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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #630 - 06/29/09 at 14:26:54 Thanks for the posts guys. It was fun reading them from the anticipation building up, to the pics of the event. Looked like it was a blast!!!!!!
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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #631 - 06/29/09 at 16:23:54 Hey Skid, why don't you plan on coming down next year and making it a truely international event. Maybe you can talk Perry into leaving NewfyLand too. T
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Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #632 - 06/29/09 at 17:11:36

For those of you even contemplating this great event be sure to have the necessary skills.
You be able to get there as a minimum. High speed sweeping turns and the ability to concentrait on the matter at hand.
You must be able to handle mountain roads and at your own speed. I'm impressed with the capability of the group as a whole on this beginner bike.

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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12686 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #633 - 06/29/09 at 17:19:06 Yep, on our little old fart girlie bikes we tromped the snot out of all the cruisers, ran away from that BMW that was up there and had crotch rockets following us and struggling to keep up. And all without even using a single band aid among all 12 of us. Not too shabby, not shabby at all.
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Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #634 - 06/29/09 at 17:23:54

To all that shared in this wonderful event:

I can't begin to say how much I enjoyed meeting, riding, laughing, eating,(drinking..Thanks kel) with each of you. What a great group of guys that share the brotherhood of the "Savage". Tincanman caught up with me on Sunday afternoon and he and another friend rode the Dragon, and stayed through this morning. I checked out around 11am and did about 300 miles before checking in at the Comfort Inn in Burlington, NC. I'll finish the other 200 mile ride tomorrow. When I get home, I'll see if any video actually turned out, and I'll try to edit it and get it posted. Thanks again for making this a truly memorable event.

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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #635 - 06/29/09 at 17:25:52 I believe I had the worst casualty of the weekend. I got a sun burn on the ride up to the gap. Too bad we had to put up with all that nice weather. AL
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12686 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #636 - 06/29/09 at 17:27:03 My wife had a hit of 20-20 hindsight and asked if there was a general switchboard land-line phone at the place -- she wants the number next time. She also wants me to walk down and use it occasionally so she knows we are still alive.
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #637 - 06/29/09 at 17:30:49 I think the people at work are gonna get tired of hearing about this trip because I'm gonna be talking about it for a long time. AL
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Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #638 - 06/29/09 at 18:57:27

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 06/29/09 at 17:27:03:

My wife had a hit of 20-20 hindsight and asked if there was a general switchboard land-line phone at the place -- she wants the number next time. She also wants me to walk down and use it occasionally so she knows we are still alive.

Phone? I thought that was for room service.

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Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #639 - 06/29/09 at 18:57:48

Dragon pic sites have our pictures up now.

Here is Mario Andretti Poppins showing how it is done using a Chevy S10 -- special LS model (no joke, it was an LS follow truck, I kid you not) that was just as fast as a BMW motorcycle and maybe even as fast as a Kawasaki 900 Classic.

The Savages left me behind though, sorry.

All the rest of your pics are up, go find them and post the sample shot by copying the location and simply pasting it here.

http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=0HH6012F040018&po=18

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Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #640 - 06/29/09 at 19:31:49

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Hey Skid, why don't you plan on coming down next year and making it a truely international event. Maybe you can talk Perry into leaving NewfyLand too.

Toymaker;
That would be a hoot. It would be quite a feat to convince the ball and chain but definately worth the effort.
Truck & trailer trek to get there and perhaps hook up with Perry on the way. Who knows? Nothing money and time can't make happen!!!

As far as skills are concerned, I have no problem being at the back of the pack. The bike is pretty much stock, and I have no desire to be 1st in the ambulance.

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Reply #641 - 06/29/09 at 19:43:32

I mean really. If you are coming from Calgary, Sandy could meet you on the way down...split the fuel costs and you guys could be here in 2-3 days of fairly easy driving.

Perry could meet up with AlfromNH and pick up SavageDML as they come through VA.

Last year we tried with 4...this year there was 12 (counting a pillon) and who knows what may happen for next year.

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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #642 - 06/29/09 at 19:48:28 I smell a plan comming together.
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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #643 - 06/29/09 at 20:04:07 A plan...did someone say a plan?...........nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #644 - 06/29/09 at 20:18:34

Bigzuk checking in. Sorry to take so long.
I want to thank everyone on the ride for helping to make this a very special weekend!
The anticipation gave me something to look forward to for weeks. The ride and meeting all of you was even better than I had been hoping it would be.
BTW a year is a long to wait, it's cooler in say Sep. or Oct. what would be wrong with two rides a year? Wink

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