Trace

12 hours ago, twitte said:

Ben, Jason and Bob, great job stepping up to the plate and carrying this tradition forward. Once again it was the perfect balance of riding, comradery and simply having a good time. 

This is exactly right, including "carrying this tradition forward".   A fine event that doesn't need anything else to make it better. 

Well done, PRB, Dad and Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeero.  

We both fared surprisingly well, considering our very short distance to the surf, including other properties in our "portfolios of care and maintenance".  Zillions of trees down, but the towering pines and southern oaks somehow missed us.  Power and cable back on....amazing. 

Too bad the hurricane didn't flatten or wash away the Greene Motel. 

2 hours ago, PirateRiderBen said:

Thanks to everyone who showed up and made this event a success!

we will see you next year!

With any luck, that shitbox motel will be bulldozed by next year.

We have to evacuate, too, because Ponte Vedra Beach is a barrier island....water on both sides, and we're in the path.  A glancing blow would be great at this point.  The winds will be bad, but the surge maybe worse.  I'm 4 feet above the mean tide line, whatever that means.  They're predicting 5+ feet.  Ugh.

The Vette and the Duc get moved to a massive, tilt-construction parking garage in the morning (owned by Donis, plans reviewed by me) that puts them out of harm's way.  The house is heavily insured, including FEMA flood....and that's that.  I'll take several bottles of booze, a hunk of brisket from Winn Dixie and head to the mainland.   

1 minute ago, zeer0 said:

WOW!  Can't believe you use the excuse of a little rain storm just so you don't have to stay at your favorite hotel.     

 

 

Anything to stay out of that fleabag.

However, we just got mandatory evacuation orders....gotta be gone tomorrow morning.  Hell, maybe I'll just ride to Boone!

Norm and I just made the decision to cancel.  Too many unknowns, possible evacuation orders for the barrier island we live on, chaos on I-26, rain for the riding days.....Calling the lovely Greene motel now so they can rent our rooms to coastal evacuees! 

However, we just might go to Franklin for a few days later next week, into the weekend.  Anyone/everyone is welcome to join us. 

ALSO--NavyHeloDrvr's birthday is tomorrow, Oct 6.  If he and Carver make it in time, make sure you buy him a beer and sing the Bday song!

What with SC announcing an friggin' evacuation order for Wednesday, and our route is up 95 to 26 (Charleston) and then to Charlotte, etc.....and being that we don't know if it might come near us, Norm and I are talking about coming up Friday instead of Thursday, leaving Tuesday.....dunno until the storm track is more defined.  Of course, if the "defined" means our houses are gonna be swept out to sea, we might not be doing the Fall Ride. 

Mother Nature is a bitch. 

48 minutes ago, PirateRiderBen said:

Something to consider...

 

Norm and I are considering that our houses are 500 yards from the ocean and we have people who rely on us.  So....watching the predictions....

3 hours ago, Sweeper said:

And now it is sitting unused in a box next to the stripper pole. The Duck comes with this as standard equipment.

24 minutes ago, CornerCarver said:

 

I heard a rumor that the bank angle sensor was directly wired to the brake light...

That mod was removed before he sold it. 

10 hours ago, PirateRiderBen said:

longtime VFRD member owned 2000 VFR.

That bike is a piece of junk and that longtime owner was a dumbass when it came to proper maintenance.  And even worse, rumor has it that BR rode that bike to Daytona for Bike Week. 

There's not much room in there.....kinda like playing Twister! 

9 minutes ago, Baileyrock said:

Thanks for the offer Trace, I'll just drive over in the Benz and ride your Strada during the event.

Way Cool! 

Well actually, I was gonna leave the fukn motorcycles at the Shack and bring the Vette.  It's quite at home on the BRP...just ask Cindy, who is still mad at me for banging her head against the passenger window numerous times.  (I told her to pay attention and quit with the texting and Facebooking)  In fact, why don't we just plan to get a bottle or three of whiskey and take turns driving it between a few sips?  We can wind up drunk in Cherokee and lose all our money in the casino.  And end up with Bad Women.  Won't that be fun?

You need a stodgy, upright, old-man Duc Multistrada!

4 minutes ago, Baileyrock said:

If i was to trailer over I might even bring the VFR! 

Do you realize that you'll have to ride in a "sportbiker" position for possibly several hours at a time, versus the stodgy, old-man ergonomics of the ST?

Ooooowwww.....that's nice.  Not as much fun (nor as creepy) as The Creeper, but very nice. 

19 minutes ago, Sweeper said:

Down by the river.


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This is all hilarious.  I think we need a picture of The Creeper posted up. 

2 minutes ago, Sweeper said:

When he gets to Greene's, you are so fired.

Hahahaha!!

He can sleep in The Creeper......

I'm NavyHelo's travel agent, LOL. 

14 minutes ago, CornerCarver said:

Is Knoxville/Maryville out of your way?

He's trying to fly into "somewhere" and getting a bike instead of the looooonnnnnng drive from Gulfport with his VFR in a van.   If there's a rental in Knoxville, that would be a fun ride to Boone. 

5 hours ago, 007 said:

I would tell you to ride in, but there is something about the conversion van in the back of Greene's Motel that has a certain ring to it.

Now that's really funny, that there is!!  You know the name of that conversion van?  His daughter calls it "The Creeper".

Sweeper's Creeper.  LOL

Creeper Van. 

1 hour ago, zeer0 said:

I'll arrive early and make sure they have removed the chalk outlines.

And see if they'll remove those giant utility trucks towing giant cable spools, driven by illegals who much care if they back over a bunch of motorcycles. 

55 minutes ago, PirateRiderBen said:

I'll make sure I book Cinderella's palace for you princesses for next yeah 

 

With any luck, the Greene will be bulldozed by next year. 

Hell, if we're REALLY lucky, it'll get bulldozed this September!