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Hell Roads - Tail of the Dragon

Started by rktmanfj, March 03, 2012, 07:24:38 PM

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racerman_27410

there are just so many other good roads in that area..... the dragon is a joke now from what it once was.

i dont need a t shirt to say i had a good day of riding


KOokaloo!

rktmanfj



That's kinda what I was thinking... it's changed so much over the years.     :empathy3:

anson45

Thanks for posting that Randy. I thought I wanted to try that on a quiet day, but not if there's big rig on it.
Anson
1980 XS650SG (Sold after 24 years of fun.)
1981 XS650H
1983 XVZ1200 (original owner)
1989 FJ1200

Yamifj1200

"the dragon is a joke now from what it once was"


Ah the old days, how nice it was back then....






Eric M



http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14833.0


"All unattended children will be served an espresso and given a puppy"

rktmanfj

Quote from: anson45 on March 03, 2012, 07:59:00 PM
Thanks for posting that Randy. I thought I wanted to try that on a quiet day, but not if there's big rig on it.
Anson

There are signs at each end to warn the truckers, but every once in a while some knucklehead decides to try it anyway.

Sometimes, they meet other knuckleheads.




rlucas

Quote from: racerman_27410 on March 03, 2012, 07:29:01 PM
there are just so many other good roads in that area.....

I've always said the same thing, from my first ride on the Dragon. I'm not the fastest thing on two wheels, plus I have a very low tolerance for knuckleheads, crowds, squids, and general bad behavior. It's a cool stretch of road, but it's overpopulated, and that's what makes it dangerous.

Rossi
We're not a club. Clubs have rules. Pay dues. Wear hats and shit.

"Y'all might be faster than me, but you didn't have more fun than I did." Eric McClellan (RIP '15)

moparman70

this post tells of a truck ban so maybe the big riggers can't run anymore ... anyone know if its better from the truck stand point

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=5672.0


     

Capn Ron

Just ran The Dragon yesterday as part of my (now estimated) 10,000 mile trip.  It was everything they say it is and I had a blast.  I had the road to myself for the first 10 miles and only had a rabid pack of three motard riders catch up to and pass me in the last mile.  I stuck to their tail pretty well right up to the gas station.  What a blast!

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