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Author: | Jeff [ Fri May 11, 2012 10:02 am ] |
Post subject: | Dragon run with little to no traffic |
Thanks to Tim Steele for lending me the GoPro. I put it on the headlight of the KE100 and off I went. Amazingly, there was very little traffic on the Dragon, so I was able to run the KE almost flat out for most of the trip from the motel to the overlook and back. The bike was better than ever due to a mistake I made when I loaded the bike at home. I forgot to turn off the petcock. When I got to the motel, the bike wouldn't start...no gas in the tank. So I borrowed a quart of fuel from Dave C, got the bike started and then pulled up too the gas pump at the resort. I wasn't paying attention and filled the bike with 93 octane. I've always run the bike on 87 octane. Well, the 93 gave me more power and more top speed. I was able to maintain speed on many of the hills that I used to have to downshift for. The KE100 will never see another drop of 87 for as long as I own it. I tried to convert the video to a smaller format, but they came out jumpy, so here they are in the native format of the GoPro. The videos are huge, so don't try to view them with a dial up connection or from a smartphone. They are about 16 minutes each... full runs with no edits. Yes, I know that the clutch slips. http://www.3cyl.com/jeff/ke100out.mp4 http://www.3cyl.com/jeff/ke100back.mp4 |
Author: | Jim [ Fri May 11, 2012 10:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dragon run with little to no traffic |
Jeff, the files will take nearly an hour to download at 3 Mb/sec! I'll wait for the DVD to be released. ![]() |
Author: | evansje1 [ Fri May 11, 2012 9:36 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dragon run with little to no traffic |
Oh boy more data for the Old Folks on Two Strokes series. I'm downloading now. The HD video from the Hero2 is kicking my PC's rear. Looks like I need to step my processor up and move to windows7 so I can deal with files bigger than 2 gig. |
Author: | Jim [ Fri May 11, 2012 10:38 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dragon run with little to no traffic |
Linux has been able to handle 2TB (2,000 GB) files since 1993. |
Author: | Jim [ Sat May 12, 2012 9:00 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dragon run with little to no traffic |
OK Jeff, I downloaded the "out" video and it is excellent. I take it that you have some decent tires on the KE100. |
Author: | Ja-Moo [ Sat May 12, 2012 9:09 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dragon run with little to no traffic |
Jim wrote: Linux has been able to handle 2TB (2,000 GB) files since 1993. I don't believe it! There wasn't even 2T in the world in 1993......... ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Author: | Ja-Moo [ Sat May 12, 2012 9:15 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dragon run with little to no traffic |
I stopped at the 129 booth and they asked me to do a run on one of their bikes as they found out I was a road racer, I said sure. They got my name wrong, but it really, really is me........... really......... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcOZVxheOXw |
Author: | evansje1 [ Sat May 12, 2012 9:23 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dragon run with little to no traffic |
I got the files downloaded Jeff. Look for your run in an upcoming episode of OFATS. Which I'd I named the series Old Folks And Real Two Strokes. It's a shame you didn't get any footage of passing a Harley. Jim, he has Knobbies on the darn thing! ![]() |
Author: | evansje1 [ Sat May 12, 2012 9:39 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dragon run with little to no traffic |
Ja-Moo wrote: I stopped at the 129 booth and they asked me to do a run on one of their bikes as they found out I was a road racer, I said sure. They got my name wrong, but it really, really is me........... really......... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcOZVxheOXw Killboy, knowing my riding ability asked me to do a high speed high angle corner for them. They caught me at my best! ![]() ![]() |
Author: | Jim [ Sat May 12, 2012 9:53 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dragon run with little to no traffic |
evansje1 wrote: Jim, he has Knobbies on the darn thing! ![]() Well, they must be darned sticky knobbies then. ![]() And John, there may not have been 2TB of data in the world back then, but Linux was ready just in case. ![]() |
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