My SSR: Black, '03, 1sb, #1256, License Plate was WOW FCTR
Gina.
It's just down the road from you
You know that place that has the metal tower and claims that more pictures have been taken there than anywhere else in NC? Well that bear sits on the bottom floor of that tower.
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2003 Black SSR #1256 1sb
100000 miles (02/04/07).....
150000 miles 10/22/08
Location: Maggie Valley, NC (Smoky Mtns.)/On The Road For The Winter
Posts: 9,828
My SSR: 2004 Redline Red,TAZMOBILE (deceased), 2005 Redline Red
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Originally Posted by WOW_FCTR
Gina.
It's just down the road from you
You know that place that has the metal tower and claims that more pictures have been taken there than anywhere else in NC? Well that bear sits on the bottom floor of that tower.
Yeah I know where your talking about. That picture is so funny.
My SSR: Black, '03, 1sb, #1256, License Plate was WOW FCTR
Surprised
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Originally Posted by Buffy
You look a little lonely in the last picture!!!!!
I was surprised that no one else wanted to go second time.....I mean that's what we were there for (sort of). But it turned out that many felt like the run the day before was better and were maybe disappointed a little.
But I found on my second run, there was nobody in front or behind me for more than half the ride down the mountain, so I could as fast as I wanted. The return back up the hill was a different story....there was a slower motorcycle blocking my way and he wouldn't pull over. I had waved a faster bike around me, but even he found that he couldn't pass the slower bike safely, so he pulled over to the side to wait
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2003 Black SSR #1256 1sb
100000 miles (02/04/07).....
150000 miles 10/22/08
I was surprised that no one else wanted to go second time.....I mean that's what we were there for (sort of). But it turned out that many felt like the run the day before was better and were maybe disappointed a little.
But I found on my second run, there was nobody in front or behind me for more than half the ride down the mountain, so I could as fast as I wanted. The return back up the hill was a different story....there was a slower motorcycle blocking my way and he wouldn't pull over. I had waved a faster bike around me, but even he found that he couldn't pass the slower bike safely, so he pulled over to the side to wait
John we all went for a second time.. you did it 4 times deals gap to the parking spot 1 time.. parking spot to deals gap 1 time = 2 runs on the dragons tail 1 up one down..
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My SSR: Black, '03, 1sb, #1256, License Plate was WOW FCTR
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Originally Posted by BIG JIM
John we all went for a second time.. you did it 4 times deals gap to the parking spot 1 time.. parking spot to deals gap 1 time = 2 runs on the dragons tail 1 up one down..
It's all statistics
I said in the picture 1 and 2 COMPLETE runs (meaning up and down)....you know it drives completely different in each direction. I think I liked driving UP much better...I was hitting the brake less
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2003 Black SSR #1256 1sb
100000 miles (02/04/07).....
150000 miles 10/22/08
There are two reasons why I did not go a second time on the Dragon. First one, it was way too crowded and slow. On the way up it turned into a parking lot three times. The second reason is because at the end of the first trip down and back, Brenda my co-pilot was turning green and chewing on something … I don’t know what, we had no food with us.
Riding the dragon as a group I tended to shift gears as would normally, lower RPMs. I probably would have had more changes if I tried drifting as Devastator did.
I noticed on the run from deals gap to the lake I did approximately 50 gear changes. 2 3 & 4. Mostly 3 to 4 to 3 to..., hitting 2nd at the tighter switchbacks. Going from the lake back to deals gap I did approximately 30 gear changes 2 to 3 to 4 to 2. I can see where the dragon would be a lot different with a lighter vehicle.
that is funny! 
.....I'm getting wired
