NittanyXT
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Great vid! Just curious, were the colors visible in the San Juan's (Million Dollar), or too much snow cover?
Thanks, Jon. Most every mountain on MDH was covered in snow. I'll be honest, I saw so many mountains, and so many different colors, I'm just blown away by the whole experience. Not sure what the San Juan Mountains would look like, but it was all so amazingly beautiful.NittanyXT said:Great vid! Just curious, were the colors visible in the San Juan's (Million Dollar), or too much snow cover?
Thanks DD that brings back memories. I did Independence pass in late July 2012. Snow (mostly) gone but raining. Wore all the long sleeve stuff I had under my summer rain gear and still froze. But still a nice ride!Dirt_Dad said:Working my way through the videos I shot. Going to take several parts to get through all of it. Finished part 1 yesterday.
Thanks, Alan. I do really appreciate you letting me know. I create all of this so I have a record that I can go back and remember my thoughts on the trips. I am glad other enjoy it as well.twodogs said:Well Jon, as always you've compiled another great collection of photos and a video. I always look forward to your ride reports. You and a few others on the forum have an ability to connect all the dots when pulling it together. I'm looking forward to seeng Part 2 and others.
Don't have final word yet, but the insurance inspector I spoke with yesterday thought the damage was even worse than the shop found on initial inspection. And I know the shop estimate was quite high. The radiator was torn from the bottom mount, which is apparently back to the frame. Insurance guy said he saw a break on the weld on the frame. Confirming what Romney told me, any damage to a frame is a total. Again, not the final word. I expect that tomorrow.BigBob said:On the FODS thread you said you think the insurance company will total it. Since you didn't go down what other than the Fan and Radiator and side panel was bad?
Who's doing the soundtrack on that? Volbeat has a version of that song, but that doesn't sound like them.tpak said:Nice! I've been on many of those roads on the bike but not all. The GoPro does make the drop offs look more severe than they actually are, which is pretty severe. You want to see sever dropoffs - here's Tahoe Flume trail as filmed by my son, 15 at the time - nearly gave his grandmother a coronary! But I wouldn't take him on it if it wasn't safe. https://youtu.be/nHMasvCLJTo
Next time shout out and I will leave town so you can have nice weather!
I'll have to check him out.Dirt_Dad said:Except for Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh) in Part 1, all songs have been songs have been Joe Bonamassa. Title of each song is at the very end of the video.
That bike had been such a great bike for me. I wasn't ready to give it up just yet. It was in the process of finishing up the best ride I'd ever had. Even after all that, its final act was to keep me upright in a very adverse situation. Always going to be fond of that bike.BaldKnob said:... Sorry for your loss but what a way to end an adventure. Getting a new bike will help ease that sorrow.
Maybe...I don't have a better explanation. I found no damage of any type on my boot or pants so I don't think it was from me. Could have been from a hoof. It certainly happened so fast there's no way for me to say for sure.BaldKnob said:... As for the shift-linkage rod, perhaps the animal's hoof or your boot was pushed into it. I've always thought the rod is somewhat exposed and prone to damage if dropped on the left-side.