Dragonslayer Welcome Center and Gift Shop — Local services in Lynch

Do not pass by without stopping in. The staff in the shop are honest and endearing. I could be wrong, but I may have been unofficially adopted into the family.

It is the hub of street-motorcycle activity in the area. Info in the shop exceeds the results you could get from hours spent on the Internet at home. I showed up not knowing anything other than a good recommendation to visit. They let me park my transport vehicle and unload and I rode the moto all day.

Just arrive at the shop and figure out where to ride, camp, eat, premium gas spots, etc. I hear you could even get a guided tour from a local sometimes.

They noticed my radar detector and offered a friendly reminder they are illegal at my destination.

The 2-lane roads with a double-yellow are extra-twisty with average to above-average asphalt. Really good stuff.

Oncoming motorists on paved roads without lines might drive deep into your space on blind turns. Watch out. Fun roads, tho.

Major fun. I’ll...

Not trying to be mean or rude in any way just trying to tell people the truth I have reached out trying to talk to someone about how bad the road is never no answer back The road is always so bad with rocks and other obstacles it's never clean I've been up there over 30 times this season alone and you start in with the mindset hopefully this will be a good ride then you instantly go into cautious safe mode nobody ever clings the gravels out of the middle of the road constant big rocks everywhere I ride with about 30 other people and we would ride over there quite often but we decide to go to 421 the snake instead which is an hour and 30 minutes away as 160 is just 20...

I come through here a couple of times a year. They always have a great selection of shirts and other items. It's a great motorcycle road as it winds it's way across the top of Black mountain which is the highest point in Kentucky. If you crave tight mountain curves, you owe it to yourself to check out the Dragon Slayer. Be sure to stop at the welcome Center, sign your name on the wall, and just enjoy the friendly folks that run the place. There are also several places close by to grab a bite or even stay a...