Back from Deal's Gap GS500 Rally (pics)

[oramac]

Hey all.  Well, I'm home from the Gap.  I met up on Saturday with Alphafire, thatguy, rangerbrown, and ashman.  We all rode the Cherohala Skyway, and thatguy and I rode the tail.  The run sucked 'cause we got stuck behind a pickup truck and four or five honda s2000s.  We only got to wind it up for a short time and I was creapin' when we came up to killboy.  That shot's gonna suck.  Ah well.  We did run into one of the other killboy photogs on the Cherohala, and we talked him into taking some pics (stationary unfortunately).  They should be up soon.  Ranger tried to get some video of us riding.  I won't even talk about his camera mount  .  We'll we how it turned out soon hopefully. 
To those of you that made it; it was good to meet / ride with you all.    To those of you that didn't; BE THERE NEXT YEAR!! 

[annguyen1981]

Who the f*ck is that ugly guy in the black & yellow.     j/k

Glad to hear you had some fun!  I wish I couldv'e been there.  Maybe next year.

Welcome home!

[ashman]

I got in last night around 11pm it was a long ride from NC to AL. It was a great time and the weather was awsome! I'll post some of my pics later.

-ash

[Alphamazing]

Got home around noon today. Drove 800 miles on Sunday and stopped at the Texas/Louisiana border for a few hours. Started driving at 6am today and am exhausted as can be. Pics later.

[thatguy1025]

I'm still in north carolina right now ill be leaving for alabama w/n the hour Hopeully ill beat that hurricane looking thing heading towards alabama.

But on a positive note It looks like I-85 my main way home is socked with rain.

P.S. Someone tell ranger brown to get that video posted. 

[oramac]

Yeah, Ranger, sound off when you get a chance so we know you made it home OK. 

Anyone else's legs sore?  It's a good feeling! 

[scratch]

Wow, nice!  Look at all those GS's in a row, that's the money shot right there!  Blow that pic up!  We need wallpaper!

[Alphamazing]

Wow, nice!  Look at all those GS's in a row, that's the money shot right there!  Blow that pic up!  We need wallpaper!

1024x768 (PM for larger): http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/AlphaFire_X5/GSTwin/Deals%20Gap%202006/2006-06-10011-big.jpg

[scratch]

Sweet!  Thanks!!   

[Alphamazing]

Highlights from my trip!

On the way there:




Rode with the FZ1 guys on Friday and went to this place called the Road to Nowhere. It's literaly that. It ends in some metal pylons kinda abruptly, but there is enough room for a bike to fit through. You cross the pylons, then go through this long tunnel and it opens up into this beautifully secluded area:



Rode with the GSers on Saturday. Got some pizza and rode Cherhola Skyway:



Left to Right: thatguy1025, rangerbrown, Ashman, oramac, my father
thatguy1025 (Nick)
rangerbrown

Saturday night was another FZ1 barbeque and prize night with drawings for stuff like full leathers, back protectors, full Galfer lines and pad kit, exhausts, etc...


Leaving:

[Alphamazing]

See Bob (on the right):


See Bob's Bike:


See Bob's Bike's Tires:


Bob smokes squids in the twisties.

[Phaedrus]

AWESOME!  More pics, more pics! Looks like you guys had a blast. Whats what it is all about!

[oramac]

flippin' huge pics:
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http://mysite.verizon.net/resnz5gv/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/dragon1.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/resnz5gv/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/dragon3.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/resnz5gv/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/dragon4.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/resnz5gv/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/dragon5.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/resnz5gv/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/dragon6.jpg

more to come...

[ajgs500]

I want Bob's............................












bike!!!!!

[st8racin]

Looks like it was an awesome trip. Anybody get pics of the tree of shame?

[Alphamazing]

Looks like it was an awesome trip. Anybody get pics of the tree of shame?

Nah. No need! No one crashed! Well... thatguy1025 dropped his bike, but aside from that! 

[Onlypastrana199]

Did you guys run into the SV group from SV riders? I guess one of the guys with them crashed and banged himself up quite a bit...

[Alphamazing]

Did you guys run into the SV group from SV riders? I guess one of the guys with them crashed and banged himself up quite a bit...

The whole time I was there I didn't see that many SVs actually. I saw a few groups of them on Thursday evening and one small group of SV1000s on Friday morning, but aside from that I never saw any large groups.

[Blingmasta]

could someone edit those pics to include names of the people in them? the only ones I recognize are ashman and alpha, (And now Bob) but the other's I'm clueless. Pleez help

[Alphamazing]

could someone edit those pics to include names of the people in them? the only ones I recognize are ashman and alpha, (And now Bob) but the other's I'm clueless. Pleez help

In the grey Fieldsheer jacket: thatguy1025
In the black Icon jacket: rangerbrown
In the yellow and black: oramac
Lanky scruffy dude in black: ashman
Red, black, and white jacket: my father
Blue Fieldsheer jacket: me

The others are just FZ1 people you wouldn't recognize.