The tail of the dragon is no fucking joke

[RedBeard]

I really want to do a trip down there!

I assume doing this on E85 isn't possible though??

 

[rocket5979]

This photo needs to be made into a meme!

 

[Donnie]

I really want to do a trip down there!

I assume doing this on E85 isn't possible though??

It's plausible, but not worth the hassle. You're spending a LOT of time going out of your way for your fill-ups, once you leave Indiana.

I swap to my 93 maps, make the drive and fill up a couple of five gallon cans at the last Ethanol station. Then once at Fontana, switch back to the corn maps for until said cans are dry. Trip is cheaper this way too, as I can run 89 for the long haul portion, for cheap cost p/gal and the improved MPGs. Not like you're beating on it, cruising straight on 65 for six or seven hours anyway.

 

[RedBeard]

Yeah, actually I'd probably be fine on my 93 tune after running a tank through it to get all the E out.

 

[01GTvert]

A friend and I trailered our liter bikes down there about 10yrs ago....yeah, it's no fuckin joke. You gotta be on your game 100% of the time or you can go over the side of a mountain. Other than that It was an experience i'll never forget. Smokey Mountain national park is also a nice place to ride down there.

 

[ldyzluvdis06]

where is this at? us southern folk aren't familiar with roads.

 

[HYPROPULSION_R]

Waterfall Run.

Hanging out with our good friend Daryl "Killboy" (I've been on a night run with him. It's a wild experience to say the least.)

 

[HYPROPULSION_R]

Killboy chasing Billman...two of the fastest Dragon drivers. (Note: Killboy is on bald all seasons and Billman is on Star Specs)

 

[Frank Dukes]

my dad lives about 20 minutes from the dragon. love it. riding down the end of July early August again.

 

[Donnie]

We used to run every year in conjunction with Team Integra. That was the days, pulling into Fontana Village, you see a Honda sitting there with five guys under it, pulling the clutch, as ten of our guys bomb past on a Golf Cart with a keg on it, slinging Solo Cups at them. Fuckin memories...

But anyway,





We also like seeing who can get past the Overlook the fastest. lol.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Man, think of this as a TCG event. All these location mentions.

 

[Mook]

holy ancient bump ?

 

[Pressure Ratio]

I just came across this thread looking for the old Unibomber netflix series thread. lol



And look at that, I didn't even need to tag you haha

 

[Bru]

For some reason this thread crashes the Tapa app. Although a light breeze does too. And Thursdays.

 

[Mook]

Use browser. Mo better.

 

[10sec]

I saw an s2000 so I peeped, idk if that guy even exists on this forum anymore? I think there's one other s2000 owner tho.

 

[LikeABauce302]

The dragon is no joke. A few weeks ago I was there with a few members. I had Angel riding shotgun with me as we were heading back towards Alcoa to a tire shop. We were following behind what looked to be a rather inexperienced rider. He was wobbly and taking each corner slower and slower. We backed off to give him some room and eventually he dropped off of the road into the grass, overcorrected, and had his bike do a barrel roll. Guy looked to have a broken ankle. We had to stop traffic and some other motorists helped get him and the bike safely to a nearby pull off until help could arrive. The scariest part is the blind corners. We had to get traffic moving again before a pileup happened.

To make matters worse, there is zero cellphone signal anywhere on the dragon. The best chance of getting help is flagging a driver down and sending them to Killboy's shop or the Harley dealer at the other end.

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

I want to see the pics from the OP!

 

[PANDA]

I honestly do not feel safe driving on the dragon. So many drivers pushing their cars to the limit on a public road. The area is beautiful and so many other roads to enjoy . I got friends that would make "runs" all afternoon. The dragon itself is just meh to me. I make a run down and back and I am good for the day.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

This year we only were on the Tail a couple of times up and down. We spent most of our time on other roads. We stayed further south and discovered some great roads that aren't the usual go-to roads around the Tail.