Earache Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 hahaha u'll never forget pudding farts thoChocolate puddin' through a leaf blower:thefinger: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 haha that was a classic moment in my life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoblick Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 me and 4 other guys are going down there april 1st - 4thit will be my third trip there.like earache said go threw once and spot it out for cops, then youll be good to go.you might check out http://ironhorsenc.com for lodging as well.. i have stayed there the last to 2 times and love it.youl not get to see everything down there, so plan on going back several times lol.and earaches info on routes there is great.check out the parkways there, and all the surrounding road of the gap, less traffic and jsut as much funmake sure yo check the dams out as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupsy Smurf Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 never been, heard it was awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curby Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Looks like you guys will be down there when i am... May 14th - 16th. look a brotha up. i got eric number.I'm planning on this being the first trip of many so i'm not to pressed about seeing everything. but i will check out the parkways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I've been down a few times, not as many as Earache, but the locals always say visitors waste too much time with the Dragons Tail. There are so many other roads that are just as exciting and less travled. But here are some helmet cam videos I have of the area. As for weather, there is a reason they call them the Smoky Mountains. Take rain gear.Dragons Tailhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27XtkD5OgUYBack roads heading back to Ohiohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQEqoMUfa1sBlue ridge Parkway Near Pisqua, NChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjotrKvHzso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 ... Take rain gear...Yup, those hill sare really green for a reason.Ever ride any dirt trails down there? I think we're doing an on/off road trip later this year as well. Holla if ya wanna go along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofear_racing1 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 i plan on staying there at the resort and soaking all of 129 in.unless thats a bad idea... let me know.I just read some of the post so I dont know if this has been said. But for god sakes dont stay at the deals gap resort I stayed there once and it reminded me of being in jail. You get a bed and a mat and thats about the extent of it. If you get a room for 2 you get bunk beds for your cell mate:takeit: I would defenatly recomend staying just outside of deals gap. Thats my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 I just read some of the post so I dont know if this has been said. But for god sakes dont stay at the deals gap resort I stayed there once and it reminded me of being in jail. You get a bed and a mat and thats about the extent of it. If you get a room for 2 you get bunk beds for your cell mate:takeit: I would defenatly recomend staying just outside of deals gap. Thats my 2 centsKinda late now as the Dragon is closed until September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 The clean up starts no later than April 5th with a completion date of July 31st with a bonus for an earlier completion date. A cooperation agreement between the two states to keep the gap open has not been reached yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unk Greg Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Rock slide info and blurb from down that'a way:KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- It will cost Tennessee about $2 million to remove a rock slide from U.S. 129 and stabilize the mountainside. The Tennessee Department of Transportation let an emergency contract for $1.99 million to Pacific Blasting Demolition Ltd. on Monday, but the contract has incentives for completing the work earlier than the July 31 deadline. The highway -- known to motorcyclists as the Dragon -- is closed from near Chilowee Lake in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains foothills to the North Carolina state line. TDOT said Tuesday it is still working to reopen portions of the road. Travel between Tennessee and North Carolina has become complicated with slides also closing Interstate 40 near the state line and U.S. 64 in the Ocoee River Gorge. Travel is also hampered by a smaller rock slide on Monday on U.S. 441 in the Smokies. Newfound Gap Road reopened Tuesday morning, with a detour through a parking area adjacent to the slide. The speed limit there is 15 miles per hour. The detour will remain in place as park officials monitor the slope's activity to determine its stability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 i'd like to see the breakdown of the costs to clear the road vs. stabilizing the mountainside.I'm betting it's about $40k to clear the road, and 1.96 million to stabilize the mountain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldewing Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Been there twice, lots of traffic, bike kind. Weekends are real busy, try a mid week dayI did US 555 last week right here in our back yard, I won't bother with the trip back the 129.........and 555 is better than 50 miles:eek: now some of the corners are spaced a bit father apart then the dragon, but you are home at night too.......The Dragon is something you should do, but don't make it the whole trip, the Skyway and almost any other road around there is real good. And check out "Wheels thru time" in Maggie Valley and real bike Musem, and they all run. The owner walks thru, you point at a 1919 somthing or other, he kicks it to life and rides up and down the isles. So Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschaf Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 I went down to the Dragon last May. Stayed in Dillard GA for 2 nights. The area really has a lot of phenomenal twisties besides 129. My 2 cents: Go on weekdays. There is a lot less police interference then. Pay attention to riders going the other way. If they're patting the top of their helmet slow down. This saved my bacon twice. Return the favor if you spot a cop. Don't think that you will be going the speed limit on 129 (it's 30mph for godsakes). I thought that I would try a pass of 129 at the speed limit & this lasted only the first 2 curves. One big difference I noticed between the twisties down there vs. southern Ohio twisties was the absence of gravel there. There you can actuall ride outside-inside-outside on the curves as is proper, not hold your line to 1 of 2 cage tire tracks through the gravel as you have to do much of the time in Ohio. Have fun & ride safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 eat a good breakfastmomma always told me it's the most important meal of the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 wear gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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