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So this past Wednesday I left for deals gap and returned on Saturday. I had a buddy with me on an Ultra Classic Harley. We left Wednesday from Jefferson and grabbed 250 in Wheeling, WV ran that to 79 to 19 to 16 south of Beckley based on Tonik's suggestion. 16 was a great call thank you sir. This lead into the Back of Dragon and to our hotel in Marion, VA. Over 500 miles and around 12 hrs. Day 2 was the Snake, BRP, Diamondback, and 4 trips through the tail, back to the hotel in Robbinsville, NC. Around 450 miles and 11hrs. Day 3 I once again took Tonik's route for highlands, blood Mtn, 68, 60, and Cherohala. We had to run it backwards to avoid rain. The hateful one @Tonik again did not disappoint. Thanks for the awesome route. We also ran the tail twice because my buddy wanted me to video him so he could show his grandkids. Saturday morning we left at 7 am and headed for home. We ran the Tail one more time and ran into no issues with traffic not sure what you guys are saying about all these problems with Saturdays on the Dragon. We then just slabbed it home. 626 miles in just over 9.5 hrs. Got sprinkled on just once with some damp roads on the whole trip. Awesome trip overall.

I just returned from a trip to the tail and took @Tonik suggestion of 16 south of Beckley. They say the guy is full of hate. That may or may not be true. All I know is the man can put together some killer routes. You will not be disappointed if the flooding did not take too much of a toll and if it is in your area to ride. Not sure exactly where Elkins is located.

Sold. Just a note to others out there selling bikes. Cycle Trader has free motorcycle ads. Kid that bought my bike found my ad there and was not a douche like many Craigslisters can be.

Done

Thanks for saying exactly what I was thinking.

Not sure how to take this. Is it a Honda that he owns and your mocking Honda?

What sucks though is I can't ride with you guys Saturday. I have to go to a sticking 4h meeting for parents. I hate when being a parent gets in the way of riding.

Doc not sure how much of 260 you plan to ride, but it is closed a bit north of 26. Yesterday I took 800 to 26 south then was gonna run 260 north back to 145 but ran into a road closed sign. I did not run the detour, I just took 537? Back to 26 and ran back into Woodsfield.

Thanks Whaler

Have a 2005 600rr I picked up to flip. For those of you that I have rode with this is not my bike. Mine is silver. Bike has 20,600 miles. I am asking $4100. Here is the Craigslist ad. http://ashtabula.craigslist.org/mcy/5634353557.html It should answer most questions. Feel free to contact me through the forum or Craigslist ad.

Noted. If weather is good I plan to be there. If there is any way to bump departure time back a bit that would be awesome. If not I can get my butt up at the crack of dawn for a good ride. I'll keep an eye on the forum for details for next week.

Derek would love to do this, but the wife already made plans that I know I can't get out of. Have fun. Enjoy the day.

I was thinking about picking up a rebuilt 1000rr and my insurance agent said Progressive would cover it with full coverage. Here was the catch, however, in the case of a claim there would be a significant decrease in value. They never gave me a specific number, nor did they answer my question if the premium would be lowered since the evaluation was lower.

I bought the Kevlar jeans from iron pony and really like them so far. They were $60, come with knee pads and have not been too hot for me. The warmest temp so far has been around 80 that I have rode with them on.

That pad is rough. I can see the bow in it from your picture. I used to do some construction with my dad back in the day. He would have killed me if I did work like that. Guys like this contractor used to tick my dad off to no end. They give other contractors a bad rep. Good luck with it. I hope it all comes out in the wash when it's all said and done.

I took a salvage bike years ago and converted it to rebuilt. Definitely need receipts, I did not have to have them notarized. If I remember correctly before I took it to be inspected I had to apply for some paperwork. I can't remember where or what exactly the paperwork was. I took the bike to Ravenna to be inspected. I would think your local title office could give you some advice. All in all it was a pretty painless process back in the late 90s when I did it.

If I read Warren's intro thread correctly he rode with @jacobhawkins. He could probably offer a recommendation on whether or not to make this trip.

Jeff it was nice to meet you. Wish I could have rode with you guys all day. Hopefully next time I can.

That's good that they are planning to cover stuff they already did. Says they are quality. I get what Pauly is saying about letting them handle it, but if their only answer is it was faulty parts I would be worried. I understand you can get faulty parts, but man I would hope they look deeper into it. Hope it all works out.

Still off topic. Tim are they charging you again to replace the same stuff?

Tim you may want to tell them to check the flywheel. I know the cbr 929 had charging issues and some guys were finding the magnets in the flywheel were screwed up. I know I would not be comfortable with them just replacing what they just did. Especially with the big trip you have planned.

Just confirms my thoughts to stay the heck away from morons on the road. No sense in engaging them, probably nothing good will come from it. Hope they lock the idiot up and never allow them behind the wheel again.

Doc thanks for leading me around this morning. I had a great time. First time I ever rode 152 and really liked it, even if a couple of corners caught me off guard. It was great to see you again. Nice to meet you Al. I hope to see you again. Dan it was great to meet you in person too. Thanks for the tip. I tried to put that adjustment into practice as I ran home. Definitely a different feel and will take sometime to get used to. Pauly nice to see you again. Not sure how to respond to the Honda comment. You obviously get that there is nothing more reliable, yet you call it boring. I guess it somewhat answers the question I had for you at the epic ride as to why you choose Ducati. Glad the bikes ran good and I'm jealous you saw no cops. I saw them everywhere. Some of that was the fact I ran route 11 to get home. Even with Nivin, however, we spotted cops. Thanks again for saving me a ticket on 170 Doc. I would have for sure been done for if I was riding solo. I love to rip through that area. Good day overall got 5 hrs in riding and made it home on time to help my wife get my daughter's b-day party organized. Thanks for letting my Honda tag along in your Suzuki party gentlemen.

I'm in gentlemen. I may have to head home before the end of the ride but I will see you at 8.

Not sure where all your heading. I ride 164 to 9 to 250 quite often and am familiar with that area. I may still be in. I just have feel out what my wife is thinking. We have a birthday party for my daughter in the evening @ my house so it may be a hard sell. I will get back today with a for sure yes or no.