 Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,270 Likes: 17
Saddle Sore
|
OP
Saddle Sore
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,270 Likes: 17 |
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 495
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 495 |
Wow, that is some serious riding. Sounds like the chase bike was doing some serious peg/floorboard scraping to stay with that yellow beast!
Pedal Till You Puke
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,555
Loquacious
|
|
Loquacious
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,555 |
I got dizzy watching that.
The percentage you're paying is too high-priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,337
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,337 |
The person on the goldwing has some skills...
2002 Bandit 1200/ GSXR cams/ 1277 BB Kit/ Holeshot header and can/ 38mm flatslides/ a good head/lotsa hp/lotsa tq- lots of rear tires...
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,138
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,138 |
Just scares me watching that.
I rode the dragon with Rob and Lee on the way back from GA..
That is one wicked road, but I do not remember the dragon looking like that. That road appears to be to level to me.
The way I remember it either you where going up hill or going down hill.
Either way that guy sure can ride a bike.
John 06 America Mulberry\Silver
"Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time"
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 429
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 429 |
Thanks Mike nice video clip and they say goldwings are for grandpa's.
You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one
John Lennon
Imagine
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty, anyone who keeps learning stays young, the greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Henry Ford
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 252
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 252 |
Where is Deal's Gap? What is the significance of it besides a very cool road?
He was fun while he lasted.
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 371
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 371 |
Nice one.... Sent to a mate with a Goldie.... 
"I just can't put it down"
Regards
Andy
AKA
Spud
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 23,237 Likes: 63
Fe Butt
|
|
Fe Butt
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 23,237 Likes: 63 |
Wow that guy has some big brass ones!! I was expecting to see him in the woods any second!
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,254
Oil Expert
|
|
Oil Expert
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,254 |
that guy is like the "obi wan kenobi " of gwings .  
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,138
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,138 |
Deals gap is in N. Carolina it has 318 switch back turns all within 13 miles. It appears to be a meca for every dare devil rider on everything from a lawn mower to dirt bike and everything in between. This is the tree of Shame it is a collection of all the wrecked bike parts from accidents on the dragon.  That is RobBA05 in the background.
John 06 America Mulberry\Silver
"Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time"
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,270 Likes: 17
Saddle Sore
|
|
OP
Saddle Sore
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,270 Likes: 17 |
Deals gap That's 318 curves in 11 Miles. And yes that is hwy 129 ( the Dragon) in the video of the Goldwing. He is a legend round these parts. Mike
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,270 Likes: 17
Saddle Sore
|
|
OP
Saddle Sore
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,270 Likes: 17 |
Quote:
That is RobBA05 in the background
You talking about the guy walking up the road ?
I thought it was Bigfoot! 
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 6,432 Likes: 1
Worn Saddle
|
|
Worn Saddle
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 6,432 Likes: 1 |
Man, that guy has some skill; and, I'd bet just a little practice on that road. Not bad on the part of the chase bike either, kudos to both.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,335
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,335 |
Great video!! If I remember correctly the fastest time for running the 11 miles of the dragon is around 9 minutes, which is extremely fast.
Tom
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,960
Loquacious
|
|
Loquacious
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,960 |
I;ve got a friend that rides his 'wing like that. Great rider and so is the guy in the video.
John
Like a dog on a car ride with my tongue in the wind
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 6,308 Likes: 4
Worn Saddle
|
|
Worn Saddle
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 6,308 Likes: 4 |
Quote:
Deals gap
That's 318 curves in 11 Miles.
And yes that is hwy 129 ( the Dragon) in the video of the Goldwing. He is a legend round these parts.
Mike
I thought it was "11 curves in 318 miles.", oh wait no, that's Florida. 
You can even buy shhirts that say that at the Deal's Gap store, I almost bought one for Fill when we rode it a few years ago.
And the guy on the Wing, nads of steel, a real biker!
A word to the wise is not necessary. It is the stupid ones who need the advice.
Pat
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,590
Check Pants
|
|
Check Pants
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,590 |
Nice Video Mike, Reminds me of my friend "Gonzo" Kevin, who rides an '84 Wing. jwh
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
|
|
|
 Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,626
Loquacious
|
|
Loquacious
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,626 |
Quote:
Where is Deal's Gap? What is the significance of it besides a very cool road?
It's also the place Harrison Ford jumped off the dam in "The Fugitive".
Or at least his stunt double did.
Last edited by BrianT; 05/26/2007 9:25 AM.
Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow
The Hayabusa Killa
16" Shorties/140 mains/Airbox drilled
Procom CDI
"There is no cure for Celibacy. But we can treat the symptoms."
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877
Should be Riding
|
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877 |
Not often you see someone hang off the side of a goldwing in a corner!!
there's an article about crashing at the Dragon in Motorcyclist this month.
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,164 Likes: 1
Should be Riding
|
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,164 Likes: 1 |
Cool video. When I first started watching it, I was thinking about that article.
Soren
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 201
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 201 |
Mike, Thanks for the clip. Wow, That guy (an the chaser) has a ton of skill and titanium nads. Made me a little dizzy too just watching. Hmm...I wonder if he could make any money charging for passenger rides down that thing? Of course he would have to have a legal release holding him harmless and proof of your present medical and life insurance policies. <grin> Here is the slide show pics of him ; Slide ShowBob
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,836 Likes: 5
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,836 Likes: 5 |
Quote:
I thought it was "11 curves in 318 miles.", oh wait no, that's Florida.
Tru dat - and every one of the 11 are 90 degree intersections with a traffic light.
2004 Triumph Speedmaster (J Lo) 2006 Yamaha Stratoliner (Adele)
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 525
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 525 |
Quote:
Not often you see someone hang off the side of a goldwing in a corner!!
there's an article about crashing at the Dragon in Motorcyclist this month.
If its the one I read earlier tonight, it was a very good story. All about people exceeding their limits at the Dragon with quite a few pics. Check out the site killboy.com for even more pics.
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877
Should be Riding
|
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877 |
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
|
|
|
Re: Check This Out ! Deals gap
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,847
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,847 |
Really enjoyed that video, I ride like a grandpa...... (and I'm not one yet....) 
Warren
04 Caspian Blue and Silver America
|
|
|
|
|
