Dragon / Cherohala Skyline...T-Bird check it out

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

We took off this morning with Cherohala Skyline on our mind. The weather is unreal for this time of year in the south with low humidity and temps in the low to mid 80's. For July 1 you could not ask for better.

Made in the shade  



We stopped in Robbinsville, NC for lunch .



Deal's Gap was damn near empty of motorcycles    We stopped on one of our passes and talked to Zee of www.zeephoto.com she claims she heard from one of the Tennessee Highway Patrol that the deadline to have The Dragon opened back up after the rockslide will not happen. Seems the mountain was in worse shape than first thought and they are still blasting rock .It's a 337 mile round trip for me and I live outside of Knoxville , TN  



I've said it before I'd like to have a dollar for every photo taken at this location ( Calderwood Dam from the overlook on US 129).



My wife's Step-Dad own's three of these we saw this one for sale in Tellico Plains and I stopped and took a few pictures and got the information in case he's interested.Anyone want to guess the make and year ?

[big turkey]

Nash

Metropolitan 1500

1954

 first cars when on sale in March 1954 as the Nash Metropolitan, it was available in both Convertible and Hardtop versions, this really was a small car with an overall length of just 12ft 5½ inches but with a striking resemblance to the much larger Nash Rambler. If my memory serves me correctly (I have not owned a Metropolitan since 1968) the choke and starter knobs were identical to those of the Rambler. Body colours available were Blue, Red or Green with the hardtop in Grey, the convertible having a roof in Tan. The power unit was the 1200 c.c. Austin A 40 engine, introduced in 1949 for the Austin Devon, whereas the Austin Range were equipped with a four speed gearbox the Metropolitan had three forward speeds operated through a column gear changer. The front suspension was of independent wishbones, coil springs and shock absorbers, the rear, a live axle was employed with leaf springs and telescopic shock absorbers

[big turkey]

What a Chick Magnet this would be.

Big Al

[Willow]

What a Chick Magnet this would be.

I had one.  It was.  I was sixteen.

[Grumpy]

I would think 1960 or 61, the earlier years did not have the external trunk lid, I owned a 1959 and the trunk was accessed by folding the rear seat down. Was a neat little car and got great mileage, wish I still had it.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

I would think 1960 or 61, the earlier years did not have the external trunk lid, I owned a 1959 and the trunk was accessed by folding the rear seat down. Was a neat little car and got great mileage, wish I still had it.

[Normandog]

334 miles round trip
That's about what it is for me.
Good report Joe. One of my cousins had a Metro back in the late '60's. We had a blast in that car. Thanks for jogging the memories.
Carolina Girl and I are gonna ride the BRP north to Sparta, NC today. Would be nice if the Clinton Gang was riding with us. 

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

334 miles round trip
That's about what it is for me.
Good report Joe. One of my cousins had a Metro back in the late '60's. We had a blast in that car. Thanks for jogging the memories.
Carolina Girl and I are gonna ride the BRP north to Sparta, NC today. Would be nice if the Clinton Gang was riding with us. 

We are ridin' today however I think we are headin for the Kentucky mountains. Greg is going with us so noway I could shame him into a Blue Ridge Parkway ride  he's only good for about 200 miles if that. Wish I'd known sooner I would have joined y'all....I took 3 weeks off and will be ridin' everyday maybe we can hook-up next week before I head out for InZane.

[Normandog]

334 miles round trip
That's about what it is for me.
Good report Joe. One of my cousins had a Metro back in the late '60's. We had a blast in that car. Thanks for jogging the memories.
Carolina Girl and I are gonna ride the BRP north to Sparta, NC today. Would be nice if the Clinton Gang was riding with us. 

We are ridin' today however I think we are headin for the Kentucky mountains. Greg is going with us so noway I could shame him into a Blue Ridge Parkway ride  he's only good for about 200 miles if that. Wish I'd known sooner I would have joined y'all....I took 3 weeks off and will be ridin' everyday maybe we can hook-up next week before I head out for InZane.

Yeah, let's hook up next week. I'll call you sun. or mon. 

[hubcapsc]

334 miles round trip
That's about what it is for me.
Good report Joe. One of my cousins had a Metro back in the late '60's. We had a blast in that car. Thanks for jogging the memories.
Carolina Girl and I are gonna ride the BRP north to Sparta, NC today. Would be nice if the Clinton Gang was riding with us. 

We are ridin' today however I think we are headin for the Kentucky mountains. Greg is going with us so noway I could shame him into a Blue Ridge Parkway ride  he's only good for about 200 miles if that. Wish I'd known sooner I would have joined y'all....I took 3 weeks off and will be ridin' everyday maybe we can hook-up next week before I head out for InZane.

Yeah, let's hook up next week. I'll call you sun. or mon. 

My hooky-playing days might not be over... let me know if y'all ride anywhere around here...

-Mike

[Dave Weaver]

Joe, we will be in ur hood from the 9th-14th.  We are bringing our daughter down for a college visit on the 12th.  I WILL have the bike with me.  Let us know what your riding plans are for that time period.  I know you are heading north the 13th, but would like to hook up next weekend if possible.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Joe, we will be in ur hood from the 9th-14th.  We are bringing our daughter down for a college visit on the 12th.  I WILL have the bike with me.  Let us know what your riding plans are for that time period.  I know you are heading north the 13th, but would like to hook up next weekend if possible.

We are leaving out Monday the 12th ( I think  ???  Right T-Bird  ???  ) for InZane. You are still more than welcome to drop the trailer here at my place for as long as needed. We should be able to get a nice ride in on Saturday the 10th ( and Sunday also if we ride for InZane on the 13th  ??? ) I need to call T-Bird and get my ducks in a roll on this .Let's plan on ridin' the 10th forsure anyway.Give me a call when you plan on hittin' The Great State Of Tennessee and I'll try to meet you up on I-75 and you can follow me here if you still need to drop the trailer ...See you then my Yankee friend  Bring It....LET'S RIDE 

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

334 miles round trip
That's about what it is for me.
Good report Joe. One of my cousins had a Metro back in the late '60's. We had a blast in that car. Thanks for jogging the memories.
Carolina Girl and I are gonna ride the BRP north to Sparta, NC today. Would be nice if the Clinton Gang was riding with us. 

We are ridin' today however I think we are headin for the Kentucky mountains. Greg is going with us so noway I could shame him into a Blue Ridge Parkway ride  he's only good for about 200 miles if that. Wish I'd known sooner I would have joined y'all....I took 3 weeks off and will be ridin' everyday maybe we can hook-up next week before I head out for InZane.

Yeah, let's hook up next week. I'll call you sun. or mon. 

My hooky-playing days might not be over... let me know if y'all ride anywhere around here...

-Mike

Will do Mike would be great if you could come join us ( a over-nighter or day ride ? )

[hubcapsc]

334 miles round trip
That's about what it is for me.
Good report Joe. One of my cousins had a Metro back in the late '60's. We had a blast in that car. Thanks for jogging the memories.
Carolina Girl and I are gonna ride the BRP north to Sparta, NC today. Would be nice if the Clinton Gang was riding with us. 

We are ridin' today however I think we are headin for the Kentucky mountains. Greg is going with us so noway I could shame him into a Blue Ridge Parkway ride  he's only good for about 200 miles if that. Wish I'd known sooner I would have joined y'all....I took 3 weeks off and will be ridin' everyday maybe we can hook-up next week before I head out for InZane.

Yeah, let's hook up next week. I'll call you sun. or mon. 

My hooky-playing days might not be over... let me know if y'all ride anywhere around here...

-Mike

Will do Mike would be great if you could come join us ( a over-nighter or day ride ? )

Overnighters are fun, what with the hanging out in the parking lot and all, but I can just go with the flow...

An overnighter idea that is vaguely central to all the people included above might involve all
those roads I posted about the other day... when I was trying to use google to figure out if
they were paved or not, I found that these advriders thought this Maggie Valley motel was
a biker friendly place:



http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=512682&page=2

http://www.holidaymotel.net/maggie_valley_hotel_rates.htm

-Mike

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

334 miles round trip
That's about what it is for me.
Good report Joe. One of my cousins had a Metro back in the late '60's. We had a blast in that car. Thanks for jogging the memories.
Carolina Girl and I are gonna ride the BRP north to Sparta, NC today. Would be nice if the Clinton Gang was riding with us. 

We are ridin' today however I think we are headin for the Kentucky mountains. Greg is going with us so noway I could shame him into a Blue Ridge Parkway ride  he's only good for about 200 miles if that. Wish I'd known sooner I would have joined y'all....I took 3 weeks off and will be ridin' everyday maybe we can hook-up next week before I head out for InZane.

Yeah, let's hook up next week. I'll call you sun. or mon. 

My hooky-playing days might not be over... let me know if y'all ride anywhere around here...

-Mike

Will do Mike would be great if you could come join us ( a over-nighter or day ride ? )

Overnighters are fun, what with the hanging out in the parking lot and all, but I can just go with the flow...

An overnighter idea that is vaguely central to all the people included above might involve all
those roads I posted about the other day... when I was trying to use google to figure out if
they were paved or not, I found that these advriders thought this Maggie Valley motel was
a biker friendly place:



http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=512682&page=2

http://www.holidaymotel.net/maggie_valley_hotel_rates.htm

-Mike

Hookin' up in Maggie Valley is cool with me y'all figure out the day and I'll be there....Post back Normandog looks like you are makin' the call for the day /place .

[T-Bird]

Tuesday I have to go to Nashville, but can go any other day 

[Normandog]

I have a Dr's appt tomorrow and T-Bird can't go tues so how about weds ? or weds and thurs. ?
You know, after it heats up again and the humidity gets back up to 95% 

[hubcapsc]

Well then... I vote for showing up at the motel Wednesday evening, riding Thursday....

-Mike

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Well then... I vote for showing up at the motel Wednesday evening, riding Thursday....

-Mike

That's cool with me    T-Bird if you see this do you want to hook up at the Sweetwater exit 60 wednesday morning and ride out through Tellico Plains then cross Cherohala Skyline ? Go check out The Road To Nowhere then into Cherokee and hit The Blue Ridge Parkway for Maggie Valley ....We could make a nice ride out of just gettin' to the ride 

[T-Bird]

Well then... I vote for showing up at the motel Wednesday evening, riding Thursday....

-Mike

That's cool with me    T-Bird if you see this do you want to hook up at the Sweetwater exit 60 wednesday morning and ride out through Tellico Plains then cross Cherohala Skyline ? Go check out The Road To Nowhere then into Cherokee and hit The Blue Ridge Parkway for Maggie Valley ....We could make a nice ride out of just gettin' to the ride 

Sounds good to me joe set a time for meet & I'll be there. 

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Well then... I vote for showing up at the motel Wednesday evening, riding Thursday....

-Mike

That's cool with me    T-Bird if you see this do you want to hook up at the Sweetwater exit 60 wednesday morning and ride out through Tellico Plains then cross Cherohala Skyline ? Go check out The Road To Nowhere then into Cherokee and hit The Blue Ridge Parkway for Maggie Valley ....We could make a nice ride out of just gettin' to the ride 

Sounds good to me joe set a time for meet & I'll be there. 

10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning at McDonald's ...Sweetwater exit 60 on I-75.

[hubcapsc]

Well then... I vote for showing up at the motel Wednesday evening, riding Thursday....

-Mike

That's cool with me    T-Bird if you see this do you want to hook up at the Sweetwater exit 60 wednesday morning and ride out through Tellico Plains then cross Cherohala Skyline ? Go check out The Road To Nowhere then into Cherokee and hit The Blue Ridge Parkway for Maggie Valley ....We could make a nice ride out of just gettin' to the ride 

Sounds good to me joe set a time for meet & I'll be there. 

10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning at McDonald's ...Sweetwater exit 60 on I-75.

I'll call tomorrow and make sure there's "room at the inn" on Wednesday night... they claim they
have special rates for groups... how many of us are there? Four?

http://www.holidaymotel.net/maggie_valley_hotel_rates.htm

-Mike "There's room at some inn..."

[T-Bird]

  see at 10:00

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Well then... I vote for showing up at the motel Wednesday evening, riding Thursday....

-Mike

That's cool with me    T-Bird if you see this do you want to hook up at the Sweetwater exit 60 wednesday morning and ride out through Tellico Plains then cross Cherohala Skyline ? Go check out The Road To Nowhere then into Cherokee and hit The Blue Ridge Parkway for Maggie Valley ....We could make a nice ride out of just gettin' to the ride 

Sounds good to me joe set a time for meet & I'll be there. 

10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning at McDonald's ...Sweetwater exit 60 on I-75.

I'll call tomorrow and make sure there's "room at the inn" on Wednesday night... they claim they
have special rates for groups... how many of us are there? Four?

http://www.holidaymotel.net/maggie_valley_hotel_rates.htm

-Mike "There's room at some inn..."

I know of 4 ...I'm going to check with Lucky13 tomorrow and see if he wants to ride....Called Paul ( Wimp ) he's a maybe however I'm doubtful on him as he is leaving for vacation on friday.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

see at 10:00

I'll be there 

[LandElephant]

Joe,
I can't make it Wed and Thur, but if you plan on riding Saturday I'll blitz up from Tupelo and try and scrap some more of my engine cowling with you before you leave for Inzane.

I figure I've made it this close, it's time to ride the east coast motorcyle playground with you.  I know it's hard for you to break away and hit the roads for a ride, but I'm sure you'll find a way.

Let me know Joe and the Big Red Somewhat Clean Land Elephant will hit the highway.

Charlie
Land Elephant

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Joe,
I can't make it Wed and Thur, but if you plan on riding Saturday I'll blitz up from Tupelo and try and scrap some more of my engine cowling with you before you leave for Inzane.

I figure I've made it this close, it's time to ride the east coast motorcyle playground with you.  I know it's hard for you to break away and hit the roads for a ride, but I'm sure you'll find a way.

Let me know Joe and the Big Red Somewhat Clean Land Elephant will hit the highway.

Charlie
Land Elephant

Charlie we are ridin' saturday....Below is a copy/paste of a post I did on the ride...Come on up and ...Bring It...LET'S RIDE  



 
      
 
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My yankee friend Dave Weaver from Indiana is going to be in the hood next weekend and we plan to take a ride and hit some of my favorite backroads in East Tennessee. Dave will be staying at the Clinton , Tennessee exit off I-75 ( Clinton / Norris exit 122 ) . This exit has a few motels that are close together in fact you could throw a rock from any of them and hit the other.Anyone wanting to join us on this rural country backroad's ride is welcome...Bring It...LET'S RIDE