With the Himalayan temporarily sidelined, the Super Cub steps in for a little adventure duty. Using Gaia gps you can download the maps of my rides www.gaiagps.co...
Thanks, I'm trying to decide if live commentary is worth chasing or if doing voiceover for commentary while capturing the engine sound would be better. This recording setup would not have worked on the Himalayan just due to the the way air flows around each bike.
Your audio was crystal clear. It sure seems like you have it sorted. I need to hop on my Vespa and ride up your way for the day. Maybe hit some back roads. Great job as always.
This was my test of clean air vs turbulent air, I used the same setup I would normally use on the Himalayan and the sound was much better. The Himalayan just produces a ton of dirty air for some reason, I can't even get good audio with a full face helmet. So Im in a pickle at the moment, Im either going to have to change my video style or change my motorcycle lineup.
Missed you. MY Honda Trail would impress you! 143cc Yuminashi BBK,with exhaust,injector,intake mods wants to ride along. The RED ROCKET rides around White TOP area. Retired enough to ride when the SPIRIT moves me. SLO becomes the SLO RANGER when on patrol on the RED ROCKET.
If I still had my old Vespa... Id show up as a rocker! I actually won a Harley bike show with one of my Vespa builds (entered on a dare), ticked off a whole bunch of wannabe bikers but the judges just happened to know what they were looking at.
Mic sounded fine. It has been my experience that those unidirectional boom mics with a clown nose work really well in clean air. I have a 3/4 helmet that I use some times on my TW and chatting with my son on his T7 he says it sounds clear and clean.
Just a hint, my ‘18 Himalayan clutch cable failed prematurely and it was due to poor cable alignment. The ferrule wasn’t seating squarely against the lever housing causing a needless friction (and flexing) point. I Zipped a cable tie over to my RAM ball, guessing it will outlast me.
Ive left the old cable in place until the new one arrives- and I noticed that it's not aligned in a matter that would allow for smoothest operation. Was planning to address that when the new one is installed.
Nice riding uncle. Nice reminder to me to order a spare clutch and throttle cable for my himalayan. Enjoyable ride to watch. Looking forward to another food drop video etc. Cheers
Actually I don't think there was a problem with the part itself, I assume the problem may have been a combination of things.... exposure- as this bike is stored outside in the elements (for nearly 3 years now) and shoddy installation at the factory (it looks like there was a little too much slack on the handlebar end causing a slight pressure point at the lever).
I do have to rein myself on occasion, I have a tendency to ride more aggressively than I should. For some reason I really catch myself pushing it on the Himalayan quite often, not sure why.
