I finally got 2 more of the videos from Hubby’s trip yesterday transferred to the computer. Like the other one, these are both the raw copies without any editing. They’re also lower resolution versions to make it easier for my friend on a slow connection. I’ll have the better versions up later!
Anywho the first one is Alli following Hubby from the lookout to the Crossroads of Time, and the 2nd is the ride back up to the lookout. This isn’t the full 11 miles and 318 curves, but it’s the typical section most people ride. There’s another couple miles past the lookout that is still considered part of the 318 curves in 11 miles. Allison’s filming from an 07 Yamaha r6, and Hubby’s riding our ’06 Yamaha yzf 600r.
These are from a Wednesday, and most of the time a mid week trip is a lot nicer than this. I couldn’t believe how packed out the place was on a week day! Normally there’s no one around! You’ll also notice in the first video there’s a section where there are a few Blount Co. cars sitting on the side of the road. So far the cops are being cool this year. They’re helping to escort transfer trucks (which you can plainly see shouldn’t be on this road) and keeping an eye on things.
I didn’t get to go to Deal’s Gap today, but I did get to enjoy the video footage. I’m still transferring, cutting, and uploading, but I’ve got one uploaded. Enjoy this one while I work on the others. These are the unedited versions, so feel free to forward through.
Alli had the camera mounted on her r6 most of the day, and there will be a few videos of her following Hubby.
People say sport bikes are dangerous, and a lot of people seem to think sport bikers are wild kids who don’t follow the rules, but people who ride touring bikes, Goldwings, etc, are there just enjoying the ride. They don’t go fast, and they surely don’t hang out with those sport bike kids!
Well Yellow Wolf used to show everyone up on his Goldwing. He’s a legend around Deal’s Gap.
He’d do things none of us ever thought was even possible on a bike that size. Alli told me the story of getting a chance to ride with him right before he retired. For the first time ever this girl who spends a majority of her time on the track or at Deal’s Gap was scared to be his passenger. She even had a photo of the ride on her Myspace for a long time that said something to the effect of “scared shitless on a Goldwing”.
Yellow Wolf retired a little over a year ago. He sold his bike, and I heard he used the cash to buy dirt bikes for his grandkids.
I found a video on Youtube tonight of Yellow Wolf. He once made 106 runs up Deal’s Gap in 24 hours, and his fastest time was 11 minutes. That’s hard for most people to do on a sport bike, much less a Goldwing. This guy really could ride though. It was a sad day when we all heard he hung up his riding boots.
You can see a documentary called “Your Bike Life” that features Yellow Wolf by clicking here.
Yes my hubby and my little cousin are the stars of this quick video. Yes, I’m bored, so I decided to play around in movie maker, and yes, apparently they were bored out of their minds.
A little background info:
Cousin’s wife made him sell his R1 a few months ago because she thought it was “too dangerous”. She didn’t feel that way when she was riding with him, but she didn’t like him riding to work on his bike everyday and actually enjoying himself. Now when he feels like riding he stops by the house to borrow our bike for a few. He’s the only person, friend or family, that I trust lending my bike to. (except for you Alli, but you’ve got 2 bikes already so you don’t count!)
