Well, if you are looking for just pure awesome riding, the Dragon Tail is more of a Bunny Tail!

Probably the biggest difference is that on the Dragon, if you miss a curve, you end up in a cast...You miss a curve on Bear Tooth or the Chief, you end up in a casket! What made for an interesting ride on the Tooth when I did it this August was once you reach the very top, there was a large sign stating that motorcyclist should use "EXTREME CAUTION" because about 5 miles of road was missing...just rutted rock and hard pack. Too make it even more interesting, a water truck would squirt water on sections of the hard pack to make it super slippery!

The F6 is not a real off-road machine but I found riding it like a dirt bike got me to the other side...stand on the pegs, gas it and let the bike dance around under you! When I did get to the other side, it did look like a dirt bike!

The Dragon Tail is a narrow two lane road through the trees; the Tooth has rock on one side and a cliff on the other.

That said, the Dragon and the surrounding roads are certainly great rides but you do not have the big rock mountains like at the Tooth. The fun thing about the Dragon is that you can ride it several times in one day and keep pushing the envelope to see how fast you can make those 300 curves or how many times someone blows past you on a crouch rocket or in sports car. People on the Tail are courteous riders in that that they all tend to find a spot to let you pass if you are going faster than they want to go, no one seems to hold up faster riders or drivers behind them. If you decide to do the Tail, there are a lot of biker motels and camp grounds near the Tail or in Sweetwater. From Sweetwater you take the Cheralola Highway on the way to the Robbinsville. The biggest thing about the Tail is to stay on your side of the road because someone is usually coming the other direction. Fun ride, a real peg scrapper, and it gives your forearms a good workout. The F6 is a real stable ride in the Dragon twistees but it would be fun to have a lighter, short framed bike to try on it.

Coming down from Calgary, check out the map. If you can come down south and do Bryce and Zion Canyons you will probably experience the best rides in North America! And, since you are in the neighborhood, the Grand Canyon isn't that far away. Time it right, you can hit Sturgis, Devils Tower, etc. on the way back.