Headed for the Dragon

[katana bob]

Some friends and I are heading out in the morning for an iron butt ride to the Dragon. We plan to ride over make a few passes and ride back in one day. rain is in the forcast but we're hoping for the best. if it does rain, I might spend the night and try agin monday. I am both excited and nervous about this trip as I've never ridden the dragon and it's gonna be a long haul (about 600 miles round trip). wish me luck!

[ZukiFred]

Have a great trip and Ride safe!!

[nitros222]

Have A great trip. Be carefull in the rain. Let us know how it went.

[md86]

Have fun .

[WildKat]

Try and think of the dragon as just a long stretch of road with lots and lots of curves. Don't psyche yourself up too much or worry about it. Just ride your own pace and enjoy your first experience on one of the finest roads in the world.

Ride safe and be sure and let us know how it went.

[The CyberPoet]

Go through at a slow pace the first time at least (first several times is wiser IMHO). There are some very hairy tight turns in it when you may not expect them, if you're not familiar with the course of the road.

Ride safe, come home alive for the win!

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[DreKat]

good luck and take some pics.

[ChattKat]

enjoy your trip, be careful, have fun and tell all us poor saps at home all about it when you get back.

[Najus]

Have fun, just don't go into the tall grass.

[slayergsxf1]

And I have to go to work tomorrow....bastards....have fun,and be safe.....never mind the rain, they said it was a 90% chance of rain in upstate NY today.well me and my brother went out it looked like it could at any min. but we beat the rain and as soon as we opened our first beer it downpoured...nothing better..

[WildKat]

The way the weather is all up and down the east coast he probably got alteast alittle wet on his ride.

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/weather.html

[katana bob]

whew! what a trip. took over four hours to get there as the group kept having to stop for one reason or another. the group was mostly harley guys, my nephew on his v max, and three other guys on sportbikes. the harley guys just seemed to be going wherever the road took them cause they were planning to spend the night. finally me,nephew and two of the sportbike guys ( a zx10 and gixxer 1k) broke from the group and headed for the dragon. let me tell you, the dragon commands respect and will let you know very quickly how bad a rider you are. I was quite nervous as she was a little damp from an earlier rainshower. (wich we ran through going and coming) nephew and the sportbike guys left me in the dust. I just don't have the confidence to ride that hard yet. we rode over and stopped at deals gap m/c resort for souveniers and rode back over for the trip home. overall it was a good trip (coulda done without the rain) that took longer than it should have ( we had no time for sightseeing when we got there.) I did get a couple pics at deals gap but I only took a disposable so I have to get them developed before I can post them.

[Steve_Guelph]

Glad you had a good time. It was also nice to hear you stayed in your comfort zone and not the faster riders. Smart move on your part . I can't wait to make it down myself for a chance to ride the dragon.

[The CyberPoet]

Glad you had a good time. It was also nice to hear you stayed in your comfort zone and not the faster riders. Smart move on your part

+1!

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet