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6 Month Rider vs 18 Mountain Curves Do I Look Like a Beginner?
I've been riding for 6 months. Watch this video and tell me if you can tell.
When I ride with groups, people always ask how long I've been riding. They flip out when I tell them just 6 months - they always say I look like I've been riding for years the way I handle the curves. I always say thank you when they tell me that, but now I want to put it to the test.

This ride takes me up Highway 276 from Waynesville to the Blue Ridge Parkway in mid-September, when the leaves are starting to change colors and some are beginning to fall. In just 5 miles, I counted around 18 curves - some more challenging than others.

Watch me carve through these mountain curves on the Vulcan 900 and tell me if I really look like I've only been riding for 6 months. The mountain scenery is absolutely stunning with the early fall colors, but the real question is whether my riding technique gives away my experience level.

From gentle sweepers to tighter mountain curves, this stretch of road has everything. Each curve demands respect and proper technique, and I'm putting my 6 months of learning to the test on some of the most beautiful riding roads in North Carolina.

Video Timeline:
0:29 - Mountain Range View
1:39 - More Mountain Views
2:30 - Starting the Curves
4:11 - Tighter Curves
7:36 - Blue Ridge Parkway Sign

So what do you think? Watch the curves and decide for yourself. Yes I know I screwed up on a curve and I should have shifted down.

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