GeddyT
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First YouTube video I've ever liked or subscribed to. Can't wait to watch!
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Bob Heine
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OK Gregor, I liked and subscribed but not because you told me to. OK, maybe because you told me to but more because this was the best YouTube video I've seen this year. I have the attention span of a Mayfly so you caught me off guard by showing so much so quickly that I was disappointed it was over so soon. I've gotten used to the 55-minute YouTube video showing me how to change brake pads. Beyond the video quality, you have a great eye for editing together a compelling story. I think life as you know it is over. Not because of this virus, but because a lot of people are going to be nagging you for another episode about three seconds after you post a new one.
Sorry, I've got to go back and watch it again.
Sorry, I've got to go back and watch it again.
Terranova
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I’m in.
bunks-tj
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although i am sure you are not happy with your first video, because you strive for perfection, but it already has better content, and fit and finish than most videos out there
Left me wanting for more! Consistent releases are really important for retaining followers (and a lot of existing videos will attract new ones) so doling out short episodes weekly as you bank more content is a good strategy (even if I want to binge it all at once!) It's interesting how my mental image of the shop and house changed with just the quick walkthrough. Feels like the house is bigger and the shop is smaller than I imagined.
You said you will, "Wall off the Garage Door." I thought the plan was to replace it with a 2 panel glass hanger/eve style door -- change of plans or did I get that wrong? Oregon is more rain and overcast days than not, but natural light and being able to open the pod bay doors and use the extended space seems worth creating some solutions on using that area effectively when it is closed. I guess budgets are more of a factor than before... but a homespun solution would save money and be a super YouTube project that could pull in some of the immense DIY/Builder crowd who will also like your fabrication work.
Hope this is the start of something good. Safe wishes to you and yours and all the GJ peeps.
You said you will, "Wall off the Garage Door." I thought the plan was to replace it with a 2 panel glass hanger/eve style door -- change of plans or did I get that wrong? Oregon is more rain and overcast days than not, but natural light and being able to open the pod bay doors and use the extended space seems worth creating some solutions on using that area effectively when it is closed. I guess budgets are more of a factor than before... but a homespun solution would save money and be a super YouTube project that could pull in some of the immense DIY/Builder crowd who will also like your fabrication work.
Hope this is the start of something good. Safe wishes to you and yours and all the GJ peeps.
JollyRogers
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Gregor,
Fantastic start to what I'm sure could be a youtube career if you wanted it to be.
I watch a ton of youtube, it has essentially replaced TV for me because of how much I can learn, and target my learning. Your video could easily stand among some of my favorite channels.
One thing I've gathered from my time on youtube, is that just over 10 minutes is the sweet spot for money making via ads on youtube.
Check out this video for a bit of a dive into it (forgive the bubbly 20 something but she seems to have youtube figured out w/ 1.5 million subscribers).
It made me realize that most channels I watch generally have 10-13 minute videos, which works great for ads and is probably the sweet spot on most peoples attention span.
Fantastic start to what I'm sure could be a youtube career if you wanted it to be.
I watch a ton of youtube, it has essentially replaced TV for me because of how much I can learn, and target my learning. Your video could easily stand among some of my favorite channels.
One thing I've gathered from my time on youtube, is that just over 10 minutes is the sweet spot for money making via ads on youtube.
Check out this video for a bit of a dive into it (forgive the bubbly 20 something but she seems to have youtube figured out w/ 1.5 million subscribers).
It made me realize that most channels I watch generally have 10-13 minute videos, which works great for ads and is probably the sweet spot on most peoples attention span.
CecilTheTurtle
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I’d forgotten I had subbed to you already, so I was kinda surprised when this vid popped up in my feed. So excited!
Your first video is funnier and more professional than most channels 100th video. I’m quite sure you are going to find an audience fast. Keep up the amazing work! I will be watching for sure.
Your first video is funnier and more professional than most channels 100th video. I’m quite sure you are going to find an audience fast. Keep up the amazing work! I will be watching for sure.
250
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Nice little taste of how everything lives together in the shop. Thanks for sharing.
Pressingonward
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Hi Gregor,
I hope you are successful in your new pursuits. I'm in for a mission creep T-shirt as well
As others have said, most of the youtubers we watch are surviving on either Patreon, merch, or superchat donations.
Haven't watched your video yet but I'm looking forward to it.
If you get a second, could you throw that Brembo caliper on a scale? I'm doing a lightweight woods bike build and it's impossible to find component weights online for dirtbike parts. I've got a Formula rear brake setup that is very light, but greatly despised by pretty much everyone online; trying to decide if it's worth the hassle or not to stick with it.
I hope you are successful in your new pursuits. I'm in for a mission creep T-shirt as well
As others have said, most of the youtubers we watch are surviving on either Patreon, merch, or superchat donations.
Haven't watched your video yet but I'm looking forward to it.
If you get a second, could you throw that Brembo caliper on a scale? I'm doing a lightweight woods bike build and it's impossible to find component weights online for dirtbike parts. I've got a Formula rear brake setup that is very light, but greatly despised by pretty much everyone online; trying to decide if it's worth the hassle or not to stick with it.
hewey
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Great youtube video mate. Would love a full house tour!
smschriefer
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Gregor, great first video! Your kids are right about "like and subscribe" and you need to say that at the end of every video. That is recommended by YouTube to get people on your channel. Your kids can give you the normal word salad that is used.
The only item I'd say needs improvement is audio. It wasn't bad, but it was softer than other channels. All in all, great job on your first video. I have liked, subscribed and clicked the little bell next to the subscription button to be notified when a new video is posted!
The only item I'd say needs improvement is audio. It wasn't bad, but it was softer than other channels. All in all, great job on your first video. I have liked, subscribed and clicked the little bell next to the subscription button to be notified when a new video is posted!
douglawrence42
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Saw the video! Fantastic editing, great pace, and I think going short on the first couple of videos is the right call. The thumbnail is top notch, and I’d imagine a pro photographer understands how crucial that is. Couple of points from a fairly unsuccessful YouTuber who has researched this to much:
1) A little more lightning would be good
2) Yes, you have to do the call to action. You feel like a schill, but I didn’t really start growing subs until I started asking for them
3) everyone will tell you post often and on schedule. I’m not sure that’s the right move for you while your trying to grow. Your content is great, so you have what it takes to succeed. Your battle right now is with “the algorithm” (ominous music). The algorithm wants to figure out who you are, and what audiences respond to you. It needs some time to do that. Once you publish video 3, the algorithm won’t push video 1 out to as many new audiences, making growth slow. This is an unpopular opinion, but was true for my tiny little channel.
4). In analytics, view duration and click through rate are what you want to watch. The relative view duration will tell you a lot about what people liked in the video, and click through rate seems to be the most powerful “growth” metric.
Good luck, and thanks for the video!
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1) A little more lightning would be good
2) Yes, you have to do the call to action. You feel like a schill, but I didn’t really start growing subs until I started asking for them
3) everyone will tell you post often and on schedule. I’m not sure that’s the right move for you while your trying to grow. Your content is great, so you have what it takes to succeed. Your battle right now is with “the algorithm” (ominous music). The algorithm wants to figure out who you are, and what audiences respond to you. It needs some time to do that. Once you publish video 3, the algorithm won’t push video 1 out to as many new audiences, making growth slow. This is an unpopular opinion, but was true for my tiny little channel.
4). In analytics, view duration and click through rate are what you want to watch. The relative view duration will tell you a lot about what people liked in the video, and click through rate seems to be the most powerful “growth” metric.
Good luck, and thanks for the video!
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zmotorsports
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Nice intro video Gregor.
I completely agree about any project, just starting it is sometimes the hardest. I like that you view your YouTube channel as a "project", maybe I should have done that. Mine merely started as I had a few people ask for a review of my lathe and then milling machine and then one thing led to another. I enjoy doing the YouTube videos so I have continued and not out necessarily for likes and subscribers, I just enjoy doing them and if they help people with various projects it's a win/win.
Oh and by the way, I liked and subscribed.
I completely agree about any project, just starting it is sometimes the hardest. I like that you view your YouTube channel as a "project", maybe I should have done that. Mine merely started as I had a few people ask for a review of my lathe and then milling machine and then one thing led to another. I enjoy doing the YouTube videos so I have continued and not out necessarily for likes and subscribers, I just enjoy doing them and if they help people with various projects it's a win/win.
Oh and by the way, I liked and subscribed.
gearhead1960
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Gregor,
Liked and subscribed. Your already rockin' it.
Liked and subscribed. Your already rockin' it.
lilscorpion
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I woke up to the video in my feed and watched it before reading the thread...you other guys in here, sheesh. [emoji6]
Gregor - nice job, seriously loved it. Super fast jamb packed content tho. Not that I’m an expert, but i think the previous recommendation about 10 minutes is a good one. Could have easily stretched the video out by bringing yourself into the frame when showing your equipment. E.g. - I want to see how nice the mill is. Bring me up close, show me the score. Show me what stood out when you inspected it at the auction. Did it come with any tooling? I was seeing your shop for the first time in person.
There are things you don’t even notice when you walk into your shop which are immediacy obvious to new people to your shop, that’s the stuff that’s interesting to them. You’re welding table is on blocks? Someone steel the wheels? [emoji2957]
Personally, I’ve very much enjoyed this thread and I can visualize how awesome it would ha e been if I could have followed along via video. Maybe even intertwined with blog format - which seems to be very popular and may match your style well. You have a ton of interesting friends and collaborators many who themselves have a story that could be told. If you don’t mind opening up to the praise and criticism of the knuckleheads out there that is.
Looking forward to it!!
Gregor - nice job, seriously loved it. Super fast jamb packed content tho. Not that I’m an expert, but i think the previous recommendation about 10 minutes is a good one. Could have easily stretched the video out by bringing yourself into the frame when showing your equipment. E.g. - I want to see how nice the mill is. Bring me up close, show me the score. Show me what stood out when you inspected it at the auction. Did it come with any tooling? I was seeing your shop for the first time in person.
There are things you don’t even notice when you walk into your shop which are immediacy obvious to new people to your shop, that’s the stuff that’s interesting to them. You’re welding table is on blocks? Someone steel the wheels? [emoji2957]
Personally, I’ve very much enjoyed this thread and I can visualize how awesome it would ha e been if I could have followed along via video. Maybe even intertwined with blog format - which seems to be very popular and may match your style well. You have a ton of interesting friends and collaborators many who themselves have a story that could be told. If you don’t mind opening up to the praise and criticism of the knuckleheads out there that is.
Looking forward to it!!
Normally I hate the youtube "need" to be a narcissist. But, for you, swallow the modesty, say like and subscribe, link to your online store selling t-shirts, and get a patreon account.
As everyone else has said, I don't watch TV anymore but do watch youtube. That is a kickin first video. Really nice job, and we all want you to succeed. As I said, I don't ever like or subscribe to youtube channels, even those I like and watch all the time. I liked and subscribed to yours.
I also agree that intertwining the blog with your videos could be very effective for you since you have such a great blogging style.
I am in no way an expert, but I might suggest creating your own blog on a separate webpage (that you can use to sell those t-shirts we all want!). You can probably go through this thread and capture most of your technical and travel posts, mildly edit them to remove GJ specific content, and have a massive number of blog posts without having to 'write' any of them again. Then going forward you can use this thread as your first draft, get the feed back you need (somebody is always asking for clarification or a second photo of something) then copy/paste it with the small edits to your blog (which of course is the one linked to your youtube video). Now, my advice might be total ****, so take it for what it is meant to be: suggestions from someone who wants this to be a huge success for you!
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lilscorpion
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**** yeah, totally agree. Do it! Bet if we dig back through your threads we could find half a dozen Gregor-isms that could be printed on a shirt with an appropriate accompanying picture.
Yes!! Mission creep, F'in Gregor, Pancakes, stuff about mills, a bunch of stuff.
A note about Patreon. My uncle got rid of his cable subscription and now donates to his favorite youtube creators via patreon etc. He said he used to pay $100 a month for crappy entertainment, so with the money he is saving he is now supporting better entertainment.
Trapps
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Love the video!
The right amount of humor and creative editing! Well done Gregor!
The right amount of humor and creative editing! Well done Gregor!
Wow, thanks so much for all the great feedback.
First of all - I know a lot of it ***** - audio, framing, lack of tripod. I've worked on big video productions and seen what's involved. That's part of what's kept me from actually doing it. Being in my garage is my escape and my fun. To turn it into work is something else. Having my Leica on the bench has been an easy way to just grab some shots and then post up here. Writing and photography are very easy for me. Video is all new and takes WAY more time. Way more.
So right now I'm looking at YouTube to be a part of building my "brand" as I go forward to build bikes. Like I'd said before I have three bike projects that have been on hold - I've wanted to build them forever but now I'm looking at that as my job. I know I can make them cool, get them published and in magazines. I know I have enough talent to do a good job and I know I can tell a good story. I'm unemployed so here's my opportunity. In many ways this is what I needed - to have no plan B. I will make this work because I have no choice.
I didn't plan on the XR going to YouTube until Jesse suggested that this would be good content. When he said that I started shooting in landscape. Jesse edited the whole thing - not me. He's a professional who edits commercials for a living and he has a very dry sharp wit so he gets me and his editing is on point. It's what makes it good. I edit my own little IG stories on Adobe Rush and I'm getting the hang of it so now I'll start to get to work on Premiere. Half of my time is spent editing out "umms".
I'll need to get my head around how to improve video yet still be able to work. I can shoot circles around most people on YouTube but what's the balance? I've been collecting gear but this was all shot on an iPhone with no mic because I was on a deadline and needed to just go quickly. I have two DSLR's, two GoPros, wireless lav mics, gimbal, audio recorder, drone... in short everything I could need. I even upgraded my laptop two weeks before the crisis.
After this series is done I'll start to use the real gear. I'll make a plan and concentrate on trying to do better video. It will get better as I figure it out and that will take some time. I think my Triumph is the closest to being done so that might be next.
You're watching someone learning to walk. It's harder than it looks.
Gregor
First of all - I know a lot of it ***** - audio, framing, lack of tripod. I've worked on big video productions and seen what's involved. That's part of what's kept me from actually doing it. Being in my garage is my escape and my fun. To turn it into work is something else. Having my Leica on the bench has been an easy way to just grab some shots and then post up here. Writing and photography are very easy for me. Video is all new and takes WAY more time. Way more.
So right now I'm looking at YouTube to be a part of building my "brand" as I go forward to build bikes. Like I'd said before I have three bike projects that have been on hold - I've wanted to build them forever but now I'm looking at that as my job. I know I can make them cool, get them published and in magazines. I know I have enough talent to do a good job and I know I can tell a good story. I'm unemployed so here's my opportunity. In many ways this is what I needed - to have no plan B. I will make this work because I have no choice.
I didn't plan on the XR going to YouTube until Jesse suggested that this would be good content. When he said that I started shooting in landscape. Jesse edited the whole thing - not me. He's a professional who edits commercials for a living and he has a very dry sharp wit so he gets me and his editing is on point. It's what makes it good. I edit my own little IG stories on Adobe Rush and I'm getting the hang of it so now I'll start to get to work on Premiere. Half of my time is spent editing out "umms".
I'll need to get my head around how to improve video yet still be able to work. I can shoot circles around most people on YouTube but what's the balance? I've been collecting gear but this was all shot on an iPhone with no mic because I was on a deadline and needed to just go quickly. I have two DSLR's, two GoPros, wireless lav mics, gimbal, audio recorder, drone... in short everything I could need. I even upgraded my laptop two weeks before the crisis.
After this series is done I'll start to use the real gear. I'll make a plan and concentrate on trying to do better video. It will get better as I figure it out and that will take some time. I think my Triumph is the closest to being done so that might be next.
You're watching someone learning to walk. It's harder than it looks.
Gregor
smschriefer
Well-known member
You'll do great.
Another thing you might look at is some type of intro statement for each video. Like Alec Steele always says the same welcoming line to every video, it just makes you feel welcomed back, imho.
Also, look to see if you know anyone who also has a channel to extend a link to their channel in one of your videos and see if they will do likewise. You want hits and lots of them. We could all give you a list of good channels and you probably have a number you enjoy as well.
Heck, if you could do some small videos of projects people can work on with their kids I bet you'd get lots of hits. People are looking for anything to occupy their young minds at this point.
Another thing you might look at is some type of intro statement for each video. Like Alec Steele always says the same welcoming line to every video, it just makes you feel welcomed back, imho.
Also, look to see if you know anyone who also has a channel to extend a link to their channel in one of your videos and see if they will do likewise. You want hits and lots of them. We could all give you a list of good channels and you probably have a number you enjoy as well.
Heck, if you could do some small videos of projects people can work on with their kids I bet you'd get lots of hits. People are looking for anything to occupy their young minds at this point.
Vertigo Cycles
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I watched the YouTube video yesterday, loved it and want more.
I also just watched your latest IG story about restricting the flow of the brake line to change the way it feels. Can you tell us a bit about the theory behind that?
A couple of decades ago now, I was pretty unhappy with the Magura brand of hydraulic rim brake on my trials bike and did a great deal of fettling with it. I experimented with master piston size, a mid-line ratio box (not great...too many seals in the system), changing the lever length, adding several different stiffeners, designing my own pad holders and even pad compounds but it never occurred to me to mess with the port size.
I also just watched your latest IG story about restricting the flow of the brake line to change the way it feels. Can you tell us a bit about the theory behind that?
A couple of decades ago now, I was pretty unhappy with the Magura brand of hydraulic rim brake on my trials bike and did a great deal of fettling with it. I experimented with master piston size, a mid-line ratio box (not great...too many seals in the system), changing the lever length, adding several different stiffeners, designing my own pad holders and even pad compounds but it never occurred to me to mess with the port size.
Bunk
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Liked, Subscribed, and I can't wait for more.
I like your style.
I like your style.
Thanks. I have to say that for whatever reason I struggled more in this class than I did in the fall class. It may have been a few reasons: I was in the fast group and there were a bunch of clowns all racing each other and not trying to do the exercises - distracting. I expected that I would do much better after a season of racing and pick up where the last class left off - I didn't. I struggled with the exercises and found them difficult to master. What I learned on the track over the winter wasn't anywhere near helpful in the exercises.
That said the instructors thought I'd gotten much better and that I'd made big gains. So I guess there's that but I expected to do better and didn't.
Honestly I am a bit unsure what the port size will do. Danny didn't really explain it very well. Having just bled the brake I will say that it feels very wooden and the opposite of what I typically want a brake to feel like but perhaps that's the goal.
In flat track you're not actually using the brake to initiate the slide but pitching the bike in and turning. The brake is barely used and the thing I struggled with in Supercamp was being able to finely modulate the brake to help step the rear end out without locking it and sending my *** off the track. I kept unscrewing the drum brake until it did almost nothing and that helped.
So, if the idea is that we're adding resistance to the zone of brake application so that when you apply the brake you're not getting a light switch but a stiff dimmer then I think that is the goal and maybe this will work.
Also, I find that it is much easier for me to drag the brake slightly coming out of the corners to help control wheel spin and again, this is helped by reducing the effectiveness of the brake so that it's not a light switch.
This is the part of racing that I enjoy. Figuring out how to improve the bike and make it work better. If this were road racing or off road I'd have a better handle on it but this type of racing is new to me and I don't really know it well enough to know what I'm looking for. And for a while I won't be able to figure it out.
I was hoping to get Episode 2 up but I realized that none of the swingarm videos made it to Jesse and he's now sick (maybe Corona but there's no tests so no one knows - what a fail) so I'm attempting to edit that part myself and add it in. So give me a day...
G
gearhead1960
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I believe that many current automotive traction control systems employ this technique to control wheel spin....
Hope Jesse gets well and does not have the "beer" virus....
Gregor,
I have been following along on your journey for quite a while but think that this is my first post in your thred. I love the projects, the photography, the education, and the storytelling. Im sorry that these tough times have hit you hard and look foward to seeing how to overcome them.
As to moving into video as a media:
Even though I am not yet 30, I still prefer photos and text for learning and story telling. I have loved this thread and will be sad as it moves more towards video. I realize that i am "OLD" even though im under 30
I follow very few youtubers, but have one favorite that you may both be interested in and be worth looking at how he fits his projects into his channel.
It is Mike Patey and his journey with Draco & Scrappy (bush planes that he does amazing custom work on)
Your photography and video editing are light years ahead of him. However I think a key thing that brings me to his channel is that it focuses on the project, not a flawless piece of cinematography. There are many channels that turn out decent looking videos with nice transitions that flow. I never watch more than one or two of these videos because the inevitably give up details, knowledge, and focus on the project in the quest to be a better video.
I also love how Clickspring -
Clickspring does longer videos that do not come out as often. Mike Patey used to do long videos as well, but has switched to 10 min videos that seem to come out more like weekly. I think the increased releases of shorter videos works well for projects that you are making a lot of progress on.
I love all the content that you put out. None of the above is in any way negative about your current path into video, it is just my opinion on some of the keys that make technical/project youtube videos interesting and keep me coming back. Hopefully some of my ramblings are helpful to you, otherwise please ignore me.
Best of luck
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Bob Heine
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Looking forward to the F'in Gregor Show. Not sure if 574 subscribers the first day is common but it seems like a good start. Please don't crash the Internet.
I am a follower is his work as well and agree that his passion and enthusiasm and knowledge comes across well. I look forward to his video and glad that he changed the way he posts (more frequently, shorter videos).
Gregor,
It is Mike Patey and his journey with Draco & Scrappy (bush planes that he does amazing custom work on)
One key thing i love is that he really shares his passion, his knowledge, the reason WHY he is making technical decisions, and he has no fear of spending hours on a part others might find insignificant (Traits that you both seem to share!)
Best of luck
macgyver37
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I too enjoyed your first video. I have been following along since I found you on ADVRider and you built the all wheel drive KTM. If you struggle with content at some point, in my opinion you could retell that story via video. I think it highlights how far you will go to make something happen and in my opinion it put you in a different league than most of the other people putting bikes together. It didn't matter to me a bit that you weren't a 'pro' builder, you put out better work than most of them ever do (maybe in part because you weren't worried about whether it made you money or not). You wanted the best performing bike you could make that also looked cool. I also love that you went out and rode the wheels off them and then told us about it.
I think you could do ride report and camping type videos as well, pretty much anything you seem to be interested in would probably be worthy of a video if you wanted to take the time to do it.
If you ever get to where you want to put out videos other than bike builds you might think about some organization of the subjects to make it easier on you and viewers. An example is Adam Booth has a weekly video that he calls SNS that is the vlog type stuff and has little to no machining content. His machining vids are named as such and it is easy for someone that is paying any attention at all to figure out what to expect in the vid.
Thanks for putting it out there,
Jason
I think you could do ride report and camping type videos as well, pretty much anything you seem to be interested in would probably be worthy of a video if you wanted to take the time to do it.
If you ever get to where you want to put out videos other than bike builds you might think about some organization of the subjects to make it easier on you and viewers. An example is Adam Booth has a weekly video that he calls SNS that is the vlog type stuff and has little to no machining content. His machining vids are named as such and it is easy for someone that is paying any attention at all to figure out what to expect in the vid.
Thanks for putting it out there,
Jason
smschriefer
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Yay, video 2 is out!
I found Draco a year or so ago before he crashed it and I really liked the videos he was doing so certainly an inspiration. My gold standard is This Old Tony because his humor is well paired with his little tricks. I am obviously far from that place at the moment. Frank Makes is another because it's different.
So, that said, second video is up:
It took me all day yesterday to add 2 minutes to Jesse's cut. So that's progress! I will take your suggestions to heart for Patreon and T-shirts but at the moment I don't feel I deserve anything. I'm still getting things figured out. I would like a consolidated web page where I can collect the bikes that I've built - that's a good idea that I'm working on.
I do like have things organized so these videos should be in a Playlist called XR100 Flat Tracker and as I go and inevitably get side tracked we'll create categories for things.
And because I don't want GJ to feel neglected... I did some more work last night on the bike to finish up a few little things.
I tried to use the case tumbler on the brake carrier and that was a complete fail. It didn't really knock down anything or give any kind of nice treatment. Which is great - because it will go on ebay now.
Working backwards. I almost powder coated this new side cover. It has the integrated oil filter and a sight glass along with ports for a cooler. It is polished to a very nice luster and I pulled all the seals and put it in a box and then reconsidered and put the seals back and mounted it up. Now I'm thinking of stripping the other side to match this one.
I really love the luster of the aluminum and the coolness of it compared to the warmth of the nickel. I am going to keep it and adjust the other side case to match. Not looking forward to polishing it however.
I made the initial couplings with 303 stainless and discovered several things: 303 rusts and my fits weren't tight enough. The joint leaked or else Scotts boot melted on the pipe. Not sure which. I was going to weld this joint as well but decided to leave it and perhaps try sealing it with some high temp ATV.
This new bracket worked out well. I'm using Jody's rule of 33 for stainless. I changed the pulse to 1pps and that seems to help force me to keep up the speed. I'm discovering that speed is the missing ingredient to my welding.
Lastly I pocketed the caliper bracket. The triangle is slightly biased to the rear which I was thinking I wanted to avoid but ended up liking quite a bit. I bled the brake and it seems to work well in that it has no trouble stopping my hand spinning the wheel. Success!
I am going to try to wrap this bike up and then put my other one back together so that half done projects are whittled down. Then I will probably photograph the bike for BIKE EXIF and that might be a good opportunity to try a "real" video with actual gear and do a little how to for photographing your bike.
I really want to take the bike out and ride it but sadly that doesn't seem in the cards right now. I have a local shop lined up to dyno test it and help sort the remaining tuning issues but I haven't moved forward with that for obvious reasons.
So that's what's happening.
Gregor
So, that said, second video is up:
It took me all day yesterday to add 2 minutes to Jesse's cut. So that's progress! I will take your suggestions to heart for Patreon and T-shirts but at the moment I don't feel I deserve anything. I'm still getting things figured out. I would like a consolidated web page where I can collect the bikes that I've built - that's a good idea that I'm working on.
I do like have things organized so these videos should be in a Playlist called XR100 Flat Tracker and as I go and inevitably get side tracked we'll create categories for things.
And because I don't want GJ to feel neglected... I did some more work last night on the bike to finish up a few little things.
I tried to use the case tumbler on the brake carrier and that was a complete fail. It didn't really knock down anything or give any kind of nice treatment. Which is great - because it will go on ebay now.
Working backwards. I almost powder coated this new side cover. It has the integrated oil filter and a sight glass along with ports for a cooler. It is polished to a very nice luster and I pulled all the seals and put it in a box and then reconsidered and put the seals back and mounted it up. Now I'm thinking of stripping the other side to match this one.
I really love the luster of the aluminum and the coolness of it compared to the warmth of the nickel. I am going to keep it and adjust the other side case to match. Not looking forward to polishing it however.
I made the initial couplings with 303 stainless and discovered several things: 303 rusts and my fits weren't tight enough. The joint leaked or else Scotts boot melted on the pipe. Not sure which. I was going to weld this joint as well but decided to leave it and perhaps try sealing it with some high temp ATV.
This new bracket worked out well. I'm using Jody's rule of 33 for stainless. I changed the pulse to 1pps and that seems to help force me to keep up the speed. I'm discovering that speed is the missing ingredient to my welding.
Lastly I pocketed the caliper bracket. The triangle is slightly biased to the rear which I was thinking I wanted to avoid but ended up liking quite a bit. I bled the brake and it seems to work well in that it has no trouble stopping my hand spinning the wheel. Success!
I am going to try to wrap this bike up and then put my other one back together so that half done projects are whittled down. Then I will probably photograph the bike for BIKE EXIF and that might be a good opportunity to try a "real" video with actual gear and do a little how to for photographing your bike.
I really want to take the bike out and ride it but sadly that doesn't seem in the cards right now. I have a local shop lined up to dyno test it and help sort the remaining tuning issues but I haven't moved forward with that for obvious reasons.
So that's what's happening.
Gregor
stsmytherie
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Gregor, it's been fun watching your stories on IG. Thanks.
Realized I'd fallen so far behind on this thread, tho, that it was probably easier to start over. I'm mid-2014 at the moment and just stumbled on your re-visit of the black trim and discussion of Josef Albers. Which back then got me to pick up his book. Which apparently I didn't actually get around to reading until 2017...
Long story short, I created an interactive web page that demonstrates Albers' first exercise in color perception within fields by dynamically generating color fields each time you load the page.
Short explanation here: https://terrencedorsey.com/interaction-of-color
Color fields here: https://terrencedorsey.com/files/albers.html
The code is linked in there too should anyone want to mess with it.
Ok back to catching up...
Realized I'd fallen so far behind on this thread, tho, that it was probably easier to start over. I'm mid-2014 at the moment and just stumbled on your re-visit of the black trim and discussion of Josef Albers. Which back then got me to pick up his book. Which apparently I didn't actually get around to reading until 2017...
Long story short, I created an interactive web page that demonstrates Albers' first exercise in color perception within fields by dynamically generating color fields each time you load the page.
Short explanation here: https://terrencedorsey.com/interaction-of-color
Color fields here: https://terrencedorsey.com/files/albers.html
The code is linked in there too should anyone want to mess with it.
Ok back to catching up...
jlevers
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Gregor, I'm loving the videos!
Also, I figured being quarantined was as good an excuse as any to try your pizza recipe from a number of pages back. I'd never made pizza from scratch before, and I was pleasantly surprised with how it came out. I used whole wheat bread flour instead of white...it was the best crust I've ever had. Thanks for the recipe!!
Also, I figured being quarantined was as good an excuse as any to try your pizza recipe from a number of pages back. I'd never made pizza from scratch before, and I was pleasantly surprised with how it came out. I used whole wheat bread flour instead of white...it was the best crust I've ever had. Thanks for the recipe!!
Ha, Judiaann has posted some pizza photos and it seems the quarantine has gotten more than a few people to decide to try their hand at pizza. Almost everyone seems to really love it but then it's pizza - how bad can pizza be?
I'm glad you liked the recipe - it's pretty easy and certainly delicious.
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GeddyT
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Although I've spent hundreds of hours in Premiere unnecessarily editing family videos as a hobby, I'm nothing close to being a pro. That being said, I have a suggestion:Slow down. Barely.
Your videos are interesting (motorcycles, welding, machining, duh!), the humor is great, the editing is top shelf for YouTube, but at least two or three times I had to scrub the video back and watch a bit again because I didn't have time to read the caption before it cut away. The fast pace is awesome and interesting, so definitely keep doing what you're doing, but remember that the viewer that didn't make the video has to both identify and read a caption, not just read it. One second extra per clip with text is probably plenty to allow time to read but keep up the fast and interesting pacing.
Anyway, another awesome video, and I definitely "liked and subscribed!"
Your videos are interesting (motorcycles, welding, machining, duh!), the humor is great, the editing is top shelf for YouTube, but at least two or three times I had to scrub the video back and watch a bit again because I didn't have time to read the caption before it cut away. The fast pace is awesome and interesting, so definitely keep doing what you're doing, but remember that the viewer that didn't make the video has to both identify and read a caption, not just read it. One second extra per clip with text is probably plenty to allow time to read but keep up the fast and interesting pacing.
Anyway, another awesome video, and I definitely "liked and subscribed!"
mr_magicfingers
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Was very happy when your first vid appeared on my feed. I tend to watch half an hour of YouTube on the tv at the end of the evening, it’s more interesting that most things on Netflix and it helps me learn for the projects I currently have going on. I must say that for a first video your production values are through the roof. If that’s video 1, you’re so far ahead of everyone else.
I like vids around the ten minute mark. If I see things half an hour long they tend to either get ignored or, if particularly appealing, get dropped on the ‘watch later’ list but don’t often seem to sit and watch them.
Looking forward to seeing the next few and, if this is all just done with an iPhone, I can’t wait until you start using the big gear ��
Oh and yes, t-shirts, a Patreon and ‘like and subscribe’. Many you tubers moved to patreon when YouTube stopped them monetising their channels. Subscribers realise that to get better content becomes expensive and so throwing a couple of dollars a month at someone who produces something you enjoy seems like a fair exchange.
I like vids around the ten minute mark. If I see things half an hour long they tend to either get ignored or, if particularly appealing, get dropped on the ‘watch later’ list but don’t often seem to sit and watch them.
Looking forward to seeing the next few and, if this is all just done with an iPhone, I can’t wait until you start using the big gear ��
Oh and yes, t-shirts, a Patreon and ‘like and subscribe’. Many you tubers moved to patreon when YouTube stopped them monetising their channels. Subscribers realise that to get better content becomes expensive and so throwing a couple of dollars a month at someone who produces something you enjoy seems like a fair exchange.
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Justind97
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Gregor,
I have been following along for quite some time on here and on IG, even sent you a few messages here and there. Reading through about your brake issue, I believe I have the solution that you're looking for.
Don't rely on the mechanics of the brakes as a whole unit, you're seeking consistent resistance across the entire field. While you may be able to somehow figure that all out eventually, what you're needing is a spring on the pedal. Likely one with some good resistance.
I raced shifter karts about 10 years ago and while racing at NHIS, going through Turn 3 there was some nasty woofs right on the racing line. When I hit those bumps. it would cause my foot on the throttle to bounce causing inconsistent throttle modulation which would upset the kart entirely and slow me down. Someone noted the springs on the pedal were too soft. As I started adding them, I noticed a HUGE improvement in throttle control.
Same thing would apply in your case. You're looking to be able to hit the brakes and modulate.
Also, take a look at this chart: http://www.vintagebrake.com/mastercylinder.htm It has been invaluable to me (especially for road racing) and takes the guess work out of matching masters to calipers.
I have been following along for quite some time on here and on IG, even sent you a few messages here and there. Reading through about your brake issue, I believe I have the solution that you're looking for.
Don't rely on the mechanics of the brakes as a whole unit, you're seeking consistent resistance across the entire field. While you may be able to somehow figure that all out eventually, what you're needing is a spring on the pedal. Likely one with some good resistance.
I raced shifter karts about 10 years ago and while racing at NHIS, going through Turn 3 there was some nasty woofs right on the racing line. When I hit those bumps. it would cause my foot on the throttle to bounce causing inconsistent throttle modulation which would upset the kart entirely and slow me down. Someone noted the springs on the pedal were too soft. As I started adding them, I noticed a HUGE improvement in throttle control.
Same thing would apply in your case. You're looking to be able to hit the brakes and modulate.
Also, take a look at this chart: http://www.vintagebrake.com/mastercylinder.htm It has been invaluable to me (especially for road racing) and takes the guess work out of matching masters to calipers.
T-handle
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Nice work on the video Man I did my first video with old Samsung phone and edited it with the movie maker
My biggest bottleneck is my computer, there's not enough power to edit and it keeps crashing 50 times per video. But that's about to change soon. I have collected a pile of parts for new computer build. I'm a bit embarrassed about my videos and going to re-edit all when I get my computer ready. Next update is a decent camera I hope.
What kind of equipment are you using for video making? I bet you have some good stuff being a pro photographer. Love to see more videos from your workshop and house.
Career on youtube, Not so sure about that.. It's a part of career but the money is coming from merchandise and support via Paypal or Patreon. If you are building bikes for sale, that's the work part and making videos is a great hobby and some nice extra income. This is just my opinion. Example this thread is full of great stuff and very popular. But if you have to make it again for 6000$ would you do it for work. Youtube pays about 2$ per 1000 views so 3000000 views is about 6000$ That's a nice money for buying tools but cant serve your family long.
Best of luck for you an your family Gregor and stay safe and healthy.
And by the way what is that "Gregor and kitten" video what is making girls wet in your Youtube comment section. Do you have a secret Youtube star past
I did my first video with old Samsung phone and edited it with the movie maker My biggest bottleneck is my computer, there's not enough power to edit and it keeps crashing 50 times per video. But that's about to change soon. I have collected a pile of parts for new computer build. I'm a bit embarrassed about my videos and going to re-edit all when I get my computer ready. Next update is a decent camera I hope.What kind of equipment are you using for video making? I bet you have some good stuff being a pro photographer. Love to see more videos from your workshop and house.
Career on youtube, Not so sure about that.. It's a part of career but the money is coming from merchandise and support via Paypal or Patreon. If you are building bikes for sale, that's the work part and making videos is a great hobby and some nice extra income. This is just my opinion. Example this thread is full of great stuff and very popular. But if you have to make it again for 6000$ would you do it for work. Youtube pays about 2$ per 1000 views so 3000000 views is about 6000$ That's a nice money for buying tools but cant serve your family long.
Best of luck for you an your family Gregor and stay safe and healthy.
And by the way what is that "Gregor and kitten" video what is making girls wet in your Youtube comment section. Do you have a secret Youtube star past
Terranova
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Pizza is like ***. Even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good.
tjpavlov
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I just have to say that I have zero interest in motorcycles, but I really enjoyed the video. I'll happily tune in to you building bikes. I would love to see a more comprehensive shop tour video and some Festool projects as well.