Narcissim time: See the great Joey_Dude in action!

Joey_Dude · 09-07-2009, 07:04 AM

One weekend a member here, mtlovesst, hooked up his camcorder to his bike through a clever system of a PVC pipe and bungee cords. It actually worked pretty well with minimal vibrations. So he videotaped me riding through Route 348 up near Helen, GA.

Here's the video at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMcDnPbu4n0

TOE CUTTER · 09-07-2009, 08:37 AM

I thought for sure a high speed chase with Ponch and John was going to pop up.Oh well at least I get to watch all the bitching about being unsafe.

Knife · 09-07-2009, 08:51 AM

Nice! Me likey! But you should check your wiring. I think there's a short or loose brake light wire. Your brake light kept flashing erratically as you approached each curve. (J/K. Hee, hee, hee.)

NorcalBoy · 09-07-2009, 09:09 AM

What did that golf course think of you using their cart path to ride on?

Joey_Dude · 09-08-2009, 07:19 AM

LOL thanks for the comments, sorry no cop chase video, the camcorder shakes too much over 100 mph anyway. And no that's not a golf course, although during the winter that road gets so much gravel you might as well call it that.

Rollin_Again · 09-08-2009, 07:28 AM

Lucky for you Joey that camera can't zoom in close enough to show everyone those prize winning chicken strips on your tires muhahahaha!!!

Regards,
Rollin

Bubba Zanetti · 09-08-2009, 07:13 PM

^^^^^^^^^

LOL!

Nice vid Joey! Got a tip.

Don't move 'back to center' until the bike is straight up and down, if you know what I mean. (I fight that at the track).

BZ

VFRShorty · 09-08-2009, 07:46 PM

Don't you know that you are supposed to stop and look both ways before turning onto the road? geeze

NorcalBoy · 09-08-2009, 07:48 PM

Damn, tough crowd......

spid6813 · 09-08-2009, 08:10 PM

Coo.. Looks like fun.. B safe brotha..

VFRShorty · 09-08-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorcalBoy

Damn, tough crowd......

all said with love

I'll be the first to admit that he rides much better than I could!

betarace · 09-08-2009, 09:54 PM

also, make sure to flash your turn signals before hanging off the bike - to the same side as the hangoff. Helps people following you know which way the road goes. BZ does this and it really helps me know which way the track goes.

Richard Thompson · 09-08-2009, 10:59 PM

Question?...was the bike filming you a Gen 6?

coulda sworn i heard some VTEC engagement on there?

Joey_Dude · 09-09-2009, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubba Zanetti

Don't move 'back to center' until the bike is straight up and down, if you know what I mean. (I fight that at the track).

Thanks for the tip!

I'll keep that in mind... I'm doing things one step at a time right now I'm focusing on just being smooth and get my head near the mirrors when hanging off. Next time I hit the "track" I'll pay attention to the moving to the center resistance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by VFRShorty

all said with love

Ah ha!! you said love!! I'm wearing you down ha ha ha ha!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Thompson

Question?...was the bike filming you a Gen 6?

coulda sworn i heard some VTEC engagement on there?

Yeah you're right the chase bike is a 2003 VFR.

Bubba Zanetti · 09-09-2009, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by betarace

also, make sure to flash your turn signals before hanging off the bike - to the same side as the hangoff. Helps people following you know which way the road goes. BZ does this and it really helps me know which way the track goes.

OK Pennywise, I'm gonna whoop your monkey ass next time I see you!

AND WE ALL FLOAT DOWN HERE!!!

BZ

Joey_Dude · 09-13-2009, 03:40 PM

Just to follow up on BZ's tip on "waiting til the bike wants to straighten up" I just went on a little half-day ride and I'm blown away by how much faster I ride now.

Case in point, I get to some tight twisties and I'm among 2 liter bikes, a Ducati 1098 and a Yamaha R1. The road opens up to 3 lanes with 2 going my direction. Out of courtesy (and habit) I hold a lane figuring they're gonna pass me. Well, I almost lost the R1 behind me and the Ducati was behind me most of the time. The Duc only got in front of me because he was dragging his knee (something I'll never do on a public road!). Even then, the duc wasn't never too far away from me, at least 4-5 car lengths away.

And speaking of dragging knee, today is the 1st time I actually touched down, albiet just a little brush with the road, not a full-on road grind. The more I think about it it's all about preserving momentum and by allowing the bike to center when it wants to I'm actually going faster compared to just straightening up the bike and blasting off.

So for the benefit of all, you gotta think of it as listening to your bike, it will straighten up in due time but don't try to fight it; There are some curves that I usually would have already been straightened up but now I never straighten up. The momentum keeps you going faster.

Thanks BZ, if we ever meet I owe you one!

matt1986vf500f · 09-13-2009, 04:25 PM

and joey i though we had something special

BTW that was the same road i wrecked on

drewl · 09-13-2009, 04:27 PM

Looks like a fun road.

GreyVF750F · 09-13-2009, 04:49 PM

This was taken about four days after Joey's post.

Bubba Zanetti · 09-13-2009, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joey_Dude

Just to follow up on BZ's tip on "waiting til the bike wants to straighten up" I just went on a little half-day ride and I'm blown away by how much faster I ride now.

Case in point, I get to some tight twisties and I'm among 2 liter bikes, a Ducati 1098 and a Yamaha R1. The road opens up to 3 lanes with 2 going my direction. Out of courtesy (and habit) I hold a lane figuring they're gonna pass me. Well, I almost lost the R1 behind me and the Ducati was behind me most of the time. The Duc only got in front of me because he was dragging his knee (something I'll never do on a public road!). Even then, the duc wasn't never too far away from me, at least 4-5 car lengths away.

And speaking of dragging knee, today is the 1st time I actually touched down, albiet just a little brush with the road, not a full-on road grind. The more I think about it it's all about preserving momentum and by allowing the bike to center when it wants to I'm actually going faster compared to just straightening up the bike and blasting off.

So for the benefit of all, you gotta think of it as listening to your bike, it will straighten up in due time but don't try to fight it; There are some curves that I usually would have already been straightened up but now I never straighten up. The momentum keeps you going faster.

Thanks BZ, if we ever meet I owe you one!

Anytime Joey...actually would love to do a track day with you.

If I can help a rider be better than me (which doesn't take much LOL), then that is a blessing for sure.

BZ

Joey_Dude · 09-13-2009, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt1986vf500f

and joey i though we had something special

huh? What'd i do?

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreyVF750F

This was taken about four days after Joey's post.

wdgah · 09-16-2009, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by betarace

also, make sure to flash your turn signals before hanging off the bike - to the same side as the hangoff. Helps people following you know which way the road goes. BZ does this and it really helps me know which way the track goes.

If you are relying on the person in front of you to tell you which way the road turns, you're running to fast for your own skill level.

Wanna know which way the road goes? Slow down, and try watching the telephone poles and tree lines.

Bubba Zanetti · 09-16-2009, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdgah

If you are relying on the person in front of you to tell you which way the road turns, you're running to fast for your own skill level.

Wanna know which way the road goes? Slow down, and try watching the telephone poles and tree lines.

LOL!

I think you misunderstand what betarace comments are about brother.

I did what he's talking about AT THE RACE TRACK. Not on the street.

He and I are fellow friends and track riders, just an inside joke between us.

BZ

wdgah · 09-16-2009, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubba Zanetti

LOL!

I think you misunderstand what betarace comments are about brother.

I did what he's talking about AT THE RACE TRACK. Not on the street.

He and I are fellow friends and track riders, just an inside joke between us.

BZ

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09-07-2009, 07:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Joey_Dude RIP ShamWow Join Date: Oct 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 10:09 PM Location: North Georgia - Find Me! My Ride: '99 VFR800 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,261 Thanks: 62 Thanked 121 Times in 86 Posts	Narcissim time: See the great Joey_Dude in action! One weekend a member here, mtlovesst, hooked up his camcorder to his bike through a clever system of a PVC pipe and bungee cords. It actually worked pretty well with minimal vibrations. So he videotaped me riding through Route 348 up near Helen, GA. Here's the video at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMcDnPbu4n0

09-07-2009, 08:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
TOE CUTTER Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Last Online: Yesterday 09:47 PM Location: Sacramento - Find Me! My Ride: 2007 RWB 1990 RED 1986 750 DRZ 400 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 75 Thanked 120 Times in 108 Posts	Thats it? I thought for sure a high speed chase with Ponch and John was going to pop up.Oh well at least I get to watch all the bitching about being unsafe.

09-08-2009, 07:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bubba Zanetti Uber Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 06:43 PM Location: Delaware My Ride: 1997 VFR750F View my Photo Gallery Posts: 2,412 Thanks: 249 Thanked 231 Times in 144 Posts	^^^^^^^^^ LOL! Nice vid Joey! Got a tip. Don't move 'back to center' until the bike is straight up and down, if you know what I mean. (I fight that at the track). BZ __________________ "The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he gets pleasure out of it". -H.L. Mencken

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VFRShorty ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Join Date: Mar 2008 Last Online: Yesterday 08:02 PM Location: NW Oregon - Find Me! My Ride: 1987 Honda VFR700F F1R Exhaust (broke down and sold), awaiting new bike! Posts: 1,010 Thanks: 17 Thanked 51 Times in 47 Posts	Don't you know that you are supposed to stop and look both ways before turning onto the road? geeze __________________ Ah, best of worlds, what's become of you now? Candide by Voltaire

09-07-2009, 08:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Knife Uber Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 02:41 PM Location: Downingtown, PA 19335 - Find Me! My Ride: 1998 Honda VFR800 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,157 Thanks: 90 Thanked 117 Times in 85 Posts	Nice! Me likey! But you should check your wiring. I think there's a short or loose brake light wire. Your brake light kept flashing erratically as you approached each curve. (J/K. Hee, hee, hee.)

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NorcalBoy Uber Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 05:51 PM Location: Earth - Find Me! My Ride: Is White View my Photo Gallery Posts: 2,067 Thanks: 43 Thanked 268 Times in 207 Posts	What did that golf course think of you using their cart path to ride on?

09-08-2009, 07:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
Joey_Dude RIP ShamWow Join Date: Oct 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 10:09 PM Location: North Georgia - Find Me! My Ride: '99 VFR800 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,261 Thanks: 62 Thanked 121 Times in 86 Posts	LOL thanks for the comments, sorry no cop chase video, the camcorder shakes too much over 100 mph anyway. And no that's not a golf course, although during the winter that road gets so much gravel you might as well call it that.

09-08-2009, 07:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rollin_Again Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Last Online: Yesterday 07:51 PM Location: Duluth, GA My Ride: 2007 VFR800 RWB (For Sale) 1993 VFR750 (9000 miles)1993 VFR750 (Parts Bike) View my Photo Gallery Posts: 684 Thanks: 6 Thanked 95 Times in 64 Posts	Lucky for you Joey that camera can't zoom in close enough to show everyone those prize winning chicken strips on your tires muhahahaha!!! Regards, Rollin

09-08-2009, 07:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
NorcalBoy Uber Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 05:51 PM Location: Earth - Find Me! My Ride: Is White View my Photo Gallery Posts: 2,067 Thanks: 43 Thanked 268 Times in 207 Posts	Damn, tough crowd......

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spid6813 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Last Online: 11-19-2009 10:38 PM Location: S.E._WI My Ride: 2006_VFR800Fi, 1986_NIGHTHAWK-S, 2003_BUELL-P3. View my Photo Gallery Posts: 172 Thanks: 37 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Coo.. Looks like fun.. B safe brotha..

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betarace Eye Poker Join Date: Mar 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 04:28 PM Location: Middleburg, VA View my Photo Gallery Posts: 670 Thanks: 37 Thanked 92 Times in 63 Posts	also, make sure to flash your turn signals before hanging off the bike - to the same side as the hangoff. Helps people following you know which way the road goes. BZ does this and it really helps me know which way the track goes. __________________ 2006 Ducati 999S Nero Mono Limited Edition 1992 Honda VFR750F (reborn) 2004 Ducati 998S Final Edition 2002 Royal Enfield Bullet 1992 Honda VFR750F 1993 Suzuki GSX-R 750W 1990 Honda CBR600F 1989 Honda CBR600F 1973 Schwinn Stingray 3 Speed

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Richard Thompson Kiwi RWB Join Date: Apr 2008 Last Online: 11-19-2009 04:53 PM Location: Huntington Park, Auckland, My Ride: 2007 RWB VFR 800 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 651 Thanks: 49 Thanked 45 Times in 41 Posts	Question?...was the bike filming you a Gen 6? coulda sworn i heard some VTEC engagement on there? __________________ Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. that way, when you judge him, your a mile further away and you have his shoes...

09-13-2009, 03:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
Joey_Dude RIP ShamWow Join Date: Oct 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 10:09 PM Location: North Georgia - Find Me! My Ride: '99 VFR800 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,261 Thanks: 62 Thanked 121 Times in 86 Posts	Just to follow up on BZ's tip on "waiting til the bike wants to straighten up" I just went on a little half-day ride and I'm blown away by how much faster I ride now. Case in point, I get to some tight twisties and I'm among 2 liter bikes, a Ducati 1098 and a Yamaha R1. The road opens up to 3 lanes with 2 going my direction. Out of courtesy (and habit) I hold a lane figuring they're gonna pass me. Well, I almost lost the R1 behind me and the Ducati was behind me most of the time. The Duc only got in front of me because he was dragging his knee (something I'll never do on a public road!). Even then, the duc wasn't never too far away from me, at least 4-5 car lengths away. And speaking of dragging knee, today is the 1st time I actually touched down, albiet just a little brush with the road, not a full-on road grind. The more I think about it it's all about preserving momentum and by allowing the bike to center when it wants to I'm actually going faster compared to just straightening up the bike and blasting off. So for the benefit of all, you gotta think of it as listening to your bike, it will straighten up in due time but don't try to fight it; There are some curves that I usually would have already been straightened up but now I never straighten up. The momentum keeps you going faster. Thanks BZ, if we ever meet I owe you one!

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matt1986vf500f Corner Friendly Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: Yesterday 10:36 PM Location: mount airy GEORGIA My Ride: 1986 honda vf500 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,271 Thanks: 53 Thanked 69 Times in 63 Posts	and joey i though we had something special BTW that was the same road i wrecked on __________________ the shit is getting deep in here

09-13-2009, 04:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
drewl Philosphical Adviser Join Date: Nov 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 11:29 PM Location: Susanville, Ca - Find Me! My Ride: 2000 VFR 800 fi View my Photo Gallery Posts: 4,163 Thanks: 132 Thanked 255 Times in 192 Posts	Looks like a fun road. __________________ Shop Steward:Chat Hooers Union, Local 151 Ministry of Activity and Participation

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