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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: leomagnus on July 17, 2024, 07:26:10 PM
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Klaviator,
I just got back from vacation last week and had the chance to drive the Tail of the Dragon from Tennessee to North Carolina. I was driving my BMW X3 M40i in sport plus mode and that is one of the craziest drives i have done since the Amalfi coast in Italy. I took it relatively slow going up to the North Carolina border(With a fence up top...lol). On the way back i got little more aggressive and it was insane. You can see better going down, but I can only imagine what it was like on your scooters. I wound out that B58 engine on uphill turns and had to back off a little on downhill turns since i was carrying 5000 lbs of mass. What a delightful experience with beautiful scenery all around with the water and mountains. I now understand how intense your scooter pics are when you come to those hairpin turns...
Dean
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I used to take a week vacation there every year, but it's been nearly 20 years. More of a base of exploring than running the dragon. iirc my best time with my SV650 was just under 16 minutes from Tabcat bridge to Fugitive bridge
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Magic Road. Only done it once in the early 90's on a friend's CBR600 and I ended up having to apologise to him for all the scrape marks on his fairing! These days I'd be on a scooter and using the time gained to admire the scenery.
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this might be the most fun rip thru the dragon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUb7v5bk5po (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUb7v5bk5po)