February 09, 2008
Motorcycles and mountains.
Twisty mountain roads, motorcycles, and lots of pretty pictures. Bad web design, but nice pictures and stories
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I've driven the Dragon in a Miata, but haven't ever taken the Harley down there... It is a stressful experience to say the least... The fun part, however, was taking a two track from Cade's Cove, across the ridge to the dragon.. nearly literally ran into a huge black bear going around a corner.... I put the top up on the car, like that would make much difference.. Couldn't back up due to the terrain, just had to wait for him to move on....
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It's definitely not a road for cars, harleys, or stupid squids. The motel at the base of the Dragon has what is known as the Tree of Shame. Broken bike parts are hung on the tree as a reminder not to be stupid. There are a lot of parts on that tree... That said, my riding club did a "Kilt Ride" on the Dragon a few years back. Why? Because we're crazy Brit bikers and we could.