Just got back late last night from an outstanding weekend on the beautiful mountain roads of North Carolina, Tennessee, and about 100 feet of Georgia.
The Dragon, while crowded, was a lot of fun. Only two TN State Troopers present, no M-ROCers hit the pavement, and we got a couple pretty good pics. :)
I had a great time and can't wait to get back up there again sometime.
Many thanks again to JBubble for letting us crash at your place. You rock! [thumbsup]
Now for the pics. I'll add the shots from Killboy whenever he gets them on the interwebz.
From left to right: me, JBubble, Jobu
We're standing in front of the part of the sign where it says "Pop. 8".
And don't mind the yellow van parked in the background. That wasn't ours.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/john.colpitts/SPN-X6lZhqI/AAAAAAAAAQo/7kOCKg2cKBI/s576/100_4440.JPG)
Three happy Ducs at The Overlook.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/john.colpitts/SPN-gYzDV7I/AAAAAAAAAQw/4oKfx1uKm0M/s576/100_4441.JPG)
Cheesin'. What we do best. :P
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/john.colpitts/SPN_ErlwAsI/AAAAAAAAARE/TK7fC2zJhpQ/s576/100_4445.JPG)
The view from the west side of The Overlook.
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/john.colpitts/SPN_NPomXaI/AAAAAAAAARI/4BwPznOEIKs/s576/100_4446.JPG)
Probably the closest I got to dragging a knee all day...
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/john.colpitts/SPN9kdCzeNI/AAAAAAAAAQI/oeyI5sowKOQ/s576/100_4433.JPG)
A scenic view in the Nantahala National Forrest...
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/john.colpitts/SPN_56pt_SI/AAAAAAAAARg/-rEI-KKDe04/s576/100_4451.JPG)
The background from that last shot...
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/john.colpitts/SPOAGCJufGI/AAAAAAAAARo/8XSdb1iAS_Y/s576/100_4453.JPG)
Neither Ed West nor his hay bale consented to this. I hope I don't get in trouble for it.
It was in GA though, so I think I'll be alright.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/john.colpitts/SPN_YZt6-tI/AAAAAAAAARM/oP-5vrIfmRs/s576/100_4447.JPG)
nice, the pic of you buggering that bale of hay is quite disturbing.. the chicken one is hilarious!
the yellow goldwing looks like the dude "Yellow Wolf"´s bike. He is serious fast on the dragon according to the youtube vids.
I am just that slightest bit envious right now!
[laugh] Nice pics. One of these days I'm going to get to make the trip. Maybe in the spring?
Quote from: NuTTs on October 13, 2008, 10:42:52 AM
the yellow goldwing looks like the dude "Yellow Wolf"´s bike. He is serious fast on the dragon according to the youtube vids.
Is there anything you can pick out on it that differentiates it? B/c I saw at least three different yellow Goldwings up there that day.
And possibly the best part about the hay bale pic was the people driving by while we were taking it. [laugh]
+1 Envious
+10 on the hay bale pic being unsettling.
So, in the first pic, I actually look to be of normal height. I assure you that I am absolutely not. Rameses is prolly a foot taller than me.
Heres the bikes at the cabin (pictures from phone so they arent very good):
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2936283493_3f700846fd.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2936284095_82d1018053.jpg?v=0)
Rameses and Jobu unloading at the cabin:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2936283259_4f78e5d1b2.jpg?v=0)
Loading up to go back home...
"Yeah...this is gonna be fun"
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2937138106_bfa9c8b0ea.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2937138212_79fe7d8223.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2937138774_74eb8c970b.jpg?v=0)
I had a great time with the boys and no one caught on fire. A successful trip indeed!!!
Quote from: Rameses on October 13, 2008, 10:47:21 AM
Is there anything you can pick out on it that differentiates it? B/c I saw at least three different yellow Goldwings up there that day.
And possibly the best part about the hay bale pic was the people driving by while we were taking it. [laugh]
He's the one passing you at 120mph on the inside of the hairpin you're taking at 25 mph
Quote from: Rameses on October 13, 2008, 10:37:51 AM
From left to right: me, JBubble, Jobu
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/john.colpitts/SPN-X6lZhqI/AAAAAAAAAQo/7kOCKg2cKBI/s576/100_4440.JPG)
Weird-you're only like, 2 inches taller than Jbub, who's like....5'2". How the hell do you ride a hypermotard?
Are you and IZ from the same section of the shire? :P
Oh man, I wish we had gotten pics of that road we took in highlands.
Here's a map of the roads we were on yesterday. You see where Main St ends and turns into Horse Cove? Yeah, we took that. 10mph curves and Jobu blowing one of those curves was interesting.
http://tinyurl.com/4n4q93 (http://tinyurl.com/4n4q93)
64 was harrowing in the dark with a POS Monster headlight. Rameses was kind enough to lead us home to Cashiers after I got tired of leading in the dark Thank you!
Oh, and 106 (Dillard Rd) is the road we took down to Georgia to molest a hay bale. Beautiful ride with some decent turns.
Great pics, thanks for sharing! I was really hatin' working this past weekend. I wanted to play catch-up with you find folks. I was working down in the valley below Highlands though, hardly a consolation ~
Which Road JBubble?
JM
Quote from: the_Journeyman on October 13, 2008, 11:05:04 AM
Great pics, thanks for sharing! I was really hatin' working this past weekend. I wanted to play catch-up with you find folks. I was working down in the valley below Highlands though, hardly a consolation ~
Which Road JBubble?
JM
Here's our route yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/43dulu (http://tinyurl.com/43dulu)
And our route to the Dragon: http://tinyurl.com/3ktg2v (http://tinyurl.com/3ktg2v)
Quote from: the_Journeyman on October 13, 2008, 11:05:04 AM
Which Road JBubble?
JM
In the first link she posted, from the "A" marker, go to the right until you see the oval with 1603 in it.
That's the road we accidentally found.
It was pretty incredible. [evil]
I wish I had know what your route was between Franklin & Bryson City. If you follow NC28 through Franklin, you dodge all but a couple miles of the 4-land AND it's an awesome stretch of road. Way better than 441 & 23/74 ~
JM
Quote from: somebastid on October 13, 2008, 10:55:44 AM
Weird-you're only like, 2 inches taller than Jbub, who's like....5'2". How the hell do you ride a hypermotard?
Are you and IZ from the same section of the shire? :P
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Little bit of a hill we were standing on. Refer to the pic of us standing by the bikes. ;)
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 10:54:47 AM
I had a great time with the boys and no one caught on fire. A successful trip indeed!!!
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [cheeky]
Curse you all and your excellent moto roads! <shakes fist>
Serisouly, [thumbsup]
;D
Quote from: Monsterlover on October 13, 2008, 12:10:06 PM
Curse you all and your excellent moto roads! <shakes fist>
Serisouly, [thumbsup]
;D
Come down and visit!!
Oh and thank you to the boys for helping me move the bike around in the gravel and stuff. [thumbsup]
Y'all will have to teach me how to play poker better. ;)
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 12:19:25 PM
Y'all will have to teach me how to play poker better. ;)
I don't think that's in anyone's best interest.
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 11:08:11 AM
Here's our route yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/43dulu (http://tinyurl.com/43dulu)
And our route to the Dragon: http://tinyurl.com/3ktg2v (http://tinyurl.com/3ktg2v)
The first one Google says is 16 miles and should take 38 minutes. Let me guess....12 minutes for you guys? Maybe 15?
Quote from: superjohn on October 13, 2008, 01:48:45 PM
The first one Google says is 16 miles and should take 38 minutes. Let me guess....12 minutes for you guys? Maybe 15?
First time down that road, I led so it took us an hour and a half. Going back up they led and had to wait for me for about 30 minutes. [thumbsup]
In all seriousness, that road was tight. Best part was the end where it splits into two gravel roads and Jobu came to a skidding stop next to me. make the beast with two backsing hooligan. [laugh]
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 01:53:10 PM
First time down that road, I led so it took us an hour and a half. Going back up they led and had to wait for me for about 30 minutes. [thumbsup]
In all seriousness, that road was tight. Best part was the end where it splits into two gravel roads and Jobu came to a skidding stop next to me. make the beast with two backsing hooligan. [laugh]
I'd probably still be on it [laugh]
Seriously, I gotta get to that part of the state.
Quote from: superjohn on October 13, 2008, 01:58:12 PM
I'd probably still be on it [laugh]
Seriously, I gotta get to that part of the state.
If y'all wanna do another trip, I'll open up the cabin again...
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 01:59:39 PM
If y'all wanna do another trip, I'll open up the cabin again...
I'm up for it anytime.
[thumbsup]
Quote from: Rameses on October 13, 2008, 02:14:21 PM
I'm up for it anytime.
[thumbsup]
You see that other guy takin pics? US129 or something like that. I can't find his website tho....
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 02:29:31 PM
You see that other guy takin pics? US129 or something like that. I can't find his website tho....
I'm not sure if this's who you're talking about or not, but there's zeephoto.
They don't have anything up from this weekend yet either.
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/store.aspx?p=36204 (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/store.aspx?p=36204)
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 01:53:10 PM
First time down that road, I led so it took us an hour and a half. Going back up they led and had to wait for me for about 30 minutes. [thumbsup]
In all seriousness, that road was tight. Best part was the end where it splits into two gravel roads and Jobu came to a skidding stop next to me. make the beast with two backsing hooligan. [laugh]
That road was ridiculous. Some of those turns felt they they had about a 15 foot radius and better than 200 degrees of rotation. [thumbsup]
Just imagine how long it would have taken to get my bike out of the woods on that one turn I ran slightly wide [laugh].
And thanks Jess, for letting us crash at your place. I had a great time. [thumbsup]
looks like good times to me [thumbsup] [moto]
That chicken photo is a classic.
+1
Chicken Foto FTW!
for those of you who want to know what the ride was like....
i lived there from 93-96 and visit every summer,
heres last year on the speed triple....
;)
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lazarus7g&search_type=&aq=f (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lazarus7g&search_type=&aq=f)
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 02:29:31 PM
You see that other guy takin pics? US129 or something like that. I can't find his website tho....
US129 (just search for US129 photos. Also look up www.zeefoto.com she's the wife of the manager of the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort and often is out.
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 01:59:39 PM
If y'all wanna do another trip, I'll open up the cabin again...
Give notice on here or PM me if you do, maybe I won't have to work next time. I'd love to ride with you folks (not sure where I fit in speed-wise) sometime. I live in Waynesville ~
JM
Quote from: the_Journeyman on October 13, 2008, 06:43:31 PM
US129 (just search for US129 photos. Also look up www.zeefoto.com she's the wife of the manager of the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort and often is out.
Give notice on here or PM me if you do, maybe I won't have to work next time. I'd love to ride with you folks (not sure where I fit in speed-wise) sometime. I live in Waynesville ~
JM
Rameses and Jobu keep a spirited pace, nothing unsafe at all but definitely much faster than me. I chill in the back. [thumbsup]
Found US129 photos. I'm searching for any of us...
http://www.us129photos.com/ (http://www.us129photos.com/)
Zeephotos got their pics up for Saturday.
None of us. :(
Still nothing on Killboy.
I'm off to check the 129 site. [thumbsup]
Quote from: Rameses on October 13, 2008, 07:09:26 PM
Zeephotos got their pics up for Saturday.
None of us. :(
Still nothing on Killboy.
I'm off to check the 129 site. [thumbsup]
I'm damn sure the 129 person got pics of me but I can't find em. I must be invisible or something...
Oh, and 129 has pics of a blue S4R on the day that we were there but I don't remember another monster being there...
There's a few shots of someone on a HM at the end of the Motards page for the 11th. Was that Rameses?
Quote from: Obsessed? on October 13, 2008, 07:33:00 PM
There's a few shots of someone on a HM at the end of the Motards page for the 11th. Was that Rameses?
Nah, Rameses had full gear on. We all had black pants on, I was in all black, Rameses had a blue jacket on. I can't even find us in the background of anything.
>:( >:( >:(
No shots of the DMF crowd, but they've got a half dozen pics of a dude on a stretched/lowered GSXR?
What the crap, eh? >:(
Quote from: Obsessed? on October 13, 2008, 07:38:48 PM
No shots of the DMF crowd, but they've got a half dozen pics of a dude on a stretched/lowered GSXR?
What the crap, eh? >:(
They had more time to take pics of him going by because he was so slow! [laugh]
I'm envious; twisties; cabin; chicken and all; (omit haybale; that just wrong, gutsy to post though lol) looks like good times, too bad its on the other side of the continent ... andI did't realise that there was elevations above 1000 ft on the east coast .... ;D
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 07:36:19 PM
Nah, Rameses had full gear on. We all had black pants on, I was in all black, Rameses had a blue jacket on. I can't even find us in the background of anything.
>:( >:( >:(
Yeah, and that guy's Hyper was an S.
Quote from: Obsessed? on October 13, 2008, 07:38:48 PM
No shots of the DMF crowd, but they've got a half dozen pics of a dude on a stretched/lowered GSXR?
What the crap, eh? >:(
I know Killboy was shooting us. We'll have to wait for his pics to go up.
Quote from: somebastid on October 13, 2008, 07:40:23 PM
They had more time to take pics of him going by because he was so slow! [laugh]
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 12:19:25 PM
Oh and thank you to the boys for helping me move the bike around in the gravel and stuff. [thumbsup]
OMG! JBubble! What is this about you and gravel ???!!! :o
You remember what happened last time you went riding in the gravel ! :'(
(I'm still afraid to talk to Mother about that . . . )Thanks for posting up the pics. Musta been an awesome trip.
Be patient.
It took Zee almost two weeks to get our photos up. [bang]
Killboy was up sooner, just a few days. [thumbsup]
Take you time and look through all the photos, even the headings were you wouldn't think to look.
edit: Anybody know how the make the beast with two backs to link to a pic on Killboy and get it to actually work instead of showing the same damned pic over and over and over and over and over? [roll]
edit: Okay, weird. Some of them work, some of them don't... ???
edit: Okay, you have to make sure the correct category is selected. When clicking on of the links for a pic of me, select "Motards" and then click "Return to Thumbnails" at the top. With JBubble and Jobu, do the same thing, but select "Sportbikes". What a pain in the ass, but you should only have to do that when switching from one catagory to the other.
Okay, Killboy's on the ball. [thumbsup]
Me with Jobu in the background (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC030180&po=180)
Me stuck behind some Harleys 1 (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC030225&po=225)
Me stuck behind some Harleys 2 (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC030226&po=226)
Me absolutely blinded by sunlight (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC030237&po=237)
Me again (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC030238&po=238)
Last one of the Rambike (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC030239&po=239)
First one of the JBubb (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC050899&po=899)
Jobu scrubbin' in his new tires (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC050900&po=900)
JBubble tippin' it in (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC050928&po=928)
JBubble tippin' it in 2 (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC050929&po=929)
Is that Casey Stoner? Nope. Not even close. (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC050948&po=948)
Jobu keepin' his toes out of the foot-shredder (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC050949&po=949)
JBubble on the world's biggest S2R (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051117&po=1117)
Like that last pic of JBubb, stuck behind Harleys (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051118&po=1118)
Jobu stuck behind Harleys again (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051118&po=1118)
Jobu again (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051243&po=1243)
And again (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051244&po=1244)
JBubb in the distance (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051245&po=1245)
Getting closer (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051246&po=1246)
Dropping it in (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051247&po=1247)
Total concentration (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051248&po=1248)
Bubble rippin' the corner up (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC051248&po=1248)
And that's all folks...
ummm...
the last one that works is
me again...
is it all about you? [laugh] [laugh]
Simply awesome [thumbsup]
nice shots [thumbsup]
Quote from: JBubble on October 13, 2008, 06:58:09 PM
Rameses and Jobu keep a spirited pace, nothing unsafe at all but definitely much faster than me. I chill in the back. [thumbsup]
Looking at the pics (the ones that work, most go to a dual-sport) I could probably hang somewhere where you folks. We'll have to get together for a ride soon before the temps get miserable & cost good traction [thumbsup]
Keep watching Killboy, it's usually Wednesday-Thursday before EVERYTHING they took on the weekends gets posted. They keep tossing a few pictures in here and there ~
JM
Thank you for finding those Rameses!!!!
Constructive criticism (by PM) is appreciated. [thumbsup]
Quote from: JohnnyDucati on October 13, 2008, 08:07:14 PM
OMG! JBubble! What is this about you and gravel ???!!! :o
You remember what happened last time you went riding in the gravel ! :'(
(I'm still afraid to talk to Mother about that . . . )
OMG man, I was terrified. The gravel driveway is pretty long and then you have to drop down this steep gravel hill to get to the cabin itself. Pucker factor all the way. :-\
Quote from: ducpainter on October 14, 2008, 12:24:36 AM
ummm...
the last one that works is
me again...
is it all about you? [laugh] [laugh]
I can get all of them to work (with the exception of a couple that show up as a duplicate of the pic before them for some reason.)
It has to do with the software that Killboy uses I think. I tried to describe how to make it work, but it's sort of a pain in the ass.
Killboy's pics are posted in several groups.
My pics are under his Motard group, while the shots of Jess and Kent are under the Sportbike group.
For some reason, a simple link to a pic doesn't specify which group the pic is in or something.
So when clicking the links, if a picture that matches the description doesn't come up, you have to select the appropriate group (Motards or Sportbikes) and then click on "return to thumbnails" at the top of the page.
I'm not sure why "return to thumbnails" doesn't lead to thumbnails (I guess that would make too much sense), but it doesn't. It just refreshes what pics is shown based on which pic group you have selected.
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC050948&po=948 (http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00UC050948&po=948)
If you look at the reflection in my face shield, you can see all the "vans" that were holding us up. [laugh]
Looks like ya had fun. [thumbsup]
Sorry I couldn't make it. :'(
Quote from: Rameses on October 14, 2008, 07:37:07 AM
I can get all of them to work (with the exception of a couple that show up as a duplicate of the pic before them for some reason.)
It has to do with the software that Killboy uses I think. I tried to describe how to make it work, but it's sort of a pain in the ass.
Killboy's pics are posted in several groups.
My pics are under his Motard group, while the shots of Jess and Kent are under the Sportbike group.
For some reason, a simple link to a pic doesn't specify which group the pic is in or something.
So when clicking the links, if a picture that matches the description doesn't come up, you have to select the appropriate group (Motards or Sportbikes) and then click on "return to thumbnails" at the top of the page.
I'm not sure why "return to thumbnails" doesn't lead to thumbnails (I guess that would make too much sense), but it doesn't. It just refreshes what pics is shown based on which pic group you have selected.
I'll try again