Topic: Cafe #1 2017 Deals Gap - Hoy Vintage Cycles

[tango911]

As she sits this will be how im running her at the Tail of The Dragon.    Threw on some CB1100F rear shocks and they feel great with the newer front end.  The old Konis were very stiff.

[tango911]

What a time at Deals Gap.  Bike was flawless.  I showed those two stroke how to corner!!

here are links to a few vids, hope you enjoy!

My first ever run up the dragon front the dragon inn
This was my first time at the Tail of the Dragon, first run up chasing the Carlson brothers on their two strokes.   GT380 resto mod and an RD350 with chambers.

The pass
Back story is I like cb750's and my buddy keith is a two stroke fanatic,  we did a build off and talked a lot of smack on who would run the best and corner.  He really thought he would out corner the cb750 but not the case.  Pass at 1:34

Drone shots at the Cherohala Skyway
what a beautiful area to throw the drone in the air,  I have much more video but did a short version to get online fast.  Next year we will script this out a bit and try the follow me mode!!

Chasing our old buddy Steve Starr on his SR500
Steve Starr is a 60 year old hard core biker who put together a bad ass SR500.  He knows how to corner well and I think the only thing keeping with in distance is the 836cc powerplant!!

Where we stayed in Robinsville:  Drone footage

[Harsh]

The videos aren't loading for me at work so I will have to watch them when I get home.  I will be at the Dragon the first week of June.  Hopefully with my latest build.  BTW...CROT is at a higher elevation than the overlook so you are actually heading downhill, although it just doesn't seem like it.

How was the LEO presence?

[tango911]

i had no clue where i was, being my first time but my buddies knew lol I think we were heading up elevation after leaving the overlook.      I dont know what LEO presence is sorry.    I wasnt there for the scenary, i was there to ride the curves!!!!

[knowsnothing]

LEO = Law Enforcement Officer 

[Harsh]

CROT = Cross Roads Of Time.  That is the store, gas station, restaurant, mini hotel area where the vast majority of people start/stop a run to/from the overlook.  It is where 28 (aka Rossi Road) ends into 129.  When you leave there headed towards the overlook you go up a big hill which is why everyone presumes you are headed up to the overlook.

[tango911]

Now ill know for next year guys lol.     LEO was not really a big presence but for a crash or two.  What a blast.

[tango911]

ok, last post for this bike.   heres my slide show on the build.  Thanks for checking it out.   Ill be putting together another bike for Deals Gap 2018 soon!!

[kerryb]

Nice bike, great videos, enjoyed the music too.  Best part is its getting me psyched to be there june 9th to ride that area.  Looking forward to the  dragon again.   Coincidentally... my first bike was a gt380 with clipons, but the closest we had to a dragon was the Wilmington Notch road near Lake Placid.  Thanks for sharing.  Kb