Tail of the Dragon / Moto vlog 

I travel through eastern Tennessee quite a bit. One of my favorite scenic routes is 441 from Gatlinburg to Cherokee , NC

Scooter is the ultimate American Bada$$. Adam you rock. Rumble on brother.

THIS IS RONNY DUPREE THE GUY THAT WANTED TO SEE MORE OF THE RIDE. THANKS IT WAS A GREAT RIDE.

AHH spring time in the smokies Jazzmen and all the sweet smells on a good bike ride will make you smile and want to come back !!

FINALLY a motorvlogger that recording his video of the dragon's tile motorcycle ride..IN 60FPS!!! You have no idea how hard this is to find on youtube. Thumbs up!

That’s how I had a bad get off, i was in a switch back near the line on coming was over the line caught my saddle bag. They kept going I got launched and totaled bike. God is good, I limped away but struggle getting back on a bike, I would literally get sick and shake. Watching your videos have me inspired t get back out there ...... it’s been 25 years it’s time 😎

Hey Adam, I quit riding the dragon about 12 yrs ago when the crazy drifting cars started driving it. Way too dangerous and like you said there are plenty of better roads in WNC. If you get a chance take hwy 215 off of the BRP, both tight and sweeping curves, taking you by a mountain lake. I grew up near there. BTW, mile markers start when you enter NC. Love your videos.

I’m dizzy now!..lol...thank you for the tour Adam!

I traveled to Seattle from KC earlier this year and on Interstate 90 thru Idaho from Montana to Washington, climbed over 2 passes, very good ride and scenery, twisties , sweepers. Excellent for being on an Interstate with a bike.

Thanks for posting the ride! I watch everything you post! Cant wait until your next Arizona visit

Oh my goodness, Adam. That is so cool! Thanks for sharing.

love the engine sound!

Been there 10-12times over 10 -15 years.. love it !

Adam, that was a nice ride thanks for tak8ng us along with you and Scooter. Have a great weekend

Been there done that... and kept going back. The whole area is great. Great to see it again. Thanks. But I couldn’t tell that the people you saw were riding over their skill levels. Glad you could.

You just keep impressing me.Thanks for all of your videos.

Hey Adam and scooter, what a beautiful scenery, leaves 🍁 starting to turning red just gorgeous. Thanks for the ride 👍🏼

Just discovered your channel. Love the way it's so upbeat and positive. I'm a 53 year old newbie in Memphis TN and I just subscribed.....

Great Video! Thanks for taking me along for the ride!

Love staying at the Iron Horse Lodge, Smokey mountains are amazing!!!

Hey Adam,great video.I have done the dragon twice on my way to Florida from Ontario Canada.If you want a nice long sweeping ride try Cherahala why.It's 20 minutes from the Dragon.

I am from Tennessee and love seeing when you are there! So pretty.

Wow This just got moved to the top of the bucket list. Thanks Adam for sharing such a great video it was really cool seeing all the curves and stuff. Keep it up that video rock!!!

You have Slayed The Dragon! It's great to lean into the corners on 2 wheels, Pushing a Tri-Glide threw those twisties was diffently a challenge. But well worth the ride! I'd totally do it again.. 🇺🇸✌🇺🇸

Love the Dragon, Ive riden it 8 times this year, most recent Oct 27, love your video..

Thanks for shooting this video. I'm planning a ride that includes Tail of the Dragon, Moonshiner, and the Cherohala Skyway. Good commentary. I appreciate what you do.

lots of good Rides out of Springfield Missouri.. taking a boat ride across the lake was fun and others say just the little bit of the ride is better than that dragon tail..

Thank you for that video. That's one I might not do because I like nice views and big sweeping curves. You have to keep your eyes on that stretch of road.

Looking forward to checking them out

Great video. Thank you.

Scooter on the tail of the Dragon! Loool! A Hug from Portugal!

Got a big ride coming up riding the dragon and other trails nice to see a bit before we go thanks!

Thanks for video of the Dragon. I was curious what it was like but skipped the Dragon when I was down recently mainly cause of all the wrecks I've heard about it, but did ride many of the roads around that area and they were beautiful full of plenty of twisties and scenic views. The back road between Cherokee and Maggie Valley was incredible.

Awesome love the riding clips

I have rode the Tail of the Dragon many times. It is awesome ride great video.

You either love or hate the dragon.....it's a very technical road to ride on and I've done both many times on my bike and car and loved both . The moonshiner 28 a great road as well of a few others in the area. I use to ride with the sports bike guys when I had my FJR but as you get older there's a little less need to hit triple digits like I used to be. Great area to see the fall colors and I'm glad you made the ride there. Keep it between the ditches my friend.

This was a great video and now want to ride it as well. It does look challenging, but that's part of the deal, so to speak. Be safe out there.

Nice video Adam and I was happy to see you taking it easy in the corners. No need to be racing through there especially on a cruiser. I lost it on a hairpin turn in AZ following a couple guys on Ducati's and I was on an Indian Scout. The corner wasn't marked and I guess I came in a little fast. Lesson learned; ride at your own pace and enjoy the ride.

Great Video Adam, keep them coming brother.

Wow! Thanks for the review! Ride save! from Red Bay, Alabama

Awesome adventure as always

Well done Adam stay safe 👍 and always enjoy the ride

Looks a great ride

well done video, Adam - as always. I'm a little gun shy of the 'famous roads' myself....for all the reasons you said. Been laid down a few times over 35+ years of riding...not important for me to push it hard anymore...just kick back behind my apes...stretch my feet out...and enjoy the ride. lol. Keep safe and keep posting- we are all Blessed to have your channel.

Man..watching this really makes me want to take another trip out to NW West Virginia. Especially the backroads between Sistersville and Clarksburg

really enjoyed watching the ride man keen to more rides

Your the freakin man thank you for explaining the Harley warranty I just got a 2020 road glide and I definitely had questions to ask the service department after watching your video on does and donts when it comes to adding performance to my bike ride safe brother

ADAM LOVE THE WAY YOUR RIDING USING THE GEARS AND THE MOTOR TO CONTROL THE BIKE! WAY TOO MANY RIDERS HAVE NO CLUE. RIDING BEHIND PEOPLE WHERE ALL YOU SEE IS BRAKE LIGHTS SUCKS.

Thanks for a good video I’ve watched a number of these and yours is the best I’ve seen from a really skilled rider who doesn’t take himself super seriously and is just tellin it like it is. Well done 👍

Love it! Heading up from Fl next month .

Did that in May of 2018. Great ride!

The ride up to Dragon’s Tail was enuff for me! Had lunch and headed back... know your skills and ride your ride.

I live in Boone and have ridden that road a few times...always way to dangerous from others. Get up on the Parkway, watch for deer and enjoy that ride to Ashville next time. I enjoy you Adam and loved the bus remodel tour you did.

Your review of the Dragon was perfectly timed for me! I'm 42 years old, was diagnosed with cancer last summer, and my one year anniversary of being on chemo is coming up on October 21. As I watched you ride across America, I was encouraged to follow my own dreams and this past June, I took the rider course at HD. Then came the incredibly hard job of convincing my husband to let me have a bike of my own. We have two kids (daughter 12 and son 8) and hubby is terrified of motorcycles. For me, being diagnosed with cancer was a wake up call that said whatever things I've been putting off doing, whatever dreams are out there to be chased, I had better live while I can and take advantage of this time where my form of chemo is relatively easy to tolerate. There will be a time when my gentle chemo pills will stop working, and I'll have to turn to more drastic treatments. So again, in the meantime, live my life to the full. Hubby finally bought me a 2017 HD Fat Boy about two months ago and I've ridden the heck out of him. I've been trying to decide how to celebrate my one year chemo milestone, and have been really interested in riding the Tail of the Dragon as my own personal way of honoring this year. However, the more I see videos of cars coming across the center line, the less excited I am about the Dragon. You mentioned Moonshiner 28, and also said there are much better rides in the area. Would you elaborate on that? I live in Georgia, so it's not a hard trip for me to get to the area. It's just a thing when knowing other rides might be more fun for me helps me make the decision. Thanks, Adam, for the way you support and encourage so many other people. Please know there are many of us who may never get the honor of riding with you in person, but we ride with you in spirit. Keep it up, brother!

I just subscribed to your RU-vid channel. Big fan love your videos can't wait to see you a lot more.

Awesome! Like you I prefer the more open sweepers. That said, when the view is just trees, it's a case of, seen one tree, seen 'em all, it then becomes a case of enjoying what the road has to offer and going for it - that is, a call for more spirited riding.

Great job. Its nice to be able to see the scenery and the ride. There aren't any rides like that in my corner of Australia.

Beautiful man you said it

Thanks for the viedo! Loss too many friends in my younger days. Everyone be safe and on roads like this just take it easy and soak it all in. It only takes a moment for it all to go to he'll. Very well done my friend.

Just rode the dragon yesterday, awesome.. beautiful views

get a second cam for Scooter so u can add clips of him in corners

Road the Dragon last year. Nice ride but I totally agree with you so many more rides out there that are so much better. Another thing are the cars that think there on a race track. Road it once spent the nite at Deals Gap and left the next morning and road to Laurel Springs and stayed there a week and road the BRP and over in Virginia great riding. Be safe brother 👍🇺🇸

That was a great ride was there in June.

When you get near West Virginia, the inwood area let me know I'd love to ride with you! Love the vids and love what you do!!

Adam, I got two roads for you, Cherohala Skyway from Robbinsville NC to Tellico Plains TN. Another is from Wesser NC to Ocoee TN, nice rivers and beautiful scenery. Me and my wife loved these rides!

Hey man, I really enjoyed seeing the entire ride!

Red car didn't seem to be anywhere near you, maybe surprised to see him? White SUV...absolutely needed a throat punch. Thanks for the insight man. Ride safe and continue the great videos brother!

I rode to Gatlinburg Sunday (1-1-17) afternoon/evening to eat dinner. I spent the night and Monday rode down through the Smokies on 441 then took a left on the Blue Ridge Parkway and made way back home a couple hours east. Didn’t realize you were on this side of the country.....I hope to meet Scooter one day....tell him I said hello.....and as a vet....I appreciate what you are doing.....thanks.....

I agree. Although dragon is nice. I prefer the sweeping turns and beauty in the NWA-Ozarks. Slower=Safety=Ride Another Day.

I from Morristown Tennessee and I feel same as you do they are many other roads to ride and you don't have to worry about kids in cars or on bikes acting dumb . Would be a honor to ride one day with you me and my brother put your campground on our short list of places we have to do when we ride out west . Ride safe and thank you for all you do.

As an E TN resident I stay away from the Dragon . I've ridden it a few times but not in a few years . It's not worth the danger . You're right about there being better rides around here . The Cherohala Skyway is a much more relaxing & beautiful ride .

JESUS MAN UR DOING SOME VERY GOOD WORK!

Thanks for the HONEST review of the Dragon. I did it once and don't care if I ever ride it again.

On my bucket list of places to ride.

If you're ever in SE Oklahoma, check out The Talimena Scenic Drive. Its a National Scenic Byway in southeastern Oklahoma and extreme western Arkansas spanning a 54.0-mile stretch of Oklahoma State Highway 1 and Arkansas Highway 88 from Talihina, Oklahoma, to Mena, Arkansas. Absolutely beautiful.

Adam, hope you had fun on the Dragon. We did it a couple of years ago.....in our Dodge Ram 4x4. We were on vacation without our bike. Even in our big vehicle, that road scares the crap out of me. Too many "thrill seekers" without fear...or brains, that cause the accidents. Glad you made it. You're right, there are better, more enjoyable rides, like the Blue Ridge Parkway, etc.

Its beautiful up there. I been on it with a friend 3 times.

I’ve been on the Dragon several times. People are too dangerous. Awesome road though.

A good ride is 136 out of Lafayette GA over Lookout mountain over to Sand mountain Alabama then off the north side down to the Chickamaga Dam. If you're ever up in north Georgia

Put up a list of your top 10 rides please. That would be very interesting to see. Thanks for all you do.

Great Vlog! Be careful with the crazy drivers!

Thanks for All your vids, I do like these vids of specific Rides. I think the BRP is THE Best ride. That Dragon just makes you Nervous, with All the Idiots.

I have lived in that area for the past 3 years. I have to agree with you about the road.

You should consider the idea of creating a photo book of all your trips ! i m sure it would be awesome !!

Outside inside great reminder I'd like to ride the dragon some day I here it's better during the middle of the week. Guess will see some day

I enjoyed the view, it's raining in Florida on my day off! So I figure let's do the dragon with you. Thanks, time to ride the sun is out!

Great video, took me back when I came into US to slay that dragon, I also did the same thing came in the back way. LOVE that lil Scooter, he is quite the rider. AGREE Moonshiner I really enjoyed as well. Thanks for sharing and now I am a sub!!!

The wife and I will be riding it this June riding in from central California. Our son lives fifty miles from it and he's ridden it several times. He always has stories of idiots racing on the tail.

Another great ride (not as crowded) is the Back of the dragon, VA 16 from Tazewell to Marion.

Pig trail was a great ride heading to the dragon and the snake next week

Adam, thanks for the shout out....I asked a week ago for more ride footage and you delivered....That's great....Really enjoyed it and my heart jumped when that car crossed the center line too!!! I watch most of your videos on the big screen while I'm on the tread mill, and its almost like I'm there. Really enjoyed the commentary during the ride. Keep up the great work you do! You are changing lives my friend! Looking forward the some Moonshiner 28 footage... ;-)

Good video and I completely agree, the dragon is plagued with adrenaline junkies that have no regard for anyone else. I rode it and am glad but I to after a bad motorcycle accident ride a little different. I think you should check into West Virginia tons of top quality roads and you can ride some of them for hours without even seeing anyone else. I can always send you a list if your interested. Ride safe

Hi Adam, I was at the dragon in September for the first time, I really enjoyed it, it is a very technical road and you MUST pay attention every second. You can get out of shape and get in trouble in a blink of an eye. As I said, I did have a blast knowing what to expect. I do a lot of riding in the Catskills near Woodstock NY and those roads are what we prefer, long sweeping turns on wide roads that you can keep your speed up and soak in the mountain vistas. Maybe check it out next time you're in the northeast. Thanks, good video.

Everybody wants to ride it, until they get there...It's a "fast cornering" ride..more suited for Cafe bikes and Croch Rockets...To make any speed takes a "High Level" Biker...Not to much fun on a "Dresser" Harley..It's about dragging your knees on every corner..I live near there and have rode it all my life..I never once took any of my Harley's there..I would reccomend a 500-600cc bike for first timers..My first run was 52 years ago on a 750 Norton...I have been in love with it ever since..I bet if you did it on a RD350/400 You would love it!!..You do have to watch out for Cars but the occasional 18 wheeler will terrify you..lol..Love your Vlog and will check out your other stuff. 🏍👍👍👍🇺🇸

One of my favorite rides is a wide open road, hwy 13 north out of Rifle CO. Then head west on hwy 64 to Dinosaur CO. If you're in the area, check out the Hotel Eastin in Kremmling CO. Very interesting place.

What's Up Adam, I am glad to see you made it to BBB, yet can't beleive we did not run in to each other. I had my little girl with me and she was eager to me Rue, stay in touch. Regards, Christopher

441 between Gatlinburg TN & Cherokee NC. Also the road from Gatlinburg to Cades Cove

You should check out Minnesota Hiway 22 between Richmond and Eden Valley Minnesota. It goes thru the Horseshoe chain of lakes. It's less then 10 miles long, but one of the most beautiful rides in the state of Minnesota and only an hours ride west of Minneapolis.

The dragon is work. Too much to enjoy. Mid to late feb when a weather pattern from the sw comes in is best time. Catch a 60-70 degree day during the week...no traffic no leaves...

Great Video! Tail of Dragon is on my bucket list for sure... but only if that asshat in the white SUV isn't around!!!! You should check out some of the riding we have in Canada man...we have some beautiful roads!