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Offline Jeremy Mitchell

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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #20 on: August 31, 2011, 08:32:14 PM »
Here is the link to some pics killboy got of me today.

http://www.photoreflect.com/store/Orderpage.aspx?pi=1WPV005B070124&po=124&pc=204
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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2011, 08:40:39 PM »
The Cherohala Skyway out of Robbinsville

Hwy 28 south from the Deals Gap store is a great road, especially past Hellbender Gas Station

Ride north on the Dragon then take a right on Foothills parkway, a nice sweeper road, then at the end turn right and stay on that road till it dead ends and turn right towards Cherokee and another great road.  So long as it is during the week, don't even go close to Cherokee durning the weekend

+++++1, yes do as COGnosticat0r says. Awsome road and hit 360 too.
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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2011, 03:51:14 AM »
If you (or anyone) needs any help while @ Deals or the Asheville/Hickory area, PM me and I will give you my phone number. Just a thought for added insurance.

And I know you are enjoying them pics!

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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2011, 05:08:14 AM »
Here is the link to some pics killboy got of me today.

http://www.photoreflect.com/store/Orderpage.aspx?pi=1WPV005B070124&po=124&pc=204

Nice! Looks like you're draggin some pegs there.
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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #24 on: September 02, 2011, 02:32:06 PM »
Here is the link to some pics killboy got of me today.

http://www.photoreflect.com/store/Orderpage.aspx?pi=1WPV005B070124&po=124&pc=204

draggin pegs, case and most everything else in some of those pics.  8) 8)

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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #25 on: September 02, 2011, 02:44:17 PM »
The only thing besides pegs that actually touched down was my shifter and lower fairing on the right side. I will post some pics once I get back home.  That was definitely the most lean angle I have ever had on my bike.
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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #26 on: September 02, 2011, 05:12:16 PM »
The only thing besides pegs that actually touched down was my shifter and lower fairing on the right side. I will post some pics once I get back home.  That was definitely the most lean angle I have ever had on my bike.

Now that's leaning it!  :o   :hail:
 
Time for some Top Block sliders Jeremy...  ;)

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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #27 on: September 02, 2011, 05:35:05 PM »

Now that's leaning it!  :o   :hail:
 
Time for some Top Block sliders Jeremy...  ;)

Why would I need sliders?   ;D  Some of the pics from the dragon look like I had to be dragging my exhaust but I can't find a single mark on it.  I knew dragging the lower fairing was possible since I saw a pic that (IIRC) Fretka posted.  I never thought I would lean my bike that far, but it happened and I had a blast doing it.  All of that was made possible by the 190/55.  ;)

Here is the pic that I promised

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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #28 on: September 04, 2011, 07:58:26 AM »
Here are a couple pics from the Dragon.









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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #29 on: September 04, 2011, 08:54:20 AM »
Wish I could "still" do that.

(The Older I get, the "Faster" I wuz...)   :nuts:

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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #30 on: September 04, 2011, 07:17:29 PM »
Great pictures Jeremy and that lean angle is beyond me at this point....wow.

They would look better if your bike was black though.  :stirpot:

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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #31 on: September 12, 2011, 09:52:09 AM »
FANTASTIC PHOTOS! Thanks for sharing!

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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #32 on: September 12, 2011, 09:55:16 AM »
Great form Jeremy!
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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #33 on: September 12, 2011, 11:02:34 AM »
I would have hung off the bike but there are just so many curves that I didn't want to be throwing my weight around to much and possibly unsettling the bike.  I am still working on my bike handling skills and don't want to get myself in trouble so I work on new skills in a parking lot or a familiar road. Four passes on the dragon wasn't enough for me to memorize all 318 curves.  ;D
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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #34 on: September 16, 2011, 05:51:25 PM »
I'll be going up for the first time in a couple of weeks.

Since I have no experience, I'm going to be taking it easy-- you won't see me leaning like that unless I've tipped it over in the parking lot!!!  ;D
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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #36 on: October 02, 2011, 05:46:14 PM »
This is a GREAT photo:

http://www.photoreflect.com/store/Orderpage.aspx?pi=1WPV005B070070&po=070&pc=204

I wish I had a chance to talk to him (I saw him in the Deals Gap P/L)  I had some questions about my friends that have lost legs that would love to get back into motorcycling.
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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #37 on: October 02, 2011, 07:56:39 PM »
I spoke with him at Wheeler's 9/11. He had retired in early July and had been on the road since. I think he lived in Chicago and had been to California to ride Hwy 1, and then made his way to N.C. I asked how he had re-worked his rear brake. He looked at me kinda funny and said he didn't re-work it, he used front brake only. Seemed like a nice, easy to talk to guy. His positve attitude puts small problems into perspective. Steve

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Re: Riding to the Dragon tonight!
« Reply #38 on: July 06, 2012, 11:13:11 AM »
I spoke with him at Wheeler's 9/11. He had retired in early July and had been on the road since. I think he lived in Chicago and had been to California to ride Hwy 1, and then made his way to N.C. I asked how he had re-worked his rear brake. He looked at me kinda funny and said he didn't re-work it, he used front brake only. Seemed like a nice, easy to talk to guy. His positve attitude puts small problems into perspective. Steve

Tony hangs out with the ZZR guys and spends quite a bit of time on the road.  JimmyMac has hung out with him on several occasions and I look forward to my first time to "chew the fat" with him.
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