McJim bike cam

[judecatmad]

Watching those was so much fun! Thanks for sharing

And if those are nanna speeds then I'm worse than I thought....LOL

[spada]

This is where I wish I had broadband!

Nice vids all the same. It looks like you are having fun with them.

[McJim]

Watching those was so much fun! Thanks for sharing

And if those are nanna speeds then I'm worse than I thought....LOL

There are an awful lot of riders on this site that can do those roads MUCH faster than I can. I therefore use the ol' pre-emptive humility to avoid the kind of negative comments that would make me hang up my helmet and leathers for good!

I posted those vids not to show my ability but rather to show off some of the great bike roads out East of Auckland - many people don't know they are there - I've given out their names so you should be able to find them easily on a map.

[Korea]

Enjoy (yes I know it's nana speed but I'm only a beginner!) it's nice'n twisty.

The road looks pretty sketchy, tight and rough in that first video - I wouldn't call that 'nana speed' for the conditions. You were going off~
er... keep it rubber-side down, eh?

[Lissa]

That looked awesome McJim.... I dont know what I would have done seeing that truck on the wrong side, looked like it maybe crossed the centre line when it was cornering? Ummm cornering looks scary.

[McJim]

To be fair the hairpin was pretty tight and the truck has a long wheel base he needed the extra width to get round the corner. Luckily there was plenty of braking distance for me to take should I have needed it.

Once you get into the rhythm of leaning the bike through corners you forget that you are leaning - it will seem the most natural thing in the world to you.

And I don't lean as much as the REAL motorcyclists yet!

[boomer]

Oh the McDover teachings are paying off huh?! It'll soon be time to move onto the next mentor mate; Might i suggest someone like Croft

Nice work Jamies McfkinDooogle.. good footage and nice lines mate

[Lissa]

Once you get into the rhythm of leaning the bike through corners you forget that you are leaning - it will seem the most natural thing in the world to you.

And I don't lean as much as the REAL motorcyclists yet!

Ok cool, note taken about cornering for my lesson tomorrow. Do you find that you corner better on one side, left or right?

[McJim]

Ok cool, note taken about cornering for my lesson tomorrow. Do you find that you corner better on one side, left or right?

Crikey - there's a whole thread on that somewhere here.

Personally I corner left easier but that's coz I was a racing cyclist back in the days of toe clips (before clipless pedal systems) and had the habit of locking my right foot in. As a result I always felt prepared to put the left foot down in a corner (motard style) but didn't have the same 'bail out' option to the right so was slightly mor cautious going that way.

If you're talking BHS then it's more important you steer with your eyes - the lean will come naturally - listen to your instructor - they will tell you everything you need to know...trust them...not me...I am a beginner.

[Lissa]

yea he said just to trust the bike, and it will get me around the corners... although the fastest I have gone so far is 20km/hr... Yea. (found cornering left quite differcult) Hopefully I can go a bit faster tomorrow! Cheers for the vid!

[RabidTraNZiT]

Gnarly bits o' road, there Jim, real V-Twin territory 4sure. You were doing a pretty good job, too. I've always said cyclists usually adapt pretty quick once they discover real bikes have motors Nice lines and nice vids too.

Is your camera one of those Swann plug-in spy cams?? If so, a graduated grey filter might be what you need to sort the camera contrast issues. Cokin probably still make one, which should be available at specialist camera shops, or Trade me. Try a graduated 0X-4X (25%) light transmission to knock the highlights out of the sky.

Shots out of the back of the bike often have some extra pucker value, too. Saw some vids recently shot out the back of a ZX10R, hilarious stuff! This is also where I saw the Grad filter used to good effect.

[Lucy]

Damn, I'll have to wait until tomorrow at work to use the broadband to watch. Can't wait - Twilight road is where Iwent for a ride the other day so I'm looking forward to seeing someone with six months instead of six days experience ride it!

[ManDownUnder]

Pure class that first vid mate. Loved it!

[boomer]

You've got me all worked up; i went out earlier to the garage to see if my camera fits on my radar mount; and it does. So i'll be donning the 'back pack' on the next ride and as soon as we get out of dodge, of with the detector and on goes the camera..cheers Jim!

[zeocen]

Those roads look familiar! I must venture out that way one day and give it a go myself, however if you think you're slow then I must be taking corners at a snails pace! hehe

Great work, I always love seeing other people riding through NZ scenery.