Just returned from a week long trip to Murphy NC. What a great area to ride a motorcycle! This was our third trip to that area in the past 5 years.
Rode the Cherohala Skyway on the 8th. Unfortunately a motorcyclist appears to have died on the skyway that day. No ambulance there and someone under a sheet. I do not know what happened other than a poor outcome for someone.
We did not ride the Dragon but we did stop at Deal's Gap and while there I saw a 17 CVO limited in Black Garnet and Red. I have been looking for one of these to see for almost a year! This one was spotless and just absolutely beautiful in the sun light! A few minutes later ANOTHER one pulled in and parked just 2 bikes down from the first one. The second one was not spotless, looks like they had gotten caught in a shower. Which was fine with me because that gave me the opportunity to see what this color would look like with some road grime on it. Which is how my bike is most of the time! I hate to clean, I would rather be riding.
Even dirty it was still a beautiful bike and now I am on the hunt for a used 17 CVO limited in Black Garnet/Red or a heavily discounted new 17 once the 18's hit the floor!
We did the 6 gap ride, Moonshiner, Wayah Road and so many other great roads! Lots of Waterfalls and just gorgeous scenery!