The amount of people that pulled over or out of the way for you was amazing! I wish more drivers/riders were that respectful.

@lockonstratos7787

2 жыл бұрын

This is something iv only seen in person on that 1 road

@GaryL3803

2 жыл бұрын

AND, thanks so much from us 4 wheelers going much faster for pulling over. I've driven the Dragon 20 time or so and was constantly blocked by slow moving Harleys who refused to yield. AND, I have pulled over several times for faster traffic, mostly fast Sport Bikes. Courtesy and respect makes everyone's experience more worthwhile.

@stevecalaway478

2 жыл бұрын

It not your private road sorry it for everyone to ride

@GaryL3803

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevecalaway478 Its just courtesy. Some people have it, some don't.

@lockonstratos7787

2 жыл бұрын

@@GaryL3803 and clearly steve doesnt and thinks hes entitled to not be nice and let faster cars and bike go around him

Great video clip. As an Atlantic Canadian, for over fifteen years I’ve been perennially pilgrimaging to The Dragon. Aside from the pavement, it’s the people and the “tales” around the fire pit, more that the Tail itself, that draws me back. The one thing I’ve learned? Humility trumps hubris and smooth is better than fast.

@michaelsupple6081

2 жыл бұрын

"smooth is better than fast".....I like that and agree.

@robertheberling3458

Жыл бұрын

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

@OtisSpringerpilot

11 ай бұрын

I dont think there has been a single overnight I have spent at the Firepit there where The Canadians were not well represented. Great to see so many neighbors there consistently.

That "flaming knignts" jacket at the end cracked me up...must be a MC club that started in San Francisco.

Just found this channel, one of the best Dragon vids I've watched. Lots of skill and respect by other drivers for faster vehicles. Love it.

The song is called Short Change Hero by The Heavy

It's been about 15 yrs. since I rode the Tail of the Dragon. I rode all the way through, went to get something to eat, and rode back. When I got back, I swore I would never ride it again. I rode it on an 1984 H.D. Lowrider. It was beautiful scenery, but if you looked at it, you stood a good chance of becoming part of it. I came upon 3 wrecks and witnessed 2 more. I also got the crap scared out of me twice. Both times, I was going about 20 mph around a blind curve and had a crotchrocket come up behind me doing 60 mph or better. I had been riding for over 40 yrs. then and I had never in my life come across so many inconsiderate and down right hazardous riders. From this video, it looks as though things have changed considerably. But I'm still not going back. The Cherohala Skyway, however, is fantastic.

@OtisSpringerpilot

11 ай бұрын

Great comment. You experienced most of the emotions available at The Dragon, Nice.

That was a long intro, but otherwise, Nice! Most of the vids I’ve seen from the Dragon were crash vids, so this is a refreshing change- people who can ride. Riding on a road like that somehow reminds me of alpine skiing.

One of the best Dragon videos I've seen. I can imagine grabbing the throttle out of the curves and leaning through the turns.

Great video! I have a 1989 CB-1 and a 1991 Hawk in my garage. Such a treat to see these sweet bikes ridden so well.

I have a group of riders from Italy coming to ride the gap this Summer. Should be a good time. We'll show them what Southern Hospitality is like.

Fantastic! So glad you had a great time! I really enjoy riding it too. This is the best video I’ve seen on it yet! Y’all ride safe and have fun!

First video of yours I came across and what a breath of fresh air, excellent compilation of footage, music and not a word said. I too have a channel but a complete amateur next to yours. I love the simplicity and humility you convey without those very words I mentioned. Good show 👏🏽

Really enjoyed that- great riding (you guys made great progress) and the cover music was awesome. Thx for sharing.

Just came across your channel. Love it!!! Keep making beautiful memories please. You 2 are an inspiration and so very lucky to have each other. Stay safe.

@alchea3149

2 жыл бұрын

Passing on double line, taking the curves on the wrong side of your lane! Yes, your video is a good lesson in how not to ride the dragon!!!

Looked like a great day! Thanks for the ride!

Nice! I really want to ride the Tail of the Dragon! Looks like y’all had fun!

Good vid, looks like you edited a couple or more runs, its nice when you can run a road multiple times and work the lines. Nice to see courteous people sharing the road! Looks like you are having fun.

Guess the meaning of those double yellow lines isn't something you two learned in driver's ed.

@torrycole6477

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the motorcycle lane!

@elonmust7470

2 жыл бұрын

Jeff, adult men do not tell other's how to drive.

Never thought of making this an overnight trek. Looks like a nice place to visit.

@timnevitt2993

Жыл бұрын

if u can hit it in the middle of the week because weekends are crazy

@robertsullivan4773

Жыл бұрын

@@timnevitt2993 went on a Tuesday early October and it was perfect had a great run. Your right talking to people there. Stay clear of Thursday through the weekends. Stay away from the holiday weekends and the hight summer months and you will have a great experience 😀 👍

GREAT EDIT! Love the song selection. Wife and I need to get down there again.

@HawkGirlMistyV

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Stay at the inn, it’s awesome, super clean and 65.00 a night. It was our first time staying there. Now I wonder why!

Awesome video! I lived in Blount County for many years. Did the dragon more than a dozen times. Happy trails!

This was a really good video, excellent composition, very engaging. I've ridden The Dragon dozens of times but I've never stayed overnight at Deals Gap, it was so empty in the morning! 😎

Shaking some post holiday winter blues here this morning. Your soundtrack selection is always emotionally attached to the mood of the video.

Coming back from the dragon and watching this - this is the best tail video I've seen. I especially want to point out her turns! she's tucked in so tight to that bike, what EXCELLENT form!

Great video, and the soundtrack/music is awesome! I'd never heard that song, but it's going on my list now.

Just found your channel. Never thought I’d see a Honda hawk ever again.

Great video! Twisties are always super fun

Rode this before any knew about it on my XS650. There are so many great roads in the Blue Ridge. Always the show here at Deals Gap though. Thanks for the vid.

This is why we ride.

Very well rounded video of the Dragon experience. I really like how you included a lot of the "etiquette" following. Only thing I would have liked to see added was a clip of the Chilhowee Lake side. Nice job though guys!!

Looks like y'all were havin a good time and your edit was pro as well

Bucket list! I'm on the West Coast; so one day, I'll make the trip.....

Awesome intro, and that was the right song for that ride! Awesome video!

two of the my favorites. awesome bikes

Been there twice in last 2 Year's. Absolutely amazing. If ya love riding or driving this should definitely be on your bucket list.. the people are so friendly and the country side is so nice. Gonna make it a yearly trip from western New York. Great video and enjoy your time out there😁

I got back into riding last year after being off a motorcycle since 1985. Getting the feel back and i would love to take this ride. As well as visit , wheels Throuh Time.,.

Nice riding ! And lots of nice road etiquette too! We have some lovely roads here in 🇬🇧 but not one as concentrated as that !

Great video! The 1st one I've seen that actually captures the true essence of the Tail, Bravo!

I cant wait to go back there!

Those Honda Hawks are the best! Had 3 in my life and wishing I could find a nice one again.

Nice!!, what a beautiful video portraying the lifestyle of us riders. I enjoy riding here every year. That being said, I've seen plenty of Knights come to slay the Dragon but "This ain't no place for a hero." Perfect!!!!!

Great editing guys!

Fantastic ride!! 🎉

If you like the TOTD, you'll like "The Snake" even better! It's right here in northeastern Tennessee and into Virginia. 489 curves, 3 mountains, 1 valley...113 miles of twisties.

I live10 minutes away in Maryville. After ???? 50 times at least you get to know every inch of the turns.. Always have to respect it though. More than once I’ve had one of those uh oh !! Turns that scare the heck out of me.

Last time I was there I saw pretty heavy law enforcement. It was still a blast The guy on the garbage wagon in shorts at the end, he’s just brilliant.

Few mention Little River Gorge Road. Beautiful!!! Did it on my Cherohala Dragon Smokies ride.

Wooo! An upload! Great video guys. 👍🏻

@HawkGirlMistyV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!😊

I like this so much better than the sensationalized videos of this road. Great job!

That’s how you do it. Well done!

The only problem with this video is it's about 15 minutes too short. Nice ride and a cool tune to go with it.

Great video, Great music and I love the bikes.

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed watching the entire video. Subscribed

Wow! people pulling over for you! Heaven!

Love how many videos their are of this dragon road! These roads are standard in Europe... Music very cool

I ridding the Tail yet. I did the back of the dragon and put out a video recently showing the entire 32 miles. Hope to get to ride the Tail of the Dragon one day soon.👍👊🇺🇸

great video, ive been on the dragon many times some nice and some crazy depends on what day ur there

Very nice clip!

Nice! The music was superb with the video.

Awesome video! ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

Nice production.

Love my CB-1s!

I used to live 30 minutes south of the Dragon, but I retired to Thailand. What do you call a 375 mile long loop run with almost 2000 curves and lions, tigers, bears, and elephants? It is called the Mae Hong Son loop, a bucket list quality run. ( There are endless KZread videos about it. Some of them are mine.)

GREAT VID! GREAT MUSIC!

Great Video!

I like it. My type of video. Cool adventures and good music.

Very cool, y'all look real smooth, bikes work well there. Not a fan of that road myself, didn't really enjoy it when I rode it a few years ago, actually looks more inviting in this video than I recall it being. Loved the Cherohala Skyway though, and really like the Back of the Dragon and Snake, had a great ride on the Rattler (though I don't recall seeing the sign it has now). Might have to try again some time, would be interesting to get the old Yamaha down that way and see how it does.

@HawkGirlMistyV

2 жыл бұрын

You should definitely give it another go. I used to think it was over rated too but now I absolutely love it. We did it 8 times this weekend!😂

@stevenorcutt2099

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed... its a famous road and Ive never been riding out East but there are lots more fun twisties on the West coast.

For those who are unaware. This is a public road used by many to commute back and forth to work. Due to the number of vacationers in the area, there are many who are unaware and just taking it to get over to Tenn from NC and vise versa as you don't have too many other options. Weekends are the worse and the amount of traffic is unbearable at times.

The most satisfying dragon Video.👍+ music make me watch this 10x.......

Great Video, Never got to see what bikes you were riding. I suppose I could guess it's a Honda Hawk I know nothing more than the name and that it's a Honda street bike. Glad the Harleys and 4 wheelers sight seeing didn't block you too much. You both did a great job at staying in your own lane, but that does not mean that some one is not going come into your lane and wipe you out.

@Doughillman

2 жыл бұрын

The bikes are pictured at 1:48

Killer production. get after it.

Man I love that song

Another great video. Have you two ever ridden 226A the Diamondback, to or from Little Switzerland, NC? If not I highly recommend it. A lot less traffic :)

@HawkGirlMistyV

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, many times. Actually going back in October for a our fall ride!

I thought "the last one?" bulls**t. But it is that good. Great vid.

REALLY LIKED this one 🙏

Awsome video I live 50 miles from the tail of the dragon and have yet to ride it Going to this year for sure

@HawkGirlMistyV

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, what’s up! How have you never ridden that road? 😅 The best time is late in the day.

@HawkGirlMistyV

2 жыл бұрын

Also the XT’s are a hoot on that road, like an angry hornet!😂

@lukeandwandalucas5979

2 жыл бұрын

@@HawkGirlMistyV I dont know I rode street bikes for years just never rode it But will pretty soon on the xt250

Had the same bike in 2001. LOVED IT

Love the music too

LUV the music!

Good video good music. Smooth is fast 👍

Ohh man, REALLY liked that show that had this song for it’s intro..those 2 Brit SF guys as the main characters. Can’t remember the name of it (the Show)…dang it. Didn’t know “Dragon’s Tail” was a PLACE either..cool

My first bike was Hawk GT, miss that thing...

You bastards. So jealous......Great job with the edit!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👊😎

@HawkGirlMistyV

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, you know you’re always welcome!😂

So much fun

cool vid!!! super cool. I gotta try the dragon some day. I'll put it on my bucket list. I think I would wave you by as well. I'm slower than you.

Been there done that. It's awesome.

Wow ... An awesome ride ! I rode deals gap #129 in 1992 on a cbr600f. Wasn't nearly as well known as today and very little traffic back then. .... The cost of a mistake is terribly high. And looking back on myself , I see an idiot. ... But God , I had fun !!! 😁👍 As we get older we get smarter , and have less fun 😩

@HawkGirlMistyV

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@lockonstratos7787

2 жыл бұрын

Then you have people like me who even as I get older I still have fun bc the risk of death doesnt scare me, if wished for 15 years or so now I was dead so driving roads like this or are 100+ doesnt really scare me.

Great Video!!! I'm blown away at the talent behind the camera!! Keep up the good work!

@HawkGirlMistyV

2 жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you!

Really dig the featured song1

Good video editing

Sweet 👍👍

Top video

Dang I wish I bought a Hawk in the late 80s

The Dragon can be fun, but too crowded. So many better roads in the surrounding area that in my opinion are more fun to ride.

Great music

It's been been a few years I'm ready to hit it again😁

I had a blue one with a bottom fairing off an Interceptor 500 and a 1/4 cafe fairing. painted blue to match . That bike was cool but not as fun as the SuperHawk :)

...that's a good day!

The dragon is fun when nobody is on it. On weekends, its usually a dumpster fire. Car clubs, a gazillion Harley guys that don't know how to turn and end up sideways in the oncoming lane, etc... But when there isn't much traffic, its a fun road, although the roads around it, I think are actually better.

@NihongoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

There really are better roads up there. But you have not lived till you run the Dragon on say, Easter Weekend or in November. I lived two hours from there for years, and once you learn WHEN to go, you can have a lot more fun.

@STho205

2 жыл бұрын

It's a day. I too am about 90+ minutes away in adjacent mountains. A lighter and nimble bike like a Hawk or other CB makes it more pleasant. The speeds are slow, unless wou want to pay the $250 toll from the TSP and sheriff, so race bikes are not going to their edge. Big cruisers don't get great scenery like they do on the adjacent roads. A midsized classic bike or similar modern upright is about perfect for the road itself.

Beauty! Did you guys do C. Skyway ? Planning this trip myself this season. Your vid is really encouraging. The google maps fly-over is really beautiful, and your vid confirms it. While you were there how many times did you do the dragon? marcus