22July ChCh to Lake Taylor, Loch Katrine

[merv]

Certainly looked a nice day for it, wish I was there. Was that the locked gate not locked?

Great video how'd you have that mounted on the bike to have such good control of where you were shooting?

[Transalper]

Certainly looked a nice day for it, wish I was there. Was that the locked gate not locked?

Great video how'd you have that mounted on the bike to have such good control of where you were shooting?

Um, yes, it was the locked gate, and it was open. We had only planned to go that far so didn't really have time to go further and the track looked to continue on being the same as we were on when we go to it so we just turned around there anyway.
Camera was on top of my helmet. I had put a 6mm lens in it for this trip which gives more of a handycam field of view instead of the extra wide angle 3.5mm that came with the camera. The downside of doing that was the bumps making the picture move heaps more than the 3.5mm lens. The up side was that the next bike was clearer when the shot was good, or when i slowed down and/or stopped.

[Ruralman]

I tried to play this video - I can hear your commentary but the picture doesn't come thru - all I see is a graphic thats hard to describe but a bit like driving thru a tunnel with all the walls illuminated and with the colour changing occasionally.
Any ideas? Thanks

[merv]

Ruralman you need Divx go here http://www.divx.com/ and get the free download.

[far queue]

Cool, thanks for that Merv, I was having the same trouble - it works a treat now. Also checked out the Waimak vid from 09/07. Excellent work on both of those vids Transalper.

[Transalper]

Cheers, and I guess you know what my latest interest is.
Come ride with me, i'll make you a star, famous in our own little world

[Ruralman]

Ruralman you need Divx go here http://www.divx.com/ and get the free download.

Thanks Merv - how do you know all this stuff?? - I can now see it just fine.
Looks like you've got one of those road legal knobbies on the front Tranaslper?
I've got a more dual purpose Pirelli Scorpion on mine which is OK until it hits mud and then you quickly find is limits. Gave me a fright in the turnaround by my farm workshop one day - having nearly 200kg of T/Alp not steering isn't as easy to control as on my 105 kg KDX thats for sure!
Were those big holes you were going through muddy? - it didn't look like the BM had very grippy tyres?
How about a couple of picks and description of your camera???
I reckon a movie taken off the back of your bike of a following rider going through a fast windy sealed road would look pretty cool too.

[Transalper]

Looks like you've got one of those road legal knobbies on the front Tranaslper?

Im trying out the Mitas E09 tyres. So far so good. The big question will be how long they last.

I've got a more dual purpose Pirelli Scorpion on mine which is OK until it hits mud and then you quickly find is limits. Gave me a fright in the turnaround by my farm workshop one day - having nearly 200kg of T/Alp not steering isn't as easy to control as on my 105 kg KDX thats for sure!

Indeed, The Tranaslp to me is no CRF230 in the mud. It will go through mud well depending on tyres i guess, but you still can't let your hair down and go wild.

Were those big holes you were going through muddy? - it didn't look like the BM had very grippy tyres?

Some but not all of the holes had a little goo in the bottom bottom. The thing was that we couldn't see in to any of them no matter how deep or shallow they were. Judging by the broken ice in lot's of them, a 4x4 had been through earlier that day. Proberbly the one we saw at Loch Katrines edge with a boat in the water.
The BMW's tyres were more road than off road and they were quite worn. He's just got a Blackbird for road touring so will put some sort of Knobbs on the BMW next.

How about a couple of picks and description of your camera???

Only had the camera about 3 weeks and very much still getting to know it.
Got it from http://adventurecamera.co.nz/products/camera.htm
Note the $450 price is for the camera only. You still need a heap of stuff to make it function. I spent about $780 including 2 sets of Batteries, a Remote, Long cable Mic, second Lens (comes with 3.6mm and i got a 6mm too), Cable Ties and Tie mounts... I think that's about it.
I made my own water restant container to house my handicam which is what you plug it in to to record with. Your handi cam needs to have an analogue input to receieve the signal and if you want to use the remote it will need a (very rear nowdays) LANC port.
For more specific specs the actual camera manufactures web site is http://www.ktnc.co.kr/product_04_01.asp#
KPC-HD230CWX is the number on the side of the box it came in.

I have to say i think if you've got the money you'd best look at the http://helmetcamera.com.au cameras too. They have an agent here too and appear to have a more complete kit so I guess that's why theirs costs more.

I reckon a movie taken off the back of your bike of a following rider going through a fast windy sealed road would look pretty cool too.

All in good time. Very busy at the moment. But it wont be on my bike, there are better riders on sport bikes around here that i think i'll mount it on for that.

[laRIKin]

Here is a site to help you pick out a camera to use as a helmet cam.
http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/avcamcorders.htm
You really only have the pick of Sony and Canon.

I have just picked up a Sony handy-cam from the Pawn Shop for what I thought was a good price.
So if I'm a good boy I will soon (maybe) also have a helmet cam as well.
And are going to use some 6" pvc pipe to protect the camera.
So for the mo I will have to ride ahead to film (tape).

[far queue]

And are going to use some 6" pvc pipe to protect the camera.

Man, you're gonna get some looks with a lump of sewage pipe stuck to your helmet

[laRIKin]

What can I say.

I know, next time you get stuck in deep water I'm going to leave you there until I have time to take a pic of you.