Yarnell Hill, AZ video

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:35 pm

Finally got all my old 8mm video burned to DVD!! This video was shot around 1989, a run up HWY 89 out of Wickenburg, AZ towards Prescott. Was on my modified 1979 CBX, as I could never get a suitable camera mount for my 1100F. Video was shot with a 1st generation GE 8mm video cam, remote Radio Shack microphone clipped to my jacket above the Hooker 6-1 exhaust outlet. Unfortunately was not running resistor spark plugs, so a lot of ignition noise. Camera was mounted on a homemade wooden mount with rubber feet, strapped to my replica fiberglass CBX fuel tank-worked great at absorbing a lot of the shock from bumps in the road-this was way before image stabilization, etc. The road is one way dual lane, so a good place to get frisky. Started at about 3500ft elevation, ended at about 4775ft-a gentle but noticeable grade all the way. Approx 4.5 miles. Was riding about as fast as I dared with a wife and 2 very young children at home. Tried to keep the rpm in the 6500-9500 rpm range, as that is where the Hooker makes the best "howl". At the end, you see me passing the RV and come up on a road construction site, and you can see an AZ Highway Patrol officer that said he had heard me coming for a long way (well, yeah, the Hooker is a straight through racing only pipe with a little bitty muffler)-you can just see him on the left at the end of the video. After some discussion and lecturing about "tired of scraping you guys off the pavement", he let me go. I was wearing full leathers, a full face helmet, may have mentioned I was a RN and was well aware of the potential aftermath of a crash. He admonished me to slow it down, and I did for the rest of the day. The bike was a bright yellow at that time and pretty easy to pick out-I was betting he radioed any other officers in the area.

Turn up the volume!!!

https://youtu.be/_MbnB3IX1xo

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:45 pm

Lol. Nice Ralph. At least you didn't get a ticket. Sounded awesome too. My brother won VJMC's "Sounds of Japanese Horsepower" contest at Barber last weekend with his CBX with a DG 6-1. Nothing like the sound of an X with a nice pipe. At least on 2 wheels.

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 12:55 am

Ralph you hooligan!
Bike sounds great.

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:14 am

music to my ears. impressively good film and sound for '89. I'd love to hit that road. looks fun. that copper looked pissed.

eric.

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:23 pm

That was sweet!! The sound above 6K rpm sounds like a 12 cyl. Ferrari!!
What was the troopers problem??

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:45 pm

CDN1100F wrote:

What was the troopers problem??

Probably penis envy. roflmao

Man, that sounded sick! I love that exhaust and nice job on the old video.