I was looking at motorcycle crashes on youtube and noticed that there is ALOT of crashes on this road..I mean it looks very fun and technical but it seems everyone is testing themselves on it....
Anyone road this "snake" before??? I watch these for reality checks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbdJx...=24&playnext=4
There is a whole segment on this one piece of highway...nutz
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ridden that stretch of road hundreds and hundreds of times.
There are only about 3 turns that have a decreasing radius that might bite ya. But the majority of it are people riding outside their limits. The road is similar to Deer Creek just a tad tighter.
That turn in the video always gets a lot of action. there's a lookout point just past it. Where a lot of people can rest and see the whole "snake" part of the road. Plus that turn has such a perfect radius and banking that it's almost impossible not to try and get a knee down.
I miss those roads... Anyone down for a road trip?!?!?!?!
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I have heard horror stories of people deliberately putting stuff down on the road so they can film the carnage. Not sure if this actually happened or not, but just the thought of it kind of ruined it for me.
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Never heard that ... But I know they do that shit along Palomar Rd.
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And I miss Deal's Gap, anyone want to REALLY Road Trip?
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mmmm, deals gap.And I miss Deal's Gap, anyone want to REALLY Road Trip?
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Wow I watched 30 minutes of crashes there on Youtube lol, the scooter guy was the best!
Scooter guy was classic.....
If they actually do that to people that would be the foulest of fouls...
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No. Those people all just suck real bad. So many of those idiots have TERRIBLE body position, horrible throttle control, and sight fixation like bitch. That is california for you.
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When i was riding Palomar back in 03/04, there were a few times where the residents would put rocks and bricks out in blind corners. One time someone purposely dumped oil in the lane. It's placement could not have been from a vehicle leaking oil, either. Fortunately there were always so many bikes riding up and down the mountain that you would get a heads up about it.
i feel as if the switchbacks in rist canyon get oil dumped on them on purpose
yep... that's why we would always do a scouting run up the hill first.
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I rode Palomar about 300 times, i think its about 10 miles of twisties up hill, 300 times went there ,made about 3-4 runs in average , its like 12 000 milles...120 track days?
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