Thread: It was the Journey/Not the Destination

Wow...I mean...just...wow.

Roger I already explained US 129 to him, I showed him my sticker on my helmet and the patch on my vest for the Dragon, I,m going to get him out this way sometime and let him take on 318 turns in 11 miles, but he's up for it, never knew anyone take to a Harley so quick. I'd ride with him anytime. Tc

yea baby! I rode the Lewiston grade, Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Roger I already explained US 129 to him, I showed him my sticker on my helmet and the patch on my vest for the Dragon, I,m going to get him out this way sometime and let him take on 318 turns in 11 miles, but he's up for it, never knew anyone take to a Harley so quick. I'd ride with him anytime. Tc

yea baby! I rode the Lewiston grade, Tc

I road it last year and really enjoyed it. Now remember I'm old and I ride like I'm old. I took easy. Some of those rice burners flew by me and the next time i ride it they can fly by me again. Eastwood said it best Mans gotta know his limitations. 318 curves in 11 miles. There's some videos on You tube.

You and me both Roger, I,m old so I take her slow too, those rice rockets can roll on the Dragon as fast as they want but they,ll have to go around me,, and by the way last time I was there I had to stop with a couple other guys cause the kids had run off the road on one of the turns, 2 bikes 2 young guys and a couple of broken bones. Tc

When Freddie and I were coming back from Jerome, some idiot on a rice rocket passed a car On a Blind Curve you can't cure stupidity!

On a brighter note, I found a clip of the ride from Boise ID to McCall ID, can't say the music is my style but that's why God created the volume control and the mute button.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pTdfTmB8SA

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Roger I already explained US 129 to him, I showed him my sticker on my helmet and the patch on my vest for the Dragon, I,m going to get him out this way sometime and let him take on 318 turns in 11 miles, but he's up for it, never knew anyone take to a Harley so quick. I'd ride with him anytime. Tc

yea baby! I rode the Lewiston grade, Tc

You will need to try the snake next - 33 miles - 489 curves, 3 mountains, one valley. Just south of the Virginia line in Tennessee.

421 The Snake - 33 Miles, 489 Curves, 3 Mountains, and 1 Valley

Done it, I have taken on most of the rides in the east and some in the west, after 46 years of riding,I head over to the blue ridge park way, bootlegger , and Devil's Triangle,,Cheroholla skyway , that's just good ridin Over there,, I will be going again in October when the leaves change, always go for 2 weeks to travel all over the mountains and see old friends. But yes that's a great run too

Wow, what an epic trip! Amazing, makes me wish I had a still had a bike (though to be frank, I'd be terrified to ride nowadays with all the idiots texting and driving-yikes!).

Anyway, another stunning ride if you love the Rockies is the Beartooth Highway from Cooke City to Red Lodge, MT. Charles Kuralt called it "The most beautiful drive in America." The San Juan Skyway from Durango to Silverton, CO is equally breath-taking. I've done both on road trips with family, but just imagined myself on a hog the whole way!

Y'all keep the shiny side up, and the greasy side down as they say!

My apologies for being delinquent on posting however after a day or two of getting the Boar's Nest in order, I took off to visit pinklather just north of Portland OR.

I guess that 'IF' I can include that trip, my total mileage for my first long trip with my Harley would be right at 5000+ miiles

We'd met several years ago at a Meet in Spokane but had been in correspondence for quite awhile. Damn was it good to once again see him in the flesh. With that said, it was an absolute pleasure to meet his lovely wife in person.

I'd taken a couple of natural hones for him to play with and he chose the Zulu and he sent me home with his Gokumyo 20K to play with.

He'd taken a quick shot in black and white right after I'd landed and had just taken my helmet off. I"m really surprised that I didn't break his camera!

Wow, Roy-If you photo-shopped out that bad bike and replaced it with a horse, you would look like on of those gunfighter dudes in the old daguerrotype photos in the Time-Life Old West series. Just strap on an old hogleg .44 and the picture would be complete! Aaron