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.
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