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I had a K75S, and it was WONDERFUL compared to the '85 K100RT that I had before it (the only bike I considered getting off and walking home - from the Blue Ridge Parkway about 400 miles from home) due to the heat.You need a nice K75............the air flow channeled thru the radiator and under the gas tank provides a nice warming sensation for your lower abdomen.
I had a K75S, and it was WONDERFUL compared to the '85 K100RT that I had before it (the only bike I considered getting off and walking home - from the Blue Ridge Parkway about 400 miles from home) due to the heat.
The R1200R isn't a hot bike at all compared to those..
Cumberland, York, Adams, Lancaster counties
Flatlanders..........
Good luck. I just did 30 from Fort Loudon to Breezeweek and was going to go to Everett and take 26 south, but the sky was absolutely black to the west. I jumped on the Turnpike to come back to Carlisle, and still had to put my rain suit on. And this weekend is Carlisle Bike Fest so town is full of middle aged guys dressed like a pirate and 25 year old future organ donors.
Go north young man, go north!
When coming up the back side I lean her to the left at the top and about half way through the turn, nail the throttle as hard as I have the nerve to and let em know who's your daddy. Like to scrape underside bits on the sweepers. It was on those sweepers on the Ft Loudon side I learned about trailing brake.
Around here the action for a certain 2 wheel set,and there is a bunch of them, is to ride from town up to the bar on top of the mountain overlooking McConnelsburg have a few beers and ride back to C-burg. Wow.
Outstanding fish sandwich or fish and chips which is my benchmark for road food places. (Best is Elk Creek Cafe in Millheim but Flannery's in Mercersburg is pretty good as well). The microbrews don't do me any good since I never get on the bike after even one drink.
I'm amazed both stay in business given that they're sort of upscale in tiny little places. I assume that the customer base for Flannery's is based on the faculty from Mercersburg Academy. Here's my blog entry on some of my favorite road food places.
It's not uncommon to see folks waiting "out the door" for a seat on an Sunday afternoon at the Elk Creek Cafe. But, I'm like Rockbottom, and don't drink when I ride and I'm rarely in Millheim later than noon when driving a car/truck.
Sadly, I'm not far away, but I've never been in the place. However, I've only heard good things about the food.
Penn's Valley has grown up dramtically in the past few years. I have friends in the area- friends who have lived most of their lives there- who lament the changes. There is a bustling community there, along with the "old hands" who have enjoyed a quiet lifestyle there for decades. There is a really progressive farming thing going on there- it is THE epicenter of Pennsylvania organic farming, in fact.
http://www.pasafarming.org/events/partner-events/first-annual-pennsylvania-organic-farm-fest
http://www.paorganic.org/
The locals support each other aggressively, and Elk Creek Cafe is right alongside everyone in their support of local farming. You can go most anywhere in Penn's Valley, and buy directly from farmers- meat, poultry, dairy products, bread, and vegetables. There are many local craftspeople as well- woodworkers, metalsmiths, ferriers, artists etc.- these are the folks who have always lived there, who have made it possible for Elk Creek to exist in the first place... The Valley is a model of local people supporting each other, putting into, pulling from, and giving back to, their community.They've been doing it all along- but now it's "in vogue".
More than ever before, there is a bunch of "money" in Penn's Valley- "money" from outside the area has moved in, and the "money" from State College has moved out. So never wonder "how" a place such as Elk Creek stays in business. They are a direct representation of what Penn's Valley has become. The food is good, their ales are GREAT! They ARE what [the new] "local" people want. Elk Creek Cafe was, in the beginning, and still are today, in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing.