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This is the road i ride all the time,some of you might have been there, but most on here have not.It is called Deals Gap,home of the Dragon,a road that motorcyclist migrate to from all corners of the earth.Read the story before looking at the pictures

http://www.easttnriders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24668

A little history of the tree for those that have never been to Deals Gap.There are hundreds of bike accidents on this stretch of road every year,most ending up with minor injuries and wounded pride. Some result in serious injuries and some result in death,5 in the last year.The tree is called the Tree OF Shame, when you bust your ... on the dragon,you leave a sacrifice,a piece of your bike hanging in the tree for the Dragon.This is one of the best pratical jokes ive seen yet.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (odessa @ Jul 1 2008, 02:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Good thread Povol, Man I'd love a crack at deals gap, I've read loads about it on other forums and watched most videos on youtube, stunning stretch of road

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Onboard R6 Part 1&2
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Looking for some spare parts go to the tree of shame No gain and a lot of pain.. love it
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I ride that road so much,i could tell right away where the bikes in the video were and what corner they were in.It is an unbelievable 11 miles.There are other great roads in the area as well.HWY 28, Cherohala Skyway {My Favorite}45 miles of high speed sweepers with a few tight corners thrown in and one decreasing radius turn that catches a lot of people out.It starts as a high speed sweeper and all of a sudden its a 30 mph hairpin.It got so bad,locals went up and painted on the road,SLOW.