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Funny T-shirt, they just over estimated the number of curves! LOL

There is a road that I sometimes take to get to a friends house, it goes for about 40 miles and have TWO turns. a sharp Right-Left in the middle of the 40 miles where some surveyer 150 years ago got off by about 100 feet. You can see where cars go off in the fields at each curve probably hundreds of times a year! Other than regular signs, there is no warning.

Boring straight drive then 15 mph... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61580 Tue, 06 May 2008 22:30:06 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61486/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61486
I rode the Dragon three times with my Goldwing. Sure it's a little fun to drag the floorboards a little, and there's the thrill of riding some 30mph sections at 50mph. I just had to remember, "This ain't no Disney ride". The vehicle will go off the track.

As for the crowds... my first trip through was a Thursday morning in mid-May. Only a few bikes were out; ... nothing like the crowds of the Hoot week.

Andy

]]> feeds@yuku.com (CleRider) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61486 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:17:15 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61485/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61485
What you are missing by not riding The Tail of the Dragon and stopping by the Deal's Gap souvenir shop is the three dozen different T-shirts about riding the Dragon and the one T-shirt about riding in Illinois. Every one of the three dozen T-shirts about riding the Dragon says "318 Curves in 11 Miles". The one T-shirt about riding in Illinois says "11 Curves in 318 Miles".

I know... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Fredrider) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61485 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:13:26 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61480/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61480
That is actually good advice, riding the Dragon is something I have wanted to do, but the fame and reputation DO make it more dangerous no matter what. Where I live in Central IL, even along a river, there are few roads with fun curves. The few that are on the fun scale, are well known and I have riden them a lot. I am always leery because not only bikers but the car drivers tend to want to push it and "have fun".

I know there are more fun roads, I will let... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61480 Mon, 05 May 2008 10:44:23 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61423/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61423
http://web.mac.com/bradandbeth/for_sale/Home.html

On the actual Deal's Gap website, I usually check in on the Daily Reports once or twice a month, as the owner dispels many of the rumors that... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (eclecticdawn) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61423 Sun, 04 May 2008 09:06:47 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61414/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61414
Stan ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61414 Sat, 03 May 2008 23:19:17 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61395/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61395
On hearing more facts I have to agree. Having ridden the Dragon many times I do not think it is possible to average a mile a minute on that road without taking a lot of chances that could endanger yourself and others. I am too scared to take that kind of chance on a public road. I have gotten myself in trouble riding much slower than that.

If you do not want to run into that kind of rider, I do not recommend you ever riding the Dragon. There are just too many... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Fredrider) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61395 Sat, 03 May 2008 21:10:41 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61388/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61388 feeds@yuku.com (eclecticdawn) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61388 Sat, 03 May 2008 18:51:38 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61368/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61368
they were WAY over the limit for safe riding, not just the 30 mph limit.

They may have looked under control at the moment, but if they had been met by a car or truck at or crossing the yellow, they would have been in an accident. Maybe not one they caused directly, but one they could have avoided if they had been... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61368 Sat, 03 May 2008 07:52:12 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61342/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61342
I have to disagree. I have seen riders doing illegal riding, like going across the centerline racing each other using both lanes, hanging off dragging a knee and greatly exceeding the speed limit, but these Gold Wings always stayed on their side of the road, they were not racing (trying to pass each other), and if they had been doing those speeds on any of half-dozen similarly challenging roads around the Smokies whose speed limits had not been artificially lowered they would... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Fredrider) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61342 Fri, 02 May 2008 11:43:01 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61335/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61335
That is dangerous, selfish, and stupid. Those kinds of riders will ruin the fun for everyone.

I take my "race" car to a real track, spend a few extra bucks and do it safely and legally.

If I had the inclination to race my bike (which I don't) I could do the same thing with it.

I understand the rush you get from that kind of riding, but... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61335 Fri, 02 May 2008 10:28:13 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61056/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61056
I like the videos best that have one bike filming another in front of it. It gives more perspective than the sea-sick view I get when just one bike is riding and filming. Well done Yellow Wolf! ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Fredrider) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61056 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:26:56 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/61025/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-61025
I hear they lowered the speed limit to 30mph on the Dragon now
reason state gave was too many deaths ( there have been only 12 in the last 12 years ) ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TechJD) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/61025 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:19:51 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/reply/60989/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html#reply-60989 feeds@yuku.com (blk3fan) http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/sreply/60989 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:21:35 GMT http://hondashadowacetourer.yuku.com/topic/8631/t/Goldwings-take-on-the-Dragon-.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrMQ3QwyPo

Stan
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