Note to anyone riding or driving on the Tail of the Dragon: STAY OFF OF THE YELLOW LINES. KEEP ALL OF YOUR VEHICLE AND YOUR BODY IN YOUR OWN LANE. It is infuriating and dangerous to come around a curve and find oncoming traffic in your lane.
I did a lot of motorcycling back in the 1970's, and I found the dragon by accident. I was touring in Cades Cove and took an obscure one lane one way dirt road out of the Park called "Parson's Branch Road". I found myself on the middle of the Dragon, riding a CB450. I also had a BSA 650, but the CB450 was more reliable, just as fast, and better on cornering. From that time on, I rode the dragon almost on a weekly basis, using it to gain access to more twisty southern Appalachian roads. I lived only 15 minutes away from the place, and had it all to myself. In mid winter I've ridden on the Dragon without encountering any other vehicles. I loved the place, it was practically wilderness and the scenery was breathtaking. I've only been back a few times, and each time I left feeling very depressed. Y'all have ruined the place and ya don't have a clue as to what it used to be. Until everybody is gone, I won't be back - there are plenty of other places to ride in the meantime.
The crashes happen on the curves, but he happens to be standing at the end of a rare straight where you can get on the throttle...nothing about safety, just pockets.
It’s too dangerous to stop vehicles on curves. He set up where it’s safe to do so. It’s fair to guess someone killing it on a straight away is also riding like an idiot in the curves.
If you're GOING to speed on the Dragon, it's best to do it in the opposite direction. Most of the route is on the Tennessee side and, once you've scoped it out from NC to TN, you can ride back knowing you won't encounter any Tennessee troopers. Oh, and STAY IN YOUR OWN LANE!
and not a single rider gave you the head tap....sad day, or he just got there. either way, always good to see sm's on the gap. makes me feel less lonely
N-rijder lol he was sure in control at all times, did not look reckless one bit. I honestly don't see why the vid is titled this unless the rider was him and he was just having a good joke about it but still... The officer created more of a danger than the rider did by making him cross double yellow on that road not to mention the cop standing in the middle of it
Always make a slow(ish) pass first and cruise the straights! There's only about 4 or 5 places they can hide on the whole road. Know them and watch out.
Thought you looked like one of the more competent riders I've seen in youtube clips. Mainly a good line, correct speed going into corners, not straying over, and not gunning it as you come out of corners. Was surprised when he said you were going 57. But to those saying "bikers just want to have fun", the road is a public road with a lot of people on it with varying skills, whether they are in a car or on a bike. If there's been a lot of accidents caused by excessive speed on any road, and youtube shows this clearly for this road, the speed limit will come down and the police will patrol it to reduce accidents. Seems these changes have been brought on by the riders and drivers themselves
That's the first thing I thought!!!! I also thought that it takes a special kind of shitty police officer to go there trying to catch speeders. People go there to have fun and ride a little fast.
zillatowntv They're speeding and then there's nearly double the limit. While he was very much under control, shit can get nasty if he were to encounter a cager going over the double yellow at 60.
I rode the Dragon in 1990, before before it is the zoo that it is now.. Beautiful Road. Unfortunately it's public which introduces all sorts of problems. Including trees which don't move a whole lot if you hit them at high speed. Do yourselves a favor. Every region of the country has world-class race tracks. Most of them offer opportunities to take your bike out and ride as hard as you want to your heart's content. Better yet take a class. You'll learn a lot more and be a lot safer than doing this kind of stuff on a public road. Plus you don't risk other people's lives in the process.
I agree when it comes to people that ride public roads like this at 10/10ths, but around 7/10ths is a good medium to still have fun and be safe, though of course riding in general there's always going to be risk of animals, other vehicles, etc.
This is Tennessee,s Officer Snow, had the unfortunate experience of meeting him as well, standing in middle of road with his Rader gun, just like the Boss he is. He cut me some slack, but still did his job. Really feel he had a little mercy, because I didn't make him spin that crown victory around and give chase. Was a better than expected experience, in the end I earned the citation.
I know this is random, and you might not even see it (4 years later) but did you happen to go to WC in middle school (in Ohio)? I remember the name, but could be another Chris Urbano. Not a common name though.
We rode these roads back in the 60’s and 70’s on Springers,Rigids etc and didn’t have fantasy names for them. The roads were narrower all patches, not fog lines or alert center lines,but we stayed on OUR side of the road and I don’t remember seeing bikes laying all over the ditches. Must be the new “Modern Style “ of riding …greasy side up .
I used to run that road in the early 70's in a 71' Ford Econoline 100. No power steering, no power brakes...drum brakes and a 2 speed automatic transmission. Some days the brakes would overheat and stop working. That was some damn fun!
Hahaa, I spent some time in that exact spot waiting for my ticket. I was going the same speed as you but in the other lane. Turns out that section is called 'radar straight'. Go figure.
Come to Michigan! You see the MSP boys nailing speeders big time. I counted 5 chasers with 5 radar squads within 3 miles of the border of Indiana and Michigan all going northbound. Every chaser had a vehicle pulled over!!
It’s called laser and he got him coming around the slight left bend onto the straight. Speed limit is only 30mph and I’d guess he was doing at least 45.
@@lesbouma9666 Na. Cops, judges and prosecutors all work together, against you, a civilian. We have to remember what team we're on. Bikers should stick together.
I got a ticket from the same officer in the same spot in August/September. Was very nice and courteous. Unlike the TSP motorcycle cop that was up there during that weekend.
Cugarfed S Oh yeah, I was romping through there. I hadn't been on the road and I missed the C30s Conquer the Dragon meet because I was deployed and I just got too excited (62mph). He saw my veterans plates and told me he was sorry, but he had to give me a ticket, which I TOTALLY understand, I was speeding and I wasn't gonna play 'well, Im a vet card'. Regardless very nice, professional Trooper.
Allerum I was going twice over the limit (excited to be back on the road, but still stupid of me). He could have taken me to jail actually for reckless driving, and he would have been completely in the right. He was just doing his job. I blatantly was speeding so I deserved the ticket. The C30 forum has been meeting there since 2010 and I have seen accidents up there for way to much speed, so I knew better. And like I stated a while back, he's a very nice and professional man. Was never a prick or on a power trip. I actually saw him at our last meet there in April and he remembered me and we had a short nice conversation, lol
AJL15N He does seem like he is a nice man, but its still an option for him to be extra nice and not ticket. Plus on bikes its soo easy to double and triple 30 mph in 5 sec. He probably understands that just a little bit a throttle is doubled 30 mph. Im going there this weekend with a car club I will have to be cautious around here.
just one of the many reasons I don't ride Deal's Gap. There are PLENTY other roads to ride in east TN / western NC, just as twisty, just as scenic. This is a TOURIST road, plenty of squids just waiting to take you out.
I agree. I've been there a couple times but not on this VFR I have now. I will some day but not a Saturday or Sunday. Just to many people and a lot of them don't know what they are truly in for and that can make a bad day for others. It can be a very dangerous road. I like to have "fun" but I take it easy on the Dragon. It's plenty fun without trying to break records.
Yet, I just watched a video of a semi driving the Dragons tail taking up both lanes, mowing over cones and THP ignored him. Hmmmm.... speed under control or reckless driving that endangers others.
Man! He had to have that laser just right, between that line of the last curve. Personally, by the look of the video I can't imagine you were THAT much over the limit.
Looked pretty responsible based on real idiots out of control and pushing their own limits. Can't believe he was go that much over the speed limit?? Other riders should have warned him smh
I was pulled over by this same trooper. He claimed I was doing 58. In an automatic Lexus slushbox. As soon as he hit his radar I heard it and looked down at my speedo. I was doing 37 mph. Later I reviewed my gopro + GPS footage, just as I thought. There's no fighting these corrupt cops so I just paid my taxes and moved on.
These jokers used to sit there every day. At least Snow retired. He handed out tickets to all bikes, even if they were well under the speed limit. My friend and I got tickets from him, while following a line of cars at about 10 under the limit. He let the cars roll through. Disgusting.
That's kind of surprising.. Our Chrysler Crossfire group was there this fall.. at the end of the run there was an officer parked there, we stopped and chatted with him. He didn't even have his ticket book with him. Said "they" weren't concerned about your speed as long as you were staying on your side of the line..
I was there many years ago and I heard the same thing from the natives there. It is kind of an unwritten agreement that the police don't usually get you for speeding, they want to enforce that you are keeping in your lane. We drove by officers doing 80 to 90+ on some of the mountain cruises over there by the gap. Cops didnt even blink and eye at our speed.
I thought you were going the speed limit. Glad I don't live by that road. I would have lost my license by now. Lol KEEP SHREDDING P.S.- Those guys on the bikes should have been warning you. In California you definitely would have had the slow down sign thrown at you. Unless the cop had just pulled over and jumped out.
Yeah like 80 year olds on trikes that ran right into a boat. They need a minimum speed on the dragon, those slow pokes are the ones that ride over the center line and kill. Cause they have no skills on their low center of gravity hogs.
The road is not much of a challenge at the very low speed limits set today...so it is mostly just a very non scenic 11 mile ride with curves and one pretty overlook. There are lots of better rides in the area with higher limits and less revenue collection.
I've only got one ticket up there, and that was on the Skyway. Cop was nice about it, almost apologetic. I've been observed doing over 50 several times on the dragon - never been stopped. Kinda wonder why you were stopped. Killboy told me that if you stay away from the yellow and don't tailgate or really act a fool, they tend to not be too forceful. Remember, the limit was 50 back before the internet was invented and all the tourists showed up.
This looked like a pretty mild and sane ride to me. I enjoyed the tail once, in 2016. for sure I will never go again to feed the pigs. I guess I was lucky to miss this officer of the law ! leave it for the Harley / cruiser boys that are challenged at 30!
I wont own a bike, just not my thing. But...I am from that part of the country, and people around there own bikes, and their FIRST RULE when riding a bike, up in Appalachia, is ..... STAY OFF THE PAINT ! That highly reflective paint doesn't give any traction like normal road paint does, plus its thicker which will screw with a bike's traction, and then add just a sprinkle of that old " smokey mountain " moisture, and bam. Disaster. Yall be safe.
I plan on going to the Tail of the Dragon this summer with some friends. We expect to run it 4 to 6 times and riding in a group. The first few times to get used to what the road looks like and how the bends are. The final time at the speed limit as a more stretched out group. If I rode it daily to where I knew all the curves, I would consider going over the speed limit, but riding it without knowing it is asking for trouble.
Note to anyone riding or driving on the Tail of the Dragon: STAY OFF OF THE YELLOW LINES. KEEP ALL OF YOUR VEHICLE AND YOUR BODY IN YOUR OWN LANE. It is infuriating and dangerous to come around a curve and find oncoming traffic in your lane.
Great advice
Common courtesy works wonders!
What's really ironic is how mellow he was actually riding.
I did a lot of motorcycling back in the 1970's, and I found the dragon by accident. I was touring in Cades Cove and took an obscure one lane one way dirt road out of the Park called "Parson's Branch Road". I found myself on the middle of the Dragon, riding a CB450. I also had a BSA 650, but the CB450 was more reliable, just as fast, and better on cornering. From that time on, I rode the dragon almost on a weekly basis, using it to gain access to more twisty southern Appalachian roads. I lived only 15 minutes away from the place, and had it all to myself. In mid winter I've ridden on the Dragon without encountering any other vehicles. I loved the place, it was practically wilderness and the scenery was breathtaking. I've only been back a few times, and each time I left feeling very depressed. Y'all have ruined the place and ya don't have a clue as to what it used to be. Until everybody is gone, I won't be back - there are plenty of other places to ride in the meantime.
Such is Nature when Man invades it.
Speed limit used to be 55mph.
The crashes happen on the curves, but he happens to be standing at the end of a rare straight where you can get on the throttle...nothing about safety, just pockets.
It’s too dangerous to stop vehicles on curves. He set up where it’s safe to do so. It’s fair to guess someone killing it on a straight away is also riding like an idiot in the curves.
If you're GOING to speed on the Dragon, it's best to do it in the opposite direction. Most of the route is on the Tennessee side and, once you've scoped it out from NC to TN, you can ride back knowing you won't encounter any Tennessee troopers. Oh, and STAY IN YOUR OWN LANE!
and not a single rider gave you the head tap....sad day, or he just got there. either way, always good to see sm's on the gap. makes me feel less lonely
i was thinking the same LOL
I ride up there alot I do it but ppl kno they are not leaving till the pigs get their fill
It’s about like all these people on bikes who want to throw that stupid ass wave 👋 to you but won’t stop if they see you on the side of the road !
EXACTLY!! Are hand signals to each other a dying art!!
At least he was nice enough to warn about your bike possibly falling down. So you know it's not personal. Still sucks to get a speeding ticket!
Who else thought he was in a matte black Lamborghini aventador from his helmet?
If you ride like this. You have my blessing. It seems like you were in full controle of your motorcycle by all time.
N-rijder lol he was sure in control at all times, did not look reckless one bit. I honestly don't see why the vid is titled this unless the rider was him and he was just having a good joke about it but still... The officer created more of a danger than the rider did by making him cross double yellow on that road not to mention the cop standing in the middle of it
N-rijder I did title it hooligan because that's the opposite of what I was doing lol
Road pirates got nothin better to do than to shake down the working man.
@@Donfleebie1 Indeed.
Always make a slow(ish) pass first and cruise the straights! There's only about 4 or 5 places they can hide on the whole road. Know them and watch out.
Spoken like a true future organ donor.
@@doriangray2020 speed limit is only 30mph. So breaking the speed limit isn’t exactly blistering fast. 30mph feels like a crawl on the tail.
dude did you get pulled over by bill clinton?
I think he did. It sure sounded like him.
ah, Trooper Snow. I got to meet him just this past weekend.
Close, but no cigar.
Thought you looked like one of the more competent riders I've seen in youtube clips. Mainly a good line, correct speed going into corners, not straying over, and not gunning it as you come out of corners. Was surprised when he said you were going 57.
But to those saying "bikers just want to have fun", the road is a public road with a lot of people on it with varying skills, whether they are in a car or on a bike. If there's been a lot of accidents caused by excessive speed on any road, and youtube shows this clearly for this road, the speed limit will come down and the police will patrol it to reduce accidents. Seems these changes have been brought on by the riders and drivers themselves
Common sense..... found.
What bothers me is no oncoming rider patted their helmet to let you know he was there.
This is why I always ask the riders coming in if there are any cops out there.
from the video, I would not have guessed 57. you seemed totally careful
Well, now you can tell your friends Bill Clinton handed you a 27-over speeding ticket!
None of those other guys you passed going the other way gave you the old "cops ahead headlight flash"? Dicks!
what pisses me off is fellow motorcyclist never warned him!!!
That's the first thing I thought!!!! I also thought that it takes a special kind of shitty police officer to go there trying to catch speeders. People go there to have fun and ride a little fast.
zillatowntv They're speeding and then there's nearly double the limit. While he was very much under control, shit can get nasty if he were to encounter a cager going over the double yellow at 60.
zillatowntv Safely have fun you meant.
I know one thing if one you f8kers cross the yellow line and run into me you will definitely end up breaking your f8kin neck...
was about to comment something like that. what a shitty line. riding like that over here, he's gonna catch a bus with his face. goo.gl/WuEjgb
Thanks for the video and I can't wait to make it out there.
"I don't know how fast I was going."
LOL... you never know how fast you're going
I rode the Dragon in 1990, before before it is the zoo that it is now.. Beautiful Road. Unfortunately it's public which introduces all sorts of problems. Including trees which don't move a whole lot if you hit them at high speed. Do yourselves a favor. Every region of the country has world-class race tracks. Most of them offer opportunities to take your bike out and ride as hard as you want to your heart's content. Better yet take a class. You'll learn a lot more and be a lot safer than doing this kind of stuff on a public road. Plus you don't risk other people's lives in the process.
I agree when it comes to people that ride public roads like this at 10/10ths, but around 7/10ths is a good medium to still have fun and be safe, though of course riding in general there's always going to be risk of animals, other vehicles, etc.
As If I give a shit about "other people's lives".
This is Tennessee,s Officer Snow, had the unfortunate experience of meeting him as well, standing in middle of road with his Rader gun, just like the Boss he is. He cut me some slack, but still did his job. Really feel he had a little mercy, because I didn't make him spin that crown victory around and give chase. Was a better than expected experience, in the end I earned the citation.
Christopher Urbano he radios up and has someone waiting at the other end of the dragon
I know this is random, and you might not even see it (4 years later) but did you happen to go to WC in middle school (in Ohio)? I remember the name, but could be another Chris Urbano. Not a common name though.
Wow!! Couldn't imagine what would happen to someone really speeding. Maybe he was just trying to make his quota!!
We rode these roads back in the 60’s and 70’s on Springers,Rigids etc and didn’t have fantasy names for them. The roads were narrower all patches, not fog lines or alert center lines,but we stayed on OUR side of the road and I don’t remember seeing bikes laying all over the ditches. Must be the new “Modern Style “ of riding …greasy side up .
I used to run that road in the early 70's in a 71' Ford Econoline 100. No power steering, no power brakes...drum brakes and a 2 speed automatic transmission. Some days the brakes would overheat and stop working.
That was some damn fun!
Anyone recognize this fellow? THP Officer Snow. Best cop I’ve ever been pulled over by.
Hahaa, I spent some time in that exact spot waiting for my ticket. I was going the same speed as you but in the other lane.
Turns out that section is called 'radar straight'. Go figure.
You know what is under the tail of a dragon? A Mangina!
Come to Michigan! You see the MSP boys nailing speeders big time. I counted 5 chasers with 5 radar squads within 3 miles of the border of Indiana and Michigan all going northbound. Every chaser had a vehicle pulled over!!
How did he get you so far down the road? Did he radar you through the trees or was there someone behind you?
i dont get it either
It’s called laser and he got him coming around the slight left bend onto the straight. Speed limit is only 30mph and I’d guess he was doing at least 45.
@@wholelottamiata6976 57
I love how you say all surprisded HOLY CRAP like you didnt know hahahahahahahahaha
Note to all riders: if you see a cop posted ahead of another rider. Tap your helmet, flash your light, something but help a brother out lol
Maybe just obey the speed limit and don’t be a dumb a$$ then you don’t need to worry.
@@lesbouma9666 Na. Cops, judges and prosecutors all work together, against you, a civilian. We have to remember what team we're on. Bikers should stick together.
Brother , you own that one. The speed limit is 35 max on that ride.
Should have said, “57 my ass sir, was doing at least 65”.
I got a ticket from the same officer in the same spot in August/September. Was very nice and courteous. Unlike the TSP motorcycle cop that was up there during that weekend.
He was really nice ... Still if you're stopped you're probably getting a ticket
Cugarfed S Oh yeah, I was romping through there. I hadn't been on the road and I missed the C30s Conquer the Dragon meet because I was deployed and I just got too excited (62mph). He saw my veterans plates and told me he was sorry, but he had to give me a ticket, which I TOTALLY understand, I was speeding and I wasn't gonna play 'well, Im a vet card'. Regardless very nice, professional Trooper.
AJL15N He didn't have to give you a ticket he could have warned you.
Allerum I was going twice over the limit (excited to be back on the road, but still stupid of me). He could have taken me to jail actually for reckless driving, and he would have been completely in the right.
He was just doing his job. I blatantly was speeding so I deserved the ticket. The C30 forum has been meeting there since 2010 and I have seen accidents up there for way to much speed, so I knew better.
And like I stated a while back, he's a very nice and professional man. Was never a prick or on a power trip. I actually saw him at our last meet there in April and he remembered me and we had a short nice conversation, lol
AJL15N He does seem like he is a nice man, but its still an option for him to be extra nice and not ticket. Plus on bikes its soo easy to double and triple 30 mph in 5 sec. He probably understands that just a little bit a throttle is doubled 30 mph. Im going there this weekend with a car club I will have to be cautious around here.
Old video but when and where did they clock you doing 57mph?
Right at 1:47 as he comes left around the bend, at the end of the stretch the cop has a line of sight that most likely hits the rider
I’ve never seen anyone get flagged down like that to pull over. It looks kinda unsafe for the officer.
just one of the many reasons I don't ride Deal's Gap. There are PLENTY other roads to ride in east TN / western NC, just as twisty, just as scenic. This is a TOURIST road, plenty of squids just waiting to take you out.
I agree. I've been there a couple times but not on this VFR I have now. I will some day but not a Saturday or Sunday. Just to many people and a lot of them don't know what they are truly in for and that can make a bad day for others. It can be a very dangerous road. I like to have "fun" but I take it easy on the Dragon. It's plenty fun without trying to break records.
Both respectful of each other, and doing what they do. Okay by me.........
Yet, I just watched a video of a semi driving the Dragons tail taking up both lanes, mowing over cones and THP ignored him. Hmmmm.... speed under control or reckless driving that endangers others.
I did an exact repeat of that video 2 years later but I was on a GS 800 and it was a different trooper. I was clocked at 74.
Same THP is still working the same spot as of 6 months ago.
Our twisties make yours look like freeways
I identify as a person who was going the speed limit !
Man! He had to have that laser just right, between that line of the last curve. Personally, by the look of the video I can't imagine you were THAT much over the limit.
2022 and tn still usees a few of them old crown vics
Looked pretty responsible based on real idiots out of control and pushing their own limits. Can't believe he was go that much over the speed limit?? Other riders should have warned him smh
Whats the speed limit in that area?
I was pulled over by this same trooper. He claimed I was doing 58. In an automatic Lexus slushbox. As soon as he hit his radar I heard it and looked down at my speedo. I was doing 37 mph. Later I reviewed my gopro + GPS footage, just as I thought. There's no fighting these corrupt cops so I just paid my taxes and moved on.
Same dude busted me and my dad 3-4 years ago? Our lawyer said hes the most ticked officer in Tennessee 😬
Been 3 times. No tickets! After the first trip I figured out where they like to sit. Almost no cops on 28 if you need to let it eat.
These jokers used to sit there every day. At least Snow retired. He handed out tickets to all bikes, even if they were well under the speed limit. My friend and I got tickets from him, while following a line of cars at about 10 under the limit. He let the cars roll through. Disgusting.
Another 2.21 minutes of my life I won't get back.
i dont get it. when did he get tagged?
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chilliest goddamn THP ever. too bad at 27 over, you were getting some sort of a ticket for something
Did the cop actually clock you at excess speed? Man he saw (heard) you from afar though.. he knew you were trouble :D
You almost rode off the mountain
That man was really parked at the only straight away just waiting for literally anyone to pass by.
thats how he got me too! hes actually super calm
That occifer reminds me of Bill Clinton! 🤣
To Serve and Protect!! Don't drop that bike.
'least he wasn't verbally tearing you a new one for speeding.
No warning from on coming riders, thanks ;)
I have never been there but it seemed like you were going at a nice/casual pace. It didn't seem fast? Rule#1.. NEVER admit you were speeding
That didn’t look like hooliganism to me at ALL. Unlucky day man.
Not "hooliganism". Speeding.
How did the audio not end up with all wind noise? My Hero8 would be all wind noise. Good video, unhappy ending.
Wonder why the riders riding in the opposite direction didnt give the guy, the heads up a cop was ahead....
That's kind of surprising.. Our Chrysler Crossfire group was there this fall.. at the end of the run there was an officer parked there, we stopped and chatted with him. He didn't even have his ticket book with him. Said "they" weren't concerned about your speed as long as you were staying on your side of the line..
I was there many years ago and I heard the same thing from the natives there. It is kind of an unwritten agreement that the police don't usually get you for speeding, they want to enforce that you are keeping in your lane. We drove by officers doing 80 to 90+ on some of the mountain cruises over there by the gap. Cops didnt even blink and eye at our speed.
And about that time, John woke up.
I thought you were going the speed limit. Glad I don't live by that road. I would have lost my license by now. Lol
KEEP SHREDDING
P.S.- Those guys on the bikes should have been warning you. In California you definitely would have had the slow down sign thrown at you. Unless the cop had just pulled over and jumped out.
Great answer.
Tamed the Dragon on May 25, 2016. Great ride but be very careful. Dan from Texas
I live on curvy mountain roads and 30mph speed limit seems slow
That speed limit is fairly recent. It didn't used to be like that until the Dragon got popular and people started dying.
Yeah like 80 year olds on trikes that ran right into a boat. They need a minimum speed on the dragon, those slow pokes are the ones that ride over the center line and kill. Cause they have no skills on their low center of gravity hogs.
They should've warned him of the officer.
Some people don't know the signals to give like how you tap your helmet for a cop ahead some bikers don't know that
One word: Radar Detector. OK, *two* words..
They're fixing to start using portable speed bumps in the busy season...
You crossed the paint so many times it looked like you were drunk.......you deserve any ticket you get
He didn't. Helmet mounted camera just gives the impression.
i always felt like speeding tickets were admission tickets issued after the show.
How did he even clock you?
Your the type of rider that if you wrecked I would not even back off the throttle to help you.
xt660x? sounds like mine..
ticket...not sure how much its gonna cost me yet
You pulled over? I didn't see any red lights... 🤔
Got me in the same place for the same speed three years ago.. Sucks
Got to chat with him last year myself... Durn near same spot too.
Did your muffler fall off?
Same officer got me for doing 57 in the same spot. Nice enough guy, just doing his job I reckon.
The road is not much of a challenge at the very low speed limits set today...so it is mostly just a very non scenic 11 mile ride with curves and one pretty overlook.
There are lots of better rides in the area with higher limits and less revenue collection.
and that is exactly where I got my 54 in a 30 ticket…..
I think you were pulled over for your cornering technique...
I'm glad no officers were there the day I ran flat out from the store to the overlook! It would've taken a Go Fund Me to pay the fine.
I've only got one ticket up there, and that was on the Skyway. Cop was nice about it, almost apologetic. I've been observed doing over 50 several times on the dragon - never been stopped. Kinda wonder why you were stopped. Killboy told me that if you stay away from the yellow and don't tailgate or really act a fool, they tend to not be too forceful. Remember, the limit was 50 back before the internet was invented and all the tourists showed up.
55 actually
Looks about the pace i would ride. Sometimes faster but always in controll and level headed, focused.
He got me at the exact same spot.
This looked like a pretty mild and sane ride to me. I enjoyed the tail once, in 2016. for sure I will never go again to feed the pigs. I guess I was lucky to miss this officer of the law ! leave it for the Harley / cruiser boys that are challenged at 30!
Advanced courses teach you how to stay in the lines and do the speed limit on public roads.
You got too close to be the YELLOW LINES too many times :(. Thank you for sharing!
Thats his spot alright.
I wont own a bike, just not my thing. But...I am from that part of the country, and people around there own bikes, and their FIRST RULE when riding a bike, up in Appalachia, is ..... STAY OFF THE PAINT ! That highly reflective paint doesn't give any traction like normal road paint does, plus its thicker which will screw with a bike's traction, and then add just a sprinkle of that old " smokey mountain " moisture, and bam. Disaster. Yall be safe.
Nice post. Must be new to CZcams. lol
never can find ONE COOL COP when ya need one. smh
I plan on going to the Tail of the Dragon this summer with some friends. We expect to run it 4 to 6 times and riding in a group. The first few times to get used to what the road looks like and how the bends are. The final time at the speed limit as a more stretched out group. If I rode it daily to where I knew all the curves, I would consider going over the speed limit, but riding it without knowing it is asking for trouble.
Just to let you know that's called "entrapment " and illegal on a 2 lane road in this state!!!
That's not entrapment.
My first run on tail of the dragon was a carbon copy of this vid. Same pullout and the same cop.....
Hooligan? That wasn't worthy of a ticket!