04-10-2025, 08:41 PM
Salutations CB1100 forum users and rally goers!
After many months of waiting for damage to be repaired and temperatures to rise up again, I have finally been able to visit the site of our 2025 Rally and gather some much needed information. For those of you that are new to this concept, new to the forum, or just haven't seen this thread before, here's the particulars:
The official time: Sunday August 24th through Saturday August 30th in the year 2025, for five straight days of riding and fellowship between the 25th and the 29th.
The official place: The Comfort Suites, 3005 Bays Meadow Pl, Kingsport, TN 37660 at a rate of $120 per night before taxes.
This is an event we hold in a different town, for different rides, every single year, going back to 2015! We've terrorized such venues as North Carolina, Southeast Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Virginia. So far Tennessee has been spared, but her time is up this year! That makes this the 11th annual event and I'm doing my best to make this into a unique experience. I want people to get to ride roads they've never been on before, discover awesome lunch spots, take great pictures, and do something that will stand out among all the other events. Or , heck, if you've never been, I want to give you the best impression of what these events represent.
As of my visit this weekend, hotel accommodations have been solidified!
The Comfort Suites at this location was the best possible spot for use as a base of operations for our Rally. It has a decent and familiar hot breakfast every day, very comfortable and spacious rooms (more so than ever before in fact...), and arguably the best social gathering Gazebo-with-a-view we've ever had access to. You can use the address above to find it, or the link below to see it on a map.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/DUc999e1d7iCm4PR8
The group rate I was able to get at this spot is $120 per night, prior to taxes and such (which is actually a little better than I expected, considering they charged me about 140 before taxes to stay there this last weekend.) To book your stay for the above dates, please contact:
Samantha
at 423-765-1955,
or use the link below to book online. When contacting by phone, make sure you mention that you are with the CB1100 Forum group, ZB58F3 in order to get the group rate.
https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/ZB58F3
What I scouted this weekend in particular was what I felt was one of the most important rides planned for this gathering. It travels North of Kingsport by Interesting means, taking in twisty back roads, rural sights and sounds, and stopping and quaint resting spots, until we make our way all the way across this narrow part of Virginia to the Kentucky Border. Once there we will Take on the extremely fun US-119 which is a wide, sweeping mountain road littered with stunning overlooks that will lead us to a fine lunch at the Pine Mountain Grill. After that we'll turn back for a double dose of US-119 and make our way to the town of Benham, KY. As soon as we leave Benham we'll be on a famous joyride road route 160, otherwise known as the Dragon Slayer. It's a heck of a good time winding all the way up to the top of Black Mountain at over 4100 feet, then weaving back downhill in a series of well engineered switchbacks until we reach the town of Big Stone Gap, VA. All told this route promises to be about 175 Miles and will be a full and exciting day. I've touched every inch of this route with my tires and There was NO traffic, NO construction, and decent-to-excellent pavement all around. It's gonna be a good time. See the map below to review for yourself if you like.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NXn8mpHcmdqmuWzG7
I've also collected a few cool pictures from the trip to act as a teaser, so enjoy, and start booking!
![[Image: aP8ZE75.jpeg]](https://i.imgur.com/aP8ZE75.jpeg)
![[Image: fUp1Lq5.jpeg]](https://i.imgur.com/fUp1Lq5.jpeg)
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Without trying to be overly dramatic, I see this event as something big. We all know the forum itself is sputtering and malfunctioning. We all know new model CB1100s left North American Shores all the way back in 2017. We all know everybody here is here for good people, not to get oil advice. So, to me, this event marks a transition. It's still happening! 11 years out and we're still hanging out and riding rides. Bring your CB1100, Bring your NC750, bring your Guzzi, bring your Ford Mustang, I don't care. CB1100 forum rallies don't represent the bike. The bike represents US. So come hang out. If you're new to these events, this is your chance. If you're old to these events, or just plain old, attendance is mandatory. Don't let anything stop you.
After many months of waiting for damage to be repaired and temperatures to rise up again, I have finally been able to visit the site of our 2025 Rally and gather some much needed information. For those of you that are new to this concept, new to the forum, or just haven't seen this thread before, here's the particulars:
The official time: Sunday August 24th through Saturday August 30th in the year 2025, for five straight days of riding and fellowship between the 25th and the 29th.
The official place: The Comfort Suites, 3005 Bays Meadow Pl, Kingsport, TN 37660 at a rate of $120 per night before taxes.
This is an event we hold in a different town, for different rides, every single year, going back to 2015! We've terrorized such venues as North Carolina, Southeast Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Virginia. So far Tennessee has been spared, but her time is up this year! That makes this the 11th annual event and I'm doing my best to make this into a unique experience. I want people to get to ride roads they've never been on before, discover awesome lunch spots, take great pictures, and do something that will stand out among all the other events. Or , heck, if you've never been, I want to give you the best impression of what these events represent.
As of my visit this weekend, hotel accommodations have been solidified!
The Comfort Suites at this location was the best possible spot for use as a base of operations for our Rally. It has a decent and familiar hot breakfast every day, very comfortable and spacious rooms (more so than ever before in fact...), and arguably the best social gathering Gazebo-with-a-view we've ever had access to. You can use the address above to find it, or the link below to see it on a map.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/DUc999e1d7iCm4PR8
The group rate I was able to get at this spot is $120 per night, prior to taxes and such (which is actually a little better than I expected, considering they charged me about 140 before taxes to stay there this last weekend.) To book your stay for the above dates, please contact:
Samantha
at 423-765-1955,
or use the link below to book online. When contacting by phone, make sure you mention that you are with the CB1100 Forum group, ZB58F3 in order to get the group rate.
https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/ZB58F3
What I scouted this weekend in particular was what I felt was one of the most important rides planned for this gathering. It travels North of Kingsport by Interesting means, taking in twisty back roads, rural sights and sounds, and stopping and quaint resting spots, until we make our way all the way across this narrow part of Virginia to the Kentucky Border. Once there we will Take on the extremely fun US-119 which is a wide, sweeping mountain road littered with stunning overlooks that will lead us to a fine lunch at the Pine Mountain Grill. After that we'll turn back for a double dose of US-119 and make our way to the town of Benham, KY. As soon as we leave Benham we'll be on a famous joyride road route 160, otherwise known as the Dragon Slayer. It's a heck of a good time winding all the way up to the top of Black Mountain at over 4100 feet, then weaving back downhill in a series of well engineered switchbacks until we reach the town of Big Stone Gap, VA. All told this route promises to be about 175 Miles and will be a full and exciting day. I've touched every inch of this route with my tires and There was NO traffic, NO construction, and decent-to-excellent pavement all around. It's gonna be a good time. See the map below to review for yourself if you like.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NXn8mpHcmdqmuWzG7
I've also collected a few cool pictures from the trip to act as a teaser, so enjoy, and start booking!
Without trying to be overly dramatic, I see this event as something big. We all know the forum itself is sputtering and malfunctioning. We all know new model CB1100s left North American Shores all the way back in 2017. We all know everybody here is here for good people, not to get oil advice. So, to me, this event marks a transition. It's still happening! 11 years out and we're still hanging out and riding rides. Bring your CB1100, Bring your NC750, bring your Guzzi, bring your Ford Mustang, I don't care. CB1100 forum rallies don't represent the bike. The bike represents US. So come hang out. If you're new to these events, this is your chance. If you're old to these events, or just plain old, attendance is mandatory. Don't let anything stop you.
![[Image: 7vRAsLU.jpeg]](https://i.imgur.com/7vRAsLU.jpeg)
![[Image: LPd2vdx.jpeg]](https://i.imgur.com/LPd2vdx.jpeg)
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