1st time Dragon- recording the trip?
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Clearwater, FL
Rock slides, you can still ride the devils triangle.
http://www.tailofthedragon.com/Devil...sTriangle.html
http://www.tailofthedragon.com/Devil...sTriangle.html
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Naperville, IL
Glad I came across this thread, I will be in the area the week of 5/10/10, looks like the Tail of the Dragon will not happen, this time... We intended on doing the Cherohala Skyway along with the Blue Ridge Parkway... we may venture off to the Moonshiner28 as well. I had no intentions on checking out the Tail page, until we are nearer our departure date...
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: SE Michigan
you might want to think twice about mounting your camera and riding the tail of the dragon. there's been many who've had tickets for doing this and had to go back to court to fight the ticket. they don't want you riding and having the display on as a distraction and you'll have to try and prove the display wasn't on if it wasn't. all of this pending it being reopened of course.
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: New York
I've used a camera and a video camera mounted on my handle bars quite a few times on High traffic days with considerable police presence and none of them took any action. I'm certain two different officers saw the vid cam.
I was not using the monitor and I suggest that no one should because it will (imho) adversly affect your riding. Out of control riding because of the distraction is what gets the attention of the LEO's, not a 4"X2" rectangular cube mounted on your handle bars.
If you don't get the video results you want the first time do it again and again until you do, it's fun to strive for perfection on the dragon.
There's a lot of complaints of overzealous enforcement on the dragon. I guess I'm just lucky because I never saw anything but a bunch of overworked cops trying to up the safety factor on an excellent stretch of road.
Just my opinion
Art
I was not using the monitor and I suggest that no one should because it will (imho) adversly affect your riding. Out of control riding because of the distraction is what gets the attention of the LEO's, not a 4"X2" rectangular cube mounted on your handle bars.
If you don't get the video results you want the first time do it again and again until you do, it's fun to strive for perfection on the dragon.
There's a lot of complaints of overzealous enforcement on the dragon. I guess I'm just lucky because I never saw anything but a bunch of overworked cops trying to up the safety factor on an excellent stretch of road.
Just my opinion
Art
Last edited by artt; Apr 3, 2010 at 08:21 AM. Reason: Cause I'm an idiot and the word is perfection not protection
dragons tail
Yes there was a rock slide on the dragons tail it is closed ckeck out there web site there ard a lot more roads in that area to ride that are just as nice as for your camera check there laws I was there last june it was GREAT like I said check out everthing on there web site you can spend hours reading all the info on lodging,road maps,good grub etc GOOD LUCK
tom cat
from Wis.
tom cat
from Wis.
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