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Going to the National?
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kbasa
Well-known member
ctthayer said:Yup, this will be my first one. I hope to h-e-double toothpicks I meet a whole lot more folks between now and then, too. It'll be nice to have friends to visit with while there, rather than wandering around like a tourist in, say, Schenectady. Not that there's anything wrong with that fine city, but you know what I mean. I'm working on it, forcing myself on my local club, and the K12LT folks.
Rest assured. You're going to make a whole bunch of new friends at the national. You put a bunch of people with beer in the region of a bunch of parked motorcycles and you can't help it.
To quote a friend of mine: "You're among friends".
Besides, we're probably going to have to set up a Forum meeting point and time so we can all meet each other, right?
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MarkF
New member
I'm not a big rally guy
Last year was my first national. I love Canada and the Kiltmeister and his crew did a wonderful job. But, it's just too big for me. I have gone to the Sportbike Rally in Parry Sound, Ontario for years and that too has grown too big for me.
I think a rally with around 1,000 attendees in an out of the way spot is more my style. Like the Georgia Mountain Rally, nice size. I do like the vendors, music sights of a large rally but am willing trade that in for the smaller crowd.
Also, the spread out you camp here, we camp there, plus the hotels are over that way, let's meet at the Civic Center later and then go to a restaurant for dinner just isn't my style. Just hand me a raw steak and point me towards the fire pit.
Not to insult any of you who like that kinda thing. You go and have a good time. If I meet yo on the road or at a smaller rally later in the year please, tell me all about it.
Mark
Last year was my first national. I love Canada and the Kiltmeister and his crew did a wonderful job. But, it's just too big for me. I have gone to the Sportbike Rally in Parry Sound, Ontario for years and that too has grown too big for me.
I think a rally with around 1,000 attendees in an out of the way spot is more my style. Like the Georgia Mountain Rally, nice size. I do like the vendors, music sights of a large rally but am willing trade that in for the smaller crowd.
Also, the spread out you camp here, we camp there, plus the hotels are over that way, let's meet at the Civic Center later and then go to a restaurant for dinner just isn't my style. Just hand me a raw steak and point me towards the fire pit.
Not to insult any of you who like that kinda thing. You go and have a good time. If I meet yo on the road or at a smaller rally later in the year please, tell me all about it.
Mark
sanctuarydrive
Sanctuarydrive
I will be attending my first bike rally at the national. Looking forward to the concept of several different locations to visit. Hoteling the first time because I want to see how the camping is done by the biker experts. If you see someone wandering around with a dazed looked and mouth hanging open, stop me and say Hello!!!! :newbie
kbasa
Well-known member
Re: Sure its a "in town Rally" BUT.........
see you there hank I will bring the flag and hope to camp nere the river leaving the 9th
Hank Pfister said:THE ROADS, MAN, THE ROADS....No place on earth has roads like West Virginia! And such interesting little communities, river towns, mining towns, and twisty lightly travelled roads! Miles and miles of great dual sport roads too. Rivers for fishing, white water rafting, swimming. If you let the fact that the rally is centered in Charleston deter you from coming, you will really miss out. Sure it will be different than other rallys, but hey! its in WEST VIRGINIA!
see you there hank I will bring the flag and hope to camp nere the river leaving the 9th
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GSBliss
Guest
Goin to the National
I am looking forward to putting some miles on the new GS:
Looking to ride in from the East: I live in Norfolk so ride will be reasonable: Anyone else going from the Hampton Roads area?
I am looking forward to putting some miles on the new GS:
Looking to ride in from the East: I live in Norfolk so ride will be reasonable: Anyone else going from the Hampton Roads area?
PhilR807
New member
Can't wait to attend! Just bought my "new" '78 R80/7 and plan the trip from St. Louis, camping on campus. I have attended 3 Falling Leaf rallies in Potosi MO and enjoyed each one. Even when I rented a HD, so that I could arrive on a bike (surprising my good friend and instigator of my first big trip without the family). I figured if I was accepted on a rented HD, BMW riders pretty mush accept anybody!! :>)
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Ian
Guest
Re: Goin to the National
I'm heading up from Atlanta, but let me tell you about a very cool road if you're coming in on a GS from across Virginia.
Get your map and find Blacksburg, VA... just southwest of Roanoke off of I-81.
US460 heads west out of town... look for a little road called Craig Creek Road heading off to the right. ( N37?? 17.158' W80?? 27.665') If you reached VA42 you went too far (but that road will work, too.)
Craig Creek heads northeast through a valley and turns to gravel... very easy, and quite a nice ride.
You intersect with Hwy 311... take it north/west into the Jefferson National Forest.
PHENOMENAL twisty road that you'll never forget.
This picture was taken at the crest of the hill as you enter West Virginia.
311 hits I-64, which takes you west to Charleston.
Have fun!
Ian
GSBliss said:Anyone else going from the Hampton Roads area?
I'm heading up from Atlanta, but let me tell you about a very cool road if you're coming in on a GS from across Virginia.
Get your map and find Blacksburg, VA... just southwest of Roanoke off of I-81.
US460 heads west out of town... look for a little road called Craig Creek Road heading off to the right. ( N37?? 17.158' W80?? 27.665') If you reached VA42 you went too far (but that road will work, too.)
Craig Creek heads northeast through a valley and turns to gravel... very easy, and quite a nice ride.
You intersect with Hwy 311... take it north/west into the Jefferson National Forest.
PHENOMENAL twisty road that you'll never forget.
This picture was taken at the crest of the hill as you enter West Virginia.
311 hits I-64, which takes you west to Charleston.
Have fun!
Ian
moterbiker
New member
Thanks for this info, already putting it into the mapping program!
Awesome, anybody else?
Awesome, anybody else?
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gsjoe3
Guest
Hello all-
This is my first post on the first forum I've joined and Charleston
will be my first rally.
I feel like I've just been deflowered.
I hope to meet and drink beer with alot of you.
I'll be heading down from Southern MD.
This is my first post on the first forum I've joined and Charleston
will be my first rally.
I feel like I've just been deflowered.
I hope to meet and drink beer with alot of you.
I'll be heading down from Southern MD.
