I just got back from a great weekend at the Tail of the Dragon. For those of you who do no know what I am talking about imagin a 11 mile streach of highway having 318 turns throught the mountians of Tenn. and North Carolina. I would strongly recommend this area for a fun and beautiful weekend.
Also as a GS500f owner I beleave that all of us should try to form a weekend next year and have a gs500 weekend at the infamous Tail of the Dragon.
Please visit www.tailofthedragon.com for more info.
Yeap, it is a fun road. Just watch out for the cops and pay attention to signals from other bikers. If you see a rider tapping the top of his helmet, that means there is a cop ahead.
There are some other good roads in that area as well, Cherohala Skyway has some excellent views. There is a great place to eat there as well, Bistro by the River, I think it is called.
Wow. That sounds like it's all turns & no straights.
For a beautiful twisty ride in Arizona, we've got the Coronado Trail in eastern Az(Az hghway 180). From Morenci(elev. 4,080 feet) to Alpine(elev. 8,050 feet), there are 470 turns in 89 miles(some straight pieces). The Alpine area is also referred to as "Little Switzerland". The town is in a valley with a 10,877 peak on one side. It's occasionally reported as the cold spot for the lower 48 states during the winter. Hopefully I'll get to do a ride over there this summer. I've only been through the road a few times. There's very little traffic, and anything with four wheels will be going verrrry slow.
Here is a link to some footage of the Dragon, while I was riding my 76 Kawasaki KH 500 (two stroke triple): http://www.fototime.com/inv/6D7BFC984D5B904
Paul
You was eating those supersports up with the two stroke. LOL The Little GS's took to the road great also I was suprised how well the GS kept up with the bigger bikes like the GSXR's and the Ninja's Althogh they might leave ya in the dust in the straights they aint got shot in the twisty's. So what time next year are the GS500's invading the Dragon???
I was down there in May for the 5th annual Eastern Two Stroke Rally. One of the bikes in front of me was a Aprillia Mille R. One of my buddies brought his Derby 50 down and was eating up all the big sport bikes on the downhills. Funny as hell.
Paul
Im a few hours away in central KY let me know I have a few friends that would come too.
When I was there a month ago or so, one of the riders in the group was on a Husky Motard. Only saw him enter the first turn. He said he was passing everyone without even trying. Still had 1/4" chicken strips left.
Next time I go Im taking my 49cc mini bike hopefully I wont get ran over to many times :dunno:
Just came back from there myself, what a rush! Actually almost all the roads in that area are a blast. If you are going to plan a weekend, I would like to suggest Memorial Day weekend. Don't know how busy the Dragon will be then, but atleast it's a three-day weekend for some of us who have to spend a few hours on the road to get there.
This is a bump of a very old thread.
I've been thinking about bringing this back for a while. There is a video link posted by D-Day in the this thread that you should watch if you want to go to Dea's Gap this summer.
He chases down 1000 cc sport bikes on an old school Kawi 500.
This is just awsome.
Thankz JD! This is great info! I never would have gone back that far for a post.
i read some where that they were closing it down so they can put in a big highway!!! and because too many bikers were getting killed...not sure how i got to that site... i thought it was from a link on here...hmm
Quote from: D-Day on October 14, 2004, 05:21:24 PM
Here is a link to some footage of the Dragon, while I was riding my 76 Kawasaki KH 500 (two stroke triple): http://www.fototime.com/inv/6D7BFC984D5B904
Paul
For those to lazy to go back up the post. :icon_mrgreen:http://www.fototime.com/inv/6D7BFC984D5B904
Quote from: solarpulse on January 30, 2006, 02:21:21 PM
i read some where that they were closing it down so they can put in a big highway!!! and because too many bikers were getting killed...not sure how i got to that site... i thought it was from a link on here...hmm
Yeah I heard that too. Any info would be on www.tailofthedragon.com (http://www.tailofthedragon.com)
Quote from: Jake D on January 30, 2006, 12:30:56 PM
is a video link posted by D-Day in the this thread that you should watch if you want to go to Dea's Gap this summer.
He chases down 1000 cc sport bikes on an old school Kawi 500.
This is just awsome.
Great video. Those literbikes sure are slow in the turns, aren't they? What fun to watch a superior rider on a smaller bike outride less adept riders on expensive big bore machines!
D.
Quote from: lumpoffire on January 30, 2006, 04:42:09 PM
Quote from: Jake D on January 30, 2006, 12:30:56 PM
is a video link posted by D-Day in the this thread that you should watch if you want to go to Dea's Gap this summer.
He chases down 1000 cc sport bikes on an old school Kawi 500.
This is just awsome.
Great video. Those literbikes sure are slow in the turns, aren't they? What fun to watch a superior rider on a smaller bike outride less adept riders on expensive big bore machines!
D.
Thanks. What was really funny, was that is was less than two weeks after double hernia surgery. I was so sore, I couldn't kick start the bike, I had to have my buddies do it for me. I also couldn't hang off of the bike, it is a good thing the bike has rear sets, so at least my pegs and boots weren't dragging.
whats wrong with the page, its taking for ever to load. i do a vid of the gap as well here we go.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3575692422986227141&q=deals+gap
and with out the music
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7142733403992954986&q=deals+gap
Quote from: rangerbrown on January 30, 2006, 07:58:42 PM
whats wrong with the page, its taking for ever to load. i do a vid of the gap as well here we go.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3575692422986227141&q=deals+gap
That's funny. I couldn't get mine to load off of the link last night, now it works fine, but yours still won't load for me.
Damn internet.
works now sweet. uum dont know why googel wont work for you. o well
Quote from: rangerbrown on February 01, 2006, 12:15:10 AM
works now sweet. uum dont know why googel wont work for you. o well
Works today :icon_mrgreen:
I consider myself a Dragon local (I live in Johnson City, about 2 hours away in Northeastern TN). I've been frequenting it in my Honda S2000 roadster ever since I got it back in May, it is such an awesome road! I really enjoyed watching the bikes up there and that was part of what prompted me to get my GS a few weeks ago. I can't wait until I'm experienced enough to ride up there, definitely sticking to the S2000 for now though. The Dragon can bite and I'm a noob when it comes to riding, heheh.
P.S. It's fun to see biker's reactions when I can keep up with their sport bikes in my S, heheh. The better ones can toast me, but I can keep up with most of 'em :laugh:
Quote from: Jek on February 01, 2006, 12:32:30 PM
I consider myself a Dragon local (I live in Johnson City, about 2 hours away in Northeastern TN). I've been frequenting it in my Honda S2000 roadster ever since I got it back in May, it is such an awesome road! I really enjoyed watching the bikes up there and that was part of what prompted me to get my GS a few weeks ago. I can't wait until I'm experienced enough to ride up there, definitely sticking to the S2000 for now though. The Dragon can bite and I'm a noob when it comes to riding, heheh.
P.S. It's fun to see biker's reactions when I can keep up with their sport bikes in my S, heheh. The better ones can toast me, but I can keep up with most of 'em :laugh:
Actually, that is a great place to get experience. Just remember to ride at your own pace. Anybody can ride a bike fast in a straight line, it is learning to negotiate curves at a proper pace according to conditions and skills.
Remember, no matter where you ride, falling off is an inevitability, so dress accordingly.