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[Twolanerider]

It appears to be awful narrow.

But for narrow you needed this little bugger.  Man, when that semi passed Naitram I didn't think they'd all fit!

[RJ749]

Definite two way traffic Gary.  Didn't get tight til you had bikes on both sides and pedestrians in the middle all at the same time.

Don, great pic, I bet you didn't even notice it was Canuck and me coming toward the camera.  Sweet I saved the pic.  Thanks, Roger

[spydglide]

Well, if you had to ride over THAT bridge to receive the other half of the pin, I'm glad I'll only have the 2nd half.  No way  ole spyder is riding, walking, running (maybe crawling) over that bridge unless someone's got the 'drop' on me.  [smiley=nervous.gif] har!  spyder

[Twolanerider]

Don, great pic, I bet you didn't even notice it was Canuck and me coming toward the camera.  Sweet I saved the pic.  Thanks, Roger

Rog, I've got a good/bad habit of riding with the camera around my neck and on my lap.  Good because can often just grab it.  Bad because sometimes I grab it when I should be busy doing other things   .  Skyline drive wasn't that busy.  But still doesn't mean I was paying ALL that much attention to the outside details  [smiley=drink.gif] .

[Twolanerider]

Well, if you had to ride over THAT bridge to receive the other half of the pin, I'm glad I'll only have the 2nd half.  No way  ole spyder is riding, walking, running (maybe crawling) over that bridge unless someone's got the 'drop' on me.  [smiley=nervous.gif] har!  spyder

It's ok Spyder, the bridge was a piece of cake.  The view was worth it too.  Even more so because we did it with bud's at the same time.

[ggraves427]

On our way home from CC Susan and I stopped in SantaFe, NM on the way to Dallas.  Forty miles from our motel in Snyder we were hit by a dust storm, high winds (as in blow you off the road) and then wind driven rain.  Thank goodness out in the middle of nowhere we came upon a small roadside rest stop that had two picnic tables with a roof over them.  We stopped there for one and a half hours waiting for the wind and rain to subside. A couple of times I had to hold  on to the bikes to keep them from blowing over. Every trip is an adventure.  We got to Dallas and we were about 20 miles from home when the rear axle bearings in Susan's Fatboy went out causing a terrible noise and a wobbling rear wheel.  As luck would have it our local HD dealer was there with a trailer in 30 minutes to pick it up.

[spydglide]

Rog, I've got a good/bad habit of riding with the camera around my neck and on my lap.  [smiley=drink.gif] .

TwoLane, what kinda cord/strap/lanyard/?  do you use and have you had any close calls doing that?  I might try taking somemore pics w/ this new dig. camera since you don't have to look thru a view-finder.......I almost drove off the bridge down in the Keys taking pics w/ the old camera.  Quit doing that then, but.......if you've figured out a good way.....  [smiley=confused5.gif]  spyder

[Twolanerider]

On our way home from CC Susan and I stopped in SantaFe, NM on the way to Dallas.  Forty miles from our motel in Snyder we were hit by a dust storm, high winds (as in blow you off the road) and then wind driven rain.  Thank goodness out in the middle of nowhere we came upon a small roadside rest stop that had two picnic tables with a roof over them.  We stopped there for one and a half hours waiting for the wind and rain to subside. A couple of times I had to hold  on to the bikes to keep them from blowing over. Every trip is an adventure.  We got to Dallas and we were about 20 miles from home when the rear axle bearings in Susan's Fatboy went out causing a terrible noise and a wobbling rear wheel.  As luck would have it our local HD dealer was there with a trailer in 30 minutes to pick it up.

Glad you guys made it in ok.  Heading out across or down from the Plains the wind can always be an adventure.  Even enough to put a stop to a ride.  It can be every bit as bad out in west TX.  Just glad nothing tipped, paint didn't get scoured and the axle bearing problem happened that close to the shop.  Time to relax for a weekend now  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] .

[Twolanerider]

TwoLane, what kinda cord/strap/lanyard/?  do you use and have you had any close calls doing that?  I might try taking somemore pics w/ this new dig. camera since you don't have to look thru a view-finder.......I almost drove off the bridge down in the Keys taking pics w/ the old camera.  Quit doing that then, but.......if you've figured out a good way.....  [smiley=confused5.gif]  spyder

Spyder, I suppose it might be easier with a physically smaller camera like many of the good digitals are nowadays.  They're small and light enough they could hang on a camera cord around your neck or be kept in a windshield pouch.  But I've got spoiled by the SLR camera so the Canon is what I'm generally slinging around.  

It's really not a big deal though.  Just a standard camera strap.  I adjust it's length so that if something occurs abruptly and the camera swins from side to side it won't bonk the dash as it swings.  Can do that and still leave it long enough that the lens rests on my left leg while in a normal and comfortable riding position.  Then when you see something can just reach down with the right hand, grab the camera, point it in the direction of whatever it is that caught your fancy, snap a few quick pictures, and set the camera right back down.

Sometimes the aim is questionable.  But you usually hit what your aiming at this way.  At least generally.  Framing might not be absolutely what you want.  But sometimes you get things you'd never anticipated either.  The surprises are the best part.  Once you've done it just a bit it becomes pretty second nature.  Cruise control makes it even easier.  Even if you're just popping it on briefly at a slow-ish speed and popping it right back off after you're done with the camera.  But even without the CC it's no big deal.  Riding w/o a passenger though there's just no other way to get the pictures.  And missing EVERYTHING is just not an acceptable choice.  [smiley=drink.gif]

FWIW, I think all of the few pics I've posted so far were taken while on the bike and cruising.

[spydglide]

FWIW, I think all of the few pics I've posted so far were taken while on the bike and cruising.

Thanks, Don, and BTW, the pics so far have been great!  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] spyder

[110tHunDer]

. . . So score now is: Attending Maggie Valley (for some if not all) 75% - Not attending Maggie Valley 25%  [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

Or, said another way, the score now is: Detailing 101 seminar by Fired00d in Maggie Valley 75% - Dirty Bikes for everyone 25%  [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

[Fired00d]

Definite two way traffic Gary.  Didn't get tight til you had bikes on both sides and pedestrians in the middle all at the same time.

Add to that the wind, and our batwing fairings. [smiley=nervous.gif] Those flags are sticking up like a GI home from boot camp.

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[Fired00d]

But for narrow you needed this little bugger.  Man, when that semi passed Naitram I didn't think they'd all fit!

No way!!!! [smiley=nervous.gif] Where did this road lead to, and why would a semi be on it, that's scary.

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[Fired00d]

Or, said another way, the score now is: Detailing 101 seminar by Fired00d in Maggie Valley 75% - Dirty Bikes for everyone 25%  [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

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Brian,
You don't miss a thing do you, and a mind like an elephant. I see I'm going have to be careful what I say/promise around you. [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[Twolanerider]

No way!!!! [smiley=nervous.gif] Where did this road lead to, and why would a semi be on it, that's scary.

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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It was on the way to one of our gas stops D00d.  And I got no idea what that semi thought he was doing  [smiley=nixweiss.gif] .