Navy Commander Jim Kriner has been riding motorcycles for over 41 years and has a BMW, MV Agusta, Aprilia and Kawasaki motorcycle.  In 1999, he took his first trip across the Dragon, US Hwy. 129, on his new BMW.  Jim and his wife Kim moved to Robbinsville, NC in 2006, unable to resist the outstanding motorcycle roads in the area.    Since then, he routinely leads groups of riders over the Dragon, the Cherohala Skyway and numerous outstanding roads in the area.  The Ride The Dragon Game's fate cards are based on the real life experiences of Jim and his friends while traversing the Dragon.  Jim and Kim live in a small, wood heated, cabin located on a United Plant Savers Plant Sanctuary with their Russian Blue cat named Mystique.  Jim and Kim have three children and four grandchildren all who have inherited the motorcycle riding gene.