New Los Angeles motovloger: ShadowBoxer - hi = )

[ShadowBoxer]

Hi,
I hope all is good with you.

New to the forum and motovlogging in general.
Not really sure I'm doing this correctly but I'm enjoying it, which is how I ended up finding this forum. Not sure how big or supportive a community this is but most of the threads seem current so that's a good sign.

- Name or handle:
ShadowBoxer

- Where you're from:
Los Angeles

- A bit about you:
I'm an artist and work in filmmaking, photography and painting mostly.

- What bike you ride:
a 1993 BMW R100R Roadster. It is a 1st cousin to the GS of the same vintage.

- Why you started v-logging:
I'm new to riding and have no one to ride with regularly. I started recording my rides as a way to take notes of what I was doing and what I should be doing and how to improve. This way I could talk during the ride, making notes as things are happening and review the footage after the ride to see what I missed or should continue to do etc. Later after finding motovlogging on YouTube I thought that other beginner riders may benefit from the experience and video notes. Then it evolved to just sharing and rambling about different subjects that interest me at the moment. As a filmmaker I'm also interested in practicing recording interesting visuals and editing, so this works for me on multiple levels.

- What camera setup you use:
I use two Go Pro 3+ cameras

- My YouTube channel is located at:
(- I'll update when I can -)

Thanks for stopping by.

 

[Marbro_za]

Welcome

 

[ShadowBoxer]

Thanks.

You've got some good stuff on your channel.
Good job.

 

[Shadetreesurgeon]

Nice! Awesome to see someone vlogging on an airhead! Those r100rs are some of the best bikes ever made.

 

[ShadowBoxer]

Thanks. Yes RS' are nice, and indeed some of the best bikes ever made.

But that's not my bike.
Mine is a R100Roadster from 1993. It originally came with no fairing (RS' were the first bikes to come with a factory fairing). The Roadsters were based on the touring & off-road GS of the same vintage, it has a para-lever rear suspension which holds traction better over bumps, dirt, etc. The roadster version was lowered, has a smaller front wheel, different forks, exhaust and a few other differences.

I actually was not fond of the styling but focused in and bought it for the technology. The more advanced paralever as well as the simpler but (in my opinion) smarter engine design.
After removing the small aftermarket fairing it came with and adding the tank cover that also came with it, I like it better. Just seeing the jugs sticking out (I admit it: I like big jugs!) and cooling off as I'm riding without a radiator, hoses, extra parts, etc. makes me happy.

The more I ride it, the more I appreciate it.
I love it.

In some of the vlogs I use two cameras; a helmet cam and the other to try to give another point-of-view as well as record the engine notes.
If you watch any of them, let me know how you like it.

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it.