A favorite online retailer is one I'd never buy from, targeting a country I don't live in, for products I don't own.-gct

[deckeda]

I like the "idea" of a motorcycle but have never owned one. (I've ridden a couple, however.)

https://fortnine.ca/en/

What could make them "a favorite?" This retailer of accessories has a brilliant, fantastic YT channel related to the hobby: https://www.youtube.com/c/FortNine/

The presenter is part nerd, part erudite professor, part humorist, you get the idea. The screenplay and production is superb, like I'd-pay-for-Youtube-Premium level of greatness (assuring you are at all interested in the content topics of course.)

[wurm]

As a rider, I can tell you that yes, FortNine and the host Ryan is everything you say. As they say around these parts, he's a smahhhht bastid.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

He is a very good host. Good memorable retailer name once you know the story (Forty Nin(e)th Parallel). I have been looking for a new helmet since my current one has over a 12 year old certification. Adjusting prices from "CAD" (CanuckistAnian Ducats ;-) ) should give a decent reference for what is a good value. I actually need two new helmets since automotive sporting certification has forked from motorcycle certification.

[RAMd®d]

I'm a big fan if Ryan's FortNine videos.

The production values are incredible.

Some are fairly simple and straight forward while others have has a considerable budget to produce.

He's very entertaining but misses the mark from time to time.

Even when he does, he's still entertaining.

[tenders]

RAMd®d wrote:
Some are fairly simple and straight forward while others have has a considerable budget to produce.

I’ve been enjoying his videos for a couple of years - since I got back into scooters after a long hiatus. His review of the Russian Ural, with its signature sidecar and quirky mechanicals, is impressive and probably my favorite even though I have no desire to own or even ride one.

But FortNine is a relatively small operation and I don’t think he (Ryan Kluftinger) and his cameraman/editor (Aneesh Shivanekar) have much of a budget for any of their work. They’re just (a) in a picturesque location to begin with, and (b) make the most of some nearby road trips. The rest is their mad, mad planning and post-production skills.

[mikebw]

tenders wrote:
[quote=RAMd®d]
Some are fairly simple and straight forward while others have has a considerable budget to produce.

I’ve been enjoying his videos for a couple of years - since I got back into scooters after a long hiatus. His review of the Russian Ural, with its signature sidecar and quirky mechanicals, is impressive and probably my favorite even though I have no desire to own or even ride one.

But FortNine is a relatively small operation and I don’t think he (Ryan Kluftinger) and his cameraman/editor (Aneesh Shivanekar) have much of a budget for any of their work. They’re just (a) in a picturesque location to begin with, and (b) make the most of some nearby road trips. The rest is their mad, mad planning and post-production skills.
They do seem to have some nicer equipment given what I have just seen, which is a fixed cost, but to say nothing of the shooting and editing, which is very slick.

[robfilms]

i ride.

i like fortnine.

i like ryan's YT vids.

i am a fan.

btw, i rode a motorcycle when i was a young, stupid kid.

once both daughters went to college, i asked my most wonderful wife if i could ride again. she said yes.

i took a msf rider course. loved it. took the next level course. loved it also.

i very much like thinking about my ride.

for me, the zen of the ride adds another layer of engagement.

i cannot believe how stupid i was when i was younger.

ymmv

rob

[RAMd®d]

for me, the zen of the ride adds another layer of engagement.


That is the only reason I ride.

I never needed to cut fuel costs or to choose a bike over a car.

It was always and is about the movement on two wheels through space, and often time.

Nothing gives be greater pleasure then a pleasant ride away from the slab.

Ride is the drug and I need to score.

There will be a day when I can no longer ride, and that will be sad.

In the meantime, I have memories to make, while I can still entertain them.


i cannot believe how stupid i was when i was younger.

Most riders have been there on many levels but not all fully appreciate it.

[RAMd®d]

They do seem to have some nicer equipment given what I have just seen, which is a fixed cost, but to say nothing of the shooting and editing, which is very slick.


This is most likely why I felt the superior production values were the result of a bigger budget, not that I felt there was a large film crew, but that the production as a whole, was indeed very slick.