*Says the photo is unavailable * On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 4:55 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> My 92 NH and I just completed a 1900 mi, Florida to North Carolina run to > ride the (in)famous Dragon, A.K.A. Rt. 129 at Deal's Gap. That's the road > with 318 curves in 11 miles. > > My fellow riders were on two Goldwings and an ST1300, and I'm happy to > report the NH kept up with them no problem, including hours of 80 MPH > cruising, climbing hills as high as 5,000 feet, and delightful days of > defying gravity and centrifugal force on the mountain roads. Plus it got > over 50 MPG on average. Not bad for a 19 year-old veteran with about 102K > miles. > > I'd recommend this trip to anyone, with the note that the Dragon itself is > technical, but not that hard. We even did it both ways for good measure and > I finished the run just seconds behind a hotshot kneedragger on a Ducati. > Rt. 28 approaching the Dragon is far more scenic and interesting, as is the > Blue Ridge Parkway and Rt 19 out of Maggie Valley where we stayed. If you > go, dress warm. Temps in early October were in the low 40s. Quite a shock > for a thin-skinned Floridian! > > Here's a foto of us doing the ride, taken by one of the pro photographers > who shoot you going by and sell you the pic afterwards: > > > http://www.photoreflect.com/store/Orderpage.aspx?pi=0QAK00TA021256&po=1256&pc=2422 > > Jay S > 92 NH "Dragonslayer" > South Florida > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- * * * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
