A friend and I drove to Deals Gap at the NC/TN border last week and road our bikes on the Tail of the Dragon, 318 turns in 11 miles. That's him behind me in the 2nd pic. If someone is behind you on the Dragon you are holding them up, lol. We also rode some gravel service roads, after all, we are riding dual sports so we had to get some off road in as well. Another fellow joined us so there were three of us in all. I'm on a KLR650, my friend is on a geared down WR250, and the other guy a DRZ 400. The KLR has great torque but is old school, modern bikes of it's displacement have twice the horsepower, still has the weight of a 650 though.
Having ridden motorcycles for all of 3 months, I was worried I wan't prepared for something this challenging. It turns out I was unprepared for how much fun was to be had. If you like to corner hard you must check this out. Speeds are not high but it can still be deadly so you must be certain you don't drive/ride beyond your abilities. 11 miles of double yellow and the written and unwritten rule is NEVER cross the double yellow, even when it looks safe to do so. Most people driving the dragon know the other rule which is if someone is behind you and they aren't part of your party, you pull off and let them by. Most have come hundreds of miles to drive these curves and everyone should get the chance to drive at their own speed..
There are photography businesses lining the road taking your picture so when you get home you just go to their website and find the pics of you. Anyway, I also wore a gopro and here's some of the footage I came home with:
Having ridden motorcycles for all of 3 months, I was worried I wan't prepared for something this challenging. It turns out I was unprepared for how much fun was to be had. If you like to corner hard you must check this out. Speeds are not high but it can still be deadly so you must be certain you don't drive/ride beyond your abilities. 11 miles of double yellow and the written and unwritten rule is NEVER cross the double yellow, even when it looks safe to do so. Most people driving the dragon know the other rule which is if someone is behind you and they aren't part of your party, you pull off and let them by. Most have come hundreds of miles to drive these curves and everyone should get the chance to drive at their own speed..
There are photography businesses lining the road taking your picture so when you get home you just go to their website and find the pics of you. Anyway, I also wore a gopro and here's some of the footage I came home with:
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