By the way, I chickened out at the bottom of that hill, due to hi-speed wobble. I think 56 or 57 was there. Plus that stop sign came up really fast. Still remember the name of that, Roberts Road in upstate New York. Had a 30 mph tailwind that day, probably a 7% grade. It's really hard to get the bike moving that fast. I was only around 30 yrs old back then, 20-some years ago. I wouldn't try that again unless I had full leathers and a full-face helmet. :P Cheers.
We have a rally here in N. Texas called the Muenster Germanfest. Out on the north side of the course, just past St. Jo, there is a hill called Freefall. I don’t know the metrics but when you go over that thing you have about a mile or so of downhill in front of you. Hit that thing with a slight tailwind and it is all about staying off the brakes and avoiding the people who are grabbing them.
I am older now and probably would not do that again. Bwahahaha, my PR was the day after putting my ‘91 Paramount back together after a full rebuild, hadn’t even tested it yet.
I couldn’t see a damn thing, the wind was up under my glasses and my eyes were watery and blurry, but you know what bro? Glory is forever, fear is temporary ;)
The Gods did not want me in Valhalla that day, I guess.