Vespa in the Twisties 2

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Vespa in the Twisties 2

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2 жыл бұрын

Ride along on my Vespa GTS 300 HPE as we explore some twisty Rocky Mountain roads - Colorado 14, Stove Prairie Road, and Rist Canyon Road.
I was testing my GoPro setup. In this video I installed the Max Lens Mod to compare the image quality and field of view to the regular lens, shot at 4k. I think I prefer the regular lens for this helmet cam view. Using the Max Lens Mod drops the resolution and image quality, and the field of view seems a bit more narrow top to bottom than I expected. Not sure if the generally wider view makes up for what I think is a bit lower image quality. I also didn't have the camera positioned quite right on my helmet in terms of capturing the "cockpit".
What do you think?
- Is this wider field of view better?
- Does the horizon lock make the cornering look better?
You can compare this video with the previous one shot without the Max Lens Mod:
• Vespa on a Twisty Moun...
Let me know what you think in the comments!

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@ulftellander6303 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this video makes me seriously considering buying a Vespa 300 in "orange impulsivo".

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

If you do, I think you’ll have a smile on your face.

@coastalhillbilly3419 2 жыл бұрын

Same but may get the British racing green one, peel the gold stickers and paint the horn badge and wheels black

@Scootphoria 2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, this video looks so polished and refined, kinda like watching a documentary. Looks better than the previous. Ok, rewinds parts and find that the sweeps were as I said, but the twisties seem to be really good on that downgrade. All in all, I still prefer the previous. I played the last and this video at 480 and 720 and this one seems more grainy. You have a good 'Radio Voice' for narrating. Having said all that, I'll watch you scootin' videos regardless of which way you shoot it.

@aaronrapp400 Жыл бұрын

It’s crazy! I sit and watch you drive through the beauty. Love these videos

@flatgrindrides Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@pmay222 Жыл бұрын

lovely roads..... few years ago i would have been on a sportbike riding a bit too fast and not even enjoying the scenery.... but now i am 57 and slowed down a lot... i too own a scooter and enjoy the scenery rather than the speed... funny how life changes around..

@flatgrindrides Жыл бұрын

So true! Priorities change...

@richardmcgrath61 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful scenery, love your videos.

@sonkaldo 2 жыл бұрын

New sub. Just wanted to say really enjoyed the Vespa videos. I have a Suzuki Address 110 and an Xmax 300 on order here in South Australia. What a wonderful part of the world you must live in. Amazing scenery. Where you have deer on the roads we have kangaroos and one deer that ran across the road one whilst i was driving. Frightened the life out of me. Fantastic work kind regards.🇦🇺

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yep, no kangaroos to worry about here! Deer can be a real danger though. Some pretty mountain scenery here in Colorado, but we don’t have the beaches you have down under. Cheers!

@Theophilus1968 Жыл бұрын

Great scenery. You’re a blessed man!

@magiczero4 Жыл бұрын

Loving the scooter content. Makes me want to buy one, thanks for sharing your adventures.

@JohnnyPowRides Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the video - thanks! I love my GTS 300 Super

@jackbeltane 2 жыл бұрын

I have a Vespa Primavera 150cc, it’s a week old and I still learning to ride. I turn 50 next April, been a car driver all my life and really loving the scenery in your videos

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you’ve enjoyed them. Wishing you many happy miles on your new Primavera!

@jackbeltane 2 жыл бұрын

@@flatgrindrides once I get my confidence up riding it will be great, tall rider with big hands makes throttle a bit awkward. Practice and patience, I will figure it out eventually

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

@@jackbeltane I’m sure pretty soon it will be second nature and you won’t even be conscious of it. It will just do what you want it to do and go where you want it to go. 👍

@alfredocesarano757 2 жыл бұрын

As always wonderful landscapes on a dream scooter.

@furyjubilie 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm I actually went back and watched some of last weeks video again, then switched and rewatched some of this one. Honestly I like both, last week it was more POV and it was like being on the ride, you could see the display on the Vespa, and when you'd turn your head it was more "real"? IDK This week was very smooth, which seems like it made the landscape more crisp, but that could be a difference in the route as well? Long story short, both are good for different reasons lol Enjoyed the ride along!!

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. Last week I did not have the horizon lock on and that’s what makes it feel more “real“I think. The Horizon lock really smooth everything out almost like a drone moving. As for this weeks video, I think I could’ve done better with angling the camera so that I get less sky and more handlebars. I’ll keep tweaking it!

@ThePowerchecker Жыл бұрын

very nice road trip, i like it. regards from germany

@volhv1973 2 жыл бұрын

I love that road! Greetings from Estes Park

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

Howdy neighbor!

@sonnyhipolito3479 Жыл бұрын

Great view, sir. Wish we could have more of these. Thank you, ride safe!

@sg5134 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful landscape my friend, the river on the right side in the beginning of the video.....very beautiful Thanks for sharing Greetings from Greece

@Iflyanythin Жыл бұрын

Look fantastic quality

@BIG-K Жыл бұрын

I prefer this setup. I really enjoy your commentary and it complements the excellent footage very well indeed. As for the Vespa: between you and Steve Williams (Scooter in the Sticks) you've almost persuaded me to buy one. Great video.

@flatgrindrides Жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith!

@royromero8496 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful ride scooters are just awesome 👌!!!!

@Blueshade 2 жыл бұрын

I loved them both. I think I liked the first one more as you could see more of what is around you. Man you live in a beautiful area! I live in Michigan which is nice but we don't have mountains like that! Love your commentary, they must think the double line is a suggestion...... Lol..... Great video again!

@PDArray00 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video mate. I love how the camera was able to capture the river it seems on the right side. Cheers.

@barrettwbenton 2 жыл бұрын

Again, fabulous vistas, well-captured. The new lens looks fine, although I'm not seeing a huge difference from the normal setup. Looks like things are progressing nicely with the GTS.

@edwardsp1916 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking video. I live in the a coastal town in the South West of the UK but I watch videos in the US with a little envy. The scenery, the long straight roads and so little traffic. So few cars, It's like the motor car has quite caught on yet in America😉

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul! One thing we do have here is variety. Plenty of traffic congestion and horrible driving in places like LA and Houston. Sadly so many of our small towns have dried up and are dying, but there is lots of beautiful landscape and pockets of remote beauty to be found all across the country, from the desert southwest and the mountain west to the forested north east. I hope one day you can hop across the pond and go for a ride!

@edwardsp1916 2 жыл бұрын

@@flatgrindrides I've added the Scooter cannonball to my bucket list so I hope to one day ride across the US. Might be a couple of years away though. All the best.

@iggyzorro2406 2 жыл бұрын

wow what beautiful country. camera shows nice views. wide angle lenses always give some distortion - mirrors were slightly out of place - railing on bridge was bent- I would have liked to see a little more of the dashboard -but all in all a nice enjoyable vid. thanks

@chuckbayman 2 жыл бұрын

Another very nice video,you seem to have taken to the vespa like ducks to water.as far as scooters there is nothing as much fun as a vespa.

@nomad90125 10 ай бұрын

If you cross a cattle guard in Indonesia you need to stand up on your bike.😂

@Ringer1982 2 жыл бұрын

I prefer the picture in the first Twisty video, this one look blury and I like the tilts of horizen when the bike is leaning. I have a question too - have you been on long mountain road decent where you had to be on a brake a lot? If so have you notice any lack of stopping power and if the brakes were overheating? I wonder because I'm going to ride in the mountains on Mallorka with my wife on the back seat. Booked the Vespa 300 there.

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it. As for the brakes, even though I’ve ridden some mountain roads, I haven’t been on the brakes very long. On the longest and steepest descents around here if I let it coast downhill I only get up to about 60 mph. If there’s a tight turn I will brake before entry, but I’m rarely on the brakes very long so I have not had any issues with brakes overheating. I have not ridden with a passenger yet. I weigh about 225 pounds with my gear on. It is obviously a light bike, but the braking power is much lower than my other (big) motorcycles, but seems ok for general use. Loaded to full capacity and a steep mountain descent is obviously a difficult “test case”. I can’t say if you have anything to be worried about or not, but it is something that you should be mindful of on your ride. I’d be curious to hear about your experience. Good luck and have fun on your trip/rides!

@matthewtaylor2933 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the farthest you’ve driven this awesome scooter? I’m looking at the orange Vespa gts 300, but the nearest dealership is in another city. About 137 miles away. Do you think a stock gts would handle such a road trip (it’d be on the highway most of the time). I plan on making occasional road-trips that size anyways, but was wanted to ask someone who’s had first hand experience.

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure what my longest ride has been so far. Probably about 100 miles. There are guys riding them across the US in the scooter cannonball run, so it can certainly be done. The question is your comfort. Personally, I wouldn’t want to ride interstate highways where speeds are high, there are lots of trucks, crosswinds, etc. As for cruising back roads, I imagine you could go as far and as long as you want.

@gerrymangione Жыл бұрын

I don't like the extreme wide angle lens. Like to see your hands, the instruments and mirrors. Because then it looks like in a video game. Also the horizon stabilisation i find unnecessary. The old setup was perfect!

@richarddibble4075 Жыл бұрын

What road were you in these Twisties??! Your gonna make me buy a Vespa for sure

@flatgrindrides Жыл бұрын

Colorado 14, aka Poudre Canyon Road

@nomad90125 10 ай бұрын

Would be nice if you had 2 bikes so you could give clips of your bike & you in there entirety would look good.

@flatgrindrides 10 ай бұрын

Yes. Or a drone.

@bertandjo Жыл бұрын

Just discovered this bike and found your videos. Does it have enough torque to handle mountain roads well?! Thanks

@flatgrindrides Жыл бұрын

Depends on your expectations, but I would say generally, yes.

@bertandjo Жыл бұрын

@@flatgrindrides thanks. I’m in the foothills and mountains of North Carolina and thinking about a scooter. Just wondering if this one could keep up speed on the hills. By the way, what’s normally top speed on flat roads? Thanks.

@flatgrindrides Жыл бұрын

@@bertandjo comfortable cruising and zipping around up to about 60. I’ve had mine up to about 75 on flat ground. Haven’t really tried for a top speed yet, but assume it is around the 75 mark. There’s a European company which makes a replacement ABS sensor ring for the rear wheel that allows a higher top speed: www.sip-scootershop.com/en/product/tone-wheel-kubler-racing-abs-rear_KBPI0010

@bertandjo Жыл бұрын

@@flatgrindrides thanks so much!!!! I appreciate you investing time and effort to produce these videos and respond to questions.

@coastalhillbilly3419 2 жыл бұрын

Waves 😱 sometimes when when I’m not getting waives from riders I realize I’m in my car

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@joeneedssleep 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on you recording setup.. ie what camera you use, microphone and microphone placement. As well as any future setup changes you would do in the future?

@joeneedssleep 2 жыл бұрын

PS I love the vespa videos :)

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe, sure thing. Can’t promise that I can get to it immediately, it might be a couple of weeks, but I’ll put that on the list.

@coastalhillbilly3419 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏽🎥 Perfect amount of wind and road noise, makes me feel like I’m almost there. For 9k I could get another 1000cc, newer modern street bike Help please, my next ride (soon) is going to be a Primavera 150 or GTS 300, the 300 seems a better deal on a safer more capable motorbike but do you think my small but mighty teenage daughter (5’ 4” 110lbs) could handle the 300 GTS with proper training and gear?

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

For the price the options are almost endless. You can buy a lot of used bike for that. In the end it comes down to what you really want, I think. As for the daughter being able to ride it, I would say absolutely no problem.

@MotoTvWoodsFarm 2 жыл бұрын

💚👍

@joseadavila7445 Жыл бұрын

Need advice . Thinking about trading my mp 3 500 piaggio scooter 2019 with 13000 ml and large top case . reasons scooter tech in USA don't like to work on them ? For Vespa gts 300 hpe 2022 on showroom looking for easier scooter to work on it so scooter tech won't hate it so much ? I totally depend on repair shops . The one. on showroom is blue with tan seat . Feel like I'm gonna trade an apple 🍎 for a lemon 🍋 ? . They only got 1 Vespa gts 300 hpe blue with tan seat 2022 in stock now New .

@flatgrindrides Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a decision only you can make. Either way, good luck!

@mikejones-go8vz 2 жыл бұрын

What speed were you doing, it looks quite fast with the tunnel vision?

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

The speed varied quite a bit based on the circumstances, but I would guess between 35 and 55 for most of it. About the same as the Vespa in the twisties one video. I think you can see the speedometer in that one. It may give you a better sense of the speed and what it looks like to the camera.

@mikejones-go8vz 2 жыл бұрын

@@flatgrindrides it is a nice relaxing video, thanks

@ervinveseli8991 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Albania. I want to know , is that a electric scooter?

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ervin, no it is a Vespa 300cc gasoline (petrol) powered engine.

@ontheway4034 2 жыл бұрын

The footage seemed more blurry for some reason. I kept hoping you would talk about your impressions of how the scooter 🛵 is handling the twisties compared to motorcycles you’ve ridden. Looking forward to more videos. 🙂 Edit: I just watched your twisties 1 video where you do talk more about the handling. Sorry for not watching in order.

@flatgrindrides 2 жыл бұрын

When the video was first uploaded this morning it took quite a while for KZfaq to process the high resolution version. So depending on when you watched it you may have seen the low resolution version. This one was also filmed at lower resolution than the previous video, although it should still look reasonably sharp. You might check your KZfaq quality settings for the video sometimes if your bandwidth is low it will stream a lo-res version to you. Dunno. I think there are much better people to comment on the riding dynamics of different bikes. I’m a pretty simple guy, but I’ll give it some thought and try to make some comments in an upcoming video. 👍😉