Callin on Ducati Rider's for 2011 Rolling Thunder

[elistull]

Hello all, I don't post here often.  Below is the video I created of the Ride of the Patriots, which was from the Fairfax HD dealer to the Pentagon.  I counted 7 Ducs from the beginning of the precession to 3/4 of the way back, we were definitely the minority tenfold.  It was a fun experience, I departed at the pentagon parking lot due to a 3 hour ride to SW Va and then onward to a back road trip to WV.  The ride was definitely humbling, yet slow.  I yearned for the twisties and the air it brought my air cooled engine.  (I'm sure the rest of the ride was even more humbling, had to leave due to prior commitments (reference WV)).

Here is the video I captured (while it appears to be slow-mo it is in real time, except when people are not present and especially on 66). I can't count how many times I honked or waved at the on-lookers waving hands or waving American or POW flags.

I hope to go on one of the weekend rides posted here soon!  There is a good group of loyal Ducati Riders on this forum!

Thanks!

[Autohag]

Thanks for sharing the vid! I watched your Blue Ridge Pkwy movie, too, and am curious about how your did the time-lapse. What editing software do you use? And is the time lapse an "effect" or do you do it manually? Curious because I've tried the manual approach with mixed results...

[elistull]

What editing software do you use? And is the time lapse an "effect" or do you do it manually? Curious because I've tried the manual approach with mixed results...

Thanks!  There is an option in Quicktime Pro called "Open Image Sequence".  I have a PC and opted to not purchase the pro version, I found an open source program called Virtual Dub that has worked for me.  Here are the instructions I found and used for the process:

http://timelapseblog.com/2009/08/04/using-virtualdub-for-time-lapse/

[Zulu]

Nice Vid.. I was on red m696 with army flak jacket. There was a black sport 1000 right next to me, was chatting with me for a while cool guy. Told my virgin ears about the tail of dragon. Once I get more comfortable that is where I wanna go for ride.

[Autohag]

Thanks!  There is an option in Quicktime Pro called "Open Image Sequence".  I have a PC and opted to not purchase the pro version, I found an open source program called Virtual Dub that has worked for me.  Here are the instructions I found and used for the process:

http://timelapseblog.com/2009/08/04/using-virtualdub-for-time-lapse/

Interesting. Thanks! I ended up going with Sony Vegas (the basic version) and tried removing frames to achieve the same effect.

[Artful]

Nice Vid.. I was on red m696 with army flak jacket. There was a black sport 1000 right next to me, was chatting with me for a while cool guy. Told my virgin ears about the tail of dragon. Once I get more comfortable that is where I wanna go for ride.

Join the Baltimore Area Ducati Facebook group, we're headed down there the first week of August. If you don't Bookface, shoot me a PM and I'll get you the info.

[accludetuner]

Um.... SWEET!  Getting info now....

[Zulu]

Join the Baltimore Area Ducati Facebook group, we're headed down there the first week of August. If you don't Bookface, shoot me a PM and I'll get you the info.

Will join the group. Won;t be able to go on august tho .. Heading to Ft Bliss for a month . 

[Zulu]

Sent a request to join group.

[accludetuner]

The name Ft. Bliss is deceiving. I pity you

[twolanefun]

Join the Baltimore Area Ducati Facebook group, we're headed down there the first week of August. If you don't Bookface, shoot me a PM and I'll get you the info.

FWIW I've been going down there for years, we ride it on Monday after attending the AMA races in Barber and/or Road Atlanta(no longer on the schedule). Last couple of years we did not make it due to weather and the whole LEO acitivity had us not looking forward to a run down there. This year we made it to Barber for the races and did the dragon this past Monday. My advice, not worth it, it was totally packed, mostly cruisers, on a Monday! I also got Blue Lighted twice coming out of a turn at a spirited pace, about 7/10. The blue light was a warning to slow down. There are plenty of other roads in the area and for that matter you can spend 3 days on better roads in State of Va or over in SE Ohio. Just a Thought - Gene

[DRKWNG]

Rumor has it, that guy knows a few roads...

[Zulu]

Rumor has it, that guy knows a few roads...

I had the oppurtunity to ride one among the many few roads.