Dragon Tails Ep. 8 - New friends on the Back of the Dragon

In this series we explore the different "Dragon" rides in our beautiful country. The iconic "Tail of the Dragon", "Back of the Dragon", and "The Head of the Dragon". The videos will also include a spinoff of the Cherohala Skyway & Burke's Gardens.

This summer (2023) we took our son for his 18th Birthday to Deals Gap. We trailered 2 bikes, and I rented a bike. When we dropped him off at college, we decided to make a stop in Tazwell, VA and ride the Back of the Dragon. We went again 2 weeks later. We've ridden with some good friends and even made new friends. There will be allot more "Tail of the Dragon" fun as well as the "Back of the Dragon" and the "Head of the Dragon."

In 2022, we took nearly a 1700-mile trip that included a stop at "Ivan's" (If you know you know) to get the ECU flashed on our FJR-1300. On the way home, we were so close Deals Gap that we extended our trip to include it. This is where the idea of my channel began.

Here is some interesting history for the Back of the Dragon:
https://www.backofthedragon.com/our-story/

Thanks for watching the video and all the love so far. Especially from my FJR Forum buddies.

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Here are some standard things we use to set up all our bikes

-USB adapter we use to power our phones and cameras
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Here is our normal riding gear

-These are the Joe Rocket gloves you see me wearing in many videos (Eye Candy)
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-Tourmaster Men's Trailbreak WP Glove (i have a pair of women's as well)
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-Speed and Strength Women's Mad Dash Leather Shoe
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-Milwaukee Leather MBL9365 Ladies Black 14-Inch Classic Harness Square Toe Leather Tall Boots with Lacing Detail(I have the distressed brown)
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-Joe Rocket 1518-3014 Phoenix Ion Men's Mesh Motorcycle Pants
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-Joe Rocket 'Velocity' Mens Black Mesh Motorcycle Jacket (summer jacket)
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-Joe Rocket Velocity Women's Mesh Street Motorcycle Jacket - Pink/Black
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-HWK Women's Motorcycle Jacket (my winter coat)
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-Shoei Neotec II Flip-Up (mine is plain white - i just customized it for my taste)
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Cardo PACKTALK Edge Motorcycle Bluetooth Communication System (Being able to communicate has been paramount to me overcoming my fear. We have experience with the Bold and Frecom but primarily use the Edge now.)
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CARDO PackTalk BOLD JBL Headset DUAL Kit
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insta360 X3 - Waterproof 360 Action Camera
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insta360 ONE X2 360 Degree Waterproof Action Camera
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