Single digit temperatures make for a brisk ride. This one was down to Guelph Line before coming back home and warming up again. All photos taken with a Ricoh Theta 360 camera set to fire automatically every 6 seconds, attached to the rear view mirror using a flexible tripod. Here's a walkthrough if you want to try it yourself.
Sunday 24 October 2021
Tuesday 12 October 2021
Motorcycle Riding In The Rain: Algonquin Park in October in 360 Degrees
Deerhurst Resort to Algonquin Park and back again, chased by the rain.
Algonquin Park in the rain at the height of autumn colours. The Theta 360 camera held up but I eventually pocketed it when the deluge become too heavy. The camera is mounted on a ball mount on the handlebars and set to fire automatically every 10 seconds. Photos captured in the Theta camera app and then modified/enhanced in Photoshop.
If you're curious about how to put together on-bike photos, check this how-to out. It's also available on Adventure Bike Rider Magazine's site here. You can pick up a simple 360 camera for a couple of hundred bucks. Fully waterproof ones (which I obviously need) start a bit higher.
Post from RICOH THETA. - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
Sunday 6 December 2020
Last Light Of The Sun: 2020 Edition
Without putting too fine a point on it, 2020 has been a steaming heap of shit. I can't put it behind me fast enough. One of the only breaks in a year that seemed more interested in trying to break me than providing opportunities was a series of warm days into November. Last year the snows descended on Hallowe'en and we were under it for five months, only to emerge into a world wide pandemic. This year I've been able to steal rides here and there right up until the end of November. I'll take what I can get at this point.
We looked like we were corked November 1st when we got our first big round of snow, but only three days later the snow was on the side of the road and I was able to take the Tiger out for a late season ride.
Nov 4th: By Black Power Bison Company |
The Beaver River in the Beaver Valley before the snows fall. |
Highland cattle grazing in Glen Huron. |
carbs which led to an inside out cleaning and installation of new airbox boots that I'd been waiting for winter to do. I spent a warm Sunday afternoon on the driveway doing all that and when it was back together I took this athletic work of art for a shakedown ride and discovered that it was even sharper than it had been. Honda Fireblades are something special, and this particular generation was ahead of its time.
I couldn't feel my hands when I got home after 40 minutes out, but it was totally worth it. By late November we're typically looking at minus double digits and knee deep in snow. Since then we've had multiple blasts of snow, a snow day at school and the roads are thick with salt and sand. The Fireblade is sleeping under its blanket and the Tiger is in the spa. Today I used my new tire spoons to remove the 10k squared off Michelins on the Tiger.
Changing my own tires may fall into the more-trouble-than-it's-worth category, but it's still a good thing to do at least once just to look things over. I think I'm going to take the tires in to the autoshop at work to mount them next week rather than try and do it by hand with tire spoons.
WAITING OUT WINTER from Andrew David Watson on Vimeo.