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Posted by 49Reo
 - June 12, 2014, 23:09:26 PM
Quote from: Troll on May 24, 2014, 18:20:44 PM

I have some pictures that explain why you should NEVER leave home without a camera....

No joke!! Went to Dawson Creek yesterday, (about 3 hours away, had to drop my truck off for some warranty work; on the way to Dawson, I saw something I highly doubt I will ever get to see again in this lifetime. Saw a black bear trying to run down a bull moose; he must have disturbed a sow with cubs. All I could see was the moose in full flight with the bear hot on his heels. Where was the camera you ask? At home in the office. On the way home, there in Chetwynd, at one of the hotels, was a Chevy Nomad; and painted in the same colors as my Drifter, maroon and black. The camera was of course still at home. I might not have had time to get the chase on film, but the Nomad was a different story. Phooey.
Posted by DriftinGirl
 - June 10, 2014, 08:52:21 AM
Quote from: greenbarn on June 09, 2014, 21:31:17 PM

A sad bunch, aren't we?  Fighting over who gets to be last.... :o

LOL...but you know real people are wonderful compared to posers!  8) ;D 8)
Posted by Drift1
 - June 10, 2014, 07:06:47 AM

 ;D :D ;D

Posted by DC
 - June 10, 2014, 06:35:17 AM

 ;D

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 09, 2014, 21:31:17 PM

A sad bunch, aren't we?  Fighting over who gets to be last.... :o

Posted by DC
 - June 09, 2014, 06:49:44 AM

I 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 AM

Troll 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 PM

Yep, 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 PM

Leading...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 PM

Troll that dragon sure looks like a nice road to travel  8) 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 PM
Quote from: Troll on June 08, 2014, 18:33:32 PM

the "red thing", which happens to be the inside top of the bubble nose fairing.

I thought that's what it was, but I didn't want to jump to conclusions.
Posted by Troll
 - June 08, 2014, 19:03:53 PM

Here'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 PM

It'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 PM

Not 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 PM

I 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!

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