First published at 00:10 UTC on July 7th, 2020.
In September 2018 my wife and I went to Maui, staying at Kahana Beach. There was an EagleRider nearby so of course I had to rent a bike and go for a ride. The locals told me about Kahekili Highway and Hana Highway, full of twists, turns and scenery.…
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In September 2018 my wife and I went to Maui, staying at Kahana Beach. There was an EagleRider nearby so of course I had to rent a bike and go for a ride. The locals told me about Kahekili Highway and Hana Highway, full of twists, turns and scenery. I rode out to "Halfway to Hana" and ate some of their banana bread (it was delicious). Then I turned on my GoPro and rode back. Here's the footage from that ride.
Man, it was an emotional rollercoaster. Staring at beautiful scenery one minute, staring at an oncoming truck occupying the entire road the next. Blind corners on top of blind corners. Narrow, single lane roads. No shoulders. No passing zones. Water on the road in random places. Cars & trucks stopped in the road. People walking in the middle of the road. My stomach was in knots at the end, but it was a good ride! I trimmed out most of the sketchy parts in this video to focus on the fun stuff, but left a few examples in.
0:00:07 - Hana Highway
0:02:30 - Water in the middle of a corner
0:05:37 - Kahekili Highway
0:10:10 - Starts to get sketchy here. Very narrow road with very blind corners.
0:10:23 - An example of what to expect if you're riding out here!
0:10:57 - Corners so blind, I was playing "Marco Polo" with oncoming traffic using my horn
0:11:38 - If you get behind someone you're stuck, unless they're cool like this guy. Always be this guy :)
0:12:21 - Moments like this make it all worth it.
0:13:32 - Watch out for fellow bikers
0:14:13 - Rain, because why not?
0:15:36 - Back to Kaanapali to top off the tank
0:16:10 - And dropping the bike off at EagleRider
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