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Tail of the Dragon

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Thu, 2007-10-25 07:06 — TL

Here's the first 10mins riding on Tail of the Dragon (southbound)...

Here's the next 5mins riding on Tail of the Dragon.

Here's the next 5mins riding on Tail of the Dragon.

Here is the last few minutes riding on Tail of the Dragon.

‹ 1st review @ 650 miles/1 month 20 bikes later ›
Sat, 2008-01-26 00:29 — kaelar

Thanks for the ride, TL

That was great! Best ride I've had all winter.

Mon, 2008-01-21 18:49 — m.hoy

tail of the dragon

Thanks for doing this, very nice job. Ive rode the Blueridge parkway and skyline drive, so i can attest in the beautifull ride that it is.

Mon, 2007-11-19 11:06 — TL

Another Run

I am in ATL for work again this week, and drove the car down this time.

I have to tell you, the most fun I've ever had driving a car! I HIGHLY recommend doing this in a car as well as on a bike.
My car is kind of a hotrod, and that made the run all the more enjoyable. Make sure you drive the Cherohala Skyway also.

ToD --> 300+ 2nd gear corners for 11 miles
ChSkyway --> 100+ 3rd gear corners for 50 miles

Fri, 2007-11-02 06:52 — pfowl

Great video

Have you lowered you bike or did you do all that scraping with a stock setup?

Mon, 2007-11-19 11:08 — TL

Video

BTW, if anyone is interested, I can make the orginal videos available.
FYI - They are considerably larger file(s).
Let me know if you want a copy...

Fri, 2007-11-02 08:13 — TL

Stock

Bone Stock...carrying about 60lbs...spring set at 3...

Sat, 2007-10-27 04:50 — sumncguy

Yeah .... Sounds like suma

Yeah .... Sounds like suma scrapin goin on ...

Regards

Thu, 2007-10-25 20:09 — ciffus

Wow!

Great job! Thanks for doing it!

Thu, 2007-10-25 09:02 — kb9qft

my comments

perhaps a link or a picture?

and directions on how to find this "tail of the dragon"?

and ouch!!! is that your pavement feelers on the floorboards squealing! My pinnion partner would wet her pants!

an interesting link: http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps/map_deaths.pdf

Thu, 2007-10-25 09:12 — TL

Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap

Main site --> http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

The map I used --> http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps_directions_chattanooga.html

I found this map useful --> http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps_radar.html

I recommend reading this also --> http://www.tailofthedragon.com/dragon_howtoride.html

This was my first time riding here, and I think the info above helped my experience. The website is a tad scary regarding the cops, and I saw several (5-6), but had no run-ins.

Mon, 2007-11-19 11:09 — TL

Traffic

I didn't see any heat on the last run. Not one.