BMWMOA Roll Call for Pelicans - Page 2

PFFOG · 07-15-2009, 05:15 PM

Hey Bubba, Dee, his friend Craig and I are at BR MC campground and were heading your way, if you are going to be around, or do you want to meet somewhere else, or meet at the rally tomorrow night or fri AM. If yu want give me a call 585-943-0994.

Done close to 700 miles since yesterday morning, 90% twisties.

dee jones · 04:24 PM

Yesterdays riding wasn't all fun and games. Is that PFFog in front of that fancy unmarked car, why I believe it is. I think he's about to recieve a performance award, from NCHP officer Cabe. Officer Cabe was real impressed with his hopped up and lowered chevy with a hot 327 motor, so he claimed. Didn't know they still made that engine. Anyway he was stalking us and wanted to give three awards. Fortunately for Craig and I we were spared, only by luck.

Guest24 · 07-17-2009, 06:58 AM

Glad you could nurse that tyre back the charlott Dee. Pffog left his marked map at my place so me a 2 pelicans are using it to fide him. Lol

dee jones · 04:52 PM

Here's a shot of Tom , Flatbutt on one of the curvies's. Just ask him or MR. Fog if we have any roads here in the Carolina's.

Got to tell ya that I wasn't a very good host as Mr Fog definetly had done his home work. It appeared that I was being led by a GPS and Mr Fog to some new riding spots that I never would have never discovered myself. I thank you PFFOG and we'll have to do it again. Great seeing some old Pelicans and sorry I didn't get to meet all that were there.

Guest24 · 07-19-2009, 08:28 AM

Sorry I didn't run accross you Flatty. Got to put some other Pelican faces with names though. BiZ and Highlander good to meet you.

Is anyone leaving WNC area headin out to TOR? If so email me. I plan to leave Tryon on Monday.

dee jones · 07-19-2009, 03:22 PM

Bubba, I'm waiting for tires to be delivered, not sure when they'll be here. I hope soon, so I'm not sure as to when I will be leaving for the long haul out. May be sometime Tuesday or may be Wedensday. So I'll try and catch up with the Pelicans there.

Now what has been happening with all the Pelicans at the MOA Rally? Did everyone make it home in one piece? Hopefully everyone had a good time?

MarkR11S · 07-19-2009, 06:41 PM

I was at the rally too. Saw a few parked R1100S's but never anyone standing around them. This was my first MOA Rally. Overall it was pretty cool but the riding was better. Spent the week before the rally riding around WV, VA, KY, TN and NC. You guys down that way are lucky for sure. I'd call it the Gorge tour as we visited, New River Gorge, Nantahala River Gorge and Cullasaja River Gorge. Also took my brother from Seattle down to see the chaos that is the Dragon. Got one run in before his rented 1200GS blew up on us. No idea what it was but it was mechanical and didn't sound pretty! Anyway, amazing areas and roads. I'll have to go again when the traffic is lighter. A pic from the campsite and a cool motorcycle fanatic we met named Rick who lives on 129 just north of the Dragon. He helped us get the bike off the Dragon and back to his place.

Guest24 · 07-19-2009, 06:51 PM

Mark, I'm giving some thought to hosting a Pelican flock in the fall. The Bikehaus has room for a few tent campers. There are lots of great roads within the range of an 11S.

PFFOG · 07-19-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Nail24

Mark, I'm giving some thought to hosting a Pelican flock in the fall. The Bikehaus has room for a few tent campers. There are lots of great roads within the range of an 11S.

Yea, Bubba's play house is only a few miles from an Italian pass, minus the Refugio and cup of real cappuccino.

Dee's friend Craig took me up a road like no other I have found anywhere in the US, and has the most legitimate switchbacks I have seen in one place.

Lots of fun for sure.

dee jones · 07-20-2009, 04:22 AM

MR. FOG glad you could make it down and thanks for being such an exuberant tour guide!!! You and your wife have a great trip in Europe. Let me know when you can do it again.

PFFOG · 07-20-2009, 05:36 AM

Got home last night, safe and sound. I will follow up with a trip report as soon as I get caught up. Dee, you and Craig were great hosts, as should be evident from a rear tire going from new to bald in 3 days!!!

We will do this again for sure, I had a ball!

flatbutt · 07-20-2009, 06:40 AM

Home safe n' sound last night about 930. Great time no doubt! Luved Dee's Gap and it was worth the inch of scrotal skin I had to pledge in order to ride it!!

Would have liked to spend more time with the Pellies but Foggy wouldn't let me park the scoot till I was exhausted...bless his evil self!!!

PFFOG · 11:49 AM

Well back from another trip to the Smokies. A few months ago I got an invitation from Dee Jones to join a small group of riders from NC to play for a couple of days before the BMW National rally being held in NE Tennessee. About the same time I got a call from Beach?s Motorcycle Adventures asking if I was interested in going to the Rally to help drive and haul down their display booth. For my trouble, they would haul the bike and trailer down, and I could go ride, then help drive back, sounded like a deal to me.
So installed a new set of Pirelli Corsa 3's on the bike before I left last week, had about 100 miles on them when I loaded up., Got into Tennessee on Monday night after a 700 miles driving on the slab. I unloaded the bike and "camped" in the trailer in Johnson City that night. Up the next morning at 5:45 and headed south to meet Dee, at the Pisgah lodge, on the Blue Ridge Parkway, for breakfast. I was a little late as I ended up on a dead end road, Google maps said it was a through road, and had to back track ten miles or so.

The view from our Breakfast table

After breakfast we headed to the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground and dropped our gear for a lighter ride. Off we went, I took Dee to a Hooker he never knew was in the area, and he had fun, he was taking up 2nds though, as he let me lead the ride over Hookers Gap, a small "long" cut that avoids I40 and the suburbs of Asheville. This was one of the roads that a yankee showed the local

. Rode over to Dee's Dragon and explored some other new roads before we came back to Pisgah and meet Dee's friend Craig, had a nice meal and headed to the campground for the night. Total mileage for the day a little over 300 miles, 90% twisties.

The Campsite and Dee checking out his rear tire.

Dee's rear tire after 2 days of trying to keep up

Up the next morning the three of us were off. Headed to the SW, to ride some great roads, again, down around Franklin and 28, over to Wyath rd, back up and over small roads, up and down and finally to Brevard and BBQ, and to meet a friend of Dee's, for dinner. Again 300+ miles of twisties, before getting back to the campground.
Thursday morning brought lightning and distant thunder that woke me up at 4:30 am, I tried to ignore it, but there was no rain yet, so I grabbed the laptop to check the radar, looked like we were going to get hit HARD, big line of yellows and red echoes heading our way. Thought of getting packed up before we got soaked, but did not want to wake others. But luck was still on our side as I watched the huge storm dissipate before it got to us. Dee was worried about his rear tire which was quickly evaporating, and my new tire was looking stressed too. We debated whether to pack up, or stay put at the campground, and decided to pack up, for more flexibility.
We headed south toward the mountain house of Bubba, found it by looking for the pretty flowered mailbox. We rode hard over a bunch of small roads and Dee was having trouble keeping up he used the excuse that his tires were giving up, I think we just tired him out. So he hung outside when we got to Bubbas, while Craig and I had a nice visit. Dee eventually wandered in and took the nickel tour. We were getting ready to leave, and Dee "noticed" his rear tire was flat. He said, I knew there was a reason for my crappy riding this morning, I think he used his jack knife to puncture it, just so he had an excuse

. Plugged and pumped up, Craig and I headed North, while Dee beat feet home to replace the used up, and now plugged, tire.

Dee's tire repair in Bubba's front yard

Craig, Dee's friend, took me on some small roads, one could have been a small Italian pass for sure, legitimate switchbacks, narrow road, a bus that pulled over to let us by! The only thing missing was a Refugio built in the 1600?s at the top, and a perfect cup of cappuccino on the balcony. We headed North and contemplated staying south of the rally area, but by the time we got close to the end of the day my rear tire was shot!

Three days new to bald, but worth the fun for sure. Luckily I threw a set of tires in the trailer, just in case. So we changed the tires in the parking lot of the motel, using the trailer as a bead breaker, as I had inadvertently left mine home.

Toast in 3 day's of riding YOU MISSED IT BILL!!!!! About 1100 miles on this set.

Friday am the Joisey Boys, Craig and I headed out, I stayed back with Tom and sent Craig and Goerge ahead. George was suppose to be back at noon to work at the rally, but due to a couple of wrong turns, they did not get to Hot Springs until near 11, after breakfast we sent him back the more direct route. Flatty, Craig and I headed back to meet Dee and Gary, another NC rider. After chasing each other around, we finally hooked up and rode the back way toward Johnson City on a bunch of small roads for the night, at least for some.

Gretchen from Beach's had not been on a bike this year, after spending two years on the back of one in Europe, and wanted to ride. And Jake, Rob's Son had his Grandfathers airhead and wanted to get out, So with Gretchen Pillion, and Jake following along we headed back to the twisties. After a couple of hours of dry road it started to rain hard, so we headed back to JC for the night.

Saturday Dee, Craig and Gary headed South for home, I took Geo, Tom and Georges friend Dave out for a ride again, back to Hot Springs for Breakfast, than over to Dee's Dragon, they were blown away with the road and as Tom does not like dirt, we had to turn around and do it again. Shot back some rough back roads, back through Hot Springs, and over to the highway to get back to the JC and rally area. All in all a great trip!! About 1525 miles total for the 5 days of riding. Spent a couple hours at the rally too, most of it at the Beer garden

flatbutt · 07-24-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by PFFOG

Saturday Dee, Craig and Gary headed South for home, I took Geo, Tom and Georges friend Dave out for a ride again, back to Hot Springs for Breakfast, than over to T2 (Dee?s Dragon), they were blown away with the road and as Tom does not like dirt, we had to turn around and do it again. Shot back some rough back roads, back through Hot Springs, and over to the highway to get back to the JC and rally area. All in all a great trip!! About 1525 miles total for the 5 days of riding. Spent a couple hours at the rally too, most of it at the Beer garden

dirt and I don't mix!

dee jones · 07-28-2009, 08:22 PM

PFFOG, After getting back from the TOR I neglected to check this post , just took a look at your trip report, great job and thanks for making the journey down . I hope you'll come down again, I know you will. Hope you and your wife have a great trip in Europe!!! Thanks for the tour! I think all the Pelicans would enjoy riding this area. Could a ride to Dee's Dragon be instore sometime in the near future?