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Great Smoky Mountain Rendezvous #24
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Road lunch I'm Nashville. Jerky and a soda.
Stopped at a truck rest area. The chain is a little dry and trucker spots are a good place to find oil containers with a little left. Found a gallon jug with 1/2 cup of oil and an empty sandwich bag for a dripper. Had no more got the oil in the bag and a corner pinched off when the sky opened up.
Went from dry to soaked in less than a minute. Didn't take time for a picture. Did get the chain oiled.
Went from dry to soaked in less than a minute. Didn't take time for a picture. Did get the chain oiled.
Michaelo
650Mick
Where's the kitchen sink?
The tank is dual purpose. One side gas the other soap and water.
Thought I'd kinda wrap this up. Instead of leaving you at the Kentucky border.
Special thanks for the weekend to:
Richard for taking his time to tour me around Cades Cove.
David for helping me to cut my costs.
Micheal for being a great group rider. He earned my trust that he would have my back. Trust like compliments aren't treated or given lightly by me.
Doug who's attention to machinery and dedication to the sport is something to be admired and duplicated.
Ken your amiability was appreciated.
Finally Dick. Your willingness to grow me both as a rider and a tech means more than you will know. Truly you are a one and only "Grizld1".
And all the others who made this adventure what it was.
It was brought to my attention that the XS650 rallys are not scenery rides. While curve cutting and running 15 - 30 mph above posted speeds are with in my abilities (if we are racing I'll hang to you tighter than a tomato skin dinglebarry on a hairy ass so you will have to work for it) it isn't MY idea of fun group riding so I doubt I will be attending another. My time, my money. I get to choose where and how it goes.
If you do not like pictures you need to exit this post now, cause ima fittin to post a buttload.
If you do like pictures, well I hope you enjoy the ride.
These photos are not copyrighted, I posted in a public forum to share.
Right click and save image as if you wish.
I racked up 1742 miles. I was hoping for 2K but this
Lead to this (if I had chosen to camp out and fix the problem on the road so close to home, the little bride would have handed my ass to me on a platter)
Back to the ride, on Friday
The two bikes on the left are not XS's but both the riders (from my limited understanding) are long time members and supporters of the 650 Society.
And "Shorty" Price is the one who organizes this ride so I've tried to include them in recognition of being part of the "group"
Yep that is us at the "tail of the Dragon"
We ran into some rain coming over the Dragon so that is pretty much it for pictures on Friday.
The rest of the day was spent just hanging out.
Well I have things to do, count calves, repair the washed out drive, laundry, oh and unload a broke scooter.
Tonight I'll try to get up some photos from Saturday.
Special thanks for the weekend to:
Richard for taking his time to tour me around Cades Cove.
David for helping me to cut my costs.
Micheal for being a great group rider. He earned my trust that he would have my back. Trust like compliments aren't treated or given lightly by me.
Doug who's attention to machinery and dedication to the sport is something to be admired and duplicated.
Ken your amiability was appreciated.
Finally Dick. Your willingness to grow me both as a rider and a tech means more than you will know. Truly you are a one and only "Grizld1".
And all the others who made this adventure what it was.
It was brought to my attention that the XS650 rallys are not scenery rides. While curve cutting and running 15 - 30 mph above posted speeds are with in my abilities (if we are racing I'll hang to you tighter than a tomato skin dinglebarry on a hairy ass so you will have to work for it) it isn't MY idea of fun group riding so I doubt I will be attending another. My time, my money. I get to choose where and how it goes.
If you do not like pictures you need to exit this post now, cause ima fittin to post a buttload.
If you do like pictures, well I hope you enjoy the ride.
These photos are not copyrighted, I posted in a public forum to share.
Right click and save image as if you wish.
I racked up 1742 miles. I was hoping for 2K but this
Lead to this (if I had chosen to camp out and fix the problem on the road so close to home, the little bride would have handed my ass to me on a platter)
Back to the ride, on Friday
The two bikes on the left are not XS's but both the riders (from my limited understanding) are long time members and supporters of the 650 Society.
And "Shorty" Price is the one who organizes this ride so I've tried to include them in recognition of being part of the "group"
Yep that is us at the "tail of the Dragon"
We ran into some rain coming over the Dragon so that is pretty much it for pictures on Friday.
The rest of the day was spent just hanging out.
Well I have things to do, count calves, repair the washed out drive, laundry, oh and unload a broke scooter.
Tonight I'll try to get up some photos from Saturday.
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Thanks for the kind words, Dan, but there's not one thing I could possibly teach you about riding a motorcycle and precious little I could teach you about fixing one! I hope you don't give up on Society rallies. Camden set a pace that I'd have considered moderate even 2 years ago, but it challenged me this time; I'm feeling the years. As Doug and Richard showed, it's fine to show up to hang with friends a bit, then form your own small group to go your own way at your own pace. If you attend again that's just what we'll do; set an easy cruising pace, go wherever, stop whenever, and take in the sights.
BTW, how did you come to spot that chain trouble before it did a complete comealoose? Good job!
BTW, how did you come to spot that chain trouble before it did a complete comealoose? Good job!
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Too funny xj......with two years of retirement under my belt- and it's a tight one- looking at the physic's I thought "Hell, I'd fit right in!" lol
Nice write up WER. Cade's Cove.......that is a pretty hole in the doughnut for sure.
Nice write up WER. Cade's Cove.......that is a pretty hole in the doughnut for sure.
Too early to start talking about this years rally?
Well, it's one way to pre-empt any other activities that might be in the works that would coincide date wise.
desmoman900
650 Society Director
Not at all! I need to post the rally and details...
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Coming at us like a freight train! Wifey says this one is likely, she, me, the van, and a bike on the back just like Arky saws this spring
September 7th – 9th, 2017 Great Smoky Mountain Rendezvous #24, Townsend, TN.
Event HQ at the Talley Ho Inn, 8314 State Highway 73 (off Lamar Alexander Parkway) Townsend, Tennessee, 800.448.2465 www.talleyhoinn.com. We will have a Friday ride for the early birds. Register early for a great rate. Contact Camden Price #691, yamahashorty@yahoo.com. Great Smoky Mountain Rendezvous Coordinator, Tennessee State Member Coordinator 615.812.0650. Usually on the weekend after Labor Day.
September 7th – 9th, 2017 Great Smoky Mountain Rendezvous #24, Townsend, TN.
Event HQ at the Talley Ho Inn, 8314 State Highway 73 (off Lamar Alexander Parkway) Townsend, Tennessee, 800.448.2465 www.talleyhoinn.com. We will have a Friday ride for the early birds. Register early for a great rate. Contact Camden Price #691, yamahashorty@yahoo.com. Great Smoky Mountain Rendezvous Coordinator, Tennessee State Member Coordinator 615.812.0650. Usually on the weekend after Labor Day.
Probably too late, but if it can be moved to the 21st you'll be on the path to Totality...
queenslegs
XS650 Addict
Capitalization, nice xj, gives it the respect it deserves... I'll be in Carbondale gazing up and looking for the Griz.
There's gonna be a seriously nasty mess here. This is no joke: people are being advised to pack their cars with survival kits (water, food, etc.) to get them through the anticipated traffic backups. You do not want to get anywhere near that kind of mess on an air cooled motorcycle unless it's one that will let you leave the road and go through the woods. We're on notice that cellular and online communications will probably go down due to hordes of morons trying to stream pictures. Oh yeah, here's the real clincher: the greedheads on the Chamber of Commerce talked the Carbondale City Council into suspending the open carry ordinance for 3 days. That means crazed tourists roaming the streets while they pound booze, and half the muggers in Chicago, St. Louis, and points between are probably planning a Carbondale visit.
Lordymercy. What brand of chain and how many miles?
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