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Deal's Gap on a Wing?

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I've been riding with Gold Wingers for years, and I can tell you the GL1800 is a surprisingly superb handling motorcycle. What my friends can do with those bikes is incredible.

I've seen that clip before, and enjoy watching it every time.

Nick Diaz
Middletown, MD
 
Yeah, he goes by YellowWolf over at sport-touring.net

Supposedly, he "retired" from running the gap and sold his street bikes.
 
If im not mistaken, the guy in that video also ran the IronButt. Only he ran it on The Dragon. Steve and I were talking about it, and I think we figured it took him 56 times going each way, 23 hours and some change was what he recorded, an average speed of 61 MPH. Now, its impressive, to me, that he managed that speed average over the Dragon. Whats even MORE impressive to me is that half the time, he was doing it in the DARK:eek:
 
TheCafeKid said:
If im not mistaken, the guy in that video also ran the IronButt. Only he ran it on The Dragon. Steve and I were talking about it, and I think we figured it took him 56 times going each way, 23 hours and some change was what he recorded, an average speed of 61 MPH. Now, its impressive, to me, that he managed that speed average over the Dragon. Whats even MORE impressive to me is that half the time, he was doing it in the DARK:eek:
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I get exhausted after an out and back through there...
 
that... is amazing.

*scrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrape*

oh man, I love it
 
I've watched this several time before myself.. both those guys are on wings from my understanding... both have skills.. I'm amazed that they both stay in their lane while running those speeds. :clap:
I would love to see the video of the whole run :)
 
A couple friends of mine bought new wings a couple years ago.
I can't believe the power and handling.

They leave the squids in the dust!

(Even my old ZL900 did pretty good in the twistys, after modding the the stock suspension.)
 
YellowWolf is a local legend. The guy is phenomenal. Rumor has it he cuts the pipes on his Wing because he was scrapping them when he did wheelies. See him around now and then but never had the chance to talk to him.
 
I remember being amazed while following a gentleman through some twisties on a GK .. who was that now .. :-\\\

Grandpa said:
I've been riding with Gold Wingers for years, and I can tell you the GL1800 is a surprisingly superb handling motorcycle. What my friends can do with those bikes is incredible.

I've seen that clip before, and enjoy watching it every time.

Nick Diaz
Middletown, MD
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If thats the rode going from the reservation into the Tennessee State Park then i've driven it in a 99 Tahoe. LOL, had to have a brake job afterwards. I think that road was from an old Indian trial. Too much white lightning LOL
 
I heard he raised the suspension to enable the bike to lean without scraping.
 
I hate that video :) almost fell outta my chair twice trying to lean into the corners. Mad skills there, no doubt.
 
Maybe a group ride?

Maybe a group ride?

I was thinking a group ride through the Dragon or the GS Resource guys would be a great way to meet everyone and a great weekend event
 
Have heard of the story of two guys on sport bikes that went to Deals Gap. They thought they were hot stuff.

They called one of those services where a guy on bike follows along with camera to provide a vidio. They made a point to say they had fast sport bikes, a ZXRZKFXZR and a XRYZZXRZRR, and they were the best riders around, so the service had better send someone good that could keep up with them.

And they were annoyed when a guy showed up on a GoldWing (had cameras mounted on outriggers in front of fairing). So they protested and complained and crabbed. The camera guy just patiently listened untill they were done, and then quitely said if he could not keep up, the vidio would be free of charge.

So off they went. The camera guy stayed right behind them, the same distance behind, in the same place in the lane, the entire way. When they get the vidio they see that the camera guys was also zooming in and out the cameras, and switching from one camera to the other, and panning around to follow them thru the curves.

.
 
GSdon will put his through the paces and drag all the way through a corner.
 
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