Good Old Bandit

The Road That Teaches You: Riding the Tail of the Dragon. 318 curves in 11 miles. A seasoned rider reflects on the Tail of the Dragon and what it teaches about real motorcycling. The First Time a Road Talks Back Where curves become conversation I have spent over forty years on two wheels. I have ridden through city chaos, mountain passes, empty highways, and roads that felt like they were built just for me. But now and then, a road does something rare. It speaks back. Not in words. In rhythm. That is what riders say about the Tail of the Dragon. Eleven miles of asphalt stretched across the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. Three hundred and eighteen curves packed into that short distance. No long straights. No place to relax your mind. Just turn after turn after turn. When I first heard about it, I did not think much. Numbers are numbers. But roads are not numbers. They are living things. And this one had a reputation that had nothing to do with speed. It had to do with respect. ...