We were on Deals Gap and 28 this week.
The riding quality on the Dragon was so bad it was scary.
A very small percentage of good riders but most appeared to have no clue.
So many oncoming bikes went by us extending into our lane that the number is difficult to recall.
Not so bad with right handers.
But on left handers there's enough overlap to redecorate a cage grill.
The closest call involved 3 GSs (warning, BMW content) on 28 coming back from Fontana Lake.
Very twisty section of road with no pull offs.
First bike successfully passes on a blind curve but could have been taken out by oncoming traffic.
He's up ahead approaching a left hand blind turn and sticks his arm straight out to indicate a car is coming around the curve.
The second rider takes this as an all clear signal and starts to pass.
We move towards the shoulder as it's clear if we don't the 2nd rider will be taken out in a head on.
So he's right next to us, sharing our lane at 50 mph, as the oncoming car passes.
It was that damn close.
Also had a very large group of HDs doing the Dragon.
Three stragglers end up behind us on a section with no pull outs.
One rider angry shouts for us to pull off!
We finally get to one and pull off.
Two minutes later, the road is blocked by a large number of HDs.
One of the riders had gone off,into a ditch on the right side in a right hand curve.
Ran wide.
Older gent with the air knocked out of him and maybe some broken ribs.
Able to ride away!
Maybe that other HD rider shouted at him to pull off???
The riding quality on the Dragon was so bad it was scary.
A very small percentage of good riders but most appeared to have no clue.
So many oncoming bikes went by us extending into our lane that the number is difficult to recall.
Not so bad with right handers.
But on left handers there's enough overlap to redecorate a cage grill.
The closest call involved 3 GSs (warning, BMW content) on 28 coming back from Fontana Lake.
Very twisty section of road with no pull offs.
First bike successfully passes on a blind curve but could have been taken out by oncoming traffic.
He's up ahead approaching a left hand blind turn and sticks his arm straight out to indicate a car is coming around the curve.
The second rider takes this as an all clear signal and starts to pass.
We move towards the shoulder as it's clear if we don't the 2nd rider will be taken out in a head on.
So he's right next to us, sharing our lane at 50 mph, as the oncoming car passes.
It was that damn close.
Also had a very large group of HDs doing the Dragon.
Three stragglers end up behind us on a section with no pull outs.
One rider angry shouts for us to pull off!
We finally get to one and pull off.
Two minutes later, the road is blocked by a large number of HDs.
One of the riders had gone off,into a ditch on the right side in a right hand curve.
Ran wide.
Older gent with the air knocked out of him and maybe some broken ribs.
Able to ride away!
Maybe that other HD rider shouted at him to pull off???
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