Blue vs. Grey: Awards Videos

Sorry about the audio on this first clip. The phone plays it with audio, all the way through, but YouTube didn't make the cut!  So, I spent hours transcribing and subtitling as best I could.

Yay! BEST EVAR.
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Best Ride on the West Side

(electric neon purple light saber effects!)

I have found it!  If Ross decides to ever run the ride contest, I have the winner.  :)

The video is just a piece of it, from just west of the intersection of Old Charlotte Pike and Buffalo Road (I pulled off onto Buffalo Road to set up this clip) to a bend on Sears Road that starts back northeast, just after descending several hundred feet into the valley.

This is the map for the whole ride. Yes, there's some doubling back, but that is to avoid the more boring parts of Sam's Creek Road and River Road (while some of both are unavoidable, the parts those routes get you to are worth the price of admission).
 

About 90 minutes of riding, and I added 20 minutes to take photos and generally dick around. Details:

1.) Wiley Pardue Road. Home of "The Duck." Norm thinks it's too rough, and on 10" wheels, maybe it is!  But on 16" wheels, no problem. The longest, most-fun road I know of, locally. It's in Cheatham County, btw. I was introduced to this road by Matt Barker.
2.) Dry Creek/Gibbs Road. New route for me, today. A great way to avoid some boring Sam's Creek/River Road riding. Man, this is a nice ride!
3.) Little Pond Creek Road. It doesn't last long, but it's an exciting ride.
4.) Sears Road/Old Charlotte Pike. Another new route for me, today, and it's a twisty, hilly ride. Awesome!
5.) Old Charlotte Pike. Mini "tail-of-the-dragon" riding, and between that and the southernmost end of section #4, what made up the video above, riding east to west.

Trust me: #2 and #4, y'all are gonna thank me for finding.  :)  The Trace has nothing on this stuff.

I can't tell you how jazzed I am to have put this one together after only three attempts at finding "the best ride on the west side." I think most of you will agree, this is a good way to blow a couple of hours when the weather's nice.

Tech details: Camera was a Canon Powershot A1200, mounted on a cheap tripod, mounted horizontally with bungee cords at the front of my P250's floorboard, with the camera sticking out to the port side about 12". I was cautious on left-hand curves, as I was really afraid of losing the camera.  :)  Map by MyTracks for Android.

Bike tech: Around 2:23 in the clip, I realized I was having vapor lock issues, as I slowed for that gnarly curve. You can really hear it as the bike nearly stalls at exactly 6:00, as I turn right from Old Charlotte Pike onto Sears Road. That's why I ended the clip where I did -- I had to shut the scooter off to pop the fuel cap, and that's what I did right then and there.
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Back Shortly

UPDATE: Nothing bad -- spending a couple of days with family in from out of town.
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Impressive

I went looking for this case for the new HTC Incredible 2 I got last week, but it was not to be -- Griffin Tech doesn't make a case for that phone... yet. So, I ended up with an Otterbox Defender, which I am told is as good.

Check out the Allstate Vespa and a ride I am (and many Nashville scooter people are) all too familiar with (although I have never dropped anything off the Birdsong Hollow Bridge, nor do I intend to).

h/t to Jason Hancock, co-admin of scootnashville.com.
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500 Posts? Make Some Noise!

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More Scooter Queen

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Episode Four

Episode Five

First three episodes... 2 and 3 have B( . Y . )BS! :)
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Now It Can Be Told

All that secretive "Project X" crap I was talking about a year ago? I was involved in a project to pitch a reality TV series. Turns out they aren't going to be pitching this version, but I thought it turned out pretty nice, anyway.

The production company has set "no embedding" on the clips, so these stills are links to the episodes, in order.

I'll post the other two episodes as soon as they become available.

UPDATE: Episodes 4 & 5.
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I Thought It'd Been A While

... since I had been on a date. Well, maybe, but...
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Oh. Emm. Gee.

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Volcanic Genesis

Okay, the Taiwanese have some funny ideas about scooter promo videos, this I'll grant. Still, if I had the cash, I dunno if I'd rather have the Downtown 300i or the new People GT 300i.

Unfortunately, I don't have the cash, and it wouldn't matter if I did, as neither model seems to be destined to land in the U.S. any time soon.

h/t to the NEW thescooterscoop.com.
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U.S. Customs & Border Patrol

Doing their part to keep consumers safe.

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PWP: Time Management Version

Wherein I speed up the tape to 600% of normal speed. ;)

Apologies for the awful music -- will change that shortly, but it takes a long time, both to preview, and to have it saved off in the clip.
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PWP Ride, 8/2/09, Part 5 of 5

From Luke Lea Heights to the exit, and a bonus ride around Terrace View Drive.

Parts I, II, III and IV.
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PWP Ride, 8/2/09, Part 4 of 5

From the Ramp Hollow Picnic area to the Luke Lea Overlook, where one can see downtown Nashville, nine miles away.

Part I.
Part II.
Part III.
Part V.
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PWP Ride, 8/2/09, Part 3 of 5

From Flag Pole Hill to the Ramp Hollow Picnic area. With special golf cart action! :)

Parts I and II.
Part IV. Part V.
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PWP Ride, 8/2/09, Part 2 of 5

From the Mossy Ridge Trailhead to Flag Pole Hill, overlooking the Steeplechase grounds.

Part I, if you missed it. Part III, tomorrow.
Part IV. Part V.
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PWP Ride, 8/2/09, Part 1 of 5

From the Belle Meade entrance to Mossy Ridge Trailhead.

Part II.
Part III.
Part IV.
Part V.
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Part of Thursday's Ride

The Tony Hawk helmet cam is almost useless, but here's what it can do.

Can't wait to figure out a way to mount the DV cam. At least you can see where it's pointing, unlike the toy THHC.
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When Dinosaurs Roamed The Earth

... and Michael Jackson still had his original nose, Suzuki used to make scooters under 400cc, they say.
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Video: Bill Meek & Sandy

I love this -- I've known about Bill & Sandy for a while, but I finally got to meet them, yesterday, at the ESS 2nd Anniversary Ride.

It's very impressive, in person, I'll tell ya.

For more Bill & Sandy, see Sandy's website.
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