My Deals Gap video this past weekend!

Hit the Dragon this past weekend October 21st and actualy was able to get a pretty clean run through it for the first time and I just happen to get it on camera! I just strapped my Sony cybershot camera underneath the bungie on the back of my VFR and went.

Sorry the quality is so bad, the original is much better, I had to shrink it down from over 500 megs to just over 40 to upload to video google.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8011865010282989292&hl=en

 

moocho cool! Where might I ask is this Dragon and why do they call it the Dragon?

 

It is located near Robbinsville NC. I beleive it is susposed to be 311 curves in 11 miles, somebody correct me if im wrong.

 

That would be 318 curves in 11 miles. I've been there 3 times and plan to go back twice a year. It totally rocks. In addition to the Dragon, there are about a dozen other top notch roads nearby. The Blue Ridge Parkway, the Cherohala Skyway, NC RT 28 (the Hell Bender) just to name a few.

www.dealsgap.com
www.tailofthedragon.com

Here's 2 pics of me dicing it up around the midway point of the 11 miles.

KC-10 FE out...
lane:

 

Thanks, I was just about to correct myself...

 

That totally rocks, Brandon, thanks! I will foward this to all my buddies at Bragg so I can get some power behind my push to go there when we get back from Afghanistan in mid-spring.

 

I really wouldn't recommend going in mid spring. I was there in May and it was upper 40's/low 50's & rainy the entire week. You're lucky, you're only 3 hours away so if it rains, no big deal. If it rains when I venture down, I wasted an entire week of leave.

KC-10 FE out...
lane:

 

Nice, thanks man, best vid I've seen of that road. Damn why does it have to be so far away ,okay trip planning time who's got a place to stay at? who's the closest to this place? again nice yea I'm going to forward this too.

 

Oh, that sure does sound like a 4G with a Staintune, how close I'm I?

 

Sorry, Two Bros, C5 Titanium.

 

You're lucky, you're only 3 hours away so if it rains, no big deal.

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3Hrs?! Maybe how the crow flys!! Try 5 to 6 from Bragg, brother. NC is a big state.

Thanks for the advice, though, it would suck to get rained-out.

 

These vids from http://www.tailofthedragon.com/shop/shop_books.html are pretty cool & definitely worth the money if you're planning a trip. Lets you know what you're getting yourself into.

KC-10 FE out...
lane:

 

Thanks KC, I'll look into that.. have a good idea what I'm getting into, thats why I'm interested in doing the Dragon.
So VFR-B was I close to you having a 4g? yea is cool on the two brothers, where's the photos?

 

Not sure I follow whats a 4g? Are you talking about RPM?:redface:

If you are then yeah I generaly stayed 4-6 (which 4 is a little lower than I would like to be) except for the few times when I took it near 11g. I tried to find a good gear and just stay there let the engine do most of the work.

Unfortuantly, I used most of my camera's memory on the video. But here is a picture of us at the Two Wheel Inn...

 

your Two Bros suprised me...I would have guessed Staintune, too. Sounds pretty good! (almost as good as my new Micron!! :wink: )

4G is 4th Generation (I think)...RVFR?

 

Its 5th Gen. Its a 2001.:smile:

 

Okay guys now I'm straight, thanks ,yep 4th generation 94-97 your is a 5G, knew it was one or the other, you can hear that sweet gear whine music Way nice...

 

Wow just tripped over this for you folks tha's been ther I say Great but for those of us that haven't been I say Nice, Check this out, lots of cool photos inculeding a 5g dragin the dragon http://www.killboy.com/

 

How do I get a MONSTER size photo on here? If I can, I can show the quality of Killboy photos.

KC-10 FE out...
lane:

 

Email it to me if you want i'll host it on my website for you so that you can post it. Terminatorbob@charter.net