serpentracer

you can fit 2 bikes in a small truck. I put 2 in my GMC sonoma. you will need to install a U bolt in the bed to have something to hook the straps to. I put mine up close to the back of the bed so it doesn't get in the way of anthing else. any hardware store should have some,http://www.uboltit.com/products/order-form-bolts.html#Round%20U-Bolt

I'll have to agree with the general consensus about localriders. but if it wasn't for the guys I have met through there, I would never post or look at it at all.

almost all of the guys I've met never really post at all anymore.

lizard has given me a nice hard time on there before, but I don't really care. I can take it.

why cant you just ride slower? i rode hocking hills a couple of weeks after i started riding/got my bike. i think i might have even set a speed record or two...

well you can. .

some of us like a faster pace and the new guys want to try and keep up. but they don't have too and we tell them this. we always wait for slower riders at stop signs and turns etc. we think higher of guys that ride their own skill level and play it safe. one or two of us will do a wheelie or two here and there. but we are not hooligans etc..

jermattak, we always welcome a new face to ride with us.

we ride every sunday. weather permitting. but we don't always take the good roads. since some of us has been riding down there for 10 years, they like to shake it up sometimes.

if you are interested pm me. I'll give you the details. or anyone for that matter.

I know of this guy that thought he was the man at riding because he could do some decent stunts etc.. until he came to a trackday with us and learned very fast he doesn't really know how to ride a bike.. it was just funny as hell.

christ man...I change mine with tire irons all the time. but I use pieces of tropicana orange juice jugs for rim protectors. and to break the bead,

http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/bead-breaker/motorcycle-tire-bead-breaker.htm

I spent $12 for tire irons and that's it. once you do it a few times its a piece of cake. just remember to use soapy water on the rim and tire to lube it.

how good of a rider are you? I'm not trying to be a jerk but there is a bunch of great roads south of the river.

I only ask because they are not something for new riders. plus we end up pretty far away.

these are country back roads with little traffic and posted 55mph speedlimits. but the roads can be tough for a newer rider to navigate safely at those speeds.

I've seen probably 20 wrecks over 4 years.

if putting up with winter means riding curvy roads in the summer I'll stay in Ohio.

there is no curves in florida. old people dont like them....

just thought I'd share a heads up.

I know all you peeps never break any laws :wink:

hey satan, I was using that same avatar in another forum. its pretty funny.

hey guys/gals, I wanted to share some info about the story on the front page about the supposed crack down at Deal's Gap.

seems the warning may be bogus,

as posted on www.tailofthedragon.com

"We have received numerous emails concerning the recent posting on the Internet by a supposed Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper warning of dire consequences on the Dragon this coming year for speeders. We do not post rumors on this site so we contacted Captain Ray Fletcher of the Knoxville Division Tennessee Highway Patrol. He confirmed as we had believed that some of the details in the post are completely false, such as the immediate arrest and impoundment of vehicles for speeding over 50 mph on the Dragon.

Captain Fletcher was not able to comment on whether or not the post was made by a Trooper, but some of the language, unusual statements and obvious errors as stated above make us believe the post was by someone other than who supposedly signed their name and position to it. Obviously a real Trooper would not jeopardize his job by signing such a post.

Captain Fletcher stated that the laws will be enforced on the Dragon as they are on all Tennessee roadways. Tail of the Dragon advises riders to obey the laws and they will have no trouble with the Tennessee Highway Patrol or Blount County Sheriff Deputies.

We will post relevant news as it occurs in the coming year. Watch for continuous updates."

just thought I'd share. these type of rumors have been going on for a few years now and it seems like every year they get wackier and wackier