I will be there that weekend with a veterans group I belong to. If any of you are there as well, we're staying at Two Wheel Inn.

Hey...I'll be in your backyard this weekend down in Santa Rosa Beach. Unfortunately we're just vacating and I won't have the bike with me, otherwise we'd definitely have to connect and go for a spin.

Maybe next time..

Dave wrote on 05/03/16 at 14:16:31:


I'll definitely post here any time I am headed that way.  If things with work and home continue to go well, I really hope to make the Blueridge trip.  Definitely need to make it a point to connect with you all this year.

Hey...I truck my bike up there. It's about a 4 hour ride at interstate speeds in my truck, certainly longer on the savage if I rode the whole way there.

However, I tend to avoid interstate riding (maybe a little bit if I am in a group and just connecting from here to there briefly) so that's really my only option to get there and play.   My buddies on big bikes that ride from states away rag on me, but it's all good fun.

ROFL~~

Well, MMR has a lot of "junk in his trunk".... I guess you could say he is the pachyderm of packin' !!

old.indian

Naaaaaw.....old_rider is keeping us guys on the Dragon Runs from being impolite when we are in public.

I still put stuff in MM's saddlebags when I need to - I just do it a bit more discreetly!

Ok...Ok...  You act like you have an interest in motorcycles or something  

It was GREAT.  The end.

Seriously though.  I arrived at TWI Friday morning about 3am. Slept about 2.5 hours, and was up and ready to ride Friday. Friday weather started out sprinkly and foggy and was about 65 or so there at the TWI. Met up with my motorcycle association (not a club!) and on Friday we did the Cherohala and some other roads in that vicinity. Weather up at elevation got chilly but was nice once the fog and mist burned off. Total mileage for Friday was around 125.  

Saturday the weather in the morning started out around 50 but was sunny.  We rode out Wayah road towards Franklin and over to Highlands and back.  Total mileage somewhere around 200.

Sunday the weather in the am was 38. Chilly!  Sun was out and the weather was beautiful, but I layered up and used my full face until after mid-afternoon. We rode out to Wheels Through Time in Maggie Valley. I met Dale, and since I was the youngest of the Old Dogs (our association) he gave me a free tshirt for putting up with a bunch of old timers. Cool guy. Went back through Warwoman again and Highlands and back through Wayah again. Total mileage somewhere around 225.

I got too busy and never ran the Dragon, but it was a big convention weekend for Mini Cooper's and it was not a good time to be up there anyway as some of the guys said they were honking and being real a-holes on the Dragon.

Overall we rode about 550 miles, me of course being the smallest of the bikes. Mostly HDs.  But, they are all great people and marvel at my little bike and I just smile and nip at their heels no matter where we go.  A couple of the guys are talking about trailering up their sports bikes so they can zip around like I do.  

Saddlebags and supports get an A+.  Rode well, no rubbing I can see evidence of. I am happy with them. They aren't HUGE, but I didn't want huge. They were just right for what I need.

Lodging at TWI was as expected. No hiccups and we all had a great stay. I don't expect to stay anywhere else if I can help it.

What did I miss?

Here's a photo of us getting ready to roll out on Friday.

Our 'association' at the Cherohala HD on Friday. More were up in the area, not all were there with us at that time.