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Posted by greenbarn
- June 09, 2014, 21:31:17 PMA sad bunch, aren't we? Fighting over who gets to be last.... 
Posted by DC
- June 09, 2014, 06:49:44 AMI can tell you, I will be last in line when we do that ride. I don't drive fast at all.
Posted by Drift1
- June 09, 2014, 05:14:58 AMTroll as a Veteran rider and instructor for many moons if you had trouble keeping up practice is definitely in order for me .
GB .... I'm thinking one of two things here
1) leave about 20 minutes before the pack
2) draw a straw to see if you get the last spot or my self 
Either way looks like I'll have a riding partner for the dragon
Posted by greenbarn
- June 08, 2014, 20:21:13 PMYep, practice is in order for that. I plan to take a trip to southern OH later once the 1500 is back on the road. I'll probably be in the back of the line, though - that way no one will get upset with me for holding them up....
Posted by Troll
- June 08, 2014, 20:12:52 PMLeading...no I was about 1 second behind them, with is at least 3 turns! I caught up, Takes a little getting used to, this was my first time. I did much better on the way back.
Posted by Drift1
- June 08, 2014, 19:53:57 PMTroll that dragon sure looks like a nice road to travel 
Were you leading the pack on this video ? The reason I ask is because the only other riders in the video are riding in the other direction . I'm definitely going to have to find some road around here to get my practicing in .
Posted by pcarrell
- June 08, 2014, 19:06:42 PMQuote from: Troll on June 08, 2014, 18:33:32 PMI thought that's what it was, but I didn't want to jump to conclusions.the "red thing", which happens to be the inside top of the bubble nose fairing.
Posted by Troll
- June 08, 2014, 19:03:53 PMHere's a couple of minutes of one of the easier sections of the Dragon. Just so you know what's coming up in August!
http://youtu.be/C5yFmdZrFK8
Posted by Troll
- June 08, 2014, 18:33:32 PMIt's all an experiment. I don't know what the camera sees until I get home and look at it. I believe I can fix the "red thing", which happens to be the inside top of the bubble nose fairing.
Posted by pcarrell
- June 08, 2014, 17:47:53 PMNot bad....not bad at all! The red piece in the foreground does the jello thing a little, but not bad. Can the camera be mounted in roughly the same place but a little more forward? I think if you got the back edge of the red piece out of the frame then the jello effect would be much less noticeable or maybe go away altogether.
Posted by Troll
- June 08, 2014, 17:44:38 PMI created a new account because if I used my id I already had, it would convert all my Picasa stuff to youtube, so yes that's my first upload. Goes pretty easy. The camera is mounted on the handlebar in the space between the risers, right by the fork crown nut....Any place else and I get the dreaded jello....I'm playing with the angle to get the best view. Not much space to work with on the "W". You better find some place with curves in Ohio...the Dragon has 318 (switch backs, hair pins, elevation changes) in 11 miles, and I do believe we're going to be doing it, again!
Posted by greenbarn
- June 08, 2014, 17:36:33 PMNice video, Troll I have to admit, I can't figure out where the gopro is mounted, though? Good perspective.
Is that your first post on youtube? how did that go?
Posted by Troll
- June 08, 2014, 17:30:46 PMA little practice for August
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOALHqcp3sM&feature=youtu.be
Posted by Troll
- May 26, 2014, 06:41:35 AMAre you kidding? EVERY car in Wisconsin is grey during the winter...Most people have a "winter" car and a "good" car..All but the cheapest people use the automatic car washes in the winter that have an underbody flush included....
Posted by greenbarn
- May 25, 2014, 21:32:27 PMQuote from: Troll on May 25, 2014, 15:42:20 PMDo they not salt the roads much in Wisconsin? I'm thinking maybe they don't use the salt and brine like they do here (in the rust belt) - Every time there is a forecast of 3 flakes of snow or more, the state paints Brine stripes up and down the road. It's literally been 4-5 years since I've seen a Chevette, Vega, or Pacer, or Ford Fiesta!There are quite a few Chevettes around here, and they were well made. If they get a modicum of care, 200,000 miles is not uncommon.
My first car was a chevy vega ....
Nice boat pics! Do they have that thing sitting in a mud puddle??