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Title: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: MVetter on January 10, 2021, 07:01:26 AM
https://youtu.be/mr9C5E82XIc

I can't wait for parts 2 and beyond

edit- part 2 is up

https://youtu.be/OXuwEn-QuEE
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on January 11, 2021, 08:35:27 AM
Duuuude, thanks so much for sharing this!  I figure I'll keep each episode about every 2 days of the trip, so expect about 10 videos  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Crissa on January 11, 2021, 12:55:03 PM
So much envy ^-^

-Crissa
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on January 12, 2021, 08:09:33 AM


I can't wait for parts 2 and beyond

Thanks for posting Morgan.

I’m looking forward to the next chapter(s) with a bit of reluctance  (based on those broken bits)

Sam, will the next chapter(s) be rated G? :)
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: MVetter on January 17, 2021, 11:45:23 PM
Part 2!

https://youtu.be/OXuwEn-QuEE
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on January 18, 2021, 02:03:42 AM
Thanks again for sharing!!  And yep, they should all be kid-friendly if that's what you mean.  Not so much gas-friendly  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on January 21, 2021, 09:25:29 AM
......  And yep, they should all be kid-friendly if that's what you mean.  ........

Great installment!
The drone is a nice addition.

Still not looking forward to the broken bits..... §£|¥  €~^ ¥$$$$!!!! :P
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: staples on January 21, 2021, 11:12:09 AM
Yeah. Not knowing if I'll be seeing a crash in the next ten minutes is anxiety inducing.

But I guess that's all riding. It's a dangerous world out there.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on January 22, 2021, 12:06:52 AM
Gotta keep you guys on your toes  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on February 02, 2021, 10:17:21 AM
Gotta keep you guys on your toes  ;D

Awesome drone footage on installment 3. 
You made it without a push!!
https://youtu.be/p2aDJNJ7-kY

Looks like Installment 4=broken bits  :'(
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on February 02, 2021, 10:20:56 AM
Haha hopefully I'll get some time this week to finish editing it.  I'll let you know that we survived the trip but one of the bikes did not.  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: staples on February 02, 2021, 11:19:50 AM
Bikes are kinda like brake pads: a wear item that eventually needs to be replaced.  :P
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on February 02, 2021, 05:54:45 PM
Haha hopefully I'll get some time this week to finish editing it.  I'll let you know that we survived the trip but one of the bikes did not.  ;D

 :-[ Bummer Dude

First off I’m glad that ALL Humans Survived :D
Take your time (or not at all) in telling us the gory details (fingers crossed/hoping it wasn’t too bad).
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on February 05, 2021, 01:37:42 AM
Episode 4 is up!

https://youtu.be/wSzv2pXRxbQ
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: NEW2elec on February 05, 2021, 03:20:53 AM
The end of gas bikes like the last march of the Ents.   :)

Amazing videos, views, and storytelling as always.

Real estate agent to Sam
"Lets set up a day and I'll show you this house."

Sam's response 
"No thanks lets just see the roads."
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on February 05, 2021, 03:24:56 AM
Sam's response 
"No thanks lets just see the roads."

HAHAHA soooo true!!  And thanks, glad ya liked it  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on February 06, 2021, 09:11:03 AM
Episode 4 is up!


RATS!!!!
I can’t believe how your stringing us along :P

It’s so Beautiful we don’t even realize  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on February 21, 2021, 08:53:40 AM
Again????!!!! :P
https://youtu.be/B8O960aTMPE

With scenery this good, you want to delay the end :D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on February 22, 2021, 02:12:44 AM
Hahaha we just shot too much footage, so this 19 day trip will probably end up being a 10 episode series, which will take me 5 years to finish editing  ::) ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: princec on February 22, 2021, 02:44:16 AM
Enjoying the series btw! The Mrs. and I watch it on the tellybox.

Cas :)
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on February 23, 2021, 02:53:18 AM
Enjoying the series btw! The Mrs. and I watch it on the tellybox.

Cas :)

Thanks Cas!  Glad you're liking it so far  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on March 10, 2021, 10:55:58 AM
More popcorn please!!!!!

https://youtu.be/r3F-Lp6hIRg
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: umrath on March 10, 2021, 01:02:04 PM
I really love to see those pictures.
And the bike is awesome!

But why oh why did Energica built it to be such an unnecessarily noisy bike? This appalls me so much.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: reini on March 10, 2021, 02:38:30 PM
But why oh why did Energica built it to be such an unnecessarily noisy bike? This appalls me so much.
It isn't so bad IRL. I could clearly hear the mounting frame of my license plate vibrate. Enough to make me screw it down directly to the holder :). Looks like microphones on GoPros tend to be much more sensitive on high frequencies.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: princec on March 10, 2021, 05:00:53 PM
Is it loud with earplugs in though? I'm guessing maybe it's not that bad at all. (Shame I never got to do over 30mph on one to find out). I quite like the spaceship noise it makes.

Cas :)
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: reini on March 10, 2021, 08:45:10 PM
Is it loud with earplugs in though? I'm guessing maybe it's not that bad at all. (Shame I never got to do over 30mph on one to find out). I quite like the spaceship noise it makes.
I usually ride with earplugs on my Yamaha, but not with the Energica. Wind noise takes over at around 70 km/h (if you are not accelerating hard).
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on March 10, 2021, 10:22:00 PM
Is it loud with earplugs in though? I'm guessing maybe it's not that bad at all. (Shame I never got to do over 30mph on one to find out). I quite like the spaceship noise it makes.
I usually ride with earplugs on my Yamaha, but not with the Energica. Wind noise takes over at around 70 km/h (if you are not accelerating hard).

Wind noise is why I wear earplugs on ANY bike be it ICE or Electric.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: princec on March 10, 2021, 11:21:03 PM
Same here... I must have ridden for 10 years before I realised I was going deaf from riding. Last 20 years has been with earplugs in, always, and my hearing hasn't got any worse.

Cas :)
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on March 11, 2021, 01:00:35 AM
Yeah it's loud, but they did that on purpose.  I feel like the Energica's reduction gear noise replaces the sound of a gas engine so it's easier for bikers to make the switch to electric without "losing the soul".  On the highway you don't even notice it, but around town, there's no sneaking around like on a Zero  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Oldun on March 11, 2021, 07:37:58 AM
Thank you for this series! Much appreciated.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: umrath on March 11, 2021, 12:58:55 PM
With the Zero I can actually enjoy the surroundings (if I do not run 150 km/h on the highway).
With the Energica I cannot. Either I hear the whining of the bike or I plug my ears and hear close to nothing.

The noise (and the chain drive) are the main reasons why I did not even consider to buy an Energica. Even though I think they are otherwise superior in almost any aspect.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Crissa on March 11, 2021, 02:02:24 PM
It isn't so bad IRL. I could clearly hear the mounting frame of my license plate vibrate. Enough to make me screw it down directly to the holder :)
On my Zero, I put a silicone plate frame to remove the rattling sound!

Man, I so wanna ride somewhere pretty... Oh, wait, I do ^-^

-Crissa
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on March 15, 2021, 12:27:06 AM
New video!!  Even longer  ;D

https://youtu.be/VF1t4dC0aZ8
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: MVetter on March 15, 2021, 03:01:53 AM
Alpacas!
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: NEW2elec on March 15, 2021, 06:31:01 AM
What an amazing place and trip for the two of you.

I was hoping there would have been a Zal Mart to pick up a battery and make more stops without worry.
But you'll be in the drama category come Oscars. 

Thanks for taking the time with all the editing it's coming out great.
Just imagine looking back on these videos when yall are in your nineties.  Even the bad bike will seem like so much fun.  :)
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on March 15, 2021, 10:00:16 AM
Just imagine looking back on these videos when yall are in your nineties.  Even the bad bike will seem like so much fun.  :)

Dude, exactly!  I really love going back and watching these already.  It's been a few months since we did this trip and it's fun to relive it.  I forgot about a lot of this stuff.

The Triumph problems actually seem to make the series more interesting.  It's a fun road trip, but also an ongoing struggle to keep the bike alive, knowing it will die eventually, but not knowing how  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on March 15, 2021, 11:32:01 PM
................knowing it will die eventually, but not knowing how  ;D

The suspense is Killing me  :o

That Britten V1000 deserves a link.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britten_V1000
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on March 29, 2021, 04:08:50 AM
More suspense!!

https://youtu.be/_WemUd57SRM
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Oldun on March 29, 2021, 09:24:00 AM
Yay for the update! thank you.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Crissa on March 29, 2021, 11:46:34 AM
Oh no, is it dead dead?

-Crissa
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on March 29, 2021, 12:05:51 PM
Oh no, is it dead dead?

-Crissa

There's mostly dead, and all dead  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Oldun on March 29, 2021, 12:51:44 PM
Is it pining for the fiords? I hope it can be resuscitated, otherwise, $$$. Wishing yo all the best.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on March 29, 2021, 06:58:20 PM
There's mostly dead, and all dead  ;D


More Suspenders then Larry King :P
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on April 11, 2021, 02:34:40 PM
That's it, folks.  It's all over!

https://youtu.be/B8Ma674VtMM
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: NEW2elec on April 11, 2021, 06:39:04 PM
And the Oscar for best interpretive dance during narration of a documentary, comedy, or thriller goes to:

Jen Baker. (who also preformed all her own stunts)

Great job guys, thanks for putting in all the editing and filming time to share your trip with the world.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on April 11, 2021, 08:18:39 PM
That's it, folks.  It's all over!

 https://youtu.be/NgYudFmmOl4 (https://youtu.be/NgYudFmmOl4)

That was awesome!!!!!!
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on April 12, 2021, 01:31:03 AM
Hahaha thanks everybody!   ;D  It was the most fun trip and also the most fun editing I've had in a long time.  We learned a lot and this was a great preparation for our round the world on electrics trip, whenever that happens!
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Oldun on April 12, 2021, 06:51:18 AM
Thank you both!
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Plug-n-Play on April 12, 2021, 07:55:05 PM
That's it, folks.  It's all over!
Very entertaining series!  Keep up the good work!

Which Energica is Jen looking to get?
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on April 13, 2021, 09:25:12 AM
Which Energica is Jen looking to get?

Not sure yet.  We're leaning towards an Eva Ribelle but she's never ridden one.  It's so hard living on the other side of the world  ;D
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Crissa on April 13, 2021, 09:51:38 AM
The rest of the world won't be in pandemic forever.  You can come back to California sooooon.

^-^

-Crissa
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on April 13, 2021, 09:54:05 AM
You can come back to California sooooon.

I hope I hope I hope!
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: Oldun on April 13, 2021, 04:04:16 PM
Should you ever need a charging station in Wanganui - let me know :-)
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: mistasam on April 14, 2021, 02:12:33 AM
Should you ever need a charging station in Wanganui - let me know :-)

Thanks for the offer!  I really need to ride up there sometime.
Title: Re: Sam tours more of New Zealand and makes us envy the incredible landscape
Post by: ESokoloff on April 17, 2021, 05:02:01 PM
Should you ever need a charging station in Wanganui - let me know :-)

Thanks for the offer!  I really need to ride up there sometime.

Sequel? ;D