if anyone is interested i am going to see the man himself live and in person in june. if others would like to go we can trailer bikes and split gas. if not i am flying up to see him. let me know a.s.a.p. before i purchase plane tickets.
Let's talk--i'm interested
I'd be interested as well. Do you have travel dates yet?
kool!!! 8) the more the merrier. chris and I have been talking about a day trip to the shenandoah national park.
Check it out. Be sure to click on the map to get a better view of the road!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenandoah_National_Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenandoah_National_Park)
here is just the map
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Shenandoah_nps_map.png (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Shenandoah_nps_map.png)
click on the map to get a zoomed in look, the entrance is about 40 minutes south of the house.
lisa i will have set dates by friday. gotta get with robert at work and find out when garage sale is. required to be there for that and although good for the public sucks for me. george and i are taking my red super crew i took to the h/c and a trailering our bikes.
also http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/map1.htm (http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/map1.htm)
highlighted in green.
blue ridge parkway total is like 400 miles plus skyline drive thats a looooong, twisty, scenic road. doing the condensed version.
Quote from: calscrazy on April 09, 2009, 05:28:45 AM
lisa i will have set dates by friday. gotta get with robert at work and find out when garage sale is. required to be there for that and although good for the public sucks for me. george and i are taking my red super crew i took to the h/c and a trailering our bikes.
O.K. we've got a truck and small trailer so I've got my bike and
maybe one other possible. School isn't over for us until the first week in June so hopefully after that would work for this trip I think. I'll keep an eye on this thread.
do this ride during the middle of the week if you can. lots of troopers there last year and crowded as hell during the weekend with squids running like hell on the parkways. just an FYI.
It will depend on when everyone arrives. If you guys leave on wed after work you will get here thur night. Rest all night and go for the ride on Fri. but we will play it by ear.
Lisa you coming with alan or with chris and george? either way is fine with mindy and I. there is plenty of room here at the house.
after some discouraging news in a meeting today and conversations with alan and george. we will leave the after i get off on wed may 27 and be back on jun 2. sorry lisa but it was this or basically july for me they told me today no manager vacations in june due to garage sale.
lisa you and alan can come anytime you want.
Quote from: calscrazy on April 09, 2009, 10:48:03 AM
after some discouraging news in a meeting today and conversations with alan and george. we will leave the after i get off on wed may 27 and be back on jun 2. sorry lisa but it was this or basically july for me they told me today no manager vacations in june due to garage sale.
Hey, no worries on my end. Glad y'all are going, sounds like a blast. We'll catch up with you another time [thumbsup]
And thanks LYD for the invite - we'll see what happens [beer]
It's on like donkey kong brother
+1,000,000 [thumbsup]
as my wife said "settle down darn it your not going for 5 more weeks."
response "don't matter cause ima going!"
Here is the distance from Dallas:
Trip distance: 1300.57 mi, Time: 19 hrs 44 mins
Can't wait,
Mindy is giving me the same thing, so don't worry it will be here soon enough (well not really).
46 days!!
45 days!
here is something going on in DC on Sat.
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=21874.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=21874.0)
43 daze!!! ;D
do you girls have to rub it in?
hey you lived there for a full year. we are going for a few days.
well the boys leave tomorrow!!! so that means 1 more day!!!! [thumbsup]
WHOO HOO!!! [moto] [thumbsup] ;D
what beer do we want for the drive out there?
Milwaukee's Best and Keystone. hahahahahahaha
well the boys are in arkansas heading this way! [thumbsup]
here are a couple highlights of day 1 to tease you!
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WARNING NSFW!!!!!!
This is the shot of the day!
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no maybe this is the shot of the day! :thumbs:
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No No No this is!
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No this has to be it!
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but really this was the shot!
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Check out the rest and let us know what you think!!
http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x60/alamin115/wv%20trip%20day%201/?albumview=slideshow (http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x60/alamin115/wv%20trip%20day%201/?albumview=slideshow)
Here are some highlights (teasers) from day 2 pics:
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okay time for the shot of the day!
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no thats not it, this is
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no no no! how about this one!
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okay really this is it!
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here is the link to the rest, check them out! Let us know what you think!
http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x60/alamin115/wv%20trip%20day%202/?albumview=slideshow (http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x60/alamin115/wv%20trip%20day%202/?albumview=slideshow)
Okay end of day 3 (760 miles total) here are the teasers and the shots of the day:
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now for the shots of the day!
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okay here it is!
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here is the link to the rest:
http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x60/alamin115/wv%20trip%20day%203/?albumview=slideshow (http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x60/alamin115/wv%20trip%20day%203/?albumview=slideshow)
for those of you who know alan and mindy a trip to see them is highly recommended. as you well know they are the best host's and a ton of fun to hang out and ride with!!! [thumbsup]
mr clean, did you get a busa?
Great pics! Some of them had me in stitches!! Looks like a killer ride with some really beautiful scenery, you guys were lucky to make that trip. How many miles was it to get up there and how long did it take? I also like the No Suzuki Riders on the dry marker board!! [laugh] Duc Pond shop looked pretty cool too. By the way LYD... those are some really trick looking inspection sticker plates you got there! Are those legal in WV?? [laugh] [moto]
Quote from: fastwin on June 01, 2009, 02:39:32 PM
Great pics! Some of them had me in stitches!! Looks like a killer ride with some really beautiful scenery, you guys were lucky to make that trip. How many miles was it to get up there and how long did it take? I also like the No Suzuki Riders on the dry marker board!! [laugh] Duc Pond shop looked pretty cool too. By the way LYD... those are some really trick looking inspection sticker plates you got there! Are those legal in WV?? [laugh] [moto]
Yes they are. actually you can put the sticker anywhere you want. he was going to put it under the seat, but since I had a really good friend get them for me, I thought why not use them.(which as soon as DucPond gets more shirts in, I will get you one) But it was such a great time!!!! it says its about 1300 miles, and the boys did it in about 19 hours. The roads were awesome!!! we even got a little wet the first day, but nobody really cared! Mindy even lead us on day 1 and she did an awesome job! [beer]
did you look at all 1000 pics?
man what great memories!
I think we violated ever monument in DC or everwhere we went for that matter!! [thumbsup]
GREAT TIMES WITH GREAT FRIENDS!!
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GREAT TIMES WITH GREAT FRIENDS!!
... truly! [thumbsup]
some quick notes from the trip. the roads and scenery are second to none. the drive up is easy as long as you have a couple of comedians with you and the conversations are hiliarious. mindy and alan are very gracious hosts as most of you know. my only complaint would be why more of us who told him when he was leaving that we would come visit haven't. you know who you are and excuses just dont fly with me. if you told him you would then do it (especially if you claim he is your friend) and i promise you will not be disappointed. you know he would do the same for one of us!!
that makes me sound sad and lonely, well I am!!! I really miss you guys!! But if you have the time and can get a couple of others who want to come up for some good times, COME ON UP!!!
I feel like Chris is calling me out! [laugh] I would love to go but I just can't sell that to "she who must be obeyed"! It was all I could do to worm my way into an Arkansas trip the first week of May with some non-DMF friends... only to bail out when the weather in AR was nothing but thunderstorms. They went and yes they got poured on.
The scenery in the photos is awesome. Beats the hell out of north TX. :P Maybe when I finally land a job and a certain someone gets off my back I will have a life again... hopefully it will include motorcycle rides! [roll]
not necessarily you but maybe you either way those people all know who they are.
Quote from: JamesMcCain on June 01, 2009, 06:24:00 AM
mr clean, did you get a busa?
Yup
...now I need another Duc. ;D
Quote from: fastwin on June 02, 2009, 08:44:18 AM
I feel like Chris is calling me out! [laugh] I would love to go but I just can't sell that to "she who must be obeyed"! It was all I could do to worm my way into an Arkansas trip the first week of May with some non-DMF friends... only to bail out when the weather in AR was nothing but thunderstorms. They went and yes they got poured on.
The scenery in the photos is awesome. Beats the hell out of north TX. :P Maybe when I finally land a job and a certain someone gets off my back I will have a life again... hopefully it will include motorcycle rides! [roll]
brian, bring her with! this way mindy has someone here and we can go ride the real fun stuff. Dont get me wrong, mindy lead us on friday and she did a great job! [thumbsup] abd she went with us to DC on saturday, but her skills need some improving, she is a little scared to lay it over (at all) so she is slower in the turns. But on Sunday when she didnt go we played and we played kinda hard, not scott's hard, but you could have if you wanted to.
George nice avitar!! now rich needs to put his up there!! ;D
hey...i'm slow in the corners, too...so it was all good. great times all weekend, can't say it enough. thanks again to both of you for having us around [thumbsup]
and i'm really craving some queso right now... i was killing that leftover supply on the ride home... and i'll try to get pics uploaded to my flickr tonight.
let me know if you ever buy a crockpot, I will give you the receipe! [thumbsup]
i will find out when his bday is and get him a crock pot!!