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Baring anymore whining by Dan here is my current itinerary. Anyone is invited to tag along, the pace will be brisk for a cruiser. Med to Med+ in OR terms. Friday after work. Rest area on I77 just south of 271 to Beckley WV leaving apx. 5:30. Saturday https://goo.gl/maps/EC4N6Tki7gF2 Beckley to Marion VA via 16, slab to 212/209 then to Cafe Rel then 28 to Robbinsville. Sunday https://goo.gl/maps/78sA7mQpdfm 28 to Walhalla SC, west to 68 via some nice stuff then north to Skyway to Robbinsville Mon. https://goo.gl/maps/yv2G8xgdN5k Dragon then all backroads zig zagging through Dan Boone Nat. Forest to Lexington. Tues Lexington to Cleveland, probably via 62 because Cincy sucks.

At the very least you are the only one willing to admit it.

This is why I don't split rooms, that and the asshats that plug up the toilets. And snore and stuff.

So roughly 300 bucks to borrow it. That's a good deal. How is the windshield working out btw?

My bike, 2015 model brand new with ABS for for 13,699. That is a 19,700 bike at list...a killer deal. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-Vulcan-/181874091614?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2a588a665e&item=181874091614 Mods, lock this thread. It is done.

It's two weeks away. Tons of time. Stop posting and start buying.

Bubba, you should join us and show him those roads!! Reminder everyone, put your pin-locks back in. We will need them in the mornings in the mountains.

I came in here to point that out. Kudos for manning up first. Right now I think the over under is about a billion pages before you buy a bike. However, I suggest you get one in the next week and join us for the Dragon trip on the 10th. All the cool kids will be there.

I highly suggest Ron from Gasline. Not a side job guy, but a one man company. He used to do boatloads of Gas Lights when they were all the rage, but now its gas grills and water heaters and I think furnaces. He has done two grills for me, one water heater, and multiple gas grills and heaters for other family members. He is FAST, you call him tonight and he will probably be there in the morning with a tank and have it done in no time. VERY reasonable. Great guy. Gasline Ron 216-905-7350

Yea, she told me she has been there 13 years.

So Joe, if you want to come down your own way since Danimal made me abandon you and meet us at the Cafe late Saturday afternoon I am sure we can coordinate that. Fastest route is 5 hours, via the Dragon is like 6.5 for you. But don't get a table until we get there, or you will get thrown right the fuck out.

That just amazes me. Not only is the food amazing the atmosphere and back story are epic. First, you MUST get a BOWL of Blue Crab Bisque. Not a cup or you will be sad. Any of the other food is amazing but the bisque with a Cuban Press sandwich is a great combo. The bread that comes with the Italian olive oil sauce is also epic with the soup. You will want more, it costs extra and you won't care. CASH only. Back story, the owner is the grizzled old man, reminds me of the soup Nazi in Seinfeld. His big thing is do NOT get a table until ALL of your party is there. And by there I mean right there next to you, not out in the parking lot or five minutes away. No waiting around taking up one of his tables. He WILL throw you right the fuck out if you violate this rule, seen it happen. He trained in France, and was actually pretty famous over there until he moved back here and opened up this place. He always has a very new Ferrari parked outside. Very cool dude. Last time I was there I said to him, 'you know been coming here for years and you never look older'. He said 'you are so full of shit your eyes are brown'. I found it by accident, stopped at the gas station it is attached to for gas with a buddy. It was lunch time and 110 out with 300 percent humidity. We were dying, he looked at me and said where is lunch...I just looked around..saw it and said 'There' because it was close and we were dying.

On the recent Kollwink trip Dan, myself, Tim and Andy dodged some guy ahead of us...that we couldn't see...dropping his whole trailer full of lumber all over the road. Every couple of miles for about 30 miles there would be another 2.x4 or something similar.

If we slab to Beckley WV Friday and stay there....then we could do this: https://goo.gl/maps/QSASp5Mh16U2 Just coming up with ideas, don't go all ballistic on me again. It hurts my feelings.

I don't split rooms, it's one of my many rules, except with my wife. 140 seems a bit much, not many other hotels around there. hmmm.

I modified it slightly so we pick up 212 before we get on 209, but either way is fine with me. https://goo.gl/maps/nadMRrXRXgv So now we meet at the rest area on 77 just south of 271 after work Friday and head to Pikeville. Seems appropriate as we can re-enact the Hatfield and McCoy feud while there. Since I leave Elyria at 4:30 and you leave Solon at 5 I have plenty of time to the rest area. Damn old people sheesh, always making stuff so hard.

It's 7 hours of slab, unless you traded that SV in for a Harley. And that's 7 hours in Google time which is like 6.5 tops real time. And Pikeville to Robbinsville does not get you to Franklin where Cafe Rel is actually located. How about tossing up a decent route from Pikeville that gets us to Franklin late afternoon before the massive Saturday lines to get into Cafe Rel develop. Compromise grasshopper. Going to order a Sena just so I can sync with you and bitch for four days.

Sure. Think of it this way. Bill Gates has a few billion in assets but only has 50K in liability insurance when he hits you. You and your lawyer would want to know what kind of assets Bill has. One way to find that out is to see what they spend money on. Does he eat at McDonalds or Kitcho's in Japan. A few bucks for a PI is cheaper and easier than a court fight for subpoenas to find assets, especially if they are being hidden.

Says the guy that ditched me to meet Andy at Bob Evans on the departure day for the WV trip. Now stop complaining and just stay on your bike an extra 2 hours and meet me in Rocky Top Friday night.

I am pretty much the biker that discovered Cafe Rel and turned on the rest of the biker world to it. That is a known fact. No way I can go down there and not go to it. It's tradition. It's mandatory. Scuba, you should ditch Dan too and head down Friday, you could easily get to where I am staying Friday from Cincy after work. Econo Lodge is like 60 bucks. It's a win win for you, you get to ditch Dan and get Blue Crab Bisque.

In Honda's defense they probably can't...most recalls are via an agreement with some government agency that is in charge of creating red tape and wasting taxpayer dollars.

Wow, I thought you liked me. Happy to find out I was wrong.

You'll need a bigger trailer.

New tentative plan. Leave work Friday at noon. Sorry Dan. Friday blast down to just north of Knoxville. Sat. 116/Devils Triangle, Foothills, Dragon, 28, Cafe Rel, 68, Skyway. https://goo.gl/maps/sF1sJdgnP8P2 Sun. Franklin, Highlands Walhala SC, then west to Toccoca Falls north through Hiawassee, pick up Wayah Rd then 129 to Robbinsville. https://goo.gl/maps/USz1bCR8Tcm (needs work still) Monday same as before. Dragon, River Road to Gatlingburg area, BRP to Maggie, 209/212 then slab to 16 to Beckley https://goo.gl/maps/Snjm4Vd7kr52 Tuesday Beckley WV to Home.