Motorcycles & Photography

So this is the new blog, some features added while writing this

As I explained in this post on my previous blog I canceled my wordpress.com subscription and instead imported everything in this wordpress install I have on my paid hosting services. You might...

Recording Yamaha XSR 900 Akrapovic exhaust sound

Just like I’ve done with my electric motorcycle I’ve attempted to record audio at the exhaust from my Yamaha XSR. It has a titanium Akrapovic twin exhaust. Fully street legal with big...

Service intervals and costs for Yamaha XSR 900, another overview

First off all I can totally recommend doing these services yourself. You don’t need that much tools to be able to and you’ll save a lot of costs. Plus you learn so...

Yamaha XSR 900 vs Energica SS9 some initial numbers

Now that I have a conventional internal combustion engine powered motorcycle again it’s time for some different numbers. I have to say some of these numbers really surprised me. Most people are...

Yamaha XSR900 all you need to know

Yes I got an ICE motorcycle again! I just couldn’t get used to no longer having a ride followed by an Akrapovic 😎 Below video is from the past riding my 2016...

This is what the dynamic brake light on Energica electric motorcycles looks like in action, 360 footage from behind

Energica has what’s known as a dynamic brake light. Just like BMW motorcycles the light will flash on emergency braking to notify traffic behind you you’re not just slowing down. Energica has...

Recording pure electric motorcycle sound, Another attempt

I’ll just share the video to show the results. Most of my videos where I’m riding have audio recorded from within the helmet. This time I have a microphone set up closely...

Straatfotografie in Ronse met FujiFilm GFX 50R en GF 35-70mm lens

Fotograferen staat spijtig genoeg nog altijd op een laag pitje. Maar dit was weer eens een poging dat te veranderen. Het weer was alvast ideaal, gewoon lekker grijs weer dus gemakkelijk te...

How I went on a 240 km long group ride with all ICE motorcycles on my electric Energica SS9 without them waiting on me charging

In November I went on a group ride with just over 20 ICE motorcycles I had never met before. I only “knew” some of them from a Belgium specific motorcycle reddit group....

An UPDATE on my STARK VARG electric DIRT BIKE order that was scheduled for delivery… Today

So a while ago, somewhere in March 2022, a company called Stark came out of nowhere with the announcement of an electric Dirt Bike, the Stark VARG, available for pre order right...