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ImNoSaint · 04-28-2009, 8:15 PM

Spatial relationships. When we hit the road on the 15th I'll document the packing and post. Not sure why you can't pull up the jpegs, they've been posted as such.

jimbop · 04-28-2009, 9:42 PM

jpg

not jpeg

on my screen! I have the Corbin's and have this to say! MacBook Air just fits in one, courier bag (to carry MacBook Air when I'm walking around) fits in the other.... Have not done a trip yet but I'm sure it will be pack less, use zip locks and hope for the best.... or will that be add 1 Givi E55 top case?????

CanadianBird · 04-28-2009, 11:43 PM

But at least I can recognize you when you're riding south and I'm riding north. lol
Pemberton Sat a.m.?

jimbop · 04-29-2009, 12:06 AM

CB, stay on topic!

You don't want to get spanked my the Mods, or due you?

jimbop · 04-29-2009, 12:27 AM

Let's try that again as CB is a Teacher
CB, let's stay on topic

, you don't want to get spanked by the Mod's or do you

?

CanadianBird · 04-29-2009, 12:29 AM

Oh, I forgot. Text me how your Beemer ride was. Now go to bed.

jimbop · 04-29-2009, 12:32 AM

My Beetle Bag ride was great but not enough room! I'll post up tomorrow!

ImNoSaint · 05-01-2009, 6:13 PM

Trying the jpegs one more time.

Okay, there ya go. Thanks for tip.

jimbop · 05-01-2009, 6:51 PM

nice shots and yes now we can view them. I would love to see some footage shot from this set up. Do you have any posted anywhere. On anothe rnot I love the look of my Beetle Bags but I must say it's a pain the butt to have to empty my Macbook Air and other catalogues and notebooks ect out of my back pack and put them in one side and then fold up my small back pack and cram it in the other side. It looks like I'm going to have to add the Givi E55 for this application. Then I can just through my bag in the top case and hop on and go...... more time riding and less time messing around. I think the combo of the E55 with the Beetle Bags will look great.

ImNoSaint · 05-03-2009, 10:05 PM

Did a pack and test ride today. The attached images show contents for the bags: R side - two-person tent, tent poles for three-person tent, two Brunton stoves, my trusty Jet Boil, cook kit, three plates, coffee mugs, utensil sets, MSH water purifier, and a couple of dry pack dinners. L side - four days of clothing packed in a Space Bag.

The black compression bag lashed to the backrest holds the three-person tent, two sleeping bags, two pillows and three air mattresses. (There are three of us riding on this trip: myself and daughter two up on the 'Bird and my wife on her HD Sporty. She'll be porting clothes and the third sleeping bag.)

Other picks show how we'll be covering this trip. Since we won't have a support vehicle we're using a small Sony MiniDV Camcorder with a Manfrotto mount, and a GoPro Video camera with its own mount. I'll post video from the shoot using the camera set-up on the previously posted pics along with a test shot using the GoPro system.

ImNoSaint · 05-03-2009, 10:08 PM

Click this for the web page of last year's trip and click on View Trailer to see footage shot from the set-up in the first pics posted above.

ImNoSaint · 05-03-2009, 10:19 PM

Click this for video from the GoPro video system pictured in the recent post above.

ImNoSaint · 05-03-2009, 10:22 PM

The test ride with all the gear and pillion was fine. The 6mm shim on the rear suspension made all the difference in handling and turn in, especially loaded this way.

jonscott · 05-05-2009, 4:29 AM

Holy crap, you've got as much money in Matthews clamps and c-stand arms as you do in the saddlebags! lol

Good looking setup. I'm doing a twin camera mount on mine as well, I'm building my version of the sw motech tankring mount for the forward camera, and a custom bracket that goes from one grab bar bolt to the upper saddlebag mount point. I'll be using a pair of JVC camcorders, they're on an in-store closeout for $99, top-mounted controls, and the viewfinder screens are solid on the read end. Luckily they also have the widest wide-angle of the sub-$250 mini-DV cameras that I fondled. I figure it's a cheap way to get some documentation without putting my DVX100's at risk lol

jonscott · 05-05-2009, 4:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImNoSaint

Click this for the web page of last year's trip and click on View Trailer to see footage shot from the set-up in the first pics posted above.

Very cool.

ImNoSaint · 05-05-2009, 1:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonscott

Holy crap, you've got as much money in Matthews clamps and c-stand arms as you do in the saddlebags! lol

Good looking setup. I'm doing a twin camera mount on mine as well, I'm building my version of the sw motech tankring mount for the forward camera, and a custom bracket that goes from one grab bar bolt to the upper saddlebag mount point. I'll be using a pair of JVC camcorders, they're on an in-store closeout for $99, top-mounted controls, and the viewfinder screens are solid on the read end. Luckily they also have the widest wide-angle of the sub-$250 mini-DV cameras that I fondled. I figure it's a cheap way to get some documentation without putting my DVX100's at risk lol

I shoot for a living - tools of the trade. I just have the luxury of using them.

Do the JVC's have OIS? That was the reason behind using the DVX100 for last year's shoot. You might want to look into a wide-angle adapter (and some grip tape).

It's good to run into another DV head here.

Okay - checked out your JVC, trick little camera and it does have some type of IS. Have you looked at GoPro Hero cams? Took the headache out of mounts for me, especially since I ride long distances with a tank bag. CMOS imaging, under $200 for camera and mounts.

jonscott · 05-05-2009, 11:18 PM

I looked at the Hero, and it's a possibility for the future. The tank bag is one of the reasons I'm building my own forward mount, I'm building it so that it kind of wraps around the front of the bag, locking it in place, to a degree.

I primarily shoot stills, but many of my clients also want video of the shoots or custom video stuff, so, yeah, gotta have the tools to do the job properly.

ImNoSaint · 05-06-2009, 1:43 AM

Like to see your forward mount when you have it completed.

04-28-2009, 8:15 PM	#21
ImNoSaint Carpe Angulara Join Date: Mar 09 2007 Location: St. George, Utah Posts: 235	Re: Corbin hardbags Spatial relationships. When we hit the road on the 15th I'll document the packing and post. Not sure why you can't pull up the jpegs, they've been posted as such. __________________ Cornering Consciousness Tripping the Light Pacific

04-28-2009, 9:42 PM	#22
jimbop Join Date: Oct 01 2008 Location: North Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 137	Re: Corbin hardbags jpg not jpeg on my screen! I have the Corbin's and have this to say! MacBook Air just fits in one, courier bag (to carry MacBook Air when I'm walking around) fits in the other.... Have not done a trip yet but I'm sure it will be pack less, use zip locks and hope for the best.... or will that be add 1 Givi E55 top case?????

04-28-2009, 11:43 PM	#23
CanadianBird Join Date: Nov 25 2006 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 5,055	Re: Corbin hardbags But at least I can recognize you when you're riding south and I'm riding north. lol Pemberton Sat a.m.?

04-29-2009, 12:06 AM	#24
jimbop Join Date: Oct 01 2008 Location: North Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 137	Re: Corbin hardbags CB, stay on topic! You don't want to get spanked my the Mods, or due you?

04-29-2009, 12:27 AM	#25
jimbop Join Date: Oct 01 2008 Location: North Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 137	Re: Corbin hardbags Let's try that again as CB is a Teacher CB, let's stay on topic, you don't want to get spanked by the Mod's or do you?

04-29-2009, 12:29 AM	#26
CanadianBird Join Date: Nov 25 2006 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 5,055	Re: Corbin hardbags Oh, I forgot. Text me how your Beemer ride was. Now go to bed.

04-29-2009, 12:32 AM	#27
jimbop Join Date: Oct 01 2008 Location: North Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 137	Re: Corbin hardbags My Beetle Bag ride was great but not enough room! I'll post up tomorrow!

05-01-2009, 6:51 PM	#29
jimbop Join Date: Oct 01 2008 Location: North Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 137	Re: Corbin hardbags nice shots and yes now we can view them. I would love to see some footage shot from this set up. Do you have any posted anywhere. On anothe rnot I love the look of my Beetle Bags but I must say it's a pain the butt to have to empty my Macbook Air and other catalogues and notebooks ect out of my back pack and put them in one side and then fold up my small back pack and cram it in the other side. It looks like I'm going to have to add the Givi E55 for this application. Then I can just through my bag in the top case and hop on and go...... more time riding and less time messing around. I think the combo of the E55 with the Beetle Bags will look great.

05-03-2009, 10:08 PM	#31
ImNoSaint Carpe Angulara Join Date: Mar 09 2007 Location: St. George, Utah Posts: 235	Re: Corbin hardbags Click this for the web page of last year's trip and click on View Trailer to see footage shot from the set-up in the first pics posted above. __________________ Cornering Consciousness Tripping the Light Pacific Last edited by ImNoSaint; 05-03-2009 at 10:15 PM.

05-03-2009, 10:19 PM	#32
ImNoSaint Carpe Angulara Join Date: Mar 09 2007 Location: St. George, Utah Posts: 235	Re: Corbin hardbags Click this for video from the GoPro video system pictured in the recent post above. __________________ Cornering Consciousness Tripping the Light Pacific

05-03-2009, 10:22 PM	#33
ImNoSaint Carpe Angulara Join Date: Mar 09 2007 Location: St. George, Utah Posts: 235	Re: Corbin hardbags The test ride with all the gear and pillion was fine. The 6mm shim on the rear suspension made all the difference in handling and turn in, especially loaded this way. __________________ Cornering Consciousness Tripping the Light Pacific

05-05-2009, 4:29 AM	#34
jonscott Railin' Join Date: Apr 17 2009 Location: Portland, OR \| Dallas, TX Posts: 672	Re: Corbin hardbags Holy crap, you've got as much money in Matthews clamps and c-stand arms as you do in the saddlebags! lol Good looking setup. I'm doing a twin camera mount on mine as well, I'm building my version of the sw motech tankring mount for the forward camera, and a custom bracket that goes from one grab bar bolt to the upper saddlebag mount point. I'll be using a pair of JVC camcorders, they're on an in-store closeout for $99, top-mounted controls, and the viewfinder screens are solid on the read end. Luckily they also have the widest wide-angle of the sub-$250 mini-DV cameras that I fondled. I figure it's a cheap way to get some documentation without putting my DVX100's at risk lol __________________ When you see a car, think of the stupidest thing the driver could do, then get prepared for it to happen.

05-05-2009, 11:18 PM	#37
jonscott Railin' Join Date: Apr 17 2009 Location: Portland, OR \| Dallas, TX Posts: 672	Re: Corbin hardbags I looked at the Hero, and it's a possibility for the future. The tank bag is one of the reasons I'm building my own forward mount, I'm building it so that it kind of wraps around the front of the bag, locking it in place, to a degree. I primarily shoot stills, but many of my clients also want video of the shoots or custom video stuff, so, yeah, gotta have the tools to do the job properly. __________________ When you see a car, think of the stupidest thing the driver could do, then get prepared for it to happen.

05-06-2009, 1:43 AM	#38
ImNoSaint Carpe Angulara Join Date: Mar 09 2007 Location: St. George, Utah Posts: 235	Re: Corbin hardbags Like to see your forward mount when you have it completed. __________________ Cornering Consciousness Tripping the Light Pacific

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