Rockets Across America III

[xhdskip]

Ok Pig9r,
You started this conversation back in mid January.
Here it is the middle of March and still no firm date or place.
YOU pick the time and place and we'll deal with it.
Throw darts at a map and calendar, use an ouija board,ask some kid on the street, it don't matter... Whats important is we get the chance to ride the most awsome bike in the known universe to somewhere, and meet alot of the people we've talked to with similar interests, and tastes. Tejas, Tennessee,Taladega, or Toledo, I don't care, just set a date man..
Ya'll take care and ride safe,
xhdskip

 

[Pig9r]

Ok, I am working on some details and I promise I will come up with something in the next day or two.

Thanks for the prodding. We need to find Raymond.

 

[britman]

Just a thought

Brian,

First thanks for taking the bull by the horns and getting RAAIII started. Last year I was the one responsible for the Tali ban accommodations in Nashville. I know, it was far from perfect, the traffic was horrible, nobody had a room anywhere close together,and not a soul in the motel office spoke English, but you know what, we still had one hell of a good time. Some the most memorable moments were spent in the motel parking lot, just standing around and bull ****ting. Just food for thought. Tennessee is still somewhat central to most who post and would show up (Not Nashville but some smaller town). Ohio is in the ballpark and there is a motorcycle museum in Pickerington, Maggie Valley is **** pretty, and the Barber Museum in Birmingham is awesome. We just need to pick a place, date, and go for it.

 

[doglanta]

I did a track day at Barber last year, what a great facility, gorgeous and fun track. The museum is definitely worth a visit. Birmingham and Barber would be a very good pick.

 

[RatBoy]

Brian,

Maggie Valley is **** pretty,

There a pretty cool "museum" south of Asheville...Wheels through Time...

http://wheelsthroughtime.com/

I don't know if Wilbur-T has been there or not.

 

[wilbur-t]

I haven't made it there. Heard it was very interesting, all the bikes there are in running condition. Also heard a rumor they were closing after this summer, don't know if that is true or not.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

There a pretty cool "museum" south of Asheville...Wheels through Time...

http://wheelsthroughtime.com/

I don't know if Wilbur-T has been there or not.

I haven't made it there. Heard it was very interesting, all the bikes there are in running condition. Also heard a rumor they were closing after this summer, don't know if that is true or not.

Ed and Carol and I stayed in Maggie Valley last summer on the way to Nashville. The motel we stayed at is owned by a biker, it's cheap, clean and he even lets you wash your bike and provides clean towels to dry it. Best thing is it's about 500 feet from the Wheels of Time museum and yes, they all run. Right next to the museum is a beanerie that has the best bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich I ever had (maybe on the road food tastes better somehow). Maggie valley is right on the Blue Ridge Parkway, as a matter of fact, there is an exit off the parkway that goes right there. If I go to Maggie this year, I probably won't be staying in town. I have a good friend who bought a lodge about 2 miles outside town. I'll be there.

 

[wilbur-t]

Ed and Carol and I stayed in Maggie Valley last summer on the way to Nashville. The motel we stayed at is owned by a biker, it's cheap, clean and he even lets you wash your bike and provides clean towels to dry it. Best thing is it's about 500 feet from the Wheels of Time museum and yes, they all run. Right next to the museum is a beanerie that has the best bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich I ever had (maybe on the road food tastes better somehow). Maggie valley is right on the Blue Ridge Parkway, as a matter of fact, there is an exit off the parkway that goes right there. If I go to Maggie this year, I probably won't be staying in town. I have a good friend who bought a lodge about 2 miles outside town. I'll be there.

Some info from the Wheels Through Time Museum website.

The Wheels Through Time Museum will be shifting its gears in 2009 towards new objectives and a new focus. America’s most renowned collection of rare vintage American Motorcycles will be relocating out of Western North Carolina to a currently undecided location in order to expand its horizons and broaden its impact.
Having relocated to Western North Carolina in 2002, the museum has been an outstanding success, preserving the history of hundreds of America’s rarest two- and four-wheeled machines and presenting them in a fascinating, natural ambience for over 280,000 visitors in just five short years. Now, the museum looks to broaden its impact, through both a new location and a new museum initiative of "Taking Wheels around the World".

Seems I better get my arse out there this summer no matter what, before they move to Sling Sh*t, South Dakota.
[The above comment should, in no way, be taken as a slight against any South Dakotians or their great state. Some of my best friends were from South Dakota.]

 

[wilbur-t]

If the RAA ride goes somewhere else, maybe we could get together a smaller ride toward Maggie Valley later in the summer.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

Seems I better get my arse out there this summer no matter what, before they move to Sling Sh*t, South Dakota.
[The above comment should, in no way, be taken as a slight against any South Dakotians or their great state. Some of my best friends were from South Dakota.]

Look at it this way Wilbur.....At least you didn't make it Sling Sh*t Wyoming. Uncle Jack would have smoked ya on that one..........................