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just got back from riding tail of the dragon and the blue ridge parkway and other roads in the smokies on my 2015 vulcan voyager with bridgestone exdra max tires, u did a gopro on the dragon and as soon as i can figure out how to post them i will. i did scraped the bottom of my floorboards on both sides more time than i can count.
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... THAT sound always scares the heck outta me!!!! Never get used to it!
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:thmup: can't wait to go back to the tail ! we are leaving the 2017 nashville IN. rally ....... and heading there as soon as the rally is over.

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leave the rally on friday morning at 8:00 am ...............be there by hotel check -in time ! oh yeah ! :clap:
not sure how long we plan to stay there yet...... but it shall be a great time !
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If you get the chance ride Wolf Pen Gap Road near Suches, Georgia . the switch backs are snakier than those on the Dragon and a real challenge on a touring bike.
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In my thoughts ....it is never too soon to get some kind of plans together for future rides ! next June if anyone else would like to go to the area of the tail of the dragon after the rally ends ...(as in the very next day) tell me your thoughts ! as long as we are that close ......lets GO ! the more the merrier ! :-D
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Just rode it for the first time on May 17, 2017, great time. Camped at IronHorse motorcycle resort, highly recommend it great place very clean and nice amenities.
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