Hi All:
I have really been struggling with this frickin’ winter - so grey and gloomy and my work is driving me into the ground. I take refuge by living vicariously through the motorcycling adventures of others and here is a little list of the best biker channels I have found:
8. Brooks Airhead Garage - slightly dry commentary and no music but extremely thorough and clear how-to’s on stripping and totally rejuvenating an airhead.
9. Boxer 2-Valve - basically an infomercial on the very high quality aftermarket products for airheads sold by the Plam family of South Carolina. However, they combine the low-key selling with very high quality videos of repairing and rebuilding old bimmers and I really enjoy watching their thorough and totally correct approach.
Someday, I’m gonna buy one of those bikes and I will know exactly how to fix it and where to get the parts.
While not related to motorcycles per-se, I like watching the South Main Auto channel which chronicles the adventures of Eric O. in his nice 3-bay garage in Avoca NY. Eric is a superb mechanic and a funny guy and I have learned an awful lot from his very well done videos detailing repairs to average every day cars and trucks. There are a couple of other car-related channels I watch:
- Mustie1 - a New England guy (NH, I think) who salvages and restores old machinery and brings it back to life. He is an amazingly talented and good humoured mechanic with a shop to die for.
- CTs Garage. Now, CT is a nice young guy who is just learning about tools and how to work on vehicles. Old VWs are his thing and sometimes he is pretty ham-fisted, but he is always happy and lots of more experienced folks are encouraging him with tips and advice. For instance, I think that I may have finally gotten him to use the friggin’ shop manual he owns rather than simply busting out the hammer and can of WD40 every time he starts a job. Sometimes a little hard to watch, but always entertaining.
I am also a big history buff and there are two stand-out channels that I watch nearly every day:
- The History Guy - a nice chap based in St. Louis MO who gives extremely good 5-10 minute briefings on interesting historical events plus I like the fact that he doesn’t leave Canada out of his well-balanced videos;
- Drachinifels - naval history of battles, individual ships, personalities and even ship's cats in 5-30 minute bites. His monologue is informative, and the photos are very interesting on a wide range of topics. By the way, I have no idea what “Drachinifels” means.
Anyhow - if anyone has any other good channels, please stick them in a post and we can share to get through the crappy weather.
I’m off to do my GD&#$@## income tax return now.
EDIT: taxes are done and I’m getting a refund - yip-yahhhh!
Cheers,
Pete
I have really been struggling with this frickin’ winter - so grey and gloomy and my work is driving me into the ground. I take refuge by living vicariously through the motorcycling adventures of others and here is a little list of the best biker channels I have found:
- Old Guy on a Bike - my good buddy Jim C-G from Newfoundland mounted on a big ST1300 pulling a cute little MiniMate trailer has produced his first video of 2020. If you enjoy biking adventures, you’ll love watching Jim’s excellent videos about travelling, camping, cooking on the road etc.
- Itchy Boots - Dutch lady Noraly Schoenemaker is travelling all over the world on a Royal Enfield Himalayan. She is happy bright, positive, gutsy and an extremely talented videographer and rider.
- Royal Jordanian - Raymondo introduced me to this channel. RJ rides a supermotard in busy London UK traffic and while a bit hair-raising, it gives me a road fix when I need it.
- Exeter Rider - a very nice British guy who gets around on a modern Honda 750 and does great commentaries on his rides.
- Delboy‘s Garage - also a Brit and a very clever mechanic who imparts lots of great know-how and tips on bike repairs and maintenance.
- Stuart Fillingham - another UK biker who is an ex-police officer. He is big into Triumphs and the new R-E Interceptor and does good reviews of bikes, gear and accessories plus I find his accent intriguing. I wish I could figure out where he is from in the UK.
- The Missenden Flyer - a very perky Englishman who tests high end bikes and gear and is relentlessly positive. Good for the spirit during the dark months.
8. Brooks Airhead Garage - slightly dry commentary and no music but extremely thorough and clear how-to’s on stripping and totally rejuvenating an airhead.
9. Boxer 2-Valve - basically an infomercial on the very high quality aftermarket products for airheads sold by the Plam family of South Carolina. However, they combine the low-key selling with very high quality videos of repairing and rebuilding old bimmers and I really enjoy watching their thorough and totally correct approach.
Someday, I’m gonna buy one of those bikes and I will know exactly how to fix it and where to get the parts.
While not related to motorcycles per-se, I like watching the South Main Auto channel which chronicles the adventures of Eric O. in his nice 3-bay garage in Avoca NY. Eric is a superb mechanic and a funny guy and I have learned an awful lot from his very well done videos detailing repairs to average every day cars and trucks. There are a couple of other car-related channels I watch:
- Mustie1 - a New England guy (NH, I think) who salvages and restores old machinery and brings it back to life. He is an amazingly talented and good humoured mechanic with a shop to die for.
- CTs Garage. Now, CT is a nice young guy who is just learning about tools and how to work on vehicles. Old VWs are his thing and sometimes he is pretty ham-fisted, but he is always happy and lots of more experienced folks are encouraging him with tips and advice. For instance, I think that I may have finally gotten him to use the friggin’ shop manual he owns rather than simply busting out the hammer and can of WD40 every time he starts a job. Sometimes a little hard to watch, but always entertaining.
I am also a big history buff and there are two stand-out channels that I watch nearly every day:
- The History Guy - a nice chap based in St. Louis MO who gives extremely good 5-10 minute briefings on interesting historical events plus I like the fact that he doesn’t leave Canada out of his well-balanced videos;
- Drachinifels - naval history of battles, individual ships, personalities and even ship's cats in 5-30 minute bites. His monologue is informative, and the photos are very interesting on a wide range of topics. By the way, I have no idea what “Drachinifels” means.
Anyhow - if anyone has any other good channels, please stick them in a post and we can share to get through the crappy weather.
I’m off to do my GD&#$@## income tax return now.
EDIT: taxes are done and I’m getting a refund - yip-yahhhh!
Cheers,
Pete
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