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jgreth · 06-02-2008, 03:07 PM

Eww... that sucks

I hope they have a good ride back at least.

Pity they didn't get to ride the dragon during good weather.

stp1971 · 06-02-2008, 03:09 PM

They got to ride it in good weather but it was also 10:00 pm and pitch black.

They are intending on going either today or tomorrow still.

**intimid8er** · 06-02-2008, 03:45 PM

Sean. You alluded to a "bug in the eye incident". Any details?

jgreth · 06-02-2008, 05:44 PM

Ah, yeah I forgot to ask that too.... what happened there?

stp1971 · 06-02-2008, 07:35 PM

On the way back to the hotel after leaving the church parking lot I was leading followed by BlackholeKelley, then Everett. Behind Everett was cms58, ShonR, and my brother Greg.

Well we hit some pretty tight turns and it was just after dusk. We started climbing the mountain and after about a mile lost sight of the others. So we all slowed down and finally stopped. No Chris, Shon, or Greg. So Everett was like,, "Oh H$ll something has happened."

We turned around and Everett, then Kelley, and I screamed back down the mountain. As I got towards the bottom here they came along with four other bikes in tow.

Apparantely a bug got up under Chris's helmet and nailed him in the eye and he came to a screeching halt. So they were all down there making sure he was alright.

That delay was enough time to give the others a chance to catch us. We didn't even know they were only five minutes behind us when we left out.

But we just knew something had happened and was relieved to have a bug in the eye.

cms58 · 06-03-2008, 11:34 AM

Quite an experience for me! I lost total vision, burned the hell out of my eye and caused me to stop. After about five minutes we were back on the road again.

jgreth · 06-03-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cms58

Quite an experience for me! I lost total vision, burned the hell out of my eye and caused me to stop. After about five minutes we were back on the road again.

Could have been much worse.

I'm glad it was a mere annoyance!

ranger04 · 06-04-2008, 09:30 PM

So is this tail of the dragon as good as everybody says. Ive been thinking about making a run down there but from ohio its probably about an 8-10hr ride or something just guessing. Glad everybody enjoyed it

stp1971 · 06-04-2008, 11:17 PM

Well it is not just the Dragon but the hundreds of miles around there as well. You can easily spend a week in that area, north of Knoxville, North Georgia and North Alabama, Eastern Tennessee, and Western North Carolina and not ride them all.

I am sure the others will have their own tales of the Tail of the Dragon when they get back. You could always sweet talk ShonR to riding down again!!!

**Trapper** · 06-05-2008, 09:59 AM

When are the Minnisotans due back?

robertc729 · 06-05-2008, 10:23 AM

According to the original post, they should be getting back sometime today.

stp1971 · 06-05-2008, 10:41 AM

Yep,, from what they were telling me they were leaving out yesterday morning early and should be back sometime today. ShonR should've gotten back yesterday evening or today at the latest.

**intimid8er** · 06-05-2008, 10:46 AM

Here they are:

**Trapper** · 06-05-2008, 10:47 AM

rofl

stp1971 · 06-05-2008, 11:15 AM

That is some funny stuff right there. I don't care who you are.

cms58 · 06-05-2008, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ranger04

So is this tail of the dragon as good as everybody says. Ive been thinking about making a run down there but from ohio its probably about an 8-10hr ride or something just guessing. Glad everybody enjoyed it

The tail of the dragon is a super ride. Better than any rollercoaster at an amusement park! EVERYONE SHOULD RIDE IT AT LEAST ONCE. I am ready to go back.

ShonR · 06-05-2008, 12:46 PM

Well I'm home. I rode straight through and got home last night. 500+ miles is no joke... It turned out to be a great trip! The days turned out almost perfect just after the Georgia crew left. It stinks we didnt get to ride as a group during daylight to enjoy the ride. The Dragon at night is an experience. I'd rather not do that again. ever. Most of the Minnisota crew had never been to the Dragon and they didn't fully grasp what they had done in the dark until our next pass through in daylight.

We explored the mini-Dragon. Before we got the courage to ride on past the end of the pavement, Tricker found a guy that was living in the woods at the top of that mountain. And I mean nothing but a walking stick and a small backpack!!! Then Rowdy chased a bear! Better him than me. I would have chosen the detour after that

FrostbiteVinnie cracked me up with his ride bell. He couldn't get his boards to scrape but he heard his bell jingle. We stood around trying to figure out how much more he needed to lean. The funny part came when we noticed he only had a nub of a bell left. He had already been leaning so much that the bell was over half way gone. Haha, the hunt for beer was another challenge all by itself. Overall, it was a hell of a trip and I had fun.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ranger04

So is this tail of the dragon as good as everybody says. Ive been thinking about making a run down there but from ohio its probably about an 8-10hr ride or something just guessing. Glad everybody enjoyed it

The closest riding even compareable to the Dragon up here would be the back roads of W. Virginia. Even those roads are tame... With fuel stops, gearing up for bad weather, riding through that weather, and food stops, it took just about 11 hours

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trapper

When are the Minnisotans due back?

I believe they stopped in mid-Ill. for the night. it should be only a few more hours before they start parting ways for home..

Quote:

Originally Posted by stp1971

Well it is not just the Dragon but the hundreds of miles around there as well. You can easily spend a week in that area, north of Knoxville, North Georgia and North Alabama, Eastern Tennessee, and Western North Carolina and not ride them all.

I am sure the others will have their own tales of the Tail of the Dragon when they get back. You could always sweet talk ShonR to riding down again!!!

Tuesday was the last day riding the area. We got 270 miles in N. Carolina, Tennesse, and Georgia. We were close to S. Carolina, but it was too late to take another detour.

I scraped all the rust off my floorboards from last years ride.

Ask the guys about thier 'off-roading'

We were lucky Vinnie was a machinist.....

stp1971 · 06-05-2008, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShonR

Tuesday was the last day riding the area. We got 270 miles in N. Carolina, Tennesse, and Georgia. We were close to S. Carolina, but it was too late to take another detour.

I scraped all the rust off my floorboards from last years ride.

Ask the guys about thier 'off-roading'

We were lucky Vinnie was a machinist.....

Did you guys run that route I input onto Rickster's GPS? If so did you do it all?

I'm afraid to ask about the offroading event.

ShonR · 06-05-2008, 01:12 PM

I believe we did most of the route you provided. We took a couple of detours for some sightseeing, and we actually hit a town with cellphone coverage. Everybody had someone to call(or in Tricker's case, text)

So near the end we took more detours to get home faster.

Except for the mile of gravel switchbacks past the mini-Dragon, all the other 'off-road' activities weren't planned... I'll refer you to the Minnisota crew for further questions. They might explain it diffirent. Ie... I didn't stall my bike going up the Foothills Parkway, I had an RPM malfunction! lol

stp1971 · 06-05-2008, 01:15 PM

Cool!!! I am glad you guys got to get out there and ride the area. Went about an hour south of Robbinsville and whoala,, no rain. You would think in a dry county you would be dry??

Oh well,, glad you guys had fun and looking forward to the Minnisotian updates!!!

06-02-2008, 03:07 PM	#121 (permalink)
jgreth Mr. Threadjack Join Date: Aug 2007 Bike: 2007 Suzuki GS500F Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,089	Eww... that sucks I hope they have a good ride back at least. Pity they didn't get to ride the dragon during good weather. __________________ What the hell am I looking at? When does this happen in the movie? You're looking at now, sir. Everything that happens now is happening now. What happened to then? We passed then. When? Just now. We're at now now. Go back to then. When? Now! Now? Now! I can't. Why? We missed it. When? Just now. When will then be now? Soon.

06-02-2008, 03:09 PM	#122 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Join Date: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,966	They got to ride it in good weather but it was also 10:00 pm and pitch black. They are intending on going either today or tomorrow still. __________________ No Signature needed.

06-02-2008, 03:45 PM	#123 (permalink)
intimid8er Beer. Nature's Unstoppable Force. Join Date: May 2005 Bike: '06 XB12X Location: 30 41'47.99" N 83 11'26.54" W Hold My Beer Posts: 11,874	Sean. You alluded to a "bug in the eye incident". Any details? __________________ Song Pick of the Week John Mayer - Who Says

06-02-2008, 05:44 PM	#124 (permalink)
jgreth Mr. Threadjack Join Date: Aug 2007 Bike: 2007 Suzuki GS500F Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,089	Ah, yeah I forgot to ask that too.... what happened there? __________________ What the hell am I looking at? When does this happen in the movie? You're looking at now, sir. Everything that happens now is happening now. What happened to then? We passed then. When? Just now. We're at now now. Go back to then. When? Now! Now? Now! I can't. Why? We missed it. When? Just now. When will then be now? Soon.

06-02-2008, 07:35 PM	#125 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Join Date: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,966	On the way back to the hotel after leaving the church parking lot I was leading followed by BlackholeKelley, then Everett. Behind Everett was cms58, ShonR, and my brother Greg. Well we hit some pretty tight turns and it was just after dusk. We started climbing the mountain and after about a mile lost sight of the others. So we all slowed down and finally stopped. No Chris, Shon, or Greg. So Everett was like,, "Oh H$ll something has happened." We turned around and Everett, then Kelley, and I screamed back down the mountain. As I got towards the bottom here they came along with four other bikes in tow. Apparantely a bug got up under Chris's helmet and nailed him in the eye and he came to a screeching halt. So they were all down there making sure he was alright. That delay was enough time to give the others a chance to catch us. We didn't even know they were only five minutes behind us when we left out. But we just knew something had happened and was relieved to have a bug in the eye. __________________ No Signature needed.

06-03-2008, 11:34 AM	#126 (permalink)
cms58 Kickstand Operator Join Date: Oct 2007 Bike: 2007 Suzuki S50 /07 Yamaha FZ6 / 1992 Yamaha RT180 Location: Lithia Springs, Georgia Posts: 286	Quite an experience for me! I lost total vision, burned the hell out of my eye and caused me to stop. After about five minutes we were back on the road again. __________________ FEEL THE BREEZE

06-04-2008, 09:30 PM	#128 (permalink)
ranger04 No Significant Other Join Date: Oct 2006 Bike: 2009 Yamaha Vstar 950 Location: ohio Posts: 2,398	So is this tail of the dragon as good as everybody says. Ive been thinking about making a run down there but from ohio its probably about an 8-10hr ride or something just guessing. Glad everybody enjoyed it __________________ M50 Manual

06-04-2008, 11:17 PM	#129 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Join Date: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,966	Well it is not just the Dragon but the hundreds of miles around there as well. You can easily spend a week in that area, north of Knoxville, North Georgia and North Alabama, Eastern Tennessee, and Western North Carolina and not ride them all. I am sure the others will have their own tales of the Tail of the Dragon when they get back. You could always sweet talk ShonR to riding down again!!! __________________ No Signature needed.

06-05-2008, 09:59 AM	#130 (permalink)
Trapper Dogs Best Friend(admin) Join Date: Jul 2004 Bike: SOLD Location: Moncton NB Canada Posts: 9,772	When are the Minnisotans due back? __________________ Motorcycle-Journal.com Blog

06-05-2008, 10:23 AM	#131 (permalink)
robertc729 Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst Join Date: Mar 2006 Bike: 05 Boulevard C50 LE, 06 S40 (wife's bike) Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 4,165	According to the original post, they should be getting back sometime today.

06-05-2008, 10:41 AM	#132 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Join Date: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,966	Yep,, from what they were telling me they were leaving out yesterday morning early and should be back sometime today. ShonR should've gotten back yesterday evening or today at the latest. __________________ No Signature needed.

06-05-2008, 10:46 AM	#133 (permalink)
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06-05-2008, 10:47 AM	#134 (permalink)
Trapper Dogs Best Friend(admin) Join Date: Jul 2004 Bike: SOLD Location: Moncton NB Canada Posts: 9,772	rofl __________________ Motorcycle-Journal.com Blog

06-05-2008, 11:15 AM	#135 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Join Date: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,966	That is some funny stuff right there. I don't care who you are. __________________ No Signature needed.

06-05-2008, 01:12 PM	#139 (permalink)
ShonR Shuh-Awn Too Join Date: Jan 2007 Bike: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard C50 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 152	I believe we did most of the route you provided. We took a couple of detours for some sightseeing, and we actually hit a town with cellphone coverage. Everybody had someone to call(or in Tricker's case, text) So near the end we took more detours to get home faster. Except for the mile of gravel switchbacks past the mini-Dragon, all the other 'off-road' activities weren't planned... I'll refer you to the Minnisota crew for further questions. They might explain it diffirent. Ie... I didn't stall my bike going up the Foothills Parkway, I had an RPM malfunction! lol __________________ Skill is successfully walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls. Intelligence is not trying. -- Anonymous

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06-05-2008, 01:15 PM	#140 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Join Date: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,966	Cool!!! I am glad you guys got to get out there and ride the area. Went about an hour south of Robbinsville and whoala,, no rain. You would think in a dry county you would be dry?? Oh well,, glad you guys had fun and looking forward to the Minnisotian updates!!! __________________ No Signature needed.

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