Sweeper Posted June 7, 2022 Author Posted June 7, 2022 5 hours ago, bmart said: Thanks for the videos! So many great roads "nearby" to Charlotte. Is that what a typical ride looks like? We pretty rode alone every day. No one wanted to ride with us! 😢 You were gone before I even got a chance to talk to you guys. A lot of us only see each other at these events so there is a lot of chatter. I didn't do as good of a job including the newcomers as I should have. If the crowd is this big next year, we may have to make more groups. We kind of quit organizing anything a few years back because everybody sort of had a group. Join us in Little Switzerland for the FallRide. I'll make it a point to get to know you. 1 1 Quote
VFRpwr Posted June 24, 2022 Posted June 24, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 3:27 PM, Sweeper said: You were gone before I even got a chance to talk to you guys. A lot of us only see each other at these events so there is a lot of chatter. I didn't do as good of a job including the newcomers as I should have. If the crowd is this big next year, we may have to make more groups. We kind of quit organizing anything a few years back because everybody sort of had a group. Join us in Little Switzerland for the FallRide. I'll make it a point to get to know you. LOL, careful what you wish for Bsmart, not all us are house broken, or safe for mixed company. Well, speaking for myself at least. The Fall Ride is at an exceptionally good socializing location. If you happen to show up, you will be roundly welcomed, probably. (bring booze, I've found they like that) Quote
Member Contributer bmart Posted June 24, 2022 Member Contributer Posted June 24, 2022 Thank you! Sadly, I'm a strong opponent of drinking and motorcycling. I get that folks like to enjoy it at an event like this, but I feel the same about track days. Seems like an unnecessary risk to add to people you care about... Sorry! 1 Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 24, 2022 Member Contributer Posted June 24, 2022 The riding PRECEDES the drinking..... Fair enough, some of us appear drunk while stone cold sober...... 1 4 Quote
Member Contributer ducnut Posted August 2, 2022 Member Contributer Posted August 2, 2022 You TN/NC peeps need to figure out a Appalachian-based business all of us can work at, so we can always go riding. 😁 1 1 Quote
Sweeper Posted August 3, 2022 Author Posted August 3, 2022 21 hours ago, ducnut said: You TN/NC peeps need to figure out a Appalachian-based business all of us can work at, so we can always go riding. 😁 Retirement. I think that's what its called? Still trying to figure out how to get mine transferred to NC. 1 Quote
Member Contributer ducnut Posted October 9, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 9, 2022 If any of you NC peeps are around and want to ride, I’m staying in Sylva. I had a series of events collude and am without a job or roof over my head. The hurricane was the final straw, so I packed my stuff and am headed back to IL. Decided to stop in NC to enjoy myself, a few days. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 9, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 9, 2022 14 hours ago, ducnut said: If any of you NC peeps are around and want to ride, I’m staying in Sylva. I had a series of events collude and am without a job or roof over my head. The hurricane was the final straw, so I packed my stuff and am headed back to IL. Decided to stop in NC to enjoy myself, a few days. Wishing you all the best on your roads ahead! 1 Quote
Member Contributer ducnut Posted October 9, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Dutchy said: Wishing you all the best on your roads ahead! Thank you. Quote
Member Contributer bmart Posted October 10, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 10, 2022 23 hours ago, ducnut said: If any of you NC peeps are around and want to ride, I’m staying in Sylva. I had a series of events collude and am without a job or roof over my head. The hurricane was the final straw, so I packed my stuff and am headed back to IL. Decided to stop in NC to enjoy myself, a few days. What part? A few of us are in Charlotte. Quote
Sweeper Posted October 11, 2022 Author Posted October 11, 2022 Sorry for taking so long but I had another trip to make. It was a weird year. Perfect weather but we ended up with eight riders and no VFR's. I had to ride up for the ride this year because of the @MiniCarver wedding. Packing for ten days on a motorcycle is a lot tougher than four. The plan was to ride to Knoxville and meet TheGirl on Thursday morning for the ride to Little Switzerland. I chose a lovely Motel6 for my accommodations on Wednesday night. I realized that I had packed my walking shoes in the bag my wife was bringing for the wedding. Had to run to Walmart. I had hoped to find some cool yoga shoes like Jay wears but instead found a pair of size 13 WHAT ARE THOSE! Finished the day with a great meal. Thursday morning, I met Donna and we rode out to meet Curt for the trip in. No pics? Friday morning started with a flat tire on the fancy Italian's rear loafer. It looked like someone at the hotel had been doing maintenance under the carport. Again, no pics for the day. I shot tons of video but haven't had time to edit. Saturday, we had a visit from long time friend of VFRD Ken who took some of us on his top secret local roads tour. The Italian super models prefer to sun bathe at the lunch stop while the Tigger prefers to rest in the shade. Ben made a return to the group after buying back his Tiger1050. Here he is making a beer run. We had a visit from our buddy Klim. He and Jay are pretty tight. The two greatest route planners in the world. Tomorrow is looking good! After four days of riding, it was time for new loafers. He has spares mounted in the trunk. Donna couldn't be bothered with parking her bike. When we came back from dinner, some old drunk guy had moved it. Aaron joined us that evening and rode with us a couple of days. The obligatory shot at the natural bridge. We loaded up to prepare for meeting Steve on his WR250sm. A short time later, my tire had feathers. The Oak Park Inn and six days worth of bugs. Another B double E double R U N. Rode through the Dragon on Friday afternoon with Donna and Kimball to finish off nine days of riding. It's about done! Met my wife at the hotel in Townsend. That trailer was neat as pin when I left it with her. Attended the best wedding ever on Saturday. Klim and Timmy both were there. One last pic with @MiniCarver and his bride. I'll work on video when I can and share them here. 6 1 Quote
Sweeper Posted October 11, 2022 Author Posted October 11, 2022 Stills taken from the GoPro footage. I love this next one! 911😀 Came up on this poor guy while chasing Aaron. Scared him to death. The road was dry. That's coal dust on our tires! Didn't feel like water. Hard to see, but Aaron had to come to a complete stop while this guy tried to adjust his line. 3 Quote
Member Contributer bmart Posted October 11, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 11, 2022 Looks like you guys were "gettin' it!" Quote
Sweeper Posted October 11, 2022 Author Posted October 11, 2022 43 minutes ago, bmart said: Looks like you guys were "gettin' it!" What do you call a bunch of old folks hooning around? The young guys are eligible for AARP. Gerigans? Hooliatrics? 2 Quote
Member Contributer bmart Posted October 11, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 11, 2022 It is certainly keeping you away from EOG! Quote
Member Contributer bmart Posted October 16, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 16, 2022 We have to get you guys to some track days! Maybe we need a VFR day... 3 Quote
Sweeper Posted October 16, 2022 Author Posted October 16, 2022 13 hours ago, bmart said: We have to get you guys to some track days! Maybe we need a VFR day... We've had many discussions about a VFRD track day. Not sure how many VFR's would make it but the group has plenty of interest. 1 Quote
Member Contributer bmart Posted October 17, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 17, 2022 They could ride anything! We did this for the CB-1 group years ago and it was a hoot. Quote
Member Contributer Wald Posted October 17, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 17, 2022 I would love to do a track day with the VFR and the group, unfortunately, since I am located in CT, there is nothing close by. My last track day was many, many moons ago on the Nürburgring in Germany. Quote
Member Contributer bmart Posted October 17, 2022 Member Contributer Posted October 17, 2022 There are a ton of tracks close by to CT. https://www.nhms.com/ https://www.palmermotorsportspark.com/ http://www.canaanmotorclub.com/the-track Even more if you spread west into PA (best track ever) or OH, or south in NY/NJ. Quote
Sweeper Posted December 6, 2022 Author Posted December 6, 2022 Winter blues are already setting in. I found some lost files from October. Maybe it will help some others while we are not riding. 1 Quote
TimC Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 13 hours ago, Sweeper said: Winter blues are already setting in. I found some lost files from October. Maybe it will help some others while we are not riding. Same here on the winter blues. I was really hoping for some very late season riding, but the weather has not cooperated. And when it was mild enough to ride a couple days recently I was busy with other things. There might be a couple decent days left here in NE Ohio this month, but at this point I'm better off winterizing the bike and shopping for any mods and accessories I want or need for next year. 😕 Thanks for posting the great photos and videos, @Sweeper !! 1 Quote
Sweeper Posted December 6, 2022 Author Posted December 6, 2022 I just got word from Kimball that his Tiger660 has now become a new Tuono. I guess the bike swap in October sold him. There will be no keeping up with those guys anymore! 2 Quote
VFRpwr Posted December 11, 2022 Posted December 11, 2022 On 12/6/2022 at 9:35 AM, Sweeper said: I just got word from Kimball that his Tiger660 has now become a new Tuono. I guess the bike swap in October sold him. There will be no keeping up with those guys anymore! Heheheh. (rubbing hands maniacly) Bringing it back around to to V4s again. Quote
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