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Offline DixieBelle

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Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« on: April 17, 2009, 10:04:52 AM »
http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

That looks like fun!!!!

Crossing Deals Gap at the Tennessee/North Carolina state line, the Dragon is considered by many as one of the world's best motorcycling and sports car roads. Anyone looking for an exciting highway will enjoy this stretch of US129.


The road is desolate and can be a real adventure in the winter months. We've had to deal with bears, turkeys, deer, and wild boars in the road, trees down, ice/snow, and tractor-trailers taking-up both lanes in the curves. It is not a road for the squeamish, but if you're looking for a little excitement don't miss this one.


We've been driving the Tail of the Dragon since 1975. At first it was in the family car, then in our 1976 Corvette for many years. Now we have graduated to motorcycles. We have always loved the road, finding it a thrill in whatever we happen to be driving. One of the most exciting runs was on icy roads in the Expedition with 4-wheel drive engaged.


In the summers we ride the Dragon at least two days a week and each day includes about 6 runs. It's better than any roller coaster we've ever been on. Our favorite sections are the Hump and the Esses just before Cattail Straight. Be ready to scrape your footpegs in some of these wild curves. And we warn you not to sightsee.


To some the Dragon begins on the North Carolina side at Fugitive Bridge with a view of the Cheoah Dam where Harrison Ford jumped in the movie The Fugitive. It ends 14 miles across the mountain at the Tabcat Creek Bridge in Tennessee. US129 climbs through The Slide, a steep series of "S" curves where one would not want to meet a tractor-trailer. The road then levels and straightens until a series of curves approaching the Crossroads of Time, one of the main hangouts for cyclists. Next comes Deals Gap and the Tennessee State Line. We'll leave the rest for you to describe after you ride it. Many just remember curve after curve after curve and surviving the run of their lives.

After riding many other twisties, we always come home to the Dragon and rate it the best of them all.


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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2009, 10:09:14 AM »
Awesome ride.  We rode out there from Texas in 2005.  6 of us headed out and spent 7 days riding across 11 states.  The Dragon was great but we liked Cherahola Skyway better but we were all on big cruisers.

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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2009, 10:10:08 AM »
Awesome :-) We're not on bikes anymore. We do have a Solstice that's pretty fun though.
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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2009, 10:19:03 AM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on April 17, 2009, 10:10:08 AM
Awesome :-) We're not on bikes anymore. We do have a Solstice that's pretty fun though.

Solstice is cool ..... if you plan on buying everything you need while your on the road!  LOL  those things don't have enough storage room for a brief case.

Gotta love the Dragon though.  mmmmmm There is a really good m/c camp there called Ironhorse ... something.  They were absolutely awesome to stay with.  They really know how to cater to riders.

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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2009, 10:19:27 AM »


I've been riding it for years.
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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2009, 10:35:13 AM »
:rofl:

I bet the sky is plaid in your world.
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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2009, 10:45:57 AM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on April 17, 2009, 10:35:13 AM
:rofl:

I bet the sky is plaid in your world.

My sky is a paisley tuba with hair on the bottom.
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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2009, 12:21:51 PM »
Awww hell, I got all excited, I thought you said "who wants to ride me".   
















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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2009, 01:06:23 PM »
^ :rofl:

Is is Happy Hour already???
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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2009, 01:40:08 AM »
Been there, done that but I didn't get a tee-shirt :-)
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Re: Who wants to ride the tail of the dragon with me??
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2009, 09:35:32 AM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on April 17, 2009, 10:10:08 AM
Awesome :-) We're not on bikes anymore. We do have a Solstice that's pretty fun though.

:cheersmate: Have an absolute blast, it's one heck of a road  :bow:
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