Blue Ridge Parkway

Fawlty · 02-09-2013, 04:59 AM

Here are a couple of photos I took while on holiday driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina back in 2009. Would have loved to ridden a bike down the Parkway, but had to be satisfied with a rental Dodge Charger.

I had never seen anything like that before. Any ideas on the make of bike? I can't remember.

Water Warrior 2 · 02-09-2013, 05:57 AM

The bike in question is a Gold Wing by Honda. It has a lot of extra stuff on it that would make it on par with a good new car price wise. Overall that is a neat touring rig with a lot of storage in the trailer.

Fawlty · 02-09-2013, 06:15 AM

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The bike in question is a Gold Wing by Honda. It has a lot of extra stuff on it that would make it on par with a good new car price wise. Overall that is a neat touring rig with a lot of storage in the trailer.

Thanks for that. Yes it is some setup. I was very envious at the time. The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Skyline Drive, further north in Virginia are ideal for touring bikes. We were there at the end of October and the weather was just right. Fantastic scenery and friendly people.

Water Warrior 2 · 02-09-2013, 06:37 AM

Yes it is beautiful down there. I was in Tenn and North Carolina in 2007. Rented a Kawi KLR 650 and rode The Dragon. Had a great trip and met up with some of the most wonderful people on the planet.

Fawlty · 02-09-2013, 06:50 AM

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Rented a Kawi KLR 650 and rode The Dragon.

Now you really are making me envious!

Water Warrior 2 · 02-09-2013, 07:02 AM

Yup, the Dragon was a fun ride but if I did it again I would ride the Parkway instead. The Dragon is pretty intense with no time to play look. Take your eyes off the road for a moment and you become part of the scenery.

JWR · 02-09-2013, 08:14 AM

2009 is when I rode it all the way up and back.

Fawlty · 02-09-2013, 09:02 AM

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2009 is when I rode it all the way up and back.

How long did that take you? Any problems with the GZ? What was your favourite section?

JWR · 02-09-2013, 10:50 AM

We left my house which is 77 miles from Cherokee, NC on Friday morning.
We got back a little after noon an Monday.

We did a couple of 400 mile days, at 45 mph speed limit that's a long day.
Over 400 miles was in in rain or fog or both.

The bike ran fine.

Blue Ridge Parkway-Skyline Drive 1415 miles 4 days

JWR · 02-09-2013, 10:59 AM

I took my Granddaughter for an overnight stay there.

My favorite photo.

02-09-2013, 04:59 AM	#1
Fawlty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Murcia, Spain Posts: 683	Blue Ridge Parkway Here are a couple of photos I took while on holiday driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina back in 2009. Would have loved to ridden a bike down the Parkway, but had to be satisfied with a rental Dodge Charger. I had never seen anything like that before. Any ideas on the make of bike? I can't remember. __________________ "It begins here for me on this road. How the whole mess happened I don't know, but I know it couldn't happen again in a million years." (Johnny Strabbler-The Wild One 1953) Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-09-2013, 05:57 AM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Blue Ridge Parkway The bike in question is a Gold Wing by Honda. It has a lot of extra stuff on it that would make it on par with a good new car price wise. Overall that is a neat touring rig with a lot of storage in the trailer.
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02-09-2013, 06:37 AM	#4
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Blue Ridge Parkway Yes it is beautiful down there. I was in Tenn and North Carolina in 2007. Rented a Kawi KLR 650 and rode The Dragon. Had a great trip and met up with some of the most wonderful people on the planet.
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02-09-2013, 07:02 AM	#6
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Blue Ridge Parkway Yup, the Dragon was a fun ride but if I did it again I would ride the Parkway instead. The Dragon is pretty intense with no time to play look. Take your eyes off the road for a moment and you become part of the scenery.
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02-09-2013, 08:14 AM	#7
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Re: Blue Ridge Parkway 2009 is when I rode it all the way up and back. __________________ 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..."
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02-09-2013, 10:50 AM	#9
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Re: Blue Ridge Parkway We left my house which is 77 miles from Cherokee, NC on Friday morning. We got back a little after noon an Monday. We did a couple of 400 mile days, at 45 mph speed limit that's a long day. Over 400 miles was in in rain or fog or both. The bike ran fine. Blue Ridge Parkway-Skyline Drive 1415 miles 4 days __________________ 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..."
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02-09-2013, 10:59 AM	#10
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Re: Blue Ridge Parkway I took my Granddaughter for an overnight stay there. My favorite photo. __________________ 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..."
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