An Adventure Rider walks into a bar...
 

You might see someone you recognize in this.



bier

Very Good!:rockon:

Well done!
 

That was definitely enjoyable! Awesome.

Dear Lord....

I am sure I have met a few people like that, mostly at a rally for owners of a specific model of German motorcycle I went to last year:mchappy:

I nearly fell of my chair laughing.

What software is it?

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

The animation was done with a program called State - available free at xtranormal.com (the program is free but the "assets" - voices, characters, sets - cost a small amount to license). There is an online version on the xtranormal site, so you can try it out without a lot of hassle.

The titles and other post-production editing were done with Adobe Premiere.

Be warned - the animation is addicting! This project began as a doodle, and quickly got out of hand. But it's lots of :funmeteryes:

-Mike

Hi ............ thaat............ waas..........good !! Booysen... in SLP, Mexico.

hi that was bloody brilliant! how long did it take you?

Bloody excellent :rofl:

What a hoot! ...loved it!


...Michelle
www.scrabblebiker.com

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Time? What's time? Really I don't know. It started out as doodling around to see what the software could do. Then grew into the piece you've seen. The process is addicting for me. I really enjoy playing around with it. I'm already thinking about a sequel, but the grass needs mowing, the garage is a mess and if the rain ever stops - gotta ride. In any event - best I can offer about time is that I probably spent about 3 weeks playing with it in spare moments.

There is an online version of the software (nothing to download) at xtranormal.com, you can get a feel for what it's all about by making your own clip. But beware - there is no 12 step program for animation junkies as far as I know.

Cheers, Mike

Quality! :funmeteryes:

That was brilliant. I especially like the "You get the secret hand shake at the second meeting"

"Adventure motorbike travel will change the world - I'm not sure how but it will"

Wonderful - I'm off to sell my 1200GS and goretex jacket now :clap:

Funny as hell but a little insulting too. I'm an ADVrider, but also a HUBB. I buy what I need and don't care for the fancy crap, nor the new bikes. Is it really like that? If someone had the time, could you please fill me in on this disconnect between the two sites? I'm not trying to be confrontational at all, just trying to understand as I have been immersed in ADV for so long I guess you could say I am wear rose colored glasses.
:biggrin3:?c?

Please don't let me be misunderstood
 

Hi Raven,

I used the term "Adventure Rider" in the generic sense - not to refer to ADVrider people (I'm one as well), but to refer to all of us who ride for adventure, (note the title is Adventure Rider, not ADVrider). I believe that all of us have been exposed to the hype and lure of over-priced, over-engineered, over-promised gear. Many of us have succumbed (some more than others), and that is the common experience I hoped to address in the video.

As far as your question about difference between the two sites - I think each of us draws our own judgments about that as a result of our experiences on the forums. I posted the video on both sites on the same day, and a read through the responses to the two threads is interesting. There is definitely a different tone on the two sites. I don't make any judgment about one being better than the other, but some may find one or the other more agreeable.

In the end, my intent was to find a some humor in our shared experience and to get in a little plug for the HU meetings (note the signature under this post).

I hope this clears up the misunderstanding about the intent of the video, and I'm glad you found it funny.

Best,
Mike

Mike,
I'll have to look around on ADV for the other post. (I spend all my time in Old School) It should be interesting. I actually like both sites for different reasons. Since as long as I've been checking out both sides I just can't understand the chasm. Both sides get very hot on the subject of each other. In a recent post on advrider, there was mention that even US based clubs find adv an issue. Perhaps its the company I keep with the old airhead owners or what, but I never get much negativity with any of it. Oh well, I guess I'll just chock it up to the way things are and just ride, wrench and offer help to fellow travelers when needed
:thumbup1:

Best
Adam

Edit: I found it.....you put it down in JM. There are some real...um "special" people there. I had one incursion down there....now I have it hidden under my setting to not even show. Not the place I prefer to spend my time. Not surprising you got the responses you did. The best of us avoid that area like a plague. No rules except no selling guns or nakedness...and both tread a very thin line

My take exactly.:thumbup1:

Here's the ADV thread Adam. I understand what you're saying about the two forums. I think there's just something about humans that draws us into US vs THEM distinctions - and not just in our choice of motorcycle forums!

Mike

Break that cycle and I think we have our solution to world peace. :biggrin3:

It's my first experience there - live & learn! :smartass:

:thumbup1:

I for one never saw this as a poke at ADVRider people.

I never visit that ADVrider any more, did once or twice a few years ago and found it, well shall we say it doesn't fit with my outlook on life. I like easy going sites, where like minded folk are like minded.


shadowraven - you have one of the best sig lines I've seen in a long time.

Maybe I should sue, the one with the iron on his head is obviously based on me from a few years back :innocent:. :rofl:

Seriously, the animation is brilliant, loved it. :thumbup1: If we can't laugh at ourselves there's no hope.

Andy

PS: Anyone want to buy a set of three storey panniers :rofl:

Nothing like good old adventure-rider-in-jokes and flash cutouts in pans and cardboad boxes to bring people together at a HU Meet, although it's probably not the time to mention it but i've never been to one.:blushing:

IMO it could've been 2min instead of 5+mins, but otherwise very entertaining.:thumbup1:

Bump!
 

In honour of the 2016 UK travellers meeting and why you should go.

The humble of us, not so much.