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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
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WNC 8-7-09 Berfday ride report
I took the day off and told the garmin to take me east. I found some little roads all over WNC and ended up in Franklin. Here are some pics.
Packed up and ready to leave  Started shooting somewhere near Fontana Village  Sadly, it took me to a 4 lane just past Stecoah...BOOO!  Some really crappy pavement, this is better.  Road got better, booo!  It sure was pretty regardless  Kinda twisty too  Swingin bridge, ROCK!  Where the pavement ends! JAWESOME!!  Even better  Back on 28       Found some more dirt/gravel   
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Purty Mtns
   Interesting story behind this one, there use to be a 55mph sign just after the state line, I had it removed. It's an interesting story full of hilarity, but I successfully got a sign legally removed from the gap to win an argument. JAWESOME!!!  Tellico  Arriving back home to the City of Lenoir    The wife had me a little surprise waiting for my return  mmmm, cookie 
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08-09-2009, 08:54 PM
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Glad you had a good day. Happy Birthday.
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08-09-2009, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: NC
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What no Chick-fil-a? We had a nice ride up to Blowing Rock today and also rode on the Blueridge Parkway for a bit. Today was the best ride I've been on, just a great day! Glad you had a good one Trip.
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08-10-2009, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
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Nick... you're gonna be SO depressed to go back to TN after 2011... those are not Mountains... just hills. I'll show you what mountains are supposed to look like when we get to CO, NM, NV, CA, OR, ID, and WY... then we'll ease ya back down with the Black Hills of SD
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
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 Yeah I am learning. Dude, this bike rules. You need a GS as soon as possible. Fun is just too soft a word to describe it. I am still real unsteady in dirt, but I think that is mostly due to tires. I am going to go with some tourrances next time. Not the best for gravel, but I want a better road tire since I spend most of my time there, but they are better than my tires on gravel right now.
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08-10-2009, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
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Cool pics...
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I forgot... then what the hell are you calling those mountains for?!  when you due for tires? it'll be nice to not spend a fortune every 5k like with the RR huh
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08-10-2009, 11:54 PM
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
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I think I can get a knee down. Need to wear my leathers sometime up there.
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08-10-2009, 11:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
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yeah get on it!
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