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Old May 14, 2022 | 07:53 AM
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Video of a run on Tail of the Dragon, Deals Gap NC !

 
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Old May 14, 2022 | 08:08 AM
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And nobody cheers for you at the end ! Not done it yet, but I could feel my wifes knees squeezing my hips all the way thru the video, . Thanks for sharing.
 
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Old May 14, 2022 | 08:17 AM
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And nobody cheers for you at the end ! Not done it yet, but I could feel my wifes knees squeezing my hips all the way thru the video, . Thanks for sharing.
My wife would have fallen asleep LOL .. Again that was about 60% of the bikes capability. I am running full Ohlins suspension and I spent a bit of time dialing it in. The front is amazing and gives Great feed back with no more insane dive. Glad you liked it !
 
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Old May 14, 2022 | 10:00 AM
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Tail of the Dragon videos can be interesting.
The Tail of the Dragon is a technical run that requires concentration and looking out for other vehicles.
Even riding slowly it requires concentration because of so many turns, changing road angles and other vehicles that cross over into your lane.
I have seen many riders and vehicles crossover or lean over the yellow line while riding through..
Also seen riders that use the double yellow as some kind of track by trying to ride between the yellow lines...
In short... I try to stay away from the yellow line.
While the Tail of the Dragon is a technical run there are other enjoyable roads in the general area to visit after buying your T-Shirt...
Most know about T-shirt store on NC side as shown in video but the TN side has a T-shirt & gas store too just past the overlook.
Other roads like: Moonshiner 28 (with ride over the dam), Foot hills parkway (once repaving work is completed in 2023), Wayah road all the way to Franklin, NC and the Cherohala ( with side trip to falls near Tellico,TN) are more scenic
 
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That's awesome, bucket list item for me.
 
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Did it in 2018 nice ride.
 
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