DEALS GAP MOTORCYCLE RESORT @ TAIL OF THE DRAGON REVIEW

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[@yamaharaptor01able]

Places like this make me so proud/lucky/thankful/blessed to live in America and be American. No other place on earth like this. Thanks guys once again for another excellent video!!!

[@bcp583]

Best video I’ve seen of this place. Thanks for sharing.

[@KaplanCycles]

Thanks! That was my goal

[@EbaleyTheRogue]

You were right; there is no other video showing such a comprehensive walkthrough, at least that I could find. I'll be visiting, in a few weeks, and this was what I needed. Many thanks!

[@kevinhudson3310]

I went to the dragon in 21 with a buddy who invited me and my wife. The whole area calls to me! The land there is special. Can't put my finger on it but it is a magical place and I can't wait to go back and stay longer.

[@triple6758]

I didn't get to go down last year. Hope to be there again this fall. That whole area is motorcycle heaven. Pro Tip:. Check events schedule so you're not riding with 300 Porsches or Subarus on your trip.

[@williamse1710ew]

I'm in town for ponies in the smokies with my mustang..a bunch of us drove that road yesterday..I had a blast!!definitely the most fun I've had behind the wheel..and my car has fat n skinny drag wheels so I can't tale cor ears to fast but the car surprisingly well..cant wait to do it again..definitely a must see place for any motorcycle/car enthusiasts

[@robertraft]

awesome, my like was 199. cool video, cant wait for the wheels of time vid. thank you.

[@carlderfler5006]

Thankyou thankyou thankyou Mr. Kaplan!!! Wow what a awsome video of information! God bless Mr.Kaplan and God bless the United states of America!!!!!

[@Amar1338]

Lots of Bigfoot sightings in that neck of the woods

[@freebird3190]

Dude.. Being from Colorado I have never been there , But wheels thru time is on my list and your Museum too. I am working on My own motorcycle campground way out South West Just got home From Arazona looking for the right place for FREEBIRD Motorcycle Campground ! Hope to see you in Sturgis Bro .. God Bless...

[@braeden20]

Great coverage Sr! Thanks for sharing your trip

[@almikelipscomb]

Did the camping there in Sept 2021 for two nights. Super clean shower and bath next to campground up a small hill. Went and saw Wheels Through Time Museum. More to see than I had time for. Have to go back.

[@billherman7294]

Good on ya brother, real down to earth real review with your excitement evident in your voice. I feel that way every time I go, My son and I heading down next month again. It's motorcycle nirvana.

[@o1lee973]

Thanks for the great video. This has been on my bucket list for several years now. 👍🏼

[@jorgecarlos4414]

Thank s , awesome to see your videos, from Spain

[@mickd2076]

Great comprehensive review, many thanks. I stayed there in 2019 and have booked again for 2021. I love this place. Although it looks like a ghost town in March, once the weather warms up, this place is hopping. Hundreds of bikes. Everything from tricked out dressers to exotic Ducati's. The motel is incredibly reasonably priced. Basic rooms are $69, and the two at the end, closest to the restaurant, called the apartments can sleep six. There is a $10 up charge per person (very reasonable) if the occupancy is above 2. The restaurant food is fairly basic but good. At night, there is a huge firepit. Everyone hangs out swapping stories and drinking beer. You will meet people from every walk of life from all over the world. If you love bikes, this place will become an annual pilgrimage. The Dragon is awesome (there are not buildings or intersecting roads on the Dragon), Moonshiners (take a left leaving Deals Gap) runs 108 miles all the way to Georgia and is a delight. The Cherohala Skyway is a very short ride from the Dragon and is a 50 mile run along the ridge of the Smoky Mountains (no services, gas etc, until the end). The views are stunning.

[@middleagemoto]

Nice post. Thanks for the info.

[@tennyis28]

Awesome video I’ve dedicated 5 days to ride this area on my trip and I am feeling like that’s not enough!

[@Motorcycle_Mike]

God bless Kaplan America and Deals Gap🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@stevec605]

Stayed there last year. Super clean rooms and fairly priced.

[@ronaldkubert4527]

One of the better videos I have seen

[@markpatrick7072]

Thanks for the video .

[@yoshit9819]

We were up there last April. Not many people there. It was cold. Stayed at the lodge and woke up to 22 degree weather. Still had a blast though. We rode up from Miami. By the way Connecticut is awesome. Stayed in mystic. Good video

[@hvalour1]

Ive never heard of this place before it looks awesome. I can imagine it would be something else on a summer weekend. Cheers Ken.

[@gregf.9217]

You guys are doing a super job with all your video's starting with Daytona thank you keep it up please

[@zedrone7975]

I know the Kawasaki Triple guys usually have a get together at the Gap every year, usually in April or May other 2ts usually show up too

[@joshuacordell8873]

Your in my neck of the woods my brother in CHRIST , been going to western NC my hole life , I'm born and raised in Greenville SC , what till you see WHEELS THROUGH TIME and CHEROKEE NC!!!!

[@ljoelmchanley3676]

The tent camping is the large grassy area left of the gravel road, the gravel road leads up the hill to the camp shower/restroom...minor detail from a OCD viewer ;)

[@jbradkilpatrick]

You just sold some signs for them. I’m about to order some of those. I love collecting motorcycle signs.

[@jaygdav]

Great video! Be safe.

[@hybridEP3]

What a beautiful piece of land

[@PONTIACDIEDIN1981]

i really like your posts kap.

[@kennethwise7108]

Bucket list complete? LOL I knew that fella was from Pittsburgh when he said "araaand" LOL

[@nipperscona]

My brother and I are riding there in July! I’m riding in from SC and he is riding from TX...meeting up in Nashville for quick visit with parents, then on to the dragon...on sport bikes...probably gonna need to stock up on hemorrhoid cream to survive the ass-carnage, lol. Awesome vid, great coverage!

[@Yesitsqk]

Nice video... been once, heading back in 3 weeks Owner is a super nice guy You gotta get up there a weekend when they run the fiddies for life (50cc) pit bike races Saturday nights... it’s awesome

[@louisbrewer9731]

Fontana Dam was built by TVA for the war effort, Cheoah was built by Alcoa Aluminum to help with power for producing aluminum for the war effort. Those worked on Cheoah stay at camp that is now known as Tapoco Lodge, those that work on Fontana were in camp at Fontana Village.

[@garyjacques5982]

I used to live down the road in a town called Murphy North Carolina. I used to work in Bryson for a company hauling propane gas spent a lot of time up in that area. Riding my 2001 1200 Sportster up around there Fontana lake Fontana dam is really cool and the restaurant there in deals Gap. don't look like it was open in the shooting of this video but a great restaurant great hamburgers it used to be about 4 years ago I haven't been there in about 4 years. Own if you jump over the chihula skyway I think how it pronounced if you come out of tellico plains going down toward robbinsville on your left hand side there is a great little restaurant I believe it's called the beach they have some really good food there's also museum up in tellico plains that was really cool also another place I work.

[@HarleyMFDavidson.90]

Cherohala Skyway. It's a beautiful ride as well & not nearly as busy. There's a restaurant in Tellico Plains... Wanna say it's called Iron Works or something like that. Got a lil patio you can eat at beautiful scenery at the patio.

[@omfbla.6444]

Thanks for this review. I've watched videos of Deals Gap for a long time. Never seen it this way. Thanks

[@evdallas123]

Awesome video you really covered it well it's 2 hour ride for me to get there but I've only done it once I'm taking my 21 year old son there this season its a right if passage for a young rider I can't wait thanks Kaplan for all you do I love your channel

[@harrellconners1853]

Yup ! On my bucket list. Did Bear Tooth last year . Love the vids.

[@astreet339]

Welcome to heaven fellas!

[@darrenlingerfelt5879]

I live not far from there. Count the curves as you ride and you will only come up with like 248.

[@yoshit9819]

I love going there. The rooms are ok and the cafe is good. Just don't go when there are lots of people there.

[@dominickd7185]

Great information. I am beginning the planning stages of my trip for the fall. Thanks.

[@hectorpuertoricanrivera3470]

It looks like a awesome place to ride 💪😎 God bless America 🇺🇸

[@harryhowell5644]

Been there the last 2 yrs. Once in June 20 again in Oct 2020. Love both rides 129 and 28.The grill is pretty good too.

[@Senegal01]

Excellent video, was suppose to ride from Upstate NY to Deals two years, ago but ended up in ICU in VA in Syracuse. My friends did go, and hope to trailer my Can Am down this year. We have family in NC, so I can leave vehicle and trailer there and make a day trip to Deals Gap.

[@MOVIEGUY2019]

Heading there in about a month, looking forward to it...

[@donnywilcox3963]

Wish I had known you were going to be so close ken ...big fan of what you do at museum and the two smoke stuff ....love a ll the vintage stuff and the bikes I grew up with looking ,wishing ,hoping in the magazines for ...I was born in 77 and was a teenager in the 90s when the crs and kx s etc two strokes were really becoming just awesome machines ....I live about an hour west of the smokies in TN actually it's an hour east to knoxville and an hour west to nashville in what is known as middle TN ...I am in the next couple days buying my first xr 650 l or Wr 450 possibly a drz 400 ....just depends on availability ....hoping the 2006 650 xr is still available in next couple days ...hard to find around here but I have watched your channel for several years now and have wanted to buy a dual sport since high school just haven't had the extra income but the time has come brother ....hope to make a trip your way in the next year ....God bless ....keep er up rite the dragon is no joke ....

[@smokey7297]

We were there last week it really makes me wonder why I came back to CT the roads in Tennessee were so nice and the ppl are so respectful not like here in CT

[@KowboyUSA]

Never been there. Be nice if we could ride it before kicking the bucket tho. P.S., Just sent my best friend a road bell. Rather than explain it, I'm just sending him this video 🕭

[@mikeschlup5279]

I have to get there in march before it gets busy....

[@timsmotorcyclediary]

A lot of great memories. I didn't know Tail of the Dragon was originally called The Dragon. I thought this was to distinguish it from Back of the Dragon.

[@purebloodheretic4682]

Before I watch I hit 👍 😉🍻

[@buellscool1]

Great place, was there last year. Good breakfast sandwiches! Great place to see cool rides as well.

[@brettcreech3490]

That was very cool thank you. God bless

[@carlosmitchem101]

I used to do this every year I only Live 18 miles From the gap Road it many times Took my two boys through the gap several times as they’ve got older they rode their own bikes fun place too many law-enforcement Godspeed

[@matthewharris214]

My dad rides a v star 1700 and I took my ninja 250 there in 2008.

[@1991enduro]

That map looks badass them trails wow wish I could rode my xr250r over there

[@jonty4664]

✌🏻👊🏻👍🏻 nice tree 🤣-- cheers mr K

[@aircooled2068]

Holy mackerel! One cool place for sure

[@seather863]

Looks like a great place!

[@allencolvert2059]

The wife and I rode there In October 2020

[@rafaelpelizza7898]

Que lindo lugar e visto vídeos de motos de ahí.. saludos Rafa de Argentina mardel plata...

[@LouieYouTube]

Ive been to pigeon forge at least twice (family trips), and im sad to say I found out after that its that close to the dragon. I must not be a true bike or car enthusiast, definitely added it to the list if im ever back out that way.

[@robbie7574]

Jeez they're mowing their lawns already down there I'm dying for better weather in upstate NY

[@chrishunter5041]

Its on the list.

[@katrostorm3075]

Hmm...I'm actually in North Carolina right now visiting 🤔 & my grandmother on my father's side, was Cherokee 🤔🤔 I'm also visiting from Sharon Connecticut. What part of Connecticut is your shop? I would really like to come visit

[@staigerdesigns9334]

200 West Main St., Rockville CT😊

[@katrostorm3075]

@@staigerdesigns9334 thank you

[@southpawsgarage]

AMEN

[@douglasgrosch228]

great review - thankyou looks like a cr500af super moto fun dragon tail type road - get one see ??

[@mikeyspeeds1056]

KAP! Where did you get that Honda hoodie? It's bad ass. I want one like that since I own all Honda's!

[@FarrahFerris]

Thanks

[@scottmaz4063]

I rode the tail had great time and memories. Friend made the tree of shame unfortunately.

[@joecro1453]

hell yea kap!

[@mikestowe6136]

that be fun to just drive the road in a vechile

[@jamessmith5589]

the two wheel inn refused to take cash payment for a room. (i boycot cashless ) Cash is Freedom!

[@williambowen8385]

i have seen a lot of wrecks on the corner at 3:11 in videos

[@lynette6432]

the blood of jesus, I felt that!!!

[@sonnyseabury4051]

Great Video, Brother. That former Marine, working in the store, was a damn good, courageous, humble, and selfless man. My kind of people these days, since God give me a Second Shot at Redemption. He carried me out of that Rock Bottom Hole, Umpteen times, with it getting worse each time around, just as it's supposed too, with each relapse. I just know these 9 years, short of losing my Parents, have been some of the best years of my life. I was still drugging heavily, I wouldn't have been able to afford to buy the 1985 Yamaha 2 stroke RZ 350 Kenny Roberts Edition. Nice to look at nice things, that I have worked my ass off to buy, and the best feeling in the world, is my knowing that they will remain where they are, and never be pawned, traded, or sold to buy evil drugs. You should have my 14k in your bank account today, from Hancock Whitney Bank, in Metairie, Louisiana. Much love and respect. God Bless!

[@jonbaggarly6969]

ive spent a year bulding my personal bike so i can ride the dragon before fall after i conquer the dragon its route 66

[@humes4545]

You even know what the Trail of Tears is about. I suggest you read a history book .

[@jimjohnson2071]

The problem with the dragon is you have sport cars racing on the same stretch of street. I had to pull over to let them through...

[@marvinsteffy9847]

Y didn’t you show the tree of shame?????

[@richardmorris7063]

Went through summer of 87 in a car.put that rental car through he'll on that road.

[@noname-jr1vo]

Deals gap is a couple hours away from my house. I wish we could ban Nubees and Harley bagger and dresser riders. They ruined everything with their slow heavy bikes and lack of skill and physical fitness.

[@georgiahillbilly6150]

Your real bright

[@yodo6414]

Turn the bike off dude,

[@Chance-ry1hq]

😂wtf are you talking about. 3/4 of what you are saying is not true.