Look Ma...No Hands!

[craig007]

So I'm on a highway on-ramp trying to merge onto I-55. There is a construction zone, so the merging lane looks pretty short. There are two lanes to my left and me in the merging lane. I do a head check and there is a car even with me in the next lane, he is followed by a motorcycle. I slow a bit, and they both move over a lane to let me in. I'm going about 60 and they are going about 65 (so they are now passing me).

When the motorcycle passes, I look over, and then do a double take. This guy is on a BMW touring bike riding with no hands, because both hands were on the camera as he was taking a picture of me!

A little later, I passed him on the left this time, and there he was again, just cruzin with both hands on the camera taking pictures of the left side of the highway. I've seen people ride with no hands before, but not in a construction zone with cracks, bumps and strange lane shifts. Either BMW's are very stable of this guy was nuts...or both:jawdrop:

 

[FZ1inNH]

Them BMW guys think of everything... It's OBVIOUS he had it on "Autopilot!" :rof:

 

[Wavex]

lol I used to do that all the time..........












...and look at where it got me

:cheer:

 

[Alterin]

I can't imagine taking pictures with gloves on.

 

[MarinaFazer]

I attempted to pull out my camera while riding once with gloves on....operative word being attempted

 

[Wavex]

It's no problem with an SLR, where you don`t have to wait until the pic is taken...

 

[MarinaFazer]

mohawks...tshirts...i see :squid: tee hee just messin' with ya

 

[Wavex]

They were full out squids indeed!

Note: I don`t know these guys... I just ended up behind them and took the pic

I never ride in t-shirts... I was in leathers that day.

 

[Caladin]

I take a lot of pictures while riding. But I don't use 2 hands for taking pictures. Now and then I have used the throttle lock so I can use two hands to adjust something like my jacket while riding.

 

[MarinaFazer]

They were full out squids indeed!

Note: I don`t know these guys... I just ended up behind them and took the pic

ok just checkin'.....yup, they're squids...you're now guilty by association!!! oooooooooooo:ban:

 

[oscarg85]

hahah actually havent taked any pictures while riding my bike, but i should i've definetly have ridden with no hands though!!!

 

[sideslider]

I have to use both hands because I have a 2 foot lense!!

not really but i like the picture idea.. whay not put on a helmet cam and then grab stills off of the video when you get home?

 

[FZ1inNH]

I actually have a remote for my camera and can snap pics anytime with it velcro'd to the bar. The problem is getting the camera aimed. And no, strapping THIS to my helmet isn't an option!

 

[jniedermeyer]

do you have any pics of that mounted? i know it would be hard to take a picture of that camera with that camera but maybe you have a camera phone so i could see how u did it

 

[hoser183]

I just bought a RAM camera mount so I can still keep one hand on the throttle and just press the shutter button to take the picture! Will post photos when it arrives.

 

[jniedermeyer]

that sounds like a good idea

 

[OZXJR]

lol I used to do that all the time..........












...and look at where it got me

:cheer:

Now it all becomes perfectly clear !

 

[Raid The Revenge]

lol I used to do that all the time..........





...and look at where it got me

:cheer:

Now let's see...that was version 2.0 right?

 

[reiobard]

I used to take pictures all the time while riding, i was thinking of doing it a couple times this past weekend, but i kept forgetting to keep the camera out of the bag and around my neck...

 

[Wavex]

Now let's see...that was version 2.0 right?

Actually, it was version 3.0 when I took that pic