Russell W Fleming
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Sport Touring at its Finest Ride Sunday August 17, 2008 Meet for Breakfast at 9 am at the IRON SKILLET At the PETRO truck stop in Carlisle PA 1201 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle PA GPS Coordinates N 40-13.903 W 077-08.551 There will be 6 rides to choose from 150 to 200 miles long All rides end at the Middlesex Diner in Carlisle PA 1 of the rides will be a mix of PAVED AND UNPAVED ROADS CONTACT PERSONS Concours Owners Group Russell W Fleming 410-374-9687 fleming@qis.net Yamaha FJR Randy Sinisi Rsinisi6@cs.com BMWBMW Eddie Phelps 410-781-7521 phelps2ride@starpower.netCOG PA Greg Puterbaugh 717-632-3324 pbaugh1@comcast.net For lodging information please contact one of us and we will provide you with information. Here are the rides to choose from. 5-County Ride that is 190 miles long by Randy Sinisi FJR Gettysburg Ride that is 145 miles long by Greg Puterbaugh COG Route 235 Ride that is 170 miles long by Russell Fleming COG Orchard Ride that is 135 miles long by Russell Fleming COG 3 States ride that is 190 miles long by Eddie Phelps BMW Raystown Lake Ride 200 miles long by Frederick Huganir BMW Paved and Unpaved that is 160 miles long by Mike Montville V Strom ALL of these rides are self-guided |
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keystonejenks
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« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2008, 05:43:43 am » |
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There are some good roads in this area but why on earth would that meet at the PETRO Truck Stop - talk about a congested area that I try to avoid.  |
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ejworthen
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« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2008, 08:20:23 am » |
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There are some good roads in this area but why on earth would that meet at the PETRO Truck Stop - talk about a congested area that I try to avoid. You can't buy gas there either IIRC. We arrived last year and had to leave and get gas at another location. It does have a large parking area though. |
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Russell W Fleming
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« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2008, 06:23:35 pm » |
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2007 there were 80 motorcycles there.
When setting up rides like this I have to find some place that has a large parking lot.
Can they serve 50 to 100 people within 1 hour for breakfast?
Will they let me have a room to set-up for handing out route sheet for FREE?
Will they give separate meal checks?
The big one is they don’t request a deposit of $250 to $500 up front; this is the reason the ride is FREE.
Russell W Fleming
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thatguy
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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2008, 06:54:01 pm » |
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Route 235 Ride that is 170 miles long by Russell Fleming COG
This is the one I enjoy.
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ejworthen
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2008, 06:12:11 am » |
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2007 there were 80 motorcycles there.
When setting up rides like this I have to find some place that has a large parking lot.
Can they serve 50 to 100 people within 1 hour for breakfast?
Will they let me have a room to set-up for handing out route sheet for FREE?
Will they give separate meal checks?
The big one is they don’t request a deposit of $250 to $500 up front; this is the reason the ride is FREE.
Russell W Fleming
I understand your reasons for choosing this location. I just wish I had known before arriving that there was no gas at that location. Other than that one complaint, I think you guys did a great job last year. I would highly recommend this ride to all. |
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« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2008, 09:34:33 am » |
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There are some good roads in this area but why on earth would that meet at the PETRO Truck Stop - talk about a congested area that I try to avoid. The Petro wont be bad as it`s huge. Traffic will be low in the petro on the weekend cause most truckers go home to leave their dog out. |
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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2008, 02:33:53 pm » |
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I understand your reasons for choosing this location. I just wish I had known before arriving that there was no gas at that location. Other than that one complaint, I think you guys did a great job last year. I would highly recommend this ride to all.
Hey, Eric. Thanks for the compliment and recommendation. Regarding the gas station, unless it closed down recently, there is an auto fueling station behind the restaraunt. Not easy to see unless you're looking for it. However, the Pilot station up the road (closer to the turnpike entrance - same side of the road as the Iron Skillet) usually has the best gas prices in the area. Hope to see you there this year. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2008, 02:49:19 pm » |
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Hmm. Might try to make this one if my calendar's clear.
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Zerosum
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« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2008, 11:54:30 am » |
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Count me in! And it's on the calandar BEFORE my wife has filled up that weekend for me!  |
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« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2008, 01:57:58 pm » |
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Count me out. Same weekend as VIR.
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Russell W Fleming
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« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2008, 05:57:50 pm » |
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For the Sport Touring at its Finest Ride on August 17 in Carlisle PA I have the routes in GPS format if you would like the file contact me and I will send it to you. Russell W Fleming    |
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keystonejenks
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« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2008, 08:25:29 am » |
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I'm going to try and make this.
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« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2008, 08:32:39 am » |
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I'm going to try and make this.
Same here. I had a real blast riding up there w/ejworthen last year, then doing the 235 route with thatguy. Russell - I'd be interested in the GPS files. If you could, please e-mail them to triumph_rider11@yahoo.com . Thanks! |
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« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2008, 05:52:21 pm » |
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I'm going to try and make this.
What do you mean try?Just do it.I won't make too much fun of your little Triumph.  |
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« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2008, 06:26:31 am » |
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I'm going to be in Southern Virginia August 14-16th, but I going to do my best to make it up there for this event. |
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ZZR Rob
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« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2008, 08:57:03 am » |
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I'm in. Russell, I'm sending pm for routes.
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JamminJere
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« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2008, 11:04:35 am » |
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Bump for Russell
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« Reply #18 on: August 11, 2008, 06:11:11 pm » |
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I'm heading out of the Pottstown area around 7am Sunday for Carlisle, Anyone want to hook up for the ride out the TurnPike from Morgantown to Carlisle... let me know.
Jerry
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« Reply #19 on: August 12, 2008, 08:59:51 am » |
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I'm heading out of the Pottstown area around 7am Sunday for Carlisle, Anyone want to hook up for the ride out the TP... let me know.
Jerry
Maybe. I was thinking of doing this as a 1-day ride. But I have to squeeze in an oil-change sometime this week (maybe on Friday night), and figure out a way to strap some gear on the Wee because I don't have any luggage yet, and assuming I get over those two easy hurdles, I still need to get clearance from the BOSS to take off on Sunday. (Reminds me of the Blue Cheer single.) She wasn't thrilled about the thought of missing the ride when I told her about it last week. And I thought that was a good sign! Is 7 AM early enough? It took us 2 hours from Carlisle to Quakertown in the family cage on Sunday, and that was slab all the way. I was thinking of other options. One was to head out around 6 AM, slab it to 61, take 895 to Gold Mine Rd then over ST Peter's Mt, cross the river at Duncannon or Dusquane or Dunquirk or however it's spelled and travel down 74. The other was to leave a little later, around 9 AM, get there late and miss meeting up with the groups, ride the area (I have several routes from last year stored on GPS) and then meet the folks back at the diner between 2-4 PM before heading home. I'll confirm something or ther later this week. My plan is to have no plan. My only concern is that I'm not sure how much over 450 miles or so my butt can tolerate on that diabolical saddle Suzuki calls a seat. I look forward to the opportunity to find out. |
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« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2008, 01:51:36 pm » |
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GRRRRRR......mother in law just showed up.....here through the weekend. Wife: "you didn't have plans did you?"   |
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« Reply #21 on: August 14, 2008, 02:13:56 pm » |
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GRRRRRR......mother in law just showed up.....here through the weekend. Wife: "you didn't have plans did you?" Dude, that's MORE of a reason to get the f out of the house... "Hi Mom! It's so nice to see you! I have to run to the garage for a second, I'll be right back." [Vrrooom.....Screeeeeech!]  That's why I put this on the calendar a month ago! You gotta book your time before they do!  |
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« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2008, 02:28:24 pm » |
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I too would like the route data... I need enough time to figure out how to load it into my GPS! If someone could send it to [deleted], that would be swell. Thanks! edit:
Thanks for the route files! Took my email address out to keep it from getting harvested by spammers... |
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« Reply #23 on: August 14, 2008, 04:53:18 pm » |
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Well I won't be making it.Been in bed half the week with a horrid flu like bug and I don't get sick dammit..I'm just too drained to even consider it.Have fun guys.
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« Reply #24 on: August 14, 2008, 05:25:03 pm » |
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Zerosum - you've got mail. Sorry to hear you can't make it thatguy. Here's to your health.  FJRSki - real glad to see you posting again with your new WeeStrom. I hope your wife is doing well. I am interested in your Gold Mine Rd and St Peters route if you are leaving very early. I could meet you along 897. However that route is close to 3-1/2hrs by google calcs - Linkmotospeed9058 - Zerosum is right, now's the time to go! I leave for days when my MIL comes.  KeystoneJenks - you still in? Where are those characters ejworthen and DosEquis??? |
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