TRESPASSING apparently, Why I don't chase Trends and other Rambles!
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Mental State: I don't own near enough bikes.
What do you think of the track camera position?
To cover some things off before anyone gets upset: I MAINLY meant ownership of beauty spots. I disagree with that as an Irish person where someone literally owns the Conor Pass, stuff like that I think should be owned by everyone, but I also do completely understand not wanting too many people near you and your stuff, trust me on that one!! Anyway, don't be upset, everyone has opinions, me included. Doesn't mean I'm correct :)
Edit: I have also since learned about why the no trespassing signs are so prominent, I was not aware of that.
Last edit, on the tree protection area I 100% understand and respect growing trees. I like trees, we should have more trees. I was just surprised by the more mahoosive signs etc.
The authenticity of your content is what makes it. Follow your heart on what your feel is best for you and your Chanel. I agree with most of your reasons for not turning your hobbies into a job. I too love all aspects of motorcycling including working on them ( I have the same bike and model year as yours (Z900RS - I love it!!) and have picked up ideas and pointers - Thanks for that!). My 2nd machine is a 2010 Ducati Streetfighter 1098S. It is one of the coolest and most visceral machines...but as you can imagine I always get the question....How do you handle the valve clearances and cost?.....Easy...I do it myself! I actually enjoy doing such work and I have had friends and fellow riders suggest I do such work on the side as I could make a few extra bucks.....as much as I enjoy getting into the beauty and simplicity of the demo valves and Testastretta engine (yeah, I'm that kind of Geek...lol), I don't want to turn something I enjoy into a job.... I work on my bikes because I enjoy the process and meditative like zone it puts me in..... To work on someone else's bike and be on a schedule to turn it around in a timely manner would diminish those qualities for me. When I work on my bikes, it is on my schedule and I take my time and enjoy and learn.....That time is for me.... and the reward is a well maintained machine that puts a huge smile on my face and is endless fun....So I think it is cool what you are doing.....It may sound cliche, but I think it is true - You, do You...And have fun Dude! 🍻😎😁
I'm glad people(and you obv.) think it comes across like that!! I've honestly always just covered what I'm doing, I don't think any other way would work for me as I really don't have any time to go for some of the more professional setups people have!
No hassle!! Glad to be of some use :D I love the Z, absolutely one of my favourite modern bikes. Good at everything!
Exactly, if I don't know how to do it I'd rather spend the time learning how to do it than just be able to afford to keep the bike!! A good kind of geek :D
Yeah I'm the same, I'll happily help friends with servicing but as soon as you take money for it it changes, and I just don't want to do that.
It's hard enough trying to keep to a video schedule :D Thank you sir!! :)
I get it, there are a lot of people that will mess with things that they shouldn't be. The sad part is all the signage is usually required to be able to have law enforcement help with it (depending on the jurisdiction of course). It is a little overboard sometimes but I get it. No one else is going to look out for you so you have to do all you can.
As for going MOAR CZcams? Eh, that's up to. Sounds like a lot of work that will take away from the fun you’re having now. But then I'm lazy as you well know. :)
I completely understand that side of it too, and that absolutely sucks. Not sure how you fix that either, unfortunately there is a large chunk of humanity that have zero appreciation for other people's things or yano, nature.
I have since read that, so the signage now makes sense, gracias amigo. I was wondering why it's so prominent and constant etc.
Hahaha we need to get you on the boikes more. I would enjoy doing a lot more youtube, but job is necessary sadly, as it is for 99% of the world! I will work for you though happily when you open that bike shop :D
Front mounted camera looks great! Imagine what Hollywood cinematographers from the 60s and 70s would have thought if they knew that in 50 short years, anyone with a few hundred bucks and a couple hours would be able to make footage that equaled what took them weeks and tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce! John Frankenheimer probably would have murdered someone to get his hands on a GoPro while he was making "Grand Prix" back in the 60s! 😄 As to editing for CZcams, I've never quite understood the obsession with it. Looking too slick and overproduced is often a turn off. Too many motorcycle channels I see try to look like Top Gear, or something, when if they just talked about their bikes, experience, and opinions, it would be far more interesting and informative. Have a great weekend!
Thank you kind sir! I did realise last night it might look terrible now that I have my numbers on, we'll see.
Hahaha oh absolutely, I'd say they're looking at us from wherever they ended up cursing us :D Like it is so so easy to get very good quality video, and I'm using a very well used gopro hero 8 too! The newer ones are so so much crisper.
Yeah I agree, a lot of the overdone videos that have all the fancy clips and such, I personally have never understood them as I'm watching for a vlog, or information, it's not in a cinema etc. But each to their own at the same time!! Thank you!! You too, and an even bigger thank you for joining the Patreon, still think everyone who does is completely mad :D
Good ramblings again! Camera position looks good for track 👍 I use CZcams for... how to, what's it like, why have, do I really need, could I do (eg for bikes: track, trip, maintenance). Then I apply an "idiot filter" and, hopefully, end up with a sensible channel to watch. As a bonus, it may be entertaining too!!! OC - I suppose signs are cheaper than fences?? As you've previously mentioned, not many fences about in the US... Keep em coming, cheers, Andy.
Thank you kind sir. Excellent! :) Hopefully it passes tech, if not I'll figure something out. Definitely want to get you all some videos out of it!
I'm the same, honestly the thing I still watch a lot of, and enjoy making, is just the old basic vlog. Just talking about things. It wouldn't work so well if comments weren't a thing though. Haha the idiot filter is mucho importante.....not sure how I made it through that tho :D Yeah they are I suppose, fences look nicer though, and oddly friendlier.
Camera position look good mate. Someone local probably put the private property sign there to stop people littering the place up which usually happens in these areas.
Gracias amigo, hopefully it passes tech and I can get some footage. So it turns out if you have a posted sign like that you can just call the cops on someone without giving a warning about it being private property first. So it makes sense. I just think having so many of them gives an unfriendly feel to the area.
Your videos are great, i really enjoy them. Totally agree about the no trespassing signs and all the litigation, land of the free my arse.
For me, I'd love to make a few quid from CZcams and have a little part time job/income from it when it comes to retirement age, but I'm going to really have to improve them a lot first.
Glad you do! :) Yeah someone else did point out something that makes sense, they don't have fences here so it acts as their fence, plus apparently if you don't post no trespassing then people can trespass until you tell them not to. A bit odd but there ya go!
Don't get me wrong where the channel is now it does make about 140 quid a month, so definitely not nothing, but I just can't fathom how that'd ever get to a full time job income. Maybe as you said having it as a bit extra would be lovely!
Personal preference . I have never been a fan of Dunlop's . The Tyre I use on my bikes are Metzeler M 7 RR if you can get them .They have now been super seated by Metzeler M 9RR . These tyres were developed by Metzeler and Guy Martin at the Isle of Man . Good grip on all paved surfaces ,wet or dry and good mileage.
i've has s22 and m9rr on my bikes, both are amazing tyres, I prefer the s22 though.
I've never had a bad experience with dunlops, even when I did track with my CBF 1000 my very worn old sportsmaxs did an incredible job. The q5s I'm really looking Forward to trying.
I've never used metzeler much, main tyre supplier for the TT now until 2027! I might give them a try at some point but I've already bought the q5s :)
@@mygi43543 I wouldn't get s22 again tbh. Great tyre but Id sooner try sometime I haven't lowsided with at the track 😂
@@TheGorillaBiker haha true, my complaint is that they wear way to fast
@@mygi43543 fair, especially if you ride on the street with them a lot. Stromboli is king for the donkey work! 10k miles out of the last rear!
Ooops, I pressed send half way through typing...
I utterly agree, keep a seperation between work and play, if you turn a hobby into work, it will lose its fun.
I like the start to finish thing with vlogging, it is personal if you have not just recorded the footage, but pieced it together yourself too. I'm too much of a bimbo to be able to do trending videos, I have no scooby what is cool or trending in the world.
Everything is owned by someone it seems... is a real shame, I bet they would put curtains up to stop you seeing "their" view if they could.
Happens to the best of us....and the worst :P
Exactly. I really think it's why so many bigger youtubers just seem turned off bikes in general. I'll keep popping out videos so long as people like them.
Hahaha I think that's why we're friends eh, just both happily deluded with bikes :D
Oh I'd say some people 100% would.
@@TheGorillaBiker I think it is one of the reasons I don't commute often by bike, I like to keep a separation between work and play
Very understandable.
You're riding about an hour from my hometown! I used to deliver Coca Cola up there in Clayton. Thanks for the video
Ah nice! I've lived in the Clayton area for about a year now, it's nice, just need more twisty roads :D
It is a great angle, but might be worth turning down the stabilisation a little as it is quite floaty and lags on the turns a tad.
I'd love it if CZcams paid in profiteroles 😛
Ooo, you had your own big bird.... big birds ARE cool indeedy!
That's true, it is also an original osmo action that's been rolled over by a bike too so we'll cut it a little slack....I'm planning on finally buying a new action cam soon..... just have to decide which one.
Hahaha I'd be fat as a fool.....or not....depends on how well they paid :D
A Yuge burd. They're very cool, always love seeing them.
@@TheGorillaBiker me too, the one on my trail ride vid was Incredible 🤩
I turnt it down for the track day btw, I think it looked slightly better, it is a very abused osmo action tho. Might go for the new action 4
@@TheGorillaBiker a lot of folk rate the 4, although I think it suffers slightly worse fish-eye effect than the GoPro cameras do on wider fov settings
@@HippoDrones yeah I've seen that a little bit, I might still go with the GoPro, altho I'm a bit salty they have never seemed to try fix their audio setup issues. I'd really like to not use an external recorder anymore.
Camera looks superb on the front!
I'm in the same boat as you, not in it for the money. Any money I make goes straight back into the channel, I pay for youtube premium. If my ad revenue covers that I'm chuffed!
However, being on trend or revelant is nice. I have gained lots of views and subscribers in my hunt for the V-STROM.
Why thank you good sir, hopefully it passes tech.
Yeah same, like everything I make plus waaaaaaaay more :D Sorry future me. It's nice when it happens but also generally brings in a lot more negative people....or probably the same % of them just more cus trending etc. I'm just happy some people still watch my videos. Stop making me want to upgrade from my 1000 pls and thanks :D
@TheGorillaBiker haha the DE is perfect for us lanky ones, love it!
@@tomstc what you were mentioning about it in one of the vids being nice and such, it sounds like the fixed the windscreen, which is honestly my only complaint
@TheGorillaBiker yeah I'm looking into replacing with the adjustable one from the XT not sure why they didn't make it adjustable?
@@tomstc no idea. They seem to be fairly shocking at making a good stock screen in general. Need to invest in a wind tunnel I think 😂
Hey, name is Lucas I live in Raleigh so I assume when you say Clayton it is right next door ;). I have a 2021 z900rs cafe so if you are heading for a ride sometime it would be awesome to meet up. Love the content keep it up!!
Hello good sir! It is indeed the one next door. Ah very nice! I'm always out and about on the weekend. Send me a message on instagram or something!
the days of making money on youtube are done, theres a reason why the large ones shill products(cough chaseontwowheels, TMF cough) or have multiple revenue streams like making tshirts etc etc.
The problem is chasing numbers and following trends, that takes the fun out of it, it's like playing an unfun game like elden ring.
The stuff that people enjoy is authenticity and you provide that in abundance.
Yeah it does seem to be the unfortunate path a lot have to follow to make things work. I won't personally call anyone out for shilling, I would like to pick their brains on it first. Hard to get a response from a lot of people these days too tho.
I agree 100%. Like I get it, you play the unfun game etc and the result of beating a boss etc feels nice but you really didn't enjoy bloody getting there eh! Nah, I'd sooner enjoy the journey.
Well, I'm glad you think so :) Thanks!
@@TheGorillaBiker we can disagree on calling people out for shilling, I'll call them out due to them basically being influencars without actually doing any reviewing a product, they are telling you info from the manufacturer only.
@@mygi43543 well....that's actually very fair. A few tell me I'm too nice 😂 I will say I don't think I've ever watched TMF and did stop watching C2W for pretty much that reason.
Please do not take the two CZcamsrs you mentioned as role models I cannot stand either of them 🤣. The No Trespassing thing is odd wherever it is. If you don't want people to enter build a fence that prevents access. Strange these signs are a thing in the USA where so few people have fences or walls around their gardens. I come here because of the random nature of the videos, and not for the professionalism. If I want to watch a film I go the cinema. Another interesting ramble. Thank you. 👍
I don't think I take any youtubers as role models tbh - I wouldn't recommend anyone does we're all mostly morons who spend on their money on fun stuff :D
That's a very good point over here, there really are no clear boundaries or fences which I still find odd even after being here a while. The no fences are your house is mad.
Haha glad to hear it, I'm not even very professional in my actual job, I'm just good at fixing stuff so they keep me around :D Thanks Stephen!
CZcams becoming a vehicle for people to earn a living has ruined CZcams. Stay free and independent of the algorithm. Make the content you want, not what's trending. My 2 cents...
That's exactly what I do, and I largely agree. I think if you go the Blockhead route, where you have a viable business and youtube as well, that's cool. Or DIWD who still makes the madest blend of videos, and I like that. But so so so so many people just make long form ads these days.
Get off my lawn!
When I make it to your lawn I'm going to make a burrow there and never leave.
Get out from under my lawn, too!
Going changing rules is a bit unfair isn't it? Under the lawn wasn't on the table....
You broke them first. Have to get on the lawn to dig it up to go under it.
@@hatter_jbk unless I dig in from a neighboring publically owned area.....