coz Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Just wanted to share a recent trip I took to the mountains of Western North Carolina. I've been riding off and on for the past 15 years and this is my first time riding outside of Florida. Not a lot of curves around here. This bike did absolutely amazing. It was comfortable, confident and had plenty of power for me. I did a lot of riding but the highlight was Cherohala Skyway. I now know what engine braking is all about. It worked extremely well. Just kept the RPM's up a bit and I rarely had to hit the brakes. As I said this is my first time riding on these kind of roads so I wasn't too aggressive but still enough to have a lot of fun. Just an unbelievable experience for me. Only got into one scary situation. Coming into a corner too fast. Knew I had to lose speed fast or I wasn't going to make it. I quickly downshifted (big mistake) and chopped the throttle. Rear wheel locked up due to sudden RPM increase and the aggressive engine braking this bike has. Fish tailed for a few seconds then the wheel finally started rolling. Regained control and made the turn. Don't think I handled it properly but I made it. I am already planning my next trip and hope to bring some friends along next time. There's a link to a video below. Not the best footage but it's all I got. Had some friends take some of the video. They were there to mountain bike while I was riding. NC Ride 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted November 14, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted November 14, 2014 Nice video. Thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scordiaboy515 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Coolbeans man, did you make it to the Dragon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coz Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 Started out towards the Dragon but didn't end up doing it. Just too many miata's, honda's, etc. and me being a rookie I figured I'll do it next time. I've been going to this area for the last 25 years (to mountain bike) so I know I'll be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzpolice Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm just a couple hours from Tail of the Dragon and if you ever decide you want to make the trip again, I'd love to roll out from Charlotte with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper308 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Sometime I am planning on bring my fz up to my parents house in Linville falls to ride the parkway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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