BRP Bound

monjorrow · 06-12-2014, 09:53 PM

Me and a few buddies are headed for the Blue Ridge Parkway Saturday morning. Going to go and play on U.S. 412 "The Snake" for a while and then head up to Dan, Va. We're going to setup camp at Willville Bike camp, then head a little further up the BRP before dark. Then down the BRP to Asheville, then home. Should be a nice fun little trip. Pics and ride report to follow.

Weldangrind · 06-12-2014, 10:08 PM

I'd love to try that trip some day. Good luck on The Snake.

FastDoc · 06-12-2014, 10:51 PM

Great ride. I've done it a few times. Enjoy!

WATCH FOR POLICE. Speed limit is 35-45. Lots of radar guns making revenue off tourists. A zillion RV's and kids running around. Be careful.

Don't miss the Linn Cove Viaduct.

SpudRider · 06-15-2014, 11:43 PM

We eagerly await your photos.

I have driven the BRP in an automobile, but I have never rode a bike there.

monjorrow · 06-16-2014, 07:11 PM

Here's a little teaser. I have to get the rest of the pictures off my camera tonight

JPG1911 · 06-16-2014, 10:03 PM

Can't wait to see the rest of the pics! I see you hail from eastern Tennessee, have you ever ridden the Tail of The Dragon at Deal's Gap? It's 318 curves in 11 miles, it's located in Robbinsville, NC which is at the south-western tip of North Carolina, very near to the eastern Tennessee border. I've driven a few fast cars on it, but never ridden a bike there...yet. Once I get my CB road worthy and registered I'm planning on going there with a few buddies, hopefully this fall before it get's too cold.

FastDoc · 06-17-2014, 11:47 AM

Great teaser shot. Such a beautiful part of the country.

I've ridden the BRP a few times. Once on a KLR, twice on my GS1100.

SpudRider · 06-17-2014, 03:57 PM

That's a beautiful photograph of the Piedmont Plateau.

I really like the views of the Shennandoah Valley just south of Front Royal, Virginia.

y2kvfr · 06-18-2014, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JPG1911

Can't wait to see the rest of the pics! I see you hail from eastern Tennessee, have you ever ridden the Tail of The Dragon at Deal's Gap? It's 318 curves in 11 miles, it's located in Robbinsville, NC which is at the south-western tip of North Carolina, very near to the eastern Tennessee border. I've driven a few fast cars on it, but never ridden a bike there...yet. Once I get my CB road worthy and registered I'm planning on going there with a few buddies, hopefully this fall before it get's too cold.

I run the dragon every 1 or 2 years, love taking my VFR there and dragging parts. I have yet to do the BRP, and will, someday... Eagerly awaiting pics....

FastDoc · 06-18-2014, 11:36 AM

If you do the BRP consider it's northern extention in Virginia, Skyline Drive, also.

monjorrow · 06-18-2014, 05:18 PM

The pics are coming,I promise. It seems as if my life went in to overdrive as soon as I got back from my trip. Between work and summer classes I just can't seem to get ahead. I'll do my best to find the time to download the pics and write a little ride report by the end of the week. But on the mean time I'll post the ones I have on my phone.

monjorrow · 06-18-2014, 10:01 PM

This is probably my favorite-A Panoramic

That horizon though...

The Shady Store

SpudRider · 06-18-2014, 11:44 PM

Thanks for taking the time to post the great photos.

FastDoc · 06-19-2014, 01:03 PM

Great pics. That is about the most beautiful route in the East. Enjoy.

Weldangrind · 06-20-2014, 11:28 AM

Thanks for the pics. Looking forward to more.

06-12-2014, 09:53 PM	#1
monjorrow Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 23	BRP Bound Me and a few buddies are headed for the Blue Ridge Parkway Saturday morning. Going to go and play on U.S. 412 "The Snake" for a while and then head up to Dan, Va. We're going to setup camp at Willville Bike camp, then head a little further up the BRP before dark. Then down the BRP to Asheville, then home. Should be a nice fun little trip. Pics and ride report to follow.
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06-12-2014, 10:08 PM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I'd love to try that trip some day. Good luck on The Snake. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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06-12-2014, 10:51 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Great ride. I've done it a few times. Enjoy! WATCH FOR POLICE. Speed limit is 35-45. Lots of radar guns making revenue off tourists. A zillion RV's and kids running around. Be careful. Don't miss the Linn Cove Viaduct. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-15-2014, 11:43 PM	#4
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	We eagerly await your photos. I have driven the BRP in an automobile, but I have never rode a bike there. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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06-16-2014, 10:03 PM	#6
JPG1911 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 117	Can't wait to see the rest of the pics! I see you hail from eastern Tennessee, have you ever ridden the Tail of The Dragon at Deal's Gap? It's 318 curves in 11 miles, it's located in Robbinsville, NC which is at the south-western tip of North Carolina, very near to the eastern Tennessee border. I've driven a few fast cars on it, but never ridden a bike there...yet. Once I get my CB road worthy and registered I'm planning on going there with a few buddies, hopefully this fall before it get's too cold. __________________ 2004 United Motors DS200 "Denise" Be Dragonized!
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06-17-2014, 11:47 AM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Great teaser shot. Such a beautiful part of the country. I've ridden the BRP a few times. Once on a KLR, twice on my GS1100. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-17-2014, 03:57 PM	#8
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	That's a beautiful photograph of the Piedmont Plateau. I really like the views of the Shennandoah Valley just south of Front Royal, Virginia. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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06-18-2014, 11:36 AM	#10
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	If you do the BRP consider it's northern extention in Virginia, Skyline Drive, also. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-18-2014, 05:18 PM	#11
monjorrow Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 23	The pics are coming,I promise. It seems as if my life went in to overdrive as soon as I got back from my trip. Between work and summer classes I just can't seem to get ahead. I'll do my best to find the time to download the pics and write a little ride report by the end of the week. But on the mean time I'll post the ones I have on my phone.
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06-18-2014, 10:01 PM	#12
monjorrow Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 23	This is probably my favorite-A Panoramic That horizon though... The Shady Store
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06-18-2014, 11:44 PM	#13
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Thanks for taking the time to post the great photos. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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06-19-2014, 01:03 PM	#14
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Great pics. That is about the most beautiful route in the East. Enjoy. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-20-2014, 11:28 AM	#15
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Thanks for the pics. Looking forward to more. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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