I saw this pop up as a recommended video earlier this evening…it’s good! Matt, we’ve never met, but I sure would like to. Your video is awesome!
8mm, to be specific…
I was playing a bit with an 8mm Rokinon lens earlier today. I’m going to bring it with me to Mariposa…stay tuned, folks!
I’m putting the finishing touches on the two presentations I’m giving this week. You know, for Horizons Unlimited, about my trips through China and Colombia on the RX3. Boy oh boy, I sure miss being on the road. It’s a funny thing…when I’m on the road, I think about getting home, and when I’m home, I think about being on the road. I shot close to 10,000 photographs on those two rides, and in going through them, I am realizing all over again just how lucky I was. Both rides were amazing. Not many people get to do what I did, and don’t think for a minute I don’t realize just how fortunate I am.
Anyway, I’m finding I shot more video than I remembered, too. One of the nice things about the current generation of DSLR cameras is that they have built-in video capabilities, and that makes it real easy to switch over to video when the mood strikes. The video you see above shows my good buddy Lu, who is easily the most graceful man I ever saw on a motorcycle. He’s releasing a batch of confetti, which is something the Chinese do whenever celebrating a major event. The major event we were celebrating was but one in a string of major events, and we pretty much experienced them two or three times a day, every day, on our ride across China. We were up on the Tibetan plateau when I recorded this, probably at about 13,000 feet, and the camera crew was grabbing photos and video for Zongshen’s marketing use. Cool stuff, to be sure.
I hope I’ll get to see you at the HU event. I’ve got lots of photos to share. You’ll like them.
Asphalt and Dirt is an online motorcycle magazine I just discovered courtesy of a Facebook post by my good buddy Joe Gresh. I spent a few minutes on it earlier today and I like it. It’s something you might want to check out.
Hey, are you planning on going to the Horizons Unlimited meet in Mariposa? I am, and I hope to see you there!
I’m assembling a new video, and in the process, I found this photo among the 6,000+ shots I grabbed while in China. I like it a lot, as it captures what it was really like…
Watch for the video…it will be another few days before I post it.
This Saturday, folks: It’s another Dualsports ‘N Donuts Day at CSC Motorcycles. Show up for a free donut or two, a cup of coffee, and a whale of a sale.
How good’s it going to be? How’s 10% off on everything sound?
Yep, you read that right: 10% off. On everything.
We’ll be here from 8:00 to 4:00. Arrive early if you want to score a donut!
Riding China is now available on Kindle (along with my other books on long-distance adventure riding on the RX3, including 5000 Miles at 8000 RPM and Moto Colombia!). Here’s the link to get the book on Kindle.
What’s kind of cool about the Kindle link is that it lets you see the first few pages of Riding China, and that gets you in a place where you can read the Foreword penned by none other than world-famous motojournalist and good buddy Joe Gresh. Joe writes for Motorcyclist magazine and he’s a great guy. Gresh may read this blog and laugh at my description of him as world famous, but folks, trust me on this: He is. I’ve traveled across China with Mr. Gresh, and he is most definitely famous. When you read the book, you’ll find out all about it.
I am getting more and more excited about the upcoming Horizons Unlimited event in Mariposa. It’s next week from 22 to 25 September, and if you want to be with real people who do real adventure riding, this is the place you want to be. Carla King, Reg Kitrelle, Sam Manicom, and other well-known authors and motojournalists will be there. There’s a good chance Clement Salvadori may swing by, too (he was there last year). I’d say this is the coolest motorcycle event I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been to a lot of motorcycle events. Adventure riders are good people, and the Horizons Unlimited event just has a good vibe.
The original plan was for me to give a presentation about the ride across China (and I’m going to do that), but my schedule has been expanded to include a presentation on the ride through Colombia, too. I’m excited about that. You may not know this, but Colombia is the hottest motorcycle market on the planet. They actually buy more motorcycles every year in Colombia than we do here in the United States! And the riding in Colombia…it was amazing!
If you make it to the Horizons Unlimited event, and I really hope you do, please stop by to say hello. I’d love to see you.
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