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I have made the trip to the Smokies maybe 50 times in my life and i dont care what anyone says doing it at night is the best way to go. Plus no offence to the bubbys ive made the trip with before but id rather no take part in a caravan, you will never make good time. Someones late, or having a problem, or gotta poop, or smoke, you stop for gas because you need it but somone else says they dont then 30 miles later they need to stop. In othere words say for example you wanna leave at 8 and get there at 3 that turns into 10 & 5 then noon &7. My crew has agreed to traveling at night, less traffic, less cops, more travel cushion. If they are willing to sleep im willing to drive, sounds like a good trade off to me. So if the weather is looking nice down there for thursday(so we get a extra days riding in) i think im going to be picking up the 2 bubbys in c-bus around midnight on wednesday night(with stops and hitting the grochery store on the way in i figure on unloading and riding by 9 or 10 am). if it looks like rain down there thursday we will move it back to mid morning thurs(no point getting there ealry to watch the rain drops).

these are kinda pricey but not a bad idea http://www.redagascan.com/

its right at the deals gap store don't worry you won't miss it

That's why we r traveling at night

only thing I remember was 297 then we had to cut off of it onto a gravel road because 297 had a bridge out after several miles of the gravel road which was very muddy and hilly then we pop back out on 297 on the other side of the b ridge and took it back to the freeway ...the main detour of traffic was taking 25W, but it was way backed up that night

Don't need a detour the road is open now 1 lane in each direction ...I don't know if I could find that shit on a map if I had to

I need to get out and knock a little dust off the ol' twisties before the gap trip, and im not sure if all be able to on the weekend. So friday morning around 9am after the rug rats are off to school(IF ITS NOT GOING TO RAIN) im going to hit some local twisties. Going start at home in Fredericktown then head towards Danville go up 514, 520, 60, 541, 586 then back home. I might even do it in reverse order this time. Chime in if anyone wants to join me.

Hey now that shit was broke hours before i got there, it wasnt my fat ass that broke it:lol: It was kinda funny all they way up to Willamsburg that night we kept seeing signs about a detour, but they were not the offical road constution signs they were the portable litghed message ones. I thought it was like a wide load detour or somthing. So we stopped for gas in williamsburg, ky and talked to a local lady and she told us about how they closed the road at about 3pm due to a land slide and it they were taking people on a 4 hour detour. But she was nice enough to lead us on a local back road(that i would never take on a bike) and got us around in a bout 30 min.

Just a few miles into TN, it happened the day I went to get my trailer

will do, im a little rusty on the year so i know i wont be very fast. Ill have to see if my sister can watch the rug rats and that will only be if she dont have to work Saturday.

i really need to do a ride like this before the gap trip to knock the dust off my twistie game, ill have to see if i can get a sitter because the wife is working but i wont know till tommorrow

not any more, one lane open as of monday... http://news.tn.gov/node/8857

I FB messaged Pappys BBQ and they said the restaurant is own by somone else now, i hope its still the same

Id like to have one just cant bring myself to spend the moolla. There is accually a mod i can do to the damper that is supposed to help too.

Thanks Pauly

No problem , if you have any other questions on yourbike let me know ive gotten to know mine well over the years. And i have done a lot of research on them.

How-D!!..i like red couches:D

highly recommended!!!!

yea we were there right at about noon, ended up at BK:nono:

riding routes: north, south, east, west.. eats :ppappy's trading post, some of the best BBQ and trout in the south things to do: if you like tourist traps head into gatlinburg or pidgeon forge

i +rep you both for good company..lol

I have the Helis too i love them, i also have my stockers on the shelf Yea it not relly a choke since its FI, they call it a high idle lever, if you want to fix it most likley(but you dont really need it) it is the cable(i had to replace mine too)if it is the cable dont force it because it will stick on you and that will really suck it is #17 on this diagram and about $30, if the cable is the problem http://www.mid-ohio.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=97584&category=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1997&fveh=2178 cant help you there you will just have to investigate Zero Gravity Double Bubble FTW!!!! about $100 but worth every penny http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zero-Gravity-Double-Bubble-Windscreen-Light-Smoke-Suzuki-TL1000S-1997-2001-/221021259478?hash=item3375e4c6d6&item=221021259478&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr i would take care of this first off. Here is a link to a TL group buy on a driven set you cant really beat the price and speedking is a good dude to work with, i have this on mine. They are $185 shipped(i believe) http://www.tlplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77607 If you cant swing that price right now i have my stocker chain and sprockets on the shelf that is still in good shape with about 35,000 miles on them id be willing to sell fairly cheap to get you by

no, the bottom of the tanks where the fuel pump plate is mounted wasnt ridged enough to not bend/wrap then leaked when the pump bolts were tightened. So they reinforced the bottom of the tank with thicker metal and suport, but the entire tank had to be replaced.

Ill help you out on some of these things once I get home on my computer and send u some links

because there was a recall on the 97 tanks that was never done till recently and they could not locate him a red one