By accident I ended up catching 28 in Franklin Wednesday night on my way to Robinsonville in the total darkness. That was my first time on the road and thank heavens for the Aux. lights on my Pan America. It was nice to see what I missed in the darkness. I did get it all on video though and will be posting it soon.
This is a better ride than the Dragon in my opinion. Not nearly as much traffic when I’ve been on it. The turns are a lot sharper than they look on this video.
I hate the dragon, I’m more of a Cherohala kinda guy, big sweepers. Yeah Needles is for sight seeing, scenery, Dragon is a workout and a true test of your skills if you want it to be.
well thank you for the compliment. I have to admit I kind of agree with you but to be honest witht his much riding it does get kind of monotonous after awhile and the music helps some people enjoy it more. Thanks for watching! Really appreciate your comments!
That seven mile section of Moonshiner 28 is my favorite road. I like it better than the Dragon. I've been a FTR owner for three weeks now and can't wait to take it to the Moonshiner.
Moonshiner's is so much fun! I've ridden it twice, and I'm so wanting to go again watching this. I love it! I also rode Wayah Rd with my boyfriend. It was my most memorable ride. For one thing, there was sand on the road and my bike slipped a couple of times. Then my boyfriend pulled to the side to go explore a creek, so of course I followed him. All of a sudden something began stinging me and I then discovered the hornets. I was stung about 15 times and my boyfriend was hit several times trying to get them off me. The rocks were slick and we slid down into the water attempting to move fast. There we were covered in mud. When we got into Robbinsville, we discovered there were no medical facilities at all. In fact, the county is dry and I couldn't even get a beer to ease the pain. We stopped at a Wendy's and the people were nice and got me a bowl of ice water to soak my hands. There was a nurse there, so she was bathing me down in Benadryl while her husband got a tool to cut my ring off my swollen finger. We got a hotel and stayed the night because my hands were too swollen to ride any farther. This is something to keep in mind if you should decide to stop on the side of Wayah Road to explore the creeks up close.
Found your videos by accident. I grew up at the bottom of the foothills of the Smokies. Absolutely love your videos and enjoy watching them. We moved to Sarasota Florida 12 years ago and try to go back twice a year to ride the mountains. Please keep your videos coming they are very informative and very appreciated. Ride safe rubber side down.
Have ridden 28 from 74 up to Deals Gap bun never rode from 74 south. After watching this i can see what I will be doing next time down. Enjoyed the video very much. Thanks for taking us along. P.s. I heard those floorboards..😉
Yeah the northern side heading up to DG is a little more scenic with the tall trees etc but you should do the section down to Franklin and Wayah Rd for sure. Thanks for watching!
That was fun! The music level was just fine. You seemed pretty relaxed on what looked like some really nice sweepers. To me that ride looked more relaxing than the dragon.
Scott Riverwood it’s personal preference for me. 1) too many riders (and cars for that matter). We once had a mini-van with some kids in it roll over just in front of us, everyone was ok. 2) road condition 3) to me it’s more of a roller coaster and less of road, a lot of work.
This video concentrates on the southern end of that ride, which was stellar. Most people have done that section you’re referring to however a lot of people don’t make it down to the Franklin area and Wayah Rd. Thanks for watching!
Hey Brian, I loved riding Wayah Road. It was on that road that as I was riding I came upon a turkey in the road. As I approached, it took off flying down the middle of the road about handle bar high. I actually road about 1/10th of a mile with it where I could have reached out and grabbed it out of the air. Epic ride during the fall.
I love getting up there from GA too. Great roads all across the area without getting bogged down in the Tail of Dragon traffic. Nice riding on the big cruiser
I love that ride in a car. Haven't brought my bike up there yet... I need to just buy a trailer to bring my bike next time visiting my family in Franklin
Great video. I'm so glad you found this video. Not getting much ride time with all the overtime and what's going on out there. This really does help thanks.
You have some great skills, you would think you were from TN. not Fla. We don't often see riders from Fla that could keep up with the guys around here. Everytime we ride the runs are like that. Just like practicing in a parking lot, it makes you better. Be safe
@@TwoIndians I had the phone volume down enough 5o hear u speak. Even after that the by was annoying. There were few area where I heard the engine rev. That was gold🤩🤩🤩
Looks an awesome ride! Can't wait until this whole stay at home thing is over to enjoy some nice rides like this now that I am retired. Been doing local rides in central Ohio as weather permits. I enjoy your channel, keep the videos coming.
I love it. Reminds me of so many awesome places with all the twisties.. Loved you scrapping the floorboards too. Now, I know why you stopped so you could film your friends, but I prefer the front so I don't have to slow down for them. I like to ride my own line and not have to keep hitting the brake bc they are not sure on how to take the next curve. Now, not so sure about the skateboard thing but I am a lot older than you so maybe you would like that. LOL oh, also thank you for flashing those beautiful shots of Ms B. ;-) 2 thumps up.
