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One of the Origionals
Last Monday, July 4th, and Indiana Couple crashed Their Trike on The Dragon, killing one, severely injuring the Other. Exactly one week later, yesterday, Gary Odenback was killed, and His Wife Cathy severely injured when They flipped Their Harley Trike three times in the middle of a sharp right hander...
...Please, Please Folks, try to keep it safe out there. The roads down in this Area are some of the most scenic, and fun in the USA, but a slight lapse of concentration can make them some of the most deadly and dangerous.
Of my many, many years of leading thousands of miles of Motorcycle Rides here, fatigue brought on by continuous, non-ending curves has more times than not, been the culprit. Having spent my life riding the endless twisty roads of Tennessee, North Carolina, and surrounding States, we "Locals" are used to this as the norm. Any road I turn on after leaving my House will be twisty, hilly, and/or mountainous.
Folks visit here to ride the "Legendary Twisties" from flatter, straighter, less demanding States, then find Themselves over Their heads in the Mountains as fatigue starts to set in. So many of Our Best Roads are without shoulders, and without places to stop and take a rest until You get to the next Town. Look at Your maps, and plan accordingly.
There have been other Motorcycle deaths and injuries here also this year on The Dragon and other so-called "Hot Spots"...most, like every year are Visitors. We want all of You to have Fun here and want to come back, so play it safe, and like other things, use Our "can be tiring" roads in moderation. There is always next year to try out one or two You missed on the first Trip.....THANKS, skuuter.........ThumbUp
...Please, Please Folks, try to keep it safe out there. The roads down in this Area are some of the most scenic, and fun in the USA, but a slight lapse of concentration can make them some of the most deadly and dangerous.Of my many, many years of leading thousands of miles of Motorcycle Rides here, fatigue brought on by continuous, non-ending curves has more times than not, been the culprit. Having spent my life riding the endless twisty roads of Tennessee, North Carolina, and surrounding States, we "Locals" are used to this as the norm. Any road I turn on after leaving my House will be twisty, hilly, and/or mountainous.
Folks visit here to ride the "Legendary Twisties" from flatter, straighter, less demanding States, then find Themselves over Their heads in the Mountains as fatigue starts to set in. So many of Our Best Roads are without shoulders, and without places to stop and take a rest until You get to the next Town. Look at Your maps, and plan accordingly.
There have been other Motorcycle deaths and injuries here also this year on The Dragon and other so-called "Hot Spots"...most, like every year are Visitors. We want all of You to have Fun here and want to come back, so play it safe, and like other things, use Our "can be tiring" roads in moderation. There is always next year to try out one or two You missed on the first Trip.....THANKS, skuuter......
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