that could work, leave at midnight an dhopefully get there around noonish. We would just have to figure out where to meet up along 81. I think its faster for me taking 78 to 81 vs taking 95 south, any I bypass a shitload of tolls :lol:

That's easy, I get on 81 damn near at the Beginning of VA...Mile marker 300 IIRC.

Next exit after that would work...we could Fuel up together so we get on the same schedule and continue or trek :)

I hope to have a GPS mount by that time to...I find that to be a much nicer luxury on a bike trip that fumbling with maps and google direcions.

That works, the gps is def nice to have. I just followed fred in 09 and last year had hand written directions to tripps house off the interstate then followed them LOL

Its 7 hrs from my place in nj, how did you get 9 hrs from your place?

I may just ride TO the rally rather than make it the end of a journey like the last two... but damn it's been a blast to ride in with you fools... I may just make a run up to Michigan to do a quick oil change in Gas's garage and ride down with him and Capt again.

Maybe we all try and meet up somewhere and ride in together... like all meet in BFE WV or some shit... be a hell of a ride IMO.

5 hours from my place, i love being in TN

Gonna be there the weekend before, was looking at stuff to do, possibly sofl

where? WV or the rally location?

We could catch up with you guys somewhere along the way too, I will be heading down to northern va to meet up with sixxer.

If you weren't leaving at midnight I'd tell you to stop in for a beer. But fuck off.

I iwll be kicking at your door around 4am :lol:

ya know... you always could come to the rally yourself...


but I know... I know...














but fuck off!! :lol:

it never hurts to try with him :lol:

Not happening evar.

well fuck you too!

we will have the rally at his house :lol:

yup cause apparently...he won't be there :lol:

How you gonna disrespect me, tom? I sent half a case of beer home with you last time you were here.

I used Google Maps, and From my Address to Link Gas Provided in the First page it actually says like 10 Hours and change...Im saying i can make it in 9 bc we will be going faster than the speed limit and thats how they factor the length of trips when you google them.

Damn i'm coming over for a visit!! I dont think I can hold that in my bike though...lol

And Ebbs, I totally would ride out of my way to meet up with more people if that means we all rode in together...I think that would make the ride a bit more enjoyable for everyone.

Wait, what's going on here? Is the rally official?

Where the fuck have you been?

A far way away.

I saw a ginger the other day in Knoxville that I thought was you.

I will show up with a few kegs, and you didnt send me home with it I drank it all that night :lol:

Lol, I've never been in knoxville in my life...But hey, everyone has a twin right?

It's been official for a few months now.

That empty magnum of jack daniels from that night has clearly fogged my memory.

Yes, September in Little Swiss.

You guys did some solid work too:rockwoot:

Online cooking show.

So has anyone researched what we want to DO? As in whitewater rafting? HIking? Etc?

I vote for drinking heavily again:rockwoot:

as I'm driving I'll probably just go hiking and fuck around with my camera while ya'll ride...

you still need to drink so we can make the eifel tower :lol:

I didn't drink very much last time...

I guess I didi then :lol:

Yeah, I made a big enough fool of myself last time. I'm thinking the less imbibing the better this time around.

I am still working on lodging. I emailed that place and called with no response yet.

Grandfather Mountain and some exploration of the BRP is a must. Damnit Ebbs, buy a GS already so we can go hit the gravel roads off the BRP.

$$$

just go into more debt, its fun

gas prices had better not be fucking $6 or ill be out for all trips...

yeah been there for a while.

fuck it, i am still going. I will take out a loan. :lol:

Dude, as much cash as you gotta be pulling down bartending, I don't wanna hear it. Yeah, yeah you Drewpy.

Trip, the place you called, is there a link here somewhere?

i only made $285 on monday night... looks like im eating ramen...

Only?!? That's almost as much as I make in one week!

Chimney rock would be an awesome spot to check out too...

? for cereal?

Yeah. Pay here sucks. I'm lucky to get paid as much as I do for an 8-5, M-f gig.

i guess i cant complain, pulling $500 a week for bartending and 1k a month for teaching...

Just fired a teller yesterday. Want a job in a bank?

If the commute wasnt such a bitch, I'd be all for it. I have teller experience, Teller Sup, CSM, and new accounts. You know you want me. :lol:

I frigging hate this job. Not because of the job, but because of my boss.

http://www.diamondbacknc.com/db_loop_route.html

Some good roads around that area besides what's in that link.

The back way out of Old Fort over to Hwy 9 is fun. Hwy 9 itself has decent parts as well. There is plenty of other decent roads as well. The Chimney Rock/Lake Lure area is a nice. Main street is a tourist trap linking the two though...cool to see but the traffic can suck.

Move!!! You are excatly what I need. Need a CSR/Teller. Somebody that can do both. You know you wanna come :lol:

Drewpy could you be any more of a pussy? Hulk the fuck up.

All this is in my backyard, I'm 20 miles from Lake Lure/ Chimney Rock, i guarantee I could show yall some nice scenic roads to ride....

No doubt you could. I know the basics of the area from living in NC for so long and visiting that area mainly in cages through the years but you living there...awesome.

Dude, you need to hook the trailer up, come and get my ass and we'll meet up with him and ride, mofo!!! Fuck waiting for September!:lol: Or I could just meet up with you some where...:wink:

:lol: Man you're way east of here...further from me than where I bought the trailer !! Now meeting up somewhere isn't out of the question.

Have we looked any further into what the hell there is to do down there?
I'm game to raft!

Wait, 400 miles and 7 hours???? I am completely in. I might skip the central rally now, just too far. I've been wanting to meet the southern peeps for forever.

If you go, I could catch you on the way down and we could ride together.

Not really, I still haven't had any contact from the people and I have submitted a request to rent the place out twice.

Sucks TWO went out of business or I would say lets just go there again. That was fun.

Isnt there a cabin or something in teh area we can use for a few days

My vote is to change it to tapocoa and have fun like the old days

So what are we doing with this now? I went ahead and requested the 22-25 off from work, probably head up the 21st, but where we going? Are we going to hit Tapoco? Or do we want to look for some other place since Lil Switz isnt being responsive?

I would like to go to Little Switzerland to see something new, but I am having issues with contact them and don't really have time to look. If anyone can take the lead on this, that would be great. I will be tied up with work til the middle of may.

Have we figured out how many folks are planning on going?

Mmmmk, just called, talked to a lady there, she's going to call me back. Currently they have a wedding booked for that weekend and the lodge/other rooms may not be available.

If thats the case, then we need to look elsewhere obviously. The Diamondback lodge has 8 rooms with a single full size bed in each, but depending on how many folks we have, that may not be enough room. I told her anywhere from 10-30 ppl.

Okay, scratch this place. They are booked that weekend. If we want to move it up a weekend they are wide open, but otherwise we need to find a new place to stay.

Thoughts?

weekend before is warrior race for me drewpy and ebbs

I am fine with Tapoco again and then people have other options as far as if they want to stay at the gap or fontana or in robbinsville.

Or we can look out in Stecoah where that campground is and maybe get a big cabin for a couple of or something.

And so? You can stay there at least Monday thru Wednesday, but when I told her mostly dates 22-25 for the group of us its booked...

Check this place out:

http://biglynnlodge.com/

I will call for rates if ya'll are interested. Non group rates are $105 and up, $27 per extra person over 2 I assume, but they have multiple beds in rooms so folks could share to reduce cost, breakfast and dinner are free at the lodge for those staying.

Rate Page: http://biglynnlodge.com/rates.html

ETA, this place is right near Swiss Lodge, so will the next one I post be as well...nm, the next closest one is a fancy B&B.

Nice, I like that one.

:lol: This is hilarious. There are no other places in the area. The other 2 places arent worth posting, as one is the fancy expensive one and the other is too tiny to accomodate us. They only had 12 rooms, 2 of which are currently booked. Nice folks tho.

I'm thinking the Big Lynn might be the place to go, as they are the only ones who have the room to acomodate, plus, while it is a lil pricier, we do get free food for you hooligans. I'll call'em now.

See if they will block off some rooms for a few months so people can reserve. Thanks for doing this Rae.

There is this place too, tho its much further away from the original place (Lil Swiss).

http://www.the-skyline.com/rates.htm

Some reviews are good, some not so good.

Okay, talked to Vicki and Big Lynn Lodge, super nice, very accomodating. She will keep one section for us, if we fill that up she'll put them where she can find space. Told her she probably wanted to keep us together and away from general pop. :lol:

The rates on the rate sheet are negotiable, if we book at least 6-7 rooms we can expect a discount. Until we book at least that many rooms, she isn't certain what the exact cost would be, so go with what is on the link sheet I linked, and expect a reduction of that. Make sure you pay attention to how many beds are in a room, most of them have 2 full size beds in each, so you can share space with someone, but a few only have one, so if you plan on sharing dont pick that one.

The meals are definitely free, even when I told her about all you hosses, :lol:, she said they could handle it.

It's in a good location, an hour from Boone and Ashville, and less than 20 minutes to Grandfather Mountain, the caverns, the Lynnville Falls, and several other fun things to do.

Finally, she recommended we book no later than the month of July as they will start filling up for September reservations by then.

This place gets my vote. ETA: If you call, let them know you are with Twowheelfix, she'll take care of us.

Mine too, let's make it happen and just go with that one, voting not needed lol. You can start another thread about reservations and have contact info on the top if you want or I can do it later.

That price, $127 for 2 beds plus food is a good deal because that is what we paid last year without food.

And if you share a room with someone you're looking at 63.50 a night, so avg at 4 nights total would be $254 (not including tax I assume) and the only food you gotta pay for is lunches while we're out.

I'll take care of it Trip. Derf, dont forget to vote on how many you bringing.

I paid $250 last year to share that cabin.

I'm expecting to share a room with someone

I'll be there but I'm not bring'n the DRZ... so I could care less where it is. though I may try to find a Triathlon or something in the area...

Isnt the warrior dash ya'll are doing in the area?

Dont forget to chime in on the poll thread please...

It's over closer to Drewpy. It's where they have Bonnaroo.

Ahhh, you commuting to the dash then or taking a whole week off?

I will go on saturday morning and come back sunday most likely and then do thursday - sunday, maybe wednesday

I put in for the original time off....

No idea what that was sweetie, but you posted it in both threads. :skep:

Was talking to the Father in Law, was telling me Grandfather mountain is super cool, but the parking lot is a huuuuuuuuge bitch. As in crazy angles and if you miss the sharp turn in or out, you fall, and fall, and fall till you hit the bottom. Apparently it's difficult in cars as well. Just a heads up.

Sorry I thought u peeps were trying to change the dates. Disregard.

we are... just as soon as we know yours are set in stone :lol:

lol, gotz to make sure there is no harley infestation at the rally.

Smart.

But then what will you guys do for a good laugh.

Violate tripps bmw :lol:

Good point, the harley stuck in the mud was hilarious

Can I join in if I attend the proper dates?

It really was...

I've used that photo as a what not to do so many times

http://www.blindkenny.com/whattoexpect.html

This little road looks neat, right there too.

Bump

I'm still attending, gonna be at the warrior dash on the 17th, then I might shoot down to gulfport for work for a few days and head back up wedensday for the rally and home sunday or monday. I took off from the 16th thru the 26th

Wasn't their discussion about having it in Georgia instead? Maybe I dreamed that....

Those roads are pretty good ones

We will see about me, I might not be here

I'm still planning on this. Should be able to get away from work by then... HOPEFULLY! I think by the time september rolls around I'll need the break. These back to back 70+ hr work weeks are going to gray me out fast. 2 days off, twelve 24 hr shifts, repeat.

Planning the trip. Get to Front Royal, VA; ensuring I go thru WV. Should make it there in 1 day.

Then BRP all the way to Little Switzerland and at 13hrs (440 miles) I will plan on 2 days to make the trek via the BRP. Does this sound ok boys & girls?

Here's my plot
Google Map

Anybody want to join me? Capt? Derf? NE boys? Could meet me in VA.