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Re: Early Spring Tour of the South (in progress)
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Quote from: sammyseaman on April 27, 2011, 07:38:05 PM
Nooo!!!! I can't see the pics
Ok, at least I *started* posting pics...
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Re: Early Spring Tour of the South (in progress)
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Yes you have. Very niiiiiizzzzzze. So those old guys pushed ya a bit, eh? Very good.
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Re: Early Spring Tour of the South (in progress)
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May 01, 2011, 07:01:23 PM »
I gotta say, it was great to meet and ride with ya!
I can't see those later pics.....
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Re: Early Spring Tour of the South (in progress)
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May 01, 2011, 10:59:07 PM »
Quote from: OU812 on May 01, 2011, 07:01:23 PM
I gotta say, it was great to meet and ride with ya!
Ha!, right back at ya bro.
Working on the pics, unfortunately don't have one of you. Though, a warning for the rest of the people out there in case you run across this fool...
. The speeds achieved on bumpy twisty backroads on his big beasty barge-like R1200RT is unnatural.
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South (Photo posting in progress)
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Pics of me are best deleted.
Think the RT is a barge? You should have seen the LT....
Got home yesterday, 3200 miles and only 100 of rain.
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South (Photo Heavy)
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May 02, 2011, 08:11:13 PM »
ONly one tire change?
Slacker, get to Porterville
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South (Photo Heavy)
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May 02, 2011, 08:50:48 PM »
Damn dude that's just beautiful. The scenery looks great too. Feelin' a little green myself.
Glad you didn't get caught by the funnel clouds or the LEOs.
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Quote from: M.Brane on May 02, 2011, 08:50:48 PM
..Glad you didn't get caught by the funnel clouds or the LEOs.
Yeah, got a couple of radar detector saves on Deals Gap, one on Sunday to Tennessee, and one on Friday near the end of the trip back to Robbinsville, other than that not many leo encounters during the whole 10 day trip. Did a couple trips over the Cherohala Skyway both on Saturday mornings mostly doubling or more the speed limit and not a leo in sight...
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South
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May 02, 2011, 09:47:33 PM »
Man that is some mighty fine scenery there
and some juicy black licorice roads as well. Glad you had a great time!!
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South
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Ahhh, twisty roads, smooth tarmac, good friends, scenic hills and mountains = Hey, doesn't come any better. Great holiday.
Cheers,
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Pics are there now. You really hit the right roads down there! Hope we ride again, maybe out your way?
I will need a month off to fully enjoy CA......
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Good stuff!
shipping yer bike...that's dedication
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South
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May 03, 2011, 09:19:24 AM »
I can see the pics now
Awesome report and it was fun following you on the Spot thingy
The recognizable areas make me long for them
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South
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Rippin' good report man! Makes me want to do another southeastern tour...maybe this fall.
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South
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May 03, 2011, 05:23:58 PM »
most excellent writeup and pics! It made me feel like I was there. Oh wait I was there for some of the time! It was great fun glad we met up. Diabolical roads and Good Times !!
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Quote from: OU812 on May 03, 2011, 06:05:12 AM
Pics are there now. You really hit the right roads down there! Hope we ride again, maybe out your way?
I will need a month off to fully enjoy CA......
What's your vacation daze looking like?
Can you pull off a mid-September loop of California?
It's a great time of the year, after all the kids have gone back to school.
Loop starting from Los Angeles, up through Trinity Alps and back with all the best roads is about a week...
You only need to add days to get here and back from Chi town...
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I burned 11 for this one and 10 more in Nov for deer season.
Maybe next spring!
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South
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Quote from: OU812 on May 05, 2011, 06:10:31 AM
I burned 11 for this one and 10 more in Nov for deer season.
Maybe next spring!
What? 10 days just for deer season?
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for killing deer.
But still, I'm sure if you were packing, I could lead you on some roads where you could kill deer 'while you're riding', just a bit North of San Francisco...
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It's more about the hunting thing, ya know. Drinking and drinking.
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Re: Tornado dodging tour of the South
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Rick, how 'bout a comparison between the riding out this way and the roads back in Cali. My wife and I will be doing three days (not enough, I know) of touring northern califorinia back roads this July so I'd be interested in a comparison.
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