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Title: Tail of the Dragon 2011 Video & Pics Post by: Artful on August 18, 2011, 11:56:11 AM So another year passes, another Tail of the Dragon trip. Great time this year, lots of stories, some truly epic pictures, and some pretty good video.
I did a quick hackjob of a video, I'll post some more pictures when I get the chance. This a looooooong video, but I've never seen the Dragon quite this deserted so we got some good runs in. Tail of the Dragon 2011 (http://www.vimeo.com/27792285) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/theartfuldubber/Dragon%202011/TednForrest.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/theartfuldubber/Dragon%202011/Wheeee.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/theartfuldubber/Dragon%202011/SoHappy.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/theartfuldubber/Dragon%202011/JooChaser.jpg) (http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s342/golftdibrad/Dragon%202011/PhotoAug0782628AM.jpg) (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--LrilhUpqok/TkCMR8GQGrI/AAAAAAAABOY/O5iRcvAEbrg/s720/XIMG_7863.jpg) (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fO5ziHA5kUk/TkCMiIMXGpI/AAAAAAAABQQ/wYtIwoynxOY/s512/XIMG_7940.jpg) (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gOd0og6xLuk/TkCMkoqGHhI/AAAAAAAABQg/6yYUsgQU2lg/s720/XIMG_7948.jpg) (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9D8JQnCtx3o/TkCMlkY73QI/AAAAAAAABQo/rV4GlVCuoaQ/s512/XIMG_7955.jpg) (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MbsX7o8Zrjs/TkCMnTAPewI/AAAAAAAABQ0/bhPEweFyXfA/s720/XIMG_7963.jpg) (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dLbus9JuNrI/TkCMomPr4TI/AAAAAAAABQ8/b-TKCoqs1pU/s720/XIMG_7967.jpg) (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wZLCZwSlPSo/TkCMsuMVrYI/AAAAAAAABRc/n5-WY3qaMxM/s720/XIMG_7989.jpg) (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vlwd916CNwA/TkCM6Bk9NZI/AAAAAAAABTA/TvAjr9n_1UA/s720/XIMG_8066.jpg) (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LMA5tnNnXl4/TkCNArahCtI/AAAAAAAABT0/pnzxzHJZAj0/s512/XIMG_8185.jpg) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mj2VCxfOYOI/TkCNDo8836I/AAAAAAAABUM/EhueA2v532g/s512/XIMG_8194.jpg) (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PDgf5LIcuO0/TkCNG1JldwI/AAAAAAAABUk/Yfhij9JmnH8/s720/XIMG_8227.jpg) (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-o9438K-m5VA/TkCNWxg2xlI/AAAAAAAABWQ/fGFfiz4XsXQ/s720/XIMG_8313.jpg) (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4okc2kJwosU/TkCNKa0W8-I/AAAAAAAABVA/9MzR0uVnE9A/s512/XIMG_8266.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/theartfuldubber/Dragon%202011/DacaDaca.jpg) (http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s342/golftdibrad/Dragon%202011/IMG_7924.jpg) (http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s342/golftdibrad/Dragon%202011/IMG_8069.jpg) (http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s342/golftdibrad/Dragon%202011/IMG_8224.jpg) (http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s342/golftdibrad/Dragon%202011/IMG_1863.jpg) (http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s342/golftdibrad/Dragon%202011/IMG_1848.jpg) (http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s342/golftdibrad/Dragon%202011/IMG_1817.jpg) (http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s342/golftdibrad/Dragon%202011/IMG_1747.jpg) Title: Re: Tail of the Dragon 2011 Video & Pics Post by: Greg on August 18, 2011, 03:05:53 PM (http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s342/golftdibrad/Dragon%202011/IMG_1747.jpg) Me likey ;D Title: Re: Tail of the Dragon 2011 Video & Pics Post by: Novelo on August 18, 2011, 03:40:09 PM That's what it's about man, looks like you had a good time. I like the barely legal two up riders wouldn't want to be around if they took a liking to the asphalt. I'd sympathize with the pain but I'd keep on going.
Title: Re: Tail of the Dragon 2011 Video & Pics Post by: El Matador on August 18, 2011, 03:46:00 PM It's only a long video cause you were going so slow ;)
Just kidding man, you had a pretty good pace there. it looks like you had tons of fun. How sore were your legs after the first day? [thumbsup] Title: Re: Tail of the Dragon 2011 Video & Pics Post by: lethe on August 18, 2011, 03:58:32 PM just down there briefly 2 weeks ago and I miss it already too
need to get a Go-Pro before next trip myself Title: Re: Tail of the Dragon 2011 Video & Pics Post by: ab on August 18, 2011, 06:45:13 PM Nice Pics.
(i was supposed to go for my first time last month with another rider but I could not swing it. Unfortunately, the other rider was one the riders that witnessed the dragon rider there last month. Scary big rigs there. Not sure I want to go there after watching that) Title: Re: Tail of the Dragon 2011 Video & Pics Post by: Artful on August 18, 2011, 08:36:26 PM It's only a long video cause you were going so slow ;) Just kidding man, you had a pretty good pace there. it looks like you had tons of fun. How sore were your legs after the first day? [thumbsup] Haha I like to say I'm "brisk", not fast. Plus down there you always have to leave 3/10s available if you come around a corner to find a tractor trailer. My legs were ok the first day, but by the end of the trip I was hobbling. We rode for hours upon hours every day. If you watch the end of the video when I pull into the garage you get to hear my sore old man groan when I get off the bike. It was a friggin riot, between the bottle rocket duels, diving off overpasses, and launching the Challenger off the bridge into a streambed (no pics until the insurance claim is handled, sorry) I think the riding was the safest part of the trip. I was out riding the morning the Triumph rider was killed unfortunately. I made the uncommon decision to warm up on the Foothills Parkway next to the cabin instead of the Tail for some reason. Came back up 129 to see an ambulance blow by and the road closed. That said, don't let the trucks keep you out of the area AB. They're something to be aware of and ride accordingly, but roads like the Dragon and the Cherohala Skyway plus a ton of other nearby roads are too amazing to miss. Oh and for the record the bikini clad squid wasn't with our group, the only eye candy we had with us was our poor buddy's younger sister you can see lighting off bottle rockets. 19 year old Serbian med student? Yes please :) we gave him so much shit I'm surprised he didn't kill any of us. I'm a jerk though and gave her a full set of gear to wear, that's her on the back of my bike in the two up picture. Not as skimpy as a bikini but I'd like to keep her in one piece. It was her first time on a motorcycle and afterwards she didn't want to get back in the cars. Her first time on a bike is on the Dragon and the Skyway... girl has been spoiled. |