“Production values are very good, navigation is simple, and the information is invaluable to anyone wanting to see the world from the saddle. If shooting for the far-off horizon aboard BMW’s F 800 GS is a current or potential project, this instructional, two-disc DVD is a great addition to your library.”
July 2009 - I just returned from a special Touratech-USA/GlobeRiders project that involved traveling the back roads of Oregon for eight days. My riding partners were Helge Pedersen (Founder, GlobeRiders), Tom Myers (Owner, Cycoactive/Touratech-USA) and Paul Guillien (General Manager, Touratech-USA). Our dual-purpose mission was to ride the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route and test a bunch of motorcycle camping equipment like stoves, tents, walter filters, etc. Helge and I were also there to shoot video and take pictures of the trip for various media related projects. Here’s some pictures from the trip.
Getting ready for the trail ahead at our campsite near Walla Walla, Washington.
I recently finished producing a new GlobeRiders instructional DVD. This time, the featured bike is the new BMW F800GS and Helge Pedersen goes over all of the things that you need to know about maintenance, modifications, repairs, accessories, etc. It has four hours of content including lessons on changing tires, fixing punctures, accessories, etc. Something new that we tried on this project was getting a lot of other riders involved. A total of six F800GS owners showed up with their bikes and went over all of the gadgets and accessories that they chose to add to their bikes. It made the whole project a lot more interesting and informative in my opinion. A great diversity of equipment was covered from a wide range of manufacturers. In fact, there were six different pannier setups featured. If you ride an F800GS and are looking into what accessories to buy, or if you just want to learn the basic skills you need to know before heading out into the back country, then this is the DVD for you.
Wow, its been a productive spring and summer (so far) since I returned from Mexico. When I came home last spring in early March I had four big projects in front of me that I wanted to start working on, with the goal of finishing all of them by the end of summer.
The first project was an instructional DVD for Rawhyde Adventures, the official BMW off road academy in California. I filmed the material on my way down to Mexico (and more on the way home). Once back in Seattle, I started going through the footage and put together a one-hour instructional DVD based on the teachings at Jim Hyde’s school. As it stands now, we are waiting to see if there will be any sponsorship collaborations before we release the DVD. Jim is a busy man and it takes a lot of time to put together the marketing stuff, so the DVD is basically finished on my end and in a holding pattern for a while longer. But when it comes out, i;m sure it will be a successful product because the courses at Rawhyde are top notch.
The second project was the new GlobeRiders instructional DVD based on the BMW F800GS. When a new BMW adventure motorcycle comes out, it’s a chance for us to make a new DVD. So earlier this spring that’s what we did. Helge Pedersen, myself and a bunch of other F800GS owners got together and filmed the whole thing in a couple of weeks here in Washington state. I managed to get it all edited in about a month and the DVD was released earlier this year. It’s available from Touratech-USA, along with all of the other GlobeRiders DVDs.
The third project I wanted to finish was actually based on a ride I took in 2002 - the GlobeRiders World Tour. We filmed this 65-day, 11,000 mile ride and made some television stuff for BMW and Speed Channel back then, but we always had the intention of making a full length DVD/documentary in the future. After obtaining a small sponsorship to cover the costs of post-production (Touratech and Impact Video - Thank You!!!) we finished the movie last week. The new DVD is called GlobeRiders Eurasian Odyssey and it is 90 minutes long and available through Touratech as well.
The fourth project that I wanted to work on was, and is, editing my own Vagabiker Mexico Adventure which I undertook earlier this year. I have finally begun the editing process. I will be spending who knows how long going through every frame of the footage and concocting some kind of spell-binding (hopefully!) story from this footage.
It’s been a productive year so far. Life as an “independent” producer/filmmaker can be a challenge but it has it’s rewards as well. I always feel a sense of satisfaction after completing a big project and nothing makes me happier than staying busy doing something that I love to do.
Heck, I’ve even managed to go on a few good rides lately, but that’s another story.
It’s always nice to see reviews of products that I have worked on for many months, especially when they are favorable :-)
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