I love to ride. Live in Maryland and ride year-round. I started riding late in life and over the last few years I've learned a lot from personal experiences, RU-vid, and info from other riders; I'm definitely eager to share this information with you.
The beasts are my two bikes:
Beast #1 - Venom (named after the marvel comics and movie character) is a 2018 Harley Road Glide Special (Stage 3, 124 ci as of November 2020) with the S&S 124 ci Bigbore Kit, ThunderMax Tuner, Full Rinehart exhaust, RS 468 cam, S&S cam plate, and oil pump and other mods. This one is a monster with ~145 ft-lbs of torque and ~135 hp; not the fastest bike on the road......... but fast enough for me. It easily gets up to 90mph in third gear quickly.
Beast #2 - Carnage is a 2021 Honda Goldwing Tour DCT......The name speaks for itself.......my favorite bike for long trips.....not as fast as my Harley but faster than most Stage 1 and 2, touring bikes on the road. No mods to the engine or tune.
Not sure if you are trying to be funny or not. Guess you missed the end of the video where I pulled up to the Deal Gap General Store. I ridden the Tail of the Dragon several times.....including twice on this particular day.🤨
Yes...those are the Horizon SST bars. Installed them myself. I'm 6'4" and couldn't ride this bike long distances without these bars and my Corbin seat.
These road are pretty steep in places, and I am in the mountains....not sure what the elevation is for most the route. Also the bike is loaded down with gear, and I weigh 250 lb. Didn't notice any revs higher than usual unless I was riding up a steep stretch of the road.
Nice to see riders who know how to lean... No music sweeter to my ears than engine sounds. But I know it's hard to record without excessive wind noise. Why do all these darn roads have to have a name? When I say VA16 or PA339 or OH555, my friends know exactly what I'm talking about.
That's the F4 customs windshield; the stock windshield didn't repel water well and I didn't like the shape of the stock windshield. The F4 is perfect in my view.
@@mrmerv3840 Tracking and understand about the warranty. There are some Harley Dealerships that will do aftermarket cams, and allow you to maintain your warranty but not all dealership do that. The Wood cams are great.
Had to look at the pictures from that day to confirm; this was a Sunday morning after a big rain storm in July last year. There were a few cars on bikes on the road but not many.
I got to do this road with one of my bikes on a sunny 🌻 day Kawasaki Vulcan s 650 2918 or Suzuki burgman 400 2023 Kawasaki klx 230 dual sport with a Bluetooth speaker running that song 😅 they got a goldwing 2023 in black n red triming full touring manual in a showroom in my town ❤. 28.700 plus fees . Thinking about trading my 3 bikes for it ? But mines are all paid for 🎉 . I am in Tucson AZ but moving back to east coast ASP i miss the Atlantic ocean 🌊
I love my Goldwing. Without a doubt it is my favorite bike; thought about trading in or selling my Stage III Road Glide for the 2023 CVO but it doesn't have enough power for me. Not planning to spend that much for the CVO and then have to put another $5K in it to make it as fast as my Road Glide. Currently, waiting to see what the 2024 Goldwings look like. When they upgrade the GW console to a bigger screen, I will definitely trade up to that one.
This road is perfect. This ride was during the week, so not much traffic. Would not do it late in the evening or at night, since you are in the middle of no-where. Looking forward to ridng this road again in the fall. My GW is my favorite bike....especially for long trips. Very reliable and they will run forever.
Flew through the Tail on my Multistrada last year (at dawn to avoid traffic, your day looks much more civilized) but thinking of getting a Goldwing so interested to see how you did on these corners. Good video, thanks
Those are the Horizon SST bars. Fairly easy to install. I'm 6'4" with long arms and legs, so the stock bars were too low for me. I can ride all day with the SST bars with no back fatigue.
I ride in the tour mode 95% of the time. I've used the econ mode a few times, just to check it out but it is not responsive enough for me on twisty roads. My other bike is a performance Harley with a ton of torque, so I'm used to riding bikes with very responsive throttles.
No pucker factor on any turns from my skill point of view…but I’ve seen tons of videos of riders and cars coming in the opposite direction crossing the line on blind turns….., so it pays to be cautious and alert to those risks.
This is the way a riding touring video should look. It should feel just like I am riding my own 2003 Wing and travelling that road. No unnecessary talk and no annoying background music....just the music of your exhaust. Well done sir !
Will likely do a mix of videos. Some with music and some without. Understand that some viewers out there, would prefer I not use music, but some rides would be long and boring without some music.
Completely understand. During peak riding season, I would only ride it on a work day or right after a heavy rain storm. Otherwise too many bikes on that road. I did it twice.....that day. So it is not on my list to do it again, unless I had to ride it to get to some other popular road in that area. There are tons of other roads to ride without that much traffic.
Mike I like to enjoy the scenery as well but even some of the small “S” curve are like a blind hill where the road suddenly changes direction after the crest. You lose your focus and you could go off a cliff.
Mike thanks. Control is easy after many miles on the road with both bikes (Stage 3 Road Glide and this one). Also spend a lot of time practing slow speed drills (U-turns, emergency braking, swerves, and etc.) and riding any twisty road I can find. Additionally, I watch a lot of motorcycle crash videos and try to learn from the mistakes other riders make.
Not promoting the bike but highlighting some great routes. Will eventually post a video about the upgrades I've made to both bikes to fit me and my riding style.
Great day for a ride. Would you be able to reload without the overlay of music please? As nice as the tunes are, l find the tune of the bike better. Great vid.
@@mikemielke2364 No problem. I highly recommend those bars; they provide several adjustments for height and grip placement that work for most riders regardless of height. Install is fairly easy if you take your time and follow the instructions provided and watch videos available online.
Hey Mr Shurman, I'm 6 foot even with a 23 dct. Curious as to the brand and height of the bars? I can only assume they're Heli bars... and aslo did you need to extend any cables? Have they restricted the view of your mirrors? Thanks for the video AND the tunes. Easy like Sunday morning vibes. Keep smiling and safe travels in your journey Sir.
Those are the Horizon SST bars by Helibars. I did the install myself and did not have to extend the cables. The details for the bars state the height increase over stock is 3 inches but I think I have about a ~5 inch height increase over stock. When doing a full lock with the stock bars, my hand were against my leg; with the SST bars, there is at least 8 inches between the grips and my leg. Bike handles better. The bars are perfect. Can ride all day and night with no issues. The view of the mirrors is restricted slightly when my back is against the backrest, but all I need to do to gain full visibility is to lean forward about an inch.....this is not an issue for me. These bars were one of the best upgrades I have made to the bike.
Understand your point of view, but I ride and record so that I can watch later. If I'm riding my music is on.....I may occassionally divert it to my helmet if I know the language may be offensive to viewers, but I'm riding for me.
I thought this was the Tail of the dragon 🐉 going backwards. Love the tail of the dragon, even recorded myself riding the tail with my 21 Goldwing . I thought I was loosing my mind. I Rode the tail approximately 20 times. While I was watching your video, I was like, I don’t recognize a damn thing here 😂. Looks like an awesome ride, hopefully I can ride here also in the near future. Nice video
Enjoyed riding both the Tail and the Back of the Dragon but the Back of the Dragon is more scenic and probably has a lot less traffic in my view. Did the Tail twice, going south and then back north. Would do them both again. Want to do the Back of the Dragon in the Fall. Will do Cherohala Skyway next month. I love twisty roads.....My biggest concern on the Tail was someone coming toward me crossing the centerline around a blind curve (I've seen dozens of crash videos), but there was hardly any traffic on the day I rode it. A rain storm had just passed through the area.....I'm sure that helped.
@@trikemike7291 Cool....I'm about 25 minutes away from the MGM; I live in Upper Marlboro. Check out Kickstands Up riding group at the link below. I'm one of the leaders/ride coordinators. www.meetup.com/kickstands-up-group/
@@shurmanandthe_beasts I'm not sure but I was told when I bought the bike at a Harley dealer that it had a stage 2 kit. it also had Dynojet power vision tuner on it. It will roll. I met the guy who owned it before me and he said it scared the shit out of him and he was a good 100lbs heavier than me. I've been tempted to trade it but it runs so damn good I can't let it go.
Hugo this was in July 2022.....after a heavy rain storm the day before. Roads were in great condition......there was a small tree that blocked one lane at one point but that was easy to get around. There are a lot of blind turns but not a difficult route in my view.
