huron52
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You think? eh?
Rob's bike ride
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fjrob1300
Frost-back1 IBA 34867 / Brown Sider 002/ Dark Side
Ok I'll start with sun-up here at Desoto Caverns. We took the first tour of the day and it was only Brian and I with the guide. If you get a chance to see this it's truly amazing. The cavern is very impressive alone but the history behind it is really neat too. It's privately owned. Was once a speak-easy and is now a tourist destination.
Next stop .......... Barber Motorcycle Museum WOW WOW WOW You have to go there!!!!! It's at the Barber Speedway. I took many pics of the bikes I used own and of the ones I wanted to own. We spent 3.5 hours looking at 750 bikes. WOW.
I couldn't pic a favorite bike but this came close. It's a V8 850. It's bio is the next pic.
I would love to have ridden one of these babies in their day!
This shot is for Scott in Nova Scotia. At the track today all the AMA Super Bikes were there doing secret tire tests. We were as close as we could get. What a nice noise.
We are in Georgia tonight just north of Atlanta. Tomorrow the Dragon is gonna be slayed! (weather permitting)
Next stop .......... Barber Motorcycle Museum WOW WOW WOW You have to go there!!!!! It's at the Barber Speedway. I took many pics of the bikes I used own and of the ones I wanted to own. We spent 3.5 hours looking at 750 bikes. WOW.
I couldn't pic a favorite bike but this came close. It's a V8 850. It's bio is the next pic.
I would love to have ridden one of these babies in their day!
This shot is for Scott in Nova Scotia. At the track today all the AMA Super Bikes were there doing secret tire tests. We were as close as we could get. What a nice noise.
We are in Georgia tonight just north of Atlanta. Tomorrow the Dragon is gonna be slayed! (weather permitting)
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
Love the Barber museum, and that Morbidelli motor is wonderful to look at! First time I saw the sign I wondered what it meant by "controversial styling." Then I found a pic of the original color scheme:
Eww! Looks like a Darth Vader Mr. Potatohead thing.
What I find inexcusable is people (like Scab) who live in the area, less than an hour away, but haven't been. Shame!
(I just picked on Scab because he confessed to not going in a thread somewhere last fall. So he's the poster child for "someday I'll go to the museum.")
Another cool thing abouot the museum is that nothing goes on display unless it runs. They drain the fluids and do what needs to be done for long-term storage, but the bikes are restored to running order before display; no static mock-ups. Amazing what you can do if you save your milk money!
Eww! Looks like a Darth Vader Mr. Potatohead thing.
What I find inexcusable is people (like Scab) who live in the area, less than an hour away, but haven't been. Shame!
(I just picked on Scab because he confessed to not going in a thread somewhere last fall. So he's the poster child for "someday I'll go to the museum.")
Another cool thing abouot the museum is that nothing goes on display unless it runs. They drain the fluids and do what needs to be done for long-term storage, but the bikes are restored to running order before display; no static mock-ups. Amazing what you can do if you save your milk money!
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Canadian FJR
Canadian FJR
Rob,
Thanks for all the updates & pics. Wednesdays and Thursdays are great days for Dragon Slaying. Time to square those peg feelers off. :yahoo:
Canadian FJR
Thanks for all the updates & pics. Wednesdays and Thursdays are great days for Dragon Slaying. Time to square those peg feelers off. :yahoo:
Canadian FJR
pickax
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Outstanding! Barber is such a cool place.
Enjoy those twisty roads !!!
Enjoy those twisty roads !!!
fjrob1300
Frost-back1 IBA 34867 / Brown Sider 002/ Dark Side
Well as luck would have it the weather is bad. High winds and heavy down pour. So we are now in the town of Blue Ridge and waiting out the storm. We will start out early tomorrow. This is how Brian feels about riding in the rain.
huron52
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I like to use this site.... it shows the weather patterns and if you can read weather patterns you can figure it out. Right now as I type this... yes you have a little rain...
https://www.intellicast.com/National/Surface/Current.aspx
https://www.intellicast.com/National/Surface/Current.aspx
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fjrob1300
Frost-back1 IBA 34867 / Brown Sider 002/ Dark Side
Canadian FJR
Canadian FJR
WIMP 
You should be able to hear the Dragon breathing from there.
Ride Safe,
Canadian FJR
You should be able to hear the Dragon breathing from there.
Ride Safe,
Canadian FJR
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Canadian FJR
Canadian FJR
Didn't mean to hurt your feelings, keep the updates coming. You Upper Canadians are so sensitive.
Canadian FJR
Canadian FJR
Begging for a caption contest?
Did you have TWO ears when this trip started? :huh:
I hope the weather gets better for you fellows.
Continued safe travels.
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fjrob1300
Frost-back1 IBA 34867 / Brown Sider 002/ Dark Side
Ha ha ha It'll take more than an ol' Blue Noser to offend me !!!! You'll never guess who I ran into at Deals Gap Scott . One of your pals .... Barrie!
We left the store and went up .... then down the Dragon. Not one cop on the road. It was a little cool though, about 55f . Went slowly at first then turned it up a little. Fully loaded though I wasn't about to drag the pegs.
When we left Deals Gap we went south east and followed this river for quite a while, we even saw Barrie again. After this we turned north as it was getting cold out. We are now snug and warm at Johnson City. Tomorrow will find us in Gate City loading the bikes up for the ride home.
We left the store and went up .... then down the Dragon. Not one cop on the road. It was a little cool though, about 55f . Went slowly at first then turned it up a little. Fully loaded though I wasn't about to drag the pegs.
When we left Deals Gap we went south east and followed this river for quite a while, we even saw Barrie again. After this we turned north as it was getting cold out. We are now snug and warm at Johnson City. Tomorrow will find us in Gate City loading the bikes up for the ride home.
Niehart
Pie Smuggler
Thanks for taking us along.
Just checked your weather at home. 55 Degrees sounds good.
27°F Clear
Wind: NW at 16 mph
Humidity: 64%Thu
35°F | 13°FFri
28°F | 8°FSat
35°F | 10°FSun
32°F | 10°F
Just checked your weather at home. 55 Degrees sounds good.
27°F Clear
Wind: NW at 16 mph
Humidity: 64%Thu
35°F | 13°FFri
28°F | 8°FSat
35°F | 10°FSun
32°F | 10°F
dcarver
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Damn! Just found this very AdvRider-worthy thread!
2-thumbs up FjrRob! Very very nice... :yahoo:
2-thumbs up FjrRob! Very very nice... :yahoo:
fjrob1300
Frost-back1 IBA 34867 / Brown Sider 002/ Dark Side
Just to put an end to Ol' Micheal's nasty rumors that I only have one ear I'm puttung up proof!
ttthhhppppttttt!!!!!
ttthhhppppttttt!!!!!
dcarver
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Dang dude.. you need more sunshine on that noggin of yours....Just to put an end to Ol' Micheal's nasty rumors that I only have one ear I'm puttung up proof!
ttthhhppppttttt!!!!!
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
Or less beer in it!Dang dude.. you need more sunshine on that noggin of yours....
Hey, when you get home and it's still 10 F., have a look at my pics from lunch today.
Canadian FJR
Canadian FJR
It's a small world, glad you met up with Barrie. Drop me an e-mail when you get home.
Ride safe,
Canadian FJR
Ride safe,
Canadian FJR
wheatonFJR
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Yeah...have a safe and fun ride.. :clapping: :yahoo:
Thanks for the reports!!
Thanks for the reports!!
fjrob1300
Frost-back1 IBA 34867 / Brown Sider 002/ Dark Side
This is the last post from the road. I will sum up the whole trip when I get home. We've had a blast having all you people along for the ride. We took almost 2 hours to go 30 miles this morning. We rode along the Crooked Road Herritage Music Trail. What a great way to finish our two wheel ride. I would like to thank my cousin Jason and his beautiful family for letting us park our truck at their house.
Later
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