Took on The Dragon @ Deals Gap and Lost
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RE: Took on The Dragon @ Deals Gap and Lost
I've been riding in the Smokies for over 30 years and I've yet to see whatthe fascinationis withthis stretch of road. Such as this is the main reason I have never ridden it and never will. I enjoy a curvy road just as most of us do but with the amount of idiots, hmmmmm, riders that it seems everyone encounters riding Deal's Gap, I can live without it. I mean that both literally and figuratively. Glad eveyone made it through with only damage to their rides and not to themselves. My prayer is that everyone of us has a safe 2007 doing what we love to do.
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Crossing the center line is against the law whether your on a motorcycle or in this casedriving a semi. The truck driver is clearly at fault. I was up there last Summer and was going around a blind curve and a Tenn. Dept. of Transp. dump truck was BACKING UP in my lane of traffic with no spotter or anything. I'm glad I was going very slow!
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I agree with the "Darwin theory" weeding out sub-par-species. I have never been to the road in question, but I have seen the theory in action elsewhere. One example, was a curve, CLEARLY posted 35 mph, citizens found a biker out in the brush, doa, and troopers figured he was in excess of 100 mph, going into the curve. Too bad, Darwin wins again.....
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RE: Took on The Dragon @ Deals Gap and Lost
Fact is Deals Gap is a dangerous place for novice or expert. Best to avoid it altogether or go on weekends when plenty of people are there to warn of idiot truckers
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Federal DOT maps list 129 as a Federal roadway US. Highway 129 as associated with US Highway 29.
U.S. Highway 129 is a spur of U.S. Highway 29. It currently runs for 582 miles (937 km) from Knoxville, Tennessee to Chiefland, Florida at U.S. Highway 19 and U.S. Highway 98. It passes through the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. It goes through the cities of Knoxville, Tennessee, Athens, Georgia, and Macon, Georgia
U.S. Highway 129 is a spur of U.S. Highway 29. It currently runs for 582 miles (937 km) from Knoxville, Tennessee to Chiefland, Florida at U.S. Highway 19 and U.S. Highway 98. It passes through the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. It goes through the cities of Knoxville, Tennessee, Athens, Georgia, and Macon, Georgia
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RE: Took on The Dragon @ Deals Gap and Lost
The road in front of my house doesn't have 75-150 rocket jockies playing ricky road racer. I have been to the dragon many, many, times. And the last time was enough for me. Way too many idiots on high horsepower machines that don't have a clue as to how to ride and how to respect the other riders in the area. We all are not knee draggers, and some of us just for the fun of it. With people comming from all over the country and the world to ride this section of road I find it best to steer clear expecially on the weekends, and find my roads that are a little less traveled. If you must do the Dragon tue-thur are the best times. There are too many roads with wonderful view that I ride rather than watch my mirrors for some squid riding my ***, to blast around me, then to wave me over to help him pull his bike out of the woods or worse.
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RE: Took on The Dragon @ Deals Gap and Lost
ORIGINAL: Road Glider
SG 2006,
We were all experienced riders and certainly weren't "tearing it up". Unless you'regoing 5 MPH it was unavoidable...."that we hit someone"?
SG 2006,
We were all experienced riders and certainly weren't "tearing it up". Unless you'regoing 5 MPH it was unavoidable...."that we hit someone"?
I did not mean to imply you were riding improperly. Sorry if I was misunderstood.
Ride Safe,
Mike
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RE: Took on The Dragon @ Deals Gap and Lost
I was there (the gap) in Oct. We didn't have much trouble with the crotch rockets. Just gave them room and let them go. Most just picked there time and passed with no issue. The biggest problem wasa dude on the yellow wing. He gave no room and passed on an outside corner. If it hadn't been for a corvette slamming on the brakes giving him room, he would have been part of the hood of a pickup. This guy was the biggest MORON of the whole trip.
For someone thinking about going there I would say GO! But see everything around the Smokies, its a great ride and a beautiful part of our great country.
For someone thinking about going there I would say GO! But see everything around the Smokies, its a great ride and a beautiful part of our great country.