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     Dragonslayer |
Dragon III April 16-18, 2010  Come ride The Dragon, The Cherohala Skyway, Hellbender 28, (and other roads). We will be staying at the Ironhorse Campground www.ironhorsenc.com Everyone welcome Harley-Davidson may be able to stop Buell from making the world's greatest handling motorcycle, but they can't stop Buell riders from owning the corners. Keep the spirit of Buell alive!!! | ||
| Twowheeldream |
oooohh, I wanna go so bad... gotta start a fixit list, for the bike and the camping gear... I wonder how hard it would be to squeeze in a stop at the Barber museum on the trip up there... got the wheels turnin | ||
| Twowheeldream |
Well, looks like this thread went nowhere.... but that's ok... as much as I want to go to the Dragon, I don't think its going anywhere, and homecoming... well, that seems like the one not to miss this year. (Message edited by TwoWheelDream on January 09, 2010) | ||
| Phillipidesdan |
I will be there. I will bring a couple of other folks too. | ||
| Jonesz0003 |
what all roads are you trying to ride on cause i am interested and could have my buddy with his CR from IL to come to | ||
| Astroman7766 |
I plan to be there - sounds like a great time. I am looking forward to meeting some fine folks from this site  | ||
| Living_illusions |
This is going to be a great time. I believe there are 10 of us going so far. The Dragon is only one small part of an incredible area of roads in any direction. Plus Ironhorse lodge makes for a good place to hang out, eat and swap stories every night. See ya there. | ||
| Dragonslayer |
Sorry you feel that way Twowheeldream. This event has gotten a great response on other Buell forums (as well as here) and it looks like there will be a good crowd coming here to the Gap. I look forward to meeting y'all. Don't get me wrong, I'm 100% for Homecoming, and had a GREAT time there in '08, but The Dragon is 318 curves in 11 miles while southern Wisconsin has 318 bumps and potholes in 11 miles. | ||
| Acgwolfe |
my wife said that i can join you guys this year and do Nashville trackday the weekend before, its only cost me over a thousand dollars. Not sure how much over yet, though. Amazing what a new ring will do. | ||
| Ryes2000 |
Hey, I will be there with my wife. I just got a new 1125r and can't wait. I have a couple other guys going also, not buell owners but at least they are on 2 wheels. | ||
| Dragonslayer |
Important Update How do you guys feel about moving this Buell gathering to a different, more convenient location? The Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort www.dealsgap.com. Mrs. Dragonslayer and I spoke with MG (one of the managers) and he showed us their books for that weekend. They are booked up the weekend before and after, but have as much as 11 standard rooms the weekend we'll be there, as well as plenty of room for camping. http://www.dealsgap.com/motel.htm The Iron Horse, (God bless 'em), is a good place but there was a few things that I didn't feel was right. They said another group wants the area that weekend (a BMW group) and we were kinda put second place to them and only had availability to leftovers. The rooms were reserved for them although they hadn't made any official reservations or money deposits. I know most want to camp, but some would like to get a room. Also, to eat at the Iron Horse you had to let them know in advance so they knew how many to cook for, then you eat at their time. At the DGMR you eat whenever you want. The food at The Dragon's Den is the best. http://www.dealsgap.com/restaurant.htm The Iron Horse is 24 miles south of The Dragon, while of course the DGMR is right there at the state line where The Dragon begins. Can't wait to ride with y'all. | ||
| Living_illusions |
Personally we prefer Ironhorse. As far as preordering food, you're only talking about that morning, before we head out. As far as location, Hellbender is in between Ironhorse & the Dragon, which is a great ride and a good warmup. Plus it's closer to the little dragon, US28. Just our opinion. Kevin & Kristen | ||
| Acgwolfe |
staying at dgmr sounds good to me, im going to call and make reservations the room sleeps up to 4 is there anyone wanting to go in on the room. If so pm me and we will work out details. | ||
| Supertt |
I'm in as soon as everyone agrees on a place/time. I live about an hour and twenty minutes away.... | ||
| Dragonslayer |
Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort April 16 - 18 | ||
| Dragonslayer |
I took these last week on hwy 28 headed toward Deals Gap   | ||
| U4euh |
I might be in for this, dont know if the Lightning will be up by then but the Z1000 will be!! | ||
| Living_illusions |
Dragon- Nice pics. It would be interesting to see Bridal Veil Falls with it frozen. U4euh- Just bring anything with two wheels. Kevin | ||
| Dragonslayer |
U4euh- Just bring anything with two wheels +1 I'm gonna have both my bikes there. The Ulysses, and a non-Buell.  Hope to see ya there dude. | ||
| Dragonslayer |
This was posted this morning by one of the managers at the Deals Gap Resort. It's official, I just got back from the state line where I spoke to a TNDOT employee. He said that they were going to set up steel barricade and a small living trailer so they could man it 24/7. No traffic will be allowed except TVA and Alcoa. This was put into place by the TN gov. He didn't want NC rescue services working in TN. Brad is working on getting it changed by speaking to the NC gov. I will keep you all updated as I find out, but if it does not change the DGMR will be closed until the road is reopened. | ||
| Dragonslayer |
NC is more than happy to provide the services. They had already worked out a deal with Blount Co. Governor's Office Tennessee State Capitol Nashville, TN 37243-0001 Phone: 615.741.2001 Fax: 615.532.9711 Email: Phil.Bredesen@tn.gov Please use this info to politely ask the Gov to reconsider his decision to close at the state line. | ||
| Astroman7766 |
Guys, whats the update on this? I guess I missed some info on whats going on. I was planning on being there for the weekend. Dragonslayer, are you saying the road on TN side will be closed?.... | ||
| Astroman7766 |
I guess I havent been paying attn lately! I just read on Dealsgap.com that the road is closed due to the landslides...that sucks! | ||
| Dragonslayer |
We do have rides planned that include many other great roads like the Cherohala Skyway, Devil's Triangle, hwy 28, 441, and even 129 in Suches GA. Also, there will be a meeting Friday with TDOT, THP, and Graham County Commissioner Steve Odum. They're still waiting on some more NC reps. The DGMR and other area businesses are working every day to get The Dragon reopened. Keep your fingers crossed and pray that we get some good news. Either way we're gonna have a good event. | ||
| Dragonslayer |
From the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort: "Ok folks, getting the issues at the Gap worked out. TN has almost finished the law enforcement plan, and Graham county just sent the EMS letter off to our state reps to get to TN. Hopefully we will have the gap opened up early next week." | ||
| Crackhead |
Is anyone trailering past Maryland with extra space to bring a parts Blast back from Wilkesboro, NC (Cross Roads HD) area? | ||
| Astroman7766 |
Guys, I am coming with a friend of mine - I have 2 bikes (Ully and Blast) and he is bringing a street legal on/off road bike or 2...) We are towing an enclosed trailer with all our stuff. I am really looking forward to meeting some/all of you who attend this year. We are coming from the Nashville area. We are planning to camp at the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort. I understand that no reservations are allowed... we will be there early/mid Friday afternoon. I hope there will be plenty of space to camp. As for where we ride, it really doesnt matter to me...just happy to be going! | ||
| Living_illusions |
Astroman, Just in case there are no available camping spaces, you can go to Ironhorse Lodge. They should have plenty of camping spots. We'll be there along with several other Buellers. www.ironhorsenc.com See ya next week. Kevin | ||
| Astroman7766 |
Thanks Kevin, Will do that if theres no room at DGMR. see you next week - Eirik | ||
| Tnm2 |
Hey Eirik - there are at least a three more that I know of coming from Nashville, me included. See you there! | ||
| Astroman7766 |
Hey Tnm2 - thats great! We are leaving sometime tomorrow morning from Mt Juliet...as soon as the trailer is loaded. Im towing a white enclosed trailer (approx 14') with my F350 dually. Not sure of the exact route we are taking yet...was gonna do some GPS and mapquest routes to see what is best/fastest way there... | ||
| Astroman7766 |
I just wanted to say THANK YOU to Dragonslayer and Mrs Dragonslayer for organizing this year's event. It was great to meet everyone who attended and I enjoyed riding with all of you. Eirik | ||
| Dragonslayer |
A BIG thank you to EVERYONE who came to Dragon III and made it what it was. It was great meeting everyone. I certainly did not want the weekend to end. Dragon IV is already in the works.  | ||
| Dragonslayer |
Lined up at Deals Gap  Hwy 441 (it was a little chilly up there)  Friday some of us took a ride to Two Wheels Only in Suches, GA  |
