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Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #1065 - 07/02/10 at 04:41:24

Toymaker wrote on 07/02/10 at 04:13:51:

Well since this happened on the Dragon, I have a bike report to make. After talking with the Geico Lizard, and buying everything that will fix my bike, I am $200 under budget. Because of the spill, I get to replace the parts I have been wanting to change but agasinst "Momma's orders"

The parts should start arriving Monday. WOOHOO

I am hoping that I can ride by next weekend. Cheesy

Feel better TM. I had an excellent experience with Geico after my bike got knocked over (here) while I was in Central America. adjuster stopped by, wrote a repair estimate and I soon received a check for, if I remember, around $1200. That's what I paid for my bike when I bought it Wink

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Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #1066 - 07/02/10 at 05:24:33

babyhog wrote on 07/01/10 at 09:17:42:

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 07/01/10 at 08:53:41:

Seriously, Babyhog

If you come and offer a more sedate sensible group to ride with then some others from the list will come to ride with you.

Then you could tell them all the truth about what goes on

(break all them fantasies and various nonsense down to reality)

Haha. Yea, anybody wanna join the "skeered" group and ride with me???

But don't worry OF, I would never disillusion the fantasies.... I can keep secrets... who cares about reality? Just gimme the camp fire and brewskies and I'm happy. Grin

I will ride with you, Babyhog. But I'm not part of the skeered group: I'm just a sensible rider.

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Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #1067 - 07/02/10 at 05:40:52

Possibility for a late summer fallish trip exists for those who missed this one. It could be aimed at a "sensible" crowd that could actually go slow enough to see the scenery.

Best scenery (and the most sensible riding) is the Blue Ridge Parkway circa the Ashville area.

You wouldn't have to feel like you were gonna get buzz bombed all the time by the Dragon crotch rocket guys, anyway.

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serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #1068 - 07/02/10 at 06:52:49 Sounds like a great idea to me! Count me in!
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5835 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #1070 - 07/02/10 at 10:17:54 OF that wasn't the crochrockets , that was BigZuk and Yamakid. The parkway sounds great (45 mph speed limit) and all. Does the parkway have campsites?
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #1071 - 07/02/10 at 10:23:46 Would love to do Blue Ridge. Hubby and I went on our first camping trip together to Shenandoah, and drove the upper end of Blue Ridge for a little while. I also seem to remember some Nascar races where I travelled Blue Ridge Parkway, I believe. Gorgeous scenery.
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Midnightrider Serious Thumper Offline Alliance Member Posts: 3244 Winston Salem, NC	Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #1072 - 07/02/10 at 10:33:14 There's a motorcycle only campground just opened this year at Laurel Springs, NC. My wife is friends with the owner.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #1073 - 07/02/10 at 11:47:35 Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 07/02/10 at 05:40:52: Possibility for a late summer fallish trip exists for those who missed this one. It could be aimed at a "sensible" crowd that could actually go slow enough to see the scenery. So do we have a date yet? Huh, do we?
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5835 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #1074 - 07/02/10 at 14:43:52 For my part we do !!! How about a "Meet ya Saturday morning at an area campground ?" Then Saturday evening campout somewhere on the parkway ? (laurel springs ?) And a nice easy ride home Sunday ?
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Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #1075 - 07/02/10 at 16:18:23

Since I ain't in the "cruise the Parkway at 45 mph" mind set I'll let Babyhog and Serenity and MMRanch and Midnightrider (the main instigators) pick their own central starting point and the ride dates.

(You can ask Toymaker and Phil about my Parkway rate that I naturally devolve back into after about a half hour or so of poking along at the legal limit)

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5835 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #1076 - 07/02/10 at 21:44:55 I'm retired so everyday is "allmost" the same as in more chores than I can do, (100 acres and cows.and scout troop.) Maby a member who still works a regular job should suggest a date.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #1077 - 07/02/10 at 22:07:46 Any west coasters want to go? I'd consider throwing the '8802 in the back of a truck way over a double iron butt. But it'll take 2 to make the cost the same as a flight.
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Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #1078 - 07/03/10 at 03:48:37

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 07/02/10 at 16:18:23:

Since I ain't in the "cruise the Parkway at 45 mph" mind set I'll let Babyhog and Serenity and MMRanch and Midnightrider (the main instigators) pick their own central starting point and the ride dates.

(You can ask Toymaker and Phil about my Parkway rate that I naturally devolve back into after about a half hour or so of poking along at the legal limit)

what's a speed limit ? ? Roll Eyes

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Midnightrider Serious Thumper Offline Alliance Member Posts: 3244 Winston Salem, NC	Re: This Year's Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #1079 - 07/03/10 at 04:32:30 Sounds like you guys are really interested. The campground is about an hour and a half ride from me. I will try to ride up there in the next week and get info and take photos and report back. Bigzuk lives in the Ashville area, he might know of an alternative site. If he does we could compare the two.
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