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stp1971 · 02-21-2006, 11:00 AM

If you can get her to ride on the bike then that would be funny. Afterall the President of our riding club has that dog that rides everywhere with him.

Well I think if "I" can non-Nancy it for the weekend then Rae will be able to also!!!! LOL!!!! I am working on seeing if my Bro will be willing to run chase vehicle. Not sure about him letting Shotz ride in his car. He may have to drive the 'Yota if you want him to bring Shotz along.

Just strap some bags to that Hammer and some to the Drifter. I have my bags that will be packed to capacity. We may camp it out,, will have to check on that,, I have a tent that Kelley bought me for Christmas that I can pack if I need to,, otherwise I have enough storage for me and "J"s stuff. But I am leaning more towards hotel rooms or cabins.

**drgibson** · 02-21-2006, 11:05 AM

Well I can do this two ways one I can camp out with you guys and my bike will look like this.

Or I can just drive back to the outlaws house and it will look more like this.

stp1971 · 02-21-2006, 11:05 AM

Well here is the updated list so far. Hopefully everyone can bombard the local places to see where the best places to stay will be. I left messages,, hopefully they will call me back in a timely fashion. I will start figuring mileage and "Best" routes to take for the most bang for the buck. Any Suggestions will be welcome.
Looking good!!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by stp1971

So far we have.
1. Myself
2. S2Design
3. drgibson
4. hutz
5. farmbone
6. tnichols
7. viperbite
8. smurf (maybe)
9. BlackholeKelley
10. HammerPete
11. Rae
12. azoazc
13. EZridr1
14. Jerryzuki

**Trapper** · 02-21-2006, 11:20 AM

1500 miles for me to get there. That would be a fun trip though.

viper94bite · 02-21-2006, 11:20 AM

well june 3rd wkend should be fine. Finances should be worked out. will still need to meet up somewhere with someone or someones. For me its a minimum of a 2 day ride at 500 miles a day.

stp1971 · 02-21-2006, 11:23 AM

Don,, if we can get the route planned and see where the mileage takes us,, maybe you can pack the bike then we can round robin it back to the same starting point,, unless we get a good chase car. If we start in Gatlinburg and finish in Gatlinburg,,, then we can ride light Saturday on the Dragon. Will have to see how the mileage looks and if everyone is up to it.

I will start plotting mileage tonight and see how far it is to do a round trip back to Gatlinburg. That way we can avoid carrying alot of luggage on the twisties. But if we can manage a good chase car then maybe the chase car can tote the luggage. HMMmmmm.....

stp1971 · 02-21-2006, 11:25 AM

Trapper,,,,ya game???? A Canadian showing would be Awesome!!!!!! Maybe you could meet up with farmbone or one of the northern boys and ride down.
I am getting stoked just thinking about this!!!! This should be a blast!!!!

**drgibson** · 02-21-2006, 11:36 AM

We should shoot for 25 bikes from here.

Leemmachine, Josh, Bowtie, C50 Limited, Bigcat, Boulevardky, Dr. Bob, easypete, TLwisner, Zuki Chaos, Danr, and Dragbar just to name a few

**drgibson** · 02-21-2006, 11:38 AM

At this point I'll just go with the flow.

S2Design · 02-21-2006, 11:39 AM

Found some good info...

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps.html

stp1971 · 02-21-2006, 11:40 AM

Sounds like a good idea. Shoot them a PM and see if they will respond. Would be some really good photo shots for the forum and really bring alot more to this forum!!!!! Oh yeah Don,,, "J" said "Hey". She said she is looking forward to hanging out with everyone again. She said you were,, and I quote.

"A really nice, funny guy, who has a really good sense of humor."

I quickly said to her,,"Huh??? Have ya seen the bunny ears?" LOL!!!

stp1971 · 02-21-2006, 11:41 AM

Good post S2Design!!!!!!

S2Design · 02-21-2006, 11:41 AM

Wait a second, no one said anything about bunny ears!!!

MagnumForce · 02-21-2006, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viper94bite

well june 3rd wkend should be fine. Finances should be worked out. will still need to meet up somewhere with someone or someones. For me its a minimum of a 2 day ride at 500 miles a day.

If all systems are go, perhaps we can ride up there together. I'm in Wichita.

**drgibson** · 02-21-2006, 11:46 AM

jerrysuki, C50Tiger...

S2Design · 02-21-2006, 11:57 AM

Looks like there will be quite a few Suzuki's in the area that weekend already. Kewl.

http://www.ddkolb.com/GSRally/index.html

3rd Annual Eastern/Southeastern GS Rally
June 1-4, 2006

Suzuki Classics: GS/GSX Models Only - 1976 through 1985

stp1971 · 02-21-2006, 12:04 PM

Dang!!!! That is cool as h*ll!!!!! If I could get the GS650G running that would be cool!!!! But there is no luggage room on that bike. That would be the bike my brother will be riding if he is up to speed by then. Hmm,,,but we lose the possibility of a chase car though if he rides.

But I seriously doubt he will be able to ride it by then. No Experience on a bike I think he needs to be in the cage. He hasn't taken the riding seriously enough yet to do it. Yep,, he needs to be a chase car and photo guy!!!! I will stress the benefits of the chase car and the benefit of getting to party with the guys and gals.

Jerryzuki · 02-21-2006, 12:33 PM

I'm in, just let me know when the date is set

tnichols · 02-21-2006, 12:35 PM

Just checked my vacation schedule. Everything looks good for the weekend of June 3rd. If you are looking for great trip plans try MadMaps. They have several pre-planned rides around that area that are alot of fun. The map cost $10.95 and is made by motorcycle riders. I'm spending my days off caging these trips right now so I know the area and routes better when I take the bike.
Count me in!

stp1971 · 02-21-2006, 12:54 PM

Good deal Jerryzuki and tnichols!!!!!! June 3rd weekend!!!! Will be putting in for the time off tomorrow. Anyone pm'ed any of the people Don posted???

02-21-2006, 11:00 AM	#41 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	If you can get her to ride on the bike then that would be funny. Afterall the President of our riding club has that dog that rides everywhere with him. Well I think if "I" can non-Nancy it for the weekend then Rae will be able to also!!!! LOL!!!! I am working on seeing if my Bro will be willing to run chase vehicle. Not sure about him letting Shotz ride in his car. He may have to drive the 'Yota if you want him to bring Shotz along. Just strap some bags to that Hammer and some to the Drifter. I have my bags that will be packed to capacity. We may camp it out,, will have to check on that,, I have a tent that Kelley bought me for Christmas that I can pack if I need to,, otherwise I have enough storage for me and "J"s stuff. But I am leaning more towards hotel rooms or cabins. __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

02-21-2006, 11:05 AM	#42 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	Well I can do this two ways one I can camp out with you guys and my bike will look like this. Or I can just drive back to the outlaws house and it will look more like this. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

02-21-2006, 11:20 AM	#44 (permalink)
Trapper Dogs Best Friend(admin) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: SOLD Location: Moncton NB Canada Posts: 9,186	1500 miles for me to get there. That would be a fun trip though. __________________ PointFlushRetrieve.com - Bird Dog Blog Motorcycle-Journal.com Blog

02-21-2006, 11:20 AM	#45 (permalink)
viper94bite Sit speling cheker Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2008 Yamaha FZ6 Location: omaha, ne Posts: 1,792	well june 3rd wkend should be fine. Finances should be worked out. will still need to meet up somewhere with someone or someones. For me its a minimum of a 2 day ride at 500 miles a day. __________________ *yippee*

02-21-2006, 11:23 AM	#46 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	Don,, if we can get the route planned and see where the mileage takes us,, maybe you can pack the bike then we can round robin it back to the same starting point,, unless we get a good chase car. If we start in Gatlinburg and finish in Gatlinburg,,, then we can ride light Saturday on the Dragon. Will have to see how the mileage looks and if everyone is up to it. I will start plotting mileage tonight and see how far it is to do a round trip back to Gatlinburg. That way we can avoid carrying alot of luggage on the twisties. But if we can manage a good chase car then maybe the chase car can tote the luggage. HMMmmmm..... __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

02-21-2006, 11:25 AM	#47 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	Trapper,,,,ya game???? A Canadian showing would be Awesome!!!!!! Maybe you could meet up with farmbone or one of the northern boys and ride down. I am getting stoked just thinking about this!!!! This should be a blast!!!! __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

02-21-2006, 11:36 AM	#48 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	We should shoot for 25 bikes from here. Leemmachine, Josh, Bowtie, C50 Limited, Bigcat, Boulevardky, Dr. Bob, easypete, TLwisner, Zuki Chaos, Danr, and Dragbar just to name a few __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

02-21-2006, 11:38 AM	#49 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	At this point I'll just go with the flow. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

02-21-2006, 11:39 AM	#50 (permalink)
S2Design Member Investigator Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '03 Santa Cruz Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,022	Found some good info... http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps.html __________________ "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." John Churton Collins

02-21-2006, 11:40 AM	#51 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	Sounds like a good idea. Shoot them a PM and see if they will respond. Would be some really good photo shots for the forum and really bring alot more to this forum!!!!! Oh yeah Don,,, "J" said "Hey". She said she is looking forward to hanging out with everyone again. She said you were,, and I quote. "A really nice, funny guy, who has a really good sense of humor." I quickly said to her,,"Huh??? Have ya seen the bunny ears?" LOL!!! __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

02-21-2006, 11:41 AM	#52 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	Good post S2Design!!!!!! __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

02-21-2006, 11:41 AM	#53 (permalink)
S2Design Member Investigator Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '03 Santa Cruz Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,022	Wait a second, no one said anything about bunny ears!!! __________________ "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." John Churton Collins

02-21-2006, 11:46 AM	#55 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	jerrysuki, C50Tiger... __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

02-21-2006, 11:57 AM	#56 (permalink)
S2Design Member Investigator Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '03 Santa Cruz Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,022	Looks like there will be quite a few Suzuki's in the area that weekend already. Kewl. http://www.ddkolb.com/GSRally/index.html 3rd Annual Eastern/Southeastern GS Rally June 1-4, 2006 Suzuki Classics: GS/GSX Models Only - 1976 through 1985 __________________ "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." John Churton Collins

02-21-2006, 12:04 PM	#57 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	Dang!!!! That is cool as h*ll!!!!! If I could get the GS650G running that would be cool!!!! But there is no luggage room on that bike. That would be the bike my brother will be riding if he is up to speed by then. Hmm,,,but we lose the possibility of a chase car though if he rides. But I seriously doubt he will be able to ride it by then. No Experience on a bike I think he needs to be in the cage. He hasn't taken the riding seriously enough yet to do it. Yep,, he needs to be a chase car and photo guy!!!! I will stress the benefits of the chase car and the benefit of getting to party with the guys and gals. __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

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02-21-2006, 12:35 PM	#59 (permalink)
tnichols Found second gear by accident Joined: Jan 2006 Bike: 2005 Suzuki S50 Location: Hickory NC Posts: 307	Just checked my vacation schedule. Everything looks good for the weekend of June 3rd. If you are looking for great trip plans try MadMaps. They have several pre-planned rides around that area that are alot of fun. The map cost $10.95 and is made by motorcycle riders. I'm spending my days off caging these trips right now so I know the area and routes better when I take the bike. Count me in!

02-21-2006, 12:54 PM	#60 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	Good deal Jerryzuki and tnichols!!!!!! June 3rd weekend!!!! Will be putting in for the time off tomorrow. Anyone pm'ed any of the people Don posted??? __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

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