New Orleans is 3 hours and 31 minutes from the house according to google.
In reality its about an hour longer than that with construction and traffic, and then maybe filter in a couple of stops.....

I haven't been there...except to drive through it, some friends from the pool league have lived there, I can inquire about where to stay and what to see.

That would be the old Hummer plant.    Louisiana somewhere ?

I'd like to see the plant  if they are doing tours !

I think MM is going to both rides, and I was suggesting it for the Texas guys anyway as Shreveport is closer to them.

Old_Rider is up on that Elio stuff and would likely know if they were up and running yet.   Having checked myself now, the answer is no -- they are in engine testing mode now having built the first 80 engines.

The whole project looks interesting, but likely is going to be relatively slow becoming "buy me real" around the country as the dollars involved in a new engine and a new vehicle from the ground up are astronomical.

Elios the man seems to be all in, and he is making progress on filling his initial orders (the $1000 paid up Beta people).   These units will likely be somewhat hand made and will likely involve prototype tooling on all the pieces.

I tend to think of it as a race now --- will I be able to buy an Elios or a LENR room heater first ????

I like the concept of the Elios but I could never get into and out of one easily.   When I was younger, I could though.

 
New Runs listing

Moderators, please feel free to reach in and edit if I miss a change in one of the planned rides or dates.



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Twisted Sister Run, Texas Hill Country  Mid to Late April       (final dates not determined yet)

Sign up and discussion thread is http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1438888894/72#72


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Thunder Beach Run,  Apr 27th-May1st     Location of run is Panama Beach / St. Augustine

http://thunderbeachproductions.com/rally-info/events/603-thunder-beachr-autum...

Old_Rider can bed host two people and he has Oldfeller and MM as his first takers.   Got room for lots of tent space in the yard.


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Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground Run  (July 17-24)

Waynesville has a week long folk festival with multiple events -- may change some dates next year in which case we can adjust some



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Dave's Farm Run, Scoot and Shoot along with 20 pound Catfish wrassling    (mid August)



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Big Dog Dragon Run   (first week of October)

Bryson City does a week long historical Festival during this week including stuff like this .....

Free Concert Featuring Boogertown Gap
Date(s): Oct 03, 2015
When: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Where: Bryson City Train Depot
Free Concert Featuring Boogertown Gap
Boogertown Gap is Ruth Barber and Keith Watson, a wife/husband duo and sometimes band. They specialize in the music that was played and sung by early pioneers and settlers of the Great Smoky Mountains and vicinity. Enjoy old Celtic ballads, fiddle tunes, American compositions, Negro spirituals, and those ever-present, unknown traditional tunes!

Next year we will get different stuff of the same kinds, but during the same time span.   First week of October has 66 high and 53 low on average for the month and decreased rainfall.

http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/canton/north-carolina/united-states/usnc...


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Springman,

What I've seen of wives and cars is that they consider it to be a large appliance/rolling sitting room with much fewer amenities than they feel they deserve into which they must cram themselves to get from A to B.  They could care less about the technical capabilities, achievements, fun or anything else.  The more luxurious and comfortable, the better.

I would love to see the Elio take off and be available everywhere.  I could certainly use something like that since most of my riding is single passenger and the bike just isn't practical in many locations for all year travel. I hate cold. I'll ride in the rain but won't like it. I'll ride dirt bikes in ice and snow but not a street bike. It's balanced all wrong and has no traction.

If you get to go on a tour please post up some stuff.  I'd love to see it.

I'd BUY ONE, IF IT'S ACCESSIBLE AND RELIABLE AND I HAVE THE FUNDS

oops capslock

Both you and Dianna fit in that vehicle well.  Me, being too creaky, both me and the wife need the easy entry sort of vehicle.

I am a Cube sorta guy and I already own my perfect car.  I can only get my standard old plain 35 mpg, but that is OK with me as I fill up my 10 gallon tank every two weeks.

But I can follow along the Elios story and I look forward to seeing review of the Prototype #5 upcoming "soon" with the actual real motor and the final door size and roof height -- both VERY important to me that the roof be higher and the seat be less of a "crawl in".

MM,

Dave isn't going and I can drive past Atlanta on the way to Florida, so we could meet up and load your bike on my trailer if you want to do that.   Or you could ride, if that's what you prefer to do.

This would require me to go ahead and do the second rail, then loading your bike using a larger version of the strap pull system (that I already have) to make your bike come on up the sloped load rail by breaking the hinge on the trailer.   We may have to load your bike backwards to stop the handlebars from interfering, but that too is completely doable with two people.

Shouldn't take but a half hour to load with one of us making sure the bike stays upright while the strap pulls it up incline.