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My First On-Board Video!

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  • 11-03-2010 11:13pm
    #1
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭


    Evening all,

    I finally managed to get some decent footage on track and I thought I'd share with the "boardsies" that don't frequent the other Irish biking forums.

    This footage was taken last Sunday (7th March) in Kirkistown (great little track in Northern Ireland) with a GoPro HD (720p @ 30 fps).

    I'm riding my K2 GSX-R 1000 race bike which has a few trick bits (Full Akrapovic Race Exhaust, Power Commander, Quick Shifter, K&N Air Filter, Slipper Clutch, Penske Rear Shock, K-Tech 20mm Fork Internals, Brembo Master Cylinder, Quick-Action Throttle, Race Rearsets, etc).

    I wasn't particularly fast that day for the following reasons (read "excuses" :D):

    - It was cold (around 5°C when this video was shot)
    - Hadn't been on track for 9 months
    - My tyres were from last year and already had a few races in them (Bridgestone BT003's)
    - Discs and pads were new (needed to bed them in)
    - Oil/Limestone powder at Turn 1 (called "Debtor's" and idn't fancy crashing there seen as it's the fastest corner in Ireland!)
    - New, fully serviced suspension (have to get used to it)

    So there! I couldn't possibly go fast! :p

    So here's the video! Enjoy! ;)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KzWsk_Dz4 < Don't forget to watch it in 720p HD!
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    Idleater
    Registered Users Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    lovely!
    that is a fast track!


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    nereid wrote: »
    lovely!
    that is a fast track!
    Faster than Mondello for sure! Slower than Bishopscourt though...


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    randomway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭randomway


    Nice video. Can I ask what software you use to edit it, reduce the size etc.?


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    randomway wrote: »
    Nice video. Can I ask what software you use to edit it, reduce the size etc.?
    I don't actually have any software to edit these GoPro HD files. They're saved in MP4 format (or "MPEG4", same thing) and very few editing softwares recognise this as a proper file type. So I had to install MAC software ("QuickTime Alternative 310" followed by "MPEG Streamclip")...

    MPEG Streamclip let's me trim the video and that's about it... I didn't reduce the size of the orignal video or anything. Just trimmed it so it would be less than 10 minutes long (required by YouTube).

    Hope this helps! ;)


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Excellent stuff: love the quality.

    As an aside, on your outlap, when you get to the back of the track for the first time, and open it up, you can hear the engine note change dramatically....spine tingling stuff........makes me wonder I bother with cars anymore at all, really........when you consider the sheer price/performance value you get with a bike, compared to a car......


    ....oh, and they don't take up half as much space...!

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    cantdecide
    Registered Users Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    galwaytt wrote: »
    ...the sheer price/performance value you get with a bike, compared to a car......oh, and they don't take up half as much space...

    and that's why you can get ten!!

    I think I'll always be more of a car guy.

    Nice vid, btw. I'd love to look into tracking a bike. I'm not usre if a big galoot like me could do the business with the likes of a gixxer thoug.


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    galwaytt wrote: »
    Excellent stuff: love the quality.

    As an aside, on your outlap, when you get to the back of the track for the first time, and open it up, you can hear the engine note change dramatically....spine tingling stuff........makes me wonder I bother with cars anymore at all, really........when you consider the sheer price/performance value you get with a bike, compared to a car......


    ....oh, and they don't take up half as much space...!
    Thanks galwaytt! I used to be mad into car but then I discovered motorcycles and never looked back... My race bike is a perfect example of fantastic price/performance value: K2 GSX-R 1000 cost me €3,200 EUR a couple of years ago. Had he on the dyno on Saturday and she's pushing 157 bhp at the wheel at 11,000 RPM and 85 ft-lb torque at 8,000 RPM. I don't know how much I'd have to spend on a car to get that sort of performance but it would have to be a lot more than €3,200 EUR!


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    cantdecide wrote: »
    and that's why you can get ten!!

    I think I'll always be more of a car guy.

    Nice vid, btw. I'd love to look into tracking a bike. I'm not usre if a big galoot like me could do the business with the likes of a gixxer thoug.
    Get yourself a cheap track bike cantdecide! Start small-ish (R6, CBR 600 or GSXR 600) and when you get the hang of it then get a litre bike (if you fell the need)! But careful now, I used to think I'd never be into bikes as I was a die-hard car fan myself! ;)


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    Here's another video for you guys! Facing forward this time (but still on the seat):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO0gcEonwcc

    Enjoy (my ar$e - lol! ;)


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    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    Jaysus you could have given the oul leathers a clean :D


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    honeybadger
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    god love the poor gear box lol C to the left and H to the right lol


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    SonOfPerdition
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭SonOfPerdition


    Steffano2002 wrote: »
    Evening all,

    So here's the video! Enjoy! ;)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KzWsk_Dz4 < Don't forget to watch it in 720p HD!

    great video . . but jesus H christ, you lost 5 stone over the winter?

    kudos for that my man


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    SonOfPerdition wrote: »
    great video . . but jesus H christ, you lost 5 stone over the winter?

    kudos for that my man
    5.5 stone to be precise! :D

    I was 20 stone in fairness... In fact, if I'm to believe those BMI charts, I'm still obese now! :rolleyes:


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    honeybadger wrote: »
    god love the poor gear box lol C to the left and H to the right lol
    Why do you say that? :confused:

    I'm very gentle with my old bike! ;)


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    KamiKazi wrote: »
    Jaysus you could have given the oul leathers a clean :D
    They're clean Kami! What you see there is road rash damage from all the crashes! (Sad but true!)


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    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    Steffano2002 wrote: »
    They're clean Kami! What you see there is road rash damage from all the crashes! (Sad but true!)

    FFS, that GSXR is clearly too powerful for you.

    Tell you what, you give me the GXSR and you can have my CB400.


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    P.C.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,782 ✭✭✭P.C.


    KamiKazi wrote: »
    FFS, that GSXR is clearly too powerful for you.

    Tell you what, you give me the GXSR and you can have my CB400.

    Aren't you the helpfull one - always looking out for people. :rolleyes:


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    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    P.C. wrote: »
    Aren't you the helpfull one - always looking out for people. :rolleyes:

    Thanks man, I try.


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    KamiKazi wrote: »
    FFS, that GSXR is clearly too powerful for you.

    Tell you what, you give me the GXSR and you can have my CB400.
    That's Kami for you! Always wearing his heart on his sleeve... What a guy! :p

    I think I'll do you a favour and hang on to the Gixer. Wouldn't want you to get injured or anything!


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    #21
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    Steffano discovers embedding YouTube videos on boards.ie... :rolleyes:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO0gcEonwcc


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KzWsk_Dz4


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    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Sorry to drag up a very old thread but I totally want to get one of these Gopro cameras. Stffano have you taken many more videos?


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    #23
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    Zascar wrote: »
    Sorry to drag up a very old thread but I totally want to get one of these Gopro cameras. Stffano have you taken many more videos?
    Not recently Zascar no... Haven't been on track this year yet and I never want to record myself on public roads (don't want the Guards to have all the evidence they need!). :)


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