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hubcapsc
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« on: January 02, 2016, 07:17:37 PM »
I headed off to meet up with The Wild Bunch on Thursday. It has
been 75 degrees here lately, but I knew that was about to end,
so I wore my heated jacket, not turned on. It was OK when I left South
Carolina, I headed towards Knoxville on 28 and The Dragon. By
the time I got to the Dragon, it was pretty chilly, so I put on the
gloves and hit the switch - nothing! As soon as I got to
the Tennessee line on the Dragon it got real foggy, cold, everything
was wet, and I'd bet the warmth-farm on the heated gear,
I didn't even have longjohns on... brrrr... I tried to channel
Willow, but a damp 40 degrees on The Dragon was cold.

I stayed at Wimp's house Thursday night, and when I got
there he and I put Chewie in his plush well-lit workshop
and diagnosed my heated gear problem... a barrel fuse
holder associated with the accessory circuit that triggers
the relay for the heated gear pigtail was loose, I popped it
back together, problem solved...



We all met up at Hardees Friday morning... Allan and Jackie were there from
Mississippi, and Hal was there from Indiana... DDT too...  Joe lead us east through
the country side north of I-40, and we stopped at a place I stopped and took pictures
five or six years ago... Owl Hole Gap...



Like all the places we went where there was water, the water was high and
running hard... I left the camera running while the bike was parked, here's
a gif animation...



We met up with Mark ("Fred") from Virginia at the Shady Valley store,
we made them  busy like summer time...



We headed to Elizabethton from there and a motel in walking distance
of a steak house to eat at...

Next day we headed out to Watauga Dam... here's where Joe got us
lost, I mention it only in case it comes up that I got me and Lance
lost on the way home today...







There was a LOT of water coming out of this thing...













Mark split off towards Virgina after a while... the rest of us stopped at Roan Mountain
and got BBQ and Lance and I headed out to I-26 - he headed to Knoxville
and I headed South over the Mountains to Asheville and down into
South Carolina, got home safe a little after dark. Everyone else took a
few more mountain roads and then back to the Motel in Elizabethton.

Hooray for whoever invented heated gear  cooldude

-Mike
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Detn8er
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2016, 07:42:32 PM »
 "Hooray for whoever invented heated gear"  Indeed...I actually believe it was used in WW2 in those great big flying bomb dropping thingies..... open air and high altitudes make for some cold winds.

When I stayed with Paul and his wife(Ican'tremeberhername Embarrassed)they were wonderful host.  cooldude  Wink  
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2016, 07:19:21 AM »
thanks for posting Mike

Havent seen most of those folks since Inzane
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2016, 07:40:27 AM »
Thanks for showing us Gods Country much appreciated.
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Mr Whiskey
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« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2016, 07:52:56 AM »
Thanks for takin' us along Bro cooldude
(Love that gif., we're there frequently, good road!)
Glad ya had a great ride Grin
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2016, 08:06:13 AM »
Quote from: Mr Whiskey on January 03, 2016, 07:52:56 AM
Thanks for takin' us along Bro cooldude
(Love that gif., we're there frequently, good road!)
Glad ya had a great ride Grin


No doubt you haunt those roads... I took this picture:



... the same day I took this picture:



-Mike
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SpidyJ
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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2016, 09:24:55 AM »
Beautiful bikes, beautiful country.
Thanks for sharing.
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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2016, 09:42:36 AM »
Thanks Mike. Nice to see what I missed due to steenkin cold.
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2016, 10:22:01 AM »
Thanks!  cooldude
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« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2016, 11:51:05 AM »
Thanks Mike, great tour. 
I'm going to have to break down and buy some heated gear so I can join in on the fun.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2016, 04:21:32 PM »
Quote from: RDAbull on January 03, 2016, 11:51:05 AM
Thanks Mike, great tour. 
I'm going to have to break down and buy some heated gear so I can join in on the fun.

As Joe sez: it will be the best money you ever spent  cooldude

-Mike
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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Beautiful east Tennessee ( GOD'S Country )
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2016, 04:27:30 PM »
Enjoyed riding and hanging out with you again Mike. The area we rode would be hard to beat on any motorcycle trip .... Loved the roads .... Thanks for taking the time to share the ride....For the record " technically " the fork in the road got me off my game  but we was not lost only temporarily misplaced   cooldude
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I've seen alot of people that thought they were cool , but then again Lord I've seen alot of fools.
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« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2016, 05:33:05 PM »
Mike,
I know you don't know me, but I always enjoy your picture tours.
Thanks.


Ken
I'm not lost as long as I have gas....so I got lost in Texas on way home from Spearfish.
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« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2016, 05:47:33 PM »
Quote from: Ken Tarver on January 03, 2016, 05:33:05 PM
Mike,
I know you don't know me, but I always enjoy your picture tours.
Thanks.


Ken
I'm not lost as long as I have gas....so I got lost in Texas on way home from Spearfish.
Ditto that ! Hubcap ALWAYS has good pics.  cooldude
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« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2016, 06:11:26 PM »
I dont know if its possible to even ride across the panhandle on one tank of gas

It was 800 miles from Mile 0 to GOTF    Shocked

my long distance rule of thumb is if I hit an ocean turn right or left  
never worry about the gas when I get to 2 bars I look for it

Sure do enjoy ride reports and pics
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2016, 03:06:44 AM »
Quote from: Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005 on January 03, 2016, 04:27:30 PM
Enjoyed riding and hanging out with you again Mike. The area we rode would be hard to beat on any motorcycle trip .... Loved the roads .... Thanks for taking the time to share the ride....For the record " technically " the fork in the road got me off my game  but we was not lost only temporarily misplaced   cooldude


Yeah, that's the ticket  Smiley ...

When we left Roan Mountain and got to "a", I thought we were at "b"...

I-26 was nowhere to be found!



-Mike
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« Reply #16 on: January 04, 2016, 03:13:26 AM »
Looks like a fun time had by all. Thanks for sharing Mike
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