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« on: May 09, 2013, 06:55:44 PM » |
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I am happy to report that I will be riding up to meet Yuri (Ice) and Petra, and Andy and Biene from Germany Sunday.    We plan to ride around that area some (maybe Skyline Dr and New River Gorge..) and may head further south. Anyone in the area want to hook up Monday thru... (?) next week let us know. It will be great to see the Germans again, they are all very nice. Andy and Biene invited me to stay with them in Berlin when I went over for Werner's memorial service in 2011. They are awesome And Ice heard I was trying to hook up with Andy while he is here visiting his mom and opened his home. What great people VRCC friends are, around the world. Thanks Yuri and Petra! See y'all Sunday.  Andy & Biene  |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2013, 08:33:25 PM » |
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I think I'd like to jump in on this one if it's OK.
Just visited Yuri and Petra a couple weeks ago myself.
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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2013, 06:43:39 AM » |
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This Club Rocks, what great people are here.
Hope to meet some of you on our way down south.
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Duffy
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2013, 07:08:45 PM » |
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I think I'd like to jump in on this one if it's OK.
Just visited Yuri and Petra a couple weeks ago myself.
Hey Jess - when are you available to ride with us? We're still working out the details, but it should be fun. I hope the weather cooperates.  I think we are planning to ride from Yuri's Monday and Tues.. then who knows, probably further south, maybe TN, NC... |
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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2013, 07:19:34 PM » |
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Gotta get out to Skyline Dr and New River Gorge myself eventually. (Don't they let you jump off a perfectly good bridge up thata-way?) http://www.officialbridgeday.com/  If you roll into E. Tn., holla, (865) 973-6179 Would love to see ya Brother! Peace, Whiskey. |
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Peace, Whiskey.
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2013, 08:21:48 AM » |
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I think I'd like to jump in on this one if it's OK.
Just visited Yuri and Petra a couple weeks ago myself.
Hey Jess - when are you available to ride with us? We're still working out the details, but it should be fun. I hope the weather cooperates. I think we are planning to ride from Yuri's Monday and Tues.. then who knows, probably further south, maybe TN, NC... Duffy/Yuri, I can ride any day Mon and thereafter (I'm retired). Yuri & Petra will be full up with you guys so it takes me about 1.5 hr to get out to Winchester from Alexandria. Would also like to tag along on your Southern route. Are you solo, and would you share rooms/expense on the way down (I do not snore)? At least at this end, the weather looks to be great all week, until the following Sat and thereafter. Let me know your plans as they develop. |
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2013, 10:58:46 AM » |
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Gotta get out to Skyline Dr and New River Gorge myself eventually. (Don't they let you jump off a perfectly good bridge up thata-way?) http://www.officialbridgeday.com/ If you roll into E. Tn., holla, (865) 973-6179 Would love to see ya Brother! Peace, Whiskey. Funny story about that Bridge Day Whiskey. One of my sisters used to be an MD in Beckley. On Bridge Day each year, she would wait down in the gorge below the bridge and set broken bones as needed.  Beautiful area. We may ring you up when we get down toward TN, probably Wednesday. Plans pretty fluid at this point (at least as far as I know.)  |
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2013, 11:02:01 AM » |
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I think I'd like to jump in on this one if it's OK.
Just visited Yuri and Petra a couple weeks ago myself.
Hey Jess - when are you available to ride with us? We're still working out the details, but it should be fun. I hope the weather cooperates. I think we are planning to ride from Yuri's Monday and Tues.. then who knows, probably further south, maybe TN, NC... Duffy/Yuri, I can ride any day Mon and thereafter (I'm retired). Yuri & Petra will be full up with you guys so it takes me about 1.5 hr to get out to Winchester from Alexandria. Would also like to tag along on your Southern route. Are you solo, and would you share rooms/expense on the way down (I do not snore)? At least at this end, the weather looks to be great all week, until the following Sat and thereafter. Let me know your plans as they develop. Sounds good Jess. And yes, I am solo so unless a better offer comes up ( ) that will work out fine. |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2013, 12:03:36 PM » |
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Yuri, are you taking more time off work and planning to launch down South to TN/NC on Wed?
If I go on that trip, I am thinking I would pick one of the Mon-Tues rides (commuting from home), to get ready for the longer ride South.
If you only run down Skyline to Sperryville/211 exit, heading West on 211 (just past a bike dealer around Luray) Bixler's Ferrry to to Old Fort Valley Rd looping winding back up to 55 is a nice ride. I know a fantastic little BBQ/seafood place for lunch in Sperryville, but it may be too early for lunch at that time.
For a longer ride, If you run Skyline to the 33 exit, head West thru Harrisonburg to Franklin WVa on 33, and back North on 220 to 50 East is always a great ride. Know a great place on 220 for lunch too.
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« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2013, 08:22:05 AM » |
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Well, Yuri, Petra, Duffy, Andy and Biene and I departed Winchester VA for a long WVa loop yesterday... Seneca Rocks, then up the mountain to Cacapon State park and Blackwater Falls. We did not get any rain, we got a snowstorm. Stopped in a nice custom coffee shop and took a break, and watched the heavy blowing snow with some humor. It slowed, we got on the road, and it started again. I've been in colder weather and in snow fluries before, but never ridden a motorcycle in a near whiteout blizzard that covered my windshield before. Everyone lived. Off the mountain and halfway home the sun came out and 50* never felt so good before.
Some had cameras and pictures may come later. Andy had a video cam on his bike.
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« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2013, 06:31:05 AM » |
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THe weather has "improved" considerably since then Jess. We saw 94* yesterday in West Va. We are in Summersville now headed to the New River Gorge, then south to the Snake. Probably stay in Shady Valley area tonight (Thurs.) From Monday:  Had trouble seeing through:  more later. |
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ride hard now we all can rest when were gone !!!
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« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2013, 07:48:58 AM » |
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THe weather has "improved" considerably since then Jess. We saw 94* yesterday in West Va. We are in Summersville now headed to the New River Gorge, then south to the Snake. Probably stay in Shady Valley area tonight (Thurs.) From Monday: Had trouble seeing through: more later. [/quotewelcome to my end of the world living up here in the mountains.. been there with the snow many days. we have a record here snow every month of the year but august in western md . |
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« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2013, 08:23:52 AM » |
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I'm already sorry I didn't come..... but progress on bike and gutter repairs continue.
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« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2013, 08:46:01 AM » |
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I'm already sorry I didn't come..... but progress on bike and gutter repairs continue.
Let's see.... Work on my gutters or go ride in the mountains... That's a easy one for me |
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« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2013, 10:29:04 AM » |
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I'm already sorry I didn't come..... but progress on bike and gutter repairs continue.
Let's see.... Work on my gutters or go ride in the mountains... That's a easy one for me I know, I know........... I am a dumbsh!t. However, having lost a bag lid/rack last fall (run over by a soccer mom on the C-phone) and got it all back together finally (incuding body shop work on the alleged mildly worn one from salvage), a new single Honda rack, mount parts, at around $600 total cost, I lost another lid on our monday ride, that was off the cables because I was swapping it back and forth between bikes. It was recovered and not FUBAR, but highly customized with road rage. I now have them all back on and secured with cables so no more flying away. Only a third of the road rage has buffed out, so that one probably goes back to the body shop (yes, I am a dumbsh!t  ). The long gutter on 2d story is about to fall off the house, and I need to fix it before that happens, since I am a one-man army. I should have gone anyway, but being retired I can go anytime (but not usually with fellow Valk riders). |
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« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2013, 07:22:22 PM » |
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However, having lost a bag lid/rack last fall (run over by a soccer mom on the C-phone) and got it all back together finally (incuding body shop work on the alleged mildly worn one from salvage), a new single Honda rack, mount parts, at around $600 total cost, I lost another lid on our monday ride, that was off the cables because I was swapping it back and forth between bikes. It was recovered and not FUBAR, but highly customized with road rage. I now have them all back on and secured with cables so no more flying away. Only a third of the road rage has buffed out, so that one probably goes back to the body shop (yes, I am a dumbsh!t ). The long gutter on 2d story is about to fall off the house, and I need to fix it before that happens, since I am a one-man army. I should have gone anyway, but being retired I can go anytime (but not usually with fellow Valk riders). Got that taped on video Jess. Will post it when I am back in PA |
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« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2013, 07:38:36 PM » |
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Hey Andy. Thanks a lot. Well, I would probably enjoy any tape you have OTHER than my bag lid flying away (and me riding off fat, dumb and happy), but it's your call. |
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« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2013, 08:23:14 PM » |
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We checked out Hwy 16 from Beckley WV south today, what an experience! Really it was two different rides, first Beckley south through Appalachian coal mining towns, very humbling and awe inspiring for me. Then over the dragon's back (I think that is what it's called) which is Tazewell to Marion, VA. What a ride we had. (More fun than the tail of the dragon because less traffic and longer road.) We did catch up to a car, but it pulled over and let us pass. Sorry Yuri, Petra and Jess missed it, we had a blast! From Monday: Jess, Petra, Yuri (Ice), Andy and Biene.  In Marion tonight, going to the Snake tomorrow and maybe make it to Robbinsville. It's vacation, we'll get there when we can.  More pictures here: http://www.meetup.com/NGAMC1/photos/14926132/ |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2013, 10:42:51 PM » |
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Thanks for the pics.
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« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2013, 06:37:43 PM » |
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Given the weather forecast, we decided to head home today (Friday) after lunch from Bristol. I got in about 8:15 pm. What a great week for me! Thanks to Andy, Biene, Yuri, Petra and Jess. More pictures later. Andy has some good video too. 1,908 miles for me Sunday - Friday, every one a pleasure. WooooooHoooooo!! Even the superslab Climbing the dragon's back, south of Tazewell VA:  |
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« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2013, 01:42:49 PM » |
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Hey Andy. Thanks a lot. Well, I would probably enjoy any tape you have OTHER than my bag lid flying away (and me riding off fat, dumb and happy), but it's your call. here is your Video Jess
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2013, 01:59:42 PM » |
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Thanks Andy, but I am in Mozilla Firefox safe mode (permanently) and cannot see anything requiring the Adobe Flash Player. I will try to view it on someone else's computer when I get a chance. I hope you and Biene had a nice visit/vacation. auf Wiedersehen |
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