We should plan to do the Gauntlet! Heck, we already sis maybe 1/3 of it.

Click for map
http://www.gauntletga.com/downloads/Gauntlet-2015.pdf

Decent video of Wolf Pen Gap. Things start looking familiar about the 7:45 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI5n2RxjMJ8

I talked to Deb last night....and she was excited about the idea of going to Suches.  I am sure I will have to stop more often....and likely the stops will be at cutesy stores instead of BBQ shacks!

She has to be in town on the 12th....so we will have to go the 17th - 19th or the 24th - 25th.  I believe we will just watch the weather and then pick a weekend that looks dry.

Stew:  That looks like a good loop ride - maybe perfect for a Ninja outing!

Buckeye

I limit my speed between corners too .    But , I don't necessarily slow for the corners ... but I'm easy enough to catch-up with on the straits.    
Enjoying the ride at an enjoyable pace is why we brought the big bikes last time  .     Fact is : my floor-boards on my Savage drag and move up just a little before the mounting (solid) stud touches down ... then the rear wheel comes off the ground and the bike pitches sideways a foot or two , then the wheel touches down again   , and  Repeats !    till I slow it down a little ... Very unnerving it is !  
You should be able to keep up with me easily .  

Yea , the floorboards are mounted about a big inch below the original foot-pegs.
But  its really nice on the super-slab (w/Kawasaki pulley).

piedmontbuckeye wrote on 08/03/17 at 15:29:01:


You should come! Done worry about anything that's "worrying" you. My first trip I was feeling like I was meeting folks from a farmersonly.com and having to sleep in a tent with them on the first date. Either I slept really hard or no one touched me while I was sleeping.

As far as riding, I was certainly the novice of the group. I never once felt like I was the slow guy. MM and Dave would occasionally zoom off but would be looking out for me just down the road, primarily on the Dragon. Most of the other riding is smooth cruising as a team and all around good riding.

There are several issue that come up when you speed down the straights:  1)  You could get a ticket.  2)  You might come into the curve too fast: 3) You catch up to that slow RV, SUV, Harley faster and then you have to ride slow on the straights and even slower in the corners.

We are all watching the speed limits on the straight - we do have to pass slow cars on the double yellow lines occasionally when they just won't pull over and let you pass.....there are plenty of places where even a 30 HP bike can pass a slow car safely.

If you ride a lot slower than the group.........I may turn around and ride the curves the other way until I see you.....then turn around and ride the curves again!  Most times we are not in a hurry to get anywhere.....riding the curves is why we choose to ride in the area.

And......with my wife on the back this trip I will definitely be slowing down a bit (she gets motion sickness easily).  The Honda is not nearly as nimble as my Savage, and the tires are 7 years old (I will replace them this winter).

The plan for my wife and I is to drive down on Thursday August 17th, and return home on Sunday August 20th.  If the weather turns bad for that weekend we will postpone the trip to the following weekend.  If both weekends are bad....we aren't going.

We will be camping at the Two Wheels of Suches- there is no reservation required for camping.
http://twowheelsofsuches.com/

The weather is looking good for the 17th-20th - so far.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/suches-ga/30572/month/2153437?monyr=8/01/2017

You know...MM and Dave were so nice and kept going and making me drinks behind the bar.  Hmmmmm......

My wife and I are leaving early Thursday morning for this trip (once again I have a Wednesday night City Council meeting and I know better than to drag her to the meeting.....then spend 8 hours driving to Suches and arriving at 3 AM).

I anticipate we will arrive around 4-6PM and set up camp and unload the bike from the trailer.

The weather appears to be about as good as can be expected this time of year.  The fog will burn off in the morning, the clouds will start to build after lunch - and then spotty showers will show up in the afternoon and go away in the evening.  With some creative riding maybe we can avoid getting wet?

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/suches-ga/30572/month/2153437?monyr=8/01/2017


We will be camping at the Two Wheels of Suches.  If anyone wants to come up and ride......let me know and we will set up a place to meet.  I will have my phone with me - send me a PM if you want my phone number.