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GENERAL => ROAD COURSE => Topic started by: Nosgsx1300 on May 12, 2009, 08:28:21 AM
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I got a chance to DRIVE the gap
My work sent me to Loudon TN for a week
People who drive it fast are crazy.
just driving the rental car I got the guy in the back seat to puke
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the road is awsome BUT a trailer coming the other way could easily be fatal
I would rip it up if they would close the road
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Not to mention traffic,go off the wrong side of the road,you better pull the parachute!!
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sad to say,ive found other bikes coming at you in your own lane to be the worst hazzard.
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i can ride it every day :thumb:
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i can ride it every day :thumb:
Well your a lucky man.
Ive found some roads almost just as good without the carnival atmosphere. Closer to where i live even .
i'll never tell where they are though Least not broadcast location on the internet.
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yeah i said i could ride it
BUT
i dont there are some other roads around here juat as nice :thumb:
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Im thinking about going this weekend,I hope its not too crowded.
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Very nice riding but from what I hear its getting patrolled alot especially on weekends.
Blue ridge parkway is pretty nice also just beware of them park rangers... :thumb:
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When I was out there in fall of 2004 the road and countryside where spectacular! I turned around and followed some locals on 1000's and 600's that were actually intentionally pulling out in the oncoming lane to arch the corners. They weren't even at a fast pace, needless to say I turned around and rejoined and appreciated my ridding buddies even more. Only been back with the wife and the Harley once since then, Arkansas is fine for me. (http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317073/img_3154.jpg)
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Such a sweet road out there.
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I live here and I've got to say it sucks when theres an event but if you ride it during the week when theres not any events going on its all good. :thumb:
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busabash :thumb: :thumb:
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Here is a couple of pics from when we went last year to the Bash.
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another
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one more, man i love that place
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yea, I think you actually passed me and the wifey at the spring bash last year. At least I know it was a white gen2.
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damn! a busa rider thats into the turns Nice form.
I havent seen to many of those.
Nice pic!
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I'm not sure how to respond to this post, I have lived here for 26 years long before Busa;s were even thought of, that road has always ben there, as far the CARNIVAL atmosphere, the outlanders did that LOL, you must respect that road, or it WILL bite you in the ass bad, and you will have parts on the tree of shame, I run it once or twice a month, have for years did little more than scrap a footpeg :thumb:
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yea, I think you actually passed me and the wifey at the spring bash last year. At least I know it was a white gen2.
Are you going to the spring bash this year? we are planning on it.
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damn! a busa rider thats into the turns Nice form.
I havent seen to many of those.
Nice pic!
Thank you very much. :thumb:
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I'm not sure how to respond to this post, I have lived here for 26 years long before Busa;s were even thought of, that road has always ben there, as far the CARNIVAL atmosphere, the outlanders did that LOL, you must respect that road, or it WILL bite you in the ass bad, and you will have parts on the tree of shame, I run it once or twice a month, have for years did little more than scrap a footpeg :thumb:
I agree that is a road that everyone should respect, as long as ya do it is a great place to ride.
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yea, I think you actually passed me and the wifey at the spring bash last year. At least I know it was a white gen2.
Are you going to the spring bash this year? we are planning on it.
Depends on wether or not I have to work. You may see me up there but I'm not usually with the group. I just go up there on the weekends cause i like riding up there. but if you see a black/burgandy with a chick on the back in all baby blue gear, flag me down.
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i will be there :thumb: :thumb:
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I still go down to Gap area every year .
I get uneasy feeling every time Im about to head up that road . Premonition ,gut feeling I dunno . Been up it a bunch in the past and had a few to many close calls I guess .
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as far the CARNIVAL atmosphere, the outlanders did that
I understand completly..
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I still go down to Gap area every year .
I get uneasy feeling every time Im about to head up that road . Premonition ,gut feeling I dunno . Been up it a bunch in the past and had a few to many close calls I guess .
Pete, you need to hook up with us old farts, worst think we worry about anymore is just holding a good line for the camera shots :thumb:
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I still go down to Gap area every year .
I get uneasy feeling every time Im about to head up that road . Premonition ,gut feeling I dunno . Been up it a bunch in the past and had a few to many close calls I guess .
Pete, you need to hook up with us old farts, worst think we worry about anymore is just holding a good line for the camera shots :thumb:
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yea, I think you actually passed me and the wifey at the spring bash last year. At least I know it was a white gen2.
Are you going to the spring bash this year? we are planning on it.
Depends on wether or not I have to work. You may see me up there but I'm not usually with the group. I just go up there on the weekends cause i like riding up there. but if you see a black/burgandy with a chick on the back in all baby blue gear, flag me down.
I will have a chick on back also, so be sure if you see us holler and we will ride. :thumb:
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i will be there :thumb: :thumb:
Be sure and holler at us also, are you going for the bash?
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I just hope the weather cooperates, after the upside down year we have had so far :?
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no kidding, I think this is the most snow I've seen down here in a long time.
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no kidding, I think this is the most snow I've seen down here in a long time.
You have not ben here long enough :lol: when it snowed in 93 I didn't think we would get back to the Dragon till june
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no kidding, I think this is the most snow I've seen down here in a long time.
You have not ben here long enough :lol: when it snowed in 93 I didn't think we would get back to the Dragon till june
...i'm not even gonna mention it was 80 here both yesterday and today. 8)
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no kidding, I think this is the most snow I've seen down here in a long time.
You have not ben here long enough :lol: when it snowed in 93 I didn't think we would get back to the Dragon till june
...i'm not even gonna mention it was 80 here both yesterday and today. 8)
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no kidding, I think this is the most snow I've seen down here in a long time.
You have not ben here long enough :lol: when it snowed in 93 I didn't think we would get back to the Dragon till june
I'm a bit older than you think. ;-) I remember the blizzard of 93 quite well. I was living in kingston at the time.
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Just drove it 2 weeks ago going to Murphy. I was in the stealth and there was salt down but no snow. I tell you what, even with awd its a wicked experiance. I was in 2nd for most of the tight stuff, nothing like 30-80 back to 30, repeat for 30 minutes lol. My tires where cooking when I got done, but I can say I did the whole thing and only put a tire over the line 2 times. Once was some rocks in my lane, the other was a thick patch of salt that got my ass end stepping out. With awd step outs act a little odd lol :hys: got made respect for anyone that rides that road often. I cant imagine it with snow on the ground :shock:
BTW no cell phone signal just adds to the wow factor, those drop offs and no way to call for help = scary.
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i will be there :thumb: :thumb:
Be sure and holler at us also, are you going for the bash?
i will for sure look you up
we are coming in from asheville about 45 min away if that
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i will be there :thumb: :thumb:
Be sure and holler at us also, are you going for the bash?
i will for sure look you up
we are coming in from asheville about 45 min away if that
Cool, we will be riding a white 09 with black wheels. :thumb:
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BTW no cell phone signal just adds to the wow factor, those drop offs and no way to call for help = scary.
cant get a call out for shit but I can usually get a text out.
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BTW no cell phone signal just adds to the wow factor, those drop offs and no way to call for help = scary.
cant get a call out for shit but I can usually get a text out.
I used to have one of those (bag) phones yes I know I'm that old, I got a call out from the overlook once then a few weeks later no signal, now once you get much past the parking area by the water thats it, no signal :(
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Like I said, same here...no signal but most the time I can get a text out, just not a call. Certain parts cant even get a text out sometimes.
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With my schedule (14 days on, 14 days off) I can make a little road trip and ride it during the week. Since I'd like to enjoy the least amount of traffic and will probably taking one of my Harley buddies with me, I'm looking at going during the week. Is this a bad idea (i.e. more "regular" traffic)?
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From the little bit I seen during the off season and mid week, there was no traffic lol. Most of the regulars would pull over and let the quicker/crazier vehical go by lol.
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With my schedule (14 days on, 14 days off) I can make a little road trip and ride it during the week. Since I'd like to enjoy the least amount of traffic and will probably taking one of my Harley buddies with me, I'm looking at going during the week. Is this a bad idea (i.e. more "regular" traffic)?
Hard to say, used to be all you would see on mondays is bike shop guys cause they were all closed on monday now thats not the case, years ago you go up on a mon,tues, wed, you may or may not see another vehicle the whole trip, now is a crap shoot go during the week you may or may not be alone, just be carefull, don't bust blind curves, and most important stay on your side of the road, this may not always help cause the dudes coming the other way dont, I'm sorry if I did not help much, but there really is no cut and dryed as to when the traffic is the least, also if you have never run it before, absolutly DO NOT anticipate how the road will curve, or how tight it is, what you will see is on a lot of roads you will see a sign saying curve speed 20 mph, on that road IF you see a sign saying 20 you better go 10 or 15 maybe, just dont ride over your head, and if you shoul find your butt really puckering up and you cant make a curve, just pitch it over and trust your tires, even if you fall its better to lowside that lock up the rear tire and get the trees, and tell your Harley buddy just what I said to you, and another thing he really needs to keep in mind, depending on what Harley he has, they have very little ground clearance, and if they get on the footpegs hard enough they WILL crash, I personaly found that a Harley geezer wont corner like a sportbike even if the sportbike has flat tires :hys:
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Not sure whas going on now, they have a rockslide, and the officals dont seem to eager to get it cleaned up, roads block off just up from the foothills entance all the way to the TN/NC border, the dude that runs Deals gap resort must be shiting bullits, next nice sat I think we might take big red and make a run thru Maggie and Cherokee, Fontana and over by the store on 28
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dave c where r u
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Not sure whas going on now, they have a rockslide, and the officals dont seem to eager to get it cleaned up, roads block off just up from the foothills entance all the way to the TN/NC border, the dude that runs Deals gap resort must be shiting bullits, next nice sat I think we might take big red and make a run thru Maggie and Cherokee, Fontana and over by the store on 28
thats ok there are sooooooo many other nice roads around there
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dave c where r u
Knoxville, work on Alcoa Hwy, go to the Dragon after work sometimes if i can get out early
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Not sure whas going on now, they have a rockslide, and the officals dont seem to eager to get it cleaned up, roads block off just up from the foothills entance all the way to the TN/NC border, the dude that runs Deals gap resort must be shiting bullits, next nice sat I think we might take big red and make a run thru Maggie and Cherokee, Fontana and over by the store on 28
thats ok there are sooooooo many other nice roads around there
Yea I know i run them, Foothills, Cherohalla, 28 thru Fontana, with mama on the Harley :thumb:
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ohh yeah
what is the ride they call hellbender
i know of 28 moonshiner the skyway devils triangle blood mtn so on just dont know that road right off
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hellbender IS 28 ...@ the bottom of the dragon ..goes both ways east and west i think .
Pretty good stretch of road . Not for the squeemish or inexexperienced
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Lots of good roads around there. Tennessee has shut 129 down from the state line for miles. Probably won't open it this spring or summer. :x