Author Topic: Gold Wing...really?..really?? (Read 4372 times)

PJ · « **on:** August 10, 2008, 04:56:14 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrMQ3QwyPo&feature=related
wow..

Spikeybike · « **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2008, 05:02:38 PM »

damn wow is right

man i would kill for roads like that here.

the guy knows his goldwing

seaweb11 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2008, 05:40:35 PM »

Where does a guy get those "steel sparking outriggers"

DammitDan · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2008, 10:42:12 PM »

That would be a guy nicknamed Yellow Wolf riding the Tail of the Dragon (Deal's Gap). He's a regular up there.

I crashed on that a few weeks ago myself

void909 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 11, 2008, 03:15:37 AM »

thats insane where is that at?

tramp · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2008, 04:08:18 AM »

that guy knows that road
no one would ride like that for the first time
love the audio picking up the scrapes on the road

starkmojo · « **Reply #6 on:** August 11, 2008, 10:53:54 AM »

Quote from: void909 on August 11, 2008, 03:15:37 AM

thats insane where is that at?

search "tail of the dragon" on you tube and you will get more bike porn than you can stand.

eldar · « **Reply #7 on:** August 11, 2008, 12:54:56 PM »

Gotta wonder what the tail guy was ridin. Looks like he had a hard time keepin up!

unkle fester · « **Reply #8 on:** August 11, 2008, 01:11:51 PM »

the rider with the camera is on a goldwing too if I remember right.......if you happe to notice the yellow bike, watch his brake lights.....he never really uses them alot....all engine braking........just like the camera guy......higher revs in a lower gear...

heffay · « **Reply #9 on:** August 11, 2008, 01:13:37 PM »

Quote from: unkle fester on August 11, 2008, 01:11:51 PM

the rider with the camera is on a goldwing too if I remember right.......if you happe to notice the yellow bike, watch his brake lights.....he never really uses them alot....all engine braking........just like the camera guy......higher revs in a lower gear...

... the only way to go fast.

brakes are for sissies and grandmas!

my78k · « **Reply #10 on:** August 11, 2008, 01:22:49 PM »

We had this a while back if memory serves....something about "man this guy can hessle a goldwing" I think was in the thread name...but it was a while ago and ALWAYS wild to watch!

Dennis

Magpie · « **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2008, 01:42:40 PM »

Here's the 2 of them. I have an '07 GoldWing. It's an amazing motorcycle - endless power! Cliff.

rbmgf7 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 11, 2008, 02:16:22 PM »

geez, that's a lot of bike to be tossing around

it appears the guy manages to defy physics in the video

SD750F · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2008, 03:06:34 PM »

Am I nuts or does that road make one giant go around? You see the ground standing by the roads edge twice and a couple of the turns look the same???

Scott

void909 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 11, 2008, 04:15:18 PM »

I just did my research. I want to go... Bad

72 yellow · « **Reply #15 on:** August 11, 2008, 05:36:48 PM »

Deal's Gap, NC...US 129...318 curves in 11 miles..Straddles the NC-TENN border...Lots of bikes...A lots of accidents...Riders driving beyond their skill level..Be sure to visit the Tree of Shame, named for a good reason...Trees on one side, cliff face on the other...No room for mistakes...All the problems we saw was with H-D hog riders...One crashed into the cliff face...The other nearly high-sided into us..

rbmgf7 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 11, 2008, 06:28:37 PM »

i know this was posted here once but if you haven't seen it...

unkle fester · « **Reply #17 on:** August 11, 2008, 06:29:36 PM »

tailofthedragon.com I don't know how to do the link thingy........

edbikerii · « **Reply #18 on:** August 12, 2008, 10:51:33 AM »

I just "acquired" (long story) an 86 Honda Goldwing GL1200 Interstate.

While admittedly, it looks like your Grandpa's Oldsmobile, I have found it quite fun to ride.

A couple comments from some female friends:

"Wow, that's cool! You're a real Winger now. You can ride that one until you're eighty!"

AND

HER: "There's no such thing as a non-dangerous motorcycle."
[then she went into the garage and had a look]
HER: "Yeah, I guess it is more appropriate for a sixty year old. It is just so damned big. It is the size of an Accord."

Now, I don't let those comments deter me. I have discovered that my GL1200 will pull wheelies on just throttle pulling away from stop lights. She tops out at around 120mph, and you hardly even feel it. I find it very enjoyable to lean her over into twisties and drag the saddle bags all over the road. I guess I'll soon have holes in the bottoms and all my ice-water will leak out, allowing my beer to get warm. At least I'll still have the stereo* and CD-changer to keep me entertained while I drag pegs, exhaust, and saddlebags all over town.

*[actually, I hate stereos on bikes for safety reasons, but I enjoy pulling up in front of sidewalk cafes with "low-rider" blasting -- you should see the crazy looks I get from people!!! What a trip!!!]

DammitDan · « **Reply #19 on:** August 12, 2008, 12:14:53 PM »

Quote from: 72 yellow on August 11, 2008, 05:36:48 PM

Deal's Gap, NC...US 129...318 curves in 11 miles..Straddles the NC-TENN border...Lots of bikes...A lots of accidents...Riders driving beyond their skill level..Be sure to visit the Tree of Shame, named for a good reason...Trees on one side, cliff face on the other...No room for mistakes...All the problems we saw was with H-D hog riders...One crashed into the cliff face...The other nearly high-sided into us..

My friends and I in front of said tree:

And my contribution to it

72 yellow · « **Reply #20 on:** August 12, 2008, 01:37:43 PM »

That's the one............

edbikerii · « **Reply #21 on:** August 12, 2008, 05:35:49 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orRG9mO2CFM&feature=related

rbmgf7 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 12, 2008, 05:47:23 PM »

Quote from: DammitDan on August 12, 2008, 12:14:53 PM

And my contribution to it

i hope there isn't a head in that helmet or anyother appendages attached to the tree

DammitDan · « **Reply #23 on:** August 12, 2008, 11:43:07 PM »

No no body parts but there were some sweet x-rays of some dude's broken shoulder up on top (you can see them above the black fairing piece with a bunch of writing on it in the 2nd picture)

big blue · « **Reply #24 on:** August 13, 2008, 07:01:46 PM »

Nicky Hayden advertising a Goldwing Now I have seen everything.

edbikerii · « **Reply #25 on:** August 13, 2008, 09:31:01 PM »

Right? Isn't that freakin' cool? Amazingly enough, I get a real kick out of being a hooligan on an 800 lb. motorcycle that handles itself as well as the GL1200 does. Did you see him pull that burnout with the little wheelie at the end? Woo Hoo!!! I couldn't believe it when I accidentally pulled a wheelie on my GL1200, either.

Quote from: big blue on August 13, 2008, 07:01:46 PM

Nicky Hayden advertising a Goldwing Now I have seen everything.

starkmojo · « **Reply #26 on:** August 14, 2008, 03:51:02 AM »

I had a friend who got a goldwing becaiuse he kept getting speedingg tickets on his HD. He then stripped the bike down to bare bones- and got clocked at 100MPH on a freeway on ramp. He was taking the bus for a year after that. The cop who pulled him over asked him if he was wondering how he was going to get to work, my friend replied "No I am wondering how to tell my wife that I got clocked at 100MPH at the age of 47."

74cb750 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 14, 2008, 04:49:39 AM »

ed "No I am wondering how to tell my wife that I got clocked at 100MPH at the age of 47."

I once got clocked at 127mph, but not on the Dragon.

Rode the dragon a few times. A very dangerous road what w RV's and tractor trailers taking up both sides of the road when they come into turns. If you go, be careful.

edbikerii · « **Reply #28 on:** August 14, 2008, 05:10:59 AM »

Yeah, that was a HUGE miscalculation!!! He really thought a Goldwing would be SLOWER than a Harley? Wow, was he wrong.

Quote from: starkmojo on August 14, 2008, 03:51:02 AM

I had a friend who got a goldwing becaiuse he kept getting speedingg tickets on his HD. He then stripped the bike down to bare bones- and got clocked at 100MPH on a freeway on ramp. He was taking the bus for a year after that. The cop who pulled him over asked him if he was wondering how he was going to get to work, my friend replied "No I am wondering how to tell my wife that I got clocked at 100MPH at the age of 47."

fishhead · « **Reply #29 on:** August 14, 2008, 05:41:06 AM »

Heres a link to an early 1000 Goldwing set up to handle. Click on the links he has provided as it now has a blower on it. Awesome!!

http://www.randakks.com/Randakk's%20Endurance%20Special.htm

starkmojo · « **Reply #30 on:** August 14, 2008, 06:16:55 AM »

Quote from: edbikerii on August 14, 2008, 05:10:59 AM

Yeah, that was a HUGE miscalculation!!! He really thought a Goldwing would be SLOWER than a Harley? Wow, was he wrong.

Quote from: starkmojo on August 14, 2008, 03:51:02 AM
I had a friend who got a goldwing becaiuse he kept getting speedingg tickets on his HD. He then stripped the bike down to bare bones- and got clocked at 100MPH on a freeway on ramp. He was taking the bus for a year after that. The cop who pulled him over asked him if he was wondering how he was going to get to work, my friend replied "No I am wondering how to tell my wife that I got clocked at 100MPH at the age of 47."

That was no stock Harley he rode. Told me that it would do 90MPH up a mountainside one handed so he could open his beer with his left hand...

But yeah the GW he had was slick- especially once he tore it down to the frame.

starkmojo · « **Reply #31 on:** August 14, 2008, 06:19:23 AM »

Quote from: fishhead on August 14, 2008, 05:41:06 AM

Heres a link to an early 1000 Goldwing set up to handle. Click on the links he has provided as it now has a blower on it. Awesome!!

http://www.randakks.com/Randakk's%20Endurance%20Special.htm

Holy aspiration batman I have used those carbs on 2L buses!

Magpie · « **Reply #32 on:** August 14, 2008, 08:10:53 AM »

No need to figure how to explain to the wife why I did 100 mph on our GoldWing - she's usually sitting right behind me telling me to slow down. Speeding is much too easy on a Wing! 47? We're in our late 50's.
Cheers,
Cliff.

edbikerii · « **Reply #33 on:** August 14, 2008, 08:27:03 AM »

Yeah, I love that site. One day when I have more time (yeah right) I'm gonna "soop up" my 'wing, too. But I'm gonna leave the tupperware on it to surprise the squids.

Quote from: fishhead on August 14, 2008, 05:41:06 AM

Heres a link to an early 1000 Goldwing set up to handle. Click on the links he has provided as it now has a blower on it. Awesome!!

http://www.randakks.com/Randakk's%20Endurance%20Special.htm

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Author Topic: Gold Wing...really?..really?? (Read 4372 times)

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