BWOM-The VFR Recovery...The Trailer

[abaray91]

whats the soundtrack!!

[teckim]

Motorcycle heaven? 2:47

[mimi8576]

very funny! love this vid!

[billmaa]

Thank you, Mrs Matth ...I try to be serious and it never can stick...=)

[roninsoul]

its sure looked like you had lots of fun lolol vlogeers unite loololol , too bad in here we dont have that

[billmaa]

Yeah, it was alot of fun...we actually talked about your "how my chickens pay rent" video that night =)

[roninsoul]

really????im starting to think my video being funny is being blow out of proportion ,

by looking at what you guys did, im thinking you would have much more interesting and funny stuff to talk about , but im pretty glad at the same time my video is getting that much interest

[roninsoul]

he looks like a klingon master

[billmaa]

He totally did...so far the Drunken Master looks like: Fu man Chu Jesus A Jedi A Klingon

That's you get for making $50 dollar costume I guess =)

[billmaa]

Thanks Cip, I'm hoping the series lives up to me hyping this trailer =)

[danmoto73]

billy, the filming editing and everything was just awesome in this vid, i absolutely loved the start and could watch a whole video of just that. and yay congrats on finding 'animal chin', that takes me way back to my youth :) thanks for sharing, brilliant stuff :D

[billmaa]

Thanks Dan,

I always enjoy comments from you, ...it's a long story and I'll have to PM ya about it. haha, The truth is, my personality is the goofball that likes to have a good time guy you see in the latter half...but I really love photography and that kind of serious artistic expression. I've got a video planned that is actually nothing but serious videography stuff, it won't get me any new subs, but it'll make me happy..and for the record..I don't get "animal chin" hahah

[danmoto73]

lol think i'm just showing my age, animal chin looked just like your guy in the mask, was a 1987 skate film called 'the search for animal chin' by the bones brigade (tony hawk and co when they were just kids) hence why i said you found him. jeez i'm just damn old :( i'll look forward to that serious vid, it sounds good :)

[billmaa]

Well Dan if the number in your callsign is the indicator of your birthyear, you and I showed up on this planet about the same time... I'm very well versed in early skater stuff, I had a powell peralta board that I wish I still had =0...but never I saw "animal chin" hahah..I'll have to check it out..I do remember "Gleaming the cube" with Christian Slater I think it was..

Take care,

Billy

[ridenhour1]

always injoy the videos man

[billmaa]

Thank you, even the short simple comments are very cool to me..

[Guybrush1816351]

hilarious :D thanks

[billmaa]

Thanks man, this is probably the first video that I had to stop editing because I was laughing too much to be productive..

[joewarcupinhull]

i carnt wait

[billmaa]

Thanks Joe, I'll start editing as soon as I can

[tat2time]

that looks soooo fun, BWOM is awsome, i want the DVD box set, huh?, huh?, think about it.........

[billmaa]

Thanks man,

I do have all of the bigger series on DVD, I send them out to friends and family that wanna know about our crazy moto adventures...=)

[XXX526]

Your videos are very entertaining - good job!

[billmaa]

Thank you, I had alot of fun hanging out with you guys..

[billmaa]

Thank you, I'm firing up the computer tonight when I get off work to get started..

[KTMsmurf]

Aaaaaaah... noooo.. just a trailer :O I want the real deal now! Stop teasing me ;)

Looks like it will be a blast Billmaa! Cant wait to see it :)

I love the first tune at the start.. perfect choice to set the mood!

Keep it up!

[billmaa]

Thank you,

I took about six days off of Youtube..I have about a bazillion videos to watch myself =)..I thought I throw together a trailer to give me some time to catch up and edit =) I'm just hoping the series doesn't disappoint...lol..

[savethefreak]

Poke a hobo lol

Who was he??

[billmaa]

Haha, That was my buddy Kev, we were doing a "mini movie" inside this whole series..

[rolpal619]

It's all about, riding with group of friends, having fun, and enjoying the road and good times.

Looking forward to it, Bill.

[billmaa]

It was great being surrounded with folks I could relate to..with love of riding, motorcycles and motovlogging..=)

[Trinith]

Oh god I can't wait to see how the rest of the series shapes up. You know we road the Pig Trail after hitting Mt. Magazine sunday. Aside from getting stuck behind some minivan driver doing 10, it was a blast. :)

[billmaa]

Oh yeah the pig trail is great road, we only went a few miles into it and stopped to goof off with the cameras..I really wanna right those twisties again

[boobtubeviewr]

Great job as usual Billmaa

Your post production skills are a cut above the rest of motovloggerdom. Have u considered maybe doing screencasts or something - so that other motovloggers could learn some of the tools & techniques u have used to "master the medium."

I just thought I'd throw the idea out there. U have the skills others sorely need. I was just wondering how those skills might be shared with others for the good of the community (a la Free/Open source software/movement)

=)

[billmaa]

Thank you,

I actually have done a few screencast videos before and they were horrible, (I was using a some shareware program) My biggest problem with trying to teach is that I don't use a single software..I tend to like certain features of some software and switch between them to get everything I want..but I agree, as a huge viewer of videos myself, I think a bit of editing know-how could make more fun videos =)

[boobtubeviewr]

As far as I can tell (& I too watch many motovlogger vids) u are the best at what u do... post production wise. If u did decide to put together some tutorials based on ur process (whatever tools u use) they would be greatly appreciated I'm sure. It would also catapult u to rockstar status among motovloggers!

:-)

[billmaa]

My vote for post production would be Motochron..formerly CMblake1967..he is not well known, but I think his editing skills are the best

To be perfectly honest, I'm just happy to be accepted in the community, since I rarely actually put a camera in my helmet..rockstar status is something I've never strived for.. haha..I still think u should write the book on the history of motovlogging, u seem to be "The source" for all that is this crazy hobby. But with that said u did give me a video idea =)

[boobtubeviewr]

I had hoped u would take my hint & make some good of it ;-)

That's why I rarely comment. Too many comments become too much work to have to deal with. The YT comment system doesn't scale well when folks get popular & get scores of comments per vid post. I've never felt a need to be a fanboi posting comments left & right for every little thing. I usually post after having been compelled to do so after watching the vlogger for awhile or something in the vid strikes me...

[boobtubeviewr]

... because my posts are less frequent (& if u noticed quite targeted to specific 'select' motovloggers). I think they get me noticed more than I'd really like :-o

I've known of CM or Motochron (or whatever he decides in the future) but he doesn't have the track record u do. His skills are good but if he keeps closing accounts folks just won't be able to keep up ;-)

U on the other hand visited & rode with 88HI - that moves u up the ranks in my book & that chicken vid is hilarious! XD...

[billmaa]

I follow you, I'm the same way, I rarely comment on videos when I know the vlogger isn't or can't respond...being a vlogging fan myself, it's easy for me to see the other side of it and I do my best to respond to everyone. Riding with Rob was a great time, while he is a legend in motovlogging, he is just regular dude and I found that very cool. My question is, because you are the "go to" in vlogging know how..is what happened to "RideyourRide"? he was the first one that I ever watched

[boobtubeviewr]

Billy, I ain't the "go to" guy in motovlogging, it's just that I happen to know the stuff I've been asked thus far. As far as I'm concerned Trinith is the man 'cause he was an organizer of motovloggers for quite some time. He probably would take up the mantle again if he felt so inclined ;-)

"RideYourRide" still has active YT & LV accounts & he still logs in to both regularly. He's deleted practically all of his YT vlogs tho :-( I think he just lost interest in vlogging for whatever reason...

[billmaa]

I noticed that he subscribed to my buddy Tracy a few weeks back, I was really surprised that he actually was still active. I watched him because he was a Viffer guy as well, but he was the first ever I ever saw...he had some pretty good videos..

[boobtubeviewr]

*F this F'ing infernal YT comment system*

... he's moved on with life I guess & doesn't feel a need to vlog anymore. Prob just wanted to ride without the added hassle of vlogging too. He wouldn't be the first it's happened to ;-)

Trinith bought his bike because RYR had 1 first (another dude in CHI had 1 too). He did do great vlogs tho, I watched 'em all the time back then. But now tho we have 5 VFR riders within the ranks so it's all good.

Some come, some go... such is motovlogging =)

[boobtubeviewr]

I also don't make idle comments usually, I tend to have a good reason to do it & I usually have a good sense of the person b4 commenting. (U may not realize how much motovlogging truly reveals about the "real" man/woman in the helmet.)

Let's just say that I thought the screencast/tutorial idea would strike a chord with u & if not with u, at least u would prob talk with someone who could act on the idea.

See... I'm not as dumb as I appear to be in d interwebz =)

Take care

[Itsreload]

This one shows a drunken master? Man who sleep with itchy butt wake up with pink eye!

[billmaa]

Thanks Reload! I've heard him called Fu Man Chu Jesus and Obi Wan....but my buddy Kev is actually playing "The Drunken Master"...

[Undertaker3879]

Awesome man. Can't wait for this series!

[billmaa]

Thank you,

I'll post as soon as I can =)

[xXCigarXx]

sorry for not commenting in a while billy ive been very busy and havent been too keep up on my youtube subs but ill be ssure to catch up to your vids asap anyways looks like your up to your old tricks again with bwom cant wait.

Have a good one billy

[billmaa]

No worries man,

I've been playing catch up myself for about 3 days..there is alot of good stuff out there..sometimes your inbox can get fun =)

[thegaboski]

awesome ...looking forward to the new series

[billmaa]

Thanks Jim,

the series will be pretty simple compared to the trailer..I just thought this would be alot of fun to make..

[thegaboski]

oh and i know you were happy to see ol' faithful....you and that bike been through alot. alot of miles, blood, and sweat. and its still kickin for the next round.

[billmaa]

Oh yeah, I consider my VFR my motorcycling wife...and my CBR my mistress...The only person that bike will ever go to will be my son if he is so inclined to ride..=)

[theSMYRNAcowboy]

Your film making skills rival the greats,

Spielberg, Howard, Burton, Cecil B DeMille.

Great start to your series.

" And the Oscar goes to....................."

[billmaa]

Hahah, I don't know about that cowboy, but do appreciate it, I love watching movies too =)

[robshog]

Billy.

Truly nice taste of what is to come. This is def going to be one of the most entertaining vid series you have done yet. With all those individuals and disting personalities riding along for this journey.. it will be quite the ride indeed.

Good job as always.

Rob

[billmaa]

Unfortunately,I was only with those guys for an evening..I didn't have time to actually ride with them...we just hung out and swapped vlogging battle stories..it was a great time, but I got just a tiny bit of footage from that...most of the series is just me, bringing the VFR home..

[Bloodkraze]

In respect to the Rocket III, it does actually matter if you use the killswitch or key to kill the bike. My computer resets itself and will have a rough start for a while if i use the killswitch, I have to always remind myself not to touch it.

[billmaa]

I know that Triumphs have the ECU in line with the kill switch, but do you know what keeps the logic buffer in the thing from dumping when you just turn of the ignition? I've always been curious

[Bloodkraze]

I was wondering too, so I took a gander at the electrical prints in the manual. I don't know much about this but it seems the Killswitch and the ignition/sidestand switches travel to different places. It seems that the killswitch travels to the optional alarm, and then also to the fusebox while the ignition/sidestand travel to the alarm and then also the ECM (Engine Control Module). So for some reason the killswitch cuts ALL power to the bike, no lights stay on, and it bypasses the ECM which i

[billmaa]

it makes sense, but its a pretty complex set up, crazy that it kills the lights too...that goldwing like complicated =)

[Bloodkraze]

guess would make it shut down the ECM also and when the bike would start back up it would have to reprogram itself to the settings before. I speculated that Triumph took it to heart that the killswitch is used for emergency situations only. So if you were to get into some kind of emergency situation that would require using the killswitch, the ECM would reset itself back to the way it was before to try to fix whatever it was that made you use the killswitch in the first place.. speculation.

[rkrayton2000]

I can't wait for your series billy. You have the smoothest videos going

[billmaa]

Thank you, I just hope the series can live up to the trailer..hahah

[imperalboi]

billmaa has editing skillz. i think he has the best editing skillz out there right now. what camera?? what program??

[billmaa]

Thanks man, I use about 3-4 different cameras and a few different editing programs...but of this was shot with a Canon SD870 and Canon HV30 and edited with sony vegas..

[biglandfarm]

great vid billy Daniel

[billmaa]

Thanks Daniel, it was a lot of fun

[Kodiak31415]

I am predicting epic win.

[billmaa]

Hahah, I'm not sure I get it..but I appreciate the comment =D

[MobileReign]

I expect nothing but Epic Win from billy.

Billy if this isn't Epic Win. Then I will burn your toenails off. With an ARC welder.

(I'm SO ready to watch this.)

[billmaa]

Hahah, Oh no the pressure! I can't take the pressure..I like my toenails attached..

[DashTube1]

nice looking forward toit

[billmaa]

Thanks Ben

[8cuttlefish8]

Woha! This is gonna be a epic series for sure! U have no idea how hard i laughed at the jedi man, haha funny stuff. I had to salute the gum stain of Australia :D.

[billmaa]

Jeremy,

You have no idea!...the bigger picture this was...we stopped at a 66 foot tall coke bottle, and I was going to give you shout out..but I just wasn't feeling it cuz it was so woodenchairs.....but we stopped anyways..and there was that gum stain...the vlogging gods had spoken, and I had to say the name "cuttlefish"

[8cuttlefish8]

WHAT! A 66 foot tall coke bottle! I have this new found fascination for big things, i truly can't wait. I am both nervous and excited to see what happens!

[sunnyjason]

lol, cant wait.

how did you not tell me that you were going?

[billmaa]

Thanks Jason,

I was keeping the whole thing top secret, Only Steel knew..and then Matt did only a few days prior..

[sekhmet1098]

Like I said earlier, fantastic job, dude.. I can't wait to see how the rest came out.. especially mister Fu Man Chu Jesus.. LOL

[billmaa]

Thank you,

Fu Man is going to be the bomb diggity

[josholter]

Yes! The editing skills are definitely AMAZING! Looking forward to the next installment...

On a side note, it was really cool to meet up with you and I was very thankful that Subway kept it COOL when it was a blazing inferno outside!

[billmaa]

Thanks Josh,

Def cool to hang out with you guys on the trip, I'm glad you made it back safe and in one piece..

Billy

[IndyRider15]

Sweet! It looks like an awesome movie, can't wait to watch it. I'm definitely jealous of your video editing skills :)

[billmaa]

Thanks Indy, ..nothing to be jealous of, I'm just a big nerd..=)

[steelhorseclub]

This may be the greatest thing I have ever seen!!

[billmaa]

Hahah, I way too humble to accept that..but I sure do like hearing it..haha..thanks dude..

[truered10]

Classic BWOM, seriously lookin forward to it Bill, i can tell its gonna be wicked. Looked like you guys wer havin a ball, some serious celebrity vloggers there man. "Eat Rice Man"

[billmaa]

Thanks TJ,

We had a good time, had to bring a bit of my old self back into this mix with these young vlogging guns =)

[919colorado23]

YES!!! This looks like the best BWOM yet !!

[billmaa]

Hey now, I like my old stuff haha...I'm looking forward to putting this one together

Thanks a million for the comment

[GSxxxRGirl]

Whooooo!

Looks good!

Nice job with the teaser! ^^,

[billmaa]

Thanks Girly,

Those boys down in AZ are putting up some awesome vids too..we had to show our stuff =)

[pulse0000]

Looks like it's going to be an awsome series Billmaa.

[billmaa]

Hahah..I hope the series can live up to the trailer..=0

[Truo621]

Oh man, this is going to be awesome!

Cant wait to see the vid(s) man

Great trailer :D

[billmaa]

Thank you..I had to get past laughing at my monitor to get it finished =D

[maikeli7]

Oh, MAN!! This series is gonna rock!!

Well done, sir!

[billmaa]

Thanks Mike,

Even though we only knew each other from Youtube, we got along like old buddies..

[rebelyell91]

"Eat Rice" -- YESSSSSS Thank you for that, that made my day!

and wow this is an epic trailer. You should get into the film industry and edit/produce :D

[billmaa]

Thanks Rebel, your comments are always appreciated..the whole eat rice and my buddy Kev in the weird costume are part of a mini movie in this series..can't say too much, don't wanna give it away =)

[motochron]

OMFG! Funny stuff! Billy, where do you find that music? Looks like a fun time.

[billmaa]

Thanks Chris..we should've dragged you down there..on the FJR of course...I've actually used that music in my older vids..but since nobody watches that stuff..I get free reign again..hahah

[BusasaurusRex]

Great trailer! Can't wait to see the full vid! :)

[billmaa]

I'm hoping this will buy me time..I've got alot of footage to sort thru..

[Wilks89]

This is gonna be a classic for sure....awesome teaser!!!

[billmaa]

Thanks Wilks...I had fun putting this one together..trying to save myself from my packing video =)

[woodenchairs]

this looks like a good series but no where as entertaining as the packing vid :P :P *runs*

[lintna]

awesome

[billmaa]

Thank you..

[lintna]

no sir, thank you :)

you guys are not in the need of a 4th arent you? :D

[billmaa]

The more the merrier I say...

[lintna]

well then, ill bring the beer

[billmaa]

I like the way you think..

[matth1138]

Ha hA epic! Cant wait to see more...was that some pig tail action?

[billmaa]

Indeed it was Matt..the pig trail that is, it was really cool hanging out with you..I'm researching that sony =)

[matth1138]

We hit the same trail later that day...epic to the nth degree. So many good roads out there...next year is already being planned...

[woollyback1]

Looking forward to it

[billmaa]

Haha, now the other piece makes more sense =)

[utubefylyp]

this is extreeeeeemely well made :)

thx!

[billmaa]

I should thank you for the kind words..I really appreciate it..=)

[1VanFlyheight1]

HAHAHA Can't wait to see the full-length movie!

Looks like you guys had a good time with some good memories as well .... some that may have scarred you for life ..... ? :D

[billmaa]

Thanks Joe,

After the responses I've gotten, I'm hoping the series can stand up to the trailer =) ...it was alot of fun hanging with those guys..