DonTom
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Could almost be too small to be a motorcycle these days.1800cc...could be a motorcycle...
2458 cc Triumph Rocket.
-Don- Auburn, CA
Could almost be too small to be a motorcycle these days.1800cc...could be a motorcycle...
More than 8.1L!!! On a motorcycle!!!That's a good size RV engine. And for a large RV!Just FF to a small block Chevy….
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Looking at 555 . . . 78 to the west looks pretty interesting.Route 555 or the triple nickel is as good as it gets in Ohio. Neat ride with dips and twists, just not the panoramic views that mountains offer.
Mine was electric start only. I had the 4G fat tank, the skinny 1.2G tank, solo seat and the buddy seat for the bike. When DW wanted to go with me, it took about 15 minutes to make the switch. The first lesson learned was, don't start a rocket-run with the skinny tank___.Ray, I thought the XLCH was the kickstart model, Competition Hot. And they were quick.
I've ridden that road probably 20 or more times.....it's definitely a fun ride down the mountain and into Shady Valley, then back up the other mountain and towards Mountain city. I certainly wouldn't say that it's any more dangerous than "The Dragon"....in fact it's not quite as "tight" as the Dragon....kind of an inbetween the Dragon and the Cherohala skyway.Another Tail of the Dragon-type route:
I-40 or US 70 easterly from Asheville, NC to Old Fort (Mile 72 on I-40); nine miles farther on 70 after it departs I-40 to NC 80. That snakes northward across the Blue Ridge Parkway to US 19E at Micaville. Very interesting ride. A fun way back (longer) is 19E to Spruce Pine then south on NC 226, to south on US 221.
Also from the foot of bottom of US 221 (south from Robbinsville, nearest city to the south end of the Tail of the Dragon), east on aUs 74 2.1 miles to Wayah Road on the right. Sneaky turn -- looks like a driveway, easy to miss. This goes over the mountain to US 64 west of Franklin, NC. Coming down the mountain those big wet leaves on the blacktop are right slickery.
And then of course Moonshine 28 from Franklin up to the Tail.
The most dangerous and demanding road I've ever taken is U 421 from Bristol, TN down to US 321 west of Boone. Two mountain ranges, two valleys; in the mountains no sight line longer than 100', vertical rock at one shoulder and hundreds of feet of vertical drop-off on the other, constant hairpins and switchbacks, no place to get out of a tgraffic lane, and nearly 50 miles. The Tail is a walk in the park compared to this. I did it on a Suzuki V-Strom 1000. I'd never do it on a heavy cruiser or anything without the brakes and handling of a sportbike. (Or a V-Strom or equivalent.)
Another curvy road in this area is TN Hwy 32 out of Cosby. It might not be as tight as the Dragon, but if the right bike is ridden, it goes all the way to Chattahoochee in NC. It turns into Mt Sterling Road in NC which is gravel.I've ridden that road probably 20 or more times.....it's definitely a fun ride down the mountain and into Shady Valley, then back up the other mountain and towards Mountain city. I certainly wouldn't say that it's any more dangerous than "The Dragon"....in fact it's not quite as "tight" as the Dragon....kind of an inbetween the Dragon and the Cherohala skyway.
I just looked that one up on Google maps.....I've never been on that one but it sure looks like fun. There are so many good roads in this area of the country that you can head out in almost any direction and find some twisties. Thanks for the Rt. 32 info, we'll have to check it out after the winter/snowy season is over.!Another curvy road in this area is TN Hwy 32 out of Cosby. It might not be as tight as the Dragon, but if the right bike is ridden, it goes all the way to Chattahoochee in NC. It turns into Mt Sterling Road in NC which is gravel.
Yea, we know from participating here, forum information must be taken by separating opinions from fact. I used to have a lot of pictures of the bike, but a ex-wife burned them. This picture is off the internet, but mine had a windshield, both large and small tanks, solo and buddy seat.Here’s where I got side tracked.
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I had a '72 XLCH kick only at one point. It was difficult to keep it running well, when I didn't ride it every day, though it would usually start within 3 kicks, and the shift/brake swap always made that first ride "fun", when I shifted down instead of hitting the brake to slow down. Mine had the generator instead of the magneto, but I found out later it also had a cracked coil, as it would start and run for about 15 minutes, and then died, and wouldn't restart for several minutes, until the coil cooled and got closer together. Once I replaced the coil, it ran much better, but was still problematic, which is why I sold it.Well I remember my brother’s. It was an XLCH and kick only. It started hard. We replaced the points and condenser (with 6 cyl Chevy parts IIRC). Was a one or two kick bike after that. Incidentally it shifted on the right and brakes were on the left. I was told that was its roots in flat track. I always thought an XR 750 would have been a fun street bobber.