RTTHs5 Participants in here please!!

[Yelcamino]

The route sounds like it's going to be a blast! I'm really looking forward to this!

[Samckitt]

Hmmm. I may have to get a rental car & come down just for fun.

[Bill Howell]

LOL Scot, it wouldn't be the first rental to get beat on at RTTHs...

[Bill Howell]

I found this today on the killboy site. It is from last Saturday when we were out scouting out the route. These guys are there every day taking pictures you can buy, so you can check them out after you get home from RTTHs if you make the cruise.
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orde...004516&po=1379

[z4me69]

man i wish my car was done. i have ridden the dragon on both my vrod and my busa its a blast. you should try it at night you haven't ridden the dragon until you have done it at night.

[JEFFTATE]

Wow !
This is gonna' be soooo great !

So , we are actually eating dinner at Keisler ???

[trapin]

Won't be there. GM stole my vacation time that I was going to use and has mandated it for sometime in December. Otherwise I was planning on being there. Sounds like a great time, be safe everyone.

[GeoffP]

As I said previously, I can't come this year. My new daughter sets priority - gotta look out for my family first! I hope to be there next year, possibly with both cars (68 and 87). Ya'll will have enough fun for all of us who can't attend I'm sure!

[Stg1Regal]

Crap, I really now need to get my steering box fixed, and get my shifter to pull down past OD, so I can use drive.

heard about the Dragon...wow never thought Id be on it.

How do carbed cars do up there in that area?

[PARKERRS]

Carb will be fine Chris. The elevations aren't like out west in the rockies, if you have no carb problems autocrossing then you will be fine on 129. 318 curves in 11 miles and they are tight.

[PARKERRS]

If I'm out of place with this post then somebody slap me and I'll shut up.

We are all going here to have fun first and foremost. I have ridden this road a dozen time a year for the past 8 years on motorcycles, both sport bikes and touring bikes. This is a motorcycle mecca and is rated one of the top 10 roads in the country by all motorcycle magazines. That being said, people come from all over to ride it and it will be covered in bikes.

There are 318 curves in 11 miles. some are decreasing radius, some are off camber, and many are blind curves. Some have a 6 inch dip right in the apex (a warning for those with low front spoilers).

THE NUMBER ONE RULE IS TO STAY IN YOUR LANE!!!!!! Many car and truck drivers feel it neccessary to cross the double yellow and play road course racer. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS!!!! There are road courses for that type of driving.

Most of the sport bike riders run this road hard. They will be mid-curve, layed over at full tilt with the footpeg dragging. The last thing you want to see is a car IN YOUR LANE mid-curve. Your already flat out and there is nothing you can do.

I know you'll say that the biker should be behaveing better than that also. But if he is in his lane and on the proper side of the line then no real fowl. If you are taking both lanes then you are DEAD WRONG whether you are meeting a bike or a car/truck. This is frowned upon heavily if you will check the killboy site or any of the other dragon sites. It causes many injuries each year, so much so that last year the Tenn. Governer set aside special funds to have a large group of both state patrol and local enforcement there around the clock on nearly every curve, every weekend. They even kept a paddy wagon up there most weekends.

Let's all have a great time running HWY. 129 but keep it safe, legal, and respect the others who are trying to do the same. It is a public road and not closed off just for our run through. So let's set a responsible example for musclerides, Bill, and Pro-Touring as a whole.

I hope I didn't overstep with these comments. I've just been there a lot and seen the mayhem and stupiddity in action and I know we have a much better and more responsible group than that.

[Bill Howell]

If I'm out of place with this post then somebody slap me and I'll shut up.

We are all going here to have fun first and foremost. I have ridden this road a dozen time a year for the past 8 years on motorcycles, both sport bikes and touring bikes. This is a motorcycle mecca and is rated one of the top 10 roads in the country by all motorcycle magazines. That being said, people come from all over to ride it and it will be covered in bikes.

There are 318 curves in 11 miles. some are decreasing radius, some are off camber, and many are blind curves. Some have a 6 inch dip right in the apex (a warning for those with low front spoilers).

THE NUMBER ONE RULE IS TO STAY IN YOUR LANE!!!!!! Many car and truck drivers feel it neccessary to cross the double yellow and play road course racer. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS!!!! There are road courses for that type of driving.

Most of the sport bike riders run this road hard. They will be mid-curve, layed over at full tilt with the footpeg dragging. The last thing you want to see is a car IN YOUR LANE mid-curve. Your already flat out and there is nothing you can do.

I know you'll say that the biker should be behaveing better than that also. But if he is in his lane and on the proper side of the line then no real fowl. If you are taking both lanes then you are DEAD WRONG whether you are meeting a bike or a car/truck. This is frowned upon heavily if you will check the killboy site or any of the other dragon sites. It causes many injuries each year, so much so that last year the Tenn. Governer set aside special funds to have a large group of both state patrol and local enforcement there around the clock on nearly every curve, every weekend. They even kept a paddy wagon up there most weekends.

Let's all have a great time running HWY. 129 but keep it safe, legal, and respect the others who are trying to do the same. It is a public road and not closed off just for our run through. So let's set a responsible example for musclerides, Bill, and Pro-Touring as a whole.

I hope I didn't overstep with these comments. I've just been there a lot and seen the mayhem and stupiddity in action and I know we have a much better and more responsible group than that.

You are spot on with this post Tommy. I ran it again today in the vette just to check mileage. There were three county cops at the start of the run and a State Patrol in the middle. In fact the State Patrol followed me out on the way back. This is a public road and foolishness will not be tolerated. It is a very fun ride, at the speed limit and there are turns you have a hard time maintaining the speed limit in. That said, look to have a great time on the cruise, BUT, by all means, look out for the others in the other lane and be safe.

[PARKERRS]

You are spot on with this post Tommy. I ran it again today in the vette just to check mileage. There were three county cops at the start of the run and a State Patrol in the middle. In fact the State Patrol followed me out on the way back. This is a public road and foolishness will not be tolerated. It is a very fun ride, at the speed limit and there are turns you have a hard time maintaining the speed limit in. That said, look to have a great time on the cruise, BUT, by all means, look out for the others in the other lane and be safe.

Also be on the lookout for that idiot who is out there. I came around one curve there two years ago to find a bike on it's side sliding straight at me with the rider on his back sliding about ten feet behind it. Luckily there wasn't anyone behind him coming the other way and I was able to take evasive manuevers. He was wearing full racing leathers and luckily was unharmed. He got up , got on the bike and proclaimed that he was gonna try that again, sheez! There will always be someone who lets their desires exceed their abilities. It's a fine line in that area and several find out the hard way.

I'm not preaching by any means, just wouldn't want to see anyone with an R1 for a grille ornament.LOL

[Bow Tie 67]

Is this mostly downhill in one direction and uphill the opposite? If so everyone better make sure their brakes are up to snuff.

[PARKERRS]

It varies Matt. Some up hill and some down in either direction.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Very well put Tommy.

[SicMonte]

as a follow up the the last post by Tommy.....

I was out there on the dragon August 14th. We were driving my g/f's 04 Mustang Cobra. The following pics are what we saw....get ready.



Her Mustang


Be Carefull of this happening!!











They were ok but the lady on the back was unconcious for five minutes. It just happened right before our eyes and we had our cameras ready for some odd reason. Whoever is going out there PLEASE BE CAREFULL!!!!!

Bill: I totally forgot that you lived there. We were vacationing in Gatlinburg for Five days...I feel dumb.

[Steve Chryssos]

Ouch. That means we all need to keep extra space between cars in case we need to stop suddenly.

[John Wright]

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/c...onte/uhoh4.jpg

Glad they were OK...could have turned out worst.<snipped the img tags to keep from showing the pics again>

[yellowrallys]

Anybody have any in-car camera mounts to reccomend? I would like to video some of our cruise and events from my windshield or dash. I've got one ordered, just wondering what anyone else is using.