Tonik
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cool pics man , how did you like Cades Cove ? last time I was there we got to see some Bears too .
Cades Cove was wonderful, the bear was probably the coolest part of the trip. Getting out of Cades Cove the hard way, not so fun.
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do you still have your route plan.. id like to take a look at it.. there is some nice scenery there.
Sure, here you go. Most of the scenery is on day two. Some of it is on 62 on day one. I really like taking 62 on the way down. Cuts out a lot of freeway, is a nice ride and only adds about an hour to the trip.
Four days:
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/8-CdD8m*ryg7vuO0OE
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/9-0I2O (read warning below)
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/9-44HtA83bLqsklAPL
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/8-hxJZpmAe
Warning on day two. You can not safely get from Cades Cove to 129/The Dragon based upon my map. You have to go back out the way you came in and go around. If you go over Parson's Branch Rd. to 129 from Cades Cove you are crazy. It was the stupidest thing I have ever done in my life.
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those are really good pics, is it the camera or the camera man?
Thanks a ton everyone, it's both. You need a decent camera but you need to know how to use it. How to use it is more important. Photography is a serious hobby of mine. I have some awards, a lot of my Clv zoo shots are used by the zoo..in their brochures and stuff.
To anwer the other questions in one post. It was a blast, I did it solo and that was nice while riding. I could stop when I wanted to, drive slow or fast if I wanted to. Jam on the brakes to grab a picture....but at night it was less fun. No one to chat with or eat dinner with.
Nope, didn't pet the bear but that was one of the coolest moments of the trip.
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Actually only one pic from the Dragon at the overlook. Rest are from the rest of the trip. I went on through and across the Blue Ridge Pkwy then back up through Bristol TN and 'The Snake'. 421. This was last weekend.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimkennedy/sets/72157622373006460/show/
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That's a good one. You can also pick up one of those graduated syringes for adding two stroke oil (available everywhere) or a length of tubing. The oil filter way is just about perfect, though.
I stole my wifes turkey baster and use that to suck it out.
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Yes, I am going to pick up 62 and run that to Lexington to break up the highway a bit. Yea I could go around 270 but that seems so much longer and I hate it. How is it during that time of the morning.
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not sure when it ends, but usually not to bad until about 8am+
Ok, that is cool and there is an idea. Get through before it starts. I don't want to be hung up in Columbus when I am planning on being at the Dragon that night.
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And he seemed delusional about not signing a plan that would add 1 dime to our deficit?
Smoke and mirrors. He claims it will save us a ton of money 10 years from now, and that will pay for the massive spending during the first 10 years. The theory is that treating people now will make them less sick in the future so we will save money that way........that is how he makes his claim that it won't cost anything.
I am guessing he is planning on pulling the money out of his butt....err I mean out of our butts.
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Well, I would put full fenders on the front and back. Backs all the way down to a few inches from the ground and a big wrap on the front. But I am guessing that isn't your style.
So how about something that goes a quarter of the way around. So that it ends straight up from the center of your axle.
Like this:
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What time does rush hour on 71 south through Columbus end. I am blowing through there in the morning. I am thinking by 9 or 9:30 is should be calmed down?
TIA
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That's a good price on a low mileage King.
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Hit some of the bigger V Star forums. There will be lots of folks there that changed out their seat and have them laying around. But if he is going to buy a seat for a cruiser he really should get a mustang seat. I suggest the 'Wide Touring' ones. Best seat evar!
http://www.mustangseats.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=9_30_326
Edit: And he will not have any trouble selling the Corbin seat on one of those forums.
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the better procedure here is to use this time to have an open discussion with your kids about looking at both sides of a coin then making your own decision. not keep them closed off and teach them to flat out ignore any opposing viewpoint... because that will only help them in the future.
Exactly. Very well said. You can't decide what you are for or against unless you listen to both sides.
I have two view of politics/politicians.
One, you win elections by getting your side excited so they vote for you en-mass while you pull a good chunk of the independents. But getting your base out to vote is the most important part.
Two, Politicians do things for one reason and one reason only, to get re-elected.
The rage from the right was just a motivating exercise to keep the base fired up and ready to vote to accomplish item number one above.
For the record, since I have not seen it reported on the news. The newscasters keep saying that Bush One gave a speech to children. That is very true, but I have yet to hear one newscaster mention the fact that the Dems went bat crap crazy at the time just like the Repubs did this time. Not saying that excuses the Repub's behavior on this, just pointing out that they are all the same.
In fact, the Dems held congressional hearings about Bush One's speech trying to say the cost was a violation of the law. He was using government funds to preach a political message.
They are all the same. Except Paris Hilton. She should have won.
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But really, you couldn't just find a funny thread and go ":lol:"?
Very valid point.
The PM thing has been building, behind the scenes is Oomp who I know from TSW and a Dragon trip pm'ing me and I can't reply because I had used up my one message hooking up with c7FX to get some tires done which was a nightmare cuz I couldn't respond to him......
So I got carried away.
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I voted against him (that's right, not FOR McCain, but AGAINST Obama)
I wrote in Paris Hilton. Even had a custom bumper stickers made and put them on my car:
Paris Hilton 2008
Because hot and stupid is better than just stupid.
I realize hot is debatable but I need a catchy slogan to combat 'Change you can believe in.' or what ever it was. I am about to order some 'Don't blame me I voted for Paris Hilton' ones to replace it.
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Made it. I can PM now.
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So she is still protesting, even with the change of presidentials??
Not only that she is blasting the democrats that didn't end the war, and running against Pelosi. She has some really nasty stuff to say about the dems, how they lied and just used her and others to win an election. She pretty much hates all politicians now, which makes her pretty close to ok in my book. While I don't share her views I respect the heck out of her honesty.
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Where's Cindy Sheehan? We're still in Iraq and Afghanistan - why is she so quiet?
She was up in Martha's Vineyard protesting the war during Obama's vacation. It isn't that she is quiet, it is that the media isn't turning her events into a big news circus.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/08/28/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5272036.shtml
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That looks like a real nice run. I may rip part of it off on the way back. I am circling around in the other direction. Down 75 the first day, across the Blue Ridge for a day or two then back up.
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You guys rock and I'm jealous. I'm leaving for Deal's Gap on Thursday aboard the 748....
I am heading down there from Cleveland the same day. Watch for the bright lime green dude on the Shadow Spirit. Don't know what way you are going down there but consider Rt 62. You pick it up just south of Columbus from 71. It bypasses Cincy and hits 75 at Lexington. It adds about 45 minutes to the trip but is a nice road and is a good break from the freeway.
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Anyone can sue you for anything. Heck, I can sue you for posting this thread. Will I lose, sure. But can you afford the lawyer and all the bs to beat me? If you hurt someone they can sue you, the track and everyone involved. I don't think they will win but who knows.
You can get a 1 million dollar personal liability rider for about 200 bucks a year. It kicks in after your other insurance is tapped out or does not cover you. If you have that, the insurance company hires the lawyers and does it all for you.
Well worth it.
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Awesome, never saw the I'm on a Boat one either, I have now watched all of their vids.
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Ok, been down there before but it was just fly down, ride it and fly back. Taking four days this time and I think I have a plan. Wanted opinions of others that have toured around down there on what I had in mind. I know I am skipping the skyway but I have done that, and it takes me too far out of the way. Am I missing something I should see/do?
First day is pretty ambitious, I may drop the Devils Triangle as I get down there if I am getting wore out.
Day 1: http://www.mapquest.com/mq/3-Kzrf
Day 2: http://www.mapquest.com/mq/7-HIaSXJs4Q*7P
Interesting crash statistics of accidents in NE Ohio
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Actually, It says the more we import lemons from Mexico the safer we will be. The fatality rate is going down as the tonnage goes up. Good thing you are in marketing and not statistics!