This past weekend I rode the Tail of the Dragon both directions. This was my first time to ride the Dragon on a trike. I've ridden it many times on two wheel Harley's so I had a good knowledge of the road. To me there isn't anything mythical or special about the Dragon, just 11 miles of bad road. I just wondering how some of you ride this kind of road. I have a 2012 GL1800 CSC Viper trike. I use the push pull system around curves and corners.
For most of the Dragon I kept my Wing in 3rd gear and about 3000 rpm using engine compression to slow me down when needed and engine torque to propel me around the curves. I found better handling if I slowed down before the curves and then to use my throttle to power around and through curves. I found my CSC does much better on these types of roads than my first trike which didn't have independent rear suspension. How do you ride these roads.
Bill