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1 hour ago, TimTheAzn said:

WV16 is a fantastic road. Probably one of my favorites of the trip as weird as that sounds.

WV has roads that are every bit as good as the roads around the gap...and with less traffic and LEOs.

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2 hours ago, TimTheAzn said:

WV16 is a fantastic road. Probably one of my favorites of the trip as weird as that sounds.

I usually take a couple of days and ride it down and back, each year. Awesome road!

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21 minutes ago, Casper said:

Starting to get my stuff organized and ready to pack. I wish we were leaving this week. Ahh. 

Leaving this week would be your best option for actually getting there on time.

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Ok, here are the revised maps for the trip down. The plan is to stay at the Fairfield Inn in Abingdon, VA. $129 for a room that sleeps 2 or $169 for a room that sleeps 3. I looked this morning and they do not have many room left, 5.  @Casper @OsuMj @marlboro man @Tpoppa @Blitz

Day 1 ending in Abingdon, VA  (353 miles)

https://goo.gl/maps/PtYfcZf1QLv

Day 2 (option 1, Abingdon to Townsend via Skyway, 334 miles)

https://goo.gl/maps/2JeBTHaGdLq

Day 2 (option 2, Abingdon to Townsend via 441, 237 miles)

https://goo.gl/maps/FkAA9qqH2kz

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2 hours ago, cmh_sprint said:

Ok, here are the revised maps for the trip down. The plan is to stay at the Fairfield Inn in Abingdon, VA. $129 for a room that sleeps 2 or $169 for a room that sleeps 3. I looked this morning and they do not have many room left, 5.  @Casper @OsuMj @marlboro man @Tpoppa @Blitz

Day 1 ending in Abingdon, VA  (353 miles)

https://goo.gl/maps/PtYfcZf1QLv

Day 2 (option 1, Abingdon to Townsend via Skyway, 334 miles)

https://goo.gl/maps/2JeBTHaGdLq

Day 2 (option 2, Abingdon to Townsend via 441, 237 miles)

https://goo.gl/maps/FkAA9qqH2kz

I’ll probably meet you in Beckley my bike & Back does not like to 77 It only likes twisties every time it gets on a Slab it adds two hours to my trip i usually can get there -3 hours what it says on my GPS on back roads

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35 minutes ago, Tpoppa said:

Still deciding.  Probably not for day 1.  That route has more slab than I like.

Don’t look at it on mobile. For some reason mobile shows slab the whole way day. There’s 33 and a bit of 77 I think but that’s it. 

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Looks like meeting at my house in Pickerington around 8:30 - 9:00am and hitting the road by 9:30am. I’ll have coffee and probably donuts or something at the house. If you don’t know where I live and want to join us for the ride down, send me a PM. 

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On 6/15/2018 at 9:23 AM, cmh_sprint said:

@Tpoppa @Blitz Are you joining us for the ride down?

We are going to ride most of 16...from Smithville, WV to Marion VA.   Looks like you're picking up 16 near Pineville, WV...I'd imagine  we'll cross paths somewhere between there and Abingdon.

I'll PM my number...

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15 minutes ago, Tpoppa said:

We are going to ride most of 16...from Smithville, WV to Marion VA.   Looks like you're picking up 16 near Pineville, WV...I'd imagine  we'll cross paths somewhere between there and Abingdon.

I'll PM my number...

Cool. If nothing else, see you in Abingdon. 

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One road you shouldn't overlook while you're down that was is WV-99, Bolt Mountain Road. It's FANTASTIC. You could easily detour across it, pick up 85, then I believe it's 10 and be back on original route. Not sure how much time that adds.

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