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Old 10-29-2014, 09:21 AM
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Default Ever wonder how well the TG can handle in the curves and twistys?

Here's a vid of our 2014 Tri-Glide on The Dragon earlier this month.

Because of the wide angle lens it does not seem like we are going as fast as we are, but we were moving pretty good.




 
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Good video of the Dragon, it doesn't appear that you are doing 47 MPH.
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Awesome ride!

Where did you have the GoPro mounted?
 
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:23 AM
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Good video of the Dragon, it doesn't appear that you are doing 47 MPH.
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Sometimes we were doing 20 mph, other times 65 mph, the average speed for the entire 11 miles was a bit over 47 mph.


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Awesome ride!

Where did you have the GoPro mounted?
It is a Drift HD 170 and it is mounted off the right side of the (non-stock) handlebars.

It is the black rectangular item you see in the following picture, right forward of the front brake master cylinder.




You can see more and less of the fairing in the video as I pull or push on the handlebars. The movement is the rubber bushing mounts, not the handlebars flexing.
 
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GREAT video Kevin!
 
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Nice!!! I would love to hear it without the music....someone told me they did the whole 11 miles in 2nd gear, which I find hard to believe. Did you do a lot of downshifting?
 
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I've heard a lot of talk of the Dragon, but never seen a video of it. Now I want to go for the ride. Looks like a great ride.
Kevin, you guys get around.

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Nice video! I'm still on a Road King and while I was watching I found myself counter steering in my head. lol
 
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Ride that two or three times a year...great video....
If you want to see another video, Goldwing on two wheels, look up Yellow Wofl...he's flying.
 
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Kevin,

Nice video. We rode the Dragon last year so I was able to tell about how fast you were going. Just goes to show how well Tri's corner and handle contrary to what a lot of people think.

But, I much prefer the Bluegrass music you has on the last video you posted.

Bill
 
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