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Welcome jmb. I'll be over your way next week. Wednesday-Sunday. We'll take any ride suggestions you have. lifizgud@roadunner.com. Enjoy the site.
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09-24-2007, 09:05 PM
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Welcome to the forum jmb. Man, do I envy the hell outa you! 5 miles from the Dragon, huh?
I slayed the dragon three times in 2005. One of my best rides. Here is my trip report if you ever need something to read.......... http://www.hilliard.ws/dealsgap/dealsgap.htm Make yourself at home. Trip
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09-24-2007, 09:41 PM
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The Dragon sounds like an awesome road. I will have to put it on my list of things to do.
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09-24-2007, 09:56 PM
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Welcome.....check out the thread for the first ever Eastern Kawanow rally.....hope you can come....being from west tn I might hook up with you and let you lead me thru the Dragon.... either on the way to or from the rally.....have not done it yet. Would love to go with someone familiar with it.
Also...we're planning on stopping by the Honda Hoot.....don't know how far dragon area is from Knoxville area.
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09-24-2007, 09:58 PM
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09-24-2007, 10:33 PM
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Unwind2,lots of folks ride over to the Dragon from the Hoot. We plan to slay the Dragon next week.
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09-25-2007, 01:49 AM
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WOW you talkin about a Great road. Riden it a dozen time or more. Planing another trip there next spring.
a good link for the dragon http://www.tailofthedragon.com/
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09-25-2007, 09:15 AM
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Welcome jmb...glad to have another North Carolinian here...I think that makes ??? 3 ??? (you, kawgirl, and me). What a great area you are in for riding...Its about 3 or so hours for me to get over there from Greensboro to the GOOD roads. There are so many roads around there that I like as much or more than the dragon its hard to pick a favorite.......
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09-25-2007, 09:27 AM
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Welcome aboard jmb. Grab a cold one outta the cooler in the corner and settle in. The list of KawaNauts envious of your location is sure to be a long one. I was dreaming of that ride even before I bought my bike.
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09-25-2007, 07:20 PM
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Glad to see some posts on the Dragon, great road but lot's of sport bikes. I started riding the Dragon over thirty years ago before it was the Dragon. It was just 129 South then, and Deals gap resort was called Crafton's Motel. You could ride all day and hardly ever see a car. I don't ride there much anymore the traffic is to intense. Been several killed there don't want to be an innocent victim.
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09-25-2007, 09:04 PM
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jmb-----I've heard this too....heard need to pick off season, middle of the week if want to go. They say don't go middle of summer,holidays,weekends etc.
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09-25-2007, 09:14 PM
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Location: Western North Carolina
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unwind2, It's better to ride there in the off season, The state patrol has had a major crackdown the last couple of months, guess people are getting tired of risking an accident trying to get to Knoxville, so I would say you could make it pretty well right now. There are some other really good roads here, Cherohala Skyway, Foothills Parkway, Blueridge Parkway, Nantahala Gorge just to mention a very few. All these are nice smooth pavement gentle curves, great rides, enjoy
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