Hey,
thatguy1025, 3imo, Reddog787, egaeus: Who all wants to ride together? Any meeting spots in mind? My route goes through Montgomery and up to Atlanta then North on I-85. Anyone find camping places yet?
-ash
There's always the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The Dragon borders it. Looking at the map, the best sites would be Look Rock and Abrams Creek. Cades Cove is close too, but there's no good way out. If you want a bit more riding, Elkmont looks good, as there's a quite twisty road on the way out toward the Dragon. With both Cades Cove and Elkmont, the shortest way to the Dragon involves a ~10 mile gravel road....
Cades Cove and Elkmont take reservations . Look Rock and Abrams Creek are first come, first served. Up to 2 tents and 6 people per campsite, so we could share one. $14/night. Abrams is a very small campground but the other 3 have more sites available.
Edit: and as far as meeting on the way, I thought about it, but then realized that i plan on going up Thursday after work. I don't think that would fit in y'all's schedule.
I have to be in Savanah on a business trip starting tomorrow. It is scheduled till the 8th. If we get back early I will definitely go.
If not, its a maybe.
I will try to check up on you guys while I'm in Savanah.
So make plans as if I'll be meeting up with you.
:cheers:
I just got back today from up there and I crashed along with about 20 others due to oil on the road.
3 riders were killed during the weekend.
I had fun though.
Don't know if I can make it, still busted up, and looks like no one really knows if they're going.
If I go it will be at the last min.
Maybe by then people can nail down their plans.
Ride Safe
Im game for meeting in montgomery
Quote from: Reddog787 on May 31, 2006, 10:36:45 AM
I just got back today from up there and I crashed along with about 20 others due to oil on the road.
3 riders were killed during the weekend.
I had fun though.
Don't know if I can make it, still busted up, and looks like no one really knows if they're going.
If I go it will be at the last min.
Maybe by then people can nail down their plans.
Ride Safe
I read about that on dealsgap.com the guy was saying a truck broke down and sprayed tranny oil all over the road causing a few accidents. Did you ride it home?
Quote from: thatguy1025 on May 31, 2006, 10:40:54 AM
Im game for meeting in montgomery
I'm game for meeting up in Montgomery. I could do it either Thursday or Friday, I'm bringing camping gear w/ the intent to camp but I havnt found a for sure place to stay yet. Got any ideas?
-ash
I have no idea about where to camp. Will you be caging it?
Yeah, I rode back home but it took me 10 hours as I needed to stop often.
Quote from: thatguy1025 on May 31, 2006, 12:36:05 PM
I have no idea about where to camp. Will you be caging it?
Hell no. :laugh: I'm riding up there, motorcycles are made to be ridden on not ride on a trailer.
-ash
The problem is that my ass isn't made to ride a motorcycle for 450 miles.
All right ash, My leave starts on the 8th but the night shift wont allow me to do any kind of early morning riding.
So I can meet in Montomery around 2- ish thurs or anytime friday. Let me know what works best for you.
I was kind of hoping to leave thursday to get more time out of it, so that sounds good. If we met midday in Mongomery I dont think we'd make it to Deals Gap before night fall, are you riding and camping too? If so I guess we could find an alternate place to crash then get there w/ day to burn on Friday.
-ash
i will be there thurs night and stay till monday
where are you staying?
-ash
the resort right at the gap, i stay there every time.
what if they are full up?
-ash
I'll be camping
You can always find a place to throw a tent - they don't care because they get more money (deal's gap motel & campground)
pleanty of room for tents the rooms are full already.
All that damn planning and hoping and I'm not going to be able to make this trip. Is it the bike? No, it still needs a bit of work, but it's more than capable of riding the dragon at my skill level (low). It's my neighbor and probable future roommate. I promised her that I'd help her with her 6-week statistics class, and she has a test and a final next week. I'm going to be doing statistics and probability this weekend instead of look, press and roll. Priorities, priorities....
At least you have a 0.990 confidence level with a high level of alpha significance for a "one tailed test" over the course of a large standard normal distribution sample ~ If ya know what I mean ;)
Can we do a sound off check to see who all is going? Just give a post if you'll be there - I guess some will be leaving Thur or so. I need to see if I need to pack.
My new gloves and saddlebags came in today! I'm doing a few fixes to my bike but I'M THERE!!! I'm leaving early Thursday and meeting up with Thatguy in Montgomery around 2pm and probally not getting to the gap until midday Friday and staying until Monday. Anyone else for meeting up and riding???
-ash
Looks like I'm out for the count.
I'll be riding out Satuday to Oklahoma, for business. I just found out last night.
I'll try for next time. Sorry to back out on you guys like this. Have fun, take pics and keep the shiny side up.
Be safe. :thumb:
Ashman i'll be in mongomery tomorow at 1ish give me a call @ 334 447 1013 when you get there and well figure out where we are going to meet at.
Nick
lifes a Buddha Loves You.
My trip to OKLAHOMA was cancelled. :mad:
I sat at home with my thumb up my ass, daydreaming about twisties.
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Anyway, for you guys around this area, how about a trip to Barbers vintage motorsports museum. www.barbermuseum.org
They even have track days for those of you so inclined. Its a three hour trip from my neck of the woods.
I heard the museum is top notch and the largest in the world. Anyone interested in making a trip up there?
it is in BIRMINGHAM, AL
Birmingham also has some nice twisties. Not Deal's Gap (don't get me started on my weekend....) but much better than the Gulf coast.
29 Dreams Motorcycle Club is a great place to stop by also. Only 10 miles from Barber's.
Id be game for that trip if its on the weekend
thatguy
whattime you get to your sis house?
after you left ashman went down, not bad but till. any word from him. see the other thread of the pictures i posted. i drug a nee weeee
I made it to her house by 11:30 and it took 11 hours to get back. I found some of your photos on dragon slayer photos.com
cool i haven't even looked yet
I made home ok, and I didnt go down, my bike fell over at a slow rate of speed.
-ash
well. you know it wasnt bad,
killboy has the pics up on the store. none yet on the main page.
dragon slayer photos.com got some with the nee down, sweet
not sure if this will work but what the hell.
http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/prsm.dll?eventorder?photo=0DAE00580C1178&start=0&album=0&adjust=-1
Heck yea!! thats an awsome pic
did it work? if not click this
http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/prsm.dll?eventthumbs?event=0DAE00580C&start=1170
top right and second row left
i ment to add the vid
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4219740155770643983&q=CRJBIII
Rangerbrown made killboy front page! :thumb: Thanks in part to whateverworksracing.com sponsorship. Way to go!
did i realy? i ahvent even checked
yesssss i am so estatic
Now, I've not actually driven in TN except for the slab, but doesn't the yellow line mean the same thing there as it does here, especially on blind curves, which seem to be all there are on the Dragon.
what yellow i never crossed the yellow :dunno_white:
Well, you did a bit sometimes, but I was mainly referring to that truck you were behind. That guy was straightening out all the curves. Start at about 5:15 or so. Damn....
o yea the truck well the turns are just that sharp, there is no other way for them to get through there. which is bad.
While I can understand the trailer crossing the line a bit sometimes because of an exceptionally sharp turn, there's no reason that the front tires should have been doing at all.
I guess you're talking about an 18 wheeler - If so,
You really have to watch one go through there to understand. If the truck stays in its lane then it will get stuck by the trailer going onto the shoulder which in 90% of the dragon is a 30 ft drop off. Check out the trucks section on tailofthedragon.com which may help