No they aren't. 100% of europeans who say things like this have no perspective for what this road is actually like. Yet, everyone who has ridden this and ridden in the Rhine understands just how much more technical this road is. The cameras always obscure the reality.
@@user-ge7yi1et5heli4s-b I agree. Maybee only 50 %.... 😆 Rote Lache starts right behind my house and from there,there is access to hundreds of kms of the twistiest of twisty mountain roads. Leftrightupdown. For more entertainment you can hop into the french Vosges or connect to the Alps. Without ever riding in a straight line.
You can run a donkey in the Kentucky derby but it doesn't mean you will win... still, this is a fun day of riding and that is what it is really all about 🤠
@@HogboyBiff Sure ! The closest Caribbean island to Venezuela. We got bikes here, but very little. Trinis do not like motorcycles. I have been a rider for 50 years (I am 67). I sold my Honda Nighthawk 250 & BMW R1150RT last year and bought an Indian-made Yamaha FZ25. Just good for my age, crawling traffic, gasoline prices, and a speed limit of 100kmh ! Too, everything motorcycle in this island is expensive..........since I started riding, until now. That 250 cost me TT$29,800. In exchange it is US$4,385 ! We have to import everything. But we have had our share of bikes in the years gone by. But nowadays, the sportbikes those young guys ride are almost always imported from the USA. Cheers. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
What’s with the strange cornering all the way.. Cuttings off the corner and bending over the middel line when going to the left. Keep your lane. Go wide and go in when you see road. Going left means drive more to the right. Stay wide and turn in to the corner. Leaning over the middle is just waiting for someone to hit you big time.
Loved this video! Came across this and your track video. I need to get to a track and try my hand at how my scout will do because I've always wanted to give it a shot. Im pretty aggressive on the road but with all the given variables that can go wrong I really want to try it in a controlled track environment. You ride damn good, way to carve the dragon! It's always nice seeing other roudy cruiser riders! Stay safe ride safe but keep it roudy! 🤙🤙
Clingman's Dome. Just did that hike 2 weeks ago. It's not the for faint of heart of the fat of ass. I'm the latter but none of the former. Worth the wheezing and chest pain! Also did TOTD a few days later. A great ride but there were better (Diamondback, Back of the Dragon). Wish I could have seen the mini-rodeo in person. Looked awesome!
You done aan excelent video of the area where I live. I live a little west of deals gap in Murphy N.C. these are all the roads I grew up riding on with my family and I really am lucky to have had such a place to ride. It was better when I was young cause the traffic is crazy now. Blood Mtn. Is a good ride too.
To go fast you need gear, and time. Harleys can actually rip the dragon pretty well for a cruiser position. I once brought a Harley to a Miatas At the Gap rally and received a ton of standing ovations and fosts in the air as I left some miatas in the dust. I was scraping pegs is most of the corners or road rashing my pipes on those hard down and up right handers. Yeah its tiring, but it was hella fun. So mich so that I bought a Sportster Roadster and will be slinging it there this year. Last trip was with a Dyna and it was just a tad heavy.
I saw a vid with a casual bunch of older-riders on Harleys , same place , made your ride look like Old-Grannies . They rode like they were born on those bikes . 67years , 51-bikes Dave NZ
I was just there yesterday on a lowrider s and made it to 4th gear once. The first run was a hour worth of delays due to accidents. Unfortunately a guy lost his life in a head collision with a Mustang.
4th gear on the dragon is a rarity for me as well... Always sad to hear that. 6 riders perished there last year, 2 the year before and 3 in 2019... It can be a dangerous spot for motorcyclists but much safer than Dayton Bike week though. On average 7 motorcyclists die during bike week annually, with the record being 20 deaths in 2006.
@@HogboyBiff I was almost hit by a sport bike rider passing another sport bike and then a group of tuner cars came up behind me and I quickly let them pass. I can't believe the police let all that racing go on that road for so long. You really have to see it to believe how dangerous it is. I'll be going back :)
@@HogboyBiff just checked it. Hope to be up for that for sure! Hopefully we can get the front end done and maybe add another inch to the rear. Still scrapping.
@@knuckleheadedadventures It's a definite maybe for us, we'll be just 6 hours South at Jennings GP for the winter. Let's keep in touch, till then you fellas be safe. ~Hogboy
Great video! I used to own a 2020 Street Bob and I could haul ass on the Dragon. The foot boards on my o4 heritage are so sharp you can shave with them. Lol BTW, don't listen to those people talking about crossing the yellow line and not being fast. The sport bike guys do it all the time and everyone considers them fast! Cheers
I visited Tail of the Dragon for the first time this Summer. First I would like to thank all of the Harley riders who were curtious and pulled off and let me by .. The rest of them I passed like they were sitting still. I never saw a fast one that is for sure.
@@guins99 No Trophies just the Pleasure of riding a modern Motorcycle with good handling that does not Impeade Traffic like all of those expensive Road HOGS Do
Gotta love the dialect don`t know if i could go back to dat without a radeo. Riding skills are off the chart guys. Yellow line you keep crossing and riding on the shoulders makes you the most dangerous not fastest on the road.
Elk meat has not fat in it meat mass, making it a great meal. My friend got my veggy now ex-wife too like elk meat, which put some pressure on me, giving him another hunting partner! Go down tail as fast as you want but if you have to cross over double yellow, are you cheating?
If in closed course no not cheating, but are cheating if on open road with you violating on coming traffic space crossing into someone's grill? You know answer to that!
Harleys are slow, ill handling, poor ergonomic, maintenance thirsty, over priced, and are not fully American made, as some might imagine. They are in the process of offering small displacement models, manufactured entirely in China. Don't waiste your money. Japanese motorcycles are far superior.
It feels fast on a harley.. is the thing.. and you can most certainly have a quick harley. It's not gonna be stock thoe. But in fairness sports bikes are comically easy to be fast on. To be actually able to push a sports bike to its limits in the twistys is a completely different story. I live in Cali. Is full of straight line drag racers in cars and in bikes... can't keep up with a local in a pick up on a twisty road thoe.
Still waiting on footage of fast harleys.
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Ok speed racer….
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣they sped up the video
@@armadilllo😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Im still waiting on someone in this video to go fast without crossing the double yellow
I live in the Black Forrest in Southern Germany. All our roads are like this... ;-)
No they aren't. 100% of europeans who say things like this have no perspective for what this road is actually like. Yet, everyone who has ridden this and ridden in the Rhine understands just how much more technical this road is. The cameras always obscure the reality.
@@user-ge7yi1et5heli4s-b I agree. Maybee only 50 %.... 😆 Rote Lache starts right behind my house and from there,there is access to hundreds of kms of the twistiest of twisty mountain roads. Leftrightupdown. For more entertainment you can hop into the french Vosges or connect to the Alps. Without ever riding in a straight line.
great job ! i like the scenes of talking @ the fuel stops,w other riders. the best part is commradery !
Tail footage from 11:15.
You can run a donkey in the Kentucky derby but it doesn't mean you will win... still, this is a fun day of riding and that is what it is really all about 🤠
Say What ?
lol true... Thanks for watching. ~ Hogboy
Now that's Funny and the Perfect Analogy ..
Nobody wins Rufus, it’s not a race…
@guins99 you're not that bright are you 😉
That 3 leaning Pic is insane. And for that alone I give u my thumbs 👍 up!
Enjoyed the video! I just rode the Tail of the Dragon for the first time about a month ago on my 14 Ultra Limited. Loved it! You guys be safe!
Thanks, be safe brother. ~ Hogboy
Beautiful piece of riding before the General Store stop !
Only in my dreams.
Trinidad & Tobago.
West Indies.
West Indies!!! Thanks for watching. ~ Hogboy
@@HogboyBiff Sure ! The closest Caribbean island to Venezuela.
We got bikes here, but very little. Trinis do not like motorcycles. I have been a rider for 50 years (I am 67). I sold my Honda Nighthawk 250 & BMW R1150RT last year and bought an Indian-made Yamaha FZ25. Just good for my age, crawling traffic, gasoline prices, and a speed limit of 100kmh ! Too, everything motorcycle in this island is expensive..........since I started riding, until now. That 250 cost me TT$29,800. In exchange it is US$4,385 ! We have to import everything. But we have had our share of bikes in the years gone by. But nowadays, the sportbikes those young guys ride are almost always imported from the USA.
Cheers.
Trinidad & Tobago.
West Indies.
What’s with the strange cornering all the way..
Cuttings off the corner and bending over the middel line when going to the left.
Keep your lane. Go wide and go in when you see road. Going left means drive more to the right. Stay wide and turn in to the corner.
Leaning over the middle is just waiting for someone to hit you big time.
Loved this video! Came across this and your track video. I need to get to a track and try my hand at how my scout will do because I've always wanted to give it a shot. Im pretty aggressive on the road but with all the given variables that can go wrong I really want to try it in a controlled track environment. You ride damn good, way to carve the dragon! It's always nice seeing other roudy cruiser riders! Stay safe ride safe but keep it roudy! 🤙🤙
i live here rode this hundreds of times. hint stay of the yellow line .and dont go left of it.
Clingman's Dome.
Just did that hike 2 weeks ago.
It's not the for faint of heart of the fat of ass. I'm the latter but none of the former.
Worth the wheezing and chest pain!
Also did TOTD a few days later. A great ride but there were better (Diamondback, Back of the Dragon).
Wish I could have seen the mini-rodeo in person. Looked awesome!
You done aan excelent video of the area where I live. I live a little west of deals gap in Murphy N.C. these are all the roads I grew up riding on with my family and I really am lucky to have had such a place to ride. It was better when I was young cause the traffic is crazy now. Blood Mtn. Is a good ride too.
Enjoyed the video and also thanks for naming out your location. Was easy to find on Google Maps. Will be a plan ride for the future.
Thanks. Have fun, be safe out there!
Nice looking Dynas, makes me miss my ‘04.
To go fast you need gear, and time. Harleys can actually rip the dragon pretty well for a cruiser position. I once brought a Harley to a Miatas At the Gap rally and received a ton of standing ovations and fosts in the air as I left some miatas in the dust. I was scraping pegs is most of the corners or road rashing my pipes on those hard down and up right handers. Yeah its tiring, but it was hella fun. So mich so that I bought a Sportster Roadster and will be slinging it there this year. Last trip was with a Dyna and it was just a tad heavy.
Been there will go back . Don't forget to see the wheels though time museum $20 bucks well spent you entertain your self for a week going exploring 😊
Nice scenery though !!
I saw a vid with a casual bunch of older-riders on Harleys , same place , made your ride look like Old-Grannies . They rode like they were born on those bikes . 67years , 51-bikes Dave NZ
I doubt that Dav'o
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Cool video. Still waiting for the fast Harley’s lol
15:29 was that a bit o' back tire? 😁
I'd love to take my t sport on that ride for sure
Fun fact- the fastest time ever recorded on the dragon. Was done on a Honda Goldwing. Yellawolf on UA-cam.
Lol, no
his fastest run is about 11 minutes. maxwrist does it in 9. locals dont bother to time but they are faster than 9's
Absolutely not. The wolf is the Fastest touring bike. He did it in around 11 min. Some of the fastest passes are around 9 min flat.
Cute trailer
I was just there yesterday on a lowrider s and made it to 4th gear once. The first run was a hour worth of delays due to accidents. Unfortunately a guy lost his life in a head collision with a Mustang.
4th gear on the dragon is a rarity for me as well... Always sad to hear that. 6 riders perished there last year, 2 the year before and 3 in 2019... It can be a dangerous spot for motorcyclists but much safer than Dayton Bike week though. On average 7 motorcyclists die during bike week annually, with the record being 20 deaths in 2006.
@@HogboyBiff I was almost hit by a sport bike rider passing another sport bike and then a group of tuner cars came up behind me and I quickly let them pass. I can't believe the police let all that racing go on that road for so long. You really have to see it to believe how dangerous it is. I'll be going back :)
glad yall having Fun!
Thanks J. Wood
@@HogboyBiff if yall ever ride through Pensacola let me know! You guys be good!
Gotta love those sneakers on a bike 😂
As soon as you start saying your the fastest many come out of the woodworks. Knucklehead said he would meet you guys up there?
We heard there was an event in October sometime, lot of Harleys. Do you know what it is, where we can find info on it? ~Hogboy
Found it. V-Twin Visionary Smokey Mountain Tour October 6-9. Tell Knucklehead it's on, T-bones for the winner!!! ~Hogboy
@@HogboyBiff ohhh snappit! We down like Joe brown
@@HogboyBiff just checked it. Hope to be up for that for sure! Hopefully we can get the front end done and maybe add another inch to the rear. Still scrapping.
@@knuckleheadedadventures It's a definite maybe for us, we'll be just 6 hours South at Jennings GP for the winter. Let's keep in touch, till then you fellas be safe. ~Hogboy
I take it the bicycles were faster than the Hardley Makeitson's.
Great video! I used to own a 2020 Street Bob and I could haul ass on the Dragon. The foot boards on my o4 heritage are so sharp you can shave with them. Lol
BTW, don't listen to those people talking about crossing the yellow line and not being fast. The sport bike guys do it all the time and everyone considers them fast! Cheers
Appreciate it. I don't think they realize we can see a lot further than the GoPro shows, plus we both mount left of center so... ~Hogboy
Lol, right!!
Are you on Facebook?
@@kawasakiz76 I have one for business purposes. We do have a TikTok: Hogboy and Biff ~ Hogboy
Gotcha
It's like coming down the crest
Why no protective gear? Are Harleys so slow that you never get hurt?
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I'm jealous. ✌
Way faster than I did it on a loaded down Roadmaster!
I visited Tail of the Dragon for the first time this Summer. First I would like to thank all of the Harley riders who were curtious and pulled off and let me by .. The rest of them I passed like they were sitting still. I never saw a fast one that is for sure.
Congrats! Where do you keep your trophy?
@@guins99 No Trophies just the Pleasure of riding a modern Motorcycle with good handling that does not Impeade Traffic like all of those expensive Road HOGS Do
The bikes with the fastest problems on the dragon tail.
They could even make it without problems. Now that’s a real HD.
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5:26 That is not Mary ville, at least not in that area, it's pronounced Merval.
Sorry boys. but the 96 is twice as cool as those late model dynas.
I have to agree with you on that one. ~Hogboy.
Looks like a tourist trap.
Gotta love the dialect don`t know if i could go back to dat without a radeo. Riding skills are off the chart guys. Yellow line you keep crossing and riding on the shoulders makes you the most dangerous not fastest on the road.
Kudos for actually riding the dragon . 99% of Harley’s on the dragon are impeding traffic.
That's a fact.
Nice riding line! Very nice! I see the road construction is not perfect here, like many riders claim. With many concerning patchwork! Enjoy!
lmao
how in hell can you put the word fast and harley in the same sentence.
Not even close😂😂😂
Not even close 😂
Xr1200 would have zero challengers in the hd line up on any track or windy rds
right as soon as i saw the video title i thought i'd love to take the xr1200x out there and see how fast is fast in their book lol
Maybe there would be less accidents if the sign wasn't covered with stickers......nahhhhhh doubt it most riders ain't smart enough to read hahahah
Elk meat has not fat in it meat mass, making it a great meal. My friend got my veggy now ex-wife too like elk meat, which put some pressure on me, giving him another hunting partner! Go down tail as fast as you want but if you have to cross over double yellow, are you cheating?
Good question Tim, depends on the goal I suppose.
If in closed course no not cheating, but are cheating if on open road with you violating on coming traffic space crossing into someone's grill? You know answer to that!
May want to brush up on your lines.
Definitely not the right lines to go faster and safer.
That was a snooze fest..zzzzzzz
beginner skill level lol
Harleys are slow, ill handling, poor ergonomic, maintenance thirsty, over priced, and are not fully American made, as some might imagine. They are in the process of offering small displacement models, manufactured entirely in China. Don't waiste your money. Japanese motorcycles are far superior.
Rubbish use all the road forward vision
You crossed the double yellow on the dragon to pass a cage. Horrible idea. Never cross the line
Fast Harleys no such thing
Fast Harley? No such thing
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All bikes are fast douche canoe
Everyone makes their Lowrider look the exact same. 🤡 It looks so stupid and ugly.
Slow shit riding, lol.
Not the fastest
No such thing as a fast Harley.
Incorrect lol
Only Harley riders think Harleys are fast.
It feels fast on a harley.. is the thing.. and you can most certainly have a quick harley. It's not gonna be stock thoe.
But in fairness sports bikes are comically easy to be fast on. To be actually able to push a sports bike to its limits in the twistys is a completely different story.
I live in Cali. Is full of straight line drag racers in cars and in bikes... can't keep up with a local in a pick up on a twisty road thoe.
@@dormantmenace Harleys are overweight and underpowered with shit chassis and brakes. Simple as that.
@@ericalger5003ou are so badass…nobody gives af
Fastest slug in the garden. LMAO.
It’s amazing how they take a old junky motorcycle and think it’s worth anything
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