Page 2 of 3
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:58 am
by runsilent
First did the Dragon in 01 at age 68. Much great riding in that area, went back down there in 02,03, and 04. One more time would be nice, we never made the Cherahola (sp?) loop due to the monsoon type rains in 04.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:11 am
by BigChickenStrips
i live in knoxville tn and i cant wait to get my bike and go up to the dragon, i need some more practice so i can run it well, but all the pics and video i see of it look so much fun!
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:18 am
by ZooTech
Great pics! Looks like you guys had a great showing of Warriors and a great time. If all goes well, I'll be down there for the Vulcan meet May 17th-21st.
Re: Just got back from the Dragon!
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 8:36 am
by ShawnKing
vector18 wrote:This past weekend I went to Deals Gap,NC and rode the Tail of the Dragon.
I'm headed up there this weekend to follow 400 Mini Cooper drivers.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 9:20 am
by Bx RedBull
Hey Vector,
How long was that trip down to the Dragon from the Big Apple. You do it in one shot or take a few days?
Did you head down there with any sportbikes? 800 miles on a sporty,
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:26 pm
by vector18
redbull, I took my wife and she wanted to bring alot of luggage, so I ended up trailering it. It took me about 13 hours in one shot to get down there. Once we got there, I never got off the bike though!
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:13 pm
by Relsek
sapaul wrote:Does not suprise me that the sport bikes get overtaken, they do not corner the best of all bikes, it usually is the upright acceleration that allows them to go quicker. there are a lot of cruisers and standards that corner quicker and more stable. Vector I am so glad that you had the opportunity to do something this
Is this a joke? Tell me you don't really believe that.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:25 pm
by jmillheiser
sapaul wrote:Does not suprise me that the sport bikes get overtaken, they do not corner the best of all bikes, it usually is the upright acceleration that allows them to go quicker. there are a lot of cruisers and standards that corner quicker and more stable. Vector I am so glad that you had the opportunity to do something this
Standard or Motard I would believe, especially at deals gap which is a very tight and technical road. Most cruisers come out of there with major scrapage even if they take it slow.
I think a Motard would be the perfect bike to run the dragon on.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:14 pm
by -Holiday
ZooTech wrote:Great pics! Looks like you guys had a great showing of Warriors and a great time. If all goes well, I'll be down there for the Vulcan meet May 17th-21st.
hey thats the exact same dates of the FJ rally in Boone North Carolina that I'm considering going to.Not sure if that is near the dragon, but I think it might be.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 5:52 pm
by Apitoxin
The speed limit said 30 mph.. Are you going to make me try to believe that you went only 30 mph? :p