My Motorcycle Life - Riding the Dragon '06

[tedsiok]

Nice area of the U.S.!! Nothing like riding in the South!



[Buggusmac]

I was at The Dragon last summer with my bro in early June. We went up on a Mon to try to miss the crowds. I was on a ST1300, and found the ride challenging on that bike, would have liked to have my SV1000s instead. Some kid on a rocket went wide in a turn and took out 2 bikes on the other side of the road. 2 people died in that accident!! Kewl road... cept for that!!!

[dpuflores]

nice bmw

[Dave200692]

hahahaha can u tell me what was on the TREE OF SHAME it looked like those are parts of the motorbikes :P Am i right??? cool video btw :)

[ZipTumbleFast]

That would be right. There are plenty of wrecks on the Dragon and adding your bike parts to the "Tree of Shame" is like a memorial to your bike and the ride.

[ThePakwak]

hey, nice vid, im only just getting into motobikes cos im 14 can you explain what this is, looks pretty cool =]

[ZipTumbleFast]

There is a road in North Carolina (US 129) that is the curviest road in America. So hundreds of motorcyclist descend on it to ride the 13 miles of twists and turns. It is a lot of fun but requires good motorcycle skills. Search on "The Dragon" and you will find a lot of videos. Ride Safe.

[acaahearts]

whats the tree of shame

[Teshuler]

Its a tree at the Deals Gap resort, where you hang a piece of your bike if you wreck there, or in some cases crutches, and what have you. At first thought its amusing, but then reality sets in and its quiet sobering. You'll slow down a bit if you ponder on that thing long enough.

[bac325]

haha, Hey look - a waffle house xD

[leefoll]

I lost my spleen, broke my ribs, broke my shoulder. Just to make sure I wasn't bleeding internally. The Knoxville hospital cut me from groin to chest bone. Some idiot was trying to prove how fast he could ride the

Dragon . he hit me head on. Got my first helicopter ride that day. But we had to wait for two other separate bike accidents before we could go to the hospital.......Every year I say I will never ride on that road again...But some how it is in between here and there.

[dpatrik11081]

I liked the slide show, looks like ya'll had a good time, interesting mix of bikes, cruisers and rockets, the world will never be the same.

[ZipTumbleFast]

It was a great ride. Glad you liked it.

[fitogt4]

nice video,music sucks!

[ZipTumbleFast]

I agree. It wasn't my choice of tunes, that's for sure. Thanks for watching.

[crash100]

its not that bad ,,

[ZipTumbleFast]

I changed it. YouTube made me take off the off the original tune. The next one was bad. This one at least doesn't suck. :)

Thanks for watching.

[crash100]

haha youtube can be sad like that, do you not have any good albums i take it?

[ChwyZzZ]

Looks awesome.. i'm too young to drive, but I can't wait.. Gonna take my Gixxer-to-be there once I think :D Awesome vid !

[ZipTumbleFast]

When you get old enough and can handle her well, I recommend the ride. You'll never forget it. Thanks for watching.

[FFbum88]

man thats awesome, I hope to get down there sometime. Good video man.

[ZipTumbleFast]

Thanks for the feedback and I highly recommend it. I've ridden it a number of times. Worth from where ever you need to come from. Especially if you ride it. :)

[Dchalifoux7]

what a great video. who sings this song? I love it

[ZipTumbleFast]

Thanks for your feedback. The song is by George Strait. Great motorcycle song. Glad you liked it.

[smittytls420]

Now thats just cool...

[ZipTumbleFast]

It was a great ride. I highly recommend it. :) Thanks.