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Tail of the Dragon...on a Concours 14!
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<blockquote data-quote="mikeames" data-source="post: 1342706" data-attributes="member: 88832"><p>Totally agree, riding it on a smaller, lighter, sportier bike would make it even more awesome. ...but this is a sport-touring forum and that's what I own at this point so that's the perspective I saw it from.</p><p></p><p>We had a completely different experience. We rode it in the evening, on a weekday (Tuesday) in early October. We had all travelled thousands of miles to get there and spent a fair amount of money for the opportunity...so we made sure to hit the dragon when the fun busters mentioned above were least likely to occur. For us, that worked perfectly. Zero cops not only on the dragon but on all of the non-freeway roads around it. Did run into two or three of our HD oriented buddies tearing in up at 10mph on thier 1500lb behemoths, but they all pulled over after a couple of curves as soon there was a spot. Cagers may not understand, but anyone on a bike should get it and alllow a pass as soon as it's practical. Very few cars and they all behaved. Also very few squidlies, more super-moto guys than anything.</p><p></p><p>I look at something like the dragon just like going to a movie theater. I don't like crowds, so you aren't likely to catch me at the movies on a rainy, Saturday evening. The three of us paid a lot to see this show and we planned it based on the best chance of a trouble free ride. Worked out fantastic!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikeames, post: 1342706, member: 88832"] Totally agree, riding it on a smaller, lighter, sportier bike would make it even more awesome. ...but this is a sport-touring forum and that's what I own at this point so that's the perspective I saw it from. We had a completely different experience. We rode it in the evening, on a weekday (Tuesday) in early October. We had all travelled thousands of miles to get there and spent a fair amount of money for the opportunity...so we made sure to hit the dragon when the fun busters mentioned above were least likely to occur. For us, that worked perfectly. Zero cops not only on the dragon but on all of the non-freeway roads around it. Did run into two or three of our HD oriented buddies tearing in up at 10mph on thier 1500lb behemoths, but they all pulled over after a couple of curves as soon there was a spot. Cagers may not understand, but anyone on a bike should get it and alllow a pass as soon as it's practical. Very few cars and they all behaved. Also very few squidlies, more super-moto guys than anything. I look at something like the dragon just like going to a movie theater. I don't like crowds, so you aren't likely to catch me at the movies on a rainy, Saturday evening. The three of us paid a lot to see this show and we planned it based on the best chance of a trouble free ride. Worked out fantastic! [/QUOTE]
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