ScubaCinci

8 minutes ago, Tonik said:

Weather looks very dry for our whole trip, as expected on any trip I take. It's gonna be a tad cold in the mornings.

The dome of hate is back. Probable be pretty cold at elevation too. Wondering if I should pick up some heated gloves or roll with the Thinsulate A* gloves with my heated grips 😶

4 minutes ago, Tonik said:

Davis Creek looks good, there is an IHOB behind Best Buy on 119. Give me a rough ETA to there, and I will text you my GPS tracker when I roll Thursday.

Let's say ~12:30...I might change the route slightly to get there a little quicker.

2 hours ago, Pauly said:

Hint: Walk towards the smell of skunks. 

So you'll be drinking Corona's?

@Tonik I'll get you my day 1 route tonight. It's on my PC and Essential phone which I don't carry most of the time.

Jim, any idea where and what time you want to meet up on Thursday? I know you mentioned Racine though that's not exactly on the proposed route. It should take me about 5 hours to get to that area (per Google) so we can plan on meeting somewhere for lunch. Maybe across the river from Scary, WV (it'll be close to Halloween after all :P) or further down in Davis Creek? That's not too far off of 16.

Magic erasers use abrasion to do their job...I'd steer clear of that unless you've tried all other non-destructive methods. Maybe goof-off or similar? I think there are some less harsh versions.

Worst case, throw some stickers on there

My Day 1 is different than everyone else's but here are the .gpx & Sygic files for Day 2 & 3. Might be prudent to check my work.

Day2-Oct-19.gpx

Day2-Oct-19.itf

Day3-Oct20.gpx

Day3-Oct20.itf

On 9/22/2018 at 3:47 PM, Tonik said:

Day 1 suggestion.

https://goo.gl/maps/UaqUkuM86TT2

FYI - I manually copied the routes into my Garmin (because Garmin software sucks ass) and I noticed that on day one, down north of Marion, there is a route SNAFU that turns onto 610 for a bit then reverses back (unless that was intentional for a gas stop or something). I didn't see any others like this with the rest of the routes.

Hmmm...I think I have that brand in a portable cigarbox-like configuration. I'll have to see if it's susceptible to the same hack...it's not that great a recognizing a fingerprint anyway and I've been meaning to replace it.

They tried to go retro-modern. FAIL.

Giggity...it's usually epic

Welcome, a fellow XR650 (L) rider here in Cinci

10 hours ago, Tonik said:

At the original choice?

Yep

I'm all booked...the other hotels except for the shithole weren't much less expensive.

On 9/24/2018 at 3:55 PM, Tonik said:

I took a run at hotels, tried to keep it cheap. I am willing to pay more but nothing wrong with any of these hotels.

The links do not have the correct dates, fix it before any of you makes a reservation.

Oct 18th Marion https://www.redlion.com/marion-va  We have all stayed here before, you know what it is. Old but clean and quiet. Walk-able food and drinking.

Oct 19th Asheville https://www.choicehotels.com/north-carolina/asheville/quality-inn-hotels/nc179?source=gyxt  There is a Motel 6 across the street that is cheaper but the reviews say it is a shithole. Lots of food and drink nearby.

Oct 20th  https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/caryville/tyses/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-EX-_-US-_-TYSES  Everything in that area is a shithole except this hotel. Plus we will be smarter in the morning. Waffle House and liquor store across the street.

 

The links do not have the correct dates, fix it before you make a reservation.

 

The Asheville Quality Inn now wants $220 a night for a room...WTF?

On 9/25/2018 at 5:43 PM, Tonik said:

Just tested my heated gear. I'm good to go.

I've been thinking about this since you posted it. Never really got too cold when we've been down there in the fall before but I know up in the mountains it gets cold quick so I ordered a heated liner for my jack and remote controller. I have heated grips and warm gloves so no issues there and I get decent wind protection on the bike.

Thanks for scouting the roads for us, report back before we leave 😛

😂

The more the merrier

I can be a bit of a hotel snob but not on a bike trip...these look fine to me. I like the ones we can walk to the store or get something to eat. You never know when you'll find a hottie in a kidnap van needing a jump start. 

Every time I think I'm over riding I sell my bike and about a week later I go FUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKK. I'm keeping everything, even if it means it rots in the garage haha.

Come January, I might have a LOT more free time. 

Jim, that looks fine to me, I like it. Yep, that is still my phone #. I have to head to Dallas for work and I won't be back home until late Thursday. We can figure out exactly where to meet up and what time. Again, you (or anyone else) are welcome to stay the night here Wed night. Do you still have a Sena?

Anyone else? @JustinNck1

@2talltim you heading down earlier with @Casper?

Congrats @OsuMj

I have yet to even get the XRL out this year That's a bad weekend for me as I will be out of town for most of the previous week for work. I'd like to go down there in general and check out the trails and such.

OK yeah, you have a longer ride back. We can skip the damn tour and leave from Knoxville on the last day and slab it back...interested to see your routes

Day 1 - end in Christiansburg, VA

https://goo.gl/maps/jbrUfUbsXTp

Google maps is giving me fits...

Day 2, to outside Asheville.

https://goo.gl/maps/FPi3inm1kfy

Day 3, meander to Tellico (lunch in Franklin @ Caffe Rel?)

https://goo.gl/maps/yzzQxBK8sFvm & https://goo.gl/maps/WRDJpJX7wpv

Day 4 - home

I was actually thinking about the opposite direction. Start through WV and VA, pick up the BRP to the end, yada yada, do the damn dam tour on the way back like last time. I should have some time tonight to look at routes.

My thinking is the BRP can get congested, especially if the leaves are turning, so it's probably best to hit that during the weekdays and the remainder on the weekend.