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Killboy Dragon failure thread

klaviator said:
I like going to deal's gap. It's like going to the circus.
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If I want to make myself feel better, I venture to any given Walmart Supercenter on the first Friday of every month. Every first super early Saturday morning if I'm feeling extra saucy. Gotta love the meth heads and other interdimensional types you see on the first early morning Saturday in those 24/7 Malwart Supercenters!

When I took a truck along that route, the self-important HD riders took extreme offense to my presence. The ass hattery I saw was coming from them and the sport bike crowd.
 
Max Wrist seems to influence a ton of people into thinking they're a Street Rossi or something. MW isn't all that impressive either. If I ever make it to Deal's Gap on my bike or a rental one, it'll definitely be on a weekday and I'll take my damn time. I plan on surviving my 2 wheel experience through it. Last thing I want is somebody filming an embarrassing incident.
 
Something doesn't make sense about the channel. The original maxwrist videos were in Europe with a rider on an under powered bike. This rider had 100x the skill of the imposter.

I don't think of the gap as a sport bike rd. Better suited for skilled riders on scooters, dualsports and sumos
 
Look carefully and you can see he was downshifting too late before one of the corners before this accident. That road can be ridden in second gear for the most part depending on gearing. No need to gun it like these tools are riding.. Glad the rider survived but it could have been worse for him.
 
The chaos is one reason I have never been. When I bought my 1st sumo in 2005 I was tempted to ride Ceasar's Head against sport bikes for pinks and cash. But responsibilities to fellow riders outweighed my apex glory of a setting up a fellow rider for bad apex lines....these are not race tracks but scenic roads shared by all. The bad part was downhill...I thought I could eat most riders on a 50cc 2 stroke scooter or an over geared tomos moped with sava tires and mild porting. Glory VS responsibilities as an ambassador to the 2 wheel community keeps a few of us at a slower pace VS jumping the whole dang apex on a hairpin decent to romp on someone enjoying bikes. Bad karmuzuki!..for sure!!
 
The Saluda grade was my road. 3rrd gear on an old Zook would rip the accent like a giant sailing ship rocking big rollers on Cape Horn. Just aim straight! The last decent was one lane with pea gravel and pot holes everywhere..had the time of my life on a sumo. I had to exit I26 with a melting rear tire at 58°...dam inconsistent interstate travel...on a descent!
 
Soggy Biscuit said:
I wonder if this rider was one of our resident scooter bandit's friends.

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I don't think I know him. I only watched a bit of the video. He gets a couple of facts wrong right off the bat. First, 318 curves? That's the story but some people have actually counted and got closer to 200. Then he said there are no intersections or cross streets. There are actually 2. I'll watch more of the video when I have the time.
 
klaviator said:
I don't think I know him. I only watched a bit of the video. He gets a couple of facts wrong right off the bat. First, 318 curves? That's the story but some people have actually counted and got closer to 200. I'll watch more of the video when I have the time.
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Not according to the "official" T-Shirt LOL
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That number has been on t shirts for well over 30 years.

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Ask people where that number came from and you will get different answers. The fact is that the dragon isn't really that twisty and has plenty of straights. It's a great ride but it has also been over hyped. There are many much more challenging roads out there but people go to the dragon because it's a tourist attraction, they can buy a t shirt and a pic of themselves from a professional photographer and then tell all their friends they "slayed the dragon". I love riding that road but rarely do anymore because of all the traffic on it.
 
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klaviator said:
That number has been on t shirts for well over 30 years.

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Ask people where that number came from and you will get different answers. The fact is that the dragon isn't really that twisty and has plenty of straights. It's a great ride but it has also been over hyped. There are many much more challenging roads out there but people go to the dragon because it's a tourist attraction, they can buy a t shirt and a pic of themselves from a professional photographer and then tell all their friends they "slayed the dragon". I love riding that road but rarely do anymore because of all the traffic on it.
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I don't disagree with any of what you said. I was just messing with you. There are a lot better less traveled roads in the area.
 
There is a Tail of the Dragon Facebook page. After seeing what people post there I'm not sure I'll ever go back. Here's an example:

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This is what was with the pic:

"Hi all! I just wanted to introduce myself and share a photo from Killboy.com. Im in the Tahoe and my son is on the bike behind me. Awesome photo!! This was 10/23"


Really? The guy drives the dragon in his Tahoe with traffic backed up behind him. I'm thinking he doesn't have a life if he's posting stuff like this:loco
 
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