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I forgot just how amazing the Smoky Mountains are for motorcycle riding.
Even crossing them on I-40 was enjoyable.
I bet I saw 100+ motorcycles today...99 Harleys, 1 BMW....No Hondas :-(
I'm based in Cherokee, NC this Tue, Wed, Thu....tomorrow I'm meeting The A-Man near Asheville then riding to Mt. Mitchell....can't wait!
If anyone wants to join or ride Wed or Thu, just let me know...I can meet anywhere within a couple of hours of Cherokee.
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Special place to ride, that's for sure. Wow riding in the Rockies and the Smokies in the same year. Got to love that!
Have fun and ride safe with the A Man, offroad.
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I meet you and Amos at the folk center at around 11.30
Ride carefully on the BRP , they re putting gravel on the top before and after Asheville.
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Great Houtman!
I talked to a couple of guys from Montreal, Canada last night who came down to ride the Dragon talk about it....I thought I saw some tar on one of theirs...so this must be a chip and seal job? The gravel I can handle but don't want any tar LOL. Maybe they just picked a bad lane....I'll try to stay in the gravel...haha
Btw I forgot I'm not in Kansas anymore....60 degrees here this morning Lol
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(07-09-2018, 11:41 AM)offroadfx4_imp Wrote: I forgot just how amazing the Smoky Mountains are for motorcycle riding.
Even crossing them on I-40 was enjoyable.
I bet I saw 100+ motorcycles today...99 Harleys, 1 BMW....No Hondas :-(
I'm based in Cherokee, NC this Tue, Wed, Thu....tomorrow I'm meeting The A-Man near Asheville then riding to Mt. Mitchell....can't wait!
If anyone wants to join or ride Wed or Thu, just let me know...I can meet anywhere within a couple of hours of Cherokee.
I can see the high volume on a sunday, but was this on a Monday?
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(07-09-2018, 09:49 PM)jedd_imp Wrote: (07-09-2018, 11:41 AM)offroadfx4_imp Wrote: I forgot just how amazing the Smoky Mountains are for motorcycle riding.
Even crossing them on I-40 was enjoyable.
I bet I saw 100+ motorcycles today...99 Harleys, 1 BMW....No Hondas :-(
I'm based in Cherokee, NC this Tue, Wed, Thu....tomorrow I'm meeting The A-Man near Asheville then riding to Mt. Mitchell....can't wait!
If anyone wants to join or ride Wed or Thu, just let me know...I can meet anywhere within a couple of hours of Cherokee.
I can see the high volume on a sunday, but was this on a Monday?
I can see the high volume on a sunday, but was this on a Monday?
Yes! A lot of 'trikes.' It may help this is the lower entrance of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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oop, i missed out. my trip to that area isn't till September. Hopefully the gravel and all that jazz is cleared up in a couple months time.
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I'll be staying & riding in Asheville Aug 9-12 and then Robbinsville 12-16
im having difficulty with which bike, cb or vstrom, to take.
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When in Asheville do visit the Sierra Nevada brewery , even if you do not drink beer .
One of the best places to visit in the area and of course Biltmore Estate as well .
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Park employee said there were many miles of chip and seal (why don't they just blacktop it....chip and seal..yuk).
Said he saw a white Mercedes come through covered in tar.
Told me to get off at 74 to avoid it....taking 74 alt to Mt. Mitchell instead of 40.
