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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 05:38 AM
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Let me know which one you like the best i'm kinda leaning towards the top 1.

I like the top one the best also.....

I was just checking out killboy, and I did not see these pics. Maybe I need glasses!! lol
 
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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awsome man awsome!!
 
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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Those are great! Man I bet Killboy and the others make a pretty good chunk of change, what with all the people riding the Dragon, and who could resist snagging a few good prints of themselves in an aggressive lean as the perfect momento of being there to remember the day and the ride.

My fav is the middle one from Zee Foto.
 
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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How long is the Dragon? From the vids I have seen - it is kinda short?
 
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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It's 318 turns in 11 miles
 
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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Hrm... I might have that beat with a stretch of road in northern michigan I used to ride... lemme get back to you...
 
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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Nope... it's about twice the length with half as many turns... but it is a lot of fun! Most of them are blind, over-the-hill roller-coaster type... the kind where the whole bike sinks down on it's suspension when the hill and turn bottoms out, then you flip your turn the other way and the bike gets REALLY light as you crest the next hill, then back the other way again... It is a blast.

It is on Michigan highway 35 in the UP of Michigan between Gwinn and Negaunee.

About an hour and a half east of there is also one of the longest stretches of straight road I have ever seen - and it is where I maxed out my 93 ZX7. The road is called "Seney Stretch". It is 24 miles long - perfectly flat, perfectly straight. It is about 10 miles east of Munising... worth a look on the map Only bad part is that it is norther border for the Seney Wildlife Refuge, and sometimes they like to cross the road :|
 
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 11:37 PM
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AA: these pics are awesome man. the guy in the one with the numbers thats behind you, was he part of your group or was he just some guy behind you? is the dragon crowded with bikes? i know you went with a few cruisers and you said you were the only sportbike there, i was just wondering how crowded it is with bikes.
 
Old Sep 22, 2006 | 12:25 AM
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AA: these pics are awesome man. the guy in the one with the numbers thats behind you, was he part of your group or was he just some guy behind you? is the dragon crowded with bikes? i know you went with a few cruisers and you said you were the only sportbike there, i was just wondering how crowded it is with bikes.
LOL I was the only sportbike in my group. There were plenty of other sportsbikes, A lot of cruisers, A Few Sports cars, and a couple SUVs and Trucks. Usually everyone is pretty cool and if you run up behind someone they'll either pull off or slow down and wave you around. It's pretty packed here's a few pics of a few of the people that stopped and the tree of shame.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...eFoshee028.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...eFoshee013.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...eFoshee015.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...eFoshee016.jpg

Ohhh yeah and the guy behind me wasn't with me but he was good i let him pass and d@mn he took off.
There was at least one wreck every day we were there. One day a tractor and trailer tried to make it and didn't they had to get a wrecker to haul him out. Usually if something like that is going on the people on either side will wave you over and let you know so you don't fly around a turn into a wreck or something.
 



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