Deal's Gap 2008 Final Planning

[Clint]

Riders:

Adam "tricker" - committed
Vinnie "Vinnie" - committed
ShonR - committed
Rickster - committed
Clint "Rowdy" - committed

Meetups:

Chris "cms58" - Saturday and Sunday
Sean "Stp1971" and his brother Greg - Saturday and Sunday

Trip dates: 5/30-6/5

Map of the Dragon's Tail

Tentative route: St. Cloud, MN to Robbinsville, NC
Garmin map file

Sean's suggested Sunday route

Reservations:

Phillips Motel, Robbinsville, NC 828-479-3370 (May 31-June 3)
http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/fo...93-post47.html

Equipment ledger thread

Original planning thread

[Clint]

Let's keep this thread to updates and clarifications on our trip. Also, I could use personal contact information for some of you yet. I'm making a printable sheet.

[tricker]

Ok, so do you twin cities boys know where we're meeting up with me then? Also Clint i think i sent you the contact info for me a little while back.

[Clint]

I have contact info for Adam, Rick, and Vinnie.

Originally Posted by tricker

Where we will meet up with me is at a gas station off of hwy 21 in tomah.. gas station TBA.

Originally Posted by Rickster

My plan is to leave St Paul a short time before I expect Clint & Vinnie to be passing through so that I will be just ahead of them, that way if I feel the need for a short rest stop, or a stop to readjustment equipment, I can just sit at the top of an overpass and watch for them to pass by, than just catch them from behind and ride the rest of the way to our meeting place with Adam, with them.

Is this still the plan? If so, I'll calculate meetup times based on a 5 a.m. start from St. Cloud.

[Clint]

St. Cloud, MN to Tomah, WI: 4 hours driving, 4:30 with breaks and how-do's. Vinnie can decide whether we should stay on 10 or jump over to 94. It doesn't seem to affect the total time at all.

9:30 a.m. destination time. You pick the meetup point.

[tricker]

Kwik Trip right off the interstate?
310 E Mccoy Blvd, Tomah, WI - Google Maps

[Rickster]

I don't know how old the map is, but there doesn't seem to be an exit from east bound 94 on to 21 (Mccoy Blvd).

Do we need to exit on 12 south to 21 east?

[Clint]

Good call. I actually looked at that earlier and still missed it. Musta been pre-coffee.

[tricker]

you have got to be effin kidding me... ok i'll repost with better place to meet...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...=16&iwloc=addr

and yes rick you were right.. after all oakdale will work better for everyone...

[Thundurburd]

Originally Posted by Rickster

Do we need to exit on 12 south to 21 east?

Looks to me Rick is right, off at 12, then to 21. Map here.

[frostbitevinnie]

There will be several lights on 10 that me may hit so I say lets not take 10. We can meet up at Coborns a tad before 5:00 take 15 to 94. As far as a break before Oakdale I am good as long as the gas holds up. So far I figure I can get at least 250 mi on one fill. Don't really want to go that long but that is my range.

[Clint]

Coborn's, as in the new one on Cooper? It might work out to stop when we catch up with Rick. Generally I don't go over about 150 miles without a stretch, and I hit reserve around 180.

[frostbitevinnie]

No, just down the street from you on Veterans Dr.

[Clint]

That takes you the wrong way by a couple miles! Didja get my PM?

[frostbitevinnie]

If you want to meet up at the Cooper store that works for me as well. Then we could just go out 75 to 94. Yeah, lets do the Cooper store, kinda forgot about that one.

Got your pm a bit late, not used to looking up there.

[Clint]

Go into your settings and turn on popup notification.

Coborn's on Cooper it is. What time did you guys decide would get us past Minneapolis before stop-n-go?

[stp1971]

Hey Rowdy. I will be trailering my bike up there with the motorcycle trailer. I expect to be there around 1:00 no later than 2:00. But realistically I am shooting for noon. We will be riding up to Deals Gap and riding around the area.

If you guys need to get a hold of us we should be within an hour of the hotel. We may go further west and ride the Cherohala but not sure. I will pm you my contact info and my brothers contact info as well.

[frostbitevinnie]

Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

Go into your settings and turn on popup notification.

Coborn's on Cooper it is. What time did you guys decide would get us past Minneapolis before stop-n-go?

How bout' we stop in Hudson, WI? Should be through MPLS/STP by 6:15 if we boogie and Hudson should be about 1/2 way point.

[Clint]

So you're talking about a 5 a.m. start, then?

Thanks, Sean. I just need Chris' contact info and I have everyone.

I'm bringing my camera gear and would love to get some Dragon shots of you guys. Maybe we can be thinking about good locations for that.

Also, I'm going to give one of you (probably Vinnie) a spare set of keys for the Bandit and Givi bags, in case I lose mine. You guys might do the same.

[tricker]

ok...... so if your thinking of being on the east side of the cities by 6:15... it should take you about 2 1/2 hours to get to the meet up point... so about 9ish oakdale?

I just don't want to keep people waiting..