That's how you ride fast...safe, controlled and no risk taking. Would love to ride that road with you...sadly, in the UK we just don't have roads that last that long in one go.
Brilliant video and great riding. No silly dangerous overtaking manoeuvres and three well matched riders albeit the Daivel rider had a mini moment then waived you by. That road is fantastic too....in the UK we have roads similar but much after five or ten mins they're over and done with. That road just went on forever. Was the camera on a gimble setup ?
Ok.... I thought... this vid is too long, I'll watch just a few min.... then I was hypnotized.... you ride really well, fast but not irresponsible, the quickshifter was amazing, changing gears in continous up&down with perfect rev matching... but those two false neutral surprised me, quite scary! The Diavel was a nice surprise, but your bike is perfectly designed for this kind of road.
Glad you liked it, yeah it was fast but not out of control. :-) The false neutrals surprised me too, it was going down into first gear both times ... hasn't happened since. II stopped and spoke to the Diavel rider and it was a bit of a hot rod with 195hp at the rear wheel.
it was a joy to watch your video and here the QS doing his job. Awesome, this is awesome. I can imagine you just want to keep accelerating en deaccelerating en shifting up and down. Awesome
Hey man, what a ride!! Excellent video !!! You have beautiful lines, also those two guys. Got my new XR here in USA after riding the beast 3300km into the Alps last month, love it! Did you ever ride northern Italy? I highly recommend that
Swiss, Austrian, French and Italian Alps, best place to ride. Road surface in the Dolomites are less than great. For best road surface and curvy roads, head to the North of Spain, the Pyrenees
The best thing is, from the riders view, it looks like your sittin up, waiting to pitch-it sideways. Good stuff, great riding.Also, kinda surprised how well that Diavel does...Great post, not sure if you guys know each other, but you should.
BMWRR69 this is a great video. Is it just GSX not GSXR? I love the different riding styles. @3:10 that guy didn't know to get out of the way. Yikes. The Duc sounded amazing. He came close to hitting you. You could really tell when you started to push it. Suspension and sound. Then you were shaking out your hand @17:00. XR vibrations? And that quick shifter. Excellent all around
Thank you. I found the OE Bridgestone t30s to be an awesome tyre but only gave 3000 miles. Im running PR4s at the mo but am not that confident in their grip leant over. I'm looking for something with better grip but longer lasting than the OE bridgestones. So ill go with your suggestion when I next change. Cheers 👍🏽
Great video ! That looks like a brilliant road. It looks like cars aren't allowed on it, just bikes. Where is it ? I'm guessing Australia given the sunny weather and riding on the left or maybe South Africa ... cos it sure ain't the UK !
Nah, that wasn't fast ... the XR gets a real wobble up when your absolutely wringing it's neck ... it also starts to push the front wheel a bit to, but all very progressive. :-)
Bloody jelous as...... what a great road, very few vehicles ..... timing & warmed tyres are everything though eh, we all have roads that can be the best or the worst depending on time of day , weather etc....catching them traffic free is the Jam on the doughnut .. :-) great footage dude..
66k ...wow... bucket list road for me, I take it it is a well known road in your parts.. I do enjoy technical roads along with most of my riding mates. We are well used to long rides at progressive speeds... One thing i did notice whilst following your footage is how fluid & group minded everyone was ( except you, you mad fecher :-) ... Jokin....Was enjoying how your group rides, respect, triust etc...your group do swap around, taking turns to ride point with chasing pack etc... I suppose we all do that depending on tempo of the ride, group composition, confidence , weather etc.. Group Concentration, awreness & focus are everything, wouldnt you agree?
+Gogs Alba It's the Eildon to Jamieson Rd in Victoria (Australia), hasn't been that popular as it's a bit out of the way but because the fun roads are policed it's nice to go that bit further out. My mates are actually a fair way behind me and I just started chasing these two for a fun ride. There were a few learner/beginner rides there and they were great as they stayed out of your way. We are about to do a five day trip with a group of mates so looking forward to it. You've got to know the riders you are with, makes such a difference and yes we take it in turns to lead. Loving the XR BTW.
Thanks for the Area & road update.. one day :-). I look forward to watching the footage of your 5 day road trip.. Always the best when riding with good mates..Enjoy & glad to hear your loving the XR ,,
Someone asked what sort of gimbal I use. It's called a motogyro gimbal, but their website has been pulled down. Who knows ... I'd look at the FeiYu Tech FY - WG for the Gopro 3/4/5 or the one for the session as I'll get one of those next.
G'Day buddy. Terrific Video and great riding! Is that Mt Hotham in Victoria or somewhere else? At first glance I thought it was the Oxley Hwy heading West, but it definitely is not that! And zero bloody speed advisory signs. I suppose that makes you think more about each corner. The Zooki rider had a nervous six minutes by the looks of him - he was changing lines mid corner - almost every corner. I had those fun false neutrals twice on a Ducati Monster 1100 in an hour - but heading into 2nd just before a tight bend. Thank god for runoffs is all I could think. Fukn hated that bike! Cheers :)
mate great video and good camera angles. how do you reakon this bike would be with a bloke 6ft4. at the moment im on a vstrom and getting off lams soon, saw this bike and loved the look of it.
Thanks ... I'd say it would be perfect. To look at it appears to be a large bike but once you're on it the size disappears. Reports are that it's got vibrations through the bars ... yes it does but easily fixed with heavier bar ends like I have on mine. Take one for a test ride once you get off lams. :-) My first bike off lams was an S1000RR ...
It was a camera with a gyro mount. Called a Motogyrocam but I don't think they are available anymore. I think Ziyhun make one and also check out revl ...
Called a moto gyro vision for the gopro www.motogyrovision.com/ is where I bought it from although I notice their website has been down for a while. Try looking them up on youtube.
In the video I was running the standard Bridgestones, more of a touring tyre. I've since switched to the Diablo Rosso 3's and if there was a tyre made for a bike it's got to be the Diablo Rosso 3's, they are just so nice, good for touring with a hard center and soft sticky edges ... I've done 3000km so far and I'll easily get 7,000 km's out of them. Awesome tyre.
