Yesterday's helmet cam - near Ft. Bragg
#1
Yesterday's helmet cam - near Ft. Bragg
Here's the vid from our ride yesterday.
http://www.vimeo.com/2593641
This was a very fun ride! It's not often I get to wind it out, and the damp sand was perfect for that. Even though I have my "street" sprockets on with the tall gearing, there was a couple of times I was wound out in 6th gear looking for 7th. We had quite a few interesting moments on this ride, some caught on vid. A water crossing gone bad, the 650X blew through a very deep water hole not entirely on purpose, some fun in the sand pit, KLR playing in the river, and the usual hooliganism and antics. I think my favorite part is the 2 - 3 minute scramble section starting at around 9:23. I left that whole section in un-cut, I wish I had a little loop like that in my back yard!
Hope you like it.
http://www.vimeo.com/2593641
This was a very fun ride! It's not often I get to wind it out, and the damp sand was perfect for that. Even though I have my "street" sprockets on with the tall gearing, there was a couple of times I was wound out in 6th gear looking for 7th. We had quite a few interesting moments on this ride, some caught on vid. A water crossing gone bad, the 650X blew through a very deep water hole not entirely on purpose, some fun in the sand pit, KLR playing in the river, and the usual hooliganism and antics. I think my favorite part is the 2 - 3 minute scramble section starting at around 9:23. I left that whole section in un-cut, I wish I had a little loop like that in my back yard!
Hope you like it.
#3
Great video. Fun.
What camera do you use? Is it expensive?
I was joking about the burnout to bury the rear and a means to park. But that is what you do... Cool!
Thanks for the great video.
SlapDrum
What camera do you use? Is it expensive?
I was joking about the burnout to bury the rear and a means to park. But that is what you do... Cool!
Thanks for the great video.
SlapDrum
#4
looks like fun. but why aren't you guys wheelying through those puddles? by the looks of the steam coming off the engines, you needed to do that. you just sunk the front wheel in and hoped you'd get through. with that much power, I know what I'd be doing.
#8
For an example of what I'm talking about, check out my "Area 51 Sand Box" vid at time 9:12.
http://www.vimeo.com/1969777
This puddle happens to be dry, but it would normally be full of water, it was very dry that time of year. And keep in mind that the helmet cam does not show depth and terrain very well, but even so, as you can see with that dry puddle, if you hit it when it was full of water it would most likely drown the bike, it would easily be over the seat.
But I hear what you're saying - it's a lot of fun to split those things at speed. I don't do it very often, though, unless I really know the area well.
Last edited by Nobrakes; 12-22-2008 at 06:58 PM.
#9
His friend was on the XR650 and he was doing great considering he did not have knobbies on, just some knobless street tread. He wasn't up front any, but he didn't make us wait too long at the intersections either.
Another fella was on a lowered DR650 and he hung in OK up until we stopped for food. After that, he bailed and it was just the 4 of us remaining, riding in the rain - the three guys that ride this area all the time and myself. Then two of them bailed when it was getting late, the 650X and the LC4, and it was just me and the KLR. We rode for a good while more and hit some new sections, before calling it a day.
Good times!
Last edited by Nobrakes; 12-22-2008 at 04:25 PM.
#10
Awesome man, it allows some of us that have snow on the ground to kind of go for a ride through you. Hey question, is that your helmet in the video or is that a software graphic? Sorry if I asked you that before.