Topic: Americade, Laconia & beyond (Read 2572 times)

ultrafxr · « **on:** June 21, 2006, 05:34:07 PM »

Just returned from great road trip (3,750 miles) to catch last half of Americade and first half of Laconia. 'CUSE was great but weather was not until near end of trip - rain off and on and unseasonably cold. But we were prepared and had a great time.

Here we are on way up stopping at the AMA Motorcycle Museum in Pickering, Ohio. That's me on the right by my 'melon.

ultrafxr · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:34:38 PM »

Good advice received along the way.

ultrafxr · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:35:46 PM »

Americade parade.

ultrafxr · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:36:45 PM »

Finally, a parking place so we can walk downtown and see what's goin' on.

ultrafxr · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:38:09 PM »

How'd you like to have been at Fort Ticonderoga and have to load these babies?

ultrafxr · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:40:47 PM »

Parlez vous Anglais ?

ultrafxr · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:41:25 PM »

You know where this is!

ultrafxr · « **Reply #7 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:41:56 PM »

My kind of chopper.

ultrafxr · « **Reply #8 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:42:33 PM »

Don't try this at home. Question is - why on earth would you want to?

ultrafxr · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:43:07 PM »

Can you say, hill climb?

ultrafxr · « **Reply #10 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:43:48 PM »

I've never seen a painted moose
I hope I never see one
But I can tell you here and now
I'd rather see than be one

ultrafxr · « **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:44:25 PM »

Me and my baby back home at York.

ultrafxr · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:46:52 PM »

Somewhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We started that morning on the Skyline Drive about 7:30 am. Must have seen 25 deer the first couple hours, several wild turkey and a black bear ran across the road in front of us. No problem - speed limit is 35 mph and we were on the lookout. Awesome ride all the way down to Boone, NC, where we had to jump off.

ultrafxr · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:47:42 PM »

Last day. We made it over to the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley. First time there and well worth the stop.

ultrafxr · « **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:48:38 PM »

Letter from Wm Harley, Chief Engineer of the Motor Company, in 1932. Cool!

ultrafxr · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:50:36 PM »

Well, I did get 45 mpg while riding the Blue Ridge Parkway. Not bad at all.
Left Maggie Valley about 2 pm and rode 600 miles on home. Had to hole up for almost an hour when we got caught in a severe thunderstorm. Came draggin' in near midnight, rode hard and put up wet. It just don't get no better than that!

Fired00d · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2006, 05:56:48 PM »

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Somewhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We started that morning on the Skyline Drive about 7:30 am. Must have seen 25 deer the first couple hours, several wild turkey and a black bear ran across the road in front of us. No problem - speed limit is 35 mph and we were on the lookout. Awesome ride all the way down to Boone, NC, where we had to jump off.

ultrafxr,
Looks like you had a great trip besides the wet and cold part (sounds like my trip to Laconia last year). You were in my neck of the woods wish I would've known. I live about 30-40 minutes east of Skyline Drive/Blue Ridge Parkway could have met you and road south some with you.

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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ultrafxr · « **Reply #17 on:** June 21, 2006, 06:04:52 PM »

Wish I'd known that Firedood. Maybe I'll see you at the CVO gathering this fall. Great riding up that way.

ccr · « **Reply #18 on:** July 10, 2006, 12:34:01 PM »

Love the trip report, this is great.

VA is a wonderful place to ride. See the write up in this month's Hog Tales.

spydglide · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2006, 12:42:40 PM »

thanks for the trip report and pics. logging those memories!

har! spyder

PHAZE · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2006, 08:57:29 PM »

Looks like it was a great trip. Thanks for the photo report!

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