I've lost count of the number of times I've gone out to narrate a ride only to get back to discover that the audio is utterly useless. However, despite the audible and excessive wind noise, I've developed a microphone set up that doesn't drown out my voice because of a blown out mic. However I still think the weakest link in my setup is my cheap helmet, which is a very noisy place for a rider to be. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYGnMlcazPI

"THE HILL" The best thing about using a 56 tooth sprocket is the low end torque (at the cost of top speed) and the best way to test it out is a big old hill climb. The Hill has been the proving point of all of my builds, it is long, slow and steep. According to the GoPro GPS in a previous video the tarmac section of this hill is a 162m climb. Then it turns to gravel and continues up into the mountains, at which point the GPS loses reception and we can't get any reliable data from it. I cut out most of the climb as I have plenty of videos on this road, showing mainly the steepest parts. The Mk3 performed so spectacularly it was able to climb for the most part at half to three-quarter throttle. I don't spend too much time at wide open because the most important thing I have learned from building these bikes is mechanical sympathy. Something that not a lot of people seem to have. You know, the ones that belong to the "these engines are crap" crowd. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_DSip3jomE

Think of it as a mini clip show, as when I was recording, I didn't actually have much confidence that the audio was going to be very good, so I didn't really put much effort into trying to keep up the commentary. I'm glad I was mistaken, though, as this was recorded in what I consider to be worst-case conditions - high, blustery wind. The RØDE Go lav mic handled these conditions with ease and it gives me high hopes for recording in the future. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn2uoWcpEn4

Less chatter, more twisties in this video as I take the route from Korumburra to Drouin trying to familiarise myself with the 2014 KTM 390 Duke. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db-w_qcdehI