Easter Ride with a new audio system

[DesertPilot]

I got tired of dubbing odd bits of music onto a video to cover wind noise from the camera, so it seemed like time to work out a better audio setup.  This first try was the poster child for crude -- wrap the recorder in a sweatshirt and stuff it into the topcase -- but members of my tribe will never be known for their sophistication.  The test ride was also nothing special -- just a short loop into the Santa Cruz Mountains, down Highway 9 past the burn scars from last year's fires, out to the coast, then north and back through the mountains to home -- but Skyline was glorious on a bright spring morning, and this seemed worth sharing.  Here are two versions of that segment, one with just the sound of a Guzzi V-twin, the other with a soundtrack. 

The question now becomes, which one was better?  Or worse, as the case may be... 

Pure Guzzi engine sound, with an occasional clunk from my cooler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwdsFm1Pevk&t=30s

The same video with a soundtrack chosen by our team of experts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5IQqX5PBe0&t=117s&ab_channel=PaulGazis

[Brobro]

Don't know if I can pick which is "better/worse" but there's another option...let the bike sound live & mix the music in with it.  Then you can fade the music in and out (or high/low) and excentuate the exhaust note solos @ key points

Example:

https://youtu.be/Y5f-ll4IR-8

[RinkRat II]

    Personally I like Al Stewart while riding, but as Brobro said, a mostly music underpinning with a light bike sound would be good too.

     Paul B

[DesertPilot]

Don't know if I can pick which is "better/worse" but there's another option...let the bike sound live & mix the music in with it.  Then you can fade the music in and out (or high/low) and excentuate the exhaust note solos @ key points

Example:

https://youtu.be/Y5f-ll4IR-8

That is a nice video.  And I envy you that road!  It looks even better than Gazos Creek, which is one of my favorites around here (see below).  I quite agree that mixing bike sound and music may be a win, but no one likes my music choices (hey, what's wrong with 'Surfer Girl' as a soundtrack?  ) , so I may work on improving that sound recorder setup first.