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General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Justin B. on May 28, 2011, 06:50:54 PM

Title: We Have Tamed the Dreagon!!!
Post by: Justin B. on May 28, 2011, 06:50:54 PM

We finally made it!  Suraklyn and I survived the Dragon this morning and we'll ride it again tomorrow in the opposite direction just for good measure.

Title: Re: We Have Tamed the Dreagon!!!
Post by: Bengt_Phorqs on May 29, 2011, 02:47:16 PM

'bout damb time!

Mrs. Phorqs and I are just now back from New Mexico.  Some great two lane mountain roads over yonder.

Title: Re: We Have Tamed the Dreagon!!!
Post by: SCJJR65 on May 29, 2011, 06:57:27 PM

Since you are in the area, you also need to ride the Cherohala Skyway!  It's pretty much next door to the Dragon.   The vistas on that mountain top highway are incredible!!  You won't regret it!!   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: We Have Tamed the Dreagon!!!
Post by: nhmaf on May 29, 2011, 10:03:04 PM

That's a might fancy pair of bikes there, too!   I but it was fun and I am jealous as heck!
 [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: We Have Tamed the Dreagon!!!
Post by: Justin B. on May 31, 2011, 08:14:42 AM

We are back home.  We rode the Dragon, Skyway, and moonshiner 28 a minimum of 2 times and some other portions 4 or 5 times.  We logged almost 400 miles once we got out there and now everything else seems extremely tames and boring.  

I will admit that the Dragon was pretty intense especially if rode in a "spirited" fashion.  The ol' RTP is a lot more nimble than I wever imagined.  The "chicken-strip" on my rear tire is now about 1/2 of what it was before doing this ride!

Title: Re: We Have Tamed the Dreagon!!!
Post by: msbuck on May 31, 2011, 08:10:11 PM

Dadgummit Justin!!!!   >:( Sue and I were just up the road at Willville...if only we had known, maybe we could have met up with you...  

Glad you tamed the Dragon. [smiley=whip.gif]  I'd rather shoot the Squirrel myself...   [smiley=rifle.gif]

Title: Re: We Have Tamed the Dreagon!!!
Post by: Justin B. on May 31, 2011, 09:08:10 PM

Aïda,

We only had a couple of days so didn't have much time to do a whole lot.  Some day I'd like to take a more leisurely trip out there and do some socializing.  One thing was for sure, this RTP ran better out there than it ever has since I got it!  Guess it liked being so close to "home".

Title: Re: We Have Tamed the Dreagon!!!
Post by: Lucky_Lou on June 01, 2011, 02:22:23 PM

Glad you survived the Dragon, have you seen the video of the Hardley cutting grass before leaping into the gorge..... stupid is etc.
Lou

Title: Re: We Have Tamed the Dreagon!!!
Post by: Justin B. on June 01, 2011, 06:56:41 PM

No, but we came upon a wreck near the start and on some other road a gal had flipped a Can-Am...  I was somewhat surprised that some of the huge cruisers were as agile as they appeared to be!