Now THIS Is Sport-Touring

[Rogue]

This is an older post in the Ride section, but I thought I'd share the cool video and music/editing.  There was a lot of thought and work that went into this video for sure.  I love watching it.  Off-roading in an SV650!  And that incredible road in Norway!  Wow!  Thanks AlpineGuerrilla.  

[Kraz]

 

Very well done vid there.

[Mr.Black]

Very nice.

[AzItLies]

You know... that was a very long vid!

And I enjoyed every damn second of it!

Awesome!! Thanks!!

[McRider]

I wonder about those shots of him riding by or coming towards the camera.  Since he was by himself, he must have had to set up the camera, start recording, and then ride back down the road, turn around and ride back, turn around again and retrieve the camera.  Lots of unused video and time spent in that process.  I have a Contour helmet cam, but I don't think I would want to take that much time out of my riding.  Great effect, though.  

[BwanaDik]

Yes, excellent vid, glad you re-posted it.  

I think the high point was about 0:30  

Just checked out some of his other stuff on YouTube, he sounds like an American???

[Croak]

I wonder about those shots of him riding by or coming towards the camera.  Since he was by himself, he must have had to set up the camera, start recording, and then ride back down the road, turn around and ride back, turn around again and retrieve the camera.  Lots of unused video and time spent in that process.  I have a Contour helmet cam, but I don't think I would want to take that much time out of my riding.  Great effect, though.  

The author has another series of his tour through the Alps where you get to see a little "behind the scenes" at the end of the video.   He does indeed find good spots to leave the camera and does staged ride-bys.   The filmmaker in him probably enjoys it as much as the rider in him.

[mellow_gold]

That road in Norway looks AWESOME!  

[scottzilla]

That vid has been on the front page of STN for many weeks now.

[Croak]

That vid has been on the front page of STN for many weeks now.

I suspect most people shortcut right to the forum index though, and rarely if ever see the front page.  Myself included.  

[chilipeppernorm]

Where's all the hot Nordic women dammit!

[Rogue]

Yup the ride report was front and center for weeks.  I was too busy at work to view it until a couple of weeks ago.  It's one of the best ride videos I've seen in a while.  Notice how the video is geared toward the music with really good editing.  I wish I could do vids like that.  I'm too impatient to take the time even though I have a HD video camera.  

[black hills]

those Norwegians, they are a crazy bunch..... only know a handfull of them (Thore, Nills, Espen, and Trine) and they are some of the greatest people I have ever met!!

[Rogue]

Yes, excellent vid, glad you re-posted it.  

I think the high point was about 0:30  

Just checked out some of his other stuff on YouTube, he sounds like an American???

I believe he is Swiss.  But yeah his English composition and grammer is excellent.

[Kraz]

I believe he is Swiss.  But yeah his English composition and grammer is excellent.

 


Nothing personal, I just love the irony.

[Rogue]

Excuse me Professor but there is no requirement to spell check EVERY TIME.  

[Lawn Dart]

 

[BradleyRas]

awesome!!! at 4:30 I was like     I remember doing Iron Butt rides and feeling the same way...

[Croak]

Hell, that's me on my 3 mile commute to work some mornings.  

[Liquidsilver]

Ahhhhhhh!   Thanks, I needed that.  

[CosmicCowboy]

Excuse me, Professor, but there is no requirement to spell check EVERY TIME.  

Fixed your punctuation. You're welcome.  

[FJRmgm]

have a friend who moved to Norway a year ago and he swears the riding there is better than anywhere in the USA and he rode all over the USA when here.

oh yeah, and he has hooked up with one of those hot blond Nordic wenches also..

Lucky bastage.

[Orson]

have a friend who moved to Norway a year ago and he swears the riding there is better than anywhere in the USA and he rode all over the USA when here.

Look at the globe  

Norway is up there at the same latitude as Eskimo-land  

I rode a good portion of Norway, and while the scenery is undeniably jaw dropping, I tend to blank out the scenery when I rate motorcycle roads.

Throw in the weather and the draconian speeding enforcement and the undisputed champeen of the werld is...

   Northern California  

[Rogue]

I was just going to say, it's great riding up there in Norway for about three months of the year.  

Oh yeah.  Blondes are rare here in the USA too.  

[sagerat]

Excellent video with a great blend of scenery, riding, music, and humor.

Rainy hairpins, now that must've been fun.  

And that SV sounded great.