Night Ride

JWR · 07-30-2009, 06:47 PM

Sorry no pictures.

My buddy Ed and I have been talking about a Dragon, Cherohala Skyway
night ride.

This past Sunday, 7/26, we met up at 7 am with the Batman on his 1200 Kaw.

We went to Deals Gap, had breakfast, then rode the Skyway.
We always stop at Tellico Outfitters and see MiniMike.
The miles for this ride is about 175.

We enjoyed the morning ride so much, we made plans to meet at 8 pm Monday evening.

Going thru Deals Gap at sunset was really nice.

As we approached The Skyway fog and a light rain set in. We stopped at a new service station for Ed to put on his rain gear. The station was closing and the owner came out and asked about our riding plans.
She went back into the store and came back with 3 hotdogs and said she always gives away any that she has left at closing time.

The rain lasted past 4000 ft or about halfway thru the 51 mile ride.

After we ran out of the rain and fog we stopped at an overlook and had a nice late night snack and just remarked on how lucky we were to have such great riding in our backyard.

After a quick stop in Tellico Plains for Ed to refill his Virago 250, we make it home about 12:45.

Did I mention Ed traded his GZ for the Yamaha????

My Ole GZ now has over 11k and doing fine.

Jerry

07-30-2009, 06:47 PM	#1
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Night Ride Sorry no pictures. My buddy Ed and I have been talking about a Dragon, Cherohala Skyway night ride. This past Sunday, 7/26, we met up at 7 am with the Batman on his 1200 Kaw. We went to Deals Gap, had breakfast, then rode the Skyway. We always stop at Tellico Outfitters and see MiniMike. The miles for this ride is about 175. We enjoyed the morning ride so much, we made plans to meet at 8 pm Monday evening. Going thru Deals Gap at sunset was really nice. As we approached The Skyway fog and a light rain set in. We stopped at a new service station for Ed to put on his rain gear. The station was closing and the owner came out and asked about our riding plans. She went back into the store and came back with 3 hotdogs and said she always gives away any that she has left at closing time. The rain lasted past 4000 ft or about halfway thru the 51 mile ride. After we ran out of the rain and fog we stopped at an overlook and had a nice late night snack and just remarked on how lucky we were to have such great riding in our backyard. After a quick stop in Tellico Plains for Ed to refill his Virago 250, we make it home about 12:45. Did I mention Ed traded his GZ for the Yamaha???? My Ole GZ now has over 11k and doing fine. Jerry __________________ Jerry Truth is there are lots of great bikes available and not nearly as many good riders out there riding them... "A man's got to know his limitations..." Login or Register to Remove Ads
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