So, you want to experience what its like to cruise the Sonoma Coastline on a motorcycle that won't wake up the entire world, and or rattle itself apart? Would you like experience the Redwoods and Highway 1 in true European Motorcycle style? Me too. When Joshua Poe of RideNorCal.com enquired about some promotional video work for his new business based in Santa Rosa, I jumped at the chance.
He's got a Triumph RRR for those that like the crouch-rocket racket without gaudy plastic bits getting in the way. RideNorCal has the new Ducati 1200CC Multistrada which is perfect for couples, and long hauls along the coast. Josh Poe says, "It will get ya zoomin!" They've got a Triumph Tiger which is just dope, and for those of us who don't like roads, while those who want to cruise looking like a Jedi on an Imperial Speeder bike can hop on the Ducati 2013 Multistrada. An impressive collection of tip-top two wheelers to choose from.
The only problem I had working with these guys is that in order to shoot it all, I had to sit in the back of my beat up old Subaru, and didn't get to ride at all. My girlfriend/gopro operator got a go around... with some other guy driving, which was swell. You can see her in the video. She always makes the cut :)
We made 5 videos total, all of which were shot entirely handheld with a Cannon 60D and GoPro Hero3, both set for 60 frames per second. I cut the pieces on FCP 7 as usual, and only did minimal color correction. Keeping the camera steady in the back of the moving vehicle was trickiest bit, but shooting at a faster frame rate helped smooth out the wobblies.
If you are interested in more information please visit the www.RideNorCal.com website. They've got tons of info about the bikes and possible routes to choose from. Tell them Edward sent ya, and remember, rubber side down.
