adventure riding - these days I'd have to wait until the cubs are old enough to accompany us (couldn't bring myself to leave them out of the fun) and we had a bit more moola, but I'm all for the adventure.

[gav]

Latest Aussie MC News has a young English guy riding a Benelli TnT 1130 street bike on road tyres across the Sahara desert :Punk:

[Storm]

yeah like trying to get the Navy vans sideways!?! think the defence personell often adopt the ¨Ïts a rental dont be gentle"moto to the vehicles we drive
Never heard it put so succinctly before, but would have to second this. Its common knowledge all round Linton that you dont want ex army vehicles for precisely the above reason(s)

[RiderInBlack]

These aren't the bikers stuck in Iran/Iraq are they? Thought I heard on the radio today that some bikers trying to do the old "Silk Trade" Route got held-up in Iran/Iraq because their big bikes were not allowed in that country.

[Mr Skid]

These aren't the bikers stuck in Iran/Iraq are they? Thought I heard on the radio today that some bikers trying to do the old "Silk Trade" Route got held-up in Iran/Iraq because their big bikes were not allowed in that country.Nope, but there is already a thread running about that somewhere.

The more important question to ask however is why would actually want to detain Gareth Morgan? You'd have to be a self-masochist to do that to yourself.

[XP@]

like Eddie said, it's all about the $$$, but I'd love to - just not on my bike!!
Was thinking about getting a group of KBer's together, hire/buy*/sponser some sort of deal for a few of those BMW Dakar type bikes (what ever you want to call them), then ride the coast. If you're going to do something like that, then you go all out. Always wanted to do the coast, but then always wanted to go thru the middle too (coast to coast).

I guess you could roughly base the cost on:
how many k's - cost of fuel
how long - accomodation (tents? backpackers?) & food
spares - tyres etc, who knows how much tho..??
spending money - gotta buy some gifts for peeps back home
arse reconstruction - ??

* some places do that guaranteed buy-back scheme, so you buy the bike, ride it then the shop buy it back off you at an agreed price. Might work out cheeper than rental.

If you saved a few grand, it's heaps to blow on a 'holiday' but would be one to remember. Could be a future plan, may be for the start/end of next summer, so it's not too hot in Oz. How long would it take to go round the coast? Would you want to stop along the way for a few days, or just go hard out? I'd love to spend a couple of days in the Gold Coast, and do snorkling etc and all that..

Anyone any ideas on the above?

easy... visit http://www.horizonsunlimited.com

and to go round OZ it is approx 18,000 kms so at an easy 1000km/day 18 days. aim to start and finish in the gold coast

[inlinefour]

Would have to take a dense person to think that they would get a bike through that... :weird:

[Wolf]

it is approx 18,000 kms so at an easy 1000km/day 18 days.
Is the Aussie speed limit significantly greater than 100kph? 1000km at NZ legal road speed is 10 hours in the saddle - if you don't have to slow down for anything.

Depending on the terrain and obstructions (like cities) you'd be pretty lucky to average 70-80km/h assuming you're not exceeding 100kph on the open road - assuming that is the Aussie limit and you don't want to spend all your travelling funds on propping up the Australian economy...

Personally, I take rest breaks to allow blood flow into the nether regions occasionally so if you add even two hours and you don't drop below 100km/h, you might manage a thousand k's in an "easy" 12-hour day...

You're a definite double-hard bastard, XP@, I'd hate to follow you on a hard ride.

Of course, it depends on the bike - 6 hours to Palmerston North from Hamilton is a "hard" ride on the LS400... and you eat dinner off the mantelpiece for the next two weeks...

[Jantar]

That is quite a big ask. I'm pretty keen. How bout we start small and ride around the coast of NZ both Islands...... maybe this coming Summer????

Huh??

Yep, already planned for that. I'm looking at taking my wife for a NZ tour late october or early november. I'll post more closer to the time. :yes:

[Wolf]

I bought a copy of Ted Simon's "Jupiter's Travels" and I'm now rereading it (last time I read it I was late teens/early twenties).

Ted rode a 500cc 1970's Triumph "Tiger Hundred" road bike 60,647 miles on his journey, encountering some of the worst "roads" on the planet - road suspension, contact-breaker ignition, road tyres, synchronised twin cylinders (a "single" split into 2 halves :devil2:) and heavily over-laden.

Ted was also not a particularly experienced rider when he started - he had scarcely got his licence when he embarked on his 4-year journey.

I figure a modern dual-purpose on/off road bike - with proper off-road suspension - would handle the varying terrain better; modern engines with CDI are more reliable (I doubt many factories these days would bugger up installing a seal as the Meridan plant did with Ted's Triumph); a proper twin would run smoother and proper choice of tyres (either 2 sets or a compromise) would improve handling off the tarmac roads.

Ted had a lot of spills that he probably would not have had if his bike's suspension, balance and tyres had been better suited to the tasks he was attempting - his descriptions of some of the roads sound more like trials courses or MX circuits than means of getting from A to B. He also had issues that he would not have had with a more reliable vehicle.

Ted also didn't have access to stuff we have now - light, compact thermal wear that's warmer than wool, modern gel batteries that don't require battery acid or water, modern plastics that don't shatter (unlike his fibreglass panniers), GPS navigation systems - the list goes on.

Even a 1980s BMW R80G/S "Paris-Dakar" would be an improvement on Ted's street bike; any modern Motard or Paris-Dakar-equipped bike would be great for handling the worse bits of the route as well as the tarmac.

These days it would be possible to lessen the chances of a lot of the problems Ted faced on his journey. It would still not be easy, you'd still have to ride fantastic distances, negotiate terrain that will challenge your bike (and your ability to handle it) and overcome other obstacles - language, border checks, officious and corrupt Iranian cops, etc - but you could at least remove a lot of annoyances with modern equipment.

I see no reason why a relatively experienced rider should not be able to perform a world tour on a decent off-road-capable bike with modern kit - look what Ted Simon achieved back in the 70's on a street bike.

[XP@]

I bought a copy of Ted Simon's "Jupiter's Travels" and I'm now rereading it (last time I read it I was late teens/early twenties).

Ted rode a 500cc 1970's Triumph "Tiger Hundred" road bike 60,647 miles on his journey, encountering some of the worst "roads" on the planet - road suspension, contact-breaker ignition, road tyres, synchronised twin cylinders (a "single" split into 2 halves :devil2:) and heavily over-laden.

Ted was also not a particularly experienced rider when he started - he had scarcely got his licence when he embarked on his 4-year journey.

I figure a modern dual-purpose on/off road bike - with proper off-road suspension - would handle the varying terrain better; modern engines with CDI are more reliable (I doubt many factories these days would bugger up installing a seal as the Meridan plant did with Ted's Triumph); a proper twin would run smoother and proper choice of tyres (either 2 sets or a compromise) would improve handling off the tarmac roads.

Ted had a lot of spills that he probably would not have had if his bike's suspension, balance and tyres had been better suited to the tasks he was attempting - his descriptions of some of the roads sound more like trials courses or MX circuits than means of getting from A to B. He also had issues that he would not have had with a more reliable vehicle.

Ted also didn't have access to stuff we have now - light, compact thermal wear that's warmer than wool, modern gel batteries that don't require battery acid or water, modern plastics that don't shatter (unlike his fibreglass panniers), GPS navigation systems - the list goes on.

Even a 1980s BMW R80G/S "Paris-Dakar" would be an improvement on Ted's street bike; any modern Motard or Paris-Dakar-equipped bike would be great for handling the worse bits of the route as well as the tarmac.

These days it would be possible to lessen the chances of a lot of the problems Ted faced on his journey. It would still not be easy, you'd still have to ride fantastic distances, negotiate terrain that will challenge your bike (and your ability to handle it) and overcome other obstacles - language, border checks, officious and corrupt Iranian cops, etc - but you could at least remove a lot of annoyances with modern equipment.

I see no reason why a relatively experienced rider should not be able to perform a world tour on a decent off-road-capable bike with modern kit - look what Ted Simon achieved back in the 70's on a street bike.

It is easier than you think...

I met a petitte young german lady who took her brand new transalp to the german border in the back of a friends truck, cos she had no licence. Then started to ride, I met her in NZ.

Also, unless you really go looking for it, most roads are negotiable on street tyres. on a rtw trip there may only be a few that you need your TKC80's for. Same can be said for carrying massive tanks. from memory, there are only a few places in the world where you have more than 450kms with no option for petrol.

[Wolf]

Also, unless you really go looking for it, most roads are negotiable on street tyres. on a rtw trip there may only be a few that you need your TKC80's for. Same can be said for carrying massive tanks. from memory, there are only a few places in the world where you have more than 450kms with no option for petrol.
Yeah well, Ted Simon's journey was in the 1970s and roads the world over have changed - increases in the number of vehicles have forced the upgrading of a lot of roads here in NZ.

There would still be a few areas where the roads are crap - Sjaak Lucassen's video clip shows some pretty extreme roads where I'd rather ride a Road-Trail than an R1.

World Tours starting from New Zealand would take a bit of effort - you can't ride very far before having to put your bike into a shipping crate and send it overseas - and we're not just talking riding onto the Dover-Calais ferry.

World tours are best started in UK/Europe - you've got so many countries laid out before you and you can gain access to the Middle East, Africa, India and Asia for the price of your fuel and a few ferry crossings. From here you'd have to travel to Australia or the USA.

Nearest place would be Australia and then up through Indonesia, Singapore Malasia, Thailand etc to gain access to Africa, Middle East and Europe.

I wonder what the chances are of getting a boat to ferry a bike and rider accross the Bering Straight from Kamchatka to Alaska... might be a neat way to get from Europe to the Americas without long sea voyages or flights.

[XP@]

Yeah well, Ted Simon's journey was in the 1970s and roads the world over have changed - increases in the number of vehicles have forced the upgrading of a lot of roads here in NZ.

There would still be a few areas where the roads are crap - Sjaak Lucassen's video clip shows some pretty extreme roads where I'd rather ride a Road-Trail than an R1.

World Tours starting from New Zealand would take a bit of effort - you can't ride very far before having to put your bike into a shipping crate and send it overseas - and we're not just talking riding onto the Dover-Calais ferry.

World tours are best started in UK/Europe - you've got so many countries laid out before you and you can gain access to the Middle East, Africa, India and Asia for the price of your fuel and a few ferry crossings. From here you'd have to travel to Australia or the USA.

Nearest place would be Australia and then up through Indonesia, Singapore Malasia, Thailand etc to gain access to Africa, Middle East and Europe.

I wonder what the chances are of getting a boat to ferry a bike and rider accross the Bering Straight from Kamchatka to Alaska... might be a neat way to get from Europe to the Americas without long sea voyages or flights.
If the dream came true then it dosent matter where you start from cos you will end in the same place :-)

starting an RTW from NZ, you would prob be best putting your bike on a boat to chillie in late october, tierra del fuego for christmas, then head up the americas for a year or so, ship over to the UK, then head on down via asia or africa to oz then back home.

Spend some time dreaming in www.horizonsunlimited.com

[crazylittleshit]

I know it's *only* a Yamaha - but a bloke could be charged with abuse doing that
There must be a law against it :nono:

[bungbung]

I stumbled across the pic from the first page today on the interweb googled Sjaak Lucassen and found this thread.

I thought I'd dig this thread up.
If you've seen it recently, sorry
If you haven't, enjoy.

[NZsarge]

I know it's *only* a Yamaha - but a bloke could be charged with abuse doing that

You should be stood up against the wall and shot for that statment!;):D

[Freakshow]

Has any one got the clip as this sounds impressive and the link is dead now!

[NinjaBoy]

Sad bastard I am but I happen to have it saved. However its too big to upload 3.1 MB

[PirateJafa]

Sad bastard I am but I happen to have it saved. However its too big to upload 3.1 MB

Youtube? Or I think you can upload vids to PhotoBucket now as well?