The "DRAGON" has been properly slain.

[Tory]

Had to go to gastonia NC for a couple days for work so decided to make a bike trip out of it.
After meandering through the backroads of VA and WV most of saterday I finally made a beline towards deals gap,stopping in TN for the night.
Sunday morning I concard the "TAIL of the DRAGON" (US 129) then road the moonshiner 28 eventually wondering back east through SC and ending up at my "required" destination in Gastonia sunday night where I stayed untell wednesday noon.
Wednesday I backroaded it north to the BLUERIDGE PARKWAY stopping back off in mount airy (MAYBERRY) for a porkchop sandwich at the BLUEBIRD,a haircut at FLOYDS BARBERSHOP a chocolate malt from the pharmacy soda shop and checked out wallys garage and the courthouse.
Wednesday night and all day thursday I enjoyed the PARKWAY some more as well as the SKYLINE DRIVE through shenendowah national park.Exiting and headed north to maryland crossing it west,then north into PA where I stayed thursday night.
I finally made it home friday night after beelining OH all day.

Almost 2500 trouble free miles to be almost taken out by a moran in a CIVIC 50 miles from home.

The wing,ofcourse,ran flawlwssly.

 

[backlander]

Now that sounds like a fantastic journey, someday, just someday I might get to make a run like that. Glad you got to enjoy it. Stupid cagers, they say most accidents happen within 25 miles of home, so I'm thinking about moving. :smilie_happy:

 

[mcgovern61]

Nice trip!! :hi: :thanks:

 

[dan filipi]

Nice trip, sounds like an iron butt.

 

[Steve83]

Cool ride! Sounds like fun!

 

[slabghost]

Dang! Now the dragon has been slain I guess I'll just ride around here. Looks like you had a great ride.
:smilie_happy:

 

[toytender01]

:Egyptian: Cooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[AApple]

:good: k: :clapping: :yahoo: :yes: :thanks:

 

[brianinpa]

I will be going down there in July. Really looking forward to it! Not because of the Tail but because of all the other roads in the area and the BRP. Glad you had a great trip.

 

[Omega Man]

Thanks for sharing Tory! Great pics, and btw your bike is Badass!

~O~

 

[Tory]

brianinpa » Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:16 pm[/url]":26qx96sf]
I will be going down there in July. Really looking forward to it! Not because of the Tail but because of all the other roads in the area and the BRP. Glad you had a great trip.

All the roads in the area are great,just that the dragon is so publisized for whatever reason.
The BRP is also great with great views but I got bored with it after a bit.Kinda like drinking from a fire hydrant,hard to take it all in.I later realized what was missing.The towns and local people.I enjoy taking in all the local atmospere and missed that on the parkway. Glad I did it,but next time I am that way I will stick to the backroads and little towns.

 

[brianinpa]

Tory » Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:07 am[/url]":2wcb3kje]

brianinpa » Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:16 pm[/url]":2wcb3kje]
I will be going down there in July. Really looking forward to it! Not because of the Tail but because of all the other roads in the area and the BRP. Glad you had a great trip.

All the roads in the area are great,just that the dragon is so publisized for whatever reason.
The BRP is also great with great views but I got bored with it after a bit.Kinda like drinking from a fire hydrant,hard to take it all in.I later realized what was missing.The towns and local people.I enjoy taking in all the local atmospere and missed that on the parkway. Glad I did it,but next time I am that way I will stick to the backroads and little towns.

And that is pretty much why I really don't need to ride the dragon. Too many bikes/cars fighting for the same space at the same time. I do not need to be one of the numerous daily accidents that occur each summer.

 

[mwbill37841]

yes the dragon is over rated. it's just gotin to advertized. nice senery once through deal gap though.
in nc.

 

[dan filipi]

The "Gap" is like Mulholland drive here I suspect, way too busy on the weekends.
The rockets are nuts really so I stay far away.

 

[skiri251]

Nice trip!

I should have tried that while I lived in NY.
Now it's too far away from CA.

 

[zman]

That`s a heck of a ride 2500 miles, looks like a great bike to do it on.

 

[Winger 82]

Thanx for sharin those pics. looks like a good time :moped: :moped: :moped:

 

[pidjones]

I work about 45 minutes North of that portion of US129. It is just a road, and I do enjoy riding over it several times a year - but primarily for the great food at the Gap deli! I also ride it in winter, when the station and deli are closed, only a couple other vehicles seen, and I can really enjoy it. I have a 170 mile loop that goes through there, and includes over 1000 curves.

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[C5Performance]

dan filipi » Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:01 pm[/url]":31u782kj]
The "Gap" is like Mulholland drive here I suspect, way too busy on the weekends.
The rockets are nuts really so I stay far away.

Dan, a few years ago my wife and i rented a Mustang and drove Mulholland. I was not impressed. The road i really loved was the Ortega Hwy from the coast up to Lake Elsinore (of "On Any Sunday" fame and the Elsinore Gran Prix).

If we had more time, i am sure there are many many roads just as fun but with 100% less traffic.

Has anyone ever started a list of "fun" roads nationwide? If we travel, it would be nice to swing over to a few of these areas instead of getting run over by regular tourists.

 

[randysway223]

Nice! Beautiful ride, lol. I think theres a lot of good roads out in southern california that we just don't take advantage of. Glad to see you properly geared up though, a lot of people don't like to fully gear up..