has anybody been to deals gap with a gs. just wanted to know if it could take that kind of road with ease. if you have post here.
barna did deals gap in the rain..
"with ease" is relative. What's easy for you? Do you ride for the corners or just to go to work and back?
Deal's Gap could be one of the toughest roads in America if you don't like corners. Well, I take it back. Deals Gap IS the toughest road if you don't like corners. I couldn't go with my friends (who also did it in the rain) but from my impression, the ride would require at least 3 good months of experience.
It's even better to have taken a MSF-type class, just so you know what to expect when going on a road where visibility is limited. There's a lot of plastic left on Deal Gap and there's a reason why. It's not for the beginner, but you leave feeling like an expert in the 11 miles.
well yea i ride for the corners but since im only 14 my dad only lets me ride with him. but we went on the toughest road in alabama saturday and he said i did amazingly well. i dont if that was him tryin not to hurt my feelings but most of the other club riders say i ride almost as good as him. :)
my dad went to deals gap twice in his miata and said it was awsome
Deals Gap and some of the surrounding roads are amazing. The GS handles them well except in some places where it's uphill.. I really had to push it there and fealt uncompfortable revving my bike that high - I am a heavy guy though. I'd feel uncompfortable going there when traffic is high. Who knows what surprise you may find around a corner. If I were you, I'd wait a little longer. I'm no expert rider, but my nearly 2yrs experience certainly helped me in some situations on that trip. The other thing is if you go down at the Gap, you can REALLY hurt yourself because there aren't alot of guardrails to keep you from dropping down a steep hill or into a river.
Barna
yea there was a guy in my dads miata club that took some routes on othere parts right next to deals gap.said they were jus as good if not better. and now i heard that the gap put like 30mph speed limit signs up everywhere.
Quote from: 96gssince im only 14
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WTF?
yep 14
I'm not going to go into my belief about "responsible teenager" being an oxymoron, but be very careful. If you go down, you're going to be in for a legal crapfest. State laws vary, but you can probably look forward to heavy-duty fines and not getting your license until you're 18. I assume that you have no insurance. In many places, if you get into an accident and have no insurance, responsibility is automatically assigned to YOU, regardless of who caused the crash.
oh theres insurance on it just if it gets wrecked my dad has to be on it
So, say you wreck. Do you honestly think the police are going to be fooled into thinking your dad was the one on the bike if you're the one all rashed up? Did you guys think this through at all?
well i only ride with and dont really let me push my bike to the "limit"
Quote from: 96gsoh theres insurance on it just if it gets wrecked my dad has to be on it
So it's not really insured. I doubt your insurance company will be too willing to pay out if you wreck and aren't on the policy. As Toecutter said, they aren't going to be fooled when you're the one with injuries.
It's none of my business- just be careful. Best of luck.
thanx and ill try :thumb: