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Duane Berends	Tail of the dragon		Lead	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 10 03/03/07 10:59 AM	Tags : None We are planning a trip From Michigan to the Smokies. This is our first long distance ride. sure we have done a lot of weekenders but not a hard week of riding. We have about 30" of snow right now in my yard. Good motivation for trip planning. I am looking for suggestions for the trip (4th of July week) Any must see sights along the way? Any don't bother sights along the way? Any suggestions for the Smokies? This group has always been a great resource for bikers. I have spent time at other sights and they don't see to have as much activity.. Ride on.
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Fredrider		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6278 03/03/07 12:08 PM	Duane, On your way down to the Smokies from Michigan I suggest you ride one of the ten most famous motorcycle roads in America, The Triple Nickel Highway, SR 555 from Zanesville, Ohio to the Ohio River. After you cross the River you can either take the SuperSlab (I-77) or back roads (much more scenic and fun) south to the Blue Ridge Parkway in the southwestern corner of Virginia. Going southwest on the Parkway for a few hundred miles and it dead-ends at the eastern entrance of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Once you are down in that region by all means ride the Tail of the Dragon and the Cherohala Skyway. If you need more suggestions I have plenty of them. Fred
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Duane Berends		#2	[url]	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 10 03/03/07 12:14 PM	Fred Thanks I will take you up on that. It looks like you leve not to far away. Let's talk more later.
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Duane Berends		#3	[url]	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 10 03/03/07 12:17 PM	live not leve Fat fingers
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Fredrider		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6278 03/03/07 12:23 PM	Duane, I just live a couple hours from the mountains. I'd be glad to answer questions whenever you have them. Fred
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burninfilm		#5	[url]	[-]
HSATF 2nd Officer Posts: 480 03/03/07 5:34 PM Tail Gunner	I agree with Fred's suggestions. Additionally there are some great, lesser known roads. You might even try 28 towards Highlands.. One thing to remember...July 4th weekend is very busy in the Smokies. When we owned a cabin there, it was always rented far in advance for that week, so there will be plenty of folks and traffic. The Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge stretch will be full, so the farther from there the better, unless you like large crowds and stand-stills....There is so much great riding in the area, you are really in for a good time...Hope you enjoy the trip....Bob <><
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Mike Johns70		#6	[url]	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 2 03/03/07 8:52 PM	In northern GA, you have Wolfpen Gap and Joe Brown Highway. In Western NC Highway 64, 178, 276, and especially 215 are nice roads that all run near the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is also very nice. If you get the chance ride to Maggie Valley near Waynesville, NC and check out Wheels Through Time museum. They have a lot of very old bikes in running condition. When I went there last summer I saw a 1917 Henderson being ridden by the owner. It was very neat to see a nearly 100 year old bike that ran as good as a Honda. Mike
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domino56		#7	[url]	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 29 06/11/07 5:42 PM	Fred, I have dates ( here are our destinations by day ) 7/1 Mt Vernon KY 7/2 Townsend TN 7/3 Maggie Valley NC 7/4 MT City TN 7/5 Gallipolis OH 7/6 Zainsville 7/7 Middlebury IN 7/8 Home Sweet Home Any Thoughts? Lets e- mail info.
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Fredrider		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6278 06/11/07 8:10 PM	Domino, Do you like the speed and comfort of interstates, or roller coaster like, scenic backroads with large sweeping turns that do not slow you down much, or roads where there are so many curves there are warning signs for truckers to consider another route? Fred
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domino56		#9	[url]	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 29 06/12/07 4:29 PM	We have a goal for this trip" Skinny roads with curves." Enough said? We try to avoid the superslab. BTW , This is my first L/D ride. I have run 200-300 miles in a day and some overnighters in Michigan but not a long trip. We have a group of 6 bikes on this one. It's gong to be a great time but HOT. I hope the T runs strong. I will be the smallest bike in the group. We are planning to run the Tail on Monday and the parkway on Tue / Wed The New River Gorge bridge in WV also. Also the 555 to Zanesville on our way home.
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Fredrider		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6278 06/12/07 8:11 PM	Domino, Sounds like you already have some good ideas on the ways to go, the fun roads to ride and how far to go each day. A couple of tips I would give you are: 1. Look at a Road Atlas, e.g. Rand McNally, and find the secondary roads that are considered scenic highways/byways. Follow them, but if you come to any cities on route, use the Interstates to bypass the cities, if possible. 2. Get on the road early and beat the heat. It also helps getting desireable hotel rooms (away from ice machines, elevators and the highway side of the hotel) if you stop somewhere between mid-afternoon and 5 pm. That first day for you looks like a long one. If you do not go on the Interstates or stop closer to home it will be a very long one, probably 11-12 hours on the road. You may consider a little less distance the first day and a little more the second day. Fred
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domino56		#11	[url]	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 29 06/14/07 8:51 PM	Thanks, Good advice. I will give a full report upon arrival back home. I could use some help on inserting pictures on this forum.
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Fredrider		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6278 06/15/07 4:47 AM	Domino, To post pictures you first must upload them to somewhere on the Internet. There are plenty of sites, but since you are going to post them on a Yuku site you might as well upload them to this Yuku site. By the numbers: 1. Click on the 'Images' link in the upper right portion of the screen. 2. Create an album. 3. Open the album. 4. Click on the 'upload file' icon in the middle left portion of the screen. 5. Click on the 'browse' icon in the middle right portion of the screen. 6. Locate the picture file you want to upload and select it. 7. Press 'Open'. 8. Repeat Steps 5-7 for however many pictures you want to upload. 9. Click on the 'Upload' icon in the lower right hand portion of the screen. 10. Wait for your pictures to upload to Yuku. When you want to post the pictures you have uploaded: A. Either start a new topic or reply to an existing topic. B. Click on the 'Picture' icon which is two icons left of the Smiley face icon in the upper right portion of the screen. C. Select the Album and the picture that you want to download. D. Repeat Step C. as often as you desire. E. Select the Post icon and view the results. Fred
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alepel		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8216 06/15/07 7:04 AM	Fred....thanks for taking the time to document how to post the pictures. Now if Skip could save this someplace for the rest of us to be able to refer to once in awhile. How about it Skip? Nice job Fred. alepel
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West Tn Dawg		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1607 06/15/07 11:38 PM	I think he heard you the first time, Allain! Rick The "BIKE" is why we came, The "PEOPLE" is why we stay!
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Fredrider		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6278 06/16/07 7:53 AM	Sssh Rick! Three pats on the back is better than one. Fred
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domino56		#16	[url]	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 29 06/16/07 6:41 PM	We rode to Gander Mt. this morning to pick up Frogg Togg rain suits. Man are they nice. Lightweight and breathable. I hope we never have to use them. I also ordered a Protec driver backrest. Today was my first ride using the backrest., That will give me an extra 100 mi 's a day. I have a bad back and this feels rear nice. It makes a little harder for my wife getting on and off. "Good thing she ain't no big momma". Replaced the rear brake pads & changed the fluid, flushed the cooling system. The T is ready. Thanks for the pic info I will take a pic of the T and give it a try later this week.
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alepel		#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8216 06/18/07 10:06 AM	Hey....what the heck is going on here? I've got a hunch though. I've been having some difficulty with my computer timing out waiting for a reply to post. I may have inadvertently submitted three times thinking it had not submitted at all. That's embarrassing. Alain
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Fredrider		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6278 06/18/07 11:25 AM	That's OK Alain. It happens to the best of us. Now if you wouldn't mind, put a pointy hat on your head and go stand in the corner of your office. Fred
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Skip MMShadowT		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5746 06/18/07 11:27 AM	Come on Alain, we know you're just trying to run up your post count. "We want to be free... Free to ride our machines without being hassled by the man!"
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bamaTrider		#20	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3990 06/18/07 11:41 AM	I've done the same thing a couple of times myself, Alain. I finally figured out why it was happening. When I clicked "post" after I typed my message, the new post sometimes would not show up at the end of the thread right away . I then thought that it did not take and after clicking back button I would click "post" on my message again. It would then show up twice. I found out that if it does not show on the 1st click, then I do a refresh and then it shows. This does not happen every time - just on certain occasions. Go figure? Stan "We are different - yet we are the same" 2004 GL1800 Goldwing (Titanium) 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black)
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