Also, this is a HUGE motorcycle destination (if you've never been to this area, you will soon know why) and there are free maps everywhere.
Honestly, you don't need a map. You're in the mountains. Just ride. Every road is amazing.
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Steve,
Please take my name off the list of attendees. I have to, regretfully, bow out of this one since I will be in the midst of moving. I hate to miss the rally, but after I move, I'll be able to get to great motorcycle roads before the temperature gauge starts to rise. Everyone else will have to divvy up the fun that I would have had.
allen
Hey Steve, as I told you originally, I am up for leading a ride over the Cherohala on Friday if you need me to. I live up here 7 months of the year outside Waynesville and have been up here every summer most of my life. Here is the route I originally planned: I am thinking of a ride down Walden Creek Rd from Pigeon forge. It comes out at the entrance to the Foothills Parkway. Across the Foothills parkway to 129. West on 129 to 72 and west to 411. South on 411 to 360. South on 360 to 165 which turns into 143 which is the Cherohala parkway. Across the Cherohala to Horseshoe Cove Rd/Santeetlah/Joyce Kilmer rd. and back to 129. (Optional lunch in Robbinsville @ my friend Lynn's Place restaurant) Take 129 across the Dragon. Take Happy Valley Rd up the back way to the top of the Foothills Parkway and back to 321 and Pigeon Forge. Let me know if you need me to do this. Thanks again for all of your organizing and work. Bob
Bob that does include some really nice roads I know and one new one that I was already planning to explore. Waldon Creek Rd. It looks to be less than 200 miles so time to do some more exploring or something else for the day. Do you plan to leave the motel and cut over to Waldon on Little Cove Rd.? Another question is the northern, exit that is one way, Old Caves Cove Rd (to Townsend from Cades Cove) open and good enough for bikes? Or do you have to backtrack to Laurel Creek.
Those 200 miles will eat up most of the day. Many of the roads we will be on are very curvy and you do not average much speed through parts of it. The Dragon for instance is only posted @ 30 mph. Should be a great day. I was on the Cherohala two days ago and it was 65 degrees.
I will get together with Steve on the 30th when he gets up here and cement plans for staging everyone and we will let everyone know about the details.
Concerning Old Cades Cove Rd, I am not sure. My sister lives in Townsend so I am over there fairly often. I was over @ Tuckaleechee Caverns last fall and it was open then but have not been down that road since the fires last fall so I can not answer that question.
I will give you a call the evening of the 29th when you get up here and will run over on the morning of the 30th and we will get together and cement the logistics of staging the ride. Things are crazy up here right now with the Eclipse on Monday. Have a safe trip up.
Blessings, Bob
Please add a plus one for me.
I hate it but I am not going to make this Rally. I have a room if anyone is needing a room at the Vacation Lodge. I will be cancelling it later this week.
I think I remember them saying they charge you one night for a cancelation. Maybe someone can take you reservation and pay you for it and save the fee.
Sorry to see this, but can you let me know when you cancel? They didn't have any of the block left when I called in, so I got stuck with more room than I need. The gal said they don't keep waiting lists for cancellations, but I could call back and see if any opened up. Thanks...
I wont be attending the rally as planned. Sorry to be missing this but family stuff has to come first. I'll be watching where it is going to be next year. Very disappointed. I was looking forward to meeting so many of you. . . . . have fun and hope to hear all about it.
Bunny from Winnipeg
Okay, we lost Bunny and CrazyHorse - and that's not necessarily okay, but definitely understandable.
Home and family come first. Period.
Order of priority hierarchy:
- Whatever deity you worship
- family
- country
- Recreation
--- motorcycling
-------- F6B Rally
No questions, no shame, but know you shall be missed!
Cheers,
Steve
23 Aug roster:
6gun
bluethunder
F6B1911
glide one
moe113097
hocrod +1
jmdaniel
GATeach(??)
Anna Brown
Chunky Love AKA Scott Settle and Suezanna (Wyked)
firetech
sbishopfl +1
Bamaburt62 +1
Neil Hambly + 1
Roger (Bowhunter1800) +1
Blackmetoc
Zyxt
CoCoKola +1
Dig
Woot
Allen
2wheelsforme
Outcast
Barender +1(?)
beppok
Python
BobR +1 (hopefully)
JimmyTee and Miss Patti
rickw + 1
6gun
Elroy + 1 maybe
BarryS770
F6Pilot
Willyf6b
zzh54
masonmike
ReserveBum
shortleg
taxfree4
stepbill +1 = 2
Steve 0080
Munchy
Ixol Phaane
willtill
53driver
Looking forward to it!!!!!
does any one know where next years rally will be - i know i am jumping the gun a bit but just wondering.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCeqPNx8bCg
I was on that same boat from that port back in 2008 and upon disembarkation a lady was running around wildly saying "They (Customs) won't release him and they seized his bike". Seems at one of the ports, it was a 12 day cruise, he wound up picking up a souvenir that kind of pisses off Customs and stashed it in his bike, those damn drug sniffing dogs.
Hey there Phantom.
I wish i could make it to the rally this year but I am heading to Grapevine Texas on Friday and then back down to BB&bbq in Arkansas. Maybe next year I will make it or the rally will be at another time.
Still Love ridin the B.
I finally arranged the time, and managed to get a room from a fellow member, so add me to
the list.
I'll be leaving from Toronto, big roads to Buffalo, and then down 219 until it ends near I-77
and I-81. Time and weather will help decide the rest of the route.
Anyone want to hook up somewhere on route?
See y'all there, eh! :icon_biggrin:
Thank you.
Yeah, I'm gonna leave PHX on Monday and riding in via the 40 through Albuquerque, OKC and Memphis to Knoxville. I figure I'm gonna get wet along the way... and my weather app tells me we may see rain at the rally point. But I still hope to see y'all when I get there.
Jimmytee... I'm bringing those chrome heat shields for ya. Lookin forward to seeing you n Miss Patti!
You too, Teach! And Ms. Reaper!
Aw, hell... lookin forward to seein EVERYONE! 😄 See you in a few days.
Ride safe, all. 👍🏽🙂
I'm not sure why I'm not on the list but I plan on being there.....
26 Aug roster:
dickideals
slowpoke
6gun
bluethunder
F6B1911
glide one
moe113097
hocrod +1
jmdaniel
GATeach
Anna Brown
Chunky Love AKA Scott Settle and Suezanna (Wyked)
firetech
sbishopfl +1
Bamaburt62 +1
Neil Hambly + 1
Roger (Bowhunter1800) +1
Blackmetoc
Zyxt
CoCoKola +1
Dig
Woot
Allen
2wheelsforme
Outcast
Barender +1(?)
beppok
Python
BobR +1 (hopefully)
JimmyTee and Miss Patti
rickw + 1
6gun
Elroy + 1 maybe
BarryS770
F6Pilot
Willyf6b
zzh54
masonmike
ReserveBum
shortleg
stepbill +1 = 2
Steve 0080
Munchy
Ixol Phaane
willtill
53driver
FF-Ed
&
Jake6969
Coming Thursday - Sunday
Just got vacation approved.
26 Aug roster:
FF-Ed
Jake6969
dickideals
slowpoke
6gun
bluethunder
F6B1911
glide one
moe113097
hocrod +1
jmdaniel
GATeach
Anna Brown
Chunky Love AKA Scott Settle and Suezanna (Wyked)
firetech
sbishopfl +1
Bamaburt62 +1
Neil Hambly + 1
Roger (Bowhunter1800) +1
Blackmetoc
Zyxt
CoCoKola +1
Dig
Woot
Allen
2wheelsforme
Outcast
Barender +1(?)
beppok
Python
BobR +1 (hopefully)
JimmyTee and Miss Patti
rickw + 1
6gun
Elroy + 1 maybe
BarryS770
F6Pilot
Willyf6b
zzh54
masonmike
ReserveBum
shortleg
stepbill +1 = 2
Steve 0080
Munchy
Ixol Phaane
willtill
53driver
Y'all are just rocking this!
Cheers,
Steve
Vacation Lodge lost my reservation also. They have no rooms available Saturday night so they cannot take a new reservation. Lily is starting up their old computer to see if she can find my info. Not sure if finding it will help if they are over booked.